10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
10 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
6 / 0
Average Mileage:
62,395 miles

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problem #155

Oct 012020

F-150

  • 135,000 miles
Have researched and found Ford recall 19S07, this is everything the truck is doing, no letters have been sent. How can I get a case number to take to dealership to have fixed

- Bonham, TX, USA

problem #154

Oct 102020

F-150

  • miles
While driving down the road the vehicle abruptly down shifts, dash board goes blank, wrench light pops up and speedometer zeros out. Forcing you to stop

- Lexington, AL, USA

problem #153

Sep 262020

F-150

  • 70,000 miles
On repeat occasions my truck speedometer will stop working, my odometer will read zero and my vehicle will not allow me to increase speed despite stepping on the gas. In order to resolve the issue I have had to turn the truck off and on again.

- Roanoke, VA, USA

problem #152

Apr 042020

F-150

  • 200,000 miles
Truck locked up on me on the highway doing 70+ mph & caused me to spin out & wreck. It's a recall for that issue that Ford will not fix for me because of mileage. Terrible customer service & endangered my life & others that day for a issue that they're responsible for.

- Hopewell, VA, USA

problem #151

Jul 152020

F-150 6-cyl

  • 94,250 miles
Unexpected transmission downshift to a 1st gear regardless of vehicle speed.

- Lakewood, OH, USA

problem #150

Jan 242020

F-150

  • 186,600 miles
Good morning, I have a 2011 F150 that is have a serious problem I would like to have resolved while driving the truck will down shift from 6th to 2nd at 70 miles per hour. It also will lose power and rear wheels will lock up.when coming to a stop and start again the truck makes a loud bang that feels like the drive shaft and trans. Are separating.while driving mph will go to 0 miles ph. And a tool will display on the dash.my truck has 187K on it and have been told that Ford will not fix the issue due to mileage I would hope that Ford cares more about my family's safety than the 37K miles past the warranty.this is a well known problem that needs to be fixed, Ford I hope you will fix my truck.it has already had the tps done didnt help, I need my truck for work and cant afford to get another at this time.help!!!!!

- Tucson, AZ, USA

problem #149

Jun 162020

F-150

  • 160,000 miles
The contact owns a 2011 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while his wife was driving out of a parking lot at 5 mph, the vehicle experienced unintended acceleration. No warning lights illuminated. As a result, the vehicle crashed into a parked vehicle, another vehicle that was exiting the parking lot and two pedestrians. Both pedestrians were injured and required medical attention. The contact stated that one of the pedestrian had to have surgery. The driver did not sustained injuries. The contact also mention the air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a tow lot. The dealer nor manufacturer were not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 160,000.

- Hialeah, FL, USA

problem #148

Apr 132020

F-150

  • 98,000 miles
I have had this happen twice but the speedometer doesn't work and won't come out of 1st or second gear. Luckily both times it was in my driveway after I started it. Codes P0720 and P0722 came up both times which is the speed sensor problem. There is or was a recall on this year and make, model and I need it fixed please. Thank you.

- Gainesville, FL, USA

problem #147

Apr 222020

F-150 8-cyl

  • 200,000 miles
The cruise control does not work because of a censor either up by the steering column or the sensor by the master cylinder under the hood ! it's about a $150 fix but I just got this truck and started driving it so I was shocked when I was having problems so early!! for a average person that is not much but for me I live in disability it sure takes the money away from food I was going to buy so it's a hardship. I love the truck and it's great but it's hard for me to get it fixed because I rely on the cruise control to keep the same speed when going down the highway. Please if there is anything you can do please let me know including sending me the part and I'll put it on it"S the cruise control sensor under the hood by the master cylinder. It release so the truck will slow down when the cruise control is turned off. Please and thank you. Have a blessed day [xxx] again thank you for your time. It's just hard for everyone right now. I know if I had the part I could fix it in 30 minutes! thank you sir or man I have talked to a lot of people and they said they are having the same problem as I am. I hope you can just send me the part if I need to buy it I sure will I"ll send the money as soon as I get the part ! please and thank you I really need your help I just don't have the cash until I get paid. Thank you again so much [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

- Aline, OK, USA

problem #146

Mar 042020

F-150

  • 125,000 miles
While driving it down shifts from 3 to 1, codes are P0705 and P0016. These should fall under the factory recall for 15N05 and 19N01 but Ford refuses to cover it. Truck not only downshifts but also clinics into gear from park to drive or reverse.

- Inver Grove Heights, MN, USA

problem #145

Dec 172019

F-150

  • 164,989 miles
Vehicle will down shift randomly and still haven't heard back from Ford about a remedy it's an open recall

- Sealy, TX, USA

problem #144

Sep 152019

F-150

  • 39,000 miles
After receiving recall 19S07-19V-075 by mail and having it reprogrammed by crater lake Ford medford, or the transmission shifts worse than the original. My vehicle was manufactured at Georgia plant. 3.7 flex fuel. I was in cruise control going down a mountain pass with my foot on the brake and the cruise control failed to disengage and then abruptly shifted to a lower gear. The cruise control works flawlessly on most grades. The problem only seems to occur when during on highways in the mountains. 39K miles. Way too many light bulbs have gone out on this model. Never off-roaded. Not a work truck. Never even towed anything. Since that downhill cruise control problem occurred, now I have an antifreeze coolant leak at the expansion overflow tank on the 3/4 quick disconnect hose. Vehicle has never overheated. Low speed high rev before shifting into 2nd gear. Cruise control problem only on highway going downhill. Did they mistakenly reprogram my F150 with wrong recall?

- Phoenix, OR, USA

problem #143

Dec 132019

F-150

  • 137,987 miles
Transmission shifted in to 2nd at 50 mph..lost control hit a fence pole..blew up my tranny..nobody will help with towing

- Cottonwood, AZ, USA

problem #142

Nov 222019

F-150

  • 190,000 miles
I was driving my Ford F150 about 45mph when all of a sudden there was a hard jerk. So hard I thought someone had hit me, then a wrench came on the screen. After it jerked it slow down drastically. I turned around and took it to O'reilly's auto and they hooked it up to that machine and it gave a code that had to do with a catalytic converter. I had to wait until thanksgiving holidays were over until that following Monday before I could take it to my mechanic and he hooked it up to his machine and said that one of the sensors was not registering then I remembered I had a recall on a sensor that had to do with the transmission so I took it to the Ford house. I didn't have the recall paper with me so they looked it up on their computer and said they were going to reprogram the software that goes to a sensor in my transmission. And it didn't fix the problem. It is still doing the same thing and it doesn't matter, there is no way I would ever take it out on the highway I don't even want to drive it any faster than like 25 miles an hour because it jerks so hard and there's no warning when it happens whatsoever. It's scary, very scary. My complaint is I did the recall and I don't know what to do next because it's still doing the same thing like I never I know when it will do it again. I don't know if it's through the code and is no longer programmed I don't know but it's unsafe and I'm scared to drive it at all because people honk at me afterwards because I go so slow so I turned my hazards on. People are rude now days if they have to follow someone driving super slow. Which I do because of the jerk and the sound it makes. Unsafe.

- Clovis, NM, USA

problem #141

Jan 022019

F-150

  • miles
Power train coming on all time / brake problems/ light coming on all times

- Silver Spring, MD, USA

problem #140

Jun 192019

F-150

  • 118,000 miles
Put truck in drive start traveling down the street and then the truck down shift and jerk really hard or traveling at about 45 mph and it has a hard shirt!

- Rio Rancho, NM, USA

problem #139

May 032019

F-150

  • miles
I was driveling my truck from 6 gear jump down to 1 gear. I stop turn off and turn back on my truck was fine after that but now doesn't change from the first gear. This happen in highway 26 lucedale ms.

- Lucedale, MS, USA

problem #138

Jan 292019

F-150

  • 112,000 miles
My F150 transmission started shifting from 3rd to 1st in January 2019 on a highway by my house. This happened a couple of times and I took to a transmission shop. Replaced the transmission and two weeks later I got the recall notice from Ford 19S07 in February. Ford said that if I took to a Ford dealer, they could help, but I didn't because I was not under warranty. I called a Ford dealer and in may they still do not have the software to fix. I would have not been able to use my truck since February. I feel that I'm stuck in the middle. What would Ford have done if I took to a Ford dealer in January?

- Allegan, MI, USA

problem #137

May 032019

F-150

  • 123,000 miles
The service advancetrac light comes on regularly while trying the steering wheel at low speeds. It used to not be as common, but has gotten worse I. the past 6 months. Today I tried slowing down while making a right turn and the steering G locked up on me mid-turn. Based on the same diagnostics as hundreds of others with this problem, it's indicated that the entire steering rack will need replaced. Ford knows about this problem with not just the 2011 models, but with the 2012 and 2013 models as well.

- Columbia, TN, USA

problem #136

Feb 012019

F-150

  • miles
Upon starting vehicle and beginning movement, the brakes do not work for a short time. Engine light has came on. Pressing on gas pedal movement is sluggish.

- Boston, KY, USA

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