2011 Ford F-150 complaints

DURING A FROST RECENTLY I FOUND THAT THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER OF MY TRUCK IS NOT WORKING. IT WORKED ALL LAST YEAR BUT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME USE FOR THIS YEAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, THE CONTACT NOTICED AN ABNORMAL ODOR AND THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW SHATTERED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 22,700.

WHEN I DRIVE MY POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT AS I'M TURNING IT WILL BE FINE ONE MIN AND THE NEXT MIN I'M IN THE GRASS TRYING NOT TO DIE

I HAVE TAKEN MY TRUCK BACK WHILE UNDER WARRANTY THEY NEVER COULD FIND ANYTHING, BUT IT HAD A MIS WHEN I WOULD GET ON THE GAS. IT NEVER REALLY STALLED OUT BUT WOULD JUMP PRETTY GOOD, NEVER SEEMED TO RUN REALLY SMOOTH. I KEEP TELLING THE DEALER TO PLEASE CHECK OUT. I GIVE UP AND KEEP DRIVING THE TRUCK AND NOW THAT ITS OUT OF WARRANTY THEY FIND THAT ITS SOMETHING TO DO WITH VARIABLE CAMSHAFT AND GOING TO COST $4,400.00 TO FIX NOT COUNTING THE OTHER THINGS I HAVING TO PAY FOR THAT WAS TAKEN BACK WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. FROM THE DAY I BOUGHT THE TRUCK WATER HAS BEEN IN THE PASSENGER FLOOR BOARD AND NOW THEY TELL ME, ITS THE HEATER BOX NEED REPLACE AT A COST OF $1,400.00 STRANGE THEY CAN FIND ALL THIS NOW THAT I HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. MY TRUCK HAD TO BE PARKED DUE TO THIS AND I NOW HAVE TO FIGURE OUT IF I WANT TO INVEST ANY MORE MONEY IN A TRUCK OR JUST JUNK WHAT SHOULD BE A TRUCK WORTH $30,000.00

DRIVING STRAIGHT ON HIGHWAY WITH NO OTHER VEHICLES AROUND, BACK GLASS SPONTANEOUSLY SHATTERED WITH NO WARNING AND NOTHING TOUCHING IT. SUSPECT AN ALREADY FAULTY REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER HEATING ELEMENT ON POWER SLIDING REAR PICK-UP TRUCK WINDOW IS AT PARTIAL FAULT. SMELLED OF BURNING ELECTRICAL IN CABIN JUST PRIOR TO BREAKAGE. POOR WINDOW QUALITY AND HEATING ELEMENT AT FURTHER FAULT. ALSO FEEL LIKE I HAD TINY GLASS PARTICLES ALL OVER ME AS WELL.

BAD VACUUM PUMP CAUSING THE PRESSURE IN THE BRAKES NOT TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. WHEN YOU PRESS ON THE BRAKES ITS REALLY HARD TO STOP IN MOTION.

THIS CONCERNS FORD MOTOR COMPANY SAFETY RECALL # 14S09. FORD MOTOR CO. INTERNAL LETTER FROM [XXX]. DATED JUNE 10, 2014 TO DEALERS. A "DO NOT DRIVE WARNING." THIS LETTER APPLIES TO ONLY SELECT 2014 F150 MODELS. MY FORD F150 FX4; 2011 HAS AN "IDENTICAL" PROBLEM WITH THE SAME REQUIRED PART NUMBER AND REPAIR NEEDED. ONLY INSTEAD OF BEING A RECALL IT IS CLASSIFIED AS A REPAIR AT A COST OF $1,641.00. I HAVE DOCUMENTATION FROM A DEALER "UFTRING FORD AUTOMALL" STATING THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM. DATED TODAY NOVEMBER 9, 2015. IN FORD'S LETTER I REFERRED TOO, ABOVE. IT WARNS DEALERS THAT THE EPAS GEAR MOTOR POSITION SENSOR MAGNET MAY LEAD TO IMPAIRED STEERING, LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, WHICH COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH. WHY IS MY VEHICLE NOT COVERED? NOTE: ON THE INTERNET THERE ARE MORE F150 OWNERS COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. A WARNING POPS UP ON THE DASH MONITOR SCREEN. IN BOLD ORANGE LETTERS. "SERVICE ADVANCE TRAC." THIS HAPPENS WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO PARK AT A SLOW SPEED. IT APPEARS RANDOMLY WHEN DRIVING AND THE TURN SIGNAL CANNOT WORK. PLUS THE STEERING WHEEL CAN VIBRATE. IF THE RESET BUTTON IS DEPRESSED THE WARNING ON THE SCREEN DISAPPEARS. BUT YOU HAVE TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART IT TO GET THE TURN SIGNAL TO WORK AGAIN AND THE VIBRATION TO END. THE EFFECTED PART # IS: EL3Z3504BE. THE SAME PART NUMBER AND PROCEDURE TO REPAIR THE 2014'S. THIS CAN HAPPEN TO 2011 TRUCKS AT ANY MILEAGE AND OTHER YEARS. FORD EVEN ADMITS IT IS A "DO NOT DRIVE SITUATION." I WANT

MY BREAKS MADE A GROWLING SOUND FROM THE FRONT LEFT SIDE BEHIND THE HEADLIGHT. AS TIME WENT ON IT GOT LOUDER AND THE BREAKS WERE HARDER TO APPLY IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE VACUUM PUMP.THEY CHARGED ME $597.40 FOR THIS REPAIR THAT I FEEL SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY A FORD RECALL! THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH NUMEROUS OTHER TRUCKS.I FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL.

AT SPEED WHEN TURNING LEFT THE STEERING STICKS, AND DOES NOT RETURN TO CENTER WHEN YOU LET GO OF THE WHEEL. MOST NOTICEABLE ON HIGHWAY IN A LEFT HAND TURN.

UNDER ACCELERATION OR TRYING TO PASS A VEHICLE LOSS OF POWER HAS BEEN OCCURING. TRYING TO ACCELERATE INTO INTERSTATE FROM ON RAMP HAVE HAD POWER LOSS AND VEHICLE LOSES ALL ACCELERATION.

THE BRAKES FAILED WHEN BACKING UP FROM A PARKING SPACE AT A LOCAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. TRUCK CONTINUED TO ROLL BACKWARDS WHILE STEPPING ON THE FOOT BRAKE. HAD BEEN AN INTERMITTENT ISSUE WITH NO ABILITY TO PUSH DOWN THE PEDAL WHEN IN REVERSE. LATER THAT DAY THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON INDICATING A BRAKING ISSUE.

THE BRAKES FAILED WHEN BACKING UP FROM A PARKING SPACE AT A LOCAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. TRUCK CONTINUED TO ROLL BACKWARDS WHILE STEPPING ON THE BRAKES. HAD BEEN AN INTERMITTENT ISSUE WITH NO ABILITY TO PUSH DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN CAR IS STARTED UP AND PUT IN REVERSE.LATER THAT DAY BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON.

WHILE ACCELERATING ON TO THE HIGHWAY ON A CLEAR, WARM, SUNNY DAY; THE TURBO ENGAGED AND THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHUDDER. THERE WAS IMMEDIATE DECELERATION AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH. AFTER EASING UP ON THE THROTTLE AND COASTING, THE LIGHT TURNED OFF AND THE TRUCK BEGAN OPERATING NORMALLY. THIS OCCURRED WITHIN 1-MILE OF TRAVEL. I WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE ON THE REMAINDER OF THE DRIVE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AS THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE DROPS DRAMATICALLY IN A SHORT DISTANCE AND THE VEHICLE IS UNABLE TO RECOVER RAPIDLY, LEAVING THE VEHICLE'S OCCUPANTS SUSCEPTIBLE TO POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENTS ON THE ROADWAY.

ECO BOOST ENGINE. PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED WHEN RAPIDLY PULLING AWAY FROM A TOLL BOOTH AFTER SEVERAL HOUR OF CONTINUOUS INTERSTATE DRIVING IN THE RAIN (OCCURRED 10/2013 AND 10/2015). PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED WHEN TRYING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE ON A 2 LANE ROAD UNDER THE SAME TYPE OF RAINY CONDITIONS (OCCURRED 10/2015). ENGINE WILL SHUDDER AND GO INTO LIMP MODE. TRUCK WAS TAKEN 2 YEARS AGO TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR OF THIS PROBLEM. TWO EVENTS OCCURRED THIS PAST WEEK UNDER RAINY CONDITIONS. TRUCK IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY AND STILL NOT FIXED.

ON OCTOBER 26 AT AROUND 1230 PM I WAS GOING THE SPEED LIMIT 60 MPH. ON LOOP 250.ALL OF A SUDDEN MY TRUCK STARTS JERKING REALLY HARD. I LET GO OF THE GAS AND LOOKED AT THE DASH THE SPEEDOMETER AND GEARS WERE GOING CRAZY UP AND DOWN. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER SAFE CAUSE IT WAS LUNCH HOUR LOTS OF TRAFFIC. TURNED TRUCK OFF WAS SHAKING, SCARED AND VERY UPSET. CALLED MY HUSBAND TOLD HIM WHAT HAPPENED ASKED IF I WAS OK I SAID YES BESIDES VERY SHAKEN UP. HE SAID IT MIGHT BE THE TRANSMISSION OR TCM . STARTED THE TRUCK WENT SLOW TO DEALERSHIP. THIS WAS VERY TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCE I'M THINKING WHAT IF THE GEARS WOULD'VE GOTTEN STUCK OR REVERSE AND I WOULD'VE ROLLED. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS CAUSE IT WAS VERY SCARY.

ON OCTOBER 26 WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK I WAS ON LOOP 250 WHICH IS 60 MPH. GOT ON THE LOOP WAS APPROACHING AN OVER PASS WHEN SUDDENLY WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS IT STARTS JERKING, A PULLING, SHAKING. TOOK FOOT OFF GAS PEDAL LOOKED AT DASH NO WARNING LIGHTS ON BUT THE SPEEDOMETER AND GEARS ON DASH WERE GOING CRAZY GOING UP AND DOWN. SLOWING DOWN APPLYING THE BRAKE SLOWLY CAUSE LOTS OF TRAFFIC BEHIND AND I FRONT OF ME. I WAS SHAKING AND VERY UPSET FINALLY PULLED OVER AND TURNED TRUCK OFF CALLED MY HUSBAND I TOLD HIM WHAT HAPPENED. HE ASKED IF THE TRUCK TURNED ON IT DID I TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP GOING VERY SLOW. MY HUSBAND MET ME THERE AND I TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPENED. I WAS VERY SHAKEN UP ALMOST IN TEARS. THIS IS A SAFTEY ISSUE IM LIKE WHAT IF THE TRUCK WOULD HAVE CAUGHT ONE OF THOSE GEARS WHEN IT WAS GOING UP AND DOWN FROM 1-6 OR REVERSE I WOULD HAVE FLIPPED THAT TRUCK. PLEASE PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM BEFORE IT HAPPENS TO SOMEONE ELSE AND IS HURT OR KILLED. IT IS NOV 1 AND THEY STILL HAVE NOT EVEN DIAGNOSED MY VEHICLE. I WANT IT FIXED CORRECTLY BUT 1 WEEK AND NOT EVEN LOOKED AT YET. THAT IS MY ONLY VEHICLE AND IT'S BEEN VERY INCONVENIENT GETTING TO WORK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE PROPERLY. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY NINE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER HOWEVER WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,296. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

MY 2011 F150, AT JUST UNDER 60,000 MILES, STARTED TO HAVE THE STEERING LOCK UP. IT CAN STILL BE TURNED, BUT ONLY WITH CONSIDERABLE EFFORT. THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN MAINLY ON THE HIGHWAY AFTER THE WHEEL HAS NOT BEEN MOVED FOR A FEW SECONDS. THE DEALER SAID THE RACK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED (A $2K JOB), AND IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, WHICH SEEMS UNBELIEVABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE THROTTLE WOULD REMAIN STUCK. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE REPAIRS WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000.

ON MORNING START UP IN MY DRIVEWAY THE BRAKES MADE A CRUNCHING SOUND W/ A STIFF BRAKE PEDAL AND WOULD STILL ROLL FORWARD WHILE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE ENGINE IN IDLE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE VACUUM PUMP AND HARNESS UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY LESS $100 DEDUCTIBLE. BRAKES WORK OK NOW BUT CONCERNED IF WILL FAIL SAME LATER AFTER WARRANTY. THE DEALER WAS VERY PROFESSIONAL AND COURTEOUS. PROBLEM MENTIONED IN TSB 15-0105 AS STATED ON MY BILL.

REFERENCE 2011 FORD F-150 ECOBOOST: WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND SLOWED TO ABOUT 30MPH FOR HEAVY TRAFFIC. WHEN I BEGAN TO INCREASE SPEED TRUCK BEGAN TO SHUDDER AND THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON. STARTED TO PULL TOWARD THE RIGHT SHOULDER FROM FAR LEFT LANE, WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED COMPLETELY AND HAD TO ROLL WITHOUT POWER TO THE SHOULDER. THE TRUCK/ENGINE CONTINUED TO LIMP TO THE DEALER. THIS IS THE 8-9TH TIME I'VE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM AND THE TRUCK HAS LEFT ME AND MY KIDS IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION ON THE INTERSTATE. TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY, EACH TIME THIS HAPPENED, THE DEALER HIT ME WITH THE $100 DIAGNOSTIC FEE EVEN THOUGH THE TRUCK IS UNDER WARRANTY. ALL TSB'S HAVE BEEN DONE AND NOTHING HAS FIXED THE PROBLEM AND ACTUALLY HAS MADE MATTERS WORSE BY THE DEALER "REFLASHING" THE TRUCK AND KILLING THE AVG. MPG. IT IS WELL KNOWN THAT THE ISSUE IS WITH THE INTERCOOLER AND WILL HAVE FUTURE MAJOR EFFECTS ON THE CAT CONVERTER AND TURBOS AS WELL AS CARBON ISSUES IN THE REAR CYLINDERS. THE TRUCK IS IN THE SHOP AT THIS MOMENT AND I AM AWAITING THE DEALERS CALL. FORD HAS DONE NOTHING TO REMEDY THIS UNSAFE PROBLEM, THAT PUTS MYSELF, MY FAMILY AND OTHERS AT RISK. BTW, I HAVE REPLACED THE COILS AND SPARK PLUGS 4 TIMES SINCE THE PROBLEM STARTED AT ABOUT THE 34-36K MILE MARK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND THE SPEEDOMETER AND THE GEAR SHIFT INDICATORS FLUCTUATED VIOLENTLY AS THE VEHICLE DECREASED IN SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000. UPDATED 02/12/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. *JS

TRUCK SOMETIMES HAS ALMOST NO BRAKES AFTER COLD START. 34004 MILES

I OWN A 2011 FORD F150 FX4. WHILE MY TRUCK IS PARKED AND ENGINE OFF AND DOORS LOCKED THE DASH BACKLIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED AND DRAINS THE BATTERY COMPLETELY. Z THIS BEGIN ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO. AROUND 55K MILES ON IT. I HAVE TO UNHOOK MY BATTERY WHEN I GET OUT OF THE TRUCK TO PREVENT MY BATTERY FROM DRAINING. I FOUND IF I UNPLUG BATTERY FOR ABOUT 10 MIN I FIND THE BACKLIGHT WILL NOT COME ON FOR ABOUT DAYS. ALSO, MY DRIVERS SIDE BACK DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK REMOTELY OR INSIDE THE CAR. IT CAN ONLY BE LOCKED OR UNLOCKED MANUALLY.

THE LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT COMES ON WHEN THE OIL IS FULL. SAYING OIL PUMP LOW PRESSURE. THIS STARTED ABOUT 4 WEEKS AGO. IT SEEMS TO ONLY DO THIS WHEN RPM'S ARE 1200 AND BELOW.

VEHICLE PARKED OVERNIGHT ON CITY STREET. STARTED VEHICLE IN ~45 DEGREE WEATHER AND ACTIVATED REAR DEFROST. OVER-CURRENT THROUGH DEFROST CAUSED WINDSHIELD TO SHATTER. SMALL AMOUNTS OF SMOKE WERE PRODUCED, VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF.

PLEASE REFERENCE CASE: VEHICLE MAKE/MODEL: MODEL YEAR(S): FORD/F-150 2009-2010 MANUFACTURER: FORD MOTOR COMPANY MFR'S REPORT DATE: JANUARY 28, 2011 NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V049000 NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: N/A COMPONENT: STRUCTURE: BODY: DOOR POTENTIAL NUMBER OF UNITS AFFECTED: 280,946 I HAVE A 2011 WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AS ABOVE. THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDLE DOES NOT RETURN TO CLOSED. THIS HAS CAUSED THE DOOR TO FAIL TO LATCH WHEN BEING CLOSED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, AND HAS CAUSED THE "DOOR AJAR" WARNING INDICATION TO TRIGGER WHEN RIDING DOWN THE ROADWAY. ON AT LEAST ONE OCCASION THE DOOR HAS OPENED WHILE BEING DRIVEN DUE TO THE LATCH NOT ENGAGING. PLEASE REVIEW AND CONSIDER HAVING THE NHTSA ACTION EXPANDED TO THE 2011 YEAR MODEL F-150. PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND I WAS NOTIFIED THAT THIS ITEM WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE PREMIUM WARRANTY AND THAT FORD WAS UNAWARE OF THIS PROBLEM ON THE 2011 MODEL F-150.

WHEN I FIRST START MY F150 2011 AND MOVE IT THE BRAKE PEDAL IS HARD AS A ROCK IT WILL TAKE AT LEAST A FEW MINUTES TO GET BACK TO NORMAL, BUT IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME WHEN FIRST START UP. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT A VACUUM PUMP THAT PROVIDES POWER BRAKING GETS CORRODED. IN MY OPINION THIS PART SHOULD BE RECALL BECAUSE IS A SAFETY ISSUE YOU COULD LOOSE BRAKING, I CHECKED ON THE PART AND IT COST AROUND 600.00. THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT.

WHEN MY TRUCK HIT ABOUT 40K MILES, THE STEERING STARTED PERIODICALLY "LOCKING UP". IT CAN STILL BE TURNED BUT IT TAKES SOME MUSCLE AND IS VERY CHOPPY. WHEN IT DOES THIS AND I'M IN A TURN, WHEN YOU RELEASE THE WHEEL IT WILL HOLD POSITION IN THE TURN RATHER THAN RETURNING TO CENTER. YOU HAVE TO PHYSICALLY TURN IT BACK TO CENTER. THE FREQUENCY OF THIS SEEMS TO BE INCREASING. MY MECHANIC SAYS IT'S THE ELECTRONIC STEERING MODULE( EAPS ) AND COST ALMOST 1800.00 TO REPAIR PARTS AND LABOR. FORUMS ARE FULL OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS ISSUE. THIS WILL BE A LAWSUIT COMING AND SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT. SOME MODELS HAVE A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. MINE DOES NOT.

WHEN FIRST STARTING VEHICLE THE BRAKES FAIL, THEY ARE HARD TO PUSH AND HAVE TO BRAKE AT ALL. VERY DANGEROUS AFTER BEING PARKED ON A HILL, I ROLLED OUT INTO THE CROSS ROAD AND LUCKILY THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC, FOUND OUT ONLINE THAT IS SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH YEAR TRUCK AND MODEL AND SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED BEFORE A DEATH OCCURS. IT IS THE 2011 ECOBOOST 3,5.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 40MPH, DOWN A WINDY, CANYON ROAD, I NOTICED A LOUD SQUEALING NOISE AS I WAS ROUNDING A LEFT TURN AT TWO DIFFERENT INTERVALS OF MY STEERING TO THE LEFT. AT EACH INTERVAL/SQUEAL, I NOTICED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ACTUALLY TURNING, CAUSING ME TO ALMOST MISS THE TURN AND GO OFF THE ROAD. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 15MPH, AND WITH CONTINUED FORCE PULLING THE STEERING WHEEL HARDER LEFT, I WAS ABLE TO MAKE THE TURN. THIS CONTINUED FOR THE REMAINDER OF MY 8 MILE DRIVE INTO TOWN, WITH PROBLEMS PERSISTING WHEN TURNING EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT. I ALSO NOTICED, AS I GOT INTO TOWN, THAT MY BLINKERS SUDDENLY STOPPED "STAYING ON." THEY WOULD BLINK ONCE AND TURN BACK OFF. THIS WAS TRUE FOR BOTH THE RIGHT AND LEFT BLINKER. I DROVE STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND IN PARKING NOTICED THAT THE SQUEALING AND THE LACK OF "TURNING DURING THE SQUEAL" WAS EVEN WORSE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING AT A SLOWER SPEED -- PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT. AFTER DIAGNOSING MY TRUCK, THEY FOUND THE GEAR ASSEMBLY - STEERING NEEDED REPLACING. ON MY INVOICE IT SAYS "1 EL3Z*3504*BE GEAR ASY - STEERING". MY TRUCK HAS 56283 MILES ON IT. I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS CASES ONLINE OF PEOPLE THAT THE SAME THING HAS HAPPENED TO, EVEN SOME WHO HAVE ACTUALLY GOTTEN INTO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THE SAME ELECTRONIC POWER ASSISTED STEERING FAILURE.

2011 F-150 ECOBOOST: MY BRAKES HAVE BEEN FAILING ON COLD START-UP FOR APPROXIMATELY 18 MONTHS. BRAKING IS SO HARD IN THE MORNING, TRUCK WILL NOT STOP. I BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF THE BENNA FORD DEALERSHIP IN SUPERIOR, WI ON TWO OCCASIONS AND THEY DID NOTHING. I THEN DID A LITTLE RESEARCH ON-LINE AND DETERMINED HUNDREDS OF OTHER 2011 F-150 ECOBOOST OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED OF THE SAME ISSUE AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT IT WAS A FLAWED DESIGN OF THE VACUUM PUMP. THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE PART THAT IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO SAFETY UPON COLD BRAKING. WHY HAS THE NHTSA DONE NOTHING ABOUT THIS KNOWN PROBLEM FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS WHEN THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL? I HAD TO PAY OVER $500 FOR A NEW VACUUM PUMP THAT SHOULD NEVER GO BAD

VEHICLE WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT IN THE YARD. THE AUTO START WAS USED THE NEXT MORNING TO WARM UP THE VEHICLE AND DEFROST THE WINDOWS (OUTSIDE TEMP WAS +25F). AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING FOR LESS THAN 10 MINUTES, THE REAR WINDOW WAS NOT DEFROSTED. I ENTERED THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE TO WORK AND PUSHED THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER BUTTON WHICH WOULD NOT TURN ON. WHEN I ARRIVED AT WORK I FOUND THE REAR (PASSENGER SIDE) WINDOW HAD SHATTERED. MY OPINION IS THAT THE DEFROSTER HAD SHATTERED THE WINDOW AND I HAVE READ SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THIS WEB SITE AND THE INTERNET. I CAREFULLY COVERED BOTH LAYERS OF THE BROKEN WINDOW WITH DUCT TAPE TO KEEP ANY MORE OF THE FINE GLASS SHARDS FROM FALLING ONTO/INTO THE REAR SEAT. FORD HAS YET ANOTHER DEFECTIVE ASSEMBLY ON THEIR F150 TRUCKS! A NEW "FEATURE" - SHATTERING GLASS WHEN THE DEFROSTER IS USED. I'M GLAD NO ONE WAS SITTING BACK THERE WHEN IT HAPPENED!

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE MY VEHICLE STARTED TO MISS FIRE AND LOSE POWER. I WAS HAULING A HORSE TRAILER GOING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WITH LARGE 18 WHEEL VEHICLES WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED MISS FIRING AND LOOSING POWER. WAS ABLE TO GET OFF INTERSTATE AND FIND A LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP. WHILE DRIVING TO FORD DEALERSHIP THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUED TO FLASH, I FINALLY LOST ALL POWER AND THE TRUCK SHUDDERED AND FLASHERS AUTOMATICALLY WENT ON, WAS ABLE TO GET TO DEALER SHIP AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH BAD #4 COIL. THIS WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY WITH A $100 DEDUCTIBLE AND 6 DAYS LATER SAME THING HAPPENED, AGAIN WHILE HAULING HORSE TRAILER ON INTERSTATE, SAME ISSUES WITH LOOSING POWER, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHING AND TRUCK SHUDDERED. AGAIN WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO MAKE IT TO A LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP, THIS TIME #6 COIL WAS DIAGNOSED AS BEING BAD. THIS WAS CHANGED UNDER WARRANTY WITH ANOTHER PAYMENT OF $100 DEDUCTIBLE. BECAUSE THIS HAPPENED TWICE WHILE HAULING MY HORSES, AND I HAD ANOTHER 400 MILES TO GO BEFORE REACHING MY FINAL DESTINATION, I COULD NOT TAKE THE RISK OF THIS HAPPENING AND LOOSING POWER WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATES WITH 18 WHEEL VEHICLES AT 60 MPH AND FIGURE I MIGHT GET LUCKY A THIRD TIME AND NOT BE KILLED BECAUSE AN 18 WHEELER COULDN'T STOP OR AVOID HITTING ME WHEN LOOSING POWER FROM 60 MPH TO 30 MPH, I CHOSE TO HAVE THE OTHER 4 COILS REPLACED. AFTER GETTING HOME I DID SOME RESEARCH AND SEE THIS IS UNDER INVESTIGATION WITH NHTSA AND WANTED TO REPORT THE SAME ISSUE. THE OTHER 4

THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER LITE QUIT WORKING ABOUT A MONTH AGO. IT CAME ON TODAY AND WITHIN 5 MINUTES, THE RIGHT REAR WINDOW CRACKED. I HAD JUST MERGED ONTO THE HIGHWAY WITH NO ONE OR THING AROUND ME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE BATTERY TO BE DRAINED COMPLETELY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY IN ORDER FOR THE LIGHTS TO STOP ILLUMINATING. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE COMPUTER WAS NOT ABLE TO READ THE GEAR SHIFT WHILE IN THE PARK POSITION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,200.

VACUUM ASSIST PUMP WENT FAILED WITH NO WARNING. LUCKILY IT HAPPENED AT A REPAIR SHOP, BUT THE FAIL WAS SUDDEN AND COMPLETE. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON THE ROAD EITHER AT LOW OR HIGH SPEED, IT COULD EASILY RESULTED IN LOSS OF LIFE. THE FAIL WAS COMPLETE RESULTING IN NO WAY TO STOP THE TRUCK AT ALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE THE POWER STEERING WOULD MOMENTARILY MALFUNCTION AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING GEAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000.

THIS IS A ECOBOOST ENGINE. WHEN I GO TO PASS SOMEONE THE ENGINE STARTS SPUTTERING AS IF IT IS GOING TO CUT OFF. LOSES POWER AND IS VERY DANGEROUS. I NOTICED WHERE THIS WAS UNDER INVESTIGATION BUT THAT HAS BEEN DROPPED. SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE KILLED. THIS HAPPENS TO ME FREQUENTLY. SEEMS LIKE IT HAPPENS IN DAMP OR HUMID WEATHER. IN MOST CASES IF IT IS A GRADUL ACCELERATION IT DOESN'T HAPPEN. I HAVE OWNED THE TRUCK FOR THE LAST 25000 MILES AND IT HAS DONE IT MOST OF THAT TIME. I NOTICED THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS UNDER INVESTIGATION SO I HAVEN'T TAKEN IT IN HOPING YOU WOULD ISSUE A RECALL. DON'T WAIT UNTIL IT IS TOO LATE.

PRESSED REAR DEFROST BUTTON. IT FLICKERED A FEW TIMES THAN BAM! THE REAR WINDOW ON THE PASSENGER SIDE EXPLODED. VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE. LOOKED ONLINE AND FOUND THAT MANY OTHER OWNERS EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR FORD PICKUP TRUCKS, MODEL YEARS 2010 - 2013.

ACCELERATED TO MERGE ONTO THE HIGHWAY. TRUCK SUDDENLY LOST ALL ACCELERATION AND BEGAN TO SHAKE. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. DECELERATION WAS AS SUDDEN AS IF I HAD SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES. COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND TURNED OF THE TRUCK. AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF ME SHAKING, I RESTARTED THE TRUCK. ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL ON, BUT TRUCK DROVE NORMALLY AS LONG AS I "CREPT" UP TO SPEED.

FRONT DOOR SPEAKERS STOP OR INTERMITTENTLY WORK.SOMETIMES IF YOU HIT IT IT WILL START TO WORK AGAIN. HAD THE ONE ON RIGHT REPLACED AND NOW THE ONE ON LEFT HAS STARTED TO ACTING UP. COULD BE A SAFETY HAZARD IF YOU TRY TO REACH DOWN AND HIT IT WHILE DRIVING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE STEERING COLUMN SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

WHILE BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY ONE MORNING I WAS NOT ABLE TO BRAKE BECAUSE MY BRAKE PEDAL FELT LIKE IT HAD SEIZED AND WAS STIFF. I PUSHED EXTREMELY HARD AND IT HELPED THE VEHICLE SLOW DOWN AND THERE WAS A SLIGHT GRINDING SOUND. AFTER THE TRUCK SAT FOR A FEW MINUTES, THE BRAKES BEGAN TO WORK. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS NOW WHERE WHEN THE TRUCK HAS BEEN IDLE NOT RUNNING FOR APPROXIMATELY 8 OR MORE HOURS, THE BRAKES SEIZE AND DO NOT WORK FOR THE FIRST FEW MINUTES. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS CAUSED BY THE ELECTRONIC VACUUM PUMP FOR THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONING. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE IF THE BRAKES SHOULD GIVE OUT WHILE I AM ON A MAIN ROAD AND GOING FULL SPEED, LIVES COULD BE IN DANGER.

BRAKE PEDAL IS REALLY HARD AFTER START UP, YET THE BRAKES DON'T WORK. BRAKE ASSIST VACUUM PUMP WHINES FEW SEVERAL SECONDS AT START UP. TRUCK ROLLED IN THE DITCH AT MY HOUSE A COUPLE TIMES WHILE I WAS BACKING OUT. LUCKILY, MY DITCH ISN'T VERY DEEP AND NO DAMAGE TO MY PROPERTY OR VEHICLE HAS OCCURRED UP TO THIS POINT. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME SEVERAL TIMES, IT IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR, AND I REALLY HOPE IT DOESN'T CAUSE ME TO COLLIDE WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE OR RUN OVER ANOTHER PERSON IN A PARKING LOT OR SOMEWHERE SIMILAR BEFORE I CAN AFFORD TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. ACCORDING TO MY INTERNET RESEARCH, THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL VEHICLE, AND SHOULD REALLY BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY HURT OR EVEN KILLED.

I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY, TOWING A TRAILER IN AN AREA OF HEAVY CONGESTION. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND LOST POWER. THE ENGINE WAS APPARENTLY MISFIRING AND WAS RUNNING VERY ROUGH. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY. WHEN I STOPPED, I PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL, BUT LEFT IT RUNNING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF AND THE ENGINE SEEMED TO RUN FINE. BUT EVER SINCE THEN, WHENEVER I ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND WON'T ACCELERATE. THIS IS GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT! I CHECKED AROUND THE INTERNET AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE, BUT WHEN I CALLED FORD THEY TOLD ME I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE A LOCAL DEALER RUN DIAGNOSTICS. THEY ADMITTED THAT THEY HAD ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN TO THE DEALERS ON A POSSIBLE FIX FOR THE PROBLEM, BUT READING THE OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS NHTSA WEBSITE, THE FIX DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I'VE NEVER SUED ANYONE IN MY LIFE, BUT I SEE THERE IS A CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST FORD FOR THIS PROBLEM. I WAS HOPING THAT IF ENOUGH PEOPLE REPORT THIS PROBLEM THAT FORD WOULD DO THE RIGHT THING- WE SHALL SEE....

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THERE WAS BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM THE EXHAUST. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTER COOLER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE DRIFTED SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS HARD WHEN DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO DRIFT AND CRASHED INTO THE FRONT OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE "SERVICE ADVANCETRAC" WARNING MESSAGE DISPLAYED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

THE OTHER DAY IN THE MORNING I STARTED MY VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTED TO ACTIVATE THE DEFROST SINCE THERE WAS SOME SLIGHT FROST ON MY WINDOWS AND IT WAS CHILLY. THE DEFROST BUTTON LIGHT WOULD NOT LIGHT UP INDICATING THAT IT WAS ON. IN ADDITION TO THAT I HAVE HEATED MIRROS AND THEY WOULD NOT DEFROST ALONG WITH THE SLIDING REAR WINDOW. I ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE WINDOW IN HOPES THAT THAT WOULD CLEAR UP MY VISIBILITY BEFORE I DROVE AND IT WOULD NOT OPEN. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IN MY EYES SINCE I AM UNABLE TO SEE OUT OF MY REAR WINDOW AND SIDE MIRRORS WITH OUT WIPING THEM OFF MYSELF ONLY TO FOG UP MINUTES LATE.