Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford f-150. The contact stated that while driving at 10 MPH, the steering wheel became inoperable as the power steering light illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The local dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, however they informed the contact no recalls where on the vehicle for the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 92,000.
2013 Ford F-150 steering complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford f-150. While driving 25 MPH and making a turn, the steering wheel seized and the advance track failure warning indicator illuminated. The contact was able to pull into a parking lot. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer. The local dealer (all star ford, 2586 range park dr, denham springs, la, 70726) stated they would diagnose the vehicle and contact the owner back with the diagnosis. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted or made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 42,000.
On sept. 1st 2017 I started my 2013 f150 xlt 4x4 with approx. 93,000 miles and received a power steering assist fault, it has since been intermittent. I called the local ford dealership and was told to bring it in for repair and that it was not under warranty. I was also advised that it would be around 1300.00 for the repair.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford f-150. When the vehicle was started, the contact heard an abnormal noise was present. The contact turned the steering wheel in the other direction and the noise started again. When the contact shut off the vehicle and restarted it, "steering fault" illuminated on the message center and the steering ability became very difficult. The vehicle was driven to deltaville auto and marine in deltaville, virginia where it was diagnosed that the steering rack failed. Also, on the way to the dealer, the brake warning indicator illuminated and "brake fluid low" appeared on the message center. The contact added 3/4 of a quarter of brake fluid, but by the time the vehicle was moved to the parking lot, the brake fluid was gone. There were no noticeable leaks. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 42,871.
Received message "service advance trac" and "hill descent control fault" when turning left on city street and lost power steering ability making it nearly impossible to turn and control vehicle causing me to run up on sidewalk. Took to dealer and was told epas failed and would require $2k to fix steering column.
Dealership told me that the angle sensors are bad and the entire rack and pinion need replaced, upon further research I've seen vehicles with the same problem suddenly loose steering and were involved in accidents, my vehicle luckily hasn't had any issues yet other than knowing mines going bad and I fell it's a safety concern that I do not want to put myself or others in harm way and the dealership told me there are no recalls for the rack and pinion.
2013 f-150 xlt 4x4 electric power steering completely went out at 43,000 miles. The truck would out of nowhere, while driving, be very difficult to turn and almost caused a crash. It started small, but within 2 weeks completely went out.
While driving down the highway, the vehicle flashed service advance trac, down hill descent control fault, trailer brake module fail and a couple more codes. All electonics in vehicle went blank, including all controls/gauges. Before doing so, last code read, shift to park. Almost caused me to have an accident, because the power steering went out and nearly pulled me into another vehicle. The acceleration is bad too, feels like it is not firing all cylinders again. Have already taken in for a number of issues, including crankshaft sensor issues(was losing power to driveline); brakes locking up (have replaced the rotors and pads six times and last time I replaced both calibers as well; front axles and bearings replaced. As well as, blinkers no longer work. When the first issues arose, problems have continued since, like I said have taken it in at least 6 times to a dealer and once to an independent mechanic. At first the problems were covered by warrenty, now they are not, there is only 99,000miles on the truck and has been in shop at least 6 times and is only 4 yrs old. Not sure what to do, as the problems resemble recall issues, but dealership says they aren't part of any recalls. Concerned for my safety on the road. The truck is now not driveable!!!
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford f-150. The contact stated that the power steering failed to function and the eps warning indicator flashed. The vehicle was not diagnosed by a dealer, but it was inspected by an independent mechanic. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 73,000.
Complete failure of power steering. Multiple fault lights. Hill decent fault, advanced track service fault, steering assist fault, and a couple more. Whole driving, I went you make a left turn. Turned the wheel about 3/4 around and it "popped" back to the right and then released allowing me to make the turn. Once I stopped the truck and turned it off, I started the truck again and went to turn the wheel but it would only squeal when I tried to turn the wheel. Would not allow me to turn at all. Turned the truck off again and restarted it. No power steering at all now. Dealer says probably around $2000 to fix. Very dangerous.
My local ford dealership is charging me $2000 for a steering gear that the internal module went bad. From my research, this is a very common issue with the 2013 model and is a recall on the 2014 model. Its an incredibly dangerous situation when it happens. You completely loose power steering and get 3 separate warnings on the dash. I came within inches of hitting another vehicle in a parking lot yesterday. Problem is, its sporadic, you never know when its going to happen. I called ford and they, basically, told me its not a recall because there wasn't significant "injury or loss of life" from this issue....but, I guess there was on the 2014 and up models... This is outrageous!! This needs to become a recall immediately! Hope you guys can look into this and, hopefully, save the lives that ford is needing in order to fix this issue. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).'
While driving down the highway, the vehicle flashed service advance trac, down hill descent control fault, trailer brake module fail and a couple more codes. All electonics in vehicle went blank, including all controls/gauges. Before doing so, last code read, shift to park. Almost caused me to have an accident, because the power steering went out and nearly pulled me into another vehicle. The acceleration is bad too, feels like it is not firing all cylinders again. Have already taken in for a number of issues, including crankshaft sensor issues(was losing power to driveline); brakes locking up (have replaced the rotors and pads six times and last time I replaced both calibers as well; power steering has been replaced once before, front axles and bearings replaced. As well as, AC problems. When the first issues arose, I was told by service tech at dealership I needed a new engine, (later he completely denied telling me this) instead they fixed some things and gave it back to me. Problems have continued since, like I said have taken it in at least 6 times to a dealer and once to an independent mechanic. At first the problems were covered by warrenty, now they are not, there is only 78,000miles on the truck and has been in shop at least 6 times and is only 4 yrs old. Not sure what to do, as the problems resemble recall issues, but dealership says they aren't part of any recalls. Concerned for my safety on the road.
Steering vibrates/hums noticeably while driving, although it is not constant. Noticeable at low speeds, can't tell at high speeds. Concern from reading other reports that it is the epas steering system which is faulty. Had it confirmed at my ford dealer in december before my move to oklahoma.- they said I could drive it.
Service advancetrac light appears on dash, and then steering assist fails completely. Very difficult to steer, went straight and almost hit a cyclist. On a corner, cyclist to my right, truck wanted to go straight. Had to brake very hard to avoid hitting them.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford f-150. While reversing from a parking space or driving at various speeds, the steering wheel seized and the service advancetrac, power steering assist fault, and low battery feature temporarily turned off warning indicators and error messages illuminated. The contact mentioned that the failure recurred on ten separate occasions. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the the error codes needed to be cleared. The codes were cleared and reset, but the failure recurred. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the electric steering gear needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 67,000.
I have lost all power steering while the truck is in motion. The service advance trac light comes on. I have had the steering gear replaced twice now and this is in the last18 months, each time costing over $1700. It is very dangerous as it has always happened while I am driving. There have been recalls for the same thing in other years and there are all kinds of complaints to be read.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford f-150. While driving approximately 45 MPH, the power steering warning indicator illuminated and the steering ability was lost. The contact pulled the vehicle over to the side of the road. The vehicle was driven home very slowly because the power steering seized. The following day, the vehicle started normally. The vehicle was scheduled to be diagnosed this week. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 27,000. ..updated 04/13/17*bf the consumer stated the vehicle was repaired 03/06/17. Updated 04/27/2017
After starting from a stop sign, attempted to make a left turn. The power steering failed, a fail was annunciated on the instrument cluster, steering was extremely difficult, the engine remained running. Drove about 400 feet to a safe spot turned off the engine and parked the truck. When the tow truck arrived the driver started the engine and the power steering worked normally. Towed the truck to a garage to have it checked. 78, 700 miles on truck
Had a failure of the power steering assist with no warning indicators or tell tell signs of imminent failure while travelling. Evident while turning and difficulty increased as speed was lowered.
Just over 26k miles and for last month when starting my car in the morning it shows power steering fault on my dash. Seems once ilet it warm for 10mins or so and restart the car it works again.
Today while driving my 2013 ford f150 at 30mph on a county road, a warning popped up that said "hill descent control fault" as the power steering failed. Luckily I was driving straight ahead at a slowed rate of speed. After this I could barely turn the steering wheel making for very unsafe driving conditions. Also the turn signals quit working shortly afterwards. The vehicle has about 50,000 miles on it, and looking around on the internet would lead me to assume this is a very common problem that is a definite safety concern for any in or around one of these vehicles. I also noticed that the next model year of this vehicle received a recall on this very problem. My wife also drives a 2013 f150 and I'm afraid to let her drive it anymore, it took all I could do to steer it, I can't imagine she'll be able to do the same when hers fails.
Ford's electronic power assisted steering (epas) system failed while I was driving in traffic at a slow rate of speed. The steering was very difficult to manage the truck to the side of the road. I turned off the truck and re-stared it, and the steering was fine. The same event happened 3 times before I could get the truck into the shop for the $2,000.00 replacement. Cannot believe that the federal safety agency has not recognized this as a systemic failure worthy of a recall. Hundreds of f150 trucks are having this problem. Only a brief amount of research on the internet reveals that this is a systemic failure issue.
On our 2013 f150 ecoboost, the power steering assist is an electric motor that is prone to failure. Ours failed at 27,000 miles. Losing power steering in a turn could be very dangerous as the vehicle is extremely difficult to control without it. Furthermore, the differential of effort would lead a person to believe their steering failed completely. There was no real warning that the power steering was about to fail aside from some cryptic warning messages on seemingly unrelated systems.
Received dash messages stating "service advance trac" and "hill descent control fault" resulting in inop full detent turn signals, yet 3-blink lane change retained function. Steering angle dash readout remained inop regardless of steering input. Returned vehicle to a ford dealer for diagnosis. Was advised entire steering rack requires replacement. ## VIN passed ## ford f150 2013 ##
First of all my truck just now hit 30,000 miles. When starting the truck 3 days ago it gave us a display message of 'power steering assist fault' and we had no power steering to back out of the driveway. I turned the truck off, waited a minute then back on it didn't happen again. The next day it happened again while starting. Did the same thing of turning off waiting then back on didn't do it. Backed out of the driveway and while going down the street to get about 30mph it faults again and we can't steer. Stop the vehicle in the middle of the road, thankfully still in our neighborhood and turn it back on. Made it to work. Got in truck to leave work and it happened again. Same process turing it off and on. Got home. Then again this morning it happened again with the fault display. Turned it off and on again. But this time it did it twice in a row. And had to be turned off again. Took it in for a diagnostic and nothing shows up!! Of course!! Drove to work. Had to run an errand and it did it again when I started it then again while I was driving down the street about 20mph, thankfully it wasn't too busy, I put on my hazards and turned truck off and on and finished driving. What happens when it happens on the highway? Do I need to crash and kill someone or my family and kids to get a recall? The 2014 is recalled that uses same parts so I'm not sure why these aren't as well. Included is the picture taken this morning when it did it again.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford f-150. When the vehicle was started, the power steering assist warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The mechanic was unable to retrieve a fault code. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 70,000.
Power steering made a grinding noise when the steering wheel was turned fully to the left. A warning regarding the stabilitrack system appeared on the dash. Subsequently while I was driving on a street power steering assist stopped, resulting in very difficult steering. My mechanic scanned the computer and found that the steering angle sensor failed.
At times when turning left the power steering will just stop. Have to force it back to center. Sometimes drifts to left also. This is covered by a recall for 2014 but not 2013 and they use the same parts.
Received power steering assist fault and was unable to turn vehicle. Searching online ford has recalled older models of the f150 but there are numerous complaints of this happening on several ford models. This is a serious, serious safety issue. Further ford is screwing customers over by not recalling these vehicles and making customers replace the entire steering rack at a cost of almost $2000.00 at minimum this should be included in extended warranties which it is not. Vehicle was reversing out of my garage when the fault occurred and it cannot be reset. The vehicle is now inoperable.
When I turn on and place the truck in drive, my steering wheel locks up to where I cant use steering wheel, I get a error on dash stating "assist power steering failure. I place truck in park and turn vehicle off, and restart and problem seems fine, until steering wheel locks up while driving and I get this same error. Ford dealer is charging me $2000 to fix this problem. This could cause a major crash. I believe ford should have this recalled and pay for this.
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