Ford Taurus owners have reported 3 problems related to steering pinion shaft (under the steering category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Ford Taurus based on all problems reported for the Taurus.
Had my rack and pinion replaced back in 11/18/2019, and now the same problem has occured again. On, April 28th I had a recall for the handshaft fixed at the local dealership. Two days later while driving my steering column locked while trying to make a left turn to another street. And an alert stating "steering assist fault service required" "service advance trac" flashed in info center. I am concerned because this was a recall that occured on previous models and the recall ended with the 2013 model. Obviously the problem is still occuring with this electrical part and has yet to be addressed with Ford. Not only is this a inconvience it's a safety hazard as well. I was in traffic when this occured and luckily traffic was light when this occured because this could have ended way worse. .
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Have had rattling noise in front end since about 53000 miles. Went thru replacing entire suspension and still no better. Finally it was found that electronic rack and pinion shafts that connect to inner tie rods on both sides are loose and damaged internally. Car is unstable in all driving conditions.
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Steering rack and pinion had to be replaced. Also power steering pump due to blown seal in steering rack were replaced.
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