2013 FORD TAURUS Steering Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KENDALL FORD OF ANCHORAGE (190 GAMBELL ST, ANCHORAGE, AK 99501) WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,701.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING FAILED INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MATHEWS FORD (175 E MAIN ST, NORWICH, NY 13815, (607) 334-3273) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CODES COULD NOT BE READ. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO WORK IT OUT WITH THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,760.

HAVE HAD RATTLING NOISE IN FRONT END SINCE ABOUT 53000 MILES. WENT THRU REPLACING ENTIRE SUSPENSION AND STILL NO BETTER. FINALLY IT WAS FOUND THAT ELECTRONIC RACK AND PINION SHAFTS THAT CONNECT TO INNER TIE RODS ON BOTH SIDES ARE LOOSE AND DAMAGED INTERNALLY. CAR IS UNSTABLE IN ALL DRIVING CONDITIONS.

ELECTRONIC STEERING ASSIST GIVES OUT WHILE DRIVING AT ALL SPEEDS, BUT ESPECIALLY AT SLOWER SPEEDS 5-35MPH. THE STEERING WHEEL ALMOST FEELS LIKE IT GRABS AND YOU HAVE TO PULL THE WHEEL BACK TO STAY IN YOUR LANE AND AVOID A COLLISION. VERY DANGEROUS, AS THIS SEEMED TO HAVE COME ON VERY SUDDENLY.

TAKATA RECALLS. WHILE DRIVING SOMETIMES THE STEERING STIFFEN UP MAKING THE CAR HARD TO CONTROL WHILE DRIVING AND PARKING THEN VEHICLE ,THEN THE RACK AND PINON WENT OUT, MAKING LOUD NOISES . MAKING THE VEHICLE IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE. THERE IS ALSO AN ISSUE WITH TRANSFER CASE TO THE AWD THE SEALS ARE EASILY BREAKING MAKING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING EVERYWHERE.

FORD HAS RECALLED THOUSANDS OF POWER STEERING ASSEMBLIES FOR THE 2013 FORD TAURUS BUT THEY ARE BALKING AT RECALLING OURS. FEB 5, 2019, I CALLED THEM AGAIN AND THEY RESPONDED BY GIVING ME CASE NUMBER CAS17063111 AND TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD BE CONTACTING OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO ESCALATE THE RESOLUTION. AFTER 10 DAYS OF THE SERVICE MANAGER TRYING TO TALK TO FORD, THEY FINALLY TOLD HIM THAT THEY WERE NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING. IN OTHER WORDS, THEY JUST TRIED TO APPEASE ME INSTEAD OF RESOLVING THE PROBLEM. THERE IS A JUNE 2015 RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING ASSEMBLY. OUR CAR IS DOING EXACTLY WHAT THE RECALL NOTICE CALLS FOR. I NEED YOUR HELP TO BE MY ADVOCATE WITH FORD. THEY ARE TRYING TO HAVE THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP PAY ON SOMETHING THAT IS THEIR RESPONSIBILITY.

MAKING A RIGHT TURN ONTO PUBLIC ROADWAY IN TRINITY FL. MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT , MAKING TURN EXTREMELY WIDE AND FEELING OF NO STEERING CONTROL. FLOW OF TRAFFIC STOPPED UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO AVOID BEING T-BONED AND GET TO THE SHOULDER OF ROADWAY, WHEN MAKING RIGHT TURN LIGHT CAME ON , I THINK IT SHOWED DEFAULT TO MANUAL STEERING...BUT NOT SURE OF WORDING , BECAUSE I WAS TRYING NOT TO GET BROAD SIDED....AFTER PULLING OVER TO SIDE I TURNED OFF VEHICLE , RESTARTED CAR WENT FORWARD ON SHOULDER SLOWLY , STILL HAVING STEERING EXTREMELY DIFFICULT , THEN AFTER ABOUT 100' STEERING WENT BACK TO NORMAL....? DROVE HOME WITH FLASHERS TO LAND O LAKES FL.. ABOUT 20 MIN. WITHOUT ANYMORE PROBLEMS. FORD SHOWS RECALL IS 15S18... BUT MY VIN.# ISN'T IN THAT..? FORD IS RECALLING 422,814 VEHICLES IN NORTH AMERICA, INCLUDING THE 2011-13 FORD TAURUS AND FORD FLEX ,...

THE POWER STEERING ASSEMBLY IS GOING OUT. WITHOUT WARNING, THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING. WE HAVE ALREADY PAID TO CHANGE THE MODULE AND OTHER 2013 TAURUS ARE IN THE RECALL BUT NOT OUR VIN

STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AS MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AWAY FROM OUR HOUSE SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2018. PROBLEM HAPPENED TO MY WIFE ONE WEEK BEFORE AS SHE WAS TRYING TO BACK CAR OUT OF DRIVEWAY WHILE I WAS OUT OF UNITED STATES. THE CAR GAVE WARNING "POWER STEERING ASSIST DEFAULT."

THE POWER STEERING , JUST QUITS FROM TIME TO TIME... VERY SCARY NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. IN MOTION VERY COLD OUT IN CITY AT THE TIME ..

I RECEIVED A POWER STEERING FAULT ON MY 2013 FORD TAURUS. IT WAS UNABLE TO BE MOVED SO I HAD IT TOWED AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING COMPONENT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER A RECALL BUT I WAS TOLD BY FORD THAT MY VIN WASN'T AFFECTED. I NOTICED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE ON FORUMS AND OTHER WEBSITES. THE COST OF THE REPAIR WAS OVER 2K AND AT THAT AMOUNT FORD SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE.

FAILURE OF ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST STEERING UPON STARTUP OF CAR. THERE IS MESSAGE DISPLAYS IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER MESSAGE CENTER AND A CHIME SOUNDS TO INFORM OF THE FAILURE. THIS IS A FREQUENT FAILURE THAT CAN BE REMEDIED BY RESTARTING THE CAR. HOWEVER, IF THIS FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD A SERIOUS ACCIDENT MAY OCCUR. THIS IS THE SAME CONDITION AS FORD 15S18 RECALL. HOWEVER, THE CAR VIN DOES NOT MATCH FORD'S DATABASE BECAUSE ALTHOUGH THE CAR WAS MANUFACTURED IN THE FACILITY (CHICAGO) WITH THE KNOWN ISSUE IT IS OUTSIDE THE SPECIFIED DATE OF PRODUCTION FOR WHICH THE RECALL INCLUDES. PLEASE EXPAND THE RECALL, THERE IS SIGNIFICANT PROOF OF MANY FORD DRIVERS WITH THIS SAME ISSUE THAT DO NOT QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL. THE ISSUE IS MUCH LARGER THAN INITIALLY SPECIFIED BY FORD, AND COULD RESULT IN A SIGNIFICANT HAZARD ON THE ROADS IF NOT PROPERLY REMEDIED.

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR, 1 WEEKS AGO, POWER STEERING TOTALLY FAILED. WAS GOING ABOUT 35 MILES AN HOUR. THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT WARNING CAME ON MY DISPLAY. HAD TO MAN HANDLE THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE I SHUT THE CAR DOWN. I PROCEEDED TO RESTART ENGINE AT WHICH TIME THE WARNING RESET ITSELF AND POWER STEERING CAME BACK. GOT MY CAR HOME WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. JUST YESTERDAY AFTER STARTING MY CAR SAME WARNING CAME ON WITH TOTAL FAILURE OF STEERING SYSTEM. LUCKILY I WASN'T MOVING. I INVESTIGATED THIS PROBLEM ONLINE AND FOUND THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. HOWEVER, MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. ALSO NOTED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AS STATED BY MANY IN THE RECALL FORUMS I VIEWED ONLINE. THE RECALL FOR THE DEFECT WAS ISSUED 06/02/2015 (RECALL # 15V340000). I WOULD ALSO NOTE THAT THE...

MY FORD TAURUS 2013 LIMITED WONT STEER TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT WHEN DRIVING ON THE STREET I WAS LOOKING FOR THE POWER STEERING FLUID BUT MINE IS ELECTRONIC WITH 74000 MILES AND AM HAVING POWER STEERING PROBLEM ALREADY I SEE OTHER COMPLAINS ABOUT THE FORD TAURUS 2013.

MY FIRST PROBLEM WAS THE FUEL PUMP. THE SECOND WAS THE POWER STEERING. NOW I AM HAVING AN ENGINE PROBLEM THAT I AM WAITING ON A MECHANIC TO CHECK.

I WAS BACKING OUT MY YARD AND MY POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON WHICH MADE IT HARD FOR ME TO STEER. ALSO MY TRAC ADVANCE LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL

STEERING ASSIST FAILURE. DIFFICULTY STEERING, OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY, $1700.00 REPAIR ESTIMATE

WHILE DRIVING LOSS OF POWER STERING MESSAGE CAME ON THE DASH AND WHEN I SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE THERE WAS NO POWER ASSIST.

VEHICLE HAS LOST POWER STEERING. LOW SPEEDS IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS STEERING WHEEL FEELS LOCKED UP. TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP (WILLIAMS FORD LINCOLN SERVICE DEPT - 205 SOUTH MAIN STREET ATHENS, PA 18810) TWICE. FIRST TIME THEY DID A CPU UPDATE - SAID THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE UNTIL THAT WAS COMPLETE - WERE 99% SURE IT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. MADE IT WORSE - BACK IN THE SHOP NOW WAITING TO HEAR HOW TO PROCEED.

I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE POWER STEERING FAULT LIGHT CAME ON. I TURNED THE CAR OFF, TURNED IT BACK ON AND THE POWER STEERING WORKED. I THEN TOOK THE TAURUS TO COCONUT POINT FORD. THEY SAID THAT I NEEDED A NEW STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY AND MY TAURUS WAS NOT ON THE #15S18 RECALL LIST. I HAVE ENCLOSED MY INVOICE FOR $2,093.45. I TALKED TWICE TO FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE. I MENTIONED THE 445,000 CARS (INCLUDING THE 2013 TAURUS) THAT HAD BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. "NOTHING THEY CAN DO!" NOT A GREAT ANSWER... LOOKING ON THE INTERNET, THERE ARE A LOT OF FORD TAURUS CUSTOMERS THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR CARS BEING RECALLED. I AM VERY THANKFUL THAT MY WIFE WAS NOT DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED!

THE CAR IS NOT STEERING CORRECTLY AS IT SHOULD. THE WHEEL IS HARDER TO TURN AT LOWER SPEEDS AND WILL SOMEWHAT ACT NORMAL AT HIGHER SPEEDS.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SEIZED AND THE TRACTION CONTROL AND POWER STEERING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED.THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO SOLUTION OTHER THAN HAVING THE DEALER DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118690. RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND SAW THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL REPORT BACK IN 2015 PERTAINING TO THE STEERING MODUAL FAILING. UNFORTUNATELY MY 2013 FORD TAURUS IS NOT COVERED UNDER THIS RECALL PER FORD MOTOR COMPANY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN OR PARK THE VEHICLE AT LOW SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE STEERING WHEEL HAD TO BE TURNED WITH FORCE. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH LAKE VIEW FORD (12381 CONNEAUT LAKE ROAD, CONNEAUT LAKE, PA 16316, (814) 382-5485) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MCDAVID FORD (300 W LOOP 820 SOUTH, FORT WORTH, TEXAS 76108, 817-935-7000), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 73,000.

ELECTRONIC STEERING SYSTEM FAULT WHILE DRIVING. VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE OF LOSS OF POWER STEERING. COMPLAINED TO DEALER ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS. THEY CLAIMED THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE.

AS I WAS DRIVING INTO WORK TODAY, I HAD LOST MY POWER STEERING ON MY 2013 FORD TAURUS MAKING IT HARD TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE WHEN TURNING. I HAD DONE SOME RESEARCH AND HAD SEEN THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL REPORT BACK IN 2015 (RECALL NOTICE 15S18) PERTAINING TO THE STEERING MODUAL FAILING. UNFORTUNATELY MY 2013 FORD TAURUS IS NOT COVERED UNDER THIS RECALL PER FORD MOTOR COMPANY.

VEHICLES LOSES POWER STEERING AND BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. THIS OCCURS AT ALL TIMES BUT STEERING IS SEVERELY HAMPERED AT SLOWER SPEEDS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING). THE DEALER (CARMODY FORD, INC., 1111 NY-29, GREENWICH, NY 12834, (518) 692-2246) DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING UNIT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO SOLUTION OTHER THAN HAVING THE DEALER DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,290.

THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2013 FORD TAURUS LIMITED HAS GOTTEN HARD TO TURN AND IS REALLY BAD AT LOW SPEED AND TAKING TWO HANDS TO TURN. IT ONLY HAS 61700 MILES ON IT. I LOOKED UP THE PROBLEM ONLINE AND THERE ARE COUNTLESS COMPLAINTS WITH THIS ISSUE AND A RECALL FOR IT. WHEN I CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY THEY SAID THAT MY CAR IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, THE RECALL ONLY COVERS FORD TAURUS SEPTEMBER 7, 2010 THRU FEBRUARY 28, 2012, MY FORD TAURUS WAS MANUFACTURERED IN 2013. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND THE SAID THAT THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE IS BACK ORDERED UNTIL MID JULY. THIS IS JUST ABSURD THAT MY FORD TAURUS IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL AND FURTHERMORE THE PART IS NOT AVAILABLE TO FIX IT UNTIL MID JULY. THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS ME AND MY FAMILY DRIVE AROUND IN...

THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED GETTING LOOSE STARTING ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO. THEN THE AIR BAG LIGHT STARTED COMING ON AND NOT GOING OFF. I SAW THE RECALL ON OTHER FORD MODELS FOR THE STEERING WHEEL AND THOUGHT THIS MIGHT BE THE SAME SCENARIO. I TRIED TO CONTACT FORD TWICE AND BOTH TIMES WAS INTERRUPTED BY THE AUTOMATED REQUEST TO TAKE A SURVEY. I DON'T KNOW IF THE STEERING WHEEL HAS EVER BEEN REMOVED, BUT I DO KNOW THAT THE DRIVERS AIRBAG WAS REPLACED AT SOME TIME.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THE POWER STEERING ASSIT MESSAGE POPPED UP AND THE STEERING GOT A LITTLE DIFFICULT. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. WHEN I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON THE STEERING WAS LIKE NORMAL AGAIN. A LITTLE WHILE LATER ON THE FREEWAY THE POWER STEERING ASSIT MESSAGE POPPED UP AGAIN AND THE STEERING WENT OUT COMPLETELY MAKING STEERING VERY DIFFICULT.

CAR HAS 63,000 MILES ON IT AND NOW THE STEERING IS GETTING HARD TO TURN AND STIFF AND WON'T RETURN AFTER I TURN WHILE DRVING

STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN WHILE DRIVING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD LOWER STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BUT THE PART WAS BACK ORDERED FOR A MINIMUM OF 2 WEEKS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A DEFECTIVE PART IF FORD IS HAVING TO SUPPLY SO MANY NEW PARTS AND CANNOT KEEP THEM IN STOCK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN, A GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JANNELL MOTORS INC (2000 WASHINGTON ST, HANOVER, MA 02339, 781-982-4500) WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING RACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT DID NOT ASSIST. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000.

IT FEELS LIKE THE POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING, MAKING THE CAR VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. IT IS MOST NOTICEABLE AT LOWER SPEEDS, WHILE DRIVING IN PARKING LOTS OR CITY STREETS, BUT THERE IS MORE RESISTANCE THAN USUAL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE STEERING WHEEL ALSO DO NOT RETURN TO CENTER AFTER A TURN. IT'S LIKE THE POWER STEERING WORKS WHEN IT WANTS TO.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AT A FUEL STATION AND LEFT THE VEHICLE PARKED UNTIL THAT EVENING. THE CONTACT THEN DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE BE TAKEN TO A DEALER DUE TO SEVERAL FAILURE CODES POPULATING. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER (SUTTON FORD LINCOLN, 21315 CENTRAL AVE, MATTESON, IL 60443) DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL COMPUTER FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EPS WARNING INDICATOR FLASHED AND THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER ISSUED ONE RECALL AND THREE TSBS FOR THE STEERING; HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER SUGGESTED THAT THE DEALER REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000. *TT

EPAS RECALL, I CONTACTED FORD AND THEY TOLD ME THAT MY CAR DOES NOT HAVE A RECALL, BUT IT HAS AN EPAS STEERING PROBLEM DESCRIBED AS THE RECALL. AS I ARRIVED TO MY JOB ON FRIDAY MARCH 02, 2018 I NOTICED THAT MY STEERING WENT OUT AND THERE WAS SOMETHING ON THE DASHBOARD FOR ELECTRONIC ASSIST, AS WELL AS MY SLIP CONTROL LIGHT WENT ONE. AFTWR I GOT OFF, THE CAR WORKED LIKE NOTHING HAD HAPPENED . I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT IS GOING TO NEED A NEW EPAS A JOB THAT COST $2200!

WAS DRIVING VEHICLE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING AND DISPLAYING ERRORS LIKE "STEERING ASSIST FAULT...SERVICE REQUIRED" ETC. ALSO AT THIS TIME THE POWER STEERING WENT COMPLETELY OUT AND THE VEHICLE WAS VERY HARD TO TO STEER WHICH ALMOST RESULTED IN BAD ACCIDENT. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO FORD AND THEY ARE STATING THAT THE FIX FOR THIS IS REPLACING THE WHOLE STEERING RACK DUE TO A CODE (U300) THEY PULLED FROM THE CAR'S COMPUTER. THIS IS A $2000 REPAIR!!! I DID SOME RESEARCH MYSELF AND FOUND WHERE THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SOME TIME NOW AND FORD HAD ISSUED A RECALL (15S18) BUT THE DEALER STATES THAT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL DUE TO IT'S BUILD DATE (FEB 3 2013). NOW IF THIS ISSUE WAS SUPPOSEDLY CORRECTED FOR LATER MODEL CARS..... WHY IS THIS CAR AMONG OTHERS I HAVE RESEARCHED...

MY STEERING WHEEL IS GETTING STIFF DAY BY DAY. I HAVE TO USE TWO HANDS MOST OF THE TIMES NOW. MY MILEAGE IS 87000. I'VE CONTACTED FORD DEALERSHIP. STILL WAITING FOR ANY FEEDBACK FROM FORD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED AS WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE SLOWLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED WOODY BUTTS AUTOMOTIVE (1226 WATSON BLVD, WARNER ROBINS, GA 31093, (478) 220-0277), BUT WAS UNABLE TO GET ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,555.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANUEVER. THE POWER STEERING ASSIST INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED MCCLARY FORD INC. AT (256) 232-4242 (1104 US HWY 72 E, ATHENS, AL 35611). THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000. *TT *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LITHIA FORD OF MISSOULA (3943 BROOKS ST, MISSOULA, MT) 59804 WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,686.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAULT WARNING INDICATOR FLASHED AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THERE WAS A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER IN EITHER DIRECTION OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED BY A DEALER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, A POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT MESSAGE DISPLAYED AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. WORLD FORD PENSACOLA (6397 PENSACOLA BLVD, PENSACOLA, FL 32505, (850) 476-9050) INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,768.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE STEERING SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING RACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN. .*BF VIN IS INVALID UPDATED 8/15/18*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WHILE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF FOR A BRIEF MOMENT TO BRING THE STEERING WHEEL BACK TO NORMAL. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ROCKWALL FORD (990 EAST INTERSTATE 30, ROCKWALL, TX 75087 PHONE (972) 290-2200) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING GEAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000. *BF *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. MORE EFFORT WAS REQUIRED TO STEER THE VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE VEHICLE OWNER'S RESIDENCE AND WAS THEN TOWED TO ALL AMERICAN FORD OF PARAMUS (375 NJ-17, PARAMUS, NJ) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 73,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING UNIT FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER (O'BRIEN FORD OF SHELBYVILLE, 720 MT EDEN RD, SHELBYVILLE, KY 40065, (502) 633-4535) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING). THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,750. *BF UPDATED 8/6/18*JB

THE STEERING WHEEL ON MY 2013 FORD TAURUS LIMITED HAD COME LOOSE. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL MAY PHYSICALLY FALL OFF IF I DON'T GET THE ISSUE ADDRESS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THE STEERING WHEEL WOBBLES QUITE A BIT. I CAN WIGGLE THE STEERING WHEEL BACK AND FORTH AND SIDE TO SIDE. THE STEERING WHEEL WIGGLES IN, PARK, REVERSE, DRIVE, AND WHEN THE IS PARKED WITH THE PARKING BRAKE ON OR OFF, AND WHEN ENGINE IS NOT RUNNING, THE STEERING WHEEL ITSELF APPEARS TO BE PSYCHICALLY LOOSE ITSELF. I WHEN TO A FORD QUICK LANE ON FRIDAY TO GET MY OIL CHANGED BUT THEY DIDN'T HAVE A TECHNICIAN THAT WAS CERTIFIED IN THAT AREA ON DUTY AT THE TIME. THEY HAD THE VEHICLE UP ON THE LIFT AND TOLD ME THAT ALL FRONT END COMPONENTS APPEAR TO BE INTACT AND IN WORKING ORDER. THE QUICK LANE CENTER HAD...