Whining or whistling noise at idle. Bangs when shifts to lowest gear.

- Norwalk, CT, USA

The contact owns a 2021 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at 40 MPH, the rear end of the vehicle started vibrating abnormally. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer where the vehicle was diagnosed, and the contact was informed that the alignment had failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the rear axle hub bolts were worn and had shifted. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer where it was diagnosed that there was a leak in the rear axle seals. The repair was pending. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V896000 (Power Train); however, the VIN was not included. The failure mileage was 28,000.

- Sorrento, FL, USA

I received this recall December of 2023. I was originally advised that a fix would be ready during the 1st quarter of 2024. I inquired on two occasions about the safety of driving my truck with the axle bolt breaking issue recall. Two separate techs advised me that I could continue driving my truck until a fix to the issue is found but both techs advised not to tow a trailer until it's repaired. I mainly use my truck to tow and usually a couple hundred miles at a time, so this doesn't help me and its now mid-March of 2025.

- Audubon, NJ, USA

Failure to repair safety recall in timely manner. Manufacturer Recall Number23S65 NHTSA Recall Number23V896

- White Oak, GA, USA

I purchased my truck in March of 2024 with an undisclosed problem from a dealership in Texas. I contacted them two weeks after it began and they said they couldn't do anything as is the greatest business disappointment of American commerce when used vehicles are purchased under the "As Is" clause. The undisclosed problem is this, my truck loses acceleration power for up to 20 seconds in dangerous situations when I attempt to increase speed from a stop or slower speeds and the truck doesn't shift to accelerate to reasonable speeds. This situation happens each time I drive this truck. The scarier situations happen when changing lanes, turning left, or right, or making U-turns. Each of these conditions threatens safety every time this happens, but more so when there is fast-moving traffic coming behind after changing lanes or if on-coming traffic approaches my now power-less truck when making a left/u-turn. My local dealership shop found the CBF drum in the transmission to be faulty causing internal leaks which fail to engage the gearing system. The repair cost to make my truck safe again is over $7.2k. If this truly is a safety failure problem, I request NHTSA for payment to my dealer or reimbursement, please.

- Oklahoma City, OK, USA

The contact owns a 2021 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the transmission experienced hard shifting, gear grinding, and slipping gear while accelerating from a red light. The contact stated that the gear shift indicator showed that the transmission was in 10th gear and the vehicle started drifting backward. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 32,000.

- Bethel Park, PA, USA

Many times I have experienced a delay in acceleration or where it fails to accelerate relative to the pedal position and will then suddenly aggressively accelerate. This has resulted in me almost being hit in traffic due to the lack of power output leaving me panicked as vehicles barrel down on me while I-??m stuck waiting for the truck to get the signal to accelerate. The issue has begun to occur more often but is spontaneous when it occurs leaving me with huge trust issues with the vehicle not knowing when it will decide if it wants to output power or not. It occurs most often after the vehicle has been sitting unused, like first thing in the morning or after work when it has been sitting for hours, and most often when executing a turn from either a slow roll or a stop. Meaning if I-??m on a side street and wish to pull out into traffic, it will just decide not to accelerate and leave me sitting in the road as vehicles approach scaring me into pumping the throttle or attempting to push it to the floor in the hopes it gets the signal and will accelerate to get me out of harms way. It-??s a huge issue and I-??m worried it will result in an accident. I-??ve also seen many other are experiencing the problem. I have an appointment with my local ford dealership to have it looked at but I-??m worried they won-??t be able to replicate the issue and will leave me with no answers or help.

- St. Clair, MO, USA

10 speed transmission has started shifting hard at times and is random when it occurs. At times the hard shift comes with some stuttering under normal acceleration.

- Le Claire, IA, USA

Transmission suddenly downshifted from 7th to 1st gear when driving along a highway. This significantly slowed the vehicle down and almost caused a following vehicle to collide with me. The vehicle will also shift from 4th to 3rd violently, revving the engine then slammining into gear. This throws the heads of all occupants a d causes significant early wear and tear on power train components.

- Jber, AK, USA

The contact owns a 2021 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving 60 MPH, the transmission independently shifted to neutral, and the vehicle decelerated. In addition, the power train failure warning light illuminated. The contact stated that within several seconds, the vehicle returned to normal speed, and the power train failure warning light was no longer illuminated. The contact stated that the failure occurred while driving on a major highway. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed with an external transmission failure. The contact was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced, and the software needed an update. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact was informed of an unknown recall however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but provided no assistance. The contact was advised to contact the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 79,000.

- Hempstead, NY, USA

Multitude of transmission problems, Have smelt clutches in the transmission burning very strongly twice now. Hard shifting up shifting and downshifting. Slamming into gear almost locking up the back wheels. Has failed to move with transmission binding up putting it in reverse. Multiple slippages and different gears. After the truck is stopped at a light for 10 to 30 seconds there will be a hard clacking sound and the transmission that can be felt in the floor. Extreme hesitation almost causing an accident pulling out into traffic. Check engine light one time for faulty Park solenoid and the vehicle would not come out of park. Disconnected and reconnected the batteries. Cleared the code and finally got it to come out of park. The code cleared after 3 days. Was working with the dealership over the phone remotely at the time with it. They said it disappeared and they didn't know why. Transmission has been flushed at 50,000 miles by ford dealership. Ford dealership has done a reprogramming on it so far. Transmission still had problems had a Ford take a ride with me. He stated that it need to be rebuilt or replaced. Ford dealer is dragging their feet to do anything. I have many text messages into the service writer updating him of new problems and current problems as they occur. They are fully well aware of the issues. I drive a lot like 6,000 miles a month and I think they just don't want me put miles on their loaner vehicles for their faulty transmission problems. I purchased the vehicle in February 2024 problems have been occurring since purchase.

- Huntsville, AL, USA

The contact owns a 2021 Ford F-150. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V896000 (POWER TRAIN); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

- Chico, CA, USA

When turning right there was a complete loss of power with no response from the throttle it was just stuck coasting at 20klm hr. For 20 seconds or so then throttle kicked in and normal operation again. This has happened twice now in the past week. Very dangerous especially when turning into traffic.

- Carleton Place, CA, USA

Despite having been told my truck was fixed at a dealer shop, my truck still displays an absence of forward propulsion when applying the gas pedal and trying to accelerate from slower speeds. This has happened when trying to make a left or right turn when there is oncoming traffic. Sometimes this happens while trying to accelerate on the on-ramp of a highway to get up to normal piste speed limits with traffic very fast behind me. The dealer I took it to said they fixed the issues. Luckily I can apply the Manual mode with a button, but this is distracting when trying to look for the button, and the issue comes back in Automatic mode.

- Oklahoma City, OK, USA

Rear axle failed while driving. Had vehicle towed to Malloy Ford in Winchester, VA. They replaced the failed components, at no cost. When I asked about reimbursement for towing, they were not able to assist me in filing my claim for towing reimbursement. I contacted FORD Customer Service, who said they only way they may help me is if I return the vehicle to Ford Service (must be in their possession) and have Ford Service contact them directly and ask for "reimbursement assistance" by 16 Jan. However, stated there is absolutely no guarantee they will reimburse towing. Are you able to assist me? The towing cost was $185.40

- Front Royal, VA, USA

The vehicle fails to acclerate. When pulling out into a street the vehicles accelerator became completely unresponsive. The vehicle was stuck in 2nd gear going about 8mph and the vehicle would not accelerate, I even push the pedal all the way to the floor for several seconds with no response. I had to come to a complete stop in the middle of the street for the truck become responsive to my inputs. I was nearly rear-ended due to this issue.

- Dallas, TX, USA

I was pulling out into traffic, I eased out to make the turn, when I pressed the accelerator in order to merge to traffic speed, the truck did nothing. It did not stall, the engine was running, but it would not go. The transmission did not act like it was in gear, it is an automatic. I could have been hit by other cars by having my truck sitting in the road. The problem has occurred twice, but I cannot force the issue. it occurs randomly. I am calling service center today 12/17/24 to have it looked at. Vehicle has had the transmission replaced by manufacturer at a factory authorized dealership. There were no warning lights or any indications that the truck was malfunctioning.

- Somerset , OH, USA

Vehicle regularly loses all throttle response for 5-10 seconds, usually around corners at low speed, but sometimes while driving straight. This lack of response is alarming when pulling into traffic. There is no light on the dash indicating traction control is activated.

- Billings, MT, USA

Leaving a parking lot and after turning right, the truck failed to accelerate for over 800 feet. Over this distance, the accelerator was pressed all the way to the floor and the truck stayed stuck in 2nd gear, slowly increasing from 2,000 rpm to 2,500 rpm, and from 17mph to 21mph. After this time, the accelerator pedal was pumped, and the truck responded with normal acceleration. This is not the first time this truck has had the issue, but it is sporadic, and almost always when turning right from a rolling stop. This has a high potential of causing accidents when trying to turn on to a road with higher speed traffic and unable to accelerate as expected. There were no warning lamps or messages indicating an issue with the vehicle. The issue is not consistently reproducible for Ford to inspect it, but it does happen a few times a month.

- Clinton, IA, USA

I just want to provide support for others that have this safety issue, as my 2021 F150 Powerboost also has this issue. When making a turn, usually a righthand turn, onto a busy road, the vehicle will fail to accelerate. The delay is not turbo lag, but more so a dead space or lag of any response from the power train. I have found that if I disable the advance trac and traction control, the issue is no longer present. Just wanted to reinforce the confidence at the start and how dangerous it is. You get this false sense of security that the truck is going to accelerate a certain way, then falls flat at a very risky time. FYI, I am running the latest PCM code and modules updates available from Ford, via FDRS. Here are other examples if it helps: [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

- Mcalester, OK, USA