Driving home from shopping I backed out of a parking space and heard a loud popping sound upon inspection the 2 mounting bolts holding the gearbox to the frame rail had sheared off and the 3rd one had ripped through the frame rail completely and dropped the gearbox had to have it towed home upon further inspection there are stress cracks around the mounting holes for the gearbox bolts.
1993 Ford E-150 steering problems
10 complaints (14% of all complaints for this car).
- owner complaints
- 10
- of this car's complaints
- 14%
- crashes
- 0
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Gear box (other than rack and pinion)3
- Steering wheel/handle bar1
- Rack and pinion: rack1
- Linkages: knuckle: spindle: arm1
- Hydraulic power assist: pump1
At what mileage
Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.
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Ford E-150 steering problems in other years
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Related investigations
Loss of steering control
There is no summary currently available
PE96072
What 1993 Ford E-150 owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
Wife was driving van out of driveway heard a loud snapping sound and she lost steering and brakes went out she did not make it too the road I went out and looked at van and the steering box bolts had snapped off causing the steering box too hit brake line van was towed to repair shop repairs are pending.
Consumer states the steering gear box collapse. Please provide further information.. Ts
The three bolts that mount the steering box broke and the frame has multible cracks,the bolts show no sign of wear as if loose, but do look like they might have been over tightened. This happened suddenly and resulted in no control of the van.
Transmission operates poorly when vehicle temperature is high, replacement transmission repeated behavior. Mjs
3 mounting bolts that hold frame of steering gear have broken off. Causing loss of vehicle control .
Power steering failed at low speeds during wet weather.
Steering is locking causing loss of control.
Steering locks up when brakes are applied.
The vehicle shuts down w/no warning making steering difficult and reduced braking. Numerous repairs not change condition. Tt
Questions about the 1993 Ford E-150 steering
Does the 1993 Ford E-150 have steering problems?
Owners have filed 10 complaints about the steering of the 1993 Ford E-150, 14% of all its complaints, more than any other problem.
At what mileage do 1993 Ford E-150 steering problems start?
Not enough complaints include the mileage to tell.
Was there a recall on the 1993 Ford E-150 steering?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Ford E-150 have bad steering?
The Ford E-150 model years with the most steering complaints are 1994 (20 complaints), 1999 (17 complaints) and 1993 (10 complaints).
Other 1993 Ford E-150 problems
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