2015 Ford F-150: steering wheel locks up

Filed Apr 7, 2024 · Steering · NY

As I was driving my 2015 Ford F150 ( 53453 miles)today the electronic power steering quit working and locked the steering wheel as I was rounding a long left turn. As I was coming out of the corner the steering wheel locked and continued to turn left causing me to cross the center line and enter into oncoming traffic.Luckily for me and everyone else the driver of the oncoming car saw me coming over and responded accordingly. I had to force the steering wheel to the right to get the vehicle to respond. Once I had the truck back in my lane the steering started binding and three different faults appeared on the dash. 1. Electronic Power Assist 2. Advance Trac 3. Hill Start Assist. The locking (binding) steering wheel continued for the next 8 miles until I was able to get it safely off the highway. After shutting the vehicle off and restarting it the faults were no longer showing and the steering started working properly. After researching this online it appears to be a very very serious issue with these trucks. I also see that this issue has been reported to the NHTSB by other people with the same vehicle. If not for the alert driver in the oncoming lane there would have been a serious head on collision with sever injuries. I have no choice but to drive this vehicle not knowing if or when this will occur again. This is an issue that more than likely will result in fatalities. I am hoping this will be investigated with top priority.

Filed May 30, 2023 · Steering · 139,318 miles · TX

The contact owns a 2015 Ford F-150. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle, the steering wheel seized, with an unknown warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where the steering gear was replaced. The contact stated that Part Number: GL3Z3504C was replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 139,318.

Filed May 12, 2023 · Driver assistance, Steering · TX

I let my 83 year old mother use my truck due to expected extreme weather in Houston. While making a right hand turn the steering seized and she had to brake hard to avoid hitting a mailbox. Neither the tow truck drivers nor I could budge the wheel, even to allow it to be put on a flatbed or towed backwards without being sideways. Several error codes paged through the dash upon failure but the only other symptoms was that she said it felt like the steering wheel wanted to fight her right before it happened. Diagnosis - Failed EPAS Electric Power Assisted Steering rack. I take issue with a steering assist system being allowed to catastrophically fail with no warning or ability to manually maneuver safely to the side of the road. My mother could have been killed!

Filed Sep 28, 2020 · Acceleration, Driver assistance · 42,000 miles · ID

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 ford f-150. The contact stated while driving 50 MPH with the cruise control activated, the steering wheel seized without warning. The contact attempted to depress the brake pedal however, the vehicle was difficult to stop. The contact stated after driving over a bump in the road, the contact was able to turn the steering wheel and depress the brake pedal to stop the vehicle on the side of the road. The contact stated the air bag warning light was illuminated. The contact continued driving to his destination. After driving 30 miles, the air bag warning light turned off independently. The contact stated while exiting the vehicle he started to smell electrical fumes. The vehicle was taken to joe hall ford located at 1617 21st st, lewiston, id 83501, (208) 746-2391, and the mechanic was unable to duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 20v332000 (service brakes, hydraulic). The manufacturer had been informed of failure. The failure mileage was approximately 42,000.

Filed Jun 15, 2019 · Steering · 58,000 miles · MI

Steering locks up & jerks & throws up alarms. Steering assist fault service required. Thankfully I was pulling into my driveway. Other recent alarms. Service advanced track. But went away.

Filed Apr 2, 2018 · Steering · 14,187 miles · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 ford f-150. While driving 25 MPH, the steering wheel seized while attempting to make a right turn and failed to move without warning. The contact restarted the vehicle and was able to drive home. The contact called all american ford in old bridge (located at 3698 route 9 s, old bridge, nj) and was advised to have the vehicle towed to the dealer. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 14,187.

Filed Mar 13, 2018 · Driver assistance, Steering · 36,000 miles · MI

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 ford f-150. The contact stated that the steering wheel became extremely tight when attempting to turn. The eps, electronic stability, and traction control warning indicators flashed, and the steering wheel seized. The vehicle was unable to be driven. The contact had to apply extreme force to turn the steering wheel. The vehicle was pulled over to the side of the road, shut off the engine, and restarted the vehicle. The vehicle was coasted to the dealer (elder ford, 777 john r rd, troy, mi 48083, (888) 467-5023) where it was diagnosed that the steering column, steering sensor, sleeve, and steering unit needed to be replaced due to the intermediate shaft internally fracturing. The dealer provided a loaner vehicle. The vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v279000 (steering) and the federal safety agency action number: aq17001 (steering). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 36,000.

Filed Feb 23, 2018 · Steering, Wheels · 50,000 miles · TX · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 ford f-150. While driving approximately 50 MPH, either one of the wheels or the steering wheel seized. The contact stated that the failure occurred so fast that he did not know the particular wheel that locked, stating that it could have been the steering wheel. The driver lost control of the vehicle and crashed into an aluminum barrier. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was not filed and there were no injuries. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The dealer and the manufacturer were not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 50,000.

Filed Oct 24, 2017 · Driver assistance, Steering · 42,000 miles · CA

On oct 23, 2017 my 2015 ford f150 steering locked while driving on california highway 273. Stopped truck and had to force steering wheel hard to the right to get steering to break loose. Also, all electric devices on steering wheel failed to operate. Display on dash flashed many different system failures. Unable to turn off key until steering wheel broke loose. On the morning of oct 24, 2017 all worked okay but took truck to dealer.