Power Steering Pump Problems of Ford F-150

My truck has 80,000 miles. I noticed that gradually the steering was becoming stiffer and harder to turn feeling as if it was binding at times. It got to a point that when making a turn the wheel would not recover and actually had to be pulled back making it dangerous to drive. I took it to my service shop and they replaced the power steering pump which did nothing to correct the problem. I then did some research on-line and found various forums where owners and repair techs described the two "u" joints on the F-150 steering shaft becoming badly corroded making it difficult to turn the steering wheel and pointing out the joints have no grease fitting. I checked the joints on my truck and they ere corroded. I applied lubricant externally and it completely eliminated my problem, however, I have to reapply lubricant every couple of months. The attached photo shows the upper joint after I lubricated it. Ford has to know this safety issue exists and that this is costing owners needless repair costs.

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Steering is very erratic. Did not even know I had electric steering. From past experience it felt like I am low on power steering fluid. Went to add fluid and discovered there is no pump or hydraulics. Steering assist is very unreliable and drops out with out notice and impossible to steer with control especially when making turns in either direction. This is not safe.

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Theory - vehicle manufacturers can simulate or induce failure of various parts/systems through the computer programming systems that run vehicles causing vehicle owners to make unneeded repairs which creates demand for parts and labor throughout the dealership network. My vehicle has had the following issues arise after the warranty expired. 1) dashboard display of gear vehicle is operating in stopped illuminating 2) windshield wiper stays on lowest intermittent setting after wiper is turned off 3) vehicle makes noise for 5-10 seconds following ignition during which brake pedal is soft. 4) sound of grinding/scraping from the front end 5) power steering is stiff during low speed turns my response to these situations were/are as follows: 1) checked the fuses - everything was good there. Several months later the display illuminated and has stayed illuminated ever since. 2) the local dealership recommended replacing a $100 part - I continued to switch the wipers on and off until wipers stayed off. Situation still requires on/off switching sometimes but has improved over time 3) the local dealership recommended replacement of a $400 brake vacuum pump. I continued to wait for brake pedal to firm before operating the vehicle and the situation resolved to normal presently. That is to say there is no problem with the brakes. 4) took the vehicle in for service and incurred a $700+ charge for iwes system. Dealership said the check valves had stuck open and dirt and dust had entered the system requiring replacement of parts 5) this is the latest issue with the vehicle. It only happens when turning after a stop and doesn't happen every day. I suspect it will resolve itself overtime if my theory as stated at the top is correct.

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Steering gets easy and hard when it's warm (75+) not power steering pump. Rpms have no impact. Not steering shaft, power steering pump, power steering fluid, ball joints steering rack. . . Mechanics are at a loss. About 33,000 miles.

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While driving there is rattling inside of the steering column that started a few months back. Now my alternator seems to not be working properly and the truck will only crank when I have all extras off (radio, ac, etc. ) I also have to pump the gas for some reason for it to turn over completely. Otherwise it just dies. Never had a problem until last week when it wouldn't turn over at all. My battery is pulling 13. 9 v and I have checked the connections. For a truck to be 3 years old and already need a new alternator appalls me. There is something else going on and the rattling in the steering column is somehow related to me having problems cranking the truck.

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I have several occasion for the past couple of years of my f150 not starting when turning the key on. I have taken it to the Ford dealership several times but they couldn't determine the problem. I've had several occasion of the low oil pressure light turn on and the vehicle has stalled. Just recently I was making a right turn and at a small angle and the truck completely stalled out while driving. I had to coast to a stop without any power steering until it finally stopped. I tried to crank it over but it wouldn't start. After about 5 minutes it finally started without issue. I've had it stall twice while I lost total control of my truck and it is extremely dangerous. I had to tow it to my dealership again today. I think I may have finally found the issue which may point to a faulty 20amp fuel pump fuse. I found some articles pointing to fuse 27 and sure enough it was burnt on one side. I am completely shocked that Ford is aware of this issue and not issuing a mandatory recall until all these trucks are fixed. Had this been on the freeway it could have been a complete failure of the vehicle which may have caused a serious or life threatening accident. Please force a recall.

The contact owns a 2011 Ford F-150. While driving approximately 50 mph, the steering wheel seized and the power steering warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle then lost power. The contact coasted the vehicle to the side of the road. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the fuel pump relay box failed and caused the fuel pump to burn. The mechanic stated that the fuel pump needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact called cavalier Ford Lincoln greenbrier (1515 s military hwy, chesapeake, va 23320, phone: 757) 424-1111) and was informed that he would be responsible for the diagnostic and repair fees. The vehicle was not repaired due to the cost. The manufacturer was contacted and stated that they knew about the failure and, in order for the vehicle to be repaired, there would be a fee. The approximate failure mileage was 78,000. The VIN was not available.

I have had the Ford truck death wobble, I barely missed a head on collision because of it. This has now happened several times, it starts unexpectedly when going 55 to 60 mph and hit a slight pump or unevenness on the road the front end of the truck goes into to a severe vibration and wobble that rapidly gets worse and make the truck uncontrollable and vary dangerous. The only way to stop the death wobble is to immediately slam on the breaks and come to a complete rapid stop. I cant believe this hasn't already been taken care of by Ford giving how many of us out here are experiencing this issue. When this truck goes into to this violent wobble it is vary difficult to control, I am a 240lb male and almost collided head on with an oncoming car, if my wife was driving this truck when this happened her and the people in the oncoming car would have most likely died!.

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Steering got very hard while making a turn on an off ramp. Almost veered into oncoming traffic! power steering pump and lines were replaced one week prior. . .

While pulling a trailer after 100 mile trip down a major highway, my power steering and brakes stopped working . After taking it to the dealer ive learned the power steering reservoir is inferior, causing cavitation. In other words the fluid over heats and causes pump failure.

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For 8-12 months every time I turned the steering wheel all the way to the right the system emitted a loud squeak like a pneumatic p[inch. I mentioned this at my last two oil changes with no response. . It proceeded to get worse making the same noise when turning the wheel fully either direction and became stiff to turn while driving. . I finally showed the service agent the issue and he had not seen this before?? the power steering actually gave out right there at the dealership and they ended up replacing the "ps module, gear asy-steering, core and fixed a water pump leak that was undetectable (nothing leaking as far as I could tell). $4k repair bill and the truck was at 67k miles. Rediculous.

In 2016 I went to get recall repaired from franklin TN dealership I purchased the truck from, they refused, in 2019, they claim that the software was not available from Ford, online in emails to another dealer, I have not been told when to bring truck in to get all recalls repaired. Both dealerships are in TN. When in first gear, the truck will jerk back down and won't allow me to go to 2nd gear without pressing hard on gas, loud fan noise from the hood, breaks go to the floor and I have to pump to feel truck slowing down, air and heat continue to not work, air won't get cool and heat won't get hot, both dealerships have refused to repair or blamed Ford for not giving them what they needed to fix the recalls. I am documenting so my family will be able to give this to attorney. The down shift happens when the truck is in drive moving on any and every street, parking lot, stop light/sign. The loud fan noise from the engine only happens when the truck is started, the brakes have been going to the floor for 8 years at different times of the day/night when driving.

The contact owns a 2012 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at a low speeds and making a right turn, the power steering suddenly malfunctioned causing the steering wheel to become extremely difficult to turn. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed that a water leak had caused wiring damage which might have caused the failure. The water pump was replaced but the vehicle later experienced the same failure. The cause of the failure was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 67,000.

I live in a metropolitan area where there is always a high volume of traffic and losing power of a vehicle is a dangerous situation. Driving in 5:00 rush hour traffic and accelerating from a red light when my Ford truck entered into a "limp home" mode (wrench icon and oil lamp appeared) it stalled out. I was able to coast into a parking lot even though I had no power steering or brakes. Eventually, I was able to start my vehicle. My truck drove fine but now and then had a hesitation to start. About a week later, it stalled again; this time it did not start. I was a block from my office and we pushed it back. I had it towed to a local shop and was told it was the fuel pump. I work in outside sales and had to have it replaced $700. The truck drove ok for about a month, but still hesitated on starting. In June, once again it stalled. I took it back to the shop and they could find nothing wrong. July 9th, I was driving about 55 mph when I came to a signal light and stopped. The light turned green, I begin my left hand turn and the truck stalled. I had it towed to Ford dealer. They are saying that now it is the fuel pump battery junction box, another $2500 and it will take after labor day before I get my truck back because there are no parts available!!! rent a car for 2 months on top of that!!!.

While driving on a new york interstate at approximately 60 mph in a snow storm, my truck started to miss. It then slowed down and shut off. I did not have enough time to make it to the side of the road. A truck stopped and I had him push my truck to the side of the road, causing me to have damage to my truck. Found out that the fuel pump driver module failed. It is located above the spare tire and due to a design error, water and road salt get trapped between module and mounting brace. It errodes out from the bottom side and the mounting bracket. When replaced, was informed that it is a redesigned compnent, lifting it away from mounting bracket. If I had not had enough room between me and the tractor trailer traveling behind me, or if I had another vehicle traveling next to me, it could be a total different outcome. I know for a fact, that part component is extended in states where there is a high risk of salt corrosion, and believe that a safety issue like this should be one of them. Sitting on a highway in a snow storm is always dangerous.

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At roughly 32000 miles, in October of 2014 I experienced a failure of the electric brake vacuum assist. The symptoms were that the pump constantly ran and could audibly be heard where it was not previously constantly running. As soon as I noticed a change I reported the issue to johnson Ford in pittsfield MA. . The pump was replaced in October of 2014 under warranty. No recall or campaign has been implemented for this condition but numerous reports by Ford owners have been made regarding the same condition. I believed the audible noise I was hearing was a steering component because I was simultaneously having an issue with "notchy" steering. While negotiating a long, gradual turn my steering would lock while turning left. The wheel would lock when the top of the steering wheel was in the area of the 10 o'clock position. No crash occurred but the condition was very unsafe. The vehicle had to be driven erratically to remedy the condition. A hard yank on the wheel was necessary to forcibly increase steering input. The steering components were also replaced in October of 2014 by johnson Ford under warranty. No recall or campaign has been implemented for this condition but numerous reports have been made regarding the same condition. The electric vacuum assist replaced in October of 2014, nine months ago was the same part with no updates as the one that failed. I again hear the vacuum assist motor running almost constant as it was when replaced. The truck is no longer under warranty. I have only had this vacuum assist for nine months. I spoke with Ford customer service. No warranty is available as I have driven the truck in excess of 12,000 miles (12,200 miles at the time I reported the problem). The customer service employee offered no service other than to bring it to Ford at my expense for repairs, $130. 00 diagnosis, $580 pump, $200. 00 labor.

While traveling from nys to NJ, I noticed that it became harder to steer the truck as the trip progressed. While on 80e in NJ it became so severe that to change lanes and take an off ramp took all the strength I could muster. I knew it wasn't my power steering pump because I continued to lose range of steering motion in the steering wheel. I limped the truck to a gas station in denville NJ. Fluid level was ok, belt was good and turning properly on the ps pulley. I noticed the two universal joints on the steering shaft looked corroded so on a hunch I poured some motor oil on both u-joints. That fixed the problem and got me out of a very dangerous situation. Somebody is going to get killed because their steering is going to lock up due to those u-joints and they won't be able to steer out of a bad situation.

Steering becomes stiff, will not turn without excessive force and if in turn requires excessive force to return to neutral position. When turn it will hang and forcing causes over steer. According to inter chat the fix was to lubricate the steering column universal joint above steering pump in engine room. Did this, was good until may 2014 and suddenly return, lubrication not working so well this time. This would cause my wife to wreck, it could cause and may have caused accidents. Appeats to be comon issue. Please investigate because many complaints on logged on web sites.

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Steering became quite stiff and wheel did not return after cornering. Ford service manage diagnosed problem as universal joint on steering shaft seizing due to corrosion. There are no grease fittings to lubricate the joints and they are had to reach. Ford dealers do not always have parts on hand for this repair. I have managed to loosen the joint with penetrating oil in a pump oiler. For has offered no solution and the joints had no protective rubber boot over them to protect them from corrosion. In addition, the cooling lines to the power steering pump rusted through posing a danger of sudden loss of power steering assistant. The cooling line was made of bare metal that was not rust or corrosion resistant such as galvanizing and designed as to be in a vulnerable location under the radiator behind the front bumper.

For no apparent reason power steering pump made laboring noise when wheel turned. Observed leaking power steering hose. Diagnosed by Ford dealer as such and could not repair due to a national backorder of the needed hose and neither Ford or dealer could say when the part would be available. Vehicle is under extended warranty however the third party warranty company wouldn't warrant repair using a locally fabricated hose because fabricator would not warrant part for 12 months therefore I am faced with paying for entire cost of repair by dealer. Neither dealer nor Ford would own up to paying for the repair or rental of a car while my truck is in shop.

Engine stalls at low speeds causing loss of steering and braking. There was no check engine light or error code when this first occurred. After the engine had stalled for about 32-35 times, the check engine light finally came on. I took the truck to a local mechanic shop to read the code which indicated that the evap system was blocked. My dealer determined that a solenoid in the fuel evap. System had failed. As a result the fuel tank was collapsed by vacuum because there was no secondary tank vent. This is dangerous! there should be a secondary vent or a pressure/vacuum sensor to prevent the tank from being collapsed. Note: the tank was collapsed so much so, as to damage the pump/level sending unit assembly.

Power steering hydraulic hose leaking, causing power steering pump to whine & cavitate,& will eventually ruin the power steering pump, dealer says the hose is on national back order, 3700 customers are waiting for this part. Drive at your own risk, when the pump fails you go to manual steering instantly and could lose control of the vehicle.

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2000 Ford F-150. Consumer states wheel rims started to rust out in one year the consumer also stated the bumper rusted out in one year, and the abs light illuminated. The brakes were inspected several times, but no problem was found. The high beams would not come on, the plastic on the outside rearview mirror fell off, the dome light in the cab wouldn't come on, and the tailgate wouldn't close, the windshield wiper washer, wipers and heating system did not work. The power steering pump leaked all the time, the gear shifter wouldn't go into park. The fuel strap failed three years ago and caused the fuel tank to fall to the ground.

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The contact owns a 2007 Ford f 150. The contact stated the power steering pump failed and there was power steering fluid leaking from the vehicle. The power steering assist would sporadically fail while driving at various speeds. There were no warning lights to alarm the contact of the failure. The dealer advised replacing the entire power steering rack at the contacts expense. The manufacturer offered to reduce the price of the repair. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were approximately 45,000.

2004 Ford F-150 VIN#[xxx]. I was having a problem steering the vehicle and thought it was the steering fluid/pump. Pump and fluid were find but, they problem continued and I was having considerable issues trying to steer. Vehicle was taken to my local repair shop. All tire on staten island new york. Phone# 718 447-3400. The problem was diagnosed and repaired. The lower steering assmebly was broken. This shaft is part #8l3z3b676b. I was informed by one of the shop managers that this is a common problem and that he was repairing a second Ford a Ford excursion with the same shaft. He further stated that he has repaired several in the last few months. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

The contact owns a 2006 Ford f150. While driving approximately 20 to 25 mph on normal road conditions a loud noise expelled from the steering wheel. The driver exerted higher effort to turn the steering wheel and was able to continue driving with caution. There were no warning lights illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact stated that he would perform the repairs on the vehicle. The contact is aware of the safety risk involved. The failure and current mileages were 62,000. Updated 10/13/09. The consumer stated a power steering pump should fail on a 3 year old vehicle. Updated 10/15/09.

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I have a 2004 f150 pu I purchased the truck used,supposedly a demo. Driving home the steering locked up I thought maybe a belt after nursing the truck home I looked and the belt was intact I got some info from a mechanic friend he suggested the power steering pump I changed that (the truck is no longer under warranty it only has 52000 miles on it) after checking it out further I noticed it has two different style tierods on it and noticed that both upper ball joints ar bad the truck was a just inspected in Nov. Nothing was said that the was any trouble with anything any way I tried to e mail Ford customer relations center I was told to contact dealer( I had problems with another Ford truck and when I complained about that truck the manger told me I was nuts his service than test drove the truck and stated that there was a problem with the shimmy in the front end of the truck but could not find cause)so I did not talk to this person my point is with only 52,000 miles on it the ball joints should not be bad and should not have to be replaced and with paying 500. A month for a payment I cannot afford to repair the truck on my own(or should not have to) can you help in any way?.

Power steering gear bolts broke. There was a pop noise and consumer could turn steering wheel in either direction but front wheels would not turn. Dealer replaced broken bolts from gear. Repaired power steering leak at hose from reservoir to pump.

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Upon backing out of a parking space I felt a hard jolt and the truck shut off. I inspected the engine and could not find any leaks or anything out of the ordinary. I then restarted the engine with no problem. When I tried to turn the staeering wheel, I found it very hard to turn. I looked under the hood again and noticed the power steering pump wheel had a little shimmy to it and no leaks. I took the truck to the dealership. I was told at the dealership that these pumps go out anywhere from 10k miles and up. Unsat.

Failure of steering pump at low speed, causing loss of power steering. Pump has been repaired.

Power steering unit is failing to operate properly. Vehicle has been in the dealer shop on four occasions , and has two pumps replaced and the unit still gives off a hissing noise when vehicle is on. Dealer informed consumer that it was normal for the pump to run like that.

Power steering pump failed. Mjs.

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Power steering pump failed.

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