Ford F-150 Complaints (2015)

1,746 consumer complaints on file.

#11575044March 2, 2024
WHEELS
Replaced lug nuts that had swollen and was not removable with standard socket at repair shop to repair flat tire. Chrome lugs with dissimilar metals caused the swelling. Unable to change tires to deal with roadside emergencies.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11574641February 29, 2024
POWER TRAIN
The contact's father owns a 2015 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while his father was driving approximately 40 MPH, the vehicle downshifted inadvertently. The vehicle was steered into a parking lot where the driver observed that the engine was revving without depressing the accelerator pedal. The vehicle was turned off and was not able to be restarted. The vehicle was towed to the residence where a handheld diagnostic machine retrieved DTC code: P0707. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the leadframe needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 52,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11574524February 28, 2024
ENGINE
The contact owns a 2015 Ford F-150. The contact stated that after discovering oil leaking from the vehicle, the vehicle was taken to the local dealer who diagnosed that the RTV seal had failed causing oil to leak from the oil pan, and the oil pan needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 121,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11573704February 23, 2024
POWER TRAIN
I was driving a couple of days ago and all of a sudden I got this wrench icon on my dashboard and my 2015 Ford F150 went to limp mode from 70 mph to 35 mph for no apparent reason. I've noticed the PRNDM21 is grayed out. Luckily after about 10 seconds, it went back to normal. Today Feb 23, 2024, I went to pick up my girls from school and this wrench icon shows up again, this time it felt like my truck was not responding to acceleration, it's like it had a mind of its own. I was pressing the brake but it felt like it was not responding so I almost rear-ended another vehicle. Luckily, there was room on the right lane so I swerved immediately not even thinking if there was any car so fortunately, after about a minute, the car went back to normal. I was so scared driving the truck after I picked up my girls to school, I was hoping it wouldn't happen again as there were a lot of kids crossing the school. When I got home, I used my code reader and it came up with P0707 and P0706 (Transmission Sensor a Circuit Range Performance and Transmission Range Sensor A Circuit Low) issues. I contacted a mobile mechanic and scheduled for a repair this Sunday. Hope they can get this fix asap!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11573209February 21, 2024
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Vehicle speedometer working it radically
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11570384February 6, 2024
ENGINE
The oil gaskets on the valve covers and oil pan are defective and leak. This causes oil to be leaked on the engine and can catch fire. Ford has stopped making the defective parts and now charging customers for the repair. If the repairs are not made, the engine fire is a probability.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11569473February 2, 2024
SERVICE BRAKES
my truck now has 40,000 miles on it. For the past week the speedometer screen get covered by the message window. YOUR AUTOMATIC PARKING BRAKES HAVE A MALFUNCTION, GET IT SERVICED IMMEDIATELY. I can't really tell if the parking brake is dragging. My gas mileage has dropped about 1 mpg and it has feeling of slight chattering when starting out. I I keep deleting the message but it randomly comes up again. I live about 1 mile from Westway Ford in Irving, TX. I called for a service call appt. Over the phone they said they would come to get it at 10:30 a.m. I offered to drive it over to their service department but they said they would come and get it. They also said there would be a $395 charge whether the look at the problem or not. Why didn't they want me to drive it to their service departmenT?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11568975January 31, 2024
WHEELS, WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
Could not remove the lug nuts. They did not fit in the lug wrench. They had to be hammered off.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11568400January 29, 2024
ENGINE
Both the drivers side and passenger side exhaust manifolds have sheered the support bolts off potentially causing parts to come loose and fall off while driving. This is a known and well documented issue on the trucks with repair estimates being 3-$4,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11567723January 25, 2024
ENGINE
The contact owns a 2015 Ford F-150. The contact stated the oil pan was leaking. The vehicle was taken to several independent mechanics where the vehicle was diagnosed with a leaking oil pan and that the oil pan needed to be replaced. The contact was informed that the oil pan was unavailable to be ordered. The contact contacted several Ford dealers and inquired about the replacement of the oil pan and was informed that the part was unavailable. The oil pan had been out of stock for two years. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to report the failure to the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000. The VIN was unavailable.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11567380January 23, 2024
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
Last year while camping. I pulled into our camping spot. When I put my f150 into park. The right passenger door lock popped up and the door opened all by itself. I got out of the truck to shut the door but it would not close. After having my kid pull and holding the door knob up from inside. The door finally closed. But I did it again later on in the trip. It sounds like the same recall that is on other 2015 f150. The dealership here in Marysville ohio states that it not a recalled item. They want to charge me $600 plus the fix the kinked wire. I refuse to pay to have it fixed because it sounds like a recall. So the vehicle just sits in my driveway.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11565791January 16, 2024
ENGINE
The contact owns a 2015 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving 10 MPH, the check engine warning light illuminated, and the vehicle was losing motive power. The local dealer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic, and the contact was informed that the timing belt needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 148,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11564545January 10, 2024
SEATS
My upholstery of the drivers seat was worn out, so I had it replaced. When the mechanic pulled off the old upholstery, he found that the seat frame was broken in two places. I was then told by the service writer that this is a safety issue and that they are required to NOT release my vehicle back to me, due to the severity of the safety of the driver. He told me that the seat could break loose from the truck in event of a collision. - I have saved the damaged component - There was no indication or warning that this component failed
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11563837January 5, 2024
STRUCTURE
The contact owns a 2015 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while the vehicle was at the dealer for a scheduled oil change, the contact was informed that two bolts were fractured on the exhaust manifold. The contact was informed that the exhaust manifold and assembly needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was filed. The failure mileage was approximately 100,358.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11561903December 26, 2023
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION, BACK OVER PREVENTION: REARVIEW SYSTEM BRAKING
Vehicle has a catastrophic design flaw. If water enters the LED BLISS tail light assembly even in small amounts for anreason, including due to manufacturing defects, minor damage such as a crack, e treme wet weather, or wear and tear of seals, then numerous electrical failures occur of the entire warning system. This includes not only the tail lights, and blind spot backup and cross traffic systems, but catastrophic failure of all dashboard door and window controls. The vehicle cannot be easily unlocked including with remote, climate and accessories cannot be controlled. They vehicle can barely be operated and great expertise and expense required to return the vehicle to proper service. This has happened twice to this vehicle in 2022. Both times it was from minor damage to the taillight lens. Water entered the connectors for a network system which is critical to numerous vehicle safety and critical systems which are completely digital. The part required replacing is available only from a dealer as an OEM part and cost $500 plus labor. Research shows this is a widespread confusing problem, which renders high end models nearly inoperable with uncontrollable systems other than basic engine functions and subjecting consumers to great inconvenience and expense. The manufacturer does not appear to have offered recall services and only will repair or replace if the item fails under warranty. Under any interpretation this problem is a gross failure in engineering and safety. What other vehicles with a minor taillight problem have failure of a majority of systems? So many codes are thrown that the average technician and consumer must bear great expense to repair for diagnosis, and then replacement with extremely expensive parts only available from dealer.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11561650December 23, 2023
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Rear driver's door lock froze and wouldn't lock. Upper lock/latch latched on rear driver's side door, but lower lock/latch froze and wouldn't latch/lock. Had to drive to work with the lower lock not latched and wait for weather to warm up for latch/lock to release. Problem happens every year when the weather gets cold.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11560611December 18, 2023
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INTEGRATED TRAILER BRAKE CONTROL
I connected the 7-pin trailer wire of my 16' tandem axle enclosed trailer with electric brakes to my pickup. I checked the lights on the trailer. All functioned correctly. I got into my pickup to drive. The integrated trailer brake controller was smoking and getting hot. No error messages popped up on the dashboard. I pulled the fuse for the trailer brake module to prevent the integrated trailer brake module from melting or catching fire. Upon searching the internet, this appears to be a problem with my model year (2015 F-150). Ford dealership re-programs the trailer brake module. This needs to be addressed before the brake controller fails and could potentially catch fire. It also could cause an accident, because the electric trailer brakes will lock up or cease to engage.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11560131December 14, 2023
SEAT BELTS
While sitting in my driveway getting ready to go to town, I pulled the seat belt to lock it into place when I hear a pop then the seat belt would not retract at all. It was as if the retractable spring broke. I left the truck sitting until I could get a replacement belt from Ford (450.00) to repair this safety issue. Had this belt failed in a collision it would have caused severe damage to the driver. This issue needs to be addressed before someone dies in an accident. There was no warning signs before this happened and I was very lucky it happened in my driveway and not on the highway.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11559170December 8, 2023
POWER TRAIN
Throttle body failure while driving resulting in immediate need to pull off the road as vehicle lost power and a lot of warnings lights going off. Very dangerous at Haigh speeds in traffic.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11559234December 8, 2023
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
Al darmarcha mi camioneta no dio marcha creei que la vateria estaba baja pero no dio marcha solo encendieron las luces del tablero brake system y Electric park brake no damarcha se bloqueo por completo
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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