Steering Rack And Pinion problems of the 2014 Ford Fusion

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while driving 10 mph around a curve, the steering wheel seized. The contact stated that several unknown warning lights were illuminated. There were abnormal beeping and chiming sounds detected. Additionally, the mileage changed from 54,529 to 88,529 without the vehicle being driven. The contact was able to park the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who determined that the failure was due to the rack and pinion assembly and steering mechanism. The contact called the local dealer, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and opened a case. The failure mileage was approximately 88,529.

My rack and pinion steering gear on my 2014 Ford Fusion went out I got it replaced just for it to mess up five months later I took it back into the shop to get more information they say the computer of the steering rack isnt communicating properly with the master computer in the car.

Loud creaking sound which sounds like parts breaking from lower front area of the car when the steering wheel is turned most of the way to either the left of the right. Ford dealership says it is a sign that the rack & pinion will fail. Sudden loss of the power assist could surprise or overpower the driver, leading to a crash. Breakage of the steering gear might cause loss of steering functionality, leading to a crash as well.

Ford Fusion 2014 electronic steering gear assembly remove & replace. Reprogram system. Traction control and collision warning system failed on the 8 Feb 2017 while driving on hwy 19 at 75mph. The customer also stated during the time of failure the steering felt awkward and kept locking while turning the steering wheel. Safety features traction control and collision warning system failure indicates the Ford Fusion steering gear rack pinion maybe faulty after 50,000 plus miles; this is a road safety issue and the failure of the Ford Fusion steering gear rack pinion places the vehicle out of compliance.

"new rack and pinion system ordered for vehicle. Scheduled maintenance to install new Ford Fusion steering gear rack pinion is set to take place at river town Ford columbus,GA on the date of 21 Jan 2017. Current health report was done 10 Jan. 2017. Customer was informed on 7 Jan. 2017 that the car is still safe to drive after the dealer's diagnoses. After a week and after the customer scheduled appointment date, 7 Jan 2017, for initial diagnoses more failures occurred; on the date of 14 Jan 2017, driving with the faulty Ford Fusion steering gear rack pinion still installed has caused further malfunction of the traction control, it fails to turn on, and the forward collision warning system has also failed. The customer fears that the malfunctioning of the traction control system will be used to place fault on the customer for the failure of the 2014 Ford Fusion steering gear rack pinion even though the car is still under warranty at 31991 miles. Safety features traction control and collision warning system failure indicates the Ford Fusion steering gear rack pinion maybe faulty after 30,000 plus miles; this is a road safety issue and the failure of the Ford Fusion steering gear rack pinion places the vehicle out of compliance with � 571. 126 standard no. . Read more...