2013 FORD EXPLORER Steering Problems

POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHEN I WAS TRYING TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN. STEERING WHEEL WAS REALLY HARD TO TURN. THE CAR SLOWED DOWN ALSO. ALMOST GOT HIT BY A CAR. THE DASH DISPLAY SAID 'POWERING STEERING FAULT'. DROVE TO DEALER LIKE THIS AND PAID $2279 TO GET FIXED. WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO RECALLS. ALSO, CALLED FORD CORPORATE AND WAS TOLD THE SAME THING. THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME AFTER I TOLD THEM THIS SHOULD BE PART OF A RECALL. THEY SAID HOLD ON TO RECEIPTS IN CASE IN THE FUTURE THERE WAS A RECALL SO I COULD GET REIMBURSED. MILEAGE 77,033.

POWER STEERING BECAME VERY INTERMITTENT NO LIGHTS COME ON NO WARNING THEN NO POWER STEERING STILL HAVE TO MANUALLY PULL WHEEL TO TURN ALL WHILE DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE

RACK AND PINON IN THESE MODEL VECHILES AS WELL AS INNER AND OUTER TIRE RODS ARE FAULTY. THE RACK AND PINION CAN SIEZE MAKING THE STEERING WHEEL IN OPERABLE.

I PURCHASED MY CAR BRAND NEW IN 2012. I HAVE A 2013 FORD EXPLORER. THERE WAS A RECALL #14S06 IN 2014 THAT DID NOT INCLUDE MY CAR, WHICH WAS MANUFACTURED IN THE SAME YEAR. THE CARS STEERING ISSUE IS A MECHANICAL MANUFACTURING DEFECT. I AM TOLD THAT "BECAUSE MY CAR WAS NOT LISTED WITHIN THE DATES LISTED WITHIN THE YEAR 2012 THAT THE RECALL WAS ISSUED". DESPITE NOTICES, THERE IS STILL A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT THAT I WAS TOLD THAT FORD WOULD NOT RESOLVE. THIS DEFECT IS THROUGH NO FAULT OF MY OWN. THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 100K ON IT. I ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE IT JUST SUDDENLY LOCKED UP AND WOULDN'T EVEN TURN AND BECAME INOPERABLE. I WOULD JUST LIKE FORD TO PROVIDE REIMBURSEMENT OR REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR THE REPAIRS. I AM NOT TRYING TO GET THEM TO BUY ME A NEW CAR. THE DEALER IS CHARGING $2500+...

MY VEHICLE HAS THE SAME SYMPTOMS OF A RECALL (RECALL # 14S06) FOR OTHER 2013 FORD EXPLORERS THAT WERE MANUFACTURED 5 MONTHS EARLIER. AT LOW SPEEDS AND WHILE TURNING, THE VEHICLES STEERING STICKS AND IS NOW MAKING A ROARING SOUND THAT'S COMING FROM THE STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY.

2013 FORD EXPLORER MANUFACTURED 02/13. I WAS TURNING LEFT ONTO THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM FAILED. THE STEERING BECAME JERKY WHEN TRYING TO COMPLETE THE TURN AND STRAIGHTEN BACK OUT. DEALERSHIP FOUND FAILURE OF THE INTERNAL GEARS OF RACK AND PINION AS WELL AS THE STEERING CONNECTING SHAFT. $2200.00 NOT COVERED BY A RECALL. OTHER MANUFACTURE MONTHS OF 2013 MODEL YEAR ARE COVERED FOR THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE. NO PRIOR WARNINGS THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG AND NO DASH WARNINGS GIVEN WHEN POWER STEERING FAILED. ONLY 81,000 MILES ON VEHICLE WHEN FAILURE OCCURRED. TURNING THE CAR OFF AND ON AGAIN HAD NO AFFECT ON THE ISSUE. THIS MODEL WAS ALSO INCLUDED IN THE EXHAUST SMELL IN THE CAB WHICH IS NOW WORSE AFTER THE RECALL FIX. OTHER ISSUES ON THIS VEHICLE THAT CANT BE FIX: WINDSHIELD WIPERS START/STOP WORKING RANDOMLY, PIN HOLE RUST SPOTS ALL OVER THE BODY OF...

POWER STEERING ASSIST. STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP WHILE DRIVING. MAKING THIS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION, NOT ONLY FOR ME BUT OTHER DRIVERS ALSO. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE JUST NOT MY VIN. PLEASE EXPAND THE RECALL TO INCLUDE MY CAR BEFORE SOMETHING BAD HAPPENS. THANKS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. SECONDS LATER, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND ON IN ORDER FOR IT TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANDERSON FORD (124 S SANGAMON AVE, GIBSON CITY, IL 60936, (217)784-4119) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 76,200.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING LOW SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND AN UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING RACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,420. *TT CONSUMER STATED A MECHANIC HAD TO REMOVE AND REPLACE RACK & PINION ASSEMBLY. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL COULD NOT BE TURNED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME, THE STEERING OPERATED NORMALLY. OTHER TIMES, THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO UPPER MARLBORO FORD (5701 CRAIN HWY, UPPER MARLBORO, MD 20772, (301) 627-5600) WHERE THE MECHANIC ATTEMPTED TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT DECLINED DUE TO THE REPAIR COST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

I SHOW FORD HAS A RECALL #14V286000 DATED 5/29/14 FOR STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM FAILURE. MY VEHICLE HAS HAD THE STEERING ASSIST FAIL TWICE WHILE I'VE BEEN DRIVING AND THIS RECALL DOES NOT SHOW UP UNDER MY VIN. I FIND IT IRONIC THAT THE SAME YEAR, MAKE, MODEL VEHICLE HAS THIS RECALL ISSUED, AND THE FAILURE HAS HAPPENED TO ME TWICE, YET THERE IS NO RECALL FOR MY SPECIFIC VIN. I JUST SPENT $1,700 AT NORTH COUNTY FORD IN VISTA CA TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM FIXED, THE PARTS ALONE WERE $1,350. I ASK THAT THE NHTSA LOOK INTO THIS RECALL FURTHER AND ASSES WHETHER THERE WERE VEHICLES MISSED IN THIS RECALL. I'D BE HAPPY TO SPEAK WITH SOMEONE FURTHER. I CAN BE REACHED VIA CELL PHONE [XXX]. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

DRIVING POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON ALMOST CRASHED COULD NOT TURN WHEEL. CALLED FORD SAID NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL BUT ALL OTHER FORDS ARE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF MILES THIS NEED TO BE COVERED UNDER THE POWER STEERING RECALL

ISSUE ALREADY REPORTED.SEE NHTSA LD.NUMBER 11174395.VEHICLE IS AWD. CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM FRONT AXIL AREA ONLY. CURRENT MILAGE86644.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING GEAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S COMPUTER SOFTWARE WAS PREVIOUSLY UPDATED AT BLAKE UTTER FORD (215 US-75, DENISON, TX 75020, (800) 481-9321). THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL AND DID NOT OFFER FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

POWER STEERING TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD! AND THEN THE WHOLE CAR DIED

STARTED TO MAKE A WEIRD NOISE WHILE TURNING/STEERING, THEN STARTED TO FEEL TIGHT OR JERK WHEN TRYING TO STEER, ESPECIALLY AT LOWER SPEEDS. BROUGHT TO FORD AND WAS TOLD THE STEERING RACK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, AND OF COURSE EXTENDED WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER IT. IT WOULD BE AROUND $2,000 TO REPLACE. RESEARCHED THAT A LOT OF EXPLORERS HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM BUT ONLY A CERTAIN AMOUNT MADE THE RECALL LIST. WILL NOT DRIVE UNTIL CAN AFFORD TO FIX BECAUSE IT FEELS UNSAFE ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE ARE CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED AND THE STEERING WHEEL COULD NOT BE TURNED IN EITHER DIRECTION. AFTER RESTARTING THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON US HIGHWAY 190 EAST, I LOST FULL CONTROL OF MY STEERING WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS (LOST OF POWER STEERING). I WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN PROPER CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, SINCE I WAS OPERATING THE VEHICLE AT LOW SPEED (35MPH) AS I WAS SLOWING TO MAKE RIGHT TURN OFF OF HIGHWAY ONTO A PARISH ROADWAY WHEN THE STEERING HAD FAILED.

THE VEHICLE STEERING ASSIST IS NOT FUNCTIONING. CAN'T DRIVE THE VEHICLE DUE TO NO POWER STEERING. UNSAFE TO DRIVE.

ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. CAUTION LIGHTS CAME ON 2 MILES FROM THE HOUSE. AFTER PARKING THE SYSTEM FAILED COMPLETELY.

LIKE RECALL NUMBER 14S06, MY EXPLORERS POWER STEERING ASSIST IS INTERMITTENT AND WILL SOMETIMES WILL NOT WORK AT ALL. I'VE CHECKED WITH A LOCAL DEALER AND THEY SAY THAT IT IS NOT A RECALL UNDER OUR VIN. THIS VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING WITH BOTH OF OUR YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE FOR IT TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHILE THE TRAC CONTROL MALFUNCTION WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PREMIER FORD INC (5001 GLENWOOD RD, BROOKLYN, NY 11234, (888) 381-4515) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V286000 (STEERING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

TOTAL LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING. THE STEERING IS MAKING A WHINING AND GRINDING NOISE.

I AM EXPERIENCING LACK OF POWER STEERING ESPECIALLY AT LOWER SPEEDS AND CANNOT CONTROL MY STEERING. I NOTICED THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUES BUT MY VIN NO. IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH IT SO I AM BEING REFUSED HELP.

WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN POWER STEERING WAS LOST. CAUSED A SHARP PULL TO THE RIGHT, AND NEARLY CRASHED, I WAS GOING SLOW ENOUGH I HAD TIME TO STOP BEFORE IMPACT. SEVERAL WARNINGS CAME IN THE SCREEN SUCH AS POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT.

SUDDEN POWER STEERING LOSS WHILE IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET. NEED TO REPLACE THE RACK.

WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE AT A SLOW SPEED MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP.

VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. POWER WASH TURNED ON AND VEHICLE WAS PUT IN REVERSE. THERE WAS A SUDDEN COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND A MESSAGE APPEARED SAYING POWER STEERING ISSUE. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED INTO THE DEALER BECAUSE I WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE IT. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THE CAR NEEDS A NEW POWER STEERING RACK. THERE IS A POWER STEERING RACK RECALL #14V286000 BUT I AM TOLD THAT EVEN THOUGH THAT IS FOR VEHICLES BETWEEN 2011-2013, MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED. THIS IS A SCARY ISSUE SINCE WE TRAVELLED OVER 9 1/2 HOURS THE DAY BEFORE, ON MAJOR HIGHWAYS AT AN AVERAGE SPEED OF 65-70-MPH. THANKFULLY, THIS DID NOT OCCUR UNTIL THE NEXT DAY, WHEN WE WENT TO START OUT AND HAD NOT EVEN BACKED UP OUT OF OUR SPOT YET.

ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCKS UP WHILE DRIVING. VERY DANGEROUS. I BELIEVE THE DATES OF THE 14V286 CAMPAIGN GO BEYOND 02/28/2012 DATE OF MANUFACTURE AT THE CHICAGO ASSEMBLY PLAN. I CALLED FORD, AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NEVER A RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE'S STEERING. MY PROBLEMS MATCH EVERY PROBLEM I SAW OTHERS REPORTING ONLINE. I BELIEVE THAT FORD IS ATTEMPTING TO LIMIT THE DATES OF THE ISSUE. BECAUSE MY STEERING IS LOCKING UP AND ACTS TIGHT WHILE DRIVING AND EVEN WHEN STATIONARY, I BELIEVE THIS IS A MAJOR CONCERN AND REPLACEMENT OF THE STEERING UNIT SHOULD BE COVERED. THE FORD RECALL WAS 14S06. TO REITERATE, WHEN IN MOTION, THE STEERING IS TIGHT AND FEELS LIKE IT IS LOCKING UP. IT TAKES FORCE TO SET FREE. I FEEL LIKE I COULD DIE ON THE ROADS. FORD WILL NOT HELP.

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE MY VEHICLE SWAYED INTO ANOTHER LANE INVOLUNTARLY. I WENT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND I WAS INITIALLY TOLD MY ALIGNMENT WAS DUE. I EXPLAINED THE ISSUE AND ASKED IF IT WAS THOROUGHLY CHECKED. I WAS TOLD YES. I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP ONLY TO HAVE MY VEHICLE ALMOST FLIP OVER WHILE TURNING. I WENT BACK IN AND AFTER CHECKING I AM TOLD THE STEERING GEAR FAILED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMALLY LOUD GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AREA. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN LEFT AND REQUIRED EXCESSIVE FORCE TO TURN LEFT AND RIGHT. SUNSET FORD (11700 GRAVOIS RD, ST. LOUIS, MO 63127, (314) 843-4431) WAS NOTIFIED AND A DIAGNOSTIC APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE12017 (STEERING) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V286000 (STEERING), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURE WAS THE SAME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

LOSS OF POWER STEERING AT LOWER SPEEDS, REQUIRES ME TO WORK HARDER TO TURN THE VEHICLE.

WHILE DRIVING STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT AND MADE NOISE WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL AT 30 MPH.

MY EXPLORER LIMITED 2013 HAS THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM DAMAGED, LOCKED AND I ALMOST HAD A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT WHEN IT LOCKED WHILE DRIVING. I LEARNED ABOUT A RECALL FOR THIS KNOWN ISSUE, HAD A CHAT SESSION A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO AND WAS INFORMED THAT MY VEHICLE DID NOT FALL INTO THE RECALL DATES RANGE FOR BARELY 6 MONTHS. I CONTACTED FORD AGAIN FOR RECONSIDERATION? IT IS EVIDENT THAT MY PROBLEM IS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE PART EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE ONE COVERED BY THE RECALL. I HAD READ A LOT OF INFORMATION ON LINE AND THE PROBLEM DESCRIBED IS IDENTICAL TO MINE. NO DOUBT THAT MY CAR WAS EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME DEFECTIVE PART EVEN THOUGH IT IS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL DATES.

THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING. LOCAL REPAIR SHOP INDICATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING SYSTEM FAILED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH IN A PARKING GARAGE, THE STEERING LOST POWER AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND THE POWER STEERING RESUMED ONCE IT WAS RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RAY PEARMAN LINCOLN (256- 536-7451 (LOCATED AT 2501 BOB WALLACE AVE SW, HUNTSVILLE, AL 35805) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING GEAR BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 112,000.

FORD MOTOR COMPANY (FORD) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011-2013 FORD EXPLORER VEHICLES MANUFACTURED MAY 17, 2010, THROUGH FEBRUARY 28, 2012. THE AFFECTED VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE AN INTERMITTENT CONNECTION IN THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING GEAR, WHICH CAN CAUSE A LOSS OF THE MOTOR POSITION SENSOR SIGNAL RESULTING IN A SHUT DOWN OF THE POWER STEERING ASSIST. UNFORTUNATELY MY CAR IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS TIMEFRAME BUT I AM CURRENTLY HAVING THIS ISSUE AND HAVE READ MANY OTHER FORD DRIVERS HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE BUT FORD DENIES TO FIX VIA RECALL. CAN YOU PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND EXTEND THE RECALL TO OTHER 2013 VEHICLES AS I OWN ONE AND THEY ARE DENYING ME TO FIX MY VEHICLE AND I AM SCARED TO DRIVE AND GET INTO A CAR ACCIDENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THE POWER STEERING MODULE WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER (LINDSAY FORD, 11250 VEIRS MILL RD, SILVER SPRING, MD) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000. *TT*JB

LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST. STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING A TURN OFF THE HIGHWAY AND TURNING OUT OF PARKING LOTS. MAKING THIS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION, NOT ONLY FOR ME BUT OTHER DRIVERS AROUND ME

PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. POWER STEERING WAS FROZEN, POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WAS ON. PULLED BACK INTO DRIVEWAY WITH GREAT DIFFICULTY DUE TO NO STEERING ASSIST OR POWER STEERING. THE NEXT DAY, NO WARNING LIGHT OR PROBLEM. TOOK TO LOCAL GOODYEAR, THEY DUPLICATED THE PROBLEM AFTER RUNNING AND DRIVING IT FOR A FEW HOURS. THERE WAS NO LIGHT OR CODE THAT SHOWED UP FROM PREVIOUS DAY'S ISSUE. ONCE PROBLEM WAS DUPLICATED THEY DETERMINED IT WAS THE RACK N PINION THAT WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE SYSTEM.

WHEN TURNING ON THE VEHICLE A SYSTEM ERROR COMES UP 'POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILER' AND 'AUTO TRACTION SYSTEM NEEDS SERVICING'AND MY TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS LIGHTS TINTED IN AS WELL. I'VE TRIED TURNING MY VEHICLE IN AND OFF AGAIN AND EVEN TRYING TO MOVE THE VEHICLE AND I HAVE NO POWER STEERING AT ALL. THERE WAS A FACTORY RECALL FOR MY MAKE AND YEAR MODEL VEHICLE IN 2014 BUT I DO NOT KNOW IF IT WAS CORRECTED AS I LURCHED THE VEHICLE USED FROM A FORD DEALER IN 2017.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. KRAPOHL FORD & LINCOLN (1415 EAST PICKARD ROAD, MOUNT PLEASANT, MICHIGAN 48858, (800) 772-5974) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V286000 (STEERING). THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE POWER STEERING WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 105,000. *DT *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON BUT FAILED TO RESET THE POWER STEERING. COURTESY LINCOLN (4010 AMBASSADOR CAFFERY PKWY, LAFAYETTE, LA 70503, (337) 504-7341) WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED HOWEVER, THE CONTACT DECLINED TO DO SO. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V286000 (STEERING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,475. *TT *JB

STARTED WITH A LOAD GRINDING NOISE WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION. THIS PROBLEM HAS PROGRESSED TO OCCASIONALLY LOSING POWER STEERING. LIKE THOUSANDS OF OTHERS, THE CURRENT RECALL DOES NOT APPLY TO MY VIN, ONLY MODELS THAT WERE MANUFACTURED JUST A FEW MONTHS PRIOR. THIS DANGEROUS ISSUE WAS NOT REMEDIED ON LATER MODELS (2013, 2014 AND EVEN 2015'S). SHAME ON FORD! THEY MUST BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE AND EXTEND THE CURRENT RECALL OF THEIR FAULTY PART TO LATER EXPLORER MODELS.

STEERING FROZE UP AND DIED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHILE BACKING UP FROM A PARKING SPOT. I HAVE SEEN SIMILAR REPORTS JUST LOOKING AT THE LAST FEW DAYS WORTH. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE IMMEDIATELY. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ABILITY SEIZED AND THE POWER ASSIST FAULT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (CURRIE MOTORS FORD OF FRANKFURT, 9423 W LINCOLN HWY, FRANKFURT, IL 60423) ON AUGUST 19, 2018 FOR THE SAME FAILURE, AND THE DEALER UPDATED THE SOFTWARE FOR THE POWER CONTROL MODULE. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER AWAITING REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000. .*DT *JB

LOSS OF POWER STEERING. STARTED WITH A LOAD GRINDING NOISE WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. WITHIN A COUPLE OF DAYS, THE PROBLEM WORSENED TO THE POINT OF WHILE DRIVING, WE LOST STEERING CONTROL. AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE CURRENT RECALL OF THIS EXACT ISSUE APPARENTLY DOES NOT APPLY TO OUR VIN NUMBER. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF OTHERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THE RECALL MUST BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE MORE VIN NUMBERS. HELP!

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN FROM PARKING SPOTS THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT WARNING CAME ON. LOST ALL POWER STEERING.THE DEALERSHIP SAID ITS THE EPAS, ELECTRIC POWER ASSISTED STEERING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE STEERING ABILITY BECAME DIFFICULT. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FAILURE APPROXIMATELY A MONTH AND A HALF AGO. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: CAS-50964197. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000. *DT CONSUMER STATED REPAIR WAS DONE. UPDATED 11/30/18 *JB *TT*JB

FORD ANNOUNCED A POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT RECALL ON CERTAIN 2011-2013 FORD EXPLORER VEHICLES. MY 2013 HAD THE STEERING ASSIST FAULT GO OUT WHILE DRIVING TO WORK AND WHEN SEARCHING UNDER MY VIN, NO RECALL... TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR THEM TO TELL ME THEY'VE NEVER HEARD OF SUCH RECALL AND THAT IT'S GOING TO COST $2,200 TO FIX. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE CONSIDERING THE ISSUE AND IT BLOWS MY MIND THAT THE SAME EXACT ISSUE CAN OCCUR ON A VEHICLE THAT HAS A RECALL ISSUED AND MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE DOESN'T APPLY.