Ford F-150 Complaints (2015)

1,746 consumer complaints on file.

#11233423July 19, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER RESERVOIR LEAKED ALL FLUID INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER RESULTING IN "LOW BRAKE FLUID" WARNING SECONDS BEFORE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITH NO BRAKING POWER. TRAVELING IN THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ON VACATION IN SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO WHEN THIS HAPPENED. COULD HAVE BEEN VERY SERIOUS NOT ONLY INJURING US BUT OTHER OPPOSING TRAFFIC. OCCURRED ON HWY 82 BETWEEN CLOUDCROFT AND ALAMOGORDO ON JULY 6 2019. VERY STEEP STRETCH OF ROAD THAT COST THE LIFE OF ANOTHER TRUCK DRIVER JUST 1 MONTH PRIOR THAT WENT OVER THE SIDE DOWN THE CANYON. CALLED THE FORD DEALER IN ALAMOGORDO AND THEY SAID NO WARRANTY AND WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY IN ADDITION TO HAVING THE VEHICLE TOWED. AGAIN, WE WERE ON VACATION AND STRANDED. WE HAD A MOBILE MECHANIC ORDER THE NECESSARY PARTS, AND 3 WORKING DAYS LATER (HAPPENED ON A SATURDAY AND PARTS ARRIVED WEDNESDAY) WE WERE BACK ON THE ROAD. VERY STRESSFUL SINCE THIS HAS BEEN A MAJOR RECALL ON YEARS 2013-14, WITH OVER 300 REPORTS ON 2015-16 WITH NO RECALL. BRAKE FAILURE IS SERIOUS, AND FORD SHOULD TREAT IT AS SUCH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11233425July 19, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED LIGHTLY TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THE LOW BRAKE FLUID INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PROCEEDED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN AND THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME STUCK TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE ONTO THE ROAD SHOULDER AND ENGAGED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE HIMSELF AND FOUND THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER RELEASED THE BRAKE FLUID INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V345000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,628.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11233470July 19, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FAILED THROTTLE BODY, WITH TROUBLE CODES P 2112 . TRUCK STARTED STALLING RARELY WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. IT WOULD IDLE ROUGH AND NOT TAKE GAS. I WOULD RESTART TRUCK AND THEN EVERYTHING WORKED AFTER. FINALLY AFTER SEVERAL TIMES OF THIS PROBLEM IT KICKED THE CODE OF P 2112 THROTTLE ACTUATOR STUCK CLOSED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11232462July 16, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
I HAD THE VEHICLE IN FOR WARRANTY ISSUES AT OUR LOCAL DEALER. I RECEIVED A CALL FROM DEALER THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER HAD TO BE REPLACED, DUE TO THE MECHANIC LOOSING BRAKES AND ALMOST HITTING SERVICE BAY WALL. FORD IS CURRENTLY MAKING US PAY FOR THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND ALSO AN EMISSIONS RELATED FAULT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11232576July 16, 2019
VISIBILITY/WIPER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURN ON RANDOMLY AND INTERMITTENTLY WHENEVER THE TRUCK IS ON EVEN THOUGH THE WIPER SWITCH IS IN THE OFF POSITION. EXACT CAUSE OF MALFUNCTION UNKNOWN. THIS ISSUE WAS SUBJECT TO A RECALL FOR EARLIER MODEL YEARS, HOWEVER NOT FOR 2015 MODEL YEAR. ISSUE CAUSES STARTLE OR DRIVER AND LOSS OF CLEAR VISION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11232599July 16, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE FLUIDS ARE LEAKING FROM MASTER CYLINDER INTO THE DRIVER SIDE CABIN FLOOR AND SLIGHT LOSS OF BRAKE PERFORMANCE WHEN DRIVING IN THE CITY STREETS OR HIGHWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11232606July 16, 2019
SEAT BELTS
SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER. THE FRONT MIDDLE SEAT BELT IS STUCK CAUSING THE MIDDLE SEAT TO BE STUCK IN THE DOWN POSITION. THE MIDDLE SEAT CAN NOT BE USED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11232226July 16, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON FOR LOW BRAKE FLUID. I GOT TO MY EXIT AND THE BRAKES WENT ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR AND I COULD JUST STOP IN TIME. HAD TO PULL OVER AND GET A TOW THE REST OF THE WAY HOME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11231985July 15, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL THE INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND A MESSAGE APPEARED INDICATING THAT THE BRAKE FLUID WAS LOW. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A ROLLING STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO BUTCH OUSTALET FORD (9274 US 49, GULFPORT, MS 39503, (228) 863-5525) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED AND BRAKE FLUID LEAKED ONTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,800. *TR*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11231440July 12, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
AFTER LEAVING THE GYM ONE MORNING, I WENT TO THE PARKING LOT AND STARTED MY TRUCK. INSTANTLY A LOW BRAKE FLUID WARNING LIGHT SHOWS UP, WHICH I THOUGHT WAS WEIRD BECAUSE MY BRAKES FELT COMPLETELY NORMAL DRIVING TO THE GYM. I TESTED THE BRAKES AND IMMEDIATELY PUSHED THE PEDAL TO THE FLOORBOARD WITHOUT RESISTANCE. I WENT OUTSIDE AND NOTICED NO LEAKS ANYWHERE ALONG THE BRAKE SYSTEM. POPPED THE HOOD AND THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR WAS COMPLETELY EMPTY, BUT NO LEAKS. HOPPED BACK IN AND TESTED THE BRAKES WHILE DRIVING IN THE PARKING LOT. I HAD ABOUT 5% BRAKING POWER, AT BEST. STARTED READING ONLINE AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT PEOPLE'S BRAKES GOING OUT IN THE SAME FASHION. INSTANT FAILURE. LUCKILY MINE WAS VERY EARLY IN THE MORNING WHILE PARKED IN AN EMPTY PARKING LOT. OTHERS HAD IT HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING ON A FREEWAY, TOWING A TRAILER, MUCH MORE DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. ALL HAD THE SAME ISSUE - FAILED SEAL AT THE MASTER CYLINDER, ALLOWING THE VACUUM IN THE BOOSTER TO INSTANTLY SUCK ALL THE BRAKE FLUID OUT. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND SURE ENOUGH, FAILED MASTER CYLINDER AND RUINED BOOSTER. $1000 TO FIX. I READ ELSEWHERE THAT FORD CHANGED OEM MANUFACTURERS FOR THE MASTER CYLINDER AT SOME POINT, WHICH THE DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED. ALSO, THIS ISSUE IS UNDER OFFICIAL INVESTIGATION #RQ16001, BUT HAS YET TO BE AN OFFICIAL RECALL. CONSIDERING RECALLS WERE ISSUED FOR 2013 AND 2014 MODELS FOR THE SAME REASON, AND THE OVER 600 COMPLAINTS I'VE FOUND FOR THE SAME REASONS FOR 2015, I FIND IT UNACCEPTABLE THIS HASN'T BEEN OFFICIALLY RECALLED YET. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN AN INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11231464July 12, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
I HAVE EXPERIENCED AN EGREGIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WITH MY VEHICLE WHEREAS THE BRAKING SYSTEM HAS FAILED. THIS MORNING WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE TO BRING MY TWO KIDS (3 YRS OLD AND 12 MONTHS OLD) TO DAYCARE, MY DASHBOARD INDICATED "BRAKE FLUID LEVEL LOW." WHILE I CONTINUED TO DRIVE, I ASSUMED PERHAPS THE BRAKE FLUID MAY NEED TO BE TOPPED OFF FOR WHATEVER REASON. HOWEVER, TO MY SURPRISE- ABOUT A MILE FURTHER I DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKES WERE INOPERABLE AND I IMMEDIATELY PANICKED. I TOOK IT UPON MYSELF TO GET TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY AND ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A ROLLING STOP AND INCH TOWARD THE NEAREST EXIT. FEARING FOR THE LIVES OF MYSELF AND TWO CHILDREN, I FURTHER INCHED TOWARD THE NEAREST PARKING LOT (BURGER KING) WHERE I COULD HAVE MY FAMILY REMOVED FROM HARM'S WAY. THE BRAKES ARE TOTALLY UNUSABLE AND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOORBOARD. THERE IS NO PRESSURE OR RESISTANCE AS THE BRAKES WOULD PRESENT THEMSELVES WHEN WORKING PROPERLY. I REFUSE TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE WITH THIS ISSUE AND AM NOW DEMANDING SAFETY RECALL. MY VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO BUTCH OUSTALET FORD OF GULFPORT, MS ON 7/12/2019. MY SERVICE ADVISOR, ZACH KUNZ, ADVISED THAT THE BRAKING SYSTEM HAS INDEED FAILED. SPECIFICALLY, THE SEAL ON THE MASTER CYLINDER BECAME DEFECTIVE AND CAUSED THE BRAKE FLUID TO SPILL INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER. THIS WAS A SUDDEN AND TOTAL FAILURE OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM. I WAS FURTHER ADVISED THAT THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY AND THAT TEH REPAIR COSTS WERE UPWARDS OF $900. I AM NOW STUCK PAYING $900 FOR A PROLIFIC SAFETY DEFECT WHERE FORD'S FAILURE ALMOST CAUSED FATALITY OF MYSELF AND CHILDREN. I AM DEMANDING THAT THIS BE PLACED ON MANDATORY RECALL, AT THE EXPENSE OF FORD MOTOR COMPANY. CURRENT MILEAGE: 90758
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11231103July 11, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
I STARTED MY TRUCK TO BACK OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND WHEN I WENT TO PRESS THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITH THE TRUCK ALMOST RUNNING INTO MY NEIGHBOR'S CURB. I PULLED BACK IN MY DRIVE WAY AND AGAIN THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR BARELY STOPPING THE TRUCK. I CHECKED THE BRAKE RESERVOIR BUT IT WAS FULL AND NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. HAVING TOWED TO DEALER, APPOINTMENT SCHEDULED FOR MONDAY 7/15/19.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11230664July 10, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE LOW BRAKE FLUID LEVEL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT REFILLED THE BRAKE FLUID AND THE WARNING INDICATOR TURNED OFF. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT RECHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID LEVEL AND SAW NO LEAKS UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. MALOUF FORD LINCOLN (2210 US HIGHWAY 1, NORTH BRUNSWICK TOWNSHIP, NJ 08902, (732) 951-0300) STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS; THEREFORE, THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,300.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11230479July 9, 2019
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
MY 2015 3.5 F150 HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING SUDDEN DOWNSHIFTING AT RANDOM TIMES. TYPICALLY, IT HAPPENS ONCE EVERY HUNDRED MILES OR SO AND TAKES THE GEARS FROM 5 OR 6 ALL THE WAY TO 1 OR 2 GEAR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IT IS SCARY ESPECIALLY SINCE WE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE PULLING A CAMPER ACROSS THE WEST FOR A FEW MONTHS. FIRST THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT IT WAS A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE SO I REPLACED THAT. NOW THEY ARE SAYING THAT IT IS SPARK PLUGS. APPARENTLY, FOUR OUT OF SIX MISFIRE AT THE SAME TIME RANDOMLY WHICH THEY SAID WOULD CAUSE THE DOWNSHIFT. HOWEVER, I JUST HAD THEM REPLACED WITH NEW BOOTS THREE MONTHS AGO. THE ISSUE DID START AFTER A DEALER TRANSFLUSH BUT I DO NOT KNOW IF IT IS A COINCIDENCE OR NOT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11230553July 9, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
DRIVING TO WORK AND THE LOW BRAKE FLUID WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT SOFT. ABOUT 1/2 MILE LATER, I TRIED THE BRAKES AGAIN AND THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITH ALMOST ZER0 STOPPING POWER. COASTED TO A STOP AND NO BRAKE FLUID IN THE RESEVOIR. NO SIGN OF LEAKAGE ANYWHERE. FIVE MINUTES ON GOOGLE AND I DISCOVER FORD RECALLED 271,000 2013 AND 2014 F150'S DUE TO DEFECTIVE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. WHEN THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILS, ALL THE BRAKE FLUID GETS SUCKED INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER, TOTALLY DISABLING THE BRAKING SYSTEM. I WAS VERY LUCKY TO GET THE VEHICLE OUT OF TRAFFIC AND STOPPED WITH OUT INCIDENT. BASED ON THE AFOREMENTIONED, YOU WOULD THINK FORD WOULD CERTAINLY REPAIR THIS DEFECTIVE MASTER CYLINDER AND RUINED BRAKE BOOSTER ON MY 2015 F150 WITH ONLY 49,500 MILES. SPOKE TO DEALERSHIP AND FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THE ANSWER WAS NO, YOUR 2015 F150 IS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11230595July 9, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE A 'LOW BREAK FLUID' WARNING ANNUNCIATED, AND ONCE ACKNOWLEDGED THE BREAK SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. I IMMEDIATELY EXITED THE INTERSTATE AND STOPPED AT A GAS STATION TO PURCHASE BREAK FLUID TO REPLENISH THE LEVEL. AS OF THIS TIME, THERE WAS NO NOTICEABLE CHANGE IN BREAKING OR THE FEEL OF MY BREAK PETAL. AFTER ADDING ALMOST THE ENTIRE PINT OF BREAK FLUID TO BRING THE LEVEL TO AN ACCEPTABLE LEVEL, I STARTED MY TRUCK AND THE BREAK SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ILLUMINATED. AS I STARTED TO PULL OUT OF THE PARKING SPOT, I NOTICED A SLIGHT CHANGE IN THE FEEL OF THE BREAK PETAL. SO I STOPPED ONCE AGAIN AND LOOKED AT THE BREAK SYSTEM (MASTER CYLINDER, BOOSTER, HOSES, LINES, ETC) BUT DID NOT IDENTIFY ANY DAMAGE OR SIGNS OF LEAKAGE. I RE-ENTERED THE TRUCK AND DROVE AROUND THE PARKING LOT FOR A MINUTE OR TWO AND WITHIN THIS TIME THE FEEL OF THE BREAK PETAL RETURNED TO NEAR NORMAL FEEL. IT WAS AT THIS TIME I RE-ENTERED THE INTERSTATE AND WITHIN LESS THAN ONE MILE OF TRAVEL THE 'LOW BREAK FLUID' WARNING ANNUNCIATED ONCE AGAIN, HOWEVER UPON PRESSING THE BREAK PETAL TO EXIT, THE BREAK PETAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD WITH LITTLE TO NO BREAKING RESULTS. I RESPONDED BY USING THE EMERGENCY/PARKING BREAK TO ASSIST WITH CONTROLLING THE TRUCK UNTIL I COULD REACH A SAFE LOCATION TO PARK THE TRUCK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11230311July 8, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
PULLED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY STEPPED ON THE BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR USED EMERGENCY BREAK OPEN THE HOOD TO FIND EMPTY RESERVOIR FILL THE RESERVOIR WITH FLUID FLUID STEPPED ON THE BRAKES TWO MINUTES LATER IT WAS ALL GONE WITH NO VISIBLE LEAKS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11230036July 8, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE FAILURE, BRAKE FLUID LOSS INTO MASTER CYLINDER RESULTING IN BRAKE PEDAL GOING ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR, NO BRAKING POWER. TRUCK WAS IN MOTION IN A MOUNTAIN REGION WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN VERY SERIOUS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11230058July 8, 2019
POWER TRAIN
THE TRUCK WILL, WITHOUT ANY WARNING, JUST BASICALLY CEASE TO RUN. ENGINE WILL SHAKE, TRUCK WILL QUIT MOVING UNDER ITS OWN POWER, AND SEVERAL SERVICE ADVISORIES WILL COME UP ON DASH SUCK AS "SERVICE DOWNHILL ASSIST, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL", AND A FEW OTHERS. I STOP, PUT IN PARK, TURN OFF TRUCK, RESTART, AND IT WILL BE CLEAR AND WILL GO AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES AND IS CURRENTLY BEING LOOKED AT BY A MECHANIC. 3 TIMES HAS HAPPENED ON ROADS WITH VERY LIGHT TRAFFIC. TWICE, WHILE GETTING ON INTERSTATE. TRUCK HAS 87,000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11229673July 5, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE FLUID WARNING LIGHT CAME ON LOST ALL BRAKES AFTER PARKING . BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. HAPPENED COMING OFF HIGHWAY .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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