# 2013 Ford F-150 - Steering locked up

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-ford-f-150-steering-locked-up/178355>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** ford\
**Created:** [July 29, 2021, 3:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-ford-f-150-steering-locked-up/178355 "2021-07-29T15:11:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![jdoster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3ec8ea/32.png) [@jdoster](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jdoster)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2021, 3:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-ford-f-150-steering-locked-up/178355/1 "2021-07-29T15:11:25Z")

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steering wheel locked while driving

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**Author:** ![GorehamJ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/gorehamj/32/24103_2.png) [@GorehamJ](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GorehamJ)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2021, 4:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-ford-f-150-steering-locked-up/178355/2 "2021-07-30T16:56:20Z")

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Tell us more! What happened after the tow?

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**Author:** ![Scrapyard-John](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@Scrapyard-John](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Scrapyard-John)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2021, 5:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-ford-f-150-steering-locked-up/178355/3 "2021-07-30T17:11:28Z")

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Ford had some issues with their EPAS (electronic power assist) system in those years. Power steering is electronic rather than the old hydraulic power steering pumps we were used to starting in the 2011 f150. May be that system failed and you had no power steering?

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**Author:** ![weekend-warrior](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/weekend-warrior/32/26122_2.png) [@weekend-warrior](https://community.cartalk.com/u/weekend-warrior)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2021, 5:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-ford-f-150-steering-locked-up/178355/4 "2021-07-30T17:15:15Z")

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when you say locked up do you mean like when you shut vehicle off and take the key out and you cant turn the wheel? if not it can be what Scrapyard-john said or this…  
[Ford F150 power steering problem SOLVED! - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqMFzSmHYyc)

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2021, 9:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-ford-f-150-steering-locked-up/178355/5 "2021-07-30T21:07:22Z")

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> [@jdoster](#):
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> steering wheel locked while driving

So, you wound-up hitting something because you were unable to steer the truck?  
Or, were you able to stop in time before hitting something?  
If the latter is the case, then how did you steer to a safe place after stopping?

Or, as has already been suggested, did you simply lose _power assist_ for the steering?