17MKZ3.0TT Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 2017 3.0TT, just hit 40k miles and the electronic power steering quit. Was about a mile into a city errand trip, with only 6~7 90° turns, so I doubt the assist motor overheated. Fuse is good, so that's about all I can investigate on my own. Just dropped it off at the local Ford dealership that I've used for years with Ford trucks & later for the Z. I'll update as I find out what's up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
17MKZ3.0TT Posted October 4, 2022 Author Share Posted October 4, 2022 Unless something changes, the diagnosis is in. It's not the electronic steering, it's the worn out rack & pinion system it's trying to push back & forth. Yeah, I guess 40k miles is a reasonable amount of time to wear out, compared to those Alabama Korean and Indiana Japanese economy cars costing less than my $50+k Lincoln MFF (Mexican Fancy Fusion). Estimate is $3780-ish plus tax. Guess 40K miles is the expected time for a nice bill on well-maintained Ford products now? My "E350 XLT Super Duty" 9 passenger van needed upper and lower ball joints at 40k miles. It normally has just the 2 front captains chairs in it, and 2x a year, a golf cart. I've had somewhere around a dozen Ford products since 1974 or 1975, with diminished satisfaction except for better rust protection with each successive. (I take full responsibility for the 1967 Mustang fastback 2+2 I bounced off two trees and totaled in '74.) ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubyinla Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 (edited) Holy Cow... 40k miles is absurd. So is the repair price. ? Local Lincoln dealer shop rate is either $210 or $240 an hour. Forgot which, but sort of irrelevant to me when it went over $80. haha 3 Mustangs, 2 Explorers, Flex, Cougar (forced on me) and never a problem like that. Yellow '67 Mustang convertible bought in flight school in 1969. Sold during the arab oil embargo and bought a Toyota Carola, with the big engine & a/c for $2600. Seemed like a good idea at the time ? Edited October 10, 2022 by rubyinla Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
17MKZ3.0TT Posted October 13, 2022 Author Share Posted October 13, 2022 It does involve little details like the parts, removing the sub frame, doing a wheel alignment afterwards, etc. I was more ticked off at the miles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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