2014 Ford F-150 Steering Problems
- 74
- 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 74 stored complaint records:
- 6 indicate a crash
- 2 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
- 1 indicate a death
What owners report
- power steering · 54 records
- steering wheel · 23 records
- notified failure · 9 records
- failure mileage · 8 records
- steering assist · 7 records
- where diagnosed · 6 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 27 |
| 30–60k mi | 21 |
| 1–30k mi | 18 |
| 100–150k mi | 3 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Steering
Steering wheel has been getting loose and wobbles.it is so bad that i am now afraid to drive it. Feels like it can come off any day now.
ODI 11196154
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ford f-150. While attempting to exit the garage, the vehicle lost steering ability. The contact rocked the vehicle back and forth and the steering returned to normal. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact stated that the failure occurred four other times, but then returned to normal. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic for diagnostic…
ODI 11149628
Electrical System · Steering · Unknown Or Other
The service advancetrac and hill descent control fault come up on my dashboard and my power steering does not work. While most vehicles can be driven without power steering but this truck is not drivable without that feature. The lights and blinkers do not work. These faults happened while driving and i almost lost control of my vehicle and crashed. I'm lucky i didn't hit and kill somebody. This is a huge safety…
ODI 11192653
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ford f-150. While driving various speeds, the steering became inoperable. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to townsend sales & service ([redacted], townsend, ma 01469, [redacted]), but the cause of the failure could not be diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to nhtsa. The failure…
ODI 11141020
Electronic Stability Control · Steering · Unknown Or Other
Truck down shifts while driving. My pregnant wife and i were driving 70 mph on highway, when truck down shifted to 1st gear and nearly caused us to slide off road in the rain. Ford just recalled 2011-2013 for same problem! They need to recall 2014 as well! My truck was fixed at ford dealership.
ODI 11181031
Steering
While turning to the left i heard a sequelching noise. I then got a message to service my acutraction system. I would turn my truck off then back on and it would reset and go off. This took place for a few days. While message was on the lever for my turn signals would not stay activated. Today (9/25/2018) i got the message again. This time i also got a power steering assist failure and it became very difficult to…
ODI 11131626
Steering
While turning left it started making an awful noise then popped up with steering assist fault on the gauge cluster
ODI 11196478
Steering
Loss of steering control while vehicle is in motion. Intermittent loss of power steering assist causing you to over steer or under steer especially when coming out of a turn. Many complaints of this issue are posted on various internet sites. Partial recall of epas unit for certain vin. My vehicle manufacture date is august 22, 2014 per ford customer care. Manfacture date is just weeks after recall lot of identified…
ODI 11129493
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Steering
First received advance trac warning, then hill descent warning and then power steering failure indication. Power steering failure was sudden and unexpected and almost caused an accident when in motion doing a turn, due to electronic power steering system lock up which prevented the front wheels from turning as much as expected. This is a very dangerous unexpected condition and could have caused a serious accident…
ODI 11128417
Steering
My son was only traveling straight at a low speed on a side street when he was no longer able to steer his truck. He then applied the brakes to stop. He had to turn off the truck wait a few minutes then turn it back on several times to get home. We checked to see if this major manufacturing defect was covered by warranty or a recall. No warranty of course (2014 f150 with 53,000 miles) the recall for this exact…
ODI 11115167
Steering
Lost steering momentarily while driving under dry, normal conditions on a mountainous hiway and crossed left of center when power assisted steering failed. Hill descent control fault and service advance trac errors appeared on my panel. Dealer was unable to find computer generated errors and could notr/did not repair. Has occured twice more with same results.
ODI 11110827
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Steering
2014 ford f-150 serious loss of power steering issue, notice going out at certain inclines of highway, checked fuse on batter looks ok, noticed different levels of ac/heat fan speed variations, warning lt. Reads check advance traction control. Should be a recall according to complains i've read on issue..
ODI 11109559
Steering
The power steering faults while driving and there is no steering
ODI 11099476
Steering
The electronic power steering is not working correctly, about every quarter turn it binds up for a sort distance. This causes you to both over-steer and under-steer
ODI 11092542
Steering
Loss of power steering- in march 2018 this started happening, to date it has happened 4 times. The first time i was pulling out of grocery store, my power steering went out and the " service advance trac" "hill decent control fault" came on my screen, i was in oncoming traffic, second time i was turning into my neighborhood and loss the ability to turn my wheel, 3rd time was getting on the highway and at an onramp,…
ODI 11088723
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ford f-150. The contact stated that the steering ability became very difficult while driving various speeds. The vehicle was taken to the dealer (tom's ford in keyport, new jersey) where it was diagnosed that the power steering rack failed and needed replacement. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 11,000.
ODI 11083306
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ford f-150. While driving at low speeds, the steering wheel became extremely difficult to maneuver without warning. The vehicle was taken to diffee ford lincoln (1681 i-40, el reno, ok, [redacted]) where it was diagnosed that the steering rack and pinion needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was provided case…
ODI 11063732
Steering
Power steering fault and service advanstrac message displayed on start up while parked, lost all power steering in truck. I took to local ford dealer, bob bell ford, glen burnie, md 21061. Dealer first diagnosed as bad battery and reprogramming needed. I expressed i had researched and found issues with epas as cause, was assured battery would correct issue. Once home the truck threw the same codes the following…
ODI 11047259
Steering
Power steering went out suddenly at highway speeds , luckily i was going straight. Milage 67,953
ODI 11041515
Steering
Power steering assist fault upon start up. Unable to drive. Sometimes "service advance trac" will illuminate. Truck just sits, unable to drive. Very difficult to steer.
ODI 11063615
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ford f-150. While driving various speeds, the steering wheel failed to turn left or right. The vehicle was taken to the nearby dealer (barnes enterprises located at 272 w main st, east brookfield, ma 01515; [redacted]) where it was diagnosed that the power steering rack needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted at [redacted] and advised the…
ODI 11015338
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ford f-150. While driving 35 mph and turning a corner, the steering wheel became inoperable. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The local dealer (aberle ford [redacted], sabetha, ks 66534) was contacted and an appointment was scheduled for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 14v316000 (steering). The manufacturer was notified of the…
ODI 11014032
Steering
The electrical power steering assembly failed. Ford does have a recall on certain trucks for this problem but not this vehicle. Truck was in motion in greenfield mass. On interstate 91
ODI 10992112
Steering
Power steering went out completely . Lucky we didn,t get killed.
ODI 10968709
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
Steering locked up while driving on highway with wife and grand daugther in vehicle,code came up problem with electric steering,has been in shop for 1 week.
ODI 10968534