Lost steering while parallel parking on a busy street with numerous warning lights appearing on dash, including steering fault. this occurred at 9000 miles after only 6 months of driving this brand-new car. car had to be towed through my aaa membership to saybrook ford otherwise the free ford customer assistance would have towed it to the nearest dealership & i expected to be treated better at the dealer where i bought it. the car was in the shop for a week while they tried to diagnose the problem which the mechanic said occurred in a tight turning radius. the guidance the dealer received from ford was to replace the steering harness. the car is now driveable but i no longer feel safe and don't trust the car. the regional sales manager we contacted refused to let us out of the lease-to-buy option on advise of counsel. if i experience any similar issues i plan to invoke the lemon law under the state of ct since steering is a core safety component.this problem was ultimately electrical in nature similar to other ford model years that have already gone through recall so i am afraid this is a continuation of a long-standing problem for some ford cars. this car is a tank without steering, so it is very dangerous. buyer beware!