2011 Ford F-150 complaints

2011 F150 CONNECTING RODS BROKE AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEED BEATING A HOLE IN BLOCK OIL IS ALL PUMPED OUT OF MOTOR COVERIMG THE WINDSHIELD OF CARS BEHIND ME ONE WAS 80000 THE SECOND WAS ONLY 60000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DOWNSHIFTED INTO FIRST AND SECOND GEAR INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED SHORTLY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V248000 (POWER TRAIN). THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. *TR

ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE CAUSES THE STEERING TO LOCK. VEHICLE IS IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL WITHOUT EXTREME EFFORT. FAILURE OCCURS IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN. AT ONLY 44000 MILES. THIS IS A POORLY ENGINEERED DESIGN, NOT A RESULT OF ABUSE OR NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR.

OVER THE LAST WEEK, FOUR TIMES THE STEERING BECAME STIFF AND WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, IT STAYED LOCKED IN THE SAME DIRECTION AND I HAD TO USE FORCE TO RETURN IT TO CENTER. ON ONE OCCASION WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK IN A STRAIT LINE ON AN EMPTY ONE-WAY CITY STREET AT 35MPH, THE WHEELS VEERED LEFT AND RIGHT WITH THE STEERING WHEEL NOT MOVING AT ALL. IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING 70MPH I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. I TOOK IT TO SAGINAW VALLEY FORD WHERE THEY FOUND THE EPAS SENSOR WAS SENDING OUT ERRATIC DATA. PRICE TO REPAIR IS $1617. WHAT I FIND INCREDIBLE IS THIS NOT AN UNKNOWN PROBLEM, AND TO WHICH WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RECALLS ABOUT. PEOPLE WILL DIE FROM THIS DEFECT, REMEMBER THE FORD TEMPLE?

THERE IS A RECALL ON THE 2011 FORD F150. HOWEVER, MY VIN IS NOT THE ONE AFFECTED. EVEN THOUGH IT IS THE SAME TRANSMISSION AND YEAR.I AM HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE BEING DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL AND ON THE FORUMS. I DROVE THE CAR AFTER IT WAS LEFT FOR 36 HOURS AND IT DOWNSHIFTED AFTER GOING 25 MPH. I COASTED BACK INTO A PARKING LOT AND TURNED OFF CAR AND RESTARTED, WITH THE SAME ISSUE. IT EVENTUALLY GAVE ME A MAINT ERROR (YELLOW WRENCH) I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED HOME. AFTER IT WAS SHUT OFF OVERNIGHT IF WAS FINE THE NEXT DAY AND NO ERROR CODE. I HAD A MECHANIC PUT A SCANNER ON THE TRUCK AND HE COULD NOT PULL THE ERROR CODE. I HAVE USED IT SPARINGLY FOR 3 DAYS WITHOUT AN ISSUE. I AM JUST WORRIED, IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AT ANY TIME OR CAUSE AN ACCIDENT WITH SOMEONE PLOWING INTO ME WHEN IT DOWNSHIFTS. THIS COULD BE A MAJOR PROBLEM IF I AM ON A HIGHWAY AND IT HAPPENS. I CALLED FORD CORP AND THEY SAID SINCE I AM NOT ON THE RECALL PER MY VIN (EVEN THOUGH IT IS THE SAME YEAR 2011 AND TRANSMISSION) SO I AM ON MY OWN. I HAVE IT DOCUMENTED WITH FORD AND THE DEALER. NOW WHAT, JUST WAIT? NHTSA VEHICLE SAFETY RECALLS RECALL NUMBER 16V248000 RECALL DATE 04/27/2016 COMPONENT POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SUMMARY FORD MOTOR COMPANY (FORD) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011-2012 FORD F-150 TRUCKS MANUFACTURED AUGUST 19, 2011, TO MARCH 9, 2012, 2012 FORD EXPEDITION, LINCOLN NAVIGATOR VEHICLES MANUFACTURED AUGUST 19, 2011, TO DECEMBER 19, 2011, AND 2012 FORD MUSTANG VEHICLES MANUFACTURED AUGUST

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER NUMBER: 16S19000. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REMEDY WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. SW

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION MADE A STRANGE NOISE AND THE VEHICLE JERKED. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SWITCH FROM REVERSE TO FORWARD, THE FRONT TIRES SPUN AND THE REAR TIRES SEEMED TO BE LOCKED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SWITCH GEARS. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. ...UPDATED 12/14/16 *BF UPDATED 12/20/16.*JB

TAKATA RECALL THERE IS A COLD START NOISE KINDA SOUNDS LIKE A GRINDING NOISE ALSO HAVE A HUGE POWER LOSS WHEN EVER TRYING TO ACCELERATE. I GET CODES P0016 P0017 P0299 . I HAVE CHANGED ALL CAME AND CRANK SENSORS.

THIS VEHICLE WAS RECALLED RECENTLY FOR THE FOLLOWING REASON: DEARBORN, MICHIGAN ' FORD IS RECALLING 201,900 VEHICLES IN NORTH AMERICA, INCLUDING THE 2011-'12 FORD F-150 AND 2012 FORD EXPEDITION TO REPAIR A TRANSMISSION DEFECT, THE AUTOMAKER SAID ON WEDNESDAY. THE RECALL ALSO INCLUDES THE 2012 FORD MUSTANG AND LINCOLN NAVIGATOR. THE DEFECT HAS BEEN TRACED TO AN OUTPUT SPEED SENSOR ON THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION LEAD FRAME. "UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, THE TRANSMISSION CONTROLS COULD FORCE A TEMPORARY DOWNSHIFT INTO FIRST GEAR," FORD SAID IN A STATEMENT. "DEPENDING ON THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE DOWNSHIFT, THE DRIVER COULD EXPERIENCE AN ABRUPT SPEED REDUCTION THAT COULD CAUSE THE REAR TIRES TO SLIDE OR LOCK UP. "THIS CONDITION COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH." FORD SAID IT IS AWARE OF THREE ACCIDENTS, BUT NO REPORTS OF INJURIES, LINKED TO THE RECALL. AFFECTED VEHICLES ARE EQUIPPED WITH A 6R80 TRANSMISSION. THE INFO ABOVE IS COPIED FROM EDMUNDS.COM THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED TO ME THIS MORNING. DRIVING 68MPH REAR WHEELS LOCKED UP. TRUCKED FISHTAILED. ALMOST FLIPPED IT . A MIRACLE I DID NOT ROLLOVER, GET REAR ENDED OR CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. NO RECALL FIX AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME PER FORD. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? THESE VEHICLES SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO BE DRIVEN UNTIL THIS ISSUE IS ADDRESSED AND REPAIRED. ALMOST KILLE D ME AND MAYBE OTHERS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE SERVICE ADVANCE TRACK SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OTHER OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V248000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE ENGINE ON MY 2011 ECOBOOST 3.5 L V6 FORD F150 SHUDDERS AND STALLS WHEN YOU TRY AND ACCELERATE. THE PROBLEM IS SPORADIC. THE TRUCK HAS 67,000 MILES AND HAS STALLED OUT WHEN I WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE INTO BUSY INTERSECTIONS OR MAKING TURNS AT LEAST THREE TIMES AND HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE FOUR TIMES. IT WAS QUITE SCARY AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT THE ISSUE IS MY TRUCK AND NOT A FORD PROBLEM, THOUGH THIS IS CLEARLY SOMETHING THAT HAS OCCURRED IN COUNTLESS 2011 ECOBOOST F150 ENGINES AS IT IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET. THIS ENGINE SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED BY YOUR ORGANIZATION AND THE VEHICLES SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED. BELOW IS A LINK WITH THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS THAT ARE ALL THE SAME. HTTP://M.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/FORD/F-150/2011/ENGINE/ENGINE.SHTML TWO DEALERSHIPS SUGGESTED I REPLACE THE ENGINE AT A COST OF $12,000 TO ME. CURRENTLY, THE CAR IS NOT DRIVEABLE.

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY IN THE RAIN THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHUTTER AND LOOSE POWER DURING ACCELERATION. A FEW DAYS LATER IN SUNNY WEATHER IT WAS FINE WITH NO PROBLEMS ACCELERATING. LOOKS LIKE FROM READING ON THE NHTSA SITE THIS IS A TURBO ISSUE THAT OCCURS DURING HUMID OR WET WEATHER. SINCE FORD IS AWARE WHAT WILL THEY BE DOING TO SOLVE THE ISSUE?

WHEN MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN AT HIGHER SPEEDS, THE EPAS (ELECTRIC POWER-ASSISTED STEERING), WOULD CATCH AND LAG MOMENTARILY AND NOT RESPOND WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT BACK TO CENTER. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY AND NOT ALL THE TIME. THIS FIRST HAPPENED AT APPROX. 21,000 MILES IN SEPTEMBER, 2013. MY FORD F150 WHILE STILL UNDER THE FACTORY 3 YEAR 36,000 WARRANTY WAS TAKEN INTO CORWIN FORD IN NAMPA IDAHO FOR WARRANTY REPAIR FOR THIS ISSUE (INVOICE 10763) ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2013. THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE AND NO FIX WAS PERFORMED. THIS HAS BEEN A CONTINUING INTERMITTENT PROBLEM FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS. ON AUGUST 31, 2016 WITH 30,050 MILES ON MY F150, WHILE DRIVING IN IDAHO ON A PAVED WINDING MOUNTAIN ROAD IN A PERIOD OF 30 MINUTES, THIS STEERING PROBLEM HAPPENED FIVE TIMES CAUSING MY F150 TO CROSS THE CENTERLINE AT LEAST TWICE, LUCKILY THEIR WERE NO VEHICLES IN THE OTHER LANE AT THE TIME. I DID RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM AND MANY OTHER F150'S HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE STEERING. FORD ISSUE A TSB 11-8-18 IN AUGUST 2011 TO REPLACE THE EPAS STEERING GEAR UNDER STANDARD WARRANTY, MY TRUCK MET THIS TSB AS IT WAS BUILD MAY 23, 2011 AT DEARBORN. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO CORWIN FORD AGAIN ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2016 AND HAD THE EPAS REPLACED AT 30,223 MILES (INVOICE 102627) DUE TO THIS SAFETY ISSUE. EVEN THOUGH I HAD TAKEN MY F150 FOR WARRANTY REPAIR OF THIS ISSUE UNDER THE WARRANTY TIME FRAME IT WAS NOT REPAIRED THEN, I WAS TOLD THAT FORD WOULD NO

THE RPM JUMPING AROUND, SKIP GEARS, LOOSES POWER, BACK TIRE LOCK UP GOING 45 MILES AND GAUGE JUMP TO 70 MILES AND RPM AT 5,IT AS BEEN TO FORD DEALERSHIPS FIVE TIME, CAN NOT FIND A PROBLEMS, THIS TRUCK IS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE, AND WAS HAPPEN ON THE FREEWAY ,AND NO LIGHTS COME ON

WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL THE EPAS (ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING ASSIST) CATCHES AND LAGS FOR A SHORT TIME AND DOES NOT RESPOND. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY AND NOT ALL THE TIME. IT WAS TAKEN IN TO CORWIN FORD IN NAMPA, IDAHO FOR THIS PROBLEM ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2013 WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY AT 21,310 MILES (INVOICE NUMBER 10763). THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND NO FIX WAS DONE. THIS HAS BEEN A CONTINUING PROBLEM EVER SINCE AND STILL HAPPENS OCCASIONALLY. YESTERDAY, AUGUST 31, 2016 WITH 30,050 MILES ON MY F150, THIS HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN DRIVING DUE TO THE FACT THAT YOU ARE NOT EXPECTING THIS PROBLEM WITH RETURNING TO CENTER OF THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND CAN CAUSE YOU TO VEER OUT OF YOUR LANE OR TOWARD THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.

ONE OF THE BACK BOLTS BROKE OFF OF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WHILE DRIVING. . THIS CAUSED THE GASKET TO FAIL WHICH IN TURN MADE A LOUD NOISE. BECAUSE THIS IS A TURBO CHARGED ENGINE THE MOTOR LOST POWER. TOOK TRUCK TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE EXHAUST MANIFOLD, GASKET AND BROKEN BOLTS. TOTAL REPAIRS WERE $1214.02

CAR INDICATED LOW BRAKE FLUID AT TRAFFIC LIGHT 1... BRAKES OPERATED PROPERLY FOR TRAFFIC LIGHT 2 THEN SUDDENLY AT SPEED BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SLOW FOR ENTRY TO HIGHWAY ON RAMP AFTER TRAFFIC LIGHT 3. I WAS ABLE TO AVOID MEDIAN AT ON RAMP AS WELL AS TWO OTHER CARS WHILE VEHICLE ROLLED TO STOP BEFORE TRAFFIC LIGHT 4.

VEHICLE LOSES POWER AND MISFIRES WHEN ACCELERATING ESPECIALLY AT 50MPH OR HIGHER. RECURRING PROBLEM OVER THE YEARS. MOSTLY AN ISSUE WHEN PASSING ON TWO-LANE HIGHWAY. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.

EXPERIENCE AN INTERMITTENT LOSS OF THE TRANSMISSION OUTPUT SPEED SENSOR (OSS) SIGNAL TO THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE, POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN A TEMPORARY, UNINTENDED DOWNSHIFT INTO FIRST GEAR. AN UNINTENDED DOWNSHIFT INTO FIRST GEAR MAY OCCUR CAUSING THE REAR TIRES TO SLIDE OR LOCK UP. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE APRIL 2011. STILL NO REMEDY. TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V248000 (POWER TRAIN) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 10/05/16*LJ *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH ATTEMPTING TO PASS A TRACTOR TRAILER, THE ENGINE MISFIRED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PROPERLY ACCELERATE. DURING THE INCIDENT, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE SPARK PLUGS WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING, THE TRAMSISSION DOWNSHIFTED TO FIRST GEAR FROM A HIGHER GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V190000 (POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

ON HARD ACCELERATION LIKE WHEN ENTERING A HIGHWAY OR TRYING TO PASS ANOTHER CAR IT WILL MISS FIRE CONTINUOUSLY THRU THE ACCELERATION.ON SEVERAL OCASIONS IT DOWN SHIFTS AND THEN THE ENGINE LOSES POWER.THIS HAS HAPPINED MEANY TIMES IN THE LAST 2 TO 3 YEARS.

WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL GETS STUCK TO THE LEFT WITH ANY SLIGHT MOVEMENT. SLIGHT TURN TO THE RIGHT AND IT GETS STUCK TO THE LEFT WHEN RETURNING TO THE NEUTRAL POSITION AND WHEN SLIGHTLY TURNED TO THE LEFT, IT GETS STUCK WHEN TRYING TO RETURN TO THE NEUTRAL POSITION. IT HAS HAPPENED AT LOWER SPEEDS ON CITY ROADS AND AT HIGH SPEED ON THE INTERSTATE AND POSES A VERY REAL SAFETY RISK!

WHILE DRIVING AND MOSTLY TURNING LEFT EITHER ON THE HIGHWAY OR CITY STREETS, NOTICED THE WHEEL WILL NOT RETURN TO THE STRAIGHT POSITION, I SEEMS "LIGHT" WHEN TURNING LEFT AND KIND OF STICKS, AND WILL NOT RETURN TO THE NEUTRAL POSTION.

WHILE ACCELERATING ONTO THE HIGHWAY TRUCK BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND LOST POWER. I WAS TOWING A TRAILER AT THE TIME AND WAS NEARLY STRUCK BY A LARGE TRUCK BECAUSE I COULDN'T GET UP TO SPEED OR OFF THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE OF LOSS OF POWER. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH 3.5 LITER ECOBOOST ENGINES AND IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED BECAUSE THIS ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN SUCCESSFULLY ADDRESSED BY FORD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEED, THE POWER CONTROL MODULE SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED FROM SIX TO FIRST GEAR. IN ADDITION, THE RPMS INCREASED FROM SEVEN TO EIGHT THOUSAND RPMS, WHICH CAUSED THE REAR WHEELS TO LOCK UP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V248000 (POWER TRAIN) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

VEHICLE HAS ABRUPT SHIFT FROM 1ST TO SECOND RESULTING IN VIOLET JERK, ALSO FROM 6 TO 5 OR 5TH TO 4TH. NUMEROUS PEOPLE ONLINE HAVE SAME PROBLEM. ALSO USING BLACK STONE LABS FLUID DIAGNOSTIC HAS SHOWN MAJOR WEAR IN TRANSMISSION. I'M SEDING IN SECOND TEST NEXT WEEK. VEHICLE MANUFACTURING DATE IS 03/2011 THIS HAPPENS FROM 1ST TO SECOND AT VERY LOW SPEEDS 5MPH OR LESS. AND DOWNSHIFT BUMP AT ANY SPEED BUT MOSTLY BETWEEN 40 TO 30 MPH. JERK IS ENOUGH TO SHAKE ENTIRE TRUCK FEELS LIKE SOMEONE HIT YOU FROM BEHIND.

STEERING STICKS, SLIGHT TURN TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT, LET GO OF THE WHEEL, AND THE WHEEL DOES NOT RETURN TO STRAIGHT. VERY HARD TO STEER. PROBLEM COMES AND GOES BUT HAS BECOME WORSE LATELY. I HAVE TO REALLY CONCENTRATE WHEN THE CONDITION IS AT IT'S WORST. IT'S AN UNSAFE STEERING SITUATION. CONDITION OCCURS AT ALL SPEEDS, ON PAVED AND ON DIRT ROADS.

SINCE I'VE OWNED THIS VEHICLE NEW, I'VE HAD A NUMBER OF PROBLEMS RELATED TO ACCELERATION. VEHICLE WOULD ALMOST STALL ON HARD ACCELERATION WHEN GETTING ON THE FREEWAY. DEALER REPLACED SPARK PLUGS & BOOTS, BUT CONDITION WAS NOT COMPLETELY RESOLVED. VEHICLE WOULD STILL ON OCCASION REPEAT THE SAME PROBLEM. MORE RECENTLY WHEN DRIVING YESTERDAY, THE ENGINE LIGHT STARTED BLINKING, THEN BECAME STEADY. OF GREATER CONCERNED I GOT AN ENGINE LIGHT & POOR ACCELERATION. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER & DEALER IS TELLING ME THAT THE TIMING BELT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $2000+. VEHICLE HAD JUST TURNED 61000 MILES. DEALER SERVICE AGENT TELLS ME ITS NOT UNCOMMON AND COULD BE CAUSED BY NOT GETTING THE OIL CHANGED AT RECOMMENDED INTERVALS. VEHICLE HAS HAD REGULAR OIL CHANGES AT THE DEALER & OTHER SERVICE FACILITIES. NEVER HEARD OF THIS & I THINK IT'S PREMATURE FOR A VEHICLE WITH 61000 MILES TO NEED THE TIMING BELT REPLACED. NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN IN 45+ YEARS OF DRIVING.

WE HAVE SEVERAL OF THE FORD F-150 WITH THE RECALL OF 16S19 BUT THIS ONE HAS EXPERIENCED DOWN SHIFTING AND COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND ALMOST CAUSING A WRECK SEVERAL TIMES TO THE POINT WE HAVE HAD TO TAKE IT OFF THE ROAD FOR SAFETY REASONS. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NOT A REMEDY FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THEY DO KNOW WHEN THERE WILL BE ONE. WE HAVE CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THE SAME THING MEAN WHILE WE HAVE A TRUCK THAT ONLY HAS ABOUT 83,000 MILES ON IT THAT CANNOT BE DRIVEN AND IT WAS NOT BOUGHT TO BE YARD ART. IF FORD CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM THEY SHOULD AT LEAST GIVE A LOANER VEHICLE UNTIL THEY FIGURE OUT HOW TO FIX IT.

THE STEERING "STICKS" WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND BECOMES DIFFICULT TO RECENTER THE WHEEL. IT CAUSES DIFFICULTY STAYING IN YOUR LANE. PROBLEM SEEMS TO DISSIPATE WHEN DRIVING AT LOWER SPEEDS. IT IS ALSO ERRATIC AND WILL NOT DO THIS CONSISTENTLY, BUT HAS BECOME MORE FREQUENT LATELY.

AT VARIOUS SPEEDS ON THE HIGHWAY OR IN A PARKING LOT, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP WHEN YOU TURN TO THE LEFT AND YOU HAVE TO MANUALLY BRING IT BACK. A REAL SURPRISE! IT HAS NEVER HAPPENED TURNING TO THE RIGHT.

PRIMARILY WHILE TURNING LEFT POWER STEERING GOES HARD. USUALLY RECOVERS AFTER TURNING TO RIGHT. INTERMITTENT TOTAL POWER STEERING FAILURE. AS YET, UNABLE TO DETERMINE REPRODUCIBLE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS TO DEMONSTRATE ISSUE TO DEALER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON HWY WHEN ACCELERATION THE VEHICLE LOOSES POWER AND I HAD TO PULL OVER AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND RE-START IT, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THEN WHEN DRIVING ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS AND ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE TO PASS, AND THE SAME THING HAPPENS, THE ENGINE MISS FIRES, LOOSES POWER AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON SINCE THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED. TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE FORD DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS "AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE ECOBOOST AND THE AIR CHARGE COOLER". THEY SAID THE FIX IS TO PUT A INTERCOOLER DEFLECTOR (PIECE OF PLASTIC OVER THE INTERCOOLER), CHANGE THE SPARK PLUGS AND DO A VEHICLE SOFTWARE UPDATE WITCH IS GOING TO COST AROUND $700 TO FIX. OUTRAGEOUS COST FOR A TUNE UP AND A PIECE OF PLASTIC FOR SOMETHING THEY KNOW ITS A "ONGOING PROBLEM" AND DON'T WANT TO HAVE A RECALL. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AND THEY KNOW ABOUT IT BUT SINCE THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTEE I HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT. WONDER HOW MANY OTHERS HAVE THIS ISSUE?! THIS IS DEFINITELY THE ONLY AND LAST FORD I WILL BUY. THIS DOES NOT GUARANTEES THAT ITS GOING TO STOP IT FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. WITH THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY I COULD BUY AN AFTERMARKET INTERCOOLER, DO A COMPLETE TUNE UP AND STILL HAVE MONEY LEFT.

WHILE IN MOTION WENT TO TURN LEFT THE STEERING LOCKED UP MADE A SQUALLING SOUND, TRACTION LIGHT DISPLAYED AND ALSO, POWER STEERING ASSIST DISPLAYED AND, SERVICE ADVANCE TRACK DISPLAYED AND TURN SIGNALS WERE NOT STAYING ON,(HAD TO HOLD THEM MANUALLY.TOOK TRUCK TO DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS AN EPAS FAILURE. LAYMEN TERMINOLOGY IS THE STEERING GEAR HAS FAILED. MILEAGE ON VEHICLE IS 39,882, AND WILL COST APPROXIMATELY $1450.00 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I DO HAVE A REPAIR INVOICE BUT HAVE NO WAY TO SCAN. BE HAPPY TO MAIL A COPY AND ANY THING ELSE NEEDED.

MY TRUCK VIBRATES WHEN DRIVING. I'VE CHECKED THE FUEL INJECTORS, COIL PACKS, GOTTEN A TUNE UP AND IT STILL DOES THE SAME. I'VE HAD SEVERAL MECHANICS (CERTIFIED) PULL CODES AND IT KEEPS SAYING IT IS THE COIL PACKS (WHICH IVE REPLACED, NO CHANGE). I WAS ALSO TOLD THE TRUCK HAD A SHORT AND FOR WOULD HAVE TO TAKE ENGINE APART. STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS!

TROUBLE WITH THE TRANSMISSION GEARING DOWN WHILE DRIVING, I AM SENDING IN THIS COMPLAINT IN CASE TRANSMISSION GOES OUT OR CAUSES ME TO HAVE A WRECK THIS WILL BE ON FILE. WHEN I AM RUNNING IN REGULAR SPEED THE TRANSMISSION WILL GEAR DOWN WITHOUT ME DOING ANYTHING, IT DOES IT ITSELF.

TRUCK WILL RANDOMLY SHIFT FROM 5 GEAR TO FIRST GEAR WHILE DRIVING CAUSING MY WHEELS TO LOCK UP. TRUCKS HAS ALSO BEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST GEAR INTO 5TH GEAR WHEN STARTING UP WHICH WILL NOT ALLOW THE TRUCK TO ACCELERATE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE STEERING MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER AND THE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO REVERSE FROM THE GEAR SHIFTER SEVERAL TIMES, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO ILLUMINATE FOR THE GEAR IN REVERSE, THERE WAS NO ILLUMINATION ON THE GEAR SHIFTER, AND THE GEAR WAS DIFFICULT TO CHANGE IN REVERSE. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED FOR THE GEAR SHIFTER WHEN CHANGING GEARS. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RANDOMLY PROGRESS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,250.

FORD F150 TRANSMISSION RECALL, OUR VEHICLE WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE, WE RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE CONDITION BUT OUR VIN# AND VEHICLE ARE NOT INCLUDED ALTHOUGH OUR VEHICLE IS DOING THE EXACT SAME THING OF THE OTHER VEHICLES INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. YOU GET INTO THE VEHICLE TO LEAVE AND PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND IT WILL NOT GO, IF YOU CONTINUE TO TRY IT WILL FINALLY GO INTO REVERSE BUT WILL NOT DISPLAY ON THE DASH AND HAS NO BACK UP LIGHTS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS WHILE THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS IN THE PARK POSITION. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V248000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

MY TRUCK WON'T STOP I HAPPENS IN THE MORNINGS A TRUCK SUDDENLY STOPPED I PUT MY BRAKES ON MY TRUCK DIDN'T STOP IN TIME AND I HIT THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME GOT IN ACCIDENT THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED WITHOUT WARNING. THE INTERMITTENT FAILURE BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V248000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. .....UPDATED 08/11/16 *BF *CN

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY ABOUT 55 MPH THE VEHICLE WILL DOWN SHIFT AND THE ODOMETER WILL DIE AND DROP TO ZERO, MOST OF THE INDICATORS WILL HAVE DASHES INSTEAD OF NUMBERS. THE TRUCK WILL AUTOMATICALLY SLOW DOWN CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. I THEN HAVE TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND REMOVE THE KEY FROM IGNITION AND RESTART THE VEHICLE UP AGAIN TO RESET ALL THE GAUGES. THIS NORMALLY HAPPENS WITHIN THE FIRST 10 MILES OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THIS WOULD ONLY HAPPEN ON A FEW OCCASIONS NOW IT IS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY. THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED AROUND THE 1ST OF JULY 2016 BUT I WAS TOLD THE SOFTWARE FIX WOULD NOT BE READY UNTIL THE 3 QUARTER OF THE YEAR. FORD NOW WANTS TO CHARGE ME $131.00 TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR IT TO BE DIAGNOSED IF THEY ALREADY HAVE A RECALL. I WONDER HOW MANY LIVES WILL BE IN DANGER UNTIL THE 3RD QUARTER UPDATE IS AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 49,502.

WITHOUT WARNING I CAME STARTED BY VEHICLE AND THE POWER STEERING WAS NO LONGER WORKING. THE ONBOARD COMPUTER ADVISED OF A POWER STEERING FAULT. THIS ISSUE COULD HAVE EASILY HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON ROADS WITH SHARP CURVES AND/OR WHILE THESE VEHICLES WERE PULLING A TRAILER ENDING IN A POTENTIALLY FATAL COLLISION.