2011 Ford F-150 complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS FAILED AND THE MECHANICAL SYSTEM WOULD NOT ALLOW THE DOOR TO REMAIN OPEN. THE DOORS WOULD NORMALLY CLOSE INDEPENDENTLY AND WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ON A FLAT SURFACE OR AN INCLINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE EXAMINING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE TURN MIRROR HOUSING HAD BECOME WARPED DUE TO EXTREME HEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 10,000.

THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW WAS ROLLED ALL THE WAY DOWN AND AS I WAS DRIVING IT SHATTERED INSIDE THE DOOR. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME ON FREEWAY. RIGHT BEFORE EXITING I LOST MY POWER STEERING. IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. IT TOOK ALL MY STRENGTH TO SWITCH LANES, TURN CORNERS, AND MAKE IT HOME. ALSO, THE TRACTION CONTROL ICON APPEARED IN SMART SCREEN. TOOK VEHICLE TO FORD WHERE THEY HOPEFULLY REPAIRED PROBLEM. THEY SAID IT WAS A FAULTY MODULE INSIDE THE POWERSTEERING . MY CONCERN IS IF I'M ALREADY HAVING PROBLEMS , WHAT NEXT! AND WHAT ARE MY RIGHTS? *TR

WHILE TRAVELING AT 40 MPH, I ACCELERATED TO ENTER A HIGHWAY, THE ENGINE ACCELERATED AND THEN BOGGED GOING INTO WHAT IS CALLED "LIMP MODE". THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND MISFIRE CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO DECELERATE RAPIDLY. THIS ACTION NEARLY CAUSED A REAR END COLLISION WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. ON MARCH 26, 2012 I WAS TRAVELING AT 65 MPH ON INTERSTATE 95 WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY BEGAN BOG AND MISFIRE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DECELERATE RAPIDLY. AGAIN, NEARLY CAUSING A REAR END COLLISION. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN BACK TO FORD FOR A DIAGNOSIS, FORD ENGINEERS ARE APPARENTLY AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

VEHICLE BOGS WHILE MODERATELY ACCELERATING ONTO THE INTERSTATE WHILE PULLING A TRAILER WITH A LOAD UNDER 3,000 POUNDS. IT SEEMS AS IF THE ENGINE IS STUCK ON THE REV LIMITER. THERE IS MINIMAL POWER AVAILABLE AND IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. I DID NOT BUY A POWERFUL TRUCK IN ORDER TO EXPERIENCE THIS. *TR

I HAVE A 2011 F150 WITH THE 3.5 ECOBOOST. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS ROUGH 3-4 UPSHIFTS SINCE THE TRUCK WAS NEW. BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO DEALER TWICE AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ROUGH SHIFT. I HAVE ALSO HAD THE ENGINE STUMBLE ON ME TWICE WILL TRYING TO PASS. I HAVE READ OTHERS ARE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND AM HOPING FORD WILL HAVE A FIX BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED IN A WRECK. *KB

DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 75 MPH. I ATTEMPTED TO PASS A CAR BY GIVING THE TRUCK WIDE OPEN THROTTLE. THE TRUCK RESPONDED BY DOWN SHIFTING SEVERAL GEARS, AND THE RPM'S INCREASE TO AROUND 4000. ONCE THIS HAPPENS, THE ENGINE STARTS TO BOG DOWN/MISFIRE AND THE TRUCK WILL NOT ACCELERATE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTS TO FLASH. I LET OFF THE GAS AND THE TRUCK CONTINUES TO MISFIRE FOR SEVERAL MORE MINUTES BEFORE CLEARING UP ON ITS OWN. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON 4 OR 5 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. *JS

VEHICLE LOST POWER AND SHOOK VIOLENTLY DURING HIGHWAY ON RAMP ACCELERATION. THIS HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES AND PLACED ME AND MY FAMILY IN THE DIRECT PATH OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC WITH NO ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. *TR

F150 ECOBOOST WHILE GOING DOWN A SLIGHT GRADE AT ABOUT 50 MPH IN DRIVE THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY SHIFTED DOWN A COUPLE OF GEARS THEREBY CAUSING THE ENGINE TO REV UP TO OVER 3,500 RPM. AFTER SEVERAL SECONDS THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED BACK UP ONE STEP AT A TIME TO THE 6TH GEAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST TWICE ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. ANOTHER ANOMALY HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. WHILE SLOWING DOWN SLIGHTLY THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY 'CLUNKS' AND IT FEELS LIKE SOMETHING HAS RUN INTO THE BACK OF THE TRUCK. IT'S LIKE A HARD SHIFT INTO A HIGHER GEAR, HOWEVER THE TRANSMISSION APPEARS TO BE 6TH AND THE SPEED IS AROUND 60 MPH.. *TR

ADVANCETRAC WITH ROLL STABILITY CONTROL (RSC) (TRACTION/STABILITY CONTROL) COMES ON LATE OR NOT AT ALL. WHEN IT DOES COME ON IT IT OVER CORRECTS. (WHEN IT DOES NOT COME ON) IF YOU DO NOT MANUALLY CORRECT FOR THE SKID/SLIDE YOU WILL LOSE CONTROL. IF IT DOES COME ON (5-20SECONDS LATE), IT OVER CORRECTS USUALLY CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AGAIN. *TR

UPON ACCELERATION MY TRUCK SHIFTED ROUGHLY SPUTTERED AND SHUT DOWN, THEN THE WRENCH SHOWED UP AND I HAD TO DRIFT TO SIDE OF ROAD. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES. THEY HAVE DONE A COMPUTER UPDATE 1ST TIME, NO LUCK, REPLACED A LOOSE PIN,NO LUCK, REPLACED COMPUTER , NO LUCK, REPLACED CRANK SHAFT SENSOR, NO LUCK. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY EVENT. TWO TIMES MY TRUCK STALLED AND SHUT OFF WHILE MERGING ONTO AN EXTREMELY BUSY HIGHWAY. I HAVE CHILDREN THAT RIDE IN MY TRUCK AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE. I HAVE OPENED A CASE WITH FORD BUT ALL THEY WANT TO DO IS KEEP FIXING IT. 44,000 TRUCK , TRANSMISSION STINKS AND I WANT A REFUND. SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE SERIOUSLY HURT OR DIE DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. *TR

NEW 2011 ECOBOOST V-6 F150 SUPER-CREW AUTO 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION WITH THE ENGINE IN MANUAL SHIFT 1ST GEAR COLD ENGINE THE ACCELERATOR STICKS AT WHAT EVER RPM'S YOU ARE RUNNING AND WILL START GOING FASTER WITHOUT FOOT ON PEDAL I HAVE HAD TO DATE 10 RUN AWAYS AND FORD WON'T OR CAN'T FIX IT. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT IS TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES AND TURN KEY OFF.....IF YOUR IN TRAFFIC IT COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. IT ALSO MAY CAUSE SERIOUS DAMAGE TO TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE... *TR

SHUDDERING/SURGING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AROUND 60MPH IN 6TH GEAR. *TR

MY COMPLAINT IS THAT FORD HAS A GOVERNOR ON THE ENGINE THAT ONLY ALLOWS THE VEHICLE TO REACH APPROXIMATELY 89 MPH. YET THE SPEEDOMETER INDICATES 120 MPH AND NO INDICATIONS IN THE OWNERS MANUAL THAT THE ENGINE HAS A GOVERNOR AND TOP SPEED IS 89 MPH. I BELIEVE FORD IS MAKING A MISREPRESENTATION AND FALSE ADVERTISING TO THE PUBLIC. FORD HAS STATED TO ME THE REASON FOR THIS IS TO NOT EXCEED TIRE RATING SPEED. HOWEVER MY TRUCK CAME WITH 113 MPH SPEED RATED TIRES. FORD ALSO ADMITS THAT THERE IS NO INDICATION OR MENTION OF THE GOVERNED SPEED. I DON'T HAVE A NEED TO GO BEYOND THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT OR WANT TO GO 120MPH. THAT BEING SAID , I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 81 POSTED SPEED 70 I WAS DOING ABOUT 73-75 MPH IN THE RIGHT LANE, ALONG SIDE OF ME IN THE LEFT LANE WAS A DODGE TRUCK WITH A TRAILER DOING APPROXIMATELY 75-80 MPH AND A TRACTOR TRAILER BEHIND HIM ON HIS BUMPER. THE TRACTOR TRAILER ABRUPTLY PULLED BEHIND ME AND SLIGHTLY AHEAD ANOTHER TRACTOR TRAILER STARTED TO PULL FROM THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD ONTO THE HIGHWAY. MY CHOICES - SLAM ON THE BRAKES AND HOPE A LOADED TRACTOR TRAILER 4' OFF MY BUMPER CAN ALSO STOP, ACCELERATE AND PULL IN FRONT OF THE DODGE TRUCK. I CHOSE THE LATTER AND JUST IMAGINE MY SURPRISE JUST AS I CLEARED THE DODGE AND STARTED TO PULL INTO THE LANE IN FRONT OF THE DODGE MY TRUCK ENGINE STALLED AT 89 MPH. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE I COULD HAVE DONE IN THIS SITUATION, BUT NOT KNOWING THAT FORD HAD THE ENGINE GOVERNED ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. PROBABILITY OF THIS

VEHICLE "SHUDDERS" OR "BUCKS" SLIGHTLY UNDER LIGHT ACCELERATION FROM 55 MPH ON UP. FOR A $45,000 VEHICLE AND NO FIX YET THIS IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY SHOOK WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE DEALER COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE TIRES, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT A SOFTWARE UPDATE FOR THE VEHICLE'S SYSTEM WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,400.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR APPROXIMATELY 40 MINUTES WHEN THE HORN SOUNDED AND THE CONTACT NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD NEAR THE ENGINE. THE ENTIRE VEHICLE BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THERE WERE NO INJURIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE FIRE. THE POLICE AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WERE AT THE AID OF THE CONTACT. THE FIRE AND POLICE BOTH ADVISED HIM THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS LATER CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 7,000.

I RENTED A FORD PICKUP TRUCK FROM U-HAUL, AND I FEEL THAT THE AUTOMATIC LIGHTING CONTROLS ON IT ARE A SAFETY ISSUE. AT NIGHT, WHEN YOU OPEN THE DRIVER'S DOOR, THE DASHBOARD ILLUMINATION (SPEEDOMETER, OTHER GAUGES) COMES ON AUTOMATICALLY. WHEN YOU PUT IN THE KEY AND START THE ENGINE, THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS (WHITE LIGHTS ON THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK THAT ARE NOT AS INTENSE AS THE NORMAL LOW-BEAM HEADLAMPS) COME ON. THE DASHBOARD ILLUMINATION REMAINS ON AT ALL TIMES. *THE REAR RED RUNNING LAMPS/TAIL LAMPS DO NOT ILLUMINATE*, BUT THIS IS NOT OBVIOUS WHEN YOU ARE IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT. THE RESULT IS THAT IT IS POSSIBLE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT WITH SOME WHITE LIGHT COMING OUT OF THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, AND THE ABILITY TO READ THE SPEEDOMETER, BUT WITH *NO REAR LIGHTING*. I VERIFIED THAT THE PARKING/EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS FULLY OFF (AS THAT IS SOMETIMES AN INPUT TO THE DRLS), AND HAD A FRIEND STAND ON THE SIDE OF THE STREET AND OBSERVE AS I DROVE THE TRUCK, AND HE VERIFIED THAT I HAD NO RUNNING LIGHTS/TAIL LIGHTS ON THE BACK. THE BRAKE LAMPS OPERATED NORMALLY WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE, BUT THERE WAS NO RED LIGHT TO THE REAR UNLESS I WAS STEPPING ON THE BRAKE. ALL OF THE ABOVE WAS WITH THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF. WHEN I CLICKED THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH TO THE FIRST POSITION, THE RUNNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED (ORANGE ON THE FRONT NEAR THE HEADLAMPS, RED IN THE REAR LAMP CLUSTERS.) WHEN I CLICKED IT TO THE SECOND POSITION, THE NORMAL LOW BEAMS CAME ON AT FULL INTENSITY. WHAT I THINK SHOULD BE DIFFER

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL SPORADICALLY WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO GENERATE ANY FAILURE CODES FROM THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,200.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, HE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,536 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,800.

DRIVERS SIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR VIBRATES EXCESSIVELY WHEN RADIO IS LOUD OR WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. MAKES HEADLIGHTS APPEAR BLURRY OR FLASHING LIKE EMERGENCY VEHICLE AT NIGHT. DEALER SAID FORD WOULD NOT PAY FOR NEW MIRROR ASSEMBLY. HAVE HAD THEM LOOK INTO IT TWICE. UPGRADING THE COMPLAINT TO THE NEXT LEVEL WITH FORD.

THIS IS VERY DISAPPOINTING TO HAVE TO EXPERIENCE SO SOON WITH A BRAND NEW TRUCK. THE LOCATION OF THIS WIRING HARNESS IS IN AN AREA THAT UNLESS YOU HAVE SIDE STEPS AND MAYBE EVEN THEN, IS NOT PROTECTED. EVEN THEN THE WAY THE WIRING HARNESS COMES OUT FROM WITHIN THE WHEEL WALL MAKES NO SENSE. I'M ATTACHING A FEW PICTURES SO YOU CAN SEE WHAT OCCURRED. LUCKILY, SOMEONE SAW THE WIRE DRAGGING AND TOLD ME BEFORE IT WAS TOO LATE. I PUT UP THE HARNESS AND TAPED IT TO HOLD IT UP. THIS COULD HAVE HAD A HORRIBLE OUTCOME HAD THE WIRES CONTINUED TO SHRED OR MAKE CONTACT WITH ONE ANOTHER.

WHILE BRAKING TO ENTER RIGHT HAND TURN IN 2011 SUPER CREW FX2 F150 FUEL SLOSHED CAUSING ENGINE TO SEIZE AND POWER STEERING TO SHUT OFF REQUIRING HARD BREAK AFTER LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE ALONG WITH MOVEMENT OF THE VEHICLE TO LEVEL GROUND AND RESTART OF ENGINE. FUEL LEVEL AT TIME OF INCIDENT WAS APRX 5.3 GALLONS OR APRX 1/5 OF A 26 GALLON TANK. FIRST INCIDENT AT 600 MILES, MULTIPLE INCIDENTS AT 1600 MILES, 2100 MILES, 2500, 2800, AND 3000 MILES. INCIDENT ALSO OCCURS WHILE NOSE DOWN ON ANYTHING ABOVE A 0% GRADIENT. ALSO CAUSES LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE. FORD ADVISES THAT THIS IS A KNOWN SAFETY CONCERN BUT THERE IS NO CORRECTION, ADVISE WAS TO ALWAYS KEEP FUEL LEVELS ABOVE QUARTER TANK AT ALL TIMES PER ADVISE OF REGIONAL FORD SERVICE MANAGER AND TOWN EAST FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT. ADVISED THAT FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR CAN'T BE RELIED ON BELOW THIS LEVEL (QUARTER TANK) ALSO ADVISED BY FORD THAT THE SAFEST LEVEL TO MAINTAIN FUEL LEVEL AT WAS HALF TANK. THIS FAILURE DOES HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO AND FREQUENTLY DOES CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE. FORD ALSO ADVISES THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH ALL 2011 F150'S AND SHOULD BE TREATED AS NORMAL. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDING PHOTOS, VIDEOS, AND SERVICE RECORDS AVAIL TO NHTSA ALONG WITH CORRESPONDENCE WITH FORD ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT AND SERVICE. *TR

TRANSMISSION SLAMS BETWEEN GEARS AND ALSO DOES IT WHILE COMING TO A ROLLING STOP. AT TIMES IF FEELS LIKE IF YOU GOT HIT FROM BEHIND CAUSING YOU TO SLAM YOUR HEAD AND BODY ON THE SEAT. IT WILL DO IT AT SLOW SPEEDS AND HIGH SPEEDS, BUT MORE NOTICEABLE WHILE DRIVING IN AND OUT OF TRAFFIC SLOWER SPEEDS. AT TIMES IT ALSO FEELS LIKE THERE IS SLIPPAGE WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. *TR

MY FAMILY HAS PURCHASED AN NEW 2011 FORD F150 TRUCK AND NOTICED A NON-STOP ODOR OF GASOLINE IN THE CAB OF THE TRUCK. I FIRST NOTICED THE GASOLINE SMELL DURING A ROAD TRIP FROM CHARLOTTE NC TO MICHIGAN DURING THE HOLIDAYS IN DECEMBER 2011. THE SMELL IS STILL NOTICEABLE WITH THE HEAT OFF WITH THE VENTS CLOSED. I GOOGLED THE ISSUE TO SEE IF OTHER OWNERS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH GAS SMELL IN THE CAB. THESE COMPLAINTS APPEARED TO BE ON OLDER MODELS (2007, ETC.). I WOULD LIKE TO OBTAIN INFORMATION IF THERE IS A RECALL IN EFFECT FOR THIS PROBLEM. SOMEONE IN THE FORD COMPANY HAS TO BE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND IT SHOULD BE FIXED! *TR

TRYING TO ACCELERATE ONTO THE HIGHWAY THE ENGINE MISFIRED, STARTED WITH EXCESSIVE VIBRATION AND STARTED DECELERATING. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RECOVER AND HAD TO COAST TO SHOULDER AND TURN OFF ENGINE. DURING DECELERATION, TRIED TO ADD THROTTLE SEVERAL TIMES THROUGH ALL SPEED RANGES, BUT VIBRATION WAS EXCESSIVE AND NO ACCELERATION WAS ACHIEVED. *KB

WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO BRING MY TRUCK TO THE DEALER TWICE TO HAVE THIS RECALL DONE . ONE TIME FOR THEM TO LOOK AT IT AND ORDER PARTS . AND THE 2ND TIME FOR THEM TO PUT THE PART ON . THEY SHOULD HAVE THE PARTS IN STOCK TO FIX RECALLS . MY TIME IS MONEY . RECALL 11C21 FORD . OR NHTSA RECALL 11V-582. *TR

MY NEW FORD F150 HAS RECURRING ISSUES WITH THE SYNC SYSTEM. WE DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD, HANG UP THE BLUETOOTH CONNECTED PHONE AND THE RADIO WILL BEGIN PLAYING AT FULL VOLUME AND THE STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS STOP WORKING, OR YOU WILL BE STARTING THE CAR UP AND THE AIR CONDITIONING WILL BE FULL BLAST OR YOU WILL START THE CAR AND YOU WONT HAVE ANY RADIO/CD PLAYER/ MEDIA CONTROLS WORKING AT ALL. MY FORD REP SAYS THAT FORD DOES NOT HAVE A FIX AND THEY DON'T EXPECT ONE UNTIL MAYBE THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2011. *KB

DURING ROUTINE ROAD DRIVING, THE SERVICE ADVANCE-TRAC LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH. THIS WAS AT 7490 MILES. THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO BE SERVICED. THE RCM WAS REPLACED. AT 9130 MILES THE SERVICE ADVANCE TRAC WARNING LIGHT AGAIN CAME ON. THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO BE SERVICED AND THE ABS MODULE WAS UPDATED. THE TRUCK IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER FOR THE SAME WARNING LIGHT. IT HAS BEEN THERE FOR A WEEK. THE MILEAGE WAS ABOUT 9400 MILES ON THE THIRD TRIP FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. I DRIVE SNOWY AND ICY ROADS IN THE WINTER AND FEEL THAT THE DISABLING OF MY ADVANCE TRAC SYSTEM COMPROMISES MY SAFETY ON SLIPPERY ROADS. *TR

2012 FORD F-150 PICKUP TRUCKS DO NOT HAVE A GRAB HANDLE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE A PILLAR. FORD F-150 TRUCKS ARE HIGHER THAN PASSENGER CARS AND REQUIRE A DRIVER TO PULL OR HOLD ONTO AN OBJECT TO ENTER THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. FORD RECOMMENDS DRIVERS PULL ON THE STEERING WHEEL AS AN ASSIST WHEN ENTERING THE F-150. IT APPEARS THAT REPETITIVE AND STRENUOUS PULLING ON THE STEERING WHEEL, PARTICULARLY BY LARGER DRIVERS OVER 6 FEET TALL AND WEIGHING OVER 200 POUNDS, WHEN ENTERING THE F-150, CAN CAUSE STEERING COMPONENTS TO BREAK WHICH COULD LEAD TO STEERING FAILURE, OR PROBLEMS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. SUGGESTED SOLUTION: FORD HAS A GRAB HANDLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE A PILLAR TO ASSIST PASSENGERS WHEN ENTERING THE TRUCK. EVIDENTLY, FORD ENGINEERS SEE A NEED TO PLACE A GRAB HANDLE FOR OCCUPANTS TO USE WHEN ENTERING F-150 TRUCKS. TO AVOID POSSIBLE STEERING MECHANISM DAMAGE, FORD SHOULD PLACE A GRAB HANDLE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE A PILLAR WHICH WOULD REMOVE THE POTENTIAL DAMAGE TO THE STEERING MECHANISM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 70 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED TO JERK VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO RE-BALANCED THE TIRES AS A TEMPORARY FIX. THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE WHEELS COULD POSSIBLY HAVE BEEN DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,991.

MY NEW FORD F-150 HAS ORIGINAL EQUIPPED HANKOOK DYNAPRO AT TIRES. THEY ARE P235 75 R17 WITH THE DOT T79JPCYH (4010). I HAVE A LIFE TIME MAINTENANCE PROGRAM ON THE TRUCK AND THE TIRES HAVE BEEN CHECKED AND ROTATED AT APPROXIMATELY EVERY 4400 MILES. WITH 18,500 MILES ON THE TRUCK AND TIRES, I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 25MPH ON A CITY STREET WHEN THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW. IT HAD A CLEAN TEAR FROM RIM TO TREAD. THE TRUCK HAS LOW TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING AND I HAD NO WARNING OF LOW PRESSURE SO I KNOW THE TIRE WAS NOT HEATING UP FROM LOW PRESSURE. I DID NOT HIT ANYTHING ON THE STREET ( IT IS A SIX LANE DIVIDED, WELL TRAVELED STREET) AND SUDDENLY WITH A LOUD BANG THE TIRE WENT DOWN. NO HELP FROM THE FORD DEALER ON THIS PROBLEM. THE TIRE DEALER I WENT TO WAS SURPRISED TO SEE PASSENGER TIRES ON A TRUCK. *TR

THE 40/20/40 BUCKET SEAT IS UNSAFE DUE TO NON-ADJUSTABLY FOR HUMAN SIZE DIFFERENCES. THIS IS AN UN-ERGONOMIC SEAT AND WILL CAUSE LONG TERM JOINT AND SPINE ARTHRITIS PAIN. THESE BUCKET SEATS ARE MOLDED TO FIT A ONE SIZE FITS ALL. VERY UNHEALTHY. *TR ALSO THE DRIVERS SIDE HAND GRIP IS MISSING. THIS REQUIRES A FURTHER REACH TO THE STEERING WHEEL TO ENTER THE CAB. THE EXTENDED REACH CAUSES JOINT AND MUSCLE PAIN. AGAIN, ANOTHER UNSAFE ERGONOMIC PROBLEM. *TR

I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW FORD F150 TRUCK AND IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE STEERING ISSUES. STEERING BECOMES STUCK ON A TURN AND THEN GETTING OUT OF TURN RESULTS IN SWERVING. I ALMOST WAS IN TWO HEAD-ON ACCIDENTS IN THE NARROW ROADS AROUND WHERE I DRIVE. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE... FORD IS REPLACING STEERING GEARS BUT WHY ISN'T THIS A RECALL- THERE APPEARS TO BE A TSB ON THIS ISSUE, BUT THIS IS WAY MORE SERIOUS IN MY EXPERIENCE.. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED ASAP I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR OTHER POTENTIAL PEOPLE HAVING ACCIDENTS. *TR

FROM A DEAD STOP I ACCELERATED TO TURN INTO HER DRIVEWAY THE ENGINE HESITATED AND STUMBLED IT SOUNDED LIKE YOU HAD THROWN A HANDFUL OF MARBLES INSIDE THE INTAKE THE ENGINE MADE A FUNNY NOISE THEN DIED AFTER GETTING IT RESTARTED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON UPON RETURNING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP I FOUND OUT IT HAD MELTED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD SENSORS AND PART OF THE THROTTLE BODY AWAY FORD HAS NO IDEA WHAT CAUSED THIS THE TRUCK IS ALSO BEEN PLAGUED WITH ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. APPARENTLY IT CAME REAL CLOSE TO AN ENGINE FIRE THE TRUCK IS STILL BROKE DOWN AT THE DEALERSHIP SINCE AUGUST 5, 2011. *TR

MULTIPLE INCIDENTS OF HESITATION IN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR SHIFTS CAUSING STALLING IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTIONS. NO ACCIDENTS OCCURRED. I WAS TOLD BY FORD " THERE IS A FACTORY DEFECT IN THE MANUFACTURE OF THE TORQUE CONVERTER SEAL."

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F150. THE CONTACT NOTICED TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THE LEAK FROM THE BELL HOUSING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 1,072. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I HAVE A 2007 FORD F150. ALL OF THE TIRE VALVE STEMS ARE CRACKED. I HAD ONE REPLACED AND A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER ANOTHER TIRE WENT FLAT. AN INSPECTION OF THE REMAINING TIRES SHOWED THAT THEY ARE ALL BAD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE DRIVESHAFT WAS NOT ANGLED PROPERLY. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED SINCE THE FAILURE WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,647 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE FROM A STOP WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY, WHERE THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LEAKING ONTO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE IN THE PROCESS OF DIAGNOSING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 1,200. UPDATED 09/21/11*LJ UPDATED 10/03/11

TRANSMISSION FLUID POURS OUT OF OVERFLOW WHEN UNDER LOAD (PULLING A TRAILER). THIS FLUID DUMPS ON EXHAUST SYSTEM AND STARTS A FIRE. THIS ACCRUED AT 2,500 MILES ON JUNE 25, 2011. TRUCK IS STILL AT DEALER, NO RESOLUTION. *TR

TRANSMISSION SLAMS BETWEEN GEARS AND THE DRIVE TRAIN "ACTS" LIKE IT IS STICKING IN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WHEN AT SLOW SPEEDS GOING AROUND CORNERS AND STARTING OUT WHEN YOU TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. IT HAS BECOME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AND I AM CONCERNED THAT IT WILL BREAK OR EVEN WORSE WHEN OUT OF WARRANTY THEN BREAK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER HE TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL, HE WOULD FEEL A BUMP COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN IT RETURNED TO THE STRAIGHTENED POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE STEERING COMPONENTS WERE DEFECTIVE. ALL OF THE STEERING COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 680. UPDATED 06/01/11*LJ UPDATED 1/18/2012 *LN *TR