Ford F-150 Complaints

39,812 consumer complaints on file.

#11591012May 28, 2024
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:TV/RADIO/SPEAKERS
I was in the process of turning onto a two lane road when all of a sudden I heard an incredibly loud noise, much like speakers blowing out that seemed to be progressively getting louder. I remained calm. I tried to turn down volume on the speakers and it would not stop the loud sound. I put the truck in park and turned off the truck. That did not work so I turned it on and off again and the noise stopped. The volume was not working at all after this happened. I was completely confused because I didn't understand what happened or why. The sound was excruciating and fortunately when this happened I was able to safely put the truck in park and turn it on and off. If I were in traffic or driving that would probably not be possible. I can see this easily causing an accident if someone is in traffic and panics. I immediately called the dealer after this happened. They said they had not heard of this happening before. I presented them with this article I found in the WSJ - "Ford Confronts Strange, Ear-Piercing Static in F-150 Trucks, Drivers have complained to federal regulators of abnormal noise coming from the vehicle’s speakers", By Ryan Felton & Nora Eckert. This article states the noise was recorded so loud as to damage hearing. There are many complaints about this happening online as well and something should be done. This is without question a safety issue and there should be a mandatory recall.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11590906May 27, 2024
VISIBILITY/WIPER, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Got into vehicle and before starting window just shattered. No issues prior with the rear window just random and for no apparent reason it shattered from inside out.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11590789May 26, 2024
SERVICE BRAKES
Unexpexted Brake failure had to pump brakes to get vehicle to stop. Would have caused accident in roadway if not for driving it into rumble strip to stop. Scary experience, towed it to get brakes repaired. No weather conditions on road.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11590794May 26, 2024
VISIBILITY/WIPER, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Without any warning signals or indications the fan blower has stopped working. It became a real safety hazard when I needed to defog my windshield and there was no air flow coming out of my vents. No warning, no signal. My windshield had fogged over and I had zero ability to defog due to not having any available airflow. Major safety issue!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11590836May 26, 2024
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Power steering assist fault message pops up and can’t steer the vechicle. It even happens while driving. Sometimes comes on and stomestimes I can drive a entire day with no issues but then towards the end of the day I go to start the truck or be driving and steering locks up and pops up the message says power steering assist fault Luckily everytime it happens it’s right when I start the truck except the few times I was driving and it happen I was on the far right lane and even though it’s hard to turn the wheel I was able to get off on the shoulder when it happens
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11590765May 25, 2024
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
The tail light stopped working, I found water in it, I called the dealer and he said he couldn't replace it for free.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11590786May 25, 2024
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Engine shut down while traveling down a mountain with a 4.8% grade at 50 mph; the transmission was in 3rd gear to contain the speed with no pressure on the brakes. There was an initial chime as when the vehicle is first turned ON, followed by the wipers traveling halfway up the windshield, all screens went completely dark as if the vehicles key had also been turned OFF. Brakes were initially soft and then on subsequent push came back. Vehicle went through it's normal power up cycle and then engine restarted as I was still traveling at a good speed down the mountain. The engine has shut off on it's own before with all screens going dark while sitting at stop lights. To get it restarted I had to put the vehicle in park, press the brake and push the start button. I assumed this issue was with the auto start/stop feature and now always drive with it selected off. I've never had this issue with it off. This was the first time the issue happened while the truck was in gear and moving. The auto Start/Stop feature was ON. For previous issues I've had the Ford dealership check it and no error codes or issues were found.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11590770May 25, 2024
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
The AC stops blowing and cooling at an adequate speed after driving for a period of time. The safety issue is that while the blower is malfunctioning, it cannot defog/defrost the windshield.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11590731May 25, 2024
VISIBILITY/WIPER
the A/C fan doesn't blow full strength, intermittently . it happened while driving on interstate, it rained and could not get the window to defrost as the blower was not strong enough.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11590504May 24, 2024
POWER TRAIN
6r80 transmission eractic shifts,will not change gears. Skips gears. Code po0715 , Concerned for safety. Shouldn't have these problems at 66000 miles
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11590520May 24, 2024
BACK OVER PREVENTION
The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-150. The contact stated that on several occasions while the vehicle was shifted into reverse(R), the back-up camera image was distorted. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 70,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11590524May 24, 2024
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
A chronic oil leak from the plastic oil pan. It has been fixed once in 2019, replaced in 2022 and again needs replacement in 2024. Only 39500 miles on the vehicle.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11590526May 24, 2024
POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2020 Ford F-150. The contact stated that the vehicle made a clunking noise when going from 2nd to 3rd and from 7th to 8th gear. The noise also occurred when shifting to reverse or drive. The failure occurred intermittently but had since become more persistent. The contact learned of a faulty main valve control unit as a possibility while doing research and found that the failure was common; however, had not confirmed the cause for the failure. The vehicle had not been taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was informed of the failure and opened a case. The manufacturer referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline to file a complaint. The failure mileage was 70,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11590529May 24, 2024
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
The contact owns a 2017 Ford F-150. The contact stated while operating the vehicle, the transmission experienced hard shifting while shifting into lower gears. Additionally, on several occasions, the transmission disconnected causing the vehicle the lose motive power and decelerate. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who diagnosed that the transmission CDF Drum was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The contact also indicated that a loud noise was present when starting the vehicle due to a faulty engine cam phaser. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 102,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11590553May 24, 2024
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
The contact owns a 2017 Ford F-150. The contact stated that on three separate occasions, there was an abnormal rattling sound coming from the engine compartment upon starting the vehicle. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to a dealer where the cam phasers were replaced under warranty; however, the vehicle was no longer covered under warranty after the latest failure. In addition, the contact stated that the vehicle hesitated upon the depression of the accelerator pedal. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the same dealer for service on multiple occasions; however, the failure returned soon after each repair. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11590582May 24, 2024
ENGINE
Truck threw code P2112 Throttle body plate closed. Truck immediatly went into limp mode meaning on only poorly tried to idle, no throttle. This is the SECOND time this part has gone bad on this truck. Never mind they are 600 dollars to replace, it was a very dangerous to have the truck just die during a merge onto highway manuver. If I have to do it twice, how many hundreds of thousands of these failures exist? The first time it happened, I almost crashed. My ford dealer says he sells "alot" of this part. Part number failure is BL3Z9E926B
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11590649May 24, 2024
POWER TRAIN
The component in question was the transmission. It will take a month to get a new transmission installed. It is available for inspection and I have documentation from the shop. I was traveling in the center lane on I5 in heavy rain when the truck began to shift hard. After a few hard shifts I lost consistency with applying the throttle. The throttle would not respond and the truck would not accelerate. The traffic behind me (it was 5pm rush hour) was honking and swerving around me including semis. I was attempting to get over as soon as possible but with the loss of consistent acceleration and hard shifting with quick loss of power made the safe exit off the freeway a dangerous situation. Not every car could see I was in the center lane with my flashers on due to the rain and semi behind me. So when I would attempt to get over traffic that was cutting around in the slow lane would go flying by me and some expressed frustrations. The truck was brought into a shop and the issue presented on their first drive. The codes that were thrown and the hard shifting with loss of power caused them to determine it was the transmission. The shop has experience this situation with the transmission a few times in the last month they explained. The also showed me the burnt transmission fluid a d all the TSBs associated with the issue. The first warning light did not present itself until I was taking the truck to the shop. A symbol of a wrench that I had never seen before. Dash board notified me to "see owners manual". The truck was left running upon delivery so the shop could see the warning.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11590661May 24, 2024
POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle independently decelerated. The accelerator pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle failed to accelerate as intended. The contact stated that the speed odometer went from 75 MPH to 0 MPH in several seconds. The contact stated that the engine was making an abnormally loud sound. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and diagnosed with powertrain control module and powertrain control module (PCM) software failure. The contact was advised to take the vehicle to the dealer for the repair. The contact was informed that the powertrain control module needed to be replaced and the powertrain control module software needed to be reprogrammed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but provided no assistance. The contact was informed that NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V075000 (Power Train) had expired, and the repair could not be covered under the recall. The failure mileage was approximately 119,920.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11590537May 24, 2024
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
The contact owns a 2022 Ford F-150. The contact stated that the driver's side headlight was flickering while driving. The vehicle was taken to the dealer several times, where the failure could not be replicated. The contact stated that the failure persisted. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where the contact was informed that the failure was related to NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V802000 (Exterior Lighting); however, the VIN was not included. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact was referred to the manufacturer for assistance. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 4,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11590365May 23, 2024
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
The contact owns a 2014 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while his girlfriend was driving 55 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed to the floorboard with the "Brake Fluid Level Low" message displayed on the instrument panel. Despite the failure, the contact's girlfriend managed to coast the vehicle back home. Upon inspection of the vehicle, the contact added brake fluid; however, the failure persisted. Upon investigation, the contact believed that the brake fluid was leaking into the brake master cylinder, which had caused the failure. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 94,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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