2011 FORD F-150 Steering Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AND MAKING LEFT TURNS, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (APPLE FORD OF LYNCHBURG, LOCATED AT 2113 LAKESIDE DR LYNCHBURG, VA 24501) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE STEERING MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,882.

TOOK VEHICLE 2011 F-100 TO FORD SERVICE CENTER FOR SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT DIAGNOSIS. FORD DEALER INFORMED ME VEHICLE WAS MISFIRING AND NEEDED PLUGS AND COILS. DEALER THEN INFORMED ME THAT THE VEHICLE ALSO NEEDS STEERING RACK REPLACEMENT AS CODES REVEAL A RACK FAILURE. SERVICE ADVANCE TRACK LIGHT WAS ON. QUOTED $1800.00 FOR STEERING RACK REPLACEMENT. VEHICLE NOW HAS 83200 MILES ON IT. THIS LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON AND OFF FOR AT LEAST THE LAST 2 YEARS. DEALER SAYS TOTAL FAILURE IS A CERTAINTY IN TIME. AFTER RESEARCH ON INTERNET I FIND THAT FORD HAS IDENTIFIED THIS PROBLEM ON VEHICLES IN MY MODEL YEAR AND HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT IT . SAFETY CONCERN IS THAT STEERING COULD FREEZE WHILE DRIVING AND RESULT IN ACCIDENT.

WHEN DRIVING AND YOU MAKE SLIGHT TURNS AND GO BACK TO STRAIGHTEN WHEEL OUT THE STEERING LOCKS UP FOR A FEW SECONDS. FROM ALL THE RESEARCH I HAVE DONE IT SEEMS LIKE THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING ASSIST IS THE ISSUE. I NOTICED THIS TO HAPPEN AS WE WERE DRIVING THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS. I SEE ONLINE OTHERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. THE WHEEL GETS VERY HARD TO HOLD ONTO AND I WOULD HATE TO HAVE TO BE IN A BIG TURN AND CAN'T TURN THE WHEEL BACK ESPECIALLY IF WE ARE GOING AT A NORMAL SPEED. THIS WILL ACT UP AT ANYTIME ON ANY TYPE OF ROAD. FROM RESEARCH THIS CAN BE QUIET EXPENSIVE FOR THE REPAIR, AS IT IS CAUSING OTHER THINGS TO BE AFFECTED THAT MAY NEED REPAIRS AS WELL.

I WAS BACKING MY F-150 DOWN AN ALLEY OUT INTO THE STREET WHEN I HAD A SUDDEN AND COMPLETE STEERING FAILURE. THE STEERING WHEEL DID NOT JUST FEEL STIFF BUT LOCKED UP AS IF IT WERE BEING HELD BY SOMETHING. THERE WAS NO INDICATION FROM EITHER SYMPTOMS OR ANY TYPE OF WARNING LIGHT AS TO THE FAIL PRIOR TO THIS. AFTER TORQUING ON IT. IT FINALLY BROKE TO THE RIGHT AND THEN WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE WHEELS BUT IT WANTED TO LOCK IN CERTAIN POSITIONS. I AM A BIG GUY AND COULD HARDLY MOVE THE WHEEL WHEN IT WAS TRYING TO LOCK UP. MY WIFE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MOVE IT AT ALL. I HAVE READ THE INFORMATION SINCE ON THIS SYSTEM AND HAVE FOUND THAT THE PROBLEM IS CONSISTENT TO THE TYPE OF DEVISE USED TO DRIVE THE POWER ASSIST. WHEN THE ELECTROMAGNET FAILS IT LOCKS...

I HAVE A 2011 F150 WITH JUST UNDER 44K MILES. TOOK THE TRUCK IN FOR A SET OF FRONT BRAKES AND WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A SMALL LEAK NOT EXACTLY SURE WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM. WITHIN LESS THAT A WEEK THE ENGINE WAS NOT ENGAGING TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY ADVISED THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION AS THERE WERE NO FLUIDS IN IT. NEEDLESS TO SAY I WAS QUITE SURPRISED AS WE HAD JUST TOPPED OFF ALL THE FLUIDS IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS. NOT REAL SURE ABOUT THIS, BUT I HAD A NEW TRANSMISSION PUT IN PICKED IT UP UPON LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP I HAD ANOTHER PROBLEM THE STEERING SEEMED A LITTLE TIGHT ENDED UP TAKING I THE TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP THE ADVISED THAT I REPLACE THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING ASSY AND PROGRAM MODULE TO VEHICLE. I WASN'T TOO SURE ABOUT THIS...

MILEAGE ON 2011 TRUCK IS 110,000. AT LOW SPEEDS, STEERING WILL SEIZE AND NEED TO USE MY OWN STRENGTH TO TURN. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY, AND FORD REALLY NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. I HAVE COME CLOSE TO HITTING MANY CARS IN PARKING LOTS. ALSO HAPPENS USUALLY WHEN I AM BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY FOR WORK, NOT A GOOD TIME TO SCARE ME.

2011 F150 STEERING FAILURE , WHEN FAILED STEERING FAILED STABILITY CONTROL AND STEERING WENT. WHILE MAKING TURN STEERING WOULD " LOCK" PREVENTING TEMPARY CONTROL OF PICKUP, BEFORE COMPLETING TRIP POWER ASSIST WENT TOTALLY OUT. CONTACTED FORD THEY STATE THAT THE POWER ASSIST NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FROM DESCRIPTION ALONE, THEY ALSO HAD RECALLED MULTIPLE OTHER VEHICLES FOR THIS ISSUE HOW EVER THE F 150 IS NOT ONE OF THOSE AND IT WILL COST 3 K TO FIX.... UMM IF ALL YOUR OTHER VEHICLES ARE DOING THIS AND THIS ONE IS DOING THE SAME THING THEN ITS A DEFECT! THE ONLY THING THAT HELPED ME PREVENT THE ACCIDENT FROM HAPPENING WAS MY TRAINING AS AN EVO ( EMERGENCY VEHICLE OPERATOR) AT THE TIME OF FAILURE I WAS TURNING IN FRONT OF SEMI , IF I WOULD NOT HAVE TAKEN THE DITCH AND PREVENTED MEASURES THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A QUAD FATALITY...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS LOW SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT USED EXCESSIVE FORCE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL. NORM REEVES FORD OF CERITOS, CA WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE RACK AND PINION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED. THE CONTACT SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES TO AVOID CRASHING INTO A NEARBY BUILDING. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

THIS WEEK I HAD A TOTAL FAILURE OF MY EPAS(ELECTRIC POWER ASSISTED STEERING) IN A 2011 F150. I'M VERY THANKFUL THAT THIS HAPPENED WHILE I WAS IN A PARKING LOT ON A MILITARY BASE. I DIDN'T HAVE THE SLIGHTEST CLUE ON WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH MY VEHICLE UNTIL I HAD TO DO A LITTLE RESEARCH AND THE OVER FOLLOWING CONCERNS REPORTED ABOUT THE EPAS SHOCKED ME! BEING A MOTHER OF TWO LITTLE BOYS I'VE VERY GREAT FULL THAT THIS DID NOT HAPPEN WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. FORD NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS CONCERN BECAUSE THE OUTCOME COULD HAVE BEEN VERY BAD FOR MY FAMILY.

THE STEERING STICKS WHILE DRIVING, MOST OF THE TIMES WHILE DRIVING STREIGHT, BUT SOMETIMES WHILE TURNING IT WILL BECOME HARD TO TRUN.

WITH 44,000 MILES ON MY TRUCK THE POWER STEERING LITERALLY JUST STOPPED WORKING ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK. TRUCK IS 6 YEARS OLD WELL MAINTAINED AND LOW MILEAGE. FORD WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED AND TRUCK WAS JUST PAYED OFF A MONTH AGO. CALLED FORD ABOUT ISSUE AND READ ONLINE OF ALL THE ISSUES WITH SAME PROBLEM ACROSSED THE NATION. WAS GIVIN STANDARD SORRY FOR YOUR LUCK IT WILL BE A TOTAL OF $1900.00 TO FIX YOUR PROBLEM.

THE EPAS STEERING SYSTEM HAS INTERMITENT HARD STEERING ISSUES. SOMETIMES IT WILL WANT TO STICK WHEN TURNING AND VERY HARD TO TURN BACK STRAIGHT. IT IS LIKE IT IS MANUAL STEERING.

WHILE DRIVING THRU A PARKING LOT I RECEIVED A WARNING "SERVICE ADVANTRAC" THEN WHILE MAKING A TURN INTO A FOOD DRIVE THRU ANOTHER ALARM WENT OFF. POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT. I LOST ALL POWER STEERING AND NEARLY CRASHED INTO THE DRIVE THRU SIGN. THIS ALL HAPPENED WITHIN MINUTES. WHEN THE STEERING GOES OUT THERE IS NOT ADVANCED INDICATIONS OR WARNINGS UNTIL IT HAPPENS. THE ELECTRIC ASSIST MOTOR IS JUST DISABLED. YOU HAVE NO STEERING AT THAT POINT. IT IS HARDER TO TURN THEN AN OLDER MANUAL STEERING VEHICLE. THE ENTIRE RACK N PINION STEERING UNIT HAS TO BE REPLACED DUE TO UNDER ENGINEERING. IT IS ONE MOTOR BUT IS EMBEDDED INTO THE RACK. THE COST ALONE IS 1200.00 FOR THE RACK NOT INCLUDING LABOR TO INSTALL AND REPROGRAM. TO ME THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE THAT WILL SOME DAY GET SOMEONE SEVERELY INJURED OR DEATH DUE TO A NON...

MY PROBLEM IS ALMOST EXACTLY LIKE THE ONE STATED FROM THERMPOLIS WY DATED JUNE 02 2017 I ALSO HAVE 103,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK.I NOTICED ON THE INTERSTATE SPEEDS ABOVE 50MPH THE STEERING CATCHES IN CENTER POSITION CAUSING AN OVER STEER WHEN CHANGING LANES.(VERY DANGEROUS).MY COST TO REPLACE THE ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST IS $1400

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 10 MILES PER HOUR ON A DIRT ROAD MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AS IF THE TRUCK HAD BEEN TURNED OFF, CAUSING ME TO CRASH INTO A TREE. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS FIRM.AND WOULD NOT DEPRESS.

WHILE DRIVING THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING WILL SUDDENLY ALERT AND FAIL AND THE VEHICLE IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER.

BECOMES STIFF AND VEHICLE IS HARD TO CONTROL. THIS OCCURS AT LOW SPEED ,HIGH SPEED. WHEN TURNING I HAVE TO MUSCLE THE STEERING WHEEL, THE TRUCK WILL START TO DRIFT OUT OF THE LANE OR TRAVEL AND CONTINUE IN THAT DIRECTION INSTEAD OF RETURNING TO CENTER. I AM ALWAYS CORRECTING THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL. THE TRUCK WILL TRAVEL IN A STRAIGHT LINE. IT ACTS AS IF THE FRONT END ALIGNMENT IS OUT PULLING THE TRUCK ONE WAY AND THEN THE OTHER ONCE CORRECTED. IT'S ALMOST AS IF YOU ARE FIGHTING THE STEERING. THE ENTIRE TIME IN AM DRIVING MY TRUCK. I HAVE ANOTHER 2011 F150 AND I CAN'T WAIT FOR THAT ONE TO START HAVING PROBLEMS

THE STEERING WHEEL STICKS WHEN TURN IT LEFT EVEN SLIGHTLY LEFT. SOMETIMES IT STICKS VERY TIGHT AND BECOMES DIFFICULT TO RETURN TO CENTER WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO JERK HARD. WHEN DRIVING AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE STEERING WHEEL WILL SUDDENLY START PULLING LEFT AND YOU HAVE TO BE QUICK TO CORRECT IT OR IT WILL TOSS YOU IN THE OTHER LANE. IT STARTED ABOUT 30K MILES AGO AND HAS BECOME WORSE AND WORSE AS I PASS 100K MILES.

DRIVING TRUCK AT HIGHWAY SPEED DECIDED TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN , SLOWED TO NEAR STOPPING SPEED AND STARTED TO TURN AND STEERING WHEEL FROZE AND NEARLY CRASHED TRUCK ,COULDN'T BUDGE THE STEERING WHEEL .ACTED AS IF ENGINE TURNED OFF BUT TRUCK WAS STILL RUNNING, I POPPED HOOD DISCONNECTED BATTERY FOR 10 MINUTES HOOKED BACK UP AND STILL NO STEERING, WITH BOTH HANDS I COULD TURN IT MAX 1 INCH IN EITHER DIRECTION, 25 MILES FROM HOME TOOK 2 HOURS AND BACKING UP AND FORWARD SEVERAL TIMES TO EVEN MAKE A VERY SMALL CORNER, UN-SAFE AND DEFINATELY NOT BUYING ANOTHER F-150. TOOK TO SHOP WITH HOIST AND TOOK ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST APART AND BELT WAS CHEWED AND DESTROYED, CAN'T BUY A BELT ANYWHERE , ALL PARTS AND FORD WANT $1200 TO $1700 FOR COMPLETE RACK ALL IT NEEDS IS A $5SIMPLE BELT TO FIX IT. ANYONE KNOW THE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. UPON MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE WITH BOTH HANDS ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND THERE WAS A LOSS OF STEERING ABILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (WESTLAND FORD, 3450 WALL AVE, OGDEN, UT 84401, (801) 629-5500) FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

EXPERIENCE INTERMITTENT LACK OF STEERING WHEEL RETURNABILITY TO CENTER ON LEFT HAND TURNS WITH SMALL STEERING WHEEL ANGLE.

WHILE DRIVING MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKS AND THE SERVICE ADVANCETRAC WARNING APPEARS IN THE CENTER CLUSTER. YOU CAN OVERPOWER THE WHEEL LOCK BUT AT HIGHWAY SPEED IT ALMOST CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT WITH MY TWO KIDS IN THE TRUCK. I CALLED FORD CUSTOMER CARE AND THEY HAVE STATED THAT THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM AND I HAVE HEARD THAT THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR. THE PROBLEM IS HAPPENING DAILY NOW AND ALSO HAPPENS AT LOW SPEED WHEN TURNING.

2011 FORD F-150 WITH 103,000 MILES. ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST STEERING (EPAS) MOTOR FAILURE. FORD MAKES REPLACEMENT OF THE FAILED PART ITSELF UNAVAILABLE AND REQUIRES YOU REPLACE THE ENTIRE STEERING RACK AND EPAS MOTOR, AN ESTIMATED $1600 AT THE DEALERSHIP. PARTS ARE ALSO UNAVAILABLE FROM ANYWHERE BUT FORD. STEERING OFTEN "CATCHES" AT SPEEDS ABOVE 4O MPH CAUSING THE DRIVER TO JERK THE STEERING WHEEL OUT OF THE "CATCH" AND OFTEN TIMES OVER-CORRECT THE VEHICLE. THIS IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS WHEN IT HAPPENS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS UNEXPECTEDLY.

I HAVE A 2011 F150 TRUCK IT'S SAYING POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT, SERVICE ADVANCETRAC, WHEN I TURN THE WHEEL IT MAKES A LOUD NOICE STILL DRIVABLE BUT DANGEROUS. I HAVE LOOKED EVERYWHERE ONLINE THERE IS RECALLS ON THIS EXACT SAME THING JUST NOT ON MY VIN FOR THIS TRUCK BUT SAME YEAR AN TRUCK HAS RECALLS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AN VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX YOUR SELF . THIS IS A FORD DEFAULT AN THEY ARE NOT WANTING TO FIX I'M WILLING TO GO THROUGH ALL LEVELS TO SEE TO IT THEY FIX IT.

STEERING UNEXPECTEDLY BECOMES STIFF AND VEHICLE IS HARD TO CONTROL. THIS OCCURS AT LOW SPEED ,HIGH SPEED. WHEN TURNING I HAVE TO MUSCLE THE STEERING WHEEL INTO A TURN AND THEN BACK OUT OF A TURN. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE STEERING MAY COMPLETELY LOCK UP OR CEASE AT ANY TIME WHICH COULD RESULT IN A DEVASTATING EVENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE STEERING SEIZED AND REQUIRED EXCESSIVE FORCE IN ORDER TO BE MOVED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

POWER STEERING KEEPS POPPING WHEN TURNING AND LOCKS UP

WHEN TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WILL LOCK UP AND I WILL BE UNABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL FOR 1-2 SECONDS. FORTUNATELY, I HAVE NOT HIT ANYONE WHEN THIS HAPPENS, BUT IT MIGHT BE ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THIS WILL CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AROUND 30MPH AND LOST POWER STEERING. "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT" APPEARED ON THE MESSAGE CENTER IN THE GAUGE CLUSTER. PULLED OVER SAFELY AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE MESSAGE WAS STILL ON THE MESSAGE CENTER. POWER STEERING IS STILL ABSENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

THE STEERING LOCKS UP WHEN TURNING LEFT. SOMETIMES IT IS FOR A ONLY MOMENTARY AND OTHER TIMES IT HAPPENS AND TAKES A FEW SECONDS TO UNLOCK. SEEMS VERY DANGEROUS AND AN OBVIOUS DEFECT. HAPPENS AT IDLE AS WELL AS UP TO FREEWAY SPEEDS. ONLY HAPPENS IN A LEFT HAND TURN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE REVERSING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING SEIZED AND THE STEERING ASSIST INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TAKATA RECALL .... WHEN TURN RIGHT HAVE PULL REAL HARD TO GO BACK LEFT WHEN TRUCK IS MOVING ON A CITY STREET AND ON HIGHWAY ....AS THIS COULD BE A PROBLEM NOT GETTING TRUCK TO TURN

GOING DOWN THE ROAD AT 65MPH, LOST POWER STEERING. THIS IS GONNA KILL SOMEONE. FORD DEALERSHIP SAYS 1500 DOLLARS, I SAY YOU PAY FOR IT. NO WAY AT 120K MILES SHOULD I LOSE POWER STEERING.

ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST STEERING FAILURE, WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN THE STEERING FAILED PART WAY THROUGH THE TURN CAUSING THE TRUCK TO GO STRAIGHT, BECAUSE OF THIS I ALMOST HIT 2 PARKED CARS. WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND I COULD NOT TURN IT. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE TO FORD AS THERE HAVE BEEN THOUSANDS OF RECALL FOR THESE UNITS FROM 2011 AND NEWER, MY TRUCK FALLS IN TO THE RECALL VOID.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND EXCESSIVE FORCE ON THE STEERING WHEEL WAS REQUIRED IN ORDER TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER AND WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

STEERING LOCKS UP WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT, WANDERS ON THE HIGHWAY AND THEN LOCKS UP. CANNOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE FEELS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE.

THE STEERING WHEEL "STICKS" OR "CATCHES" WHEN TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY AT 45-60 MPH AND TURNING LEFT. IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES BUT ONLY WHEN TURNING TO THE LEFT. I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS TRUCK 2 WEEKS (BOUGHT IT USED WITH 77,000 MILES) BUT IT STARTED HAVING THIS PROBLEM AFTER 2 DAYS.

VEHICLE STEERING IT VERY JERKY AND LOCKS UP, PARTICULARY WHEN TURNING LEFT. MAKES VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO DRIVE IN A STRAIGHT LINE WITHOUT 'WANDERING" IN THE LANE. NOT SAFE. STARTED ABOUT A YEAR AGO, GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE.

BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT POPPING UP ON THE SCREEN WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND THE STEERING CONTROL LIGHT SHOWS UP. TRUCK WON'T STEER LEFT OR RIGHT. THANK GOD I WAS PARKED WHEN IT FAILED. BEING TOLD IT'S THE ELECTRONIC RACK N PINION BOX. I ONLY HAVE 60,000 MILE ON THE TRUCK. I'M 59 YEARS OLD AND I DRIVE TO FROM WORK. PLEASE HELP.

MY STEERING WHEEL WILL STICK WHEN TURNING LEFT. IT MAKES IT HARD TO KEEP IT IN ONE LANE.THE PROBLEM WILL COME AND GO. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY DID NOT SEE ANY PROBLEM. BUT LIKE I SAID THE PROBLEM WILL COME AND GO. YOU HAVE TO FORCE THE STEERING WHEEL BACK TO THE ORIGINAL POSITION. I CAN MAKE A VIDEO IF THIS WILL HELP.

WHEN DRIVING AND TAKING A LEFT TURN, THE POWER STEERING STOPS, MAKING IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN THE WHEEL. IT IS INTERMITTENT, BUT IS HAPPENING MORE AND MORE OFTEN. BACK IN OCTOBER OF 2016 I TOOK IT TO MY FORD DEALER TO HAVE IT FIXED. I WAS TOLD THAT MY WARRANTY WAS UP A WEEK EARLIER, SO I WOULD HAVE TO PAY. I COULDN'T AFFORD TO PAY FOR IT AT THE TIME, SO I DECLINED. NOW IT IS MUCH WORSE.

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A USED FORD F150 2011 RAPTOR. THE STEERING CONTINUES TO BE PROBLEMATIC. THE ISSUE IS THAT TURNING THE WHEEL "STICKS" AND BECOMES ALMOST NON FUNCTIONAL. THE PROBLEM IS SPORADIC BUT STEADY. I PAID OVER $600 AT A LOCAL AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. CAN I OBTAIN MORE INFO IF I CAN GET THIS RESOLVED BY FORD UNDER A RECALL?

ELECTRONIC STEERING SYSTEM FAILURE WHEN TURNING LEFT. THE ISSUE BEGAN WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BUT WAS VERY INTERMITTANT. OVER TIME IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE. FORD RECALLED OTHER VEHICLES FOR SAME ISSUE DUE TO SAFETY BUT NOT MINE. I SEE ON LINE MANY FORUMS DISUCSSING MY EXACT ISSUE ON THE SAME MODEL YEAR. I WENT TO FORD CORPORATE WITH NO TRACTION AS THEY SEEMED LIKE THEY DIDNT KNOW THE ISSUE. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO THE FORD DEALER & THEY AGREE THAT ITS FAILING & WANT TO CHARGE ME FULL PRICE FOR CORRECTION WHICH IS 2K TO REPLACE ELECTRONIC STEERING RACK. I SAID I COULDN'T AFFORD, THEY INSPECTED MY VEHICLE & PASSED IT KNOWING THAT THE STEERING WAS UNSAFE. I CANNOT AFFORD 2K, I PAID 45K FOR THE TRUCK. I HAVE PURCHASE MANY FORDS. I AM HOPING THAT THIS BECOMES A RECALL SOON.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE TURNING OUT OF A PARKING LOT AT 10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 11V128000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, BODY CONTROL MODULE) AND 10V659000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, BODY CONTROL MODULE). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

WHILE DRIVING MY FORD TRUCK IT MAKES A GRUNTING OR BINDING SOUND WHEN TURNING. HAVE NOTICED SIMILAR PROBLEMS ON INTERNET. SOME STEERING PROBLEMS HAVE CREATED A POTENTIAL FOR DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY. STEERING IS AN IMPORTANT FUNCTION. PLEASE INVESTIGATE SO ONE OF THESE OPTIONS DOES NOT OCCUR TO ME OR A FAMILY MEMBER.

FORD F150 2011. THE STEERING ON THE TRUCK LOCKS UP WHILE DRIVING. OFTEN DESCRIBED ON OTHER FORUMS AS GOING INTO MANUAL MODE VS ASSISTED STEERING. I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN WHILE AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, GOING AROUND A CURVE WITH MY FAMILY IN THE VEHICLE. I HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE ON THIS VEHICLE HOWEVER NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED YET. I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT YET DUE TO THE ISSUE, BUT I HAVE SINCE PLACED THE VEHICLE IN STORAGE AWAITING A RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP TO THE LEFT WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO UNLOCK THE WHEEL. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURE WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE FAILURE DID NOT RECUR AND WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000.

2011 FORD F150 XLT SUPERCAB 4X4 WITH 50,000 MILES HAS PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST STEERING (EPAS) AND FORD HAS BEEN NOTIFIED BUT REFUSED TO REPLACE OR ASSIST WITH REPLACEMENT AND WANTS APPROXIMATELY $1600 TO REPAIR. STEERING OFTEN BECOMES CATCHY AND CAUSES DRIVER TO JERK STEERING WHEEL TO STAY IN LANE WHILE DRIVING. *TR