12 problems related to power steering failed have been reported for the 2016 Ford Explorer. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2016 Ford Explorer based on all problems reported for the 2016 Explorer.
Electronic power steering has failed while vehicle was in motion turning on a highway. It was impossible to turn the vehicle off the roadway due to loss of power steering.
Power steering failed completely on my 2016 Ford Explorer while driving. Dashboard lit up with a steering assist fault, and then hill assist fault. Steering the vehicle to safety was very challeging. I was turning at a left turn light and almost crashed into another vehicle because I could not steer the car. Looked it up online and have found numerous other accounts of the same issue with no repsonse or recall from Ford.
I was driving down the highway and I got errors saying my advace trac system needed to be serviced. Also that my power steering failed and I needed to pull the vehicle over safely. I was going about 65mph and my power steering went out!. I had to take an offramp shortly after (I was on my way to work) and it was difficult to steer the vehicle. Very dangerous!.
The power steering gear failed at 41,000 miles. Because of this, the vehicle steering was unpredictable. You turn the wheel, but it may not straighten back out. After reviewing some message boards, this sounds like a common issue with the 2016 Explorer between 40k and 50k. This is a serious flaw, and serious safety issue. I was lucky enough to only run into problems at lower speeds. However if this would have happened at highway speed, with my wife and kids in the car, there is no telling how horrible it would have been. Not to mention the possibility of hitting others on the road due to loss of steering. Seeing how there are multiple people with this problem, I believe this has to be a recall.
2016 Ford Explorer XLT. Electric power steering gear failure. Has 82,000 kms on it. $1900 for part. Total repair quoted at $2700 + tax in canada.
Tl the contact owns a 2016 Ford Explorer. While driving approximately 70 mph, the power steering failed. The vehicle was driven to flagship Ford (850 fern drive, baldwin, wisconsin 54002, (715) 684-4520) where it was diagnosed that the power steering unit was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was taken to be repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that there was no recall on the vehicle. The failure mileage was approximately 52,000.
Power steering failed while driving the car on a busy public street. Extremely difficult to maneuver the vehicle safely off the road.
Tl- the contact owns a 2016 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while driving approximately 70 mph the power steering suddenly failed making the steering wheel very difficult to turn. During the incident the massages "steering fault" and "service advance trac" had displayed. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer toms Ford located at 200 hwy 35, key port NJ. Who diagnosed that the power steering assembly was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 71,000. Jft.
The eletric power steering failed. And would fail and then be ok after restarts but would fail while driving the car and make it very difficult to steer at all speeds, often locking itself during a turn and requiring significant effort to correct. Often dangerously hard to steer at highway speeds. I noticed this was a previous issue with Ford vehicles. . .
The contact owns a 2016 Ford Explorer. While operating the vehicle, the power steering suddenly failed and made the steering wheel very difficult to turn. During the incident, the "auto steering system faulty, hill start assist not available, service advance track, and torrain management system fault" warning messages displayed. The vehicle was taken to currie Ford in valperaso, in where it was diagnosed that the power steering rack malfunctioned and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 42,000.
On July 26 at about 10:40 am I was driving my stock (no added equipment) 2016 Ford Explorer (platinum edition). I had just merged from northbound I-680 onto westbound I-580 (northern California). I was moving at a constant freeway speed (about 60 mph) from lane #5 (rightmost lane) to lane #1. A few seconds after entering lane #1 the power steering failed. A warning appeared on the vehicle warning indicator that the power steering failed. A few minutes later I was able to safely drive off the freeway and turn off the vehicle. Power steering resumed after re-starting the vehicle.
While driving at speed the power steering failed going into a corner, at the same time the battery warning light appeared on the dash. It was a dangerous curve. I drove the car the next day and it happened a second and third time. Waiting for dealer response it is unsafe at the least or worse. . . .