Ford F-150 Complaints (2015)

1,746 consumer complaints on file.

#11446254January 4, 2022
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Unknown: On 1/2/2021 at approximately 11:30pm, we were awakened by neighbors to warn us that our home was on fire. Neighbors witnesses an explosion from our truck, that blew up most of the Ford F-150 and cause major damage to my van next to it. The fire department has investigated the explosion and listed cause of fire to Be electrical issues from the Ford F-150. Thankfully no lives were lost, but would like to see that This be investigated to avoid loss of life as a preventative measure.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11445806January 1, 2022
VISIBILITY/WIPER, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:REAR WINDOW
While driving on the freeway with defroster on in rainy weather conditions, the rear window spontaneously shattered and made a very loud popping sound as though it exploded. There was no impact that caused the spontaneous shattering. Three children under the age of 9 were seated in the back in car seats / booster seats. The windows behind them broke. They were in danger of the entire window falling through until we could safely exit the freeway and pull over. Upon parking, The window fell through and tiny pieces glass fell into the the truck bed and onto the back seats. No one was injured, though the children in the back were distressed by the incident. The entire back window was completely shattered and the edges of the window were cracked in a jagged pattern. And insurance claim was filed. No police report or other inspections have been completed by insurance or the dealer. There was no warning signal that we in danger of the window spontaneously shattering. The vehicle is available for inspection upon request.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11445638December 30, 2021
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:THROTTLEBODY/MANIFOLD
Warped exhaust manifold. The design of the exhaust manifold where it connects to the turbo is not engineered correctly and only has 2 mounting studs. The heat generated from both the exhaust and the turbo is more than the 2 manifold studs can handle and the exhaust manifold warps causing a broken manifold stud and exhaust leak. This is clearly an engineering design fault and this part should be recalled. Loss of performance, and fuel economy. No warning signals in the vehicle. This is the second time that the exhaust manifolds have warped. The first time was covered under the powertrain warranty and replaced by the dealer at +/-60,000 miles. This problem has now occurred again and is no longer covered under warranty at 86,000 miles
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11445320December 28, 2021
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Door locks freeze and door won’t latch closed.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11444935December 25, 2021
SERVICE BRAKES
This issue is about high pressure (D.O.T. safety regulated) brake line going to the right caliper, this line ruptured for no reason. This ruptured high pressure line was noticed & replaced during the Master Safety Recall (20S31/NHTSA 20V-332) repair completed on 04-06-2021. The vehicle had 58,616 miles at the time of the high pressure brake line was replaced, the high pressure brake line is not a wear item such as Front Hub, Drums, Shoes, Linings, Disc Rotors, & Pads. These wear items are listed in my Premium Care Ford Motor Company extended warranty as not being covered, the high pressure brake line is not listed as an exclusion as a covered warranty part. I paid $2,765.00 for this extended warranty, the high pressure brake line has (banjo) fittings (important) on each end and the rubber hose, the rubber hose (flexible) part is comprised of multiple layers of rubber with metal braiding (important) for strength because the rubber can't withstand the pressure without the steel. The Premium Care Warranty under brakes states it covers metal brake lines and fittings. Elk Grove Ford, Ca. stated they receive a list of warrantied items from Ford Motor Company and reject warranties based on what Ford Motor Company says is not under warranty from the list. This is a safety issue because we lost our brakes on the way home from the grocery store and almost wrecked going through intersections putting others and my family in danger. Additional important information pertaining Elk Grove Ford, Ca. and Ford Motor Company Master Cylinder Safety Recall 20S31/NHTSA 20V-332, received 6/2020 had brake fade in 9/2020 called Elk Grove Ford and was told I would have to pay for this recall if the Master cylinder was not defective, this recall was for a known defect by Ford Motor Company. I received a second recall notice 3/2021 urging me to have the recall completed, my brakes completely failed at the end of 3/2021. I have additional supporting information about other warranty issues
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11444575December 21, 2021
SERVICE BRAKES
Significant leak in vacuum pump for brakes causing difficulty breaking.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11444637December 21, 2021
ENGINE
Coolant line to turbo is leaking
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11444276December 18, 2021
ENGINE
My turbo lines and vacuum pump are leaking coolant
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11443256December 9, 2021
ENGINE
The contact owns a 2015 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, unattended the vehicle caught fire without warning. The contact was able to extinguish the fire. There were no reported injuries. The vehicle was towed to an independent lot. The contact called the local dealer but, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. A police report was filed. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 119,925.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11442940December 6, 2021
WHEELS
While taking my vehicle to the Fred Beans Ford Dealer in Langhorne, PA for an oil service I was advised all my lug nuts must be replaced. The advisor reported they were all swollen and some are stripped in the rear. I see now that many other consumers report the same failures from the lug nuts with two metal components installed at the factory on newly issued Ford and other car manufacturers. Ford offered to replace mine for $337.55. I purchased replacements for 61.43 and with a tip at my tire store the costs were totaling 71.43. The lug nuts heat up and fail and those remaining are impossible to get off with the wrenches provided by Ford or Star designed wrenches. It's not the cost, it’s the hazard I didn't know existed! They pose a safety hazard due to the metal failure. Since I generally change my own oil, I would not have known about this safety issue except by luck taking it to the dealer. I had it in a tire store the same day, they didn't mention the issue. I was unable to remove the lugs, the wrench wouldn’t even fit over the lugs. The tire store's power tools were able to power them off. Consumers need to be notified of this hazard.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11442726December 5, 2021
POWER TRAIN
UNKNOWN During shifting the truck lurches and loud clunking sounds happen under the truck.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11442529December 3, 2021
WHEELS
Unable to remove lug nuts with lug nut wrench provided with vehicle. Lug nut wrench does not fit over lug nut head.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11442493December 2, 2021
WHEELS
LUG NUTS are distorted. They won't allow the lug wrench that comes with the vehicle to remove or tighten them. I was unable to remove a wheel after tire went flat due to 2 of the nuts warping and not able to find ANY wrench that would work. I had to grind those 2 lug nut "caps" down with an angle grinder (scuffing the alloy wheel) and then chisel the caps sides down far enough to get a 20mm socket on the nut beneath the "cap". I cannot use this F-150 until I find replacement one piece lug nuts to fit. I will not put the crappy capped nuts back on this vehicle. Ford may have saved nickles, but going cheap on something so vital will cost them many future customers, including me.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11442107November 30, 2021
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
OIL PAN IS LEAKING AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE REASON IS THE OIL PAN MATERIAL IS SUBJECT TO WARPING AND CREATING A SEAL LEAK THE COST IS $1500.00. MY SAFETY HAS NOT BEEN PUT AT RISK . THE REPAIR IS UNDER WAY TODAY. DEAL HAS CONFIRMED THE PROBLEM. DEAL INSPECTED THE PROBLEM. NO WARNING LIGHT ARE ON THE VEHICLE FOR LOW OIL. AT THIS TIME THE MANURFACTURE IS NOT REPLACING WITH A ORIGINAL PART BUT NEED TO USE A PART ( OIL PAN THAT IS MEAL VS THE COMPOSITE ONE THAT IS ORIGINAL TO THE MOTOR. CONERN IS IF THE LEAK HAD GOTTIN WORSE WOULD IT CREATE A FIRE CONDITION AND LOSE OF POWER /CONTROL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. KIA HAD A OIL PAN RECALLS. WHY NOT FORD? THEI IS EFFECTING THE 2015 TO 2019 F150 WITH THE 2.7 ECOBOOST ENGINES. MY SAFTY HAS NOT BEEN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11441818November 27, 2021
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I don’t know if this question qualifies in this section but I’m just trying to find out why my 12v outlets in my truck are not working and also the plug-in for my trailer hitch, neither of them are working. To the best of my knowledge I’ve checked fuses and couldn’t see anything blown. Thank you
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11441186November 21, 2021
ENGINE
The Engine locked, up the check engine light came on and the truck was running a little rough. I stopped turned off the engine, restarted the truck the light went off light. I drove another 40 or so miles light flashed and engine stopped got towed to dealer and was informed engine was locked up. Truck has a little less than 90000 miles and has been maintained.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11441154November 20, 2021
POWER TRAIN
Happened several times only at highway speeds. Truck goes into limp mode after accelerating to highway speed (~65). Also happened once under normal conditions, just keeping at approximately 65mph. Lose throttle pedal control, slows down rapidly, shakes excessively. No warning to when it’s going to happen, so it put me into a hazardous situation.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11440558November 15, 2021
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
The contact owns a 2015 Ford F-150. The contact stated that upon taking the vehicle to the dealer for servicing, he was informed that all 24-wheel lug nuts had failed and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11440166November 11, 2021
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:THROTTLEBODY/MANIFOLD
While driving at 70 mph in heavy traffic the vehicle experienced a complete loss of power narrowly avoiding an accident. Suspect failed throttle body was the cause for loss of power.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11438675October 29, 2021
ENGINE
Exhaust manifolds have warped on both sides of the engine. The bolt holding the exhaust manifold has broken and caused an exhaust leak.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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