Ford F-150 Complaints

39,812 consumer complaints on file.

#11605957August 1, 2024
POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the transmission unexpectedly downshifted, with the transmission warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact stated that the vehicle resumed normal operation after restarting the vehicle. The contact used a code reader which determined that the speed sensor would not connect to the Powertrain Control Module (PCM). The dealer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V433000 (Power Train). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was 160,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11605988August 1, 2024
SERVICE BRAKES
I just had to have the vacuum booster pump for the brakes on my truck replaced again. The part number is: BL3Z-2A451D. It is the third time that I have had to replace it in the last four years: 6/26/20, 9/15/22, and 7/21/24. My mechanic, George’s Auto, in Crescent City, CA says that it is a faulty design issue, and has to replace several on other vehicles as well.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11605991August 1, 2024
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
The contact owns a 2012 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked and attempting to pull out of the residence, the brakes seized. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was driven to an independent mechanic and the mechanic diagnosed the vehicle with a vacuum pump failure. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure reoccurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was not under recall. The failure mileage was 65,299.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11605931August 1, 2024
PARKING BRAKE
The contact owned a 2021 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 MPH, the rear end of the vehicle seized, and the vehicle swerved to the right. The contact was unaware of any warning lights being illuminated. The contact lost control of the vehicle and the vehicle slid off the roadway. The vehicle was not damaged. The contact stated that while his wife was driving approximately 45 MPH, the rear end seized, and the vehicle slid to the right. The contact's wife lost control of the vehicle and crashed. The contact's wife stated that there was no warning light illuminated. The contact's wife was not injured. The contact stated that the vehicle was not drivable and that the Police arrived on scene and filed a report. The vehicle was towed to an impound lot and was later declared a total loss by the Insurance provider. The contact had received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V509000 (Parking Brake) and related the failure to the recall. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 45,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11605578July 31, 2024
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
The contact owns a 2018 Ford F-150. The contact stated there was an abnormal rattling sound coming from the vehicle while cold starting the vehicle. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the vehicle was diagnosed with a defective cam phaser. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11605610July 31, 2024
POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V433000 (Power Train). The contact stated that while her grandson was driving approximately 55 MPH, the vehicle began shaking, jerking, and unexpectedly downshifted to first gear. The vehicle was steered to the side of the road and turned off. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where it was diagnosed that an unknown module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure persisted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 143,592.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11605622July 31, 2024
POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2019 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving at approximately 40 MPH, the accelerator pedal was depressed, and the transmission shifted erroneously from 2nd gear to 4th gear. The contact stated that the failure also occurred while in 5th gear and attempting to accelerate, with the transmission downshifting to 2nd gear before jolting into the higher gear. The contact stated that the gear shift transitions were not smooth and caused the vehicle to jolt. The contact stated that the check engine warning light illuminated, and the "WRENCH" symbol was displayed. The contact had taken the vehicle to a local dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that the CDF drum and a transmission overhaul was needed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 118,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11605650July 31, 2024
POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2011 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle downshifted unexpectedly. The contact also stated that the instrument panel was black. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed the vehicle with a failure of the molded lead frame. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 66,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11605675July 31, 2024
POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2014 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving 40-55 MPH and depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle failed to respond. The power train warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the transmission molded lead frame had failed and needed to be replaced. The dealer related the failure to an unknown recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 200,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11605702July 31, 2024
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:THROTTLEBODY/MANIFOLD
The contact owns a 2014 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving approximately 70 MPH, the vehicle suddenly entered LIMP Mode and began to decelerate, lost motive power, and stalled. The vehicle was later towed to the local dealer who eventually replaced the throttle body, and the vehicle was repaired. The contact stated that recently the failure had reoccurred, the throttle body was replaced, and the vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted regarding the failure. The failure mileage was 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11605703July 31, 2024
POWER TRAIN
After a Ford technician completed the transmission recall repair around July 18th 2024, on my 2014 F150, the transmission is worse than before. On 7/27/2024 at 6:10pm while driving in auto, the transmission suddenly downshifted to 3rd and then to1st gear. I was on the way to a baseball game. It did the same downshift again at 6:26pm the same trip. On 7/31/2024 at 6:34am the truck again downshifted abruptly to 1st gear while driving to work. The repair does not work, it is worse now.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11605708July 31, 2024
AIR BAGS, POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving 70 MPH or faster, the vehicle would unintendedly decelerate. The contact stated that the speedometer dropped to 0 MPH. The contact stated that the “Wrench” symbol was displayed, indicating a failure with the power train or the electronic throttle control system. The air bag warning light was also illuminated. The contact pulled over to the side of the road and turned off and restarted the vehicle. The contact was able to continue driving the vehicle. The contact stated that the vehicle was previously included in a recall regarding the transmission and the vehicle was repaired under the recall. The contact was unable to confirm whether the VIN was included in either NHTSA Campaign Numbers: 19V433000 (Power Train) or 19V075000 (Power Train). The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the transmission and ECM had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and opened a case. The failure mileage was 121,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11605738July 31, 2024
POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the transmission unexpectedly downshifted from sixth gear to first gear. The contact stated that the rear wheel skidded. The contact received recall notification NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V444000 (Power Train). The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the recall repair was completed. The vehicle was repaired. The contact stated that the failure reoccurred. The check engine warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the failure was intermittent. The dealer was made aware that the failure had reoccurred. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 190,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11605740July 31, 2024
STRUCTURE:BODY
Tailgate is corroding at the hinge assembly, due to aluminum body panel and steel hinges causing galvanic corrosion. Possible that the tailgate could fall off on the road from accidentally pressing automatic tailgate release on key fob if the hinge fails and/or in addition to a person getting hurt when opening the tailgate, or climbing in the truck bed, whie loading or unloading a heavy object should hinges fail. Ford engineering basically told me "oh well" and offered no help. I live in the rust belt. This has taken 7 years to show up.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11605764July 31, 2024
POWER TRAIN
Transmission suddenly downshifts to first gear. Will not get past third gear before shifting back down. Can’t drive it.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11605303July 30, 2024
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, POWER TRAIN
My 2020 Ford F-150 truck was recently serviced with PepBoys when my ABS light came on and another message on the dash that said my brake system has a malfunction along with messages in my FordPass app. It was evening when this happened I immediately took it to PepBoys early the next morning. They took a look at it they thought it was a sensor for the brake area it was not taking so they tried again and it once again still said the same problem. They took a deeper look and checked all tires and came across the rear left side tire upon removing it they were shocked to see that the axel was riding only on the caliber, the lock that is supposed to be on the axel was there but just dangling it wasn’t properly on where it should have been. They let me know it’s something rare they don’t come across it was their first time and definitely could have been a safety issue and could have put my family and myself and other pedestrians around if my axel would have fallen off on the highway or anywhere. I was very concerned and do not feel my truck was put together properly. It’s only a 2020 and it’s my family vehicle it does not get driven heavy at all just for pleasure my axel should not be holding on by a string. People should feel confident in driving their vehicles. I have only had this truck for a year and a half it was bought at Shamaley Ford. I did report this incident to them but they don’t seem to care. I hope this will help anyone else having issues as I believe it could have been a major safely issue.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11605403July 30, 2024
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
The contact owns a 2018 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle was idling very rough. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer where the failure was linked to Customer Satisfaction Program: 21N03 (Cam Phaser Replacement) Engine and Engine Cooling; however, the vehicle was not included. The vehicle was taken to another local dealer where it was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 72,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11605413July 30, 2024
POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2015 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the accelerator pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle failed to accelerate as intended. The contact stated that the vehicle was almost involved in a crash due to the failure. The vehicle was driven to the shoulder of the roadway. The contact stated that his wife and minor children were passengers inside the vehicle during the failure. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed with transmission failure. The contact was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but provided no assistance. The contact was advised to contact the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 104,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11605527July 30, 2024
POWER TRAIN
Experienced harsh or missed shifting of gears, sudden loss of power, and clunking sounds while driving. The transmission failed only after 81,000 miles and needed a completely new remanufactured one.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11605088July 29, 2024
POWER TRAIN
Check engine light on . Ford says exhaust heat exchanger bypass valve. I see online multiple people are having the same issue . Seems to be a common issue with this vehicle . They are saying it’s not a part of the power train warranty although it’s attached to the power train . This is a safety issue. With the amount of posts about this issue I’m surprised it isn’t a recall already.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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