EPAS Failure

[Mazuroo]

The other day, while taking the back roads to pick up my son (read: pushing the EcoBeast to it's cornering limits on those country curves) the steering failed and I almost went into a ditch. I got the EPAS failure warning and stopped the car, turned it off/on and haven't had the issue since. I have owned the car roughly 2 years prior with zero issues; currently a bit over 50k miles. I never track it and rarely push it too it's limits.

Has anyone else experienced this? I jumped on the interwebs and saw this was an issue up until year 2014 (supposedly). Could the SHO have the older steering system as it was a limited production model?

2015 SHO with a Livernois 93 octane tune and precision plugs.

 

[SHOdded]

Since the system works the same way, it is reasonable to expect similar failures to occur. The frequency of reports has not been huge to begin with, and definitely little to no issues with the Gen 5 in this regard.

A thorough inspection should reveal any pending problems. But begin by looking for frayed wiring and/or rust/dirt/water intrusion into the sensor connectors. Sounds like you still have powertrain warranty, it MAY cover steering system issues as well. Worth a check. Replacing the steering gear can get expensive in a hurry.

EG1Z-3504-H Steering Gear 1
Gear Assembly
SE, SEL, LIMITED, SHO
$1,650.27 $1,043.80

FC3Z-3F818-A Steering Sensor Assembly
Sensor
2013-18, POWER TILT/ TELECSOPING, W/ AUTO PARK, FROM 11/ 03/ 2014
$68.42 $47.21

BB5Z-3F818-A Steering Sensor Assembly
Sensor
2013-18, POWER TILT/ TELECSOPING, W/ AUTO PARK, TO 11/ 02/ 2014
$136.47 $94.16

 

[Mazuroo]

Yowza, thanks for the detailed reply. I live across the street from my Ford dealer so I'll have them look at it when inspection in a few weeks.