Ford F-150 Complaints (2015)

1,746 consumer complaints on file.

#11715467February 4, 2026
POWER TRAIN
I was driving down the road at 45mph and the vehicle suddenly shifted into 1st gear and rapidly slowed down. A malfunction indicator came on, I shut the vehicle off thinking it was a glitch, then the vehicle wouldn't restart. This occured in midday traffic, which could've caused a crash. Never had any previous issues with the vehicle. It cost me $1854 to have this repaired at the Ford dealer, they stated the lead frame connector had failed.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11715554February 4, 2026
POWER TRAIN
Was driving my truck to work and all of a sudden it down shifted from gear 6 to gear 4. Then through up the wrench icon on dash. Would not come out of 4th gear. Code was p0720. Output shaft speed sensor. Once code was cleared, it was ok again for about 20 miles then did it again.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11715634February 4, 2026
POWER TRAIN
First time my transmission downshifted to 1st gear coming to a stop at approximately 35mph while gently braking. The leadframe turned out to be defective. Approximately 60k miles later the same symptom and same failure. The leadframe was replaced and that solved the problem.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11715219February 3, 2026
POWER TRAIN
Rough shift in 4th gear .. transmission bangs going in and out of 4 th gear ..There's been news reports your investigating this issue and that it could possibly cause the transmission to lock up at highway speeds
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11715238February 3, 2026
STRUCTURE:BODY
I can have the vehicle available for inspection. I have to hold the truck door shut while driving it when the issue happens. There has been no confirmation of the issue by a dealer or independent service center. There has been no inspection of the problem by the insurance company, manufacture, police or others. This year during cold weather the issue started. I bought the vehicle used. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I have a 2015 f150 and when it gets cold i can open my driver's side door, but when i go to close the door, it won't latch. The inside door handle is really loose, like it's not attached to anything. Once the vehicle heats up, the door handle gets stiffer, like it is connected and I'm able to close the truck door. This only happens when it's extremely cold outside. I was told by a ford dealer that this is not a recall door actuator problem. They think it may be the door cable that connects to the inside door handle. They stated it may or may not be a warranty replacement and not a recall. They say it would be around $149 to diagnose the door problem, and if it's not a warranty replacement, I will have to pay the diagnosis cost and repair cost. They say the only way to know if the door repair is under warranty is for them to go inside the door and diagnose. So this is my concern. I have an extended warranty on the truck and it runs out at 147,000 miles. I'm at 144,000 miles. If I take the vehicle to them and they take the door apart and then say it's not a warranty or recall issue, this could cost a lot of money. With all the problems that the F150 has with the door lock problems when the temperature gets cold, it seems to me that Ford should know right away that my truck door problem is a common problem and it should be covered immediately under a recall or warranty. I bought the truck used. Let me know your thoughts on this.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11715260February 3, 2026
POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2015 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40 MPH or less while in 5th or 6th gear, the transmission unexpectedly downshifted to 1st gear. The “WRENCH” warning light was illuminated. The contact restarted the vehicle to turn off the warning light. The contact called a certified Ford mechanic and was informed that the lead frame and valve body had failed. The mechanic stated that the valve body, lead frame, and sensor needed to be replaced. The mechanic also informed the contact that it was a common issue with the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact was made aware that the failure was related to NHTSA Open Investigation Number: EA26001 (Power Train). The manufacturer was informed of the failure and confirmed that the VIN was not under recall. The failure mileage was approximately 69,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11715332February 3, 2026
POWER TRAIN
My truck abruptly downshifts to a lower gear, first or second, without any warning on the freeway. Seems like wheels lock up momentarily. There is nothing that notifies me before this happens. Very random occurrence but also very dangerous.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11715388February 3, 2026
POWER TRAIN
Truck is shifting into low gear while at highway speed cause load thump or bang
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11715025February 2, 2026
VISIBILITY/WIPER
The rear window just completely shattered on it's own. The glass pieces were still mostly connected to each other, but the entire glass panel was cracked into small pieces. The vehicle luckily was parked at the time. But, when my daughter got in the car, she touched the glass with her finger thinking it was ice, and cause a section to completely fall apart, with some glass getting on her (one of the pictures shows this hole). It was the coldest day we had in NJ in a number of years. The front of the truck was facing south and it was cold, but sunny (high temperature that day was 19F, low temp was close to 0F). Around 3:45pm, I needed to drive my daughter somewhere, so I remote started the truck, which I'm not sure if it puts the rear defroster on. It's not known if it cracked before I remote started or not. The rear window has a center sliding window panel, which that center panel was perfectly fine. It had snowed about 5 days before, and snow was still on the ground, but the truck had been thoroughly cleaned and driven since then, with no visible snow or ice anywhere on it. The entire rear window glass was in perfect condition before this, no chips in it or any issues. I gave details to the dealer on their online chat tool early this morning, which I was told someone would contact me back, but I haven't heard anything back yet. I had read online about many other people having the same thing happen with their F150 around the same year as mine, so I wanted to report this, as the window shouldn't just completely shatter, and appears to be a known issue.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11713454January 26, 2026
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Back up camera has stopped working - It does work very rarely. I contacted the dealer but my 2015 is not included in any recalls even though Ford has a 15-year warranty on some cameras.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11712320January 21, 2026
SEATS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
My truck panoramic sunroof is leaking water which is damaging the headliner, seats, console, floor carpet, lights between the seats. There is a recall 16S35 which is for yhe very same issues that Im having. This is a dangerous situation when driving and causes distractions during driving. This is unsafe and osses risk to driving the vehicle during rain, going theough car washes or snow. Please include my vin under this recall so yhe proper repairs can be made.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11709674January 8, 2026
POWER TRAIN
When accelerating and decelerating the vehicle jerks and responds erratically. We had just had it at the dealership for its 80k mile maintenance. They did a transmission flush. We thought it was related but when we brought it back in, we were told that the mold leadframe would require replacing.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11709381January 7, 2026
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
While driving at normal speeds, the transmission hesitates and pops when shifting into 4th gear. The vehicle slows down unexpectedly before shifting and will suddenly downshift without warning. This causes abrupt deceleration and creates a safety concern, especially at highway speeds. The issue occurs intermittently and without driver input. Even when I’m in normal gears it will downshift and cause me to slow and lose control even when I am not breaking. It occurs at just 35 mph- highway speeds.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11708822January 5, 2026
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER
Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2015 Ford F-150. The contact discovered a mileage discrepancy after the purchase. The vehicle was a dealer sale. At the time of purchase, the mileage was 85,000. The vehicle was taken to a dealer for a trade-in, and it was later discovered that the mileage on the title was 185,000. Upon further investigation, the contact found out that Sheridan Motors had bought the vehicle from the original owner and that the dealer was the one who had rolled back the odometer. The contact contacted the Department of Transportation Bureau of Investigation and Identity Protection.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11708247January 1, 2026
POWER TRAIN
On [XXX], I was driving the vehicle and accelerating onto the [XXX] freeway from an on-ramp in northern Phoenix, Arizona. During acceleration, the truck suddenly and violently downshifted, producing an abrupt jerking motion that forcibly displaced the vehicle out of the accelerating gear and into a lower gear without warning or driver input. The incident required us to exit the freeway and pull over. The event caused a momentary but pronounced loss of smooth propulsion at a critical merge point on to the freeway, creating an obvious risk of loss of control and collision with other motorists. The sudden lock-up and downshift, spike in RPMs, and deceleration were entirely inconsistent with normal operation and were objectively dangerous under highway-speed conditions. My passenger and I were jerked forward into our seatbelts. After this incident, I had the vehicle's transmission checked at a small shop, which stated they did not find any codes or issues, but recommended a full transmission rebuild at a cost of several thousand dollars. Finding no diagnostic codes or issues, I continued using my truck until it unexpectedly failed the following month on a freeway. In December 2025, while I was exiting a freeway in Mesa, Arizona, the F-150’s 6R80 transmission downshifted again without being prompted, causing similar critical safety concerns. But this time the transmission was stuck in gear and was unsafe to operate on the highway or city streets. It had to be towed. A repair shop determined that the output speed sensor was found faulty at all times with diagnostic trouble codes of P720, P0722, and P2535, requiring complete replacement of the Leadframe Assembly. To the best of my knowledge and belief, this is consistent with other recalls that Ford has issued related to the failure of its 6R80 transmissions in F-150s and similar vehicles for years 2011-2014, which are known to Ford to have a risk of crashing due to the sudden downshifting concerns. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11706679December 22, 2025
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
While in 6th gear driving on the highway at 70 mph the truck downshifted to 3rd and drastically decelerated. When this happened the instrument display went from having all 6 gear numbers viable to only 1 - 3. It had to be put into Manual Mode and shifted into 6th manually. This happens twice in the same trip.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11705785December 18, 2025
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Dashboard blackout while driving.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11704065December 9, 2025
POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2015 Ford F-150. The contact stated that upon shifting to reverse and depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle hesitated to respond and jerked while responding. The contact stated that upon shifting to drive(D), the failure recurred, and the vehicle rolled backwards unintendedly. The contact stated that the vehicle was able to move forward while in drive(D) after several attempts; however, the vehicle jerked while responding. The contact stated that the transmission gauge needle moved to HOT. The message "See Owner’s Manual" was displayed. The contact stated that the failure had progressively worsened, and the vehicle had failed to shift into gear and had become undrivable. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, but was not diagnosed because the dealer was booked. The vehicle was towed back to the residence. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11702555December 2, 2025
ENGINE
Truck started making a loud sound from engine compartment on startup after towing camper 150 miles. The sound started to get louder and started to notice exhaust smells in the cabin. I took the truck into dealer to find out that the exhaust manifolds were warped leaking on both sides of engine due to a stud being broken that holds the manifold in place the tech said it sounds like a diesel. The service advisor at the dealership said that it is a "common problem" on the 3.5L twin turbo engine. The cab of the truck fills with the exhaust fumes to the point where the driver gets headaches unless the windows are open. I asked if there was a recall on this problem and they said NO. The same manifolds was used for years on that motor, since then Ford redesigned the manifolds to use extra studs into the heads that are already there but now want the consumers to pay to install the new design to keep the fumes out of the cab. Looking online it seems to be a problem that the turbos are heating the manifolds to the point that they warp and snap the only stud used on the rear portion of manifolds for owners that tow with the truck (that has a tow package and rated at 12500 capacity) FYI I'm only towing 5000 pounds. My concerns are that the exhaust fumes can overcome the driver an cause them to pass out or become impaired by the carbon dioxide poisoning.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11701803November 27, 2025
POWER TRAIN
After a Ford recall on software update for Transmission, the transmission is now starting to fail and downshift for no apparent reason, causing the rears wheels to lock up.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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