2014 Ford Explorer Steering Problems
- 140
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
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.
Among these 140 stored complaint records:
- 4 indicate a crash
- 2 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- power steering · 80 records
- steering wheel · 48 records
- steering assist · 20 records
- steering gear · 14 records
- traction control · 13 records
- assist fault · 12 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 62 |
| 30–60k mi | 34 |
| 100–150k mi | 17 |
| 1–30k mi | 16 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Steering
Steering first became intermittently sluggish turning at slow speed. Eventually, scraping type noise started coming from what seems like inside steering column when steering. Have not gotten any dash lights. Dealership wants to replace entire rack & pinion assembly for over $1,400.00. It seems as though if same or similar problem has caused recall for earlier models this could be same issue and recall should be…
ODI 10851963
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ford explorer. While driving approximately 30 mph, the power steering failed and the power steering warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the steering wheel would lock/seize without warning. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the steering gear assembly failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact informed the…
ODI 10836347
Air Bags · Steering · Suspension
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ford explorer. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 5 mph, the steering wheel became difficult to maneuver without warning. As the contact applied force to the steering wheel in order to steer the vehicle, the vehicle suddenly jerked to the side. As a result, the contact crashed into the rear end of another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. Upon inspection, the…
Crash reported · 2 injuries
ODI 10811166
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ford explorer. While driving approximately 60 mph, the power steering assist warning light illuminated. The contact later experienced difficulties in maneuvering the steering wheel after the vehicle was parked and restarted. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that a certain module needed to be reprogrammed. The vehicle was serviced, but the remedy failed. The…
ODI 10760719
Latch · Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ford explorer. The contact stated that the front driver side door failed to lock properly. The dealer diagnosed that the door latch needed to be replaced. The contact informed the manufacturer who requested that the vehicle receive a second diagnostic, which rendered the same results. The vehicle was not repaired. While attempting to leave an auto shop, the power steering failed. The…
ODI 10984517
Steering
We were driving to our new home from visiting family and picking up the vehicle. Driving down the interstate at 70+ miles an hour i noticed the steering was tightening up and seemed to be overcorrecting when i tried to stay in the lane. Finally the advance trac light came on and stated there was a steering failure. I pulled over to a rest stop immediately and turned off the vehicle. When i restarted the vehicle…
ODI 10763247
Steering
Steering is inoperable. No power steering at all while driving. Can not turn left or right, have to pull over to be safe. Error message says terrain management failure and advanced trac system failure. Dealer replaced the whole power steering rack and return my car to me. After 1 month and a half, lost steering again on the road. Very dangerous when you can not turn on the highway. Same error messages, same problems…
ODI 10762176
Steering
My power steering went out on my car luckily while i was parking and not driving. I brought my car to dealership who stated they found the fault on the computer but could not get the power steering to go out on them so it is a wait and see. Also, my neighbor has 2013 with 44,000k miles and it just cost her $1700 to replace power steering. Seems this is still an issue with this model.
ODI 10819978
Body · Steering · Suspension
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ford explorer. The contact stated that there was an abnormal noise coming from the front area of the vehicle near the bumper. The noise was present when the steering wheel was turned to the left or right. The dealer could not duplicate the failure initially. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer a second time and they replaced the half shaft thrust washer. On a third visit to the…
ODI 10733783
Steering · Unknown Or Other
I have a 2014 ford explorer sport and whenever the vehicle accelerates it severely pulls to the left. The vehicle with track straight until you step on the gas and it pulls severely to the left requiring me to compensate by while driving. I advised the dealership on 10-8-14, 10-18-14, 12-4-14, on a march oil change with ford, 1-7-15 and 5-18-15.the dealerships initially denied the car had any issues that were…
ODI 10722116
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ford explorer. The contact stated that when starting the vehicle, there was an abnormal noise coming from the steering wheel. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the bearing needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. As a result, the contact lost control of the vehicle and crashed it into a tree. The air bags failed to deploy. The…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10664627
Electrical System · Steering
Vehicle stopped to let passengers off. Stopped engine. Restarted the engine, started to pull away from curve and power steering failed and received steering assist fault alarm. Vehicle was subsequently driven with no power steering. Also, noted the following: terrain management fault, service advanced track. Another related failure is that the signal lights no longer would stay on when initiated creating an…
ODI 10596959
Steering
Luckily we were coming to a stop anyway when we lost power steering. Loud warning beeps with a message saying "power steering assist faulty" appeared. We were able to stop and start the engine to reset this, but this is a serious safety issue. We took our new 2014 ford to our cullman, alabama eckenrod ford dealer and they are stumped. Come to find out (thanks to google) this problem has been around since the 2011…
ODI 10583244
Steering · Suspension · Wheels
To avoid hitting another vehicle that illegally came into the lane i was entering (they were driving on the shoulder), i had to take evasive action, which caused me to turn my vehicle into a curb. At the time, i was traveling 15 to maybe 20 mph. After hitting the curb, my vehicle came to a stop and upon inspection i discovered that the lower control arm had completely broken in half. My vehicle was towed to a local…
Crash reported
ODI 10573219
Steering
First incident: parked car at gas station fuel pump, when we got in to move the car it did not have power steering. Wrestled the car to the front of the gas store and went inside, when we returned to the car and started it, the power steering worked. Second incident: july 18,2014, same thing happened after a stop at a store. Power steering completely out advance track light stays on. Had to get towed. Fix took four…
ODI 10616425