2010 Ford F-150 Steering Problems

Reverse Gear Band broke in transmission

NHTSA ID

11483192

Incident

Jun 13, 2021

The system that failed was in the steering/gear shaft. The shaft is failing due to corrosion/rust. The vehicle has erratic steering when turning left or right. The steering does not rebound making it difficult to steer the vehicle which can cause a serious crash. I have had the problem with the steering and almost running off into a ditch. Trying to regain steering is difficult as it seems it gets stuck in position (left or right) and heavy when manually trying to control or correct the steering. The engine intake manifold suffer from the same safety issues that causes the corrosion or rusting of the manifold bolts making it very difficult to maintenance /repair cracked manifolds in the vehicle. The culprit as Ford knows it is salty road conditions. I live in Michigan where salt is applied to the roads often to keep roadways open for travel in the winter months. Ford has found remedies for newer model F-150s that suffer the same issues but has not offered remedy for older models such as mine. These trucks should be afforded the same recall privileges as newer vehicles.

NHTSA ID

11481063

Incident

Aug 15, 2022

Driving at 5 mph in traffic. Truck suddenly pulls hard right and involved in a glancing blow to a vehicle next to me. Steering wheel then was able to wobble loosely in 3 dimensions with no effect on tire direction. Had turn wheel at least 20 degrees rotation before feeling any engagement: a clunking sound and extremely hard steering with minimal tire response. Truck had to be towed from the accident scene. MANY reports of same problem seen via internet search Several lawsuits noted with various model years. Ford dealer states the steering column parts are obsolete.

NHTSA ID

11463573

Incident

May 5, 2022

THERE HAVE BEEN 3 TIMES NOW THAT MY VEHICLE HAS RANDOMLY DIED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND CITY STREETS. WITH THE ENGINE NOT RUNNING I LOST POWER STEERING AND ALMOST COULDN'T MAKE A TURN. NO WARNING LIGHTS, NO CHIMES. LOOKING INTO IT MYSELF I FOUND THAT THE FUEL RELAY 20AMP FUSE WAS MELTED AND THE PLASTIC AROUND THE TERMINAL ALSO MELTED. FORD HAS A TSB OUT FOR THIS ISSUE BUT I FEEL IT SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR SAFETY PURPOSES AS THERE IS NO WARNING AND YOU LOSE ALL POWER. LITTLE TO NO STEERING OR BRAKES UNTIL YOU COME TO A STOP AND POP THE HOOD OPEN AND WIGGLE THAT FUSE IN HOPES THAT IT WILL MAKE CONTACT AGAIN. THIS MEANS THAT YOU COULD BE LEFT STRANDED OR GET INTO AN ACCIDENT TRYING TO STOP. MANY PEOPLE IN ONLINE FORUMS HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE AND IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED ACCORDINGLY.

NHTSA ID

11382969

Incident

Dec 10, 2020

Mileage

139,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL STIFFENED INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO STEER THE VEHICLE WITH EXCESSIVE EFFORT IN ORDER TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE WITH A DEFECTIVE STEERING COLUMN FLEX COUPLING THAT NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO REACH OUT TO THE MANUFACTURER BUT WAS UNABLE TO REACH A REPRESENTATIVE. A DEALER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD YET TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,870.

NHTSA ID

11350272

Incident

Jul 18, 2020

Mileage

70,870 mi

STEERING WHEEL IS WOBBLY ON STEERING COLUMN. WHILE IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY CHANGING LANES THE STEERING WHEEL MOVE IN AN UN-EXPECTED WAY. THE STEERING MOVES IN A NORTH, SOUTH AND EAST, WEST DIRECTION IN MOTION WHILE DRIVING OR STATIONARY PARKED. THE PARTS INCLUDE: STEERING COLUMN, STEERING SHAFT UPPER, STEERING COLUMN BEARING RETAINING RING (UPPER) STEERING SHAFT WASHER, STEERING COLUMN BEARING, STEERING COLUMN BEARING (UPPER). *TR

NHTSA ID

11330250

Incident

Jun 21, 2020

Mileage

5 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL DETATCHED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE ROAD SHOULDER, PUSHED THE STEERING WHEEL BACK IN, AND DROVE TO THE RESIDENCE. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO BOLTED THE STEERING WHEEL BACK TO THE COLUMN. HERTRICH FORD (9617 OCEAN GTWY, EASTON, MD 21601) WAS CONTACTED BY PHONE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO HEADQUARTERS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

NHTSA ID

11290854

Incident

Dec 9, 2019

Mileage

170,000 mi

I SEE A LOT A FORD F150 OWNERS AFTER 80,000 MILES HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE STEERING JOINT IN THEIR TRUCKS THE STEERING STARTS STICKING AND STEERING GETS VERY HARD. IT'S JUST NOT MY TRUCK LOTS OF OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM.

NHTSA ID

11185621

Incident

Mar 6, 2019

Mileage

176,000 mi

THE STEERING GOT VARY TIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY. THEN I GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY AND PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT. SUDDENLY THE STEERING WHEEL BROKE WHILE ENTERING THE PARKING LOT.I COULD MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL. BUT IT WAS NOT TURNING THE TIRES. THANKFULLY I WAS IN A PARKING LOT AND NOT ON THE HIGHWAY WHICH I HAD JUST LEFT. IF I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY I WOULD NOT BE WRITING THIS COMPLAINT. BECAUSE I WOULD BE IN THE HOSPITAL OR DEAD!

NHTSA ID

11174320

Incident

Feb 4, 2019

Mileage

173,098 mi

11/29/18 WILL BE THE 6TH TIME MY ENGINE SHUT OFF WHEN COMING TO A STOP AND MAKING A TURN. OTHER 5 INCIDENTS WERE ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO. EACH OCCASION, SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP, ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE MAKING A TURN, AND I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL WHILE PRESSING BRAKES, STARTS UP, AND I KEEP GOING DOWN THE ROAD. 122K MILES, LOVE THE TRUCK BUT THIS HAS ME VERY CONCERNED FOR MY FAMILY RIDING IN THE TRUCK. I LOOKED UP ANY RECALLS BUT DID NOT FIND ANYTHING REGARDING THIS. F-150 FORUMS HAVE THE EXACT SAME INCIDENTS AND WHEN TAKING TO FORD DEALERSHIP, THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. PLEASE LET ME KNOW MY OPTIONS OF GETTING FORD TO DO SOMETHING.

NHTSA ID

11154907

Incident

Nov 29, 2018

Mileage

122,000 mi

STEERING GETS HARD AND EASY WHEN DRIVING SEEMS DANGEROUS?? OR SETTING TURNING DIFFERENT SPEEDS

NHTSA ID

11154450

Incident

Nov 26, 2018

Mileage

20 mi

THE STEERING SHAFT HAS TWO U JOINTS, THE ONE CLOSEST TO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD SIEZED UP MAKING IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER, VERY DANGEROUS WHEN PULLING A CAMPER AT HIGHWAY SPEED TO SAY THE LEASE. I HAD IT FIXED BY A FORD MECHANIC (PART WAS 300 BUCKS ALONE) AND HE SAID IT IS VERY COMMON ON THEM. I NOTICED A RECALL ON THE CROWN VICTORIAS FOR THE SAME ISSUE ON THE POLICE MODELS. WHY IS THERE NOT RECALL ON THE F 150?

NHTSA ID

11142808

Incident

Jul 23, 2018

Mileage

90,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE, THE STEERING BECAME SO HEAVY THAT I WAS BARELY ABLE TO MAKE THE TURN AND WAS ALMOST HIT HEAD ON BY A VEHICLE ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY WHERE THE SPEED LIMIT IS 55. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, THIS APPARENTLY IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS VEHICLE. I HAD IT REPAIRED AND THE BILL WAS OVER $600.00. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL INITIATED BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED WHEN THEIR POWER STEERING FAILS. IN A F150, IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE WHEEL WITHOUT POWER STEERING.

NHTSA ID

11130059

Incident

Sep 1, 2018

Mileage

58,000 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

11129692

Incident

Sep 14, 2018

Mileage

33,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 15-20 MPH AROUND A CORNER OR OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL POPPING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (MORLAN SHELL FORD INC, 1824 PORTER WAGONER BLVD, WEST PLAINS, MO 65775, (417) 256-3193) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPRINGS, UNIVERSAL JOINT, AND BUSHING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WEHR FORD OF MOUNTAIN GROVE (11311 US-60 BUS, MOUNTAIN GROVE, MO 65711, (417) 926-3192) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SLIP YOKE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,400.

NHTSA ID

11123831

Incident

Aug 1, 2016

Mileage

78,400 mi

POWER STEERING CUTS. THIS LARIAT F150 2010 VEHICLE HAS 115000 MILES ON THE ENGINE. THIS HAPPENS INFREQUENTLY. IT CAN BE THE FIRST START IN THE MORNING OR A RESTART AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS RUN FOR HOURS. ALWAYS HAPPENS ON A RESTART, NOT WHILE THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING.

NHTSA ID

11115744

Incident

Aug 3, 2018

Mileage

115,000 mi

WHEN SLOWING DOWN (AT AN INTERSECTION FOR EXAMPLE) TO MAKE A TURN THE VEHICLE DIES AND MAKES IT VERY, VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING DOES NOT WORK. I HAVE ALMOST GOTTEN INTO TWO ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF NOT BEING ABLE TO STAY IN MY LANE DURING THE TURN. I HAVE NEVER SEEN A TRUCK SO DIFFICULT TO TURN WHEN THE ENGINE IS NOT RUNNING. ADDITIONALLY, THE TRUCK WILL NOT START AFTER FUELING. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED AND THE FORD DEALER (MADISON COUNTY FORD IN RICHMOND, KY) SAID IT WAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THE FIRST TIME I PUT FUEL IN THE TRUCK, IT WOULD NOT START. IT SAT A COUPLE OF DAYS AND STARTED. THE ENGINE WAS STOPPING JUST AS IT DID BEFORE. TOOK IT BACK TO THE SAME FORD DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY HAD DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM PROPERLY. I SPEND $2,216 ON WHAT THEY SAID THE PROBLEM WAS AND IT WAS STILL DOING THE SAME THING. THE PARAMOUNT ISSUE IS WHEN THE TRUCK DIES WHILE DRIVING AND IT CAN'T BE STEERED PROPERLY.

NHTSA ID

11110563

Incident

Apr 6, 2018

Mileage

102,000 mi

STEERING EFFORT IS HARD THEN EASY THEN HARD AS STEERING IS TURNED. HARD TO TURN WHEN PARKING. STEERING SHAFT U JOINT IS BAD.

NHTSA ID

11110482

Incident

Jul 8, 2018

STEERING COLUMN BROKE AT STEERING WHEEL KNUCKLE LEAVING IT UNABLE TO STEER. MADE WITH CHEAP PLASTIC CAUSING WRECK. I WAS ON A COUNTRY RD WERE I VEERED INTO A BRIDGE COLUMN

NHTSA ID

11081735

Incident

Sep 12, 2017

Mileage

68,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST STEERING FUNCTIONALITY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO JARRETT SCOTT FORD (2000 E BAKER ST, PLANT CITY, FL 33563, (813) 752-4171) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING ROD HAD FRACTURED AND SEPARATED FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

NHTSA ID

11066580

Incident

Jan 27, 2018

Mileage

92,000 mi

IN 10/2016, MY STEERING FLUID BEGAN LEAKING AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT MY STEERING RACK WAS FAULTY. AS FORD DID NOT HAVE THIS PART AVAILABLE, I WAS FORCED TO ACCEPT AN INFERIOR AFTER-MARKET PART AND INCURRED A WHOOPING BILL OF $1,400 FOR THE FIRST REPAIR! AS OF TODAY, 1/18/2018, MY TRUCK IS BACK AT THE FORD GARAGE FOR REPLACEMENT OF MY 6TH AFTER-MARKET PART WHICH ALSO LEAKED AFTER INSTALLATION. I WAS INFORMED IN FEBRUARY 2017 THAT FORD WOULD HAVE AN ACTUAL FORD STEERING RACK, BUT ALMOST ALMOST A YEAR LATER, I'M BEING FORCED ONCE AGAIN TO ACCEPT AN INFERIOR AFTER-MARKET PART. TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, NOT ONLY DO WE HAVE THE INCONVENIENCE OF HAVING ONLY ONE VEHICLE, BUT WE WILL AGAIN HAVE AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR BILL WHICH WE SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING. MOST OF ALL, THE SAFETY ISSUE INVOLVED IN OUR SITUATION IS THE MOST CONCERNING AS THIS FLUID LEAKS ONTO THE HIGHWAY, AS WELL AS THE FACT THAT MY ABILITY TO STEER MY TRUCK COULD AT ANYTIME BE COMPROMISED RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.

NHTSA ID

11063597

Incident

Oct 12, 2016

Mileage

45,000 mi

I OWN A 2010 FORD F-150 FX4 4X4 5.4L PICK UP. THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT WAS BINDING UP, CAUSING A HEAVY STEERING CONDITION, STEERING NOT RETURNING TO CENTER AFTER TURNING AND A BINDING CONDITION. THE PART WAS REPLACED AT APPROXIMATELY 36K MILES BY WASHINGTON FORD IN WASHINGTON PA. APPROX 2 YEARS HAVE PASSED AND AT 63K MILES EXPERIENCING THE SAME CONDITIONS WITH FORD REPLACEMENT PART. TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO WASHINGTON FORD IN WASHINGTON, PA FOR DIAGNOSIS ON 5/4/17. SERVICE DEPARTMENT COULD NOT DETECT OR DIAGNOSE AN ISSUE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR CENTER ON 5/16/17 WHERE TECH DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A BINDING ISSUE WITH THE REPLACEMENT PART. AN AFTER MARKET PART HAS BEEN ORDERED FOR REPLACEMENT. AFTER A LONG SEARCH AT LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIPS FOR THE PART IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT A NUMBER OF FORD PARTS DEALERS AS WELL AS BIG BOX PARTS HOUSES HAVE THE REPLACEMENT PARTS ON BACK ORDER. WOLTZ AND WIND FORD IN CARNEGIE WAS REPORTING TO ME A 40 QUANTITY BACK ORDER FOR THE PART. MANY COMPLAINTS OBSERVED ONLINE. APPEARS TO BE A SAFETY CONCERN WITH NUMEROUS OWNERS ONLINE. PLEASE ADVISE. STOCK IMAGE ATTACHED THANK YOU

NHTSA ID

10986028

Incident

May 16, 2017

Mileage

63,000 mi

BOUGHT NEW IN APRIL 2010, FORD XLT150. NOW AT 73K MI. LAST TWO WEEKS. COULD NOT START TWICE AFTER FILLING UP. HAD TO KEEP FLOORING VEHICLE TO CRANK OVER.HI PERFORMANCE BATTERY IS TWO MTHS OLD. DIED AT RED LIGHT THREE TIMES. DIED AT YIELD SIGN TWICE.DIED AT BANK ATM ONCE. LOST STEERING CONTROL WHEN ENGINE DIED COMING OUT OF YIELD SIGN. LUCKILY HIT NO ONE.TOOK IT TO FORD DEALERSHIP,ASKED ABOUT RECALL NOTICE OR IF OTHERS HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS. NEGATIVE RESPONSE ON BOTH. TOLD THEM THOUSANDS OF SAME PROBLEM POSTED ON INTERNET. THEY TOLD ME MANY PEOPLE JUST POST STUFF. MANY POSTERS SAID FORD DEALERS COMPUTERS SHOWED NO PROBLEM WHEN TRUCK IS HOOKED UP.TAKING IT TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC SHOP. TOO DANGEROUS TO KEEP DRIVING. WILL INJURE SOMEONE AND MYSELF,OR WORSE. WILL BE NOTIFYING FORD.

NHTSA ID

10845891

Incident

Feb 26, 2016

Mileage

72,100 mi

2010 FORD F150 STALLS WHEN GOING SLOW, AND TURNING LEFT. THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOST ALL POWER I HAD TO PUT IN PARK AND RESTART. TOOK ABOUT 5 TRIES FOR THE TRUCK TO RESTART. IT DID THE SAME THING AGAIN ABOUT FIVE MINUTES LATER WHILE MAKING ANOTHER LEFT TURN. ALSO, DIED WHEN I WAS SITTING AT A LIGHT PREPARING TO TURN RIGHT.

NHTSA ID

10836352

Incident

Feb 2, 2016

Mileage

66,600 mi

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!!!

NHTSA ID

10734097

Incident

May 21, 2015

Mileage

102,000 mi