This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
Consumer has experienced problems with the steering, at times the wheel shakes really bad, steering wheel has also locked up when riding over bumps, dealer apllied a steering damper kit to eliminate the shaking of the steering wheel, after the repair the problem still exists, consumer states that the damper kit is causing the tires to wear.
Whenever pressing hard on brakes steering wheel would not turn. Also, when car is running, and air conditioning is on with vents open, it lets out a smell of diesel fuel.
When driver had foot on brake, steering wheel would not turn and locked up. Dealership was notified about problem. Ford engineers were contacted by the dealership. Ford engineers stated that this was a design problem, and would take a year to correct.
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- Dennard, AR, USA