2011 Ford F-150 complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP AND UPON ACCELERATION, THE VEHICLE JERKED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO PROPERLY SHIFT GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO 4 DIFFERENT DEALERS (DEALER 1: BEDFORD FORD LINCOLN, INC., 6985 LINCOLN HWY, BEDFORD, PA 15522, DEALER 2: CHAPMAN FORD SALES, 5201 MAIN ST, EAST PETERSBURG, PA 17520, DEALER 3: WORLD FORD PENSACOLA, 6397 PENSACOLA BLVD, PENSACOLA, FL 32505, DEALER 4: AUTONATION FORD FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33304), WHO FAILED TO PROVIDE A SOLUTION. THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V248000 (POWER TRAIN), 12V190000 (POWER TRAIN) AND 11V582000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND FAILED TO PROVIDE A SOLUTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THERE IS INTERMITTENT RESISTANCE WHEN TRYING TO TURN THE WHEEL ALSO, THE ADVANCE TRACK LIGHT COMES ON AND THAT LIMITS THE TURN SIGNAL AVAILABILITY. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT I HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE RACK AND PINION STEERING TO FIX THIS, AT $1800. THERE IS ONLY 84,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK. LOOKING ONLINE, FORD HAS RECALLED THOUSANDS OF OTHER MODELS DURING THIS TIME, BUT NOT THE F-150 - WHY NOT?? FORD NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO LOSE POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LED BRAIN SPEED SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE DEALER (SEBRING FORD IN SEBRING, FLORIDA) WAS CONTACTED BY PHONE, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

TAKATA RECALL WHEN DRIVING TRUCK BETWEEN 35 MPH AND 45MPH, AND MAKING A LEFT SWEEPING TURN AROUND A CURVE, THE STEERING WHEEL GETS STUCK AT THE 10:00 POSITION. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH BRUNSWICK FORD, THEY TOOK IT IN TO LOOK AT IT, AND SAID THEY COULDN'T GET IT TO DO IT, BUT THEY SAID I PROBABLY NEED A NEW $1200.00 STEERING ASSEMBLY. ODLY ENOUGH IT DID THE SAME THING ON THE WAY HOME, AND STILL CONTINUES TO DO THE SAME THING.

RECEIVED POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT WARNING WHEN CAR WAS STARTED THIS MORNING. VEHICLE PERFORMED NORMALLY THE DAY AND NIGHT BEFORE. VEHICLE DISABLED THE POWER STEERING FUNCTION SO THAT ONLY MANUAL STEERING WAS AVAILABLE. THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM IS AN ELECTRIC SYSTEM.

TUNED ON MY REAR DEFROSTER AND LIGHT DID NOT COME ON. I PRESSED IT A COUPLE MORE TIMES AND NOTHING. ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER WHEN I WAS GETTING GAS IN MY LOCAL CITY IN ALABAMA, IT SOUNDED LIKE A GUNSHOT WENT OFF. I LOOK AND THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WINDOW PANEL HAS SHATTERED. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND FILE HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS DUE TO A FAULT REAR DEFROSTER. FORD IS WILLING TO DO NOTHING ABOUT IT, LEAVING CUSTOMERS WITH THE EXPENSIVE BILL. THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE.

ECOBOOST 3.5 L TIMING CHAIN STRETCH. ON START UP AFTER SITTING OVERNIGHT, TIMING CHAIN SLAPPS THE SIDE OF THE CRANK CASE. COMMON PROBLEM ON ECOBOOST ENGINE. DEALER TELLS ME I NEED NEW ENGINE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AND DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELTS FAILED TO SECURE THE PASSENGERS WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ABRUPTLY DEPRESSED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER (MULLINEX FORD LOCATED IN LAKE PARK, FL) WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

2011 FORD F-150 XLT SUPERCREW 4X2. I WAS OPERATING THE VEHICLE IN NORMAL CONDITIONS EARLIER THIS WEEK AND NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ACCELERATING AFTER PUSHING ON THE GAS PEDAL. I HAD NOTICED THIS VERY INTERMITTENTLY OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS, BUT THIS ISSUE WAS CONSTANT. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS, BUT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE THE PU SEEMED TO BE OPERATING AT ABOUT 30-40% OF THE EXPECTED PERFORMANCE LEVEL. I TOOK INTO THE FORD SERVICE DEALER, NORTHSIDE FORD, AND THEY MENTIONED IT MIGHT BE THE PCM BUT THEY NEEDED TO START BY REPLACING THE O2 DOWNSTREAM SENSOR. THEY REPLACED THE O2 DOWNSTREAM SENSOR AND RE-TESTED AND IT THEM INDICATED THAT THE PCM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 112,500 MILES SO IT SEEMS ODD THAT THERE WAS A RECALL (12V190000) BUT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED AND IT SEEMS TO BE EXHIBITING SIMILAR PROBLEMS. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF SOMEONE CAN LOOK INTO THE ISSUE AS I BELIEVE IT HAS A SIMILARITIES TO THE PREVIOUS RECALLS.

2011 FORD F-150 SUPERCREW XLT 4X2. IN THE LAST YEAR I HAD THE SPRING MECHANISM THAT SECURES THE FUEL DOOR BREAK AND NO LONGER PROVIDES A SECURE SEAL. I HAVE NOTICED THAT A NUMBER OF OTHER FORD F-150'S AROUND THE SAME MODEL YEARS EXHIBIT A SIMILAR ISSUE AND I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT WE WOULD HAVE SEEN A RECALL WITH THE NUMBER OF ISSUES IN THIS CATEGORY

TAKATA RECALL - AFTER MAKING A 90DEGREE RIGHT TURN HAS A LOCKING FEEL HAVE TO PULL BACK CENTER LINE. NOTICING A DIFFICULTY GOING STRAIGHT FEELS AS IF IT WANTS TO STEER IN MANUAL MODE LIKE CARS DID WITHOUT POWER STEERING. ONLY HAVE 49400 MILES.

WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, IF I MAKE A SLIGHT TURN TO THE LEFT, THERE IS RESISTANCE WHEN TRYING TO RETURN THE WHEEL TO STRAIGHT AHEAD. ALSO, THE ADVANCE TRACK MECHANISM (SKID CONTROL) HAS BEEN DISABLED WHICH ALSO LIMITS THE TURN SIGNAL AVAILABILITY. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY MY FORD DEALER THAT I HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE RACK AND PINION STEERING MECHANISM TO FIX THIS. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY HAZARD AND HARD TO UNDERSTAND GIVEN THAT I HAVE LESS THAN 80,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK. FORD NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED.

MY VEHICLE NO LONGER WILL ASSIST WITH THE POWER STEERING. THE WHEEL FEELS LIKE IT'S STICKY AND WON'T RETURN TO CENTER. IF MAKING A TURN THE STEERING WHEEL JUST STAYS IN PLACE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH AROUND A CURVED ROAD, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO JERK AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST AND ADVANCE TRACTION SYSTEM WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME DESPITE THE DIFFICULTY STEERING. THE CONTACT CALLED PREAUS FORD MOTOR (206 S MAIN ST, FARMERVILLE, LA 71241, PHONE NUMBER: (318) 368-3805) AND WAS INFORMED TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER DUE TO THE DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAIR FEES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,540.

THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME MY VEHICLE HAS HAD AN SRS FAULT. REPAIR DEALER: BOB THOMAS FORD, 310 W COLISEUM BLVD, FORT WAYNE, IN 46805 VEHICLE PURCHASED FROM A FORD DEALER IN WEST LAFAYETTE, INDIANA IN MARCH 2014 WITH APPROXIMATELY 22K MILES AND UNDER WARRANTY. VEHICLE HAD BEEN UNDER A FOMOCO LEASE AGREEMENT. 2011 FORD F-150 XLT VIN# [XXX] CURRENT MILEAGE (9/11/2017): 83610 8/3/2015 MILEAGE: 45736 INVOICE NUMBER: [XXX] DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT PRE-TENSIONER REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. 10/28/2015 MILEAGE: 50687 INVOICE NUMBER: [XXX] 1. HIGH RESISTANCE IN DRIVER SIDE WIRING. 2. CLEANED CONNECTOR AND RESEATED. 3. NO PARTS. I WAS CHARGE $236.99 AND I STILL CONTEND THIS WAS A WARRANTY ISSUE AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN CHARGED. 5/2/2016 MILEAGE: 57414 INVOICE NUMBER: [XXX] PASSENGER SIDE PRE-TENSIONER REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. ON APRIL 29, 2016, I CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY CUSTOMER RELATIONS AND OPENED A CASE CONCERNING THESE SRS PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. TIME: 3:15 PM CASE# [XXX] AGENT: [XXX] VEHICLE SAFETY IS A RESPONSIBILITY OF THE MANUFACTURER. I AM GETTING READY TO GO ON VACATION THE END OF THIS WEEK AND I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS ISSUE FIXED ASAP, PLEASE. IN THE LAST 20+ YEARS I HAVE NEVER OWNED A VEHICLE THAT HAS HAD THIS MANY ISSUES, CONCERNING THE SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM. I CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER RELATION AGAIN THIS MORNING AND HAVE A REF NUMBER [XXX] I HAVE OWNED SEVERAL CARS WITH SRS DURING THE LAST 25+ YEARS AND NOT HAD THIS MANY PROBLEMS WITH ANY VEHICLE I HAVE OWNED. UP UN

LEFT TURN SIGNAL AND BRAKE LIGHT NOT WORKING

MY TRUCK'S STEERING IS "STICKING" LIKE THE POWER STEERING IS GOING IN AND OUT. WHEN GOING AROUND TURNS MY TRUCK OFTEN GETS STUCK IN TURN POSITION. EVEN WHEN GOING STRAIGHT IT GOES IN AND OUT LIKE IT STICKS.

I TOOK MY F-150 IN FOR THE SAME EXACT SYMPTOMS OF RECALL #16S19. THEY REPLACED THE SAME EXACT PART REQUIRED TO REMEDY THE OUTSTANDING RECALL, BUT MY VIN WAS NOT COVERED. THIS RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED TO COVER FURTHER VIN'S SINCE IT IS A LARGER ISSUE THAN CURRENTLY REPORTED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (TALLASSEE AUTOMOTIVE, 1618 GILMER AVENUE, TALLASSEE, AL, 36078) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LEAD FRAME WIRING HARNESS TO THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 140,000.

WHILE DRIVING THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WILL COME ON AND THE ELECTRONIC STEERING GOES OUT RENDERING THE TRUCK UNABLE TO STEER. AFTER THE TRUCK IS RESTARTED THE LIGHT GOES OUT ONLY TO HAPPEN AGAIN AT SOME POINT. I WAS TOLD THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM BY FORD MECHANICS WITH THE 2011 F-150. I HAVE TALKED TO 4 OTHER OWNERS THAT HAVE THE SAME YEAR TRUCK AND THREE OF THEM HAVE HAD THIS VERY SAME THING HAPPEN, HOW COME FORD HAS NOT BEEN FORCED TO RECALL THESE EFFECTED TRUCKS AND FIX THE DEADLY SITUATION OR AT THE VERY LEAST HAD TO COVER THE REPAIRS AS THESE SYMPTOMS ARISE. THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE RIGHT AFTER A BUMP IN THE ROAD OR WHILE ON A LEFT TURN. IT TAKES SUPER HUMAN STRENGTH TO THEN TRY TO KEEP FROM STRIKING A CAR HEAD ON IN THE LEFT LANE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AND MAKING LEFT TURNS, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (APPLE FORD OF LYNCHBURG, LOCATED AT 2113 LAKESIDE DR LYNCHBURG, VA 24501) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE STEERING MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,882.

TOOK VEHICLE 2011 F-100 TO FORD SERVICE CENTER FOR SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT DIAGNOSIS. FORD DEALER INFORMED ME VEHICLE WAS MISFIRING AND NEEDED PLUGS AND COILS. DEALER THEN INFORMED ME THAT THE VEHICLE ALSO NEEDS STEERING RACK REPLACEMENT AS CODES REVEAL A RACK FAILURE. SERVICE ADVANCE TRACK LIGHT WAS ON. QUOTED $1800.00 FOR STEERING RACK REPLACEMENT. VEHICLE NOW HAS 83200 MILES ON IT. THIS LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON AND OFF FOR AT LEAST THE LAST 2 YEARS. DEALER SAYS TOTAL FAILURE IS A CERTAINTY IN TIME. AFTER RESEARCH ON INTERNET I FIND THAT FORD HAS IDENTIFIED THIS PROBLEM ON VEHICLES IN MY MODEL YEAR AND HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT IT . SAFETY CONCERN IS THAT STEERING COULD FREEZE WHILE DRIVING AND RESULT IN ACCIDENT.

OUTPUT SPEED SENSOR (OSS) FAILURE (RECALL: 16N02). I WAS DRIVING DOWN A CITY STREET AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DOWN SHIFTED FROM FIFTH GEAR TO FIRST GEAR AND THEN SHIFTED BACK INTO FIFTH GEAR AFTER APPROXIMATELY 10-15 SECONDS. LATER THAT DAY, I WAS ACCELERATING FROM A STOP LIGHT WHEN THE VEHICLE FELT LIKE IT HAD LOST POWER AND BEGAN TO JERK WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS. THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING, THE INFO CENTER DISPLAYED ALL DASHES, THE RPM'S INCREASED AND THE SERVICE ADVANCED TRAC MESSAGE DISPLAYED AND THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. I HAD THE CODES FROM THE ENGINE LIGHT READ AND IT CAME UP AS P0720 FAULT. MY VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING ALL OF THE SIGNS LISTED IN THE RECALL, BUT IS NOT INCLUDED. MY TRUCK WAS MANUFACTURED IN THE DEARBORN PLANT WITHIN THE TIME FRAME OF THE RECALL DATES. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD AND THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT EXPLAIN WHY. I HAVE ATTACHED A PDF OF THE RECALL.

WHEN DRIVING AND YOU MAKE SLIGHT TURNS AND GO BACK TO STRAIGHTEN WHEEL OUT THE STEERING LOCKS UP FOR A FEW SECONDS. FROM ALL THE RESEARCH I HAVE DONE IT SEEMS LIKE THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING ASSIST IS THE ISSUE. I NOTICED THIS TO HAPPEN AS WE WERE DRIVING THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS. I SEE ONLINE OTHERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. THE WHEEL GETS VERY HARD TO HOLD ONTO AND I WOULD HATE TO HAVE TO BE IN A BIG TURN AND CAN'T TURN THE WHEEL BACK ESPECIALLY IF WE ARE GOING AT A NORMAL SPEED. THIS WILL ACT UP AT ANYTIME ON ANY TYPE OF ROAD. FROM RESEARCH THIS CAN BE QUIET EXPENSIVE FOR THE REPAIR, AS IT IS CAUSING OTHER THINGS TO BE AFFECTED THAT MAY NEED REPAIRS AS WELL.

2011 F-150 SUPER CAB 4X4 WITH AN 8FT BED 3.5 ECOBOOST ENGINE, DRIVING DOWN THE HIGH WAY 60 MILES AN HOUR ENGINE THREW A ROD, IT BLEW THROUGH THE ENTIRE BLOCK CAUSING AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION, STARTED CHECKING AROUND HAVE FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME THING IN THE 3.5 ECOBOOST ENGINES, SOMETHING ABOUT FORD USING CHEAPER POWDERED RODS, I'M NOT SURE ALL I KNOW IS I HAD A PERFECTLY GOOD TRUCK ONE MINUTE AND THE NEXT IT'S BASICALLY A LOSS, I JUST THANK FOR NO ONE WAS HURT.

I WAS BACKING MY F-150 DOWN AN ALLEY OUT INTO THE STREET WHEN I HAD A SUDDEN AND COMPLETE STEERING FAILURE. THE STEERING WHEEL DID NOT JUST FEEL STIFF BUT LOCKED UP AS IF IT WERE BEING HELD BY SOMETHING. THERE WAS NO INDICATION FROM EITHER SYMPTOMS OR ANY TYPE OF WARNING LIGHT AS TO THE FAIL PRIOR TO THIS. AFTER TORQUING ON IT. IT FINALLY BROKE TO THE RIGHT AND THEN WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE WHEELS BUT IT WANTED TO LOCK IN CERTAIN POSITIONS. I AM A BIG GUY AND COULD HARDLY MOVE THE WHEEL WHEN IT WAS TRYING TO LOCK UP. MY WIFE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MOVE IT AT ALL. I HAVE READ THE INFORMATION SINCE ON THIS SYSTEM AND HAVE FOUND THAT THE PROBLEM IS CONSISTENT TO THE TYPE OF DEVISE USED TO DRIVE THE POWER ASSIST. WHEN THE ELECTROMAGNET FAILS IT LOCKS INTO POSITION RATHER THAN ASSISTING THE STEERING. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS IT TAKES AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF POWER TO MOVE TO STEERING WHEEL IF THIS HAPPENS. THIS SHOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE ON A 5 YEAR OLD TRUCK THAT HAS JUST 50K THIS MONTH.

I HAVE A 2011 F150 WITH JUST UNDER 44K MILES. TOOK THE TRUCK IN FOR A SET OF FRONT BRAKES AND WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A SMALL LEAK NOT EXACTLY SURE WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM. WITHIN LESS THAT A WEEK THE ENGINE WAS NOT ENGAGING TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY ADVISED THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION AS THERE WERE NO FLUIDS IN IT. NEEDLESS TO SAY I WAS QUITE SURPRISED AS WE HAD JUST TOPPED OFF ALL THE FLUIDS IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS. NOT REAL SURE ABOUT THIS, BUT I HAD A NEW TRANSMISSION PUT IN PICKED IT UP UPON LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP I HAD ANOTHER PROBLEM THE STEERING SEEMED A LITTLE TIGHT ENDED UP TAKING I THE TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP THE ADVISED THAT I REPLACE THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING ASSY AND PROGRAM MODULE TO VEHICLE. I WASN'T TOO SURE ABOUT THIS SO I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT I NORMALLY DEAL WITH AS THE CURRENT ONE HAD TERRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS UNWILLING TO CONTACT FORD ON MY BEHALF THEY SAID IT WAS COINCIDENCE THAT THIS WAS HAPPENING. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE TRUCK IN THE PAST IT HAS RUN PERFECTLY. MY GUY AT MY DEALERSHIP TOOK THE TRUCK IN AND HAD TO PUT IN THE POWER STEERING ASSY. THIS ALL HAPPENED WITHIN A PERIOD OF 3 WEEKS AND I HAD TO PAY FOR A RENTAL CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED INDEPENDENT SHIFTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HAGERSTOWN FORD IN HAGERSTOWN, MD WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A SOFTWARE UPDATE WAS NEEDED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE STILL RECURRED, BUT NOT AS OFTEN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT OFFER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 59,125.

I'VE HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS FROM THE BEGINNING WITH THIS VEHICLE. AT FIRST, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD DOWN SHIFT VERY HARD AT RANDOM TIMES, ESPECIALLY SLOW SPEEDS. THE PAST FEW MONTHS, AFTER A RAIN THE TRANSMISSION WILL RUN IN 5TH GEAR ONLY. ONCE I DRIVE A FEW MILES, I CAN TURN THE VEHICLE OFF FOR A MINUTE AND IT WILL USUALLY CORRECT THE PROBLEM. LAST WEEK, I WAS DRIVING STEADILY AT ABOUT 45 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED TO 1ST GEAR! IT SMOKED THE REAR TIRES AND BOUNCED THE REAR AXLES UNTIL I SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND COASTED TO A STOP. FORTUNATELY THERE WERE NO CARS BEHIND ME OR IT COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. ONCE I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN RESTARTED IT FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE LOCAL DEALER A NUMBER OF TIMES AND THEIR SOLUTION IS ALWAYS TO "REFLASH" THE TRANSMISSION. THIS COULD BE SERIOUS ISSUE AND I'M NERVOUS TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AT SPEED NOW....

WHEN ACCELERATING ONTO THE HIGHWAY THE POWER SHUT DOWN AND THE ENGINE SHAKED VIOLENTLY AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AFTERWORD I COULD NOT SPEED UP PASS 50MPH. I PULLED OVER LET IT REST FOR 30MIN AND THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO DO ANY AGGRESSIVE ACCELERATIONS AND COULD BARELY MAKE IT UP HILLS.

MILEAGE ON 2011 TRUCK IS 110,000. AT LOW SPEEDS, STEERING WILL SEIZE AND NEED TO USE MY OWN STRENGTH TO TURN. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY, AND FORD REALLY NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. I HAVE COME CLOSE TO HITTING MANY CARS IN PARKING LOTS. ALSO HAPPENS USUALLY WHEN I AM BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY FOR WORK, NOT A GOOD TIME TO SCARE ME.

2011 F150 STEERING FAILURE , WHEN FAILED STEERING FAILED STABILITY CONTROL AND STEERING WENT. WHILE MAKING TURN STEERING WOULD " LOCK" PREVENTING TEMPARY CONTROL OF PICKUP, BEFORE COMPLETING TRIP POWER ASSIST WENT TOTALLY OUT. CONTACTED FORD THEY STATE THAT THE POWER ASSIST NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FROM DESCRIPTION ALONE, THEY ALSO HAD RECALLED MULTIPLE OTHER VEHICLES FOR THIS ISSUE HOW EVER THE F 150 IS NOT ONE OF THOSE AND IT WILL COST 3 K TO FIX.... UMM IF ALL YOUR OTHER VEHICLES ARE DOING THIS AND THIS ONE IS DOING THE SAME THING THEN ITS A DEFECT! THE ONLY THING THAT HELPED ME PREVENT THE ACCIDENT FROM HAPPENING WAS MY TRAINING AS AN EVO ( EMERGENCY VEHICLE OPERATOR) AT THE TIME OF FAILURE I WAS TURNING IN FRONT OF SEMI , IF I WOULD NOT HAVE TAKEN THE DITCH AND PREVENTED MEASURES THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A QUAD FATALITY . TRUCK IS PARKED AT A DRESS GIVEN UNABLE TO DRIVE HOME

TL* THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 73 MPH, THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED INTO FIRST GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR WHEELS SEIZED, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JOHN VANCE FORD (5400 S. DIVISION STREET, GUTHRIE, OK 73044, TEL: 855-558-1905) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LEADFRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V248000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 162,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS LOW SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT USED EXCESSIVE FORCE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL. NORM REEVES FORD OF CERITOS, CA WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE RACK AND PINION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED. THE CONTACT SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES TO AVOID CRASHING INTO A NEARBY BUILDING. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

THIS WEEK I HAD A TOTAL FAILURE OF MY EPAS(ELECTRIC POWER ASSISTED STEERING) IN A 2011 F150. I'M VERY THANKFUL THAT THIS HAPPENED WHILE I WAS IN A PARKING LOT ON A MILITARY BASE. I DIDN'T HAVE THE SLIGHTEST CLUE ON WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH MY VEHICLE UNTIL I HAD TO DO A LITTLE RESEARCH AND THE OVER FOLLOWING CONCERNS REPORTED ABOUT THE EPAS SHOCKED ME! BEING A MOTHER OF TWO LITTLE BOYS I'VE VERY GREAT FULL THAT THIS DID NOT HAPPEN WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. FORD NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS CONCERN BECAUSE THE OUTCOME COULD HAVE BEEN VERY BAD FOR MY FAMILY.

CONCERNING THE CHROME AND PLASTIC RUNNING BOARDS THE PLASTICS PIECE WILL BTEAK OFF WHEN STEP ON AND CAUSE MYSELF TO FALL BACKWARDS . WHEN I LOOK OVER THE PLASTIC PART THE INSERTS WHERE ALL BROKEN OFF EXCEPT FOR ONE

MY BRAKES HAVEN'T BEEN WORKING PROPERLY. IT LOOKS LIKE THE YEAR OF MY TRUCK HAD A RECALL. BUT ACCORDING TO MY VIN THEY NEVER RECALLED MY TRUCK.

THE STEERING STICKS WHILE DRIVING, MOST OF THE TIMES WHILE DRIVING STREIGHT, BUT SOMETIMES WHILE TURNING IT WILL BECOME HARD TO TRUN.

WITH 44,000 MILES ON MY TRUCK THE POWER STEERING LITERALLY JUST STOPPED WORKING ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK. TRUCK IS 6 YEARS OLD WELL MAINTAINED AND LOW MILEAGE. FORD WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED AND TRUCK WAS JUST PAYED OFF A MONTH AGO. CALLED FORD ABOUT ISSUE AND READ ONLINE OF ALL THE ISSUES WITH SAME PROBLEM ACROSSED THE NATION. WAS GIVIN STANDARD SORRY FOR YOUR LUCK IT WILL BE A TOTAL OF $1900.00 TO FIX YOUR PROBLEM.

TRANSMISSION SLIPPING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL RANDOMLY ILLUMINATED OFF AND ON. THE DOORS MADE A DINGING NOISE; HOWEVER, NONE OF THEM WERE AJAR. IN ADDITION, THE PARKING BRAKE INDICATOR RANDOMLY ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE DOORS FAILED TO LOCK FROM THE INSIDE AND THE CONTACT HAD TO USE THE KEY TO MANUALLY LOCK THE DOORS FROM THE OUTSIDE. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AT A BATTERY SHOP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FAULTY BODY CONTROL MODULE DRAINED THE BATTERY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JEFF FORD OF PULLMAN (2590 S GRAND AVE, PULLMAN, WA 99163, (509) 334-6000) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

THE EPAS STEERING SYSTEM HAS INTERMITENT HARD STEERING ISSUES. SOMETIMES IT WILL WANT TO STICK WHEN TURNING AND VERY HARD TO TURN BACK STRAIGHT. IT IS LIKE IT IS MANUAL STEERING.

I WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (70+ MPH) ON A MOUNTAIN ROAD GOING UPHILL IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WHEN THE TRUCK COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. THE TRUCKS' POWER STEERING, BRAKING, AND MANEUVERABILITY BECAME EXTREMELY CHALLENGING AS I TRIED TO PULL IT TO SAFETY. HOWEVER, WITH IT BEING ON A MOUNTAIN ROAD THERE WAS VERY LITTLE SHOULDER AND PART OF MY TRUCK ENDED UP BLOCKING TRAFFIC SINCE THE TRUCK WAS UNRESPONSIVE. MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD! THE FAULTY COMPONENT THAT CAUSED THIS SITUATION IS THE FUEL PUMP FUSE OVERHEATED CAUSING NO FUEL DELIVERY TO MY VEHICLE. I LATER LEARNED THROUGH SOME RESEARCH THAT FORD MOTOR CO. HAD ISSUED, WITHOUT ALERTING THE PUBLIC, A TSB (15-0137) REGARDING THE FUEL PUMP FUSE. I HAD NO IDEA SINCE THERE WAS NO RECALL ISSUED. IF I HAD KNOWN, THIS VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED!!!

WHILE DRIVING THRU A PARKING LOT I RECEIVED A WARNING "SERVICE ADVANTRAC" THEN WHILE MAKING A TURN INTO A FOOD DRIVE THRU ANOTHER ALARM WENT OFF. POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT. I LOST ALL POWER STEERING AND NEARLY CRASHED INTO THE DRIVE THRU SIGN. THIS ALL HAPPENED WITHIN MINUTES. WHEN THE STEERING GOES OUT THERE IS NOT ADVANCED INDICATIONS OR WARNINGS UNTIL IT HAPPENS. THE ELECTRIC ASSIST MOTOR IS JUST DISABLED. YOU HAVE NO STEERING AT THAT POINT. IT IS HARDER TO TURN THEN AN OLDER MANUAL STEERING VEHICLE. THE ENTIRE RACK N PINION STEERING UNIT HAS TO BE REPLACED DUE TO UNDER ENGINEERING. IT IS ONE MOTOR BUT IS EMBEDDED INTO THE RACK. THE COST ALONE IS 1200.00 FOR THE RACK NOT INCLUDING LABOR TO INSTALL AND REPROGRAM. TO ME THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE THAT WILL SOME DAY GET SOMEONE SEVERELY INJURED OR DEATH DUE TO A NON STEERING VEHICLE. AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE I HAD JUST DRIVEN OVER A VERY STEEP AND WINDY MOUNTAIN ROAD. SCARY TO THINK WHAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED IF IT HAD FAILED ON THAT ROAD.

MY PROBLEM IS ALMOST EXACTLY LIKE THE ONE STATED FROM THERMPOLIS WY DATED JUNE 02 2017 I ALSO HAVE 103,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK.I NOTICED ON THE INTERSTATE SPEEDS ABOVE 50MPH THE STEERING CATCHES IN CENTER POSITION CAUSING AN OVER STEER WHEN CHANGING LANES.(VERY DANGEROUS).MY COST TO REPLACE THE ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST IS $1400

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 10 MILES PER HOUR ON A DIRT ROAD MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AS IF THE TRUCK HAD BEEN TURNED OFF, CAUSING ME TO CRASH INTO A TREE. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS FIRM.AND WOULD NOT DEPRESS.

WHILE DRIVING THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING WILL SUDDENLY ALERT AND FAIL AND THE VEHICLE IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER.

THE SPEEDOMETER BEGINS SWINGING ERRATICALLY THEN THE TRUCK AUTOMATICALLY DOWNSHIFTS FROM 6TH GEAR TO 1ST GEAR AT FULL HIGHWAY SPEED (70 MPH) CAUSING THE BACK TIRES TO LOCK UP AND SKID DOWN THE ROAD. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. CONTACTED FORD AND THEY SAID THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THERE IS ACTUALLY A RECALL ON THIS VERY PROBLEM, BUT NOT FOR MY TRUCK SINCE IT WAS NOT WITHIN THE RECALL DATES BY A FEW MONTHS. TOOK THE TRUCK TO TWO DIFFERENT FORD DEALERSHIPS AND THEY SAID THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT, BUT COULD DO THE WORK OUTLINED IN THE RECALL AS LONG AS I PAID FOR IT. SEE ATTACHED RECALL NOTICE FROM FORD'S WEBSITE- FORD ISSUES SAFETY RECALL AND CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM FOR CERTAIN 2011-2012 FORD F-150, AND 2012 FORD EXPEDITION, FORD MUSTANG AND LINCOLN NAVIGATOR VEHICLES IN NORTH AMERICA TO UPDATE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE SOFTWARE AND INSPECT FOR CERTAIN DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES FORD IS ISSUING A SAFETY RECALL FOR APPROXIMATELY 202,000 2011-2012 FORD F-150, AND 2012 FORD EXPEDITION, FORD MUSTANG AND LINCOLN NAVIGATOR VEHICLES FOR A POTENTIAL ISSUE WITH THE OUTPUT SPEED SENSOR ON THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION LEAD FRAME. UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, THE TRANSMISSION CONTROLS COULD FORCE A TEMPORARY DOWNSHIFT INTO FIRST GEAR. DEPENDING ON THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE DOWNSHIFT, THE DRIVER COULD EXPERIENCE AN ABRUPT SPEED REDUCTION THAT COULD CAUSE THE REAR TIRES TO SLIDE OR LOCK UP. THIS CONDITION COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, INCREASING THE

BECOMES STIFF AND VEHICLE IS HARD TO CONTROL. THIS OCCURS AT LOW SPEED ,HIGH SPEED. WHEN TURNING I HAVE TO MUSCLE THE STEERING WHEEL, THE TRUCK WILL START TO DRIFT OUT OF THE LANE OR TRAVEL AND CONTINUE IN THAT DIRECTION INSTEAD OF RETURNING TO CENTER. I AM ALWAYS CORRECTING THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL. THE TRUCK WILL TRAVEL IN A STRAIGHT LINE. IT ACTS AS IF THE FRONT END ALIGNMENT IS OUT PULLING THE TRUCK ONE WAY AND THEN THE OTHER ONCE CORRECTED. IT'S ALMOST AS IF YOU ARE FIGHTING THE STEERING. THE ENTIRE TIME IN AM DRIVING MY TRUCK. I HAVE ANOTHER 2011 F150 AND I CAN'T WAIT FOR THAT ONE TO START HAVING PROBLEMS