2009 Ford F-150 Steering Problems

The contact owns a 2009 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while his son was driving at approximately 25 MPH, the steering wheel detached. The driver was able to reattach the steering wheel and safely pull over. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact called the local dealer, who referred him to an independent mechanic for assistance. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, who replaced the standard clockspring in the steering wheel, part number CSP200. The manufacturer was contacted, and the contact was informed that the vehicle was too old, and no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 128,000.

NHTSA ID

11554118

Incident

Nov 3, 2023

Mileage

128,000 mi

HARD TO STEER

NHTSA ID

11389348

Incident

Jan 7, 2021

Mileage

106,000 mi

ABS MODULE DEFECTIVE IN THE TRUCK, POWER STEERING GOING OUT. RPM MODOLE NOT WORKING.

NHTSA ID

11221282

Incident

Jun 12, 2018

Mileage

155,483 mi

MY TRUCK STALLED WHILE ENTERING FREEWAY LANES. I WENT FROM 60MPH TO 10MPH AND WAS NEARLY READ ENDED. THE TRUCK FINALLY STALLED JUST AS I MADE IT TO THE SHOULDER. TWO HOURS LATER, MY TRUCK STALLED WHILE DOING 40MPH ON A SURFACE STREET. I HAD TO PULL INTO A CENTER TURN LANE TO AVOID BLOCKING TRAFFIC. FUEL WAS AT HALF A TANK. OIL LEVEL WAS GOOD.

NHTSA ID

11124599

Incident

Sep 5, 2018

Mileage

150,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD F-150. WHILE REVERSING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND TURNING TO THE LEFT, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO NORTH BROTHERS FORD, INC. (33300 FORD RD, WESTLAND, MI 48185, (734) 421-1300) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 34,790.

NHTSA ID

11112606

Incident

Jul 17, 2018

Mileage

34,790 mi

I AM THE PROUD OWNER OF A 2009 FORD F150 WITH JUST OVER 42K MILES. THE STEERING HAS INCREASINGLY BECOME MORE-AND-MORE DIFFICULT OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS. MY TRUCK HAS BEEN FOR THE MOST PART- PAMPERED. I DO PULL A SMALL UTILITY TRAILER AND THE TRUCK IS NOT A DAILY DRIVER. I FIRST NOTICED THE ISSUE LAST MARCH (2016) AFTER SITTING FOR 6-WEEKS AND THE STEERING DIFFICULTY HAS BECOME MORE PRONOUNCED. THE POWER-STEERING FLUID IS AT THE PROPER LEVEL, THERE ARE NO LEAKS AND TIRE PRESSURE IS NORMAL. YET THE TRUCK STEER'S AND HANDLES AS THOUGH I HAVE LOW/NO AIR IN THE FRONT TIRES AND/OR THE POWER STEERING PUMP IS FAILING. I PLAN ON TAKING THE TRUCK INTO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR A COMPLETE DIAGNOSTIC CHECK. MY OVERALL CONCERN IS TO COMMUNICATE THE IMPORTANCE THAT STEERING AND HANDLING IS VITAL TO THE "SAFE-OPERATION" OF A MOTOR VEHICLE ESPECIALLY A TRUCK. I PREVIOUSLY OWNED A 1999 F150 AND EVEN WITH OVER 100K MILES, STEERING WAS NEVER AN ISSUE. IN FACT, I HAVE OWNED AND OPERATED MANY VEHICLES WITH OVER 100K MILES BOTH IN THE MILITARY AND IN CIVILIAN USE AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED "STEERING" ISSUES OF THIS NATURE. I AM THEREFORE CONCERNED AS TO THE NATURE OF THIS SPECIFIC FAILURE ON A VEHICLE THAT HAS NOT SEEN HEAVY DUTY USE OR BEEN DRIVEN EXCESSIVELY. RESPECTFULLY YOURS, MADE-IN-AMERICA - PLEASE DON'T FAIL ME.

NHTSA ID

10889081

Incident

Mar 15, 2016

Mileage

41,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH A REAR WHEEL LOCKED UP CAUSING THE TRUCK TO TURN TO ONE SIDE. TRAVELLING A LITTLE FURTHER IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I TURNED THE TRUCK AROUND AND HEADED BACK TO MY HOUSE. TWO OR THREE TIMES AGAIN A REAR WHEEL LOCKED UP CAUSING A LACK OF CONTROL. IF I WAS AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AS THE CONDITION WOULD CAUSE THE TRUCK TO GO SIDEWAYS.

NHTSA ID

10838963

Incident

Feb 28, 2016

Mileage

109,000 mi

THE STEERING WHEEL ATTACHMENT BOLT WORKED ITS WAY LOOSE AND THE WHEEL FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN I ADJUSTED THE STEERING WHEEL L. IT POPPED OFF ITS SETTING AND FELL ON MY LAP. MAKING STEERING IMPOSSIBLE UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO ALIGN THE WHEEL AND SHOVEBIT BACK IN PLACE UNTIL I COULD GET VEHICLE STOPPED. THE ONLY THING THAT SAVED AN SERIOUS ACCIDENT WAS THE GOOD ALIGNMENT OF MY TIRES AND LUCKILY I GOT THE WHEEL LINED UP AND ON WITHIN A SECOND.

NHTSA ID

10789937

Incident

Nov 12, 2015

Mileage

78,000 mi

TL* 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.

NHTSA ID

10745461

Incident

Jul 10, 2015

Mileage

46,000 mi

ON OR ABOUT MARCH 23, 2015 STEERING BECAME STIFF. STIFFNESS INCREASED TO THE POINT ON APRIL 1, 2015 THAT IT STARTED TO BIND UPON MAKING RIGHT HAND TURNS. DEALER REPLACED LOWER STEERING SHAFT ON APRIL 3, 2015 AND THE STEERING HAS RETURNED TO NORMAL. I HAVE OWNED 17 DIFFERENT VEHICLES IN MY LIFETIME AND I HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH BINDING STEERING. IF THE STEERING HAD BOUND UP COMPLETELY I COULD HAVE HAD A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. FORD MOTOR SHOULD INITIATE A RECALL FOR THIS DEFECT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10703832

Incident

Apr 1, 2015

Mileage

92,000 mi

HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IGNITION. WHEN YOU TURN IGNITION SWITCH, THE CAR DOESN'T START. ALREADY HAVE CHANGED A PART IN STEERING COLUMN RELATED TO THE IGNITION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10641251

Incident

Oct 1, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. AS OF RESULT OF THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO AN EMBANKMENT. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A BRUISED STERNUM. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.....UPDATED 06/27/14 *BF PICTURES RECEIVED. 06/30/14

NHTSA ID

10598819

Incident

Jun 3, 2014

Mileage

78,000 mi

TRUCK STEERING "WENT OUT" AND THE POWER STEERING WORKED ON AND OFF. FOUND OUT IS WAS LOWER STEERING SHAFT, I HAD JUST REPLACED A POWER STEERING HOSE, THE PROBLEM WAS NOT SOLVED. ANYWAY THE NEW LOWER STEERING SHAFT DID SOLVE THE PROBLEM (COST OF OVER $320.00 TO ME) BUT REALLY AT LESS THAN 70,000 MILES, AND A VERY CONSERVATIVE ONE MAN DRIVER A FAMILY TRUCK NOT BUSINESS TRUCK, NOT ROUGH! THE TRUCK IS PARKED OUTSIDE AND I DID NOTICE RECALLS FURTHER NORTH DUE TO COLD AND ROUGH WINTERS. I LIVE IN SE MICHIGAN AND PERHAPS THAT RECALL SHOULD HEAD SOUTH A BIT. TOTAL SPENDING WAS OVER 650.00 DOLLARS FOR BOTH JOBS. AN F150 WITH BIG STEERING PROBLEMS AND BIG COST WITH LESS THEN 70,000, NOT ANYONE'S IDEA OF "BUILT TOUGH". I HAVE BEEN BEHIND THE WHEEL OF MANY VEHICLES AND TRAVELED WELL OVER A MILLION MILES IN OVER 50 YEARS OF DRIVING AND I NEVER HAD TO REPLACE THESE PARTS. THERE IS A CONCERN HERE AS WHEN STEERING GOES SO DOES CONTROL OF TRUCK! JUNK OEM PARTS ????? RECALL NEEDED?? I THINK SO................ *TR

NHTSA ID

10594449

Incident

Apr 10, 2014

Mileage

69,800 mi

COOL MORNING TRUCK WAS FINE DAY BEFORE, BUT THIS AM STEERING WAS "HARD" LIKE TRUCK LOST IT'S "POWER" IN POWER STEERING. THE POWER STEERING LEVEL WAS ABOUT 1/4 INCH BELOW MIN SO I FILLED TO PROPER LEVEL. ( I JUST HAD IT AT DEALER AND FLUID WAS CHECKED "OK" TWO MONTHS PRIOR). A FEW DAYS LATER LEVEL HAD GONE DOWN A BIT SO I ADDED MORE STAYING BETWEEN MIN AND MAX LINES. NEXT COUPLE WEEKS POWER STEERING WOULD FADE IN AND OUT (AT ALL SPEEDS) AND WORKED WHENEVER IT WANTED TO. INTERMITTENT HARD TO TURN AND AT TIMES WORKED FINE. TOOK TO DEALER ON 4 30 14 (THIS DAY STEERING WAS WORKING FINE) AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A LEAKING POWER STEERING PRESSURE HOSE OPERATION 3719-A R&R 4.6L 2009. COST OUT OF POCKET ABOUT 390.44. I AM THE ONLY DRIVER OF THIS TRUCK AND I DRIVE LIKE AN OLD MAN CAUSE I AM AN OLDER MAN, LOTS OF TLC. SO WHY IN THE HECK WOULD THIS FAIL SO EARLY AT LESS THEN 70,000 MILES? RECALL NEEDED?? *JS

NHTSA ID

10585750

Incident

Apr 16, 2014

Mileage

69,350 mi

STEERING SHAFT AFTER ONLY 48,000 MILES OF ON ROAD DRIVING WAS WORN OUT TO THE EXTENT THAT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO KEEP THE VEHICLE IN ONE LANE AND TO NEGOTIATE TURNS WITH ANY DEGREE OC CONFIDENCE . A SEARCH OF FORD FORUMS INDICATE NUMEROUS ACCOUNTS OF THIS SAME TYPE OF ISSUE AS WELL AS BINDING IN THE STEERING COLUMN LIKELY DUE TO FAILURE OF THIS SAME PART. *TR

NHTSA ID

10577285

Incident

Apr 3, 2014

Mileage

48,000 mi

HIGH PRESSURE POWER STEERING HOSE LEAK. *TR

NHTSA ID

10567986

Incident

Nov 1, 2013

Mileage

45,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY SHOOK ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 8/22/13 *CN THE TRACK BAR WAS REPLACED WITH OEM PARTS. ALL OF THE BALL JOINTS AND SHOCKS WERE REPLACED. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED, INCLUDING BALANCING. THE TRUCK WAS ALIGNED AND THE TIRES HAVE THE SAME AND PROPER AIR PRESSURE. THE TRUCK WOULD VIOLENTLY SHAKE EVERY TIME IT HIT ANY KIND OF SMALL BUMP. IT HAPPENED EVERY COUPLE OF MILES. THE SHAKING WAS SO BAD, IT FELT AS THOUGH, THE TIRES HAD BLOWN OUT. THE ONLY THING, THE CONSUMER COULD DO WAS STOP.

NHTSA ID

10532477

Incident

Jul 20, 2013

Mileage

100,000 mi

SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE BACKING. COULD BE VERY DANGEROUSE IN A PARKING LOT OR AREA WHERE OTHER VEHICLES OR PEOPLE ARE PRESENT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10516266

Incident

Jun 10, 2013

Mileage

26,000 mi

POWER STEERING HOSE IS LEAKING FLUID. MULTIPLE DEALERS HAVE STATED THAT THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER AND FULFILLMENT OF A REPLACEMENT ORDER WILL TAKE ANYWHERE FROM SEVERAL WEEKS TO ALMOST A YEAR BASED ON PREVIOUS EXPERIENCES THEY'VE HAD. THEY ALSO STATED THAT FORD ORDERED DEALERS TO STOP SELLING ANY HOSES THEY CURRENTLY HAVE IN INVENTORY. DEALERS HAVE ALL STATED THAT I SHOULD KEEP AN EYE ON FLUID LEVEL, KEEP DRIVING IT, AND HOPE IT DOESN'T GET WORSE OR FAIL COMPLETELY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10490205

Incident

Dec 17, 2012

Mileage

55,000 mi

WAS INFORMED BY DEALER AT 36,000 INSPECTION AND OIL CHANGE THAT POWER STEERING PRESSURE HOSE HAD A LEAK AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. VEHICLE 3 YRS OLD, LIGHTLY DRIVEN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10489257

Incident

Dec 18, 2012

Mileage

36,600 mi

TOOK MY VEHICLE FOR IN FOR ANNUAL SAFETY INSPECTION. FAILED DUE TO LEAKING LOWER POWER STEERING HOSE. UNABLE TO OBTAIN REPLACEMENT FROM FORD DUE TO BACKORDER - APPARENTLY THIS IS A VERY COMMON FAILURE FOR THIS PART IN THESE VEHICLES. FORD STATED THAT THEY WON'T HAVE ANY AVAILABLE UNTIL 22 OCT SO I'M DRIVING AROUND WITH A FAILED VEHICLE SAFETY STICKER UNTIL THEN. AMAZED THAT THIS OCCURRED ON A VEHICLE THAT'S ONLY 3 YEARS OLD, AND SUBJECTED TO LIGHT DUTY THE ENTIRE TIME. VEHICLE NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY SO WILL COST ME $600 TO REPLACE (NEW HOSE IS $200 ALONE!). THIS IS MY 5TH AND LAST FORD. *TR

NHTSA ID

10479756

Incident

Sep 21, 2012

Mileage

54,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS CHANGING THE OIL AND NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING LINE WAS LEAKING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC FOR AN INSPECTION AND THEY INFORMED HIM THAT THEY COULD NOT OBTAIN THE NECESSARY PART BECAUSE IT WAS ON BACK ORDER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS AGAIN INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE KNOWN ISSUES FOR THIS FAILURE, BUT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

NHTSA ID

10460900

Incident

Feb 29, 2012

Mileage

80,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD F150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY SLUGGISH AND DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REACH HIS DESTINATION AND NOTICED THAT THE LOWER POWER STEERING HOSE WAS LEAKING FLUID. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOTIFIED, THEY BOTH INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PART WAS ON A NATIONAL BACK ORDER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNCERTAIN WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD BEEN WAITING ON THE PART SINCE MARCH OF 2012. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

NHTSA ID

10460456

Incident

Mar 1, 2012

Mileage

32,000 mi

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. *TR

NHTSA ID

10456693

Incident

Apr 6, 2012

Mileage

60,000 mi

POWER STEERING HOSE LEAKING FLUID. MECHANIC TRIED ORDERING REPLACEMENT AND WAS TOLD BY FORD THERE IS A NATIONAL BACK-ORDER OF 4500 UNITS. *JS

NHTSA ID

10455957

Incident

Apr 1, 2012

Mileage

28,550 mi