While driving bolt that holds the tie rod together broke. There is not steering. This is the second time bolt has snapped and broke. Took to dealer,problem has not been remedied as of yet. Please provide any further information, and vehicle identification number.
1998 Ford F-150 steering complaints
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Consumer stated the tie rod end failed.
One of five 1997-1998 ford f-150 pickup trucks owned by the new york state department of transportaion which have had tie rod failures after reaching 75k miles or more
Front inner tie rods on right side broke while vehicle was parked. Consumer has taken vehicle twice before to dealer, and the dealer still did not do anything for consumer taken it again to dealer. *ak consumer stated there is a noise in front end when steering wheel is being turned, there is a noise when attempting to start engine, headlights stay on until the parking brake is applied, engine is using 1 quart of oil every 1000 miles, the dealer replaced the outer tie rod ends.
While driving at a low rate of speed the consumer lost control of the vehicle due to tie rod failure, the vehicle could not be moved frontward or backwards because bot front wheels were pointed inward.
Drivers side outer tie rod came apart while driving.
While driving about 10 mhp left front tie rod came apart. Consumer kept control of vehicle, and rims and tires were demaged. Please provide more information.
These are common failure items for the 97-01 ford f-150. Should there be a recall?. No safety defects indicated.
I just wanted to make sure this was a random occurrence and not a common problem. No safety defect listed.
Driver's side inner tie rod was replaced / repaired six months ago by dealer. Currently, problem has reoccurred with same tie ro. Dealer notified . Feel free to provide any further details on this matter.
Intermittently when making a turn steering wheel becomes irratic and drifts. Dealer has inspected and repaired vehicle several times, but problem still exists.*ak steering gear and pitman arm were replaced for steering wheel problem.
Tie rod end fell off, causing loss of steering control.
There is a malfunction in wiring harness in steering column, when the tilt is used. This malfunction causes brake lights and turn signals not to work. Dealer has seen vehicle 6 times, and was not able to fix it. *ak the dealer fixed only the harness but it failed again. The brake light and turn signal are still inoperable.
Steering wheel became completely useless when the steering shaft separated, causing the vehicle to jump the curb narrowly missing a large tree and bridge abutment.
The bushings on the spindle are too big which causes the brakes to lock up/grind and overheat. Please give any further details.
Steering failure, four repair attempts, problem continues.
Please contact me so I can go into this farther
Power steering pump failed. Mjs
No summary.
Front end vibrates/shakes at speeds up to 60 MPH. Also, replaced steering shaft.
Steering wheel was very loose. Steering shaft, said to be causing the problem, was replaced.
When turning steering wheel there is a clunck that one can feel in steering wheel, seems loose. Dealer contacted four times, states nothing is wrong. Dealer cannot duplicate the problem.
Front steering system fell from truck causing loss of control and a collision.
Steering shaft failure. Also, power door locks failed/ABS brakes malfunctioned, causing brakes to vibrate upon braking.
Unknown rattling coming from underneath hood through the steering shaft. Brady bushey ford/jeep/eagle inspected the truck after defect reoccurred while at dealership, and replaced the pitman arm. Problem still exists with cause still unknown. Please describe details.
Driving 55-60mph & vehicle hit small puddle. Vehicle shifted to left & then right, jerking abruptly, before driver regained control. Took vehicle to mechanic & was unable to locate the cause of the mechanical problem.
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