Ford F-150 Complaints (2016)

2,093 consumer complaints on file.

#11689763September 25, 2025
POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving 35-40 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed, and the transmission unexpectedly downshifted to first gear and the engine revved abnormally. The vehicle returned to normal functionality after driving a short distance. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The contact stated that the failure persisted. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 72,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11688976September 22, 2025
POWER TRAIN, LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION, LANE DEPARTURE: WARNING
Just pick up son from day care on afternoon of [XXX]. We were heading out of pea ridge and it was raining that day so speed was approximately 52-55 mph when all the light for the traction system starting flashing followed by a metal squealing sound. pulled over and noticed the brake was hot. so limped it home at 25 mph and scheduled it to be in the shop. come to find out the rear axle had broke inside the housing, caliper had locked up. had that axle broke off and slid out of the housing most likely would of been fatal to my [XXX] in his car seat and my self. there was no warning light or anything before it happened, and it happened all withing about 35 seconds to 1 minute. truck was in accident 2 year priors and side swiped on left side, but Geico claims that since it passed the alignment test that it wasnt related. attached is pictures of the axle it self, and the copy of invoice from the mechanic shop INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11688986September 22, 2025
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Both turbos, spark plugs, catalytic converters, O2 sensors. If turbos blow up while drive it will shoot vanes in the motor. Yes JD automotive replaced all the above mentioned parts. will include copy of the invoice, not the only ford owner that has had issues out of the ford twin turbos failing. not sure if dealer inspected turbos, but they replaced the spark plugs 3x in less then 3 months (lemon) and the throttle bottle. Didnt share this information with me when vehicle was purchased. Issue started with a P0430 codes which falsely say its a cat code. I used cataclean due to the low miles and would still get code every once in while. less the 2 years from purchasing it used had both turbos fail. not sure if it was a mis diagnosis from mclarty daniel in Bentonville Arkansas or if ford knowing made motors with bad turbos.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11688682September 21, 2025
POWER TRAIN
Hard down shifting from 4th to 3rd and 3rd to 1st. Lead frame needs replaced. Only 70,000 miles.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11688352September 19, 2025
SEATS
The seat track pivot link bolt has failed, yes it is available for inspection. The seat now has tons of travel in it, which will not restrain the driver in event of a crash. I have visual evidence of the part failure. The issue was part of a safety recall 17S40 which Gwinnett Place Ford claims to have addressed in 2024. The part has now failed.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11688421September 19, 2025
ENGINE
Both left and right exhaust manifolds have broken studs that have resulted in exhaust leaks from both manifolds. The broken studs can be seen via a visual inspection. Exhaust leaks can be heard at engine start and during higher load operations. This failure is allowing hot exhaust gas to leak into the engine compartment creating an engine fire risk as well as compromising engine performance. The local Ford dealer confirmed the broken studs and exhaust manifold leaks. The failure was noted during a 100,000 mile service but the symptoms began to be noted at about 60,000 to 70,000 miles.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11688514September 19, 2025
STEERING
Steering is binding during turning. Very scary. Beginning at startup and continuing while driving.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11688171September 18, 2025
POWER TRAIN
See attached document for complaint.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11688181September 18, 2025
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
While trying to backup my rear view screen camera is black and flashing on and off so fast that I can’t gauge how close or far I am away from an object. Everything works ( radio, GPS, source and other things) with in the screen it self. But the problem is threatening to my safety. I ve tried to reset it by the recommendation of Ford but to no avail.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11687824September 17, 2025
BACK OVER PREVENTION
The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-150. The contact stated that the rearview camera intermittently displayed a distorted or blank image while the transmission was shifted into reverse(R). The contact stated that the failure prevented the driver from safely operating the vehicle. The dealer and the manufacturer were notified of the failure and informed the contact that there were no recalls on the VIN. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 200,000
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11687505September 16, 2025
POWER TRAIN
I was driving down the highway and the transmission started shifting erratically and went to 3rd almost causing me to wreck. Check engine light and wrench icon came on and had to pull over immediately. Code says faulty transmission range sensor and lead frame are the cause.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11687717September 16, 2025
POWER TRAIN, LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION, BACK OVER PREVENTION: REARVIEW SYSTEM BRAKING
Uncommand downshift of the transmission at 50MPH causing the rear wheels to skid. This was accompanied by “Blind Spot System Fault”, “Cross Traffic System Fault”, “See Manual” warnings and a loss of transmission position indications (ie.. P-R-N-D-M-2-1). This appears to be similar to NHTSA Recal # 24S37 for 2014 F-150’s
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11687078September 13, 2025
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Rear view camera dows not function correctly, black screen, distorted screen, or no visibility. I indicated 9/1/2025 as the date but has been like this for longer
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11686551September 11, 2025
POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the transmission independently downshifted. No warning lights were illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle unexpectedly decelerated before accelerating. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and was diagnosed with transmission failure. The contact was informed that the transmission needed to be rebuilt or replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact was advised to contact the dealer. In addition, the contact was advised to contact the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 130,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11686602September 11, 2025
POWER TRAIN
Driving certain freeway speeds will cause the f150 to downshift and lose speed could cause a serious collision on major roadways. This is happening all the time now.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11686187September 10, 2025
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
The rear backup camera has malfunctioned and it is not working.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11686486September 10, 2025
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, BACK OVER PREVENTION: WARNINGS
When you put vehicle in reverse the back up camera has a blank screen
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11684459September 2, 2025
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
I was driving my 2016 Ford f150 in Ventura California on August 29th 2025 when my throttle began to accelerate on its own after taking my foot off the gas pedal. My truck sped up out of control, I almost lost control of the vehicle and crashed. Luckily I was able to gain control and get it into neutral and then into park. My trucks rpms raced so high it sounded as if the engine was going to explode. I put it into park and the rpms lowered to a normal level. While this was all happening a wrench icon popped up on my dash. Once the wrench icon came on I noticed my dash wasn’t telling me what gear I was in or if I was in park, neutral or drive. I pulled into the closest parking lot. I put it in park and every time I gave the truck gas the throttle would continue to accelerate on its own and would rev extremely high on its own. I also noticed as I was sitting it the parking lot at idol there is now a thumping sound/ jolt when selecting what gear to go into. I don’t know if this was caused from having to slam the car into neutral and then into park so I wouldn’t crash when the throttle accelerated. I shut my truck off and it wouldn’t turn back on. All of my electronics work but it doesn’t even want to try to start or turn over. I had to tow my truck home and it is now sitting in front of my house unusable. I have videos I can provide.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11684503September 2, 2025
VISIBILITY/WIPER
The window has little specs between the glass it’s very hard to see when the sun is blaring on it .its not anything on the window Sheild or on the inside glass it’s between the glass.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11683833August 29, 2025
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Dear Sir/Madam, I own a 2016 Ford F-150. Over the past few months the vehicle will suddenly hesitate and downshift while driving and the mechanics symbol will appear on the dashboard. This happened to me a few times. At the end of June I had two different mechanics look at the vehicle and both kept the truck for a couple of days and drove it around and neither one could see a problem. I drove the vehicle from Rhode Island to Pennsylvania and this happened 4 times during the trip driving on the highway!!!! It then happened again (with a witness in the vehicle) while driving. I could have been killed driving 70 mph on the highway during these times that the vehicle hesitated and downshifted. I researched possible recalls that I might have missed and learned of the investigation into by NHTSA by other consumers and I contacted Ford. When I spoke to Ford and filed my complaint I let them know I knew about the investigation by NHTSA and told them I could have been killed. It has been two weeks and I have yet to hear from them. I would like my vehicle repaired free of charge. We paid thousands of dollars for that truck and since this is a safety issue it should be recalled. Please contact me if you have any other questions. Thank you. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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