2018 Ford F-150 steering problems
Owners reported steering problems in 83 complaints for the 2018 Ford F-150, 3% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 83 3% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 16,000 miles 56 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When steering problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 33 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 11 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 4 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 56 steering complaints that report mileage, the median is about 16,000 miles, and 84% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 3 crashes, 3 injuries.
What owners wrote
Was driving back to my office and on the on ramp from a highway to interstate 95 south. I eased left to merge onto the interstate going about 45MPH and increasing speed when my steering wheel pulled left quickly on its own power and steered us head on towards the metal guard rail in the center median. I tried to pull right but there was resistance. I noticed an 'uphil decent fault' on my dash just before my truck struck the guard rail.
Truck pulls to the left, pulls to the right, steering wheel binds, steering goes against itself, pulsations in the steering. Truck is hard to drive. The truck has driven me off the road. The truck has had 3 alignments, steering gear has been replaced, technical service bulletin performed on power steering control module. 2 weeks after it had alignment and TSB performed, ford engineer confirmed steering problem. Ford engineer said to do another alignment. Ford can not fix the problem and refuses.
Other problems reported for the 2018 Ford F-150
- Drivetrain & axles 1,005 complaints
- Engine 597 complaints
- Body & structure 193 complaints
- Electrical system 173 complaints
- Brakes 94 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 91 complaints
- Cruise control 73 complaints
- Fuel system 64 complaints