Ford F-150 Complaints (2018)

2,327 consumer complaints on file.

#11534695July 26, 2023
POWER TRAIN
I was driving in the city, though my miles are typically highway. My truck just shifted in neutral and I had to take it to the dealership. It has always shifted hard from third to fourth gear, but never caused a major issue and was told that was common. At 60,000 miles I did preventative maintenance, which included a complete service of my transmission. At approximately 81,000 miles my transmission failed on me. Endangering my life and others on the road. Ford service stated that my CDF failed in my 10r80 transmission and that, that particular failure was a common one. Ford refuses to acknowledge this failure.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11534268July 25, 2023
ENGINE
The motor has oil consumption issue. Have been to dealership since right after purchased this. Has been to dealership multiple times for oil issue. Everything has been documented since day 1. Oil dipstick always reading low. This issue has been confirmed from a ford dealership. The dealership has everything loaded into the database
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11534043July 24, 2023
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Wipes stop working no safety and happen to a lot of them wipes transmission need replaced
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11534205July 24, 2023
ENGINE
The Timing chain rattles on startup. According to the dealership, If I do not fix it, my engine will be ruined.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11533947July 23, 2023
POWER TRAIN
When pulling out of driveway and starting to accelerate the vehicle feels like it lurches forward from the rear as if rear ended. Dealership notes after review don’t reflect the issue that actually originally occurred and brought in for. Dealership reset the TCM and stated it resolved the reverse wnngage issue and temporarily resolved the power accelerate issue and drove fine for a day or two. Then on the third day it lurched again and lost all acceleration but engine reeves let foot off gas and then tried again to accelerate and same thing as I began to pull over the vehicle lunged forward again nearly making me drive off the road. This is a safety concern for myself as I live on a major highway and need to accelerate out of my driveway up to 65 and could pose a major accident. It has also dont this daily other times over the past few weeks while driving around town not just as I leave the house.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11533798July 22, 2023
POWER TRAIN
2018 Ford F150 downshifting from a Highway exit ramp speed of approximately 45 miles an hour from whatever gear that would be fourth or fifth with the 10 speed transmission into first gear. Causing rear end to lock up and car behind me to almost hit me as I came to an unintended complete stop. Took vehicle to the dealer being informed. I now need a complete new transmission and associated parts. The transmission is a 10 R 80. This incident was close to causing an accident, and if it had been wet at all, would have caused the vehicle to span, and possibly would’ve resulted in injury to occupants of vehicle and other vehicles around. Mileage 68000. No other transmission issues or warning.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11533702July 21, 2023
POWER TRAIN
Transmission slips out gear, slams between gears and creates dangerous situation when entering intersections slipping out of gear and potential whiplash slamming between gears. Have taken to dealer on three occasions to fix problems with no success. This defective condition can cause an accident due to its unpredictable faults during normal driving.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11533299July 19, 2023
POWER TRAIN
Over the course of approximately four months, my 2018 F-150 transmission progressively shifted more and more abruptly resulting in enough physical damage to warrant the replacement of the entire transmission. It began as a rough shift from 1st to 3rd gear and got worse, eventually becoming a shift from 1st to 3rd, losing power, dropping back to 1st, and then violently slamming into 4th gear. This occurred primarily in the lower gears, within 5 minutes of startup, and traveling up a small incline. No dashboard signals were observed until the day of my Ford appointment at which they decided to replace the entire transmission.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11532896July 18, 2023
POWER TRAIN
Upon acceleration vehicle struggles to downshift, and jerks harshly while doing so. 10 speed automatic transmission. Causing ones head to move in such a way that vision can be impared.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11532931July 18, 2023
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:CRANK/CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR
The contact owns a 2018 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, he heard a clicking sound coming from the hood of the vehicle. The contact stated that the vehicle experienced excessive oil consumption. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the camshaft cam phaser had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, after approximately 23,000 miles the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the camshaft cam phaser failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not yet been repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was advised to call the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 57,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11532703July 17, 2023
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
The contact owns a 2018 Ford F-150. The contact stated that the panoramic sunroof failed to close while pressing the close button. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed and determined that the sunroof guide rails needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and advised the contact to file a complaint with the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11532755July 17, 2023
ENGINE
The contact owns a 2018 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle, the vehicle inadvertently shut off. While the vehicle was idling, there was an abnormal knocking sound detected. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer where it was diagnosed and determined that the cam phaser needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer referred the contact to the manufacturer. The manufacturer was contacted and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 66,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11532640July 17, 2023
WHEELS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I took the truck in for oil change and rotation. One wheel had to have new lug nuts due to then being swollen and had to be drilled off. Which wasn’t a cheap expense. They told me the other 3 wheels were looking a little swollen too. That’s almost 1000$ just for lug nuts and most can’t afford to drop that cost on lugs
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11532201July 14, 2023
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
APMI failure, compromises the ability to connect handheld device to vehicle for safety while on the road and ability to keep hands an eyes where the product designs them to be by disabling many safety features with voice, and navigation.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11531918July 12, 2023
POWER TRAIN
The cam phasers went bad and due to the result the vehicle shut down on it's own with no warning. It was a scary situation having my my 7 & 9 year old Nieces and nephews. I'm attaching the known service bulletin that Ford issues for this repair. Ford is now coming back telling me since i'm 2 months out of warranty I have to pay the $3200 repair for a known issue that they've extended the warranty on as well as issued tow more recent service bulletins before. My biggest concern is if something would have happened when it came to a complete stop and another vehicle crashed into us causing harm if not fatal injuries.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11529081June 27, 2023
POWER TRAIN
2018 Ford F-150 Platinum Supercab 2x2 began to leak transmission fluid that hit hot muffler and began to smoke. Vehicle towed to Kelly Ford in Melbourne FL. Upon inspection, tech says that the transmission was "overfilled" and hot oil escaped from the top vent. I was then told that Ford now recommends ONE LESS quart of transmission fluid in the 10 speed transmissions. There is no TSB or recall I can find for this. Kelly Ford performed a transmission service 2 years ago and refilled the case. I have had no issues with it until now. They did say it "could" also be an air leak causing the oil to foam. I have also had numerous oil changes there and with ALL FLUID inspections. At no time was I informed on an "overfill" I amout the cost of a tow at $165
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11528581June 23, 2023
ENGINE
The contact owns a 2018 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while cold starting the vehicle, he heard an abnormal sound coming from the engine compartment that went away after driving the vehicle. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed a failure with the cam phasers, but the vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to Customer Satisfaction Program: 21N03, Supplement #1 (Engine). The manufacturer was notified of the failure and a case was opened. The contact was referred to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11528098June 21, 2023
SERVICE BRAKES
A seal in the rear of the brake master cylinder became compromised, allowing brake fluid to leak into the brake booster. This caused my brakes to fail and is a broken in many models of the truck.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11527800June 19, 2023
POWER TRAIN
We purchased our Ford F-150 June 2020 and began having issues with it running hot August 2020. After having it checked numerous times and having to add extra coolant weekly the dealership checked and there was an issue with the Turbo-exhaust converter leaking coolant, eventually leading to a catalytic converter issue as well as the spark plugs having to be replaced due to having coolant leaked all over them. Recently, the dealership checked, and they also discovered an issue with the ERG cooler leaking and that had to be replaced as well. The dealership had the replacement parts on back order for 2 years.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11527386June 16, 2023
ENGINE
The contact owns a 2018 Ford F-150. The contact stated that there was an abnormal grinding sound when the vehicle was started. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the cam phaser needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer and dealer were made aware of the failure but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 108,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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