10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
2 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
3 / 0
Average Mileage:
35,972 miles

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problem #51

Jul 142020

F-150 6-cyl

  • 40,000 miles
I was in my driveway sitting stationary in my vehicle buckling up to depart for the store. I put my foot on the brake pedal to push the start button. After starting I moved the shift lever to put the vehicle in gear and the vehicle started to roll and my brake pedal went to the floor. Because my driveway has a slight ramp to it the vehicle kept rolling forward, I kept hitting the brake pedal but the brake pedal kept going to the floor and the vehicle would not stop. As a result I rolled into a block fence across from my driveway knocking it down and damaging my vehicle. Vehicle was just rolling under its own momentum, no power to the drive train. No injuries, but fence was down and vehicle hood and other front end areas were damaged. I have no idea what caused the brakes to fail. Filed an insurance claim and had to have vehicle towed to dealer for body repairs and neighbors fence repaired.

- Glendale, AZ, USA

problem #50

Jul 072020

F-150 8-cyl

  • 35,000 miles
Driver side airbag did not deploy on a frontal crash. My daughter was driving hwy 583 in wilkinson county, Mississippi when the vehicle went off the pavement striking two large trees.

- Baton Rouge, LA, USA

problem #49

Apr 272020

F-150

  • 39,431 miles
Lower engine oil pan gasket and front timing cover both leaking oil. Noted during oil change. Vista twin panel sunroof / moonroof cables in track assembly stuck, motors burnt out. Attempt to open roof while car was still, roof partly opened, motors made noise as if trying to slide open but were stuck. 30 seconds (approx) of noise then silence. Buttons to close are not functional, button to open causes small movement in panel to lift up and down, then stops. Moonroof is stuck slightly down and open.

- Ontario, CA, USA

problem #48

Feb 082020

F-150

  • 52,000 miles
Rear door behind drivers door will not catch to keep the door closed. The door bounces back open when you push it closed.

- Green Bay, WI, USA

problem #47

Jan 202020

F-150

  • 40,235 miles
My electric tailgate is coming down without me opening it. I was hooking up my snowmobile trailer and it came down on my head. We have had it open going down the road and with a tonneau cover you don't know it has fallen. Thankfully the boys had down hill skis in back that didn't fly out and kill someone. I have now pulled the fuse but that interferes with opening the doors. And makes my rear box useless with the tonneau cover. I have to put the fuse back in in order to open the tailgate. Detroit -- Ford is recalling its popular F-150 pickup truck in Canada to fix a problem with electric tailgate latches, but identical trucks aren't being recalled in the U.S.

- Virginia, MN, USA

problem #46

Feb 022020

F-150

  • 25,000 miles
During freezing weather my door latches and locks freeze and become inoperable. Sometimes doors won't unlatch. Sometimes doors I open won't latch when closed. Sometimes doors don't lock when I have used the power locks that should lock all doors. This has only happened after the vehicle has been parked for a length of time in freezing temperatures. Fords voluntary services action has failed to fix the problem.

- Snohomish, WA, USA

problem #45

Jan 162020

F-150

  • miles
Tailgate opens going down the road, tailgate opens anytime I unlock the doors, and tailgate opens when remote is near tailgate with no buttons pushed.

- Alpine, AL, USA

problem #44

Jan 102020

F-150

  • 56,734 miles
F150 with electronic tailgate release will randomly unlock and drop open. This is happening at least 50% of the times I use my truck. I've heard the tailgate release be activated with my fob key setting on the dash board, no one touching it. I took it to the dealer today, 1/10/2020, and the service rep heard it unlock the tailgate while he was holding the key fob. He indicated there is a recall; however, it is not for F150's.. only F250-450's. what really scares me there is no warning or notifications the tailgate has dropped down and is now open. I only know when I stop and see it down or the loud steady warning when I put the truck in reverse. So far nothing has fallen out but this is clearly unsafe and should be recalled/repaired asap by Ford. This has occurred when operating on both city roads and highways, although, I'm not sure exactly when it is unlocked or drops open. This problem first occurred in early December; however, it was not nearly as frequent; now it is almost every time I use my truck.

- Fulton, MO, USA

problem #43

Dec 232019

F-150

  • 21,500 miles
Arrived at work on 12-23-19 at 8 am (walgreens parking lot). Shut my front driver door and the rear window of my F-150 pickup shattered.

- Eureka, CA, USA

problem #42

Dec 272019

F-150

  • 14,000 miles
The door latches become inoperative in below freezing weather and require the inside of the cabin to be heated for approximately 30 minutes before they will work. I have had both fsa's completed by a Ford dealer for this problem, but the problem still exists. This issue presents a safety problem because the doors will not latch closed and could swing open during driving.

- Kodiak, AK, USA

problem #41

Oct 102019

F-150

  • 54,000 miles
The driver door stops latch will freeze up and not close half the time whether its sitting still or in motion

- Elberton, GA, USA

problem #40

Nov 072019

F-150

  • 27,500 miles
When the temperature dips below freezing, door will not latch on drivers side. Extremely dangerous. Only remedy I have found is to either park in a garage (not possible for me) or to close the door and hit the lock button. The door will not fully close, but after truck gets to warming temp, it eventually will latch. Just a super dangerous situation especially when you need the truck to get to work or something and have no other mode of Transport. I believe there is a safety bulletin but my VIN comes back with no recalls.

- Rockford, MI, USA

problem #39

Jul 022019

F-150

  • 35,000 miles
The running boards are supposed to automatically extend when the door is opened. Many times on both the driver side and passenger side will try to extend but will not stay, they immediately retract. This causes the occupant to have to take a very large step up into or out of the vehicle. Sometimes they fail completely to even try to extend at all when the door is opened. This occurs for both the front and back doors. This is when the vehicle is stopped. It happens when the vehicle is off and when it is on.

- Simpsonville, SC, USA

problem #38

Feb 122019

F-150

  • 27,000 miles
Water is getting in the truck, wetting and staining the driver side airbag, and coming out of the driver side grab handle, running down the electrical instrument panel. This is most apparent when the vehicle is parked on an incline during a rain storm, with the front of the vehicle lower than the back.

- Lake Mary, FL, USA

problem #37

Apr 042019

F-150

  • 50,000 miles
I recently bought a Ford truck and just a normal day I was driving and the truck just power off I took the truck to a Ford service they told me I still have extended warranty, they check the truck and told me that the issue was electrical throttle body snd that my warranty doesn't covered that malfunction, I think that a new truck with less than 51 thousands miles with electrical problems meaning that Ford just don't want to covered what they don't do right

- Baton Rouge, LA, USA

problem #36

Mar 292019

F-150

  • 26,150 miles
Rear window blow out. I turned on my vehicle this morning to warm up. I turned on the defrosters and went back inside for approximately 2 minutes. When I came back outside I could smell a electrical type burning smell. I am a firefighter and am familiar with this odor. No smoke or flames ever present/visible. I turned then suddenly heard a loud pop, realizing that both sides of my rear window had completely shattered. The vehicle was not moving. No one was in the vehicle and I was the only one near it. Nothing hit the window and I had never had the smell in my truck before.

- Eagle Mountain, UT, USA

problem #35

Nov 152018

F-150

  • miles
Since November 2018 when temperatures are below 32 degrees my doors will not close once opened on my F-150, until the lock is forced down.. the truck has been to the dealership multiple times for all frozen door latch recall (18no3). When the doors do close, by forcing the lock down, they will not reopen until the truck has warmed up. All four doors have been affected. My children have been locked in the back (crew cab). I have had to drive to the dealership holding the drivers door closed. The doors are a safety concern for my family and I, and Ford has no fix for the problem. The dealership will not buy back the truck. The problem exist stationary and in motion.

- Amsterdam, NY, USA

problem #34

Jan 152019

F-150

  • 12,000 miles
Doors freeze shut in and around door handle so stationary vehicle cannot be entered in cold weather. In other cases the door can be opened but will not latch even though vehicle is in motion. Often vehicle is in motion before it is realized the door is not latched and door has and may swing open while traveling if not held in place by the individuals hand. This problem has occurred at least 6 different days in January and first full week of February 2019 in temperatures below 22 degrees F. to date no injury nor property damage has resulted from this concern. The doors have been treated with deicer along with a strong dose of penetrating oil. This has not cured the problem.

- Muskego, WI, USA

problem #33

Feb 082019

F-150

  • 11,000 miles
In below freezing conditions, the door latches will no longer operate causing the doors to open freely. Ford is aware of this issue as I received a "customer satisfaction bulletin" for this issue, however the fix provided does not work. There is currently an active recall for vehicles for the same model year, but mine is supposedly not impacted. I've got a friend who has a 2018 F-150 who has the same issue. This recall clearly needs to be expanded to beyond model year 2017 and an appropriate fix provided as the one Ford has does not work.

- Marysville, OH, USA

problem #32

Feb 092019

F-150

  • miles
Frozen door latch not opening or not latching being parked 6 times before and after going back to the dealer

- Coatesville, IN, USA

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