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While driving the steering wheel gets stuck and locks up. I have to then slow down or stop in the middle of the road and turn the steering wheel to the opposite direction. This has happened many times, and it doesn't matter if I'm on a country road, city street or interstate while driving. I have told the dealership several times about this problem since I purchased the truck in May 2017. It continues to be an issue. I am afraid I'm going to get rear ended or hit another vehicle when this problem occurs.it doesn't matter what speed I am traveling either.
The contact owns a 2011 Ford F-150. The contact stated that the power steering seized while driving approximately 40 mph. An unknown dealer diagnosed that the power steering failed. The manufacturer stated that they would not repair the vehicle since there was no current recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 83,000.
- San Diego, CA, USA
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Power steering intermittently locks up and or doesn't work without any warning signals on the vehicle. The vehicle has 66,000 miles on it and can't be driven due to the danger associated.
The contact owns a 2011 Ford F-150. While driving approximately 70 mph, the steering seized and the "power steering fault" warning message appeared. The contact coasted to the shoulder and turned off the vehicle. When the vehicle was restarted, it operated normally. The dealer (metro Ford, 9000 nw 7th avenue, miami, Florida 33150) was contacted by phone. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 61,000.
Steering wheel has become difficult to turn. I now need two hands to turn steering wheel. Suspect it is something with electric power steering. First noticed this morning when I first moved vehicle in the morning.
Started out with loosing power steering only when turning left or right. It has progressively gotten worse to the point that there is no power steering while driving or turning the vehicle on any road or driveway.
The contact owns a 2011 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 mph and attempting to turn right, the steering wheel seized. Additionally, the advance trac needed repair message appeared. The contact continued driving to the dealer baxter Ford of omaha Nebraska that determined there was a short on the electronic power steering and needed replacement. The contact also stated that the same failure occurred approximately five times before. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 96,000. The VIN was not available.
I was about 3 miles from home when I started to feel the steering becoming hard to turn. About 2 blocks from home I had difficulty making a right and left turn till I drove up to my home, had some assistance in turning the steering and backing up the truck into drive way. After that steering went out. Had to get it towed to a Ford dealership. Had a to almost $2,000 for the repair
The contact owns a 2011 Ford F-150. While driving approximately 45 mph, the steering ability became very loose. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact drove to sunset Ford in sunset hill, Missouri where it was diagnosed that the bolt on the steering wheel was damaged and needed replacement. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 34,973.
The contact owns a 2011 Ford F-150. While driving 30 mph, the steering seized and the vehicle stalled without warning. There were no warning indicators illuminated prior to the failure. The vehicle was able to be restarted after a few moments. The contact called the manufacturer and was transferred to NHTSA to file a complaint. The vehicle was taken to evergreen Ford Lincoln (1500 18th ave nw, issaquah, wa 98027, (425) 392-6900) where it was diagnosed that the power steering needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 150,000.
The contact owns a 2011 Ford F-150. While driving, the vehicle lost power steering ability and the vehicle continued to turn after the wheels were turned straight. There were no warning indicators illuminated before or during the failure. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 74,000. The VIN was not available.
I was driving and making a turn when the steering felt like the power steering fluid was low. It became harder to turn and after completing a turn I had to use both hands, hand over hand, to get the car straight again. Picture turning left from a county road onto a state highway, and when you want to straighten out the truck it continues into oncoming traffic. This seems worse when the vehicle is cold versus after it has warmed up. This six cylinder engine does not have hydraulic power steering with fluid, bet rather an electrical power assist motor.
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- Helena, MT, USA