Ford F-150 Complaints

39,812 consumer complaints on file.

#11596857June 26, 2024
POWER TRAIN
2015 f150 the transmission downshifted at highway speeds on numerous occasions one time I was towing a trailer with my family in the truck and it downshifted from sixth gear to first gear without any warning at all I had to pull over on the left side of the highway after the truck locked up the rear wheels I had the transmissions lead frame replaced at the cost of $1200 through a ford dealer
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11596859June 26, 2024
POWER TRAIN, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR/TONE RING
The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle shifted gear unintendedly. The check engine warning light illuminated and the Service Vehicle Soon warning light was also illuminated. The vehicle was diagnosed by two separate independent mechanics and the contact was informed that the wheel speed sensor was not working properly. The contact was informed that he could replace the transmission with a used transmission or a rebuilt transmission. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the failure with NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V444000 (Power Train) however, the VIN was not included. The dealer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to call the manufacturer for assistance. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to call the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11596861June 26, 2024
POWER TRAIN, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR/TONE RING
The contact owns a 2015 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving 60 MPH, the vehicle abruptly downshifted with the transmission warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle shuddered and hesitated while depressing the accelerator pedal. The vehicle was taken to a dealer on several occasions; however, the dealer was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The contact stated that the failure persisted. The dealer was finally able to diagnose the vehicle with a defective wheel speed sensor on the lead frame. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11596864June 26, 2024
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
The contact owns a 2020 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving at approximately 50 MPH, the vehicle unintendedly stalled but was able to be restarted after approximately 13 minutes. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or local dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11596868June 26, 2024
POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2018 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while her husband was driving at an undisclosed speed, the transmission made an abnormal sound. Additionally, the vehicle jerked and hesitated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic 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. The contact was advised to contact the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 57,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11596870June 26, 2024
STEERING
While driving after making a right turn steering wheel started whining then a loud popping noise then steering wheel starts jerking back and forth then locks on me without any warning lights coming on. I was going over 15 miles with cars behind me. Put on breaks to come to a complete stop and put the truck in park because the steering wheel had locked. Terrified!!! After turning the truck off and back on that’s when the light comes on about faulty steering. Thank God no one ran into the back of me.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11596871June 26, 2024
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Been having this issue for months. Go to hit the gas to go from a stop truck shutters and hastates to move. No check engine light has come on. Thought it was the fuel we put in it but no matter what fuel it still does it. Almost have been hit a dozen times with my children in the truck with me due to truck will not Accelerate and shutters when you go to take off from a stop. Even when putting the vehicle into sports mode and hit the gas, the truck hesitates and shutters as well. Been to repair shops and they stated they can't find anything wrong with it due to no check engine light being on.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11596884June 26, 2024
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
On April 25th, 2024 on Interstate 75 in Findlay, OH my truck had the back end lock up briefly and started to hop and fish tail. The engine RPM's went way up and the Service Light came on in the truck and the ignition was shut off (automatically and not by the key) truck had electrical power but engine was no longer running and the truck coasted to a stop on the side of the highway. I had the truck towed back to my house and I went to check for codes with my snap-on computer and no codes were present. I started the truck up and no issues were noticed. I took the vehicle to a local repair shop for further investigation. The rear differential was drained as was the transmission oil. Also the brakes were inspected. The mechanic didn't find anything that could explain the issue. He saw a rear brake pad that wasn't moving as freely as it should but explained that didn't sound like that's what the issue was. Nothing abnormal was noticed in the differential fluid or transmission fluid either. I know that Fords are having issues with the transmission shifting into first gear on its own and am wondering if that is the true issue. That is the only thing that explains what happened that day. The truck is currently running ok. I talked to the Ford dealership today and they said that they would have to confirm that that is what is happening, but it sounds highly likely that that is what happened and since the truck is currently not covered under the current recall the bill would be around $3400. I am filing this so that they and you are aware that it is possible that it is happening to the 2010 model years as well.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11596886June 26, 2024
POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2012 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while her husband was driving 80 MPH, the vehicle unexpectedly downshifted to a lower gear. The Service Vehicle Soon warning light was illuminated. The Vehicle was diagnosed by an independent mechanic with speed sensor relay failure. The independent mechanic related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V433000 (Power Train). The vehicle was repaired. The contact stated that the failure reoccurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not included in the recall. The contact was referred to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was unavailable.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11596887June 26, 2024
POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 MPH, the transmission unexpectedly downshifted, causing the vehicle to decelerate to 15 MPH. During the failure, the check engine warning light illuminated. After restarting the vehicle, the failure persisted. The vehicle was taken to the local mechanic who replaced the transmission conductor plate, and the vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The local dealer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 112,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11596888June 26, 2024
ENGINE
This vehicle has a fatal flaw in the design of the oil pan, that results in consistent leaking regardless of repair that brings up environmental concerns as well as safety concerns in leaving the vehicle stranded in potentially unsafe conditions. Ford has admitted fault with TSB 20-2051 but has made the scope of vehicles far too narrow in order to skirt responsibility for what is clearly a design mistake by engineers at Ford. They further admitted fault by redesigning the oil pan on the 2018+ F150 models, yet refuse to help the majority of 2017 F150 owners not covered by the TSB due to careful wording. The fact of the matter is this issue affects all F150s of this year, and they are refusing to offer any assistance despite my particular truck about to be receiving its 4th replacement pan. I believe Ford should be held accountable for this and a recall be issued so that owners of these trucks are not expected to pay thousands of dollars to continually fix a blatant design error.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11596889June 26, 2024
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
When driving pulling a trailer going up hill truck goes into limp mode will not shift down too pull the hill have too shut truck off then restart before it will move it happens in all modes tow haul and also in regular mode also tried putting in Manuel mode and still makes no difference sometimes it does it even without a trailer hooked up when I have trailer hooked there is a horse on it which makes it dangerous with cars behind you no lights come on on the dash when it happens
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11596892June 26, 2024
POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2014 Ford F-150. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V444000 (Power Train) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact stated while driving 55 MPH, the rear wheels seized. Additionally, the vehicle independently decelerated. The contact turned off and restarted the vehicle. The contact stated that when the vehicle was restarted, the system was independently reset. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or the dealer. The contact stated that the failure occurred intermittently. The dealer was made aware of the failure but confirmed that parts were not yet available. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 85,000. Parts distribution disconnect.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11596912June 26, 2024
POWER TRAIN
You can be driving and it will down shift into low gear just like the other trucks your recalling it shifts so hard it feels like someone rear ended you when it down shifts
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11596915June 26, 2024
POWER TRAIN
Automatic transmission dropped from 5th gear to first on road and forced the truck to lock up the wheel and come to an abrupt stop in the middle of the road with cars behind us. Brakes were never applied. The new recall For 2014 f150 says it had a previous recall for 2012 but there is no active recall done this truck to be able to have it fixed. We have 2 kids under two we don’t feel safe driving around in the truck as it’s unpredictable when it will happen and has happened 8 times since we bought it from Ford Anderson. Each time they test drive it and it doesn’t happen at those times and they don’t know what to fix.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11596923June 26, 2024
ENGINE
Driving at approximately 40-50 mph and it suddenly downshifted to 2nd gear, stopping the truck. This was the first time this happened. Recall 19s07 was performed on 05/03/2019 that supposedly fixed and prevented this from happening.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11596932June 26, 2024
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving 40 MPH, the brakes applied independently. The vehicle slowed down to 5 MPH. The contact stated that the wrench symbol was illuminated. The speedometer became inoperable and there were dots on the instrument cluster. The vehicle was turned off and restarted, but the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to a transmission center, where it was determined that the failure was due to the speed sensor valve. The vehicle was repaired. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted, who advised that there was no recall coverage on the VIN for the failure. The contact stated that the failure was related to NHTSA Campaign Number: 16V345000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic). The failure mileage was approximately 115,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11596936June 26, 2024
POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2012 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed the speed, the vehicle unexpectedly downshifted. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or local dealer. The contact related the failure with an unknown recall. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 198,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11596937June 26, 2024
POWER TRAIN
Had been hard shifting and downshifting real hard with vibration in the driving never thought nothing of it until noticing recall on news . So has been parked about a month trying to figure the problem
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11596947June 26, 2024
POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle downshifted, and the RPM dropped to zero. The contact also stated that the instrumental panel was inoperable. The contact was able to pull the vehicle to the side of the road and restart the vehicle. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or local dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 192,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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