r/FORScan

Hey everyone,
I’m dealing with a hard-faulted Electric Power Steering (EPS) rack on my 2016 Ford Explorer (3.5L Ti-VCT) and I’m trying to figure out if this module is salvageable or if I'm completely dead in the water. The rack itself is an OEM factory unit (Part prefix: FB53-3D070, stamped T210R).

The rack looks pristine on the outside—no physical damage, no heavy oxidation, and the boots are completely bone-dry and intact. However, the steering is completely bricked.

The Codes (Pulled via FORScan):
⁠U3000:96-C8⁠ - Control Module: Component Internal Failure
⁠U3000:49-48⁠ - Control Module: Internal Electronic Failure (Freeze frame on this one shows a completely impossible steering wheel angle pinning at 2496.70°)
Live Data Telemetry (Engine Running / Idling):
⁠MOD_SUP_V⁠: 14.10V (Alternator is charging perfectly)
⁠PSCM_INT_TEMP⁠: 102°F
⁠EPAS_MOTOR_CUR⁠: -19.60 Amps

The big red flag: The car is sitting idling in park, nobody is touching the steering wheel, and the motor current is stuck drawing a massive -19.60 Amps. It seems like the corrupted steering angle sensor caused the module to panic, think the wheel was spinning violently, dump max current to counter it, and lock itself down into a permanent safety loop.

What I’ve Done/Tried Thus Far:

1. Checked fuses and verified clean 14V power supply to the rack.
2. Inspected the external harness, thermal shielding, and connectors—everything is secure and clean.
3. Attempted a module reboot/reset procedure via FORScan, but it spits back: ⁠Service procedure is not supported⁠. The module is completely ignoring external diagnostic commands right now.
4. I’ve cleared the DTCs and they come right back.
5. I also had the battery die when first trying to diagnose the car when I was hooked up to the OBDII port and I couldn’t get the battery to charge. I replaced it with a new battery and reset the BCM.

My Question:
I was looking into buying the $120 2-day Ford FJDS factory software license to force a Programmable Module Installation (PMI) reflash, but because the module is throwing hard internal hardware codes (⁠:96⁠ and ⁠:49⁠) and drawing heavy current, I'm worried the bootloader will just reject the flash.
Has anyone successfully flushed out a ⁠U3000⁠ hard lockout like this with factory software, or is that -19.6A stationary current draw a definitive sign that a power MOSFET transistor or the internal sensor array is physically fried on the circuit board? I really want to fix the unit currently on the vehicle if possible.

Appreciate any insight from Ford techs or electronic repair gurus!

Hello so quick question is this how it supposed to look like on the laptop like I’m not getting any more options to do anything just this one on the FORScan I’m trying to program my tcm but I can’t seem the find that option to do it

Hello does anyone have experience with this product I’m trying to program my ford focus 2012 SE I put in a new tcm on it but I been trying to program but I always come to a issue that I can’t

picture uploaded is one thing that i noticed may be wrong in the APIM module configuration page.

this is a bit of a long one but i’ll try to keep it as short as possible. i decided i wanted sync 3 in my 2015 SHO. i bought a sync 3 radio and apim that came from a 2019 fusion and installed it in my taurus. i reprogrammed it using “as built” settings in forscan. but now im experiencing a few issues.

1. radio will not turn off with car and driver door open. the car is reading that the door is open, but the radio won’t turn off. even when i click the power button it just goes to a very dimly lit backlight black screen.

2. climate control page does not work with touch screen, however, if i turn the ac on or off from the control panel under the radio, it shows up on the climate page on and off. also live temps are not shown on the page. and nothing is popping up on the screen when i change fan speed.

3. backup camera is not turning on, but rear sensors are working.

4. ambient lighting has an option on the radio, but they are off in the car and the option is greyed out on the screen.

if anyone has any tips on what to do, an ABT file i can download and upload in my car. or any information that can point me in the right direction would mean a lot to me. i have plenty of pictures to provide as well.

Gen1 Raptor that needed a new ABS pump, now that its fitted the codes i was getting before have gone but now i’m getting U2051 - One or more calibration files missing/corrupt leaving the warning lights still on. It is a brand new unit from Ford, not a used one.

I’m using the two month free licence of FORscan.

I saved the ‘AS Built’ data before i removed the old abs pump, downloaded the factory data - both the data before and factory data are the same and correct.

I’ve followed videos online of trying to set up their abs pumps and all they seem to do is upload the file onto the new module and it works but i am still getting the error code. My only option on FORscan is to play the ‘ABS module configuration (AS Built) whereas some people i have seen have the option of no AS Built which holds some further info where you can see the VIN on the module it is matched with.

Does anyone have any advice on my next steps please? Do i need to get the paid version of FORScan or is this something that Ford will have to do?

The only thing i can think of is that when i write all after loading the data file is that after cycling the ignition on and off it just says at 0%, then when i stop it, it says it was completed successfully but then it says its only read/writen block #1?