Ford F-150 Complaints (2010)

843 consumer complaints on file.

#10523847July 9, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-150 CREW CAB. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE REVIEW DEFROSTER WAS ACTIVATED THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW EXPLODED. THE TEMPERED GLASS SHATTERED BUT DID NOT FALL INTO THE CABIN. IN ADDITION, A BURNING ODOR AND SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE REAR WINDOW SEAL WITHOUT FLAMES BEING VISIBLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THEY STATED THAT THE DEFECT WAS NOT COVERED IN THE SERVICE WARRANTY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,800.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10516019June 10, 2013
VISIBILITY/WIPER, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH WITH THE REAR DEFROSTER ACTIVATED, HE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOW. AFTER COMING TO A STOP AND INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THERE WAS A SMALL HOLE BURNED THROUGH THE WINDOW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE POWER WINDOW WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10515836June 8, 2013
ENGINE
I WAS COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP AT A RED LIGHT AND OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND MADE AUDIBLE BEEP AND ENGINE SHUT DOWN. PLACED TRUCK IN PARK AND RESTARTED RIGHT UP PLACED INTO DRIVE AND DROVE AWAY WITHOUT ISSUE WHEN LIGHT TURNED GREEN. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED ALWAYS IN THE SAME WAY IN SAME ORDER COMPLETE STOP OIL LIGHT BEEP AND ENGINE SHUT DOWN. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED IT WAS BROUGHT TO DEALER AND SINCE NO ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOT ON AND NO STORED CODES WE FOUND I WAS SENT ON MY WAY. SINE I OWNS OWN SCAN TOOLS AND AM NOW OUT OF WARRANTY I HAVE NEED TO BRING TO DEALER TO WASTE MY TIME WHEN THEY CAN'T DIAGNOSE UNTIL THERE IS A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10515454June 6, 2013
STRUCTURE
HEAD LINER WET, REAR SEATS AND REAR CARPET WET. TOOK IT TO DEALER AND THEY DID NOT EVEN TRY TO FIND PROBLEM SINCE IT WAS A WATER LEAKING PROBLEM IT WAS NOT COVERED EITHER BY THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY OR THE EXTENDED WARRANTY I HAD PURCHASED. APPARENTLY IT IS A LEAK IN THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT LOCATED AT THE TOP OF THE ROOF. WITH AS MANY OF THE 2010 F150'S EXPERIENCING THIS SAME PROBLEM, THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN EITHER DESIGN OR INSTALLATION AT FORD, AND FORD SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR REPAIRING THE PROBLEM. *TR ## VIN FAILED ##
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10514856June 3, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
FILED A COMPLAINT EARLIER IN THE YEAR ABOUT THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, AND FINALLY RECEIVED A CALL BACK FROM THE DEALER. I TOOK MY 2010 FORD F-150 IN AND IT WAS DETERMINED THE WIRING HARNESS WAS DEFECTIVE. WELL GREAT...900$ TO GET IF FIXED. NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. TRUCK WILL NOT START WITHOUT IT. WOW, I USE TO LOVE FORDS... NEVER AGAIN WILL I PURCHASE A FORD OF ANY KIND. THANKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10514627June 1, 2013
SEATS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT HEATER QUIT WORKING AFTER MY WIFE COMPLAINED ABOUT IT "GETTING SO HOT IT WAS LITERALLY BURNING HER LEGS". I TOOK APART THE SEAT TODAY TO REPLACE THE HEATING PAD BECAUSE I HAD READ ABOUT THIS BEING A COMMON PROBLEM. TO MY SURPRISE MY WIFE WAS NOT EXAGGERATING. THERE WERE BURN MARKS ON THE FOAM INSULATION AROUND A CONNECTING PIECE OF THE BOTTOM SEAT HEATER. MY TRUCK IS OUT OF WARRANTY, OTHERWISE I PROBABLY WOULD'VE JUST DROPPED IT OFF AT THE DEALER AND NEVER WITNESSED THIS MYSELF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10511625May 13, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE BRAKES LOCKED AND THE CALIPERS WERE RED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10510808May 6, 2013
ENGINE
TRUCK STALLS INTERMITTENTLY. USUALLY IT IS WHILE COMING TO A STOP BUT OCCASIONALLY IT IS WHILE MAKING A SLOW TURN. THIS MEANS THE POWER STEERING GOES AS DO THE BRAKES. VERY SCARY. THE ENGINE CODES HAVE BEEN CHECKED AND SINCE THEY DO NOT SHOW ANYTHING THE TRUCK IS CONSIDERED GOOD. YET IT CONTINUES TO STALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10509889April 29, 2013
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
ON OR AROUND DEC 2012 I NOTICED A WATER STAIN IN THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE OF THE HEAD LINER. I ASSUMED I MAY HAVE ACCIDENTALLY LEFT THE WINDOW PARTIALLY DOWN CAUSING A WATER STAIN IN THE WINTER MONTHS. I RECENTLY LOST MY JOB SO I'M NOT DRIVING MY TRUCK VERY OFTEN ON APRIL 26TH 2013 AFTER MANY DAYS OF RAIN I NOTICED A LARGE WATER STAIN ALL ALONG THE REAR WINDOW OF THE TRUCK,STAINING UP THE TAN HEAD LINER PRETTY BAD. MY WARRANTY JUST EXPIRED BY 2000 MILES SO I HAD MY HUSBAND TAKE A LOOK AT THE PROBLEM. AS WE TOOK DOWN THE LINER WE NOTICED SLIGHTLY RUSTED SPOTS ALL ALONG THE TRIM AND WATER DRIPPING FROM THE REAR BRAKE LIGHT THAT'S OUTSIDE THE TRUCK NEAR THE TOP OF THE CABIN. MY HUSBAND BELIEVES THAT THE SEAL SURROUNDING THE BRAKE LIGHT HAS A DEFECT. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED ATCHINSON FORD DEALER IN BELLEVILLE MI AND SPOKE TO SERVICE MANAGER HE NEW IMMEDIATELY WHAT I WAS REFERRING TOO SEEMS AS THOUGH THEY MAKE REPAIRS TO THESE NEW AND USED F-150 FREQUENTLY. I ASKED THE MANAGER IF THEIR WAS A RECALL ON THE BRAKE LIGHT AND HE LAUGHED AND SAID "NO,BUT FORDS S DEFINITELY AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM.I'M CONCERNED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT WILL BECOME COMPROMISED WITH THE WIRES AS WELL AS MOLDY SMELL THIS HAS CAUSED.I CONTACTED FORDS AND HAVE A CASE NUMBER OPENED UP CONCERNING THIS MATTER,IT APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT IN THIS BRAKE LIGHT AND OR GASKET SURROUNDING THE WINDOW.IT WILL BE VERY COSTLY TO ME .CAN YOU PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER?A $36 THOUSAND DOLLAR TRUCK SHOULD NOT BE HAVING FAULTY GASKETS/SEALS. I KNOW LONGER UNDER MANUFACTURER WARRANTY BUT I FEEL AS THOUGH THIS IS A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM. FORDS WOULD NOT HELP IN ANY WAY SO I'M ADDRESSING MY CONCERN IN HOPES YOU CAN ASSIST ME. *TR [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
#10509279April 23, 2013
VISIBILITY, VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
TURNED ON THE REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER AND AFTER ABOUT 2 MINUTES THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE REAR WINDOW EXPLODED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10509127April 22, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY/WIPER, STRUCTURE:BODY
I HAD MY TRUCK PARKED OUTSIDE DURING A HEAVY SNOWFALL DAY AT WORK. I WENT OUT AND STARTED IT TO LET IT WARM UP AND TURNED ON THE REAR DEFROST. WHEN I GOT IN TO LEAVE I NOTICED MY PASSENGER SIDE REAR WINDOW WAS SHATTERED. I HAD NO IDEA WHAT HAD HAPPENED, NOT IN AN AREA WHERE VANDALISM IS POSSIBLE. AFTER READING THE ONLINE POSTS ABOUT OTHERS WITH THIS PROBLEM I REALIZED THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10504954March 29, 2013
VISIBILITY/WIPER
RIGHT PANEL (PASSENGER SIDE) REAR WINDOW SHATTERED. WINDOW IS TINTED (FACTORY) WITH POWER SLIDER AND REAR DEFROSTER. 03/25/2013 ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE (REAR DEFROSTER IN USE). 03/26/2013 TRUCK WAS PARKED AND NOT RUNNING, WENT TO GET IN TRUCK AND DISCOVERED RIGHT PANEL REAR WINDOW WAS SHATTERED, BUT STILL IN THE FRAME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10504970March 29, 2013
VISIBILITY/WIPER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2010 FORD F-150. OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE APPROXIMATELY 28 DEGREES. STARTED VEHICLE AND TURNED ON REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER. DROVE ABOUT 1 MILE AND WAS WAITING ALONE STOPPED AT A LIGHT. HEARD VERY LOUD BANG NOISE CONSISTENT TO A CRASH OR MUFFLED SMALL CALIBER BULLET BEING FIRED. STEPPED OUT OF MY VEHICLE TO CONFIRM I WAS ALONE ON ROAD AND WASN'T IN AN ACCIDENT. (I WAS COMPLETELY ALONE AT 6AM WITH NO OTHER CARS IN SITE). I NOTICED THE RIGHT (PASSENGER) SIDE REAR WINDOW HAD SPIDER WEBBED AND COMPLETED SHATTERED. REAR WINDOW IS 3 PANES, RIGHT MIDDLE, LEFT. RIGHT SIDE WINDOW THAT SHATTERED WAS EXTREMELY HOT TO THE TOUCH COMPARED TO MIDDLE AND LEFT (DRIVER) SIDE. CONTACTING FORD AS I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A MANUFACTURES DEFECT AS IT HAS HAPPENED TO MANY 2010 F150S WITH TRI REAR WINDOWS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503706March 20, 2013
SEATS, STRUCTURE:BODY
ISSUES BEGAN ON FRIDAY MORNING. HAD A WARNING ON DASH INDICATING LEFT REAR DOOR AJAR, WHEN IN FACT THE DOOR WAS CLOSED. TOOK TO DEALER WHO SAID IT WAS PROBABLY A BAD SENSOR AND FOR $400 THEY COULD FIX IT. FAULTY WARNING WILL NOT LET AUTO LOCKS ENGAGE OR ALARM TO SET AS IT IS READING THE DOOR AS OPEN. HUGE SAFETY CONCERN IF YOU ARE TRAVELLING WITH A CHILD, THE DOORS WILL NOT LOCK AND YOU HAPPEN TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. POSSIBLE EJECTION OF PASSENGERS. THEN CAME OUT TO THE TRUCK ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND NOTICED THE REAR SEATS WERE WET. UNABLE TO FIND OUT WHY. FURTHER INVESTIGATION TODAY REVEALS THAT THE HEADLINER IS DAMAGED FROM WATER DAMAGE. READING SEVERAL PLACES ONLINE, IT APPEARS THAT THE F-150 HAS A BAD LEAKING PROBLEM FROM THE 3RD BRAKE LIGHT ON THE REAR OF THE CAB. THIS WILL NOW HAVE TO BE FIXED AND REPLACED AND THE TRUCK IS HARDLY 3 YEARS OLD. DISAPPOINTED IN THE QUALITY "FORD BUILT" PRODUCTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503099March 15, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
OUTSIDE TEMP WAS 22, WHILE WARMING UP TRUCK, TURNED ON REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER & WITHIN 5 MINUTES; THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED. *TR UPDATED 03/27/13*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10502989March 13, 2013
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:REAR WINDOW, VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
CPSC: I1310446A. 2010 FORD F150. CONSUMER STATED HIS REAR WINDOW EXPLODED AFTER TURNING ON THE REAR DEFROST. *LN...UPDATED 03/20/13 *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10502333March 11, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
I WAS DRIVING AND THE REAR WINDOW POPPED, SMELLED LIKE AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. TRUCK IS STILL AT THE SHOP THEY CANNOT ID THE ISSUE I FEAR THAT IF ONLY THE GLASS IS REPLACED THAT THIS ISSUE WILL REOCCUR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10501356March 5, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS EXPERIENCING A RECURRING FAILURE WITH THE REAR DOORS. THE WARNING LIGHT INDICATING THAT THE REAR DOORS WERE AJAR WAS CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATING WITHOUT THE CONTACT ENGAGING THE DOORS. THE REAR DOORS WERE OFF TRACK AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE DOORS FOUR TIMES IN AN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE POWER STEERING FLUID LINE WAS CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE BATTERY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL. ALL OF THE FAILURES OCCURRED WITHIN THE FIRST 20,000 MILES DRIVEN ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10501582March 5, 2013
POWER TRAIN, POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
2010 FORD F-150. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND GROSS NEGLECT OF CUSTOMER SERVICE AT DEALERSHIPS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE REPAIR SHOP ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS, FOR TRANSMISSION AND FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE ISSUES, WHICH HAS YET TO BE REMEDIED. THE DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED THERE WAS A PROBLEM, BUT THEY DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 25-30 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE MADE A TERRIBLE SOUND AND WHEN HE PUT THE VEHICLE IN 4-WHEEL DRIVE IT MADE NO DIFFERENCE. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE NEEDED A ROAD FORCE BALANCE. THE ROAD FORCE SEEMED TO HELP SLIGHTLY, BUT ONLY FOR A BRIEF TIME. WHEN HE RETURNED TO THE DEALER, HE WAS THEN TOLD THE DRIVE LINE NEEDED TO BE ALIGNED. AFTER HAVING THAT DONE, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO OPERATE IN THE SAME MANNER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10500897March 1, 2013
SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE REAR SEAT BELT FAILED TO UNBUCKLE, TRAPPING THE PASSENGER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO CUT THE SEAT BELT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE DUE TO THE FACT THAT THERE WAS NO DEFECT ON THEIR PART. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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