2004 FORD EXCURSION Steering Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD EXCURSION. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PLACED THE GEAR INTO NEUTRAL, WHILE IN TRAFFIC, AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. AFTERWARDS, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FUTURE FORD LINCOLN (LOCATED AT 650 AUTOMALL DR, ROSEVILLE, CA 95661, (888) 656-7577) WHERE A WIGGLE TEST WAS PERFORMED BECAUSE A FAILURE CODE COULD NOT BE FOUND. THE INJECTION CONTROL PRESSURE WAS REPLACED WITH A USED PART. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS WORSE AFTER THE REPLACEMENT OF THE USED PART AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SAME DEALER WHO STATED THAT A WIRE HARNESS WAS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V270000...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD EXCURSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND FAILED TO RESTART. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED AND A LOUD POP WAS HEARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT A COMPONENT OF THE STEERING BOX WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS SCHEDULED FOR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

DRIVING ON LEVEL STREETS, HIGHWAYS, EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT GHOST STEERING INPUTS RESULTING IN VEHICLE MANEUVERING SEVERELY LEFT OR RIGHT. ALSO, NO AUTO-RECOVERY FROM 90 DEGREE CORNERING TURN. VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE IN TURN DIRECTION UNTIL SEVERE STEERING WHEEL INPUT BY DRIVER. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY PULL LEFT OR RIGHT (NON-DEPENDENT ON DRIVER INPUT), UNTIL FINALLY NEEDING SEVERE CORRECTIVE STEERING WHEEL INPUT TO MAINTAIN LANE. CORRECTIVE INPUTS OF 1/4 TURN OR MORE NEEDED 100% OF TIME. CONDITION WOULD ALSO SUDDENLY PRESENT ITSELF AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, APPEARING SUDDENLY, WITH NO DRIVER INPUT. DRIVER NEEDED AN EMERGENCY CORRECTIVE MANEUVER TO MAINTAIN LANE AND PREVENT CRASH. FINDING - FAILED POWER STEERING BOX. EXCESSIVE PLAY IN CONTROL ARM, METAL SHARDS INSIDE STEERING BOX. CURRATIVE ACTION - REPLACED STEERING BOX, FLUSHED POWER STEERING SYSTEM OF METALLIC SHARDS. *TR