Problems with 2011 Ford F-150 STEERING

Driving down the road around 30mph and lost power steering. "power steering assist fault" appeared on the message center in the gauge cluster. pulled over safely and restarted the vehicle and the message was still on the message center. power steering is still absent.

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. the contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the steering wheel seized. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 58,000.

When traveling at various speeds, the steering will lock up and i will be unable to turn the wheel for 1-2 seconds. fortunately, i have not hit anyone when this happens, but it might be only a matter of time before this will cause a serious accident.

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. while reversing the vehicle, the steering seized and the steering assist indicator illuminated. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of failure. the failure mileage was 130,000.

The steering locks up when turning left. sometimes it is for a only momentary and other times it happens and takes a few seconds to unlock. seems very dangerous and an obvious defect. happens at idle as well as up to freeway speeds. only happens in a left hand turn.

Going down the road at 65mph, lost power steering. this is gonna kill someone. ford dealership says 1500 dollars, i say you pay for it. no way at 120k miles should i lose power steering.

Electric power assist steering failure, while making a left hand turn the steering failed part way through the turn causing the truck to go straight, because of this i almost hit 2 parked cars. when this happened the steering wheel locked up and i could not turn it. this is a known issue to ford as there have been thousands of recall for these units from 2011 and newer, my truck falls in to the recall void.

Steering locks up when turning left or right, wanders on the highway and then locks up. cannot drive the vehicle feels very unsafe to drive.

Power steering keeps popping when turning and locks up

The steering wheel "sticks" or "catches" when traveling on a highway at 45-60 mph and turning left. it has happened several times but only when turning to the left. i have only had this truck 2 weeks (bought it used with 77,000 miles) but it started having this problem after 2 days.

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. the contact stated that while driving at approximately 35 mph, the steering wheel seized and excessive force on the steering wheel was required in order to maneuver the vehicle. there were no warning lights illuminated. the vehicle was not taken to a dealer and was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 74,000.

Been having problems with the stability control light popping up on the screen when all of a sudden my steering wheel locked up and the steering control light shows up. truck won't steer left or right. thank god i was parked when it failed. being told it's the electronic rack n pinion box. i only have 60,000 mile on the truck. i'm 59 years old and i drive to from work. please help.

My steering wheel will stick when turning left. it makes it hard to keep it in one lane.the problem will come and go. the dealership said they did not see any problem. but like i said the problem will come and go. you have to force the steering wheel back to the original position. i can make a video if this will help.

I recently purchased a used ford f150 2011 raptor. the steering continues to be problematic. the issue is that turning the wheel "sticks" and becomes almost non functional. the problem is sporadic but steady. i paid over $600 at a local auto repair shop and the problem still exists. can i obtain more info if i can get this resolved by ford under a recall?

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. on several occasions, while driving below the speed limit, the steering wheel locked up and forced the contact to drive into oncoming traffic. the contact managed to regain control of the vehicle. within approximately ten minutes, the vehicle began to function normally. on a separate occasion, the steering failure recurred and nearly caused a crash. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the power steering rack caused the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 118,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. while driving approximately 30 mph and attempting to make a left turn, the steering wheel locked up to the left without warning. the contact managed to unlock the wheel. an independent mechanic stated that there was a recall. the manufacture was made aware of the failure and stated that there was no recall. the failure did not recur and was not diagnosed. the failure mileage was approximately 120,000.

Ford f150 2011. the steering on the truck locks up while driving. often described on other forums as going into manual mode vs assisted steering. i have had this happen while at a high rate of speed, going around a curve with my family in the vehicle. i have seen many complaints about the same issue on this vehicle however no recall has been issued yet. i have not had an accident yet due to the issue, but i have since placed the vehicle in storage awaiting a recall.

While driving my ford truck it makes a grunting or binding sound when turning. have noticed similar problems on internet. some steering problems have created a potential for death or serious injury. steering is an important function. please investigate so one of these options does not occur to me or a family member.

Takata recall .... when turn right have pull real hard to go back left when truck is moving on a city street and on highway ....as this could be a problem not getting truck to turn

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. upon making a right turn, the steering wheel became extremely difficult to turn. the contact had to apply force with both hands on the steering wheel and there was a loss of steering ability. the vehicle was taken to the dealer (westland ford, 3450 wall ave, ogden, ut 84401, (801) 629-5500) for diagnostic testing. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 140,000.

Electronic power steering (epsa) is leaking water and power steering fluid. it's making noises and i am scared to drive it since this is my main transportation for work and family. i've read about this issue and people saying their wheels have locked up and just missed fatal accidents especially doing higher speeds on highway travel. is it going to take a death before this part is recalled? truck comes to a quick stop like its jumping gears.

Electric power steering failure, sudden loss of power, when moving and turning. *tr

Intermediate loss of electronic steering assist in motion on highway and in city while turning . vehicle could be unsafe in a emergency situation

When driving under slower speeds and turning. after making the turn. my steering gets tight and i have to manually force my steering to go back straight. it seams after some driving it may loosen up. but it dose do it later on other turns. some times it is hard to turn into a corner. i have to manually force the wheel to make the turn. this always happens while in motion.

Electronic steering system failure when turning left. the issue began when i purchased the vehicle but was very intermittant. over time it has gotten worse. ford recalled other vehicles for same issue due to safety but not mine. i see on line many forums disucssing my exact issue on the same model year. i went to ford corporate with no traction as they seemed like they didnt know the issue. i took my truck to the ford dealer & they agree that its failing & want to charge me full price for correction which is 2k to replace electronic steering rack. i said i couldn't afford, they inspected my vehicle & passed it knowing that the steering was unsafe. i cannot afford 2k, i paid 45k for the truck. i have purchase many fords. i am hoping that this becomes a recall soon.

On tuesday morning, december 27, 2016 just as i was pulling into the parking space at my office a light flashed on the panel and read "power steering fault" and all of a sudden i could not turn the steering wheel. i turned the engine off and waited about 2-hours before starting it again. now the message read "service steering now". i contacted ford's roadside assistance and they came the next day and towed my truck to upper marlboro ford as they are down the street from my home. the service department said the steering rack needs to be replaced for a cost of $2000. furthermore, that part is only available through ford and i've now read where hundreds of other ford f150 owners had the same problem.

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. while driving 65 mph, the steering wheel seized without warning. the contact stated that the steering required additional effort to operate. the contact stated that the failure was intermittent. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 85,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. while turning out of a parking lot at 10 mph, the steering wheel seized and the power steering indicator illuminated. the vehicle was taken to a dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. the dealer stated that the vin was not included in nhtsa campaign numbers: 11v128000 (electrical system, body control module) and 10v659000 (electrical system, body control module). the approximate failure mileage was 78,000.

Steering don't work rite

Service traction control light coming on hard steering have taken to dealership twice for same problem first time they cleard the codes set last time i was told that the angle sensor in the power steerin is bad and that the rack and pinion need replace (epas gear)

Steering locks up while turning left or right while in motion on any road surface. same problem we had with our other truck that is a one serial number off. with that truck the dealer needed to replace the rack and pinion assembly while under warranty. the truck had 15000 mile. this truck having problem now has 19,500 miles on it. the truck with the problem now is constantly having the steering locking up and is out of warranty now. *tr

Steering lock up while driving. while making a sharp left turn in a parking lot the steering wheel locked up momentarily then became hard to turn. at the same time i heard a loud grinding or buzzing sound and the 'service advance trak' light came on. i had to have the car towed 150 miles to my mechanic. my mechanic conferred with the local ford dealer and determined that the rack and pinion had to be replace. truck has 57,000 miles on it. my mechanic expected the part to take up to a week to arrive but it was delivered the same day. dealer had several units in stock. seems strange to have that many of this p[art in stock unless there is a design or manufacturing flaw that ford has not declared. i checked the f150 online forums and there are many references to this problem. not sure what it takes to make a recall happen but given the seemingly high number of owners affected by this ford should do something to help. this cost $1745 to fix (including tow) and created a very dangerous situation. *tr

2011 ford f150 regular cab 5.4l started around nov 16, 2016 steering locks for a brief moment when executing turns. the steering mechanism grunts when moving the steering wheel back and forth. electrical engagement of relay or motor several times per second when stopped at a red light. no warning lights. this occurs every time it is driven. appears to be the electric power steering assist

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.

While driving the power steering suddenly quit with no warning. the vehicle was hard to steer. pulled over and shut vehicle completely off. steering worked fine after restarting the vehicle. over the next couple of days while driving the vehicle it would randomly loses power steering with no warning.

The engine misfires and changes to "limp mode" after the engine shudders, shakes and looses power. this has happened twice in the life of this vehicle. also the steering sticks when turning left.

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. the contact stated that the steering column seized without warning. the failure recurred several times. the vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the power steering needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 56,000.

After sharp turns 'service advance trac' message appears and turn signals malfunction, dealer states sensor located in steering rack is bad and the entire rack must be replaced - vehicle has 35,000 miles and has been owned less than 60 months, but this part is not covered under drive train warranty. this failure and the manufacturer's disregard for the issue is unacceptable.

The electronic power steering fails intermittently. most often it fails while in the process of turning left while in motion. when it fails, the steering goes to manual which makes it difficult to control the vehicle and complete the turn. it's very dangerous and could easily cause an accident or injuries.

When driving and taking a left turn, the power steering stops, making it almost impossible to turn the wheel. it is intermittent, but is happening more and more often. back in october of 2016 i took it to my ford dealer to have it fixed. i was told that my warranty was up a week earlier, so i would have to pay. i couldn't afford to pay for it at the time, so i declined. now it is much worse.

My 2011 ford f-150 (with only 34,000 miles) indicated a power steering fault when i started it. the power steering was locked and took a lot of force to turn the steering wheel. luckily this occurred in the driveway and not on a highway at 70 mph. it could have been a fatal accident at high speeds. i had to have my pickup taken to the local ford dealer where they had to replace the power steering rack for over $2000!! after some investigation, i found that this epas system was new in 2011 and ford has known about this problem for some time, but has not issued a recall.

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. after leaving an independent mechanic for an oil change, the advance track service warning indicator illuminated. the power steering and turn signals also failed. the vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the rack and pinion failed and needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the vin was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 14v316000 (steering). the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 135,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. thirty minutes after the vehicle was started, the steering wheel became hot and the vehicle lost power without warning. the vehicle was pulled over to the side of the road, cooled off, and restarted. the contact stated that the failure recurred at various driving speeds. the dealer diagnosed that the electronic power steering needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that there was no recall. the failure was not remedied. the failure mileage was 133,000.

Over the last week, four times the steering became stiff and while turning the steering wheel, it stayed locked in the same direction and i had to use force to return it to center. on one occasion while driving the truck in a strait line on an empty one-way city street at 35mph, the wheels veered left and right with the steering wheel not moving at all. if i had been driving 70mph i could have been killed. i took it to saginaw valley ford where they found the epas sensor was sending out erratic data. price to repair is $1617. what i find incredible is this not an unknown problem, and to which we have not received any recalls about. people will die from this defect, remember the ford temple?

When making a left hand turn at higher speeds, the epas (electric power-assisted steering), would catch and lag momentarily and not respond when turning the steering wheel to the right back to center. this happens intermittently and not all the time. this first happened at approx. 21,000 miles in september, 2013. my ford f150 while still under the factory 3 year 36,000 warranty was taken into corwin ford in nampa idaho for warranty repair for this issue (invoice 10763) on september 17, 2013. they said they could not duplicate and no fix was performed. this has been a continuing intermittent problem for the last 3 years. on august 31, 2016 with 30,050 miles on my f150, while driving in idaho on a paved winding mountain road in a period of 30 minutes, this steering problem happened five times causing my f150 to cross the centerline at least twice, luckily their were no vehicles in the other lane at the time. i did research and found that this is not an isolated problem and many other f150's have the same issue with the steering. ford issue a tsb 11-8-18 in august 2011 to replace the epas steering gear under standard warranty, my truck met this tsb as it was build may 23, 2011 at dearborn. i took my truck to corwin ford again on september 7, 2016 and had the epas replaced at 30,223 miles (invoice 102627) due to this safety issue. even though i had taken my f150 for warranty repair of this issue under the warranty time frame it was not repaired then, i was told that ford would not warranty the part now due to the truck being out of warranty. i paid $1757.77 to have the part replaced. numerous other f150's, including later year models seem to have this same issue and a recall needs to be implemented by ford. this is a safety issue as it can cause your vehicle to veer into another lane or off the road. this is an update of 10903035 filed september 1, 2016.

I started getting periodic warning lights to "service advance trac" on my 2011 f150. the warning would go away after restarting the vehicle once or twice. first time i thought it may be an glitch in the computer so didn't worry about it. after second time i took it to the dealer and was told it was a problem with the electronic steering module starting to fail. if it is not replace i could loose steering at any time without warning. i did some internet research and found this is indeed an issue with some fords and people were having the power steering go out while driving. being this is the primary vehicle used for family transportation i was worried. i called ford as soon as my dealer told me the problem. unfortunately their customer service dept. is located in florida and they were closed due to a hurricane. i had no choice but to have the dealer fix the problem and try an deal with ford later. i called ford today and they were unwilling to assist me with this issue, would not send/email me a copy of the case file notes detailing my discussion with the rep and referred me to the dealership service manager since the repairs have already been completed. *tr

When turning steering wheel the epas (electronic power steering assist) catches and lags for a short time and does not respond. this happens intermittently and not all the time. it was taken in to corwin ford in nampa, idaho for this problem on september 17, 2013 while still under warranty at 21,310 miles (invoice number 10763). they could not duplicate the problem and no fix was done. this has been a continuing problem ever since and still happens occasionally. yesterday, august 31, 2016 with 30,050 miles on my f150, this happened again. this is a safety issue when driving due to the fact that you are not expecting this problem with returning to center of the steering wheel when driving down the highway and can cause you to veer out of your lane or toward the side of the road.

Takata recall when driving truck between 35 mph and 45mph, and making a left sweeping turn around a curve, the steering wheel gets stuck at the 10:00 position. i filed a complaint with brunswick ford, they took it in to look at it, and said they couldn't get it to do it, but they said i probably need a new $1200.00 steering assembly. odly enough it did the same thing on the way home, and still continues to do the same thing.

While driving and mostly turning left either on the highway or city streets, noticed the wheel will not return to the straight position, i seems "light" when turning left and kind of sticks, and will not return to the neutral postion.

Electronic power steering assist failure causes the steering to lock. vehicle is impossible to control without extreme effort. failure occurs in the middle of a turn. at only 44000 miles. this is a poorly engineered design, not a result of abuse or normal wear and tear.