general problems of the 2013 Ford Fusion Hybrid

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Fusion Hybrid. The contact stated that while sitting in the passenger seat as their husband was driving through a fast food drive-through and attempting to make a left turn the power steering suddenly failed. The dashboard was illuminated with several different lights, meanings unknown, however, there were no warning lights before the failure occurred. The driver had used an excessive amount of force to pull to the side where he turned the vehicle off and then restarted it to regain proper function. The failure persisted. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the electrical power assist system failed. The independent mechanic informed them that the failure was related to NHTSA campaign number: 15v250000 (steering) and referred them to Ford. The dealer was contacted and informed that the VIN was not included in the NHTSA campaign number: 15v250000 (steering) but was included in NHTSA campaign numbers: 22v413000 (power train) and 20v331000 (locks, latches ) . The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and confirmed the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 15v250000 (steering) then referred them to NHTSA. The approximate failure mileage was unknown.