Why did my steering go stiff in my Ford F150?

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Lucky

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My truck sat for 4 months at a friends house, it was driven just a couple of times. It has 74,000 miles on it. When i let him take my truck it ran perfect, i never had a problem with it. He says my airbag light stays on now, and also the steering went stiff like it needs power steering fluid. Says he took it out and drove it to loosen it up but its still hard to steer. This doesnt make sense to me. I had the truck brand new for 6 years this november and never had any engine or running problems. He also told me he started it everyday. Can someone tell me if they think he tampered with it?
Im serious when i say my truck was in perfect running condition. Do you think he stole the airbag and thats why the light came on and stays on? Its really odd that i drove it 5 1/2 yrs and it ran and drove perfect? Does anyone have any ideas please.......Thanks :)
well thats my question....could letting it sit for 4 months make the steering go out? Yes i did drive it everyday, but he also started it and drove it a lil, it didnt sit without running for 4 months. And why is he telling me my driver side airbag doesnt work cause the lights staying on. Can someone tell me how to tell if they took the airbag out? I heard people sell them for money....i dunno Im just trying to understand why it went from a perfect truck to a POS!
 
I had the same problem with my Ranger. With the gear box, sometimes if you have bigeer tires or drive hard the gear box can go bad. Its about $70-$90 to replace and is returnable if it does not fix the problem and you can get your money back.
 
Diego nailed it right on the head.

If he stole the air bag there would be a large hole in the dash or the steering wheel that you could not possibly miss seeing. Believe it or not the biggest issue with a vehicle sitting still is rodents! They chew on electrical wires and cause all kinds of problems. Power steering pumps rely on fluid movement to keep the bearings free. If it sits that will definitely cause that kind of issue,(even if he started it once a month)
 
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