NHTSA Complaint #11331669 — 2016 FORD EXPLORER

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY (65 MPH SPEED LIMIT) MY POWER STEERING SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. AT THE HIGH SPEEDS I HAD VERY LITTLE CONTROL OF STEERING. I WOULD TURN THE CAR OFF & THE POWER STEERING WOULD COME BACK, THEN A FEW MINUTES LATER WOULD GO OUT AGAIN UNTIL THE POWER STEERING NO LONGER WORKED. HAD TO HAVE IT TAKEN TO THE GARAGE WHERE THEY SAID THE ENTIRE STEERING RACK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS OVER $2100 REPAIR ON A FAIRLY NEW VEHICLE AND SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN. THE GENTLEMAN AT THE GARAGE ALLUDED TO IT BEING A DEFECTIVE PART BUT FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. IT IS 100% ON ME TO GET REPAIRED. IT WAS VERY SCARY & LUCKY NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED WITH THE SUDDEN LOSS OF STEERING ABILITY. IT IS CURRENTLY AT THE GARAGE WAITING FOR THE PART TO BE SHIPPED. *TR