Was making a left turn getting on they highway when steering got hard, making it hard to turn almost getting in an accident, traction control light came on but went back off. Engine light came on ,went back off. This has been going on since february, called local ford dealership basically was told no recall, no complaints, but they call look at it at our cost. It's gotten worse,since then going around curves or making turns it takes full strength to make the turn . Some times its easy like it should be .brought it to a local mechanic shop to see what they say and after looking at it ,they said it needs,to go to dealership they can't do anything with it .this needs to be fixed before someone gets hurt .
2011 Ford F-150 steering complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. While driving 45 MPH, the steering failed. The contact pulled the vehicle over and waited thirty minutes to restart the vehicle. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The dealer had not diagnosed or repaired the vehicle. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 56,000.
While driving the truck on a city street, upon turning into a driveway the power steering stopped working. This caused a real problem trying to correct the turn. Upon investigating this it has come to light that there has been a problem with the electric power assist steering. Not only on this 2011 f150, but various other ford models and years of manufacture. The dealership and ford customer service says no recalls have been issued. I believe it is time to issue a recall because this is an expensive repair and ford should own up to this problem that has been ongoing for years! Why should the consumer be put into this dangerous situation and expensive repair? It's time the federal safety agency to stand up and tell ford to fix this problem! This vehicle can not be trusted on the road anymore and it sits in the driveway. Now, if the federal safety agency wants to pay $2,000 to repair the epas, all will be good. Then the federal safety agency can send the receipt to ford if they ever issue a recall.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. The contact received an unknown recall notice regarding the steering. The parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and was not able to confirm when the parts were to become available. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. While driving various speeds, the steering failed without warning. The contact pulled over and restarted the vehicle. The failure occurred intermittently. The dealer and manufacturer were not notified. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 135,000.
While driving down the highway the fault code for timing chain p0016 came on and engine seized in the middle of the highway. I lost all power steering and brake power which caused me to almost collide with other vehicles trying to get off the highway with no power. After finally getting truck on the off ramp it took all I had to get it to stop at the intersection putting my life and the driver of the SUV at the intersection life in danger.
Steering is stiff when cold, and while making turns it sticks in the turn position and is difficult to correct while driving.
While driving the other day my steering got really hard to turn all of a sudden, then it worked normally. It has since happen a couple times usually while making a turn - I am afraid to drive it because if it happens in a turn I might hit someone. I have since read that some vehicles are being recalled - but didn't see mine. This recall should be expanded to cover all electric power steering vehicles.
Takata recall: after the vehicle has sat for an extended amount of time, 8+ hours, the steering column or rack seems to lock up. When you attempt to start the vehicle and drive, you do not have any steering response from the rack. The steering wheel is locked in place with only 15-20 degrees worth of 'play'. Also, while driving, the steering wheel seems to stick periodically while navigating down roads (city and highway). When the road curves and you turn, the steering seems to click, or jump a little, making the vehicle over react. This has caused multiple accidents to others, and no recall has been issued at this time for the 2011 model year by ford.
The steering is now hard. The eps no longer is working. I was driving down the highway and it just became difficult to steer.
First problem is the electric power steering. Today I was driving home from work everything working fine, moderate traffic, and I happened upon a sharp curve in the road where I completely lost electric power steering and almost careened into oncoming traffic. I pulled over to gather myself and slowly drove to the closest pull off. Suddenly my power steering was working again. This has happened 5 times now. Ford cant find anything wrong but they are happy to replace the electric power steering box for $1800. It is an un serviceable part so it must be replaced. This system is faulty and dangerous. This all occurred during city driving. There should be a recall before someone is hurt.
When turning the streering wheel it gets hard .you have to make sure both hands on streering so you can bring it back the wheels wants to continue turn it will release after a while hard to control
While driving my steering rack suddenly broke making it nearly impossible to handle and avoid vehicles on the roadway on a city road about to enter the highway.
Power steering is "sticky " and does not return to center after a turn , this requires constant steering effort to stay within ones lane. There is also a sticking point when turning the wheel in one direction.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. While driving 30 MPH, the power steering warning indicator illuminated and the vehicle became difficult to maneuver. The contact had to use excessive effort to operate the steering. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 82,000.
I was driving one afternoon and all of a sudden when I turned my steering wheel it would let out a high pitched screeching noise and my steering wheel would lock up. I couldn't turn it left nor right because it was stuck but if I forced it it would unlock but still make the screeching sound. And this is where I am at almost wrecking 5 times that day trying to get home and not being able to drive to work with my car due to the fact my power steer is failing for no reason what so ever.
Power steering electric assist is not working all of a sudden difficult to turn, pulling out of gas station on to highway
I got into my ford f150 to go to work and the steering locked up on me, I could not get it to steer at all. I called the dealership repair center that I purchased the truck from and told them what happened. They came and towed the truck to the dealership to have a mechanic look at it. The next day they called me and told me it was the steering column and the entire thing was needing to be replaced at a cost of over 2000.00. I had the truck for less than four months.
My 2011 ford f150 with electric power steering sails while driving. It starts out working fine and then once the truck is up to speed it's difficult to turn the wheel between 11 o'clock and one o'clock on the steering wheel. The malfunction does not throw a code on the PCM so the dealership says it's fine. But I'm looking around on a lot of different blog sites in hundreds if not thousands of other people are having the same problem with their electric power steering suddenly not working. I drive-in snowy icy conditions for work during the winter in this problem has almost caused numerous accidents because of the jerky motion you have to perform to change lanes or steer. I would really appreciate if this issue could be investigated because there's no recall from ford.
While turning in traffic my epas steering went out almost causing a wreck. I already had dealership change epas rack and pinion and I have same problem. There is a recall for 2014 trucks with same issue. Its definitely a safety issue.
Steering sticks and is erratic on the interstate. When turning left the steering sometimes sticks giving the impression the truck is over rotating around corners. Changing lanes on the interstate is dangerous as sometimes the steering sticks causing the truck to veer. I thought it was just me until I found tsb 11-08-18. Ford has known about this problem for years! I'm not happy and believe this should be a recall. Will it take someone getting killed first? Steering is pretty important.
Steering intermittently locks up on primarily left turn. Problem has been worsening to include turns to the right. When it happens, steering will totally lock up making driving and completing turns impossible. Extreme safety hazard. Slightly turning steering to the left & right sometimes corrects the problem. Speed and road conditions do not seem to be a factor as to when the steering wants to lock up, just turns. Condition has been worsening over the past couple of months. Cold weather, however, does seem to worsen the problem.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. While driving 10 MPH, the steering wheel seized. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or independent mechanic for diagnostic testing or repairs. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 140,000.
While driving and under no particular common conditions, the dashboard, instrument gauges, interior lighting, headlights, navigation panel suddenly begin flashing and blacking out. Then after a few seconds, come back to normal, but typically with a "traction control service" message on with the trouble light remaining on. This happens about every 10 minutes of driving. Once in a while, it lasted longer and clunking noises seemed to come from the drive train. However, a few occurrences were while turning and the power steering was out. I took it to a belle tire nearby and they could not fix the problem, saying the dealer had to update the ABS module and gave me a printout of tsb 12-11-18 [attached scan]. They circled diagnostic trouble codes c1278 and c1963 as the ones that popped up in their analysis. I find no recalls of this item, but the steering issue is certainly dangerous.
Steering binds when turning, both when going into a turn and returning to center (straight). Most noticeable on city streets. I must use extra arm strength in both maneuvers. Problem first noticed about 2 years ago. Has gotten progressively worse since. Cold weather (wisconsin) seems to exacerbate the problem.
Vehicle loses power steering can't turn the wheel traction control light comes on but it happens so fast and you need two grown men to try to turn the steering wheel just to get off of road to safety
Service advance trac. Steering column needs to be replaced. When making turn light came on. Looses turn signal and steering.
Steering started sticking when turned all the way to the right and while driving you could feel it come and go! Took it to repair shop and had a whole new electric power steering system installed cost a little over 1700$
While driving I noticed my tires wearing on the outsides after getting an alignment done it still continues. After taking it to a shop and them not being able to find the problem, the noted that the rack and pinion bolt was worn out and they can't replace it without replacing the whole steering assembly
10 miles from my destination,ps went out. It was very hard to steer. I was on a busy highway (us 290) from channelview ,tx to waller,tx and back I have a 2011 ford f-150 xl 5.0 l / 8 cyl / flex fuel 6-speed automatic (electronic) fuel injection after about 45 minutes parked and turned off,it worked fine. I decided to go home,60 miles. 30 miles it worked fine then went out again.
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