The AP (7/11) reported that NHTSA is
“investigating steering problems in about 500,000 Ford cars,” specifically
Crown Victoria, Grand Marquis, and Marauder vehicles spanning the 2004 to 2007
model years. According to the article, NHTSA believes that the cars’ “heat
shield” can develop “rust, dislodge and cause the steering shaft to jam,”
having already received “five complaints about the issue” and becoming aware of
one injury.
USA Today (7/11, Healey, 5.82M) reported
online that the complaint NHTSA received detailed a crash in which “the
steering jammed completely, causing a rollover.”
Also reporting the news were Reuters (7/12, Singh, Raghavan), the Detroit News (7/12, Shepardson, 643K), the Wall Street Journal (7/12, Ramsey,
Subscription Publication, 5.51M), Automotive News (7/11, Burke, 199K), and Edmunds (7/12, Lienert, 379K).
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