I've read several posts about loose steering problems similar to the
one I'm having.  I've had my Explorer to the Santa Monica Ford dealer 4
times with no success (I work in Santa Monica).

There's a knocking in the steering column on stop/go and the steering
wanders at highway speeds and is definitely worse when hitting a bump
or trying to stop suddenly.  More than 3 times I've almost lost control
of the car trying to stop or take a curve in the rain because the front
wheels (and the steering wheel) turn back/forth very quickly.  I just
let go of the steering wheel and the car has "righted" itself
automatically.  I've replaced all four tires, the shocks and had the
front end aligned twice.

I live in Oak Park near Thousand Oaks and I'm looking for a good repair
shop to take it to.  There are several negative comments on Kemp Ford
in Thousand Oaks in a couple of these groups.

Appreciate any help.

Sue