Ford F-150 Complaints (2020)

742 consumer complaints on file.

#11734027April 27, 2026
ENGINE
The engine started running loud and making a knocking noise. Took it to the dealership and they said it needs a new engine. Regular maintenance performed by Ford. There were no warning lights that came on prior to the engine failure. They say the engine is on back order.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11734054April 27, 2026
POWER TRAIN
The 10-speed automatic transmission in my 2020 Ford F150 slips between gears and has failed to engage from a stop in multiple instances. There are no warning lamps or other indications that anything is wrong with the vehicle. The issue is known as a very common problem with this transmission, as confirmed by multiple mechanics when inquiring about a potential fix.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11733903April 26, 2026
POWER TRAIN
F150 220. ford has been contacted before about the 10 speed transmission down shiften hard, or trying to excel and hitting hard. they said they knew of the problem. but only suggested in reset the computer " basically undue the battery " but the problem is still there. they stated the 10 speed was the worst transmission ford ever put in this vehicle.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11733494April 24, 2026
POWER TRAIN
Transmission disengaged while driving rendering the truck immobile in traffic. This occurred on multiple occasions. No warning lights or indicators of vehicle problem. Diagnosis and condition/issue reproduced by a Ford dealer resulting in complete rebuild of the transmission. This vehicle has the 10R80.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11733469April 23, 2026
POWER TRAIN
Having hard or delayed shift as described on TSB 23-2123. What I see dangerous is momentarily downshifts from 4th to 1st.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11732633April 21, 2026
POWER TRAIN
When starting the vehicle, while the vehicle was in park, it acted like the vehicle was in drive and surged forward. This is unsafe and needs to be addressed by Ford.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11732872April 21, 2026
POWER TRAIN
Driving down the highway at 70mph the truck dropped from 10 gear to 1st gear while losing speed I tried to accelerate to maintain safe speed but did not have power. The car jerked back to 8th gear then back down to 1st gear. Eventually back up to 10th gear but not full power. I was able to pull to the side of the road and turn the car off. After turning the car back on, the yellow wrench symbol disappeared from the dash and I was able to drive. The transmission now skips gears and does not have full power when accelerating. It felt extremely unsafe going 70mph then suddenly being in 1st gear losing speed as other cars continue around me at highway speeds and my car is decelerating without me using the brakes. There were no prior indications of this fault, my car was even serviced at a Ford dealership 2 months ago.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11732530April 20, 2026
POWER TRAIN
The 10R80 transmission has harsh erratic shifting. The transmission will occasionally launch when downshifting into first gear when pulling into my driveway causing me to almost hit the front of my garage. The transmission also has harsh clunking when shifting gears and will clink and throw you forward when downshifting in traffic.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11731813April 17, 2026
POWER TRAIN
Transmission has hard shifting, skips 2nd gear and sometimes will downshift out of 10th gear.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11731852April 17, 2026
POWER TRAIN
Transmission gear shifting isn’t smooth. This has been occurring for 50k miles. Often going into one low gear to the next will hear a “clunk” sound.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11730746April 13, 2026
POWER TRAIN
As I was driving my truck down the highway at 60 miles an hour, it tried to downshift to first gear several times. During that same time it lost several gears in the transmission. Ford is now replacing the transmission which is going to cost me a significant amount since the vehicle is just barely out of warranty. The truck did not have any prior warning lights or codes. It was hesitating to shift between gears occasionally for the last few thousand miles. This was an unsafe situation because the tires could have locked up and caused me to slide off the road at a high rate of speed. The dealer called after the diagnostic and essentially said "there's no way around it, this truck needs a whole new transmission and parts related to the transmission replacement.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11730680April 12, 2026
POWER TRAIN
My family and I were merging onto the highway when without warning, the automatic transmission bucked, making a loud thump sound, then it lost power nearly causing a severe accident. The transmission then began to hunt for gears, seemingly confused. It even cycled through 1st gear, my heart dropped, but luckily it did not engage 1st gear since that would have caused havoc at highway speeds. Afterwards, the vehicle regained some power but was suddenly limited to only two gears (5th and 9th). I immediately drove home, when entering my driveway the transmission could not engage reverse. Therefore I had to roll it in using forward momentum. I just had the vehicle serviced a few days ago because this issue happened before (not as severe). However, I was told the vehicle was operating fine and a leaky transmission pan was the culprit. After the transmission pan was replaced, I picked up the vehicle just yesterday (4/11/26), and this incident occurred today,(4/12/26). Please help, this transmission was rebuilt by Ford under warranty (60k mile powertrain warranty) just two years ago due to the notorious defects that have been ongoing. I contacted Ford corporate but they've refused to provide any help. This problem was confirmed by Ford corporate and the dealer, which led to the initial transmission rebuild (in 2024). However I fear this defect may not be repairable since the issue has returned and is more severe. I believe Ford was aware of this defect and did not disclose this information to me prior to buying. If I had known, I wouldn't have purchased this vehicle. Thank you for any support you could provide on this matter.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11730172April 9, 2026
POWER TRAIN
The vehicle just downshifted from 6th gear to 1st gear on the freeway nearly causing a accident and it caused a blown transmission.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11729623April 7, 2026
POWER TRAIN
The vehicle has less than 95,000 miles on it. The vehicle was purchased with around 83,000 (11/15/2024) started having issues with the transmission around 85,000. The truck will go from 6th to 3rd or it may go from 10th to 1st while running a good speed down the highway or it pulls out fine then goes to neutral. This is a safety issue. There needs to be a recall made on this vehicle before it causes one of us to get hurt. Please have someone to investigate. We need this matter corrected and I do not feel it should be out of our pocket to correct it. Yes, we could trade it but we do not want someone else to get hurt. Seeing as how the dealership sold it to us knowing this was an issue I'm sure they would not fix it to sell it. No incident has occured at this time. I'm trying to be proactive in preventing that.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11728368March 31, 2026
POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2020 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle unexpectedly downshifted. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and was diagnosed with transmission failure. The contact was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 110,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11726789March 24, 2026
POWER TRAIN
My transmission unexpectedly jumps gears and down shifts. My car just stopped getting any sort of power on the highway. All this with my children in the car. I was able to pull over safely, but it was extremely scary. I put the truck in park and then put it in drive and it started driving again. My ford f150 has under 80,000 miles on it. In my opinion this is a huge safety concern. A wrench popped up on my dash indicating that service was needed, but it has since gone away.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11726421March 23, 2026
POWER TRAIN
The transmission shifted unexpectedly from highway speed to first gear. The back wheels felt like they locked up and my passenger asked if we had been hit.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11725502March 19, 2026
POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2020 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the transmission unexpectedly slipped while changing gear, with the power train warning light illuminated. The dealer was contacted; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11724697March 16, 2026
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
The blinkers, when you're making a turn does not turn off, it actually turns the blinker onto the opposite side.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11723691March 11, 2026
POWER TRAIN
Hard shifting
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

← Back to Ford F-150