2011 FORD F-150 Steering Problems

STEERING FROZE AND I COULD NOT TURN LEFT. WE WERE DRIVING INTO TOWN FROM THE LAKE, PULLING OUR BOAT. BEGAN TO NOTICE THE TRUCK WAS NOT ALLOWING ME THE ADJUST LEFT AND ABOUT 5 MINUTES LATER WE COULD NOT TURN LEFT. I PULLED AS A HARD AS I COULD AND COULD ONLY MOVE THE WHEEL ABOUT 1 INCH LEFT. NEXT DAY THE RADIO DISPLAY SCREEN SAID SOMETHING ABOUT POWER STEERING SYSTEM. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO MCKIE FORD IN RAPID CITY SD BY DRIVING ONLY WHERE I COULD TURN RIGHT. FORD DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING GEAR AND CHARGED ME $1500. AND NO GUARANTEE THE "NEW" EPAS GEAR BOX WON'T FAIL. VERY FRIGHTENING TO BE DRIVING AND NOT BE ABLE TO MOVE OR TURN LEFT! AND I SEE FORD HAS STARTED RECALLING SOME OF THERE VEHICLES WITH THIS SAME SYSTEM. HOW CAN THEY RECALL SOME NOT ALL? IN HINDSIGHT, THERE WAS...

ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING (EPSA) IS LEAKING WATER AND POWER STEERING FLUID. IT'S MAKING NOISES AND I AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT SINCE THIS IS MY MAIN TRANSPORTATION FOR WORK AND FAMILY. I'VE READ ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND PEOPLE SAYING THEIR WHEELS HAVE LOCKED UP AND JUST MISSED FATAL ACCIDENTS ESPECIALLY DOING HIGHER SPEEDS ON HIGHWAY TRAVEL. IS IT GOING TO TAKE A DEATH BEFORE THIS PART IS RECALLED? TRUCK COMES TO A QUICK STOP LIKE ITS JUMPING GEARS.

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILURE, SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER, WHEN MOVING AND TURNING. *TR

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK MY STEERING BEGAN TO BE VERY HARD TO STEER AND A WARNING APPEARED ON SCREEN TO CHECK POWER STEERING THEN I LOST ALL POWER STEERING AND WARNING IN SCREEN WENT TO REPAIR POWER STEERING NOW. I NO LONGER HAVE POWER STEERING AND HAVE HAD ESTIMATES UP TO 2200 DOLLARS TO REPAIR. *TR

ON TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 27, 2016 JUST AS I WAS PULLING INTO THE PARKING SPACE AT MY OFFICE A LIGHT FLASHED ON THE PANEL AND READ "POWER STEERING FAULT" AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I COULD NOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND WAITED ABOUT 2-HOURS BEFORE STARTING IT AGAIN. NOW THE MESSAGE READ "SERVICE STEERING NOW". I CONTACTED FORD'S ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND THEY CAME THE NEXT DAY AND TOWED MY TRUCK TO UPPER MARLBORO FORD AS THEY ARE DOWN THE STREET FROM MY HOME. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THE STEERING RACK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR A COST OF $2000. FURTHERMORE, THAT PART IS ONLY AVAILABLE THROUGH FORD AND I'VE NOW READ WHERE HUNDREDS OF OTHER FORD F150 OWNERS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM.

STEERING LOCKS UP WHILE TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT WHILE IN MOTION ON ANY ROAD SURFACE. SAME PROBLEM WE HAD WITH OUR OTHER TRUCK THAT IS A ONE SERIAL NUMBER OFF. WITH THAT TRUCK THE DEALER NEEDED TO REPLACE THE RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. THE TRUCK HAD 15000 MILE. THIS TRUCK HAVING PROBLEM NOW HAS 19,500 MILES ON IT. THE TRUCK WITH THE PROBLEM NOW IS CONSTANTLY HAVING THE STEERING LOCKING UP AND IS OUT OF WARRANTY NOW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING REQUIRED ADDITIONAL EFFORT TO OPERATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMING ON HARD STEERING HAVE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP TWICE FOR SAME PROBLEM FIRST TIME THEY CLEARD THE CODES SET LAST TIME I WAS TOLD THAT THE ANGLE SENSOR IN THE POWER STEERIN IS BAD AND THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEED REPLACE (EPAS GEAR)

STEERING DON'T WORK RITE

STEERING LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING. WHILE MAKING A SHARP LEFT TURN IN A PARKING LOT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP MOMENTARILY THEN BECAME HARD TO TURN. AT THE SAME TIME I HEARD A LOUD GRINDING OR BUZZING SOUND AND THE 'SERVICE ADVANCE TRAK' LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED 150 MILES TO MY MECHANIC. MY MECHANIC CONFERRED WITH THE LOCAL FORD DEALER AND DETERMINED THAT THE RACK AND PINION HAD TO BE REPLACE. TRUCK HAS 57,000 MILES ON IT. MY MECHANIC EXPECTED THE PART TO TAKE UP TO A WEEK TO ARRIVE BUT IT WAS DELIVERED THE SAME DAY. DEALER HAD SEVERAL UNITS IN STOCK. SEEMS STRANGE TO HAVE THAT MANY OF THIS P[ART IN STOCK UNLESS THERE IS A DESIGN OR MANUFACTURING FLAW THAT FORD HAS NOT DECLARED. I CHECKED THE F150 ONLINE FORUMS AND THERE ARE MANY REFERENCES TO THIS PROBLEM. NOT SURE WHAT...

2011 FORD F150 REGULAR CAB 5.4L STARTED AROUND NOV 16, 2016 STEERING LOCKS FOR A BRIEF MOMENT WHEN EXECUTING TURNS. THE STEERING MECHANISM GRUNTS WHEN MOVING THE STEERING WHEEL BACK AND FORTH. ELECTRICAL ENGAGEMENT OF RELAY OR MOTOR SEVERAL TIMES PER SECOND WHEN STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. NO WARNING LIGHTS. THIS OCCURS EVERY TIME IT IS DRIVEN. APPEARS TO BE THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST

WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY QUIT WITH NO WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS HARD TO STEER. PULLED OVER AND SHUT VEHICLE COMPLETELY OFF. STEERING WORKED FINE AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT WOULD RANDOMLY LOSES POWER STEERING WITH NO WARNING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

THE ENGINE MISFIRES AND CHANGES TO "LIMP MODE" AFTER THE ENGINE SHUDDERS, SHAKES AND LOOSES POWER. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE LIFE OF THIS VEHICLE. ALSO THE STEERING STICKS WHEN TURNING LEFT.

AFTER SHARP TURNS 'SERVICE ADVANCE TRAC' MESSAGE APPEARS AND TURN SIGNALS MALFUNCTION, DEALER STATES SENSOR LOCATED IN STEERING RACK IS BAD AND THE ENTIRE RACK MUST BE REPLACED - VEHICLE HAS 35,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN OWNED LESS THAN 60 MONTHS, BUT THIS PART IS NOT COVERED UNDER DRIVE TRAIN WARRANTY. THIS FAILURE AND THE MANUFACTURER'S DISREGARD FOR THE ISSUE IS UNACCEPTABLE.

DURING DRIVES AT APPROXIMATELY 50-55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL WILL SEIZE WHILE MAKING A LEFT HANDED SLOW CURVE TURN. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES IN A DAY DURING DRIVES ON DIFFERENT TURNS ON THE HIGHWAY OR CITY STREETS. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE MILEAGE WHEN FAILURE BEGAN WAS 37,000 MILES.

I STARTED GETTING PERIODIC WARNING LIGHTS TO "SERVICE ADVANCE TRAC" ON MY 2011 F150. THE WARNING WOULD GO AWAY AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE ONCE OR TWICE. FIRST TIME I THOUGHT IT MAY BE AN GLITCH IN THE COMPUTER SO DIDN'T WORRY ABOUT IT. AFTER SECOND TIME I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRONIC STEERING MODULE STARTING TO FAIL. IF IT IS NOT REPLACE I COULD LOOSE STEERING AT ANY TIME WITHOUT WARNING. I DID SOME INTERNET RESEARCH AND FOUND THIS IS INDEED AN ISSUE WITH SOME FORDS AND PEOPLE WERE HAVING THE POWER STEERING GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. BEING THIS IS THE PRIMARY VEHICLE USED FOR FAMILY TRANSPORTATION I WAS WORRIED. I CALLED FORD AS SOON AS MY DEALER TOLD ME THE PROBLEM. UNFORTUNATELY THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPT. IS LOCATED IN FLORIDA AND THEY WERE CLOSED DUE TO A HURRICANE. I...

THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FAILS INTERMITTENTLY. MOST OFTEN IT FAILS WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF TURNING LEFT WHILE IN MOTION. WHEN IT FAILS, THE STEERING GOES TO MANUAL WHICH MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND COMPLETE THE TURN. IT'S VERY DANGEROUS AND COULD EASILY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR INJURIES.

MY 2011 FORD F-150 (WITH ONLY 34,000 MILES) INDICATED A POWER STEERING FAULT WHEN I STARTED IT. THE POWER STEERING WAS LOCKED AND TOOK A LOT OF FORCE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. LUCKILY THIS OCCURRED IN THE DRIVEWAY AND NOT ON A HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH. IT COULD HAVE BEEN A FATAL ACCIDENT AT HIGH SPEEDS. I HAD TO HAVE MY PICKUP TAKEN TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER WHERE THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING RACK FOR OVER $2000!! AFTER SOME INVESTIGATION, I FOUND THAT THIS EPAS SYSTEM WAS NEW IN 2011 AND FORD HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR SOME TIME, BUT HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. AFTER LEAVING AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR AN OIL CHANGE, THE ADVANCE TRACK SERVICE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE POWER STEERING AND TURN SIGNALS ALSO FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V316000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THIRTY MINUTES AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HOT AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, COOLED OFF, AND RESTARTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED AT VARIOUS DRIVING SPEEDS. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,000.

ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE CAUSES THE STEERING TO LOCK. VEHICLE IS IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL WITHOUT EXTREME EFFORT. FAILURE OCCURS IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN. AT ONLY 44000 MILES. THIS IS A POORLY ENGINEERED DESIGN, NOT A RESULT OF ABUSE OR NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR.

OVER THE LAST WEEK, FOUR TIMES THE STEERING BECAME STIFF AND WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, IT STAYED LOCKED IN THE SAME DIRECTION AND I HAD TO USE FORCE TO RETURN IT TO CENTER. ON ONE OCCASION WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK IN A STRAIT LINE ON AN EMPTY ONE-WAY CITY STREET AT 35MPH, THE WHEELS VEERED LEFT AND RIGHT WITH THE STEERING WHEEL NOT MOVING AT ALL. IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING 70MPH I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. I TOOK IT TO SAGINAW VALLEY FORD WHERE THEY FOUND THE EPAS SENSOR WAS SENDING OUT ERRATIC DATA. PRICE TO REPAIR IS $1617. WHAT I FIND INCREDIBLE IS THIS NOT AN UNKNOWN PROBLEM, AND TO WHICH WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RECALLS ABOUT. PEOPLE WILL DIE FROM THIS DEFECT, REMEMBER THE FORD TEMPLE?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE SERVICE ADVANCE TRACK SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OTHER OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

WHEN MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN AT HIGHER SPEEDS, THE EPAS (ELECTRIC POWER-ASSISTED STEERING), WOULD CATCH AND LAG MOMENTARILY AND NOT RESPOND WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT BACK TO CENTER. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY AND NOT ALL THE TIME. THIS FIRST HAPPENED AT APPROX. 21,000 MILES IN SEPTEMBER, 2013. MY FORD F150 WHILE STILL UNDER THE FACTORY 3 YEAR 36,000 WARRANTY WAS TAKEN INTO CORWIN FORD IN NAMPA IDAHO FOR WARRANTY REPAIR FOR THIS ISSUE (INVOICE 10763) ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2013. THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE AND NO FIX WAS PERFORMED. THIS HAS BEEN A CONTINUING INTERMITTENT PROBLEM FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS. ON AUGUST 31, 2016 WITH 30,050 MILES ON MY F150, WHILE DRIVING IN IDAHO ON A PAVED WINDING MOUNTAIN ROAD IN A PERIOD OF 30 MINUTES, THIS STEERING PROBLEM HAPPENED FIVE TIMES CAUSING MY F150 TO CROSS THE CENTERLINE AT LEAST TWICE, LUCKILY THEIR...

WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL THE EPAS (ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING ASSIST) CATCHES AND LAGS FOR A SHORT TIME AND DOES NOT RESPOND. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY AND NOT ALL THE TIME. IT WAS TAKEN IN TO CORWIN FORD IN NAMPA, IDAHO FOR THIS PROBLEM ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2013 WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY AT 21,310 MILES (INVOICE NUMBER 10763). THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND NO FIX WAS DONE. THIS HAS BEEN A CONTINUING PROBLEM EVER SINCE AND STILL HAPPENS OCCASIONALLY. YESTERDAY, AUGUST 31, 2016 WITH 30,050 MILES ON MY F150, THIS HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN DRIVING DUE TO THE FACT THAT YOU ARE NOT EXPECTING THIS PROBLEM WITH RETURNING TO CENTER OF THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND CAN CAUSE YOU TO VEER OUT OF YOUR LANE OR TOWARD THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.

WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL GETS STUCK TO THE LEFT WITH ANY SLIGHT MOVEMENT. SLIGHT TURN TO THE RIGHT AND IT GETS STUCK TO THE LEFT WHEN RETURNING TO THE NEUTRAL POSITION AND WHEN SLIGHTLY TURNED TO THE LEFT, IT GETS STUCK WHEN TRYING TO RETURN TO THE NEUTRAL POSITION. IT HAS HAPPENED AT LOWER SPEEDS ON CITY ROADS AND AT HIGH SPEED ON THE INTERSTATE AND POSES A VERY REAL SAFETY RISK!

WHILE DRIVING AND MOSTLY TURNING LEFT EITHER ON THE HIGHWAY OR CITY STREETS, NOTICED THE WHEEL WILL NOT RETURN TO THE STRAIGHT POSITION, I SEEMS "LIGHT" WHEN TURNING LEFT AND KIND OF STICKS, AND WILL NOT RETURN TO THE NEUTRAL POSTION.

STEERING STICKS, SLIGHT TURN TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT, LET GO OF THE WHEEL, AND THE WHEEL DOES NOT RETURN TO STRAIGHT. VERY HARD TO STEER. PROBLEM COMES AND GOES BUT HAS BECOME WORSE LATELY. I HAVE TO REALLY CONCENTRATE WHEN THE CONDITION IS AT IT'S WORST. IT'S AN UNSAFE STEERING SITUATION. CONDITION OCCURS AT ALL SPEEDS, ON PAVED AND ON DIRT ROADS.

THE STEERING "STICKS" WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND BECOMES DIFFICULT TO RECENTER THE WHEEL. IT CAUSES DIFFICULTY STAYING IN YOUR LANE. PROBLEM SEEMS TO DISSIPATE WHEN DRIVING AT LOWER SPEEDS. IT IS ALSO ERRATIC AND WILL NOT DO THIS CONSISTENTLY, BUT HAS BECOME MORE FREQUENT LATELY.

AT VARIOUS SPEEDS ON THE HIGHWAY OR IN A PARKING LOT, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP WHEN YOU TURN TO THE LEFT AND YOU HAVE TO MANUALLY BRING IT BACK. A REAL SURPRISE! IT HAS NEVER HAPPENED TURNING TO THE RIGHT.

PRIMARILY WHILE TURNING LEFT POWER STEERING GOES HARD. USUALLY RECOVERS AFTER TURNING TO RIGHT. INTERMITTENT TOTAL POWER STEERING FAILURE. AS YET, UNABLE TO DETERMINE REPRODUCIBLE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS TO DEMONSTRATE ISSUE TO DEALER.

WHILE IN MOTION WENT TO TURN LEFT THE STEERING LOCKED UP MADE A SQUALLING SOUND, TRACTION LIGHT DISPLAYED AND ALSO, POWER STEERING ASSIST DISPLAYED AND, SERVICE ADVANCE TRACK DISPLAYED AND TURN SIGNALS WERE NOT STAYING ON,(HAD TO HOLD THEM MANUALLY.TOOK TRUCK TO DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS AN EPAS FAILURE. LAYMEN TERMINOLOGY IS THE STEERING GEAR HAS FAILED. MILEAGE ON VEHICLE IS 39,882, AND WILL COST APPROXIMATELY $1450.00 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I DO HAVE A REPAIR INVOICE BUT HAVE NO WAY TO SCAN. BE HAPPY TO MAIL A COPY AND ANY THING ELSE NEEDED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE STEERING MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER AND THE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

WITHOUT WARNING I CAME STARTED BY VEHICLE AND THE POWER STEERING WAS NO LONGER WORKING. THE ONBOARD COMPUTER ADVISED OF A POWER STEERING FAULT. THIS ISSUE COULD HAVE EASILY HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON ROADS WITH SHARP CURVES AND/OR WHILE THESE VEHICLES WERE PULLING A TRAILER ENDING IN A POTENTIALLY FATAL COLLISION.

I HAVE A 2011 F-150 CERT. PREOWNED ( 9/22/2014) , AND FROM DAY ONE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING , FROM APPROXIMATELY 45MPH AND UP, WHEN GOING INTO LEFT CURVE STEERING WILL TRY TO CONTINUE TO TURN OR TRACK TO THE LEFT, BUTT FORD CERT. TECH. CAN'T SEAM TO FIND THE PROBLEM ?? IMAGINE THAT !

I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE USED. WHEN TURNING TO THE LEFT STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP. HAPPENS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND AT VERY SLOW SPEEDS. VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY IF SOMEONE IS DRIVING IT THAT ISN'T AWARE OF THE ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING THE POWER STEERING SEEMS TO SHUT OFF MOMENTARILY ESPECIALLY ON MOVEMENTS TO THE LEFT THIS CAN BE SCARY AND UNSAFE WHEN DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS

DRIVING 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE 44 OUT OF JOPLIN, MO WHEN I WAS DRIVING AROUND A SLIGHT CURVE. THE STEERING LOCKED UP. I COULD NOT STEER AT ALL. I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES TO AVOID CRASHING INTO ONCOMING CARS. IF THERE WAS ANOTHER VEHICLE CLOSE TO ME IT WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT OF REALLY BAD CONSEQUENCES. I WAS LUCKY. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER AND THEY SAID THE STEERING GEAR WAS CRUSHED. I CALLED FORD FOR AN EXPLANATION AND WAS LITERALLY TOLD THERE IS NOTHING THEY HAVE TO DO. I WANT OTHERS TO KNOW THAT THIS HAPPENED WITH NO WARNING WHATSOEVER. THE DEALERSHIP IS CHARGING ME 1500.00 PLUS CHANGE TO FIX THIS. I CAN'T SEE HOW I WILL EVER TRUST THAT STEERING AGAIN.

DURING OPERATION WITH VEHICLE IN MOTION ON A STREET, POWER STEERING SHUT OFF, DIRECTIONAL SIGNALS WOULD NOT STAY ON WHEN USED. DIAGNOSED AT A FORD DEALERSHIP AS AN EPAS FAILURE.

MY STEERING HAS BECOME TIGHT AND CATCHES WHEN TURNING TO THE LEFT. IT CATCHES WHEN AT A STOP OR GOING AROUND CURVES LIKE I'VE LOST THE POWER STEERING AND HAS CAUSED ME TO ALMOST HIT OTHER VEHICLES ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF I'M DRIVING 25 MILES AN HOUR OR DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. IT PULLS TO THE LEFT ALL THE TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 3 MPH AND BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN WHEN SHIFTED INTO DRIVE. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AGGRESSIVELY. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE STEERING BECAME STIFF ONCE AGAIN AND DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,900. UPDATED 09/20/16*LJ WHEN THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, NO CODES DISPLAYED ON THE COMPUTER. UPDATED 10/18/16.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE VEHICLE LOST STEERING ABILITY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT A STEERING COMPONENT FELL TO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 160,000.

POWER STEERING WORKS SPORADICALLY WHEN COLD AND AT VERY LOW SPEEDS, SUCH AS CLOSE TURNS INTO DRIVES ETC. STEERING RESEMBLES OLD MANUAL STEERING. HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE FIRST OF THIS YEAR.

POWER STEERING ASSIST DEFAULT THIS MESSAGE COMES UP AND POWER STEERING IS GONE. THE LOCAL REPAIR SHOP GETS A CODE THE SAYS "STEERING ANGLE SENSOR" THE VEHICLE IS DRIVABLE AT SPEEDS OF 45 MPH BUT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AT LOW SPEEDS. THE STEERING IS JERKY AND HARD TO TURN. STEERING MAKES A LOT OF RACKET ESPECIALLY ON SHARP TURNS. AFTER SHARP TURNS LIKE WHEN PARKING THIS MESSAGE COMES UP - "SERVICE ADVANCE TRACK" THEN THE TURN SIGNALS HAVE TO BE MANUALLY HELD ON. THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED.

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS BECAUSE I WAS MAKING A SLIGHT TURN ON A COUNTRY ROAD WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED I HAD MY LITTLE NIECE (18MONT) IN THE TRUCK TO THINK THAT I COULD OF LOST HER BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE TISK TISK FORD YOU LET ME DOWN. RIGHT NOW I HAVEN'T AND I WILL NOT DRIVE THE TRUCK IN ANY WAY ITS BEEN 3 WEEKS AND MY TRUCK WILL SIT IN THE DRIVE WAY, IM ALSO MAKING A VIDEO ON YOUTUBE TO SEE IF IT GETS FORDS ATTENTION.

POWER STEERING HAS BEGUN WORKING INTERMITTENTLY REQUIRING EXTRA EFFORT WHEN TURNING, USUALLY WHEN VEHICLE IS COLD. PROBLEM SEEMS TO DECREASE AFTER HAVING DRIVEN FOR 10 MINUTES OR SO.

STEERING LOCKED UP WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY .RACK AND PINION IS BAD .AT SAME TIME IT TAKES MY TURN SINGLES OUT.

WHILE STEERING THROUGH A TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE STEERING SUDDENLY LOCKED UP FOR 2 SECONDS AND THE "SERVICE ADVANCETRACK" MESSAGE CAME ON. THE MESSAGE RESET ITSELF AND DID NOT APPEAR AGAIN FOR 2 DAYS, WHEN THE STEERING LOCKED AGAIN. THIS REPEATED UNTIL THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE STEERING RACK WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP IN MARCH OF 2015. IT IS NOW MARCH OF 2016 AND THE STEERING IS STARTING TO LOCK UP AGAIN, THIS TIME AT LOW SPEEDS WHILE PARKING. THE TRUCK WILL BE GOING BACK TO THE DEALER FOR MORE SERVICE.