42 problems related to steering have been reported for the 2017 Ford F-150. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2017 Ford F-150 based on all problems reported for the 2017 F-150.
Vehicle has dangerous erratic and inconsistent steering at all speeds. Pulling, wandering, easy to steer then very hard steering. Difficult and much effort to correct steering and stay in lane.
Loss of steering control during highway driving: when driving around a curve I experience a momentary loss of control of the steering wheel and front end. The steering wheel will actually move to the left without warning causing me to overcorrect to the right to keep the vehicle in the proper lane and direction. The issue is more pronounced going down or up hill around a curve. It also happens on uneven pavement. The 2017 truck has less than 8k miles and has been at the dealer twice to repair the issue. It is also more pronounced when towing a trailer which causes serious concern for our safety. The loss of control happens when driving above 45mph on highway or city street. The issue has not been fixed.
Driving down the interstate cruise set at 70 mph hit a couple small patch spots and the the steering wheel went crazy jerking around like I had a blowout. I merged to the apron of the interstate to slow and stop. When I was almost stopped the jerking quit. I notified dealership and took it to them they found nothing wrong with the truck. I started research myself and the problem is known as a death wobble. Very disappointing from a new truck with 8000 miles on it. There are several videos out there of this problem. Ford needs to address this issue before a bunch of people are killed.
Truck wanders all over the road and requires constant correction no matter the road conditions. Once the vehicle speed reaches over 40-45 mph the steering becomes very difficult. Almost as if the power steering assist is not functioning.
Deflector Ford part number 8327 tore and is rubbing against power steering and transmission coolant hoses at 19,127 miles. Ford says this is not covered by warranty.
The electronic power steering does not work properly when the engine is stopped due to the auto-start-stop feature. I was sitting in an intersection waiting to turn left across traffic with the engine auto-stopped. I released the brake and immediately tried to turn the wheel and the steering would not allow me to move the wheel. It continued to struggle working intermittently for several seconds. This condition is very repeatable. If there is any pre-load on the steering wheel when the auto-start restarts the engine, it takes the steering several seconds to become active. This is a very dangerous situation because I'm giving the truck gas to go into on-coming traffic and the steering is effectively disabled for several seconds. I've reported this problem to my local Ford dealer who said they would escalate the problem. I've had the truck back in for maintenance since that complaint and no corrective measure has been identified or offered. With this defect, I'm left to manually deactivate the auto-start-stop feature every time I'm in a situation where I think I'll need steering input immediately after I release the brake to move forward. I feel like this is a design defect in the truck that creates a potentially dangerous situation where the steering is not available during forward motion of the vehicle.
The contact owns a 2017 Ford F-150. When the vehicle was manufactured, it was equipped with a driver alert system. The contact stated that the driver alert system failed to keep the vehicle within the occupied lane as well as warn the contact if the vehicle began to veer into another lane. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer, but it was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure recurred. The manufacturer confirmed that the vehicle was not included in any recalls related to the failure. The VIN was unknown. The approximate failure mileage was 25,000.