Ford F-150 Complaints (2018)

2,327 consumer complaints on file.

#11498617December 22, 2022
STRUCTURE:BODY, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
The truck was sitting in the driveway and out of nowhere the alarm went off. Go out to inspect and the vehicle is showing that the driver and left back door are not closed. The driver side door will not latch it opened up out of nowhere and will not latch. Apparently this issue is know with Ford trucks when it gets too cold. This is a safety issue because the door will just open while driving.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11498312December 20, 2022
POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2018 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the transmission was slipping with the engine revving. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was not yet taken to an independent mechanic or local dealer for diagnostic tests or repairs. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11497977December 19, 2022
WHEELS:RIM
The contact owns a 2018 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving approximately 60 MPH, the rear OEM passenger’s side rim inadvertently fractured in half. There was no warning prior to the failure. The contact stated that she was able to place the spare on the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 98,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11498034December 19, 2022
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I opened both front doors this morning after freezing temperatures last night. Once opened neither door would latch close. In order to get my truck to the Ford dealership, my passenger and I both had to physically hold the doors closed while going down the highway. This is the second time this has happened.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11497697December 16, 2022
STRUCTURE:BODY
Drivers door fails to latch, appears to be similar to Freezing issue on NHTSA Recall ID: 17V652000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11497293December 13, 2022
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
radio and camera do not work full screen does not turn on
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11497046December 12, 2022
BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA
Radio, SYNC system. safety concern, no back up camera. Radio would work intermittent, many complaints on the web.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11497066December 12, 2022
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:REAR WINDOW
12 Dec 2022. In southern Maryland I started my truck remotely. About 15 minutes later I went out to the truck, opened up the back rear door and placed a roll of Christmas paper on the floor. I closed the door and then a loud explosion took place. The Rear window (Not door windows), with a center motorized sling window, had completed shattered throwing glass all over the covered truck bed and inside of the back seat. No one was in the car when I closed the door. Did an internet search and this is a major problem with these trucks in the USA and Canada. Called 2 Ford dealers. First was no help at all and the other professed to look into it and has not called back. Contacted my insurance Company and it is covered but I have to pay a $1,000 deductible. This is a serious hazard to anyone sitting in the back seat. There are currently no recalls for this issue just a leaking back window recall. Thank you.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11497134December 12, 2022
POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2018 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving approximately 60 MPH and merging onto the highway, the vehicle independently shifted out of low gear and into high gear but lost forward momentum. The contact stated that the vehicle was revving; however, the vehicle failed to respond as needed. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that the gear shift indicator was intermittently inoperable. The contact stated that the failure had become a recurring failure. The contact stated that she attempted to pull off the roadway to attempt to get the transmission to work correctly. The contact had taken the vehicle to a local dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that the transmission needed to be rebuilt or replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 60,350.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11497136December 12, 2022
POWER TRAIN
Truck was in first gear and pulled out into intersection to make left turn. When depressing gas pedal no power to truck and was almost t boned in the middle of intersection. The issue has happened multiple times when driving. The vehicle has only been looked at by mechanic who recommended it be taken back to ford dealership due to transmission issues that should be under powertriain warranty 5years 60,000 miles. Issue started happening with approx 45,000 miles and now has 51000 miles as of december 2022.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11496453December 7, 2022
ENGINE
The contact owns a 2018 Ford F-150. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle, there was a rattling sound coming from the engine compartment. The contact indicated that the failure was present during cold starts. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who diagnosed that the engine cam phasers were faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 61,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11496501December 7, 2022
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE:BODY, ENGINE
Vehicle had electrical issues - Diagnosis by dealership was water damage to the Body Control Module. This module is inside the cabin on the front passenger area by their feet/legs. The issues included - flashers goin off, horn going off, truck bed gate dropping open - while parked and while driving down highway, and entire vehicle just shutting down while ALL of the issues happened at once. People have been put at risk by the gate dropping and the immediate shut down of an operating vehicle. The dealer was able to reproduce the problem. I had it happen twice. I have since identified that it is something that is a known issue on F150 forums. So much so that the likely cause of the water damage has been identified, and forwarded to the manufacturer. They are not fixing the issue. Manufacturer's dealership technician identified the water damage as the root cause. Required a replacement Body Control Module. Possible warning signs: Noted by myself and others. Emergency flashers randomly going off. Power drain on batteries. Horn going off randomly. Root cause: Unsealed seam between body panels under the hood in the engine bay. Leaking water falls on firewall and then onto the Body Control Module electrical component. Shorting will eventually ensure. This can happen any time. F150 forum thread documenting the likely culprit leaking seam: https://www.f150forum.com/f118/water-leak-cowl-seam-474781/
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11496164December 5, 2022
POWER TRAIN
This is a messed up known issue with Ford F-150 2013-2018 model years with intermittent/unintended 4WD engagement. The system would lose vacuum and cause the hub to attempt 4WD engage at speed with loud grinding noise. Dealer for longest time could not/would not properly diagnose until I physically brought in the service bulletin. Ford’s fix is to seal the vacuum hose and disable 2wd. And run AWD 24/7. #1 - lost 3-4 mpg average #2 - wore out the wheel bearing at 45,000mi. That was a $750 repair. Totally unacceptable!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11495736December 2, 2022
POWER TRAIN
My truck has been shifting hard into 3rd gear in the mornings when the transmission is cold. I have reported to ford and a fix was attempted but nothing got better. This morning while taking my kids to school the 10 speed automatic transmission downshifted from 7th to 2nd gear while going 45 miles per hour. It reved the engine super high and slowed the truck quickly. It feels unsafe and I'm scared to put my family in my truck.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11495741December 2, 2022
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
2018 Ford F-150 in 28 degree temperature the driver's door latch failed and will not latch and stay closed causing an extremely unsafe and hazardous condition.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11495839December 2, 2022
STRUCTURE:BODY
The driver's door freezes, so once the door is opened it will not latch closed until the door is warmed up. Additionally, the door can catch when closed, but if any pressure is put on the door, it pops open because the latch or mechanism is frozen and will not function properly. This has happened multiple times now, and Ford has stated that we don't live in a 'cold' climate region, so the can not get the cold weather 'repair' to fix this issue. I believe this is a significant safety issue, I can't drive the vehicle until the weather warms up so the door latch will work again.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11495238November 29, 2022
POWER TRAIN, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
The transmission skips gears. It shifts from 1 to 3 and 3 to 5 skipping 2 and 4 gears and I took to dealership and they said it’s normal. When it shifts from 3 to 5 it’s jerks all the time and it’s not a smooth shift like every other shifts so there’s something wrong with transmission or software. Recently I had issues while driving on freeway around 70-75 mph the truck was on 10th gear and it automatically shifted to 1 and then 5 then 6 then 9 and then shifted to 10. It happened like 2-3 from when I had this truck. When it did that it lost acceleration momentarily. Feel really unsafe when it does that because it can cause a wreck. The truck don’t have engine light on but it definitely have some transmission issues and dealerships doesn’t respond as there’s no codes and I have extended warranty and dealership wants to charge me money for inspection. Please review my concern.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11495359November 29, 2022
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:INFOTAINMENT:VIDEO (TOUCH)SCREEN/MONITOR/UNIT
There is a noticeable lag in the infotainment system whenever an input from the steering wheel is changed or the screen is touched. The navigation screen shows "no gps" and the maps stop working frequently. There are times the touch screen is black and completely unresponsive. The bluetooth connection with my phone connects and disconnects constantly also. The usb ports directly beneath the radio frequently don't work either. Safety is effected because of increased time looking away from the road trying to answer calls or get directions through the navigation system. The problem has not been inspected because I haven't been to the dealer since this first started happening. There were no warning lamps. The only indicators were that the bluetooth connection for my phone was dropped and the "no gps" was displayed on the maps. This first appeared about 3 months ago.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11495048November 27, 2022
STRUCTURE:BODY
Tailgate opens while driving and has occurred many times.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11494929November 25, 2022
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2018 Ford F150 with 5.0L V8, front drivers wheel bearings are failing prematurely. My vehicle showed symptoms around 40k miles and replacing both sides wheel hubs at 50k miles. Online Ford forums are have common threads of people addressing the wheel bearing failures and most common with the V8s. OEM parts for each wheel hub from the dealer were $400each. If unaddressed the wheel bearing could fail causing serious safety risks. Owners manual scheduled maintenance does not list replacement of wheel bearings within the first 150k miles.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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