Bingo! I am having the same problem for the same reason. My son likes to play with me but cannot maneuver in the game very well, especially in buildings. In WoW he would just auto-follow me. I have even become pretty good at makiing wide turns so as not to get him stuck around corners. In ToR however, his toon just starts running in place after 3-4 seconds of auto-follow. It got to the point where he was getting lost so often he doesn't want to play anymore. Please fix!