10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
2 / 5
Injuries / Deaths:
2 / 0
Average Mileage:
28,555 miles

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problem #97

Aug 182020

F-150

  • 150,000 miles
After driving 30+ min when bringing vehicle to a stop at a red light or parked, truck isles down to 500rmp and rough ideal and chokes like it wants to stall. There is no consistency to this. Has been doing this for 1.5 years. Have been observing fuel levels, ambient temperature, engine temp and there is no consistency to it. There is never a check engine like that comes on and dealer has done a history search and there are no codes. Mechanics are scratching their heads. No recalls, no service advisories. Don't want to start tossing random parts into it.

- Esterhazy, ND, USA

problem #96

Jun 082020

F-150 6-cyl

  • 105,000 miles
Exhaust manifold on driver side warped and leaks causing a screeching sound on acceleration and slight tick on start up and idle.

- Atchison, KS, USA

problem #95

May 152020

F-150

  • 65,000 miles
Driving eastbound on I-10 at 75 -80 mph, on a mountain, suddenly advanctrac fault warning and engine power lost. Vehicle entered limp mode. I was forced to 'limp' on the shoulder to reach a safe area to stop with cell service and wait for a tow truck. This was a very dangerous situation. Semi traffic at high speeds were blowing past very little shoulder space to navigate. At each guard rail I was forced to stop - wait for a break in traffic- restart and pray for enough momentum to get around the area. I finally limped into wilcox AZ and contacted Ford roadside assistance. The vehicle was towed 74 miles to smith Ford in lordsburg nm $280. Fra advised that due to covid 19 no personal transportation is available. No alternate transportation is available in wilcox AZ. Smith Ford service does not open until Monday. Another roadside service $205 put computer on it. Code P2112 throttle actuator 'a' control system stuck closed. Pyramid roadside service found damaged wiring behind accelerator pedal and loose pedal. I had to walk alone in the desert to find a hotel. I eventually walked another 2 miles pulling a suitcase to a grayhound station to phoenix Sunday (274 miles).I will contact dealer tomorrow.Ford has been aware customer satisfaction program to replace defective etb 2015 & 2016 F150. I purchased May 5, 2019 and was not made aware of potentially dangerous situation. No recall was issued for this dangerous defect. Not only could I have been seriously injured on the interstate, I was put in very high risk situations both due to covid 19 high risk in this part of the country but also my personal safety being alone without transportation in an area with limited resources. Thus far I am out of pocket $800 and do not know what additional expenses I may incur until my truck is repaired. I live in papillion, ne and have a long way to go to get back home.

- Papillion, NE, USA

problem #94

May 062020

F-150

  • 117,000 miles
My 2016 F150 5.0 supercrewhas started to regularly stall when idling in park or when braking or coasting when coming to a intersection. I can immediately restart upon putting in park or neutral. Sometimes a check engine light comes on. Upon googling the problem it seems pretty common with no answers of certainty.

- Rockwoon, MI, USA

problem #93

Apr 272020

F-150

  • 100,491 miles
27 April 2020 - engine stalled without warning at speed multiple times, no engine warning lights on only "orange wrench" indicating 4X4 problem (per the manual). Vehicle would restart one first couple of occasions, would not restart subsequently, cranking timeout occurred. Waited about 15 minutes, vehicle restarted and left in park running while waiting for tow truck. Had vehicle towed to muzi Ford in needham MA for evaluation. Current date is 28 April 2020. This event could have caused a crash without warning. Weather - rain about 45F, morning around 8-9am

- Dedham, MA, USA

problem #92

Nov 212019

F-150

  • miles
The locks on my truck froze in winter and as my wife was goin down interstate the door came open and I've went to the dealership where I got it nd they refuse ta fix my recalls and told me it would be 4 days without a vehicle and I'm active military and can not go without a vehicle they offered no car ta me and we're rude and not willing ta show me which of the 10 recalls on my truck if any had been fixed. I just bought this truck in 2019 and am having nuthin but issues and I believe it ta be a lemon and the dealer is of no help.

- Salem, IN, USA

problem #91

Mar 032020

F-150 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 31,000 miles
The contact owned a 2016 Ford F-150. Contact stated he was in his home when he heard a loud explosion, upon going outside he saw flames exiting under the hood of the truck. The contact stated the vehicle was engulfed in flames as the vehicle was parked in the car port his home caught on fire. The contact was able to alert his family and everyone exited the home safely. The fire and police department was contacted. The fire department was able to extinguish the flames. The contact mentioned that the vehicle was not driven in about a week and that he had purchased the vehicle 4 months ago. A police and fire department report were filed. The vehicle and the contact home were both deem a totaled loss by the police department. The manufacturer was not made ware of the issues. The dealer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 31,000. The contact had mentioned he a failure with the engine block heater. The VIN was included in NHTSA campaign number: 18V894000 (engine).

- Woodland Park, CO, USA

problem #90

Feb 232020

F-150

  • 40,000 miles
The 2016 F150 with 40,000 miles on the engine had experienced a rough idle and engine stalls. The problem is in able to be predictable recreated causing the dealership to not solve the problem. When the truck was at 12000 miles, many engine parts were replaced to fix this issues however were unsuccessful. The vehicle is becoming difficult to drive or have repaired by the dealer. The vehicle typically rough isles or stalls when coming to a stop or sitting still. This poses a concerns when making a left on a standard green light with oncoming traffic.

- Austintown, OH, USA

problem #89

Feb 142020

F-150

  • 36,000 miles
2016 Ford F150 V8 engine. Driving down the freeway, my A/C compressor went out. It completely locked up causing the engine to stall and become disabled and could not be restarted. Shortly after, I lost power steering and brakes (as a result of the engine loss) which created a safety issue on a freeway at 10:30pm at night as I had to get the vehicle over lanes of traffic without power steering and ease of braking and bring the vehicle to a stop without power assisted brakes. Thankfully, we were able to get over, but I don't know that everyone would be so lucky. I don't think an A/C compressor breaking internally should disable the vehicle's engine unless something is fundamentally wrong with the construction of the compressor. I could see accidents occurring as a result of the engine becoming disabled.

- Dublin, CA, USA

problem #88

Feb 142020

F-150

  • 42,560 miles
My 2016 Ford F150 with engine block heater caught fire today 14 February 2020 at 11:12 am. It was moving and caught fire when I parked the truck

- Crestview, FL, USA

problem #87

Jan 252020

F-150

  • 120 miles
I was completing a 3 hour drive of approximately 120 miles (I had less than 5 miles to go till I arrived at my destination) when my sensors started lighting up my message board and dash system. I was in the left turn lane to enter the on-ramp to US65 South when this happened so I pulled off to the shoulder to investigate. I had just put my truck in park when a car pulled up and said that my engine was on fire. When I got out to look, the fire was rolling out from under the drivers side wheel well. As well, there was either a fluid or melted plastic dripping down to the asphalt that was also on fire. The fire appeared to put itself out, for the most part, prior to the fire company arriving within the next 10 minutes. I had, what I believed to be at the time, recall work done by mike raisor Ford in lafayette, in, less than 1 year ago. In that recall work, I thought the block heater was disconnected so as to prevent an engine fire such as this. Now, I am having doubts as to whether this was completely disconnected. NHTSA campaign number is 18V894000 and Ford recall number is 18S45.

- Elkhart, IN, USA

problem #86

Nov 202019

F-150

  • 55,000 miles
Vehicle stalls while in motion, sitting stationary at a stoplight, or in park. Vehicle has stalled multiple times driving down the interstate at 55+ and leaves the driver unable to control vehicle and creates a safety hazard to the driver and others on the road.

- Glenwood, IA, USA

problem #85

Dec 142019

F-150

  • 111,000 miles
The truck began to make a loud, clunky noise, allthewhile it was slowing down and then eventually came to a stop and was not driveable anymore. We were driving in a neighborhood when it stalled. It would not move. It would turn on, but it would not accelerate. It still made the clunky, loud noise.

- Decatur, TX, USA

problem #84

Sep 142019

F-150

  • 23,000 miles
Intermittently while towing, after driving several hundred miles of non stop highway driving, the engine will kill after exiting the freeway. When I restart it by turning the key, it will kill again as soon as I put it in drive. This will happen several times before I get the engine to keep running. This happens only in the tow/haul mode. I have been to my local dealership 3 times and they have not been able to fix the problem.

- Seminole, FL, USA

problem #83

Dec 282019

F-150

  • 61,000 miles
Vehicle engine shakes and shuts off when stopped and at idle. This happens after vehicle warms up and has been driven for at least 15 minutes. I have read many other complaints about Ford trucks doing the same thing. Have read that Ford is aware of problems with variable cam timing sensors and cam phasers, but are not issuing recall. This has happened to me at leadt 6 times.

- San Antonio, TX, USA

problem #82

Dec 262019

F-150

  • 55,000 miles
Engine stalls while driving. This has happened multiple times where multiple warning lights will flash on the dashboard such as the collision detection being disabled and the electronic stability control has been disabled. As soon as these warnings appear, the truck's acceleration is disabled and it will coast to stop, but he truck is still running. It remains in a low idle that is very rough, vibrating the entire truck like it's about to kill the engine, but barely keeping the idle high enough to keep it going. This has happened at different speeds and there is nothing you can do, but try to pull off the road. Once stopped, you can put the truck in park and turn the truck off and back on. Sometimes only one restart is required, but sometimes it will do the same thing again shortly after you begin driving again. This can be extremely dangerous as this can happen in an intersection, highway, or freeway. There is no warning when this is about to happen.

- Cedar City, UT, USA

problem #81

Dec 212019

F-150

  • 80,000 miles
The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-150. While driving, the check engine indicator suddenly illuminated and remained lit after the vehicle was restarted. The contact connected a diagnostic tool to the vehicle and the failure code indicated that the intake manifold did not open bank number two. The local dealer and manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 80,000. The VIN was unknown.

- Gran Prairie, TX, USA

problem #80

Nov 012019

F-150

  • 59,000 miles
Vehicle exhaust leaks into cabin. Ford says not covered under warranty. Paint falling off fenders. Ford says not covered under warranty. Back up camera worked until Ford dealer worked on it, has not worked since then and dealer (house Ford address: 3538 hwy 61 w, red wing, mn 55066) wont or can't fix it.

- Red Wing, MN, USA

problem #79

Nov 022018

F-150

  • 39,000 miles
The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-150. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled without warning while idling at a stopped position. The vehicle was taken to shults Ford Lincoln (10401 perry hwy, wexford, pa 15090, (724) 934-2388), but no failure codes could be located. The failure recurred over an eight month period and an independent mechanic could not diagnose the failure. The vehicle was scheduled to go back to the dealer to be repaired at the contact's expense. The contact had the vehicle repaired issue was power train warranty, which expired in 3,000 miles. The manufacturer had not been contacted. The failure mileage was 39,000. The VIN was unknown.

- Sweickley, PA, USA

problem #78

Oct 212019

F-150

  • 56,791 miles
Attempting to accelerate, no power. Vehicle was on 2 lane highway with concrete barriers on both sides and no shoulder. I was going approx 70 mph. I had our toddler, new born and wife in then vehicle. Vehicle slowed faster than I have ever felt before. Cars and trailers slamming on brakes. I'm assuming this did not trigger my brake lights and it was almost dark. So incredibly dangerous not to mention scary. Dash warnings indicated no traction control, hill decent or ABS. Dealer is replacing the throttle body. This was a catastrophic and dangerous flaw.

- North Syracuse, NY, USA

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