Ford F-150 Complaints (2016)

2,093 consumer complaints on file.

#11603486July 19, 2024
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? The transmission lead frame failed. It was replaced by the mechanic. How was your safety or the safety of others put at risk? The transmission suddenly shifted to a lower gear and locked up the rear tires. This suddenly decreased the speed while traveling in traffic. Has the problem been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer or independent service center? The service center scanned the truck and recorded the error codes. Has the vehicle or component been inspected by the manufacturer, police, insurance representatives or others? No. Were there any warning lamps, messages or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure, and when did they first appear? The transmission shifted erratically and the gear indicator on the dash blinked. After the sudden downshift the check engine and see service manual light came on.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11603168July 18, 2024
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE
Transmission does not shift into gear when idle and pushing in the gas pedal. Truck randomly shuts off when at stop lights and have to restart it. Transmission shifts randomly into different gears at different speeds while driving. Transmission struggles to shift into gear and when it does the whole truck shakes and loud clunk noises happens. Cruise control speeds go up and down while driving and engine has trouble shifting into gears to keep up speed.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11602651July 16, 2024
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the engine started overheating. The contact inspected the coolant reservoir and became aware that the coolant level was low. The contact refilled the coolant reservoir; however, two days later, the coolant level was low again. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, and it was diagnosed and determined that coolant was leaking into the radiator. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the failure with an unknow TSB; however, the vehicle was not included. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 75,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11602118July 15, 2024
ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Exhaust manifold broken studs(bolds) causing exhaust fumes in cab. Carbon monoxide and also loss of performance. This is an ongoing issue with the 3.5 L equal boost motors. Pre 2017. The 2017 motor and further have been redesigned. Why aren’t they doing a recall on pre 2017?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11602293July 15, 2024
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-150. The contact stated that the transmission had seized in third gear. The contact stated that the transmission failed to shift out of gear. While driving at various speeds, the vehicle was vibrating abnormally. There was an abnormal banging and booming sound detected. The check engine warning light was illuminated. Additionally, the wrench symbol was displayed. The contact called the local dealer, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who performed an unknown service of the transmission. The manufacturer was contacted and referred the contact to the NHTSA hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 68,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11602316July 15, 2024
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled, and the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was able to be restarted and was taken to an independent mechanic where the spark plugs were replaced; however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was diagnosed, and the failure was related to a misfire in the engine. The contact related the failure with the Technical Service Bulletin: 192384 (EcoBoost - Oil Consumption, Rough Idle, Misfire with Or Without Blue Exhaust Smoke); however, the vehicle was not included. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 145,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11602360July 15, 2024
POWER TRAIN
The contact's son owns a 2016 Ford F-150. The contact stated that on several occasions while driving at various speeds, the vehicle inadvertently downshifted to first gear. The contact stated that on one occasion while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle unexpectedly downshifted from 6th gear to 1st gear and the engine revved loudly. Additionally, while the vehicle was in 5th gear, the gear selector failed to shift to any other position except for park(P). The power train warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 56,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11602004July 14, 2024
WHEELS
Swollen lug nuts.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11600856July 10, 2024
POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving approximately 65 MPH, the transmission erroneously downshifted from sixth gear to third gear causing the vehicle to abruptly decelerate, nearly causing a semi-truck to crash into the rear of the vehicle. The contact stated that the failure was intermittent. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer on several occasions, but the cause of the failure was not yet determined. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 79,554.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11600420July 9, 2024
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
The contact's son owns a 2016 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle lost motive power and failed to accelerate as intended with a knocking sound coming from the engine. The power train warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed and determined that the cylinder head or the engine might need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 63,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11600487July 9, 2024
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while opening the panoramic moon roof, the moon roof functioned as intended; however, the moon roof then failed to close. Later, the contact became aware that the moon roof would open but not close. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed a failure with the moon roof assembly. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 77,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11600558July 9, 2024
POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed and attempting to accelerate, the vehicle lost motive power after unexpectedly downshifting to first gear. The contact pulled over to the shoulder of the roadway and turned off the vehicle. After restarting the vehicle, the vehicle returned to normal functionality, but the failure became a regular occurrence. The service transmission warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed a failure with the transmission. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 107,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11598892July 4, 2024
POWER TRAIN
I was driving around 70 mhp and my truck shifted from 6th to 4th and back to sixth... I had to take it to the shop and it was a bad output shaft sensor code p0720. This new recall about the 2014s ford f150 sounded to similar to what my truck did.. I am hoping my truck is fixed and not another issue that is going to get me into a wreck.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11598222July 2, 2024
POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-150. The contact stated that on several occasions while driving at various speeds, the vehicle downshifted inadvertently. The contact stated that the gear shift indicator flashed, and the transmission warning light illuminated. Additionally, the contact stated that the gear selector failed to recognize the selection several times while in park(P). The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic on several occasions where the failure was not able to be duplicated. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 130,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11598281July 2, 2024
POWER TRAIN, SERVICE BRAKES
The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-150. The contact stated while the transmission was downshifting, the vehicle jerked when the brake pedal was depressed. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact called the local dealer, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, and the contact was informed about DTC code: P061E: 00-28. The contact stated that the failure was related to NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V444000 (Power Train). The manufacturer was contacted, and the contact was informed that there was no recall coverage on the vehicle. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11598332July 2, 2024
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
The "service advance trac" light would come on and the vehicle would go into limp mode. Limp mode would last until the vehicle was turned off. This happened 4 times in all. Once in March and three times in June. It always occurred shortly after the initial start of the day. The vehicle is available for additional inspection if and when needed. When the vehicle goes into limp mode, a loss of power occurs. This is a safety concern as moving through intersections from a complete stop is unusually slow and lagging. The Ford dealership did not find the root cause during initial inspection, which resulted in a bad diagnosis and an unneeded repair. The second dealership visit, 3 months after the initial, resulted in finding a chafed wiring harness. It had rubbed against a frame rail near the radiator. The chafing not only rubbed through the harness insulation, but also the insulation on some of the wires inside of the large harness/bundle of wires. The warning lights first appeared in March of 2024 when the unneeded repair was performed. Three months later, in June of 2024, the chafed wiring harness was discovered and repaired by a Ford dealer in Apple Valley, MN. I will do my best to provide the dealer video of the issue as well as the two invoices associated with the repairs. Within the invoices there are excellent notes left by the technicians that describe their findings. With the June invoice resulting in repairing the root cause. I cannot upload the video, so I posted it to YouTube. The chafed wires and rubbing on the frame rail can be seen near the end of this 95 second video: [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
#11597887July 1, 2024
ENGINE
What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? Timing system, yes. How was your safety or the safety of others put at risk? Truck shuts off in the middle of the road. Has the problem been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer or independent service center? Yes, 5 of them. Has the vehicle or component been inspected by the manufacturer, police, insurance representatives or others? Yes, by multiple parties. Were there any warning lamps, messages or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure, and when did they first appear? Yes it did/does! The check engine light comes on now with the same symptoms it had before. The problems started less than a month after I got the truck. The first 10 to 15 minutes the truck drives fine then afterwards the check engine light normally comes on throws code p0022. It use to start rough idling with no light on at all but kills when I stop at a light or act as if it’s going shut off when slowing down. The truck is sluggish while it’s acting up, slow to pick up speed and it runs rough. The light will go off for 10 miles and be back on the next day but stays on. The remote start won’t work . The dealer I purchased it from did a lot of work but nothing they did fixed the problem. On paper it says cleaning rather than what they really did. I know they cleaned the throttle body, replaced one of the battery terminals etc.,. The truck has had a full timing job, alternator , water pump and much more done to it. Money was spent on this and the truck continues to do the same thing. Received a diagnostic from yet another ford and they’re trying to replace the same parts that has been replaced multiple times. The truck still isn’t fixed and never has been since day one. It’s just parts being changed and money being wasted. It’s so much I can speak on about this truck but it’s very frustrating. Attached will be some of the invoices that I have for the work that’s been done on the ford f150.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11597923July 1, 2024
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
The contact's wife owns a 2016 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving 75-80 MPH, the transmission unexpectedly downshifted from 6th gear to 3rd gear. The power train warning light was illuminated. The contact shifted to neutral(N) and pulled to the side of the road. The contact turned off and restarted the vehicle, and the vehicle operated as needed while driving. The contact stated that the failure recurred several times while driving. The vehicle was taken to an unknown dealer several times; however, the failure could not be duplicated. The contact stated that while at a complete stop, the transmission failed to shift from third gear to first gear. The contact was able to continue driving. Additionally, the contact stated while attempting to drive from a complete stop, the accelerator pedal was depressed, but the vehicle failed to respond. The contact depressed the accelerator pedal until the engine revved to 80 MPH, and the vehicle responded, but then failed to exceed 5 MPH. The contact pulled to the side of the road. The vehicle was towed to another dealer, where the transmission control module and the crankshaft pressure sensor were replaced. The vehicle was repaired, and the contact was provided a two year warranty for the TCM. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 138,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11597979July 1, 2024
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving on six occasions at various speeds, an "acceleration warning" message appeared and the transmission and check engine warning lights illuminated. Additionally, the vehicle lost motive power and failed to accelerate as intended. The vehicle was steered to the side of the road and restarted. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed; however, the dealer was unable to replicate the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 49,532.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11598062July 1, 2024
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
The contact owned a 2016 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving 40 MPH, smoke was coming from the rear passenger window with no warning lights illuminated. The contact pulled over and exited the vehicle safely and noticed that the rear of the vehicle caught on fire. The local fire department was able to extinguish the fire. The cause of the fire was undisclosed, but the fire marshal's report was provided to the contact. The contact suffered from smoke inhalation for a few days but did not seek medical attention. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was towed to the local towing facility and later picked up by the contact's insurance agency for investigation. The dealer was not contacted, and the vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 152,000. The VIN was not available.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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