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.
Electrical System · Steering
This week i had a total failure of my epas(electric power assisted steering) in a 2011 f150. I'm very thankful that this happened while i was in a parking lot on a military base. I didn't have the slightest clue on what was going on with my vehicle until i had to do a little research and the over following concerns reported about the epas shocked me! Being a mother of two little boys i've very great full that this…
ODI 11011863
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. The contact stated that while driving at various low speeds, the steering wheel seized without warning. The contact used excessive force to regain control of the steering wheel. Norm reeves ford of ceritos, ca was made aware of the failure and it was determined that the rack and pinion failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure.…
ODI 11012429
Steering
The steering sticks while driving, most of the times while driving streight, but sometimes while turning it will become hard to trun.
ODI 11010749
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Steering
2011 f150 steering failure , when failed steering failed stability control and steering went. While making turn steering would " lock" preventing tempary control of pickup, before completing trip power assist went totally out. Contacted ford they state that the power assist needs to be replaced from description alone, they also had recalled multiple other vehicles for this issue how ever the f 150 is not one of…
ODI 11013327
Steering
The epas steering system has intermitent hard steering issues. Sometimes it will want to stick when turning and very hard to turn back straight. It is like it is manual steering.
ODI 11005435
Steering
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…
ODI 11097587
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. While driving 5 mph and making left turns, the steering wheel locked up without warning. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer (apple ford of lynchburg, located at [redacted] lynchburg, va 24501) where it was confirmed that the steering module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was…
ODI 11020113
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
While driving thru a parking lot i received a warning "service advantrac" then while making a turn into a food drive thru another alarm went off. Power steering assist fault. I lost all power steering and nearly crashed into the drive thru sign. This all happened within minutes. When the steering goes out there is not advanced indications or warnings until it happens. The electric assist motor is just disabled. You…
ODI 11003701
Steering
My problem is almost exactly like the one stated from thermpolis wy dated june 02 2017 i also have 103,000 miles on the truck.i noticed on the interstate speeds above 50mph the steering catches in center position causing an over steer when changing lanes.(very dangerous).my cost to replace the electronic power assist is $1400
ODI 11003090
Electrical System · Steering
When driving and you make slight turns and go back to straighten wheel out the steering locks up for a few seconds. From all the research i have done it seems like the electronic power steering assist is the issue. I noticed this to happen as we were driving through the mountains. I see online others having the same issue. It is very dangerous. The wheel gets very hard to hold onto and i would hate to have to be in…
ODI 11019074
Steering
While driving about 10 miles per hour on a dirt road my steering wheel locked as if the truck had been turned off, causing me to crash into a tree. The brake pedal was firm.and would not depress.
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 11002752
Steering
While driving the electronic power steering will suddenly alert and fail and the vehicle is nearly impossible to steer.
ODI 11001958
Steering
Becomes stiff and vehicle is hard to control. This occurs at low speed ,high speed. When turning i have to muscle the steering wheel, the truck will start to drift out of the lane or travel and continue in that direction instead of returning to center. I am always correcting the direction of travel. The truck will travel in a straight line. It acts as if the front end alignment is out pulling the truck one way and…
ODI 11001208
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
My truck would intermittanly make a chirping noise and would temporarily be hard to steer while driving around town. One of the warning lights came on so i took it into the ford dealer. The first time, which occurred in june, they couldn't find anything wrong. The second time i took it in (7/21/17), the ford dealer called and told me the electronic stability control was shot and needed to be replaced. They told me…
ODI 11043327
Steering
With 44,000 miles on my truck the power steering literally just stopped working on my way home from work. Truck is 6 years old well maintained and low mileage. Ford warranty has expired and truck was just payed off a month ago. Called ford about issue and read online of all the issues with same problem acrossed the nation. Was givin standard sorry for your luck it will be a total of $1900.00 to fix your problem.
ODI 11006358
Steering
The steering wheel sticks when turn it left even slightly left. Sometimes it sticks very tight and becomes difficult to return to center while driving and causes the vehicle to jerk hard. When driving at normal highway speeds the steering wheel will suddenly start pulling left and you have to be quick to correct it or it will toss you in the other lane. It started about 30k miles ago and has become worse and worse…
ODI 11001224
Steering
Driving truck at highway speed decided to make a left hand turn , slowed to near stopping speed and started to turn and steering wheel froze and nearly crashed truck ,couldn't budge the steering wheel .acted as if engine turned off but truck was still running, i popped hood disconnected battery for 10 minutes hooked back up and still no steering, with both hands i could turn it max 1 inch in either direction, 25…
ODI 11000311
Steering
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.
ODI 11220866
Steering
While driving my steering wheel locks and the service advancetrac warning appears in the center cluster. You can overpower the wheel lock but at highway speed it almost caused a major accident with my two kids in the truck. I called ford customer care and they have stated that they have never heard of the problem and i have heard that this is an expensive repair. The problem is happening daily now and also happens…
ODI 10994952
Steering
My truck's steering is "sticking" like the power steering is going in and out. When going around turns my truck often gets stuck in turn position. Even when going straight it goes in and out like it sticks.
ODI 11021145
Steering
2011 ford f-150 with 103,000 miles. Electronic power assist steering (epas) motor failure. Ford makes replacement of the failed part itself unavailable and requires you replace the entire steering rack and epas motor, an estimated $1600 at the dealership. Parts are also unavailable from anywhere but ford. Steering often "catches" at speeds above 4o mph causing the driver to jerk the steering wheel out of the "catch"…
ODI 10992928
Electrical System · Power Train · Steering
I have a 2011 f150 truck it's saying power steering assist fault, service advancetrac, when i turn the wheel it makes a loud noice still drivable but dangerous. I have looked everywhere online there is recalls on this exact same thing just not on my vin for this truck but same year an truck has recalls. This is very dangerous an very expensive to fix your self . This is a ford default an they are not wanting to fix…
ODI 10992626
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. While driving highway speeds, the steering seized and required excessive force in order to be moved. The failure occurred without warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 94,000.
ODI 10986302
Steering
Steering unexpectedly becomes stiff and vehicle is hard to control. This occurs at low speed ,high speed. When turning i have to muscle the steering wheel into a turn and then back out of a turn. I am concerned that the steering may completely lock up or cease at any time which could result in a devastating event.
ODI 10992032
Steering
My vehicle along with thousands of others are driving our roads with faulty steering. The steering wheel literally gets stuck & you almost kill people. Ford knows this & has recalled some models because of it, but not all models were recalled due to costs. They wont do anything though because the cost is too high to fix. I had to pay 1900 for an entire new steering system in my truck. On a side note, ford dealers…
ODI 11101852