Ford F-150 Complaints (2015)

1,746 consumer complaints on file.

#11015727August 16, 2017
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL SOMETIMES THINKS THERE IS A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME WHEN THERE IS NOT AND AGGRESSIVELY APPLIES BRAKING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11015390August 15, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES
COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES DUE TO LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM MASTER CYLINDER
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11014954August 13, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES
AFTER TOWING MY TRAVEL TRAILER 90 MILES TO A CAMPGROUND, I LEFT MY TRUCK PARKED FOR ABOUT 2 DAYS AT THE CAMPGROUND. WHEN PREPARING TO GO HOME, I TURNED ON THE VEHICLE AND WAS IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED BY THE INSTRUMENT PANEL OF LOW BRAKE FLUID. BRAKE PEDAL WOULD PRESS ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITH MINIMAL RESISTANCE AND NO BRAKING POWER. I CHECKED THE RESERVOIR AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS MINIMAL FLUID. I LOOKED FOR ANY LEAKS OF BRAKE FLUID THROUGHOUT THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND ALL THE WAY BACK TO EACH WHEEL. NO LEAK WAS FOUND. I ADDED 1 BOTTLE (12 OZ) OF BRAKE FLUID TO GET THE LEVEL IN THE RESERVOIR BACK INTO RANGE. THE VEHICLE THEN OPERATED NORMALLY AND I WAS ABLE TO TOW MY TRAILER 90 MILES BACK HOME. HAD THE VEHICLE BEEN IN OPERATION WHEN THIS HAPPENED, THE RESULTS WOULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC - ESPECIALLY WHILE TOWING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11014084August 9, 2017
STEERING
I CAN'T KEEP IT STRAIGHT ON HIGHWAY , IT DOESN'T FLOW WITH THE ROAD , VERY DANGEROUS . I WAS A COMPLETE NERVOUS WRECK ON A SIMPLE TWO HOUR TRIP WITH MY PARENTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11014086August 9, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TRUCK INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING LOST POWER AND WENT INTO "LIMP MODE". SEVERAL ERROR MESSAGES APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD INCLUDING "HILL START ASSIST NOT AVAILABLE", "HILL DESCENT CONTROL FAULT", "SERVICE ADVANCE TRAC" AND "SEE MANUAL"..THE WRENCH AND ENGINE LIGHTS ALSO APPEARED. THERE WOULD BE NO THROTTLE RESPONSE AND THE ENGINE APPEARED TO BE RUNNING ON 4 OUT OF 6 CYLINDERS. TOOK THE TRUCK TO HAVE THE CODES SCANNED AND THE FOLLOWING TWO CODES APPEARED: P2111 THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM - STUCK OPEN AND P2112 THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM - STUCK CLOSED. TOOK THE TRUCK TO A FORD DEALER AND WAS TOLD MY VIN DID NOT HAVE A THROTTLE BODY RECALL BUT IN THEIR OPINION, IT WAS A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY WITH A BBK-1822 THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY MYSELF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11013826August 8, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES
AS I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET, THE LIGHT ON THE CLUSTER CAME ON TELLING ME THAT THE BRAKE FLUID WAS LOW IN THE MASTER CYLINDER. I VERIFIED IT BY CHECKING THE FLUID. I WENT TO AN AUTO PARTS STORE AND WOUND UP PUTTING THREE 12OZ CANS OF BRAKE FLUID AND THE BRAKES WERE STILL MARGINALLY WORKING. I DROVE IT TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER WHERE 2 DAYS LATER I WAS INFORMED THE MASTER CYL. HAD LEAKED FLUID TO THE BOOSTER. THE DEALER WOUND UP REPLACING THE MASTER CYL., BRAKE BOOSTER WITH SENSOR, SPARK PLUGS, BRAKE SWITCH, VACUUM LINE CK VALVE, AND VACUUM PUMP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11013023August 5, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES
DRIVING VEHICLE. STOPPED AT STOP SIGN. NOTICED BRAKE WARNING LAMP ON. WITHIN 3 STOPS PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. CHECKED RESERVOIR AND FOUND FLUID WAS COMPLETELY EMPTY. CHECKED VEHICLE FOR LEAKS. FOUND NO EXTERNAL LEAKS. AFTER TOWED HOME, REMOVED MASTER CYLINDER. FOUND BRAKE BOOSTER FULL OF BRAKE FLUID.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11011815July 31, 2017
ENGINE
DEFECTIVE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY CAUSING "LIMP HOME" MODE . I WAS DRIVING HOME PULLING MY CAMPER UP A LARGE BRIDGE IN MICHIGAN DURING HEAVY TRAFFIC CONDITION AND THE TRUCK WENT INTO LIMP MODE CAUSING LOSS OR POWER TO TOW THE CAMPER UP AND OVER THE BRIDGE. I ALSMOST CREATED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WITH PEOPLE SLAMMING BRAKES BEHIND MY WHEN I WENT FROM 70 MPH TO 0 IN LESS THEN 150 FT. IT HAS SINCE HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIMES. I TOOK IT TO A DEALER AND THEY KNEW EXACTLY WHAT THE ISSUE WAS AND CHARGED ME 200.00 FOR DEDUCTIBLE ON THE REPAIR. I SEE ALL OVER THE WEB THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND FORD IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT. WHEN THIS OCCURS YOU FEEL A LITTLE LAG IN THE PERFORMANCE WHEN YOU PRESS ON THE GAS PEDAL FOR A SECOND OR TWO. THE THE HILL DECENT WARNING WILL LIGHT UP FOLLOWED BY THE TRACTION CONTROL FAIL LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WILL THEN SLOW DOWN TO UNDER 5MPH AND ENGINE WILL RE RUNNING VERY ROUGH. YOU CAN SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART TO GET YOU FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD BUT AS TIMES GOES ON THIS WILL CONTINUE TO GET WORSE AND THEN HAPPEN EVERY MILE OR SO. HERE IS A GREAT VIDEO SOMEONE DID ON THE ISSUE TO CAPTURE THE PROBLEM. HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=CFDENHJMQ84
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11011881July 31, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL OCCASIONALLY CAUSES F 150 TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP EVEN THOUGH THERE IS NOTHING IN FRONT OF TRUCK ON A CLEAR, SUNNY DAY. THE TRUCK WAS DOING 70-75 MPH 3 TIMES WHEN THIS OCCURRED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11011291July 28, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE DRIVING ON 7/27/2017 AROUND 9:00 AM, A WARNING LIGHT CAME ON THAT SAID LOW BRAKE FLUID. 5-10 MINUTES LATER WHEN I WENT TO SLOW DOWN TO TAKE AN ON RAMP, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I HAD BARELY ENOUGH BRAKING TO SLOW THE VEHICLE, AND TO FIND A SAFE PLACE TO LEAVE THE ROAD. I HAD TO BE TOWED TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11010248July 24, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS DRIVING SOUTH ON I-75 JUST NORTH OF CINCINNATI, OH AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN A MESSAGE CAME ON DASH AND SAID SOMETHING LIKE "LOW OF BRAKE FLUID". I TESTED MY BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. TRAFFIC HAD SIMULTANEOUSLY BEGUN TO SLOW SO I DOWN SHIFTED THE TRANSMISSION, SWERVED FROM THE SLOW LANE TO THE SHOULDER AND APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE TRUCK TO A COMPLETE STOP. I LIFTED THE HOOD AND FOUND NO BRAKE FLUID. I CALLED AND WAITED FOR A TOW TRUCK. AFTER TWO HOURS, SINCE I HAD ONLY DRIVEN 2 MILES FROM MY HOUSE I ASKED MY SON TO BRING ME A QUART OF BRAKE FLUID AND CHECK THE DRIVEWAY TO SEE IF THERE WAS A SPOT ON THE CONCRETE. THERE WAS NO SPOT ON CONCRETE, I ADDED AN ENTIRE QUART OF FLUID BUT STILL HAD NO BRAKES. HAD TRUCK BROUGHT TO KERRY FORD AND REPAIRED WHERE THEY ADVISED THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED. ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY 18 MOS OLD, THE WARRANTY WAS ONLY 36,000 MILES WHICH I HAD PASSED. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW. I PAID FOR THE REPAIR BUT COULD NOT GET THE MASTER CYLINDER FROM THE DEALER AS I WAS TOLD FORD REQUIRED THE OLD ONE FOR A CORE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11010341July 24, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, A "BRAKE FLUID LOW" MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT SLOWED DOWN AND PROCEEDED TO THE NEXT EXIT BEFORE LOSING ALL BRAKING ABILITY. THE CONTACT DOWNSHIFTED AND APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PURVIS FORD OF FREDERICKSBURG, VIRGINIA WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED, WHICH CAUSED BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER. BOTH THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11005551July 16, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE PEDAL GOING ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR TOOK TO DEALER HE SAID NOTING WAS WRONG SAME DAY TOOK TO LOCAL SHOP THEY REPLACED THE MASTER CLYDNER AND CALIPERS THE TRUCK HAD 36400 MILES THE REPAIR SEAM TO FIX THE PROBLEM VERY STRANGE THAT THE DEALER DID NOT WANT TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE WHEN COMING TO A STOP BREAK PEDAL WITH PRESSURE WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR FELT LIKE THERE WAS NO PEDAL LEFT BY PUMPING BREAK PEDAL YOU COULD GET PRESSURE BACK BUT IT WOULD GO BACK TO FLOOR IT ALSO WOULD DO THIS STOPED AT RED LIGHT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11004795July 12, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES
WAS ON A FREEWAY EXIT. TRAFFIC WAS HEAVY, AND I WAS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES. I WAS JUST ROLLING FORWARD AND WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO NEAR BOTTOM AND IMMEDIATELY WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON INDICATING LOW BRAKE FLUID. I CLEARED THE SCREEN AND CONTINUED CAREFULLY TO MY SHOP WHICH WAS WITHIN A COUPLE OF MILES. I ADDED BRAKE FLUID TO THE MAX MARK THINKING I COULD NURSE IT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS LATER IN THE DAY. WHEN I ATTEMPTED THAT TRIP SEVERAL HOURS LATER THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AGAIN AND I HAD LITTLE OR NO BRAKE POWER. I DECIDED TO HAVE THE TRUCK TOWED AND PULLED BACK SLOWLY INTO THE PARKING SPACE. I HAD NO BRAKE AT THIS POINT AND ACTUALLY HAD TO JAM THE TRANSMISSION INTO PARK A COUPLE OF FEET BEFORE HITTING MY OWN BUILDING. THAT IS WHERE THE TOW TRUCK PICKED IT UP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11004287July 11, 2017
POWER TRAIN
THIS TOOK 4 ATTEMPTS AND 2 DEALERS TO RESOLVE - ~34K MILES- LOUD GRINDING/VIBRATION FROM FRONT LEFT 4X4 HUB WHEN DRIVING ANY SPEED. THE FIRST DEALER HAD THE TRUCK FOR 6 DAYS AND CLAIMED THEY DIDN'T SEE OR HEAR THE PROBLEM. THE SECOND TRIP TO THE DEALER THEY HAD FOR A FEW MORE DAYS AND SAID THEY FIXED IT. ON THE WAY HOME IT WAS OBVIOUSLY NOT FIXED AND I TURNED AROUND AND TOOK IT BACK. AGAIN AFTER TWO DAYS THEY SAID IT WAS FIXED YET IT WAS NOT. I THEN TOOK IT TO A DIFFERENT DEALER AND THEY KNEW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND FIXED IT. THEY ALSO INFORMED ME THE SERVICE LOG DIDN'T SHOW ANY SERVICE ATTEMPTS TO THE TRUCK SO MY TRUCK SAT FOR ALMOST TWO WEEKS AND NO WORK WAS ACTUALLY DONE AND I WAS LIED TO. SECOND ISSUE - NOT RESOLVED. LIFE OF VEHICLE - WOBBLE/VIBRATION FROM 4X4 TRANSFER CASE THAT INTENSIFIES WITH INCREASED SPEED. DRIVING IN 4X4 LOW AT ALL SPEEDS YOU CAN FEEL AND SEE THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKE, EVEN GOING AS SLOW AS 10MPH. THE STEERING WHEEL, SEATS AND PEDDLES SHAKE AS IF THE TIRES AREN'T BALANCED. I HAVE INSTALLED 3 DIFFERENT SETS OF TIRES AND IT STILL SHAKES. 2 DIFFERENT TIRE SHOPS VERIFIED THE TIRES ARE GOOD AND THE ALIGNMENT WAS GOOD. THE SHAKING ISN'T BAD LIKE THE DEATH WOBBLE BUT DOESN'T FEEL SAFE. IT SHAKES ENOUGH THAT MY 3 YEAR OLD GETS SICK TO HER STOMACH FROM THE BOUNCING. THIRD ISSUE - RESOLVED WITH MY MONEY - AT ABOUT 45K MILES THE FACTORY FRONT ROTORS WERE WORN TO THE POINT OF REPLACEMENT DUE TO DEEP CUTS. THIS OCCURRED WITH THE FACTORY BRAKE PADS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11004028July 10, 2017
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING BESIDE A LARGE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE FALSELY ANTICIPATED A COLLISION AND INDEPENDENTLY APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ACTIVATED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V614000 (FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE) AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 32,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11003801July 8, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 MILES PER HOUR WHEN I HAD A SUDDEN WARMING LIGHT FLASH SAYING BRAKE FLUID PROBLEM. I TESTED THE BRAKES AND THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR. TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE WITH NO WARNING. THE TRUCK HAS 29,000 MILES AND WAS SERVICED WITHIN LAST 2 MONTHS. THIS COULD HAVE VERY BAD AND HAD TRAGIC CONSEQUENCES. I FORTUNATELY WAS ABLE TO DOWN SHIFT USING THE MANUAL SHIFT FEATURE AND SLOW DOWN AND STOP SAFELY. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE. MY FAMILY AND I COULD HAVE BEEN IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND HURT OURSELVES OR OTHERS. FORD NEEDS TO GET THIS FIGURED OUT ASAP. CALL ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11003575July 7, 2017
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
ANY MODERN VEHICLE WITH A "VIRTUAL GAUGE CLUSTER" (IE NO ACTUAL GAUGES W/ BACKLIGHT) AUTOMATICALLY HAS THE GAUGE CLUSTER LIT UP. THIS POSES FATAL CONSEQUENCES AT NIGHT WHEN THE DRIVER DOESN'T REALIZE THAT THEIR HEADLIGHTS AREN'T ON, BECAUSE THEIR GAUGE CLUSTER IS ALREADY PRE-ILLUMINATED. I HAVE NEARLY BEEN RUN OVER THREE TIMES BY OTHER CARS DRIVING WITHOUT THEIR HEADLIGHTS ON, BUT WITH A BRIGHT VIRTUAL GAUGE CLUSTER. VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS NEED TO FIND A WAY TO USE AMBIENT-LIGHT-SENSORS TO TURN THE GAUGE CLUSTER LIGHTING OFF IN LOW LIGHT SITUATIONS, SO THAT IT PROMPTS THE DRIVER TO TURN THE HEADLIGHTS ON IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO READ THE GAUGES....AND NOT HIT ANY PEDESTRIANS, BICYCLISTS, OR OTHER VEHICLES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11003673July 7, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE TRAVELING, WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR, I HAD AN ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY FAILURE CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO ABRUPTLY DECELERATE. THIS JUST SO HAPPENED TO OCCUR WHILE IN TRAFFIC AND IN A CURVE BUT FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL. I DID NOT KNOW AT THE TIME THAT THIS WAS THE THROTTLE BODY AND ASSUMED IT WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. AFTER THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THE ISSUE AND THE REPAIR COST I DECIDED TO RESEARCH IT AND IT LOOKS LIKE THIS IS A PRETTY COMMON OCCURRENCE. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS ISSUE MADE INTO A RECALL FOR SAFETY PURPOSES AND FOR FREQUENCY OF OCCURRENCE TO OTHER FORD OWNERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11003149July 5, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FORD IS DISCONTINUING THE SAFETY FEATURE SYNC MY FORD TOUCH SERVICE WHICH WAS PART OF THE PURCHASE AGREEMENT. THIS IS A SAFETY FEATURE OF THE VEHICLE PROVIDING OPERATOR ASSISTANCE, TRAFFIC ALERTS, TURN BY TURN DIRECTIONS, AND OTHER SAFETY RELATED SERVICES. THEY ARE NOT OFFERING A REPLACEMENT OR OPTION TO UPGRADE TO THE NEW SYNC 3 SERVICE. I AM BEING CHEATED ON WHAT I PURCHASED AS DESCRIBED ON THE WINDOW STICKER AND IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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