2013 Ford F-150 Steering Problems
- 141
- 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 141 stored complaint records:
- 5 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- power steering · 93 records
- steering wheel · 40 records
- steering assist · 22 records
- lost power · 12 records
- advance trac · 12 records
- service advance · 11 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 55 |
| 30–60k mi | 38 |
| 1–30k mi | 21 |
| 100–150k mi | 15 |
| 150–400k mi | 6 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Steering
Today while driving my 2013 ford f150 at 30mph on a county road, a warning popped up that said "hill descent control fault" as the power steering failed. Luckily i was driving straight ahead at a slowed rate of speed. After this i could barely turn the steering wheel making for very unsafe driving conditions. Also the turn signals quit working shortly afterwards. The vehicle has about 50,000 miles on it, and looking…
ODI 10927913
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford f-150. While reversing from a parking space or driving at various speeds, the steering wheel seized and the service advancetrac, power steering assist fault, and low battery feature temporarily turned off warning indicators and error messages illuminated. The contact mentioned that the failure recurred on ten separate occasions. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was…
ODI 10967206
Steering
Just over 26k miles and for last month when starting my car in the morning it shows power steering fault on my dash. Seems once ilet it warm for 10mins or so and restart the car it works again.
ODI 10929441
Steering
Ford's electronic power assisted steering (epas) system failed while i was driving in traffic at a slow rate of speed. The steering was very difficult to manage the truck to the side of the road. I turned off the truck and re-stared it, and the steering was fine. The same event happened 3 times before i could get the truck into the shop for the $2,000.00 replacement. Cannot believe that nhtsa has not recognized this…
ODI 10914943
Steering
On our 2013 f150 ecoboost, the power steering assist is an electric motor that is prone to failure. Ours failed at 27,000 miles. Losing power steering in a turn could be very dangerous as the vehicle is extremely difficult to control without it. Furthermore, the differential of effort would lead a person to believe their steering failed completely. There was no real warning that the power steering was about to fail…
ODI 10888944
Steering
First of all my truck just now hit 30,000 miles. When starting the truck 3 days ago it gave us a display message of 'power steering assist fault' and we had no power steering to back out of the driveway. I turned the truck off, waited a minute then back on it didn't happen again. The next day it happened again while starting. Did the same thing of turning off waiting then back on didn't do it. Backed out of the…
ODI 10887847
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford f-150. When the vehicle was started, the power steering assist warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The mechanic was unable to retrieve a fault code. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 70,000.
ODI 10883959
Steering
Power steering made a grinding noise when the steering wheel was turned fully to the left. A warning regarding the stabilitrack system appeared on the dash. Subsequently while i was driving on a street power steering assist stopped, resulting in very difficult steering. My mechanic scanned the computer and found that the steering angle sensor failed.
ODI 10883468
Steering
At times when turning left the power steering will just stop. Have to force it back to center. Sometimes drifts to left also. This is covered by a recall for 2014 but not 2013 and they use the same parts.
ODI 10883418
Steering
Received dash messages stating "service advance trac" and "hill descent control fault" resulting in inop full detent turn signals, yet 3-blink lane change retained function. Steering angle dash readout remained inop regardless of steering input. Returned vehicle to a ford dealer for diagnosis. Was advised entire steering rack requires replacement. ## vin passed ## ford f150 2013 ##
ODI 10888841
Steering
Received power steering assist fault and was unable to turn vehicle. Searching online ford has recalled older models of the f150 but there are numerous complaints of this happening on several ford models. This is a serious, serious safety issue. Further ford is screwing customers over by not recalling these vehicles and making customers replace the entire steering rack at a cost of almost $2000.00 at minimum this…
ODI 10876701
Power Train · Steering
When i turn on and place the truck in drive, my steering wheel locks up to where i cant use steering wheel, i get a error on dash stating "assist power steering failure. I place truck in park and turn vehicle off, and restart and problem seems fine, until steering wheel locks up while driving and i get this same error. Ford dealer is charging me $2000 to fix this problem. This could cause a major crash. I believe…
ODI 10873343
Steering
The service advance trac light came on when i started up my truck for the day. I lost all power steering control and the blinkers stopped working. My truck is a 2013 f-150 with only 38,000 miles. This is a serious safety problem that ford knows about and you, the nhtsa knows about the problem. It is time that something is done about this safety problem. Is everybody going to wait like gm did until there are multiple…
ODI 10872943
Electrical System · Steering · Unknown Or Other
I was driving and made a right turn and the power steering gave out for a few seconds. Then once i straightened back out i could not reproduce the problem. This has happened several times but can happen when turning either way.
ODI 11234033
Steering
Vehicle has electric power steering. The power assist occasionally quits while you are driving the vehicle, creating an extremely dangerous situation.
ODI 10825088
Steering · Suspension · Wheels
I purchased my 2013 ford f150 three weeks ago, certified pre-owned from mountain view ford in chattanooga, tn. While pulling out of my driveway this morning, the truck was engaged in 4x4h mode,(due to inclement weather) it started making a terrible popping noise that sounded like the front left tire was coming off as i was turning to the right. I pulled over and let the car idle for a while. I then kept driving and…
ODI 10821467
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford f-150. The contact stated that while reversing, the steering wheel seized. In addition, the contact stated that while driving at 25 mph, the steering wheel become difficult to maneuver and had to turn the engine off and restart the engine to be able to turn the steering wheel while in traffic. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was…
ODI 10861964
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford f-150. While driving at approximately 35 mph, the steering wheel seized without warning. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the rack and pinion gear assembly needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 78,637.
ODI 10786012
Steering
While making a left hand turn at approximately 15 miles an hour the power steering went out and i got a "power steering assist fault" warning. No prior warning of any problems that this might be about to happen. Fortunately one of my teenage daughters were not driving it. They would not have been able to make the turn. Took it to dealership and it was out of warranty due to mileage and not included in power-train…
ODI 10744025
Steering
While driving i had an immediate loss of the power steering. It changed to manual steering without any warning. If i had been driving on the interstate or at a higher rate of speed i could have had a major accident. I see the ford cars are recalled for this same issue. I also noticed the 2015 has a recall for steering issues. Apparently, the 2013 has issues also. This was a scary situation that is a huge safety…
ODI 10730495
Steering
The truck makes a grinding/popping sound when turning over any terrain. Feels like something is loose or a wheel is going to fall off.
ODI 10724148
Power Train · Steering
I was driving down freeway and went to exit and heard a sound with a warning light with advancetrac service and power steering default. I was unable to move my steering more than just a few inches left or right and stopped immediately. I had to get it towed to the dealership do to the steering was unable to function any longer.
Crash reported
ODI 10723090
Steering
I was driving down the road at 55 mph and without warning my steering wheel all of a sudden got very stiff and difficult to steer and immediately 2 messages came up on the dash reading "service advancetrac" and " electrical power assisted steering fault". As i panicked to changed lanes and get to the shoulder i was almost struck by another vehicle by the lag caused by the power steering failure. Turning became very…
ODI 10723802
Steering
'takata recall' after starting vehicle, before starting to drive, check engine light comes on and then when driving is started there is no power stirring. Occasional if you turn engine off and then restart, check engine light does not come on and power stirring is intact. This has happened on and off since 5/2015 at 40,000 miles and continues to this date 11/4/2017 at 95,000. It is happening more and more often now.
ODI 11043189
Exterior Lighting · Steering
Backing out of my garage i turned the steering wheel all the way to the left and the power steering made a noise and the advance trac warning and hill descent warning came on. As i continued to drive it each time the wheel needed to be turned to the left the same noise would occur and the steering wheel would resist turning. Soon the problem increased to be both directions and i took it to the shop and they…
ODI 10721280