Ford F-150 Complaints (2018)

2,327 consumer complaints on file.

#11581999April 9, 2024
ENGINE
The contact owns a 2018 Ford F-150. The contact stated while starting the vehicle, the vehicle made an abnormally loud rattling sound. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 113,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11582030April 9, 2024
POWER TRAIN
Transmission has failed more than once in 4 month span. Ford dealership states its the parts and not them. When traveling down the freeway at speed limits the truck went from a high gear to low gear. Whiplash my head. Now the dealership is stating that another part failed the transmission which I think they don't want to replace there mess.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11581873April 9, 2024
POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2018 Ford F-150. The contact stated while accelerating from a complete stop, the vehicle failed to shift into 3rd gear and struggled to shift into 4th gear. Additionally, the contact stated that while driving at highway speeds and shifting from 9th to 10th gear, the vehicle gear shift indicator displayed that the transmission was in 10th gear; however, the vehicle failed to respond upon depressing the accelerator pedal and would downshift to 7th gear on some occasions, and to 1st gear on other occasions. The power train warning light was illuminated, and the message "See Owner’s Manual" was displayed intermittently. The contact stated that after turning off and restarting the vehicle, the warning light was no longer illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the transmission had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was then taken to a second dealer, Metro Ford Sales & Service, Inc. (6455 S Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60636), where it was diagnosed with CDF Drum failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 87,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11581640April 8, 2024
POWER TRAIN
[Recall] Power Train:Automatic Transmission:Gear Position Indication (Prndl) Reported by investor, as recall was sent via email, but not listed on site. please report. THANKS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11581739April 8, 2024
ENGINE
Left valve cover cracked causing an oil leak. Oil runs down to exhaust manifold and could cause a fire. On Ford's Blue Oval forum we found multiple occasions with images of the identical situation.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11581493April 6, 2024
ENGINE
Cam phaser rattle then had to replace. 2000 miles outside warranty with no offer of extended warrantey
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11581522April 6, 2024
POWER TRAIN
The warning light came on the truck which was the wrench symbol on Saturday March 30. Over the past couple weeks the transmission has been doing harsh shifting, jerking, loss of power or just hesitantion its as though the truck doesn't know what gear it needs to be in while driving it will go 10th gear to first gear without any warning. We took the truck to our local ford dealership on April 5th to have the transmission filter changed and the transmission flushed the service technician then drove it afterwards and left a detailed description of what the truck was doing. After paying for the repair the service representative told me basically the transmission needed to be replaced. This is a very well know issue with the 10r80 transmission.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11581392April 5, 2024
POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2018 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the transmission experienced hard shifting. While accelerating on a cold start, it was hard to shift from first to second gear. The driver had to release the accelerator pedal for the gear to release. The transmission continually skipped gear. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, but the cause of the failure was not yet determined. The contact called the local dealer, who referred the contact to the manufacturer. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted, and the contact was referred to the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11581065April 4, 2024
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA
Rear view camera is blurry
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11580969April 3, 2024
ENGINE
The contact owns a 2018 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, there was a knocking sound coming from the engine compartment. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who determined that the engine was faulty and needed to be replaced. No further information was available. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The contact was informed that the VIN was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 17V672000 (Engine). The contact stated that the vehicle had experienced the failure listed in the recall. The failure mileage was 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11581021April 3, 2024
POWER TRAIN
Power train issue with transmission looses power and does not accelerate when it reaches 60mph. Also jerks as I’m accelerating from 0 to 60
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11580399April 1, 2024
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
The contact owns a 2018 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving 35 MPH and depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle hesitated and then jerked into the higher gear. The contact stated that the vehicle was also making an abnormally loud banging sound while shifting into gear. The contact stated that when the failure occurred, the "wrench" symbol and the check engine warning light were illuminated. The contact stated that the loud banging sound and the hesitation when the vehicle was changing gears occurred at various speeds. The contact drove the vehicle to a local dealer who diagnosed and determined that the transmission needed to be replaced. Additionally, the dealer informed the contact that the catalytic converter and the engine cooling fan needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 48,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11580566April 1, 2024
POWER TRAIN, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I have been experiencing random and harsh shifting. Starting from a stop, the truck would struggle to find a gear. Kind of scary when you are pulling out into traffic. Driving on the highway, the truck would randomly come out of gear for a few seconds and then back into gear. It would harshly downshift from 8th gear down to 2nd and back up again. All while driving 70mph. I took the truck to the transmission shop. They found the issues that I was having but no codes were coming up so they did not known where to begin trying to fix it. They recommended a new transmission since there was no other way to fix it. I just picked up my truck from the repair shop on 3/28/24 with a new transmission. I was not aware of all the issues that Ford was having with the 10R80 transmission. Ford needs to take responsibility for a faulty design and fix it instead of issuing countless TSBs which require the truck owner to pay out of pocket to have the TSB completed. Thanks for listening!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11580304March 31, 2024
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Transmission shifting hard, jerking and causing the engine to lose power causing road safety hazards fr e and others
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11579672March 27, 2024
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE
The contact owns a 2018 Ford F-150. The contact stated that when the cruise control was engaged, the vehicle accelerated to 100 MPH. The vehicle skipped gear while accelerating from a stop. The vehicle stalled and restarted. The brake pedal independently depressed without driver input. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, where it was determined that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and referred to the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 106,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11579776March 27, 2024
ENGINE
The contact owns a 2018 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the contact noticed an abnormal noise coming from the engine compartment. In addition, the check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that the check engine warning light disappeared and then became illuminated again. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with a failed timing chain assembly and that the timing chain assembly needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact was informed that the failure was like an unknown recall repair; however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and the contact was advised to report the failure to the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 86,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11579586March 26, 2024
POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2018 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving at approximately 70 MPH, the vehicle experienced a loss of motive power without warning. In addition, the vehicle would not shift into gear properly. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer where it was diagnosed and determined that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11579298March 25, 2024
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
The contact owns a 2018 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the headlights inadvertently flashed on and off. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where the BCM and battery junction box were replaced; however, the failure recurred, and the horn inadvertently activated while driving. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer, where the horn was replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was opened. The failure mileage was 62,902.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11579314March 25, 2024
ENGINE
Was very cold morning, I pre start truck for 1 cycle then 5min later I start w key & drive off. I got 4 blocks down the road where I was making a right turn onto busy road, as truck came to complete stop it shut off & gave error msg on cluster..
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11579353March 25, 2024
ENGINE
The contact owns a 2018 Ford F-150. The contact stated that the vehicle was making an abnormal rattling sound on a cold start. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the cam phasers had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was not covered under an unknown Ford TSB. The failure mileage was approximately 63,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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