Ford F-150 Complaints

39,812 consumer complaints on file.

#11737107May 11, 2026
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, BACK OVER PREVENTION: WARNINGS, LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION
Driver side rear tail light housing has a crack that has allowed moisture to enter the housing. Oct 2025 Took it to dealer to notify of the problem of water getting in the tail light housing once noticed around 500 miles on truck about a month after purchase. Told to make an appointment to get it submitted for warranty. I was able to dry out the tail light housing and epoxied the crack to prevent water from getting back in. When I finally had the time for an appointment with recall service I had the dealer submit the claim April 2026. Ford denied the claim on 5/11/2026 due to GSB26-7012. Before drying out the housing I did have a couple auto break activations and think this was to excessive water in the tail light housing.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11736830May 10, 2026
POWER TRAIN
Transmission jerks and shifts hard jolting passengers around when it does. This has happened since I bought it as a second owner with 30k miles. I aske ford about it and they said “yep there is a problem but our shop doesn’t work on transmissions” I have not found any where else to take it as I lived in a small town. But I heard there are others with this same problem. 5.0 engine with 10sp automatic
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11736837May 10, 2026
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2 times now my truck went from 75mph in 10 th gear to 1 st gear on the highway. I then loose all throttle input. This is my day driver and some how avoided a fatal crash 2 times. I do not have a ford dealer in my town I usually fix everything on my own. I know they have a recall and it's just a software patch. If so can you push it over the air to fix? Or have a dealer swap out trucks and get it fixed. The trany had been shifting very poorly. I did a filter and oil change on it and was much needed. I also reset the tcm logic and that seamed to help but now I am scared to let anyone drive it.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11736862May 10, 2026
POWER TRAIN
I took it to the ford dealership, they said the transmission needed to be replaced
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11736870May 10, 2026
POWER TRAIN
Was pulling boat out of water stopped at top of ramp to put on back straps and remove plug,got to back of truck heard pop and boat and truck went in water,total loss truck,there has been complaints on this.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11736896May 10, 2026
POWER TRAIN
Sudden downshift at highway speeds. Sudden shift into neutral at highway speeds. Transmission slams into lower gear causing rear end to make noise.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11736915May 10, 2026
POWER TRAIN
My trucks transmission is not shifting right. One time I pulled out and I wouldn’t shift almost causing me to get rear ended. Another time it just randomly went down like 5 cars cause me to almost get rear ended on the freeway.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11736740May 9, 2026
POWER TRAIN
Past issue was when vehicle was in Tow/Haul mode it would down shift unprompted. Currently when you break hard it won’t downshift and stays in previous gear causing the inability to accelerate with out putting in park the back in drive. I have almost been hit twice on interstate while manually shifting. My truck is currently in a ford shop and they say I need a new transmission?? However there are no problems with transmission issued by computer.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11736756May 9, 2026
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
The truck often shifts from 6th gear down to 1st or second gear, sometimes at highway speeds and all warning light come on. It sometimes resolved itself upon starting it again, but seems to affect the throttle body. When the electrical system resets, you can hear a click from the throttle body indicating that the valve reset when the computer reset. We also have been affected by intense suffering from the transmission that started about the same time, around 2019 and just over 100,000 miles, after the warranty expired. Both the limp mode and shuddering seem to be results of the TRS signal. I have replaced the battery and throttle body (that repair was first suspected to be the sensor) at Lakeland Ford, then later at Midas in north Lakeland I had work done to the wheel mounts and other axle/wheel relate repairs. In total we have spent approximately $4000 on repairs caused by the improper TRS signal. In addition, we have had at least 4 near accidents caused by the faulty signature. I called Ford with no solution, such as a loaner very, for safety before the recall can be fixed.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11736757May 9, 2026
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Took my 2017 Ford F-150 in for a diagnostic on May 8 2026 for wrench symbol check engine light and issues down shifting and sliding tires shop manager and technician claimed the vehicle is unsafe to drive and talked to the Service manager deemed the vehicle unsafe to drive wanted it grounded do to the safety concerns related to Recall 26S28 (PCM/TRS) stated the down shifting is cause catastrophic failure to all mechanical components transmission engine and rear end kidding the tires especially in wet weather the truck would cause a accident..cause the sliding of the tires..so my truck is at APPLE FORD OF LYNCHBURG GROUNDED as of May 9 2026 I still owe on the truck and have no ride dealer nor manufacture was willing to pay for a rental that cost $65 a day wanted me to pay then reimburse me once a remedy was available I cant afford that..1600 a month we are roughly 2 months away from hopefully a remedy being available stated by recall website.. so if my truck is showing all the signs of the described in the recall(26S28) has stated in it why is FORD not putting a DO NOT DRIVE on the recall for all these trucks if the technician seems them unsafe.. I shouldn't have to pay for a rental I cant afford cause ford is lacking a remedy and wont even buy it back cause of safety issues codes PO732 INCCORECT 2ND GEAR RATIO
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11736766May 9, 2026
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I took the vehicle in for maintenance -transmission flush, oil change, anything they could find because I was planning on a road trip and wanted it ready. They found the box frame just behind the front tires had completely rusted with large holes. The service tech did not even want to put the vehicle on the lift. They took some pictures and sent them to me. No maintenance was performed due to the severity of the rot. After inspection, no where else on the frame or body/fixtures is there rust like this. There is typical surface rust in usual places. I took multiple pictures of the problem areas as well as adjacent areas. Upon research I found that the 2015-2020 models have this issue due to the lack of weep holes in the box frame which accumulate moisture and rot from the inside out. The truck is a 2019 has 71k miles. I have owned ford trucks for nearly the last 30 years and have never had this issue. Unfortunately the tech said it is not road safe given its condition.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11736817May 9, 2026
POWER TRAIN
Very hard down shifting at low speeds and it feels like the drive line is coming out of it!! Has been happening since brand new! I have reported it to the dealership and the said it was a quart low on fluid and they added a quart but the vehicle continues to do the same thing???
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11736773May 9, 2026
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
The truck rapidly accelerated while I was slowly rolling into a parking spot with my foot on the brake. The harder I pushed the brake the more it seemed to accelerate. I luckily avoided hitting anything. I forced the gear shifter out of Drive into park. No warning lights or messages. I contacted 3 Ford dealerships and all said they haven’t heard of this nor do they think they could identify this problem if I brought it in.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11736477May 8, 2026
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
The contact owns a 2018 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while parked and a rental trailer was hooked up to the vehicle, the trailers turn signals and brake lights did not work ad intended and did not illuminate as intended. The vehicle was then hooked up to another trailer where the turn signals did not work as intended and the brake lights did not illuminated as intended again. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the trailer control module needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 150,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11736493May 8, 2026
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
The contact owns a 1998 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while The vehicle was park in the son's driveway the neighbor alerted the son that the vehicle on fire. The son rushed to the vehicle and discovered flames coming from the cabin of the vehicle. The Fire Department was called to the scene and extinguished the flames. During the incident the vehicle was destroyed. The cause of the fire was not determined. The local dealer and manufacturer was not contacted regarding the failure. A fire report was take at the scene.. The failure mileage was 190,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11736501May 8, 2026
POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-150. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 26V237000 (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 that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost motive power. The transmission warning light was illuminated. The contact coasted the vehicle off the road and parked it at a private residence. The contact turned off the vehicle and waited before restarting and driving to his residence. The contact then turned off the vehicle at the residence, but the instrument cluster remained on for 45 minutes before turning off on its own. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 260,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11736504May 8, 2026
POWER TRAIN
In the Fall of 2024 we started having trouble with our F150 Ford Truck's transmission. It would drop gears, even from 6th gear to 1st gear, as the recall has stated, so we took it to someone who specifically deals with transmissions, and he stated that the truck was throwing a code that shows that the transmission shift module or sensor was bad. He told us to check with Ford to see if there were any recalls and Ford told us that there were not. We had the sensor replaced, which cost us over $900, back in December of 2024. Well, the transmission continued to slip from 3rd to 4th gears constantly and would only occasionally drop gears, but is continuing to do so on a regular basis. We took the truck back to the transmission garage and he stated it would cost $5000 to rebuild the transmission. We have tried to call the Ford recall line, but just hangs up after giving us the same information the recall letter told us. So we have no one to report that we are having the issues we are having. So are we to continue to drive a truck that possibly could cause an accident on the highway or is there another solution to this problem other than waiting on Ford to come up with a fix possibly in July? Thank you, [XXX] [XXX] [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
#11736529May 8, 2026
POWER TRAIN
The contact stated while driving on the highway at approximately 65 mph, the vehicle shifted from 6th to 3rd gear unexpectedly. The vehicle will skip around shifting into to various gears. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with transmission failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 180,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11736531May 8, 2026
POWER TRAIN
Transmission suddenly jerks into another gear and has randomly downshifted at highway speeds to lower gear including 1st gear, then fails to get back into 10th gear.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11736612May 8, 2026
ENGINE
My 2020 Ford F-150 5.0L Coyote V8 had its engine replaced under factory warranty on 4/30/25 by an authorized Ford dealer. The replacement engine was installed with my original 50,000 mile fuel injectors reinstalled by Ford's technician — I was not informed new injectors were not included. The vehicle is now diagnosed with a failed direct fuel injector causing a cylinder 3 misfire at approximately 10,000-12,000 miles on the replacement engine. Additional injectors show signs of imminent failure. The shop also documented the replacement engine running 2 quarts low on oil at only 10,000-12,000 miles of service. This level of oil consumption on a recently replaced engine is abnormal and unexplained. The safety concern is twofold. First, a vehicle running chronically low on oil due to abnormal consumption on a replacement engine risks catastrophic engine failure without adequate warning to the driver. Second, misfiring cylinders affect vehicle driveability and create unpredictable power delivery that constitutes a safety risk particularly at highway speeds. Symptoms including rough running and the check engine light first appeared in November 2025. The vehicle has been at an authorized Ford dealer for diagnosis since May 2026. Ford Customer Relations has declined goodwill assistance despite the failure occurring on components reinstalled by Ford's own technician during a warranty repair, symptoms originating within the warranty window, and the vehicle being only 8 days outside the 12-month parts warranty expiration. I am requesting NHTSA investigate whether Ford's practice of reusing high-mileage fuel injectors during engine replacements under warranty constitutes an unsafe practice, and whether abnormal oil consumption on replacement engines represents a systemic defect.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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