Problems with 2011 Ford F-150 STEERING

I was driving at about 45-50 mph and turning left on a large 90 degree curve on the highway and the steering wheel would not return to center without much effort. the truck made a sudden unresponsive move into the oncoming traffic, as i was trying to straighten out the vehicle. i got the truck to respond to a safe area. very dangerous

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. the contact stated that while operating the vehicle the power steering had malfunctioned causing the steering wheel to become very difficult to turn in either direction. the message "traction control" and "power assist failure" had displayed during failures. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who was unable to determine the cause of the failure. the manufacturer (cas-25454075) was notified of the failure but not assistance was offered. the local dealer was not notified. the failure mileage was 90,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. while driving 30 mph, the power steering seized and the service power steering now warning indicator illuminated. the contact was able to drive the vehicle home, but had great difficulty maneuvering the steering wheel. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the dealer and manufacturer were not notified. the failure mileage was 144,610. *dt*jb

Driving in a strip mall the steering locked up and a code stating power steering assist fault warning came on. i had to forcefully steer into a parking space to get out of the way from thru traffic. i turned off the engine and restarted the truck and it reset the warning. i was able to drive to an o'reillys where they were not able to help me. the steering locked up again at o'reillys. i had to call a nephew to help me with truck to a shop to see what the problem was. three same code came on. there should be a recall for this issue. it is very dangerous.

Right after we purchased the vehicle it started sending signals for error codes. taken to shop cleared codes ,started again a week later. now the electric steering system has gone out. no warning just stopped working. the vehicle has 91037 miles on it.

While turning the power steering would get hard to turn. this would happen about once a month. while turning you could feel a tight spot where it was hard to turn then it would loosen up then become tight again. the truck is currently in the shop getting a new power steering unit put in

Driving down the highway at 70 mph with no other previous indications the steering wheel jerked hard to the right then the power steering was gone. the power steering fault message and service advancetrac message were displayed on the message center. i pulled to the side of the road and attempted a shut down and restart. the service power steering now message was then displayed.

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. while driving approximately 65 mph, the steering ability seized and went from power steering to manual steering. there were no warning indicators illuminated. the contact pulled over to the shoulder, turned the vehicle off, unhooked the battery to reset the computer, and the vehicle restarted normally. the contact also stated that the failure occurred twice. the vehicle was driven to crown ford (256 swain st, fayetteville, nc 28303) where it was diagnosed that the front end power steering needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 220,000.

I was on a two lane residential road. it had been raining and the street was still damp. the speed limit is 35 mph. i was slowing to make a left turn, when the power steering went completely out. i barely missed hitting 3 telegram poles which are located at the intersection. the power steering assist failure blinked on and off so quickly i am still not sure if i read it correctly. i was also too busy trying to correct the vehicle out of the on-coming traffic. i was turning off the 2 lane road onto a residential street in a residential neighborhood, that normally has cars parked and intermittent vehicular traffic. i was scared to death. i am grateful that i was slowing for the turn and more grateful that there was no on-coming traffic. this happened without any warning and it took me approximately 15-20 minutes to make it home (which is less than a half of a mile). the power steering was completely gone.

I was driving at 70mph on the freeway with my family in the truck. this section of the road is described as an "s" curve. while entering into the first curve the steering wheel became difficult to control. it was intermittently changing from stiff to soft and back to stiff. so at times i had to fight to hold the steering wheel in position, but fearing that if i turned it too hard it could reach a soft section of control and slam my family into the brick wall. this section of the highway is 3 lanes each direction, and this was during rush hour. with so many similar complaints, i don't understand why there has been no recall to address this potentially deadly problem. this time my family and i were lucky.

Intermittently the steering wheel will tighten at low speed in reverse. steering assist fault appears on the dash. nearly impossible to steer once this occurs. happened pulling out of the driveway twice today in reverse.

I had just picked my son up from daycare and was turning off highway on way home and i lost power steering. then service advanced trac and power steering assist fault was flashing on the cluster screen. and not even a year ago i just had the rack and pinion replaced on this truck.

No power steering. vehicle was stationary

As i was leaving the parking lot and pulling into traffic the steering on my truck locked up and became extremely hard to move. almost simultaneously the truck put a code up that said service power steering. after almost having a head on collision i pulled off to the side of the road shaking in terror as i was trying to figure out what could've possibly went wrong. with a little research i did and found out that there are other people that have had the same issue and the power steering rack and pinion module went out without warning. this is an immediate danger to any person that uses public roadways for themselves in other people they need to get this off the road immediately and recall this part.

While driving the truck on the city road i made a u- turn and the steering skipped. i drove it the next day on the city road and the steering got worse and the turn blinkers failed to come on. then 2 days later, while parked, i attempted to back out of the drive way and the steering is completely gone and squeals insistently. the truck is equipped with a epas (electronic power assist steering) system which has failed. in doing research on line, there is a consistent problem with the epas system and i am sure i'm not the only complaint. if this is a known issue, then it should be addressed as soon as possible. my truck is now sitting in my driveway undrivable.