The contact owns a 2011 Ford F-150. While driving 65 mph, there was an explosive sound under the hood. The driver was able to coast the vehicle onto the road shoulder. The vehicle was towed to the contact's home. An independent mechanic arrived and found that one of the engine pistons failed and penetrated the engine, which caused the engine to explode. The vehicle was taken to an unknown dealer, but was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and provided case number: 24890103. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000.

- Tallahassee, FL, USA

Only 98,000 miles on this very well maintained truck. No engine issue, no issues at all, , and as I accelerated to pass a slow moving vehicle, which means my turbos kicked in, my engine blew up. There was a clunck and then nothing. There is actually a hole in my engine block. This never should have happened. This engine is not built to withstand the turbos. I am aware of this happening to 4 other people with the exact same ecoboost motor. I have contact D Ford and no one will take responsibility for this.

- Sebewaing, MI, USA

In 2016 I went to get recall repaired from franklin tn dealership I purchased the truck from, they refused, in 2019, they claim that the software was not available from Ford, online in emails to another dealer, I have not been told when to bring truck in to get all recalls repaired. Both dealerships are in tn. When in first gear, the truck will jerk back down and won't allow me to go to 2nd gear without pressing hard on gas, loud fan noise from the hood, breaks go to the floor and I have to pump to feel truck slowing down, air and heat continue to not work, air won't get cool and heat won't get hot, both dealerships have refused to repair or blamed Ford for not giving them what they needed to fix the recalls. I am documenting so my family will be able to give this to attorney. The down shift happens when the truck is in drive moving on any and every street, parking lot, stop light/sign. The loud fan noise from the engine only happens when the truck is started, the brakes have been going to the floor for 8 years at different times of the day/night when driving.

- Whites Creek, TN, USA

I have been hearing rattling noise most every time I start my truck for quite some time and had suspected it to be a timing chain issue after researching this on line and finding numerous others having the same problem. However, when I took it in, the repair shop couldn't find an error code. Until this past week when my check engine light finally appeared. Now it is in the shop getting the timing chains replaced at a proposed cost of $3,400! I, like many many others, believe this is a recall issue though Ford seems to be ignoring it. After losing a transmission earlier this year due to an official recall issue (output speed sensor (oss) failure that resulted in sudden downshifting to 1st gear at high speeds, which cost me over $7,000., I now face another $3,400 in costs due to another flawed component in my 2011 Ford F150. Looks like I will be paying for my truck a couple times! Ford should step up on this! I'd get rid of this truck if I could.

- Gillette, WY, USA

While driving on hwy at 55mph the transmission shifted from 6th to 3rd gear causing the truck to rapidly slow down mid traffic was able to pull over to the shoulder and stop this is the second time took it to the dealer they did something worked for a little but did not fix problem.

- Madison Wi, WI, USA

Timing chain stretch, code P0016

- Trenton, MI, USA

The timing chain was stretched and the end result is a bad engine. I purchased the truck in 2015 and only put 40,000 miles on it. The truck has a total of 110,000 miles. This model (ecoboost)has had numerous issues with the timing chain and Ford refuses to do anything about it because it's not a " safety hazard ". I did the oil changes always at the recommended time and took good care of the truck. I reached out to the Ford dealership I purchased it from and they will not help. In fact, I was told by the service department manager they were surprised this didn't happen sooner. This is a notorious issue and Ford dirty little secret.

- Springfield, IL, USA

Truck has 110,000 and requires engine replacement. Engine made rattle noise upon cold start up due to timing chain stretch. Cam shaft has broken off

- Rock Hill, SC, USA

Throttle body needs replaced after 120000 miles after car stalled into 'limp mode' going highway speeds causing a dangerous situation. Truck diagnosed at baxter Ford South in omaha ne and anderson Ford in libcoln ne. This is a safety concern when the truck gave no warning signs and just hesitated and slowed down with little or no response to throttling. There are hundreds of cases of this with the Ford F-150 2011. There have been other Ford around that year that have had throttle body issues. I don't know why this is. It a recall?

- Lincoln, NE, USA

The truck on its own downshifted to 1st gear while driving on the freeway at 65-70mph. The check engine light came on. This happened 3 times. The obd error code P0720. The dealer could not find anything wrong with it and returned it without any updates to the software or replacing the speed sensor.

- Redlands, CA, USA

The contact owns a 2011 Ford F-150. While driving 55 mph, the vehicle shifted into first gear on its own. The contact coasted the vehicle over to the side of the road and powered off the engine. The vehicle was restarted and was able to drive normally. The vehicle was taken to bill marsh Ford (located at 408 w mile rd, kalkaska, mi 49646, (231) 258-9192) where the transmission was upgraded. The vehicle was repaired. On another occasion, the engine performed as if it were misfiring. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the engine and timing chain needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. After leaving the independent mechanic and while at a stop sign, the vehicle stalled and the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle failed to start and was towed to the contact's residence. The vehicle was later taken to another independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that he replaced the timing chain on his own, but not the engine. The vehicle was later taken to bill marsh Ford gaylord (located at 1928 otsego ave, gaylord, mi 49735, (989) 732-6737) where it was diagnosed that the engine valve on the left bank failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired due to the repair fees and still remained at the dealer. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and did not assist. The contact was referred to NHTSA. The approximate failure mileage was 96,000.

- Bellaire, MI, USA

Loss of power while driving on interstate. Whether accelerating to pass or the need to accelerate in any instance or any time!! in a recent trip via interstate the truck lost power !! if I would have been traveling on secondary roads and attempting to pass, I do not believe I would have made it. Check engine light came on! I brought it to the repair shop and they ran tests on it and said it did code dtcp0016 when deleting the code it would come back!!! I have parked the truck and was told there were numerous complaints to the ntsb on same problems. I bought the truck new and it only has 56000 miles on it an the Ford service said it was out of warranty I believe this is a safety problem that needs to be addressed!!!

- Granville, IL, USA

The contact owns a 2011 Ford F-150. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to crank and start intermittently. On several occasions, the contact had to wait a brief moment before the vehicle would restart after several attempts. In addition, when the gear was changed, the gear indicator would not display on the instrument panel. Also, the "prndl" illumination failed to illuminate. Long mcarthur Ford (3450 S 9th St, salina, ks 67401, (785) 823-2237) and the manufacturer indicated that the vehicle was excluded from manufacturer campaign number: 12C123 and NHTSA campaign number: 12V190000 (power train, exterior lighting) due to the mileage. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer provided no assistance. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 145,000.

- Salina, KS, USA

Driving about 80 miles per hour, the engine battery light and overheating light came on, pulled over to find that the pulley by the idler pulley came off with part of the engine block. This should not have happened.

- Lakeland, FL, USA

Vehicle runs rough and throws a check engine light. When the engine is warm it runs smoother. After trouble shooting possible problems, it was determined to probably be a sticky valve. It is my understanding, there was a recall on this particular issue. I want to know if this truck was serviced and the issue corrected while owned by the original owner. If yes, it is broken again.

- Kennewick, WA, USA

When entering interstate in rain engine misfired truck slowed. Ford engineers modified boost intake charged me $274.80 to correct design flaw.

- Springville, TN, USA

Truck had had a recall on the issues that we are having. Now we have been told that recall no long exist and that it was taken off of recall. We are having trouble with the transmission range senor circuit. Code P705 and it's hoing to cost almost $600 to fix. Is there still at recall on this?

- Paris, TX, USA

The engine revs and RPM suddenly increase regardless of gear. After the mph and rest of front display goes blank. After pulling over shutting of engine and restarting the truck the system resets. Very dangerous at high speeds.

- Louisville, KY, USA

While driving down the highway the fault code for timing chain P0016 came on and engine seized in the middle of the highway. I lost all power steering and brake power which caused me to almost collide with other vehicles trying to get off the highway with no power. After finally getting truck on the off ramp it took all I had to get it to stop at the intersection putting my life and the driver of the SUV at the intersection life in danger.

- Flint, MI, USA

My check engine light came on, code scanned was P0016. The code scanner states it's an issue with the timing chain loosening over time. The truck has a very prominent rattle sound for about 2-3 seconds upon an initial start up in the cold weather. The other day I went to pass someone, and lost power in the engine and my truck would not accelerate past the car. Ford is aware of the issue, as people all over the country and Canada are having the same issue with 2011-2012 Ford F150 with the ecoboost engine. To me this seems like an obvious safety issue that Ford should take care of. Seems like an engineering flaw to me. The timing chain coming loose, and engine rattling like it's coming apart has to be causing damage as time goes on. The problem I had while trying to pass the car was on a lane 55mph road.

- Toledo, OH, USA