Five problems related to steering rack and pinion have been reported for the 2006 Ford F-150. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2006 Ford F-150 based on all problems reported for the 2006 F-150.
Tl-the contact owns a 2006 Ford f150. The contact stated that while driving at 35 mph and coming to a complete stop the rear driver side tire on the vehicle failed and rolled into ongoing traffic. The vehicle was unable to be driven the contact called an Ford certified mobile mechanic where the vehicle was diagnosed that the rear rotor and studs had failed and needed to be tightened. The vehicle was repaired. The contact also stated that he had to also replace the steering rack pinion due to the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 136,000. Ec.
My steering wheel is stiiff. And hard to turn the mechanic said it is a recalled rack and pinion.
Tl. The contact owns a 2006 Ford F-150. The contact stated the power steering malfunctioned causing damage to the rack and pinion. The contact stated while driving at 15 mph the vehicle becomes difficult to turn. The contact called the manufacturer and they informed the contact that the vehicle is out of warranty so there is nothing they can do. The contact has not taken the vehicle to the dealer at this. The contact stated the manufacturer should issue a recall because this is a major safety issue. The failure mileage was 47,052. Jo.
While driving I heard a pop and the truck jerked to the right. I had no control of the steering. I hit a large tree stump. It caused several thousand dollars of damage. While the insurance appraiser and body shop owner were looking at the truck they discovered that the screw from the tie rod into the rack and pinion steering was stripped. It fell apart taking away all my control of steering the truck. Ford refuses to even look at the truck.
While driving I noticed that the steering seemed sloppy and unresponsive. Difficult to keep the vehicle in the lanes especially going into or out of curves. Upon reaching my destination I asked my associate to observe the steering components while I turned the wheel with the engine off. He immediately noticed the entire rack and pinion assembly shifting back and forth. Upon further inspection I found that of the two bolts that hold the unit to the chassis one had a loose nut and the other had no nut at all. The threads on the bolt w/o the nut appeared to never have even had a nut but I can not be sure of this. Needless to say I was a little more than upset that I had put myself and others at great risk over poor assembly quality control.