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Old Jan 18, 2019 | 11:43 PM
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So, Been driving my 2016 since August now and love it!! However, on the drive home tonight, I noticed my steering wheel seemed loose. Turning left and right is fine. but the darn thing can rock up and down and side to side. This is fully stopped and not turning I literally mean it feel like it will fall off! The column is not loose and the tilt mechanism is fully locked. Did a quick search and could not find any posts on this. Anyone else notice something like this? I'm going to YouTube the steering wheel now to see what else I can find. Other than that, love the 3.5L Ecoboost! Go Italian tune ups!!!!!!!!



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Old Jan 18, 2019 | 11:47 PM
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The steering wheel bolt could be loose. You will have to pull the airbag out to check but it's very easy to do.

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Old Jan 18, 2019 | 11:48 PM
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You should have the truck towed to whoever does your work. Don't try to drive it!
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Old Jan 20, 2019 | 11:51 AM
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Originally Posted by dhmcfadin
The steering wheel bolt could be loose. You will have to pull the airbag out to check but it's very easy to do.

https://youtu.be/cNRANtIY2Sg
Thanks for the link to the video. The bolt was loose. Kind of disturbing to think that someone must have done something to the truck at some point (I bought it used) and didn't tighten the bolt properly. At any rate, I've tightened it and its good as new again! Thanks!

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