Ford F-150 Complaints (2015)

1,746 consumer complaints on file.

#11229191July 3, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
LOST BRAKES ON THE FREEWAY THIS MORNING. I HAD TO PUT IT ON FIRST GEAR AND USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKES. THANK GOD TRAFFIC WAS SLOW I HAD MY DAUGHTER WITH ME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11228613July 1, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITH MY TWO CHILDREN IN THE IN IT, THE BRAKE FLUID LIGHT CAME ON. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE BRAKES BEGAN TO FAIL. THE PEDAL BEGAN TO HAVE LESS RESISTANCE AND WOULD BARELY STOP. THANKFULLY THIS OCCURRED AS SHE WAS ARRIVING TO OUR HOUSE. I CHECKED IT MYSELF AS SOON AS I COULD THE NEXT MORNING AND THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO RESISTANCE ON THE PEDAL AS IT WOULD JUST GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. HAD THIS HAPPENED AS WE WERE DRIVING A LONGER DISTANCE, IT COULD HAVE ENDED VERY BADLY AS THERE WERE NO EARLY WARNING SIGNS TO MY FLUID LEVEL BEING LOW. I ADDED FLUID AND TEST DROVE IT AROUND THE BLOCK. IT SEEMED TO WORK NORMALLY AGAIN. HOWEVER, AS I GOT INTO THE TRUCK THE NEXT MORNING, I EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11228780July 1, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
SUDDEN LOSS OF BRAKING FLUID AND POWER WHILE IN MOTION. FLUID FILLED THE BOOSTER WITH ABOUT 4 INCHES OF BRAKING FLUID FROM RESERVOIR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11228382June 29, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
COMPLETE FRONT BRAKE FAILURE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11228294June 28, 2019
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S THROTTLE COMPLETELY FAILED AND SEVERAL UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HOLMES TUTTLE FORD LINCOLN (660 W AUTO MALL DR, TUCSON, AZ 85705, (866) 930-6255) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11222798June 26, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ON WEDNESDAY, 6-26-19 AT APPROX. 3:15 PM MY TRUCK WAS SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY AND HAD BEEN PARKED THERE SINCE APPROX. NOON MONDAY. TEMP. WAS IN THE LOW 90'S WITH PARTIAL SUN. THE TRUCK WAS SITTING IN PARTIAL SHADE. I GOT INTO THE TRUCK TO RUN ERRANDS AND SHUT THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. I THEN HEARD A POP AND SOMETHING MOVING. I COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS HAPPENING SINCE I HADN'T EVEN STARTED THE ENGINE YET. I LOOKED BACKWARDS TO WHERE THE SOUND WAS COMING FROM AND THAT'S WHEN I SAW THE ENTIRE REAR WINDOW HAD EXPLODED AND WAS IN A MILLION PIECES. SHARDS WERE INSIDE THE TRUCK, ON THE CONCRETE, IN THE BED OF THE TRUCK AND IN BETWEEN THE CAB AND THE BED OF THE TRUCK. MOST OF THE SHARDS LANDED OUTSIDE THE CAB. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT CAUSED THIS. I'VE HAD THE TRUCK SINCE IT WAS NEW. FIRST AS MY COMPANY WORK TRUCK AND THEN I PURCHASED IT AS PART OF MY RETIREMENT. THE TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND TO MY KNOWLEDGE THE REAR WINDOW HAS NEVER BEEN DAMAGED. THE WINDOW WAS A SOLID CAN BE HEATED. IT EXPLODED SO BAD THERE IS REALLY NO PICTURE NEEDED. ALL THAT REMAINS OF GLASS IS WHAT IS GLUED DOWN ON THE EDGES. I'M GETTING IT REPAIRED TOMORROW. LOCAL FORD DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT ACTED LIKE THIS WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM; ONE SAID WE WILL FIX IT IF YOUR INSURANCE WILL PAY OF IT. ANOTHER PERSON SAID WOW, THAT'S UNUSUAL WE CAN'T HELP YOU, CALL FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE. I'VE SEEN MANY INSTANCES ON THE INTERNET OF THE VERY SAME THING HAPPENING AND ALSO WHEN THE VEHICLE IS MOVING. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPEN IF I HAD MY GRANDCHILDREN IN THEIR SEATS AND THAT WINDOW DID THAT. I GOT CUT ENOUGH JUST CLEANING UP THE MESS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11222351June 25, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING ON A TWO-LANE ROAD, MY ENGINE WENT TO "LIMP" MODE, NO POWER, ROUGH IDLE AND THE DASH WARNING LIGHTS (WRENCH, CHECK SERVICE MANUAL ETC.) ALL LIT UP. NO POWER AND COSTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. SHUT OFF, THEN VEHICLE STARTED NORMALLY BEFORE DOING IT A 2ND TIME. HAD TOWED TO THE FORD DEALER (RAY SCHULTENS, THE DALLES OREGON). DIAGNOSED AS FAULTY THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY (FORD TSB 16-0139) NOT COVERED UNDER POWERTRAIN WARRANTY BUT THIS CONDITION MAKES THE VEHICLE INHERENTLY UNSAFE WITH NO ABILITY TO CONTROL ENGINE POWER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11222385June 25, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY, WHEELS
DESIGN FLAW IN VISTA SUNROOF ON SUPERCREW TRUCKS IS A KNOWN ISSUE TO LEAK. THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT BUT REQUIRES A $1200-$1500 REPAIR FEE. IN ADDITION, KNOWN FLAW IN LUG NUTS EXPANDING TO POINT OF NOT BEING ABLE TO REMOVE WHEELS. COAT TO REPLACE ANOTHER KNOWN DEFECT IS $14 PER LUG NUT.MAJOR ISSUES SHOULD BE COVERED WHEN RELATED TO LOCKED WHEELS AND WATER LEAKAGE INTO PASSENGER COMPARTMENT DURING OPERATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11222440June 25, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE
MY 2015 F150 WITH 100,700 MILES ON IT COMPLETELY STALLED ON ME WHILE PULLING INTO TRAFFIC. I LOST ALL CONTROL AND HAD NO THROTTLE RESPONSE AND THE TRUCK WENT INTO IDLE MODE AND WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING UNTIL I PUT IN PARK AND THEN TURNED THE TRUCK OFF AND THEN RESTARTED THE TRUCK. RAN MY CODES AND NOTICED THAT IT SHOWED A P2112 CODE WHICH WAS A FAULT WITH THE THROTTLE BODY RESPONSE. THIS CAUSED MY TRUCK TO COMPLETELY LOSE ALL FUNCTION IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION WITH CROSS TRAFFIC. LUCKILY THERE WERE PEOPLE TURNING TO PREVENT AN 18 WHEELER FROM COMING TOWARDS ME AND THE SPEED LIMIT OF 55 MPH. THIS IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE FOR THIS TO JUST SHUTDOWN LIKE THIS AND CAUSE SERIOUS DANGER FOR MYSELF AND THOSE DRIVING AROUND ME. AFTER READING ONLINE IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY'S. THIS IS NOT OK!!!! I REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY MYSELF WITHOUT PAYING $800 AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP. THIS HAS TO BE ADDRESSED FOR SAFETY REASONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11222604June 25, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
THIS AFTERNOON I LEFT WORK TO DRIVE HALF A MILE TO MY SON'S DAYCARE WHEN THE LOW BRAKE FLUID LIGHT CAME ON. ONCE PARKED AT DAYCARE I CHECKED ALL LINES, WHEELS, AND UNDER THE HOOD AND HAD NO INDICATION OF ANY LEAKS. I WENT INSIDE TO GET MY SON AND CAME BACK OUT AND AS I STARTED TO DRIVE AWAY I FOUND MY BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR WITH ZERO PRESSURE AND THE BRAKES WERE TOTALLY FAILED. I HAD A FRIEND BRING ME A LARGE BOTTLE OF BRAKE FLUID AND I REFILLED THE RESERVOIR. I DID A SHORT TEST DRIVE AROUND THE DAYCARE AND THAT WAS ENOUGH TO LOWER THE FLUID LEVEL. I LIVE 3.1 MILES AWAY FROM THE DAYCARE SO DECIDED TO CAREFULLY DRIVE HOME. I HAD TO STOP 3 TIMES TO REFILL THE RESERVOIR WHEN THE LOW FLUID LIGHT CAME ON BEFORE THE BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY, AGAIN. I WENT THROUGH 4 BOTTLES OF BRAKE FLUID IN 3 MILES, STILL WITH NO INDICATION OF ANY LEAKS. I FEEL VERY FORTUNATE THAT THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN TO ME WHILE DRIVING AT GREATER SPEEDS AND/OR ON A BUSY ROAD. I NOW HAVE TO DEAL WITH MISSED WORK AND TRYING TO GET MY TRUCK TO A DEALERSHIP AND REPAIRED, WHILE BEING A SINGLE PARENT OF A TODDLER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11222032June 24, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE REAR PASSENGER POWER DOOR LOCK INTERMITTENTLY FAILS TO UNLOCK THE DOOR AND IT WILL NOT WORK MANUALLY. THIS POSES A SAFETY HAZARD IF SOMEONE NEEDED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE IN AN EMERGENCY. THE NHTSA 17V-652 RECALL HAS BEEN PERFORMED ALTHOUGH THE LATCH WAS NOT REPLACED WHICH IS RELATED TO THIS ISSUE AS WELL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11221408June 20, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE DRIVING AND LOW BRAKE LIGHT FLUID LIGHT COMES ON NO WARNING. LOSE ALL BRAKING ABILITY. FAILURE OF THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER. FROM LOOKING ONLINE THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THESE TRUCKS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11221508June 20, 2019
VISIBILITY/WIPER
WIPERS TURN ON AND STAY ON WHILE DRIVING. ROAD CONDITIONS HAD NO EFFECT. THE COURTESY WIPER WAS TURNED OFF. EVEN THOUGH THE WIPER SWITCH WAS TURNED OFF THE WIPERS WOULD STILL COME ON AND STAY ON. I TOOK IT TO FORD AND THEY SAID THE WIPER SWITCH WAS BAD. CHARGED ME $300 TO MAKE THE REPAIR. FORD TECHNICIAN SAID THE SWITCH IN THE STEERING COLUMN WENT BAD. OF COARSE THIS HAPPENED AT 41,000 MILES AND FORD DECLINED TO WARRANTY IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11221108June 19, 2019
POWER TRAIN, STEERING, SUSPENSION
TAKATA RECALL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11221027June 18, 2019
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THROUGH TOWN AT 35MPH LOST ALL ACCELERATION, MESSAGE ON THE SCREEN SAID SEE MANUAL, SERVICE ADVANCETRAC, HILL DESCENT CONTROL FAULT AND COLLISION WARNING NOT AVAILABLE. STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, COULD NOT GET OFF THE ROAD. SHUT VEHICLE OF THEN ON AGAIN AND DROVE FOR HALF A MILE BEFORE IT DID IT AGAIN. THIS TIME I WAS ABLE TO MOVE FROM TRAFFIC AND PARK SAFELY VEHICLE WILL IDLE BUT NOT MOVE. THIS HAPPENED TEN TIMES IN TWO DAYS IN VARYING TRAFFIC CONDITIONS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11220839June 18, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TRUCK WENT INTO LIMP MODE AFTER STOPPING FOR A RED LIGHT. THIS HAPPENED TWICE ONE DAY. DEALERSHIP SAID THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY. WHEN IN LIMP IT TOOK FOREVER TO GET THROUGH THE INTERSECTION, LONG ENOUGH THAT THE LIGHT CHANGED BACK TO RED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11220778June 17, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
VEHICLE HAS 63,000 MILES AND TODAY THE WARNING LOW BRAKE FLUID LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING HOME. AT THAT POINT THE BRAKES WE FUNCTIONING NORMALLY. THERE WAS A AUTO PARTS STORE A FEW MILES FROM MY LOCATION SO I DIVERTED TO THE STORE. I THOUGHT I WAS EITHER TOPPING OFF FLUID OR WOULD FIND A BROKEN LINE WHEN I ARRIVED. AT THE TURN INTO THE PARKING LOT THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR NEARLY NO BRAKING POWER ONLY GOING 5 MILES AN HOUR OR LESS. AT THE STORE I INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND NO LEAKS. THE RESERVOIR WAS VERY LOW. I REPLACE THE FLUID TO THE CORRECT LEVEL AND CONTINUED HOME. WITHIN 5 MILES THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I PROCEEDED 2 MORE MILES HOME TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. I FOUND THE RESERVOIR LOW AGAIN, I THOROUGHLY INSPECTED FOR LEAKS AND FOUND NOTHING ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE CYLINDER OR ANY LINES. THE I BEGAN TO RESEARCH THE PROBLEM. I WILL NOW CONTACT THE DEALER TO ARRANGE FOR REPAIRS. I AM SUSPECT THAT SOMETHING INTERNALLY TO THE CYLINDER IS LEAKING. WHERE ELSE WOULD 10OZ OF FLUID GO? IF ANYONE FROM FORD IS READING THIS (NATIONAL SAFETY MANAGER...) IT'S NOT JUST THE GOODS OR SERVICES YOU PROVIDE THAT MATTERS. INTEGRITY COUNTS, AND THE LONG-TERM SUCCESS OF YOUR BUSINESS DEPENDS ON IT. I TEACH MY CHILDREN THAT LYING, CHEATING AND STEALING ARE UNACCEPTABLE. I EXPECT INTEGRITY IN MY EMPLOYEES, IT MATTERS. TIME TO STEP UP BEFORE SOMETHING DEADLY HAPPENS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11220413June 16, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
ON MORNING OF 5/25/19, I WAS TRAVELING IN KENTUCKY ABOUT 180 MILES FROM HOME, WHEN I RECEIVED A LOW BRAKE FLUID MESSAGE. THE BRAKE FLUID TANK WAS ABOUT 1/2 FULL. I WAS IN TOWN AND WENT AHEAD AND PICKED UP A BOTTLE OF RECOMMENDED FLUID AND ADDED A BIT MORE, AND ERROR LIGHT WENT OUT. BRAKE PRESSURE SEEMED GOOD AT THAT TIME. A FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD I LOST ALL BRAKE PRESSURE. THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, NO BRAKE AT ALL. I WAS ON A TWO LANE ROAD AND LET THE TRUCK COAST UNTIL I COULD PULL IT OFF THE SIDE OF HIGHWAY. I CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID LEVEL AGAIN AND TANK WAS TOTALLY EMPTY. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND HAD IT TOWED TO CLOSEST FORD DEALERSHIP. I HAD TO CATCH A RIDE TO PICK UP A RENTAL TO DRIVE HOME. DEALERSHIP FOUND MASTER CYLINDER LEAKING INTO BRAKE BOOSTER. THEY REPLACED BOTH BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER AND BOOSTER. THEY CHECKED FOR RECALLS ON THIS ISSUE BUT THIS YEAR AND MODEL TRUCK IS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. WE PICKED UP THE REPAIRED TRUCK ON 5/31. WE WERE ABOUT TWO MILES DOWN THE ROAD AFTER PICKING UP, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WE TURNED AROUND AND TOOK TRUCK BACK TO DEALERSHIP. THEY CHECKED ERROR CODE AND TURNED OFF MESSAGE. WE WERE ABOUT 80 MILES DOWN ROAD WHEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. WE DROVE ABOUT 100 MILES TO HOME AND CALLED OUR LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP. THEY FOUND TAKE FLUID WAS CLOGGING THE VAC SUPPLY AND THE MANIFOLD INTAKE. THEY HAD TO REMOVE THE MANIFOLD INTAKE TO CLEAN ALL THE BRAKE FLUID OUT OF THE VACCINE HOSES. FINAL REPAIR WAS ON JUNE 7. BOTH REPAIRS TOTALED $1337.15, AND A CAR RENTAL AND AN EXTRA NIGHT'S HOTEL STAY. ALL THE FINANCIAL CHARGES SEEM MINOR COMPARED TO THE SCARE WE HAD ON A NARROW TWO LANE HIGHWAY WITH NO BRAKES. WE FEEL BLESSED WE WERE ABLE TO SAFELY PULL CAR OFF THE ROAD. THIS MODEL TRUCK SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN FORDS BRAKE RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE HAS A MAJOR ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11220457June 16, 2019
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN I STARTED THE CAR, PUT IT IN DRIVE, THE TRUCK WENT TO FULL THROTTLE ON ITS OWN WITHOUT TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR, AND IT TOOK OFF AT AN EXCESSIVE SPEED. I TRIED BRAKING, BUT IT JUST THREW ME INTO A POWER SLIDE. SO, ONCE I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO STRAIGHTEN THE CAR WITHOUT FLIPPING IT, I COULD TURN LOOSE WITH ONE HAND AND KILL THE ENGINE. THAT'S THE ONLY WAY IT WOULD STOP. I WAS FORCED TO GO THROUGH THE YARD WITH THINGS FLYING OUT OF THE BED OF THE TRUCK RUINING A 5 GALLON CAN OF PAINT WE HAD MIXED TO PAINT THE INSIDE OF THE HOUSE. I AM A PROFESSIONAL TRUCK DRIVER, AND THIS SCARED THE DEATH OUT OF ME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11220276June 15, 2019
STEERING
STEERING LOCKS UP & JERKS & THROWS UP ALARMS. STEERING ASSIST FAULT SERVICE REQUIRED. THANKFULLY I WAS PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY. OTHER RECENT ALARMS. SERVICE ADVANCED TRACK. BUT WENT AWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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