10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 7
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
54,764 miles

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problem #132

Oct 132022

F-150

  • miles
TEMPORARY DOWNSHIFT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO MAINTAIN HIGHWAY SPEED. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND THE PART THEY NEED IS UNAVABLE. aBLE TO DRIVE THE TRUCK IN MANUAL UNTIL THE PROBLEM BEGAN HAPPENING WHILE IN MANUAL, TRUCK IS NOT DRIVABLE.

- Roseburg, OR, USA

problem #131

Nov 012022

F-150

  • miles
The vehicle would down shift aggressively into first gear. The speedometer and gear displays would not function showing 0mph while driving. The vehicle would move through gears erratically. Driver and passengers would be jerked forward.The vehicle has been inspected by an authorized Ford dealer. There were no indicator lights at the start of the issue. Indicator light appeared after multiple incidents spanning over a few months.

- Bucyrus, OH, USA

problem #130

Aug 282022

F-150

  • miles
Unsure of how fire started but truck was in garage at repair facility and the dash spontaneously caught fire and burned. The truck had been parked for over 48 hours and keys were not in ignition. The truck can be seen on security camera video with a small flash starting in the dash then larger flames inside the cab. It burned for about 3 minutes then the fired died out but not before completely burning the dash. There is security camera footage which was too large to upload.

- Tupelo, MS, USA

problem #129

Jul 222022

F-150

  • miles
The truck will randomly downshift while driving losing all power on the highway not allowing the truck to increase in speed until it is turned off and restarted. After it is restarted, the speedometer stays at 0 not showing how fast we are going. While this is happening, the check engine light flashes. I have contacted the Ford dealership in our area multiple times over the last month, and they have yet to respond on the concern. Not all the trucks electrical components are working. The radio, power locks, power windows, and horn do not work. In July 2022 the truck was taken to a Ford dealership to be diagnosed, and they couldn't find a reason/cause for this in order to get the truck repaired.

- La Crosse, WI, USA

problem #128

Jun 042022

F-150

  • miles
Vehicle lost its power in the power steering system, and you lose all control over the vehicle and you can't move left or right Making it very dangerous for me while it occurred, since I was unable to move the car towards any direction.

- Henrico, VA, USA

problem #127

Jan 012022

F-150

  • miles
I turned on the rear defrost and my rear window exploded on the passenger side.

- Johnstown , CO, USA

problem #126

Dec 102021

F-150

  • miles
Wrench light comes on and down shifts without warning. Very scary when on the highway at 70mph

- Grantville , PA, USA

problem #125

Jul 212021

F-150

  • miles
After starting the vehicle and putting it into drive, the vehicle would not shift out of 1st gear. RPS revved nearly to red-line and even when I removed my foot from the gas pedal, the revs remained high. Even when underway, the speedometer registered 0 MPH and the odometer was showing only dashes "-------------". After a short time, the wrench symbol appeared on the display and the airbag warning icon was illuminated. I pulled over and turned the truck off and back on and it operated normally. No error codes were stored and my service shop will not work on it since it is not happening all the time. On a different occasion about a week ago, I was driving up a residential street incline and the truck was not shifting from 2nd gear. I pressed the accelerator more and all of sudden the truck shifted extremely rough jerking myself and my passenger unsafely. After this the truck stuck in gear, displayed the wrench symbol and illuminated the air bag warning icon. This looks to be highly related to Ford Safety Recall 19S07 but my truck is not covered by this recall.

- Kenmore, WA, USA

problem #124

May 012021

F-150

  • 140,000 miles
Open recall has not been fixed.

- Midland, TX, USA

problem #123

Jan 182021

F-150

  • 113,250 miles
While driving (at any speed and from any gear) truck frequently, unpredictably exhibits following behavior: - speedometer need drops to zero regardless of actual speed. - truck loses proper shifting functionality. Event has occurred a dozen times or so since 12 December 2020, usually at speeds and gearing above third. Typical result is truck will not downshift below third gear, but on one occasion event occurred at a stop light, and gearing above first would not engage - odometer, trip meter, gas mileage and other digital information displays null out to dashes instead of showing numbers - a wrench symbol appears on right side of the digital display. Symbol sometimes remains for the duration of the event, and sometimes goes away. - sometimes the check engine light appears, sometimes not - airbag light illuminates if I turn the truck off, remove the key, and then re-start, the truck temporarily returns to normal function, with no indication event occurred (check engine light not on, etc). Truck operates normally until it happens again, often within minutes (or even moments) of the reset, but sometimes not again for the duration of a 20 or 25 minute trip. Truck is not safe to operate in this condition and I have now stopped driving it. I have been stuck at a red light on a grade with a load in the bed and traffic behind me, unable to move when the light changes, because first and second gear will not engage, and third gear lacks torque to get moving. Once, after accelerating from a stop, the event occurred and the truck was stuck in first gear, causing unsafe traffic condition (for me and others) while I attempted to pull over safely through traffic. In addition to photos submitted herewith, I have video clips showing occurrence at highway and at surface street speeds. Contact me if you want them.

- Baltimore, MD, USA

problem #122

Dec 232020

F-150

  • 118,200 miles
#27 fuse located under hood can burn and shut fuel pump down. Requires a fuse relocation kit. From # 27 to using empty #70 fuse holder. While driving or after shutting car off it will not restart. Can happen at anytime. As a result I first replaced fuel pump driver module, master relay to fuel pump also fuel pump before I resolved issue. Because it's a intermittent problem

- Augusta, KS, USA

problem #121

Jul 012020

F-150

  • 120,000 miles
The contact owns a 2012 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle stalled without warning. The failure also occurred at vehicle start-up. The contact sparked fuses 7 and 8 together to restart and drive the vehicle. The check engine warning light illuminated. The contact contacted sellers-sexton pre-owned trucks and imports (509 vfw memorial dr, St robert, mo 65584, (573) 336-4060) who relocated the fuse lines for the fuel pump. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000.

- Waynesville, MO, USA

problem #120

Jul 012020

F-150

  • miles
Fuel pump fuse keep blowing

- Baton Rouge, LA, USA

problem #119

Jun 282020

F-150 6-cyl

  • 137,389 miles
Truck was going 75 down 127 downshifted to second gear would not go out of second gear very dangerous local Ford would not repair there are 2 safety field service actions out on this truck number 15N05 electric vacuum pump and number 19N01 transmission molded lead frame extended coverage for up to 150,00 according to a letter by NHTSA I have recieved after purchasing the truck

- Amarillo, TX, USA

problem #118

Jul 072020

F-150 8-cyl

  • 156,000 miles
The position 27 fuse on the engine compartment fuse box was black, melted and crumbling. From researching this, it seems to be a common issue. I found this out in my driveway while it was parked and would not start.

- Roseville, OH, USA

problem #117

Jun 212020

F-150

  • 140,000 miles
Making a right turn off of a county road at 10 mph and epsa fault warning came on. Could not physically turn the vehicle. Was able to get the vehicle stopped. No accidents or injuries. There have been recalls on F150S from 2009 through 2018 with similar problems. My specific VIN number has not been found but I have read similar articles with other customers having the same problem. Living in upstate South Carolina. This is the first occurrence. Vehicle with about 140,000 miles

- Moore, SC, USA

problem #116

May 132020

F-150 6-cyl

  • 250,000 miles
When I try to accelerate I loose power and the truck reduces in speed dramatically.

- Panorama City, CA, USA

problem #115

Feb 092020

F-150

  • 3,000 miles
Went to drive pickup and check engine light came on, next low fuel light came on even thought the vehicle has a full tank of fuel. Transmission would not shift, gauges are flipping back and forth. Tried to shut vehicle off and it would not shut off once I did get it to shut off it would not restart.also all the warning lights on the dash were are going off. Vehicle was in motion on the highway.

- Woodward, OK, USA

problem #114

Dec 012019

F-150

  • 99,000 miles
Rear window defroster inoperative, burning rubber smell

- Stevenson, WA, USA

problem #113

Oct 022019

F-150

  • 167,000 miles
While accelerating onto a highway, the vehicle completely lost power and the engine stopped and could not be restarted. Had to coast to a safe spot to pull of the road. After investigating the problem, I discovered that the fuse for the fuel pump had blown and melted the fuse block where the fuse is inserted. This is a known problem at Ford for this vehicle and they have issued a technical service bulletin for their dealerships to move the fuel pump fuse to a different block within the fuse panel and install a fuse block that will handle the required amperage. This is a problem that should definitely be a recall by Ford because of the nature of the failure. Losing complete power, including power steering and braking capability is a safety issue and should be urgently addressed by Ford. The NHTSA should force Ford to recall these vehicles and fix this issue before more people get killed.

- Devine, TX, USA

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