2016 FORD F-150 Steering Problems

I HAVE A 2016 FORD F-150 WITH ROUGHLY 40,000 MILES ON IT. MY TRUCK HAS BEEN OUT OF SERVICE SINCE SEPTEMBER 16TH, WITH A STEERING ISSUE. THE ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST STEERING (EPAS) WENT OUT ON THE TRUCK DRIVING HOME FROM COSTCO THAT EVENING WITH MY 3 YEAR OLD SON AND GIRLFRIEND IN THE CAR, I ATTEMPTED TO TAKE A RIGHT TURN AND THE STEERING LOCKED UP ON ME, NEARLY CAUSING US TO CRASH. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK IT TO BILL BRANDT FORD IN BRENTWOOD CA, BUT THEY WANTED $170.00 JUST TO DIAGNOSE IT, SO I DECLINED THE SERVICE BECAUSE I HAVE A FRIEND THAT IS A MECHANIC FOR TRI DELTA TRANSIT AND HE WAS ABLE TO DIAGNOSE IT FOR FREE. HE FOUND OUT IT WAS THE EPAS, AND THAT I HAD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE RACK AND PINION, WHICH IS ABOUT A $1,300.00 PART. THIS ISSUE SHOULD NOT BE...

I HAVE NO POWER STEERING AND A CODE FOR THAT. ALSO CODES FOR HILL DECENT, HILL ASSIST, TRACTION CONTROL. ALSO CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK FOR DOES MY RADIO SOURCE SELECTION. AS OF NOW THAT IS ALL THAT I HAVE FOUND NOT WORKING. THESE PROBLEMS ALL HAPPENED AT THE SAME TIME. STEERING IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE AND IS A BIG SAFETY FACTOR.

I TOOK MY TRUCK TO GREENWOOD FORD IN BOWLING GREEN KY FOR A HILLSIDE ASSIST ERROR. WHILE IT WAS THERE, I WAS TOLD THE POWER STEERING FAILED & NEED A NEW ELECTRIC POWER STEERING RACK. THERE WAS NO WARNING THAT THE POWER STEERING WAS GOING TO FAIL. COST WAS 1650.00 THE TRUCK HAD 38500 MILES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME LOOSE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ADJUST THE STEERING WHEEL, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO WORSEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (COOK FORD, 2600 PALMER HWY, TEXAS CITY, TX 77590) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A BOLT BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL NEEDED TO BE TIGHTENED. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

POWER STEERING FAILED TWICE WHILE BACKING UP THERE IS A SHUTTER WHEN COMING TO A STOP. SOMETIMES HARD ENOUGH TO FEEL LIKE YOU WERE HIT FROM BEHIND

STERING ERATIC, LOUD RUBING SOUND. VIBRATION IN RIGHT WHEEL JERKING SENSATION IN WHEEL

MY 2016 F-150 HAS INTERMITTENT STEERING AND HANDLING ISSUES. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL INSTANCES OF TEMPORARY LOSS OF CONTROL ON THIS VEHICLE. THE MOST SEVERE WAS WHEN COMING OUT OF A GRADUAL TURN TO THE RIGHT AT 65 MPH. WHEN BRINGING THE TRUCK BACK STRAIGHT, I FELT SOMETHING SLIDE IN THE FRONT AXLE AND IT FELT AS IF THE RIGHT WHEEL WAS FALLING OFF. THE STEERING FELT AS IF IT WASN'T CONNECTED DURING THIS EPISODE, AND THE TRUCK DID NOT RESPOND TO MY STEERING INPUTS. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL OTHER SIMILAR EVENTS HAPPEN AT ALL SPEEDS FROM 20 MPH TO 65 MPH. THE STEERING ALSO PULLS TO THE RIGHT AFTER TURNS AND INTERMITTENTLY LOSES POWER ASSIST. SOMETIMES THE STEERING WHEEL CAN BARELY BE TURNED WITH ENORMOUS EFFORT, OTHER TIMES IT FEELS SLACK AND LOOSE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR THIS UNSAFE STEERING AS WELL AS A GRINDING...

AT LOW SPEEDS (15-30 MILES PER HOUR) THE STEERING WHEEL GRABS AND LOCKS UP AND YOU HAVE TO FORCE IT TO TURN BY PUSHING THE WHEEL HARDER. JIM CLICK FORD DETERMINED THE STEERING GEAR BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS THEY COULD NOT GUARANTEE THE STEERING WOULD COMPLETELY LOCK UP.

MY 2016 F-150 PLARINUM WITH ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL, RUNS UP BEHIND VEHICLES ON OCCASIONS THEN BRAKES HARD. IF THE OTHER VEHICLE IS A SEMI, AS YOU ATTEMPT TO PASS HIM WITH ADAPTIVE CRUISE ON, THE CAR BRAKES HARD AND SLOWS DOWN ON OCCASIONS. IN ADDITION TO THIS PROBLEM, ON 5 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WHEN COMING TO A BEND IN THE ROAD, THE STEERING GETS VERY STIFF AS IF THE POWER STEERING IS INOPERATIVE. THE IS VERY BRIEFLY BEFORE THE STEERING RETURNS TO A VERY SENSITIVE STEERING , ALSO VERY BRIEF. THE VEHICLE AT THIS POINT IS IN A UNDER STEER CONDITION WHICH IT CORRECTS ITSELF. THIS HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST 6 TIMES. MY SELLING FORD DEALER HAS TWICE CHECKED THE PROGRAMING WITH 0 RESULTS. NO CODES- NO PROBLEMS WHEN THEY TEST DRIVE IT. THE VEHICLE HAS 3550 MILES AND I'M GETTING SCARED TO DRIVE IT. THIS FIRST PROBLEM IS IDENTICAL TO...