Ford F-150 Complaints (2018)

2,327 consumer complaints on file.

#11172437January 27, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE DOOR LATCHES ON MY 2018 FORD F150, WHEN BELOW FREEZING, FREQUENTLY FREEZE, THEY WILL OPEN, THEN NOT LATCH SHUT UNTIL I WARM THE LATCHES WITH A HEAT GUN, SOMETIMES THE DOORS WILL APPEAR TO CLOSE, ONLY TO OPEN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. THIS IS VERY COMMON, AND THERE IS A TSB FOR THE ISSUE. RECENTLY, I WAS TRAVELING ON A LOCAL HIGHWAY, AND THE DOOR THAT MY 8 MONTH OLD SON WAS SITTING AT FLUNG OPEN, I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND LIMPED THE TRUCK HOME, UNABLE TO GET THE DOOR CLOSED. I HAVE VIDEO OF ME TRYING TO CLOSE THAT DOOR WITH MY SON SITTING IN HIS CAR SEAT. THE FOLLOWING WEEK, I HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE OPPOSITE REAR DOOR, WHICH I ALSO GOT VIDEO OF. THIS ISSUE IS SO COMMON THAT I PREVIOUSLY HAD A 2016 F150 WITH THE SAME EXACT ISSUE, I HAVE VIDEOS OF MYSELF TRYING TO CLOSE THE DOORS ON THAT VEHICLE, BEFORE, AND AFTER FORD TRIED TO FIX THAT TRUCK, DUE TO THIS, AND TRANSMISSION ISSUES ON THAT 2016, I TRADED IT IN AT A LOSS FOR MY 2018 F150, WHICH FORD CLAIMED WOULD NOT HAVE THE PROBLEMS THAT MY PREVIOUS TRUCK HAD. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH FORD TO ATTEMPT TO FIX MY 2018 F150, BUT I AM NOT CONFIDENT THEY WILL BE ABLE TO FIX IT, AS THERE ARE REPORTS THAT THE REVISED TSB THEY ARE USING NOW, ALSO DOESN'T WORK. THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE ON ALL 2015+ F150S, AND ON 2017+ 250S, AND 350S, AND FORD HAS BEEN AWARE OF THE ISSUE SINCE AT LEAST 2015, ALL ALUMINUM BODIED FORD F-SERIES TRUCKS HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THESE VEHICLES SHOULD NOT BE ON THE ROAD UNTIL A WORKABLE FIX IS DEVELOPED AND DEPLOYED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11172056January 25, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET THE ACCELERATOR ON MY FORD F-150 BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN BUT IT ONLY ACCELERATED AT A HIGHER RATE. I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE SHIFTER IN NEUTRAL AND PULL OVER TO A SAFE AREA,WITH THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THE TRUCK WOULD CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE I WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE IT, NOW THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT IS SAYING THAT THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM WHEN THERE OBVIOUSLY IS A PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11172212January 25, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
IN WEATHER BELOW 32 DEGREES F DOOR LOCKS FREEZE. POWER LOCK WILL NOT UNLOCK. INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE MAY WORK WITH EFFORT. KEY MAY WORK WITH EFFORT. ONCE OPEN, DOOR WILL NOT STAY CLOSED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11171572January 23, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 FORD F-150. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP LIGHT, THE STOP/START MODE ACTIVATED AUTOMATICALLY. AFTER RELEASING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LUNGED FORWARD AND STALLED. THE DRIVER HAD TO IMMEDIATELY RESTART THE ENGINE TO AVOID BEING REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CORWIN FORD (3241 S. GLENSTONE AVE, SPRINGFIELD, MO) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY WAS FAULTY. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000. *TT DEALER STATED FAILURE WAS DUE TO BATTERY. BATTERY WAS REPLACED JAN. 25, 2019. BATTERY LASTED 43 DAYS, THIRD BATTERY WAS INSTALLED ON MARCH 19,2019.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11171747January 23, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
IN THE MORNING I OPENED THE FRONT DOOR, GOT IN AND CLOSED THE DOOR AND DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH CLOSED. OPENING AND CLOSING THE DOOR MULTIPLE TIMES DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH AND WOULD JUST BOUNCE. I PUSHED THE LOCK/ UNLUCK BUTTON MULTIPLE TIMES WITHOUT SUCCESS. I WAS GOING TO BE LATE FOR WORK SO I JUST HELD THE DOOR CLOSED. 30 MINUTES INTO MY DRIVE THE WHILE PUSHING THE LOCK/ UNLOCK BUTTON AND THE DOOR FINALLY LATCHED. I HAVE HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN NOW 4 DIFFERENT DAYS AND ON BOTH FRONT AND PASSENGER AND DRIVERS DOORS. FORD STATES THERE IS NO TSB FOR MY 2018 FORD. THE TRUCK IS LESS THAN 1 MONTH OLD. I HAVE VIDEO OF THE DOORS DOING SUCH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11171327January 22, 2019
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LATCHES WERE INOPERABLE. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO LATCH THE DOORS AFTER EXITING THE VEHICLE. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO UNLOCK AND OPEN THE DOORS FOR RE-ENTRY INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ROMEO FORD OF KINGSTON (128 NY-28, KINGSTON, NY 12401, (845) 338-7800) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LOCKING MECHANISM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCKING MECHANISMS WERE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE REAR DOOR LOCKING MECHANISMS WERE NOT REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED IN EXTREMELY COLD WEATHER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,646.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11171360January 22, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
I DROVE OFF AND THE PASS DOOR OPENED UP WILE MAKING A LEFT TURN . I TRIED TO CLOSE IT AND THE LATCH WOULD NOT ENGAGE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11171390January 22, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING OVER A RAILROAD CROSSING, MY TRUCK DIED. THE SCREEN ON THE DASH STATED THERE WAS AN ERROR WITH THE AUTO START/ STOP FEATURE. I HAD TO PUT MY TRUCK IN PARK TO RESTART IT WHILE STILL ON THE TRAIN TRACKS. I HAD THE AUTO START/ STOP DEACTIVATED AT THE TIME VIA THE BUTTON ABOVE THE SYNC 3 SCREEN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11171394January 22, 2019
ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING, BETWEEN ABOUT 800 AND 1700RPMS, WHEN YOU LET OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE TIMING CHAINS RATTLE FOR ABOUT 1 SECOND. IT DOES IT EVERY TIME WITHIN THOSE RPM RANGES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11171435January 22, 2019
BACK OVER PREVENTION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 FORD F-150. WHEN THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE, THE PARK AID WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE BACK-UP SENSORS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO IMPERIAL FORD (8 UXBRIDGE RD, MENDON, MA 01756, 888-814-8373) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 15,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11171168January 21, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
REAR DOOR LATCH OF CREW CAB PICKUP TRUCK FROZE IN OPEN POSITION. DOOR CAN NOT CLOSE OR BE LOCKED. DOOR FLIES OPEN WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE MAKING VEHICLE UNSAFE AND NOT DRIVEABLE. DISCOVERED PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AN DOOR SPRANG OPEN 40 MPH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11171196January 21, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
ALL THE DOOR LATCHES FREEZE MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE DO OPEN THE DOOR THEN WHEN IT OPENS YOU CAN'T CLOSE THE DOORS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11171026January 20, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE DRIVERS DOOR LATCH AND LOCK FREEZES IN COLD WEATHER. THIS HAPPENS ANY TIME TEMPERATURE IS BELOW 27 DEGREES. DOOR WILL EITHER NOT OPEN OR NOT LATCH CLOSED.VERY DANGEROUS! ON A COLDER MORNING, BOTH RIGHT SIDE DOOR LOCKS FROZE AFTER I HAD OPENED THEM AND DROVE AWAY. IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, IN COLD WEATHER, I MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF MY VEHICLE! I ALSO HAD TO DRIVE TO WORK ONE DAY HOLDING THE DRIVERS DOOR CLOSED! AFTER AIR TEMPERATURE OR VEHICLE WARMS, LATCHES AND LOCKS FUNCTION NORMALLY. NOT GOOD LIVING IN A NORTHERN CLIMATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11171029January 20, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
DOOR LATCH FREEZING AND WILL NOT LATCH AND UNLATCH PROPERLY IN FREEZING TEMPS. HAS BEEN INTO DEALERSHIP TWICE ALREADY AND WAS TOLD NOTHING MORE THEY CAN DO FOR ME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11171071January 20, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
REAR ELECTRONIC TAILGATE OPENS ON ITS OWN WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN 15 TIMES IN FOUR MONTHS. FREQUENCY INCREASING. DANGER TO OTHERS. A KNOWN ISSUE ON F250 AND 350 MODELS, NOW ON F150 TOO
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11170881January 18, 2019
POWER TRAIN, STEERING
THE STEERING CONSTANTLY PULLS TO THE LEFT AND PULLS TO THE RIGHT. THE STEERING HAS IMPULSES THAT ARE FELT IN THE STEERING DURING NORMAL DRIVING. THE STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATES AND ATTEMPTS TO MAKE STEERING CORRECTIONS AT ANY SPEED. THE STEERING WHEEL WILL REMAIN TURNED IN ONE DIRECTION. FOR EXAMPLE, DRIVING THROUGH A CURVE GOING LEFT, HANDS CAN BE REMOVED FROM STEERING WHEEL AND STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK ITSELF IN POSITION AND STAY TURNING LEFT. THE DYSFUNCTIONAL STEERING DROVE ME OFF OF A 2 LANE ROAD AT 55MPH. THE POOR STEERING OF THIS VEHICLE CREATES AN UNSAFE AND NOT ROAD WORTHY VEHICLE. THE TRANSMISSION CAN NOT DECIDE WHICH GEAR TO BE IN CREATING PAUSES OF POWER DISTRIBUTION TO THE REAR WHEELS. THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD AND PULLS THE VEHICLE BACK AND FORTH CREATING LOUD CLUNKING NOISES AND RATTLING THE PASSENGERS. THE POOR OPERATION OF THE TRANSMISSION CREATES UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11170311January 16, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
VEHICLE PARKED IN HOME DRIVEWAY AT 4:30 AM. OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE 26 DEGREES F. WALKED UP TO VEHICLE. OPENED DRIVER'S DOOR AND LEFT REAR DOOR. ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE DOORS AND NEITHER WOULD LATCH CLOSED. AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO CLOSE DOORS WHILE STANDING OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE THEY STILL WOULD NOT CLOSE. DOORS WOULD BOUNCE OPEN WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE. LATCHES WOULD NOT ENGAGE DOORS SHUT WHATSOEVER. ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE DOORS FROM SITTING INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND SAME RESULTS. DOORS WOULD NOT LATCH CLOSED AND REMAINED STUCK OPEN. IT WAS NECESSARY TO HEAT THE DOOR LATCHES DIRECTLY WITH A HEAT GUN FOR 5-10 MINS EACH BEFORE THEY WOULD LATCH CLOSED IN ORDER TO DRIVE SAFELY. MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AND INCONVENIENCE MAKING ME LATE FOR WORK.THIS ISSUES HAS HAPPENED 3 CONSECUTIVE MORNINGS NOW FROM JAN 14, 2019 - JAN 16, 2019. DOORS DO NOT OPERATE NORMALLY IN BELOW FREEZING TEMPS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11170078January 15, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE DRIVERS FRONT AND BACK DOORS DURING COLD WEATHER WILL NOT LATCH AND CLOSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11170172January 15, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
IN BELOW FREEZING WEATHER MY DOORS WILL NOT STAY SHUT UNTIL THE INTERRIOR OF THE CABIN WARMS WHICH TAKES NEARLY 30 MIN. BUT THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE BECAUSE DOORS CAN OPEN WHILE DRIVING WITH LATCHES NOT FUNCTIONING KEEPING DOOR SECURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11170161January 15, 2019
ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DURING SOME STARTS ENGINE WILL PRODUCE A SMELL. LOOKING UNDERNEATH VEHICLE, I'VE NOTICED 2 LEAKS COMING FROM THE EXHAUST SYSTEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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