While driving vehicle stopped running, warning light came on, and consumer went immediately to a parking space. Took to dealer , and dealer said module near the battery had dirt in it. Consumer stated there was no dust in city. Dealer put in the module. Consumer said when vehicle cut off there was no power steering/ brakes, everything stopped. *ak the owner is says that such sensitive part should not have been placed next to the battery in the engine compartment.
1992 Ford Explorer: loss of power steering
5 of the 633 complaints about the 1992 Ford Explorer describe loss of power steering.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Loss of power steering by model year
What owners say
The vehicle occasionally hesitates on accelleration, and repeatedly the engine stalls (however, radio etc stays on) causing a loss of power steering, brake power, etc. This occurs in all seasons and at all speeds but, seems more prevelant during the summer months. This stalling has resulted in 10 near miss accidents while attempting u-turns and left turns in traffic , and while driving at freeway speeds (65 MPH +). I have repoted this to the dealer so many times they don't even track it anymore. The response during the "service" checks has ranged from, "we can't get it to create the symptoms" to "it's a mass air flow sensor." it is my belief that there is a manufacturer's defect in the design of the wiring harness, or the computer. I know that this problem is not limited to the "explorer" as a work associate had the same occurrances with his aerostar van. Any help you can give will be appreciated.
When driving at 30 MPH left rear wheels sheared off, causing loss of brakes and steering control. Also, when driving between 15-20 MPH and upon depressing the brake pedal to make a graudal stop, right rear wheels sheared off, causing loss of steering control and loss of brakes. Consumer has contacted the dealer. Dealer has replaced parts.
While driving, experiened bolt failure, when gear box fell out, due to breaking of bolts which held box, resulting in loss of steering capability.
Power steering failure.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1992 Ford Explorer power steering loss
Is loss of power steering a common problem on the 1992 Ford Explorer?
5 of 633 owner complaints about the 1992 Ford Explorer (1%) mention loss of power steering. The model year with the most reports is 2013.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1992 Ford Explorer?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 1992 Ford Explorer
Tire blowout 54Fire or smoke 43Transmission failure 21ABS 20Brake failure 18Seat belt 17Door locks 11Stalling 10Grinding brakes 6Loss of power 6Adaptive cruise 5Jerking 5Pulling 5
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