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2015 Ford F-150 complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2015 record →

Unknown or Other
Filed Dec 15, 202042,000 milesNJ

HOOD AND TAILGATE LATCHES ARE FROZEN. THE LATCHES ARE NOT RELIABLE. NOTICED DURING OIL CHANGES FOR HOOD LATCH AND DURING DAILY USE ON TAILGATE. A SIMILAR RECALL FOR THE VEHICLE DOOR LATCHES WAS ISSUED IN 2018 AND COMPLETED. HOOD AND TAILGATE LATCHES WERE NOT ADDRESSED. HOOD LATCH AND TAILGATE LATCH COULD CAUSE OBSTRUCTION WHILE DRIVING TO MYSELF AND OTHER VEHICLES.

Structure › Body
Filed Dec 8, 202046,000 milesGA

SUNROOF STICKS ,BINDS AND MAKES CRACKING POPPING SOUND

Wheels
Filed Dec 4, 2020106,000 milesNY

I GOT A FLAT TIRE AND TIRE COULD NOT BE REMOVED. THE LUG NUTS HOLDING THE TIRE HAD SWELLING TO A DIFFERENT SIZE SO TIRE CAN'T BE REMOVED. I WAS STUCK ON SIDE OF ROAD.

Air BagsCrash1 injured
Filed Dec 3, 202086,000 milesTX

AFTER LIGHT TURN GREEN AND I ENTER INTERSECTION A CAR TBONE THW FORD F150 FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE AND THEN PROCEED TO PUSH THE TRUCK INTO A LIGHT POLE. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED!!! TRUCK IS LOCATED CESAR'S CUSTOM AUTO & COLLISION AT 7002 LAWNDALE ST, HOUSTON, TX 77023 (713) 921-6400

Structure › Body
Filed Dec 3, 202052,000 milesCO

DRIVER SIDE DOOR WILL NOT LATCH AT TIMES. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES ALREADY AND I HAVE ONLY HAD THE VEHICLE 2 MONTHS. THE FIRST TIME I HAD TO UNLOCK AND LOCK IT MULTIPLE TIMES OT GET IT TO OPEN THE NEXT I HAD TO SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND THE THIRD TIME I HAD TO PRESS IN THE MAUAL LOCK FOR IT TO LATCH. IT DID NOT LATCH WHEN STATIONARY OR WHEN IN MOTION.

Exterior Lighting › Brake Lights › Switch
Filed Dec 1, 202076,000 milesFL

DRIVE IN THE INTERSTATE I FELT SOMETHING TAP MY SHOE AND AT THE SAME TIME CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATED AND THE HILL ASSIST WARNING LIGHT COME ON. I THEN TRIED TO ACCELERATE AND FOR A SECOND THERE NOTHING HAPPENED AND THEN ACCELERATION CAME BACK ON AND IT WOULD CUT OUT LIKE TRACTION CONTROL IS KICKING IN. PULLED OVER ON TO THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE AND FOUND A BROKEN PLASTIC PIN LOOKS LIKE A BODY PANEL PIN ON THE FLOORMATT. ME BEING A MECHANIC SOMETHING TOLD ME TO LOOK AT MY BRAKE LIGHT TO SEE IF THERE BEING ACTIVATED WITH NO PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL . THE LIGHTS WERE ON TELLING ME THAT THIS PIN HAD TO DO SOMETHING WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. ONCE I LOOKED UNDER THE DASH, I DID FIND THAT THIS PIN CAME FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL AND WAS NO LONGER PUSHING ON THE BRAKE SWITCH AND THAT'S WHAT ACTUALLY CAUSE MY CRUISE CONTROL TO SHUT OFF AND TRACTION CONTROL KICK IN AS I WERE DRIVING ON INNERSTATE. I WAS ABLE TO TEMPORARILY FIX THE ISSUE WAS A BODY PANEL PIN THAT I BY LOCK HAD IN MY GLOVE BOX FROM OTHER PROJECTS AND WAS ABLE TO GET BACK ON THE ROAD AND MAKE IT HOME .THE ISSUE IS THE THIS ORIGINAL PLASTIC PIECE IS A CERTAIN THICKNESS THAT IF YOU REPLACE IT WITH A THINNER PIECE YOU STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND IF YOU GET THIS TO THICK YOU HAVE TO PUSH HARDER ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO ACTIVATE THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND DEACTIVATE CROUSE CONTROL, AND THAT'S WERE IT CAN GET SCARY GOING 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE AND NOT BEING ABLE TO DEACTIVATE THE CROUSE CONNECTOR. SO I CALL T

Visibility › WindshieldFire
Filed Nov 30, 2020105,000 milesTX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE USING THE REMOTE TO START, HE DETECTED SMOKE EMERGING FROM THE REAR WINDOW. AS A RESULT, THE WINDOW EXPLODED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT SENT A CHAT TO THE MANUFACTURER BUT RECEIVED NO RESPONSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Nov 30, 202078,000 milesGA

VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED. DEALER FOUND FUEL PUMP SENDING UNIT AND MODULE HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

Service Brakes
Filed Nov 29, 202040,000 milesPA

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, PUT INTO PARK, THE KEY WAS REMOVED, THEN THE VEHICLE WAS LOCKED. UPON RETURNING TO THE VEHICLE THE VEHICLE WAS UNLOCKED, THE TAILGATE WAS LOWERED AND WE PROCEEDED TO LOAD A BULKY 70 (I'M GUESSING) POUND OBJECT INTO THE BED OF THE TRUCK. AS WE PUSHED THE OBJECT INTO THE BED OF THE TRUCK THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ROLL. IT WAS ROLLING MORE THAN JUST THE NORMAL FEW INCHES THAT A VEHICLE IN PARK CAN SOMETIMES ROLL. I JUMPED INTO THE DRIVERS SEAT (THE DOOR HAD BEEN LEFT AJAR) AND PRESSED THE BRAKE TO STOP THE TRUCK. THE KEYS WERE NOT IN THE IGNITION, THE GEAR SHIFT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK. THE EXTRA PARKING BRAKE WAS NOT BEING USED. THE PARKING LOT WAS VERY LEVEL, THERE WAS NO SLOPE AT ALL. ONCE WE HAD THE OBJECT WE WERE LOADING SECURED WE PUSHED THE TRUCK AND IT WAS STILL ABLE TO BE MOVED. WE WERE FORTUNATE THAT THE OBJECT THAT WE WERE LOADING WASN'T HEAVY, BECAUSE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY EASY TO HAVE AN OBJECT DROP DOWN ONTO THE PERSON(S) LOADING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO ANYONE, THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES DAMAGED. WE JUST FELT THAT THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE REPORTED. MILEAGE IS APPROXIMATE MILEAGE WAS 39,824 IN JUNE ( 5 MONTHS AGO)AT LAST OIL CHANGE.

Steering
Filed Nov 27, 202080,000 milesTX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Nov 26, 202078,680 milesNV

P0316,P0300 AND U0140-00 CODES POPPED UP.

Visibility/Wiper
Filed Nov 25, 2020113,187 milesCA

REAR GLASS SHATTERED WHILE TRUCK SAT IDLE WARMING UP. BURNING ELECTRICAL SMELL AND SMOKE PRIOR TO GLASS SHATTERING. GLASS DEFROSTER WAS ON AT THE TIME, SMOKE DISSIPATED AFTER DEFROSTER WAS TURNED OFF.

Power Train
Filed Nov 25, 202054,000 milesTN

WHILE USING THE F 150 UP A HILL, I STOPPED IN TOP WHEN I TRIED TO CHANGE TO REGULAR DRIVE IT DID NOT WANTED TO CHANGE IT TOLD ME TO MOVE FORWARD IT DID NOT DO IT THE SECOND TIME FORWARD IT DID IT BUT THERE WAS A HUGE CLAN WHEN IT CHANGED. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IT DO IT ON THE SAME PLACE OR CONDITION.

Visibility/Wiper
Filed Nov 23, 2020112,000 milesNE

I WOKE UP AND REMOTE STARTED MY TRUCK BEFORE LEAVING FOR WORK ON A 40 DEGREE FAHRENHEIT DAY. I WAS 2 MINUTES INTO MY DRIVE AND THEN ALL I HEARD WAS A HUGE BANG, I SERIOUSLY THOUGHT SOMEONE HAD JUST SHOT A GUN. I LOOKED BACK AND MY REAR WINDOW WAS JUST COMPLETELY SHATTERED FOR NO REASON. THIS MAKES ME VERY UPSET BECAUSE I HAD JUST GOTTEN THE TRUCK BACK FROM GETTING A NEW WINDSHIELD THAT CRACKED FOR NO REASON 2 DAYS AGO, THANKS.

Air BagsCrash1 injured
Filed Nov 22, 202087,000 milesLA

MY FATHER WAS INVOLVED IN A SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN SEPTEMBER 2020, WHERE HE STRUCK A UTILITY POLE WITH THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE BUMPER ON HIS TRUCK, CAUSING THE POLE TO BREAK. HIS TRUCK WAS TRAVELING AROUND 55 MPH ON A STATE HIGHWAY, WHEN HE SUDDENLY HAD TO AVOID HITTING A TRUCK THAT BRAKED IN FRONT OF HIM, CAUSING MY FATHER TO SWERVE TO THE RIGHT. HIS TRUCK WENT THROUGH A DITCH BEFORE IT CAME TO A STOP WHEN IT STRUCK THE UTILITY POLE. THE AIR BAG IN THE STEERING WHEEL CAME OUT BUT FAILED TO INFLATE AND MY FATHER HIT HIS HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL. HE SUFFERED WITH INJURIES WHICH INCLUDED BLEEDING ON THE BRAIN AND HAD TO BE AIR LIFTED TO A TRAUMA HOSPITAL AND HAD TO BE PUT IN ICU!! HE'S STILL UNDER THE CARE OF HIS DOCTORS

Structure › Body
Filed Nov 20, 202024,000 milesAK

THE REAR DOORS ON MY TRUCK EITHER FREEZE SHUT, FREEZE OPEN OR OPEN WHILE I AM DRIVING. I HAVE DONE THE RECALL WORK FROM FORD AND THEY TOLD ME THEY CAN'T CONTINUE TO DO RECALL WORK THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE.

Electrical System
Filed Nov 19, 202081,000 milesNC

TRUCK WAS WARMING UP AND SOMETHING SMELLED LIKE AN ELECTRICAL FIRE AND SUDDENLY THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED. CONTACTS FOR THE REAR DEFROSTER PULLED FROM WINDOW CAUSING ELECTRICAL ARCING THAT STARTED MELTING A PIECE OF PLASTIC CAUSING A HOT SPOT ON THE WINDOW THAT LED TO IT SHATTERING. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHILE THIS HAPPENED.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Nov 3, 202066,000 milesNE

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE TRUCK LOSSES POWER AND THE SERVICE ADVANCE TRAC LIGHT COMES ON.. SHUT THE TRUCK OFF FOR A MIN THEN IT STARTS BACK UP

Engine
Filed Nov 2, 202078,718 milesCA

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING VEHICLE AND DASH STARTED FLASHING "HILL START ASSIST NOT AVAILABLE", "SERVICE ADVANCED TRAC" AND THE WRENCH ICON STARTED DISPLAYING ON CONSOLE. VEHICLE VIBRATED HEAVILY SLOWED DOWN IN A "CRIPPLE" MODE NO MATTER HOW HARD GAS PEDAL WAS PRESSED. SHE PULLED OVER, TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AND WAITED 5+ MINUTES BEFORE RESTARTING. IT RE-STARTED WITH ENGINE LIGHT LIT. IN ORDER TO GET IT TO DEALER, SHE HAD TO DRIVE APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES. VEHICLE DROVE OK FOR A BIT AND THEN EXHIBITED SIMILAR BEHAVIOR 4 MORE TIMES, INCLUDING ONCE GOING UP THE CONEJO GRADE BETWEEN CAMARILLO AND NEWBURY PARK WHERE A BIG RIG HAD TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION TO AVOID HITTING HER WHEN THE FORD F150 SUDDENLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY SLOWED DOWN. HAD THE SEMI DRIVING NOT BEEN PAYING ATTENTION, HE COULD HAVE EASILY HIT HER. FORD DEALER DIAGNOSED AS BAD THROTTLE BODY ON 11/2/2020 SAME VEHICLE HAD EXHIBITED BRAKE LOSS DUE TO FAULTY MASTER CYLINDER (NOW A RECALL) IN AUGUST OF 2019.

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Oct 29, 202093,875 milesTX

I WAS DRIVING MY 2015 F-150 ON A CITY STREET AT 35 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY MY TRUCK LOST ALL ACCELERATION POWER AND BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO SHAKE AND SPUTTER AS I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH TWO CODES TO 'SERVICE ADVANCETRAC' AND 'HILL DECENT CONTROL FAULT'. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, THEN RESTARTED. IT SEEMED TO TAKE LONGER TO CRANK, BUT IT STARTED AND I PROCEEDED DOWN THE ROAD. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WOULD REACH 35 MPH THE SAME SEQUENCE WOULD OCCUR WITH THE VEHICLE SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND LOSING ALL ACCELERATION POWER ALONG WITH THE SERVICE CODES FLASHING. I RESEARCHED MY PROBLEM AND READ STORY AFTER STORY ON THE INTERNET OF OTHERS WHO OWNED 2015 F-150'S WITH THE SAME EXACT ISSUE HAPPENING. I EVEN FOUND A RECALL FORD ISSUED: 16B32 FOR A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY, BUT WAS TOLD AT MY LOCAL FORD SERVICE CENTER THAT ALTHOUGH THE IDENTICAL THING HAPPENED WITH OTHERS, MY TRUCK WAS NOT LISTED UNDER THAT RECALL. I HAD TO PAY $500 OUT OF POCKET FOR THEM TO REPLACE MY DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY PLUS LABOR COSTS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH THESE 2015 TRUCKS. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOMETHING DONE TO INCLUDE MORE TRUCKS LIKE MINE WITH SIMILAR ISSUES INTO THAT RECALL. I SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING ALMOST $500 TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED. I'M JUST GLAD I WASN'T ON THE HIGHWAY OR PULLING MY CAMPER TRAILER. IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED OR BADLY INJURED BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM! PLEASE DO SOM

Visibility/Wiper
Filed Oct 25, 202061,000 milesNH

AFTER TURNING OFF THE WIPERS, THEY CONTINUE TO RUN INTERMITTENTLY. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR SOME TIME.

Steering
Filed Oct 25, 202023,000 milesNJ

THE VEHICLE FEELS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING. STEERING DRIFTS, WANDERS OR FEELS "LIGHT" AT SPEEDS APPROXIMATELY 25-55 MPH, WHEN CHANGING LANES OR TURNING THRU CURVE IN ROAD. THE ISSUE OCCURS EVERY SINGLE TIME I DRIVE THE VEHICLE. IT SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE RELATED TO ELECTRIC POWER STEERING (EPAS), STEERING ANGLE SENSOR, AND/OR SOFTWARE RELATED. IT DOES NOT FEEL LIKE A MECHANICAL ISSUE ... NOT BAD ALIGNMENT, TIRE PRESSURE, TIRE WEAR, ETC. IT FEELS EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED HERE FROM FORD F150 FORUM: SSM 47589 - 2016-2018 F-150 - STEERING SYSTEM PULL, DRIFT, AND/OR WANDER - DIAGNOSTIC UPDATE SOME 2016-2018 F-150 VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A STEERING DRIFT, PULL, AND/OR WANDER. TO DIAGNOSE THESE CONDITIONS REFER TO PINPOINT TEST (PPT) H - STEERING SYSTEM PULL, DRIFT, WANDER OR STEERING WHEEL IS OFF CENTER IN WORKSHOP MANUAL (WSM) SECTION, 211-00. DO NOT USE PPT I - POOR RETURNABILITY STICKY STEERING OR BINDING TO DIAGNOSE DRIFT, PULL, AND/OR WANDER SYMPTOMS. THESE PINPOINT TESTS ARE IN THE PROCESS OF BEING UPDATED. HTTPS://WWW.F150FORUM.COM/F118/2016-2018-F-150-STEERING-SYSTEM-PULL-DRIFT-WANDER-SSM-47589-A-429311/

Service Brakes
Filed Oct 24, 20203,500 milesCA

ON ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL, SINCE NEW, THE VEHICLE BRAKES ARE APPLIED WHEN PASSING AN 18 WHEEL TRUCK/TRAILER (SOMETIMES) CAUSING A RAPID 15-20 MPH HARD BRAKING DECREASE IN SPEED JOLTING AND SCARING THE OCCUPANTS OF THE FORD. NEARLY REAR ENDED SEVERAL TIMES. HAVE CONTACTED FORD BUT THEY DID NOT CARE NOR WERE THEY CONCERNED THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. VERY DANGEROUS GOING FROM 65 TO 45 WHILE PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE AND CARS ARE BEHIND ME. THIS IS A RANDOM OCCURRENCE MAKING IT EVEN MORE SCARY. THIS HAS HAPPENED TOO MANY TIMES TO COUNT SINCE 2015 AND I AM AFRAID TO USE THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL FOR FEAR OF BEING HIT FROM BEHIND ON THE HIGHWAY.

Unknown or Other
Filed Oct 24, 202060,000 milesAZ

TRUCK WAS GOING DOWN ROAD AT NORMAL SPEED AND IT LOST THROTTLE AND WENT INTO LIMP MODE. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES. WHEN THIS HAPPENS WE HAVE TO PULL OVER, TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND THERE IS A WARNING LIGHT LITTLE WRENCH THEN DISAPPEARS. THE TRUCK GOES DOWN THE ROAD AGAIN FINE. THIS SITUATION IS PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS WHEN YOU ARE ON A FOUR OR FIVE WIDE FREEWAY NEAR PHOENIX AREA AND IT HAPPENS. TRAFFIC IS MOVING AND WHEN IT HAPPENS YOU LOOSE ALL SPEED AND IF YOUR NOT ABLE TO GET OVER IT COULD BE VERY DANGEROUSE FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE VEHICLE ALONG WITH OTHERS BEHIND. WE HAVE BEEN GOOGLING THE PROBLEM AND IT APPEARS THAT MANY OTHERS ARE DEALING WITH THE SAME SITUATION. BUT WHEN YOU CALL FORD THEY AREN'T FAMILIAR OR THEY CAN REPLACE THE TROTTLE BODY PART AT AROUND 500.00. THIS HAS GONE ON FOR YEARS AND NOT SURE IF THEY HAVE EVERY FOUND A REAL SOLUTION OR REDESIGNED THE PART TO WORK CORRECTLY. COULD YOU PLEASE ADVISE ON HOW WE SHOULD GO FORWARD. HAVE YOU HAD OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE.

Exterior LightingFire
Filed Oct 20, 202031,000 milesPA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER MIDDLE BRAKE LIGHT LOCATED IN THE CENTER OF THE REAR WINDOW HAD STARTED TO MELT DUE TO THE BULB OVERHEATING INSIDE THE BRAKE LIGHT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLINER HAD BEEN DAMAGED DUE TO THE MELTING BRAKE LIGHT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO KENNY ROSS FORD(104 BLACK HILL RD, ADAMSBURG, PA 15611) WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THEY COULD ONLY REPLACE THE LIGHT BULB WITH THE SAME TYPE OF LIGHTBULB THAT WAS ORIGINALLY PLACED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHERE THEY GAVE HER A CASE NUMBER, THEY OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD YET TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 31,000.

Structure › Body
Filed Oct 19, 202071,000 milesMI

OIL PAN REPAIR WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. BEGAN LEAKING 17,000 MILES AFTER INITIAL WARRANTY REPAIR. TRUCK CURRENTLY HAS 71,000 MILES. 2ND ISSUE IS PAINT OVER WINDSHIELD IS PEELING. IT APPEARS TAPE WAS NOT REMOVED AND PRIMER DID NOT ADHERE.

Air BagsCrash
Filed Oct 16, 202084,000 milesWI

WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, CRUISE SET AT 55MPH, CAME OVER A HILL TO A CAR STALLED IN THE ROAD. I COULDN'T STOP, BOTH VEHICLES DECLARED TOTAL LOSS. DIRECT HIT, FRONT OF MY 2105 F150 TO THE REAR END OF A FORD FOCUS, APPROXIMATELY 40MPH. SEATBELT TIGHTENED AND LOCKED UP, LEFT BRUISES ACROSS MY HIPS, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. HIT MY FACE IN THE STEERING WHEEL, BRUISED KNEES ON DASH.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Oct 14, 202055,000 milesIN

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH, MY VEHICLE WENT LIMP, ABRUPTLY SHOOK AS I PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER TO AVOID A COLLISION. MY INDICATOR LIGHTS LIT UP LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE..."HILL ASSIST", "SERVICE ADVANCETRAK" " THE "WRENCH" ADN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON. TERRIFIED, I GOT STOPPED, TOOK THE KEYS OUT AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALER. THEIR DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT IT WAS A THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. MY SERVICE MANAGER REQUESTED THAT I CALL FORD CUSTOMER CARE. I DID THAT IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE DIAGNOSIS WITH MY REPAIR BEING ABOVE $650. AFTER A WEEK OF RESEARCH, FORD CAME BACK AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT HELP ME OUT AT ALL. THERE ARE RECALLS FOR THE SPECIFIC PROBLEM INCLUDING AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR 10 YEARS AND 150,000 MILES, HOWEVER I WAS TOLD THAT I COULD NOT RECEIVE ANY HELP FOR THE SAME PART. I EXPERIENCED A PREKNOW CONDITION WITH A PART ON MY TRUCK THAT WAS FAULTY WITH MYSELF TO BLAME. IF I HAD KNOWN ANY OF THIS I WOULD HAVE NEVER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE.

Visibility/Wiper
Filed Oct 12, 202088,555 milesTX

EVERY TIME I USE MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS THEY WANT TURN OFF EVEN WHEN THEY ARE OFF. THEY KEEP GOING EVEN AFTER YOU TURN THE WIPERS SWITCH TO 0 (OFF) ITS DOES THIS WHEN THE VEHICLE MOVING OR STATIONARY..

Engine
Filed Oct 10, 202043,000 milesCO

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 3 DIFFERENT TIMES WHEN ACCELERATION STOPPED AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME. FORTUNATELY TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT WHEN VEHICLE DECELERATED. I TOOK VEHICLE TO MY MECHANIC AND HE HAD TO REPLACE THROTTLE BODY. HE GOOGLED PROBLEM AND SAW NUMEROUS TYPES OF SAME PART VEHICLE. CALLED MY FORD DEALER AND HE CONFIRMED THAT THEY HAD HAD TO REPLACE THROTTLE BODY ON CERTAIN MODELS BUT FORD HAD NOT YET ISSUED A RECALL NOTICE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION TO LOSE THROTTLE SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING. MY MECHANIC REPLACED PART, BUT FORD WILL NOT ADDRESS AS A RECALL ISSUE

Back Over Prevention › Sensing System › Camera
Filed Oct 9, 202039,000 milesMA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HAVING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE, HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE BACK OVER PREVENTION CAMERA WAS INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT TIMES THE CAMERA WAS BLANK OR THE IMAGE WAS DISTORTED. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WAREHAM FORD, INC (2628 CRANBERRY HWY, WAREHAM, MA 02571, (888) 295-6995) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CAMERA NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO WAREHAM FORD WHO STATED HE NEEDED A NEW CAMERA AND THE COST WOULD BE $1,000. *TR

Seats
Filed Oct 8, 202070,000 milesNC

FRONT LEFT MOUNTING BOLT ON THE DRIVERS SEAT FELL OUT CAUSING THE SEAT TO ROCK BACKWARDS WHILE IN MOTION. ROCKING IS WORST AT TIMES OF ACCELERATION OR BRAKING.

Engine
Filed Oct 7, 2020MO

ENGINE HAS STALLED AND GONE INTO 'LIMP' MODE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS 4 TIMES IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS. HAVE TO PULL OVER AND TURN TRUCK OFF AND THEN ON TO RESUME NORMAL FUNCTION. GOT ERROR CODES ABOUT HILL ASSIST NOT WORKING WHEN TURNING THE TRUCK BACK ON. TOOK TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE ISSUE. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE FOUND NUMEROUS OTHER PEOPLE HAVING EXACT SAME ISSUE AND IT THE RESOLUTION WAS REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY. CALLED DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT MIGHT BE IT BUT DIDN'T WANT TO DIAGNOSIS IT AS THAT UNTIL THEY COULD REPLICATE. AGAIN VOICED CONCERN TO THEM THAT IF THE VEHICLE GOES INTO LIMP MODE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY THAT COULD BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THEY SAID THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR MY VEHICLE BUT APPEARS MULTIPLE OTHER MODELS AND YEARS HAVE HAD THIS RECALL ALREADY DONE.

Structure › Body
Filed Oct 6, 202045,000 milesMA

REAR GLASS ON ON F150 SIMPLY SHATTERED THIS MORNING WHILE CLOSING DOOR. IT WAS 45 DEGREES WITH NO WEATHER. IT JUST SHATTERED, NO IMPACTS, NO OBJECTS.

Electrical System
Filed Oct 6, 202052,000 milesAZ

MY REAR CAMERA WORK SOMETIMES. WHEN BACKING UP IT SHOWS A VERY DISTORTED IMAGE, UNABLE TO VISUALIZE WHAT IS THERE WHILE BACKING UP. THE REAR SENSORS ARE WORKING. A FORD DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR APPROXIMATELY $6,000.00

Power Train
Filed Oct 6, 2020FL

MY 2015 HAD ROUGHLY 75,000 MILES WHEN A NOTICEABLE VIBRATION/RMUMBLE COULD BE FELT NOT ONLY BY THE DRIVER AT THE WHEEL BUT IN ALL PASSENGER SEATS OF A F-150 SUPER CREW. THE SPEED WAS IRRELEVANT,AND ON HIGHWAY OR IN CITY, THE VIBRATION WAS NOTABLY APPROXIMATE IN TIME BWTWEEN VIBRATION AND DURATION. UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY MY FORD DEALER DIAGNOSED THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND THE VEHICLE IS NOW IN FOR REPAIR WHILE I HAVE A FORD LOANDER. WE WILL SEE IF THIS FIXES THE PROBLEM TODAY IS 6 OCT 2020.

Power Train
Filed Oct 5, 202049,000 milesWI

HARD SHIFT THAT FEELS LIKE SOMEONE HIT THE BACK OF MY TRUCK. STUCK WITH $200 BILL EVERY TIME I COME IN AND TOLD NO FAULT CODES BUT NEW SOFTWARE IS OUT. 1ST NOTICE AT 43000 MILES WHEN I 1ST GOT THE TRUCK (USED FROM FAMILY THAT GOT IT NEW).

Service Brakes
Filed Oct 4, 202092,000 milesWA

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT ANY BRAKES BEING APPLIED. ALMOST HIT A FEW CARS AND DROVE OVER THE CURB. DOWNSHIFTED AND DEPRESSED MY E BREAK!!!! MY BRAKES DO NOT WORK. NO BRAKE FLUID EXTERNAL LEAKS ANYWHERE. BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR WAS 90% EMPTY. CHECK BRAKE FLUID LIGHT CAME ON. I FILLED BREAK FLUID RESERVOIR AND 10 BREAK PEDDLE PUMPS LATTER THE BREAK FLUID WAS GONE FROM BREAK FLUID RESERVOIR

Electrical System
Filed Oct 1, 202068,000 milesIN

BACK UP CAMERA ON MY 2015 FORD F-150 XLT GOES BLANK WHEN I GO INTO REVERSE AND SCREEN GOES FUZZY.

Unknown or Other
Filed Oct 1, 202048,000 milesTX

BACK SLIDING WINDOW. THE TRACK ISN'T PROPERLY SECURED TO THE WINDOW CAUSING IT TO RATTLE AND THE WINDOW TO FALL OUT AND RAIN COME INSIDE THE TRUCK

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Sep 28, 202042,000 milesID

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO STOP. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER DRIVING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CONTINUED DRIVING TO HIS DESTINATION. AFTER DRIVING 30 MILES, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT TURNED OFF INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE EXITING THE VEHICLE HE STARTED TO SMELL ELECTRICAL FUMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JOE HALL FORD LOCATED AT 1617 21ST ST, LEWISTON, ID 83501, (208) 746-2391, AND THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V332000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 42,000.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Sep 25, 202050,700 milesFL

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE VEHICLE LOSS POWER. I STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL BUT THE ENGINE WAS SPUTTERING AND THE TRUCK WAS SLOWING DOWN. I HAD TO QUICKLY PULLED OVER. SHUT THE ENGINE OFF, WAITED 5 MINUTES BEFORE STARTING IT AGAIN. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME, THE CODE WAS P2112 THROTTLE BODY ACTUATOR. IT HAPPENED SO QUICKLY WITHOUT ANY WARNING. I THOUGHT THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. I WAS LUCKY TODAY THAT I WAS DRIVING ON THE RIGHT LANE AND ABLE TO PULL OVER. IF I WAS ON THE LEFT LANE ON THE HIGHWAY, I DON'T KNOW WHAT WOULD HAPPEN WITH SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER.

Power Train
Filed Sep 24, 202077,000 milesFL

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH (6TH GEAR), VEHICLE SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED TO 1ST GEAR. THE ENGINE'S RPMS REVVED AS THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE HARD, RESULTING IN THE PASSENGERS EXPERIENCING A SUDDEN JERK OF THEIR NECK AND BODY. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAD NO RESPONSE. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 5 SECONDS I REGAINED RESPONSE FROM THE ACCELERATOR AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO UPSHIFT. A FEW MOMENTS LATER, THE WHOLE EXPERIENCE REPEATED WITH THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTING TO 1ST. THIS REPEATED A THIRD TIME. THE INCIDENT CAUSED SEVERAL NEAR-MISSES AS WE LOST POWER AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND BEGAN A RAPID DECELERATION WITHOUT NOTICE.

Visibility/Wiper
Filed Sep 21, 202083,000 milesKY

LEFT FOR WORK, 44 DEGREES. TURNED REAR DEFROSTER ON, FOUR MILES DOWN ROAD HEARD A LOUD BANG OR POP SOUND. BACK WINDSHIELD HAD BASICALLY EXPLODED. DRIVING 50MPH. HAS A SLIDING GLASS WAS NOT BROKEN, BUT ENTIRE BACK WINDOW BURST

Visibility/Wiper
Filed Sep 19, 202078,817 milesPA

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AFTER DROPPING MY DAUGHTER OFF AND OUT OF NOWHERE I HEARD A VERY LOUD POP SOUND. I LOOKED IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR AND THE ENTIRE BACK WINDOW WAS SHATTERED. I WAS ON A MAIN ROAD. SMOOTH. GOING APPROX 40-50MPH. NO CARS WERE BEHIND ME. I PULLED OVER TO SEE IF IT WAS STRUCK BY A ROCK OR FALLING OBJECT... NO CLEAR IMPACT. IT WAS EVENLY SHATTERED ACROSS THE ENTIRE WINDOW. IT WAS ABOUT 65 DEGREES F. DEFROST WAS NOT ON AT THE TIME. SMELLED SIMILAR TO THAT BURNING SMELL AFTER AN AIRBAG DEPLOYS. I DROVE STRAIGHT TO A DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY NEVER HEARD OF THAT HAPPENING BEFORE "WOLTZ & WIND FORD, INC" IN PITTSBURGH. THANK GOD THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN WITH MY NEWBORN AND 2 YEAR OLD IN THE BACK. I WAS SHOCKED TO FIND THE NUMBER FOR SIMILAR STORIES ONLINE. FORD SHOULD ADDRESS THIS. IMAGINE IF I WERE DRIVING WITH MY KIDS IN THE WINTER ACROSS THE STATE AND THIS HAPPENED. WE TYPICALLY DRIVE THROUGH THE NIGHT. IT'S NOT SAFE AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. I WANT FORD TO COVER THE EXPENSE TO REPLACE.

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Filed Sep 17, 202015,000 milesNY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR LATCH MALFUNCTIONED AND THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR FAILED TO UNLATCH WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT DURING THE WINTER MONTHS, THE DOOR FAILED TO OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS, THE DOOR FAILED TO OPEN FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTOSAVER FORD LOCATED AT 11125 NY-22, COMSTOCK, NY 12821, WHO SPRAYED LUBRICANT ON THE LOCKING MECHANISM HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. ADDITIONALLY, THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID FROZE IN COLDER WEATHER CAUSING THE DRIVER TO BE UNABLE TO CLEAN THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOTIFIED BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed Sep 17, 2020KS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V332000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. AFTER RECEIVING THE NOTIFICATION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON START OF HER VEHICLE, SHE HAD DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE. AS SHE MOVED THE GEAR SHIFTER FROM PARK WITH HER FOOT STILL ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY MOVED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY PLACED THE VEHICLE BACK INTO PARK, RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. MIKE CARPINO FORD PITTSBURG, INC. (1097 SOUTH, US-69, PITTSBURG, KS 66762) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. FRANK FLETCHER FORD (3015 TURKEY CREEK RD, JOPLIN, MO 64801) WAS ALSO NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PART WAS AVAILABLE TO FIX THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR UNLESS THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BRIGGS FORD OF FORT SCOTT (1819 S MAIN ST, FORT SCOTT, KS 66701) WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE MECHANIC COULD PERFORM THE REMEDY FOR ANOTHER RECALL ON THE VEHICLE BUT COULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V332000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) BECAUSE THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE

Vehicle Speed ControlCrash1 injured
Filed Sep 17, 2020100,000 milesCA

TL* THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND OWNED A 2015 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER HUSBAND HAD EXITED HER VEHICLE TO PARK HIS FORD F-150 INTO THEIR DRIVEWAY. UPON START OF THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND LOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CLIPPED THE SIDE OF HER VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A RETAINER WALL. THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY TOOK OFF AS THE BRAKES FAILED TO OPERATE WHILE BEING DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE IF ANY WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. UPON EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND WAS COVERED IN BLOOD AND THE CONTACT HAD A KNOT ON THE BACK OF HER HEAD WHILE IN HER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY CLEANED OFF HER HUSBAND FOR CUTS ON BOTH HIS LEGS AND ARMS. THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND WAS LATER TREATED AT A HOSPITAL FOR A BROKEN BACK AND RIBS. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO FIESTA FORD, INC.(78990 VARNER RD, INDIO, CA 92203) WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED TOTALED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE WITH THE FAILURE. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT LINKED THE FAILURE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V332000(SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC); HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. *DT *TR

Unknown or Other
Filed Sep 13, 202046,000 milesGA

TIRE TREAD SEPARATION ON FEDERAL COURAGIA TIRE. ONLY ONE TIRE HAS A SEPARATION ON THE RIGHT HAND WALL OF TIRE. NOTICED THE VEHICLE WAS VEERING TO ONE SIDE, SO VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. MANUFACTURED WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THIS BUT CLAIM THAT THERE ARE NO ACTIVE RECALLS ON THIS TIRE. THE OPTION TO CHOOSE TIRE MODEL DIDN'T HAVE THIS PARTICULAR TIRE MODEL. THE TIRE MODEL IS: FEDERAL COURAGIA M/T

Steering
Filed Sep 8, 202078,500 milesFL

I OWN A 2015 FORD F150 AND WHILE GOING THROUGH THE MCDONALDS DRIVE THROUGH, AT APPROX 5 MPH I LOST POWER STEERING UNABLE TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. ERRORS DISPLAYED ON DASH FOR ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST FAULT, ADVANCE TRAC FAULT, HILL START ASSIST FAULT. ALSO NO CRUISE CONTROL. PULLED OVER IN AN EMPTY PARKING SPOT, SHUT DOWN THE TRUCK AND RESTARTED THE TRUCK, BUT THERE WAS NO CHANGE TO THE STRING. UNABLE TO DRIVE FURTHER, I HAD TO HAVE THE TRUCK TOWED TO NEARBY DEALERSHIP GREENWAY FORD IN ORLANDO. PER THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT, THE STEERING CONTROL MODULE IS BAD AND WILL REQUIRE REPLACEMENT OF THE STEERING RACK. COST TO ME $1700. I PURCHASED CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT UNFORTUNATELY THE WARRANTY DOESN'T COVER STEERING RACK. I AM GRATEFUL WE WERE NOT DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, AS THIS COULD HAVE TURNED OUT HORRIBLY.

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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

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