The vehicle has approx 42,000 miles and has started exhibiting the clunking noise and difficult turning at low speed, specifically in turning right, as reported in many other complaints. Looking at a $2K fix at such a low mileage with with so many other similar complaints is disturbing and amazing why Ford is not fixing this.

- Arvada, CO, USA

Slow speed grinding noise when turning. In motion and stationary on all services

- Flatonia, TX, USA

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that the service steering warning indicator flashed intermittently and then the steering wheel seized. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an authorized dealer or an independent mechanic. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100,100.

- Boerne, TX, USA

Power steering failed as I was pulling away from a gas pump after refueling. Power assist warning light came on and I was not able to turn the steering wheel unless I used a great amount of force. Luckily I was still in the gas station parking lot when the failure occurred. The car had to be towed to a dealer.

- Burke, VA, USA

I was driving my vehicle down the road I went to make a turn and my vehicle made a terrible noise on the right side. The steering wheel acted like it did not want to turn. I was informed that my rack and pinnion was bad. I only have 57,000 miles on the vehicle. I researched this problem and I am clearly not the only one with this complaint. It's very strange that all models are covered except mine.if my child would have been hurt because of a faulty vehicle where numerous people have this problem I would have been devastated.

- Maiden, NC, USA

2015 Ford Explorer XLT, electronic power steering failed during driving. A "steering assist fault service required" message illuminates on the dash instrument panel. This has occurred 4 times in the last week. Each time the failure has occurred after starting the engine and beginning to drive the vehicle. The mileage on the vehicle at first occurrence was 98,734. Appointment made at local Ford dealer for service.

- Albuquerque, NM, USA

The electric system went on the fritz when it was significantly hot outside. This caused the power steering to falter and the car to be essentially inoperable. This happened 4 times throughout the summer, and it seemed to happen on extremely hot days. It would always occur while driving and caused significant danger to not only myself, but other motorists as well. At high speeds when the steering went out the car was hard to control, and got even worse as momentum was lost.

- Madison, WI, USA

Driving 55mph on I-94 last night in a steady rain and check battery message came up in the left ip display. Within a few seconds I lost the power steering, then the center console entertainment/info screen, then the instrument cluster went black with the headlights and windshield wipers which were on highest setting slowed but continued to operate only while in the highest setting. This scenario continued off and on for the next 30 miles with intermittent electronic steering failure, internal ip and console screen failure and exterior lighting failures. We pulled over each time and within a varied amount of time from a few seconds to a few minutes, a sound similar to a squealing belt would be heard and the system would "reboot" and all functioning would be restored for a limited time. We limped the vehicle home over the course of the next hour and a half for 35 miles as I was not leaving the car on the side of the freeway or in detroit if I could safely avoid it. This morning (Sunday) I tested the battery and had the battery and alternator tested under load at an auto parts store and both were within normal parameters. Belt looked good with visual inspection and 1 hour of idle and drive time close to home in damp puddling roads could not get any adverse symptoms to reappear. It will go to the Ford service department at our local dealer tomorrow for a thorough inspection. This is my wife's daily driver and if no issue can be found we will be replacing the car as she would have been in extreme danger without steering, lights and ip, especially on a Saturday night driving through the city of detroit's I-94 expressway.

- Casco, MI, USA

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that the power steering failed to function and the steering wheel seized more than once. In addition, the electric power steering, low battery mode, and other unknown warning indicators flashed. The vehicle was coasted off the road, shut off, and restarted; however, the failure recurred. Bruce walters Ford (302 S mayo trail, pikeville, ky 41501, (606) 444-2200) was notified of the failure and a diagnostic appointment was scheduled. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was not available.

- Virgie, KY, USA

We have owned many Ford in the past but after owning a 2015 Ford Explorer Sport it may be the last. My Explorer has only been out of warranty for less than a year. As soon as it went out of warranty there was a problem with the link so they said. Maybe it was't a link after all. There was a loud clunking noise under my car when the steering wheel was turned. Now less than a year later the clunking noise is horrible and the power steering even went out temporarily. That's scary. I took it to the Ford place today and they want $3000 to fix the steering gear. This is a safety issue. Are you going to wait until someone is seriously injured or killed before you issue a recall on this problem with the steering gear"???" I see there are already 94 complaints about the steering issue. You need to issue a recall on this problem with the steering gear. This is serious. And $3000 is ridiculous. I want some kind of discount and this isn't the last you will hear from me on this matter if I don't get one.

- Durham, NC, USA

While driving the vehicle it lost power steering. Warning lights came on stating power steering assist fault service advance trac terrain management system fault this is not new to Ford Explorer apparently there was a recall 2011-2014. My vehicle is a 2015. It is a shame that Ford or natsa would allow this risk to continue. I encourage you to recall any vehicles in all years to prevent accidents. My vehicle has been in the shop for a week already and when they told me three other Ford Explorer were fixed last week for the same problem I gasped that this is not part of a recall.

- Albany, MN, USA

Over a period of a few days, I noticed that the power steering was becoming increasingly tight as I merged into other lanes or made turns on both the local roads and highway. There were no warning lights to indicate that there was a problem. I stopped driving the vehicle until I could have it evaluated by the Ford dealer. The dealership mechanic identified a problem with the steering shaft assembly and said that it needed to be replaced.

- Norfolk, VA, USA

While I was driving my vehicle on icy road conditions, my vehicle's steering failed without notice. Thankfully I was driving slower due to road conditions. I was unable to steer my vehicle down the road. This was the steering gear that went causing the issue. When I contacted Ford, I was told it's not under warranty. Not our problem. The vehicle is only a 2015.

- Greenwood Twp, MI, USA

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Explorer. While turning the steering wheel in either direction, a clunking and grinding noise was heard coming from the steering column. On two separate occasions, the steering wheel became stuck momentarily while turning. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who was unable to diagnose the cause of the failure. The manufacturer and local dealer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 22,000. The VIN was invalid.

- Rocky Hill, CT, USA

I pulled into a coffee drive through and got my coffee order. Upon driving away after a short stop in drive gear while at the drive through window, my power steering was not working. I drove out of the parking lot while fighting the wheel to steer. I pulled over and parked and turned the engine off. After restarting, the problem was gone. I just purchased this SUV with 72000 miles on it from a dealer.

- Waldport, OR, USA

A knocking/popping noise could be heard when turning the steering wheel. It first started when turning the wheel to the right in reverse when the SUV was in motion. I brought it to my mechanic and he couldn't find the cause of the noise (no damage was visible). The noise became progressively worse over the next few months. The knocking/popping noise happened whenever the steering wheel was turned (left or right, forward or reverse, stationary or in motion). Then the power steering seized. This happened while driving 25 miles an hour on a secondary road. I was turning around a bend to the right and lost the power steering. There was no warning at all. Luckily, the power steering returned after a few seconds. I returned home and immediately scheduled service at my local Ford dealer. It took them five weeks to diagnose and fix the problem.the steering gear needed to be replaced. Since my 2015 Explorer XLT only had 29,000 miles on it, the mechanic tried to get Ford to cover the entire cost (bumper to bumper warranty expired, and this was not covered under powertrain warranty). Ford agreed to cover half, which tells me that they admit that the steering gear is defective, and shouldn't fail at 29,000 miles. This is a serious defect and Ford needs to issue a recall before someone is seriously injured or killed!

- Norwalk, CT, USA

This complain is for Ford Explorer Sport 2015 that I own and has 26,000miles. I bought this car brand new from the dealer and I've been having a problem with steering wheel. Every time when I get out from the parking or trying to park the car, I turn the steering wheel left and right and I get this squeezing noise. Beside this problem, the engine makes a whistle noise when is parked. I had this whistle noise 4months after I got the car from the dealer. I did send it to the dealer service for this whistle, they didn't find any issue, which it really upset me.I'm very disappointed with Ford service and brand itself, and the fact that I'm find in more complains about the steering wheel noise and not being recalled as a problem to be solved. I would never ever recommand to anyone to buy Ford. This is bad business!

- Brooklyn, NY, USA

Was driving and the steer well became lock couldn't turn the wheel, tried to pump the brakes and they didn't catch. End up driving right into a pole and the airbags didn't deploy with everyone hitting their heads and kids getting concussions.

- Germantown, MD, USA

I was leaving the cracker barrel in lake city, tn. I couldn't steer the car. I made it down the hill and turned into a convienent store parking lot. My husband looked under the hood to see if he could see anything. All he saw was a very corroded battery. We had had the car serviced one month earlier and they didn't say anything about the battery. Anyway, I called ray varner Ford in clinton, tn where I had bought the car and told them the problem. They said it woul have to be towed in, so I called a tow truck.the service man said they would check it over and call me later which he did. The news was devastating when he said it was the electronic steering rack that had gone out and it would cost $1,731 plus tax. I almost fainted. My car had gone out of warrentee on April 24th and at the time of the incident, my car only had 25,896 miles on it. I is not many miles for a care that is 42 months old. That amount of money is two months of my social security. A little while later he called and said my battery was leaking acid and even though the dealer charges way more for a battery then you can buy somewhere else, I told him to put a new one in. We still wondered why the guys who serviced my car didn't notice the corrosion, unless it started after they serviced it. The total bill came to $2,166.79 and then I was really upset. I was hoping they would give me a break since I had such low miles on my car, even though the 36 month warrantee had already expired. I read on the internet that several people had problems with their power steering with their 2015 Explorer, but there was never a recall. The 2011-214 Explorer were recalled for the same thing, so how come not the 2015. My husband said the 2015 probably has the same power seeting rack as the ones that were recalled. I am scared to drive my car now and it has caused me a lot of stress.

- Jacksboro, TN, USA

Power steering loss while driving. 2015 Ford Explorer XLT with 40,908 miles on it. Received alerts about the steering loss after steering had gone out. No warning prior to the steering loss. Alerts included "steering loss stop safely", "service advancetrac" and "terrain management system fault" immediately had the Explorer towed to closest Ford dealer.

- Glenside, PA, USA