Steering Rack And Pinion Problems of Ford Ranger

Excessive rust on frame, spindles, rack and pinion, differential and wheel rims. Vehicle has 48k on odometer. Cause:(unknown).

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2003 Ford Ranger VIN 1ftyr10d73pa24521 I was driving home from work at night. It was raining lightly. I was driving between 30 and 35 mph. I hit a pothole with my left front wheel. I lost control of my vehicle and was not able to regain control. After swerving back and forth a few times my vehicle struck a light pole and stopped. The police officer, my coworker who stopped to see if I was ok and I were able to locate the pothole. It was big but not huge, maybe 16" in diameter and 6 to 7 inches deep at its deepest point. The repair shop called me a few days later and reported that the impact with the pothole had broken the rack and pinion steering system on my vehicle. My insurance company agreed to pay for repairs estimated at $7591. The repair shop has begun work. They were not able to retain the steering box because Ford needed it as a core. I contacted Ford. They only replied that they are very busy and will get back to me. It has been more than two weeks.

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I own a 2000 year model Ford Ranger, and for a couple of months I noticed that the steering would hang and then pop when I was turning to the right. I wouldn't do it if turning the other direction. I seemed to get progressively worse, and finally I took it to a local mechanic to fix. He changed the rack and pinion and informed me that the Ford rack and pinion had a revised design twice. For this reason I had a Ford motorcraft part installed rather than an aftermarket part. He also informed me that the very next day after he fixed my truck, another Ranger of the same year had the same problem but worse, because the steering was totally locked in place and wouldn't turn. I have been waiting for a recall to come out, because this obviously a safety issue, but nothing has happened. So now I feel I must file a complaint. Also, there must be a recurring problem if Ford has replaced the original rack and pinion design with a new design.

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A clunking sound would appear when making a turn. Vehicle was taken to dealer shop ,and informed of a rack and pinion failure which could not be repaired. Feel free to provide any further information concerning this matter.

Rack and pinion has failed at only 38,000 miles and within 2 years without warning. Cause unknown.

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The day after purchasing the vehicle, (1998 Ford Ranger) the consumer had to get the rack and pinion steering changed. (see odi number 10052130 for consumer complaint regarding 2002 Ford escape).