2012 FORD F-150 Steering Problems

ELECTRONIC POWER ASSISTED STEERING FAILURE-EPAS IS CUTTING OUT MOST OF THE TIME CAUSING OVER STEER AND UNDER STEER CONDITIONS DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF FORCE NEEDED TO CORRECT ON LEFT AND RIGHT TURNS. STEERING WILL GET DIFFICULT TO CONTROL ON TURNS JUST LIKE THE NON POWER STEERING VEHICLES OF OLD. THIS OCCURS AT STARTUP AND WITH VEHICLE IN MOTION AND ENDS WITH PARK AND VEHICLE SHUT OFF. CAN SUPPLY VIDEO FOOTAGE IF REQUESTED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE SERVICE ADVANCE TRACK INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER LANE WHERE THE WHEELS AND STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO INDEPENDENTLY ROTATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO COURTESY FORD LINCOLN (401 PLEASANT VALLEY BLVD, ALTOONA, PA 16602) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING RACK FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS REFEREED TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 69,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE POWER STEERING AND TRACTION INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. ALSO, THE POWER STEERING LOST POWER FOR UP TO THIRTY SECONDS. THE FAILURES OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES WITHIN THE PAST FEW WEEKS. THERE WERE NO RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THE VIN. THE CONTACT REACHED OUT TO THE DEALER (KRAUSE FAMILY FORD, 195 WOODSTOCK PKWY, WOODSTOCK, GA 30188) WHERE AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED FOR JANUARY 20, 2018. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE ADVANCE TRACK SYSTEM INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE TURN SIGNALS AND STEERING CONTROL BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO A SHOULDER LANE WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (JC LEWIS FORD, 9505 ABERCORN STREET, SAVANNAH, GA 31406) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC STEERING GEAR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V248000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND A CASE WAS OPENED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 53,000.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN ROAD APPROX 30 MPH WENT TO MAKE A TURN AND LOST ALL POWER STEERING LUCKILY NO OTHER CARS AROUMD. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAD 34786 MILES ON IT. CONTACTED FORD AND GOT NO WHERE COULD NOT EVEN TALK TO SOMEONE HIGHER UP THAN THE COMPLAINT DEPARTMENT. WENT TO DEALERSHIP AND FOUND OUT REPAIR WOULD BE $ 1418.59 TO REPLACE THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING RACK. I HAVE SEEN WHERE NUMEROUS FORD VEHICLES HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS PARTICULAR POWER STEERING.

ADV TRACK SERVICE LIGHT, CODE U0428. DEALER SAYS CAN'T REPLACE SENSOR, NEED TO REPLACE WITH SENSOR & RACK $1500 TO $2000. COME ON FORD, IF THEY WON'T REPLACE ORIGINAL COMPONENTS, AND HAVE TO BUY REDESIGNED SYSTEM ... DOESN'T THAT TELL YOU THE ORIGINAL DESIGN WAS MESSED UP?

I WAS DRIVING IN A HWY ABOUT 45 MPH ON A CURVY ROAD WHEN SECONDS BEFORE I TOOK A CURVE ROAD A SIGN APEAR IN MY DASHBOARD SAYING POWER STEERING FAULT AND INMEDIATLY MY WEELL TURN HARD IN THE MIDDLE OF THR CURVEROAD SO STEP ON BRAKE AND IT WAS TERRIBLE HARD FOR ME TO DRIVE MY TRUCK TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BECAUSE I HAD A INJURY IN MY RIGHT HAND SO LUCKY NOT AUTOMOVILES COME OR FOWARD ON THE ROAD AT THE TIME...I RECOMENDED TO REPORT ANY FUTURE INCIDENTS SIMILLAR WITH 2012 F150 ...

STEERING COLUMN SENSOR FAILED LEADING TO COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM. POWER STEERING FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE IN MOTION WHILE TURNING. A SEARCH OF INTERNET FORUMS CONFIRMS THIS IS A WIDESPREAD ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE MAKE AND MODEL.

MY 6 MONTH PREGNANT WIFE WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK WHEN THE DASH READ "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT" SHE LOST ALL POWER STEERING AND WAS UN ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. TALKED TO FORD DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID RACK IS FAULTY. THANKFULLY MY WIFE, NIECE AND UNBORN CHILD WHERE UN HARMED WHEN THE DEFECTIVE PIECE FAILED. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY. IF THEY WERE TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS, SHE WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE ON A CORNER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE "POWER ASSIST FAULT" CODE DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 92,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL INADVERTENTLY BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND THE POWER STEERING FAULT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FORD OF PORT RICHEY (10715 US-19, PORT RICHEY, FL 34668 (727) 868-9545) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,840.

VEHICLE TRAVELING APPROX 35MPH ON A CITY STREET AROUND A CURVE WHEN THE EPAS SYSTEM FAILED SUDDENLY. STEERING BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AND VEHICLE WAS NEARLY INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. VEHICLE DASHBOARD DISPLAYED "SERVICE ADVANCETRAK" AND " ELECTROINIC POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE" SIMULTANEOUSLY. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. NO OFFICIAL DIAGNOSIS FROM DEALER.

STEERING LOCKS UP

POWER STEERING COMPLETE FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON SAYING POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE. SEEMS TO BE A RECALL ON MANY OTHER FORDS. COULD BARELY STEER THE VEHICLE.

THE POWER STEERING UNIT HAD TO BE REPLACED, APPROXIMATELY 5 YEARS OLD AND 70,000 MILES. WE EXPERIENCE THE SAME ISSUE PREVIOUSLY WITH ANOTHER F150 PREVIOUSLY OWNED. THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE AND SHOULD INVOLVE A RECALL. COST FOR THE REPAIR WAS OVER $2000, TOOK 5 DAYS (INCLUDING THE WEEKEND) AND WAS PERFORMED AT A FORD DEALER. TURNING WAS DIFFICULT AND HAD WE NOT GOTTEN IT FIXED, IT MAY HAVE LED TO COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING WHILE DRIVING. I DRIVE A LOT FOR WORK AND OFTEN ON HIGHWAYS WITH TRACTOR TRAILERS AND HIGHER SPEEDS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 58 MPH, THE STEERING LOST POWER. THE SERVICE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED TO THE SIDE AND RESTARTED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,750.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE MISFIRED AND THE STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON MY VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING DOWN A TWO LANE WINDING ROAD. IT WENT FROM BEING EASY TO STEER TO VERY HARD TO STEER. MESSAGE CAME ON STATING SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW.

WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN FROM A STATE ROAD TO A CITY STREET THE DASH DISPLAY POPPED UP STATING THERE WAS A POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT AND I LOST MY POWER STEERING IMMEDIATELY. I WAS ABLE TO FORCEFULLY TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO AVOID GOING INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. DON'T BELIEVE MY WIFE WOULD HAVE HAD THE SAME RESULTS. TOOK VEHICLE TO FORD DEALERSHIP TO BE LOOKED AT. $1600.00 LATER TO REPLACE THE RACK AND PINION STEERING UNIT WHICH INCLUDES THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MECHANISM. I WAS LUCKY TO NOT GET INTO A CRASH. AFTER READING ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WHICH DID RESULT IN A CRASH, I FEEL FORD NEEDS TO PUT THIS ON RE CALL NOTICE BEFORE A DEATH OCCURS.

ADVANCETRAC SERVICE LIGHT COMES ON. TURN SIGNAL QUITS WORKING. JUST LIKE ALL THE THOUSANDS OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE PROBLEM. APPARENTLY THE STEERING CAN FREEZE UP WHICH IS DEMONSTRATED ON YOU TUBE VIDEOS!!! NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BY FORD FOR MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN!!! COULD KILL SOMEONE. ARE WE JUST WAITING TILL IT KILLS SOMEONE??? HOPEFULLY THIS HELPS.

STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WHILE DRIVING: WE CAME FROM A WATER FEST THAT AFTERNOON BUT BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER WE HAVE TO PACKED AND GO HOME. MY MOTHER, 8 YEARS OLD SON IS WITH ME AND MY DOG. WE ARE HEADING HOME IN A TWO LANE STREET. IT'S WAS RAINING AND THERE IS A LOT OF CARS. IN A SUDDEN BLINK OF AN EYE I WAS SURPRISED THAT MY STEERING WHEEEL OF MY TRUCK IS NOT MOVING. IT WAS LOCKED IN 11 O'CLOCK ANGLE HEADING TO ON COMING. I TRIED TO CONTROL IT NO TIME IT'S JUST SECOND, I KNOW IT'S GOING TO HIT AND ALL COME OUT IN MY VOICE IS MAMA. THE TIME AFTER ACCIDENT I'M ALL SHAKEN. I'M SO TERRIFIED MY FRIEND TOLD ME I WAS IN SHOCKED FOR A LITTLE WHILE. WHEN I GAIN CONSCIOUSNESS, I SAW MY FRIEND HUBBY TRYING WAKE ME UP. I LOOKED FOR...

WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN MY STEERING HANGS UP AND WILL NOT RETURN TO CENTER. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO COME AND GO. I FIRST NOTICED THE ISSUE ON OCT 2015 WITH APROXIMATELY 25K MILES ON THE ODOMETER, THIS IS PRETTY SCARRY , EVEN WHILE DRIVING IN A STRAIGHT LINE DOWN THE HIGHWAY, AS THIS MAKES ME DO THE MINUTE STEERING WHEEL ADJUSTMENTS THAT THE SELF CENTERING STEERING SHOULD BE DOING. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE FORD DEALER BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THIS ISSUE IS STILL RANDOMLY GOING ON.

WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL, THERE ARE STIFF TO STOP POINTS, CONTROL IS IMPOSABLE, THE TRUCK IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE . I CAN NOT AFFORD TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS TO REPAIR, SPENT ALL I HAD TO BUY THE TRUCK. CITY DRIVING IS TRICKY AND I COULD RUN OVER SOMEONE, I CANT DRIVE MY TRUCK.

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. DISPLAY SHOWED PSCM ERROR CODE AND POWER STEERING FAILED. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE TRUCK OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND GET ADJUSTED BEFORE TAKING IT TO DEALERSHIP.

THE TRUCK DISPLAYED A SERVICE ADVANCETRAC ERROR, PARTIALLY DISABLING THE TURN SIGNALS WHILE DRIVING. WHEN I TURN CORNERS TRUCK STEERING WHEEL WILL PULL CAUSING TRUCK TO VEER SHARPER INTO THE TURN. IT WILL ALSO MAKE A SLIGHT NOISE WHEN IT HAPPENS. TRUCK HAS 66000 MILES ON IT.

LACK OF STEERING WHEEL RETURNABILITY TO CENTER LINE ON LEFT HAND TURNS. WHEN MAKING A SLIGHT LEFT HAND CURVE OVER 45 MPH IT IS DIFFICULT TO GET THE STEERING WHEEL TO RETURN TO CENTERLINE. FORD HAS ISSUED A TSB 11-08-18 FOR TRUCKS BUILD BEFORE 7/11/11 FOR THE EXACT SAME ISSUE I AM HAVING. MY 2012 F150 HAS 39,000 MILES AT THIS TIME AND IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE!

POWER STEERING GOES IN AND OUT AT HIGHWAY AND SLOWER SPEEDS IN TURNS, WITHOUT NOTICE CAUSING NEAR ACCIDENTS. NO NOISE INVOLVED. AFTER SEVERAL DAYS STEERING IS NOW ALWAYS STIFF AND BARELY OPERABLE.

THE TRUCK DISPLAYED A SERVICE ADVANCETRAC ERROR, PARTIALLY DISABLING THE TURN SIGNALS WHILE DRIVING A 2012 FORD F-150 WITH 64,000 MILES ON IT. FORD HAS DIAGNOSED A FAILED POWER STEERING RACK AND PINION. RESEARCH INDICATES THAT FAILURE OF THE RACK AND PINION CAN RESULT IN FAILURE OF A DRIVER'S ABILITY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY DURING TURNS. PART IS APPARENTLY FAILING EARLY.

MY TRUCK IS A 2012 PLATINUM MODEL WITH THE 3.5L ECOBOOST MOTOR. MOTOR FAILED AT 60K MILES DUE TO HEAD GASKET LEAK AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. LESS THAN A MONTH LATER I AM NOW DEALING WITH A "SERVICE ADVANCETRAK" MESSAGE AND STEERING WHEEL IS LOCKING UP COMPLETELY WHILE TRYING TO MAKE RIGHT HAND TURNS. VEHICLE IS VERY FRIGHTENING TO DRIVE AND HAS PULLED ME INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC 2 TIMES. DEALER IS SAYING THE TRUCK NEEDS A NEW STEERING RACK AND $2K TO FIX.

THE SERVICE ADVANCETRAC WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND THE BLINKERS WILL NOT FUNCTION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED AND THE CONTACT LOSS COMPLETE STEERING ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

BOUGHT TRUCK LESS THAN A YEAR AGO WITH 28K MILES ON IT. I NOW HAVE 37K AND MY SERVICE ADVANCETRAC LIGHT WOULD COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. I NOTICED TOO THAT THE STEERING FELT KIND OF CLUNKY AND WOULD MAKE A STRANGE GRINDING TYPE NOISE, MOSTLY AT LOW SPEEDS. I BROUGHT IT IN TO A LOCAL DEALER AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AND HAD TO REPLACE THE STEERING RACK. $1754.00! WHEN I BOUGHT THE USED, VERY LOW MILEAGE, ONE OWNER TRUCK I THOUGHT I STRUCK GOLD. NOT QUITE, BUT LOVE THE TRUCK OTHERWISE! A POORLY DESIGNED STEERING SYSTEM SEEMS TO BE COMMON FOR THESE. SHAME ON FORD FOR NOT OWNING UP TO THIS PROBLEM. MORE ABOUT PROFIT I GUESS.

I HAVE A 2012 FORD F-150 FX4 WITH LESS THAN 60,000 MILES ON IT. THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FAILED UNEXPECTEDLY. FORTUNATELY THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN THIS OCCURRED. ALTHOUGH I WAS NOT MOVING, I HAPPENED TO BE OVER THIRTY MILES FROM HOME. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS ISSUE COULD POSSIBLY PRESENT ITSELF WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. I AM IN DECENT SHAPE AND WAS ABSOLUTELY EXHAUSTED BY THE TIME I ARRIVED AT HOME. MY THOUGHTS WENT TO MY WIFE OPERATING THE TRUCK IN TRAFFIC, WITH MY CHILDREN IN IT, WHICH IN MY EYES POSES A VERY REAL SAFETY HAZARD. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER CARE SEVERAL TIMES AND RECEIVED NOT HELP, OR POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS.

MY VEHICLE WENT INTO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES FOR DIAGNOSTICS/REPAIR. EACH TIME IT WAS THE ADVANCE SERVICE TRACK LIGHT COMING ON WHICH DISABLES THE TURN SIGNALS. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS IN, THEY REPLACED SENSORS. THIS THIRD TIME THEY DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEEEING RACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE READ IN THE FORD F-150 FORUM THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS MODEL YEAR. SAME STORY, THE TRUCK GOES IN 3 TO 4 TIMES WITH THE SAME LIGHT AND THEY FINALLY DIAGNOSE THE TRUE ISSUE WHICH COST BETWEEN $1700-$2500. MY VEHICLE IS LESS THAN 5 YRS OLD AND ONLY 45K MILES ON IT. MY UNDERSTANDING SPEAKING WITH THE SERVICE TECH AND MANAGER THIS PART OF THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT WEAR OUT IN 5 YRS. THE STEERING RACK SHOULD LAST AT LEAST 80K MILES TO THE LIFE OF VEHICLE. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE AND IF NEEDING ME TO...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000. UPDATED 05/16/17*LJ *CN

POWER STEERING RACK WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING BACK FROM VACATION/ DISNEY. FAMILY IN VEHICLE. LOSS OF STEERING/STEERING BECOME TIGHT AND HARD TO STEER. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS! ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 75 MPH.

RECEIVED A "SERVICE ADVANCE TRAC" WARNING ON THE DASH DISPLAY, FOLLOWED BY ADVANCETRAC WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATION. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A FAULT WITH THE STEERING GEAR, AND THE ENTIRE STEERING BOX HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $1850. THE DEALER SAID IF IT HAD FAILED COMPLETELY, IT WOULD HAVE LIKELY RESULTED IN LOSS OF STEERING. CHECKING ONLINE, IT SEEMS FORD IS RECALLING OLDER VEHICLES FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT NOT TRUCKS THIS NEW, AND IS INSTEAD MAKING CUSTOMERS PAY FOR WHAT IS CLEARLY A DEFECT.

POWER STEERING WENT COMPLETELY OUT WHILE TRYING TO PARK AT WORK. NO WARNING AT ALL. FORD DOES NOT BACK THIS UP WITH A RECALL AS YET. COST 1772.29 TO REPAIR. HAD 93,217 MILES ON TRUCK.

LOST POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING ON A FREEWAY. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE HOME. BUT VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. FORD NEEDS TO MAKE A POWER STEERING RECALL TO THIS VEHICLE BEFORE SOMEBODY DIES.... *TR

AFTER SPEAKING WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY I THOUGHT I SHOULD FILE A COMPLAINT ON HERE AS WELL. MY HUSBANDS 2012 FORD F150 POWER STEERING SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH, IT APPEARS HIS IS BY FAR NOT THE ONLY ONE. APPARENTLY OTHER MODELS OF THE SAME YEAR HAVE HAD RECALLS BUT NOT THE F150. I WAS TOLD GO GET IT CHECKED OUT AND FIXED AND IF WE ISSUE A RECALL, YOU MIGHT GET A REFUND. $2200 AND WE CAN GET IT CHECKED OUT AND FIXED IF THEY SEE THE PROBLEM. THIS IS NOT AN IN AND OUT SERVICE AND ITS VERY DISAPPOINTING A COMPANY THAT HAS BEEN AROUND SINCE 1903 HAS TURNED TO SUCH POOR QUALITY IN SERVICE. EVERYONE NEEDS TO FILE A COMPLAINT SO THEY WILL STOP TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE LOYALTY OF THE CUSTOMERS. *TR

WHEN MAKING SHARP TURNS MY TRUCK WOULD GET A " SERVICE ADVANCETRAC" ALARM. AFTER I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT WOULD GO OFF. NOW IT IS ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF AND MY TURN SIGNALS DON'T WORK, SO I CANNOT DRIVE TRUCK. IT HAS 66,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE READ ABOUT A 100+ DIFFERENT STATEMENTS FROM OTHER FORD TRUCK OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I DON'T HAVE $2,000 TO HAVE IT FIXED. I HAVE ALWAYS HAD FORDS AND THIS ISSUE IS REALLY MAKING ME THINK THAT I SHOULD HAVE BOUGHT THIS TRUCK. FORD SHOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM SINCE SO MANY HAVE HAD PROBLEMS. I SPENT A LOT OF MONEY BUYING THIS TRUCK AND BOUGHT IT OUT OF LOYALTY TO FORD AND THEY SHOULD RECOGNIZE THIS DEFECT AND BE LOYAL TO ITS CUSTOMERS AND FIX THIS PROBLEM FREE OF CHARGE. BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED. MY...

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY MY POWER STEERING SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING RESULTING IN DIFFICULTY CONTROLLING MY VEHICLE. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO MAXWELL FORD IN AUSTIN, TX AND AFTER SEVERAL DAYS THEY DETERMINED THE ISSUE WAS A FAILED POWER STEERING GEAR/MOTOR AND REPLACED IT AT MY EXPENSE FOR APPROXIMATELY $1800. DOING BASIC ONLINE SEARCHING THERE ARE TONS OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH VARIOUS YEAR MODELS OF F-150S REPORTING THE SAME ISSUE. THIS WOULD APPEAR TO BE RELATED TO OTHER VEHICLES THAT HAVE SIMILAR ISSUES THAT HAVE RECALLS, BUT 2012 F-150S DO NOT SEEM TO BE INCLUDED.

THE SERVICE ADVANCE TRAC WARNING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE VEHICLE CONSOLE AFTER A SHARP TURN, TURN SIGNALS WOULD NOT WORK WHILE THE WARNING LIGHT WAS ON. HIT THE OK BUTTON AS INDICATED ON THE VEHICLE CONSOLE, AND THE WARNING LIGHT WENT OFF. TURNED OFF VEHICLE AND AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE AND DRIVING FORWARD THE SERVICE ADVANCE TRAC WARNING WENT OFF. SINCE THE VEHICLE IS A 2012 WITH 65,000 MILES IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY FROM FORD. THE WARNING TURNS ON AFTER TURNING SHARPLY OUT OF A PARKING SPACE OR BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY. SOMETIMES THE WARNING COMES ON SEVERAL DAYS IN A ROW AND OTHER TIMES AFTER IT CLEARS IT WILL STAY OFF FOR DAYS.

THE SERVICE ADVANCE TRAC WARNING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE VEHICLE CONSOLE, TURN INDICATORS WOULD NOT WORK WHILE VEHICLE WAS MOVING, OR STATIONARY. HIT THE OK BUTTON AS INDICATED ON THE VEHICLE CONSOLE, AND THE WARNING LIGHT WENT OFF. TURNED OFF VEHICLE AND AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE AND DRIVING FORWARD THE SERVICE ADVANCE TRAC WARNING WENT OFF. DROVE TO A LOCAL LOWES STORE APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES AWAY. AFTER RETURNING TO THE VEHICLE AND PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE, THE POWER STEERING WOULD NOT WORK AND A NEW WARNING APPEARED EPAS "ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST " FAIL AND THE SERVICE ADVANCE TRAC WARNING ALSO CAME ON. CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND WAS TOWED TO LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP. SINCE THE VEHICLE IS A 2012 WITH 53,000 MILES IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY FROM FORD. I WAS VERY FORTUNATE THAT I WAS NOT DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE BUSY HIGHWAY "WILMA RUDOLPH BLVD." I...

RATTLE IN STEERING, CAN BE FELT IN STEERING WHEEL. CAN BE FELT MOSTLY WHEN GOING IN A STRAIGHT LINE. VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE TO BE ON ROUGH ROAD TO FEEL AND HEAR RATTLE. PURCHASED VEHICLE USED, BUT THIS PROBLEM IS REPORTED BY MANY OWNERS!

WHILE DRIVING ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS WITHIN THE LAST TWO WEEKS THE VEHICLE STEERING HAS LOCKED UP WHILE IN MOTION. TWO OF THESE INCIDENTS WERE WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH ON TOLL 130 OUTSIDE OF CENTRAL TEXAS. THE LAST INCIDENT HAPPENED AUGUST 3, 2016 WHILE DRIVING IN A 45 MPH ZONE AND CURVE ON A CITY STREET.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY ON OUR WAY TO VACATION AND HAD PULLED OFF TO VISIT A FRIEND. WHEN WE WENT TO THE STORE MY ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL WARNING CAME ON BUT THE VEHICLE STILL DROVE FINE. AFTER WE CAME OUT OF THE STORE THE POWER STEERING WAS COMPLETELY GONE AND ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE. I'M LUCKY IT DIDN'T FAIL ON THE FREEWAY. IT ENDED UP BEING THE STEERING ANGLE SENSOR AND COST 2K TO FIX(THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY). THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 50K MILES ON IT AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I CALLED FORD AND THEY WERE NO HELP. I AM JUST LUCKY IT DIDN'T HAPPEN ON THE FREEWAY. I CHECKED THE FORUMS AND THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHERS AND CAUSED THEM TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.

TSB 11-08-18. EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENS TO MY VEHICLE. RANDOM. IN LONG SWEEPING LEFT TURNS WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS AT THE 11 OCLOCK POSITION BETWEEN 40-75 MPH. STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT RESET ITSELF BACK TO CENTER. I HAVE TO MANUALLY MOVE WHEEL BACK TO CENTER. MEANING, WHEN COMING OUT OF THE LEFTHAND TURN THE WHEEL WILL STAY AT THE 11OCLOCK POSITION UNTIL I MOVE IT BACK TO CENTER. NOT EVERY TIME BUT OFTEN. IF YOU DONT PAY ATTENTION 100% OF THE TIME THE TRUCK WILL STEER ITSELF INTO A WALL OR MEDIAN ONLY GOING LEFT.

"SERVICE ADVANCETRAC" LIGHT. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM REPORTED ON MANY WEB FORUMS. A SENSOR IN THE STEERING RACK IS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE THE DIRECTION THAT THE WHEELS ARE POINTING AND GENERATES THE ALARM. THE INDICATORS WILL NOT WORK WHILST THE ALARM IS ON UNLESS THE STALK IS HELD IN PLACE. THE ERROR CAN SOMETIMES BE RESET BUT RESTARTING THE CAR BUT NOT ALWAYS. THIS DEFICIENCY IS WELL KNOW BY FORD AND MANY DEALERS YET FORD REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM WITH A TSB OR RECALL ACTION. THE SENSOR CAN NOT BE CHANGED SO THE ENTIRE STEERING RACK ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT OVER $1500. I HAVE JUST TRIED TO WORK WITH A FORD CSM TO GET THE PROBLEM FIXED ON MY OUT OF WARRANTY TRUCK BUT WAS TOLD THAT "THERE ARE NO PROGRAMS IN PLACE TO HELP ME". THIS IS EITHER POORLY DESIGNED PART AND/OR A EARLY...

WHILE DRIVING MY 2012 F-150EB, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST QUIT WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN IN A PARKING GARAGE. I HAD TO PUT ALL 180 LBS OF MY WEIGHT INTO THE STEER IN ORDER TO AVOID A CONCRETE STANCHION, 2 PEDESTRIANS AND ANOTHER VEHICLE. HAD MY WIFE BEEN DRIVING, THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A FATALITY. FORD CORP. CLAIMS THEY KNOW OF NO PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING ON THIS VEHICLE. HOWEVER, I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON LINE CITING THE SAME PROBLEM/ISSUES. DIAGNOSIS WAS "POWER STEERING ELECTRIC MOTOR FAILURE" AND REPAIR COST IS $2,200.00.