Power Steering Failed Problems of Ford Crown Victoria

Tl-the contact owns a 2008 Ford Crown Victoria. The contact stated the the vehicle was exhibiting the same failures as listed in recall NHTSA campaign number: 13v385000 (steering). The contact stated that the upper and lower bearings separated causing the power steering to fail. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 117,000. Mc.

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The contact owns a 2005 Ford Crown Victoria. The contact stated that while driving 5 mph, he attempted to make a right turn but the power steering assist failed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection where they stated that the steering shaft needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 102,000.

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Steering the vehicle became hard when making turns, as if the power steering was not operating. After making turns, the wheels did not straighten by themselves, and turning them back had to be done manually, as if no power steering was installed on the vehicle and it was standing still. I see that the recent recall is only for 2005-2001 Crown Victorias (and similar panther platform vehicles), but this failure also occurred my 2003. A view under the hood showed that the steering column universal joints, located in 2 places on the shaft, were rusted and dry. After first applying silicone spray to loosen them up (which relieved the appearance of power steering failure), I applied very generous amounts of lithium grease to both joint locations. The problem has been corrected, but possibly only temporarily if the shaft actually needs to be replaced like on the 2005-2011 vehicles. I report this to show that the problem may be larger than only within the selected range of vehicles.

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Tl- the contact owns a 2008 Ford Crown Victoria. The contact stated that while driving 5 mph, the power steering assist failed. The contact stated that he attempted to turn the vehicle but instead, heard a loud noise as the wheel began to move independently. The vehicle was towed to a repair shop for inspection where they stated that the steering column had become disassembled. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 96,000. The VIN was unavailable. Kmj.