Ford F-150 Complaints

39,812 consumer complaints on file.

#11710002January 9, 2026
POWER TRAIN
10R80 ten speed automatic transmission first exhibited indications of failure 9/16/2020, Ford's response being reprogram PCM. Transmission has progressively declined in reliability complete with harsh shifts, jerking, erratic up and downshifts, suddenly reverting into neutral at highway speeds. Safety of self, wife and other family members imperiled due to the vehicle suddenly lurching, jerking, and slamming forward in an unsafe manner at highway speeds. Ford dealerships have reprogrammed the transmission PCM four times over several years with progressively worsening transmission functionality. Dealership service specialist has confirmed that the transmission failure is due to internal components with burnt fluid as a component. But, Ford will not allow them to open the transmission up, denied repeatedly by the manufacturer as the issue with this 10R80 transmission is widespread with thousands of complaints filed, sone with NHTSA and others online and with Ford Customer Service to no avail. Ford is denying this manufacturer's defective transmission to avoid financial liability likely in the multi million dollar range over a wide array of Ford products with this faulty transmission installed in them. During the four times that Ford dealerships have reprogrammed the transmission's computer at the behest and mandate of Ford Motor Company, this vehicle's transmission repair was covered by both the manufacturers warranty as well as a privately purchased Ford Extended Service Plan (Extra Care). Ford chose deny coverage under either warranty though it is warrantied under both plans explicitly. This failure can result in vehicular accidents because of transmission's erratic and flawed functionality. Stranded on an interstate highway due to this failure especially is dangerous and may leave the vehicle exposed to collision.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11710026January 9, 2026
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Rear-end. The rear drivers side tire fell off while driving on a side street. With no noise or wobble or evidence of a problem. 2 days earlier my family and I were going 70 on an express way. Upon shops inspection the bearing was no longer working but wheel kept rolling, it egged out the housing of the axle shaft and heated up that point of axle and snapped the shaft at that spot. The picture will show this point.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11710040January 9, 2026
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS
Started after McGee ford did a service on my truck Apparently they told ford they repaired electrical recalls which I wasn’t having issues with nor did I know They did anything! They did however erase the recalls so that was 8-2024 shortly after my truck experienced major electrical issues, another dealership told me it was gonna be 6k and 4 weeks to fix I was in awe I left with my truck that had no blinkers no air bags and so on 15 safety codes! I battled this for a year and then my parking break locked up while driving 70 on the highway! That’s the recall megee claimed they fixed I’m not rich single dad 100% of rhe time and I sure my kids everywhere daily, I do research call ford find intact i had a recalll so im thinking it will get fixed! 6 weeks later they not fixed i was told 2 days Now heritage and ford won’t fix it they want megee ford the certified service and dealer to pay for it. It’s winter im a contractor in Vermont they let me borrow a Sentra with summer tires on it. Couldn’t make it off my road. I’m still driving my kids around! I almost reck once a day as the whole system is messed up now! I feel like I’m being bullied and picked on because of my nationality
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11710031January 9, 2026
POWER TRAIN
My vehicle has been with the Ford dealership for about a month and the mechanic and the engineers still have not found why my vehicle is giving a service wrench warning. When driving the vehicle will flash red warning lights which makes the vehicle unsafe to drive. I have paid for an Auxiliary Transmission Pump and battery. This did not fix my truck. The dealership said they replaced the PCM, but it didn’t fix the truck. I seen that these trucks had recalls.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11710030January 9, 2026
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
The headlights are too bright and I get "brighted" not stop.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11709966January 9, 2026
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
The lights on this vehicle are blindingly bright. It's dangerous for other drivers.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11709942January 9, 2026
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Due to waiting for a recall fix for ( NHTSA #-25V455 ) My F150 Raptor has been having all listed failing issues, Miss fire at idle or when fuel is hot, issue starting on a handful of times. I have been driving it after 4 -5k miles of this and I was alerted today after replacing ( All Injectors, Coils, Spark Plugs, ETC ) That I may need a new engine. This could have caused a crash and is now costing me an entire engine due to no fix or parts availability. Thousands of Dollars for a new engine out of my pocket due to fuel starvation. Cylinder 4 Miss fire's at idle. They appeared once I returned home from the mountains back to texas with hot weather.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11709928January 9, 2026
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I was stopped waiting in line at a security gate. I was approximately 10 feet from the vehicle in front of me. A police officer started to walk between the vehicles. My foot was lightly on the brakes when suddenly the truck started surging forward. I immediately jammed as hard as I could on the brakes but my truck continued to move forward. I was forced to slam the shifter into park. There was a loud grinding noise and it startled the police officer and she jumped out of the way. , my truck stopped just before hitting the vehicle in front of me. My truck has the 10R80 transmission and it has now completely failed at 16000 miles. The vehicle completely locked up but fortunately I was moving under 10 mph because it would have been catastrophic had I been going faster. It became immediately undrivable. The dealership has tried to fix it but as of today after two weeks in their shop, can’t even get it out of park.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11709927January 9, 2026
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
The design of this and similar model vehicle headlights are excruciatingly painful when on during night and day to oncoming drivers and to those drivers where the vehicle approaches from behind. It is unbelievable that our own government agency, NHTSA, that is set up to protect the public allows such blatant harmful headlight designs on vehicles. You may thank you are accustomed to the high intensity LED lighting, but I bet every time one of these LED lite vehicles approaches, you squint, look away, are partially blinded, and distracted without knowing it. Maybe now you will. Stacking these damn lights totally disregarding the health and safety of the public!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11709846January 9, 2026
POWER TRAIN
While the manufacture states parts are available, I have not been able to get any and have been waiting since October of 2025. NHTSA Recall Number25V512
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11709837January 9, 2026
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
DRL partially out on the truck seems to be an ongoing problem with these models that cause a safety issue similar to the flicker. My lights went into a hyper flash and when they stopped the DRL went partially out.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11709836January 9, 2026
POWER TRAIN:AXLE HUBS
Please see attachment: To Whom It May Concern, I am writing to formally request NHTSA’s review and further action regarding Ford Motor Company’s handling of Safety Recall 23V‑896 and 23S-65, affecting my 2021 Ford F‑150 (F1 3509). I appreciate NHTSA’s oversight of this recall; however, based on my direct experience and the technical information available, I believe the current remedy strategy leaves owners exposed to ongoing safety risks. My vehicle experienced fractured rear axle hub bolts, a failure mode that Ford’s defect report attributes to micro‑movement and backlash between the axle shaft splines and the wheel‑end hub splines. This movement leads to loss of clamp load, fretting wear, and ultimately bolt fatigue and fracture. The fractured bolts on my truck confirm that this failure chain had already progressed to an advanced stage. Ford performed what they describe as an interim repair, which consisted of replacing the fractured bolts and inspecting the hub and axle components. However, Ford has acknowledged that the final remedy is not yet available, and that the interim repair does not address the underlying design issue that allows spline movement and progressive wear. As a result, the same conditions that caused the initial failure may reoccur. From a mechanical and safety standpoint, replacing bolts without correcting the root cause — the loss of clamp load and resulting spline backlash — does not eliminate the defect. It merely resets the system temporarily. Ford’s own documentation confirms that the interim repair uses the same bolt design, with the same torque and elongation characteristics, and therefore the same long‑term vulnerability.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11709645January 8, 2026
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
The contact owns a 2023 Ford F-150. The contact stated that upon charging the vehicle, the charge was reduced by 40 miles. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to charge properly with a low-volume charger but charged as needed while using the high-volume charger. The contact stated that while driving 55 MPH and overtaking another vehicle, the vehicle accelerated to 65 MPH as intended, but the vehicle temporarily lost motive power. The vehicle restarted independently, and the contact was able to drive to the residence. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, where the cause of the failure was not determined. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the failure persisted. The contact was a field engineer and determined that the high voltage battery power module had failed, causing the main 12-Volt battery charging failure and a computer failure. The contact notified the dealer and the manufacturer that the high-voltage battery needed to be replaced. The contact was awaiting a response from the manufacturer. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 16,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11709674January 8, 2026
POWER TRAIN
When accelerating and decelerating the vehicle jerks and responds erratically. We had just had it at the dealership for its 80k mile maintenance. They did a transmission flush. We thought it was related but when we brought it back in, we were told that the mold leadframe would require replacing.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11709733January 8, 2026
ENGINE
WE ACCELERATING IN THIS VEHICLE AND YOU LET YOUR FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL, IT CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE FOR AT LEAST 1-2 SECONDS CREATING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, IF THE VEHICLE DOES NOT DE-ACCELERATE IMMEDIATELY ONCE YOU TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL, IT IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN…VERY, VERY DANGEROUS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11709708January 8, 2026
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
headlights are too bright
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11709676January 8, 2026
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
My Rear axle bolt broke in early October. It has now been over 3 months and I have zero update on when my recall will be addressed. I have a rental, but this is beyond the fair and reasonable time frame to repair a recall. The Service center can provide zero update or status of when this will be resolve. I'm making 4 payment on a vehicle that I don't have. What other recourses do we have. Can manufacturers just take months on end to repair when customer are without their personal or work vehicles?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11709670January 8, 2026
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
This truck has had numerous messages on the dashboard stating Reverse Brake Assist Not Available See Manual. Have taken to the Dealership and was told that there was no code and the couldn’t fix as the message wasn’t displayed. They said when it came on to bring it in. Long story short when message is displayed by the time you arrive it is gone. I have done the simple things like make sure sensors are clean, doors and hood is closed and the soft clear by unhooking the battery cable for 15 minutes. This whole mess started after a dash recall in the fall of 2025.What good is this for a safety feature to prevent reverse incidents if not working properly.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11709655January 8, 2026
POWER TRAIN
I reached out to the Ford Motor Company’s recall department at corporate headquarters on 1/7/2026, regarding the safety recall for my 2024 Ford F-150. My truck has been at my local dealership since November waiting for the necessary repairs. The hold-up is due to the replacement part being on back order, and I’ve been informed by a Ford representative that it won’t be available for dealerships until the third or fourth quarter of 2026. This situation is extremely concerning for me, especially since I rely on my truck to tow a travel trailer. I would like to know how we can expedite this safety recall. Can you help me with my issue with Ford? I have not found another avenue to express my safety concerns for my truck. My Ford case # [XXX] Safety recall notice # 25S83 INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11709652January 8, 2026
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Headlights are blinding and are unsafe. Caused me to stop in middle of road for vehicle to pass before I could see again.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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