Carrier/rack problems of the 2010 Ford F-150

The original michelin tires on my 2010 F-150, had to be replaced due to cracking around the rim on the inside of the tire. Tires had 31346 miles at replacement on 5 oct 2015. I also had to replace the original rear shocks at 31360 miles due to one leaking and one that was not working at all.

2010 Ford f150 XLT; bought from a used car dealer 2/7/2015. On 3/27/2015 I took the truck in for an oil change & was told that the rack & pinion was damaged; went to the dealership & they had the rack & pinion replaced. Took the truck in for an oil change on 9/26/2016 & once again I'm leaking power steering fluid. I contacted the repair shop & they have no paper record of the repair & neither does the dealership. I called every parts store in the area & none of them have a record of selling the repair shop that particular part for my make & model truck. There is one parts store that will be willing to do an exchange for the old part but only with the repair shop that originally did the work. I don't want that guy working on my truck anymore because when he put the part on the first time, he put it on with zip ties! this part costs around $375 plus labor & I don't have that kind of money. Not with raising 2 kids by myself because their deadbeat dad won't get a job to help with expenses. I have to keep power steering fluid on hand at all times because I never know when I'm gonna have to add some to the truck. I've noticed that same "whine" in a lot of Ford trucks driving by my house & something needs to be done. I have no warranty on my truck anymore & I can't afford to buy one of those extended warranty things you see online or on tv commercials.

Turned the rear defroster on this morning and heard a loud bang. Looking back I realized that back window had spider cracks all over. I did research today and realized that this is a re-occurring problem. This is going to cost $800. 00 on Thursday morning to have the entire window replaced.

Turned on rear defrost and drove for about 10 minutes. Daughter reported hearing a "static" noise which was followed by smoke and a "pop" as the back passenger side rear glass cracked-(glass spiderweb) but still intact.

I was driving and heard a very loud bang. Then I heard the rear window crackling and looked back and noticed the rear passenger side window had exploded and shattered. It was only being held together by the the factory tint but there were glass shards throughout the back seat where my children sit. The window is a power sliding rear window with defrost. I also had the rear defrost on during the time which may have contributed to the window shattering.