10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
2 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
8 / 0
Average Mileage:
25,741 miles

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problem #49

Mar 222018

F-150

  • miles
I have a moon roof that has never been open. It's making a sound like something is rattling. I went to open it for the first time since I bought it to see if the noise would stop. But it wont open. I took it into Ford and they said I needed to replace the whole thing." Why do I need too" Ford needs to take responsibility and fix the cheap parts they tried to get by with.

- Chester, TX, USA

problem #48

Apr 052018

F-150

  • 32,804 miles
Vehicle lost power and flashed 3 warning messages. 1) hill start assist not available. 2) see manual. 3) service advance trac. In addition the service engine light stays on. All of this happened while I was making a left turn in traffic almost causing a collision. This is the second time it has happened. After first time dealer was contacted and service department reported no problems found. Appointment currently scheduled to look at it again.

- Castle Rock, CO, USA

problem #47

Feb 162018

F-150

  • 21,000 miles
2015 Ford F150 supercrew door latch recall. The door latch is known to fail, Ford issued a service bulletin for this issue in spring of 2016. The drivers door on my wifes 2015 F150 flew open after leaving our driveway about 150 yards from our home. Ford is aware of the issue and sent no notice to us, the door still won't close the truck has been sittin for over a week now. Ford keeps telling us we have to work with the dealer we bought it from, I asked them how I would even get the truck back there to fix when I can't shut the doors, and their answer was the same, you will have to work that out with your Ford dealer.when they were asked is Ford going to pay to have it towed, again they said you will have to work that out with your dealer.I may have to wait as long as 3 or more weeks before the dealer gets the parts, but the truck can not be driven."???? what am I suppose to do!??"

- Oak Harbor, WA, USA

problem #46

Feb 222018

F-150

  • 63,000 miles
Sadly, we feel we have purchased a lemon occasionally engine or transmission squeals/grinds, if accelerate too quickly/power up.,and now, on cold days [temps low 40S & under] hear rubbing/grinding whirring at left front tire" gets louder when depress brake, and can feel in brake pedal. Sound occurs during slow forward speed 2-40 mph, on gravel driveway or paved road. Scheduled service today for noise; they were more interested in fixing recall item [locks - rpr time 3+hrs], if they had parts in stock. Recall srvc completed [under 1 hr], and "no noise was heard." I requested further look for cause of noise, service advisor said quick lane would check suspension?. 2 hrs later, nothing seen, nothing heard, nothing repaired. As I pulled away from dealership, having signed off on service, the truck immediately began making the noise [funny serv advsr didn't hear when he brought truck around?]. I drove less than 1/10 mile back to dealership, took the service advisor for ride; at which point he acknowledged he heard noise, but tried to assure me it's a 'tire issue.' My husband and I believe otherwise - this is not tire noise, the noise never crescendos or changes pitch with increase or decrease speed, on gravel or asphalt, and we have never felt 'tire noise' in brake pedal. This noise/friction merely ceases after you've driven a few minutes [for now]. service advisor assured me I was not doing any further damage to truck, continuing to drive it without resolution to the problem. I asked him if I needed new tires, he said indeed not, mine are in great shape [original tires] with 63,000 miles on them [but it's a tire issue"]. something's up [similar concerns have been raised in forums on the internet- along with dealer dismissal/failure to resolve. We want our truck repaired [resolution of these mechanical failures] while it's under warranty, or we want a new vehicle.

- Myersville, MD, USA

problem #45

Feb 122018

F-150

  • miles
Door latches fail to function in cold weather resulting in doors failing to latch closed also at times doors fail to unlock in cold temperatures due to internal locking mechanisms to icing up.

- Franklin, MA, USA

problem #44

Jan 082018

F-150

  • 44,500 miles
Tail gate latch fails to latch in weather 20 degrees or lower. Causing tail gate to drop unexpently while driving causing the latch to brake.

- Proctor, MN, USA

problem #43

Jan 052018

F-150

  • 30,200 miles
While driving on the highway at 75 mph the truck shuttered violently and the engine shut down. Immediately it flashed a warning that the "hill climb assist" malfunctioned followed immediately by a wrench symbol notifying that service was needed then another warning about the advance trac system then back to the hill climb assist symbol. All of this happening while the car behind me is almost sideways trying to avoid me. I eventually made it to the right shoulder of the highway. As I read the various warnings it said to refer to the owners manual with regards to the hill climb assist. I turned the ignition off, pulled out the owners manual only to find a description of the hill climb assist feature. After waiting for about 5 minutes I decided to turn on the ignition. The truck started without issue and I continued home cautiously in the far right lane.

- Castle Rock, CO, USA

problem #42

Dec 112017

F-150

  • 1 miles
My truck odometer shows I have 26582 miles on the truck. And the engine hours shows I have 867 hours. However rusty wallace service department said I have 63000 miles according to the PCM!!! I have transmission problems and they do not want to fix the truck under warranty. I content that the truck is still under warranty I have not done anything to the odometer. I have pictures that show I was doing 72 miles a hour and on the digital speedometer but the other speedometer showed I was doing 90 miles a hour. I parked the truck and it stilled showed I was doing 20 mph. I have attached the photos.

- Bybee, TN, USA

problem #41

Nov 132017

F-150

  • 210 miles
Ignition cylinder /key lockout/ occurances 3 times in two years when trying to start vehicle of trying to remove key from ignition

- Bakersfield, CA, USA

problem #40

Oct 042017

F-150

  • 33,333 miles
Back up camera turns off while F150 is still moving backward.

- Valley Springs, CA, USA

problem #39

Oct 232017

F-150

  • 42,000 miles
On Oct 23, 2017 my 2015 Ford F150 steering locked while driving on California highway 273. Stopped truck and had to force steering wheel hard to the right to get steering to break loose. Also, all electric devices on steering wheel failed to operate. Display on dash flashed many different system failures. Unable to turn off key until steering wheel broke loose. On the morning of Oct 24, 2017 all worked okay but took truck to dealer.

- Anderson, CA, USA

problem #38

Jul 282017

F-150

  • 12,000 miles
Adaptive cruise control occasionally causes F 150 to make an emergency stop even though there is nothing in front of truck on a clear, sunny day. The truck was doing 70-75 mph 3 times when this occurred.

- Bellingham, WA, USA

problem #37

Jun 262017

F-150

  • 23,085 miles
Ford is discontinuing the safety feature sync my Ford touch service which was part of the purchase agreement. This is a safety feature of the vehicle providing operator assistance, traffic alerts, turn by turn directions, and other safety related services. They are not offering a replacement or option to upgrade to the new sync 3 service. I am being cheated on what I purchased as described on the window sticker and in the owner's manual.

- Covington, LA, USA

problem #36

May 252017

F-150

  • 10,000 miles
When goimg through any automatic car wash water shoots in rear part of panoramic sunroof, Ford says this si normal. It causes enough water to get in whwn it is hot or cold out to condensate on the windows. It is on rear seal of moonroof driver side.

- Troy, MO, USA

problem #35

Dec 152016

F-150

  • 18,700 miles
The door/latches when the weather is cold the doors will not open, the latches break, the locks wont go up or down and you are either locked out R locked in and cannot open the doors in case of emergency. Also- the latches don't work in cold weather so the doors will not close and they fly open while driving. My real issue is that according to the tsb Ford company knew of this problem on the 2015 F150S in April of 2015 and I did not buy this truck until December of 2015! that is 8 months!! and it has happened to not only 2015S but also 2016S and 2017S! this should have been a recall. Ford is getting away with it because it only happens in cold weather months and not to every Ford truck. The tsb numbers are - Ford tsb 16-0155 for 2015-2017 F150 door latch & locking in cold weather and Ford tsb # 15-0052: Here is a link to a site where there are multiple complaints in the forum https://www.fordf150.net/forums/viewtopic.php?T=123522. I have video of the doors not closing after they say they fixed it. I will put a date of occurence below, but this has happened multiple times and the truck was also fixed two times for this reason, problems still persist.

- Provo, UT, USA

problem #34

Mar 142017

F-150

  • 19,000 miles
Upon walking up to my car to go to the gym I noticed that my rear window was completely shattered but in one single piece. There was no sign of impact. As soon as I opened a door the entire window collapsed. This was on a hot day and truck was not on, parked on a city street not in motion. I reached out to Ford and they said they won't cover it. This happened before on the rear passenger side window.

- San Diego, CA, USA

problem #33

Mar 132017

F-150

  • 22,000 miles
Rear window shattered when using defroster - remote started vehicle. Vehicle was in driveway and I was right beside it when I heard the rear window make a pop sound.

- Burlington, WI, USA

problem #32

Jan 082017

F-150

  • 30,500 miles
I was traveling at highway speeds on the roadway when I heard a bang, like a gun shot. I pulled over and discovered my rear windshield had shattered. It had been rather the cold the night before, I did have the front defrost on but not the rear defrost. I observed nothing suspicious or unusal about the back of the truck area or top of cab. Further, there were no obvious holes or other markings.

- Houston, TX, USA

problem #31

Jan 092017

F-150

  • 7,000 miles
Rear window shatter after using rear defroster. Car parked. Used remote start. Window shattered upon door close after entering car.

- Pleasantville, NY, USA

problem #30

Jan 102017

F-150

  • 15,000 miles
Door locks/latches. I live in canton, Michigan and whenever the outside temperature drops below 32 degrees the locks fail to open and/or close. I am unable to open the door from the interior and/or exterior when this occurs. The doors locks also fail to catch when trying to close the doors and securing them. This is a extremely unsafe issue, especially if the car is involved in a motor vehicle crash and the occupants in the vehicle need to get out. Ford is telling me that the interior door hood does not properly keep water off the interior working parts of the door causing the parts to freeze and become inoperable. I am being told replacement parts are unavailable until late March 2017. This needs to be addressed and a recall ordered. This is continuing to happen to me this winter and also did during the winter months of 2015 into 2016. Ford initially was adding lube to all the working parts in a attempt to keep them from seizing up but that is not working because every time they lube the parts up within a day or two the door is malfunctioning once again.

- Canton, MI, USA

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