NHTSA Complaint #11353192 — 2016 FORD EXPLORER

WHILE MAKING TURNS EITHER AT SLOW SPEEDS OR AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE STEERING MAKES POPPING SOUNDS. STEERING WHEEL ALSO LOCKS FOR HALF A SECOND. TOOK VEHICLE TO A SHOP AND WAS ADVISED IT WAS THE RACK AND PINION ON THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE AREA. THE VEHICLE IS A 2016 AND HAS 41K MILES. THIS ISSUE BEGAN MANIFESTING APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS PRIOR. ESTIMATED COST TO REPAIR IS $2500. ACCORDING TO VEHICLE FORUMS THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE MAKE AND MODEL.