Steering Rack And Pinion Problems of Ford F-150 - part 2

The truck displayed a service advancetrac error, partially disabling the turn signals while driving a 2012 Ford F-150 with 64,000 miles on it. Ford has diagnosed a failed power steering rack and pinion. Research indicates that failure of the rack and pinion can result in failure of a driver's ability to control the vehicle, especially during turns. Part is apparently failing early.

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While driving home I made a right turn on to my street and then the wheel spun all tge way to the left. I had no control of steering and the truck hit a guard rail. Steering wheel doesn't turn the tires at all now. The steering was stiff before accident. I believe that the rack and pinion snapped. Truck is a total lose. No recalls from Ford for my VIN.

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Service traction control light coming on hard steering have taken to dealership twice for same problem first time they cleard the codes set last time I was told that the angle sensor in the power steerin is bad and that the rack and pinion need replace (epas gear).

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Steering locks up while turning left or right while in motion on any road surface. Same problem we had with our other truck that is a one serial number off. With that truck the dealer needed to replace the rack and pinion assembly while under warranty. The truck had 15000 mile. This truck having problem now has 19,500 miles on it. The truck with the problem now is constantly having the steering locking up and is out of warranty now.

Steering lock up while driving. While making a sharp left turn in a parking lot the steering wheel locked up momentarily then became hard to turn. At the same time I heard a loud grinding or buzzing sound and the 'service advance trak' light came on. I had to have the car towed 150 miles to my mechanic. My mechanic conferred with the local Ford dealer and determined that the rack and pinion had to be replace. Truck has 57,000 miles on it. My mechanic expected the part to take up to a week to arrive but it was delivered the same day. Dealer had several units in stock. Seems strange to have that many of this p[art in stock unless there is a design or manufacturing flaw that Ford has not declared. I checked the f150 online forums and there are many references to this problem. Not sure what it takes to make a recall happen but given the seemingly high number of owners affected by this Ford should do something to help. This cost $1745 to fix (including tow) and created a very dangerous situation.

The contact owns a 2011 Ford F-150. After leaving an independent mechanic for an oil change, the advance track service warning indicator illuminated. The power steering and turn signals also failed. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the rack and pinion failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 14v316000 (steering). The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 135,000.

Vehicle is displaying "service advancetrac" error message when vehicle is turned sharply left or right. When the error message comes on, the turn signals do not function properly. The driver must hold the turn signal switch to activate turn signals anytime needing to change lanes or turn off roadway. Vehicle error has been checked by servicing dealer and an update was performed to abs module to attempt to fix the problem, but explained that a possible need to replace the power rack and pinion to resolve the problem. I am afraid that the power rack and pinion is going to fail and cause me to have an accident, or the turn signals not functioning properly is going to cause an accident. Ford needs to issue a safety recall to fix this failing part in the 2012 f150 model line.

Steering locked up while pulling out of the driveway . Rack and pinion is bad . At same time it takes my turn singles out.

I have seen many posts about the same issue with fellow 2011 Ford F-150 owners. My truck also locked up on me driving on a city street during lunch hour and when I took it to the dealer (under warranty) they advised after diagnostics that the electronic rack and pinion needed to be changed. After hearing a ridiculous price of $1800. 00 (part and labor) I asked why was it not covered under drivetrain warranty in which they advised it was "electrical. " Ford needs to assist all Ford F-150 owners on this matter if they don't want a huge lawsuit if, god forbid, anyone gets into an accident.

Tl-the contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 mph, the steering wheel seized without warning. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the rack and pinion gear assembly needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 78,637. Ss.

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Tl-the contact owns a 2006 Ford f150. The contact stated that while driving at 35 mph and coming to a complete stop the rear driver side tire on the vehicle failed and rolled into ongoing traffic. The vehicle was unable to be driven the contact called an Ford certified mobile mechanic where the vehicle was diagnosed that the rear rotor and studs had failed and needed to be tightened. The vehicle was repaired. The contact also stated that he had to also replace the steering rack pinion due to the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 136,000. Ec.

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Noticed a sticking spot in long sweeping turns at 35+ mph that was manageable. Turned into concernig clicking sounds while turning wheel in any direction. Scared to drive ended up at dealership and diagnosed as another issue with epas and binding. Replaced rack and pinion assembly. Expecting to see more of this as these systems are now being tested. Hopefully Ford owns up to design/reliability flaws on this safety issue.

The contac owns a 2009 Ford F-150. While driving at any speed, the steering wheel became difficult to steer. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the rack and pinion malfunctioned. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 46,000.

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The electric rack and pinion quick working I was not able to street my vehicle at all I was lucky to be on a straight away I'd I had been in a corner I would have had an accident.

Tl-the contact owns a 2011 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 mph, the steering wheel became difficult to turn. The "service power steering now" message warning illuminated, as a result the power steering seized. The vehicle was taken to a independent mechanic where it diagnosed that the electric power steering module needed to be replaced as well as the rack and pinion. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 47,308. Mc.

My steering wheel is stiiff. And hard to turn the mechanic said it is a recalled rack and pinion.

Loud sound and popping when turning wheels sharp. Has been happening for a while and has gotten worse. Service advance trac message displays and then turn signals no longer work. Eventually warning would disappear but would come back on when turning sharp again. Took in for service and problem became so bad that vehicle would not turn. Having to replace rack and pinion.

The contact owns a 2011 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving approximately 50 mph, the service advance track warning light illuminated intermittently as the turn signals failed to operate. The failure recurred several times. The dealer diagnosed that the rack and pinion and steering box needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired since the parts needed to do the repairs were not available. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 24,500.

Reversing vehicle as in a parallel parking maneuver with steering locked, service advancetrac warning displayed. Vehicle operated normally but turn signals would not stay on when activated. System automatically reset later after vehicle was shut off and restarted but warning returned during same type of maneuver. Dealer diagnosed code c1963 and c1b00. Steering rack and pinion (aka steering gear) was replaced. Code c1b00 indicates issue with steering angle sensor. The electric power assisted steering (epas) in the f150 has no serviceable parts so when the sensor goes bad, the rack goes bad. Very coincidental that Ford recalled 2014 f150s for a similar problem (see NHTSA recaii14v316. ).

I had my truck scheduled to have a leveling kit and new tires put on. Immediately after the simple install my truck gave an alert on the information screen saying "electric power assist steering fault. Took the truck down the road to nearest Ford dealer and after they ran diagnostic it showed it needed a complete new rack and pinion. $1278. 00 worth without alignment. The mechanics shop who installed the kit is going to pay for it because it was fine before I took it to get kit + tires, however, I have read numerous stories online similar to mine that show the epas going out or that there having problems with it. Ford has had several updates to the epas models I'm aware, hopefully the new one going in will work and I won't ride away only to have a clunking noise to deal with in my front end like so many others I know.

The contact owns a 2011 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while making a turn at approximately 10 mph, the power steering suddenly failed. The vehicle was shut down and restarted but to no avail. The vehicle was able to be driven to the contact's residence by applying excessive force to the steering wheel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was found that the electric power steering motor and the rack & pinion system needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was 50,000.

The contact owns a 2011 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving 45 mph, the power steering system malfunctioned and the vehicle became difficult to steer. The contact took the vehicle to a dealer, who stated that the entire rack and pinion needed to be replaced. The contact did not have the rack and pinion replaced. The failure mileage was 47,000.

When I started up my F-150 super crew cab with the ecoboost engine the service advanced track warning message came on. As I was driving with this error message on the dash I found that my turn signals would not stay on unless I hold the turn signal lever. Later that day I went to take the truck into the dealer to show them the issue and the error message was gone and the turn signals were now functioning fine. Since the error was no longer on the Ford dealer could not do anything about the issue. The error stayed off for about 6 weeks and then came on again. Now it has been coming on about every 3 or 4 days so I took it to the dealer and they determined that the issue is with the rack and pinion steering assembly and have replaced that. I just go the truck back and have not had time to confirm that the issue is fixed however my confidence level is not there as this is just one of many issues that I have seen on this truck that appear to be "computer" related since shutting off the truck (or as I put it rebooting) will correct the issue.

Newer Ford f150's are equipped with an electronic power assist rack and pinion steering which has problems with popping over bumps or rough terrain. The problem seems to occurring to a lot of owners with the epas steering( f150 forum members over 600 posts on the topic and 57,000 views. Mine is affected as well. I have had my truck into two different Ford dealerships with no resolve. The problem has been isolated to the epas steering rack. The steering feels very loose and sloppy. Traveling over small bumps or rough terrain results in popping, knocking in the steering linkage. When off road, the knocking is more pronounced and the steering feels like you could lose control. Despite numerous calls to Ford by f150 owners, no recalls or TSB's have been issued to address this problem.

The contact owns a 1997 Ford F-150. The contact stated that the entire subframe of the vehicle was severely corroded. The dealer stated that the entire subframe and rack and pinion needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 167,166.

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My truck wonders all over the road and shakes to the point that the passenger is sick. Hard to steer out of ruts and crosswinds blow the truck in to the next lane and you can't control it. Can't take your eyes off the road in front of you to even look at the exit signs because the truck is unsafe and unpredictable to the point that your hands are going to turn numb from lack of blood in your fingers due to the white knuckles from hanging on to the steering wheel so tight. Very unsafe. I have taken it in to the dealer 4 times now and they have replace both front springs and struts and have replaced the rack and pinion 2 times now. I was told that the factory tires are not that great and have soft side walls and that could be the reason as to why it's not fixed and the Ford shocks are under rated for the vehicle. So I have put new bilstien 5100 shocks on all the way around and have put better tires and wheels on it. Truck still does the same thing. This truck is unsafe and have read other complaints on here. Here are the other complaint #'s. 10392353, 10407502, 10336730. I just can't believe Ford has not acknowledged any of the complaints on this site. Someone is going to die or burn to death and I hope it's not me or my family. The only recall I can find on this truck is the door handle and was told it doesn't pertain to my truck. I would like to file for a class action lawsuit if anyone is interested because I know I am not the only one out there who is afraid to drive their $46,000 truck that's not even 2 years old yet. This truck was suppose to be built Ford tough. I will be trading this p. O. S in as soon as I can cough up all of the negative equity that I have acquired due to the high price of this lemon. I have said my peace and now it's on file just in case I crash and burn, at least I know my family will be taken care of now (I hope).

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The contact owns a 2004 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving, the vehicle made a noise in the front end; the steering wheel was also difficult to turn. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and who diagnosed that the rack and pinion steering needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 64,000 and the current mileage was 65,000. Updated 09/08/lj.

Tl. The contact owns a 2006 Ford F-150. The contact stated the power steering malfunctioned causing damage to the rack and pinion. The contact stated while driving at 15 mph the vehicle becomes difficult to turn. The contact called the manufacturer and they informed the contact that the vehicle is out of warranty so there is nothing they can do. The contact has not taken the vehicle to the dealer at this. The contact stated the manufacturer should issue a recall because this is a major safety issue. The failure mileage was 47,052. Jo.

While driving I heard a pop and the truck jerked to the right. I had no control of the steering. I hit a large tree stump. It caused several thousand dollars of damage. While the insurance appraiser and body shop owner were looking at the truck they discovered that the screw from the tie rod into the rack and pinion steering was stripped. It fell apart taking away all my control of steering the truck. Ford refuses to even look at the truck.

While driving I noticed that the steering seemed sloppy and unresponsive. Difficult to keep the vehicle in the lanes especially going into or out of curves. Upon reaching my destination I asked my associate to observe the steering components while I turned the wheel with the engine off. He immediately noticed the entire rack and pinion assembly shifting back and forth. Upon further inspection I found that of the two bolts that hold the unit to the chassis one had a loose nut and the other had no nut at all. The threads on the bolt w/o the nut appeared to never have even had a nut but I can not be sure of this. Needless to say I was a little more than upset that I had put myself and others at great risk over poor assembly quality control.

Consumer took the vehicle to dealer to be aligned, and was told the front ball joints were out and were replaced. Took vehicle o another service department and was told that rack and pinion wore out in the steering box. Consumer had problems with the steering and heard a popping and cracking.

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The contact owns a 2004 Ford f150 super cab. The contact complained about steering problems. Took vehicle to the dealership several times, and they have been unable to correct the problem. Vehicle will shimmied while going down the road, they replaced the rack and pinion and it helped some. The tires have been changed, realigned, and balanced, and nothing helped. He did know of other people that also had this problem. A friend said that they knew over 500 reports on a website of these problems as well. This problem has been occurring since the vehicle was purchased in September 2004.

Rear ended while driving at 48 mph. Dealership replaced the rack and pinion steering twice along with the carrier. Three visits to the dealership and problem recurred.

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While driving steering mechanism broke due to a faulty steering pinion bolt and clock spring which resulted in no steering control. Please provide further information.