general problems of the 2013 Ford F-150 - part 2

Vehicle is experiencing random "power steering assist" faults. When this happens, the power steering is lost on the vehicle. I have researched where Ford has recalled several trucks in the same year-model range as this vehicle for the same reason due to faulty part. Is it possible they simply missed this vehicle or does the recall need to be extended to cover this vehicle as well?.

Took my vehicle to Ford dealership as I was having 3 warning lights come on & when I turned the wheel it made a loud noise. They took it for a test drive & when they returned the steering locked up & almost caused the vehicle to hit a building. The steering locked up which caused you to not be able to steer. If this would of happened when I was taking my son to town we would of wrecked the truck. This should be a recall as the dealership told me that my vehicle is extremely unsafe to drive & they said I can't drive it.

Both front coil springs broke and steering shaft bad found on 09/22/2020 at inspection station.

The steering wouldn't move and none of the turning signals work.

One day I went out to my vehicle and there was a warning light on said power steer assist fault, and the steering wheel was locked up. I took the key out and was able to restart it. About a week later I was pulling into my apartments and the light on the dash came back on, but this time it said power steering assist fault service vehicle. I have not been able to afford 2000 to fix this issue and I almost ran into someone when it just decided to lock up on me. Thank god I didn't have my child with me. There has been a recall on 2014 with the same thing, but yet I see a lot of the same issues online with this vehicle.

First incident, exiting the highway, slowed down, suddenly had no steering control ond the dash lit up with "power steering assist fault". I barely avoided an upcoming vehicle as I attempted to merge and avoid hitting a concrete wall. I managed to manhandke the truck to side of the road. Stopped. Turned the engine off. Restarted. Problem gone. Second incident: 4 days later. Turned into my work parking lot, was maneuvering around some parked vehicles and suddenly same exact thing happens and I almost wrecked again. I shit the engine off and this time when I started it, it says service power steering system now. I managed to park it somewhat in a spot and it is still sitting there at walmart (my work) behind the dealership I bought it from. I did contact the service department and was told if I wanted to drive it in and pay 108 dollars that they would hook it up and diagnose it, but I just cannot afford to pay that right now. I have read online about recalls with the 2014 models for the same reason. As well as other vehicles with the same engines. Seems like the 2013 should be as well. I am serious when I say I was in danger when this occured. No control of steering. Extremely frightening experience.

The power steering on my truck intermittently fails and comes back causing difficulty controlling and navigating the vehicle.

Keep getting service advance track warning which disables turn signal, truck must be turned off and back on bur warning keeps coming back disabling turn signal. Through research this is very common and dangerous.

Tl- the contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while making a left turn at 15 mph,. The power steering ceased without warning. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic where the vehicle was diagnosed with power assist failure. The contact was also informed that there was a recall on her vehicle; however, the VIN tool confirmed that there are no recalls on the vehicle. The manufacturer was also notified of the failure and she was given the same information. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 155,000. Jo.

I drove the truck from home to work and around school zone which is a city street. I pulled over because children were getting out of school when I try to fix the truck to the side walk I turned the steering wheel to align the truck ,all of a sudden it got locked . No one got hit!! but, it was scary. Did not expect this to happened. The steering wheel does not turn left or right. So, aaa towed the truck to 15505 roscoe galpin service at north hills so,they can check the problem. I told them it had two recently recalls and they said is has nothing to do with them . And said it's going to cost me 1670 dls. Also, the display showed service advanced trac . When it happened.

Tl- the contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated when her husband was driving the vehicle at approximately 70 mph the vehicle gauges and rpms unexpectadly went into a lower gear without any warning lights illuminated. The steering wheel then locked up and the vehicle was unable to be controlled, along with the brake pedal failed to opperate while shutteringand the lastly the vehicle crashed into a wall. The side airbags did deploy but the frontal airbags did not. The vehicle was towed to a impound lot after being totaled. A police report was taken. The contacts spouse was the only person injured in the crash. The husband sustained a back injury, numbness, tingling in his legs, and a concussion. The spouse was taken to the emergency room for his injuries. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 140,000 tp.

The dash lights come on randomly when the truck is sitting with no key in it. The radio stopped working. The heat only works on low and high will not do anything on any other setting. The steering becomes twitchy while driving down the road.

Tl-the contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150 regular cab 4x2. The contact stated that he was involved in a crash due to the steering seizing while driving. The contact wanted to know if similar vehicles had experienced the same failure and if it was reported to the NHTSA. He was informed that there are 143 complaints on the NHTSA. Gov web site for steering issues. He declined to file a complaint. He was referred to the NHTSA. Gov web site to read the complaints of similar vehicle owners. The contact called back to file complaint. The vehicle was coming out of a parking lot at 20 mph. And the steering wheel locked up to the left and jumped the curve and drove on top of a pylon and almost turned the vehicle completly over. The vehicle was stuck and the contact had it towed back to his house. A police report was not filed and there were no injuries. The dealer stated that there were no recalls and quoted repair costs form $2,500 to $3,000. The manufacturer had not been contacted yet. The failure mileage was 119,000. Tf.

Tl-the contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while attempting to come out of parking space, the steeering ability seized. The power steering assist, service advanse trac illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the residence. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for a diagnostic. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 140,000. Bp.

Traction control light came on I don't have power steering at all in my 2013 Ford f150 eco-boost and I noticed when it's really cold outside I don't have power stering.

The electric steering actuator is making a squealing sound and the steering wheel jerks a little when unwinding out of a turn like it was binding.

Initially noticed subtle issues with steering while driving on a city street and interstate, followed by a warning message on my dash board stating �power steering assist fault�. Power steering completely went out temporarily, leaving no option but to put the truck in park, and turn the vehicle off. Dealership stated the entire steering rack needed to be replaced due to this being an electronic system. When researching, it appears many other Ford vehicles have had this issue, and not just with f150s. Other years were recalled due to this same electronic power steering design, just not my year. Appears this is the same faulty design.

Tl-the contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving on the highway at 60 mph and the power steering went out. The contact was able to steer the vehicle to side of the road with a straight highway with no curves. The contact attempted to stop and restart the engine but the power steering would not cut back on. The vehicle was towed back toi the contact's business. The contact called the dealer champion Ford Lincoln 140 southtown blvd, owensboro, ky 42303 (866) 984-4305 and they stated that there were no recalls and qouted a repair cost of $1,700. The manufacturer stated the same that there were no recalls and that there was nothing more they could do. The vehicle remains unrepaired the the contact's business. The failure mileage was unknown. Tf.

50,000 miles my f150 steering wheel will not move. . I had to have my car towed at lowes parking lot. . Good thing we were not in the highway when it happend we could have crashed!.

Was driving and the power steering locked up received a power steering assist fault code , service advance trac code, & downhill code. The truck would not turn left or right very dangerous. When the tow truck driver picked up my truck he stated I was the 4th Ford he's towed with these same issue. Looked online and saw multiple pages in regards to the same issues. Vehicle is currently at the mechanics and Ford issued a recall for other vehicles for the same issue.

Steering first started making groaning noises on tight turns, within a few days, got so bad I could barely steer it. Mechanic diagnosis is that steering rack/electris steering assist system needs to be replaced. He also said that the replacement part has been redesigned to help prevent this kind of problem, which seems common. This suggests that it is a design flaw with serious safety implications-- danger of not being able to steer at various speeds, to include when towing heavy loads, as I was doing when it was going bad. If a design flaw, why is this not already a safety recall?.

My power steering went out going down the road almost pulled the truck out of the road. Almost caused me to crash.

Trouble with steering. Getting feedback in the steering wheel (noise and vibration). At times steering is difficult and not returning to center on its own. In motion, any road condition, turning and not turning any speed. After reading hundreds of complaints believe the problem to be the steering gearbox.

Steering is bad , when in motion.

Tl the contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. While driving approximately 45 mph, the transmission downshifted into first gear on its own, the rear wheels seized, and there was a loss of power steering. The vehicle veered to the right into a ditch and then veered back onto the road towards oncoming traffic. There was no crash or damage. The vehicle was driven to the contact's residence. Poage Ford (1110 us-61 bus, bowling green, mo 63334) was contacted by phone and the contact was informed that the parts were not available to perform the recall repair for NHTSA campaign number: 19v075000 (power train). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 47,423.

All of the sudden steering got hard to turn. It doesn't feel safe to drive. There are thousands of complaints on the internet. And when we called the dealer they knew exactly what it was doing. Same thing the 2014s were recalled for.

Tl the contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. While driving 70 mph, the power steering assist and traction control warning indicators illuminated. While coasting over to the side of the road, the steering wheel became difficult to steer. The contact powered off the engine. The vehicle was restarted, but the failure recurred. The contact stated that he was down the street from an independent mechanic and was able to drive the vehicle with difficulty steering. The vehicle was diagnosed that the steering rack assembly needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact called mac haik Ford Lincoln (located at 7201 n interstate hwy 35, georgetown, TX 78626, (512) 930-3673) and was informed that they never heard of the failure and there was no recall for the steering. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 110,000.

Power steering stopped working without warning on the freeway, causing me to veer onto the shoulder until I could manually regain control. No dash lights came on. Power steering is working intermittently, but not functioning more than functioning. Searched online and found that there have been recalls for other years with the same equipment due to this, but not 2013. I've found literally thousands of complaint about this same issue, but nothing is being done. Someone could've easily been killed. This is an extremely expensive repair, and I still won't feel totally safe in my vehicle anymore knowing that this can randomly happen at anytime.

Tl- the contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving, the service advancetrac warning light intermittently illuminated. In addition, the contact stated that while attempted to drive, the steering wheel seized as the power steering and service advancetrac warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was not able to drive. The contact stated that the vehicle would be towed to his residence. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 92,343. Aw.

Tl the contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. While driving approximately 20 mph, the steering wheel became very loose and started to move to the right and left on its own. The vehicle was driven to the contact's residence. The following day, the vehicle was taken to summerville Ford (9700 dorchester rd, summerville, SC 29485) where it was diagnosed that the steering gear rack needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 40,880.

On 4/2/19 while driving at approx. 50 mph, all at once, the speedometer dropped to 0, air bag light came on, and the truck started running an idling rough. When we got to our destination we were planning on calling on someone to pick us up. We started the truck to move it out of the way, and it was back to normal. We drove home no problems. I drove the truck to work the very next day, 10 minutes away, ran errands, about 30 minutes driving, and went back to work. Still no problems. As I was getting ready to leave work, I hadn't been driving but a few minutes, then the truck all of sudden downshifted to first gear. I almost lost control. I was up to about 45 mph at this point. The back end of the truck kept sliding until it finally slowed down. Luckily I live in a small town with not a lot of traffic. I am not going to attempt to drive it again until out local dealership checks it out. I called the dealership and they have advised us to bring it there on Monday April 8th, and leave it with them.

Tl the contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. While driving approximately 50 mph and attempting to make a turn, the steering lost power and the steering wheel seized. There was no warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to kenny ross Ford (724-864-3601, located at 104 black hill rd, irwin, PA 15642) to be diagnosed, but the technician was unable to duplicate the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that the vehicle could not be repaired unless the dealer was able to duplicate the failure. The contact was referred to NHTSA. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 47,000.

I was driving and without warning the steering became extremely hard to turn. If my wife would have been driving this vehicle she would have not been able to turn and possibly had a very bad accident.

Infamous Ford death wobble for the second time on this vehicle. The first time was in the early period of ownership. It was fixed. In February, the death wobble started again. The truck has 182,000 miles on iit. I have spent $3,000 at goodyear getting most of the front end components replaced before they threw there hands up and could not fix it. I am presently $1,100 into repair at tomball Ford. They do not know how to fix the problem. This is an issue with these trucks and I do not know why the NHTSA is not doing anything about this. It is extremely dangerous.

Tl the contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. While driving and making turns or pulling into a parking spot, the steering wheel became difficult to turn. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact stated that the failure was sporadic, but was becoming more frequent. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing or repairs. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to NHTSA. The approximate failure mileage was 54,000.