Ford F-150 Complaints (2016)

2,093 consumer complaints on file.

#11499107December 28, 2022
ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Driving home form work I started getting an exhaust smell, kept driving and once I came to a complete stop at a light my entire cabin filled with exhaust white/blue smoke. I pulled over to check it out, opened the hood and the exhaust was coming from the back of the engine. A wrecker driver pulled up behind my truck, got out with his fire extinguisher for safety. He is the one who told me to look into the manifolds warping or the bolts breaking. The wrecker driver said the smoke in the cabin is carbon monoxide and not to transport and small children. The rest of the day, I had severe headaches. I took it to a shop and they have told me I will need new manifolds and gaskets and potentially a few other gaskets when removing the turbos. They also said this could have damaged my turbos and may lead to other exhaust issues, vehicle performance issues and definitely will not let my vehicle pass the emissions test in Texas. This appears to be a Ford design flaw and hopefully a nation wide recall can be implemented. The shop also recommended not to drive it because the cabin filled with smoke or rather a cabin full of carbon monoxide. This could cost me over $5000.00 to replace all part. Something needs to be done by FORD to fix this issue. I will have to find a way to pay for this as having a vehicle to and from work is necessary. My daily round trip to and from work is 80 miles.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11499236December 28, 2022
POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving 70 MPH with the Adaptive Cruise Control feature activated, the power train warning light illuminated, and the vehicle decelerated independently. The accelerator pedal was depressed but the vehicle failed to respond. The vehicle was taken to an unknown dealer where it was diagnosed that the output speed sensor had failed and needed to be replaced; however, the parts were not available. The contact stated that the failure reoccurred while driving. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 130,800.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11499033December 27, 2022
POWER TRAIN
The vehicle has the same Lead Frame assembly as 2011-2013 Ford F-150's that were involved in a recall. I have had a failure to start, as well as a change in gears while driving at low speeds due to this faulty module. This caused an engine over-rev condition. I have attempted to contact Ford about this but stated they would only replace it under an extended warranty if forced by your organization.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11498638December 23, 2022
POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving approximately 50-55 MPH, the vehicle downshifted to first gear, then drove as designed. The failure recurred twice more. The contact stated that several unknown warning lights started blinking. Additionally, the tachometer was flickering from red to white. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer and was diagnosed with an unknown wiring harness failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified about the failure, but no additional assistance was provided. The approximate failure mileage was 45,478.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11498450December 21, 2022
ENGINE
Hill Start Assist Not Available is the associated light. Component replacement: Throttle Body Assembly. I was driving down the road and vehicle caution light came on above, in addition it caused me to have zero throttle pedal control. This occurred out of nowhere and I needed to glide into and off the road to luckily a pull off area. I shut off the truck, and restarted light went away. I thought it was a fluke. I continued and a mile later same exact issue, light came on, and I was going down a hill with no throttle control only brake and steering control, all the while passing vehicles and pulling over by a busy intersection with multiple lanes. I then pulled over and had to have my vehicle towed costing me $320. On top of placing myself at complete risk, if there wasn’t a spot to pull over to, and/or I was going up hill, this would have caused a crash with other motorists and needs immediately fixed. On top of the tow bill, I had to pay $271 for throttle body assembly and associated gasket. This on top of diagnostics $90 and labor associated. I have watched YouTube videos of others having the hill start issues, but this issue occurred out of nowhere and occurred frequently and on the road. Truck has around 125,000, never been involved with a crash of any sort, and this issue should be recalled. I request a refund at the very least from Ford for part and labor and I strongly feel this is the least they should do for putting my life at risk.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11497738December 16, 2022
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
On the morning of 12/16/22 while commuting to work, the rear window randomly shattered (an extremely loud bang). It almost looks like it exploded from the inside out (bulging out). There was no apparent contact by rocks or any known previous cracks or chips in the window. It was a cold morning, and the defrosters were on (rarely used in Louisiana)- that's the only thing unusual related to the rear window going on at the time.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11497637December 15, 2022
WHEELS, WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
Lug nuts have swollen. Auto repair cannot remove wheels due to swollen lug nuts. Can't remove wheels to rotate tires.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11496994December 12, 2022
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
While driving at speed 55+\- mph the truck shifted into “limp in mode” causing a quick deceleration event. This happened on two different occasions. The 3rd time it happened I was slowing to pull into a filling station so the deceleration wasn’t as harsh. All times when this happened the “wrench” warning light came on after 10 or so seconds and the truck was back to running normal. The 3rd occurance at the filling station left me dead in the water, had to have AAA tow me to New Legacy Ford in Dushore Pa 18614. If the roads would have been wet an accident would possibly have occurred.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11496892December 10, 2022
VISIBILITY/WIPER
Wipers will not shutoff, continue to wipe at the slowest setting. This is occasionally intermittent and sometimes does not start to be an issue until the wipers are engaged once, then they will not shutoff.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11496722December 9, 2022
ENGINE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I have had two problems worked on by my dealer and neither of them were fixed. The first problem is a leaky oil pan which they attempted to repair the leak 3 times but it still leaks. This may not be a safety recall but I do feel like it is a hazard and I would bet there are probably 1/2 of the 2015-2017 Ford F150 owners with the 2.7 engine with the same problem. If nothing else I would say this is a environmental issue. The second problem I have reported to my dealer is the very poor vision with the back up camera at night. I had to leave my vehicle with the dealer overnight to have the problem looked at but they were not able to fix the problem and did say the night vision is not good.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11496650December 8, 2022
STRUCTURE:BODY, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
On 4 occasions the tailgate has unlatched itself while the truck was being driven
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11496054December 5, 2022
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:REAR WINDOW, VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
Back window shattered as a result of a rear defrost malfunction. Outside temperatures were around 20 degrees F so I used my remote start to warm up my vehicle before leaving. Upon entering the vehicle approximately 5-7 minutes later I noticed an odd smell that I can only describe as electronics overheating or burning. Then about 5 minutes into my drive on a smooth road and without any other incident I experienced a very loud popping noise and immediately pulled over to investigate. What I noticed right away was that the entire back window (with the exception of the small power window) was shattered and was starting to fall into my vehicle. When calling for a quote to replace my window, two of the shops both indicated that this is a know problem with Ford F150's due to the rear defroster malfunctioning. I have a crew cab F150 and regularly use it to transport my 3 young children, and luckily they were not with me on this trip, but I am very worried that this could have resulted in shards of glass right by their heads where they are sitting. Other than the odd smell I noticed that day, there were no messages or symptoms of this problem. I live in a cold climate and often use the remote start without any similar issues.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11496072December 5, 2022
ENGINE
The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-150. The contact stated that the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer where it was diagnosed and determined that the cylinder head needed to be replaced. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who replaced the engine however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no additional assistance was repaired. The failure mileage was 56,749.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11495992December 4, 2022
SEAT BELTS, SEATS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I am writing because I had the 3 recalls on my vehicle repaired 3 years ago but the dealership apparently may not have completed these because I just received a letter from Ford stating a quality audit discovered it may not have been done. Your website states they are incomplete which is beyond frustrating. I had to go through a lot just to get the dealership to work with me to give me a loaner car in order to get them done. Now I may have been driving around for 3 years in a vehicle I thought was fixed which could still injure me.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11495137November 28, 2022
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Truck misfired at intersection. Had to restart. Happens often after oil change with couple hundred miles on. Truck has been in repair shop once already for same issue from previous owner. Bank 2 IACV selonoid.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11495075November 27, 2022
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Both Exhaust manifolds warped, broken rear exhaust studs, exhaust leaking into passenger compartment. This is a known issue with this engine and ford has a TSB for the transit with the same engine to replace the manifolds with a newer version.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11494197November 18, 2022
ENGINE
Had multiple leaks from both driver and passenger side exhaust manifolds cause by broken stud bolts. This resulted in loss of power and emissions.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11493448November 14, 2022
STEERING, VISIBILITY/WIPER
Was told the Steering Wheel Control Module needed replaced. Was driving and the blinkers stopped working, window washerfluid button doesn’t work, and anything pertaining to the hazard switch is not working. This is very dangerous to not have working blinkers and windshield wipers not working as they should. Was told that the part is on back order until December or January. Hopefully we will see it before that since it’s a primary vehicle and I don’t feel safe driving it with my children in the car.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11493333November 13, 2022
STRUCTURE:BODY
Passenger door fails to latch
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11491580October 31, 2022
POWER TRAIN
While driving on a hilly and curvy 2 lane highway the engine lost all power. Warning lights came on such as a wrench and “see manual”, service advancetrac, hill assist not available. The car was steerable but stalled out in the traffic lane as there was no suitable shoulder to pull over. The car was idling a bit rough, but there was no throttle response. Turning the ignition off, the car then restarted and ran perfectly with no warning lights…til it did it again a few miles later. Restarted it, drove to a safe place. Put a code reader on it. P2112 (Throttle actuator stuck shut). Took to a Ford Dealer where for $714 they replaced the Electronic Throttle Body. Driven about 1000 miles and no further problems as of yet. I believe this is a serious safety issue due to the unpredictable nature of the car stalling, and risk of accident while in heavy traffic.There should be a better “limp mode”, than to shut off all throttle response to what is otherwise a perfectly working engine. This truck has low mileage, trouble free (til now) and we’ll maintained. Unfortunately I forgot to ask to see the removed ETB.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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