2011 Ford F-150 complaints

ELECTRIC VACUUM PUMP WENT BAD RESULTING IN NO BRAKES UPON START UP. PEDAL BECAME ROCK SOLID WITH NO STOPPING POWER AT ALL. EXACTLY 14000 MILES AFTER THE FIRST PUMP WENT BAD, THE EXACT SAME SYMPTOMS TOOK PLACE. SECOND ONE " OUT OF WARRANTY" BECAUSE IT WAS OVER 3 YEARS OLD WITH ONLY 28,000 MILES. FORD "GOOD WILLED" THE REPAIR.

GOING UP HIGHWAY @ 55MPH. PULLED AROUND A VEHICLE TO PASS. ONCE, I WAS IN THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC THE ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST POWER, CHUGGED, AND WAS STUMBLING OVER ITSELF. I THEN GOT BACK BEHIND THE VEHICLE I WAS PASSING. THE 4 PASSENGERS AND I WERE ALL QUIET AND THEN FREAKED OUT. AFTER A WHILE WE PULLED OUT AND ACCELERATED TO GO UP ROAD AGAIN, TRUCK DOGGED OUT. WE HAD NO CLUE WHAT WAS HAPPENING, BUT EVERYONE WAS FREAKED OUT. WE CALLED BIRTHDAY PARTY DESTINATION TO TELL THEM WE HAVE VEHICLE TROUBLE AND CAN'T MAKE IT. DROVE IT DOWN HILL ALL THE WHILE WORRIED THE ENGINE WAS GOING TO BLOW. DROVE IT DIRECTLY TO DEALERSHIP WHO STATED THEY HAD NO CLUE AND DID NOT WANT US TO LEAVE IT THERE. SAID SET UP APPT. 7-10 DAYS OUT. PARKED IT UNTIL APPT. THEN THEY REPLACED ALL SPARK PLUGS. WE ALSO HAVE HAD TROUBLES WITH THE BRAKING. WHERE IT SUDDENLY TAKES EXTRA EFFORT AND REQUIRES THE DRIVER TO PRESS HARD ON THE BRAKES TO GET IT TO SLOW DOWN. WHEN WE'VE DRIVEN IT TO FORD FOR REPAIR THEY THROW THEIR HANDS UP, ACT FRUSTRATED, LIKE THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY CLUE AS TO WHAT THE PROBLEMS ARE. WE WERE HESITANT TO RENEW OUR STATE TAGS AS IT SITS PARKED MOST OF THE TIME, SINCE IT CHUGGED ON LEVEL SURFACE WITH NO RAIN PRESENT, AND THE MECHANICS LIGHT CAME ON. WE FEEL SCARED DRIVING IT AND IT HAS REMAINED PARKED FOR 3+ WEEKS. THIS IS OUR NEWEST VEHICLE, WHICH LOOKS NEW AND YET WE CAN'T DRIVE IT. WE'RE NOT MADE OUT OF MONEY, AND CAN NOT EASILY REPLACE THIS TRUCK. WE WANT FORD TO FIX THE ENGINE AND THE BRAKES, AN

NEW TIRES WERE DRY ROTTED ON NEW TRUCK WHEN I BOUGHT IT. I HAD TO BUY 4 NEW TIRES. OLD TIRES ARE AVAILABLE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES, THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BRAKES RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTION ONLY AFTER SHUTTING THE IGNITION OFF AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER BRAKE VACUUM BOOSTER MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE AND FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE DID NOT DISPLAY ANY WARNING LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE VACUUM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

AT AROUND 2 YEARS / 40K MILES THE ELECTRIC VACUUM ASSIST PUMP FOR THE BRAKES BEGAN TO MAKE AN ABNORMAL SOUND AND UPON REPLACEMENT WAS FOUND TO BE EXCESSIVELY CORRODED, POSSIBLY DUE TO SALT SPRAY.

AFTER THE TRUCK HAD BEEN PARKED FOR A WEEK, I STARTED THE VEHICLE AND PROCEEDED TO MOVE IT. THERE WERE NO BRAKES FOR ABOUT 3-4 MINUTES. EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WOULD BE PARKED OVERNIGHT, THE BRAKES WOULD BE INADEQUATE UNTIL THEY HAD BEEN DEPRESSED SEVERAL TIMES. AFTER THAT, THEY WOULD BE FINE UNTIL IT WAS PARKED FOR MORE THAN A FEW HOURS. ON JUNE 3, I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THEM LOOKED AT. AT THAT TIME, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER HAD A LEAK, AND THEY PROCEEDED TO REPLACE THE BOOSTER AT MY EXPENSE. THEY ARE NOW OPERATING TO MY SATISFACTION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKE PEDAL RESPONDED AFTER THE CONTACT RESET THE COMPUTER, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE15026 (SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT PUMPED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE AS WELL AS THE GUARDRAIL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR ABRASIONS THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER AND THE BODY DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE PUMP ASSEMBLY VACUUM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE PUMP WAS LOCKED UP AND BLEW OUT FUSES, WHICH INDICATED A MALFUNCTION OR POTENTIAL DEFECT WITH THE COMPONENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,390.

VEHICLE SERVICE BRAKE LOST POWER ASSIST ACCOMPANIED BY LOUD NOISE UNDERHOOD POSSIBLE ELECTRIC BRAKE ASSIST FAULT. REPAIR FACILITY UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM AT THIS TIME.

I WAS BACKING UP AFTER A COLD START AND THE BRAKES FAILED. I TOOK IT IN FOR A REPAIR AND THEY TESTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THE PROBLEM. IT WAS A BLOWN FUSE AND BAD VACUUM PUMP. THE FUSE AND PUMP WERE REPLACED. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN ON 3/29/12 AND THE PUMP WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED A SECOND TIME ALL UNDER WARRANTY. THIS OCCURRED A THIRD TIME ON 6/13/15 AND THE VACUUM PUMP WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE AGAIN AND REPLACED AT A COST $200 IN LABOR. THE DEALERSHIP PROVIDED THE PARTS AS GOOD WILL DUE TO MY COMPLAINTS. ON 6/1715 THE VEHICLES BRAKE AGAIN STOP WORKING. THIS TIME THEY REPORTED THE FUSE HAD BLOWN FOR SOME REASON AND BLAMED IT ON THE STRAIN FROM THE OLD VACUUM PUMP. NOTE: THE FUSE ALSO BLEW BACK IN 2012 WHEN I FIRST HAD THE PROBLEM. I HAVE LITTLE TO NO FAITH THAT MY BRAKES WILL WORK ON A COLD START EVERY TIME I START MY CAR. I JUST SAW A TWITTER FEED THAT THIS WAS BEING LOOKED INTO SO I DECIDED TO ENTER MY INFORMATION.

THE F150 IS COMPANY TRUCK FOR MY BUSINESS. I WAS BACKING IN TO MY SHOP BUILDING AND IT SEEMED LIKE I LOST MY BRAKES . BRAKE PEDAL WOULD NOT PUSH DOWN. CAME TO STOP BEFORE HITTING ANYTHING IN SHOP. HAD REPAIR AT A PRIVATE GARAGE. BRAKE VACUUM PUMP FAILED.

THIS F150 IS A 3.5 ECOBOOST WITH ELECTRIC BRAKE ASSIST VACUUM BOOSTER. THE VACUUM BOOSTER STARTED MAKING A VERY LOUD NOISE WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AND IT FELT LIKE THE BRAKING POWER WAS DIMINISHED. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE VACUUM ELECTRIC ASSIST PUMP THAT WAS BAD. THEY DID REPLACE IT AND HELPED ME WITH THE PRICE EVEN THOUGH THE TRUCK WAS OUT OF WARRANTY BY TIME. IF THIS COMES TO BE A RECALL, I WOULD LIKE FORD MOTOR CO. TO REIMBURSE ME MY OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE.

THE BRAKES ON MY 2011 FORD F150 FAILED DUE TO A MASTER CYLINDER FAILURE. THE ENGINE THEN INJESTED THE BRAKE FLUID AND BLEW THE ENGINE. FORD REFUSED ANY REPAIRS.

ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AFTER STARTING MY FORD F-150 ECOBOOST I EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY STOPPING THE VEHICLE WHEN APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION. MY SPOUSE COMPLAINED THAT THE VEHICLE "TOOK OFF" AFTER SHE PUT THE TRUCK IN REVERSE IN THE DRIVEWAY. I COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS ISSUE TO THE DEALER ON 3/16/15 SAYING THAT I WAS UNABLE TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN. I TOLD THEM IT FELT LIKE I WAS BEING PUSHED INTO THE INTERSECTION. MY INITIAL FEELING WAS THAT THE ENGINE WAS OVERPOWERING THE BRAKES. THE TURBO CAN BE HEARD SPINNING UP AFTER A COLD START. I AM UNSURE IF IT IS REALLY BRAKE OR ENGINE/TRANSMISSION RELATED....UPDATED 09/15/15 *BF UPDATED 10/31/2017*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BECOME DIFFICULT TO STOP. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

I OWN A 2011 FORD F-150 FX4 WITH THE 3.5L ECOBOOST ENGINE. APPROXIMATELY 18 MONTHS (ODOMETER 23,260) AFTER I BOUGHT IT I NOTICED THAT IN THE MORNING WHEN I WOULD START IT AND BEGIN DRIVING MY BRAKE PEDAL WOULD BE HARD AS A ROCK AND WOULD NOT WORK! I MADE AN APPT WITH MY LOCAL FORD DEALER AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE VACUUM PUMP ASSEMBLY HAD NO PRESSURE AT THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND NEEDED REPLACE. FORTUNATELY I WAS NOT IN AN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND THE REPAIRS DID NOT COST ME ANYTHING. FAST FORWARD ANOTHER 18 MONTHS (ODOMETER 44,693) TO MAY 2015 AND I WAS HAVING THE IDENTICAL ISSUE AGAIN. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO FORD AND AFTER TESTING THEY CONFIRMED THAT I WAS HAVING THE SAME EXACT ISSUE AGAIN AND THAT THE VACUUM PUMP ASSEMBLY FOR THE BRAKES WOULD NEED REPLACED YET AGAIN. ONLY THIS TIME I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND IT WAS GOING TO COST ME $900 TO FIX IT. I REMINDED THEM THAT THIS IS NOW THE 3 VACUUM PUMP ASSEMBLY THAT NEEDED REPLACED IN A SPAN OF 3 YEARS AND THAT THE DESIGN WAS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE AND SHOULDN'T COST ME ANYTHING. THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO OFFER ANY ACCOMMODATIONS AND TOLD ME TO CONTACT FORD MOTOR COMPANY IF I WASN'T HAPPY. I DID THAT AND AFTER SOME HAGGLING THEY OFFERED TO REPLACE IT AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY THEM $106, WHICH I DID. I HAVE THE FORD INVOICE'S FOR BOTH OCCURRENCES. I HAVE ZERO CONFIDENCE THAT THE ISSUE IS RESOLVED AND THAT I WILL LIKELY HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS ISSUE AGAIN IN THE NEAR FUTURE. I AM CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY AND THAT OF MY

WHILE DRIVING 45MPH DOWN A STRAIGHT ROAD, MY DASH DISPLAYED THE FOLLOWING ERROR "POWER STEERING FAULT" AND MY POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. I PULLED OVER AND STOPPED TO READ THE MANUAL. IT SAYS IF/WHEN THIS HAPPENS TURN YOUR VEHICLE OFF FOR 10 SECONDS AND RESTART. IF THE ERROR MESSAGE APPEARS AGAIN, TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY. MY CONCERN IS, HOW CAN AN ELECTRONIC ERROR APPEAR FOR "POWER STEERING FAULT" AND STOP WORKING INSTANTANEOUSLY? I HAVE READ NUMEROUS BLOGS AND COMMENTS ONLINE HOW THIS IS VERY COMMON AND PEOPLES STORIES OF WRECKS OR THIS HAPPENING ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS! THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY! I UNPLUGGED MY BATTERY FOR 10 MINUTES TO CLEAR THE ERROR FROM THE "TRUCKS COMPUTER". THE POWER STEERING WORKED AGAIN FINE FOR ABOUT A DAY THEN IT DID THE SAME THING. THIS IS AN ELECTRONIC ERROR THAT CAN KILL SOMEBODY IF IT HAS NOT ALREADY.

BRAKES DO NOT WORK AT WARM TEMPERATURE S

ON JUNE 12, 2015 I WAS DRIVING SOUTH ON I 75 IN GEORGIA ON MY WAY TO FLORIDA. I HAD THE CRUISE SET AT AROUND 80 MPH AND CAME UP TO A SLOWER MOVING VEHICLE. I TAPPED THE BREAKS TO CANCEL THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THEN PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR TO PASS THE SLOWER MOVING VEHICLE. AS I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE QUITE VIOLENTLY AND THE ENGINE LIGHT ON THE DASH BEGAN TO FLASH. MY TRUCK SLOWED TO ABOUT 55 OR 60 MPH. I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE MY TRUCK FOR A SECOND TIME BUT I RECEIVED NO RESPONSE FROM THE THROTTLE. I PULLED THE TRUCK IN TO THE FAR RIGHT LANE AND ATTEMPTED SEVERAL MORE TIMES TO GET THE TRUCK TO ACCELERATE BUT WITH NO RESPONSE. ABOUT ONE OR TWO MILES LATER I FELT A "KICK" AND THE TRUCK WAS BACK TO NORMAL LIKE NOTHING HAD EVER HAPPENED. THE ACCELERATOR WAS WORKING AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ON. I WROTE THE INCIDENT OFF TO MABE GETTING A BATCH OF BAD GAS AT MY LAST FILL UP.THE REST OF THE TRIP AND THE RETURN TRIP BACK TO OHIO MY TRUCK PREFORMED FINE. FAST FORWARD TO YESTERDAY JUNE 21, 2015 I WAS ON MY WAY TO THE STORE AND ATTEMPTED TO PASS A SLOWER MOVING VEHICLE ON A COUNTRY ROAD WHEN THE SAME THING HAPPENED. AGAIN MY TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. MY TRUCK WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND I HAD TO PULL BACK IN TO MY LANE. AFTER A COUPLE HUNDRED YARDS MY TRUCK SNAPPED OUT OF IT AND I COULD ONCE AGAIN ACCELERATE. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE I NOTICED THAT SEVERAL OTHER FORD OWNERS HAVE BEEN HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES. MY TRUCK IS A 2011 F

THIS MODEL F-150 HAS A KNOWN PROBLEM IN THAT THE ELECTRICAL DEFROST ON THE REAR WINDOW STOPS WORKING. THE REPAIR IS A $750 NEW WINDOW THAT FORD REFUSES TO FIX, NOR GUARANTEE ONCE THEY DO FIX IT. IT IS HAPPENING TO A LOT OF F-150 OWNERS, AND THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN, AS THE WINDOW WILL REMAIN FOGGED OR SNOW COVERED IN WINTER DRIVING MONTHS. AGAIN, FORD IS AWARE, AS THIS PROBLEM HAS AFFECTED MANY F-150 OWNERS, AS VERIFIED BY A GOOGLE SEARCH.

LOUD BANG WITH REAR DEFROSTER ON (LIGHT FLASHING)- NO BROKEN GLASS BUT HAD TO REMOVE 2 FUSES TO KEEP GLASS FROM EXPLODING WHILE DRIVING AS MANY HAVE ALREADY REPORTED TO THIS SITE. NOW NO REAR DEFROSTER AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE REVERSE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. THE CHECK ENGINE AND TOOL WARNING LIGHTS WERE ALSO ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED BETWEEN DRIVE AND REVERSE THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. UPDATE 01/13/16 MA UPDATED 01/19/16. *JB

WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN AT A LIGHT, THE STEERING WHEEL FROZE AND THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING. THE ADVANCETRAC SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. VEHICLE WAS HAULED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED. THEY KEPT THE TRUCK 4 DAYS, SAID THEY REPLACED PART #EL3Z3504BE, EPAS STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY, AND THAT THE TRUCK ROAD TESTED FINE. WE PICKED UP THE TRUCK AND WITHIN 20 MILES IT DID THE SAME THING WHEN WE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN. WE HAVE OWNED THIS TRUCK FOR 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AND IT HAS LESS THAN 53,000 MILES. THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE THAT FORD SHOULD RECALL. IT IS ALSO VERY CLEAR THAT THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING, OR HOW TO FIX, THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD AS YOU CANNOT STEER THE VEHICLE WHEN THIS HAPPENS. FORD NEEDS TO STEP UP!!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHEN TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO POWER OFF. THE CONTACT HAD TO REMOVE THE BATTERY FROM THE VEHICLE IN ORDER FOR THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TO SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,000.

NO BRAKING WHEN JUST STARTING UP. WHEN YOU START THE VEHICLE AND SHIFT INTO GEAR THE BRAKE PEDAL IS VERY HARD AND IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO GET STOPPED. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET FOR SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND FOUND MANY INSTANCES OF THE SAME ISSUE. APPARENTLY THE BRAKE BOOSTER VACUUM PUMP SEIZES SO NO POWER BRAKE ASSIST IS AVAILABLE. AFTER THE ENGINE RUNS FOR A SHORT PERIOD THE BRAKES WILL FUNCTION NORMALLY. YOU WILL GET NO NOTICE THAT THIS CONDITION EXISTS VIA A WARNING LIGHT OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THIS SITUATION IS VERY DANGEROUS, A BUILDING, A TREE, OR A PERSON COULD BE BEHIND YOU AND YOU WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO STOP. FORD MUST BE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY RE-DESIGNED THE PUMP FOR THE 2013 MODEL YEAR BUT HAVE NOT RECALLED THE 2011-2012 MODELS TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. THE PARTS ARE EXPENSIVE ($700) AND MANY ON LINE POSTS SAY THE PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER AT FORD. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED EXPEDITED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING ELECTRONIC GEAR MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH OR HIGHER AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN JULY 2014. WE NOTICED AFTER BUYING IT THAT WHEN STARTING THE TRUCK, THE BRAKES ARE HARD AND NO STOPPING ABILITY. ONCE YOU PUMP IT A COUPLE OF TIMES AND GO TO DRIVE THE BRAKES WORK NORMALLY. WE TALKED TO PEOPLE IN GENERAL AND SAID SOME VEHICLES ARE PRONE TO THAT ISSUE WHEN STARTING AND THAT IT'S NOT A BIG DEAL. IF YOU HAPPEN TO BE ON A GRADE WHEN THIS HAPPENS, YOU DO DRIFT UNTIL PRESSURE IS BUILT UP. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND A VIDEO THAT EXPLAINS THE ISSUE VERY WELL. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND A SIMPLE BUT COSTLY FIX. IT HAS AN ELECTRIC BRAKE PUMP INSTEAD OF A MECHANICAL ONE AND SEIZES UP WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED FOR PROLONGED AMOUNTS OF TIME. WE TOOK THE TRUCK TO FORD TO HAVE SOME WORK DONE WHEN THE MECHANIC BROUGHT UP THE BRAKE PUMP AND SAID THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AS IS INCASE THE PUMP WOULD FULLY GO OUT. IT IS OVER A $700 FIX WITH LABOR AND IS SOMETHING THAT WAS FAULTY IN THE ENGINEERING OF THE TRUCK MODEL AND PRODUCES A SAFETY RISK FOR THE DRIVER AND OTHERS IN THE SURROUNDING AREA. HTTP://YOUTU.BE/SXO2QVWBDKI I ATTACHED THE LINK TO THE VIDEO EXPLAINING THE PUMPS ISSUE IN REGARDING TO THE TRUCKS SIZE.

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK THIS VERY HUMID MORNING MERGING ONTO THE INTERSTATE IN MY 2011 ECOBOOST F-150. AS I ACCELERATED TO MERGE, MY RPM'S WENT UP BUT MY SPEED ACTUALLY DROPPED JUST AS VEHICLES WERE COMING IN AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED BEHIND ME. I LET OFF ON THE THROTTLE AND AGAIN PRESSED DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR WITH THE SAME RESULT. I WAS TRAPPED BETWEEN CARS AND CAUSED ONE CAR TO SWERVE DANGEROUSLY ON THE HIGHWAY. THANKFULLY THERE WAS NOT AN ACCIDENT, BUT CERTAINLY GOT MY FILL OF MIDDLE FINGERS FROM UPSET MOTORISTS AND LUCKED OUT NOT BEING THE VICTIM OF ROAD RAGE MY TRUCK CAUSED. A MINUTE OR SO LATER THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OPERATE AS NORMAL. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE THIS MORNING I REALIZED THIS IS EXTREMELY COMMON WITH THIS ENGINE. I CONTACTED BOTH MY LOCAL DEALER AND FORD CORPORATE ONLY TO BE TOLD THERE IS NO RECALL AND IF I "WANT SOMEONE TO LOOK AT IT" I WOULD HAVE TO BRING MY VEHICLE IN AND PAY FOR SERVICE SINCE I AM OUT OF WARRANTY.

WHILE TRYING TO SPEED UP THE ENGINE LAGS OUT CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO MISFIRE MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO ACCELERATE AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE. MY ECOBOOST ONLY EXPERIENCES THIS ISSUE AT HIGH SPEEDS WHICH IS AN INCOVIENCE ON THE HIGHWAY .

WHILE MAKING A SHARP LEFT TURN I HEARD A LOUD SQUEAKING SOUND, AND THEN GOT THE ADVANCE TRAC FAULT AND IT RESET IT SELF AND A FEW DAYS LATER GOT THE SAME SOUND AND FAULT. ABOUT 3 WEEKS LATER I HEARD THE SAME NOISE AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND I WASN'T ABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL EITHER DIRECTION. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO LOCAL FORD DEALER AND WAS TOLD BY SERVICE TECH THAT THE STEERING GEAR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, COST $1,750.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE BATTERY WAS DISENGAGED AND RECONNECTED. AFTER WAITING TEN MINUTES, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V128000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE BODY CONTROL MODULE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. UPDATED 7/16/15*CN THE CONSUMER STATED SINCE THE BODY CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED THERE WERE NO FAILURES. UPDATED 11/13/15*JS

WHILE TRAVELING A LONG DURATION AT A CONSISTENT MPH, LOW RPM, AND LOW TURBO BOOST PRESSURE I BEGAN TO CLIMB A HILL WHERE MORE ACCELERATION WAS NEEDED TO MAINTAIN MPH. AT TIME THE VEHICLE RAPIDLY SLOWED, ENGINE LIGHT CAM ON, TRIED TO ADD THROTTLE TO STAY OUT OF THE WAY OF APPROACHING TRAFFIC BUT JUST CONTINUED TO SLOW. THIS HAPPENED WHILE TRAVELING FROM LAS VEGAS NEVADA TO RENO NEVADA. I REPLACED THE IGNITION COILS AND THAT SOLVED THE PROBLEM ONLY TO HAVE IT HAPPEN AGAIN IN LESS THAN 5K MILES IN THE SAME DRIVING CONDITIONS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO REVERSE, THE REVERSE TAIL LIGHTS WERE NOT ILLUMINATED AND THE "R" WAS NOT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE RECURRED EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SENSOR WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V190000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING, POWER TRAIN). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000. ..UPDATED 06-16-15 *BF UPDATED 10/16/2017*CN

STEERING HAD A DEAD SPOT AT LOW SPEED, ADVANCETRAC LIGHTS CAME ON AND STAYED ON FOR A FEW DAYS. STEERING WAS VERY UNRESPONSIVE. TOOK TO DEALER, WAS ADVISED OF A $2700 REPAIR BEING NEEDED FOR THE STEERING GEAR AND A REFLASH OF THE COMPUTER. 80,000 MILES, NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY OR GOODWILL, HAVEN'T EVEN HAD THIS TRUCK 2 WEEKS. SO NOW I'M STUCK WITH A LUMP, NOT SURE WHAT TO DO. FORD DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED THIS ISSUE, SAID THAT IT IS LIKELY TO BE RECALLED IN THE FUTURE, BUT UNTIL THEN, THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN ON A 2011 MODEL VEHICLE WITH SO FEW MILES.

EVER SINCE THE DAY I PURCHASED MY 2011 FORD F-150 IT HAS HAD AN EXTREMELY IRRITATING AS WELL AS DISTRACTING VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. VIBRATION IS MOST NOTICEABLE IN BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS AS WELL AS THE FLOOR. HAVE PUT 30K MILES ON IT, TRIED NEW TIRES, NUMEROUS TIRE ROTATION/BALANCES, EVEN REPLACED ROTORS. NO MATTER WHAT I DO THE TRUCKS SHAKES/VIBRATES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. PLEASE HELP!!

DRIVING WITH MY DAUGHTER, I TOOK A CORNER AT APPROXIMATELY 25MPH AND THEN PUSHED THE GAS TO GET MOVING AND LOST ALL POWER TO THE ENGINE, TRIED PUTTING IN LOW GEAR BUT TO NO PREVAIL, TRIED AGAIN SHIFTING BACK TO DRIVE WITH NOTHING HAPPENING. AT THIS TIME WE ARE STUCK IN TRAFFIC WITH PEOPLE FLYING BY US AND NOTHING I CAN DO. FINALLY I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND LET IT SIT FOR A MINUTE. RESTARTED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON BUT RAN WELL ENOUGH FOR US TO GET HOME. I HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED THIS BEFORE AND LUCKILY WE WERE CLOSE TO HOME. IF IT HAPPENED ONCE IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AND PROBABLY NOT THE SAME LUCK I HAD THIS TIME. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU

FX2 3.5L V6 ECOBOOST: WAS DRIVING APPROX. 65 AND HAD TO QUICKLY ACCELERATE TO PASS. THE TURBOS STARTED TO KICK IN AND SUDDENLY THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SHUDDER AND MISFIRE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN WENT OFF. PROBLEM OCCURS DURING ANY SUDDEN ACCELERATION.

MY ECOBOOST ENGINE STALLED DURING ACCELERATION WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PASS ON A 2 LANE ROAD. THIS PUT ME AND MY FAMILY IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHERE I WAS IN THE OPPOSING LANE WITH NO POWER. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THIS FIXED AT THE DEALER MORE THAN 5 TIMES. ONE DEALER ACTUALLY PUT IN A NEW SENSOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO BUT THIS HAS FAILED TO FIX THE ISSUE. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE YET FORD REFUSES TO FIX IT.

ONE WEEK PRIOR REAR DEFROST STOPPED WORKING. RIGHT REAR WINDOW SHATTERED, WHILE DRIVING INTO PARKING LOT. SOUNDED LIKE A LARGE CHUNK OF ICE FELL ON ROOF. SPEED ABOUT 10MPH. OUTSIDE AIR TEMP 38F. TOOK TRUCK TO FORD DEALER AND WAS TOLD FORD HASN'T HAD A ISSUE WITH WINDOWS SHATTERING. A MECHANIC FROM THE DEALERSHIP LOOKED AT THE WINDOW AND STATED HE HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN TO HIS TRUCK ONE MONTH PRIOR. DEALERSHIP TOLD ME TO CONTACT GIANT GLASS FOR REPLACEMENT AS THERE BODY SHOP DOESN'T REPLACE GLASS. GIANT GLASS REPRESENTATIVE STATED THEY HAVE SEEN A FEW F150 REAR WINDOWS SHATTERING AND MAY HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE REAR DEFROST.

SECOND INCIDENT WITH MY 2011 FORD F-150. EPAS STEERING GEAR FAILED 9 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING NEW. FAILED AGAIN LAST WEEK. SECOND REPLACEMENT OF THIS GEAR. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. THE FIRST TIME THIS GEAR FAILED, I WAS UNABLE TO STEER, FORTUNATELY I WAS TURNING AT A STOP LIGHT AT SLOW SPEED. THIS MOST RECENT TIME I COULD STILL STEER BUT WASN'T SURE FOR HOW LONG. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL TRUCK AND SHOULD BE RECALLED AND PROPERLY FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE LOOSES STEERING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR

WHEN I WENT TO LEAVE FOR WORK THIS MORNING, I TRIED TO TURN THE REAR DEFROSTER ON AND IT WOULD NOT TURN ON. AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES OF DRIVING AND SLOWING DOWN TO THE VILLAGE SPEED LIMIT OF 30 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD POP/ BANG THAT SOUNDED LIKE A GUNSHOT. I LOOKED IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR AND NOTICED THE DRIVER SIDE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED BUT WAS STILL IN PLACE. I PULLED OVER TO INSPECT IT AND NOTICED THE REAR DEFROSTER LED LIGHT ON. I HAVE READ ALL THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME ISSUE AND THEY ALL SOUND EXACTLY THE SAME. THEY ALL EXPLAIN THAT IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE REAR DEFROSTER AND A LOUD POP AND THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERING. *TR

MY F150 ECOBOOST STALLED TWICE IN THE RAIN WHILE TRYING TO PASS ANOTHER CAR. THE TRUCK LOST ALL POWER WHILE I WAS ATTEMPTING TO PASS A VEHICLE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THIS HAPPENED ON I20. THE ENGINE FAILED A COUPLE YEARS BACK IN RAIN AND FORD INSTALLED A SHROUD OVER THE INTERCOOLER. AFTER REPORTING THE SECOND PROBLEM TO THE LOCAL DEALER, FORD INSTALLED A MODIFIED "NEW" SHROUD ON THE INTERCOOLER. THE GOVT PREMATURELY CLOSED THE INVESTIGATION OF F150 ECOBOOST ENGINES THAT HAVE A MAJOR FLAW THAT AFFECT VEHICLE PERFORMANCE. INSTALLING A MODIFIED SHROUD TO FIX A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE IS NOT A SOLUTION. PLEASE REOPEN THE INVESTIGATION FOR THE FORD F150 OWNERS THAT HAVE THE ECOBOOST ENGINE. *TR

THE TRUCK LOSES ACCELERATION WHEN SHIFTING TO A PASSING GEAR. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, AND YOU HAVE NO POWER. THIS HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES. THE FORD DEALERSHIP HAS CHANGED OUT THE FUEL INJECTORS EACH TIME. IT IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX IT YET. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT 65MPH ON A HIGHWAY IN GA WITH MY REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER ON, WITH AN EXTERIOR TEMPERATURE IN THE MID 50S, I HEARD A VERY LOUD BANG WHICH I INITIALLY THOUGHT WAS A ROCK KICKED UP BY THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. WHEN I REACHED MY DESTINATION, I FOUND IT WAS THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WINDOW PANEL THAT HAD SHATTERED DUE TO THE DEFROSTER OVERHEATING AND WAS STILL INTACT BECAUSE OF THE FACTORY TINT APPLIED TO THE INVOLVED WINDOW. IT'S OBVIOUS THE DEFROSTER WAS THE CAUSE BECAUSE THE SPIDER WEBBING BEGAN AT THE CORNER/BASE OF THE WINDOW WHERE THE HEATING CONNECTIONS ARE IN PLACE AND NOW MY REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER DOES NOT WORK WHEN I ATTEMPT TO ACTIVATE IT. *TR

FAILURE OF BOOST ON POWER BRAKES DUE TO NON OPERATION OF VACCUM BOSSTER PUMP ON 3.5V6 4WD TRUCK. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE, NO TSBS OR RECALLS THAT I HAVE FOUND. THERE SHOULD BE!!! *TR

MY REAR BUMPER IS RUSTING AWAY AROUND THE BACK UP SENSORS. I MENTIONED IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE I TAKE MY VEHICLE FOR EVERYTHING SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED AND THEY SAID THEY CAN NOT DO ANYTHING. ACCORDING TO THE RUST WARRANTY ON MY VEHICLE THERE LITERALLY HAS TO BE A HOLE RUSTED THRU THE VEHICLE FOR THE WARRANTY TO KICK IN. THIS IS RIDICULOUS I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN NOV 2011 AFTER RETURNING FROM IRAQ AND WANTING A TOUGH NO NONSENSE VEHICLE. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE VEHICLE 3.5 YEARS AND THE BUMPER IS RUSTING OUT. I COULD SEE IF IT WAS THE FRONT BUMPER THAT GETS HIT WITH ROCKS AND DEBRIS FROM HIGHWAYS AND A SMALL NICK CAN TURN INTO DAMAGE. BUT THIS IS THE REAR BUMPER AND IM GOING TO HAVE TO REPLACE IT. FORD RUST WARRANTY WHAT A JOKE. *TR

VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION WHEN TRYING TO PASS. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND ENGINE STARTED TO SHAKE. I HAD TO TURN VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART. THIS NOW OCCURS ANYTIME I ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND TURNING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

AFTER THE TRUCK SETS FOR 8-10 HOURS, WHEN YOU START IT UP YOU WILL HAVE A VERY HARD BRAKE PEDAL BUT NO BRAKES. THE VACUUM PUMP THAT SUPPLIES VACUUM TO THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER IS STICKING AND FAILING TO SUPPLY VACUUM AT START UP. IF I PUT THE TRUCK IN NEUTRAL AND PRESS HARD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL FOR ABOUT 10-15 SECONDS THE PEDAL WILL GO DOWN TO THE NORMAL HEIGHT ( THE PUMP BRAKES LOOSE AND STARTS TO SUPPLY VACUUM) THEN THE BRAKES WILL BE FINE UNTIL THE TRUCKS SETS FOR AN EXTENDED TIME. I REMOVED THE VACUUM PUMP AND FOUND THAT THE PUMP HOUSING WAS BUSTED. IT LOOKED LIKE IT HAD GOTTEN MOISTURE IN IT AND HAD FROZE. IN MY SEARCH ON LINE I FOUND MANY PEOPLE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THIS PUMP. *TR