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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 →

Service Brakes
Filed Sep 9, 201956,000 milesCO

COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. WHILE MY 15 YEAR OLD SON WAS DRIVING WITH HIS LEARNERS PERMIT, WE WERE EXITING A HIGHWAY. THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND DRY. AS HE WAS SLOWING DOWN THE VEHICLE ON A 65MPH HWY OFF RAMP, AT APPROXAMATLY 35-40 MPH THE LOW BRAKE FLUID LIGHT CAME ON AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT SOFT AND ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. HE WASN'T ABLE COME TO COMPLETE STOP. WE MADE A RIGHT TURN ROLLING ONTO THE CROSS STREET AND AN ONCOMING VEHICLE HAD TO SLAM ON THEIR BRAKES TO AVOID US. I THEN TOOK OVER THE DRIVING TO GET THE VEHICLE HOME. IT WAS CLEAR THERE WERE NO POWER BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS SOFT, TAKING MUTCH MORE DISTANCE TO DEPRESS THE PEDAL. ONCE WE WERE HOME I ADDED BRAKE FLUID AGAIN AND AGAIN TOTALING TWO QUARTS OF FLUID. THE FLUID WOULD ONLY LAST IN THE RESERVIOR FOR SEVERAL MINUTES THEN IT WOULD DRAIN DOWN. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF FLUID LEAKING ANYWHERE ALONG THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE IS NOW UNDRIVABLE. MY ASUMPTION IS THAT THE FLUID IS LEAKING INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER. THE VEHICLE IS IN TRANSIT TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS.

Unknown or Other
Filed Sep 8, 201955,000 milesCA

VEHICLE WENT INTO LIMP MODE 4 TIMES ONE DAY AND 3 DAYS LATER 8 TIMES.FAULTS WERE HILL ASSIST, ADVANCED TRACK, PICTURE OF WRENCH CAME ON THEN ENGINE LIGHT. LIMP MODE IS A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN AS I WAS ON A RURAL NARROW ROAD, HAD TO STOP VEHICLE PUT IN PARK SHUT OFF ENGINE. RESTART ENGINE GO A WAYS AND LIMP MODE AGAIN. IF THIS HAPPENED ON A LARGE FREEWAY OR AT AN INTERSECTION IT WOULD BE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. CALLED DEALERSHIP WHEN IT FIRST HAPPENED THEY COULD NOT GET ME IN FOR 8 DAYS.

Service Brakes
Filed Sep 8, 201978,050 milesPA

I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE MY WIFE'S STORY ON WHAT HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING MY 2015 F-150 3.5L ECOBOOST LAST THURSDAY 9/5/2019. AROUND 5:30PM MY CELL PHONE RINGS AND THE ID SHOWS THAT IT IS MY WIFE CALLING ME. I FIGURED SHE WAS CALLING ME TO TALK ABOUT HER DAY OR WHAT I WAS MAKING FOR DINNER BUT SHE WAS REALLY CALLING ME TO TELL ME MY TRUCK'S BRAKE AND FLUID LIGHT SENSOR CAME ON. SHE WAS WORRIED ABOUT DRIVING THE TRUCK ANY FURTHER AS SHE WAS COMING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. I TOLD HER THAT I WOULD GOOGLE TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE WAS HAVING THIS ISSUE AND THAT I WOULD CALL HER RIGHT BACK. I QUICKLY SEARCHED 2015 F-150 BRAKE AND FLUID LIGHT SENSOR AND INSTANTLY FOUND SEVERAL POSTS ABOUT PEOPLE HAVING THIS ISSUE. AFTER READING A COUPLE VERY QUICKLY, MOST PEOPLE SAID THAT THEY LOST THEIR BRAKES INSTANTLY OR WITH IN MINUTES. I WAS WORRIED SO I QUICKLY CALLED HER BACK AND CALMLY ASKED HER IF SHE COULD GET OFF THE HIGHWAY OR PULL OFF ASAP. I THEN PROCEEDED TO TELL HER THAT SHE MIGHT LOSE THE BRAKES IN THE TRUCK. I TOLD HER TO CALL ME IF THE VEHICLE BECAME WORSE. AT THAT TIME SHE WAS CLOSE TO THE EXIT. AS SHE WAS APPROACHING THE OFF RAMP THE BRAKE PEDAL PUSHED ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. SHE PRESSED THE PEDAL AGAIN BEFORE GETTING TO THE YIELD SIGN AND REALIZED THAT SHE WAS LOSING THE BRAKES. LUCKILY THE TRAFFIC WAS NOT HEAVY IN THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND ALLOWED HER TO RUN THE YIELD SIGN WITHOUT HAVING THE ABILITY TO STOP IF NEEDED. SHE GOT IT STOPED. SHE THEN CALLED ME AGAIN TO TELL ME THAT THE TRUCK LOST ITS

Steering
Filed Sep 5, 201925,450 milesAR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. -UNABLE TO STEER. -UNKNOWN. VEHICLE NOT DIAGNOSED.BY A DEALER. -THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE ABILITY TO STEER SEIZED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE NORMALLY. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE ROTOR WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER IN 06/15/19. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED THIS LAST TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,450.*BF*JB

Service Brakes
Filed Sep 2, 201951,000 milesNH

I DEPRESSED BRAKE PEDAL TO START TRUCK. ONCE TRUCK STARTED THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH ILLUMINATED. TRIED MOVING THE TRUCK A COUPLE FEET TO SEE IF I HAD BRAKES, AND THE TRUCK DID NOT STOP WHEN THE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. CHECKED THE MASTER CYLINDER, IT WAS EMPTY. I ADDED ABOUT 10 OZ. OF BRAKE FLUID, PUMPED UP THE BRAKES AND IT WORKED. DROVE ABOUT 8 MINUTES TO WORK, BRAKES OK. I RETURNED TO THE TRUCK AFTER WORK, ABOUT 10 HOURS AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AGAIN AND NO BRAKES. I FILLED MASTER CYLINDER AGAIN AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME. I DROVE VERY SLOWLY AND CAREFULLY BECAUSE I EXPECTED TO BRAKES TO FAIL AT ANY TIME. I LIVE 5 MILES FROM WORK. IF IT WAS ANY MORE I WOULD HAVE HAD THE TRUCK TOWED. I WILL HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALER IN THE MORNING.

Service Brakes
Filed Aug 31, 201994,500 milesUT

BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO BRAKE FLUID LEAKING THROUGH MASTER CYLINDER AND BEING SUCKED INTO THE EXHAUST. THE FLUID IS SUCKED OUT OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM THROUGH A VACUUM LINE IN THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BOOSTER WHICH LOWERS THE FLUID LEVEL AND LETS AIR INTO THE BRAKE LINES. THE BRAKE FLUID IS THEN BURNED IN THE EXHAUST AND CREATES WHITE SMOKE FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE. THE "LOW BRAKE FLUID" LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING ON A MAIN CITY ROAD AND THE BRAKES WENT OUT IMMEDIATELY AFTER. THE VEHICLE WOULD STOP ONLY IF THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS COMPRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE EMERGENCY BRAKE HAD TO BE USED TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP. AFTER THE "LOW BRAKE FLUID" LIGHT CAME ON, MORE BRAKE FLUID (32 OZ) WAS ADDED BUT IT WAS IMMEDIATELY SUCKED THROUGH THE MASTER CYLINDER AND INTO THE EXHAUST AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. I SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE A LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP FLUSH THE BRAKE SYSTEM AS I ASSUMED THERE WAS AIR IN THE LINES DUE TO THE LOW FLUID LEVEL. AFTER THE DEALERSHIP FLUSHED THE BRAKE AND REPLACED ALL FLUID THE VEHICLE STILL HAD NO BRAKES. THIS IS WHEN THE PROBLEM WITH THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS DISCOVERED.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Pedals and Linkages
Filed Aug 30, 201950,200 milesOH

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE CONTACT'S FOOT TO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED MANY TIMES AND IT WAS DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL WITHOUT ALSO DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT DROVE TO GERMAIN FORD (2356 HELLER DR, BEAVERCREEK, OH 45434, (937) 429-1300) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ISSUE WAS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,200. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

Service Brakes
Filed Aug 30, 201990,000 milesIA

MY TRUCK WAS BEING REPAIRED FOR LIGHT FRONT END DEER HIT. THE TECHNICIAN WAS BACKING MY TRUCK INTO THE CLEANUP BAY AND THE BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY. ANOTHER TECH HAD TO MANUALLY STOP THE TRUCK FROM ROLLING. I CONTACTED MY DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEIR IS NO RECALL FIR THIS YEAR AND I WAS STUCK PAYING THE BILL. 40 YEAR FORD GUY SERIOUSLY LOOKING INTO DODGE. I CAN'T HAVE THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY JEOPARDIZED.

Power Train
Filed Aug 29, 201944,000 milesNC

THE TRANSMISSION DROPS OUT OF GEAR AND CANNOT BE REENGAGED UNTIL VEHICLE IS STOPPED SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED. PROBLEM HAS INCREASINGLY GOTTEN WORSE FROM A MILD FAIL TO ENGAGE AFTER A THREE POINT TURN AROUND TO CURRENT CONDITION. LAST MOST DRAMATIC EVENT OCCURRED YESTERDAY WHILE ON I-75 NEAR LEXINGTON, PULLING A TRAVEL TRAILER WHEN IT DROPPED OUT OF SIXTH GEAR IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE WITH A TRACTOR TRAILER BEHIND THE TRUCK. VEHICLE WENT TO IDLE, WRENCH LIGHT APPEARED. THERE WAS NO THROTTLE RESPONSE AND TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT REENGAGE. HAD TO PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHUT VEHICLE DOWN. UPON RESTARTING TRANSMISSION WORKED NORMALLY UNTIL REACHED DESTINATION. TWO FORD DEALERSHIPS HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THIS PROBLEM. ONLY ONE ERROR CODE HAS APPEARED, P0731. TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS ADDED AND CODE WAS CLEARED. PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. OTHER DEALERSHIP COULD NOT REPLICATE PROBLEM WITH NO CODES PRESENT. FORD CUSTOMER CARE HAS BEEN CONTACTED REGARDING THIS ISSUE. APPOINTMENT MADE WITH LOCAL DEALER. HOWEVER, EVIDENT THEY DO NOT KNOW HOW TO RESOLVE. *TR

Service Brakes
Filed Aug 28, 201970,000 milesTX

SITTING AT A STOP SIGN AND "LOW BRAKE FLUID" LIGHT CAME ON. DROVE LESS THAN A MILE HOME READY TO USE THE EBRAKE AFTER NOTICING THE BRAKE WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BEFORE STOPPING, SO DIDN'T KNOW HOW MUCH WAS LEFT. THE BRAKE FLUID WAS VERY LOW. ADDED BRAKE FLUID, DROVE IT AROUND THE BLOCK AND AS I WAS PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY, THE "LOW BRAKE FLUID" LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. TURNS OUT, IT'S THE MASTER CYLINDER LEAKING ALL THE FLUID INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER, WHICH APPARENTLY IS A KNOWN ISSUE THAT FORD IS OK WITH? THEY RECALLED THE 2013 AND 2014S, BUT 2015S AND 2016S ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. SHAME.

Forward Collision Avoidance › Adaptive Cruise Control
Filed Aug 27, 201958,000 milesOK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 73 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED ABRUPTLY ON ITS OWN. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING TO HIS DESTINATION. THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V614000 (FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BILLINGSLEY FORD INC. (LOCATED AT 3804 W BROADWAY ST, ARDMORE, OK 73401, (580) 226-3300) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT IT NEEDED RECALIBRATING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

Service Brakes
Filed Aug 27, 201954,000 milesID

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK YESTERDAY MORNING ON THE FREEWAY MY "LOW BRAKE FLUID" WARNING CAME ON. AS I TRIED TO STOP AFTER EXITING THE FREEWAY, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITH WHAT FELT LIKE WAS NO PRESSURE. ONLY AFTER FULLY SEATING THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR WAS I ABLE TO GET THE BRAKES TO GRAB AND GET STOPPED. LUCKILY IT WAS EARLY MORNING AND TRAFFIC WAS MINIMAL. WHEN I CHECKED MY BRAKE FLUID IT WAS WELL BELOW THE MINIMUM LEVEL MARK. USING ANOTHER VEHICLE AT WORK, I WENT AND BOUGHT A SMALL BOTTLE OF FLUID AND PUT THE ENTIRE THING INTO THE RESERVOIR, BRINGING UP TO ABOUT HALF WAY BETWEEN MIN AND MAX. OVER THE NEXT 10 MINUTES WE WATCHED THE LEVEL SLOWLY DROP DOWN BELOW THE MIN LINE AND BEYOND. I DROVE BACK TO THE STORE AND BOUGHT A LARGE BOTTLE OF FLUID, HAVING DECIDED I WAS GOING TO TAKE THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP. I FILLED THE RESERVOIR TO THE MAX LINE AND SET OUT AT A SLOW SPEED USING SIDE STREETS. I HADN'T WENT 2 MILES WHEN THE "LOW BRAKE FLUID" LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I CHECKED THE LEVEL, AGAIN DOWN BELOW MIN, AND I AGAIN REFILLED THE RESERVOIR, USING THE REST OF THE BOTTLE, AND CONTINUED ON....ONCE AGAIN WITHIN 2 MILES THE LIGHT RETURNED. I NEVER REALLY HAD BRAKE PRESSURE THROUGHOUT THIS TIME. NEVER ONCE DID I FIND EVIDENCE OF A LEAK. TODAY THE DEALERSHIP CALLED AND TOLD ME MY MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER BOTH NEED REPLACED, AND THE FLUID WAS BUILDING INSIDE THE BOOSTER, HENCE NO PUDDLE. MY TRUCK IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD, WITH LESS THAN 54,000 MILES ON IT SO IT

Steering
Filed Aug 27, 201918,567 milesFL

MY F150 WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY TAKING A LEFT LONG SHARP CURVE I FEEL A TIGHTEN STICKING FEELING ON THE STEERING WHEEL SLIGHTLY MOVING RIGHT ON THE STEERING WHEEL, I'VE BEEN NOTICING IT MORE FREQUENTLY IN THE PASS FEW WEEKS

Power Train
Filed Aug 25, 201974,309 milesOH

TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED ON THE INTERSTATE MY VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED OUT OF MY CONTROL FROM 5TH TO 1ST GEAR VERY SUDDENLY.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Aug 25, 201944,500 milesTN

MY 2015 F150 CREW CAB LOSES ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. YOU WILL BE GOING DOWN ROAD OR PULLING OUT AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS LIGHT UP AND THE GAS PEDDLE WILL DO NOTHING. IT'S VERY DANGEROUS WHILE IN TRAFFIC. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 45,000 MI ON IT, DONE SOME RESEARCH AND IT SOUNDS LIKE I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM.

Service Brakes
Filed Aug 23, 201971,000 milesTX

THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION GOING ABOUT 5 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED WHEN I WAS TURNING INTO A PARKING SPOT AT THE PHARMACY ON 8/17/19. I HAD TO USE THE PARKING BRAKE TO COMPLETELY STOP WHEN PARKING THE TRUCK AND THEN ONCE STOPPED THE LOW BRAKE FLUID WARNING CAME ON. THEN I DROVE TO AN AUTO PART STORE THAT WAS A 1/4 OF A MILE DOWN THE ROAD AND PUT MORE BRAKE FLUID IN AND DROVE HOME, BUT ONCE I WAS HOME THE BRAKE FLUID TANK WAS EMPTY. I PUT MORE IN AND FOUND A PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID COMING OUT OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP AND THEY STATED THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED.

Engine
Filed Aug 22, 2019104,000 milesMN

DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT 70 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN VEHICLE ENTERS LIMP MODE WHICH DECELERATES TO 30 MPH IN THE LEFT LANE - CAR IN BACK OF ME HAD TO SLAM ON BRAKES AND SWERVE TO AVOID HITTING ME. THE WRENCH AND LIMP MODE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SHOULDER AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. MY TRUCK DID NOT REGAIN ACCERLATION AND I HAD TO HAVE A TOW TRUCK TAKE IT TO THE DEALER - I FOUND OUT TODAY IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY WHICH SOUNDS AS IF THIS A VERY COMMON ISSUE BUT WITH NO RECALLS. I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF THAT LITTLE CAR IN BACK OF ME WOULD HAVE REAR ENDED ME, HE WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED FOR SURE.

Service Brakes
Filed Aug 22, 201970,000 milesTX

WHILE DRIVING IN DOWNTOWN TRAFFIC ON A CITY STREET, THE LOW BRAKE FLUID INDICATOR CAME ON AS WELL AS THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT NEARLY TO THE FLOOR AND BRAKING ABILITY WAS SEVERELY DIMINISHED. I HAPPENED TO BE CLOSE TO AN AUTO PARTS STORE SO I FILLED UP THE FLUID RESERVOIR WITH APPROXIMATELY 24 OZ. OF BRAKE FLUID. WITHIN ABOUT 3 MILES THE LIGHTS CAME ON AND BRAKES FAILED AGAIN. MY WIFE BROUGHT MORE BRAKE FLUID TO ME AND I ADDED APPROXIMATELY 24 OZ. MORE. I BARELY MADE IT HOME, ANOTHER 5 MILES, AS THE BRAKES WERE FAILING AND THE RESERVOIR WAS EMPTY AGAIN. THERE IS NO SIGN OF A LEAK. AFTER CHECKING ONLINE AND DISCUSSING WITH A FORD SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE, THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON DEFECT WHERE A SEAL IN THE MASTER CYLINDER HAS FAILED AND THE BRAKE FLUID IS BEING SUCKED INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Aug 22, 201944,000 milesMI

DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY CAUSED VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER. ENGINE LIGHT ON WITH MESSAGES SERVICE ADVANCED TRAC/HILL START NOT AVAILABLE. TRUCK HAS 44K MILES

Service Brakes
Filed Aug 22, 201971,200 milesLA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH OVER A BRIDGE, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. IN ADDITION, THE LOW BRAKE FLUID WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SUPREME FORD (400 E HOWZE BEACH RD, SLIDELL, LA 70461, (888) 928-0250) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE MASTER CYLINDER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,200. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Steering
Filed Aug 22, 201924,000 milesCO

STEERING WHEEL PULLS OR JERKS INTERMITTENT ON THE HIGHWAY

Service Brakes
Filed Aug 20, 201954,000 milesCA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE LOW BRAKE FLUID INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AT A FUEL STATION AND FILLED UP THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE AND THE LOW BRAKE FLUID INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AGAIN. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SILL-TERHAR FORD (303-469-1801, LOCATED AT 190 ALTER ST, BROOMFIELD, CO 80020) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE FLUID MIGHT HAVE LEAKED INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT AT THE DEALER'S FOR A COMPLETE DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 54,000. *TR*JB

Service Brakes
Filed Aug 20, 201951,000 milesID

STARTED TRUCK AND WARNING LIGHT AND SOUND NOTIFIED ME OF LOW BRAKE FLUID. FOUND RESERVOIR VERY LOW, ADDED FLUID, APPLIED PRESSURE TO BRAKE PEDAL AND LOOKED FOR LEAKS, NO LEAKS FOUND. BRAKE PEDAL FELT SPONGY AND NOT FIRM, STARTED TO MOVE BUT BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. FOUND RESERVOIR ALMOST EMPTY AGAIN WITH NO LEAKS TO BE FOUND UNDER THE VEHICLE OR AT THE WHEELS. HAD TRUCK TOWED TO DEALERSHIP.

Service Brakes
Filed Aug 19, 201968,000 milesCT

WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE LOW BRAKE FLUID WARNING CAME ON, AND SECONDS LATER THE BRAKES FELT SPONGY AND WOULD NOT RETURN. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO A GAS STATION AND ADDED A BOTTLE OF BRAKE FLUID TO THE RESERVOIR. THIS GAVE PRESSURE BACK TO THE PEDAL, BUT A SECOND LATER THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND A LOSS OF PRESSURE WAS NOTICED THROUGH PEDAL AGAIN. THE PEDAL NEEDS TO BE ON THE FLOOR TO GETTING ANY STOPPING ACTION. I BELIEVE THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER HAS A LEAK THAT IS CAUSING THIS SAFETY HAZARD.

Electrical System
Filed Aug 19, 201986,000 milesUT

ENGINE BLOCK HEATER RECALL #19S11 FORD NHTSA # 19V-278 IT HAS BEEN OVER A YEAR NOW WAITING FOR REPLACEMENT PART...KEEP CALLING FORD AND THEY SAY PARTS ARE IN, BUT I CALLED DEALER AND THEY SAY NOT TILL OCTOBER OF THIS YEAR, THEY KEEP PUTTING IT OFF.

Engine
Filed Aug 19, 201951,600 milesCO

I PURCHASED MY 2015 F150 ABOUT A YEAR AGO. THERE IS A TSB FOR A VALVE ON THE TOP OF THE GAS TANK. TSB STATES EMISSION RELATED WITH WARRANTY COVERED. FORD STATING IT WAS BUILT IN CANADA SO DON'T HAVE TO WARRANTY IN AMERICA. VEHICLE CUTS OUT AFTER STOPPING AND THEN ACCELERATING. HOW CAN FORD SELL A VEHICLE TO BE USED IN AMERICA WITH A KNOWN ISSUE AND NOT BE LIABLE? THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN. TSB 15-0171 ENGINE CODE P2450.. PART NUMBER INVOLVED IS SAME ON CANADA OR AMERICAN VEHICLES.

Engine
Filed Aug 17, 201957,000 milesTX

WHILE IN MOTION, AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON A HIGHWAY AND SOMETIMES SLOWER SPEEDS ON TOWN STREETS TOO, MY TRUCK WOULD SUDDENLY START FLASHING MULTIPLE ERRORS AND THE THROTTLE WOULD IMMEDIATELY BE UNRESPONSIVE. IN 1 SECOND I WAS DEAD IN THE WATER. THE TRUCK WOULD IMMEDIATELY START SLOWING DOWN DUE TO LACK OF PROPULSION AND THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE A VERY LOW ROUGH IDLE. THE THROTTLE WOULD NOT WORK AT ANY SPEED. THE ONLY WAY TO RECOVER CONTROL OF PROPULSION WAS TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP RIGHT WHERE THE PROBLEM OCCURRED (VERY DANGEROUS), TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND THEN RESTART THE VEHICLE. AFTER RESTART THE PROBLEM WOULD COMPLETELY DISAPPEAR. UNTIL IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS PROBLEM APPEARED 3 TIMES IN 1 WEEK, ALL WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING UPHILL. I WAS LUCKY TO NOT BE IN TRAFFIC AT THE TIME. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPORTED THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW THROTTLE BODY, AND THAT THIS ISSUE WAS COMMON AND THAT A RECALL WAS NOT IN PLACE. THE REPAIR COST IS OVER $500.

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Aug 16, 201965,000 milesCO

ALERT - ALERT I WROTE BEFORE ABOUT TROUBLE WITH THE 2015 FORD F150 STALLING OUT WHILE DRIVING. I MECHANIC TOOK OURS OUT FOR A TEST DRIVE AND IT DID THE SAME FOR HIM ON THE INTERSTATE. PLEASE HAVE SOMEONE ADDRESS THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE DIES OR HAS SEVERE INJURIES DUE TO VEHICLE STALLING AT RANDOM AND FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I AM JUST GLAD HE WASN'T PASSING ON A 2 LANE ROAD OR PULLING A TRAILER. I CAN'T BELIEVE FORD HAS NOT ADDRESSED THIS - IT'S ON YOU TUBE. THIS IS THE OPPOSITE OF SPEEDING UP - IMAGINE YOU HAVE YOUR KIDS, ETC IN THE TRUCK, IN THE MIDDLE OF A MAJOR INTERSTATE WITH CARS ALL AROUND YOU AND YOU STALL OUT COMPLETELY. PLEASE, PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. IT ONLY HAPPENS IN MOTION.

Engine
Filed Aug 15, 201963,500 milesNM

DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY WHEN TRUCK IMMEDIATELY LOST POWER, BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY, WITH NO THROTTLE/ACCELERATION AVAILABLE. THE DASHBOARD WAS SHOWING ALL THE BELOW ERRORS. HILL DESCENT CONTROL FAULT SERVICE ADVANCETRAC HILL START ASSIST NOT AVAILABLE

Service Brakes
Filed Aug 15, 201943,595 milesPA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE BRAKE FLUID CONTAINER WAS EMPTY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO CHAPMAN FORD (9371 ROOSEVELT BOULEVARD, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19194, (855) 864-7604) WHERE THE BRAKE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM, MASTER CYLINDER, BRAKE FLUID BOOSTER ASSEMBLY, AND MASTER BUSHING WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,595. *BF*JB

Engine
Filed Aug 13, 201965,000 milesCO

2015 F150 - WITHOUT WARNING - DRIVING AT 30 MPH ON A ROAD AND THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. HILL ASSIST CAME ON ALONG WITH SKID ANTI-SWAY MOTION AND A WRENCH APPEARED IN THE INDICATOR LIGHT. TRUCK WOULD NOT MOVE. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND STARTED IT BACK UP AND IT RAN UNTIL I REACHED 45 MPH ON A 4 LANE MAIN ROAD AND THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND I HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE AND RESTART AGAIN. THIS IS A VERY HAZARDOUS SITUATION ESPECIALLY IF I HAD BEEN ON AN INTERSTATE WITH MULTIPLE LANES. I AM SURPRISED FORD HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL ON THIS MATTER. IT HAPPENED SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS ASAP - I HAVE SEEN POSTINGS WHERE OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM.

Service Brakes
Filed Aug 9, 201947,900 milesUT

2015 FORD F-150 3.5 ECOBOOST 47900 MILES. STARTED MY TRUCK WHICH WAS STATIONARY, LOW RESERVOIR LIGHT CAME ON AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, TOTAL FAILURE. LOOKED FOR EXTERNAL LEAK AND FOUND NONE. ADDED DOT 4 FLUID TO FILL LINE AND WATCHED IT DISAPPEAR. HAD MY TRUCK TOWED TO MY FORD DEALER AND THEY VERIFIED BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER LEAKING INTO BRAKE BOOSTER. 1500 DOLLAR REPAIR. DEALER SAID UPGRADED PARTS WERE INSTALLED BUT NOBODY WANTED TO DISCUSS THE FAILURE. COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE I I WAS HEADED TO THE MOUNTAINS TODAY.

Air BagsCrash2 injured
Filed Aug 9, 201920,000 milesVA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH AND STARTING TO FALL ASLEEP BEHIND THE WHEEL, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT TO AVOID CRASHING INTO A TREE BUT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PRESSED IT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT (DRIVER) SUSTAINED CHEST, HEAD, AND A FRACTURED STERNUM INJURIES WHEN HE HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AND HIS GIRLFRIEND (FRONT PASSENGER) SUSTAINED A BACK INJURIES. BOTH INJURIES REQUESTED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED VIA FLATBED TO IMPOUND LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. *TT *JB CONSUMER STATED I'M VERY SURPRISED TO HEAR THAT TRAVELERS INSURANCE COMPANY JUST TOWED AND DESTROYED THE VEHICLE WHEN I EXPRESSLY TOLD THEM THAT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THAT THE MEDICAL BENEFITS WERE MAXED OUT. I THOUGHT FOR SURE THAT INSURANCE COMPANIES DISSECTED VEHICLES IN SUCH MAJOR ACCIDENTS AND BEING NOTIFIED BY THE OWNER THAT THE EQUIPMENT WAS FAULTY THAT THEY DID NOT DO A POST MORTEM. MY GIRLFRIEND GOT A BROKEN BACK IN THE INJURY, HAD TO HAVE SURGERY AND WILL MOST LIKELY BE IN PAIN FOR THE REST OF HER LIFE. I COULD NOT WORK OR LIFT ANYTHING OVER 6 MONTHS UNTIL MY STERNUM HEALED ITSELF AND HAD TO LIVE THROUGH PAIN WHILE I HEALED. I STILL FEEL A

Engine
Filed Aug 8, 201936,747 milesCO

WHILE DRIVING ON A MOUNTAIN HIGHWAY (~7000 FT ELEVATION) IN COLORADO, MY 2015 FORD F150 SUDDENLY LOST SPEED AND VIBRATED WILDLY BEFORE STALLING COMPLETELY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. WHILE STOPPED, THE TRUCK CONTINUED TO VIBRATE. VARIOUS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED (CHECK ENGINE, HILL ASSIST NOT WORKING, CHECK MANUAL, ETC.) AND I HAD TO TURN OFF MY TRUCK AND RE-START TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. THE PROBLEM HAPPENED 3 MORE TIMES WITHIN 2 HRS BUT THIS TIME I WAS ABLE TO TRACK ADDITIONAL METRICS (BUT I MOVED OVER TO A SECONDARY ROAD WITH LITTLE TO NO TRAFFIC) TO RELOCATE TO A SAFE LOCATION. THE 3 ADDITIONAL STALL EVENTS WERE TRIGGERED BETWEEN RPMS OF 1000 AND 2000. AS I APPROACHED 2000 RPMS AND/OR CLIMBED A SLIGHT HILL, I COULD FEEL THE TRUCK BEGIN TO LOSS THROTTLE AND IF I DID NOT BACK OFF ON THE GAS PEDDLE, THE TRUCK WOULD STALL. I AM HAVING MY TRUCK TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP BUT I AM AT 36,747 MILES AND JUST BEYOND MY WARRANTY. I CONSIDER THIS A VERY DANGER SYSTEM FAILURE FOR A LOW MILEAGE VEHICLE.

Service Brakes
Filed Aug 8, 2019102,530 milesCA

RUPTURED BRAKE LINE. PEDAL WENT SOFT TO FLOOR, LUCKILY HAPPENED AT A STOP LIGHT.

Service Brakes
Filed Aug 7, 2019110,000 milesTX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE LOW BRAKE FLUID LEVEL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. WHILE DRIVING AROUND A CURVE, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND AND DROVE OFF THE ROAD. THERE WAS NO CRASH OR PHYSICAL DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO APPLY THE PARKING BRAKE AND DROVE HOME SAFELY. THE CONTACT SELF-DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED. FREESTONE FORD (LOCATED AT 1201 US-84, FAIRFIELD, TX 75840, (903) 389-4186) WAS CONTACTED BY PHONE AND NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

Service Brakes
Filed Aug 6, 201917,165 milesCO

WHILE DRIVING THE 2015 F150 3.5 LITER 6-CYLINDER WITH 17,000 MILES ON A CITY STREET AT 30MPH, THE BRAKE FLUID LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WITHIN THE NEXT MILE THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A TOTAL FAILURE OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM; THE RED BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND LOW GEAR, I WAS ABLE TO NARROWLY AVOID CRASHING INTO STOPPED VEHICLES AHEAD OF ME. THE FORD DEALERSHIP'S MECHANIC INITIALLY DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE AS A FAILED BRAKE SENSOR. REPLACING THE SENSOR, HOWEVER, FAILED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. AS I NOW UNDERSTAND IT, THE BRAKE BOOSTER SEALS WERE RUINED BY A LEAKING MASTER CYLINDER ALTHOUGH NO FLUID WAS EVER SEEN UNDER THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THIS EVENT.

Service Brakes
Filed Aug 6, 201940,000 milesTX

VEHICLE HAD A SUDDEN AND NEAR COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKE CAPABILITY. THE SUDDEN FAILURE WAS NOTED ABOUT 1 HOUR AFTER PREVIOUS, IN WHICH THE VEHICLE HAD NO ISSUES AND NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ACTIVE. BRAKE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND THE "LOW BRAKE FLUID" LIGHT CAME ON AND WAR NING SOUNDED FROM THE CONSOLE. BRAKES PROVIDED MINIMAL RESPONSE AND LARGELY HAD TO SLOW DOWN BY COASTING. NO EXTERNAL LEAKS WERE VISIBLE FROM THE VEHICLE NOT DID ANY OF THE BRAKE LINES APPEAR TO BE DAMAGED. WHEN I CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD, THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVE WAS BELOW THE "MIN" LINE. TOPPING IT OFF WITH BRAKE FLUID IT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM AND THE LEVEL WENT BACK TO BELOW "MIN" AFTER ABOUT A 4 MILE DRIVE. TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP THIS EVENING TO ASCERTAIN CAUSE OF SUDDEN FAILURE.

Service Brakes
Filed Aug 6, 201979,500 milesOR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE, BUT THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE LOW BRAKE FLUID MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE MESSAGE CENTER. THE CONTACT WENT TO THE NEAREST PARTS STORE AND PURCHASED THE APPROVED BRAKE FLUID. HE FILLED THE RESERVOIR AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A CRACKED BRAKE LINE AND THE FLUID WAS LEAKING, WHICH NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,500.

Service Brakes
Filed Aug 6, 201995,000 milesMI

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN DEPRESSED. THE DRIVER HAD TO DOWNSHIFT AND APPLY THE PARKING BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN AND STOP THE VEHICLE. MOMENTS BEFORE THE FAILURE, "LOW BRAKE FLUID" WAS DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO TAYLOR FORD (13500 TELEGRAPH RD, TAYLOR, MI) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND MASTER CYLINDER WERE FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

Service Brakes
Filed Aug 5, 201960,000 milesUT

SUDDEN BRAKE LOSS. WARNING LIGHT SAYING BRAKE FLUID LOW. FILLED UP RESERVOIR. IT WAS EMPTY AGAIN WITHIN THE HOUR. NO SPILLS OR POOLS ON THE GROUND UNDER MY TRUCK.I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE THE BRAKE FLUID WENT.

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Aug 5, 201924,600 milesMD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. WHEN THE ENGINE WAS STARTED, THE CONTACT PROCEEDED TO LOAD THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED A STRONG FUEL ODOR. THE CONTACT CHECKED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND FOUND FUEL ON THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND THE DRIVER OF THE TRUCK DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK'S PLASTIC CONNECTOR WAS UNPROTECTED, WHICH CAUSED THE FUEL TANK PLASTIC CONNECTOR TO FRACTURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,600. *AS *TR

Service Brakes
Filed Aug 2, 201966,538 milesAZ

ON VACATION AND OUT OF TOWN...WAS DRIVING MY FORD TRUCK AND "LOW BRAKE FLUID LIGHT" APPEARED. PULLED IMMEDIATELY INTO FIRST PARKING LOT WALMART STORE. CHECKED FLUID AND FOUND RESERVOIR WAS LOW. WENT INTO WALMART TO PURCHASES BREAK FLUID. NONE AVAILABLE. PUSHED ON BRAKE TO START TRUCK AND BREAK WENT TO FLOOR. CALLED AAA AND TOW TRUCK TOOK MY TRUCK TO UNIVERSITY AUTO REPAIR. DIAGNOSIS WAS MASTER CYLINDER MALFUNCTION ALL ALL BREAK FLUID BACKED INTO BRAKE BOOSTER ASSEMBLY CUASING BREAKS TO FAIL.MY MAJOR CONCERN WAS I JUST PULLED AMTRIALER FROM PHX,AZ TO FLAGSTAFF,AZ ON INTERSTATE RT I-17. NOTE: THIS STREACH OF ROAD OVER 100 MILES IS MOUNTAINESS WITH 6% GRADES. IT HORRIFIES ME TO THINK IF I WOULD HAVE LOST BRAKES GOING UP AND DOWN THIS INTERSTATE FROM AND TO HOME. IT COULD HAVE BEEN A HORRIFIC FATILITY GIVEN THE FACT THAT FROM THE TIME THE LOW BRAKE FLUID LIGHT CAME ON AND MINTUES LATER I LOST MY BREAKS. EVEN AFTER HAVING MY TRUCK BRAKES REPAIRED, I WAS VERY NERVOUS DRING DOWN THE I-17 INTERSTATE BACK TO MY HOME IN PHOENIX. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO HAVE FEAR OF BREAKS FAILING. RESEARCHING,I HAVE FOUND MASTER CYLINDER AND BREAK BOOSTER ASSEMBLY FAILED ON PREVIOUS YEARS FOD F 150 MODELS. 2014 MODEL BEING THE MOST RECENT.

Service Brakes
Filed Aug 1, 2019118,836 milesVA

WHILE DRIVING MY 2015 FORD F150 THE BRAKES FAILED. FIRST THE LOW BRAKE FLUID LIGHT CAME ON, I ADDED BRAKE FLUID AND EVERYTHING APPEARED TO BE NORMAL. I WENT TO PULL MY TRUCK INTO MY GARAGE AND THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I ALMOST WENT THROUGH THE WALL INTO MY HOUSE. MY LOCAL SERVICE STATION STATED THAT THE FORD F150 2013 & 2014 HAD RECALLS ON THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE BRAKE VACUUM BOOSTER PUMP. MY MECHANIC STATED THAT THE REAR SEAL WENT AND CAUSED ALL THE FLUID TO LEAK OUT.

Engine
Filed Jul 30, 201951,000 milesTX

ENGINE GOES INTO LIMP MODE ON THE ROAD, STREET OR HIGHWAY WITH NO WARNING. ENGINE SHUTS DOWN. DEALER INSTALLED NEW THROTTLE BODY FOR THE THIRD TIME!

Service Brakes
Filed Jul 28, 201976,000 milesTX

WE WERE DRIVING WHEN THE BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND SUDDENLY WE LOST ALL BRAKING ABILITY. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR WITH BARELY ANY BRAKE FUNCTION. WE WERE ON A BACK ROAD GOING OVER 50 MPH AND BARELY GOT THE VEHICLE STOPPED. WE GOT ADDITIONAL BRAKE FLUID AS THE RESERVOIR WAS EMPTY. WE REFILLED IT AND BEGAN DRIVING AGAIN. WITHIN ABOUT 3 MILES, ONCE AGAIN THE BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR AGAIN GIVING US VERY LITTLE BRAKING ABILITY. WE WERE 30 MILES FROM THE NEAREST TOWN....WE BARELY MADE IT IN TO TOWN. OUR VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY WITH A MECHANIC (WE ASKED FOR HIM TOP PROVIDER US PICTURES) AS WE ARE STRANDED OVER 300 MILES FROM HOME.

Service Brakes
Filed Jul 28, 201958,000 milesCA

I WAS DRIVING IN A RESIDENTIAL STREET AND SUDDENLY GOT A 'LOW BREAK FLUID' WARNING LIGHT. UPON PARKING ON MY DRIVEWAY THE BREAK PEDALS WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, AND I HAD TO USE MY EMERGENCY BREAK IN ORDER TO AVOID COLLISION WITH MY GARAGE.

Electrical System
Filed Jul 26, 201970,000 milesTX

RANDOMLY THE HILL START ASSIST CONTROL ERROR WOULD COME UP. ADDITIONALLY, SERVICE ADVANCE TRAC ERROR WOULD COME UP AND THE TRUCK WOULD GO INTO SOME SORT OF LIMP MODE WITH NO ACCELERATION ALLOWED. FINALLY, THE TRUCK STARTED RUNNING REALLY ROUGH. ALL THESE THINGS WOULD HAPPEN WHILE I WAS IN MOTION AND OR TURNING. I HAVE BEEN BROKEN DOWN ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY 4 SEPARATE TIMES NOW. EVERYTHING IS REALLY RANDOM AND CAN'T BE REPLICATED. IT'S DONE THIS ABOUT 10 TIMES NOW AND THE DEALER HAS NO IDEA HOW TO FIX IT. MY TRUCK HAS BEEN THERE FOR OVER A WEEK WITH NO REMEDY.

Electrical System
Filed Jul 26, 201952,000 milesMO

WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE, ELECTRICAL ISSUE OCCURS THAT LOCKS WINDOWS AND TURNS OFF AIR CONDITIONING. VEHICLE CABIN BECOMES EXTREMELY HOT VERY QUICKLY. FORD DEALERSHIP UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE ISSUE YET CONTINUALLY REOCCURS. NOT SAFE TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE ISSUE CAN BE CORRECTED. A SEARCH OF THE INTERNET REVEALED NUMEROUS SIMILAR ISSUES OCCURRING IN FORD TRUCKS.

Service Brakes
Filed Jul 25, 201961,755 milesMO

COMPLETELY LOST BRAKES WHILE PULLING A CAR TRAILER AND CAR ON HIGHWAY. NO LEAKS, BUT MASTER CYLINDER COMPLETELY DRY. REFILLED AND WENT 20 MILES AND EMPTY AGAIN. MASTER WAS LEAKING FLUID INTO BOOSTER AND BEING SUCKED INTO ENGINE AND BURNING IT. HAD TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND DOWNSHIFT TRANSMISSION TO STOP. TRUCK WAS TOWED TO FORD FOR REPAIR. FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE WOULDN'T HELP WITH REPAIR UNTIL THEY ARE TOLD TO RECALL THEM BY GOVERNMENT. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED. BRAKES WERE GONE IN AN INSTANT

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