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2020 FORD EXPLORER — STEERING:RACK AND PINION

crash2 injured · 1693741 · 2020-09-19

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
EXPLORER
Year
2020
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
Miles at failure
5,000
Speed
35 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

PURCHASED NEW 2020 FORD EXPLORER ST AND THE STEERING FAILED 3 TIMES IN 5 MONTHS. RETURNED THE CAR TO THE DEALER EACH TIME FOR REPAIRS. IN ALL CASES SOME OR ALL STEERING WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE. ON JUNE 15TH I HAD A SEVERE WRECK AND TOTALED THE CAR AS I TRIED TO NAVIGATE A SLIGHT CURVE IN THE ROAD.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11359990
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown