Steering Rack And Pinion problems of the 2013 Ford Focus

I have seen many videos on you tube on what could of been wrong and they all had the same problem which was the steering rack and pinion very expensive and unsafe fix my child was in the car while we was driving when mine broke only 28 days after I bought the car not very happy.

Tl-the contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. Contact stated that while driving at 45 mph, the steering wheel stalled without warning. The contact took her foot off the accelerator pedal coasted to the shoulder of the road. Contact turn the vehicle off and back on which failed to resume back to normal. The contact managed to drive at low speeds to her residents where an independent mechanic came out and diagnosed the vehicle and determined that the rack pinion failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was then towed by an independent towing company who towed the vehicle to an independent mechanic which it was diagnosed the 2nd time and determined that the rack inpinon failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle has not been repaired. The dealer (obaugh Ford, inc. 13 lee jackson hwy, staunton, va 24401 (540) 851-4800)was contacted and confirmed no recalls and informed the contact to bring the vehicle in for an diagnoses test. The contact mentioned a different year NHTSA campaign number: 14v514000(steering) as a possible solution to the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact to contact NHTSA to place a complaint. The failure mileage was approximately 131,297. Ck.

Power steering went out. Alert for power steering. The rack and pinion have to be replaced. This car only has 61,000 miles on it at this time. Was told by repair shop that this was low mileage for this type of repair. Car is driven mainly on highway. Car is well maintained. Bought vehicle two years ago. It was a one owner car that only had 29,000 miles. I am 50 years old and a reliable driver. This car has had to have a clutch replaced and steering replaced in two years. The cars steering went out during a stop. Was able to get to the nearest repair shop with hard steering.

Backing out of driveway and steering wheel siezed up. Warning light comes on saying steering assist fault service. Take it to dealer they say need to replace steering gear assembly rack and pinion and some module. Total 2647. 00 with 88000 miles.

Steering was catching while driving and I had to push hard to turn the wheel past certain points as it got caught at certain points. This happened while driving on the highway. That issue stopped but the wheel makes a grinding noise while turning the wheel at low speeds. I was told that the electrical rack and pinion steering needs to be replaced. The vehicle as about 93k miles on it.

Rack and pinion parts give out at 60,000 miles resulting in power steering failure. Gave out while stationary.

Power steering assist failure indicated on instrument panel and full loss of any steering assist. Steering requires/required lots of muscle to maintain any form of active driver intended steering changes. It may fail at highway speeds of 70 or on vehicle startup. Fortunately, we were able to maintain control of the vehicle and find a safe place to stop and fortunately reset the power assist without anyone being injured or killed. Restarting vehicle reset the ps assist module for a few months but the system is now fully nonworking. The steering goes out whenever it desires. The vehicle is currently in the shop with a possible rack-and-pinion replacement or a steering column replacement once the problem is fully diagnosed. This will also require a vehicle alignment and possible computer reset and re-flash according to the shop. Cost will be at least $2500. Thanks Ford for doing the right thing for your corporate structure and offloading your responsibility and cost for your poor engineering and design to the vehicle owner. Poor engineering and lack of willingness to fix a problem is sure to gain you a loyal following. I am almost ashamed to say I am from the detroit area and have been a proponent of buying from the big three. I will upload the repair receipt once the repair action is completed.

My steering wheel locked up while I was driving on a main road with me and my 7 year old in the car. I was guided to the side by the police and had to have vehicle towed to dealer. The dealer informed me that the rack and pinion has failed and I will have to pay $1800 for repairs. After researching, ive found that this is a common problem with this vehicle.

My electronic power steering is beginning to make noise. It will eventually fail and cause loss of power steering. The dealership said it was the power steering module. To fix it, they would have to replace the entire rack and pinion at considerable cost. I noticed that Ford recalled more expensive models for the power steering. Why won't they recall my car?.

Steering rack and pinion control module is prone to failing and when this does fail the car cannot turn and this is a huge hazard to the driver and everyone on the road.

My 2013 Focus titanium electronic rack & pinion failed. It occurred without any prior warning on a busy interstate. Miracle without an accident. 49,000 miles. I have no warranty. . My research shows many with similar stories and no recall? this is a serious safety issue. Quoted $1800 to repair. So that my car will simply steer? recalls happen for many reasons and to think it hasn't happened for a sudden loss of a vehicles steering in incomprehensible. To repeat, all withoout any warning. No dash light or message! I changed lanes at 60 mph and it would not respond so that I could make the needed correction to not continue in to oncoming traffic. Getting it safely to the shoulder was physically difficult and extremely dangerous.

Vehicle was parked. I went to turn on the car, and the steering wheel was locked and would not turn at all. Had the car towed to the dealership. The service manager says the electric steering rack and pinion has failed and has to be replaced at a cost of 1,497. 00. In addition, the car has also had numerous repairs to the transmission system. The car has had problems with the transmission since the very first day of purchase. The car will vigorously shudder at random times. The shuddering occurs every time I drive the car and it causes the car to violently jerk forward. We have taken the car in for all of the service updates/recalls, and the transmission problems still persist. The computer screen also will turn off randomly while driving. One time while driving on a highway, the car died. It was very dangerous. I should not have purchased this car.

My 2013 Ford Focus has 60k miles or less and the rack and pinion went out while I was driving and other than that I got the car at 36k miles and has had it in the shop twice because of shuttering in between gears which is scary sometimes. Needless to say the software was updated twice and clutch was replaced and it still shutters.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that there was an abnormal noise that continued for an extended period of time. The failure occurred ever since the vehicle was purchased. The dealer (reynolds motor CO, 1900 avenue of the cities, east moline, IL 61244, 1 (888) 602-3869) was unable to replicate and diagnose the failure. The vehicle was inspected and diagnosed by an independent mechanic who stated that the rack and pinion may need to be replaced. The abnormal noise continued to come from the steering area as the failure continued. The vehicle was stored for more than two years due to the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN and failure mileage were not available.

Tl-the contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving approximately 60 mph, the steering wheel seized without any warning and then resumed normally. The failure occurred when the contact was operating the vehicle in 70 degree and weather and above. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer twice for the same defect. The technician informed the contact that the rack and pinion would need to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 1,000. Kmj.