Ford F-150 Complaints (2015)

1,746 consumer complaints on file.

#11127911September 6, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING MY TRUCK (TYPICALLY AT MODERATE SPEEDS - 20 - 30MPH) IT WILL SUDDENLY REDUCE RPMS TO ABOUT 500 AND THE SPEED WILL DROP TO AROUND 5 MPH. SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH THAT OCCURRING I WILL RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING WARNING INDICATORS "HILL START ASSIST NOT AVAILABLE" THEN ANOTHER WARNING "HILL DESCENT CONTROL FAULT" THEN ANOTHER WARNING "SERVICE ADVANCETRAC" THEN "SEE MANUAL". THIS HAPPENS TYPICALLY WHILE ACCELERATING AND HAS OCCURRED ON CITY STREETS AS WELL AS WHILE MERGING ON A HIGHWAY ON RAMP (BAD SITUATION). THE RESOLUTION IS TO TURN THE CAR OFF AN LET IT SIT FOR A SECOND THEN START IT AND DRIVE SLOWLY. THIS IS WIDELY DOCUMENTED ACROSS THE INTERNET WITH NO IDENTIFIED CAUSE AND CONSTITUTES A SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD.
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#11127968September 6, 2018
POWER TRAIN
HAVE REOCCURRING ISSUES WITH A CLUTCH SLIP. I'VE LOST POWER TRACTION ON ICE, RAIN SLICK SURFACES AND NOW OFF ROAD WHILE GOING UP A STEEP MOUNTAIN ROAD. I ALMOST WENT OVER A MOUNTAIN SIDE. LOOKING ONLINE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS AND VIDEOS MANY ARE REFERRING TO AS THE " SQUAWKING" IT DOES APPEAR THEIR IS A TSB, FORD IS AWARE BUT WONT MAKE THE RECALL OFFICIAL. IVE BEEN TRYING TO GET THE DEALERSHIP TO REVIEW AND HAVE IT SERVICED BUT WAS TOLD THEY CAN ONLY SERVICE IT IF THEY CAN REPLICATE IT. THE PROBLEM IS THE PROBLEM IS RANDOM AND ONLY UNDER CERTAIN ROAD CONDITIONS. YOUTUBE HAS SOME VIDEOS HERE IS ONE- HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=O0KSTMA5JAU THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT IS HAPPENING TO MY VEHICLE AND APPARENTLY LOOKING ONLINE SEVERAL HUNDREDS OF OTHERS.
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#11124180September 3, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES
DRIVING AT 20 MPH ON RESIDENTIAL STREET, APPLIED BRAKES, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. COMPLETE FAILURE OF BRAKES. SIMULTANEOUS WARNING ON LOW BRAKE FLUID AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHT. ADDED FLUID TO RESERVOIR. BRAKES FAILED AGAIN WITHIN A FEW MINUTES. NO EXTERNAL EVIDENCE OF FLUID LEAK, BUT RESERVOIR WAS AGAIN LOW. WARNING LIGHTS REMAINED LIT ENTIRE TIME
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#11124182September 3, 2018
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2015 FORD F-150 ECOBOOST, BOUGHT APRIL 2018 WITH APPROX. 67,000 MILES, CURRENTLY AT APPROX. 75,000 MILES. I AM REPORTING THE SUDDEN LOSS OF ACCELERATING POWER AS THE VEHICLE SHUDDERS AND STALLS BOTH WHEN MOVING WITH TRAFFIC OR ACCELERATING TO ENTER OR MOVE WITH TRAFFIC. MULTIPLE WARNING MESSAGES INCLUDING THE WRENCH LIGHT FLASH IN THE DASH MESSAGE AREA AS THE ENGINE SLOWS TO IDLE WITH NO ABILITY TO ACCELERATE AND COMES TO A STUTTERING STOP. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS THREE WEEKS AGO AND HAS HAPPENED NO LESS THAN SIX TIME SINCE - TWICE WHILE ACCELERATING ONTO THE FREEWAY (VERY BUSY, VERY FAST TRAFFIC) AND TWICE WHILE CROSSING OR TURNING IN MULTI-LANE INTERSECTIONS FROM STOPPED. FOUR OF THE SIX TIMES RESULTED IN MY VEHICLE DYING IN AND OBSTRUCTING TRAFFIC WITH AND ME BARELY GETTING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT. I NOW SHIFT TO NEUTRAL TO LET MOMENTUM MOVE THE VEHICLE AS I WORM THROUGH TRAFFIC TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. SHUTTING OFF AND RESTARTING THE ENGINE CLEARS OR RESETS THE MESSAGE AND SOMETIMES "DOWNHILL ASSIST NOT AVAILABLE" WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BOTH STAYED ON OR SHUT OFF ON RESTART. I CAN THEN DRIVE ON THE VEHICLE'S OWN POWER, THOUGH THE PROBLEM HAS REPEATED AS SOON AS TWO MINUTES LATER, OR NOT FOR DAYS. I HAVE NOT HAD TO BE TOWED AND NO ACCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED. THE NORTH CAROLINA CONSUMER'S COUNCIL FILED A LAWSUIT AGAINST FORD IN 2015 WHICH WAS SETTLED WITH FORD OFFERING AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ONLY ON THE ETB (ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY) OF CERTAIN MODEL VEHICLES - ALL WITH THE ECOBOOST ENGINE, AND MULTIPLE CUSTOMER SERVICE ACTIONS (CSA'S) THAT HAVE SINCE EXPIRED. A FEW MINUTES ON THE FORD FORUMS ONLINE AND IT IS APPARENT THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH THE ECOBOOST ENGINE, AND FORD HAS OFFERED SEVERAL BANDAIDS, BUT NONE UNTIL AFTER THE ETB HAS FAILED AND LIVES BEEN ENDANGERED. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#11124184September 3, 2018
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2015 FORD F-150 ECOBOOST, BOUGHT APRIL 2018 WITH APPROX. 67,000 MILES, CURRENTLY AT APPROX. 75,000 MILES. I AM REPORTING THE SUDDEN LOSS OF ACCELERATING POWER AS THE VEHICLE SHUDDERS AND STALLS BOTH WHEN MOVING WITH TRAFFIC OR ACCELERATING TO ENTER OR MOVE WITH TRAFFIC. MULTIPLE WARNING MESSAGES INCLUDING THE WRENCH LIGHT FLASH IN THE DASH MESSAGE AREA AS THE ENGINE SLOWS TO IDLE WITH NO ABILITY TO ACCELERATE AND COMES TO A STUTTERING STOP. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS THREE WEEKS AGO AND HAS HAPPENED NO LESS THAN SIX TIME SINCE - TWICE WHILE ACCELERATING ONTO THE FREEWAY (VERY BUSY, VERY FAST TRAFFIC) AND TWICE WHILE CROSSING OR TURNING IN MULTI-LANE INTERSECTIONS FROM STOPPED. FOUR OF THE SIX TIMES RESULTED IN MY VEHICLE DYING IN AND OBSTRUCTING TRAFFIC WITH AND ME BARELY GETTING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT. I NOW SHIFT TO NEUTRAL TO LET MOMENTUM MOVE THE VEHICLE AS I WORM THROUGH TRAFFIC TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. SHUTTING OFF AND RESTARTING THE ENGINE CLEARS OR RESETS THE MESSAGE AND SOMETIMES "DOWNHILL ASSIST NOT AVAILABLE" WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BOTH STAYED ON OR SHUT OFF ON RESTART. I CAN THEN DRIVE ON THE VEHICLE'S OWN POWER, THOUGH THE PROBLEM HAS REPEATED AS SOON AS TWO MINUTES LATER, OR NOT FOR DAYS. I HAVE NOT HAD TO BE TOWED AND NO ACCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED. THE NORTH CAROLINA CONSUMER'S COUNCIL FILED A LAWSUIT AGAINST FORD IN 2015 WHICH WAS SETTLED WITH FORD OFFERING AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ONLY ON THE ETB (ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY) OF CERTAIN MODEL VEHICLES - ALL WITH THE ECOBOOST ENGINE, AND MULTIPLE CUSTOMER SERVICE ACTIONS (CSA'S) THAT HAVE SINCE EXPIRED. A FEW MINUTES ON THE FORD FORUMS ONLINE AND IT IS APPARENT THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH THE ECOBOOST ENGINE, AND FORD HAS OFFERED SEVERAL BANDAIDS, BUT NONE UNTIL AFTER THE ETB HAS FAILED AND LIVES BEEN ENDANGERED. *TR
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#11123350August 29, 2018
VISIBILITY/WIPER
FROZEN WIPER NOZZLES, FROZEN WASHER FLUID RESERVOIR, FROZEN HOSES TO AND FROM RESERVOIR TO NOZZLE SPRAYER. MULTIPLE OCCASIONS OF THE FLUID BEING FROZEN, OR FREEZING WHILE DRIVING. USING WINTER MIX SOLUTION DESIGNED FOR UPTO -20. TRIED OTHER BRANDS, STILL END UP WITH FREEZING SPRAYER WHILE DRIVING, TEMPERATURE HAS DONE THIS AT AROUND 20 DEGREES, UNCERTAIN IF THIS IS DUE TO CHARACTERISTIC OF ALUMINUM BODY OR POOR DESIGN. CHECK VALVE WAS OBSERVED BEING FROZEN AT ONE POINT WITH BLOCKAGE, HAD AN UPDATED CHECKVALVE/LINE KIT I PURCHASED, AFTER READING IN F150 FORUM FOR TSB FOR F150, YET STILL HAD ISSUES. VEHICLE REMAINS GARAGED WHILE NOT IN USE, OTHER VEHICLES INCLUDING OLDER FORD RANGER AND A PLYMOUTH NEON DID NOT HAVE THESE ISSUES ALTHOUGH SITTING OUTSIDE WITH SAME WIPER FLUID. SIGNIFICANT HAZARD ON HIGHWAY TO HAVE SPRAYER GO FROM WORKING TO FROZEN IN SECONDS WITH THE MISTING OF OTHER CARS IN THE SNOW ON WINDSHIELD. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IN THE DARK, DEFROSTERS ON HIGH HEAT DO NOT HELP ENOUGH TO CLEAN THE WINDSHIELD. PRESENTLY LOOKING AT HEATING METHODS/DEFROSTERS OR INSULATORS BEFORE WINTER COMES. WOULD LIKE A FACTORY SOLUTION, BUT I CANNOT WAIT TIL IT CAUSES A SERIOUS WRECK. A VEHICLE PASSING BY BLOWING MIST IN WINTER WILL DIMINISH VISIBILITY GREATLY. I'VE HAD MULTIPLE OCCASIONS OF FREEZING SPRAYER/RESERVOIR/LINE ISSUES. SOMETIMES WHILE STATIONARY, OTHER TIMES WHILE DRIVING SPRAYER ICES OVER. AFTER LONG DRIVE 1HR SITTING IN GARAGE THE ENGINE BAY HEAT THAWS OUT THE SPRAYER. MANY COMPLAINTS ON F150 FORUM. BEST ESTIMATE FOR DATE OF OCCURRENCE(S) IS WINTER MONTHS.
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#11122910August 28, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, STEERING
WHILE DRIVING THERE IS RATTLING INSIDE OF THE STEERING COLUMN THAT STARTED A FEW MONTHS BACK. NOW MY ALTERNATOR SEEMS TO NOT BE WORKING PROPERLY AND THE TRUCK WILL ONLY CRANK WHEN I HAVE ALL EXTRAS OFF (RADIO, AC, ETC.) I ALSO HAVE TO PUMP THE GAS FOR SOME REASON FOR IT TO TURN OVER COMPLETELY. OTHERWISE IT JUST DIES. NEVER HAD A PROBLEM UNTIL LAST WEEK WHEN IT WOULDN'T TURN OVER AT ALL. MY BATTERY IS PULLING 13.9 V AND I HAVE CHECKED THE CONNECTIONS. FOR A TRUCK TO BE 3 YEARS OLD AND ALREADY NEED A NEW ALTERNATOR APPALLS ME. THERE IS SOMETHING ELSE GOING ON AND THE RATTLING IN THE STEERING COLUMN IS SOMEHOW RELATED TO ME HAVING PROBLEMS CRANKING THE TRUCK.
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0
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#11122946August 28, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY ON MY WAY TO THE OFFICE THIS MORNING, AS I APPROACHED HEAVY TRAFFIC TRAVELLING AT 75 MPH. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. THE TRUCK HAD COMPLETE AND TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT BY GOING DOWN THE GRASS IN BETWEEN THE 2 OPPOSING LANES OF TRAFFIC.
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#11121527August 21, 2018
SEAT BELTS
MY 4 YEAR OLD SON GOT STUCK IN SEAT BELT AND WE COULDN'T GET IT OFF OF HIM. WE HAD TO CUT THE SEAT BELT TO GET HIM OUT. WE WERE IN PARK
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#11120839August 18, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS DRIVING VEHICLE ON HWY AT 55MPH PULLING A 20 FOOT PONTOON BOAT. BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON WITH AUDIBLE WARNING. I CAME TO THE NEXT STOP SIGN AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT NEARLY TO THE FLOOR WITH SEVERE DIMINISHED BRAKING ABILITY. I LIMPED THE TRUCK TO A GAS STATION A MILE DOWN THE ROAD WHERE I CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR WHICH HAD A 1/2 INCH OF FLUID LEFT IN IT. I PUT 12 OZ. OF BRAKE FLUID IN THE RESERVOIR. I GOT UNDER THE TRUCK AND CHECKED THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE LINES FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE BACK OF THE TRUCK. I LOCATED NO LEAKS WHATSOEVER IN THE SYSTEM. I CONTINUED ANOTHER APPROXIMATE 20 MILES AND THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AT WHICH TIME I STOPPED AGAIN AND ADDED 48OZ TOTAL OF ADDITIONAL BRAKE FLUID HOWEVER IT DISAPPEARED WITH NO LEAK ANYWHERE. I HAD TO HAVE THE TRUCK TOWED 190 MILES HOME AS I WAS ON A FAMILY VACATION. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED DIRECTLY TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WILL ARRIVE ON MONDAY AUGUST, 20 2018.
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#11120625August 17, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES
A "LOW BRAKE FLUID" WARNING APPEARED IN THE CENTER OF THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WHEN I NEEDED TO SLOW DOWN TO TURN AT AN INTERSECTION. THE RESOLUTION WAS TO REPLACE THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE BRAKE BOOSTER. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE BY FORD, YET THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL FOR THE 2015 F-150 TRUCKS WITH THIS PROBLEM.
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0
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#11120713August 17, 2018
ENGINE
THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM AT 36,999 MILES. WENT INTO "LIMP" MODE WITH NO WARNING WHILE DRIVING NORMALLY IN A 45 MPH STREET WITH BUSY TRAFFIC. I WAS VERY LUCKY IT DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.
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#11119688August 13, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE ON VACATION AT LAKE, THE TRUCK COMPLETELY LOST BRAKES. I DROPPED BOAT IN WATER AND PARKED IN LOT. UPON RETURNING FROM DAY OF BOATING, I STARTED TRUCK AND BEGAN DRIVING DOWN BOAT RAMP. I HIT THE BRAKES TO SLOW AND MAKE THE U TURN TO BACK DOWN TO WATER AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT FULLY TO THE FLOOR AND ALARMS AND BRAKE MESSAGES BEGAN FLASHING ON DASH. THERE WAS VERY LITTLE DECELERATION. LUCKILY I WAS NOT MOVING TOO QUICKLY AND ABLE TO KEEP FROM HITTING OTHER PEOPLE AND VEHICLES ON THE RAMP BY TURNING CROSSWISE ON THE RAMP. CERTAINLY COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE IF BRAKES HAD FAILED WHILE FULLY LOADED UP TRAILER, LESS MANEUVERING OPTIONS OR WITH MORE SPEED. UPON CHECKING THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS COMPLETELY EMPTY. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF LEAKAGE ON ANY OF BRAKE LINES OR COMPONENTS. OBTAINED FLUID AND FILLED RESERVOIR COMPLETELY AND ABLE TO GET BACK TO CAMPSITE. HOWEVER, TWO HOURS LATER THE RESERVOIR WAS EMPTY AGAIN. FINALLY DETERMINED FLUID WAS LEAKING INTO BRAKE BOOSTER AND THAT IS WHY NO FLUID LEAKS COULD BE DETECTED. THE RESIDUAL VACUUM AFTER ENGINE IS SHUT OFF SUCKS OUT ALL THE FLUID WHILE VEHICLE IS PARKED. APPARENTLY THE ENGINE BURNS BRAKE FLUID FAIRLY CLEANLY AS THE EXHAUST DID NOT SMOKE EXCESSIVELY ON STARTUP. REMOVED VACUUM LINE FROM BOOSTER AND REFILLED RESERVOIR SO THAT IT COULD BE DRIVEN TO DEALERSHIP WITH NON-BOOST ASSISTED BRAKES. DEALERSHIP VERIFIED THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS INDEED LEAKING INTO BOOSTER AND REPLACED MASTER AND BOOSTER AT A COST OF $650. THEY SAID THAT ALTHOUGH PREVIOUS YEARS THAT HAD THIS EXACT PROBLEM WERE COVERED MINE WAS OUTSIDE OF THE COVERED VINS AND NOT COVERED.
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0
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0
#11119741August 13, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED WHILE TRYING TO STOP FROM 35 MPH AT A STOP SIGN ENTERED HIGHWAY 260 IN OVERGAARD AZ - CROSSED THE HIGHWAY APPLYING FULL PRESSURE ON BRAKE PEDAL AND USING PARKING BRAKE - CAME TO A STOP AND CHECKED THE FLUID LEVEL ALL BRAKE FLUID WAS GONE, ADDED 12 OZ OF DOT 4 FLUID AND BACKED THE TRUCK UP AND PARKED IN A ANOTHER PLACE TO CHECK FOR LEAKS - CHECKED THE LEVEL AND ALL FLUID WAS GONE AGAIN. NO SIGN OF LEAKAGE. DEALER LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE ON 8/9 AND DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER.
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0
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#11119427August 12, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
2015 F150 2.7L ECOBOOST 31,908 MILES... UPON MERGING INTO TRAFFIC TRUCK SUDDENLY SURGES, FOLLOWED BY AUDIBLE BANG THEN ABRUPTLY LOSES ALL POWER "NO DRIVING CONDITIONS OUT OF THE ORDINARY, NOT UNDER HARD ACCELERATION." WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH LIGHT UP AND I HAVE NO CONTROL OF VEHICLE. LUCKILY I WAS FORTUNATE TO NOT HAVE MUCH TRAFFIC AROUND ME AT THE TIME AND PROMPTLY COASTED INTO A DESERTED PARKING LOT TO CALL MY DEALERSHIP. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY TRUCK NOW FOR FEAR OF CAUSING AN ACCIDENT DUE TO MECHANICAL/ELECTRICAL FAILURE, I DON'T WANT TO DIE AND DON'T WANT TO PUT ANYONE IT THAT POSITION EITHER. DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AND SAYS ITS OK TO DRIVE YET THE THROTTLE BODY THEY USED AS A REPLACEMENT IS NO DIFFERENT THEN THE ONE THAT FAILED HOW CAN THAT BE SAFE? I'D LIKE THEM TO TRUST A TRUCK THAT CEASED ALL ESSENTIAL OPERATIONS (BRAKES, ACCELERATION, POWER STEERING) WITH A WIFE AND KIDS IN THE VEHICLE DURING MORNING RUSH HOUR IN THE FOURTH LARGEST CITY IN THE UNITED STATES WITH SPEEDING DRIVERS WHO DON'T PAY ATTENTION TO THE ROAD IN FRONT OF THEM, THEN WE WILL TALK. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN AND A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH MANY OTHER FORD VEHICLES!!! FIX IT BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR DIES AS A RESULT! DO THE RIGHT THING AND HOLD THE MANUFACTURES RESPONSIBLE ITS WHY WE HAVE THE NHTSA. HOW IS THERE NOT A MASSIVE RECALL WITH THE ECO BOOST ENGINES IN REGARDS TO THE FAULTY THROTTLE BODY, ANYTHING LESS IS UNACCEPTABLE. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE FIRST?
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#11119437August 12, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING ON 1-90 THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DO N ON ITS OWN 3 TIMES SO FAR . IT IS MAKING US PANIC ON OUR ROAD TRIP. IT IS SUNDAY SO CAN'T GET IT LOOKED AT UNTIL TOM. WE HAD A PROBLEM WITH IT NOT STARTING AS WELLL TOOK IT IN TO THE PUYALLUP DEALER AND THEY STATED THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG AND THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. I WANT THERE TO BE SOMETHING IN WRITING IF ANYTHING HAPPENS TO US ON THIS TRIP.
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No
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0
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#11118900August 10, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE
VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. DISPLAY SLOWED TRACTION CONTROL MALFUNCTION, HILL ASSIST MALFUNCTION AND ENGINE TROUBLE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. ONCE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF IT THEN RESTARTED A MINUTE LATER AS IF NOTHING HAPPENED.
Crash:
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Injuries:
0
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0
#11118324August 7, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES
MY WIFE STARTED DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND A SHORT TIME LATER A "BRAKE FLUID LOW" WARNING CAME ON. SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND BRAKING ACTION WAS SEVERELY COMPROMISED. IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD TO A SAFE PLACE, SHE HAD TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE A SHORT DISTANCE, IN ORDER TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP ONCE IN A PARKING LOT SHE HAD TO PUT THE TRUCK IN TOW HAUL MODE (ENGINE BRAKING) AND USE THE EMERGENCY/PARKING BRAKE. WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL SERVICE SHOP. THEY DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE AS A MASTER CYLINDER LEAK INTO THE BOOSTER. WE THEN HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO DCH FORD OF THOUSAND OAKS AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE THE SAME AND SAID THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BOOSTER NEED TO BE REPLACED. VEHICLE HAS LESS THE 50K MILES AND IS THE V6 WITH ECOBOOST. 2013 AND 2014 MODELS ARE APPARENTLY UNDER ACTIVE RECALL FOR SAME ISSUE. 2015 (OUR YEAR) IS UNDER RECALL QUERY/INVESTIGATION # RQ16001
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11118050August 6, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY, SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE DRIVING MY 2015 FORD F-150 ECOBOOST AT 45 MPH ON A CITY STREET I HAD A LOW BREAK FLUID WARNING LIGHT COME ON. I STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT AND ALL SEEMED FINE.I PROCEEDED 2 BLOCKS TO FIND SOMEWHERE SAFE TO CHECK THE BRAKE FLUID LEVEL. WHEN I TRIED TO STOP AT THE NEXT STOP LIGHT I HAD NO BRAKES AT ALL!!! I WENT THROUGH THE RED LIGHT INTERSECTION WITH MY FOOT TO THE FLOOR ON THE BRAKES. WITH LUCK, I DID NOT HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. I COASTED SLOW ENOUGH TO USE MY PARKING BRAKE (E-BRAKE) TO MAKE A FULL STOP. I OPEN THE HOOD AND NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR WAS ALMOST COMPLETELY EMPTY. AFTER CAREFULLY EXAMINING ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES ,FITTINGS, CALIPERS, MASTER CYLINDER AND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT NO BRAKE FLUID WAS FOUND LEAKING ANYWHERE. I HAD THE 2015 FORD F-150 ECOBOOST TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. ALSO ABOUT A WEEK AGO DURING A LONG ROAD TRIP I NOTICED A LOT OF WIND NOISE COMING FROM THE DRIVERS DOOR. I WAS ON AN INTERSTATE GOING ABOUT 75 MPH. I GOT OFF OF THE INTERSTATE AND RE-CLOSED MY DOOR THINKING I DID NOT SHUT IT HARD ENOUGH. ABOUT 5 MILES DOWN THE INTERSTATE DRIVING ABOUT 75 MPH I WENT OVER AN APPROACH (OR A BUMP) TO A BRIDGE AND THE DOOR DROPPED OUT OF IT'S CLOSED POSITION AND I COULD STICK 4 FINGERS OUT BETWEEN THE DOOR AND DOOR FRAME. I PULL OVER AT A SAFE AREA TO EXAM THE DOOR AND FRAME. I NOTICED THAT THE DOOR BOLTS (TOP AND BOTTOM) THAT HOLD THE DOOR HINGE TO THE DOOR HAD COME LOOSE AND BACKED OUT ABOUT 4 TURNS. I TIGHTENED THEM AND FINISHED MY TRIP. I NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP SO THEY CAN SEE WHY THAT HAD HAPPENED.
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#11118203August 6, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY
MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER17S33 NHTSA RECALL NUMBER17V652 I HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED REGARDING THIS RECALL.
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