Would a bad the rack and pinion cause the car to go off the road when driving over a bump?

CHRIS KINARD

MEMBER
2000 FORD MUSTANG
20,800,000 MILES

With the rack and pinion, be the cause of my steering wheel like say I hit a bump and it will go off the road like really easily, but I just hit a little bump goes off the road. I've been just trying to find out because I've replaced everything else, so could that be the cause?

Sunday, November 28th, 2021 AT 1:15 AM

1 Reply

KASEKENNY

MECHANIC
18,907 POSTS

I saw your other post that you are replacing the rack so depending on what you mean with everything else was replaced, the rack can cause this.

It is more likely to be a suspension component but if the steering darts when you hit a bump then that could be the rack having an issue with the air transfer tube that allows the air to move from side to side when you are steering.

If you have not replaced the tie rods, then I would suggest checking these and make sure you have not movement because that can cause it as well.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/tie-rod-end-replacement

So let us know what you have replaced and if you are going to replace the rack, let us know what happens with that.

Thanks

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