Ford F-150 Complaints

39,812 consumer complaints on file.

#11628528December 3, 2024
ENGINE
I have a 2017 F-150 3.5 Ecoboost and contacted my local Ford dealership and was told my vehicle does not have a recall on the cam phasers but there is a recall on this faulty parts and I'm experiencing these parts failing with only 73,000 miles. Would there be a program I could qualify for to help with the replacement of these faulty parts ? Thank you.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11628587December 3, 2024
POWER TRAIN
[XXX] . I was driving with cruise control at 60mph when the speedometer suddenly fell to zero and the truck jerked momentarily into low gear which schreeched the tires due to the sudden and uncontrolled deceleration. Fortunately the road was dry and no vehicles were close behind me. And fortunately I was driving (and not my wife or kids) and I wasn't in busy metro traffic which surely would have caused a multi car crash. No malfunction/idiot lights appeared in the dash display. The local mechanic read a diagnosis as the OSS and said to have Ford repair it. Ford repaired P0722 and P012B and charged me $1817.45; paid in full using my credit card. 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
#11628589December 3, 2024
POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving 60 MPH, the vehicle hesitated and shifted out of gear independently. The contact pulled over to the side of the road and turned off the vehicle. The vehicle was restarted; however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the VIN was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V075000 (POWER TRAIN). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11628696December 3, 2024
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
While driving at highway speed of 55mph, the vehicle went into limp mode. Large gear icon came on the dash, speedometer went out as well as mileage indicator. The vehicle lost almost all power and started to slow rapidly. Pressing all the way down on the gas made the truck go maybe 30mph as a guess. This was a very dangerous situation as there was no where to pull over and cars were coming up behind me quickly. I finally was able to get off an exit ramp and pull over. After restarting the vehicle it moved properly. I scanned the vehicle and received the output speed shaft sensor fault code P0721 and P0722. There is a recall for this problem, but since I proactively brought my truck into Ford in July, all they did was a reprogram instead of fixing the actual cause of this, which is the lead frame in the transmission. Had I waited to bring my truck in for recall until those codes were thrown they would have fixed it. So now I’m stuck with a dangerous vehicle unless I pay for something Ford knew was already a problem.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11628697December 3, 2024
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION
I had a problem that would cause my transmission to randomly downshift or slip into neutral while in drive. When this happened it would also disengage cruise controll and would disengage the blind spot monitoring system.Took it to the dealership and they confirmed it was a faulty molded lead frame. I had them replace the part. But was doing research and saw where they have had similar recalls on previous years.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11628705December 3, 2024
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
HVAC temperature does not regulate in the winter months. When the temperature is set to the 60’s the vehicle continues to blow air in the 80’s. It gets extremely hot and the only way to cool down is by setting the temperature to low, turning on the a/c, or opening a window. This is with ambient temperatures in the 20’s-30’s
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11628230December 2, 2024
POWER TRAIN
Vehicle unexpected slips out of gear between gear 3 to 4 change. Vehicle rolls free like it would if it was in neutral.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11628257December 2, 2024
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:AIR HANDLER/CHAMBER, DUCTS, AND VALVES
The contact owns a 2018 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle with the air conditioner activated, condensation leaked inside the front passenger’s side of the vehicle from a faulty air conditioner drainage hose. The contact stated that the failure created a foul odor inside the cabin of the vehicle, causing the contact to become nauseous. The cause of the failure was not yet determined, and the manufacturer and local dealer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 1,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11628277December 2, 2024
POWER TRAIN
10 speed transmission jumps gears causes truck to jump violently or not go at all. I turned onto a busy road to get my daughter from school and it went from 7 to 1 and I was stuck. I could have been hit, thankful my daughter was not in the car it was terrifying. Happened more than once. Now it’s parked at home unable to drive, scared to death I will get into an accident.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11628292December 2, 2024
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Leaving a parking lot and after turning right, the truck failed to accelerate for over 800 feet. Over this distance, the accelerator was pressed all the way to the floor and the truck stayed stuck in 2nd gear, slowly increasing from 2,000 rpm to 2,500 rpm, and from 17mph to 21mph. After this time, the accelerator pedal was pumped, and the truck responded with normal acceleration. This is not the first time this truck has had the issue, but it is sporadic, and almost always when turning right from a rolling stop. This has a high potential of causing accidents when trying to turn on to a road with higher speed traffic and unable to accelerate as expected. There were no warning lamps or messages indicating an issue with the vehicle. The issue is not consistently reproducible for Ford to inspect it, but it does happen a few times a month.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11628327December 2, 2024
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Vehicle was going around 55 mph and dropped out of gear and into limp mode or 1st gear. Happened yesterday as well around 55 mph with cruise control on. Used a scan tool and no codes given.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11628346December 2, 2024
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
It shifts weird but it’s still unsafe
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11628366December 2, 2024
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
When shifting the truck into gear the lights such as the parking, driving, neutral, reverse and lower gears lights as well as the lights showing which gears the trucks shifting into do not light up! Therefore, you cannot tell what gear the truck is currently placed into. Also, if the lights do light up, they flicker very erratically, and the truck will change gears on its own. When driving the vehicle, the truck will just suddenly change gears and makes a hard shift into lower or higher gear or gears which is extremely dangerous. This makes the truck feel like I've been hooked up to another vehicle that is trying to snatch me backwards. I was driving on the highway the other day and the truck went from 6th gear doing over 70mph to all of a sudden downshifting and dropping down to 40mph on the highway. I thought the engine and transmission were both going to explode on me and cause an accident. This was extremely terrifying and if I didn't keep my cool it could have easily caused a wreck. Most people would have freaked out had an accident. The truck barely made it home because of the gears shifting all over the place and the truck wanting to lose power and shut down. This is extremely dangerous and the representative I spoke to from Ford agreed that considering the mileage of the truck and with the recent recalls concerning transmissions being recalled for the exact same issues that my truck is experiencing that I needed to call you guys and get my tuck added to the Ford F-150 recall list for the transmission issues ford trucks have been having. The Truck is a 2016 Ford F-150 XLT. This is the case number provided to me from Ford to give you Ford Case # CXH03020325
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11628383December 2, 2024
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Back up camera does not work more than it does. Just blank blue screen. Sometimes the screen says something like Rearview camera not available. Most of the time it says nothing. If it is on, it's very bad picture w/alot of static lines in it. This problem started in 2015 and steady got worse through the years.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11628416December 2, 2024
POWER TRAIN
My vehicle currently has roughly 53k miles on it and I have owned for less than 6 months. Purchasing it around 45k miles. I noticed shortly after purchasing it bucked and jerked when I was stopping around 20-30 mph. This happens constantly. There has also been a steady grinding noise coming from the transmission. I recently serviced the vehicle except for the transmission and it continues to buck and the grinding has become worse.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11628447December 2, 2024
POWER TRAIN
Bushing that connects transmission gear change that goes from the shifting lever to the transmission had the bushing at the shifting lever disintegrate. This caused the shifting cable to come loose from the shifting lever and therefore once the shifting lever was placed in Park, it was actually not in park. Repair is to replace the bushing in the shifting lever where it connects to the column shifting handle/lever. This could cause the truck to roll back into the street or other cars depending on where it was parked. Total time to repair was about 1/2 hour. Dealer did not have any parts to repair this bushing nor did they have any reports of recalls. This bushing looks very similar the bushing used in the Fusion recall.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11628171December 1, 2024
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
Using the 1 pedal drive mode, I was entering my driveway, which is 90 degrees adjacent to the street I was on. My approximate speed entering the driveway was 2 MPH. As I was finishing the turn and almost straightened out, my hand accidently glazed over and engaged the cruise control button. My truck lurched forward and started to accelerate towards the garage door. I quickly stepped on the brake and the truck came to rest mere inches from the garage door. I believe the speed it was trying to accelerate to was 15 MPH when I had looked down at the dash. This is a big safety hazard. I have tried to recreate it and cruise control wont engage on slow speeds. I'm not sure why this occasion was different.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11628190December 1, 2024
POWER TRAIN
We had recall work on the truck done on Nov 14, 2024 for the power train randomly downshifting to 1st gear without warning. Yesterday, Nov 30, 2024, I was exiting the hi-way at approximately 50 mph when the truck jerked, tires squealed, throws me to the steering wheel, and goes to limp mode. I was able to get it into a nearby parking lot and turned it off. The truck will not start now. This is exactly what the recall said it was supposed to fix.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11628040November 30, 2024
POWER TRAIN
The 10R80 10 speed automatic transmission has faulty design that causes the truck to lurch and clunk while shifting. This induces dangerous shifts between high and low gears and a high rate of speed. It also results in loss of power while trying to merge onto the highway.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11628056November 30, 2024
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE:BODY
THE PASSENGER BACK DOOR LATCH, SOMETIMES WHEN THE DOOR CLOSES IT SAYS REAR RIGHT DOOR AJAR. IT TAKES A FEW TIMES TO OPEN AND CLOSE IT FOR THE LIGHT TO GO OFF.. NOONE'S SAFETY HAS BEEN PUT AT RISK YET DOOR STILL LOCKS BUT COULD BECOME UNSAFE OVER TIME. THE VEHICLES HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY MANUFACTURER OR INSURANCE OR OTHERS YET. THE DOOR LIGHT COMES ON IF DOOR IS NOT CLOSED PROPERLY AND WILL STAY ON SOMETIMES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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