Ford F-150 Complaints (2018)

2,327 consumer complaints on file.

#11337170July 2, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY, STEERING
I WAS TAKING MY GRAND DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL AND SHE GOT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE, SHE CLOSED THE DOOR AND IT WOULD NOT "LATCH" AND WE COULD NOT GET IT TO LATCH TO SECURE THE DOOR FROM OPENING WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. I WAS AFRAID THE DOOR WOULD OPEN WHILE DRIVING AND FALL OUT (THIS NEEDS FIXED ASAP. ANOTHER PROBLEM IS WHEN DRIVING 60 MPH OR GREATER THE STEERING WILL "CATCH" THAT IS WHEN GOING AROUND A TURN LEFT OR RIGHT WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL IT KIND OF JERKS AND DOESN'T MAINTAIN CONSTANT TURN IT SEEMS TO LOOSE A CONSTANT CONTROL. THIS CAN CAUSE AN OVER CORRECTION AND LOSS OF CONTROL. IN ORDER TO TRY TO CONTROL I HAVE TO HAVE BOTH HANDS ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND KNOW IT GOING TO HAPPEN. WHAT WOULD A YOUNG INEXPERIENCED DRIVER DO...MOST LIKELY OVER CORRECT AND CRASH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11331876July 1, 2020
POWER TRAIN
VERY NOTICEABLE BANGING SOUND FROM TRANSMISSION WHEN VEHICLE IS PUT INTO EITHER REVERSE OR DRIVE, OR AT TIMES WHEN YOU STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL TO ACCELERATE. SEEMS INTERMITTENT BUT VERY NOTICEABLE WHEN IT OCCURS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11330447June 23, 2020
POWER TRAIN
BETWEEN 3RD AND 4TH GEAR. ON EVERY DRIVING OCCASION, THE TRUCK "CLUNKS" AND JERKS DURING THOSE GEARS. NEARLY EVERY MORNING WHEN PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVE WAY ON MY WAY TO WORK, THE TRUCK MISSES 4TH GEAR AND LOSSES POWER. ON A MANY DRIVES, I WILL PULL THROUGH AN INTERSECTION FROM A STOP AND WILL LOSE POWER AT 4TH GEAR. IT CAS CAUSED MANY NEAR WRECKS IN THE CITY WHEN PULLING OUT ONTO HIGHER SPEED ROADS WITH THE NEED TO ACCELERATE. MY WIFE REFUSES TO RIDE IN THE TRUCK ESPECIALLY WITH THE KIDS. SHE SAYS THAT IT IS A TICKING TIME BOMB AND THAT WE ARE JUST COUNTING DOWN THE DAYS WHEN IT FAILS AND WE DIE IN A COLLISION. SHE SAID THAT I NEED TO SELL IT AND BUY A TUNDRA OR GO BACK TO RAM REBEL. THIS MISSING GEARS AND EXTREMELY ROUGH SHIFTING HAPPENS IN ANY SCENARIO; HIGHWAY-CITY ACCELERATING-DECELERATING, WARMED UP OR COLD START. I'M I CANT EVEN TOW THE BOAT BECAUSE WE HAVE TO LEAVE THE HOUSE OVER A HILL. WE ALREADY HAD A SCARE DURING TOWING BECAUSE WE LOST ALMOST ALL POWER AND STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS. I HAD TO ACCELERATE A LOT FASTER TO TRY TO CATCH IT AND THE JERK OF IT FINDING THE GEAR CAUSED A WHIPLASH OF THE ENTIRE FAMILY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11329440June 17, 2020
STEERING
DRIVING THE F150 I NOTICED A POPPING NOISE WHEN TURNING. SHORTLY AFTER THE POPPING NOISE WHEN NEGOTIATING A TURN THE RACK AND PINION LOCKED UP. TRUCK WENT INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC. NOW THE POWER STEERING COMPLETELY FAILED AND A TROUBLE CODE WAS DISPLAYED. RACK AND PINION IS BAD AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. RACK AND PINION ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER THROUGH FORD MOTOR COMPANY. THIS WAS A EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION ESPECIALLY WITH HOW THE ELECTRIC MOTOR ASSIST STEERING TOOK THE WHEEL FROM MY HAND AND JOLTED IN ONE DIRECTION OR THE OTHER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11328393June 11, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, STEERING
ON TWO OCCASIONS I HAVE BEEN STOPPED AND WAITING TO TURN LEFT ACROSS TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC ON A FOUR LANE STATE HIGHWAY. THE ENGINE AUTO STOP FEATURE SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. WHEN I LET OF THE BRAKE, THE ENGINE AUTO STARTED AND I BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. I HAD NO POWER STEERING AND NEARLY DROVE INTO A DITCH. IT SEEMS THAT THERE IS A DELAY BETWEEN WHEN THE ENGINE AUTO STARTS AND WHEN THE POWER STEERING WORKS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS IT IS DIFFICULT TO TURN THE WHEEL WITHOUT POWER STEERING. ESPECIALLY WHEN CROSSING LANES OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11327271June 4, 2020
POWER TRAIN
2018 FORD F-150 LARIAT (BOUGHT NEW WITH 2000 MILES). COLD START UP THE TRANSMISSION HESITATES (CAUSING ME IN SOME INSTANCES TO LUNGE FORWARD) - VERY OBVIOUS ISSUE, BUT DEALERSHIP SAYS IT IS NOT THROWING A CODE & THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE. THEY SAID THIS COULD BE "NORMAL" FOR THIS 10 SPEED TRANSMISSION. I WAS TOLD THE DEALERSHIP EMAILED FORD ENGINEERS FOR HELP, BUT I HAVE NEVER HEARD BACK FROM THEM. I AM NOW AT 38K MILES AND THE ISSUE STILL EXISTS (I BOUGHT EXTENDED WARRANTY - JUST IN CASE). THE TRANSMISSION ACTS NORMAL THE MAJORITY OF THE TIME PAST COLD STARTUP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11327096June 3, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
BACK WINDOW SHATTERED AND BLEW GLASS FROM THE INSIDE OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY, NOTHING AROUND OR OVER IT TO HIT THE GLASS, TEMPERATURE WAS IN THE 80'S. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11324136May 11, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY
LEAKING IN CORNER OF CAB, ROOF WHERE BLACK TRIM IS RIVETED TO THE ROOF. ALLOWS WATER IN DURING RAIN, SNOW, CAR WASHES AT ALL TIMES. WAS UNABLE TO NOTICE IT UNTIL THE FOAM UNDER THE VINYL FLOORING SOAKED UP ENOUGH WATER WHERE IT COULDN'T HOLD ANYMORE AND LEAKED INTO THE DOOR SILLS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11324032May 10, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES
THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE IS RUBBING AGAINST THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR SPRING, CAUSING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE TO BEGIN RUBBING THROUGH ITS RUBBER CASING AGAINST THE STEEL SPRING. FAILURE IS INEVITABLE. THREE DIFFERENT FORD DEALERSHIPS HAVE EXAMINED THE PROBLEM AND INDICATED NO REPAIR IS POSSIBLE - THIS IS THE WAY THE TRUCK IS SUPPOSED TO BE. I HAVE INSPECTED OTHER F-150S AND HAVE NOT DISCOVERED THE SAME SET-UP OR ISSUE. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WILL EVENTUALLY FAIL / WEAR THROUGH AND FORD INDICATES THIS IS NORMAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11323420May 5, 2020
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
I HAVE A SERVICE ADVANCE TRAC WARNING LIGHT THAT COMES ON RANDOMLY AND THEN DISAPPEARS. I HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALERSHIP 2 TIMES FOR A TOTAL OF 5 WEEKS AND THEY COULDN'T FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT. IT NEVER POPPED UP AN ERROR CODE FOR THE MESSAGE. FINALLY THE LIGHT STAYED ON SO I TOOK OUT TO THEM AND THEY WERE ABLE TO PULL A CODE. ONCE THEY GOT THE CODE FORD STARTED THAT THERE WAS NO FIX FOR THE ISSUE AND I AM OUT OF LUCK. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH FORD WHO SAID UNLESS IT HAPPENS MORE FREQUENTLY WE CANT DO ANYTHING FOR YOU. THIS TYPICALLY HAPPENS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. WHEN IT HAPPENS IT DISABLES THE TRACTION CONTROL AS WELL AS TOE MODE, ECO MODE, SNOW MODE, SPORT MODE. HAPPENS AT ALL SPEEDS AND NOTHING SEEMS TO TRIGGER THE ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11322782April 30, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY, SEAT BELTS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE VEHICLE IS SITTING STATIONARY OR PARKED. DURING RAINY WEATHER WATER LEAKS IN AT TOP OF REAR DOOR AT THE TOP LATCH WHERE IT RUNS DOWN THROUGH THE PANEL EXITING AT THE FIRST SEAM WHERE IT RUNS DOWN THE OUTSIDE OF THE DOOR PANEL TO THE MAT. THE SEAT BELT BEHIND THE PANEL GETS WET AND WATER GETS ON THE ELECTRIC DOOR LOCK WINDOW CONTROLS. THE WATER RUNS FORWARD TO THE FRONT PASSENGER FLOOR WHERE IT COLLECTS (BY THE GALLON) UNDER AND ON TOP OF THE FLOOR MAT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11322856April 30, 2020
POWER TRAIN
F150 TRUCK WAS STARTED AND GEAR SHIFTER PUT IN REVERSE. VEHICLE MOVED BACKWARDS. AND WAS STOPPED BECAUSE OF VEHICLE BEHIND TRUCK. GEAR SHIFTER WAS PLACED IN DRIVE AND VEHICLE MOVED FORWARD, GEAR SHIFTER WAS THEN PUT IN PARK. ENGINE WHIRRED AND AND VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. VEHICLE WAS STOPPED BY BRAKES. GEAR SHIFTER WAS PUT IN REVERSE. VEHICLE DROVE BACKWARDS, GEAR SHIFTER WAS PLACED IN PARK. VEHICLE ENGINE ACCELERATED AND TRUCK STARTED TO JUMP AND ACCELERATE BACKWARDS AS THE DRIVER TRIED TO EXIT AND HIT PARKED VEHICLE BEHIND TRUCK. ONLY WAY TO STOP THE VIEHICLE WAS TO TURN ENGINE OFF AS IT WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO PARK EVEN THOUGH GEARSHIFTER WAS IN PARK POSITION THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION WAS NOT A PEDAL CONFUSION. BRAKE SKID MARKS WERE EVIDENT ON THE CONCRETE IN THE DRIVEWAY.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11322615April 29, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE WITH 36K MILES (2018) AND HAVE OWNED FOR LESS THAN ONE MONTH. WHEN TRYING TO OPEN THE SUNROOF FOR THE FIRST TIME THERE WAS A LOUD POPPING SOUND. THE SUNROOF FAILS TO OPEN, AND NOW RAIN LEAKS IN THROUGH THE ROOF. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN ON A $72K VEHICLE THAT IS TWO YEARS OLD. SINCE THE VEHICLE IS OVER 36K MILES, THE DEALERSHIP (FORD DEALER) REFUSES TO FIX.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11321893April 22, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE TAILGATE ON MY 2018 FORD F150 SPORADICALLY OPENS ON ITS OWN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. IT HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST THREE SEPERATE TIMES WHILE PULLING A TRAILER CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE TAILGATE. I HAVE REPORTED IT TO MY FORD DEALER BUT HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AT TIME OF COMPLAINT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11321801April 21, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I HAVE REACHED OUT TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES TO BOOK AN APPOINTMENT FOR LAST TWO RECALLS. THE DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE A TIME SLOT THAT I CAN DROP MY TRUCK FOR RECALL REPAIRS. THE DEALER DOES NOT HAVE A BACK UP RENTAL CAR THAT I CAN LOAD DURING MY DROP OFF TIME AS I NEED TO COMMUTE TO WORK ABOUT 40 MILES AWAY EVERYDAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11321336April 16, 2020
POWER TRAIN
I PURCHASED THE TRUCK NEW IN 2018. DURING THE PAST 20 MONTHS OR SO IT HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER AT LEAST 5 DIFFERENT TIMES FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THEY UPDATE THE SOFTWARE, CLEAR CODES AND THEN STATE THE VEHICLE WILL LEARN ITS PATTERNS AGAIN. NONE OF HAS HELPED. THE VEHICLE HAS A HARD SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE AND THEN IT DOES A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN IT SHIFTS THE FIRST 2 GEARS. ANOTHER ISSUE: AT TIMES, POSSIBLY AT LEAST 20 TIMES IN 20 MONTHS, THE VEHICLE WILL HESITATE AND GO INTO A DEAD SPOT FOR ABOUT 1-2 SECONDS AND THE REENGAGE, USUALLY AT SLOWER SPEEDS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS IT HAS HAPPENED WHEN WE ARE MAKING A LEFT TURN. THE LAST ISSUE IS THAT THE VEHICLE AT TIMES IS GEAR SEARCHING AND VERY ERRATIC, SOMETIMES AT 36MPH THE RPMS ARE SO LOW IT MAKES A GROWLING NOISE. BY PUTTING THE TRANSMISSION ON SPORT MODE IT WILL KEEP THE RPMS UP AND MITIGATE THE PROBLEM. I THINK THE BIGGEST ISSUE WITH THIS TRUCK AND TRANSMISSION IS POSSIBLE THE SOFTWARE. THE TRANSMISSION NEVER FEELS TRULY COMFORTABLE ALWAYS DISPLAYING SOME TYPE OF DISCOMFORT OR PERHAPS RISK. WE LOVE THE TRUCK BUT FORD NEEDS TO TRULY STEP UP AND PROVIDE RELIEF TO THIS PROBLEM. MY CONCERN IS SAFETY AND THEN COST ONCE WE RUN OUT OF WARRANTY. THE TRUCK JUST TURNED 31K MILES AND STRONGLY CONSIDERING DISPLACING BEFORE IT HITS 36K. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11320922April 12, 2020
STEERING
MY TRUCK HAD A TOTAL POWERING STEERING FAILURE TODAY(4-12-2020). NO ADVANCED WARNING. THE TRUCK WAS BEING DRIVEN WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THANK GOD NO ACCIDENT!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11320654April 9, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WENT TO CONVENIENCE STORE AND PARKED TRUCK. THIS TRUCK WAS PARKED, GEAR SHIFTER MOVED TO PARK POSITION, ENGINE TURNED OFF. WENT INTO STORE AND WHEN WE CAME OUT, THE TRUCK HAD ROLLED BACKWARD AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. WENT IN TRUCK AND VERIFIED IT WAS STILL IN PARK. REPORTED THIS TO FORD AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE TRUCK. I KNOW THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER SIMILAR ISSUES WITH F150 FOR OTHER MODEL YEARS AND FOR THIS SAME MODEL YEAR. HAVE YOU SEEN ANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR ISSUE? THIS COST OVER $6,000 FOR REPAIRS AND IS A HAZARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11320283April 6, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY
TODAY, I SUBMIT THIS COMPLAINT FOR THE UNEXPECTED SHATTERING OF MY FORD F150 REAR GLASS WINDOW, AT NO FAULT OF MY OWN!! IUNOCCUPIED, THE VEHICLE, 2018 F150 ,WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY WHEN I NOTICED THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED ON THE RIGHT AND LEFT SIDE OF THE GLASS. THE SLIDER REAR WINDOW WAS NOT SHATTERED AND NO OBJECT STUCK THE GLASS! FROM THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE, THE REAR WINDOW APPEARED TO SEPARATE FROM THE ROOF SEAM AND SMALL PIECES OF GLASS LAY ON THE BED COVER. THE TOP CORNERS OF THE EXTERIOR GLASS WERE SHATTERED AND THE REAR GLASS APPEARED TO BUCKLED. APPROXIMATELY 1 HOURS EARLIER, I DROVE TO THE GAS STATION AND UPON MY RETURN PARKED THE VEHICLE IN MY RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY. THE REAR WINDOW WAS IN TACT AND THE WEATHER WAS WARM. APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES LATER I BEGAN WATERING FLOWERS IN THE BACKYARD AND MADE MY WAY TO THE FRONT YARD. THE SPLINTERED PIECES OF GLASS WERE NOTICED ON THE TRUCK BED COVER BEFORE THE ACTUAL SHATTERED GLASS PANEL. THIS TRUCK IS ONLY TWO YEARS OLD AND I AM SURPRISE THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL. IT APPEARS THIS REAR WINDOW PROBLEM IS HEAVILY DOCUMENTED AND HAS BEEN PUTTING PEOPLE'S LIVES AT RISK FOR YEARS. DUE TO THIS DANGEROUS MANUFACTURING FLAW, MANY LIVES CONTINUE TO BE AT RISK! UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE GLASS REPAYMENT OR PAY A DEDUCTIBLE TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY. HOPEFULLY YOU WILL REVIEW ALL THE COMPLAINTS AND FORCE SOMEONE TO PUT THEIR CONSUMERS FIRST!! IN ADDITION, PHOTOS WERE TAKEN OF THE GLASS DAMAGE.THANKS FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION IN THIS MATTER!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11319231March 25, 2020
POWER TRAIN
2018 FORD F-150 TRANSMISSION GEAR SHIFTING IS ERRATIC BOTH WHEN ACCELERATING AND BRAKING ON THE HIGHWAY. SOME SHIFTS TAKE A LONG TIME, SOME SHIFTS SKIP A GEAR, SOME SHIFTS ARE VERY HARD, SHAKING THE TRUCK. HAPPENING MORE OFTEN WHILE ON LONG TRIPS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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