Ford F-150 Complaints

39,812 consumer complaints on file.

#11580666April 2, 2024
POWER TRAIN
The vehicle abruptly down shifted locking the rear tires when approaching a stop light. Safety: luckily no one was behind me that could of rear ended the vehicle. Will report issue to dealership.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11580756April 2, 2024
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
My truck erratically shifted gears while driving. Causing erratic shifts in speed and my electrical system went down so I couldn't tell how fast I was going.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11580812April 2, 2024
POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I was driving down the highway and the vehicle was in 6th gear and it dropped down to 3rd gear and it did this twice in the same day in a few days later it did it again this is very dangerous I just bought this truck in the beginning of March 2024 and they're saying there's no recalls on it
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11580759April 2, 2024
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
The contact owns a 2021 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving 65 MPH, several unknown warning lights were illuminated on the instrument panel and then turned off independently. The instrument panel then failed to operate as designed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 57,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11580390April 1, 2024
ENGINE
The contact owns a 2019 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving at approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that before the vehicle stalling he heard an abnormal ticking noise coming from the engine compartment. The contact was unable to restart the vehicle. The contact had taken the vehicle to a local dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that the battery needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The contact stated that the failure reoccurred. The contact drove the vehicle back to the same dealer where it was diagnosed and determined that the cam phasers needed to be replaced. The contact researched online and related the failure to the manufacturer's Customer Satisfaction Program: 21N03 Cam Phaser Replacement (Engine). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 48,381.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11580399April 1, 2024
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
The contact owns a 2018 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving 35 MPH and depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle hesitated and then jerked into the higher gear. The contact stated that the vehicle was also making an abnormally loud banging sound while shifting into gear. The contact stated that when the failure occurred, the "wrench" symbol and the check engine warning light were illuminated. The contact stated that the loud banging sound and the hesitation when the vehicle was changing gears occurred at various speeds. The contact drove the vehicle to a local dealer who diagnosed and determined that the transmission needed to be replaced. Additionally, the dealer informed the contact that the catalytic converter and the engine cooling fan needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 48,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11580437April 1, 2024
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
The lead frame on my truck was experiencing issues. The truck would intermittently randomly downshift at high speeds or get stuck in one gear. I was going 65+ mph on the freeway and and my truck shifted to second gear with no warning causing me to swerve and slam on the brakes. Other times my truck did it on surface streets. There were no warning lights or anything to let me know it would happen. After it downshifted, the wrench popped up on the dash, my speedometer went to 0, and my odometer read blank. Forcing me to pull over, restart the truck, in order to get it out of limp mode to be able to make it home. I took my truck to Ford of Valencia California where they inspected the truck and confirmed it was the lead frame. The issue was that at the time the part was on an 8 month back order so my only option was to replace the entire Valve body instead of only the lead frame. My truck was no longer under the recall and I was forced to pay for this out of pocket less than a month of purchasing the truck from a used dealership. My truck was only inspected by Ford of Valencia and no other agencies. Since this truck was my only form on transportation, I could not wait the 8 months for the lead frame to come in and had to pay out of pocket for the new valve body.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11580566April 1, 2024
POWER TRAIN, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I have been experiencing random and harsh shifting. Starting from a stop, the truck would struggle to find a gear. Kind of scary when you are pulling out into traffic. Driving on the highway, the truck would randomly come out of gear for a few seconds and then back into gear. It would harshly downshift from 8th gear down to 2nd and back up again. All while driving 70mph. I took the truck to the transmission shop. They found the issues that I was having but no codes were coming up so they did not known where to begin trying to fix it. They recommended a new transmission since there was no other way to fix it. I just picked up my truck from the repair shop on 3/28/24 with a new transmission. I was not aware of all the issues that Ford was having with the 10R80 transmission. Ford needs to take responsibility for a faulty design and fix it instead of issuing countless TSBs which require the truck owner to pay out of pocket to have the TSB completed. Thanks for listening!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11580284March 31, 2024
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Truck would crank but not start. Had towed to dealership and they found fuse 27 was melted. Was informed that this was a known design flaw. The fuse was relocated to slot 70. Car did not but could have caught fire causing catastrophic damage and injuries to myself or others.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11580300March 31, 2024
POWER TRAIN
Was traveling down highway pulled into a gas station to get gas. Left gas station headed down road. Went to go pass a car when truck started to shift down a gear to pass it shifted all the way to 1st gear at 55 mph. It locked back wheels up for a moment but then released. Check engine light come on and I still on. Haven't drove truck but a few times since that happen. The truck is doing the same thing the ford recall of 2019. So I took it to ford where they diagnosed that it needed a new transmission and it had nothing to do with the recall. So it just been mainly seating in the yard.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11580304March 31, 2024
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Transmission shifting hard, jerking and causing the engine to lose power causing road safety hazards fr e and others
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11580315March 31, 2024
POWER TRAIN
The transmission can switch gears at anytime when driving in the highway so I would like to get this repaired before it becomes a huge accident and harms someone
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11580325March 31, 2024
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Transmission will abruptly shift into 1st gear at slow speeds. Transmission has been checked and there are know known mechanical issues with the unit. I saw an article where some 2011-14 F-150’s had the same issue.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11580280March 31, 2024
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
The on board generator auxiliary fails to work because of "ground fault". Complaint to dealer (McDonald Ford, Freeland, MI) who stated has been receiving numerous complaints of this failure but has no remedy nor direction from Ford. This has been a continuous problem for the last few months.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11580190March 30, 2024
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
Multiple times now upon entering traffic. My truck will start to take off normally then all of a sudden down shift into 1st gear and not shift out of first until I pull over shut the truck off and restart the truck. Then it seems to drive fine after that.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11580203March 30, 2024
POWER TRAIN
while driving at normal speeds, sometimes the transmission would abruptly downshift to 1st gear. Fortunately, for me, it didn't happen at highway speeds, but I've heard that others have done so. I took my vehicle to a repair shop right away, they suspected the problem, and verified it with the diagnostic codes. I had it repaired at my own expense. I checked with my Ford dealer, and they suspected the same problem, but weren't sure they could even get the part, and couldn't even look at it for 6 days. There NEEDS to be a recall!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11580212March 30, 2024
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Transmission will down shift to first while driving on highway. Code come up for transmission speed sensor short. Same as in the 2011 to 2013 models. That tab should be extended to later models. It is unsafe and could cause an accident/ death in high speed driving.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11580213March 30, 2024
POWER TRAIN
I was recently informed through the news that there have been complaints of downshifting unexpectedly in my year and make of truck. (2014 f-150) I have noticed similar occurrences in my vehicle at low speeds while in parking lots. I will be pulling out of a spot with no gas pressed, essentially just rolling out of the spot when it downshifts and jolts forward unexpectedly. I have not had any accidents from this as I am able to quickly apply the brakes but after hearing about others' issues happening in same year of vehicle, it made me concerned that this is what was happening for my vehicle. If I were in a situation where pedestrians are present this could risk an accident that could cause harm to someone. This unexpected jolt has occurred on a more frequent basis several times per week in the last few months. I have not had this inspected by mechanic or other entity but may in future if this persists and further reports highlight the problem. There have been no other warning signs for this issue.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11580226March 30, 2024
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:TV/RADIO/SPEAKERS
-The surround sound speaker system has produced a load popping sound as if being struck by lightning on several occasions upon starting the truck. It is extremely loud and normally goes away after a few seconds. The most recent incident occurred while I was driving and did not stop for several minutes. It is as if the radio is turned to it's highest volume and produces an electrical static sound. I had to return to my home and shut the truck off to stop the sound. I restarted the truck twice and the sound started again each time. -This is a tremendous saftey issue as the shock of the sound is very frightening and could cause someone to lose control of the truck. In addition, the sound is so loud that I was unable to hear any outside sounds or sirens. It could cause hearing damage as well. -It is a very sporadic issue and until my most recent incident, only occurred upon starting the truck. It's very difficult to replicate with the dealer, but I understand this is happening with many owners of Ford F150's. -The vehicle has not been inspected for this specific issue. Normal maintenance has been followed and there has been nothing to indicate this is an issue. -No warning lights, but there may be a connection with the software updates. This is pure speculation, but it seems to occur when Ford pushes a software update to the vehicle.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11580230March 30, 2024
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
This truck has suffered all sorts of issues relating to the lead frame inside of the transmission. This lead frame houses the speed sensor, range sensor ,and temperature sensor. With extensive repairs the issue keeps arising. Ive had 3 new Remanufactured transmissions installed im currently about 6,000 miles into my new transmission with the same issues. Erratic gear changes. Ex. 4th gear to 1st without warning. Loss of 1st,2nd and 6th gears. Becomes stuck in 5th. Just a random array it seems to be with this one almost everytime i cross the 130F degree trans fluid temp the problems start. I have done alot of research into this as i am a technician as well and the only thing i can come up with is bad part production for the sensors and lead frame.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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