Steering Rack And Pinion problems of the 2010 Ford Taurus

On August 21, 2019 I started my 2010 Ford Taurus sho and proceeded to pull out into the street and found that I was unable to turn my steering wheel in either direction. I shut the engine off and restarted vehicle to find that an alarm or beeping sounded and on the cluster message board a fault read "power assist steering fault" and was again barely with both hands forcefully able turn steering wheel either way left to right. I was only two blocks luckily from my home and man handled the steering to my garage. After a quick search I see that Ford along with the NHTSA failed to include Ford models from 2008-2010 in a recall for failing electronic power steering rack and pinion assemblies that was issued for 2011 and up models. These pre 2011 models contain the same exact parts as what is in this recall. The parts cost is nearly $1100 and upwards of $1000 for labor. This negligence by both parties has raised the injury or death factor ten fold for every ecoboost owner along with the entire population as these cars are getting older out on our streets. If this fault would have happened the previous day as I traveled for over 3 hours on the interstate or making my way around a curve or any turn I may not have been able to type this complaint. Just google this defect and to no surprise I'm not the only victim of this known problem. Many have had accidents related to this sudden part failure or near missed. Many victims have tried to address this issue with Ford and the NHTSA to receive no assistance regarding this issue. Why is that. This problem is not going to disappear but only get worse as the control module mounted on the rack and pinion is subjected to extreme heat from the turbos and catalytic converters that was engineered due to a lack of space inside the engine bay area and were mounted with in 3 inches away from this electronic rack and pinion component. Help!!!.

Tl the contact owns a 2010 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that the power steering malfunctioned while driving 35 mph. The contact was able to pull the vehicle over to the side of the road. The vehicle was driven home and then taken to mac haik Ford Lincoln (4506 n navarro st, victoria, TX 77904, (361) 541-6412) where it was diagnosed that it needed a new power steering assembly and rack and pinion. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 17,338.

The contact owns a 2010 Ford Taurus. While the vehicle was parked, an abnormal noise was heard coming from underneath the vehicle. The contact independently inspected the vehicle and noticed that there was steering fluid on the rack and pinion housing. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 48,000.