# 1998 FORD EXPLORER — STEERING:RACK AND PINION
> NHTSA complaint `336437` · 2002-02-28 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** EXPLORER
- **Year:** 1998
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** STEERING:RACK AND PINION
## Narrative
VEHICLE WAS APPROXIMATELY GOING 60MPH WHEN A LOSS OF STEERING CAUSED  VEHICLE TO JERK SIDE TO SIDE AND ROLL OVER.  METAL FATIGUE CAUSED THE HYDRUALIC RACK AND PINION TO BURST AND LEAK FLUID. THIS MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, AND  VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.
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