Ford F-150 Complaints

39,812 consumer complaints on file.

#11627604November 26, 2024
POWER TRAIN
My truck downshifted from 5th gear to 1st as I was going on a highway ramp . I was inches from being hit from behind by an 18 wheeler. Tbis started a few months ago it would downshifted when accelerating went from a few time a month to it happening weekly . I have counted ford and they hav said there’s no recall for my year .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11627570November 26, 2024
AIR BAGS
The contact owns a 2022 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving at 20 MPH, the contact rear-ended the vehicle in front of the contact's vehicle. The contact stated that the vehicle that was in front of the contact's vehicle slammed on the brakes, and the contact rear-ended the vehicle. The contact's vehicle was severely damaged to the front of the vehicle. In addition, the air bags did not deploy. The Police and the Paramedics were at the crash location. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to the collision center. The contact was the only occupant in the vehicle. The contact was transported to the local hospital. The contact received medical treatment to the right side of his body and multiple X-rays. In addition, the contact sustained severe pain to the right side of his body and sustained pain to his head which required prescribed pain and muscle relaxer medication. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 8,800.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11627484November 26, 2024
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
While driving my 2023 Ford F-150 on the freeway, the sunroof spontaneously shattered without warning. The failure occurred at highway speeds, producing a loud gunshot-like sound that startled me. The glass broke in an upward trajectory, which is inconsistent with the possibility of an external object, such as a rock, causing the damage. There were no other vehicles around me at the time, and no debris struck the windshield or surrounding areas. The shattered sunroof remains available for inspection upon request. The safety of myself and others was put at significant risk. Shattered glass could have fallen into the cabin while I was driving, potentially causing injuries or a distraction that might lead to an accident. Minutes prior to the incident, I had two young children under three years old in the vehicle, heightening my concern about the severity of this issue. Thankfully, they were not present when the sunroof shattered. The problem has not been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer or independent service center, but I did bring the vehicle to the dealership where I purchased it. The dealership, after consulting with Ford corporate, denied warranty coverage and suggested the damage was caused by a rock. This conclusion does not align with the circumstances or the nature of the damage. Neither the manufacturer nor any independent service center has inspected the sunroof further for potential defects. There were no warning lamps, messages, or other symptoms prior to the incident. This failure was entirely sudden and unexpected. Based on my research, spontaneous sunroof shattering is a documented issue that has occurred in similar vehicles, often attributed to defective tempered glass or thermal stress. I believe this incident is the result of a manufacturing defect in the sunroof glass.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11627219November 25, 2024
POWER TRAIN
Automatic transmission shifting very harsh and lags at times. When pulling onto or across the highway from a stop the transmission will lag and will almost stop between gears posing the risk of a being struck from behind or from the side by other vehicles. At highway speed the transmission will show it as being in 10th gear but will suddenly act as if in neutral and the gear inductor light shows 4th gear or lower and as if all pulling power is lost. This has happened on a couple of different occasions causing me to have to either merge to the emergency lane on the interstate or look for a potential pull off on secondary roads. When this happened with other vehicles following it puts you in fear of being struck from behind especially if you are unable to immediately get to the shoulder of the road or a safe pull off. The warning light has illuminated when this happens. Ford is able to look it up on the computer remotely and tell that there are issues with the shifting sequence. According to the local dealer this problem is only fixable by replacing the transmission. This problem seems to be a known problem to many others as well as the ford dealerships and in my opinion poses a huge safety concern for not only the driver and any passengers in the vehicle but also other nearby drivers. These problems occur with various speeds and driving conditions.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11627285November 25, 2024
POWER TRAIN
I heard a weird noise last year and took it to ford. They ended up fixing the whole rear end, drive shaft, all components on the front end, They also replaced the whole 4 wheel drive system, and wheel hubs. last week I took the truck to have the pcm recall done. Once I left the transmission felt like it was slipping. I called them and they said that it is probably from the other issues I had to have fixed, and they would charge me 200 dollars to have this fixed. In the 4 years I have had this truck the whole drive train system will have to have been replaced. Ford needs to replace the transmission when they are fixing other drive train issues this is not safe when you are driving and then the truck will not shift gears
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11627329November 25, 2024
POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2020 Ford F-150. The contact stated that after cold starting the vehicle and shifting into drive(D), the vehicle hesitated before lunging forward. The contact stated that the transmission was shifting hard while driving and depressing the accelerator pedal. The contact stated that the transmission also downshifted hard while depressing the brake pedal. The contact stated there was no warning light illuminated. The contact had not taken the vehicle to a local dealer or independent mechanic. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 100,105.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11627333November 25, 2024
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA
The rear view camera turned black, sometimes purple, the image is distorted. I googled it and it says 700,000 F150's were recalled for this problem but when I called the Ford where I live they said it didn't have a recall
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11627376November 25, 2024
POWER TRAIN
My truck has a 10 speed transmission and currently has 114,000 miles on the odometer.At about 90,000 miles It began shifting weird mainly into third gear just maybe a little slipping. That has drastically evolved to the engine racing between most shifts and causing hard jerking. At times it feels like it goes into neutral snd the engine revs, putting no power to the wheels. Most recently it has began to happen on the highway, even between seventh and 10th gear. It seems to lose forward momentum, but the income begins to race. This is becoming a major safety factor. At times, even making a turn the vehicle slows, but the engine speeds up, I went to my local Ford dealer. They said they’ve had no complaints of the 10 speed transmission on the Fords. I did some research and realize there are some recalls but not currently for my year.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11627058November 24, 2024
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
Transmission, shifted into 4th gear and would not shift out of 4th, Take the truck and inspect it if need be! Safety of my self and others as truck down shifted to 4th gear while driving speeds of 45mph, shot rpm’s over 6k. Problem has not been reproduced yet as of today 11/23/2024 Component wasn’t inspected by any option listed above but was mentioned in the NDOT accident report attached. No symptoms or warning likes before it appeared. Truck has NO warning lamps on including but not limited to check engine light or abs.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11627074November 24, 2024
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
Engine noise/rattling while decelerating, random rough idle that causes engine to almost stall out and die when taking off from a stop at intersections. No check engine lights.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11627107November 24, 2024
POWER TRAIN, STEERING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Transmission and rear end jerking when putting in or taking out of park, reverse or drive and now doesn't want to go forward when putting it in drive and I can't get it to shift out and transmission fault light came on and I re set it by taking black cable off battery and put transmission fluid in it and it still does it and also headlights doesn't work on bright and power steering pump makes noise and it's full of fluid I don't know if it is leaking or what small stuff I can deal with but major transmission and engine stuff on truck I can't.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11627120November 24, 2024
POWER TRAIN
10r80 powertrain transmission slipped. Could not find find gear when accelerating. Both the warning lamp for maintenance required and powertrain lit up.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11627142November 24, 2024
POWER TRAIN
the truck has sudden jerking, Harsh shifting, The truck lunging forward unexpectedly, Hesitations during acceleration, Unexpected losses of power this is on a recall for several other 2020 f150 trucks and it never did this till recently
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11626995November 23, 2024
POWER TRAIN
Transmission was slipping and multiple seconds delays in shifting. Delays were also observed when switching from reverse to drive. Rough shifting periodically as well. Took the vehicle to dealership and they informed me of a TSB on this transmission and they recommend overhaul/ repair. Quote for repairs between $6,700- $9,000 between multiple dealerships nearby. Vehicle has 113,00 miles.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11626996November 23, 2024
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
Reference Tracking # 11622306. I purchased my used F150 with 52,956 miles on 1/3/2020. Shortly after, I would occasionally notice an unusual gear downshift. Upon receiving Ford Recall 24S37 (NHTSA 24V444000) update for the powertrain control module, the check engine lite (CEL) came on. I called the Ford Recall ph#, and they told me to continue to work with the dealership that performed the update. Several times I returned to the dealership, they would reset it with diagnostics, yet repeatedly the P0299 code would return each time. Prior to the CEL coming on, the CEL was preceded by a stall on acceleration on small hill inclines, and worsened fuel mileage, and typically after towing my trailer. These things didn't occur before the update was installed. (Attachments)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11627013November 23, 2024
POWER TRAIN
I'm experiencing issues with Ford's 10-speed transmission, widely considered dangerous due to issues like: harsh shifting, sudden jerking, hesitation when applying power, and unpredictable gear changes. Erratic shifting: The transmission can shift gears unexpectedly, causing sudden jolts and potentially causing loss of control, especially during critical driving situations like lane changes or heavy traffic. Power loss: sudden loss of power due to transmission issues, which can be dangerous on the road The issue occurs in regular intervals but with no particular trigger. No, there were no prior warnings before this failure The ford dealer has run diagnostics on my vehicle and reports an issue with the transmission which causes the above mentioned dangerous conditions.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11626914November 22, 2024
POWER TRAIN
When accelerating from a low speed, accelerator does not respond.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11626927November 22, 2024
ENGINE
Driving down interstate and as I start to go uphill or pass a vehicle I accelerate and engine starts to sputter. Engine light blinks but I ease off gas and it goes away. If I accelerate in higher speed it continues to sputter.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11626759November 22, 2024
POWER TRAIN
Trans is hard shifting and shaking.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11626771November 22, 2024
POWER TRAIN
Truck would downshift for no reason. This happened on multiple occasions. The vehicle was taken to the Ford garage and was told there was a sensor that needed to be replaced. After servicing the vehicle the transmission was worse was told that it needs to self adjust. Now waiting to see if there are any further issues. Apparently this is a known issue with these vehicles but mine was not one that was recalled.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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