NHTSA Complaint #10727051 — 2011 FORD F-150

WHILE DRIVING 45MPH DOWN A STRAIGHT ROAD, MY DASH DISPLAYED THE FOLLOWING ERROR "POWER STEERING FAULT" AND MY POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. I PULLED OVER AND STOPPED TO READ THE MANUAL. IT SAYS IF/WHEN THIS HAPPENS TURN YOUR VEHICLE OFF FOR 10 SECONDS AND RESTART. IF THE ERROR MESSAGE APPEARS AGAIN, TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY. MY CONCERN IS, HOW CAN AN ELECTRONIC ERROR APPEAR FOR "POWER STEERING FAULT" AND STOP WORKING INSTANTANEOUSLY? I HAVE READ NUMEROUS BLOGS AND COMMENTS ONLINE HOW THIS IS VERY COMMON AND PEOPLES STORIES OF WRECKS OR THIS HAPPENING ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS! THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY! I UNPLUGGED MY BATTERY FOR 10 MINUTES TO CLEAR THE ERROR FROM THE "TRUCKS COMPUTER". THE POWER STEERING WORKED AGAIN FINE FOR ABOUT A DAY THEN IT DID THE SAME THING. THIS IS AN ELECTRONIC ERROR THAT CAN KILL SOMEBODY IF IT HAS NOT ALREADY.