2011 Ford F-150 owner complaints

Power Assist Fault warning is displayed and the power steering stops working while driving causing a dangerous situation. Stopping the truck and turning off the ignition and restarting it clears it. This condition is becoming more frequent and harder to clear. The last occurence was 12/28/2024. It happened about 10-12 times in a row.

While driving about 40 m per hour the steering wheel lock, couldn't turn left or right very dangerous and risky , almost hit a barrier, 3 years ago had to replace rack and pinion, replaced with original , now dec 2020 the mechanic told me is the rack and pinion again, I see too many complaints about this very serious and dangerous fault

The contact owns a 2011 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving approximately 40 MPH and making a turn, the steering wheel became difficult to turn. The contact was able to pull over and restart the vehicle. The contact stated that the power steering assist fault warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed to a local mechanic where it was diagnosed with the EPS module needing to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure and was awaiting a response. The failure mileage was approximately 126,000.

The contact owns a 2011 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving 15 MPH, the steering wheel became difficult to turn and steered to the right. The contact stated the service advancetrac warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not drivable. The contact towed the vehicle to his residence. The contact drove another vehicle to an independent mechanic and was informed that the fuse to the battery post needed to be replaced. The contact stated that he replaced the fuse to the battery post on his own. The vehicle was not diagnosed. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000.

When turning steering locks up going left prevent correction or turning. *js

On tuesday morning, december 27, 2016 just as I was pulling into the parking space at my office a light flashed on the panel and read "power steering fault" and all of a sudden I could not turn the steering wheel. I turned the engine off and waited about 2-hours before starting it again. Now the message read "service steering now". I contacted Ford's roadside assistance and they came the next day and towed my truck to upper marlboro Ford as they are down the street from my home. The service department said the steering rack needs to be replaced for a cost of $2000. Furthermore, that part is only available through Ford and I've now read where hundreds of other Ford f150 owners had the same problem.

Steering started making a funny noise and power steering stopped working. Could not steer vehicle. No prior issues with steering. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 Ford f-150. The contact stated that the gear shifter became stuck when the vehicle was in reverse. When the vehicle was turned off and restarted, it operated normally. Also, while driving at low speeds, the transmission slipped. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the transmission range sensor and transmission fluid were added, including a new filter. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The dealer was not notified. The failure mileage was 138,000. *dt*jb

The most recent incident resulted in transmission having a harsh downshift to first gear causing vehicle to jerk and engine revs up. This has happened several times in the past including a few days before taking it in for the recall repair in 2019. ( recall 19v -075). This problem, according to Ford, is due to intermittent failure of the output speed sensor ( part of the molded leadframe in the transmission). Two latest incidents occurred on a city street. Have had at least one occasion on an expressway where vehicle had very jerky transmission shift while in cruise control. Have complained about this to Ford and took the vehicle in on two occasions ( see attached invoices). The problem has never been resolved and no warning messages or trouble codes have been found during the repairs. Fo

Transmission is getting stuck in 1st gear. The speedometer is not working when this happens. The vehicle is not showing any mechanical problem lights on the dash. The truck s a supercab lariat limited 6 speed 4x4, AWD. It is not showing up on the recall list vehicle has almost 90,000 miles

When accelerating the vehicle transmission slips into a lower gear, downshifting improperly causing a bump in the ride and a danger in clean acceleration. This issue occurred multiple times and is a contributing power train issue.

I got a recall letter. Recall #19s07. I took my truck to Ford dealership, they reprogrammed the module for the powertrain on 6/19. My extended warranty ran out 11/30/19. On 12/21/19 I was driving on the highway and I had my cruise set at 67 MPH. All of a sudden my gauges stopped working and had a tool show up on dash. Then my tires started sliding and it downshifted. I almost hit another car. I pulled over as soon as I could and stopped my truck. I restarted my truck and all the gauges were back to normal.I drove it for 2 days without any recurrences.I think reprogramming the module is only a temporary fix. Now everytime I drive it, it will down shift. I drove 35 MPH and returned home and had to keep it in low speed.so apparently the reprogramming is not a fix. It is still unsafe and now

Used automatic starter today around 4:30pm. The temp today was in the 20s here in western maryland. While driving home I noticed the rear window passenger side panel was completely shattered. Upon inspection there was no impact area. Just the entire panel was very spider webbed. I will be contacting Ford before I file an insurance claim. This is absolutely a defect with the design of these windows. Ford needs to recall these before a child gets injured from shattered glass. My kids heads are very close to this glass. I'm sure if this happened when traveling at a high speed it could cause any injury. Ford needs to step up and address this before it becomes a big lawsuit. *js

This repair was not covered by Ford and in my opinion it should be. Here's my story: my husband owns a 2011 f150 with approximately 25,000 miles on it. On december 27, 2014 he turned on the rear defroster to clear the window. As he was driving less than a mile from home, the truck had been running about 3 minutes he smelled rubber burning, at which time there was thick white smoke coming from the outside of the passenger rear window and the glass behind my grandson's car sear shattered due to a short in the heating element of the rear defroster. Fortunately our 18 month old grandson was not in the truck as the shards of glass were falling out of the window into his seat. Ford will not cover glass under my warranty. I have pictures of the damage and I have included the link below w

Going up a steep hill in colorado on interstate i70 and the truck started hopping and lurching, dropping my speed from 60-40. The truck lost power almost causing me to be rear-ended on a busy highway. Due to the steepness of the climb, I had to pull over on the side of a busy highway. The dealership said this is a misfire common in the ecoboost trucks. This was the third time this happened going up a steep grade on a busy highway, causing power to decrease drastically. Truck had to be towed to a dealership. I was told it was cracked spark plugs, common in the ecoboost engine. I was very angry to find out I had to pay for the repairs as it is considered normal wear and tear and not under my extended warranty. I have read from other f150 ecoboost owners that this is a problem. Ford

My truck has shuddering problems during acceleration to pass. The weather was rainy and very wet. This is not the first time I have experienced the problem. While visiting louisiana in the summer of 2012 I experienced the same issue and while in san antonio, I had the catalytic converter replaced. *tr

Electronic brake vacum pump is loud when starting the truck, breaks are hard at start and fail when in reverse. Can hear the pump get loud at stops. This occurs every single time the struck is started and at idle. Them pump is loud for aprox 30 seconds to 1 minute on each occurrence.

Trying to accelerate onto the highway the engine misfired, started with excessive vibration and started decelerating. The engine would not recover and had to coast to shoulder and turn off engine. During deceleration, tried to add throttle several times through all speed ranges, but vibration was excessive and no acceleration was achieved. *kb

Returning home from a weekend camping trip with my family and pulling a travel trailer via I-81 in va, I depressed the accelerator approaching a long hill, and abruptly lost all engine and drive power, the engine shuddered violently, the transmission downshifted to lower gear and the check engine light flashed a few times. We had absolutely no power and I thought the engine was going to shut off. I was in the 2nd lane from the right and had to quickly move to the right lane then to the shoulder to avoid being hit from behind. This was very dangerous while pulling a 34' travel trailer. I had to pull the vehicle to the shoulder and stop completely to regain control. I had to put the truck in park and turn it off before it returned to somewhat normal drivability. While continuing to cli

Door latch symbol comes on and dings. And then interior love got stays on.