Ford F-150 Complaints (2019)

1,345 consumer complaints on file.

#11645162February 26, 2025
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL, LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
The APIM becomes inoperative at random times for ~8 hours. When this happens the entire dashboard goes black and you can’t tell your speed, turn signals, rpm, engine temp, oil pressure, etc. You are driving with no indicators and have no idea what your speed is or any other critical indication. APIM stands for Accessory Protocol Interface Module, also known as the Ford SYNC computer. It's a key component of the SYNC system in Ford vehicles. Ford has equipped vehicles with the APIM since its inception, but there have been complaints and recalls related to it.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11644734February 25, 2025
ENGINE
The contact owns a 2019 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the check engine warning light was intermittently illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local independent mechanic where the catalytic converter was replaced with an aftermarket part; however, the failure persisted. The local dealer was contacted; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired due to the cost. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 40,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11644770February 25, 2025
POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2019 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the transmission unexpectedly downshifted. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed and determined that the transmission had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to the NHSTA Hotline for assistance. The approximate failure mileage was 57,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11644876February 25, 2025
POWER TRAIN
Faulty transmission
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11644345February 23, 2025
POWER TRAIN
The transmission has been slipping on multiple occasions between 3rd and 4th gear, changing gears very harshly and sometimes forcing the vehicle to speed up rapidly and unexpectedly. It has also caused the vehicle to slow down rapidly, trying to find a certain gear then shifting back down to 1st gear randomly while driving in traffic. I barely have 70,000 miles on the truck.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11644327February 22, 2025
POWER TRAIN
Hard up shifting and downshifting. When rapid deceleration at highway speeds transmission harshly downshifted and caused rear tires to skid during icy conditions. Hard/erratic down shifting conditions during icy conditions caused rear end to break loose during uphill climbs. Truck would downshift with loud clunk and drop from 9th gear into 4th or 5th gear and jump RPMs to 3k or more and then shift back to normal over drive gears. Truck is current on ford 23-2250 TSB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11644094February 21, 2025
POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2019 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while reversing, there was an abnormally loud thumping sound coming from the transmission, with the RPM increasing abnormally. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the vehicle failed to properly shift from first, to second, or third gear, and abruptly shifted into fourth gear. The contact stated that the transmission briefly lost power, before slamming into gear. The contact stated that the failure had become a persistent failure. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed a failure with the transmission. The contact was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was filed. The contact was advised to contact the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11644010February 20, 2025
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I leased a new 2019 Ford f150 xlt sport package in the fall of 2019. During the first year, I experienced some "choking" of the engine when I would accelerate. Nothing big, but noticeable. I mentioned this experience to the dealer at regular checkups and they informed me that it was "normal" and that if anything was wrong, the computerized monitoring system on the truck would identify the problem. I bought the truck after a 36 month lease. The choking continued to be a regular occurance, especially for the first few miles of a new drive. Around 30k miles, I noticed the issue getting more pronounced. I again asked the dealer about it and they provided me the same answer as before and didn't offer to explore the issue. Between 30K and 50K miles, the issue became more frequent and would impact the truck whether it was warm or cold. But now I experienced a hard shift between 1-3 gears and sometime 3-5-- jerking and slowing and struggling to move to the next gear. It will also bog down at times when changing into the higher gears with no telling when this would occur. Again, I asked the dealer about it, and becuase there was no safety light, they wouldn't do a thing. Over the past month or two, at over 50K miles, the frequency was several times on every drive. It started to jump from 8-1 and back up to 8. It would jerk and slow in high traffic situations, and finally it just would not move into gear at a stop sign at rush hour. I had to drop it into low gears and move to the side of the road after 10 minutes of stoppage; then the check engine indicator finally flashed, after an incident that could have caused harm to me or others. I slowly drove it to my destination. Since then, I have not allowed anyone to drive the truck because it is dangerous to operate. I took the truck to the dealer and they informed me that it needs a new transmission which will be ~$5k
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11643670February 19, 2025
POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2019 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the transmission malfunctioned and the vehicle would not properly shift from first to, second and third gear, and abruptly shifted into fourth gear. Later, while driving, the transmission failed to shift properly, and the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was later towed to the local mechanic. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The manufacturer and local dealer were notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 94,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11643411February 18, 2025
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
The contact owns a 2019 Ford F-150. The contact stated while cold starting the vehicle, there was an abnormal rattling sound coming from the vehicle. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer was notified of the failure and provided an estimate for the repair. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 64,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11643580February 18, 2025
POWER TRAIN
During normal operation, the truck 2019 (F150) with 70,000 miles transmission (10R80) shifts through gears erratically, sometimes goes into neutral unexpectedly and motor revs up transmission engages, truck lunges forward hard causing whiplash. A orange warning light is displayed in the shape of a wrench in the dash display. This warning light says to see manual. The final result was transmission failure and taken to FORD dealer
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11643285February 18, 2025
POWER TRAIN
This truck still 50.000 miles but transmission failed this is unbelievable Ford should cover it there is tons of people complaining the same issue
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11643331February 18, 2025
ENGINE
The contact owns a 2019 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 65 MPH, the engine began shaking and the check engine and power train warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was pulled over to side of the road and restarted. The vehicle was then parked at the place of employment. The vehicle was then towed to a dealer where it was diagnosed and determined that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V635000 (Engine and Engine Cooling); however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 62,534.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11643369February 18, 2025
POWER TRAIN
I own a 2019 Ford F150 in mid 2023 I noticed my truck would jerk when 1st starting out. Ford said it was normal for the type of transmission that it has a 10 speed .. fast forward Feb 2025 starting hearing this thumping noise underneath when getting to speed at 50 mph or higher and within a week dropped the truck off to be told transmission has to be replaced that all components are no good so can't be rebuilt. Seeing there is an class action lawsuit for this same transmission in Illinois.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11643386February 18, 2025
POWER TRAIN
My 2019 F150 is equipped with the 10speed transmission and as I see recalls for the same issue I do not have one for my vehicle. The transmission is jumping gears, hard knock/shift into gear and at times refuses to go into gear at acceleration
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11643401February 18, 2025
ENGINE
The Cam phasers in my truck malfunctioned at 72K miles. The failure would cause the vehicle to stall while driving. The dealership replaced them for $4945.26. The dealership would have the broken components. No warning light or malfunction light appeared.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11643108February 17, 2025
STEERING
The vehicle steering wheel turns by itself, without warning, causing me to fight the steering wheel to maintain proper control and direction. I reported the issue to my mechanic and had him inspect and paid $129 to have a full alignment. After a road test, the problem still exists. The mechanic deemed the problem as "dangerous to drive". After contacting ford the recall referenced 24S45. supposedly Ford has yet to come up with a fix.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11643210February 17, 2025
VISIBILITY/WIPER
Wiper transmission corroded and seized causing it to burn out my wiper motor. Fixed and looked at by local ford dealer and issue is the seized wiper transmission but not under the recall numbers for the same issue in other f150 (2015-2020 f150 assembled in Canada) which mine is. How can I get reimbursed for the cost which should be covered under that recall.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11642454February 13, 2025
POWER TRAIN
Have a 2019 Ford F-150 that began having hesitation issues at approximately in late 2023. Hesitation issues began occuring when the vehicle would sit for hours, then being started and allowed to warm for 2 to 4 minutes before putting it into gear. Once put into gear the vehicle would hesitate, then slip into gear, then seemed to slip into neutral and back into gear. At first the hesitation was very slight and seemed to occur more on inclines than flat surface. By mid 2024 the hesitation became more like a slight bucking and then slip into neutral for several seconds before slipping into gear. This caused safety issues when taking off from intersections and merging into traffic as the vehicle was unable to maintain acceleration and gain the necessary speed to merge, causing other vehicles behind to immediately slow or slam their foot on the brake. When taking off from a stop, the vehicle would slip into neutral, causing the rpms to rev to 6k + and then slipping back into gear, causing the wheels to immediatly spin faster and "spin out", then the vehicle would begin gaining speed but still experience hesitation for off and off for several minutes. Took the vehicle to a friend who is a retired Ford Service Manager who "guessed" that the problem was an EBT and sent me to the local Ford Dealer for proper diagnosis. The service tech at Ford called and said the truck needed a new transmission but at first did not explain why. While the vehicle was at the dealership getting a new transmission, we asked Ford about the transmission recall and he explained there wasn't one and then explained that the issue with our transmission was the CFD Drum. The service receipt we received from Ford at time of payment does not explain the reason for the transmission failure..just the retired service manager's guess. The mileage on the vehicle when the issue began was approximately 75k. The mileage at replacement was 88k.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11641902February 11, 2025
POWER TRAIN
Truck transmissions slams in 2nd and 7th gear causing truck to jerk losing control in wet conditions. It gets worst when put in wet / snow setting. It has also loss gear while trucks rpms increased. Causing no forward momentum when pulling out into traffic. Causing traffic problems. Almost hit twice. Reported to Dave Smith ford 4045 transit road williamsville ny 14221.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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