1998 Ford Explorer steering problems
74 complaints about steering have been filed for the 1998 Ford Explorer, which is 3% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 74 3% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 12 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 10 and 2
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 12 crashes, 1 fire, 10 injuries, 2 deaths.
What owners wrote
Vehicle a lemon in shop for 9 months, turning steering wheel would not turn tires, steering knuckle broke casting at wheel.
Tl*the contact owns a 1998 ford explorer. While driving 30 MPH, the contact lost steering ability and defective parts punctured the front passenger side tire. The failure caused him to crash into another vehicle. The vehicle was towed to a local body shop. The contact felt that the cause of failure was due to a failed steering knuckle. The body shop repaired the steering knuckle and all related parts. No other failures have occurred since the repair. The failure mileage was 121,916 and current mileage was 123,000.
Other problems reported for the 1998 Ford Explorer
- Tires 750 complaints
- Cruise control 287 complaints
- Engine 200 complaints
- Electrical system 120 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 117 complaints
- Suspension 116 complaints
- Brakes 102 complaints
- Seats 71 complaints