First is the automatic 10 speed transmission. Started with hard shifting then skipped gears then the whole transmission had to be replaced. Next is the cam phasers, loud knocking, engine runs rough, poor acceleration, gets hot fast. Local Ford dealer has confirmed the problems. Have replaced transmission but have not had the money to replace cam phasers. Both known by Ford but not taking responsibility for it.

- Caddo, OK, USA

Unknown my truck was running rough so took it to shoo they ran the codes told me CPS camshaft position sensor bank 2 was coding so replaced all 4 sensors but was still having issues and then truck started having a rattle but not all the time it would come and go then the shop said replace spark plugs so I did then rattle got worse but would go away when came to stop sign. During all of this I was using alot of oil 1 qt about every 3000 to 5000 miles then the truck started having noisy start up that went away after couple seconds loss of power poor fuel economy and the rattle was more constant oil levels checked daily and were good but yesterday the day after an oil.change and my truck lost power when depressed the gas pedal I continued to lose speed and then it stalled going down the highway and the Orange wrench showed up on the dash and my truck won't start

- Shenandoah, IA, USA

The contact owns a 2018 Ford F-150. The contact stated that whenever it was cold outside, there was an abnormal rattling sound coming from the vehicle after starting the vehicle. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that the cam phasers and the timing chain was skipping. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and opened a case. The contact was referred to the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000.

- Dayton, OH, USA

The contact owns a 2018 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled with the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was restarted; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the powertrain control module needed to be updated. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The dealer was contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, a case was opened, and the contact was referred to the NHSTA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 84,880.

- Orange Grove, TX, USA

The contact owns a 2018 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled with the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was restarted; however, the failure recurred. The contact also became aware of a loud ticking sound coming from the engine. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed and determined that the cam phasers had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 107,000.

- Ocala, FL, USA

The first day I brought it home it was knocking. I took it back and they said it was high volume fuel pump making noise. Then they said it was a recall on cam sensor. They told us if we had it fixed before 90,000 miles it would cost me about 2,000 to repair. But we had a 100,000 mile drive train warranty. So they wouldn-??t fix it. When my f150 reach 100,000 miles then the transmission started dropping in to first gear from 10 th gear. Now it hangs up in gear's. Shifts to wrong gears. This issue is very dangerous

- Silver Springs, FL, USA

The contact owns a 2018 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle lost motive power. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The contact stated that when the independent mechanic started the vehicle, the oil level was at five. The vehicle was turned off; however, the vehicle was restarted, and the low oil warning light illuminated. The independent mechanic opened the hood and checked the oil and discovered metal shavings inside the oil. The contact was informed that the failure was due to failed cam phasers. The contact was informed that the cam phasers had been failing for a while. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was filed. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.

- Eugene, OR, USA

The contact owns a 2018 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled with the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact also noticed a loud rattling sound coming from the engine. The vehicle was able to restart; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the cam phaser had failed, and the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 98,000.

- Raleigh, NC, USA

Cam phaser failure.

- Lawrenceburg, TN, USA

10R80 transmission can cause life threatening issues due to harsh shifting, jerking, hesitation, and slipped gears. Transmission can unexpectedly shift in to neutral while in motion which could cause a crash, and will not speed up at times when needing to accelerate. Ford will not issue a recall on this defect resulting in several class actions. Ford service is still charging up to $10,000 to repair the defect despite being aware of this defect since 2017. Multiple technical service bulletins have been issued by Ford, but no recall despite presenting a real danger to drivers of the affected vehicles. Ford did recall 2021 models of this vehicle for the same exact reason, but will not recall the earlier models posing the same danger. My vehicle is currently in with the Ford service department after doing everything listed above while driving, and Ford has informed me it needs a $9,500 repair to the transmission due to this defect.

- Albuquerque, NM, USA

Vehicles 2018. To. 2020 have excessive oil consumption can cause engine failure and emissions problems due to high oil being burned.manufacture fail to fix the engine problem a technical service bulletin has been issued to bypass the real problem with the engine and emissions problem

- Elizabeth, NJ, USA

The contact owns a 2018 Ford F-150 The contact stated while stopped at a traffic signal, the low oil pressure warning illuminated. The contact continued driving approximately 30 MPH and drove the vehicle back to the shop where an oil change had recently been performed. The shop technician informed the contact that the oil pan plug and the gasket had both slipped off the plastic oil pan. The contact was advised that the oil plug was not stripped and had loosened from the oil pan. The contact stated that the shop had replaced the oil pan plug and the plug gasket. The vehicle was repaired. The contact researched online and became aware similar failures with the plastic oil pan. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 74,000.

- Clarksville, TN, USA

I bought vehicle at almost 60,000 miles and 8 to 9000 miles later engine is misfiring. Vehicle has been in should previous year and I got it back this June(24) for 2 days and back in shop only to find that ford had work on cyclometer before and refuse to let that be know when it was in shop the first time from same noise and complaint. The dealer recommendation is for a new motor in which cost $12000 more on top of what I owe on truck and ford is refusing to fix the problems stating it-??s out of warranty but they previously worked on vehicle. This vehicle had currently 70,000 miles on it and it should not be up for a new motor and I-??ve only experienced this vehicle for 9 to 10,000 miles. Seems as if this was a patch up job on a lemon to be sold off and transferring responsibility of repairs to buyer. This is not right and I-??m at a standstill on decision of how to proceed forward with situation.

- Ponchatoula , LA, USA

The contact owns a 2018 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, there was a squeaking noise coming from the engine compartment, and the engine was running rough. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the fuel sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure persisted. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer where it was diagnosed that cylinder #4 had misfire, and the engine needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 69,000.

- Ponchatoula, LA, USA

The contact owns a 2018 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the contact started the vehicle and noticed a rattling sound coming from the engine. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed as a failure with the cam phaser. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was contacted; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to the NHSTA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 63,080.

- Amherst, TX, USA

The 2-piece oil pan system leaks. On Ford-??s 3.5L V6 motor, a two piece oil pan is known for commonly leaking. The source of the leak is between the plastic oil pan and the aluminum upper oil pan. Over time with the oil heating and coiling this causes the pans to heat and expand at different rates causing gasket failure around the attachment bolts. This is extremely common among these motors. The safety of the at risk operators and passengers comes into play when you consider the oil leak is captured by a steal skid plate where the oil accumulates over time. If enough oil is present and enough heat from the exhaust reaches the waist oil, a fire could start. The only way a vehicle owner would know there is a leak is if they do their own maintenance or have a good mechanic that does the oil changes. The skid plate captures the oil and prevents it from reaching the ground where a puddle would be noticed. This issue has been known and a repair process is put out by Ford already due to the number of issues with this. My vehicle has not been inspected No warning lamps are illuminated. I notice the leak when doing my own vehicle maintenance. It took me a while, but I was able to trace the leak back to the mounting bolts and researching the problem confirmed my suspicions.

- Waterford, WI, USA

The contact owns a 2018 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving approximately 40 MPH, the contact heard an abnormal knocking sound coming from the engine compartment. The contact stated there was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken for an oil change and was informed that the engine oil level was extremely low. The contact stated that after the oil change was performed, while checking the oil level, the contact became aware that the level was dropping and there was no evidence of an oil leak. The contact stated that adding approximately 1 quart of oil was added every month. The contact had not taken the vehicle to a local dealer or independent mechanic. The vehicle was not diagnosed and was not repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 85,000.

- Baytown, TN, USA

I am told that there is a common issue with the year/make Ford that I have where the engine ends up needing replacement. The check engine light was on, so we took it into Ford and the engine -??soaked up the oil-?? and when it was brought in it only 1.2 quarts left and was supposed to have 8 quarts. The Ford dealer stated that this is a common issue with this particular engine. Now the warranty company isn-??t willing to cover without proof and Ford can-??t prove because it-??s an internal engine issue.

- Chadds Ford, PA, USA

The contact owns a 2018 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled with the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was able to restart; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the vehicle was diagnosed with cam phaser failure. The contact was informed that the cam phasers needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to the NHSTA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 119,964.

- Prescott, AZ, USA

The cam phasers have always made a loud noise at startup. When I had this looked at, dealerships told me it was just a noise and nothing to worry about. Over time, the noise got worse. Recently, the cam phasers malfunctioned so that the truck would not accelerate as usual. It was extremely slow and lacked it's typical power on acceleration. The slow acceleration placed myself, my wife and children, and other drivers at risk when I was unable to accelerate as needed in traffic. Then, the engine also started a very rough idle as if the engine was about to shut down. I was still rolling to a stop when the truck began bouncing due to the rough idle. The biuncing and rough idle can happen even when i am not at a complete stop. I just have to be off the gas. The engine slowing quickly or shutting down in the middle of traffic would pose a danger to myself, my family, and other drivers. Ford put out a customer satisfaction program in 2022 which expired in january 2023. They stated that the cam phaser would make a noise, but would pose no future threat to the functionality of the car. This was false and many ford owners are saying the same. I've called multiple dealerships who say they have tons of f150 owners in line to have their cam phasers replaced and they have to pay almost 5,000 out of pocket for it. Ford refuses to place a Recall on these defective parts that they have known were defective for years. Their satisfaction letter was not sent to me so I, like many others, was unaware of the program. By sending the letter, ford recognized that their part was defective, but refused to claim a recall and misled the public about the true potential for damage and danger caused by these defective parts. if not replaced, these defective parts can continue to deteriorate other components of the engine until it is damaged beyond repair.

- Old Hickory, TN, USA