Steering Wheel Vibrate Problems of Ford Explorer

My Explorer started having popping noises when turning left or right. It is bad enough to give significant feedback in the steering wheel and vibrations throughout the front passenger area. When I jack up the front end unloading the wheels, there is no noise or popping. With full weight on the wheels, when the wheel is turned slightly left and right and get significant popping and cracking feedback via the tie rods, the noise has progressed into the steering wheel freezing in place while driving the vehicle. Not being able to control the car is a major life safety issue if not addressed this has the potential to cause major injuries or death. If it has not already. The dealer is aware of the issues and I find countless online instances of this mechanical defect.

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~tl- the contact owns a 2014 Ford Explorer. . The contact stated while drving 25 mph, they notice a growling noise when attemting to make a left or right turn. The contact stated the steering wheel began to shake on it's own and caused the vehicle to turn to the right side of the road heading toward a ditch until the contact took control of the steering wheel causing the vehicle to get back to the left and center of the road. The contact was able to continue to drive back to their residence. The contact was able to take vehicle to an independent mechanic. Who diagonosed the failure as the steering racket assembly needs to be replace. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 148,000. Vw.

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I had took my truck to a nearby Ford dealership for a recall with the toe link to be repaired and yesterday on 01/30/2021 I was driving and the engine and steering wheel started shaking engine sounds like it's about to drop this happened while driving on a city street and once I hit the highway and I started to drive over 50 miles it made it worst, my truck was driving perfectly fine before I took it in to have that recall repaired.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Explorer. While the contact's son was driving 25 mph, the steering wheel began shaking uncontrollably. The contact's son was able drive the vehicle to his residence. The contact's son spoke with an independent mechanic about the failure who informed him the failure was a rack and pinion electronic steering failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure however, no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was not available.

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Steering wheel shakes and engine sounds as it is going to stall at speeds between, 35 and 45 mph. Ford had vehicle for two weeks total and confirmed issues. They did not know how tp fix. They said vehicle is within specifications'.

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Tl- the contact owns a 2017 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 mph the steering wheel would vibrate and the front end of the vehicle would shake and vibrate. The tires were replaced and rotated but the failures continued to occur. Also the while shifting gears a booming noise was present coming from the transmission. The contact indicated that the failure would occur while easing off the accelerator pedal. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer orange park Ford located at 7700 blanding blvd, jacksonville, FL 32244 but the failures could not be duplicated and the cause of the failures were not determined. The manufacturer was not notified of the failures. The failure mileage was 40,000. Jft.

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While driving on the highway at 65 mph I noticed my steering wheel become shaky and uncontrollable . I was feeling unsafe and moved to the right lane and within seconds the steering wheel froze up and warning lights went on. I glided to the shoulder. Turned the car off. Tried several times turning it back on but warning lights and steering wheel was still locked. Had the car towed.

The contact owns a 2012 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while driving at a lower speed the instrument panel light will illuminated and at a higher speed the steering wheel would shake. The vehicle was take to the dealer and was repaired. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number 14v286000 (steering). However, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 80,700. Aw.

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I was traveling approx 60mph when an alert from the dash sounded, the steering wheel vibrated and 2 messages appeared on the onboard messaging system: 1) "power steering assist fault" and 2) "service advance trac". At that time I lost all power steering ability. I am very fortunate that I was driving on a straight stretch of road at the time as I am unsure if I could have kept the vehicle from going off of the road. I pulled over at a gas station and turned the car off. I restarted the car approx 5 min later and it had no warnings and the power steering had been restored. The next day, the exact same thing happened, except I was going approx 10mph turning left into the Ford dealership to let them look at this problem. They informed me today that they needed to order a new "rack" and that the part was "backordered" and had a delivery date of November (today's date is 8/27/12).

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While driving on hwy 38 in SC, the steering wheel started shaking real bad and then the entire SUV started shaking and we veered off the right side of the road into a field. The front left tire came off and we came to a complete stop. Upon further investigation I saw that 2 of the 5 lug posts were sheared off and the other 3 were bent. In addition the molding around the front right tire came off and the driver's side door was jammed shut. After everyone was out safely the SUV has been towed and is with an auto center for repairs and body work. I searched online and this is a known problem for this vehicle yet Ford has not had any recalls despite the frequency of this issue. If you search "2003 Ford Explorer problems" it will come up. This needs to be looked into before someone gets killed. I can see that several people have paid for their vehicles to be repaired only to have it happen again on another wheel.

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