10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
4 / 5
Injuries / Deaths:
5 / 0
Average Mileage:
11,722 miles

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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

problem #38

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 #37

Oct 012019

F-150

  • 27,000 miles
Moonroof jammed. The upr window is not capable of of sliding back. Rarely used and suddenly doesn't work.

- Burke, VA, USA

problem #36

Sep 302019

F-150

  • 10,000 miles
Ford F150 recall #18N03 where the door latch can freeze not allowing the door to close or not allowing the door to open. West hurr Ford of rochester NY told me they would not perform the recall until the door latch actually froze. My concern is that I travel fro New York to pa a lot and if it freezes when I am in pa I would be stranded until a dealer could fit me in to fix.

- Brockport, NY, USA

problem #35

Aug 012019

F-150

  • 30,000 miles
F150 vista moonroof frame has fractured 3 times. Including the original moonroof that was factory installed, I've now had 3 moonroofs (2 replacements) for a broken frame that controls the opening of the moonroof. The issue was noticed because the moonroof rattled during normal driving, and made noises upon opening it. Concerned about robustness if moonroof will break again, leak, or stay closed in a collision if the track breaks again.

- West Olive, MI, USA

problem #34

Apr 012019

F-150

  • 65,000 miles
Only 1 transmission bolt was on truck. Cost me $200 for them to put 3 bolts to hold transmission. Truck must have a defective part to cause 2 or 3 transmission bolts to come off.

- Monroe, LA, USA

problem #33

Jun 202019

F-150

  • 22,000 miles
The panarimc sunroof is broken the plastic track breaks on these and Ford knows alot have.my parts on back order and they had the truck for 4 days and don't know when replacement parts will be available

- Newport News, VA, USA

problem #32

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 #31

Mar 012019

F-150

  • 25,000 miles
Cold cranking noise concerning ecoboost system and lifters...making loud noise and I am being told it's normal...plus clunking noise underneath my truck that sounds like the motor or the drive shafts is going to fall out...I am also being told by dealership that this is normal...I know better...the truck is defective and unsafe. Now they are refusing to address the issues.

- Lakeside, CA, USA

problem #30

Feb 102019

F-150

  • 36,438 miles
My husband was driving headed South on IH35 near carl's corner Texas when a lady pulled up next to him and was flagging him down. He was at exit #374 which was his exit to come home. The lady exited as well and was screaming at him. He then rolled the window down to her saying your trucks on fire. Feb 10th 2019 this vehicle caught on fire while driving it. On Feb 11th 2019 the dealership that we bought it from towed it to the dealership. It been at the dealership since then so over 5 months at this point. Ford has yet to determine what cause the fire except the 4X4 transfer case might be to blame. It has only 36,438 miles on it. So they plan to fix what the fire damaged and give it back to us. Me or my husband don't feel safe in that vehicle especially since the cause of the fire is undetermined. This is sad that a car manufacture has so much money the consumer has no rights. We have delayed our payments with Ford motor credit for 3 months. Now since the dealership is dragging it along with will soon be repoed. We refuse to pay on a vehicle with this serious issue and is unsafe. And it's still in 100's of pieces at the dealership.

- Hillsboro, TX, USA

problem #29

Jan 252019

F-150

  • 15,000 miles
Since 15,000 miles vehicle emits excessive burnt engine oil smoke from exhaust during initial start up. Ford became aware of this March 19, 2019 under Ford case cas17456883, vehicle now has 19,000 miles, and not fixed to date. Additionally, engine does not comply with federal or state emission standards. Exhaust system, exhaust sensors, and catalytic converter is contaminated.

- Goodyear, AZ, USA

problem #28

Jun 142019

F-150

  • 3 miles
Back glass broke without impact

- Sikeston, MO, USA

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