TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED INTO FIRST GEAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED ONCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V075000 (POWER TRAIN). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
2011 Ford F-150 complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2011 record →
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V075000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. GREEN FORD (3800 W WENDOVER AVE, GREENSBORO, NC 27407, (336) 292-8310) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
MY F150 TRANSMISSION STARTED SHIFTING FROM 3RD TO 1ST IN JANUARY 2019 ON A HIGHWAY BY MY HOUSE. THIS HAPPENED A COUPLE OF TIMES AND I TOOK TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP. REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AND TWO WEEKS LATER I GOT THE RECALL NOTICE FROM FORD 19S07 IN FEBRUARY. FORD SAID THAT IF I TOOK TO A FORD DEALER, THEY COULD HELP, BUT I DIDN'T BECAUSE I WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. I CALLED A FORD DEALER AND IN MAY THEY STILL DO NOT HAVE THE SOFTWARE TO FIX. I WOULD HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO USE MY TRUCK SINCE FEBRUARY. I FEEL THAT I'M STUCK IN THE MIDDLE. WHAT WOULD FORD HAVE DONE IF I TOOK TO A FORD DEALER IN JANUARY?
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE STABILITY CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE TURN SIGNALS WERE INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GJOVIK FORD INC (LOCATED AT 2600 US-34, SANDWICH, IL 60548, (630) 552-8058) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING GEAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000. *BF *AS
THE SERVICE ADVANCETRAC LIGHT COMES ON REGULARLY WHILE TRYING THE STEERING WHEEL AT LOW SPEEDS. IT USED TO NOT BE AS COMMON, BUT HAS GOTTEN WORSE I. THE PAST 6 MONTHS. TODAY I TRIED SLOWING DOWN WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AND THE STEERING G LOCKED UP ON ME MID-TURN. BASED ON THE SAME DIAGNOSTICS AS HUNDREDS OF OTHERS WITH THIS PROBLEM, IT'S INDICATED THAT THE ENTIRE STEERING RACK WILL NEED REPLACED. FORD KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH NOT JUST THE 2011 MODELS, BUT WITH THE 2012 AND 2013 MODELS AS WELL.
FULL POWER STEERING SYSTEM FAILURE. ZERO POWER ASSIST.
I STARTED MY TRUCK FOR WORK AND TURN ON REAR DEFROSTER AND THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE ALSO TWO WEEKS AGO MY TIRE ALMOST FELL OFF AFTER 3 LUG NUTS BROKE M AND 1 WAS MISSING
NO OR POOR BRAKING RIGHT AFTER ENGINE STARTUP AND TRAVELING IN REVERSE (VACUUM ASSIST). VERY POOR BRAKING AT EMERGENCY OR PANIC STOP (AS IF THE BRAKE LINES NEED BLED). TRAVEL SPEED AT ABOUT 45MPH. ONLY 27K MILES ON VEHICLE. SIMILAR TO CONCERNS THAT PROMPTED THE FORD 19S07 WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR THE ELECTRIC VACUUM ASSIST UNIT, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED BY THAT. FORD DEALERSHIP WANTS OVER $100 TO DIAGNOSE BRAKE SYSTEM. VERY SCARRY DRIVING!
TRANSMISSION SHIFTS FROM 3RD GEAR INTO 1ST GEAR WITHOUT NOTICE, CAUSING THE TRUCK RPM'S TO SPIKE AND THE TRUCK COMES TO A SUDDEN STOP, ONCE CONTROL IS REGAINED THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT OUT 1ST GEAR FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AND MUST BE DRIVEN VERY SLOWLY TO PREVENT THE ENGINE FROM OVER REVVING.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE UPSHIFTED FROM FIRST TO FIFTH GEAR INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME AND THEN TO CHIPOLA FORD (4242 LAFAYETTE ST, MARIANNA, FL 32446). THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING TRANSMISSION OIL AT THE BEARING HOUSING AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V075000 (POWER TRAIN). THE DEALER STATED THAT IN ORDER FOR THEM TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR, THE OIL LEAK HAD TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,000.
UPON STARTING VEHICLE AND BEGINNING MOVEMENT, THE BRAKES DO NOT WORK FOR A SHORT TIME. ENGINE LIGHT HAS CAME ON. PRESSING ON GAS PEDAL MOVEMENT IS SLUGGISH.
BACK TRUCK DOOR LOCKED AND WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE DASH LIGHT SHOWS DOOR IS OPEN, BACK GLASS DEFROST WILL NOT COME ON, NONE OF THE DOORS WILL LOCK OR UNLOCK WITH CONTROLS OR REMOTE. THE TRUCK WAS SITTING IN DRIVEWAY WHEN IT STARTED SHOWING DOOR WAS OPEN. DOOR LOCKED WHEN I PUSHED THE REMOTE LOCK AND WILL NOT OPEN BACK UP AT ALL. BACK DEFROST STOPED WORKING ABOUT A WEEK BEFORE THE DOORS MESSED UP I PUSHED THE BUTTON TO TURN IT ON AND IT NEVER CAME ON.
2011 F-150. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ABRUPTLY DOWNSHIFTED TO A LOWER GEAR CAUSING THE SPEED TO REDUCE SEVERAL MILES PER HOUR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CONSUMER REFERENCED RECALL NOTICE 19S07/NHTSA RECALL 19V-075. *JS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME STIFF AND WAS UNABLE TO BE MANEUVERED. THE VEHICLE STRUCK A CURB, AS A RESULT. THERE WAS NO CRASH. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE SERVICE ADVANCE TRACK INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000.
AFTER RECEIVED A RECALL LATER FOR OSS ON MY TRUCK, BRING TO GERVAIS FORD AYER MA, ON THE WAY TO THE DEALER, TRUCK TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFT, DEALER LOOK AT, AFTER ALL, THEY SAID THAT THE RECALL WAS ONLY FOR SOFTWARE UPGRADE AND THE PROCEDURE WAS DONE BEFORE FOR A 3TH PART, BUT YEAR AGO THE VALVE BODY WAS CHANGE ON THE SAME DEALER AND THE PROBLEMS ARE SIMILAR, THEY TRY TO CHARGE ME FOR DIAGNOSIS, THAT I REFUSED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO CRANK AND START INTERMITTENTLY. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT HAD TO WAIT A BRIEF MOMENT BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE GEAR WAS CHANGED, THE GEAR INDICATOR WOULD NOT DISPLAY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. ALSO, THE "PRNDL" ILLUMINATION FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. LONG MCARTHUR FORD (3450 S 9TH ST, SALINA, KS 67401, (785) 823-2237) AND THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM MANUFACTURER CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12C123 AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V190000 (POWER TRAIN, EXTERIOR LIGHTING) DUE TO THE MILEAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.
WHILE DRIVING IN A DEEP CURVE, IT BECOMES HARD TO STRAIGHTEN THE STEERING WHEEL. IT IS LIKE IT LOSES ITS POWER STEERING FOR ABOUT 1-2 SECONDS AND ONCE YOU FORCE IT STRAIGHT, THE POWER STEERING BEGINS WORKING AGAIN. IT WILL BE FINE FOR A FEW DAYS AND THEN START ACTING UP AGAIN. SOMETIMES IT IS A FULL ON STICK IN ONE POSITION, OTHER TIMES IT IS JERKY STICKING AS YOU ARE TRYING TO STRAIGHTEN IT BACK UP. IT HAS ALMOST CAUSE ME TO RUN OFF THE ROAD MULTIPLE TIMES; I HAVE HAD TO LEARN TO NOT PANIC WHEN IT HAPPENS AND JUST SLOW DOWN UNTIL I AM BACK IN CONTROL. THE EPS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED ON THESE BEFORE DEATHS OCCUR. I HAVE THREE VERY YOUNG CHILDREN THAT I WON'T EVEN DRIVE AROUND DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT IS SO DANGEROUS TO TRY TO DRIVE ON IN CURVES. THIS HAS BEEN OFF AND ON HAPPENING FOR ABOUT 1.5 YEARS NOW. I AM GOING TO TRY TO SELL THE TRUCK AND HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING GETTING IT FIXED AND IF IT WAS A RECALL HER RECENTLY AND I FIND IT TO BE RIDICULOUS THAT IT WILL COST $2,000 ON A TRUCK THAT IS ONLY WORTH $10,000. IT IS EVEN MORE CRAZY THAT IT IS SOMETHING THAT HAS TO BE PAID FOR WHEN SAFETY IS THE SOLE REASON TO DO IT. FORD SHOULD DEFINITELY FIX THIS SAFETY CONCERN AND GET RID OF THE EPS SYSTEM.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V075000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DAHL FORD DAVENPORT (1310 E KIMBERLY DR, DAVENPORT, IA 52807) FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. AFTERWARDS, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED HARD SHIFTING THAT WAS NOT PRESENT BEFORE THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY WANTED TO CHARGE THE CONTACT FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND A CASE WAS OPENED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,711.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE OCCASIONALLY. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE SHIFTED INTO REVERSE, THE REVERSE INDICATOR WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FOX FORD MAZDA (3560 28TH ST, GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49512) WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V582000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND WAS UNABLE TO ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 181,000.
2011 FORD F150. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ISSUES WITH TRANSMISSION. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED FROM 6TH GEAR INTO 1ST GEAR, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DRASTICALLY DROP IN SPEED AND SKID OUT OF CONTROL. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SHOULDER. THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNWILLING TO ASSIST WITH THE VEHICLE'S REPAIRS. *JS
STEERING WOULD BIND WHEN TURNING LEFT AND WOULD GET STUCK IN THAT POSITION AND HAVE TO FORCEFULLY MOVED BACK TO CENTER.
WE HAD A MARCH SNOW STORM ON 3-18-19 AND TEMPERATURES WERE BELOW FREEZING. I HAD TURNED ON MY REAR WINDOW DEFROST AND WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK DRIVING ON A NEIGHBORHOOD STREET WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POP SOUND. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND FOUND THAT ONE OF MY REAR WINDOWS HAD SHATTERED. THIS IS A WINDOW WITH THE DEFROSTING ELEMENT IN IT. AFTER INSPECTING THE WINDOW I FOUND THAT THERE WAS NO SIGN OF ANY IMPACT TO THE WINDOW. AS SHOWN IN THE ATTACHED PICTURES. THE WINDOW JUST SHATTERED ON ITS OWN. WAS APPEARS THAT THIS WAS CAUSED BY THERMAL EXPANSION FROM THE HEATED DEFROSTER.
REAR VIEW WINDSHIELD SHATTERED AND BLEW UP AFTER MY REAR DEFROST WINDOW STOPPED WORKING. I WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK WHEN IT BLEW UP AND I STARTED SMELLING SMOKE
DRIVING ABOUT 80 MILES PER HOUR, THE ENGINE BATTERY LIGHT AND OVERHEATING LIGHT CAME ON, PULLED OVER TO FIND THAT THE PULLEY BY THE IDLER PULLEY CAME OFF WITH PART OF THE ENGINE BLOCK. THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO SALINAS VALLEY FORD LINCOLN (1100 AUTO CENTER CIR, SALINAS, CA 93907, (831) 444-4444) TO BE REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V075000 (POWER TRAIN). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT SHIFT INTO THE REVERSE GEAR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE REVERSE GEAR FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 248,000.
BEGINNING APPROXIMATELY 9 MONTHS AGO, WHEN I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE, IT BEGAN SUFFERING SUDDEN DOWN SHIFTS. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IT WOULD SUDDENLY DROP INTO THIRD GEAR, OR FIRST GEAR, VERY DRAMATIC! VERY SCARY! SOMETIMES IT WOULD GET STUCK IN FIRST GEAR WHEN I PULLED AWAY FROM A STOP SIGN AND, WHILE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, I HAD TO FIND A WAY TO PULL OVER AND SHUT OFF THE CAR AND RESTART IT TO CLEAR THIS FAULT. SOMETIMES THE FAULT WOULD NOT CLEAR WHEN I RESTARTED THE TRUCK. THIS BEGAN HAPPENING MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY AND I WAS VERY CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF MY FAMILY, WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN. WE PURCHASED THIS AS A FAMILY AND WORK TRUCK AND SUDDENLY WE FELT OUR LIVES WERE IN DANGER DRIVING IT. I LEARNED THERE WAS A RECALL ON 2011 F-150S FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM BUT WAS TOLD MY PARTICULAR TRUCK WAS NOT COVERED IN THIS RECALL. NO REASON WAS GIVEN. I OPTED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR MYSELF AND IT SOLVED THE PROBLEM. THAT WAS A LITTLE OVER A MONTH AGO AND WE HAVE NOT HAD A SINGLE RECURRENCE OF THE FAULT SINCE I PAID FOR THE REPAIR. DURING A PHONE CALL WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY I WAS PROMISED BY THEIR EMPLOYEE SHAY, EMPLOYEE NUMBER TO 19116 3, THAT FOR IT WOULD BE FULLY COVERING MY REPAIR. CAS - 17206 574 THEY DID COVER A REPAIR NUMBER ONE NINE S07, BUT THE MECHANIC IN CHARGE AT VALLEY FORD IN KALISPELL MONTANA TOLD ME I NEEDED 16 N 02. ONCE 16 N02 HAD BEEN PERFORMED MY TRUCK NO LONGER HAS SUFFERED ANY DOWNSHIFT OR TRANSMISSION ERRORS. IT IS MY BELIEF THAT MY TRUCK AND MANY LIKE IT
TRUCK WAS IN 4TH OR 5TH GEAR . WAS TRAVELING APROX 40 - 45 M.P.H. WITH OUT WARNING TRANSMISSION SHIFTS INTO 1ST GEAR. SLIDING ON LOOSE GRAVEL.
STAYS IN LOW GEAR AND WON'T UP SHIFT. SHUT TRUCK OFF AND AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS IT SHIFTS. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. ONCE IT DID IT WHILE STOP AT A REDLIGHT. WENT TO PULL OUT AND IT WOULDN'T SHIFT OUT OF LOW GEAR. DID IT ANOTHER TIME WHEN I GOT IT IN AND FROM A COLD START ,PUT IT IN DRIVE AND IT WOULDN'T SHIFT OUT OF 1ST GEAR.
WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN GETTING ON THEY HIGHWAY WHEN STEERING GOT HARD, MAKING IT HARD TO TURN ALMOST GETTING IN AN ACCIDENT, TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON BUT WENT BACK OFF. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ,WENT BACK OFF. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE FEBRUARY, CALLED LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP BASICALLY WAS TOLD NO RECALL, NO COMPLAINTS, BUT THEY CALL LOOK AT IT AT OUR COST. IT'S GOTTEN WORSE,SINCE THEN GOING AROUND CURVES OR MAKING TURNS IT TAKES FULL STRENGTH TO MAKE THE TURN . SOME TIMES ITS EASY LIKE IT SHOULD BE .BROUGHT IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC SHOP TO SEE WHAT THEY SAY AND AFTER LOOKING AT IT ,THEY SAID IT NEEDS,TO GO TO DEALERSHIP THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING WITH IT .THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT .
ABOUT 30 MPH, LET OFF ACCELERATOR AND A LOUD CLUNK AND JERK HAPPENS. SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE WITH A SMALL DECLINE
RECALL 12C23 DEALER& MANUFACTURER STATE DOESN'T APPLY DESPITE SAME SYMPTOMS IN RECALL. DEALER WITNESSED ISSUE WHILE DOING RECALL 19S07 I TOLD THEM OT HAD STARTED ABOUT THE SAME TIME I DISCOVERED THE CURRENT 19S07 RECALL. FORD SAID THEY WERE REPORTING THE ISSUE AS WELL.
MOLDED LEAD FRAME AND OSS REPLACEMENT. I WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE MOLDED LEAD FRAME RECALL 16N02. I EXPERIENCED THE ELECTRICAL ISSUE DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL IN MY DRIVEWAY. MY DASHBOARD LIT UP LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE AND WOULD ONLY DRIVE IN FIRST GEAR. I DROVE TO A MECHANIC THAT WAS CLOSER THAN THE FORD DEALER AND WAS OFF OF BACK ROADS SO I COULD DRIVE IN FIRST GEAR. I PAID FOR THE REPAIR. I RECENTLY RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE 19S07 WHICH IS FOR PROGRAMMING THE OSS SENSOR. I ASKED TO BE REIMBURSED FOR MY REPAIR AND I WAS TOLD NO BY CRESCENT FORD & TRUCKS. THEY SAID 19S07 IS FOR PROGRAMMING ONLY. I BELIEVE FORD SHOULD REIMBURSE ME FOR THE LEAD FRAME, CONNECTOR, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID, AND THE SPEED SENSOR.
WAS IN PARKING LOT AND STARTED VEHICLE. PUT IN DRIVE AND STARTED TO MOVE. HEARD LOUD POP SOUND. STOPPED AND GOT OUT TO LOOK OVER VEHICLE. FOUND THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WINDOW HAD SPONTANEOUSLY SHATTERED. THERE WAS NO PREVIOUS DEFECT IN THE WINDOW. THE REAR WINDOW IS A THREE PART SLIDER WITH DEFROST. FORD SERVICE DOES NOT KNOW WHY THE WINDOW WOULD HAVE SHATTERED AND WILL NOT COVER COST OF REPLACEMENT. AT THIS TIME THE WINDOW HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. UNDERSTAND FORD HAS ISSUES WITH THIS HAPPENING AND WILL NOT COVER UNDER A POSSIBLE RECALL. IT MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE DEFROST SYSTEM IN WINDOW.
S19S07 / NHTSA RECALL 19V-075 IS CAUSING FAILURE ON TRANSMISSION WITH NO ISSUES. I FOUND ONLINE THAT MY 2011 F150 WAS DUE FOR THE 19S07 RECALL 19V-075 OR THE INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF THE OUTPUT SPEED SENSOR (OSS). THIS RECALL HAS TO DO WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND "AN UNINTENDED DOWNSHIFT INTO FIRST GEAR CAN CAUSE AN ABRUPT WHEEL SPEED REDUCTION, WHICH COULD CAUSE THE REAR TIRES TO SLIDE UNTIL THE VEHICLE SPEED SLOWS DOWN." I HAVE DRIVEN AND OWNED THE TRUCK SINCE BRAND NEW AND IT HAD 16 MILES ON IT. I'VE NEVER HAD A TRANSMISSION REPAIR OR PROBLEM OUT OF IT SINCE I'VE HAD IT. HOWEVER, NOT WANTING TO RISK HAVING AN ISSUE, I TOOK IT IN TO THE LOCAL DEALER FOR THIS RECALL, THEY THEN UPDATED THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE WITH SOFTWARE TO PREVENT THIS. I RECEIVED THE TRUCK BACK AND DROVE IT HOME. THE FOLLOWING MORNING, I STARTED THE ENGINE, PULLED THE COLUMN SHIFTER INTO REVERSE, AND THE ORANGE LIGHT FOR THE SHIFTER DIAL ON THE DASH DISAPPEARED. NOTHING HAPPENED AT FIRST AND THEN IT SUDDENLY SLAMMED INTO REVERSE. THE SHIFTER LIGHT NEVER LIT UP UNTIL I PUT IT BACK IN TO PARK AND THE ORANGE SHIFTER LIGHT REAPPEARED. I THEN PULLED THE SHIFTER LEVER DOWN IN TO DRIVE AND AGAIN, THE ORANGE SHIFTER LIGHT ON THE DASH DISAPPEARED AND THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT GO INTO GEAR FOR A MOMENT AND THEN SUDDENLY SLAMMED INTO DRIVE. AGAIN, WITH NO SIGNAL ON THE DASH THAT IT WAS EVEN IN A GEAR, DRIVE, PARK, ETC. TOOK IT BACK TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER EXPLAINING THE SITUATION AND A DAY LATER THEY CA
2011 FORD F150. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ODOMETER FRAUD. *LD *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V075000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. LANCE CUNNINGHAM FORD (4101 EAST CLINTON HWY, KNOXVILLE, TN 37912, (866) 591-3943) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL MAY OR JUNE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
AS A RESULT OF THE UNWANTED TRANSMISSION SHIFTING RECALL ISSUE, MY TRUCK HAS EXPERIENCED DAMAGE CAUSING PERMANENT TRANSMISSION DAMAGE. DEALER CLAIMS THAT FORD HAS ONLY AUTHORIZED A COMPUTER UPDATE; THEIR UNWILLING TO REPAIR THE RESULTING ISSUE UNTIL FORD GIVE AUTHORIZATION TO DO SO. WHEN I CONTACTED FORD THE REPRESENTATIVE SAID FORD IS ONLY AUTHORIZING COMPUTER UPDATE, DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE FAULTY PROGRAM HAS CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V075000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE SOFTWARE TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. ANDY MOHR FORD (2713 EAST MAIN STREET, PLAINFIELD, IN) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION TRANSMISSION GOES INTO FIFTH GEAR AND SPEEDOMETER GOES TO 0.ALSO VEHICLE SOMETIMES WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR UPON ACCELERATING.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND WAITED THIRTY MINUTES TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER HAD NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, IT LUNGED FORWARD EVEN WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE BEGAN EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED THREE MONTHS AGO. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 184,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK ON A CITY STREET, UPON TURNING INTO A DRIVEWAY THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. THIS CAUSED A REAL PROBLEM TRYING TO CORRECT THE TURN. UPON INVESTIGATING THIS IT HAS COME TO LIGHT THAT THERE HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST STEERING. NOT ONLY ON THIS 2011 F150, BUT VARIOUS OTHER FORD MODELS AND YEARS OF MANUFACTURE. THE DEALERSHIP AND FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE SAYS NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED. I BELIEVE IT IS TIME TO ISSUE A RECALL BECAUSE THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR AND FORD SHOULD OWN UP TO THIS PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR YEARS! WHY SHOULD THE CONSUMER BE PUT INTO THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION AND EXPENSIVE REPAIR? IT'S TIME NHTSA TO STAND UP AND TELL FORD TO FIX THIS PROBLEM! THIS VEHICLE CAN NOT BE TRUSTED ON THE ROAD ANYMORE AND IT SITS IN THE DRIVEWAY. NOW, IF THE NHTSA WANTS TO PAY $2,000 TO REPAIR THE EPAS, ALL WILL BE GOOD. THEN THE NHTSA CAN SEND THE RECEIPT TO FORD IF THEY EVER ISSUE A RECALL.
WHEN ENTERING INTERSTATE IN RAIN ENGINE MISFIRED TRUCK SLOWED. FORD ENGINEERS MODIFIED BOOST INTAKE CHARGED ME $274.80 TO CORRECT DESIGN FLAW.
VEHICLE RUNS ROUGH AND THROWS A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. WHEN THE ENGINE IS WARM IT RUNS SMOOTHER. AFTER TROUBLE SHOOTING POSSIBLE PROBLEMS, IT WAS DETERMINED TO PROBABLY BE A STICKY VALVE. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING, THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE. I WANT TO KNOW IF THIS TRUCK WAS SERVICED AND THE ISSUE CORRECTED WHILE OWNED BY THE ORIGINAL OWNER. IF YES, IT IS BROKEN AGAIN.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 47 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUTTERED AND THE SPEEDOMETER DECREASED TO ZERO. ALSO, THE WRENCH ICON ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, SHUT OFF, RESTARTED, AND DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V075000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTONATION FORD ORANGE PARK (7700 BLANDING BOULEVARD, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32244, 904-270-9943) WHERE THE TECHNICIAN REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BASED ON THE MANUFACTURER'S CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM (16N02), THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MOLD SHOULD BE RE FRAMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE PROGRAM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 101,280.
TRUCK HAD HAD A RECALL ON THE ISSUES THAT WE ARE HAVING. NOW WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT RECALL NO LONG EXIST AND THAT IT WAS TAKEN OFF OF RECALL. WE ARE HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENOR CIRCUIT. CODE P705 AND IT'S HOING TO COST ALMOST 600.00 TO FIX. IS THERE STILL AT RECALL ON THIS?
REAR DOOR AJAR. SENSOR SHOWS DRIVER SIDE REAR DOOR AS OPENED, WHEN IT HAS BEEN IN FACT CLOSED, CLOSED AND LOCKED, BOTH WITH AND WITHOUT CHILD LOCK ENGAGED.
AFTER COMPLETING A REQUIRED RECALL, MY TRUCK SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER 'ZERO'D' OUT WHILE IN MOTION. THIS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES, MOST RECENTLY WHILE ON THE FREEWAY. WHEN IT OCCURRED ON THE FREEWAY, THE BACK WHEELS FELT LIKE THEY LOCKED UP. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO CHECK FOR FLAT TIRES, AS THAT WAS MY FIRST THOUGHT. ALL TIRES CHECK OUT OK. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON. THIS CAUSED THE SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER TO RETURN TO NORMAL FUNCTIONALITY. I RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AS I THOUGHT THAT THE NEW UPDATE MAY NOT HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL. THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED THAT THE SOFTWARE UPDATE PROCESS WAS SUCCESSFUL AND COULD NOT BE REDONE. I READ A COUPLE OF INTERNET BLOGS OF WHERE OTHER OWNERS HAD THE SAME TYPE OF ISSUE. IF THE UPDATE CAUSED OTHER FAULTY PARTS TO BE EXPOSED, I UNDERSTAND. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT LOCK ITS TIRES WHILE IN MOTION, ESPECIALLY AT FREEWAY SPEEDS AS THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. THE PICTURE THAT IS ATTACHED IS WHEN THE ISSUE FIRST OCCURRED. THE SAME INDICATORS OCCURRED THE SECOND TIME, WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY.
ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 2019, I WAS TRAVELING IN MY 2011 FORD F150 VIN#(XXXX) ON THE HIGHWAY. DURING THIS TIME, I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 65-70MPH. ABOUT 1 MINUTE AFTER GETTING ONTO THE HIGHWAY, I FELT A LARGE KNOCK IN THE TRANSMISSION, AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED FROM 6TH GEAR INTO 1ST GEAR, ON ITS OWN, WITHOUT WARNING! THIS ACTION CAUSED THE REAR TIRES TO LOCK UP, AND THE TRUCK TEMPORARILY SKID OUT OF CONTROL, AND DROP SPEED TO APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH IN THE MIDDLE LANE ON THE HIGHWAY. THANKFULLY, I WAS ABLE TO RETAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND THERE WAS NOT ANYONE NEAR ME, AND I WAS ABLE TO AVOID A SERIOUS CRASH. ALSO, THANKFULLY, I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK, AND I LUCKILY DID NOT HAVE MY 5-YEAR-OLD OR 2-YEAR-OLD IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TO COMPOSE MYSELF, AND RE-EVALUATE THE SITUATION AT HAND. PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED INTO FIRST GEAR AND THE DRIVESHAFT WAS ON THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE DRIVESHAFT WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V075000 (POWER TRAIN) IN MARCH OF 2019. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,887.
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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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