Problems with 2013 Ford Explorer STEERING

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford explorer. the contact stated that upon starting his vehicle and backing out the driveway, his power steering ceased to operate. the advanced track warning light illuminated simultaneously as the failure occurred. the contact attempted several maneuvers, such as restating the vehicle and resetting the battery, but to no avail. the dealer had not been notified of the failure. the manufacturer was notified and informed him that his vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 14v286000 (steering); the contact was then referred to nhtsa to file a vehicle safety complaint. the vehicle had not been repaired. the failure mileage was 126,405.

Getting off ramp turning to my right the car was hard to true steer lost control

Steering become hard cant move the wheel or make any turn... and the light of service power steering and service advance trac came on. i almost have a accident do to this problem.

Vehicle while driving can lose signal to the electric gear box for the power steering. causing a loss of power steering. car display reads "power steering fault".

My wife was driving and somehow the car stop steering. very hard to turn in curves and while driving slow. message came up on dash board about steering default.

I have received carbon monoxide poisoning from driving my 2013 ford explorer. i also have had the front end looked at and repaired had to pay most of the costs (extended warranty paid for some) for the front end popping sounds while turning. the sound is still there and on both sides now. so money wasted towards ford!! the vehicle isnt drivable at this point and that leaves me without a vehicle.

On 2 separate occasions the truck loses power while driving. this effects the engine, power steering basically anything that uses power. this has happened while driving 65mph and 35-40mph. one time it happened on a street, the other time was while driving on the highway. this is very dangerous.

Complained of faulty power steering error message coming on when starting vehicle for 1.5 years to ford dealership with no exact response regarding the issue. they said they reset the system and it should work fine afterwards. the next day i still had the issue. i then complained again about it but it was in the shop for numerous issues and that was overlooked/ignored. my power steering has now gone out completely and the recalls for the power steering ended for explorers manufactured after feb. 2012 and mine was manufactured in dec. 2012. i asked if the dealership was required to report issues when customers bring their vehicle in to the shop and they said no. they are only reqiured to report them when they repair it or do work to it, not just assess that there is an issue. lesson learned, always report your issues here. my power steering could have gone out while driving but thank god it didn't. it went out as i was paying a bill and had turned my car off for less than 2 minutes. therefore, the vehicle was stationary. it is incredibly frustrating that they want me to pay for something that is ...

On the 14th of january 2020, while driving on the freeway, my truck began to sway as if my alignment was off. a short while later, the service power steering warning light came on and as i struggled to steer the vehicle to a stop in a nearby parking lot, the warning changed to service power steering now! this was very dangerous because steering became extremely difficult and i almost side swiped a couple of cars. after i brought the vehicle to a stop, the steering locked up and steering became impossible. the vehicle was towed to a near by ford dealership.

Power steering gear failed as a result of corrosion due to poor coating

Steering assist faulted while driving nearly causing an accident.

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford explorer. when the engine was started, the power steering assist indicator illuminated and the steering wheel became difficult to turn. the contact was able to drive the vehicle home. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. the manufacturer was contacted and stated that the vin was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 14v286000 (steering). the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 313,286.

While driving 70mph with my kids in the car the power assist light came on. i lost all control of the power steering. luckily i was able to drive to a safe spot using much strength to do so. 2013 ford explorer 74,700 miles.

I am experiencing the same steering problems as the explorers in the recall, yet my 2013 explorer is not part of the recall. the recall is- nhtsa campaign number: 14v286000. i believe the population of the recall should be expanded.

About two months ago the steering was getting tough with little noise like clunking, took the explorer to a ford dealer was told my front struts needed changed. had that done, did not fix my steering problem. said my vin was outside of the recall ford had on the steering rack. now just yesterday i start my car and my steering wheel is stuck no movement. turned it off and back on and got movement but no power steering it's a manual. warning lights came on 1. "service power steering now" 2. "service advance trac". also noticed my turn signal will not stay engaged must hold in place to signal.