Steering wheel angle while towing

astraelraen wrote:

Gdetrailer wrote:

Does the truck have a "lift" kit and or oversized tires installed?

If so your front end may need alignment.

Since the truck is having this issue with only a few hundred pounds in the bed it really points to something WITH THE TRUCK being wrong and completely rules out trailer and WD.

My suggestion is to put 400 lbs or better (what ever amount of weight it takes to get it to steer off angle) in the bed and take to your dealer and have them go for a test drive. In order to get anything under warranty they (Ford dealer) must see the problem happen.

No the truck and tires are stock / OEM. I will find some time to do that.

Good deal!

This condition IS NOT "NORMAL" and you may have a real uphill battle getting Ford to acknowledge, find and fix the problem.

If they think it is alignment make sure they do the alignment WITH the weight in the bed, then try driving with and without weight after the alignment has been done.

There is a real good chance they will attempt to blow this off and do nothing so you really have to ensure it does this while they are road testing.

Additionally you may want to have a passenger take some video while you are driving with a load in the bed to present to the service manager (you may need this "evidence" to pass on to the Field Service manager in case they give you a hassle)..

You might also go to one of the many F150 online forums and see if anyone can check for any Technical Service Bulletins which may match your problem..

Now days the dealers barely will lift a finger and you most likely will have to be persistent and possibly do some of the trouble shooting leg work..