Ford F-150 Complaints (2020)

742 consumer complaints on file.

#11403391March 16, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
FOR THE SECOND TIME TODAY, MY 2020 F150 HAS TURNED ITSELF OFF, WHILE I WAS DRIVING, WITH A MESSAGE TO "SHIFT TO PARK AND RESTART ENGINE". I HAPPENED TO BE PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY, SO STOPPING AND DOING SO WAS NOT A SAFETY PROBLEM. THE FIRST TIME, I WAS IN A PARKING LOT AND WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP AND DO THIS, BUT IF THIS HAPPENS ON A ROAD, OR WORSE, WHEN ENTERING AN INTERSECTION WHEN CROSSING WITHOUT STOPPING IS NECESSARY, SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED.. I HAVE NOT BOTHERED TO REPORT THIS TO FORD, BECAUSE I AM ACTIVE ON AN F150 FORUM AND HAVE FOUND THAT THIS SAME THING HAS HAPPENED TO MANY OTHER PEOPLE, AND FORD HAS NO IDEA HOW TO FIX IT. I NOTICED SEVERAL PEOPLE SAID IT HAPPENED WHEN THE WEATHER WAS CHILLY - ONE PERSON SAID IT WAS 42 DEGREES. IN MY CASE, THE WEATHER TODAY IS 40, AND IT WAS SIMILAR WEATHER LAST TIME IT HAPPENED. I HAVE NO IDEA IF THIS IS RELATED, BUT IT'S AN INTERESTING COINCIDENCE OTHERWISE. MY CAR WAS MODERATELY WARMED UP, I HAD ONLY DRIVEN ABOUT 8 MILES. PICTURE OF THE DASH FROM TODAY'S INCIDENT ATTACHED. IN BOTH CASES, THE TRUCK WAS OTHERWISE DRIVING FINE, GIVING NO INDICATION OF PROBLEMS, AND ALSO STARTED RIGHT BACK UP AND SHOWED NO OTHER PROBLEM. IT HAS PROBABLY BEEN ABOUT 3 MONTHS SINCE THE FIRST TIME. THE SECOND TIME WAS TODAY - 3.16.2021
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11399629March 7, 2021
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY WIFE IS ABOUT FIVE MONTHS PREGNANT, SHE WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK IN THE HIGHWAY OUT OF NOWHERE THE TRUCK SLOW DOWN ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT - THE TRUCK MADE AN ALARM SOUND- THE LIGHT SHOW UP ON THE DASHBOARD- PLEASE SEE ATTACHED PHOTO. I ALREADY CONTACTED THE FORD DEALER FOR AN APPOINTMENT IN REGARDS TO THIS ISSUE FOR MONDAY 3/8/ 2021 THANKS FOR HELPING IN ADVANCE. SINCERELY/ [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11399489March 6, 2021
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CLUTCH WENT OUT IN AUTOMATIC TRUCK CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO OVERHEAT AND FAIL. LOST REVERSE WHILE DRIVING AND TRUCK WOULD SLAM INTO EVERY GEAR WHEN ACCELERATING OR DOWNSHIFTING. ONLY 18,000 MILES ON TRUCK. TRUCK WAS BROUGHT INTO FORD BACK IN JAN 2021 AND THEY REPLACED THE MAIN BRAIN TO THE TRANSMISSION AND TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED AND FAILED BY MARCH 2021. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON HIGHWAY WHEN FAILURE HAPPENED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11398653March 2, 2021
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2020 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND IN THE PARK POSITION IT SUDDENLY ROLLED DOWN A SLIGHT INCLINE BEFORE CRASHING INTO A SECOND VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER DIERS FORD LOCATED AT 2445 N BROAD ST, FREMONT, NE 68025 WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000. *BF*DT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11397492February 23, 2021
POWER TRAIN
PROBLEM SHIFTING TO ALL GEARS & POSITION OF GEAR SHIFT NOT GOING INTO PARK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11397172February 21, 2021
POWER TRAIN
INTERMINTEDLY WHEN PLACED IN PARK IT AFTER ENGINE IS TURNED OFF ROLLS. SOMETIMES VERY SLOW SOMETIMES VERY QUICKLY. ALSO KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11397091February 20, 2021
ENGINE
MY 2020 FORD F-150 5.0L V8 HAS AN EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM. THE DAY I TOOK IT TO GET IT'S VERY FIRST OIL CHANGE (JANUARY 2021), BEFORE I DROVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET CHANGED, I CHECKED THE OIL LEVEL AND IT WAS LOW. IT ONLY HAD 5K MILES ON IT. THEY CHANGED THE OIL AND TOPPED IT OFF. WHEN I CHECKED IT YESTERDAY (FEBRUARY 19TH, 2021), IT WAS READING HALF FULL ON THE DIPSTICK, WITH 6,600 MILES ON THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11396923February 19, 2021
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2020 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED TO 10TH GEAR AS THE RPMS ROSE UP TO 1,000 RPM AND THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO EXCEED 40 MPH. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JARRETT FORD DADE CITY (38300 DICK JARRETT WAY, DADE CITY, FL 33525, (866)906-7651) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO RETRIEVE A FAULT CODE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO OTHER UNKNOWN DEALERS HOWEVER, THE MECHANICS WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3,268.*DT*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11396828February 18, 2021
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2020 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE FRONT LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WERE DIM, CAUSING A VISIBILITY HAZARD FOR THE DRIVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER KEN GARFF FORD LOCATED AT 145 HILTON DR, ST. GEORGE, UT 84770, WHO INDICATED THAT THE LIGHTS WERE FACTORY INSTALLED AND OPERATED AS DESIGNED. THE LIGHT BULBS WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11390459January 28, 2021
STRUCTURE:BODY, SERVICE BRAKES, POWER TRAIN
FORD TEAM, ON SUNDAY, JANUARY 24TH I HAD A MAJOR SAFETY MALFUNCTION WITH MY 2020 F-150 I BOUGHT THIS PAST SUMMER IN MENOMONIE WI. DESCRIPTION ON THE INCIDENT: I PULLED MY TRUCK OUT OF MY GARAGE TO PULL MY ATV TRAILER OUT. ONCE THE TRAILER WAS PULLED OUT, I STARTED MY TRUCK BACK UP AND PROCEEDED TO PULL IT BACK INTO THE GARAGE. WHILE COASTING IN, I PRESS THE BRAKES TO STOP THE TRUCK AND THE ABS KICKED IN AT THE REAR TIRES KEPT DRIVING MY TRUCK FORWARD. I ENDED UP SLAMMING INTO MY WORK BENCH WHICH IS ATTACHED TO MY BACK WALL. I REMEMBER LOOKING DOWN AT MY PEDAL AND WONDERING WHY THE TRUCK WAS STILL DRIVING FORWARD WHEN THE BRAKES WERE PRESSED. I HAVE PULLED INTO MY GARAGE HUNDREDS OF TIMES AND THIS TIME WAS NO DIFFERENT. I KNOW WHAT THE ABS FEELS LIKE AND THIS WAS NOT THE CASE. THE TRUCK TRIED TO OUT POWER THE ABS AND DIDN'T STOP UNTIL I HIT. I HIT SO HARD THAT THE GARAGE SHOOK AND ITEMS WERE FALLING OFF MY SHELVES. THE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE I INCURRED WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED IF I WAS JUST COASTING INTO THE BENCH. TALKING TO A CO-WORKER HE STATED THIS HAD HAPPENED TO HIS DAD IN THE PAST AND SAID THERE MIGHT BE AN ERROR IN THE CODE, SOMETHING TO DO WITH IT STILL BEING IN HIGH IDLE AND THE ABS KICKED IN. IF THIS ERROR CANNOT BE DIAGNOSED I'M NOT SURE I FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS TRUCK ANYMORE. MAKES ME SICK TO MY STOMACH TO THINK WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF ONE OF MY KIDS WERE IN FRONT OF ME. PLEASE TROUBLE-SHOOT THIS ISSUE AND FOLLOW UP WITH THE CAUSE AND HOW MUCH DAMAGE AS BEEN DONE. THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).”
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11390225January 27, 2021
VISIBILITY/WIPER, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE BACKING UP, THE GREEN YELLOW AND RED LINES ARE GONE ON THE BACK UP CAMERA.SO CANNOT TELL THE DISTANCE BEFORE BACKING INTO SOMETHING AND THE BEEPER NO LONGER IS HEARD WARNING YOU WHEN YOU ARE GETTING CLOSE..
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11389977January 26, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY -150 LARIAT HAS BEEN GIVING ME PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT COLLISION CAMERA AND DETECTS WHEN NO OTHER VEHICLES ARE AROUND. MY COMPUTER FOR SYNC DOES NOT ALWAYS TURN ON AND FREEZES NOT ALLOWING ME TO USE NAVIGATION AND OTHER FEATURES. I ALMOST GOT INTO THREE ACCIDENTS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. IN THE SAME NIGHT WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. AT ONE POINT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS STUCK AT 67MPH YET THE TRUCK ACCELERATED WELL OVER 70MPH. MY BRAKES DID NOT WORK PROPERLY SEVERAL TIMES. I PRESSED THEM AND THE TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP. I TOOK IT IN TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY ESSENTIALLY TOLD ME NO CODES COULD VERIFY THE PROBLEMS. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY VEHICLE AND I AND OTHER DRIVERS WERE PUT IN SEVERE DANGER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11388506January 16, 2021
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
EIGHT DAYS AFTER NEW PURCHASE, WITH 416 MILES ON THE ODOMETER THE ENGINE FAILED FROM A CURRENTLY UNDIAGNOSED DEFECT. LARGE AMOUNTS OF WHITE SMOKE FROM THE EXHAUST COVERED THE HIGHWAY, POTENTIALLY AFFECTING VISIBILITY OF OTHER DRIVERS. THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER, AFTER PULLING OFF FROM HIGHWAY THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. FORD DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT VERIFIED THE ENGINE LOCKED UP AFTER THE FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11388305January 15, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FORD ELIMINATED THE ENGINE COVER IN 2019 EXPOSING THE ENGINE WIRING TO THE ELEMENTS. SINCE THE WIRING INSULATION IS MADE FROM SOY THIS ALLOW FOR RODENTS TO CLIME UP INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND CHEW AT THE EXPOSED WIRES. THIS CAN DISABLES THE VEHICLE OR SET A VEHICLE ENGINE LIGHTS AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. IN MY CASE THE VEHICLE LOST POWER ON THE FREEWAY AND I HAD SEVERAL LIGHTS COME ON. THE TOP SPEED DROPPED FROM 70MPH TO 23MPH. BRIGHTON FORD DID REPAIR THE VEHICLE AT MY EXPENSE. GOING FORWARD EVEN THOUGH THE REPAIR HAS PUT THE VEHICLE BACK ON THE ROAD, THE POTENTIAL PROBLEM STILL EXIST. FORD CUSTOMER CARE SAID THERE IS NO SOLUTION AVAILABLE TO THIS PROBLEM I HAVE OPENED A CASE BUT I DON'T BELIEVE ANYONE IS LOOKING AT IT. I ALSO CHECK 2021 VEHICLES AND IT HAS THE SAME ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11387347January 9, 2021
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE IN MOTION PULLED UP TO A STOP LIGHT (WITH START/STOP DISABLED VIA THE BUTTON) THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP BUT THE TRUCK SHUT OFF. THEN I WAS GREETED WITH A WINDOW THAT DISPLAYED "AUTO START UNAVAILABLE SHIFT TO P TO RESTART". I PUT THE TRUCK IN PARK, RESTARTED IT, AND IT DROVE FINE AFTER THAT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11385157December 27, 2020
BACK OVER PREVENTION: WARNINGS
MY TRUCK HAS 4 BACKUP COLLISION WARNING SENSORS ON THE REAR BUMPER. AFTER SOME HEAVY RAIN, I HAVE HAD 1 SENSOR START TO INDICATE A CLOSE OBJECT AS I START TO BACK UP MY VEHICLE. THERE IS NO OBJECT BACK THERE. THIS INITIALLY OCCURRED IN A PARKING LOT, BUT THE PROBLEM NOW PERSISTS AND THE AUDIBLE WARNING WITH A DASH CAMERA INDICATOR LIGHT GOES OFF WHENEVER I BACK UP THE TRUCK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11384447December 21, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT 65MPH I HEARD AN EXPLOSION. AFTER PULLING OVER I DISCOVERED THAT THE BACK GLASS HAD SHATTERED. I WAS NOT PASSING A VEHICLE AND NOTHING ELSE WAS AROUND TO CAUSE IT. CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE PURCHASED AND THEY WILL NOT REPLACE BECAUSE "BLOWN OUT" GLASS IS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. THIS TRUCK HAS 3,700 MILES ON IT. MY INSURANCE WILL COVER THE COST BUT THAT ISN'T THE POINT. THIS IS DANGEROUS! THE INSIDE PRESSURE SHATTERED THE WHOLE GLASS AND ACTUALLY BLEW A HOLE THROUGH ON ONE SIDE. THE GLASS WAS FALLING OUT ON THE BED OF THE TRUCK. I HAVE NOTICED SINCE PURCHASING THE TRUCK THAT THE DOORS ARE HARD TO CLOSE (YOU HAVE TO ALMOST SLAM THEM) UNLESS YOU LEAVE A WINDOW DOWN A LITTLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11383826December 16, 2020
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
MY NEW 2020 F150 WITH 5.0 V8 TRUCK OVER CONSUMES OIL, ADDING A QUART OF OIL EVERY 1000 MILES. BROUGHT TO DEALER EVERY WEEK AFTER ABOUT 500 MILES AND THEY ADD AT LEAST A HALF QUERY OR MORE EVERY TIME. I BOUGHT IN OCTOBER 2020 AND IN THE FIRST MONTH I WENT THROUGH 4 QTS OF OIL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11383321December 14, 2020
ENGINE, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS, LANE DEPARTURE: WARNING
WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON FRIDAY, MY 2020 F-150 STALLED. AN ERROR MESSAGE POPPED UP ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER SAYING "AUTO STARTSTOP SHIFT TO P THEN RESTART". I RESTARTED AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I THEN WAITED 10 MINUTES AND RESTARTED AND IT HAS NOT HAPPENED SINCE. I TOOK IT TO BOB THOMAS SERVICE IN HAMDEN, CT TODAY AND THEY ARE SAYING THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. IF I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY OR TURNING ACROSS TRAFFIC, STALLING AT THAT TIME COULD BE DISASTROUS OR EVEN FATAL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11377192November 30, 2020
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LATE MODEL FORD TRUCKS REPRESENT A ROAD HAZARD TO ALL OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD. THEY CONTINUOUSLY RUN 4 HEADLIGHTS WHICH BLIND ON COMING VEHICLES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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