Ford F-150 Complaints

39,812 consumer complaints on file.

#11695135October 22, 2025
POWER TRAIN
Was driving my truck on 55 mph road, when truck started rough shifting and becoming unresponsive to the accelerator pedal, which cause my car to quickly decelerate on the road and become hazardous to others as my brake lights were not on (since I wasn’t actually braking). Another time at a stop light, I started trying to drive, and transmission stopped responding in the middle of the intersection, barely made it through before light turned red… had a child in the car with me too. Brought truck into Ford dealership to diagnose the issue, they said it was the CDF in the transmission, and this is a known and not uncommon issue. Seems crazy that this isn’t an issue Ford is fixing on the affected vehicles if it can cause people to get stuck in intersections with no way to move out of harms way, especially if this is a relatively common issue? No warning lights or anything indicating this was a problem prior to the issue. I had actually just had my truck at the dealership for 90k mile maintenance less than 1000 miles before this happened, and Ford gave me a “green checkmark” on my transmission being good at that appointment.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11695142October 22, 2025
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
The display screen (back up camera, clock, audio, etc.) will at times freeze up, other times be blank, other times show the rear view when in drive. This is affecting my safety as I cannot use the rear view camera in some instances and others the rear view shows up while driving causing confusion. I have not had this looked at yet by a dealer as I believed it was a known issue and a recall was coming, but as of now a lot of other vehicles are being recalled for what appears to be similar issues, but not this vehicle. No warnings.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11694679October 21, 2025
POWER TRAIN
Vehicle component that appears to be failing is the transmission, car can run and be diagnosed and inspected. It can put me or people around me at risk, vehicle was running fine and then it downshifted to 1st gear making the rear wheels brake at a high speed, after that truck won’t go up from first gear. Before going into a dealer and having this checked I made a research about this similiar problem on similar make and model of my truck, and it seems there has been a recall regarding the lead frame on the transmission of this Ford F150 models. I did get a check engine light.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11694694October 21, 2025
BACK OVER PREVENTION: REARVIEW SYSTEM BRAKING
Back up camera and warning stop not working while backing up. Most F150 pick ups are in the recall but mine is not for some reason even though it fails almost every time I back up. There is many children using the side walks in my neighbor hood creating a serious situation.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11694705October 21, 2025
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Unexpectedly shifting down to first gear during any speed
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11694727October 21, 2025
POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2019 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle failed to shift into the proper gear. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle remained stuck in 7th gear and failed to accelerate as intended. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 52,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11694768October 21, 2025
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
Transmission has lots of issue, clunky shifting, surges, weird noises. Happens every time you drive. Dealer said it was normal but it's not. I've driven plenty of these 10r80s and they didn't have this issue. Engine makes noises that are not on other examples of this engine, my dad has the same truck and had similar issues and had to spend thousands of dollars to fix an engineering defect in the cam phasers. Dealer also said these noises were normal while under warranty - I see countless posts on forums saying the same thing then for others, after warranty suddenly its a problem because a retail job pays 30-40% more than a warranty job. Such a scam and you just keep allowing it. There is simply no reason that the 10r80 transmission and 3.5 ecoboost gen 2 engines haven't been recalled yet. Ford has issued updated parts, admitted to engineering issues that caused these issues so why are customers forced to pay to fix engineered issues? They admited fault, they need to make it right for their customers instead of screwing us over.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11694801October 21, 2025
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, BACK OVER PREVENTION: REARVIEW SYSTEM BRAKING
2016 F150 Lariat - Backup camera warning system is not working. Safety issue - When the vehicle transmission is placed in reverse the backup camera does not function. The touch screen in the cab displays a blue screen with the words "Please check surroundings for safety". The camera image displaying the rear area behind the vehicle should be displayed in the touch screen in the cab. This backup camera warning system malfunction has recently been reported and included in a large recall including 2017 vehicles but does not include the 2016 vehicles.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11694835October 21, 2025
POWER TRAIN, STEERING
The contact owns a 2011 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the transmission unexpectedly downshifted. The check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to Auto Zone, and DTC: P0720 was retrieved, which indicated a failure with the output shaft speed sensor. The contact was informed that the output shaft speed sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. In addition, the contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the steering wheel failed to turn in the intended direction. The dealer was made aware of the failure. The contact was informed that the repair was not covered under any unknown recall. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed with rack and pinion failure. The contact was informed that the rack and pinion needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but provided no assistance. The contact was informed that neither repair was covered under the recall. The failure mileage was approximately 136,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11694843October 21, 2025
POWER TRAIN
Any time I’ll driving my truck down hill the transmission drops into 1st gear while traveling 65 miles per hour almost causing an accident every time this happens
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11694851October 21, 2025
POWER TRAIN
Check engine light , no speedometer , at times it won't shift , light for airbag would stay on .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11694854October 21, 2025
POWER TRAIN
Refusing to supply a vehicle for Powertrain control module pcm reprogramming Recall repair
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11694879October 21, 2025
POWER TRAIN
The transmssion is shifting by itself from from a low gear (say 1st or 2nd) directly into 8th gear which bring the truck to a complete stop. This happend on May 30th while driving up my gravel driveway and I had the vehicle towed to the Ford Dealer where they inspected it and found nothing wrong. They said they did a software update but could not guantee that this would resolve the issue. I have been driving the truck with out issue up to today (10/21/2025) when it happened again in the same location. I was able to record a video of the dash and it is clear to see that it is shiting from 1st to 8th gear which brings the truck to a complet stop as that part of the driveway is uphill. I am concerned that if I was pulling out at an intersection and this happend I could get stuck in the intersection and hit by cross-traffic.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11694877October 21, 2025
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, VISIBILITY/WIPER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Backup camera failure after dealer replaced entire interior main body harness
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11694857October 21, 2025
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Ford has issued a TSB 22-2372 regarding the rear camera image going blank when placing the vehicle in reverse. This issue clears by restarting the vehicle. The cause is a software error in the Image Processing Module and SYNC 4 system. The danger is backing up without being able to see anything besides what is in your mirrors without the software update to fix the issue. Numerous children have already died because of vehicles without the safety of a back-up camera. I took my vehicle to the dealership to have it fixed and was quoted almost $1000 dollars to update the software. I complained and the dealership forwarded my complaint to Ford who gave "assistance" bringing the bill to $361 dollars. My question is why a mandatory recall hasn't been ordered for this obvious safety issue? Luckily, I can easily pay this but what about those who cannot? I asked Ford (case #CXH-xxx) why they are not providing the fix for free since it is a safety issue and they used the excuse of the warranty being expired. Hopefully NHTSA will make Ford fix this safety issue for fellow consumers. 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
#11694703October 21, 2025
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
recall Issue date Dec 22,2023 Manufacturer Recall Number23S65 NHTSA Recall Number23V896 Recall StatusRecall Incomplete I contacted Ford 3 times since the recall was issuesd. Went there 3 times (last in June 2025), they performed the analysis to confirms what parts were needed all 3 times and every single time they say the do not have the parts to repair. I am concerned for my family and my safety. Need your assistance to get Ford to do the right thing.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11694684October 21, 2025
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
The problem is the IPMA not working on the passenger camera the back hitch camera and the 360 Degree view camera. Ford dealer has no fix for the software solution at this time. thank you [XXX] 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
#11694659October 21, 2025
VISIBILITY/WIPER
Rear windshield spontaneously shattered. Reduced vision of rear window. Dealer will not inspect vehicle without paying a fee. Rear window defroster was on and there was cricking sound.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11694466October 20, 2025
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
The voice recognition quit working on my Ford Sync. When I took it in for diagnosis, an update was attempted by the Ford dealer and wiped out my system, which means I have no back up camera, no radio, no USB ports, etc. I was told this is something I have to pay for to get repaired. The primary safety concern is, according to the dealer, the update cause the APIM module to fail, which means I no longer have a back up camera unless I pay for the repair.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11694494October 20, 2025
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN
I have had 2 instances of my F150 downshifting at highway speeds to 2nd gear while driving. I was not towing a trailer, just driving normally in both cases on my daily commute to work. The first instance was resolved by coming to a stop, shifting to park, and shifting into drive again. The second instance, I released the accelerator completely, shifted the gear selector to neutral and back to drive while coasting and it seemed to correct. Neither have led to loss of control but it is startling and not a great thing for the longevity and safety of my vehicle. I see how it could become a problem. After instance number 1, I thought perhaps it was a fluke. I now have learned that there have been prior model years of this truck transmission that also have had issues and I am more concerned that this get resolved. I now plan to have vehicle looked at by a dealership in the near future. first incident was early September and second incident was Oct. 20, 2025.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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