10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
4 / 2
Injuries / Deaths:
3 / 1
Average Mileage:
64,952 miles

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problem #78

Sep 012023

F-150

  • miles
N/a

- Dallas, TX, USA

problem #77

Apr 262023

F-150

  • miles
Truck stalls in traffic. Also when hitting the brake. it stalls in reverse. it stalls while idling. Worst truck ever!! Severe safety issue ?

- Erie, PA, USA

problem #76

Dec 112022

F-150

  • miles
Got into accident I lent my vehicle to Daniel LeBlanc he has had my vehicle since October 2022 He gave permission to his girlfriend at the time she got into accident from black ice

- Londonderry , NH, USA

problem #75

Feb 012022

F-150

  • miles
Door latch not working. Doors flies open. Frozen or stuck. Doesnt latch all the time very dangerous. Happens parked and while driving

- Alexandria, KY, USA

problem #74

Jun 152020

F-150

  • 60,000 miles
The top of passenger dash has became a sticky surface and the paint will rub off. Truck only has 60K miles because it's my husbands pride. Vehicle stays in a garage with no natural light that could cause problem.

- Sylacauga, AL, USA

problem #73

Jul 172020

F-150

  • 79,950 miles
F150 stalls out randomly causing a hazard for other drivers and myself. Happens while in gear driving, reverse, etc.

- Upper Darby, PA, USA

problem #72

Jun 052019

F-150

  • 78,500 miles
The door latch of the rear "suicide" door will not open. The latch only moves back and forth, but the latch's cable will not engage. I checked and learned other F-150S has the same problem. Is this a "recall" issue?

- Haiku, HI, USA

problem #71

Jan 202020

F-150

  • 85,000 miles
Drivers door slung open eventhough it appeared latched when I turned a curve. It was 15 degrees outside at the time of incident. Could cause an accident.

- Godfrey, IL, USA

problem #70

Sep 012019

F-150

  • 128,000 miles
I took my truck in to get the steering shaft replaced and when the lifted up on the hoist they noticed that the frame in the front had a split in it up in the front part of the frame on the driver side of the vehicle and that the frame was very rusty. I then took it to another person to have it looked over to see if there was any way to weld the frame to fix the split. Upon his inspection, he found that the entire frame in the rear and the majority of the rest of the frame wasn't stable enough to handle a weld since the frame is rusted so bad the weld wouldn't hold. I then called and talked to Ford directly and they told me that I had to bring it into an authorized service center to have it inspected. Which I did and they also deemed the frame beyond repair. I then called Ford back and they told me that there was nothing that they could do for me since the vehicle was past 7 years. So, now I have an un-useable un-sellable vehicle. Upon some research, I found that that generation of Ford vehicles has had several hundred thousand vehicle recalls for the same issues frame deterioration and or faulty frame or chassis in multiple models. Upon further research, I have found that this seems to be a common problem for that generation Ford F150's as well however there is no recall for that vehicle. My truck only has 128,000 original miles on it and the motor its self probably would last another 150,000 miles or more. If I had not taken the vehicle in for service for any issues then I wouldn't have known that there was a frame issue and if I would have been in an accident my frame would have buckled no doubt about it since that is exactly what everyone has told me. I have a family of 5 and im sure that if we were in a serious reck it would not have been good. This is unacceptable for such a major manufacturer to turn their cheek and on top of it my family and their lives.

- Jackson, MI, USA

problem #69

May 162019

F-150

  • miles
Frame is rotting huge holes in frame. Vehicle has less than 110K miles

- Lima, OH, USA

problem #68

Mar 012018

F-150

  • 90,000 miles
Premature frame rot. I took my truck to a welder after failing my state safety inspection because of frame rot. The welder said he has worked on hundreds of frames for 2004 F150's. he said he started working on them in 2006. "worst frame ever, " he said. He couldn't believe they were never recalled based on how poorly they were designed.

- Saco, ME, USA

problem #67

Mar 262019

F-150

  • 97,000 miles
The frame is rotting on the in side of the frame

- Lorain, OH, USA

problem #66

Feb 232019

F-150

  • 0 miles
Frame of truck is completely rusted all the way thru at rear leaf spring attachment points. This will cause a total failure of the rear suspension and drive train.

- Temperance, MI, USA

problem #65

Oct 142018

F-150

  • 140,000 miles
Trailer hitch rusted away and broke towing a 26 ft rv trailer.truck has 140,000 miles and is in good shape no body rust.hitch is very unsafe and could have been very bad if it broke going down the highway.I have read other people having the same problem.I will be checking with Ford about this but I think a recall should be looked into also see www.car complains.com,2005 F150 trailer hitch problems

- Browns Mills, NJ, USA

problem #64

Aug 052018

F-150

  • 10 miles
The frame is totally rusted through.

- Stanardsville, VA, USA

problem #63

May 142018

F-150

  • 154,000 miles
Hercules tire recall 15T011000 included all trac A/T tires of various sizes for tread separation but not my size. My size tires 275/65R18 have plenty of tread however are suddenly showing signs of tread separation on all four tires. Hercules was contacted and they said my tires are out of warranty.

- Prudenville, MI, USA

problem #62

May 052018

F-150

  • 176,565 miles
Takata recall, I was parking my truck in a parking lot, I started the engine and put it on R, when I heard parking sensors sound I pushed the brake, put truck didn't stop and there was no brake. I put it to N then D to move it forward after touch for the car behind me. When I put it to D, the pedal hanged and engine went crazy to 4000 RPM and truck came like wild horse with no control, it crossed the parking lot and hit another car was parking in front of me in the other parking lot. After hitting the car in front, I succeeded to put it on P and turn the engine off. This crazy sudden increase in RPM and pedal stick and loosen brakes all in one second with out any warning could kill someone. Loosing control in such truck for seconds is something scary and unbelievable. Please check this gas stick and break sudden failure issue, as it is really dangerous. After the accident, the truck returned to normal operation without a sign for that instance crazy failure.

- Springfield, MO, USA

problem #61

Mar 052018

F-150

  • 99,500 miles
The manifold split and caused my vehicle to stall while completing a right hand turn. The truck doesn't want to drive starting from a light or stop sign. The truck is extremely loud. Wants to stall while sitting at a red light or stop sign.

- Eastpointe, MI, USA

problem #60

May 062017

F-150

  • 266,666 miles
Think I bought a lemon truck from Ford after spending a lot of money to try and keep truck running but after all the time and effort I put into the truck it will only go in reverse and engin sounds rough.

- Grants Pass, OR, USA

problem #59

Dec 242017

F-150

  • 133,789 miles
Excessive shaking at 40 mph+, trans fault light came on & off. Trouble using reverse would jerk & slip. Have replaced many parts recently

- West Hamlin, WV, USA

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