Fentress24
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- 2016 Ford Explorer Sport
2016 Sport is having a steering issue and I wanted to see if anyone on here has had a similar experience prior to taking it to the dealer. I'll do my best to explain what is happening:
When under partial acceleration the truck seems to be wandering to the right. It is not torque steer, I am half throttle at most. The truck will begin to move to the right for 1/2 seconds and steering goes soft. I naturally turn the wheel to the left to counter the slide/pull right and then the steering feeling returns, except now the wheel is off center when driving straight. Stays like this until a full stop or off/on cycle. Does it 100% of the time under partial acceleration or more. Symptoms feel like torque steer but I can say with 100% confidence it is not torque steer.
Truck has 61k miles and just started around 60k. Was also in a FB discussion with a few other owners who have experienced this, but no known cause or fix was known.
When under partial acceleration the truck seems to be wandering to the right. It is not torque steer, I am half throttle at most. The truck will begin to move to the right for 1/2 seconds and steering goes soft. I naturally turn the wheel to the left to counter the slide/pull right and then the steering feeling returns, except now the wheel is off center when driving straight. Stays like this until a full stop or off/on cycle. Does it 100% of the time under partial acceleration or more. Symptoms feel like torque steer but I can say with 100% confidence it is not torque steer.
Truck has 61k miles and just started around 60k. Was also in a FB discussion with a few other owners who have experienced this, but no known cause or fix was known.