2011 Ford F-150 Steering Problems
- 348
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 348 stored complaint records:
- 3 indicate a crash
- 2 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
What owners report
- power steering · 75 records
- steering wheel · 40 records
- failure mileage · 13 records
- hard turn · 12 records
- steering assist · 11 records
- turn steering · 11 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 100 |
| 30–60k mi | 86 |
| 100–150k mi | 71 |
| 1–30k mi | 54 |
| 150–400k mi | 19 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electronic Stability Control · Steering · Vehicle Speed Control
The service advancetrac light comes on regularly while trying the steering wheel at low speeds. It used to not be as common, but has gotten worse i. The past 6 months. Today i tried slowing down while making a right turn and the steering g locked up on me mid-turn. Based on the same diagnostics as hundreds of others with this problem, it's indicated that the entire steering rack will need replaced. Ford knows about…
ODI 11205590
Steering
Full power steering system failure. Zero power assist.
ODI 11205140
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. While driving 30 mph, the steering wheel became stiff and was unable to be maneuvered. The vehicle struck a curb, as a result. There was no crash. The contact drove the vehicle home and turned off the engine. When the vehicle was restarted, the service advance track indicator was illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer and dealer were not aware…
ODI 11202817
Steering
While driving in a deep curve, it becomes hard to straighten the steering wheel. It is like it loses its power steering for about 1-2 seconds and once you force it straight, the power steering begins working again. It will be fine for a few days and then start acting up again. Sometimes it is a full on stick in one position, other times it is jerky sticking as you are trying to straighten it back up. It has almost…
ODI 11196877
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. While driving 45 mph, the steering failed. The contact pulled the vehicle over and waited thirty minutes to restart the vehicle. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The dealer had not diagnosed or repaired the vehicle. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 56,000.
ODI 11193068
Steering
While driving the truck on a city street, upon turning into a driveway the power steering stopped working. This caused a real problem trying to correct the turn. Upon investigating this it has come to light that there has been a problem with the electric power assist steering. Not only on this 2011 f150, but various other ford models and years of manufacture. The dealership and ford customer service says no recalls…
ODI 11192387
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. The contact received an unknown recall notice regarding the steering. The parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and was not able to confirm when the parts were to become available. The contact had not…
ODI 11190084
Steering
Steering is stiff when cold, and while making turns it sticks in the turn position and is difficult to correct while driving.
ODI 11184187
Steering
Takata recall: after the vehicle has sat for an extended amount of time, 8+ hours, the steering column or rack seems to lock up. When you attempt to start the vehicle and drive, you do not have any steering response from the rack. The steering wheel is locked in place with only 15-20 degrees worth of 'play'. Also, while driving, the steering wheel seems to stick periodically while navigating down roads (city and…
ODI 11183380
Steering
While driving the other day my steering got really hard to turn all of a sudden, then it worked normally. It has since happen a couple times usually while making a turn - i am afraid to drive it because if it happens in a turn i might hit someone. I have since read that some vehicles are being recalled - but didn't see mine. This recall should be expanded to cover all electric power steering vehicles.
ODI 11183820
Steering
The steering is now hard. The eps no longer is working. I was driving down the highway and it just became difficult to steer.
ODI 11182633
Steering
First problem is the electric power steering. Today i was driving home from work everything working fine, moderate traffic, and i happened upon a sharp curve in the road where i completely lost electric power steering and almost careened into oncoming traffic. I pulled over to gather myself and slowly drove to the closest pull off. Suddenly my power steering was working again. This has happened 5 times now. Ford…
ODI 11182441
Steering
When turning the streering wheel it gets hard .you have to make sure both hands on streering so you can bring it back the wheels wants to continue turn it will release after a while hard to control
ODI 11182120
Steering
Power steering is "sticky " and does not return to center after a turn , this requires constant steering effort to stay within ones lane. There is also a sticking point when turning the wheel in one direction.
ODI 11181219
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. While driving 30 mph, the power steering warning indicator illuminated and the vehicle became difficult to maneuver. The contact had to use excessive effort to operate the steering. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 82,000. *tt
ODI 11181060
Steering
While driving my steering rack suddenly broke making it nearly impossible to handle and avoid vehicles on the roadway on a city road about to enter the highway.
ODI 11182063
Steering
Power steering electric assist is not working all of a sudden difficult to turn, pulling out of gas station on to highway
ODI 11176298
Steering
Was making a left turn getting on they highway when steering got hard, making it hard to turn almost getting in an accident, traction control light came on but went back off. Engine light came on ,went back off. This has been going on since february, called local ford dealership basically was told no recall, no complaints, but they call look at it at our cost. It's gotten worse,since then going around curves or…
ODI 11195467
Steering
I got into my ford f150 to go to work and the steering locked up on me, i could not get it to steer at all. I called the dealership repair center that i purchased the truck from and told them what happened. They came and towed the truck to the dealership to have a mechanic look at it. The next day they called me and told me it was the steering column and the entire thing was needing to be replaced at a cost of over…
ODI 11175696
Steering
Steering sticks and is erratic on the interstate. When turning left the steering sometimes sticks giving the impression the truck is over rotating around corners. Changing lanes on the interstate is dangerous as sometimes the steering sticks causing the truck to veer. I thought it was just me until i found tsb 11-08-18. Ford has known about this problem for years! I'm not happy and believe this should be a recall.…
ODI 11170449
Steering
Steering intermittently locks up on primarily left turn. Problem has been worsening to include turns to the right. When it happens, steering will totally lock up making driving and completing turns impossible. Extreme safety hazard. Slightly turning steering to the left & right sometimes corrects the problem. Speed and road conditions do not seem to be a factor as to when the steering wants to lock up, just turns.…
ODI 11166051
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
I was driving one afternoon and all of a sudden when i turned my steering wheel it would let out a high pitched screeching noise and my steering wheel would lock up. I couldn't turn it left nor right because it was stuck but if i forced it it would unlock but still make the screeching sound. And this is where i am at almost wrecking 5 times that day trying to get home and not being able to drive to work with my car…
ODI 11176650
Steering
My 2011 ford f150 with electric power steering sails while driving. It starts out working fine and then once the truck is up to speed it's difficult to turn the wheel between 11 o'clock and one o'clock on the steering wheel. The malfunction does not throw a code on the pcm so the dealership says it's fine. But i'm looking around on a lot of different blog sites in hundreds if not thousands of other people are having…
ODI 11174675
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. While driving 10 mph, the steering wheel seized. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or independent mechanic for diagnostic testing or repairs. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 140,000.
ODI 11162958
Steering
While turning in traffic my epas steering went out almost causing a wreck. I already had dealership change epas rack and pinion and i have same problem. There is a recall for 2014 trucks with same issue. Its definitely a safety issue.
ODI 11172493