Table 1 shows 16 common steering related problems of the 2011 Ford Explorer. The number one most common problem is related to the steering (478 problems). The second most common problem is related to the power steering failed (99 problems).
Vehicle is very hard to steer, will not reset when restarting the vehicle. Two dash messages; advance track warning and power assist failure. I have not attempted to drive on road due to difficulty of steering the wheel. Read details...
The car drove fine at 7am - at 8:30 am. I pulled out of my driveway, I was going 45 mph with my 9 year old in the car on a very busy road, all of a sudden the car starting flashing "hill descent control off" then it went to "service advance trac" then "service power Read details...
Recall expired was also told warranty for recall expired(was told on phone they didn�t know if warranty would cover until they run test it then was told it expired) in Feb I loss power steering and a cluster of lights came on dash. Read details...