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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 →

Power Train
Filed Apr 17, 201840,000 milesCA

I HAVE BEEN HAVING TRANSMISSION ISSUES. I TOOK MY CAR IN WHILE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY SAID THERE WAS A WARRANTY AND THAT WOULD FIX MY PROBLEM. SINCE MY ISSUE AT THE TIME WAS SPURATIC I LEFT THE DEALER THINKING IT WAS FINE. THE LAST TIME I MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE DEALER AND I BROUGHT IT IN AND THEY SAID AGAIN THAT THERE WAS A RECALL AND THEY FIXED THAT AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NO TIME FOR THE REPAIR AND TO BRING IT IN AGAIN AT A LATER DATE AND THEY WERE BOOKED FAR OUT IN THE FUTURE. WHEN I BROUGHT IT BACK I AM NOW NOT COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY BY TIME NOT MILES. MY CAR DOWNSHIFTS AND I HEAR A THUNK WHEN COMING TO A STOP AND IT DOWN SHIFTS NO MATTER WHAT SPEED. I SEE THERE IS ANOTHER RECALL THAT HAD MY SYMPTOMS FOR MY YEAR AND MODEL BUT THEY SAID THAT MY CAR IS NOT IN THAT RECALL.

Power Train
Filed Apr 11, 2018120,000 milesGA

THE SPEED ODOMETER JUMPS AROUND AND THE GEARS CHANGE SPORADICALLY. AFTER HAVING THIS CHECK BY MY MECHANIC, THEY FEEL THAT IT IS THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE AND SPEED SENSOR. THEY FOUND A RECALL FOR THIS MODEL F150 BUT IT DID NOT INCLUDE THE DATE OF BUILD ON MY VEHICLE. RECALL 16S19. IT IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE ANY NOTICE AS TO WHEN IT MIGHT ACT UP AND YOU LOOSE POWER WITHOUT ANY WARNING. IT HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING ON WHYWAYANS SIDE STREETS, HIGH AND LOW SPEEDS. IT FEELS AS IF THE GEAR IS DROPPED FROM 5TH TO 1ST AND BACK.

Engine
Filed Apr 11, 201879,000 milesGA

TRUCK HAS A TIMING CHAIN RATTLE AND HAS HAD THE SAME RATTLE FOR 28,000 MILES, SINCE I'VE OWNED THE TRUCK. IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE TRUCK HAS BEEN SITTING FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD. THE RATTLE LASTS FROM 2-10 SECONDS. I HAVE VIDEOS OF IT HAPPENING IN MY DRIVEWAY, AFTER A COLD START. DEALER REFUSES TO FIX IT BECAUSE IT DOESN'T HAPPEN AFTER I DRIVE IT TO THEM AND THEY START IT. TSB-14-0194, TSB 16-0027, TSB- 15-0131. ALL 3 TSBS HAVE THE SAME RESULTS. I HAVE SHOWN THE DEALER MY VIDEOS ND THE SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME "NO PROBLEM WE CAN GET IT FIXED", ONLY TO FIND OUT HE DEALER REFUSES TO FIX IT UNTIL THEY CAN GET THE TRUCK TO DO IT FOR THEM, UNDER THEIR CARE. THE TSB STATES THAT IF THE OWNER HEARS THE RATTLE THE DEALER IS TO FIX IT.

Service Brakes
Filed Apr 8, 201855,000 milesOH

OCCASIONALLY ON INITIAL START UP THE BRAKE PEDAL DOES NOT WANT TO DEPRESS, FEELS VERY HARD AND DOES NOT ENGAGE THE BRAKES. FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS PARKED ON A SLOPE AND THE TRUCK ROLLED BACKWARDS AND ONLY AFTER STOMPING ON THE PEDAL WITH BOTH DID IT STOP BUT BY THAT TIME IT HAD ROLLED ABOUT 30 FEET. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 8 MONTHS AGO, AND CONTINUES TO OCCUR AFTER THE TRUCK HAS NOT BEEN USED FOR SEVERAL DAYS. I HAVEN'T PARKED ONLY ANY SLOPES AND I ALWAYS BACK UP SLOWLY TO TEST THEM BEFORE I DRIVE, WHEN IT HAPPENS I PUMP THEM SEVERAL TIMES AND THEN THEY ENGAGE. I'VE HAD THEM CHECKED BY MECHANIC BUT HE HAS NOT FOUND ANYTHING DEFECTIVE AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE SITUATION. OTHER THAN THESE OCCURRENCES THE BRAKING WORKS NORMALLY.

Steering
Filed Apr 7, 2018OH

STARTED OUT WITH LOOSING POWER STEERING ONLY WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT. IT HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE TO THE POINT THAT THERE IS NO POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING OR TURNING THE VEHICLE ON ANY ROAD OR DRIVEWAY.

Electrical System
Filed Apr 6, 201875,000 milesIL

MY 2011 FORD F-150 PICK-UP IS SHIFTING VERY HARD FROM 1ST GEAR TO 2ND GEAR. THE HARD SHIFT CAUSES MY PICK-UP TO LURCH FORWARD ABRUPTLY. IT ALSO SHIFTS HARD SOME OF THE TIME WHEN IT SHIFTS FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. I TOOK MY PICK-UP TO OUR LOCAL FORD DEALER, AND THEY RECOMMENDED A TRANSMISSION UPDATE FOR $100.00 NOT COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY.

Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System › Rear Window
Filed Apr 6, 201890,000 milesMO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. AFTER TURNING ON THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER, A LOUD BANGING SOUND WAS HEARD. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR WINDOW HAD SHATTERED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED A DAY AFTER FREEZING RAIN WAS PRESENT IN THE AREA. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER (WEHR FORD IN MARSHFIELD, MO) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, BUT THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE RISK OF AN INJURY DUE TO THE SHATTERED GLASS. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

Engine
Filed Apr 4, 201884,000 milesFL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HEARD A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

Electrical System
Filed Apr 2, 201830,000 milesFL

AIR HANDLER DIVERTER SWITCH BURNT OUT CAUSING FIRE AT 35000 MILES, POWER TRAIN IDLES HIGH AT STOPS TRYING TO GO, AT DOWN SHIFT WHEN SLOWING IT JERKS VERY BADLY TRUCK HAS ONLY 40000 MILES ON IT. THESE ARE ONGOING PROBLEMS FOR MANY MILES

Electrical System
Filed Mar 30, 2018137,000 milesFL

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH MY SPEED INFORMATION SCREEN SHOWED THE WRENCH AND THE TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTED TO A LOWER GEAR. I HAD TO PULL OFF THE INTERSTATE AND RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER WAITING A FEW MINUTES. AFTER I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND WRENCH WENT OUT. SUBSEQUENT PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF GEAR AND THE INFORMATION SCREEN SHOWS THE WRENCH. MY LOCAL MECHANIC SAID THE FOLLOWING P CODES WERE PRESENT, P0720 AND P0722 AND ADVISED THERE WAS A RECALL FOR MY SPECIFIC TRANSMISSION. WHEN I CALLED FORD THEY SAID THAT EVEN THOUGH MY TRANSMISSION WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS THOSE UNDER RECALL MY SPECIFIC TRANSMISSION WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST.

Engine
Filed Mar 28, 201869,223 milesOH

TRUCK MAKES A LOUD RATTLING NOISE UPON STARTING COLD IN THE MORNING. NOISE LASTS FOR 3-5 SECONDS, THAN GOES AWAY. THE ELECTRIC VACUUM PUMP WAS RECALLED AND REPLACED ROUGHLY A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. I TOOK TRUCK TO FORD DEALERSHIP LAST FALL (2017), AND THEY STATED IT WAS THE TENSION BELT/PULLEY LOOSENING. WHILE DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE, SEEMS LIKE QUITE A FEW FORD TRUCK OWNERS WITH THAT ECOBOOST ENGINE ARE HAVING SAME ISSUE ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY IN ALL DIFFERENT CLIMATES. THIS SEEMS LIKE A SAFETY ISSUE TO ME, AND WAS HOPING FORD WOULD RECALL AND TAKE CARE OF THIS. TRUCK SEEMS TO MAKE THIS NOISE WHILE STATIONARY UPON STARTING FIRST THING IN THE MORNING. I CONTACTED FORD CORPORATE, AND THEY RECOMMENDED FILING A CLAIM WITH YOU GUYS.

Steering
Filed Mar 27, 2018102,000 milesNM

I WAS ABOUT 3 MILES FROM HOME WHEN I STARTED TO FEEL THE STEERING BECOMING HARD TO TURN. ABOUT 2 BLOCKS FROM HOME I HAD DIFFICULTY MAKING A RIGHT AND LEFT TURN TILL I DROVE UP TO MY HOME, HAD SOME ASSISTANCE IN TURNING THE STEERING AND BACKING UP THE TRUCK INTO DRIVE WAY. AFTER THAT STEERING WENT OUT. HAD TO GET IT TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP. HAD A TO ALMOST $2,000 FOR THE REPAIR

Steering
Filed Mar 27, 201896,000 milesNE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO TURN RIGHT, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. ADDITIONALLY, THE ADVANCE TRAC NEEDED REPAIR MESSAGE APPEARED. THE CONTACT CONTINUED DRIVING TO THE DEALER BAXTER FORD OF OMAHA NEBRASKA THAT DETERMINED THERE WAS A SHORT ON THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY FIVE TIMES BEFORE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System › Rear Window
Filed Mar 26, 201873,000 milesMD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED WHEN THE REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER WAS TURNED ON. THE DEFOGGER LIGHT WENT OFF. THE CONTACT CALLED THE FREDERICK MOTOR COMPANY (800-734-9118, 1 WAVERLEY DR., FREDERICK, MD, 21702) AND THE TECHNICIAN REFERRED THE CONTACT TO AN INDEPENDENT AUTO GLASS SHOP. HOWEVER, THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A KNOWN ISSUE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT BACK TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER BUT NO DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE, STATING THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 73,000.

Power Train
Filed Mar 22, 2018105,000 milesTX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT FROM FIRST GEAR TO SECOND GEAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE YELLOW WRENCH WARNING ICON ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WENT INTO LIMP MODE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ABOVE 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO RETRIEVE A FAULT CODE AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE RANGE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V248000 (POWER TRAIN). NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

Steering
Filed Mar 22, 201884,000 milesOH

TAKATA RECALL MY STEERING IS HARD TO TURN IN PARK IN STREET OR IN MOTION ON A HIGHWAY.

Power Train
Filed Mar 21, 201892,000 milesMI

TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTING, WRENCH LIGHT TSB 13-6-8

Visibility/Wiper
Filed Mar 20, 2018114,000 milesTN

BACK LIGHT (WINDOW) SHATERED. JUST SITTING THERE.

Steering
Filed Mar 19, 2018150,000 milesWA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE STEERING SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER A FEW MOMENTS. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TRANSFERRED TO NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO EVERGREEN FORD LINCOLN (1500 18TH AVE NW, ISSAQUAH, WA 98027, (425) 392-6900) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

Steering
Filed Mar 19, 2018133,000 milesOH

ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING ASSIST IS OUT

Structure › Body
Filed Mar 19, 201865,000 milesWA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHEN THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER WAS ACTIVATED, THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

Steering
Filed Mar 19, 201834,973 milesMO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE STEERING ABILITY BECAME VERY LOOSE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DROVE TO SUNSET FORD IN SUNSET HILL, MISSOURI WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BOLT ON THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DAMAGED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,973.

Service BrakesCrash
Filed Mar 15, 201866,997 milesAL

I WAS APPROACHING A RED LIGHT AT AN INTERSECTION ALMOST IN FRONT OF MY WORK IN TOWN. I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH ON BOLL WEEVIL CIRCLE AND APPLIED BRAKES WITH PLENTY OF ROOM TO STOP. MY BRAKES DIDN'T SEEM TO DO ANYTHING SO I PUSHED THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND I WAS BARELY SLOWING DOWN. I BELIEVE I WAS SLOWING ONLY BECAUSE I WASN'T ACCELERATING. MY ANTI LOCK BRAKES DID NOT WORK. WEATHER CONDITIONS: LIGHT RAIN. I DID NOT SKID! I HIT THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF A BLAZER WHICH WAS COMING FROM THE RIGHT PERPENDICULAR TO ME. DPS CASE 6687819 LOCAL CASE 2016-07-4597. I HAVE HANDS FREE IN MY VEHICLE BUT NO ELECTRONIC DEVICES WERE IN USE, THERE WERE NO DISTRACTIONS. I WAS ALONE RETURNING TO WORK AFTER LUNCH. AFTER HAVING MY VEHICLE REPAIRED I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPENED. THEY RAN A CHECK AND REPLACED THE VACUUM PUMP AT NO CHARGE WITH A DIFFERENT TYPE. I HAVE HAD NO ISSUES SINCE. UNFORTUNATELY, THEY DID NOT COVER MY INSURANCE DEDUCTIBLE AND THE INCREASE IN MY INSURANCE.

Service Brakes
Filed Mar 15, 201886,000 milesTN

MY 2011 FORD F150 ECOBOOST IS MAKING A HUMMING NOISE WHEN YOU START THE TRUCK AND MOVE THE SHIFTER INTO A GEAR AND APPLY THE BRAKES., DOES THIS FOR ABOUT A MINUTE OR I REV THE ENGINE AND IT GOES AWAY. THE BRAKE PEDAL FEELS VERY WEEK THEN THE PRESSURE COMES BACK UP. I HAVE HAD THIS TRUCK INTO GATEWAY FORD IN GREENEVILLE TN SINCE THE SECOND DAY I OWN THE TRUCK. THE SALEMAN SAID THIS IS NORMAL FOR THIS TYPE MOTOR. THEY ALSO CHANGED THE SPARK PLUGS FOR A MISS I WAS HAVING IN THE MOTOR. I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES ALWAYS GET SENT AWAY LIKE IM CRAZY ITS ALL IN MY MIND. DON'T KNOW WHERE ELSE TO TURN ANY HELP WOULD BE VERY GRATEFUL. THANK YOU THIS HAPPENS THRU OUT THE DRIVING OF THE TRUCK

Electrical System › Wiring
Filed Mar 14, 201850,000 milesIA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE SEAT BELT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FINNIN FORD (3600 DUBUQUE ST, DUBUQUE, IA 52003, 563-556-1010) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RCM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000. *TT *JS THE CONSUMER STATED 7 WIRES WERE BURNT THROUGH IN THE WIRING HARNESS. *JS *TR

Engine
Filed Mar 14, 201850,000 milesMI

2011 3.5 ECOBOOST WITH 50,000 MILES WOULD LOSE POWER WHEN PASSING AND PULLING INTO TRAFFIC DUE TO CAM TIMING CHAIN DEFECT AND ENGINE ENDED UP BLOWING UP. $5,640 REPAIR AT 54,000 MILES AND STILL NO RECALL ON THIS COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE .

Steering
Filed Mar 14, 201874,000 milesTN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING ABILITY AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO TURN AFTER THE WHEELS WERE TURNED STRAIGHT. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED BEFORE OR DURING THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Power Train
Filed Mar 13, 2018123,000 milesTX

MY TRANSMISSION IS NOT CONSIDERED IN THE RECALL OF OTHER SIMILAR MODELS. I HAVE SPENT $2,000 TO FIX THIS ISSUE THAT IS ALREADY IDENTIFIED AS AN ISSUE. WHEN THE COMPANY SHOULD BE REPLACING THE DEFECTIVE PARTS. TRANSMISSION SOLENOID HAVE BEEN REPLACED NOW THE LEAD FRAME FAILURE ISSUE ALONG WITH THE CODES IDENTIFIED IN OTHER RECALLS.

Power Train
Filed Mar 13, 201879,000 milesWI

THE TIMING CHAIN OF THE 3.5L ECOBOOST FAILS AT APPROXIMATELY 80,000 MILES. THE FAILURE IS A RESULT OF A STRETCHED TIMING CHAIN AND CAUSES A LACK OF POWER AND ACCELERATION.

Steering
Filed Mar 9, 2018125,000 milesIL

WHILE TRUCK IN MOTION STEERING WHEEL BINDS. ANY SPEED . GETS STUCK AND HAS TO BE FORCED TO CENTER AFTER SLIGHT TURNS. WORSE ON HARD TURNS

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Mar 7, 2018116,000 milesTX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS IN THE REVERSE POSITION, IT FAILED TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

Visibility/Wiper
Filed Mar 7, 201866,885 milesVT

WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 35MPH ON MY ROAD I HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A GUNSHOT INSIDE THE CAB AND THEN DISCOVERED THAT MY PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW LITERALLY EXPLODED. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND SEEMS TO BE RELATED TO THE REAR WINDOW DEFROST. I CALLED MY LOCAL FORD DEALER AND THEY SAID THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THEY WILL REPLACE. I'M NOT ALONE WITH THIS ISSUE, THIS IS HAPPENING TO MANY F150 OWNERS AND NO ONE IS DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT!

Steering
Filed Mar 7, 2018130,000 milesIN

I WAS DRIVING AND MAKING A TURN WHEN THE STEERING FELT LIKE THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LOW. IT BECAME HARDER TO TURN AND AFTER COMPLETING A TURN I HAD TO USE BOTH HANDS, HAND OVER HAND, TO GET THE CAR STRAIGHT AGAIN. PICTURE TURNING LEFT FROM A COUNTY ROAD ONTO A STATE HIGHWAY, AND WHEN YOU WANT TO STRAIGHTEN OUT THE TRUCK IT CONTINUES INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THIS SEEMS WORSE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS COLD VERSUS AFTER IT HAS WARMED UP. THIS SIX CYLINDER ENGINE DOES NOT HAVE HYDRAULIC POWER STEERING WITH FLUID, BET RATHER AN ELECTRICAL POWER ASSIST MOTOR.

Steering
Filed Mar 6, 201875,000 milesOH

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FROM FORD MOTORS. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SENSOR WAS REPLACED AT GLOCKNER SOUTHPOINT FORD (155 CO RD 406, SOUTH POINT, OH 45680, (740) 894-3673) IN FEBRUARY OF 2018 PER THE RECALL. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED AND THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. A WRENCH SYMBOL AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE TRANSMISSION SENSOR WAS REPLACED AGAIN. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

Steering
Filed Mar 6, 2018OH

THE STEERING STICKS WHEN DRIVING LIKE ITS MANUAL. WHEN TURNING ANY DEGREE. MAKES IT HARD TO HANDLE ON ANY ROAD.

Power Train
Filed Mar 5, 2018117,000 milesOH

MY 2011 F150 WOULD HESITATE FROM A STOP POSITION TO 1ST GEAR ( JERKING ACTION),AND NOW IT DOWN SHIFTS TO 1ST GEAR WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY AND THE GAUGES STOP WORKING. THEN WHEN YOU PULL OVER AND TURN TRUCK OFF TO TRY TO RESET ANYTHING IT STAYS IN 5TH GEAR WHEN YOU TAKE OFF AND THE WRENCH AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. WE RECIEVED A RECALL FOR IT( 16S19) HAD THE RECALL PREFORMED ON FEB 27 2018 AND 4 DAYS LATER IT STARTED DOING THE EXACT SAME THING.

Power Train
Filed Mar 1, 20189,000 milesMD

WHEN DRIVING, USUALLY BETWEEN 20-30 MPH, MY TRANSMISSION WILL ABRUPTLY SWITCH GEARS. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, IT IS VERY LOUD AND VIOLENTLY JERKS THE ENTIRE VEHICLE. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING RANDOMLY SINCE I PURCHASED THE TRUCK IN 2012 W/ ROUGHLY 9K MILES ON IT. IT FEELS LIKE I HAVE BEEN REAR-ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, I HAVE HAD TWO DIFFERENT PEOPLE IN MY TRUCK (UNFAMILIAR WITH THE ISSUE), AND WHEN IT HAPPENED, THEY INSTANTLY ASKED, 'DID WE JUST GET REAR-ENDED?'

Power Train
Filed Feb 28, 2018100,000 milesTN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 TO 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABRUPTLY DOWNSHIFTED AND LOST POWER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WRENCH ICON ILLUMINATED, BUT SHE WAS NOT SURE IF THE ICON ILLUMINATED WHILE THE FAILURE OCCURRED OR AFTERWARDS. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO COAST ONTO THE ROAD SHOULDER AND THEN DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTONATION FORD WOLFCHASE (7925 STAGE ROAD MEMPHIS, TN 38133, PHONE: (901)-209-1257) WHERE A FAILURE CODE FOR THE TRANSMISSION LEAD FRAME WAS LOCATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V248000 (POWER TRAIN). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Power Train
Filed Feb 28, 2018145,000 milesMO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD DOWNSHIFT HARD UNEXPECTEDLY TO FIRST GEAR. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE NUMEROUS TIMES. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (CAMPBELL FORD, 400 N 20TH ST, OZARK, MO 65721), BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V24800 (POWER TRAIN), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND CASE NUMBER: 14223874 WAS OPENED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.

Power Train
Filed Feb 28, 201890,000 milesMA

ERRATIC SHIFTING DURING MY DRIVE TO WORK. INTO FIRST VERY HARD. THIS HAPPENED AT 35MPH ON THE EXIT RAMP.

Engine
Filed Feb 26, 2018130,000 milesOK

5.0 ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING AT 130K MILES. TIMING CHAINS ARE ALSO STRETCHED CAUSING ANOTHER TICKING SOUND.

Structure › Body
Filed Feb 26, 2018120,000 milesOK

VEHICLE HAS A MODERATE WATER LEAK FROM THE REAR WINDOW.

Power Train
Filed Feb 26, 2018120,000 milesOK

4X4 AUTOMATICALLY ENGIGES INTO 4LOW WITH THE SWITCH SET TO 4HIGH CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE TRANSFER CASE AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE IS SUPPOSED TO BE STOPPED AND IN NEUTRAL TO ENGAGE LOW GEAR, BUT DOES IT WHILE DRIVING.

Electrical System
Filed Feb 26, 2018125,000 milesOK

BLEND DOOR ACTUATOR FAILED

Engine
Filed Feb 26, 2018129,000 milesOK

WATER PUMP FAILED

Engine
Filed Feb 26, 2018129,000 milesOK

COOLANT LEAKS AT MULTIPLE POINTS WHERE O-RINGS ARE LOCATED.

Electrical System
Filed Feb 26, 2018118,000 milesOK

PASSENGER SIDE SEAT WARMER FAILURE

Electrical System
Filed Feb 25, 2018AZ

WHEN USING THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL IT WILL NOT WORK ONLY IN THE BACK TAIL LIGHT. SO WHEN I USE MY LEFT TURN SIGNAL IT SOUNDS INSIDE MY TRUCK A LITTLE BIT FASTER THAN THE RIGHT SIDE SO IT KNOWS THE BLINKER IS OUT ALTHOUGH THE BLINKER ON MY LEFT SIDE MIRROR STILL WORKS AND THE FRONT LEFT BLINKER STILL WORKS I HAVE TRYED NUMBEROUS TIMES TO CHANGE THE TAIL LIGHT AND HAVE OTHERS LOOK AT IT AND CHANGE THE TAIL LIGHT WITH BRAND NEW BULBS BUT NOTHINGS WORKS.

Power Train
Filed Feb 24, 201855,000 milesTX

THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES THE SLIP JOINT. I TOOK IT BACK TO DEALER AND THEY "FIXED' THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM RETURNED WHEN THE TRUCK WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. IT TURNS OUT THAT THIS WAS COMMON ON THIS YEAR TRUCK. THE TRUCK SHIFTS HARD AT SLOW SPEED. .

Unknown or Other
Filed Feb 24, 201898,000 milesMA

TRANSMISSION SHIFTED VIOLENTLY IN TO 1ST ON A MAIN ROAD CAUSING THE WHHELS TO LOCK. I HAD TO DRIVE IN 1ST GEAR UNTIL I COULD GET OFF THE ROAD AND TRAFFIC WAS DIVERTED AROUND ME AT HIGH SPEED. NOT SAFE!

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