10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
3 / 3
Injuries / Deaths:
5 / 0
Average Mileage:
8,266 miles

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problem #173

Jan 172026

F-150

  • miles
Tried to open door to put my 2 year old in her car seat and it wouldn't open, assume this was due to the extreme cold. So I took our other vehicle, few days later when it warmed up I again went to leave with my daughter and this time the door opened but will no longer latch shut. Tried toggling child lock messing with lock mechanism on top of the door Tried both interior and exterior handles but it will not latch no matter what I do. Now all my lights are staying on and door ajar light and icon are on and won't go off. I currently have the door ratchet strapped inside the vehicle to hold it close and I cannot drive it due to the safety concerns if the strap let's loose and the door flings open... There is a recall for frozen door mechanism my vehicle falls in this range and I was notified previously I qualified for the recall. Now that it actually happened it shows my vehicle isn't listed and the dealership wants to charge me for a safety recall that should be covered.

- Amery, WI, USA

problem #172

Feb 202026

F-150

  • miles
Tailgate opened

- Denham Springs, LA, USA

problem #171

Jan 152026

F-150

  • miles
In cold weather all four vehicle doors would open randomly when driving, forcing occupants to manually hold them shut. Owner found recall 18N03 was active for vehicle and took the vehicle to Ford dealership for service of recall. The issue continued after service and the owner inspected vehicle following the recall procedure distribution from NHTSA to discover the dealership partially and incorrectly completed the work listed. Additionally, recall 18N03 refers to recall 17S33 for the rear doors in super cab models. This vehicle has water shields from 17S33 installed but the rear door latches are still unreliable in cold weather.

- Menasha, WI, USA

problem #170

Jan 122026

F-150

  • miles
Door latches freeze, and door won-??t stay closed. Operator must drive while holding the door shut. Super-unsafe.

- Auburn, AL, USA

problem #169

Jun 012021

F-150

  • miles
Tailgate latch fails and the gate opens while driving. This happened to me and I lost part of my load on the road causing a dangerous situation to other vehicles I can also lose valuable items or they could get damaged. I notified the dealership about this on two occasions and was told that there was no recall on the 2018 but other years were covered.

- Jamestown, NY, USA

problem #168

Dec 172024

F-150

  • miles
Door Latch Freezing during cold winter months(every year) where temperatures drop below 32?F even after Ford Recall done on both front door latches. Inability to open door, then after door opened there is an Inability for door to latch until it warmed up.

- Gloversville , NY, USA

problem #167

May 022025

F-150

  • miles
Pant is flaking off roof and tail gate in 1/8 to 1/4 inch pieces. Offord white paint. Clearly a manufacturing defect. 2018 F150 has approx. 27,000 miles on it, Filed a claim with ford dealer Gosch in Murrieta Ca 92563.

- Murrieta, CA, USA

problem #166

Feb 192025

F-150

  • miles
The doors do not close when cold i have to use the seatbelt to rap around doors to keep them shut. I have brought to ford multiple times no fix. The transmission erratically shifts through multiple gears and downshifts into low gears when at high rate of speed. Which i have been told is due to a faulty cdf drum in transmission that ford wont take responsibility for. It is a very dangerous vehicle

- Woburn, MA, USA

problem #165

Feb 142025

F-150

  • miles
Door latching system is often inoperable when temperatures are below freezing. The door will not latch and must be held close while driving. Vehicle has been repaired once by dealer per bulletin 18N03 but the problem persists.

- Belmont, NC, USA

problem #164

Feb 012025

F-150

  • miles
The doors do not properly latch in cold weather. Yes available for inspection. The door came open while we driving down the road. The dash light came on indicating door was ajar. Door was not able to be closed after repeated attempts of closing. Passenger has to hold the door closed. Same occurrence happened to the driver side door and it would not latch so the vehicle couldn-??t be used that day otherwise driver would have to hold door closed.

- Ballwin, MO, USA

problem #163

Jan 082025

F-150

  • miles
Doors will not latch in temps below 30degrees F.

- Lebanon, TN, USA

problem #162

Jan 022025

F-150

  • miles
Rear doors get frozen and will not latch to stay shut. My daughter almost flew out of the vehicle when we went around a corner. I literally had to turn the heat on high hood the door closed for 30 minutes to get it warm enough to latch and stay shut. This is usually following a car wash within a 7 day span. I am not sure how there cannot be a recall for this. Everyone that I know with an F150 has had the same issues.

- Muskegon, MI, USA

problem #161

Jan 022025

F-150

  • miles
Driver door cable sticking open when low temps occur. Driver door does not latch until vehicle is locked or key is inserted into door and manually positioned or key fob is used to lock the vehicle.

- Aliquippa, PA, USA

problem #160

Jan 022025

F-150

  • miles
At cold temperatures driver side door will not latch.

- Shepherdsville, KY, USA

problem #159

Dec 042024

F-150

  • miles
tailgate latch does not work all the time. sometimes just drops open when driving.

- Pine Bush, NY, USA

problem #158

Jan 172024

F-150

  • miles
The passenger back door latch, sometimes when the door closes it says rear right door ajar. It takes a few times to open and close it for the light to go off.. noone's safety has been put at risk yet door still locks but could become unsafe over time. The vehicles has not been inspected by manufacturer or insurance or others yet. The door light comes on if door is not closed properly and will stay on sometimes.

- Keller, TX, USA

problem #157

Nov 292024

F-150

  • miles
The door latches was not latching in cold weather until they are warmed up and then they latch. It is a safety thing for me and my kids and wife.

- Sidell, IL, USA

problem #156

Nov 152024

F-150

  • miles
Took my vehicle to ford dealership to have leaking sunroof checked, had it repaired for broken track, but the amazing things was the price that ford charge me for the repair of the sunroof track which was $5507.49, wasn-??t really told why it cost me so much being that it-??s a 2018. I do have the receipt, and has been trying to find a lawyer to try and recover some of my losses. Please let me know what I should do about this repair

- Orchard Park , NY, USA

problem #155

May 302024

F-150

  • miles
Tailgate keeps falling down while traveling down the road. This has happened several times. This time after it hit the trailer after backing it up at the end of the trip.

- Winthrop, IA, USA

problem #154

Sep 152022

F-150

  • miles
The tailgate on my truck has opened while driving down the road. This has happened several times since I have owned the truck. There are several recalls for 2018 F 150 tailgate issues. I have taken it to the Ford dealer, but was told there is no recall on trucks in my VIN range.

- West Olive, MI, USA

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