Ford F-150 Complaints

39,812 consumer complaints on file.

#11589872May 21, 2024
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
The contact owns a 2018 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, there was white smoke coming out of the exhaust pipe. Additionally, the contact stated that while depressing the brake pedal to drive from a complete stop, there was no pressure on the brake pedal, and the brakes became inoperable. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that the brake master cylinder was leaking brake fluid into the brake booster. The dealer determined that the brake master cylinder and the brake booster needed to be replaced. The vehicle was being repaired. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V150000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic); however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 83,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11589891May 21, 2024
POWER TRAIN
driving around 30 mph and truck suddenly downshifted violently to first or second gear causing the truck to lock-up/ squeal tires. if the truck had been going at a higher speed, it would have ended with loss of control. really not ok with driving the truck now.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11589574May 20, 2024
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
I was driving on a congested thoroughfare during rush hour on a Friday night. My truck became unresponsive and the steering wheel locked up. The truck made a screeching stop. With over 100 cars behind me honking. I was unable to drive car off the road shoulder in a safe location. The cars electrical system when dead. With very limited battery life on my phone, I worked to to solve this problem. Luckily I had a few tools in the truck and was able to dismantle the all of the underdash plastic and metal components in about 1 hr with cachophany of honking and yelling with ever car. No stopped to help. I had to push the vehicle approx a quarter of a mile on a moderate incline and jump in the cab without power steering and coast down a side street. I had to learn how to put the car in neutral this way to move. This is Friday night and unable to get a towing service provider to my location, I had to wait in a lesser than desirable neighborhood until 2:30 am to get the car to my place residence. This was one of the scariest and deadliest incidents I have ever had in a motor vehicle. I am deathly afraid this will reoccur on a highway with fatal consequences.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11589575May 20, 2024
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Since purchasing the vehicle the infotainment system has and always been substandard. Which is very frustration when your purchasing a new truck. There seem to be many glitches to the system and never reacted the same way twice when I had to reprogram it every time I got into the vehicle. It became an unreliable way to communicate and very unsafe. I felt very insecure using the system knowing that I would have to readjust or touch the infotainment to make it work had to pull over on the side of the road a lot. I believe that this product is completely faulty and could have been a fatal flaw for Many f150 drivers.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11589587May 20, 2024
ENGINE
The vehicle has been sent in for a loud passenger side noise while motor is started and driving. The smell of burnt oil was also an issue coming from the passenger side. Took it in and the mechanic noticed my valve cover (passenger side) is cracked. Cannot order new ones as they are on back order. The driver side has limited quantities with a wait time, and the passenger side valve covers have 0 in stock online and at the dealerships. The smell and smoke is getting progressively worse as there is no option to replace valve covers.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11589628May 20, 2024
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving 70 MPH, the contact noticed a failure with the accelerator pedal wherein the accelerator pedal failed to engage properly. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed but was not disclosed. The dealer replaced the throttle body. The vehicle was repaired. The contact stated he was concerned that the vehicle was unsafe and could cause severe injuries if the failure persisted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 156,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11589659May 20, 2024
SERVICE BRAKES
Front passenger brake line burst after leaving dealership for PA state inspection (which the truck passed) 70k miles on truck no lift or other modifications stock f150
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11589669May 20, 2024
POWER TRAIN
While towing a motorcycle, the wrench light came on. The transmission over revved and slipped out of gear shifting from 1-3 and 7-8. It continued to slip in and out of gear while driving.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11589711May 20, 2024
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
After calling Ford to inquire about my F-150 being included in a Customer Satisfaction Program (CSP), I was told by Ford Customer Service that my F-150 is not included and to submit my request to the NTSB. There is an existing program (22G06) that affects the heated steering wheel in my F-150, but Ford is stating that the VIN of my truck isn't included in the program. My F-150 was also built in 2023 and has the parts necessary to complete this upgrade.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11589732May 20, 2024
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I was driving on [XXX] in the City of Chester, PA, at the merge with [XXX]; this is a high traffic, multi-lane, confusing merge for drivers unfamiliar with the road ( I know it well). My truck just shut down, and I had to put it in neutral to re-start it. I knew there was a problem, because it had previously shifted roughly at times. But I just had it inspected at the Garnet Ford dealership, told them about the problem, and they could not diagnose/fix it. It passed inspection, and I thought that it would iron out, but instead, I could have been in real trouble. I took it to another mechanic, and they told me it was something else. I paid $1,206 and the problem was still there. I finally think I figured it out by going on a chat with other Ford owners. I just made another appt. with Garnet to do the repair. This should be re-called. 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
#11589736May 20, 2024
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
The contact owns a 2020 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH, the vehicle started losing motive power and failed to accelerate as needed. The contact stated that after stopping the vehicle, the vehicle inadvertently shifted from first to fourth gear. There was a delay in the vehicle shifting. The power train icon was displayed. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed that the failure was due to power train fault code: P07F7. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 139,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11589752May 20, 2024
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, VISIBILITY/WIPER, VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
Rear window shattered this morning during start up. I auto started the vehicle this morning at approximately 3:35. When I went out to get on about 7 minutes later, smoke bellowed out the door. I quickly shut off the vehicle and opened the hood, nothing indicated an issue.m but when I walked around the vehicle I noticed the rear window buldging out and shattered, the window was hot to the touch.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11589768May 20, 2024
SERVICE BRAKES
The parking brake engages randomly when the 2023 F150 Lightning Lariat ER comes to a stop while driving, thus increasing the risk of a crash. Dealership is "unable" to replicate the issue which currently occurs several times per day. [XXX] 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
#11589778May 20, 2024
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
A/C and hvac system does not work properly. On lowest setting you have somewhat cool air and once you turn dial to 60 degrees it’s heat. This is unsafe because I can not regulate the temperature in vehicle correctly whatsoever and trying to defrost windows is also a nightmare. The air conditioning is also not even cold enough on its lowest setting. Multiple people are having same issues with 2022-2023 f150s
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11589543May 19, 2024
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Vehicle loss of power!! After turning occasionally I will only have enough power to remain at low low speed. Sometimes having to pull over to side of the road because I can’t gain speed and traffic is coming quickly. Problem lasts 30 seconds or more before it kicks in. Doesn’t matter if my foot is pressed to the floor there is no response.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11589547May 19, 2024
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
I was stopped at a traffic light and all of a sudden my rear window exploded. It sent glass forward richoceting of the front windshield into my eyes. It was like a gun shot was fired into my truck. This caused me to have post traumatic stress. This and the fact that no one believed me that the rear window spontaneously exploded. Since my care was paid for, the window was paid out of pocket adding insult to injury
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11589552May 19, 2024
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I was driving at about 40mph and everything shut off for about 5 seconds. It was long enough for all the gages on the instrument cluster to go to their off positions. The desolation screen went blank as did the infotainment system and all lights.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11589500May 19, 2024
VISIBILITY/WIPER
After driving for about an hour the air conditioning stops working. The blower keeps blowing but the windshield fogs up and no cool air comes out.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11589426May 18, 2024
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
Driver instrument cluster shuts off , go's black and resets while driving vehicle. Antilock and airbag system show failure message on Ford app. Instrument cluster then reappears condition reoccurs approximately every 5 minutes
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11589239May 17, 2024
ENGINE
The contact owns a 2017 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving 50 MPH, the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that the oil pan was leaking and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 58,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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