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Power steering intermittently locks up and or doesn't work without any warning signals on the vehicle. The vehicle has 66,000 miles on it and can't be driven due to the danger associated.
The contact owns a 2011 Ford F-150. While driving approximately 70 mph, the steering seized and the "power steering fault" warning message appeared. The contact coasted to the shoulder and turned off the vehicle. When the vehicle was restarted, it operated normally. The dealer (metro Ford, 9000 nw 7th avenue, miami, Florida 33150) was contacted by phone. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 61,000.
Steering wheel has become difficult to turn. I now need two hands to turn steering wheel. Suspect it is something with electric power steering. First noticed this morning when I first moved vehicle in the morning.
Started out with loosing power steering only when turning left or right. It has progressively gotten worse to the point that there is no power steering while driving or turning the vehicle on any road or driveway.
The contact owns a 2011 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 mph and attempting to turn right, the steering wheel seized. Additionally, the advance trac needed repair message appeared. The contact continued driving to the dealer baxter Ford of omaha Nebraska that determined there was a short on the electronic power steering and needed replacement. The contact also stated that the same failure occurred approximately five times before. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 96,000. The VIN was not available.
- Omaha, NE, USA
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I was about 3 miles from home when I started to feel the steering becoming hard to turn. About 2 blocks from home I had difficulty making a right and left turn till I drove up to my home, had some assistance in turning the steering and backing up the truck into drive way. After that steering went out. Had to get it towed to a Ford dealership. Had a to almost $2,000 for the repair
The contact owns a 2011 Ford F-150. While driving approximately 45 mph, the steering ability became very loose. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact drove to sunset Ford in sunset hill, Missouri where it was diagnosed that the bolt on the steering wheel was damaged and needed replacement. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 34,973.
The contact owns a 2011 Ford F-150. While driving 30 mph, the steering seized and the vehicle stalled without warning. There were no warning indicators illuminated prior to the failure. The vehicle was able to be restarted after a few moments. The contact called the manufacturer and was transferred to NHTSA to file a complaint. The vehicle was taken to evergreen Ford Lincoln (1500 18th ave nw, issaquah, wa 98027, (425) 392-6900) where it was diagnosed that the power steering needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 150,000.
The contact owns a 2011 Ford F-150. While driving, the vehicle lost power steering ability and the vehicle continued to turn after the wheels were turned straight. There were no warning indicators illuminated before or during the failure. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 74,000. The VIN was not available.
I was driving and making a turn when the steering felt like the power steering fluid was low. It became harder to turn and after completing a turn I had to use both hands, hand over hand, to get the car straight again. Picture turning left from a county road onto a state highway, and when you want to straighten out the truck it continues into oncoming traffic. This seems worse when the vehicle is cold versus after it has warmed up. This six cylinder engine does not have hydraulic power steering with fluid, bet rather an electrical power assist motor.
The contact owns a 2011 Ford F-150. The contact received a recall letter from Ford motors. The NHTSA campaign number was unknown. The contact stated that the transmission sensor was replaced at glockner southpoint Ford (155 co rd 406, South point, oh 45680, (740) 894-3673) in February of 2018 per the recall. While driving 50 mph, the transmission downshifted and the vehicle slowed down without depressing the brake pedal. A wrench symbol and the check engine indicator illuminated prior to the failure. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer and the transmission sensor was replaced again. It was unknown if the manufacturer was contacted. The failure mileage was 75,000.
I have several occasion for the past couple of years of my F150 not starting when turning the key on. I have taken it to the Ford dealership several times but they couldn't determine the problem. I've had several occasion of the low oil pressure light turn on and the vehicle has stalled. Just recently I was making a right turn and at a small angle and the truck completely stalled out while driving. I had to coast to a stop without any power steering until it finally stopped. I tried to crank it over but it wouldn't start. After about 5 minutes it finally started without issue. I've had it stall twice while I lost total control of my truck and it is extremely dangerous. I had to tow it to my dealership again today. I think I may have finally found the issue which may point to a faulty 20amp fuel pump fuse. I found some articles pointing to fuse 27 and sure enough it was burnt on one side. I am completely shocked that Ford is aware of this issue and not issuing a mandatory recall until all these trucks are fixed. Had this been on the freeway it could have been a complete failure of the vehicle which may have caused a serious or life threatening accident. Please force a recall.
When pulling out of a parking lot the instrument cluster lcd goes black, assisted power steering stops working making it hard to steer. Then after a few seconds comes back on and steering rapidly corrects to current position. So far has mostly happened during the first few minutes after running. So far this has only happened once while driving on the highway during a straight stretch.
When driving under slower speeds and turning. After making the turn. My steering gets tight and I have to manually force my steering to go back straight. It seams after some driving it may loosen up. But it dose do it later on other turns. Some times it is hard to turn into a corner. I have to manually force the wheel to make the turn. This always happens while in motion.
The steering wheel on my 2011 F150 has become very difficult to turn and is becoming a safety hazard while driving. Not only to me and my family but for other drivers on the road. I will be taking the truck in to my mechanic tomorrow for a diagnosis. Truck has 80K miles on it.
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- Mchenry, IL, USA