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2011 Ford F-150 steering problems

The 2011 Ford F-150 has 421 steering complaints filed with NHTSA — 14% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

421

Steering complaints

14%

Share of year

7

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Steering complaints by year

F-150 steering complaints by model year421 complaints1975: 1 complaints1977: 1 complaints1978: 3 complaints1979: 1 complaints1985: 1 complaints1986: 3 complaints1987: 2 complaints1988: 3 complaints1989: 8 complaints1990: 7 complaints1991: 7 complaints1992: 6 complaints1993: 9 complaints1994: 20 complaints1995: 27 complaints1996: 20 complaints1997: 213 complaints1998: 99 complaints1999: 52 complaints2000: 71 complaints2001: 37 complaints2002: 25 complaints2003: 16 complaints2004: 75 complaints2005: 34 complaints2006: 58 complaints2007: 30 complaints2008: 53 complaints2009: 29 complaints2010: 48 complaints2011: 421 complaints2012: 204 complaints2013: 217 complaints2014: 156 complaints2015: 82 complaints2016: 63 complaints2017: 56 complaints2018: 83 complaints2019: 20 complaints2020: 8 complaints2021: 36 complaints2022: 9 complaints2023: 16 complaints2024: 3 complaints2025: 3 complaints
F-150 steering complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“STEERING BECAME LOCKED AND COULD NOT AVOID HITTING THE MERGING CURB. THIS RESULTED IN BLOWING BOTH TIRES ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND CHIPPING BOTH RIMS BEYOND REPAIR. WHILE NO ONE WAS INJURED THIS TIME I AM DEFINITELY SURPRISED A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Steering · October 27, 2014 · crash

Common questions

How many steering complaints does the 2011 Ford F-150 have?

NHTSA has 421 complaints about the 2011 Ford F-150 steering — 14% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.