Ford F-150 Complaints (2022)

911 consumer complaints on file.

#11521599May 11, 2023
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Stereo has extremely loud pop and static noise. Almost blew my water drums, including wife and kids. This is a known issue and Ford is not doing anything about it. Happened 3 times now / easily cause an accident when driving not mention blowing ear drums. I had to go to doctor to get checked out. Ears still ringing and having hard time hearing.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11521530May 11, 2023
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Extremely loud pop/bang from the speakers out of the blue. Very startling as I thought I had hit something or had something catastrophically fail. Fortunately was on an empty street because the sound was so bad I slammed on the brakes.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11521233May 9, 2023
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:TV/RADIO/SPEAKERS
Vehicle B&O Unleashed sound system makes seemingly random BOOMs at full volume (>1000watt system) then a crackling and static sound as well. This is a health risk as my ears hurt 2 days afterward and were ringing no less than 2 hours. This is a safety risk as it seems like gunshots and I was panicked and almost wrecked. Others on forums have wrecked. Here is a description of the “event” this Saturday 5/6/23 Start truck, tiny popping sound, think little of it. Drive about 2 minutes then BOOM BOOM BOOM three speaker max volume blasts, then tweeters start to crackle and give that constant “static” sound. All tweeters continued for minutes. (video in middle of this) I stopped at a light, turned truck off and turned back on… no change sounds continue. Stopped at another light, turned truck off, opened door, then turned back on. The static stopped but crackles continued, upon restart static and crackles both continue. What was curious is that as I sped up the volume increased and decreased slightly when I slowed down, which is in line with the variable speed settings. I thought that was peculiar as it indicates some of the settings are still sending normal signals. Stopped, turned off truck, got out and closed door, and fifteen seconds later all sounds finally stopped (have video of this but too much data for NHTSA online portal system).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11521271May 9, 2023
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Water seeps into brake lightbar in tailgate and shorts the light. The light bar now does light at all during braking or normal operation. This seems to be a known issue amongst forum contributors, some which have had 3+ light bars replaced. Seems to be an awful design choice but it’s affecting the safety of travelers.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11519579April 29, 2023
VISIBILITY/WIPER
Ford dealership, Soul Lake Ford, in Sour Lake Texas states that they will not order or make entry to fix a recall notice from Ford due to no parts available. So they stated wiper motor fails while in service they will repair as priority need. I stated the recall states failure can cause potential crash risk. They refused to put me on a repair call list. I call customer complaints at Ford and they didn’t resolve. So no to take care of recall.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11519353April 27, 2023
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Truck Bed camera displays a blue screen
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11519133April 26, 2023
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:TV/RADIO/SPEAKERS
When starting the car there was a loud audio pop that transitioned into a deafening static sound that I could not stop. I had to drive 80 minutes to the dealer with the windows down so I didn’t end up with hearing damage. The stereo could not be turned down or off. The volume knob would turn but the level showed as though it were turned off. After 80 minutes of it my ears were ringing and still are. The dealer tells me I need some replacement “radio” module as they were unable to make the sound stop and leave the car safe to drive.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11518186April 21, 2023
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:TV/RADIO/SPEAKERS
Sound system randomly stops working and makes an extremely load cracking and popping sounds. Usually happens a few minutes after start up
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11517853April 19, 2023
POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2022 Ford F150. The contact stated that she took her vehicle to the dealer to be serviced and the dealer informed the contact that the passenger’s side rear axle bolt had detached. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V128000 (Power Train). The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to file a complaint with the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 16,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11517450April 17, 2023
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES
The contact owns a 2022 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 5 MPH the braking system and power steering suddenly failed causing the driver to lose control of the vehicle and crash into a concrete light pole pillar. During the incident, the vehicle was severely damaged. The driver sustained a right-hand laceration and chest and leg injuries. The front passenger sustained both leg injuries. Both occupants required medical treatment. The cause of the failures was not determined. A police report was taken at the scene and the vehicle was towed to an undisclosed location. The contact indicated that the failures had also occurred prior to the crash. The local dealer was notified of the failure. The manufacturer was not yet contacted regarding the incident. The failure mileage was 10,100.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#11517137April 14, 2023
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:TV/RADIO/SPEAKERS
Extremely loud popping and then static noise from speakers. Loud enough to cause ear pain. Has happened twice to date.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11516630April 12, 2023
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:TV/RADIO/SPEAKERS
My 2022 F-150 4x4 Platinum Supercrew Powerboost full hybrid, about 11,500 miles, had no issues until about 6:30 PM 4/11/23, when I started the truck as normal. Immediately, a very loud explosion sound occurred followed by loud "sparks and crackles". The sound was painfully loud, but after 5-10 seconds the sound ended. Thereafter, the the audio system was unable to produce any sound in any app (audio, nav, phone, etc). In audio, the volume was shown as zero on the screen and continued to show zero on turning of the volume knob. Turning the audio system on and off and turning the vehicle on and off did not alter the problem; volume remained zero and the car was silent in all modes. Later that night, a couple hours after shutting the vehicle off, I restarted the vehicle and the audio was normal. This is dangerous and unacceptable.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11516511April 11, 2023
POWER TRAIN
Rear axle retaining bolt failure
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11516588April 11, 2023
STRUCTURE:BODY, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
Issue #1. Forward collision sensors not working warnings keep appearing and flashing on dash. Vehicle has 12000 miles. 2. Hood popped open at speed of 90 MPH without a warning or manual operation of lever. Hood was not opened during a 500 Mile trip so operator error is ruled out. The safety latch was able to secured the hood temporarily. It was communicated to Ford Motor Co Under Incident # CAS#42214521. Phone number : 1-866 637 3788 X 79752
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11514975April 1, 2023
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:TV/RADIO/SPEAKERS
I remote started the vehicle, when inside the vehicle I pressed the start button. Directly after pressing the start button, a very loud pop followed by static played through the speakers. I was not able to turn the audio volume down or off. I was forced to drive home while the loud static noise continued to play through the speakers. When I arrived home about 25 minutes later, I was able to disconnect the vehicles battery to stop the static playing. I also noticed a burnt electrical smell inside the vehicle but could not identify where specifically the smell was coming from. The following day, the issue seamed to be resolved but the audio quality appeared to be diminished. The subwoofer is no longer working as a result of this audio issue. This would have been very dangerous had I been driving when the problem started and if I had my young child in the vehicle.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11513807March 26, 2023
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:TV/RADIO/SPEAKERS
Upon starting the vehicle there was an extremely loud electrical static/popping sound coming from all speakers. Sound was extremely loud, in the hearing damage range - estimate over 100db. After a few seconds the sound stopped. I have seen reports online that this is happening to multiple customers driving late model Ford F150 with the B&O speaker system. If this had happened while driving it would be extremely startling and could lead to accidents. The sound is so loud it could cause hearing damage.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11512840March 20, 2023
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:TV/RADIO/SPEAKERS
On multiple occassions the speaker system has had a deafening blast of static noise that actually made my ears hurt. luckily my daughter wasn't in the car on either occassion but the sound was so loud that I actually had ringing in my ears after I figured out how to make it stop. I told ford about it but they said there's no fix and they don't know when one will be coming out. I have dash cam video of both incidents that I uploaded to youtube: first incident https://youtu.be/rtBawsLdca0 2nd incident - short pops of static at :25 and 1:15 in the video https://youtu.be/rWSP5E-XXCM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11512119March 16, 2023
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I HAVE A 22 F150 LIGHTNING LARIAT WITH A TAILGATE LIGHT BAR THAT IS TAKING ON WATER. AS OF NOW THE LIGHTS ARE FLICKERING AND BURNING OUT. THE WATER MAY BE SHORTING OUT THE LIGHTS AND COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE READ ON LIGHTNING FORUM SIGHTS ABOUT OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11512155March 16, 2023
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Front driver side turn signal fails to signal randomly. From the instrument panel, I see the turn signal flashing 2x as fast like the bulb is out and it appears the amber light isn't flashing in the headlight. This continues for the entire duration of the drive, but the next several drive it works OK. Drivers can't see which way I'm turning when it's failed.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11512030March 15, 2023
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:TV/RADIO/SPEAKERS
Today I start my 2022 F150 Hybrid and I got a loud beep like something didn't work, and then the speaker started screaming at more than 100decibel. It was so loud I couldn't stay inside for more than 10s. I still feel sick after 30 min. I tried to stop / restart the car, the noise continues. I had to wait 30 min and when I re-started the noise stopped. I am VERY concerned about this problem regarding my young kid. If she was in the car at that time, she could have permanent erring loss. I went to my dealership and once again they said they need to see the problem do to anything. This unacceptable from Ford. Since that, I have ear protection near by... Here the video: https://youtube.com/shorts/m8LuFmoRGAU
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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