Ford F-150 Complaints (2018)

2,327 consumer complaints on file.

#11288539December 11, 2019
POWER TRAIN
THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AROUND 5000 MILES. THE PROBLEM OCCURS AFTER START UP WHEN TRANSMISSION IS COOL. DURING THE FIRST DRIVE CYCLE WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS FROM 3RD-4TH GEAR, IT WILL SLIP REALLY BAD. ONCE IT DOES ACTUALLY SHIFT INTO 4TH GEAR IT FEELS LIKE THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REAR ENDED. AFTER MULTIPLE TRIPS TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP FOR WARRANTY REPAIR, THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. THE LAST DEALERSHIP I TOOK THE TRUCK TO CONFIRMED THE SLIP AND REPLACED THE MAIN CONTROL IN THE TRANSMISSION AND REPLACED THE FLUID. I PICKED UP THE TRUCK 2 WEEKS LATER AND THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED WHEN I LEFT THE THE DEALERSHIP AFTER THE REPAIR. THE SERVICE TECH ADVISED ME TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE FOR A FEW DAYS TO ALLOW IT TO GO THROUGH ITS ADAPTIVE LEARN CYCLE. AFTER DOING SO, THE TRANSMISSION STILL CONTINUED TO SLIP. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK A WEEK LATER FOR REPAIR. THE SERVICE TECH DROVE THE VEHICLE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE SLIP STILL EXISTED. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THEY CONTACTED FORD HELP HOTLINE AND WERE INSTRUCTED TO DO A COMPLETE REBUILD OF THE TRANSMISSION. 3 WEEKS LATER I WAS TOLD THE TRUCK WAS READY. I PICKED THE TRUCK UP AND DROVE IT HOME WITH NO PROBLEMS. I LET IT SIT FOR 24 HOURS AND DROVE IT AGAIN AND THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AGAIN. AFTER TWO FAILED ATTEMPTS TO FIX THE ISSUE, THIS DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THAT ACCORDING TO FORD HOTLINE, THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY TRUCK.. THE TRUCK IS DOING THE EXACT SAME THING NOW AS IT DID BEFORE THEY ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR IT. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM THAT CONSTITUTES TWO SEPARATE REPAIRS IS SUDDENLY NOT A PROBLEM ANYMORE BECAUSE THEY DO NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. SO NOW I AM A FORD CUSTOMER WITH A FAULTY TRUCK THAT FORD REFUSES TO FIX.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11288096December 10, 2019
ENGINE
BOUGHT THE TRUCK NEW AUGUST 28, 2018 AT 6000 MILES THE TRUCK CONSUMED 3 1/2 QUARTS OF OIL YES THAT'S 6000 MILES SINCE THEN THE TRUCKS HAD AN EXCESSIVE OIL USAGE STILL HASN'T BEEN FIXED 15 MONTHS LATER IT'S BURNED OVER 2 GALLONS OF OIL AND 26,000 MILES FORD REPLACE THE ENGINE AND IT'S BURNING MORE OIL NOW THAN IT EVER HAS IT BURNED 2 QUARTS OF OIL IN 1500 MILES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11286599December 3, 2019
ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 75 MILES PER HOUR WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON SUDDENLY LOST POWER. THE MAINTENANCE SYMBOL CAME ON AND THE DRIVE FUNCTION ECO, TOW, WET ROAD AND SPORT WERE NOT AVAILABLE. AFTER PULLING OFF THE HIGHWAY, I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AFTER 5 MINUTES I STARTED IT UP AND ALL FUNCTIONS WERE NORMAL. I CONTINUED DRIVING TO MY DESTINATION AND HAD NO FURTHER INCIDENTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11286729December 3, 2019
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN STARTING MY F-150 THERE'S WAS A LOUD POP I SUDDENLY TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE THEN TURNED IT ON AGAIN BUT IT DID NOT MAKE ANY ODD NOISES. WHEN PULLING OUT OF THE PARKING LOT ACCELERATION WAS ACTING UP O HEARD ANOTHER POP AND MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY WENT INTO LIMP MODE SLOWING MY VEHICLE WAY DOWN CAUSING ME TO NEARLY GET REAR ENDED. FROM THERE I MANAGED TO COAST INTO A PARKING LOT AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK. WHEN THE TOW TRUCK DROPPED OFF THE VEHICLE THE GUY AT THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT I WAS ACTING FINE BUT THEY WOULD KEEP IT A COUPLE DAYS BUT SINCE IT ISN'T ACTING UP THERE WASN'T MUCH THEY COULD DO. THE TRUCK IS A YEAR OLD AND ONLY HAS 5.300 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11282606November 27, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
WHEN THE TEMPERATURE DROPS MY DOORS EITHER WILL NOT SHUT OR NOT OPEN PROPERLY. MY FRONT PASSENGER DOOR POPPED OPEN WHILE I WAS TURNING ON A HIGHWAY, AND THE FORCE OF IT DENTED MY QUARTER PANEL. I AM HAVING TROUBLE GETTING FORD TO FIX MY DAMAGE AND THEY ARE TRYING TO BLAME THE ISSUE ON ME AND MAKE MY INSURANCE COMPANY COVER THE DAMAGE WHICH IN MY OPINION IS A SLAP IN THE FACE BECAUSE THE TRUCK IS BASICALLY BRAND NEW. THEY KNOW ABOUT THE ISSUE AND HAVE KNOWN FOR YEARS AND THE TRUCK IS WORTH 54,000 DOLLARS. I'M AN ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBER AND I FIGHT FOR MY COUNTRY, BUT NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD HAVE TO FIGHT ONE OF AMERICA'S BIGGEST MANUFACTURERS TO FIX SOMETHING THEY KNOW IS BROKEN. SHAME ON YOU FORD MOTOR COMPANY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11282099November 24, 2019
POWER TRAIN
THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS SO POORLY I'VE ALMOST BEEN IN SEVERAL CAR ACCIDENTS TRYING TO MERGE HIGHWAYS OR MERGE ROUND-A-BOUTS. IT SHIFTS VERY HARD ON DOWN SHIFTS BUT ALSO LACKS ANY ACCELERATION AT TIMES WHICH IS DANGEROUS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11281698November 22, 2019
SEATS
DRIVER SEAT BACK SOMETIMES FALLS BACK INTO REAR SEAT AREA CAUSING DRIVER TO LOOSE STEERING CONTROL WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE REMEDIED THIS BY HOLDING STEERING WHEEL FIRMLY AT ALL TIMES. THE TRUCK IS JUST 2 YEARS OLD BUT MILEAGE EXCEEDS WARRANTY COVERAGE. I HAVE DROVE EXCLUSIVELY FROM NEW TO NOW AT 40,000 MILES AND MY WEIGHT IS 227LBS AND 6 FOOT TALL. THE SEAT BACK FAILS AT RANDOM TIMES. PARKING LOT OR 70MPH INTERSTATE ROAD. THE SEAT BELT WHICH WORKS PROPERLY WILL COMPOUND PROBLEM BY HOLDING YOU FROM PULLING BACK UP TO STEERING / DRIVING POSITION IF YOU APPLY BRAKES AT INSTANT OF SEAT FALLING BACK! AT ABOUT 20,000 MILES I FELT AND DID HEAR A SPRING BREAK IN LOWER CUSHION SEAT. I PURCHASED A CUSHION AT THAT TIME TO REMEDY THAT WEAK SEAT PROBLEM. THIS IS THE XLT MODEL VERY DISAPPOINTED IN QUALITY OF 39,000 DOLLAR TRUCK THAT NOW HAS SAFETY ISSUE FROM CHEAP SEAT BACK FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11281756November 22, 2019
VISIBILITY/WIPER
WHEN IT RAINS OR WHEN I CLEAN MY WINDSHIELD. IT DOES NOT LEAVE A CLEAN VISION. AND I HAVE ALREADY CHANGED THE WIPER BLADES 4 TIMES. I HAVE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERS AND ONE OF THE SERVICE MANS HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH HIS NEW 2019 F150. I REALLY THINK THE WIND SHIELD NEEDS TO BE CHANGED OUT. I THOUGHT THEY WERE THE BLADES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11280950November 18, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
STALLS WHILE MERGING WITH TRAFFIC. THEN RPMS RAISE AND TRUCK SLAMS VIOLENTLY INTO GEAR. EXTREMELY UNSAFE! NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS TO FORD. TO NO AVAIL. PLEASE HELP!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11280389November 15, 2019
STEERING
THE STEERING WHEEL WANDERS OR DRIFTS SLIGHTLY LEFT OR RIGHT ON ITS OWN REQUIRING EXCESSIVE DRIVER INPUT TO MAINTAIN A STRAIGHT LINE. IT CAN BE ALARMING IF YOU LOOK DOWN FOR A SECOND TO CHANGE A RADIO STATION OR CHECK A MIRROR AND LOOK BACK FORWARD AND NOTICE YOU ARE DRIFTING INTO ANOTHER LANE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11279926November 13, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
IN BELOW FREEZING WEATHER WITH MOISTURE, THE MY DRIVERS DOOR WOULD OPEN BUT WOULD NOT LATCH WHEN CLOSING IT. I FIRMLY CLOSED THE DOOR 4 TIMES AND IT WOULD NOT LATCH. I TOOK MY KEY AND INSERTED IT IN THE DOOR, TURNING IT BACK AND FORTH. THE DOOR WOULD LATCH AFTER THAT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11279584November 12, 2019
POWER TRAIN
PUT VEHICLE IN PARK AND EXITED VEHICLE TO OPEN A GATE. DESPITE BEING IN PARK, VEHICLE ROLLED BACK AND CRASHED. VEHICLE STILL SHOWED BEING IN PARK WHEN RETRIEVED. TOTAL LOSS OF TRUCK. CONTACTED FORD WITH NO RESOLUTION.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11279226November 10, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
REAR TAILGATE RANDOMLY OPENS AND WILL NOT CLOSE AT TIMES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11279119November 9, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE HEADLIGHTS ON THIS VEHICLE SEEM TO PERFORM MARGINALLY AT BEST. UNDER IDEAL CONDITIONS THEY SEEM BARELY ADEQUATE. WHEN IT IS RAINING AND THE ROAD SURFACE DARKENS OR SNOWING AND THERE IS ROAD GRIME COVERING THEM THEY ARE DANGEROUS. I HAVE OWNED OVER 65 DIFFERENT VEHICLES AND THIS VEHICLE IS AMONG THE WORST UNDER LESS THAN IDEAL CIRCUMSTANCES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11279131November 9, 2019
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE WILL SOME TIMES HESITATE DURING ACCELERATION AND TRANSMISSION WILL SLIP - ENGINE RPMS WILL RISE TO ABOUT 2000 AND THEN TRANSMISSION WILL ENGAGE WITH A HEAVY CLUNK IN THE DRIVE TRAIN. THIS ISSUES HAS HAPPENED WHEN ENGINE IS COLD AND AT NORMAL OPERATING TEMP. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 9000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER AND HAS HAPPENED FIVE(5) TIMES ALREADY. TOOK TO LOCAL DEALER AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO TEL ME WHAT IS WRONG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11279158November 9, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
DOORS FREEZE AND WON'T LATCH IN BELOW FREEZING WEATHER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11278482November 6, 2019
POWER TRAIN
HARD DROP IN GEAR ON START UP. INTERMITTENT LONG DELAYS FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE OR REVERSE TO DRIVE. HARD GEAR GRAB IN 3RD AND 6TH REGARDLESS OF SPEED OR LOAD. HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN SLOWING THE TRANSMISSION HITS HARD WHEN GOING DOWN INTO 6TH. ON CITY STREETS BOTH UP AND DOWN SHIFT ASSOCIATED WITH 3RD GEAR ARE HARD. THE CLUNK IS ENOUGH TO SHAKE THE TRUCK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11278323November 5, 2019
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING INTERMITTENTLY. WHILE TURNING THE VEHICLE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE POWER STEERING FAILED IN MID TURN AND THE VEHICLE DROVE INTO THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF TRAFFIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED PHONE NUMBERS TO DEALERS TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,300.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11278179November 4, 2019
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE MOVING WHILE MOTOR NOT RUNNING, INDICATOR SHOWS PARK.ALMOST ACTS AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL. TRUCK HAS 9100 MILES. IN LATE OCTOBER, I LEANED AGAINST TRUCK WHILE IT WAS IN GARAGE AND ROLLED BACKWARDS ABOUT 5-6'. I HAVE OPENED A CLAIM WITH FORD, HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING BACK FROM THEIR CLAIMS DEPARTMENT. CLAIM # CAS-24658090-K6M8T6. I HAVE TRIED CONTACTING THEM WITH MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS. ONLY 1 OF THOSE ATTEMPTS GOT ME TO THAT CLAIM NUMBER. EVERY TIME I CALL NOW, THEY STATE THAT MY CASE HAS NOT BEEN ASSIGNED TO AN AGENT YET, EVEN AFTER 2 WEEKS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11277764November 3, 2019
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
I BELIEVE THERE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE FREQUENTLY MAKES A LOUD BANG WHEN STARTED. THE VEHICLE SHUDDERS AND I FEEL A THUD IN THE WHEEL WELL. IT'S LIKE THE CLUTCH IS FAILING OR SOMETHING? SHIFTING GEARS EXTREMELY ROUGH TO THE POINT WHERE YOU'RE JERKED AROUND. SOMETIMES, TO GET INTO GEAR, I HAVE TO TURN THE TRUCK OFF AND RE-START. SOMETIMES THERE IS NO POWER WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE (OR THE TRUCK IS OUT OF GEAR) FROM A STOP WHICH IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN CARS ARE BEHIND YOU OR TRYING TO ACCELERATE MERGING ONTO THE FREEWAY. SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE SIMPLY DROPS OUT OF GEAR AND 'D" (DRIVE) IS NOT AN OPTION. THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY. I'VE READ ABOUT A LOT OF OWNER COMMENTS THAT ARE IDENTICAL TO MINE. READING ALL THESE ISSUES COMPLETELY AGREE, THIS ISSUE IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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