Ford F-150 Complaints

39,812 consumer complaints on file.

#11704164December 10, 2025
POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2017 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the transmission failed to properly shift gears. The check engine and power train warning lights were illuminated. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle unexpectedly downshifted while the accelerator pedal was depressed. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. Upon further investigation, the contact related the failure to the Ford Customer Satisfaction Program: 19N01 and NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V075000 (Power Train); however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11704173December 10, 2025
POWER TRAIN
The 10 speed transmission suddenly jerks and briefly loses power at approximately 30mph and at or about at 5th gear. This happens during acceleration and deceleration This can lead to a dangerous situation where I could be hit from behind with sudden loss of power or not being able to get out of the way of an oncoming vehicle.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11704180December 10, 2025
STRUCTURE:BODY
Tailgate latch fails and the gate opens while driving. This happened to me and I lost part of my load on the road causing a dangerous situation to other vehicles I can also lose valuable items or they could get damaged. I notified the dealership about this on two occasions and was told that there was no recall on the 2018 but other years were covered .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11704240December 10, 2025
ENGINE
The contact owns a 2005 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at 55 MPH, while the brake pedal was depressed, the brakes failed to engage; the contact pulled the vehicle into a Home Depot parking lot, exited the vehicle, and discovered that the engine compartment was on fire. The Home Depot employees came out to the vehicle and extinguished the fire with a fire extinguisher. The Fire Department and Police Department were contacted; however, the contact was unsure if a report was filed for either department. The orgin of the fire was not confirmed however, the fire department informed that timing was critical because any longer the fire would have caused an explosion. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was towed back to the residence, and the vehicle was not diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 360,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11704323December 10, 2025
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:CRANK/CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR, POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2017 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the accelerator pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle failed to accelerate as intended. The power train failure warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle decelerated from 60 MPH to approximately 40–50 MPH. The contact stated that when the accelerator was depressed, the vehicle failed to respond as needed. In addition, the contact stated that the vehicle jerked and hesitated to accelerate, but eventually started to accelerate. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed with a CAM shaft sensor failure. The contact was informed that the CAM shaft sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the contact heard an abnormal sound coming from the vehicle. The vehicle was driven to the shoulder of the road. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, where it was diagnosed with complete differential failure. The contact was informed that the differential needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11704316December 10, 2025
ENGINE
A few weeks ago, while driving the vehicle, it displayed an engine misfire warning had extreme vibrations, and then the vehicle broke down, left me sitting on the side of the road. After getting the vehicle towed to a Ford dealership, we found the intake valve broke off on the motor and causes catastrophic complete engine failure. This is an active recall in 21 and 2022 F1 50s with the 2.7 eco-boost. Per Ford my Vin is not attached to that recall and they said I had to call or get a hold of the national highway safety administration and get my Vin attached that recall for engine replacement. My vehicle is a 2022 with 100,000 miles on it and now it’s broke down because the engine had catastrophic engine failure due to a problem. Ford knows about this issue and won’t fix it until I get the vehicles then attached to the recall . The current recall number is 24S55 Thank you
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11704306December 10, 2025
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Digital dash randomly goes out and stops working. Can’t see speed or any information
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11704185December 10, 2025
POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2023 Ford F-150. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V512000 (Power Train); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer was contacted, and it was stated that parts were available; however, the day of the appointment, parts were still not available because the dealer had not received parts from the manufacturer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11704025December 9, 2025
POWER TRAIN
I had the OSS software recall completed a few months ago. Software fix is suppose to prevent automatic downshifting to 1st gear when traveling in higher gears. I am now having slipping/engine shudder when accelerating in higher gears. More than likely the lead frame will need to be replaced and my independent mechanic has said this should have been the fix initially, not just a software update. (Same models from 2011-2013 have had this recall implemented, but the 2014 has not been included for some reason.)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11704065December 9, 2025
POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2015 Ford F-150. The contact stated that upon shifting to reverse and depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle hesitated to respond and jerked while responding. The contact stated that upon shifting to drive(D), the failure recurred, and the vehicle rolled backwards unintendedly. The contact stated that the vehicle was able to move forward while in drive(D) after several attempts; however, the vehicle jerked while responding. The contact stated that the transmission gauge needle moved to HOT. The message "See Owner’s Manual" was displayed. The contact stated that the failure had progressively worsened, and the vehicle had failed to shift into gear and had become undrivable. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, but was not diagnosed because the dealer was booked. The vehicle was towed back to the residence. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11704095December 9, 2025
POWER TRAIN
The CDF drum bushing slipped, which seems to be a constant problem on the F150's, causing my truck transmission to fail while on the freeway. Looking online, several of these instances have occurred to other truck owners. The cost to repair this is astronomical and if Ford has been aware of the problem for so long, they should have recalled the trucks and fixed the problem.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11704001December 9, 2025
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
The driver's side Daylight Running Light (DRL) is out and there is not a bulb to repair this, it's a $2000+ repair per the dealership and it's 4 years old with 80,000 miles on it. This needs to be a recall. These lights should last way more than 4 years.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11703942December 9, 2025
POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2024 Ford F-150. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V512000 (POWER TRAIN); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11703935December 9, 2025
POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2022 Ford F-150. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V896000 (POWER TRAIN); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11703629December 8, 2025
POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2018 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle jerked abnormally while accelerating. The failure occurred while the transmission was changing gears. The contact stated that the failure was most noticeable while pulling out of the driveway after the initial start-up. The vehicle was previously included in a recall related to the transmission, and the vehicle was repaired. The contact stated that the failure started after the recall repair was performed. The vehicle was returned to the dealer to be diagnosed, and the contact was informed that there were metal shavings found in the transmission fluid and that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 38,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11703662December 8, 2025
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Back up camera is flickering and goes to a blue screen glitches multi colors.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11703776December 8, 2025
POWER TRAIN
The 10 speed 10R80 shifts hard, down shifts hard, loses power\like in neutral. This issue is going to cause an accident and\or death - if it hasn't happened already. These issues have been reported to NHTSA since 2017 and NOTHING has transpired. NHTSA is culpable in any accidents, death\injury by not requiring Ford to issue a recall for a known defect in a critical system.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11703814December 8, 2025
STEERING
Per the attached letter to 1 A Auto I installed the subject steering shaft and torqued it per their video instructions. It slipped off causing a complete loss of steering because it wasn't properly fabricated. . Thankfully, I was travelling at low speed and was able to safeky stop, make an emergency repair and got the truck home. It caused a break in the airabag clock spring cable and also broke a cable on the steering wheel that connects the guage control on the steering wheel. I bought another shaft from 1 A Auto but it had the same defect described in the attached letter. I did not intsall the second part from from 1A Auto. I bought another shaft from O'Reilly Auto parts which was properly fabricated by Dorman. These parts from 1 A Auto should be recalled before some is injured. Indeed someone may have already been injured but this issue may not be detected as the cause
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11703869December 8, 2025
POWER TRAIN
Transmission is stalling, jerking, skipping gears and slipping. I have talked to the dealership several times about the transmission slamming really hard in 4th and 8th gear. They would tell me it’s just trying to find the right gear to be in, your battery is causing it or it needs to be reprogrammed. There has never been any warning lights. This truck has spent over 4 months in the shop for drive train issues. New rear end, new drive shaft and a vibration that has never gone away.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11703831December 8, 2025
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
Hv harness failed (confirmed by dealer/manufacturer) without known reason and without warning, leaving stranded, unable to move vehicle.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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