Steering Failed problems of the 2012 Ford F-150

Tl the contact owns a 2012 Ford F-150. While driving 45 mph, the steering wheel seized without warning. The contact veered to the shoulder and inspected the steering wheel belt, but no leaks were found. The contact waited ten minutes, but the steering failed to return to normal. Bondy's Ford Lincoln (3615 ross clark cir, dothan, al 36303, (334) 230-5941) was contacted, but the contact was unable to speak with anyone. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 139,770.

While driving the vehicle on highway and turning left the steering wheel would not return to center. The driver had to manually with effort in order to avoid crossing into opposing lane, return steering to right. Took vehicle to local dealer, found fault code c1b00. Steering angle sensor failed. Ford is probably aware of this problem that appears to be do to overheating in engine compartment. Occurrence usually out of warranty. Cost $1800.

The contact owns a 2012 Ford F-150. While driving 30 mph, the advance track system indicator illuminated. Also, the turn signals and steering control became inoperable. The vehicle was pulled over to a shoulder lane where the vehicle was able to restart normally. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer (jc lewis Ford, 9505 abercorn street, savannah, GA 31406) where it was diagnosed that the electronic steering gear failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was included in NHTSA campaign number: 16v248000 (power train). The manufacturer was notified of the failure and a case was opened. The failure mileage was approximately 53,000.

The contact owns a 2012 Ford F-150. While driving 25 mph, the vehicle misfired and the steering failed without warning. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 70,000.

The contact owns a 2012 Ford F-150. While driving 45 mph, the service advance track indicator illuminated and the steering wheel became inoperable. The vehicle was pulled over to the shoulder lane where the wheels and steering wheel began to independently rotate. The vehicle was taken to courtesy Ford Lincoln (401 pleasant valley blvd, altoona, PA 16602) where it was diagnosed that the steering rack failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified and stated that there were no recalls for the failure. The contact was refereed to NHTSA. The failure mileage was approximately 69,000.

The contact owns a 2012 Ford F-150. While driving approximately 30 mph, the contact heard a squealing noise emerging from the engine. The steering warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was driven to an independent mechanic who advised the contact to have the dealer inspect the vehicle. The dealer stated that the steering column module failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was unknown. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

Since October 2015 my steering on my 2012 Ford f150 supercrew 4x4 with 44,000 miles randomly freezes up without warning. This issue occurs mostly after making a left turn. After turning, the steering wheel fails to return to center. Occasionally this issue happens while driving straight, which makes driving very scary as I have to continually work to keep the wheel centered. I did take it to the Ford dealer once when this problem was happening for a few days straight, but by the time they tested it the issue dissappeared. In reviewing the multitude of complaints for this issue, I am shocked that there is no recall issued for dangerous problem.

While driving in a straight line on us 395 north bound, north of pearsonville, CA, the steering began to feel loose with a "clunk" or "popping" that could be felt in the steering wheel. This was very concerning, and annoying, and lasted for 3 hours until I arrived at my destination. The outside air temp was about 90 degrees, and this "clunk" becomes more pronounced as the temperature rises. I have serious concerns with this new electronic power assist steering (epas) and the potential for total steering failure. Ford had serious issues with the 2011 explorer epas, and now the new f150 (beginning with 2011 model) with epas is beginning to show the same problem. I was at perry Ford in poway, CA yesterday, and the service writer stated that two new f150's lost all steering control. . Read more...

Epas steering failure. While making a left turn the epas electronic power assist steering stopped working. Though we kept turning the wheel, truck did not make the turn, it seemed to be trying to turn and turning slowly. Then all of a sudden the epas started working again. Truck shook and jerked, as the epas tried to correct for steering input. Brakes were applied to emergency stop the truck and truck ended up off the road, on to the shoulder of the road.