Doing Battle with my Steering Wheel
09-20-2016, 08:10 PM
#21
Senior Member
I was finally able to make time to bring it in to the dealer this week. My adviser at Omera Ford told me there is nothing that can be done to adjust the steering. He said that some models have the ability to adjust built into the steering menus on the dash, but mine was not one of those.
I have some major soul searching to do now on whether to keep the truck. Love everything else about the truck except for the fact that it keeps causing elbow tendinitis from fighting with the steering wheel. Between the truck, the topper, bed liner and weathertech, and F150Lifts parts, I probably have over $55K into the truck. Wish I had kept my old Dodge.
I have some major soul searching to do now on whether to keep the truck. Love everything else about the truck except for the fact that it keeps causing elbow tendinitis from fighting with the steering wheel. Between the truck, the topper, bed liner and weathertech, and F150Lifts parts, I probably have over $55K into the truck. Wish I had kept my old Dodge.
09-20-2016, 08:28 PM
#22
Looking back I think i would have probably still ended up with the F150, but I am seriously considering one of those '70 style seat pads lol.
As for the steering Its kind of weird because its the opposite of my wife's benz which is heavier at low speeds than the f150 but lighter at high speeds. I kind of like it heavy though as it reminds me of most sports cars.
09-20-2016, 09:54 PM
#23
Senior Member
OP, did you have the dealer verify the alignment, as mentioned earlier? Have them give you the printout of the spec.
Something is not right here. I find my '15 XLT to be one of the easiest steering vehicles I've ever had. Usually just my left hand thumb & index finger on the bottom of the wheel tooling down the highway, no fight whatsoever. I find the steering feel/effort very light and precise. Feedback is a bit muted, but I don't mind that on a truck.
Keep pushing your dealer to find a fix. Drive some other trucks in his inventory to get a benchmark, so you can both compare the difference. I truly believe you have something wrong with yours.
Something is not right here. I find my '15 XLT to be one of the easiest steering vehicles I've ever had. Usually just my left hand thumb & index finger on the bottom of the wheel tooling down the highway, no fight whatsoever. I find the steering feel/effort very light and precise. Feedback is a bit muted, but I don't mind that on a truck.
Keep pushing your dealer to find a fix. Drive some other trucks in his inventory to get a benchmark, so you can both compare the difference. I truly believe you have something wrong with yours.
09-20-2016, 10:30 PM
#24
Senior Member
I was finally able to make time to bring it in to the dealer this week. My adviser at Omera Ford told me there is nothing that can be done to adjust the steering. He said that some models have the ability to adjust built into the steering menus on the dash, but mine was not one of those.
I have some major soul searching to do now on whether to keep the truck. Love everything else about the truck except for the fact that it keeps causing elbow tendinitis from fighting with the steering wheel. Between the truck, the topper, bed liner and weathertech, and F150Lifts parts, I probably have over $55K into the truck. Wish I had kept my old Dodge.
I have some major soul searching to do now on whether to keep the truck. Love everything else about the truck except for the fact that it keeps causing elbow tendinitis from fighting with the steering wheel. Between the truck, the topper, bed liner and weathertech, and F150Lifts parts, I probably have over $55K into the truck. Wish I had kept my old Dodge.
09-20-2016, 11:16 PM
#25
Senior Member
Why not let us have a few degrees of easy steering for lane keeping and then turn on this safety?? Feature.
I have found that it's easier on my hands and arms to let the truck drift over the line and let the lane keeping move it back..
Last edited by Livoniabob; 09-20-2016 at 11:20 PM.
09-21-2016, 01:33 AM
#26
I have an appt to get the alignment re-done. I bought a lifetime alignment for the vehicle from Firestone after putting in the lift so didn't get it done by the dealer. But the dealer rep said that even that won't fix the hard steering. They said that it is performing as designed.
QUOTE=dalola;4959273]OP, did you have the dealer verify the alignment, as mentioned earlier? Have them give you the printout of the spec.
Something is not right here. I find my '15 XLT to be one of the easiest steering vehicles I've ever had. Usually just my left hand thumb & index finger on the bottom of the wheel tooling down the highway, no fight whatsoever. I find the steering feel/effort very light and precise. Feedback is a bit muted, but I don't mind that on a truck.
Keep pushing your dealer to find a fix. Drive some other trucks in his inventory to get a benchmark, so you can both compare the difference. I truly believe you have something wrong with yours.[/QUOTE]
QUOTE=dalola;4959273]OP, did you have the dealer verify the alignment, as mentioned earlier? Have them give you the printout of the spec.
Something is not right here. I find my '15 XLT to be one of the easiest steering vehicles I've ever had. Usually just my left hand thumb & index finger on the bottom of the wheel tooling down the highway, no fight whatsoever. I find the steering feel/effort very light and precise. Feedback is a bit muted, but I don't mind that on a truck.
Keep pushing your dealer to find a fix. Drive some other trucks in his inventory to get a benchmark, so you can both compare the difference. I truly believe you have something wrong with yours.[/QUOTE]
09-21-2016, 01:38 AM
#27
Totally agree about the few degrees of easy steering, Livoniabob. What I can't understand is that I've been driving since the mid 1980s and haven't lost control of any vehicle that had lighter steering than this. In my opinion, when they moved to electric steering they made some bad engineering decisions by having the truck constantly pulling the wheel back to center. There has to be a better way.
That's fine,,, so I have to suffer every mile I drive on the highway trying to keep the truck in the middle of the lane because of stupid people that can't and shouldn't be driving.. Why not just take their license away. Oh forgot they probably lost it years ago..
Why not let us have a few degrees of easy steering for lane keeping and then turn on this safety?? Feature.
I have found that it's easier on my hands and arms to let the truck drift over the line and let the lane keeping move it back..
Why not let us have a few degrees of easy steering for lane keeping and then turn on this safety?? Feature.
I have found that it's easier on my hands and arms to let the truck drift over the line and let the lane keeping move it back..
09-21-2016, 02:41 AM
#28
I was finally able to make time to bring it in to the dealer this week. My adviser at Omera Ford told me there is nothing that can be done to adjust the steering. He said that some models have the ability to adjust built into the steering menus on the dash, but mine was not one of those.
I have some major soul searching to do now on whether to keep the truck. Love everything else about the truck except for the fact that it keeps causing elbow tendinitis from fighting with the steering wheel. Between the truck, the topper, bed liner and weathertech, and F150Lifts parts, I probably have over $55K into the truck. Wish I had kept my old Dodge.
I have some major soul searching to do now on whether to keep the truck. Love everything else about the truck except for the fact that it keeps causing elbow tendinitis from fighting with the steering wheel. Between the truck, the topper, bed liner and weathertech, and F150Lifts parts, I probably have over $55K into the truck. Wish I had kept my old Dodge.
Hi, it will get better or you will get used to it. My 2014 F-150 is the first large vehicle that I have owned with rack and pinion steering. It was quick to turn and touchy to keep straight for quite a while. After over 25,000 miles, I feel that the steering has loosened up a bit, and I feel much more comfortable driving my truck now. At first I had to really control my steering, but now I can drive it relaxed. I also towed a travel trailer cross country for over 13,000 miles, in 3 1/2 months time.