Both steering bearings (located in steering column inside truck cab) completely wore out, steering wheel was very loose. 2001 f150 ford lariat supercrew. My friend is a mechanic with the wv dept of highways and he had to have both the steering bearings in all the 2000 f150 pickups in his organization replaced. This is how I know what was wrong with mine, it was doing the same thing the states trucks done. Loose steering wheel and hard to steer. Should be a safety recall because if it would have happened when I was driving at a higher rate of speed around a turn an accident may have occured. I bought the two bearings and had them installed. Not sure if mechanic kept the old bearings.
2001 Ford F-150 steering complaints
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Uncontrollable loss of steering on 2001 ford f-150 supercrew due to failure of right inner tie-rod end. Ford f-150 skidded across the road (right to left side) and went down into a ditch and struck a tree. Ford f-150 was towed to nearest service station for repair of right inner tie-rod end.
Upon inspection (using procedure provided by ford) during standard mtce, mechanic advises vehicle owner of premature tie rod wear. Estimates $450 repair cost.
A tie rod failure. Consumer was having vehicle serviced for other issues when it was discovered that the tie rods were defective. Consumer contacted the manufacturer, who was not willing to do anything to assist him with this defect. *ak a class action lawsuit has been filed against the manufacturer.
While attempting to turn into the driveway steering column locked as a result, vehicle was unable to turn in either direction.
Consumer stated that he went through an inspection and found that the tie rod was defective. He contacted ford. However, ford will not assist in any repairs. Consumer received a letter stating that they were aware of the problem. Consumer felt that this should be a recall.*ak
Tie rods are defective. Truck shakes violently and does not steer straight. The problem has been diagnosed as defective tie rods, but ford will not replace at their expense since the vehicle mfg warranty has expired.
Ford motor co. Sent out a procedure on how to inspect tie-rods on ford trucks. Fter inspecting mine, they need to be replaced.... There are lots of ford owners who are having premature tie-rod falures and have to replace them.... I feel it's a serious safty issue... Ford should issue a recall.
During a routine inspection, the mechanic informed the consumer that the vibration he felt when driving was due to worn tie rods.
While backing out of the driveway the tie rod ends separated without warning. As a result the front driver side tire was punctured. The cause has yet to be determined. Please provide additional information.
This may be a moot point because the truck (2001 f-150 supercrew xlt 4wd) I had owned (traded it in for a 2003 ford supercrew which also exhibits very similar problems) had serious problems with the steering in addition to the driver seatbelt becoming disengaged while driving normally. I could not understand why the seatbelt would disengage all by itself. I even had witnesses to the fact. I asked for the service to address it; however, they could not duplicate the problem. This is serious as what are seatbelts for in the first place. Also had some problems with the paint cracking or spidering. Ford regional personnel from denver wanted to repaint the vehicle. However, they could not determine how it would be accomplished. This went on for over 4 months. That is one of the main reasons in addition to the steering problems described previously I had get rid of the problem supercrew I had purchased. *la rq04011.*pco owner granted permission to release info_
While making a mild left turn into driveway, right tie-rod just popped off causing loss of control. No warning of any type not even 1 sound or problem leading up to incident, never had any current damage or accidents, purely faulty component.
The steering was not working properly.
While turning the steering locked and vehicle hit telephone pole and five mailboxes. Dealer refuses to repair. Please provide additional information. Ph
While driving the tie rod broke causing lost of control. Ts
Serpentine belt broke while backing up and vehicle lost steering ability, towed to dealer, part was replaced.*ak the steering locked and the consumer lost control of the vehicle resulting in a collision with a pole.
While driving at state speed limit heard a loud noise from rear of vehicle. Without a warning lost steering control, resulting in a collision, mechanic stated rear axle bracket had a malfunction which resulted in spring unhooking and releasing axle.
While driving 25 MPH lost steering which resulted in a collision. Mechanic stated cause of collision was that power steering broke.
Loose steering, second (replacement) steering gear. The original steering gear was noisy and the dealer replaced it with a used, rebuilt unit at 3,264 miles. Current (used) gear has excessive free play, the vehicle wanders and is difficult to control on the highway. Ford refuses to supply the dealer with a new gear. The dealer refuses to replace or adjust the loose gear. I feel the safety of the vehicle is in question with the used gear in it due to lack of traceability of the gear in case of a recall or safety campaign.
While driving and making a left turn steering wheel becomes difficult to maneuver.. Dealer cannot identify the problem. Please give any further details. *ak the problem does not occur with every turn, it only happens at both high and low speeds, the dealer tried to fix the problem but cannot assure the consumer that the problem will not reoccur. Nlm
Steering column will not turn, usually happens at low speeds and turning left. Contacted dealer. *ak consumer stated the problem was fixed after 2 visits, dealership replaced the shaft and steering box.
Consumer had only owned vehicle for less than week when the steering arm was about to fall due to a loose bolt that was not tightened properly at the factory.
Vehicle lost complete steering while turning onto the interstate informed that pitman arm disconnected from the section shaft due to the loss of the nut and washer nut. Dealer notified. *ak driver does not feel safe and secure driving this vehicle. The dash light failed at 3000 miles.
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