| Issue ID | 1083939 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10608219 |
| Manufacurer | Ford Motor Company |
| Brand | FORD |
| Model | F-150 |
| Model Year | 2004 |
| File date | 07/08/13 |
| Component | STEERING |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Steering becomes stiff, will not turn without excessive force and if in turn requires excessive force to return to neutral position. When turn it will hang and forcing causes over steer. According to inter chat the fix was to lubricate the steering column universal joint above steering pump in engine room. Did this, was good until may 2014 and suddenly return, lubrication not working so well this time. This would cause my wife to wreck, it could cause and may have caused accidents. Appears to be common issue. Please investigate because many complaints on logged on web sites. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 90000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | STAMPING GROUND, KY |
| VIN pattern | 1FTRF14W54KXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | N |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
| Number of cylinders | 8 |
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| Vehicle speed | 45 |
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