1999 Ford F-350 Steering

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH POWER STEERING LOSS WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED IN A SUDDEN SITUATION. DEALER / MANUFACTURERNOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT IT WAS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC FOR THAT VEHICLE. ASKING NHTSA TO SHARE SOME LIGHT ON THIS MATTER. *AK

MY NAME IS DIANNE MCCULLAR. ADDRESS IS 5223 SOLAR RIDGE DR. COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80917. (719)574-2029 MY 1979 FORD BRONCO VIN#U15HLEJ5445 WAS HIT BY THE ABOVE MENTIONED TRUCK ON 05/23/99. THE OWNER LOST CONTROL OF HIS VEHICLE WHEN THE STEERING SHAFT/STEERING GEAR BOX SHEARED APART. MY TRUCK WAS PARKED AT THE TIME. $5100 OF DAMAGE WAS DONE TO MY TRUCK. TIG INSURANCE HAS DETERMINED THAT THE COLLISION WAS DUE TO A FORD PART THAT IS UNDER RECALL (#98S17). DUE TO THEM DETERMINING THAT THIS WAS CAUSED BY MECHANICAL DEFECT, TIG INSURANCE HAS DENIED MY CLAIM FOR DAMAGE TO MY TRUCK AND I AM HAVING TO PURSUE FORD DIRECTLY. PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU HAVE ANY INFO THAT WOULD HELP MY CASE. THANK YOU. *AK

WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK UP. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS VEHICLE BEGAN TO LEAK POWER STEERING FLUID WHICH CAUSED LOSS OF POWER STEERING CONTROL. ALSO, POWER STEERING HYDRAULIC UNIT IS CONNECTED TO THE POWER BRAKES WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO TRAVEL NEARLY TO THE FLOOR. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

AT 55 MPH TRUCK BECAME SLUGGISH/HARD TO STEER WHILE ROUNDING CURVE. STEERING SEEMED TO BE UNRESPONSIVE AND RESULTED IN HEAD ON COLLISION WHICH RESULTED IN 1 DEATH IN THE ONCOMING VEHICLE. MY TRUCK OVERTURNED UPON IMPACT, AND WAS TAKEN TO TRAUMA CENTER WITH CUTS/BRUISES AND HEAD WOUND.

DRIVING AT 25 MPH HIT SOMETHING IN THE ROAD,LOST POWER STEERING/BRAKES . THE CONSUMER USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND SLOWED THE VEHICLE DOWN, THE CONSUMER HAD POWER STEERING/BRAKE RADIATOR REPLACED, DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED, CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL, PUMP ALSO CONTROLS BRAKES. (QCAW)