general problems of the 2010 Ford F-150

The system that failed was in the steering/gear shaft. The shaft is failing due to corrosion/rust. The vehicle has erratic steering when turning left or right. The steering does not rebound making it difficult to steer the vehicle which can cause a serious crash. I have had the problem with the steering and almost running off into a ditch. Trying to regain steering is difficult as it seems it gets stuck in position (left or right) and heavy when manually trying to control or correct the steering. The engine intake manifold suffer from the same safety issues that causes the corrosion or rusting of the manifold bolts making it very difficult to maintenance /repair cracked manifolds in the vehicle. The culprit as Ford knows it is salty road conditions. I live in michigan where salt is applied to the roads often to keep roadways open for travel in the winter months. Ford has found remedies for newer model F-150s that suffer the same issues but has not offered remedy for older models such as mine. These trucks should be afforded the same recall privileges as newer vehicles.

Driving at 5 mph in traffic. Truck suddenly pulls hard right and involved in a glancing blow to a vehicle next to me. Steering wheel then was able to wobble loosely in 3 dimensions with no effect on tire direction. Had turn wheel at least 20 degrees rotation before feeling any engagement: a clunking sound and extremely hard steering with minimal tire response. Truck had to be towed from the accident scene. Many reports of same problem seen via internet search several lawsuits noted with various model years. Ford dealer states the steering column parts are obsolete.

Reverse gear band broke in transmission.

I see a lot a Ford f150 owners after 80,000 miles having trouble with the steering joint in their trucks the steering starts sticking and steering gets very hard. It's just not my truck lots of owners are having the same problem.

The steering got vary tight on the highway. Then I got off the highway and pulled into a parking lot. Suddenly the steering wheel broke while entering the parking lot. I could move the steering wheel. But it was not turning the tires. Thankfully I was in a parking lot and not on the highway which I had just left. If I was on the highway I would not be writing this complaint. Because I would be in the hospital or dead!.

11/29/18 will be the 6th time my engine shut off when coming to a stop and making a turn. Other 5 incidents were about 3 years ago. Each occasion, slowing down to a stop, engine shuts off while making a turn, and I put it in neutral while pressing brakes, starts up, and I keep going down the road. 122k miles, love the truck but this has me very concerned for my family riding in the truck. I looked up any recalls but did not find anything regarding this. F-150 forums have the exact same incidents and when taking to Ford dealership, they cannot find anything wrong. Please let me know my options of getting Ford to do something.

Steering gets hard and easy when driving seems dangerous?? or setting turning different speeds.

Power steering cuts. This lariat f150 2010 vehicle has 115000 miles on the engine. This happens infrequently. It can be the first start in the morning or a restart after the vehicle has run for hours. Always happens on a restart, not while the vehicle is running.

The steering shaft has two u joints, the one closest to the exhaust manifold siezed up making it almost impossible to steer, very dangerous when pulling a camper at highway speed to say the lease. I had it fixed by a Ford mechanic (part was 300 bucks alone) and he said it is very common on them. I noticed a recall on the crown victorias for the same issue on the police models. Why is there not recall on the f 150?.

When slowing down (at an intersection for example) to make a turn the vehicle dies and makes it very, very difficult to turn because the power steering does not work. I have almost gotten into two accidents because of not being able to stay in my lane during the turn. I have never seen a truck so difficult to turn when the engine is not running. Additionally, the truck will not start after fueling. I had the truck towed the first time it happened and the Ford dealer (madison county Ford in richmond, ky) said it was a transmission problem. The first time I put fuel in the truck, it would not start. It sat a couple of days and started. The engine was stopping just as it did before. Took it back to the same Ford dealer and they said they had diagnosed the problem properly. I spend $2,216 on what they said the problem was and it was still doing the same thing. The paramount issue is when the truck dies while driving and it can't be steered properly.

Tl the contact owns a 2010 Ford F-150. While driving 10 mph, the vehicle lost steering functionality. The vehicle was towed to jarrett scott Ford (2000 e baker st, plant city, FL 33563, (813) 752-4171) where it was diagnosed that the steering rod had fractured and separated from the steering wheel. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 92,000.

I own a 2010 Ford F-150 fx4 4x4 5. 4l pick up. The intermediate steering shaft was binding up, causing a heavy steering condition, steering not returning to center after turning and a binding condition. The part was replaced at approximately 36k miles by washington Ford in washington PA. Approx 2 years have passed and at 63k miles experiencing the same conditions with Ford replacement part. Took the vehicle back to washington Ford in washington, PA for diagnosis on 5/4/17. Service department could not detect or diagnose an issue. I took the vehicle to a local repair center on 5/16/17 where tech determined that there was a binding issue with the replacement part. An after market part has been ordered for replacement. After a long search at local Ford dealerships for the part it was discovered that a number of Ford parts dealers as well as big box parts houses have the replacement parts on back order. Woltz and wind Ford in carnegie was reporting to me a 40 quantity back order for the part. Many complaints observed online. Appears to be a safety concern with numerous owners online. Please advise. Stock image attached thank you.

Bought new in April 2010, Ford xlt150. Now at 73k mi. Last two weeks. Could not start twice after filling up. Had to keep flooring vehicle to crank over. Hi performance battery is two mths old. Died at red light three times. Died at yield sign twice. Died at bank atm once. Lost steering control when engine died coming out of yield sign. Luckily hit no one. Took it to Ford dealership,asked about recall notice or if others had similar problems. Negative response on both. Told them thousands of same problem posted on internet. They told me many people just post stuff. Many posters said Ford dealers computers showed no problem when truck is hooked up. Taking it to an independent mechanic shop. Too dangerous to keep driving. Will injure someone and myself,or worse. Will be notifying Ford.

2010 Ford f150 stalls when going slow, and turning left. The oil light came on and I lost all power I had to put in park and restart. Took about 5 tries for the truck to restart. It did the same thing again about five minutes later while making another left turn. Also, died when I was sitting at a light preparing to turn right.

While slowing for a stop engine shut down. No engine lights or warnings were displayed. Steering locked up. Truck restarted with no problem. Very dangerous.

I started my truck on a cold morning and no more then 10 seconds after I started it my power steering line exploded off and power steering fluid went every where. Since March of 2013 it has come off two more times December 2013 and January 2014. I've looked at other F-150 motors and we have the same set up, so I'm not sure why mine keep exploding off. Thank you [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

While breaking to make right hand turn engine stalled. First indication was truck was impossible to steer. I was able to stop truck in the middle of the intersection. At a higher speed this would have been deadly. Ford dealer claimed to have never heard of the problem even though an internet search shows thousands of such incidents, many of them reported to this agency. Dealer was unable to find a cause, although the manager said it was likely the throttle body but he could not replace a part under warranty unless it was positively known to be defective. I was sent on my way to risk my life in an unsafe vehicle.

Discovered power steering out of fluid- refilled and noticed it runs out every day- took to dealer and discovered bad hose- on backorder for two months- have to refill every day and pray that it doesn't fail me going down the road- steering loss is not a good thing in my book- this is a two year old truck and the lack of parts is a serious problem to me as I have to drive the truck daily-.

On may 8th 2012, my truck stalled while I was merging into traffic at approx. 55 mph. The vehicle was brand new when I purchased it in may of 2009 from gulf coast auto Ford in angleton,texas. So, I had them tow it to their shop for repairs. The mass air flow sensor was replaced on may 9th, and I drove the vehicle until Friday , may 11th, when the same problem occurred. The vehicle stalled at traffic speeds, died, and then couldn't be restarted! this second incident also resulted in my having the vehicle towed to the dealership where I am told that they can't find the problem!! it now starts after the stalling, but not until a period of hours passes. What can I do? this is a serious safety issue? Ford is telling the dealership to put an on-board data recorder on my truck that they cannot even get from Ford! I only have 52000 miles on this vehicle and have cared for it meticulously.

I was driving down the highway around February 6th 2011 and my 2010 f150 stalled on me. I was able to crank it back up and keeping moving. This was not the first time this happened. It was the worst one seeing has how I was doing maybe 60. I took it to the Ford dealership and they said they could find a problem while driving the truck, so downloaded some new software to my computer and said that should fix the issue. On April 11th the same thing happened again, I was driving in a parking lot and my truck stalled. I wasn't able to crank the truck back up for almost 30 minutes. When I was able to start it back up there are a burning smell coming from the truck. I this time had the truck towed to Ford and spoke to them today and they stated they again found nothing wrong and couldn't recreate the problem. The have contacted Ford hq for answers. My worry is that I am going to get in a crash because of this problem. I have done some looking around on the internet and found a lot of people having this issue, and nothing seems to be getting done.

This F-150 pick up truck was purchased in April 2010 as new. Everything was ok until April 2012. The truck stalled without warning when it slowed down or made turns. The engine died and no power, no steering. I was able to restart it and sent the truck to the dealer shop right away. On the way to the dealer, it stalled couple of more times. Luckily, no other cars were behind, otherwise I could not imagine what would happen. The dealer could not duplicate the problem or get a code. I checked online and noticed many 2010 f150 owners had same problems. Some of people mentioned to change throttle body, so I told the dealer shop and got throttle body changed. During the next 2 months, it did not happen again. However, on July 5th 2012, it stalled again when I made turns in the local. I sent the truck back to the dealer shop again and they still did not know how to fix the problem, since it happened intermittent. Now I am afraid of driving my truck. Absolutely no drive on highways. The people have already complained the 2010 model that the trucks stalled on the highway at >65 mph. It is a severe safety issue. I am very frustrated since the truck is not living to what it is suppose to be.

When declerating to a stop or stopped the engine will die. When I attempt a restart the engine will try to turn over for 10-15 seconds then stop. After 3 or 4 attemps and giving a little gas the truck will start. This has now happened 5 times to me in the past 2 weeks. I took the truck to Ford and they didnt return any codes so nothing repaired. They fit my truck with a recorder and I am suppose to press a button next time it dies. This seems to be a serious issue as I have seen dozens of posts with the same issue.

I was driving down the highway around February 6th 2011 and my 2010 f150 stalled on me. I was able to crank it back up and keeping moving. This was not the first time this happened. It was the worst one seeing has how I was doing maybe 60. I took it to the Ford dealership and they said they could find a problem while driving the truck, so downloaded some new software to my computer and said that should fix the issue. On April 11th the same thing happened again, I was driving in a parking lot and my truck stalled. I wasn't able to crank the truck back up for almost 30 minutes. When I was able to start it back up there are a burning smell coming from the truck. I this time had the truck towed to Ford and spoke to them today and they stated they again found nothing wrong and couldn't recreate the problem. The have contacted Ford hq for answers. My worry is that I am going to get in a crash because of this problem. I have done some looking around on the internet and found a lot of people having this issue, and nothing seems to be getting done.

The contact owns a 2010 Ford F-150. The contact stated that on six or seven occasions, the steering wheel seized while driving at various speeds. The failure occurred on an intermittent basis. The vehicle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 24,000.

Steering wheel siezed while in right hand turn at 10 mph. The vehicle sounded bells but the engine remained running. The breaks barely stopped the vehicle. Attempts to turn the steering wheel after stopping were unsuccessful even with force. Turned the vehicle off, let it set for a couple minutes then started the engine which resulted in normal steering. The vehicle is now at tuttle click Ford in irvine, CA.

Tl- the contact owns a 2010 Ford F-150. The contact stated that he was experiencing a recurring failure with the rear doors. The warning light indicating that the rear doors were ajar was continuously illuminating without the contact engaging the doors. The rear doors were off track and the dealer replaced the doors four times in an attempt to correct the failure. In addition, the power steering fluid line was corroded and needed to be replaced. The contact also stated that the battery failed and needed to be replaced as well. All of the failures occurred within the first 20,000 miles driven on the vehicle. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 1,500 and the current mileage was 20,000. Kmj.

I bought this car in March 2010. As soon I bought this I heard a sound when I make a turn. Itã‚s a sound when two metal make friction. I took the car for services in alberic colon Ford in December 2010. First they said that everything was good. After that ask for a supervisor that make a test drive with me he heard the sound and they keep a car for two weeks. After that as soon I took the car out I heard the sound. I didnã‚t take the car back the car for services because I need a car to go to work. In August 2011 I took the car again to the service. Again they said that everything was good. I request another test drive with a supervisor and the mechanic they heard the sound and keep the car from September 6 2011 to October 6 2011. When the car was in the services sometime they call me and said thatã‚s they are making some test drive to know where it come from the sound. After a month they call me and said that Ford said that is something characteristic in this model. You donã‚t have to be an engineer to know that when to metal make friction one of them going to fail. I hope when this happen I donã‚t be driving at 65 mph, because I could get kill or kill somebody else. I hope you investigate this complaint and find whatã‚s wrong before anybody get kill. This is not normal I been driving for 28 years and iã‚m a 24 years experience state police here in puerto rico and I know when something go wrong the damage can made. Thanks in advance for this matter.