2013 Ford F-150 Steering Problems

I was driving down the road when my power steering went out in the middle of a sharp turn. As the power steering was going out the screen on the dash showed “Service power steering now” and beeped three times, giving me only about a second to read the message and react to losing power steering. The steering wheel jerked right and I almost drove off the road. I have since taken it to a ford dealership where they informed me that the entire rack and pinion needs to be replaced.

The electronic steering assist went out

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the steering wheel failed to turn in the intended direction. The contact stated that the steering wheel seized. In addition, the steering failure warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the residence. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while exiting the driveway, the steering wheel moved voluntarily and failed to respond as intended. The contact stated that the steering wheel then seized. The message "Power Steering Fault" was displayed on the screen. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the failure persisted. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was filed. The failure mileage was approximately 170,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the steering wheel was turned; however, the steering wheel failed to respond as intended. In addition, the power steering failure warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed with rack and pinion failure. The contact was informed that the rack and pinion needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was filed. The failure mileage was approximately 38,057.

Service advancetrac warning has been coming on excessively and ford has known this a problem in the majority of their F150s, for says it needs steering rack replacement and its a known issue

Driving on highway when a felt a slight jerk in the steering wheel. Then I discovered steering wheel required Herculean strength to turn the vehicle. I made it to a safe location, restarted the vehicle and was able to drive normally. My dash said there was a power steering assist fault. A week later it did it again. A few days after that, my power steering is gone and restarting the vehicle will not fix it. This is an unsafe condition and Ford should issue a recall.

So recently my 2013 ford f150 steering wheel starting acting up on me, by acting up it my steering wheel started locking up on me and jerking to the left I was on my way to the movie theater with my 2 daughters in the back seat luckily nothing happen but it was a scary situation to be in having your steering wheel locked up on you in the middle of traffic. Later that day I had my truck towed to a Tuffys mechanic shop where I was later told that ford had a recall on what ever was happening to my steering wheel, so I made an appointment for the next day thinking my problem was going to be resolved but it didn’t. So it all happens to be that the recall was made for a couple 2013 ford models but not f-150 but they did cover the 2014 ford f-150 model which was kinda weird to me because I’m sure their is not a big difference when it comes to a 2013 and 2014 ford f-150.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at slow speeds and making a turn, the steering wheel seized. The power steering assist message was displayed. The vehicle was restarted and worked as designed. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 141,000.

Power steering has been going out when the weather is extremely cold causing me to loose control of the truck and run off the road almost wrecking the truck the power steering returns after the weather warms up. This was very scary and very dangerous. Luckily I was going slow

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving 5 MPH from a complete stop and making a left turn in a parking lot, the steering wheel seized inadvertently, and the vehicle veered into a handicap sign pole. The messages "Service Power Steering", "Power Steering Assist Fault", and "Service Advancetrac" were displayed. The air bags had not deployed. The contact had not sustained any injuries. The Police patrol that was parked nearby the contact verified that he had not sustained any injuries. There was no police report filed. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the rack and pinion had seized while driving. Additionally, it was diagnosed that the electric steering motor had failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was notified of the failure and an appointment was scheduled for a diagnostic test. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V316000 (Steering) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but provided no assistance and referred the contact to the NHTSA hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 130,000. The contact stated that they are waiting for the repair for the dent in the fender caused by the accident.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle, the vehicle lost power steering functionality. The contact stated that he was unable to turn the steering to the left or right without extra effort. The contact stated that he noticed several unknown warning lights illuminated. Additionally, the service advancetrac message was displayed with the traction control warning light illuminated. The contact stated that after letting the vehicle run for approximately 30 minutes and then turning off and restarting the vehicle, the power steering functionality returned. The contact stated that the failure had become more consistent during the colder weather. The contact stated that during the summertime he had not experienced the loss of power steering functionality. The contact had not taken the vehicle to a local dealer or independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 231,000.

There was no warning prior to this failure. Went to crank the vehicle on a cold morning recentlyand shifted to reverse to back up and my power steering failed. After a couple hours and a warmer temp., this issue resolved itself. Next morning battery was dead. replaced battery. Next cold morning. the vehicle cranked fine, but the steering was failing again. Called dealership, they bring in for a checkup, a week down the road, Bought this truck brand new and only have approx., 22,000 miles on it. Have saw many complaints with this problem on the computer. This is not isolated incidents for this paricular year model. No recalls for this year model has not been issued, I understand Ford did a recall on 2014 year model.. This is a very serious situation and needs rectification. Also a very expensive out of pocket for me. Please get ford to issue a recall on this mode, be fore I have a very serious accident. Thanxs David.

Aug 23 2022. Vehicle had 130,800 miles at time of failure. Vehicle began to pull to the right; turning left became very difficult. Parked vehicle for several hours, then drove it again. Steering power assist had completely failed. "Service Power Steering Now" message appeared on instrument panel. Vehicle was extremely difficult to steer both right and left. Required extreme effort to turn steering wheel, and was impossible to turn wheel to full extent of travel in either direction. (I am not a small person - 6ft 3in, 195 pounds.) Took vehicle to dealer, was told that power steering rack had failed. Part was not in stock. Part became available and vehicle was repaired on 30 Aug 2022. Total cost of repair was $2,262.57. '

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving at 45-50 MPH, the vehicle jerked and the steering wheel lost power steering. The messages indicating traction control, power steering, turn signals, advance tract, and Hill Control failures were displayed. The contact veered to the side of the road. The contact turned off the vehicle and restarted it after 5 minutes. However, the failure persisted. The vehicle was towed to the contact’s residence. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 180,665.

Driving at a low speed, my steering wheel seemed to lock, mid turn. A message appeared on my display screen saying, "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT." I turned off the vehicle and restarted it, the message disappeared and all was fine. Aproximately 20 miles later, while climbing a steep grade, the message reappeared and steering became extremely difficult. I was able to get it to the side of the road at the top of the hill. The message has appeared ever since. I had to have the truck towed back to my residence. The safety issue is alarming due to the sudden inability to steer.

Electric motor for power steering assist then power steering service now

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving 10 MPH, the steering wheel inadvertently locked up. The Service Advance Trac and Power Steering Fault warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle has not been diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 190,000.

I was turning into gas station when I applied brakes to turn, power steering quit working and brakes, luckily there was no one exiting or i would have crashed into them. I was able to muscle steering wheel to make the turn. I then muscled steering wheel to a parking spot where brakes began to work. Dash board read check advance track there were no check engine lights or warning prior to turning. I then shut off vehicle then turned back on and it ran fine but drove with caution. This has happened 2 other times where power steering has feld but came back suddenly but this time on 2/11/22 I had no power steering at all for at least 60 to 70 feet. I have not had a mechanic or dealership look at because I don't know when it will happen its more of a hit and miss. The fact that there's no check engine light or warning lights on I believe any diagnostics would not show anything wrong.

While driving the dash lit up power steering failure and the power steering went out causing temporary loss of control of the vehicle. The first incident was a week prior when there seemed to be a temporary loss of power steering. After inspection and tighening of connectors by a mechanic, the problem seemed to go away until to day when I had a total failure.