Ford F-150 Complaints (2018)

2,327 consumer complaints on file.

#11389133January 20, 2021
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
HI, ISSUE 1: STEERING & SAFETY RELATED. LOSS OF ASSIST OF THE STEERING SYSTEM AFTER VEHICLE IS COMING OUT OF AUTO STARTSTOP MODE. APPEARS TO BE COLD TEMPERATURE RELATED 35-45F. CITY STEET. (LAST INCIDENT - 6 MILE RD - NORTHVILLE). DRIVEN < 0.5 MILE FROM HOME TO SCHOOL (VEHICLE DIDN'T REACH NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE) NO POWER STEERING ASSIST FOR UP TO 5 SECONDS WITH ENGINE RUNNING AFTER START STOP. HAS NOW OCCURRED WITH A HIGH SEVERITY (NO ASSIST) > 5 TIMES. SOME OCCASIONS IT APPEARS THAT THE RAMP UP OF ASSIST IS DELAYED BY 0.5 TO 1 SECONDS. FORD DEALER EXAMINED AND COULDN'T FIND ISSUE IN 2020. UPON MY SECOND VISIT THEY REPLACED THE BATTERY AND SAID THEY FOUND A FAULT CODE. ALSO CONTACT FORD HOTLINE FOR ASSISTANCE, WITHOUT SATISFACTORY RESOLUTION. ISSUE IS STILL PRESENT AND NOT RESOLVED. 2 INCIDENTS HAVE BEEN VERY CLOSE TO SEVERE FRONT IMPACT FROM ONCOMING TRAFFIC DUE TO THE GREAT DIFFICULTY TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WITHOUT ASSIST. THE TURNING TORQUE IS SO GREAT THE LAST INCIDENT CAUSED PHYSICAL INJURY/PAIN TO MY WRISTS DUE TO THE URGENCY TO MAKE THE TURN WITH THE ONCOMING VEHICLE AND WRENCHING ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO GET THE TRUCK TO TURN ACROSS THE LANE INTO THE ROAD. LAST ISSUE A FEW WEEKS AGO. I HAVE BEEN MANUALLY TURNING OFF THE AUTO STARTSTOP EACH TIME TO AVOID THE ISSUE. I AM SCHEDULED FOR SERVICE AT TOM HOLZER FORD AND WILL AGAIN ASK THEM TO INVESTIGATE AND RESOLVE THE ISSUE. ISSUE 2: AUTOMOTIVE WIPERS APPEAR TO BE TRIGGERED BY SUNLIGHT / CHANGING LIGHT CONDITIONS WHEN NO RAIN IS PRESENT ON THE WINDSHIELD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11388548January 17, 2021
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE VEHICLE HAS 2 SPEEDOMETER. A DIGITAL AND AN ANALOG ONE. THE ANALOG SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT MEASURE THE SPEED CORRECTLY. IT STAYS STUCK AT 60,80,100 MPH WHEN THE TRUCK IS STOPPED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11387650January 12, 2021
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR DOOR WILL NOT STAY CLOSED WHEN COLD OUTSIDE. WHEN YOU TRY TO CLOSE IT, IT BOUNCES BACK OPEN. THIS HAPPENED WHILE PARKED. I WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE I COULD NOT GET THE DOOR TO STAY CLOSED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11386812January 6, 2021
POWER TRAIN
CLUNKING SOUND WHEN GOING FROM PARK TO REVERSE, HESITATION CHANGING GEARS. LOUD WHINING NOISE COMING FROM TRANSMISSION, NOSE DIVE, WHEN IN 10TH GEAR AND ACCELERATING THE TRANSMISSION GOES FROM 10 GEAR TO 3. HESITAION CHANGING GEARS, AT 30 MILES PER HOUR TRUCK SLOWS ALMOST TO A STOP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11386285January 3, 2021
POWER TRAIN
THE VACUUM ACTUATOR TRIES TO ENGAGE THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE ON IT'S OWN. IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THE F150S. MY TRUCK TRIES TO RANDOMLY ENGAGE THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM EVERY 50-75 MILES, TYPICALLY AT 55-65MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. WHEN THIS OCCURS YOU CAN HEAR THE CV AXELS GRINDING AGAINST THE TRANSFER CASE GEAR UNTIL YOU SLOW DOWN OR PHYSICALLY ENGAGE THE 4X4 SYSTEM. THIS WILL EVENTUALLY WEAR OUT THE FRONT DRIVETRAIN OR WORSE, FURTHER ENGAGE UNEXPECTEDLY AND POTENTIALLY LEADING TO LOSS OF CONTROL AND COLLISION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11386200January 2, 2021
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
CLICKING/GRINDING NOISE ON DECELERATION BETWEEN 1000-2000 RPM. I HAD THE NECESSARY TSB 18-2354 (REPROGRAM PCM FOR NOISE COMPLAINT) COMPLETED ON VEHICLE WITH NO CHANGE. I'VE READ MANY ARTICLES ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND NO ONE HAS HAD THEIR VEHICLE FIXED FROM THIS ISSUE. FORD HAS SAID THIS IS NORMAL BUT A CLICKING NOISE UNDER DECELERATION IS NEVER NORMAL ESPECIALLY WHEN IT STARTED HAPPENING AFTER DRIVING 500-1000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. MY VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 22,000 MILES ON IT AND WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THE VEHICLE AT 21,000 MILES IT NEVER MADE THE NOISE UNTIL ABOUT 500 MILES INTO IT. I FEAR THAT THE NOISE COULD BE CAUSING DEBRIS TO GET INTO THE ENGINE AND OR TRANSMISSION. I WISH FORD WOULD BE MORE SERIOUS ABOUT THIS ISSUE SINCE MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THEIR 2018-2019 FORD F-150 AND MUSTANGS. FORD SAYS THIS IS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC BUT IT CAN'T BE NORMAL IF THE NOISE WAS NEVER THEIR AND STARTS UP AFTER 500-1000 MILES OF DRIVING. MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE AND IT HASN'T BEEN RESOLVED. PLEASE FIND A FIX. I JUST SPENT $33,000 ON A VEHICLE AND I DO NOT WISH TO SPEND MONEY TO REPLACE AN ENGINE OR TRANSMISSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11385563December 30, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
POWER DOOR LOCKS WOULD NOT OPEN. HAD TO USE KEY TO ENTER VEHICLE AND THEN PHYSICALLY PULL UP DOOR LOCKS TO OPEN DOORS. ONLY HAPPENED WHEN TEMP WAS FREEZING TWICE SO FAR WHEN VEHICLE WAS PARKED OUTSIDE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11384968December 26, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY
DOOR NOT LATCHING PROPERLY. FLEW OPEN WHILE DRIVING. SERVICE AVAILABLE IN 18DAYS. LAST FORD I WILL BUY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11384993December 26, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY
AFTER ENTERING THE TRUCK, I CLOSED THE DOOR, PUT ON MY SEAT BELT, STARTED THE ENGINE AND PUT THE TRUCK INTO FORWARD GEAR. I NOTICED THE "DRIVER DOOR AJAR" ALERT AND TRIED TO CLOSE IT AGAIN. THE LATCH DID NOT ENGAGE AT ALL. THE TEMPERATURE WAS A LITTLE BELOW FREEZING, MAYBE 25 DEGREES F. I LET THE TRUCK WARM UP, PLAYED WITH THE ELECTRONIC LOCKING BUTTONS AND AFTER 10 MINUTES OR SO, I GOT THE LATCH TO WORK. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN THE NEXT DAY AND EVEN USING A TORCH TO WARM THE DOOR, IT STILL TOOK AT LEAST 15 MINUTES BEFORE I COULD GET THE LATCH TO ENGAGE. I FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET FOR THIS PROBLEM, INCLUDING SOME ACCOUNTS IN WHICH THE LATCH DISENGAGED WHILE DRIVING! THIS IS EXTREMELY SCARY AND VERY DANGEROUS. I BELIEVE THIS IS A WELL-KNOWN AND DOCUMENTED PROBLEM THAT IS SEVERE ENOUGH TO WARRANT A RECALL. IT COULD CERTAINLY LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT AND POTENTIALLY A LOSS OF CONTROL WITH POTENTIALLY LETHAL RESULTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11385009December 26, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY
DOOR LATCHES ARE FREEZING OPEN/CLOSED. DEALER HAD ME DRIVE IT TO THEM TO FIX IT, WHICH I DID SO WHILE HOLDING THE DOOR CLOSED. I AM BEING TOLD THIS IS NOT A RECALL BUT A TECHNICAL FIX. THAT IS UNBELIEVABLE TO ME, IT'S A $40,000 VEHICLE WITH DOOR LATCHES THAT COULD ALLOW A PERSON SEATED TO LITERALLY FALL OUT ONTO THE HIGHWAY. THIS HAS TO BE FIXED. IT HAPPENED WHEN TEMPERATURES GOT BELOW FREEZING, ABOUT 15 DEGREES, WHILE STATIONARY AT HOME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11385055December 26, 2020
POWER TRAIN
THE 10-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON MY TRUCK SHIFTS HARD AND INEXPLICABLY WHEN UPSHIFTING AND DOWNSHIFTING, ESPECIALLY IN LOW SPEED STOP AND GO CITY TRAFFIC. THE JOLTS ARE HARD AND CAUSE AN DRAMATIC 'BRAKING' ACTION THAT HAS ALMOST RESULTED IN A FEW ACCIDENTS. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT BY FORD AT APPROXIMATELY 9,000 MILES AND CURRENT HAS JUST OVER 16,000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11384408December 21, 2020
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH WITH THE SMART CRUISE ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CORWIN FORD NAMPA (5707 E. GATE BLVD, NAMPA, ID 83687, (208) 546-3559) BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11384053December 18, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2018 FORD F-150 SUPERCAB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE APPROACHING HIS RESIDENTS DROPPING A FRIEND OFF THE CONTACT NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, WITHIN MINUTES THE VEHICLE WENT UP IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED CAME OUT AND EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED A TOTALED LOST AT THE RESIDENTS WHERE THE CONTACT WAS. A POLICE REPORT WAS MADE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. NO INSURANCE ADJUSTOR WAS CONTACTED DUE TO THE CONTACT INSURANCE EXPIRATION DATE. SUBURBAN FORD OF WATERFORD 6975 HIGHLAND RD, WATERFORD, MI 48327 (248) 674-4781 WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT WAS A PERSONAL MATTER AND TO CONTACT HIS INSURANCE FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT NO RECALLS WAS UNDER THE VIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 48,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11383329December 14, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
SMELL OF GASOLINE IN PASSENGER CABIN AFTER DRIVING AND HEATER ON (STATIONARY). STARTED IN MARCH. DEALER ATTEMPTED A REPAIR WHICH HELPED. NOW WITH COLD WEATHER AND HEATER ON AGAIN THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED VERY BADLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11382812December 10, 2020
ENGINE
LEAKS OIL DEALER CANT STOP THE PROBLEM. CONSTANT LEAK. 2018 SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS TYPE PROBLEM GOING TO CAUSE ENGINE FAILURE. NOT SAFE THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11378509December 8, 2020
ENGINE
WHEN TOWING A TRAILER AND YOU COME TO A STOP, THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF DISPLAYING "AUTO STOP/START SHIFT TO P THEN RESTART ENGINE". WHEN YOU RESTART THE ENGINE IT IMMEDIATELY DIES AGAIN. YOU ARE LEFT WITH DISABLED POWER STEERING, DISABLED POWER BRAKES, AND HAVE TO REV UP THE ENGINE WHILE KEEPING ONE FOOT ON THE BRAKES, AND SLAM IT INTO GEAR TO TRY TO GET MOVING, ALL WHILE TOWING A LARGE TRAILER BEHIND YOU AND TYPICALLY IN AN INTERSECTION.. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. FORD IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO FIX IT, EVEN IF YOU BRING YOUR TRUCK TO THEIR SERVICE CENTER REPORTING THE PROBLEM. THERE IS AN NTSB BULLETIN DESCRIBING THE PROBLEM AND REQUIRED REPAIR, # 18-2249, BUT FORD DOES NOT PERFORM THE WORK UNLESS YOU PROVIDE A COPY OF THE BULLETIN AND INSIST ON THE WORK BEING DONE. THIS NTSB BULLETIN NEEDS TO BE A RECALL! THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING SITUATION WHICH NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11378586December 8, 2020
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ERRATICALLY AND HARSHLY, MOSTLY DURING IN TOWN SITUATIONS. THE TRANSMISSION DOESN'T RESPOND QUICKLY ENOUGH TO CHANGES IS ACCELERATOR CAUSING LATE AND UNEXPECTED SHIFTS. IN ONE INSTANCE, I WAS GOING UP A STEAP CITY HILL, THE TRUCK SLOWED AND I CONTINUED TO SLOWLY INCREASE PEDAL INPUT TO GET UP THE HILL. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE TRANSMISSION HAD UNCONTROLLABLY DROPPED SEVERAL GEARS AND SEEING THAT THE TRANSMISSION HADN'T DOWN SHIFTED, THE ACCELERATOR WAS NEARLY TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY TOOK OFF AT THAT POINT. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS NEAR BY, BUT IF I WAS IN A TRAFFIC SITUATION OR HAD THERE BEEN ANY PEDESTRIANS NEAR, SOMEONE COULD OF BEEN KILLED. I'VE TAKEN THIS VEHICLE INTO FORD DOZENS OF TIMES SINCE NEW AN THY HAVE REPLACED THE VALVE BODY TWICE. THE TRANSMISSION ISSUES HAVE NOT CHANGED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11378230December 7, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LATCH FROZE OPEN AND THE DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH/STAY CLOSED. IT WAS 27 DEGREES THIS MORNING. I HAD TO HOLD THE DOOR CLOSED. EVENTUALLY AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND CLOSING THE DOOR SEVERAL TIMES, IT FINALLY LATCHED. I PREVIOUSLY HAD FORD'S DOOR LATCH RECALL PERFORMED TO FIX THIS ISSUE, HOWEVER, IT SEEMS THIS RECALL DOES NOT FIX THIS PROBLEM. MANY OTHERS HAVE EXPRESSED CONTINUED FREEZING VIA VARIOUS FORD FORUMS AFTER HAVING THE FROZEN DOOR LATCH RECALL PERFORMED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11378178December 6, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AFTER FREEZING CONDITIONS IN MAINE WOULD NOT CLOSE AS I DROVE IT TO UHAUL TO HAVE A HITCH INSTALLED. THIS WAS EXTREMLY DANGEROUS AS THE DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH CLOSED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11377914December 4, 2020
STEERING
VEHICLE HAS AUTOMATIC START STOP FEATURE. AFTER VEHICLE RESTARTS POWER STEERING DOES NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE FOR 2-5 SECONDS. VEHICLE IS MOVING UNDER POWER BUT HAS NO STEERING ASSIST. 3 REPAIR VISITS WITH NO DIAGNOSIS. PROBLEM HAS BEEN HAPPENING ALMOST SINCE NEW. SOMETIMES DELAY IS PRESENT, SOMETIMES IT'S NOT. CAN'T PREDICT WHEN STEERING ASSIST WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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