Ford F-150 Complaints

39,812 consumer complaints on file.

#11732636April 21, 2026
POWER TRAIN
Transmission hard shifting then when shifting to 8th gear stops pulling causes engine to rev. When stopped the Transmission won't down shifting to 1st gear. Sticking in 7th gear . Truck won't move. While traveling it suddenly will shift from 10th gear back to 7th . Stops pulling at that point. Then goes into 8th.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11732646April 21, 2026
SERVICE BRAKES
Recall Number: Ford 25S37 / NHTSA 25V236 Issue: Unresolved safety recall due to parts unavailability for over six weeks. My vehicle is affected by Ford Recall 25S37 / NHTSA Recall 25V236 involving brake master cylinder leakage and loss of front braking performance. I took my Ford truck to a dealership on March 2, 2026, for the recall notice, but the dealer has been unable to obtain the required parts for more than six weeks. They report the parts are on back order with no estimated availability from Ford. This delay has left my vehicle with a known safety defect that increases stopping distance and crash risk. Federal recall law requires manufacturers to provide a free remedy within a reasonable time, and a six week delay exceeds that standard. I have spoken now twice with Ford, and they have not provided repair, alternative transportation, replacement, or refund options I am requesting NHTSA’s assistance because Ford has failed to provide a timely remedy for a safety critical defect, and I am unable to get the recall completed due to Ford’s parts unavailability.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11732655April 21, 2026
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Car would jerk and transmission was failing
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11732665April 21, 2026
POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2015 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle unexpectedly downshifted from third gear to first gear. The vehicle was not diagnosed of repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 26V237000 (Power Train). The approximate failure mileage was 152,900.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11732666April 21, 2026
POWER TRAIN
I have a 2018 Ford F150 and the 10R80 transmission has failed on my truck. It started with hard shifts and missed gears. The Ford dealership in Tracy, CA quoted me $13k to replace the transmission because of known issues with this transmission. There are multiple tech service bulletins but they are making Ford owners pay for these costly mistakes from the manufacturer. I was at a 3 way intersection on a busy highway in the morning and the transmission all of a sudden had a loss of power and wasn't in a gear when it said it was in 4th gear. Very dangerous to lose power like that in the morning at a busy intersection. I had to have my truck towed home as I couldn't not make home with all the problems that started occurring.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11732690April 21, 2026
POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2011 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving 50 MPH, the transmission unexpectedly downshifted from second gear to first gear. The contact almost lost control of the vehicle. No warning lights were illuminated during the failure; however, an unknown warning light illuminated several days later. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where an unknown recall repair for the computer was performed but the failure reoccurred. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer; however, the failure was not duplicated. The failure reoccurred. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer and the vehicle remained with the dealer for several days. The dealer informed the contact that while attempting to start the vehicle, the vehicle failed to start. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by the dealer. The contact referenced an unknown recall; however, the VIN was not under recall. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11732693April 21, 2026
POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle unexpectedly stalled, with the powertrain warning light illuminated. The vehicle was restarted but hesitated while driving. The dealer was contacted and confirmed that the VIN was associated with NHTSA Campaign Number: 26V237000 (Power Train). The contact was informed that the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The approximate failure mileage was 105,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11732726April 21, 2026
POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I was driving 70mph and my truck went from sixth gear down to first gear. I almost wrecked. The odometer went to zero and a little wrench showed up on the dash. I had to pull over and turn off the vehicle.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11732743April 21, 2026
POWER TRAIN
Transmission downshift from 6 to 1 at high speed without warning. Loosing control of the vehicle at highway speed that easily could result in a crash with fatalities.... No inspections performed, manufacturer refused to fix/replace the defective parts due age and mileage.... not fair for a manufacturer defect that put a high accident risk that could result fatal to the driver or others. Unknown about warning; first time happened about a year ago.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11732759April 21, 2026
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER
Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2017 Ford F-150. It was discovered that there was a mileage discrepancy. The vehicle was a private sale. At the time of purchase, the vehicle mileage was 118,337. At the time of registration, it was discovered that the mileage was 218,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11732812April 21, 2026
POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving 60-65 MPH, there was a large image exclamation point inside a triangle displayed. The vehicle unexpectedly downshifted from sixth to second gear, and the rear wheels locked up, causing the vehicle to come to a stop. The vehicle made an abnormal, exploding sound. The contact resumed driving, but the vehicle made an abnormal grinding sound. The contact was able to drive to the residence. The vehicle was then taken to the dealer, where the contact was advised that the vehicle was test-driven, but the failure could not be duplicated; however, the contact stated that the vehicle mileage had not increased since the drop off, and the contact advised the dealer that the vehicle was not test-driven. The contact stated that the vehicle experienced electrical failures. The contact stated that the A/C was inoperable, and the windows failed to roll down on one occasion. The contact became aware that the manufacturer had issued NHTSA Campaign Number: 26V237000 (POWER TRAIN); but the VIN was not previously included. The contact stated that upon contacting the manufacturer and complaining that the VIN was previously excluded, before the manufacturer had included the VIN in the recall. Additionally, the contact expressed that the recall summary had failed to disclose the extent of the safety issue. The contact stated that the contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact filed several complaints with the manufacturer. The failure mileage was approximately 30,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11732841April 21, 2026
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER
Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2018 Ford F-150. It was discovered that there was a mileage discrepancy. The vehicle was a private sale. At the time of purchase, the vehicle mileage was 97,839. At the time of registration, it was discovered that the mileage was 150,176.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11732850April 21, 2026
ENGINE
Grinding noise on startup. Goes away after warmup. Ford Dealer just reported that I need a $6,500 engine repair. I’ve owned this truck since brand new in 2019. Always have done routine maintenance. This clearly is a quality issue.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11732872April 21, 2026
POWER TRAIN
Driving down the highway at 70mph the truck dropped from 10 gear to 1st gear while losing speed I tried to accelerate to maintain safe speed but did not have power. The car jerked back to 8th gear then back down to 1st gear. Eventually back up to 10th gear but not full power. I was able to pull to the side of the road and turn the car off. After turning the car back on, the yellow wrench symbol disappeared from the dash and I was able to drive. The transmission now skips gears and does not have full power when accelerating. It felt extremely unsafe going 70mph then suddenly being in 1st gear losing speed as other cars continue around me at highway speeds and my car is decelerating without me using the brakes. There were no prior indications of this fault, my car was even serviced at a Ford dealership 2 months ago.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11732876April 21, 2026
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Transmission upshifts randomly when driving into 1st or 2nd gear. A Wrench icon comes on the dash indicating there is an issue that made it go into " limp mode". When using a diagnostic tool it throws a P0720 code for the output shaft speed sensor. Was checking to see if there has been any recall on these models too for the same issue?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11732891April 21, 2026
POWER TRAIN
The 10r80 transmission is failing. I have safety concerns for myself and others due to loss of acceleration and violent down shifts. The issue has been reproduced by my mechanic shop. The dealership will not help me with the issue. There have been no dash lights until the failure occurred. The only indication was some occasional rough shifting leading up to the incidents.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11732645April 21, 2026
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I have a 2021 F150. The vehicle has LED day time running lights (DRL's). Several of the lights have overheated and melted the plastic internally to limit the transmittance of light. Thus it appears that the light is not functioning, but the reality it has burnt the plastic. This is a known issue that can be seen everyday on the road in other F150's and in the FORD F150 forums. FORD has realized this design issue and has changed the design of the headlight assembly in newer vehicles. In order to get the (DRL's) repaired, you must replace the entire headlight assembly at a cost of $1500 just for the assembly according to the FORD dealership when I brought the vehicle in routine service. Also, when the DRL first failed, it was believed that FORD had sent an over the air software update that included increasing the intensity of the LED for the DRL. This software update was changed back to the setting that it originally came with the vehicle. The first LED that failed was approximately 2 years ago. A second DRL failed about 6 months later. I have changed the settings so the DRL's do not come on during the day to minimize future DRL's from burning the plastic. In theory, if I wanted to have my vehicle perform properly with the DRL's operating for safety, I would need to replace both assemblies at a cost of over $3000. That seems very excessive. I should have submitted this complaint sooner, but now that I receive several recalls per year for my F150 for other issues, I felt it was time to add this one to the list since the issue is so widespread. If DRL's are not important for safety while driving, why are they installed on vehicles? A quick search on YouTube for diagnosing videos, clearly indicates that the problem exists and its a design issue.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11732304April 20, 2026
POWER TRAIN
Vehicle downshifting hard intermittent problem during highway and local/city driving.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11732321April 20, 2026
POWER TRAIN
Transmission jerking out of gear and failing to shift into gear revving and pulling while trying to shift into next gear stalling in intersection.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11732333April 20, 2026
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
The contact owns a 2018 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 - 45 MPH, the brakes became inoperable. The low brake fluid message was displayed. There was an audible chime coming from the vehicle. The brake fluid reservoir was very low. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, and the contact was informed that the brake fluid reservoir was empty, and there was no indication of a leak. The brake fluid reservoir was empty within 5 minutes. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed, and determined that the brake master cylinder was leaking fluid into the brake booster. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the failure was related to NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V150000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic); however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was contacted and opened a case. The failure mileage was approximately 201,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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