10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
3 / 3
Injuries / Deaths:
5 / 0
Average Mileage:
8,667 miles

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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

problem #153

Feb 132024

F-150

  • miles
Door lock freezing recall, still freezes. After performing this recall for my door latches freezing, they still freeze. Once I get them open, the door will not latch shut and I would have to drive while holding the door shut until it unfreezes. Forums verify that I am not the only one with doors still freezing after recall. I am confident the recall was performed correctly, but fords fix is not a proper fix and I am still left with frozen door latches in an unsafe vehicle.

- Winston-Salem, NC, USA

problem #152

Feb 062024

F-150

  • miles
The hood latch has failed on my ford F-150. My security system alarms when it happens. It has happened while I have driven and during times when there are changes in temperature. When searching for this, I came across a number of others that have had similar issues with their ford F150/ F250s and Expeditions. I am surprised ford has not recalled it due safety hazard of a failing hood latch. Additionally the main horn has failed. Again searching has found that other people with similar models and years from ford have the same issue with the horn. Both are safety concerns.

- Cincinnati, OH, USA

problem #151

Jan 172024

F-150

  • miles
Tailgate actuator sometimes does not open completely. Pressin the button engages the operation, I can hear it trying to unlatch, but the tailgate does not completely release. If the tailgate is not in use for awhile, opens as intended for few times.

- Saint Louis, MO, USA

problem #150

Jan 162024

F-150

  • miles
Passenger door actuator would not reingange the door after opening. Temperature was around 15 Farenheit for awhile. Door opened with some effort, but would not latch back. If vehicle was in motion door would need to be held to prevent opening. The vehicle could be locked for the door to stay in place, but it would not sit flush with the body of the vehicle.

- Saint Louis, MO, USA

problem #149

Jan 152024

F-150

  • miles
when the temp outside is below freezing the driver-side door will not latch shut and the doors will not lock.

- Holly, MI, USA

problem #148

Jan 122024

F-150

  • miles
Doors keep freezing and they won't stay shut when you drive if it gets below 25 degrees

- Austinburg, OH, USA

problem #147

Jan 132024

F-150

  • miles
This is the 6th winter I have had my truck. Every winter, the door locks freeze to the point the doors won't close. I have called ford, they have replaced the door locks. The problem still persists. I went to warm them up with a torch today to get them working again. I left and once again the door flew open under braking. I have called ford on this, they need to fix it before something really bad happens. This has happened at least once every winter. I am afraid to drive the thing when it freezes for fear of the doors flying open. the only warning lamp happens once the door is open. It won't go into gear. That's great and all but it doesn't let me know when the door may be compromised due to freezing. The dealer and ford have both confirmed this a known problem. I believe there was even a recall. They replaced all my door locks. The problem still persists. I believe this is a huge safety risk. Alls it take is for one person not wearing their seatbelt to make a right hand turn. If the door swings open, they very well could fall out and possibly get run over and even worse send a 5,000 pound unmanned vehicle into who knows what.

- West Linn, OR, USA

problem #146

Dec 132023

F-150

  • miles
Frozen door latches. When its cold and you open the door, then close the door it does not latch.

- Denver, PA, USA

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