Ford F-150 Complaints

2,276 consumer complaints on file.

#11511477March 12, 2023
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:TV/RADIO/SPEAKERS
Started the truck and there was a loud pop followed by every speaker in the truck blasting an ear-splitting machine-gun like sound. The volume and audio power controls had no effect. Shutting down the truck and opening the door stopped it, but it immediately start again when the truck was started. After several restarts, I hit the F-150 forums and found that pulling fuse 28 from the passenger footwell would stop it so I could drive the truck home. The next day I put the fuse back in and the issue has not reoccurred. I took the truck into the dealer at the next appointment and they were not able to reproduce the issue or find any codes (they listened to music at various volumes and channels for 20 minutes trying to reproduce it, even though I told them I had driven 25 hours since then without it happening). This issue is well known on the Ford F-150 forums with reports of some dealers trying reprogramming or replacing modules, but no conclusive fix that I've heard of. I have a video of it occurring, but the upload won't take video.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11511268March 10, 2023
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
The contact owns a 2022 Ford F-150. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V686000 (Exterior Lighting) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer was made aware of the issue. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11510880March 8, 2023
VISIBILITY
The contact owns a 2021 Ford F-150. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V250000 (Visibility) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect. The contact stated that upon taking the vehicle for the wiper arm repair, the dealer informed the contact of a recall on the towing package and performed the repair on that instead. After the repair, the contact stated that the ECO boost feature doesn't work. The wiper arm repair is yet to be completed due to the parts still not being available.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11510864March 8, 2023
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
The contact owns a 2021 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving approximately 25-65 MPH, the tailgate inadvertently opened without driver input. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact related the failure to Manufacturer Recall Number: 22M08; however, the year, make, and model is not included in this recall. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 44,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11510811March 8, 2023
VISIBILITY
The contact’s wife leases a 2022 Ford F-150. The contact stated while his wife was driving at an undisclosed speed in a snowstorm, the windshield wipers ceased to work and the vehicle veered off the road and crashed into a ditch. The air bags did not deploy. The contact’s wife waited 6 hours for towing assistance to arrive and was pulled out of the ditch. There was no injury sustained. The contact did not know whether a police report was filed. The contact’s wife was able to drive away from the scene. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the windshield wiper motor had failed and needed to be replaced; however, the parts were not available. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle could not be repaired under NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V842000 (Visibility) as the VIN was not included. The failure milage was 4,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11510791March 8, 2023
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
2022 FORD F-150. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO TWO NHTSA SAFETY RECALLS. THE CONSUMER SCHEDULED REPAIRS FOR THE RECALL, BUT WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER, FORD ISSUED A MEMO NO REPAIR WORK SHOULD BE DONE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11510705March 7, 2023
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Heard a small rattle in my wheel for a few weeks. Checked my passenger rear wheel and I had a rear passenger axle bolt sheer off. Took the truck to local, Mac Haik Ford dealership in Georgetown, TX for repairs. Replaced the bolt and rear axle. This is a known issue in online Ford F150 forums.good thing I decided to check it when I did
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11510626March 7, 2023
ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
The contact owns a 2021 Ford F-150. The contact stated that upon engaging the A/C, there was an abnormally strong gasoline odor and smoke coming through the A/C vents. The contact also stated the vehicle was experiencing excessive oil consumption. The contact stated that he had been performing an oil change every 2,500 miles. The contact stated that there was blue smoke coming out of the exhaust pipe. An unknown warning light was illuminated. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 15,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11510602March 7, 2023
VISIBILITY
The contact owns a 2021 Ford F-150. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V142000 (Visibility) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11510425March 6, 2023
VISIBILITY
The contact owns a 2021 Ford F-150. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V842000 (Visibility) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11509689March 1, 2023
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
Windshield very easily cracked and not even where it was struck.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11509644March 1, 2023
POWER TRAIN
First I heard a rattling sound coming from the back .Tough it was something in the bed. Finally went away 3 days later. To realise I lost the wheel center cap on driver side. 2 weeks later while checking to order a new center cap, I notice the center bolt thats supposed to retain the axle has been broken flat and is completely missing. This can cause the axle to drive itself into the differential housing and eventually lead to no powertrain and/or locking the wheel. This bolt also put the preload on the bearing and therefore be dangerous to loose the wheel if not noticed soon enough and cause bearing to wear prematurely or even split apart. Called the local ford dealer as soon as I noticed and they told me to not use the truck if possible and If I had to to not put any load on the back since they didnt have a replacement truck for now and it could be dangerous. Had to drive 2 other weeks before getting a temporary one since it is the truck I gain my money with, knowing that any moment I could loose my wheel on the highway. They finally had to replace the axle and put new bolt in under warranty. This seems to be a recurring problem from what I see on the internet. Truck had about 15 000 kms when it happened. I am afraid this will happen again on either side since this problem seems to be reoccuring even to truck that had them changed. Please do something about this, ford seems to have no real fix for this and just changes the parts and hope for the best when it happens.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11509519February 28, 2023
VISIBILITY
The contact owns a 2021 Ford F-150. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V142000 (Visibility) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11509478February 28, 2023
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
The compass information is not accurate on my vehicle. It gets stuck on North or randomly other directions and does not work. I know there are two TSBs out, one for 21s and then a second for early 22s. My truck is an August build so the TSBs do not apply. I have taken it to the dealership and they have preformed updates but it is still not working. I have a coworker with a similar build date and his truck is doing the same thing. I have checked with others on the F150 forums and its being reported as well. This calls into question if the compass is not reading right on the instrument panel what else on the panel may not be reading right?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11509474February 28, 2023
VISIBILITY/WIPER
2021 FORD F-150. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO NHTSA SAFETY RECALL 22V-142.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11509197February 26, 2023
POWER TRAIN
Truck was due for oil change and tire rotation so I brought it to the dealer I purchased it from on Friday, 24-Feb-2024. When the service tech removed the driver side rear tire, the spindle nut securing the wheel hub to the axle fell on the ground due to a fracture (picture attached) in the mating threaded part of the axle. Was informed of customer satisfaction campaign 22B34 and a replacement part was ordered and installed the next day. The failure occurred sometime between 01-Sep-2022 at 19,384 miles when the tires were last rotated and 24-Feb-2023 at 28,085 miles. It appears to have occurred some time ago as the fracture portion is oxidized and there's quite a bit of marking to the outer circumference as I assume it was rattling around in the wheel assembly for some time.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11509094February 25, 2023
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
In cold weather the automatic side mirrors freeze shut and unable to open. Safety Hazzard while driving. Had this happen to me 4 times where passenger side mirror would not open, had to go to work and drove with 1 side mirror. 1 incident where both mirrors froze shut and when they were trying to open sounded like they were going to break off. Live in South Dakota conditions get cold and features should be operational. Should have a mirror defrost? Deployable side steps have the same issue in the cold, they stick and freeze shut, I need to use them to get in.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11508937February 24, 2023
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
Experienced multiple incidents where the vehicle battery has been either damaged by the vehicle itself or receiving multiple defective OEM batteries. Vehicle has been brought into Ford service centers at least twice for low charge on battery. Each time, the Ford service technicians have identified a "dead cell" in OEM battery. This condition makes the vehicle unsafe to drive. The resulting low charge has resulted in erratic/unpredictable transmission/engine/electronics performance while driving. This includes low power, shifting problems, and start-stall-start "lurching" in various driving conditions. Service centers have never identified the cause of the battery drain (alternator checks ok). They just keep replacing the battery and the problem reoccurs 2-3 months later.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11508915February 24, 2023
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:TV/RADIO/SPEAKERS
Vehicle equipped with B&O "Unleashed" stereo system experienced uncontrollable, high-volume deafening speaker volume that would only stop if the vehicle was turned off. I started my vehicle and heard an extremely loud pop and deafening "white noise" from all speakers in the truck cabin. Happened in both Run and Accessory modes. Noise started ~3 sec after start, would not stop until I turned off car and opened door (and then ~3 sec until noise stopped). Turning radio power and touchscreen off had no effect. Turning off all phones with Bluetooth connections had no effect. After waiting ~10 min with power off, the sound finally stopped. If I had been driving at the time, the sudden and extreme noise could have caused me to react in a way to lose control of the vehicle, as well as suffer hearing loss. If my child had been in the car, it would have frightened her and definitely injured her hearing. I believe that I saw a pop-up message regarding an over-air system update on the touchscreen the first time it started...I don't remember if it was about sending data to Ford or if an over-air update had just been performed. Had an issue about a month ago with a similar pop-up but that time there was no noise, just the touchscreen stayed dark for about 10 minutes.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11508889February 24, 2023
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
2021 FORD F-150. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO PARTS BEING UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM NHTSA SAFETY RECALL 22V-842.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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