139 problems related to steering have been reported for the 2013 Ford F-150. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2013 Ford F-150 based on all problems reported for the 2013 F-150.
The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the steering wheel failed to turn in the intended direction. The contact stated that the steering wheel seized. In addition, the steering failure warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the residence. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000.
The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while exiting the driveway, the steering wheel moved voluntarily and failed to respond as intended. The contact stated that the steering wheel then seized. The message "power steering fault" was displayed on the screen. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the failure persisted. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was filed. The failure mileage was approximately 170,000.
I was driving on [xxx] in georgia. I was going around 75 mph and my transmission dropped from 6th gear to 1st gear my speed dropped from around 75 mph to 25 mph in less than a second. My safety and the safety of other vehicles/people were put in danger, I almost lost control of my steering and hit somebody in the right lane next to me. Three vehicles behind me had to slam on their brakes and swerve around me to avoid rear ending me. When the vehicles transmission dropped gears rapidly, at the same time I got a gear wrench symbol across my cluster display, and I lost functionality of the vehicles mph gauge and gas gauge. The fasten seatbelt light was also on but no audible warning tone was heard. . The vehicle also lost acceleration power. I was able to get the vehicle home and turned the car on and off and everything went back to normal. This is an intermittent issue with no warning when it will happen. There was a recall from Ford for a programming issue with the tranny and currently a csp with campaign #19n01 for a transmission molded leadframe extended coverage. Basically the lead frame needs to be replaced to correct the problem which is 4,000 to 6,000 dollars. Ford will not fix my lead frame because I am past certain dates and over the mileage by 2,200 miles. I also needed to be displaying symptoms and the code for Ford to fix the issue if I was within dates and mileage. I didn’t display any codes or symptoms until I was 2,200 miles over the csp warranty coverage. I also just bought the truck in September of 2024 and was not aware of this issue. I can’t express enough how dangerous going from 75 mph to 25 mph in a second on a busy freeway is. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).
The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the steering wheel was turned; however, the steering wheel failed to respond as intended. In addition, the power steering failure warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed with rack and pinion failure. The contact was informed that the rack and pinion needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was filed. The failure mileage was approximately 38,057.
Service advancetrac warning has been coming on excessively and Ford has known this a problem in the majority of their f150s, for says it needs steering rack replacement and its a known issue.
Driving on highway when a felt a slight jerk in the steering wheel. Then I discovered steering wheel required herculean strength to turn the vehicle. I made it to a safe location, restarted the vehicle and was able to drive normally. My dash said there was a power steering assist fault. A week later it did it again. A few days after that, my power steering is gone and restarting the vehicle will not fix it. This is an unsafe condition and Ford should issue a recall.
The truck slammed into 1st gear going 55 mph on the interstate. Through investigation a speed sensor warning was the culprit. Not being able to have truck service for a month due to Ford dealers being backed up cavalier Ford sent a mobile mechanic out to me. He spent about 10 minutes on my truck handed me the keys and told me he did something with the computer mo parts are needed. He never test drove it to ensure the problem was corrected. When I went to drive the truck, the wrench light was still on and was worse than before. Actually stuck in first gear. After going around and around I was informed by fors customer service they did their part, anything else I wanted done would be my responsibility financially because of the mileage. I didn't not think recalls had a mileage limit but they are insistent after 150k they were no longer responsible. Cavalier Ford marked the recall as complete but it wasn't. My case number with Ford is cas44213098 transmission fluid leaking recall was not on there but I am leaking that as well. I don't want something for free, I just want them to correct their defects.
So recently my 2013 Ford f150 steering wheel starting acting up on me, by acting up it my steering wheel started locking up on me and jerking to the left I was on my way to the movie theater with my 2 daughters in the back seat luckily nothing happen but it was a scary situation to be in having your steering wheel locked up on you in the middle of traffic. Later that day I had my truck towed to a tuffys mechanic shop where I was later told that Ford had a recall on what ever was happening to my steering wheel, so I made an appointment for the next day thinking my problem was going to be resolved but it didn’t. So it all happens to be that the recall was made for a couple 2013 Ford models but not F-150 but they did cover the 2014 Ford F-150 model which was kinda weird to me because I’m sure their is not a big difference when it comes to a 2013 and 2014 Ford F-150.
The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at slow speeds and making a turn, the steering wheel seized. The power steering assist message was displayed. The vehicle was restarted and worked as designed. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 141,000.
Power steering has been going out when the weather is extremely cold causing me to loose control of the truck and run off the road almost wrecking the truck the power steering returns after the weather warms up. This was very scary and very dangerous. Luckily I was going slow.
The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving 5 mph from a complete stop and making a left turn in a parking lot, the steering wheel seized inadvertently, and the vehicle veered into a handicap sign pole. The messages "service power steering", "power steering assist fault", and "service advancetrac" were displayed. The air bags had not deployed. The contact had not sustained any injuries. The police patrol that was parked nearby the contact verified that he had not sustained any injuries. There was no police report filed. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the rack and pinion had seized while driving. Additionally, it was diagnosed that the electric steering motor had failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was notified of the failure and an appointment was scheduled for a diagnostic test. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 14v316000 (steering) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but provided no assistance and referred the contact to the NHTSA hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 130,000.
The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle, the vehicle lost power steering functionality. The contact stated that he was unable to turn the steering to the left or right without extra effort. The contact stated that he noticed several unknown warning lights illuminated. Additionally, the service advancetrac message was displayed with the traction control warning light illuminated. The contact stated that after letting the vehicle run for approximately 30 minutes and then turning off and restarting the vehicle, the power steering functionality returned. The contact stated that the failure had become more consistent during the colder weather. The contact stated that during the summertime he had not experienced the loss of power steering functionality. The contact had not taken the vehicle to a local dealer or independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 231,000.
There was no warning prior to this failure. Went to crank the vehicle on a cold morning recentlyand shifted to reverse to back up and my power steering failed. After a couple hours and a warmer temp. , this issue resolved itself. Next morning battery was dead. Replaced battery. Next cold morning. The vehicle cranked fine, but the steering was failing again. Called dealership, they bring in for a checkup, a week down the road, bought this truck brand new and only have approx. , 22,000 miles on it. Have saw many complaints with this problem on the computer. This is not isolated incidents for this paricular year model. No recalls for this year model has not been issued, I understand Ford did a recall on 2014 year model. . This is a very serious situation and needs rectification. Also a very expensive out of pocket for me. Please get Ford to issue a recall on this mode, be fore I have a very serious accident. Thanxs david.
Aug 23 2022. Vehicle had 130,800 miles at time of failure. Vehicle began to pull to the right; turning left became very difficult. Parked vehicle for several hours, then drove it again. Steering power assist had completely failed. "service power steering now" message appeared on instrument panel. Vehicle was extremely difficult to steer both right and left. Required extreme effort to turn steering wheel, and was impossible to turn wheel to full extent of travel in either direction. (I am not a small person - 6ft 3in, 195 pounds. ) took vehicle to dealer, was told that power steering rack had failed. Part was not in stock. Part became available and vehicle was repaired on 30 Aug 2022. Total cost of repair was $2,262. 57. '.
The contact owns a 2013 Ford escape. The contact stated while driving at 45-50 mph, the vehicle jerked and the steering wheel lost power steering. The messages indicating traction control, power steering, turn signals, advance tract, hill control failures were displayed. The contact veered to the side of the road. The contact turned off the vehicle and restarted it after 5 minutes. However, the failure persisted. The vehicle was towed to the contact’s residence. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 180,665.
Driving at a low speed, my steering wheel seemed to lock, mid turn. A message appeared on my display screen saying, "power steering assist fault. " I turned off the vehicle and restarted it, the message disappeared and all was fine. Aproximately 20 miles later, while climbing a steep grade, the message reappeared and steering became extremely difficult. I was able to get it to the side of the road at the top of the hill. The message has appeared ever since. I had to have the truck towed back to my residence. The safety issue is alarming due to the sudden inability to steer.
Electric motor for power steering assist then power steering service now.
The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving 10 mph, the steering wheel inadvertently locked up. The service advance trac and power steering fault warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle has not been diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 190,000.
I was turning into gas station when I applied brakes to turn, power steering quit working and brakes, luckily there was no one exiting or I would have crashed into them. I was able to muscle steering wheel to make the turn. I then muscled steering wheel to a parking spot where brakes began to work. Dash board read check advance track there were no check engine lights or warning prior to turning. I then shut off vehicle then turned back on and it ran fine but drove with caution. This has happened 2 other times where power steering has feld but came back suddenly but this time on 2/11/22 I had no power steering at all for at least 60 to 70 feet. I have not had a mechanic or dealership look at because I don't know when it will happen its more of a hit and miss. The fact that there's no check engine light or warning lights on I believe any diagnostics would not show anything wrong.
While driving the dash lit up power steering failure and the power steering went out causing temporary loss of control of the vehicle. The first incident was a week prior when there seemed to be a temporary loss of power steering. After inspection and tighening of connectors by a mechanic, the problem seemed to go away until to day when I had a total failure.
While driving lost all power steering assist ! was able to avoid a head on crash. But if my wife was driving it could have been deadly !! was able to get home thank god. Service advancetrac is now on dash. Hope this is addressed it could of been deadly !!!!!!!!!.
The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated upon starting the vehicle power steering fault, service power, downhill assist fault, warning lights illuminated as well as the turn signals failed to stay on. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the failure was diagnosed as the steering rack needs to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and advised the contact to call NHTSA. The contact stated the manufacturer confirmed the vehicle was not included in a recall. The contact was relating the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 14v286000 (steering). The approximate failure mileage was 122,000.
Traveling eastbound on hatcher boulevard at about 35 miles per hour the truck shifting down into first gear all by itself causing the rear tires to lock up and I lost control of the vehicle momentarily. Fortunately there was no accident. The guy behind me was well behind me. But it was real close. This is very dangerous.
When driving, power steering stopped working and “service power steering” message is displayed on dashboard. Called Ford dealer and they said it has been a problem and only 2014 models have been recalled. Will cost approximately $2000-2500 to replace electronic rack and pinion. There were no warning lights or symptoms prior to failure. This is a safety issue and could have caused a major accident. Ford needs to step up and have a recall. There are thousands of complaints on-line about this issue. Truck is now sitting in our driveway.
Started truck put into drive when after truck was moving power steering malfunction suddenly jerking steering wheel from hands and causing truck extremely hard to control. Unexpected erratic motion of steering wheel. Notice on dash of steering system service soon. Stopped truck shut off and restarted to clear notice on dash. After restarting appeared normal. But after beginning to drive again to repeated the same situation. With notice on dash of power steering problems.
The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked, the warning message "service advance tract" and "hill control defect" illuminated and the steering wheel lost power steering. The contact turned off the vehicle and upon restarting the vehicle, the steering wheel regained power steering. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the steering gear and the rack and pinion assembly were replaced. Additionally, an unknown software was reprogrammed; however the failure reoccurred. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who informed the contact they could not replicated the failure. The contact stated that the failure reoccurred while driving at 25 mph. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that they could not assist as the VIN was not included in a recall associated to the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 81,504. 25 mph . The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that they could not assist as the VIN wa snot included in a recall associated to the failure81,504.
Electronic assist steering rack failed at 54,000 one owner miles, nearly lost control on freeway. This is a known issue and defect that Ford has ignored.
After changing oil, mechanic was backing truck off ramp and experienced sudden difficulty steering. The mechanic attempted to drive truck to determine steering issue when the steering failed completely. Mechanic determined epas has failed and entire rack had to be replaced and programmed.
On 6/6/2021 I was slowing down to turn left into a strip mall and lost all power to my steering in my recently purchased 2013 f150 with 65,650 miles on it. This was only day 4 of me driving it as it was bought on 5/29/21. The battery warning appeared on my dash. I was able to maneuver my way into the parking lot safety, but this could have been a much worse situation if I was traveling faster, on a curvy road or needed to avoid something in the road (a child, tire, stalled vehicle). I was frightened for my life and fear this could happen again. Major safety issue not only for me, but other drivers on the road. The battery was not the issue and is currently at the repair shop being looked at.
The power steering assist fault warning engages and shuts down the power steering. Very dangerous while driving. Ford says this is not a known issue but according to the repair forums it is a problem. This has been an ongoing issue for my vehicle.
The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the steering would lock up without warning. The contact stated that excessive force would be needed to steer the vehicle due to the failure. The contact had taken the vehicle to an independent mechanic who diagnosed the vehicle with a defective steering linkage. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed him that there were no recalls on the vehicle. The manufacturer then referred him to NHTSA for assistance. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.
Tl the contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving 5 mph, the vehicle loss power steering functionality causing the vehicle to be difficult to steer. The contact stated that the service advanced traction warning message was displayed on the instrument panel. The contact spoke to wray Ford (2851 benton rd, bossier city, la 71111, (318) 686-7300) and was suggested that the vehicle be taken in to be diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 197,000.
Multiple times I have taken a turn in my 2013 f150 and the steering goes "stiff" for 5-10 seconds. It feels like I don't even have power steering or any control over the wheel. And it's terrifying each time it happens. I've almost ran off the road into the railing while going around a sharp turn on a mountain that could of caused me to run off the cliff due to the locked up steering.
Driving down the road and a message pops up on the screen. It says "steering assist fault". It should have said omg don't panic and slow the truck to a complete stop and try not to die because you have lost all of your steering capabilities. I could not imagine if I was around too many vehicles or one of my children were driving the truck. This is such a major safety concern that all f150s with this potential problem should not be driven until repaired. With all of the safety measures and companies such as you guys why on earth is this truly life threatening issue allowed? apparently, the 2013 model is not part of the recall for this problem? there are many complaints and many easily found forums talking about this issue. There has to be deaths attributed to this issue. For what is worth the other issues are nonlife-threatening but noless annoying and should be recalled. I have two 2013 f150 Fords and both have had their rear windows replaced due to the defrost breaking. The lariat has had it's replaced twice, twice! both trucks have had their sunroof guts replaced. One almost flew off the vehicle driving down the highway. Complaints and forums galore talk about all three of these issues.
Going down the road, when all of a sudden the steering got stiff and seemed to lockup. The next time I started my truck, the advance track and hill assist warning lights came on, and the turn signal will not stay on unless it is held down. I have quite driving the truck until it is fixed. It is hard to maintain lane control.