10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
4 / 5
Injuries / Deaths:
5 / 0
Average Mileage:
10,629 miles

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problem #58

May 232021

F-150

  • miles
I was driving my vehicle stopped at a red light the light turned green I started to go through the intersection and when I got halfway through the intersection a loud clunk stopped my vehicle in the middle of the intersection I almost got rear ended and then I shut my vehicle off I started it back up and it kept lunging forward the transmission was having issues

- Chili, WI, USA

problem #57

Aug 032021

F-150

  • miles
My son, Marine LCpl Ryan McCoy, was driving on I95 in Virginia back to Camp Lejeun when he heard a -??pop-?? sound. Assuming something was wrong, he pulled over to the breakdown lane. The vehicle began to smoke and the temperature gauge shot up to the hottest it could register. At that time, he turned off the vehicle and exited. He noticed the front of the vehicles so in flames and began to run away from the vehicle and saw the vehicle violently explode. He called 911. Stare Trooper Joseph Worley arrived and he called a tow truck. When the fire went out, the trooper left without checking to see if Ryan was okay or had a ride anywhere. The tow truck dropped Ryan at the nearest rest stop and the tow truck took the vehicle to Interstate Garage.

- Setauket , NY, USA

problem #56

Apr 122021

F-150

  • 78,800 miles
After 40 mile on the highway drive, I've got off the offramp and came to a red light. While I was stopped my truck started to idle rough for about 10 seconds and finally stalled. No check engine or warning lights appeared other than a notification on the dash screen stating to press brake to start. I then pressed the brake and pushed start and it turned on right away. I then drove in the city for another 20 miles with no problem and then evidently it happened again when I got to a stop. Restarted right away with no secondary issues. I took it to my local dealership. They kept it over night to run tests but there was no success on recreating the problem. Therefore, no repair was made. I do find this situation unsafe due to possible fault occurring at highway speeds or on a hill while driving.

- San Pedro, CA, USA

problem #55

May 202020

F-150

  • miles
The apim module is going out of the truck it is a 2017 Ford navigation is not working radio is sluggish. No gps signal!

- Hale, MO, USA

problem #54

Dec 032020

F-150

  • miles
The latch on the doors of the truck does not lock when the temperature gets very cold outside possibly causing any adult or child to fall out of the vehicle while moving or parked, this is a concerned and safety issue for any ages. Also car makes rattle noise and at times shut off and recently having oil leak.is a 2017 it shouldn't have any problems.

- Newark, OH, USA

problem #53

Feb 172021

F-150

  • 5 miles
Driver and passenger locks will freeze and they will not close or lock. Very dangerous.

- Asheboro, NC, USA

problem #52

Feb 102021

F-150

  • 13,400 miles
Cabin heating/windshield defrosting system not working, only blows some warm air through passenger side dash vents, only cold air to floor, drivers side dash vents and windshield defrost. Unable to clear fog/frost from windshield {safety issue}, per Ford tsb 20-2236 Ford dealership not familiar with the tsb.

- Bismarck, ND, USA

problem #51

Jun 012019

F-150

  • 37,000 miles
Computer systems voice control and manual system controls tied to the computer system in sync3 has a 30-60 sec. Response delay requiring eyes to be taken off the road to answer calls, mute sound, use navigation, among other safety features. This has made the entire system unusable and apparently is a common and known issue with this system. The issue occurs all of the time regardless of being stationary or moving, day and night, in city or on highway, and has many times been a hazard while driving. This has occurred starting in June of 2019 and continues to get worse.

- Lubbock, TX, USA

problem #50

Sep 282020

F-150

  • 62,000 miles
At 62,000 mileage, the ac compressor had to be replaced and belt that I was warned would seize. I am a first responder driving into our nearby mountain range. We dropped off the truck at the santa cruz, ca Ford dealership on Sep 28, 2020 and the job was completed on fri Oct 2, 2020. They said it was fixed. 10 minutes later there was no ac as we drove home. This was during the ca wildfire season and daily aqi checks for health hazards. I brought it back in on mon, Oct 5, 2020, they said their machine was broken and they had to send it out. We had to drive with our children in hazardous wildfire air quality all of October with the windows down. The defrost did not work either properly, blows into face instead, so the weather turned andresulted in me getting dispatches, driving in the dark through the mountains with no defrost windshield function. Hazard. Their machine was fixed Dec 18, 2020 so I brought it in again. It did not work, and the ac and defrost still broken as mechanics determined a connecting part they broke off in attaching the machine to my truck and now had to order that part from detroit. I brought it in Jan 7, 2021 and it was supposedly all fixed. 3 days later no ac or defrost. I work with a sheriff dept who has had this occur to their fleet of F150's this last year, and been given the runaround with supposed fix. They auctioned off their trucks because it was never properly resolved. This seems like a possible Ford part recall, and is a hazard for drivers.

- Soquel, CA, USA

problem #49

Dec 212020

F-150

  • miles
Adding photos to the first complaint

- Meredith, NH, USA

problem #48

Dec 142020

F-150

  • 39,500 miles
This past week, we had a couple days of 30 deg weather in the Chicago area in the morning and I started experiencing issues with my drivers door. It would not re-latch when I closed the door. Every time I closed the door I heard the infamous "thud" and it bounced back open. This happened over and over. I had to drive 12 miles, while holding my door closed so I can get to work. Eventually it starts working fine as the weather warms up. I understand there is a already a recall and a settlement on this matter for the exact year of my F 150, however my F-150 VIN's is not apart of that. I've contacted Ford and all I got was there's nothing that they are able to do since my VIN is not apart of the recall. So in order to drive my vehicle safely, I need to pay out of pocket. This just proves there's still issues with the door latch system and it is a safety concern.

- Northlake, IL, USA

problem #47

Dec 072020

F-150

  • miles
When the truck sits all night and it rains or snows the drivers door latch gets froze up and won't latch when you close the door.

- Steubenville, OH, USA

problem #46

Nov 082020

F-150

  • 119,000 miles
11/8/2020, 9:00 a.M. the rear glass imploded and shattered when the driver door was closed upon driver getting in. The engine was not started, when the rear glass shattered. The 2017 Ford F150 was sitting in our driveway. We live in the country with a fence around the house area. The vehicle was not disturbed, nor was it a cold morning, about 75 degrees.

- Harper, TX, USA

problem #45

Oct 132020

F-150

  • 39,320 miles
Rear sliding glass window trace coming apart from rear window causing rear slide to fall inside the cap of the truck and Ford service writer told me he has seen this on 5 other trucks this month.

- Plant City, FL, USA

problem #44

Oct 092020

F-150

  • 40,000 miles
This is while stationary, car on or off. When the doors are locked and the passengers want to get out of the car, they are unable to open the door. Only way for them to open the door is for the passengers in the front seat to press the unlock button on the door. I feel this is a safety issue as it acts like a permanent child lock. When taking the car to the Ford service department and calling 1(800) to make a claim, they said that is how the car is engineered. Everyone from Ford dealership and the 1800 number all agreed that it could be a safety issue. Example 1: if the car is locked while driving and there is a crash, and the driver gets knocked out and there is someone in the back seat, the only way for them to get out of the car is to roll the window down and climb out. They cannot get out by opening the door handle, they have no unlock button, they're only hope is for the window to roll down or break the window. Example 2: this one actually happened to us. My dad was driving with my nephew and brother in law in the back seat. They get pulled off the road by a crazy driver. The crazy driver gets out of the vehicle and confront my old father and starts to threaten him. My brother in law who was in the back seat with my nephew was trying to get out of the car to help my dad but he could not because my dad did not press the unlock button on the driver door thus forcing my brother in law to roll the window down and crawl out. When he did this, he got his foot caught and ended up falling right on his shoulder causing bruising and scrapes. If he was able to get out of the back seat of the car, none of this would have happened. Also it is an annoyance. Passengers in the back seat have to wait for the driver or front see passenger to unlock the doors for them to get out.

- Torrance, CA, USA

problem #43

Jul 162020

F-150

  • 41,400 miles
After last sync 3 update restarted truck and touchscreen failed to work, or have the gps map shows up. Cannot program gps for directions apim failure only 41752 miles on truck.

- Greensburg, PA, USA

problem #42

Jan 152020

F-150

  • 32,000 miles
Vehicle will abruptly change first gear in the morning causing a whiplash movement. After that first abrupt change it operates normally. Also occasionally, while on a hill the vehicle will turn off due to the stop/start function but it will not turn on.

- Vista, CA, USA

problem #41

Dec 172018

F-150

  • 29,000 miles
Horn stopped working, this a two part horn that does not operate correctly causing a safety concern. Had a motorist drifting into my lane that could not hear my horn when I tried to alert him to the issue

- Green Bay, WI, USA

problem #40

Dec 212019

F-150

  • 42,000 miles
Tailgate open repeatedly while parked with truck shut off. Has done this since new. You can hear the latch activate and let the tailgate open. I have lost things when I did not realize the tailgate was open this is very dangerous. It opened five times today after slamming it shut and then it stayed shut until I got home while backing in the driveway it unlatched and opened again. The weather today was above freezing and dry it has been dry for several days.

- Washington, NE, USA

problem #39

Dec 182019

F-150

  • 6,300 miles
Door locks frozen temperature was 17 degrees and truck would not unlock had to leave it at work. I have had problems before but I have been able to get the doors open but they wouldn't latch closed

- Latrobe, PA, USA

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