Steering Rack And Pinion problems of the 2013 Ford Taurus

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while her husband was starting the vehicle, the power steering assist warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the power steering assist had failed and that the rack and pinion needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to file a complaint with the NHTSA hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 140,000.

I went to get my two lower control arms to be replaced. And my mechanic said that there was a recall on my vehicle on my rack and pinion. So I took it to two different Ford dealerships and they said that wanted over $150 to even look at it and tell me if it would throw any codes. But if you just drove the car you can tell something is still wrong with it. I'm scared.

Started losing steering control at highway speeds. Traction control light came on so I slowed down to control vehicle. Had it towed into dealership. Dealer said the electronic controls to steering were locked up and had to be replaced along with the pinion and rack. Dealer and Ford claim there is no recall. The below recall information from the NHTSA describes exactly what was wrong, was fixed by dealership but I was charged $2,412 to replace parts rather than download new codes to fix the issue. Summary Ford motor company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 Ford fusion vehicles without a 3. 5l engine and Lincoln mkz hybrid electric vehicles, 2011 Mercury milan vehicles, 2011-2012 Ford Taurus, Ford flex, Lincoln mks, and Lincoln mkt vehicles equipped with a 3. 5l gtdi engine and 2013 Ford Taurus, Ford flex, Lincoln mks, and Lincoln mkt vehicles equipped with any available engine. The affected vehicles have electric power steering assist systems that may shut down as a result of a steering motor sensor fault. Consequence if the vehicle experiences a loss of power steering assist, extra steering effort will be required at lower speeds, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash. Remedy Ford will notify owners, and dealers will check the power steering control module (pscm) for diagnostic trouble codes (dtc). If dealers find any loss of steering assist dtcs, the steering gear will be replaced, free of charge. If, no codes are found during the pscm inspection, the pscm software will be updated, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin July 20, 2015. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 15s18. . Read more...

Tl the contact owns a 2013 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that the steering failed intermittently without warning. The steering wheel seized and was very difficult to turn. The vehicle was taken to mathews Ford (175 e main st, norwich, NY 13815, (607) 334-3273) to be diagnosed, but the codes could not be read. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the rack and pinion needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to work it out with the dealer. The failure mileage was 39,760.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that the vehicle experienced a loss of power steering. More effort was required to steer the vehicle while traveling various speeds. The vehicle was towed to the vehicle owner's residence and was then towed to all american Ford of paramus (375 NJ-17, paramus, NJ) where it was diagnosed that the rack and pinion was defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was approximately 73,000.

Many models and years of the Ford Taurus have been recalled due to failure of the power steering. My car is a 2013 Ford Taurus and some "batches" of the same model and year have had the recall. Mine is not included, however, twice in the past 3 months, the power steering has failed on me. The dealership says the fix is a new rack and pinion piece which costs $900 from Ford.