1997 Ford F-350: loss of power steering

5 of the 155 complaints about the 1997 Ford F-350 describe loss of power steering.

owner complaints: 5
of this car's complaints: 3%
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 2 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Loss of power steering by model year

2014
2
2012
4
2011
2
2009
1
2008
9
2006
5
2005
2
2004
7
2003
3
2002
2
2001
6
2000
17
1999
10
1997
5
1996
1
1995
4
1994
3
1993
3
1992
6

What owners say

Filed May 12, 2007 · Engine · 145,000 miles · TX

Cam shaft position sensor in truck has gone out suddenly and could be very dangerous when moving - loss of power steering and brakes. Evidently almost all engines have this part fail at some point and have done nothing to help the consumer.

Filed Oct 17, 2005 · Electrical, Engine · 78,000 miles · OR

(1) vehicle randomly dying while driving in traffic (2) cam postion sensor, engine dies , loss of power steering, loss of power brakes (both a nessesity with a diesel pick up to be able to maintain control due to thier weight) (3) replace the cam position sensor at appoximately $140.00.

Filed Jan 31, 2002 · Engine · CA

When shifting from second gear to the drive gear, engine will unexpectedly stall. Dealership has examined vehicle two times and has failed to remedy the problem. *ak consumer adds engine completely shuts down when upshifting from 1st to 2nd gear generally on incline, when engine dies there are no brakes, no power steering, and the vehicle then becomes uncontrollable, vehicle is put in neutral to restart engine.

Filed Jun 20, 2001 · Fuel system, Steering · CA · crash

Previous complaint #odi747045. I wanted to send you some more information concerning this problem as I am aware that ford has had this problem with their vehicles since 96 when ford bought back my vehicle and replaced it with another vehicle with the same problem. Recently I ran off the road with this vehicle just missing going over a sheer drop off of over 1,000 feet into the ocean. In my panic stop with no power steering and brakes the steering wheel was indented with my hand print and dented front section of wheel along with the shift lever breaking off during this panic stop. The dealer was contacted june 19, 2001 and I was informed they would agin be contacting ford. I have received no further response.

Filed Jun 10, 2000 · Steering · MT

The collapsable upper steering column is very worn and sloppy and needs to be replaced. I feel this is an extreme safety hazard that could lead to possible loss of steering. There is no recall for this part and I will have to pay for it out of my own pocket. Since there is no new part no. For this part, I feel it will only go out again in another 60,000 mi. This part should be adressed and a new recall part should be assigned.