Ford Explorer Rack And Pinion Problems
- 28
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 11
- Years with records
- 1999–2016
- Stored years
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- Rack · 2 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 11 |
| 1–30k mi | 4 |
| 60–100k mi | 3 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
Complaint evidence
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Rack And Pinion
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford explorer. While the contact was reversing out of his driveway, the steering wheel seized. The contact attempted to turn the steering wheel right to left and noticed a very loud abnormal, winding noise. Also, the power steering warning indicator illuminated. An independent mechanic diagnosed that the electric rack and pinion failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not…
ODI 11245033
Rack And Pinion
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford explorer. While the contact's wife was driving in reverse, the steering wheel seized. She had to use excessive strength to turn the steering wheel. The vehicle was driven to columbia ford of tennessee (115 s james campbell blvd, columbia, tn 38401, [redacted]) where it was diagnosed that a new rack and pinion needed to be installed. The vehicle was not repaired, but planned to be…
ODI 11230860
Rack And Pinion
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 ford explorer. While driving and attempting to turn, the steering wheel seized and then returned to its normal position. The vehicle was taken to crouse ford ([redacted], taneytown, md 21787, [redacted]) where it was diagnosed that the rack and pinion needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not notified. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 90,000.
ODI 11222953
Rack · Rack And Pinion
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford explorer. While driving approximately 25 mph, there was an abnormal grinding noise coming from the steering and the steering wheel became difficult to turn. The vehicle was taken to parkway ford lincoln (located at 311 commercial pkwy, dover, oh 44622, [redacted]) where it was diagnosed that the steering rack needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was…
ODI 11183978
Rack And Pinion
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ford explorer. While the contact's husband was driving 5 mph and making a left turn, the steering wheel jerked and became difficult to turn. Also, the traction control warning indicator illuminated and "steering failed" was displayed. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer (stuart powell ford, inc., 225 s danville byp, danville, ky 40422, [redacted]) where it was diagnosed that the…
ODI 11140840
Rack And Pinion
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford explorer. While the vehicle was stationary and while driving various low speeds, the rack and pinion within the steering wheel failed. While making a right turn, the contact heard a knocking noise coming from the steering column. D'orazio ford ([redacted], wilmington, illiniois 60481, [redacted]) was made aware of the failure and diagnosed that the rack and pinion was faulty and…
ODI 11130177
Rack · Rack And Pinion
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford explorer. While driving various speeds, an abnormal noise was heard. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to haldeman ford ([redacted], allentown, pa) where it was diagnosed that the steering rack failed. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was approximately 31,910. The vin was not available.
ODI 11103409
Rack And Pinion
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford explorer. While driving various speeds, a grinding noise was heard coming from the steering wheel. The steering wheel became difficult to maneuver. The contact also stated that the vehicle jerked when attempting to change lanes. The vehicle was taken to the dealer (fairway ford of evans, [redacted], evans, ga 30809, [redacted]) where it was diagnosed that the internal fault electric…
ODI 11091700