NHTSA Complaint #11472804 — 2011 FORD EXPLORER

while driving on the interstate my power steering went completely out and on the dash board the power steering assist light came on...scared me to death as coudnt steer. took off work next day and took to dealer said not under warranty bc i have 144k miles and is 11 years old and warranty was under 150k or 10 years...however i did find out this was a big safety issue and was a recall in 2014 on these with a recall...,,,the dealer said i was gonna have to pay 3100 and i had to get and pay for a rental car to drive home and leave at dealer to repair....i had no choice but to leave bc had to be fixed.they were nice at dealership in telling me out of warranty but i dont understand why this huge safety issue wouldnt be fixed and paid for by ford?I do not want to get nooone in trouble and not one to complain much but the money is hard to just come up with to repair a vehicle, rent a rental car and a day off work...im asingle father and have worked 2 jobs for many years to put my son thru college.i had to put all this unexpected money on my emergency credit card and will take a long time for me to pay off.and the issue scared me to death! i feel should have been fixed by the company bc of the issue.I never received nothing by mail of a safety issue recall or warranty expiring about this issue and i have owned since early 2021.I do not understand why and how a recall to repair this huge safety issue can expire?it could have been catastrophic on the interstate and piles of cars..... i thank god i was able to stay straight and wasnt turning when the power steering went out and was ok..but have no choice to repair as cant drive with no power steering.i feel this should be taken care of by ford no matter the year or mileage on explorer as it is a huge safety issue with going out while driving. nervous wreck over it and the money issue to repair.please help me get money back and before this happens again on the explorers(no matter the year or mileage) and serious injuriesoccur