2011 Ford F-150 complaints

THE STEERING WHEEL STICKS WHEN TURN IT LEFT EVEN SLIGHTLY LEFT. SOMETIMES IT STICKS VERY TIGHT AND BECOMES DIFFICULT TO RETURN TO CENTER WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO JERK HARD. WHEN DRIVING AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE STEERING WHEEL WILL SUDDENLY START PULLING LEFT AND YOU HAVE TO BE QUICK TO CORRECT IT OR IT WILL TOSS YOU IN THE OTHER LANE. IT STARTED ABOUT 30K MILES AGO AND HAS BECOME WORSE AND WORSE AS I PASS 100K MILES.

I STOPPED TO BACK INTO A PARKING SPOT, BUT WHEN I PUT THE SHIFT LEVER INTO REVERSE THE "R" INDICATION WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE, AND REVERSE WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THIS CAUSED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT INTO ANY OTHER GEAR, THE "PRND" LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. WHEN THE TRUCK WAS PUT INTO DRIVE, THE GEAR WOULD ENGAGE, BUT IT SEEMED TO BE UNDER LIMITED POWER. WHEN GEARS A CHANGED, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS VERY HARD. IF THE VEHICLE IS PLACED IN PARK AND TURNED OFF, WHEN IT IS TURNED BACK ON THE GEAR SELECTION ILLUMINATION LIGHT SHOWS, BUT ONCE THE TRANSMISSION IS PLACED IN REVERSE, THE ISSUE REPEATS. A RECALL WAS DONE FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE ON THIS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL OF VEHICLE, BUT THE VIN DOES NOT SHOW ANY ACTIVE RECALLS.

DRIVING TRUCK AT HIGHWAY SPEED DECIDED TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN , SLOWED TO NEAR STOPPING SPEED AND STARTED TO TURN AND STEERING WHEEL FROZE AND NEARLY CRASHED TRUCK ,COULDN'T BUDGE THE STEERING WHEEL .ACTED AS IF ENGINE TURNED OFF BUT TRUCK WAS STILL RUNNING, I POPPED HOOD DISCONNECTED BATTERY FOR 10 MINUTES HOOKED BACK UP AND STILL NO STEERING, WITH BOTH HANDS I COULD TURN IT MAX 1 INCH IN EITHER DIRECTION, 25 MILES FROM HOME TOOK 2 HOURS AND BACKING UP AND FORWARD SEVERAL TIMES TO EVEN MAKE A VERY SMALL CORNER, UN-SAFE AND DEFINATELY NOT BUYING ANOTHER F-150. TOOK TO SHOP WITH HOIST AND TOOK ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST APART AND BELT WAS CHEWED AND DESTROYED, CAN'T BUY A BELT ANYWHERE , ALL PARTS AND FORD WANT $1200 TO $1700 FOR COMPLETE RACK ALL IT NEEDS IS A $5SIMPLE BELT TO FIX IT. ANYONE KNOW THE PART # FOR BELT? 2011 F-150 HD TOW PKG 4X4 5.0L EPSA BELT PART #

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. UPON MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE WITH BOTH HANDS ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND THERE WAS A LOSS OF STEERING ABILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (WESTLAND FORD, 3450 WALL AVE, OGDEN, UT 84401, (801) 629-5500) FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

TEMPORARY HARD BRAKE PEDAL CONDITION AT START-UP FOLLOWED BY MORE NORMAL PEDAL FEEL AFTER A FEW SECONDS. WHEN YOU FIRST START MOVING YOU HAVE TO ALMOST STAND ON THE BRAKES PEDAL TO GET IT THE CAR TO STOP.

EXPERIENCE INTERMITTENT LACK OF STEERING WHEEL RETURNABILITY TO CENTER ON LEFT HAND TURNS WITH SMALL STEERING WHEEL ANGLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE SPEEDOMETER FLUCTUATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER: FORD OF CLERMONT, CLERMONT, FL, WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS KEPT FOR THREE DAYS FOR DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AT SUNSET FORD, ORLANDO, FL WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THERE WAS ONE RECALL AND PERFORMED THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE WRENCH ICON WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND TOLD THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT ALERTED THE DEALER AT: KEY SCALES FORD, LEESBURG, FLORIDA, THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BE TOWED TO THE SERVICE CENTER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000.

WHILE DRIVING MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKS AND THE SERVICE ADVANCETRAC WARNING APPEARS IN THE CENTER CLUSTER. YOU CAN OVERPOWER THE WHEEL LOCK BUT AT HIGHWAY SPEED IT ALMOST CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT WITH MY TWO KIDS IN THE TRUCK. I CALLED FORD CUSTOMER CARE AND THEY HAVE STATED THAT THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM AND I HAVE HEARD THAT THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR. THE PROBLEM IS HAPPENING DAILY NOW AND ALSO HAPPENS AT LOW SPEED WHEN TURNING.

REAR SLIDING GLASS WINDOW DEFROSTER STOPPED WORKING AROUND 90000 MILES, FORD DEALER SAYS I HAVE TO PURCHASE A NEW REAR GLASS. TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS FEELING AS IF SOMEONE RAN INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. TRAVELING ON I-10 AT APPROXIMATELY 80 MILES AN HOUR WENT TO PASS A SLOWER MOVING VEHICLE, WHEN I ACCELERATED TO PASS THE TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTED INTO 3 GEAR ALMOST CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL. TRANSMISSION HAS A PROBLEM (NO NOTICE FROM FORD) TALKED TO SEVERAL OWNERS HAVING SIMILAR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS.

2011 FORD F-150 WITH 103,000 MILES. ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST STEERING (EPAS) MOTOR FAILURE. FORD MAKES REPLACEMENT OF THE FAILED PART ITSELF UNAVAILABLE AND REQUIRES YOU REPLACE THE ENTIRE STEERING RACK AND EPAS MOTOR, AN ESTIMATED $1600 AT THE DEALERSHIP. PARTS ARE ALSO UNAVAILABLE FROM ANYWHERE BUT FORD. STEERING OFTEN "CATCHES" AT SPEEDS ABOVE 4O MPH CAUSING THE DRIVER TO JERK THE STEERING WHEEL OUT OF THE "CATCH" AND OFTEN TIMES OVER-CORRECT THE VEHICLE. THIS IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS WHEN IT HAPPENS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS UNEXPECTEDLY.

I HAVE A 2011 F150 TRUCK IT'S SAYING POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT, SERVICE ADVANCETRAC, WHEN I TURN THE WHEEL IT MAKES A LOUD NOICE STILL DRIVABLE BUT DANGEROUS. I HAVE LOOKED EVERYWHERE ONLINE THERE IS RECALLS ON THIS EXACT SAME THING JUST NOT ON MY VIN FOR THIS TRUCK BUT SAME YEAR AN TRUCK HAS RECALLS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AN VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX YOUR SELF . THIS IS A FORD DEFAULT AN THEY ARE NOT WANTING TO FIX I'M WILLING TO GO THROUGH ALL LEVELS TO SEE TO IT THEY FIX IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED FROM SECOND INTO FIRST GEAR INDEPENDENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ONCE OR TWICE PER DAY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RECENTLY SERVICED PER A NHTSA CAMPAIGN AT VETERAN FORD DEALER IN TAMPA FL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOW HIS PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000.

STEERING UNEXPECTEDLY BECOMES STIFF AND VEHICLE IS HARD TO CONTROL. THIS OCCURS AT LOW SPEED ,HIGH SPEED. WHEN TURNING I HAVE TO MUSCLE THE STEERING WHEEL INTO A TURN AND THEN BACK OUT OF A TURN. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE STEERING MAY COMPLETELY LOCK UP OR CEASE AT ANY TIME WHICH COULD RESULT IN A DEVASTATING EVENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED INTO FIRST GEAR FROM FIFTH AND SIXTH GEAR WHILE BEING OPERATED AT 65 MPH. ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN LOCAL DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON ELECTRICAL ISSUE WITH FORD VEHICLES. A REMEDY WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY UNTIL IT WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V248000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE DEALERS WERE INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 88,000.

DRIVING 2011 FORD F150 ECOBOOST ON THE HIGHWAY ON A 8 HR TRIP TO RENO FROM LAS VEGAS. WENT TO PASS A LARGE TRUCK AND EXPERIENCED SHAKING AND STUDDERING. HAD TO BACK OFF AS ONCOMING TRAFFIC WAS APPROACHING. HAD TO BACK OFF AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT IN RAINY CONDITIONS BECAUSE ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS BEHIND ME ATTEMPTING TO PASS ALONG WITH ME. THIS CAUSED SWERVING AND HARD BRAKING BY MANY VEHICLES BEHIND THAT VEHICLE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED BUT DID NOT REMAIN ON. I LATER REPLICATED THIS BY DOING A HARD ACCELERATION ON A CLEAR STRETCH OF ROAD SAME STUDDERING AND FLASHING LIGHT. DROVE CONSERVATIVELY THE REST OF THE WAY. IN RENO, I HAD THE TRUCK SCANNED AT AN AUTO PARTS STORE. NO CODES SHOWED. HAVE NOT HAD AN ISSUE SINCE. THIS COULD HAVE KILLED PEOPLE. THE INTERNET SAYS THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE TO FORD ON THE EARLY ECOBOOST ENGINES HAVING TO DO WITH FAULTY INTERCOOLER DESIGN WHICH GATHERS MOISTURE THEN BLOWS IT INTO THE CYLINDERS WHEN ACCELERATING. I LIVE IN THE DESERT AND SO HAVE NOT HAD THIS PROBLEM UNTIL THAT TRIP. THEY (FORD) HAVE NEVER NOTIFIED ME THAT THIS IS A POTENTIAL PROBLEM. THERE IS A TSB FOR IT BUT THAT WON'T HELP THE LARGE BILL FOR THE FIX OR THE SAFETY HAZARD THIS CONDITION CREATES. THIS NEEDS ATTENTION. AT THE LEAST, FORD SHOULD NOTIFY OWNERS THAT THE PROBLEM EXISTS, THAT IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND FIX AT NO COST.

VEHICLE WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE CORRECT GEAR WHEN INSERTING KEY INTO THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE STARTED. AFTER WAITING 10 MINUTES, THE P WAS ILLUMINATED IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND THE VEHICLE STARTED AS NORMAL. SOON AFTER, THE P WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE SHIFTED INTO DRIVE TO MOVE. THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING AND THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED TO FIRST GEAR. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY FIRST INFORM ME THAT THE SHIFTER MUST BE REPLACED. AFTER GIVING THE GO AHEAD, THEY INFORM ME THAT THE SHIFTER IS FINE. THEY NEED TO REPLACE THE LEAD FRAME IN THE TRANSMISSION AND THE PRICE IS $750. MY VEHICLE FALLS INTO THE TIMEFRAME OF FORD RECALL 16S19 BUT THEY HAVE TOLD ME THE VIN DOES NOT MATCH. AFTER INFORMING THEM THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND WORKING WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND FORD SERVICE, THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO FOR ME. I AM ON MY OWN TO PAY FOR THESE REPAIRS AND HOPE THAT IT ACTUALLY FIXES THE PROBLEM. FORD HAS LOST A LIFE LONG CUSTOMER.

RECOGNIZED PATTERN FAILURE. EXCESSIVE TIMING CHAIN STRETCH ON 2011 FORD F-150 XLT WITH 3.5L ECOBOOST MOTOR. TAPPING AND RATTLING NOISE FROM THE TOP FRONT OF THE ENGINE WHEN FIRST STARTED, LASTING FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 SECONDS. VEHICLE WELL MAINTAINED AND DRIVEN IN NORMAL FASHION ON PAVED HIGHWAYS. ODOMOTER ~86K MILES. THE OWNER CONTENDS TIMING CHAINS IN PROPERLY-MAINTAINED AND NORMALLY-DRIVEN VEHICLES SHOULD TYPICALLY LAST THE LIFETIME OF THE VEHICLE (OR THEREABOUTS) UNLESS A DEFECT EXISTS. THE CUSTOMER HAS DISCOVERED (UNVERIFIED) THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS REVISED THE SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE TIMING CHAIN MECHANISM ON THIS MOTOR IN MORE RECENT MODEL YEARS, WITH REDESIGNED CHAIN AND GUIDES AND UPDATED PART NUMBERS. THERE IS A RISK OF CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS LEADING TO A SUBSTANTIAL SAFETY HAZARD WITH THE VEHICLE NO LONGER DRIVABLE. FORD HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM THREE TIMES WITH TSB 14-0194, TSB 15-0131, AND TSB 16-0027, BUT HAS FAILED TO INITIATE A VOLUNTARY REMEDY OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY COVERAGE. PREMATURE TIMING CHAIN WEAR APPEARS TO BE AN INCREASING AND ONGOING PROBLEM ON LATER MODEL GASOLINE TURBOCHARGED DIRECT INJECTION (GTDI) ENGINES. THE CUSTOMER RAISED THE ISSUE WITH BOTH A LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY HEADQUARTERS TO NO AVAIL. REPAIR COST $2634.44 AT FORD DEALERSHIP. THIS APPARENT DEFECT YIELDS CONTINUING AND SUBSTANTIAL PROFITS FOR THE MANUFACTURER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE STEERING SEIZED AND REQUIRED EXCESSIVE FORCE IN ORDER TO BE MOVED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-I50. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE THE ACCELERATOR OR BRAKE PEDALS WERE DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND ACCELERATED. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS PROPERLY AND THE TRANSMISSION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND DID NOT OFFER ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000. *TT *AS

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX 65-70 MPH ON THE ENTRANCE RAMP TO ROUTE 114 EAST BOUND FROM ROUTE 287 SOUTH BOUND (RHOME, TX.) THE BRAKE LIGHT WARNING ANNOUNCED IN THE TRUCK. I THEN WENT TO TEST THE BRAKES AS THEY WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, I WAS SLOWING DOWN BUT NOT MUCH. I THEN HAD TO USE THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND DOWNSHIFT. FINALLY COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP APPROX 3/4 TO A MILE DOWN THE ROAD. THANKFUL NO TRAFFIC AT THIS TIME 615 PM (APPROX). THE SERVICE REPORT IS ATTACHED THE REAR SEAL IN THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED, CAUSE THE BOOSTER TO DRAWN IN AIR AND FAIL AS WELL. AS A NOT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STOP I OPENED THE HOOD AND CHECKED THE BRAKE RESERVOIR WAS EMPTY AND YOU COULD HEAR AIR BEING SUCKED IN. I HAD MY 13 YR OLD DAUGHTER IN THE TRUCK WITH ME, AS WE WERE RETURNING FROM HER HORSE RIDING LESSONS. I DON'T IMAGE THIS "JUST FAILS" ALSO AS A NOTE THE VEHICLE WAS CHECKED TO INCLUDE THE BRAKES 04/01/2017 AT THAT TIME THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS FLUSHED - AND ANOTHER SERVICE (SPARK PLUGS) 04/10/2017 - IN THE LOOKED AT BRAKE FLUIDS AND PADS AND ROTORS. NO ISSUES FOUND, I ALSO HAD CHECKED MY FLUIDS ON THE WEEKEND OF MAY 6TH, AGAIN NO ISSUES.

THROTTLE BODY KEEPS GOING OUT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STOP NO MATTER WHAT SPEED YOU ARE GOING.

POWER STEERING KEEPS POPPING WHEN TURNING AND LOCKS UP

WHEN TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WILL LOCK UP AND I WILL BE UNABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL FOR 1-2 SECONDS. FORTUNATELY, I HAVE NOT HIT ANYONE WHEN THIS HAPPENS, BUT IT MIGHT BE ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THIS WILL CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.

MY 2011 F150 REAR WINDOW PANE BROKE ABOUT 1 MINUTE AFTER TURNING ON THE REAR DEFROST AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN MY STREET. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AS IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION TO HAVE A WINDOW BREAKING DIRECTLY OVER THE REAR SEATS. KIDS AND PASSENGERS ARE BEING PUT IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION BY ENTERING THE BACKSEAT. THIS IS CLEARLY A PROBLEM AS OTHERS HAVE STATED. FORD AND MY EXTENDED WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER THE WINDOW UNLESS IT IS DIAGNOSED, HOWEVER I HAVE CONTACTED 5 DEALERSHIPS WHO SAID THEY ARE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE A PROBLEM LIKE THIS. I CAN NO LONGER HAVE ANYONE RIDE IN MY TRUCK IN THE BACKSEAT.

THE TREK HAS HAD THE PROBLEM OF THE DRIVETRAIN LOCKING UP IN A TIGHT TURN CAUSING THE TRK TO SLIDE INSTEAD OF TURNING A CORNER. REALLY DANGEROUS IN WINTER DRIVING OR WET CONDITIONS. ALSO THE REAR DRIVETRAIN CHATTERS WHEN STARTING OUT FROM A STOP WHICH CAUSES LOSS OF TRACTION IN WET OR SNOWY ICY CONDITIONS. I COULD GO ON AND ON BUT THIS IS A START. HAVE HAD THE TRUCK IN AT LEAST SIX TIMES WITH NO RESULTS AND LUNDGREN MOTORS IN EVELETH,MN TOLD ME FORD WASN'T GOING TO FIX IT AND I WAS WELCOME TO TAKE IT TO ANOTHER DEALER. THIS HAPPENS WHEN VEHICLE IS IN 4X4 DRIVE ON STREETS IN DIRT GRASS SNOW BLACKTOP CEMENT.

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AROUND 30MPH AND LOST POWER STEERING. "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT" APPEARED ON THE MESSAGE CENTER IN THE GAUGE CLUSTER. PULLED OVER SAFELY AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE MESSAGE WAS STILL ON THE MESSAGE CENTER. POWER STEERING IS STILL ABSENT.

FORD F150 2011 ECOBOOST ENGINE. IN 2015, TRUCK STARTED TO LOOSE POWER GOING UP HILLS OR CARRYING A LOAD IN TRUCK BED. THEN THE TRUCK WENT INTO LIMP MODE ON HIGHWAY GOING 70 MPH. SO IN JANUARY 2015, FORD REPLACED TIMING CHAIN AT 60,000 MILES. NOW TWO YEARS LATER AND 40K MILES SINCE - TRUCK IS HAVING TIMING CHAIN ERRORS AGAIN. ENGINE LOOSES POWER AND ENGINE LIGHT AND CODES SET SAYING TIMING CHAIN ERRORS. SAME SYMPTOMS AS BEFORE. FORD SAYS TRUCK IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND WILL NOT FIX UNLESS I PAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

PRIMARY TIMING CHAIN WEAR. ACCORDING TO TSB. 15-0044,THE STRUCTURE OF THE TIMING CHAIN IS INFERIOR TO THE POINT IT STRETCHES. IF IT BREAKS, THE ENGINE WILL BE COMPROMISED AND A FULL RE-HAUL OF ENGINES INTERIOR WILL BE NEEDED. A LOUD GRINDING NOISE IS ALWAYS HEARD UPON STARTUP IN A "COLD" START UP.SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON LINE CONCERING FORD'S BELOW STANDARD OF MATERIAL / COST OF ANY REPAIRS. ALSO MENTIONED IS AFTER REPAIRS ARE DONE, SAME TROUBLE RETURNS IN SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AFTER REPAIRS. UNKNOWN THE AFFECT THE TIMING CHAIN WILL HAVE ON VEHICLE IF IT BREAKS IN TRANSIT. NOTE: AS FAR AS I CAN TELL, THE ISSUE HAS STARTED AS SOON AS VEHICLE PURCHASED REACHES "OUT OF WARRANTY" MILEAGE STATUS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED FROM FIFTH TO SECOND GEAR AUTOMATICALLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

TRANSMISSION MAY NOT GO INTO REVERSE OR WHEN THE DRIVER PUSHES THE SHIFT LEVER IN THE REVERSE 'R' POSITION AND THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION DOES GO IN REVERSE, THE 'R' MAY NOT ILLUMINATE ON THE DASHBOARD OF THE F-150. THE BACKUP LAMP ON THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE MAY NOT ILLUMINATE. THIS WAS A PREVIOUS RECALL FOR THIS YEAR MODEL BUT I HAVE BEEN TOLD MY TRUCK WAS NOT AFFECTED. EVERY SYMPTOM DESCRIDED IS EXACTLY WHAT IS HAPPENING TO MY VEHICLE. ANY TIME I PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE THE "R" ON THE DASH DOES NOT LIGHT UP AND IT TAKES APPROX.5-10 SECONDS FOR THE VEHICLE TO GO IN TO THE REVERSE GEAR AT WHICH TIME A YELLOW WRENCH APPEARS ON THE DASH. THE REVERSE LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON AND THE REVERSE CAMERA DOES NOT ACTIVATE. AFTER THE WRENCH APPEARS THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT RECOGNIZE ANY GEAR. I HAVE TO SHUT THE TRUCK COMPLETELY OFF AND RESTART FOR DRIVE TO FUNCTION CORRECTLY.

ADVANCETRAC SERVICE LIGHT COMES ON WHILE MAKING RIGHT HAND TURNS. AFTER STOPPING AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE THE LIGHT STAYS OUT FOR A WHILE, THEN COMES BACK ON. ON ONE OCCASION THE TURN SIGNALS ALSO FAILED TO WORK.

ADVANCETRAC SERVICE LIGHTS COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. WHILE MAKING RIGHT HAND TURNS, SHUTTING OFF VEHICLE AND RESTARTING RESETS LIGHT TILL THE NEXT TIME IT COMES ON. ON ONE OCCASION THE TURN SIGNALS WOULD NOT STAY LOCKED ON. TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER THIS MORNING, DIAGNOSES REPLACE STEERING RACK COST $1,432.00

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY TO WORK AT 4:45 AM (AND NOBODY ELSE ON THE ROAD), I PRESSED THE REAR DEFROSTER BUTTON TO CLEAR THE FROST FROM THE WINDOWS AND SIDE VIEW MIRRORS. IT WAS ABOUT 30 DEGREES THAT MORNING. THE DEFROSTER BUTTON DID NOT LIGHT UP. A FEW SECONDS LATER THE LIGHT FLICKERED. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING, I HEARD A LOUD BANG LIKE A GUNSHOT. WHEN I GOT TO WORK I NOTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY 3-PIECE REAR WINDOW WAS IN PLACE BUT SHATTERED. I BELIEVE THE DEFROSTING SYSTEM OR REAR WINDOW TO BE FAULTY. I AM CURRENTLY WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM FORD'S CUSTOMER SERVICE TO SEE IF THEY'RE GOING TO COVER IT. IN THE MEANTIME, THE WINDOW IS BARELY IN TACT. THE TRUCK HAD 30,700 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING. HOWEVER, I LEARNED THREE OF MY COWORKERS HAD THE SAME EXPERIENCE WITH TRUCKS DATED 2011, 2012, AND 2014. ONLINE RESEARCH SHOWS WE ARE NOT THE ONLY ONES. COME ON FORD OWN THIS PROBLEM!

AS ONE IS COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP AND EVEN AS ONE SLOWLY COMES OUT OF A COMPLETE STOP IT FEELS LIKE THE POWER POPS INTO THE GEAR. THE BUMP IS ONLY FELT THE MOMENT JUST BEFORE A COMPLETE STOP AND THE MOMENT OF COMING OUT OF COMPLETE STOP. THE POPPING HAPPENS 80% OF THE TIME WHILE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP BUT 100% OF THE TIME WHILE ACCELERATING OUT OF A COMPLEATE STOP. HAS NOT HAPPENED AT ALL WHILE DRIVING THROUGH THE OTHER GEARS.

THE STEERING LOCKS UP WHEN TURNING LEFT. SOMETIMES IT IS FOR A ONLY MOMENTARY AND OTHER TIMES IT HAPPENS AND TAKES A FEW SECONDS TO UNLOCK. SEEMS VERY DANGEROUS AND AN OBVIOUS DEFECT. HAPPENS AT IDLE AS WELL AS UP TO FREEWAY SPEEDS. ONLY HAPPENS IN A LEFT HAND TURN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE REVERSING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING SEIZED AND THE STEERING ASSIST INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TAKATA RECALL .... WHEN TURN RIGHT HAVE PULL REAL HARD TO GO BACK LEFT WHEN TRUCK IS MOVING ON A CITY STREET AND ON HIGHWAY ....AS THIS COULD BE A PROBLEM NOT GETTING TRUCK TO TURN

GOING DOWN THE ROAD AT 65MPH, LOST POWER STEERING. THIS IS GONNA KILL SOMEONE. FORD DEALERSHIP SAYS 1500 DOLLARS, I SAY YOU PAY FOR IT. NO WAY AT 120K MILES SHOULD I LOSE POWER STEERING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATORS FLASHED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. ALSO, THE HEATING GAUGE WAS HIGH AND THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE GAUGE RETURNED TO THE NORMAL RANGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED, BUT THE DEALER PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH A COLD WEATHER FRONT/GRILL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

WHILE TRAVELING ON A CITY STREET, MY TRUCK SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED INTO A LOWER GEAR (3RD) CAUSING THE TRUCK TO SUDDENLY SLOW IN TRAFFIC. TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT CHANGE GEAR AFTER THAT. IF I HAD BEEN TRAVELING AT A GREATER SPEED OR ON A HIGHWAY IT MAY HAVE CAUSED MY TRUCK TO LOCK THE WHEELS AND MY HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT.

ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST STEERING FAILURE, WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN THE STEERING FAILED PART WAY THROUGH THE TURN CAUSING THE TRUCK TO GO STRAIGHT, BECAUSE OF THIS I ALMOST HIT 2 PARKED CARS. WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND I COULD NOT TURN IT. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE TO FORD AS THERE HAVE BEEN THOUSANDS OF RECALL FOR THESE UNITS FROM 2011 AND NEWER, MY TRUCK FALLS IN TO THE RECALL VOID.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND EXCESSIVE FORCE ON THE STEERING WHEEL WAS REQUIRED IN ORDER TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER AND WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

ON 12 JANUARY 2017 WHEN RETURNING FROM A NORMAL OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION AT A DEALERSHIP THE OPERATOR HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE MARBLES IN A COFFEE CAN COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION AND THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ERRATIC SHIFTS AND LOSS OF POWER. THESE CONDITIONS WERE REPORTED TO AND NOTED BY THE DEALERSHIP'S RECEPTIONIST TO BE FOLLOWED UP ON THE NEXT MORNING. ON 13 JANUARY 2017 ON THE COMMUTE TO WORK WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOPLIGHT ON A CITY THOROUGHFARE THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED ABRUPTLY FROM A HIGH GEAR AND SHUDDERED TO A HALT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROADWAY. THE INCIDENT WAS SO DRAMATIC THAT THE OPERATOR HAD ASSUMED THE DRIVESHAFT HAD BEEN LOST. THE OPERATOR LIMPED THE VEHICLE INTO A NEARBY PARKING LOT WHERE THE DASHBOARD SHOWED VARIOUS WARNINGS (SEE EXHIBIT 1) AND A TOWING COMPANY WAS CALLED TO TRANSPORT THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 89,000 MILES AND THE WEATHER WAS SUNNY AND 42 F ON 13 JANUARY 2017. THE DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE AS AN INTERNAL FAILURE BY USING CODES P0763, P0764, AND P0979, ALONG WITH REMOVING THE TRANSMISSION PAN WHICH SHOWED FINE METALLIC SHAVINGS (SEE EXHIBIT 2); THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THIS TRANSMISSION ISSUE WAS FORTUNATE TO NOT HAVE RESULTED IN ANY INJURIES OR ADDITIONAL DAMAGES WHICH COULD HAVE EASILY OCCURRED.

ON 1 APRIL 2017 AT APPROXIMATELY 12:00 PM THE VEHICLE WAS MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY WHEN A LOUD THUD WAS HEARD AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO DECELERATE. THE OPERATOR APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE GAS PEDAL AND NOTICED THE RPMS ON THE TACHOMETER REACH APPROXIMATELY 5K TO 6K WITH NO ACCELERATION, AS IF THE VEHICLE HAD SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL EVEN THOUGH THE CONSOLE SHOWED 6TH GEAR. THE OPERATOR REMOVED PRESSURE TO THE GAS PEDAL AND GRADUALLY REAPPLIED PRESSURE TO THE GAS PEDAL BUT RPMS AGAIN REACHED 5K TO 6K WITH NO ACCELERATION. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 15 SECONDS OF COASTING ON THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE REGAINED NORMAL ACCELERATION. THIS SEEMS TO BE A TRANSMISSION ISSUE THAT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO RESULT IN A REAR-END COLLISION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 91,000 MILES AND THE WEATHER WAS 36 F WITH MIXED PRECIPITATION AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE OPERATOR NOTES THAT THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT APPROXIMATELY 89,000 MILES AFTER PREVIOUSLY REPORTED NHTSA COMPLAINT NUMBER 10970618. THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN SERVICED ONCE SUBSEQUENT TO ITS REPLACEMENT FOR A HARD SHIFT BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR WHICH WAS REPORTEDLY RESOLVED BY THE DEALERSHIP WITH A SOFTWARE UPDATE. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, THE VEHICLE HAD STILL BEEN EXPERIENCING THE HARD SHIFT BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR.

MY VEHICLE FITS THE EXACT DESCRIPTION OF A PREVIOUS FORD RECALL FOR 2011 F-150 WITH AN OUTPUT SPEED SENSOR ON THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION LEAD FRAME THAT NEEDS REPLACEMENT. PREVIOUSLY AND BEFORE THE ISSUED RECALL, MY VEHICLE ABRUPTLY DOWNSHIFTED, SHUT OFF, AND WOULD NOT RESTART. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS INSPECTED AND NOTHING WAS FOUND WRONG. THEY CLAIMED THAT THE COMPUTER JUST NEEDED TO BE RESET AND WERE MORE THAN HAPPY TO CHARGE FOR THE INCURRED LABOR TIME. MORE RECENTLY, MY F150 HAS FAILED TO START ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. AFTER SEVERAL REPAIR ATTEMPTS AND A STARTER REPLACEMENT, THE FORD DEALERSHIP NOW TELLS ME IT IS THE SENSOR ON THE VEHICLES LEAD FRAME AND THAT THE ENTIRE THING NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I SEARCHED FOR THE ISSUE AND FOUND THE RECALL THAT MATCHES MY ISSUES AS WELL AS MY TRUCK'S MAKE, MODEL, YEAR, TRANSMISSION TYPE, AND MANUFACTURE LOCATION. HOWEVER, MY MANUFACTURE DATE FELL A FEW MONTHS OUTSIDE OF THE RECALL MANUFACTURE DATES. CALLS TO FORD LEFT ME WITH 2 OPTIONS: PAY ROUGHLY $1000 REPAIR BILL AND WAIT FOR THEM TO FILE THE ISSUE AND GET BACK TO ME OR LEAVE WITH AN UNSAFE VEHICLE WHILE THE ISSUE IS RESOLVED (HOPEFULLY).

STEERING LOCKS UP WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT, WANDERS ON THE HIGHWAY AND THEN LOCKS UP. CANNOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE FEELS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE.

THE STEERING WHEEL "STICKS" OR "CATCHES" WHEN TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY AT 45-60 MPH AND TURNING LEFT. IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES BUT ONLY WHEN TURNING TO THE LEFT. I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS TRUCK 2 WEEKS (BOUGHT IT USED WITH 77,000 MILES) BUT IT STARTED HAVING THIS PROBLEM AFTER 2 DAYS.

I DRIVE A 2011 PLATINUM WITH THE 3.5 L ECO JUNK WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE TRUCK LOOSES ALL POWER AND SHAKES AND DOESN'T WANT TO SHIFT UP WHEN ACCELERATING HARD IT WILL STICK IN 3RD OR 4TH GEAR AT 70 MPH AND WHEN IT FINALLY SHIFTS IT TAKES OFF FAST AND HARD THESE TRUCKS WITH THE ECOBOOST ARE JUNK AND THEY SHOULD JUST RECALL THE WHOLE TRUCK CONSIDERING FORD CAN'T FIGURE OUT HOW TO FIX THERE PROBLEMS

VEHICLE STEERING IT VERY JERKY AND LOCKS UP, PARTICULARY WHEN TURNING LEFT. MAKES VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO DRIVE IN A STRAIGHT LINE WITHOUT 'WANDERING" IN THE LANE. NOT SAFE. STARTED ABOUT A YEAR AGO, GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE.