Ford F-150 Complaints

39,812 consumer complaints on file.

#11667585June 17, 2025
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
While driving, the Instrument cluster will shut off and turn back on. 1 time while using ford Blue Cruise feature, when the instrument screen shut off, the truck lost communication swerved into the other lane. I have had the instrument cluster screen replaced 3 time and it would randomly turn off/on while driving.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11667540June 17, 2025
POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
My transmission has failed and is slipping it's jolting and has cling sound. The rpms indicator fluctuates. Sometimes stays on 10 speed.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11667180June 16, 2025
POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2015 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the transmission was slipping while downshifting from 5th to 4th gear while attempting to slow down, causing the rear tires to lock up momentarily. Additionally, the front differential made an abnormal sound. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer, where the vehicle was diagnosed, and the contact was advised that the forward clutch and the transmission were faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 128,350.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11667199June 16, 2025
POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2019 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving 60 MPH and attempting to accelerate, there was an abnormal clunking sound coming from underneath the vehicle. The vehicle returned to normal functionality, but the failure became a regular occurrence. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed a failure with the transmission. The contact was informed that the transmission needed to be rebuilt or replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, a case was opened, and the contact was referred to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 64,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11667203June 16, 2025
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
While braking slowly to park at my home, my 2023 Ford F-150 Lightning XLT suddenly accelerated forward without any throttle input. The vehicle struck a wall. My foot was on the brake and I did not touch the accelerator. There were no warning messages prior to the incident. This could have caused serious injury or worse if anyone was in front of the vehicle. I believe this may be a critical safety defect.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11667233June 16, 2025
SERVICE BRAKES
Just got off the Interstate on to a frontage road when I received a low brake fluid light warning. Instantly lost braking power. Was traveling approximately 40mph downhill toward a traffic light where cross traffic was going full speed. I had to activate my emergency brake to stop from running into the cross traffic. Got the truck into a gas station, checked the brake fluid reservoir & it was below the minimum fill line. Purchased brake fluid at the gas station, filled it up & drove and the parking lot. The brakes partially worked, but the reservoir drained quickly again. I was lucky that there was a brake service repair shop within a quarter of a mile, so I refilled the brake fluid to the max & drove slowly with hazards on to the shop & left it there. Today they told me it was a brake master cylinder internal failure that caused brake fluid to leak into brake booster resulting in loss of braking power. While my truck is not covered under an existing recall, there is a recall for this exact issue for the same make & model of my vehicle (but with a different motor). That is NHTSA recall # 25V-236. I believe this recall should apply to my truck.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11667263June 16, 2025
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Driving on the freeway in traffic, driving approximately 10mph. Started to see smoke come from hood, checked gauges and all gauges were normal, no warning lights on. Pulled over and turned off vehicle and flames started from under the hood. Entire vehicle burned.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11667292June 16, 2025
STEERING, LANE DEPARTURE: ASSIST
I would like to discuss a failure and concern with my new 2025 Ford F150. The Failure: While driving down the highway with Blue Cruise engaged and in control, the truck quickly veered off to the right. I immediately grabbed the steering wheel to correct the direction of the truck to avoid being driven off the road by the system. Based on the photo (attached) I have attached, it appears the Blue Cruise system possibly became confused with these lines in the road. Had I not corrected the vehicle, the truck quite possibly could have continued veering to the right, causing a catastrophic vehicle crash. I have attached a photo for your viewing. The Concern: The second issue relates to the F150s transmission. Like my 2021 F150, the 2025 F150 continues to exhibit the same concern with the transmission shifting hard (with a thud) from Park to Drive and similarly when stopped at a light to engaging the gas pedal. This leaves me to believe there will be transmission failure at some point due to the hard jerks. What is going on Ford??
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11667090June 16, 2025
POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2014 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 MPH, there was an abnormal sound coming from under the floorboards. The contact stated that there was a pop and then a whining sound before the transmission unexpectedly downshifted to either first or second gear. The contact stated there were no warning lights illuminated. The contact pulled over and stopped the vehicle, and had the vehicle towed to the local dealer. The dealer refused to service the vehicle and the contact had the vehicle towed to a second dealer who diagnosed the vehicle and determined that the transmission had failed and needed to be replaced. The contact was made aware that the VIN was included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V444000 (Power Train). The contact was informed that the recall repair was performed; however, the transmission had been damaged and needed to be replaced and was not covered under the recall. The contact had notified the manufacturer and was also informed that replacing the transmission was not covered under the recall. The failure mileage was approximately 168,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11667099June 16, 2025
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while undergoing a routine inspection at an independent mechanic, the contact was informed that the vehicle failed the inspection due to a rusted subframe. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted, opened a case, and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 40,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11667122June 16, 2025
POWER TRAIN
I never got a notification regarding the recall for the transmission lead frame code. I just recently started having issues with this problem, where my truck will downshift to 1st gear while driving at highway speeds. This nearly threw me and my two young daughters off the road. I took it to the dealership, and they told me that they are unable to help me due to the 10-year mark being passed, even though my truck has less than 103,000 miles. So now I am out of a vehicle, and Ford is not willing to help.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11667142June 16, 2025
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Broken clock spring
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11667228June 16, 2025
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
The LED driving lights went out in my headlight assembly. I understand this is a relatively common defect for which I believe Ford should issue a recall
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11667123June 16, 2025
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Driving down the road, a "service needed" code will pop up on the dash. It will then go away. However, in the next few minutes a "Shift Service Fault" will pop up on the screen. I then get a notification on my Ford app that says I have a Powertrain Fault.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11667041June 15, 2025
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
While driving the vehicle it often shifts out of gear. It will hard shift change and not drive, which causes people behind you to have to unexpectedly stop or speed up on you because truck shifts out of gear. Very dangerous situation, and online people often complain about it
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11667047June 15, 2025
POWER TRAIN
Transmission constantly shifts erratically. When this happens, the transmission gets stuck between 3rd and 5th gears and sometimes only stays in 5th gear, no matter how fast the truck is going or even if it is not moving. About half the time when this happens it causes a rough "jerk" and could cause loss of control. If you must stop at a stop sign or stop light when this happens then you're impeding traffic just trying to get back up to speed after your stop, which could lead to an accident. This also causes the check engine light to come on.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11666881June 14, 2025
POWER TRAIN
When accelerating, in gears 3-5, truck will intermittently jerk or hesitate. With transmission being erratic with acceleration, it difficult to steer when turning out of an intersection or corner or even changing lanes. This is a 10 speed transmission.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11666919June 14, 2025
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
My 2013 has the same transmission problem of an unexpected downshift to 1st gear while driving at highway speeds as the newer model year F150’s. I would like to see all F150’s with that model transmission (6R80) included into the recall. I believe this would include 2011 through 2018 model years.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11666921June 14, 2025
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Today, [XXX] while driving at highway speed this vehicle experienced a unrequested transmission downshift, from 6th to 3rd, causing unexpected rapid vehicle deceleration. I was located in the center lane of an Interstate and travelling at 70 mph when this incident happen which force the traffic behind me to take rapid accident avoidance actions. I did not hear any audible or see any visual warnings that this incident was about to happen. This vehicle will be taken to Starling Ford located at 3000 Cheney Hwy, Titusville, Fl 32780 on June 16, 2025. 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
#11666934June 14, 2025
SERVICE BRAKES
This truck only has 35,000 miles on it , so it's a baby! All of a sudden I get a warning light that says there is a problem with my anti lock breaking system. In the 10 years I have had this truck I have never even had the anti lock breaking system engage! The Ford dealership where I bought the truck said I had a DTC C1288. The DTC C1288 on a Ford F150 indicates a brake pressure transducer circuit failure. Specifically, it means the ABS module has detected a problem with the transducer, possibly due to a short or open circuit, where the pressure reading is too high when other inputs suggest a non-pressurized system. This often results in the ESP (Electronic Stability Program) light remaining illuminated. They said if I didn't pay them $3400 parts and labor, my breaks would stop working. This is crazy. The ABS system has never engaged yet they say it's broken. This is very dangerous. Most people don't have $3400 to flush down the toilet like I did. I should not have to pay for this repair. Ford should. The part was defective from day 1. Please help me.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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