2018 FORD F-150 Steering Problems

Started vehicle could not move the wheel to turn towed it to a repair shop said it was not reading any codes it eventually let the wheel move again called ford service centers and they told me not to bring it in and if it doesn’t read codes and the vechicle steering does not lock up for them nothing they can do. I see this vehicle has had recalls on the steering issues but not my vin number was told don’t drive it or take your chances . The truck has low mileage and steering should have never locked up so hard that I am strong could not turn the wheel kept trying for hours till it would move shakes when driving jumps all over the road sloppy steering and I’m told no code can diagnose what the issue is with steering ?

The contact owns a 2018 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the seat belt warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed a failure with the clockspring. The vehicle was repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V847000 (Steering, Air Bags); but the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, a case was opened, and the contact was referred to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 68,000.

NHTSA Safety Complaint Draft Vehicle Information: Make: Ford Model: F-150 Year: 2018 VIN: [XXX] Incident Summary: While driving my 2018 Ford F-150, the vehicle suddenly displayed a warning on the dashboard: “Steering Assist Fault – Service Required.” Within moments of this warning, I lost all power steering assist and was unable to control the vehicle, resulting in the truck veering off the road and into a ditch. This was a sudden and dangerous failure of the Electric Power Steering (EPS) system. I was fortunate not to have been injured, and no other vehicles were involved. However, this type of failure represents a major safety risk to me and to others on the road. I contacted Ford Motor Company and was assigned Case Number: [XXX]. Despite reporting the issue and explaining that the vehicle ran off the road, Ford refused to offer any assistance or goodwill repair. I was told the...

The contact owned a 2018 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while the contact's son was driving at 20 MPH, the contact's son noticed an unusual sound. The steering wheel did not turn in the intended direction. No warning lights illuminated. The contact stated the steering wheel was detached and loose. The vehicle crashed into a nearby tree. The contact's son did not sustain any injuries. In addition, the air bags did not deploy. The vehicle was towed to the insurance company for inspection. The vehicle was condemned as a total loss by the insurance company. A police report was filed; however, the information was unavailable. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, and a case was filed. The contact was advised that the vehicle needed to be inspected by the investigator. The failure mileage was unknown.

The button on the steering wheel get hot then fail to work this has happened several times i have complained to ford. The cruise control quits working and all the buttons for the dash menu quit working. I will be driving down the road with the cruise control on and all of a sudden it will quit working. Then it will just come back on like you never shut it off and when you least expect it. when this happens you can not shut the thing off its gonna cause an accident.

The contact owns a 2018 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving on the highway at various speeds, the steering wheel was pulling to the left or to the right, forcing the contact to keep and maintain a strong grip on the steering wheel while driving. There was no warning light illuminated. The local dealer was contacted; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact was informed that the VIN was not under recall. The contact referenced Equipment Recall: 24S45 (Electronic Power Steering Assist Steering Gear); as a possible cause for the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 135,000.

The contact owns a 2018 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 MPH, the steering wheel seized as if the vehicle was in park(P) with the vehicle turned off. The contact stated that the vehicle was still running. The contact stated there was no warning light illuminated. The contact had the vehicle towed to an independent mechanic who advised the contact to have the vehicle towed to a local dealer for assistance. The vehicle was not diagnosed and was not repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 90,000.

I own a 2018 Ford F-150 with 56,000 miles, and I have been experiencing serious and unpredictable transmission issues. These problems first started around 48,000 miles, but at the time, I assumed it was normal behavior. However, the issues have progressively worsened, and by 55,000 miles, a wrench warning light started appearing intermittently. Symptoms: •While driving at highway speeds, the transmission unexpectedly drops from 10th gear to 1st gear, causing a sudden and severe deceleration. •The gear shifts are jerky, unpredictable, and rough, making it difficult to maintain control of the vehicle. •The wrench warning light appears occasionally but disappears quickly, making diagnosis difficult. •No diagnostic trouble codes (D DTCs) are stored or retrieved when scanned at multiple repair shops. •The issue happens intermittently, making it challenging to replicate on demand. •Started noticing issues at 48k miles, but they became significantly worse around 50k miles when the wrench light began...

This has now happened 8+ times. While traveling on the highway towing either a boat or trailer, my engine shuts down. This has happened at 75 mph. The error code :Auto StartStop Shift to P, then Restart Engine" displays on the instrument panel. Power steering does not work, steering becomes quite difficult. I have found several other instances of this same issue in Ford forums. So... at 75mph, on a highway, I lost all power 3-5 times in one trip. Each time I coasted to the safety strip, put the truck in park, and restarted. Several times the vehicle would not restart immediately. I pulled off the highway and did some research and disables the Auto Start/Stop feature, which seemed to alleviate the issue. Unfortunately I cannot permanently disable the feature. I did stop at a Ford dealership and showed them a picture of the error code. The dealership did...

The contact owns a 2018 Ford F-150. The contact stated while leaving a parking space, the power steering functionality became inoperable. The contact stated that the steering wheel was difficult to turn after restarting the vehicle. The contact checked the tires for low air pressure. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact called the local dealer, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who informed the contact that the failure was due to the steering actuator. The manufacturer was contacted and opened a case, but no additional assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 140,000.

I noticed the steering wheel became very loose one day randomly. If you placed your hands and the 9 and 3 position on the steering wheel it would rock back and forth very freely. I carried the truck to a shop and they looked into the steering wheel and found the bolt the holds the steering wheel onto the steering column was loose. It was spinning freely is was so loose. If the bolt would have loosen a little bit more the steering wheel would have became detached.

Took my Ford F150 in for an oil change. Ford dealer informed me the steering gear assembly had completely broke near the gear box at only 68k (I do not know when the break happened). Although the vehicle is drivable, it has a chance of losing steering at any time and was advised not to drive it. No vehicle warnings are provided, and the truck has been regularly serviced over the years without me being informed of an issue. It is available for inspection as I am on a waitlist for a backordered steering gear assembly part.

When the auto stop/start feature is engaged at a stop and I am the first vehicle at the light or stop sign, the steering is unresponsive when making a turn into or through the intersection after the auto start re-engages and has posed a safety issue steering/turning because of the delay that occurs in powering the power steering pump. On repeated instances, I have entered an intersection making a turn expecting the steering to be powered, only to find I have to struggle with the steering manually until the pump engages. The first time I asked the dealer to check the issue, I was told that my battery was dead and I had to buy a new one. I was told that would take care of the problem. The problem returned, however, and I took the truck back to the dealer. During the second dealer visit, I was told that...

I have been having nothing but problems with this truck since I purchased it and I'm looking to see if anyone can help me out with this truck. I have had it now almost two years and the truck was in the shop for 3 months of it getting worked. I have had nothing but problems with the braking system as well. The dealer wouldn't sell me the original pads for it, they sent someone to car quest to get a set of pads. Whenever i gave them the vin i would always end up with the wrong parts somehow. So i dont know if there is vin fraud or what but something wasn't adding up. The dealer i purchased it from is not much of help. The water pump has gone out, the cam phasers were replaced(and are rattling again.) The starter was replaced due to clunking when started.(...

The contact owns a 2018 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at 45 MPH, the vehicle lost braking capability. The vehicle was placed in Manual Mode. The low power steering fluid message was displayed. The contact was able to pull into a gas station to purchase power steering fluid. The contact added power steering fluid; however, while the vehicle was parked, the power steering fluid leaked out of the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to the residence. The contact stated that the failure was due to a failed seal and that the master pump had leaked from the rear seal. The contact called the local dealer, who referred him to the manufacturer. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and informed the contact that the vehicle was not covered under a recall. The failure mileage was approximately 132,401.

I was driving on a congested thoroughfare during rush hour on a Friday night. My truck became unresponsive and the steering wheel locked up. The truck made a screeching stop. With over 100 cars behind me honking. I was unable to drive car off the road shoulder in a safe location. The cars electrical system when dead. With very limited battery life on my phone, I worked to to solve this problem. Luckily I had a few tools in the truck and was able to dismantle the all of the underdash plastic and metal components in about 1 hr with cachophany of honking and yelling with ever car. No stopped to help. I had to push the vehicle approx a quarter of a mile on a moderate incline and jump in the cab without power steering and coast down a side street. I had to learn how to put the...

I was riding down the road the truck started to run hot then it slammed on brakes the power steering went out the panel the instrument panel was black I couldn't roll my windows down the truck was in drive but it wouldn't go and the motor was still running though and then it came all came back up and then it did this all the way home it would slam on break it didn't matter if I was going 30 or 60 and then it shut off before it got home and then the only way to get it going again was to jump it off

The contact owns a 2018 Ford F-150. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle, the message "Power Access" was displayed and the steering wheel could not be turned in either direction, making the vehicle undrivable. The vehicle was examined by an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the power steering module was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer and local dealer were notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 120,000.

The contact owns a 2018 Ford F-150. The contact stated that an abnormal clicking sound was coming from the steering wheel. There was no warning light illuminated. Additionally, the contact stated that the steering wheel had become loosened while driving at various speeds. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the contact was informed that the plastic bearing behind the air bag in the steering column had fractured and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was referred to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000.

Steering wheel bolt came loose, allowing the steering wheel to wobble. I was able to remove the bolt by hand, that's how loose it was. I repaired it myself using loctite and retorquing the bolt.

Issue is with the electric steering rack. Vehicle has 34,000 miles. Purchased used. Have been having to constantly to correct the vehicle that drifts to the left. Can hear the electric steering motor constantly attempting to correct driver's correction. Vehicle is equipped with engine auto shut down feature, which when starting to turn from a stopped/shutdown, becomes very hard. Purchased four (4) new tires six (6) months ago. Now both front tires are "scalloped", which effects the control and ride.

The electric steering causes wandering to both sides and pulling to both sides especially on turns. Extra effort is required to steer and constant attention is needed to stay on the road and not into the oncoming traffic or running the car off the road next to you. You cannot turn your eyes away from the road to adjust controls for even a second, you don't know where you will be on the road. I've had it back to WESTHERR FORD 3X with the same complaint , only to be told it's normal and I'm not used to it and that they can't duplicate my concerns. Although it happens all the time and I drove other trucks on their lot that didn't act like that. If you take your hands off the steering wheel it will not drive straight. Sometimes it goes left sometimes it goes right. Sometimes it goes...

While driving at generally any speed from 8mph up to 70mph the electronic steering wheel will pull in either direction, I have brought this truck into a certified Ford dealership and they said everything they checked out was okay with said truck. This is not okay as it almost pulled me into the ditch while turning a corner. Other then that incident this erratic steering situation arises anytime I am driving, it does not appear to be intermittent.

The steering wheel has cracked in the center area housing the AIR BAG and HORN. I believe this is a safety hazard. With the crack going over half of the way through the steering wheel, there is a chance of the AIR BAG DEPLOYING without cause.

The rack and pinion of the vehicle is locking up and becoming very stiff when driving. The steering locked up while in a curve and steered me into oncoming traffic with others in the vehicle. This needs to to be recalled so it can be repaired. There are multiple TSB reports from the manufacturer about the issue as well as a law suit against the manufacturer for the issue. It is gradually getting to be worse of an issue the more I drive it

The steering rack system (electronic steering) of the vehicle began 10 months ago to show in certain moments a condition of hardness even with vehicle parked. Then 2 months ago, while driving in an earthen type road the steering system completely blocked and it was impossible to turn and almost caused me to have an accident in the road when approached a curve.

When accelerating to pass another vehicle the truck started shaking violently engine rpms were erratic and I lost almost all forward momentum. This incident almost caused a head on collision. Truck has shifted erratic since purchased and has undergone the lastest ford updates/repairs to no avail. Four-wheel drive is also engaging randomly and has also been repaired to no avail. It would be great if something would be done about these issues before someone gets killed. You just never know how the truck is going to drive on any given day...

This vehicle won't track in a lane. it has to to be constantly held from changing lanes. At any given time it will want to turn to the right or go to the right and in 50 feet feet, it will want to do the same thing to the left. It never wants to go straight. The vehicle is a lot better since we placed it in Grapevine Ford for two weeks to repair the issues. They improved it greatly, but it's not fixed.

The steering wheel horn button, where the airbag is behind it, is cracked. This is the second time it’s cracked since I’ve on the vehicle. The first time it was fixed by Mike Castrucci Ford April 22, 2019. I actually spoke to someone at Kings Ford named Tricia just a couple of days ago, and she told me that it was not under warranty. I tried to explain to her that this has happened before when it was under warranty and fixed already, and this was the second time, but she refused to help me. It looks like it’s called the AB module - airbag on this invoice I’m holding. At times, it seems to leak some sort of liquid slightly from the cracks, and the horn does not always work when I push on the button itself. I have included a picture of the invoice when it was fixed...

My air bag in the steering wheel is starting to come out I am worried it is going to deploy with the way it looks. See photo...I called the Ford Dealership and they refused to report it.

JUST PURCHASED A 2018 F150 XLT WITH XTR PACKAGE WITH APPROXIMATELY 36,500 MILES. NOTICED THAT VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL HAS PLAY AND TENDS TO SWAY, ALMOST FEELING LOOSE, WHEN DRIVING UNDER 50MPH. INFORMED DEALER AND WHEEL ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED. ASKED DEALER FOR RESULTS OF ALIGNMENT CONDITION AND MEASUREMENTS PRIOR TO ALIGNMENT BEING PERFORMED AND WAS TOLD THEY DO NOT KEEP RECORDS OF PREVIOUS MEASUREMENTS ONLY RESULTS AND MEASUREMENTS AFTER WORK WAS PERFORMED. UPON LEAVING STEERING WHEEL STILL STEERS AWAY WHEN DRIVING UNDER 50MPH. WHEN COMPARED WITH OTHER VEHICLES IT DEFINITELY HAS PLAY. DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME HAZARDOUS ISSUE BEING REPORTED. SWAYING AND PLAY IN STEERING WHEEL IS CONSTANT UNDER 50MPH. CORRECTION OF STEERING WHEEL IS EXHAUSTING TO HANDS AND WRISTS AND FEELING OF BEING UNSAFE IS PRESENT WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE. HAVE CONTACTED DEALER, LEFT MESSAGE TO SPEAK MORE ON THIS AND NO...

THE VEHICLE'S ELECTRIC POWER STEERING DOES NOT TURN BACK ON QUICKLY WHEN STARTING FROM START/STOP.THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE PURCHASING VEHICLE (02/2019). THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND THE STEERING DID POWER AFTER ABOUT 10 SECONDS.

VEHICLE HAS AUTOMATIC START STOP FEATURE. AFTER VEHICLE RESTARTS POWER STEERING DOES NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE FOR 2-5 SECONDS. VEHICLE IS MOVING UNDER POWER BUT HAS NO STEERING ASSIST. 3 REPAIR VISITS WITH NO DIAGNOSIS. PROBLEM HAS BEEN HAPPENING ALMOST SINCE NEW. SOMETIMES DELAY IS PRESENT, SOMETIMES IT'S NOT. CAN'T PREDICT WHEN STEERING ASSIST WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE.

MY 2018 F150 BEGAN HAVING STEERING ASSIST FAILURE AT APPROX 50,000 MILES. THERE HAVE BEEN TWO OCASSIONS WHERE WHILE DRIVING STEERING ASSIST GOES OUT AND THE STEERING WHEEL GETS STIFF ALMOST CAUSING ME TO COLLIDE WITH OTHER VEHICLES. I CONTACTED FORD ABOUT THE ISSUE AND AS THEY ARE AWARE THE ONLY SOLUTION WAS TO REPLACE THE RACK AND PINION AT MY EXPENSE.AT 63,000 MILES MY PICK UP HAS NO POWER STEERING.

IN HEAVY RAIN ON 10/15/2020 VEHICLE PULLED HARD TO THE LEFT. RESULTING IN VEHICLE HYDROPLANING OF OF I26 AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. WENT INTO THE MEDIAN HITTING A BUNCH OF SMALL TREES AND TEARING UP THE VEHICLE. I BARELY MISSED A LARGE TREE THAT WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN INJURIES TO ME AND MY 6 YEAR OLD SON. LUCKILY NO INJURIES WHERE SUSTAINED. PREVIOUS TO THE INCIDENT I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING OCCASIONAL PULLING TO THE LEFT. ALSO A GRINDING NOISE. BELIEVE TO HAVE A PROBLEM ON THE LEFT FROM SIDE. INCIDENTS WHERE SO OCCASIONAL THAT I DID NOT TAKE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIR BELIEVING THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO FIND AN ISSUE THAT HAPPENED ONLY VERY RARELY. (MAYBE ONCE PER MONTH) AFTER THE INCIDENT I GOT LOOKING AROUND AND FOUND A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FROM FORD THAT I BELIEVE IS RELATED TO THIS ISSUE. FORD SHOULD BE RECALLING VEHICLES...

I WAS TAKING MY GRAND DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL AND SHE GOT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE, SHE CLOSED THE DOOR AND IT WOULD NOT "LATCH" AND WE COULD NOT GET IT TO LATCH TO SECURE THE DOOR FROM OPENING WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. I WAS AFRAID THE DOOR WOULD OPEN WHILE DRIVING AND FALL OUT (THIS NEEDS FIXED ASAP. ANOTHER PROBLEM IS WHEN DRIVING 60 MPH OR GREATER THE STEERING WILL "CATCH" THAT IS WHEN GOING AROUND A TURN LEFT OR RIGHT WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL IT KIND OF JERKS AND DOESN'T MAINTAIN CONSTANT TURN IT SEEMS TO LOOSE A CONSTANT CONTROL. THIS CAN CAUSE AN OVER CORRECTION AND LOSS OF CONTROL. IN ORDER TO TRY TO CONTROL I HAVE TO HAVE BOTH HANDS ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND KNOW IT GOING TO HAPPEN. WHAT WOULD A YOUNG INEXPERIENCED DRIVER DO...MOST LIKELY OVER CORRECT AND CRASH.

DRIVING THE F150 I NOTICED A POPPING NOISE WHEN TURNING. SHORTLY AFTER THE POPPING NOISE WHEN NEGOTIATING A TURN THE RACK AND PINION LOCKED UP. TRUCK WENT INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC. NOW THE POWER STEERING COMPLETELY FAILED AND A TROUBLE CODE WAS DISPLAYED. RACK AND PINION IS BAD AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. RACK AND PINION ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER THROUGH FORD MOTOR COMPANY. THIS WAS A EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION ESPECIALLY WITH HOW THE ELECTRIC MOTOR ASSIST STEERING TOOK THE WHEEL FROM MY HAND AND JOLTED IN ONE DIRECTION OR THE OTHER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR

ON TWO OCCASIONS I HAVE BEEN STOPPED AND WAITING TO TURN LEFT ACROSS TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC ON A FOUR LANE STATE HIGHWAY. THE ENGINE AUTO STOP FEATURE SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. WHEN I LET OF THE BRAKE, THE ENGINE AUTO STARTED AND I BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. I HAD NO POWER STEERING AND NEARLY DROVE INTO A DITCH. IT SEEMS THAT THERE IS A DELAY BETWEEN WHEN THE ENGINE AUTO STARTS AND WHEN THE POWER STEERING WORKS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS IT IS DIFFICULT TO TURN THE WHEEL WITHOUT POWER STEERING. ESPECIALLY WHEN CROSSING LANES OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *TR

MY TRUCK HAD A TOTAL POWERING STEERING FAILURE TODAY(4-12-2020). NO ADVANCED WARNING. THE TRUCK WAS BEING DRIVEN WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THANK GOD NO ACCIDENT!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND TURNING LEFT, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE SHIFT TO PARK WARNING DISPLAYED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WAS INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE BACK-UP CAMERA FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MACE FORD LOCATED AT (4501 US-41, TERRE HAUTE, IN 47802) TWICE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE OR RETRIEVE A FAULT CODE FOR THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT OIL CONSUMPTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 6,000.*DT*JB

THE STEERING ON THIS VEHICLE WILL LOCK IN PLACE WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN. YOU HAVE TO PHYSICALLY FORCE THE STEERING WHEEL TO RELEASE TO KEEP FROM EITHER CROSSING THE CENTER LINE OR RUNNING OFF THE ROAD. THIS HAPPENS AT SPEED AROUND 50 MPH AND UP. HAVE NOT WRECKED IT YET BUT HAVE COME CLOSE.WE HAVE HAD IT IN THE FORD DEALER 4 TIMES WITH NOT SUCCESS YET.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 FORD F-150. CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE STEERING WHEEL DRIFTED TO THE LEFT WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CASCO BAY FORD 1213 US 1, YARMOUTH, ME 4096, (207) 846-2222 WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO RETRIEVE A FAULT CODE OR DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TEST DRIVEN WITHOUT A RECURRENCE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE RECEIVED 3 FRONT WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND TIRE ROTATION HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 228.

1.) F150 SUPERCAB DRIFTS ERRATICALLY. FORD HAS ALIGNED VEHICLE TWICE, BUT ISSUE REMAINS. FEELS LIKE TRUCK IS IN A HIGH-WIND ENVIRONMENT, BUT IT IS A CALM DAY. TRUCK WILL VEER OFF ROAD UNLESS EXTREME CARE IS EXERCISED. 2.) TRANSMISSION LUGS ON ACCELERATION, PARTICULARLY @ 1100RPM AND 38MPH. 3.) HARD "CLUNK/THUMP" SENSATION AT LOW SPEEDS, CAUSING SEVERE "WHIP-LASH" ACTION TO OCCUPANTS OF VEHICLE. 4.)WHEN TAKING SLOW LEFT TURN UP A STEEP INCLINE THE TRUCK LUGS AND TRANSMISSION FEEL LIKE IT IS SLIPPING AND UNABLE TO DOWNSHIFT, CAUSING A SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF POWER AND MOMENTUM. 5.) ENGINE STALLS WHEN LEAVING STOP LIGHT. DASH LIGHTS COME ON SAYING" AUTO STARTSTOP SHIFT TO P, THEN RESTART ENGINE."THIS IS IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION. I AM ATTACHING A PICTURE OF THE DASHBOARD ERROR. PLEASE NOTICE I AM STILL IN "D" DRIVE WHEN THIS MESSAGE CAME UP.

WHEN VEHICLE IS STOPPED AND THE AUTO START-STOP IS ENGAGED, MOVING THE VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT. UPON RELEASING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WILL START AND BEGIN TO MOVE FORWARD HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE STILL IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER. THIS DIFFICULTY WILL LAST FOR A FEW SECONDS UNTIL POWER STEERING IS RESTORED. THIS PROBLEM STARTED INTERMITTENTLY BUT HAS NOW BECOME A REGULAR EVENT.

I PURCHASED THE USED 2018 FORD F150 PLATINUM AT LITHIA FORD, BOISE ID WITH 15K MILES ON IT. SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT IT THE FRONT END HAS BEEN HARD TO KEEP ON THE ROAD. I HAVE TAKEN THIS UNIT TO THE DEALER TWICE NOW AND THEY HAVE HAD THE UNIT 40 PLUS DAYS TRYING TO REPAIR THE STEERING ISSUE. THE TRUCK WILL PULL INTO A RIGHT OR LEFT BY ITSELF AND IS VERY UNSAFE AT THE DEALERSHIP THEY VERIFIED THE COMPLAINT AND SAID THE STEERING GEAR WAS THE DEFECT AFTER HAVING THE UNIT 2 WEEKS. THEY REPLACED THE STRG GEAR AND SAID IT WAS REPAIRED. I PICKED THE UNIT UP AND DROVE IT AND IT WAS THE SAME SO I TOOK IT BACK THE NEXT DAY. THEY DROVE IT WITH ME AND AGAIN WE VERIFIED THE COMPLAINT. THE FORD TECHNICAL REP CAME OUT TO THE DEALER AND CHECKED THE...

HAVE NOISE WHEN OPORATING THE VEHICLE.

TRUCK HAS 24,000 MILES GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE TRUCK WILL JERK RIGHT OR LEFT AND STEERING GETS HARD HAVE TO KEEP VERY ALERT WHILE DRIVING NOT KNOW WHEN IT WILL JERK RIGHT OR LEFT VERY DNGEROUS

THE AUTOMATIC START/STOP FUNCTION TURNS THE TRUCK "OFF" AT A STOP. WHEN WAITING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN ACROSS TRAFFIC AND THE ENGINE HAS TURNED OFF AND THE WHEEL IS ENGAGED IN A TURNING ANGLE, THE POWER STEERING DOES NOT TURN BACK ON AS THE ENGINE TURNS BACK ON. THE RESULT IS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING THROUGH THE TURN PUTTING ME IN MULTIPLE SITUATIONS WHERE I HAVE NO POWER STEERING INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC UNTIL IT FINALLY ENGAGES APPROXIMATELY 2 SECONDS LATER. IN MULTIPLE SITUATIONS I HAVE HAD TO USE ALL OF MY STRENGTH TO TURN THE WHEEL AND THE VEHICLE WITHOUT POWER STEERING, OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC AS I AM MAKING A TURN.

THE STEERING WHEEL IS COMING LOOSE.

I PERFORMED A WHEEL ALIGNMENT BUT THE CAR IS STILL GOING TO ONE SIDE IF I LET GO OF THE STEERING THIS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT I DONT FEEL SAFE BECAUSE I CANT KEEP THE CAR IN A STRAIGHT LINE