2013 Ford F-150 steering problems
216 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the steering on the 2013 Ford F-150 — 7% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“While driving the steering wheel will jerk and pull the wheel to the right then have no power steering at all. This has happened three times now with one time I ran off the road while going around a corner , luckily on a fm road with no traffic. I have to stop turn the vehicle off wait a few…”
filed Jun 24, 2026
“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…”
filed Mar 18, 2026
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Steering problems in other F-150 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 F-150 | 3 | 3% |
| 2024 F-150 | 4 | 2% |
| 2023 F-150 | 16 | 4% |
| 2022 F-150 | 9 | 2% |
| 2021 F-150 | 37 | 4% |
| 2020 F-150 | 8 | 1% |
| 2019 F-150 | 21 | 2% |
| 2018 F-150 | 83 | 4% |
| 2017 F-150 | 57 | 4% |
| 2016 F-150 | 62 | 3% |
| 2015 F-150 | 83 | 5% |
| 2014 F-150 | 157 | 10% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2013 Ford F-150
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.