NHTSA Complaint #11320855 — 2013 FORD F-150

FIRST INCIDENT, EXITING THE HIGHWAY, SLOWED DOWN, SUDDENLY HAD NO STEERING CONTROL OND THE DASH LIT UP WITH "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT". I BARELY AVOIDED AN UPCOMING VEHICLE AS I ATTEMPTED TO MERGE AND AVOID HITTING A CONCRETE WALL. I MANAGED TO MANHANDLE THE TRUCK TO SIDE OF THE ROAD. STOPPED. TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. RESTARTED. PROBLEM GONE. SECOND INCIDENT: 4 DAYS LATER. TURNED INTO MY WORK PARKING LOT, WAS MANEUVERING AROUND SOME PARKED VEHICLES AND SUDDENLY SAME EXACT THING HAPPENS AND I ALMOST WRECKED AGAIN. I SHIFT THE ENGINE OFF AND THIS TIME WHEN I STARTED IT, IT SAYS SERVICE POWER STEERING SYSTEM NOW. I MANAGED TO PARK IT SOMEWHAT IN A SPOT AND IT IS STILL SITTING THERE AT WALMART (MY WORK) BEHIND THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT IT FROM. I DID CONTACT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND WAS TOLD IF I WANTED TO DRIVE IT IN AND PAY 108 DOLLARS THAT THEY WOULD HOOK IT UP AND DIAGNOSE IT, BUT I JUST CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY THAT RIGHT NOW. I HAVE READ ONLINE ABOUT RECALLS WITH THE 2014 MODELS FOR THE SAME REASON. AS WELL AS OTHER VEHICLES WITH THE SAME ENGINES. SEEMS LIKE THE 2013 SHOULD BE AS WELL. I AM SERIOUS WHEN I SAY I WAS IN DANGER WHEN THIS OCCURRED. NO CONTROL OF STEERING. EXTREMELY FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE. *TR