2015 Ford F-150 complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V652000(LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MCNELLY-WHALEY MOTOR COMPANY (750 DOLLY PARTON PKWY, SEVIERVILLE, TN 37862, (865) 453-2833) FOR A SCHEDULED RECALL REPAIR APPOINTMENT. AFTER WAITING 3.5 HOURS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REMEDY PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

MY ELECTRONIC STEERING IS OVERLY SENSITIVE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND MAKE CONTROLLING A TRAILER UNDER TOW VERY DIFFICULT. I AM ALSO HAVING ISSUES AFTER TURNING WITH THE STEERING NOT WANTING TO GO STRAIGHT AFTER THE TURN. I HAVE TO FIGHT THE WHEEL TO KEEP THE TRUCK GOING STRAIGHT. THE WHEEL REQUIRES A COUNTER STEER, BUT THERE IS A LARGE AMOUNT OF RESISTANCE TO THAT COUNTER STEER. ONCE STEERING FIGURES OUT I WANT TO GO STRAIGHT THE WHEEL ENDS UP CANTED SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. I WAS ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE THIS WHILE AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP USING A 2017 TEST TRUCK AS WELL. SO IT APPEARS TO BE AN ISSUE THAT CAN EFFECT ANY TRUCK WITH EPAS STEERING. THIS YOUTUBE VIDEO IS NOT MY TRUCK BUT IT SHOWS EXACTLY WHAT I EXPERIENCED IN MY TRUCK AND THE TEST TRUCK. HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=6I3KRQFLJV8

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 3 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CONTACT REGAINED CONTROL OF THE BRAKES AND THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE CONTACT USED THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A FORD DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL AND THEY COULD NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

WHILE DRIVING MY 2015 FORD F-150 PICKUP TRUCK AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS OF 5 TO 70 MPH THE VEHICLES THROTTLE BECOMES INOPERABLE. WHEN THIS OCCURS THE ENGINE CONTINUES TO RUN AT A LOW IDLE HOWEVER IT IS A VERY ROUGH IDLE AS IF THE ENGINE HAS A SEVERE IGNITION MISFIRE CONDITION. FURTHERMORE, THE DASH STARTS TO CYCLE THROUGH MULTIPLE FAULT/TROUBLE DISPLAYS. THESE INCLUDE "HILL DESCENT CONTROL FAULT", "SERVICE ADVANCE TRACK", "SEE MANUAL (W/ WRENCH SYMBOL)"; ALSO THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED. WHEN THIS OCCURS I HAVE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY OR BUSY CITY STREET BRINGING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. ONCE STOPPED, WITH EMERGENCY FLASHERS ON, I HAVE TO TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. IN SOME INSTANCES I'VE HAD TO RESTART THE VEHICLE MORE THAN ONCE TO SUCCESSFULLY ACHIEVE A SMOOTH RUNNING ENGINE. I MUST THEN PRESS THE "OK" BUTTON ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO STOP THE DASH FROM DISPLAYING THE FAULT/TROUBLE MESSAGES. I CAN THEN DRIVE ON WITH AN OPERABLE THROTTLE AND PROPERLY RUNNING ENGINE. THIS CONDITION HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WITHOUT WARNING AND PRESENTS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITION!

DRIVER SIDE DOOR FAILS TO REMAIN LATCHED AFTER CLOSURE. AFTER CLOSING THE DOOR (AND THE VEHICLE REGISTERING THE DOOR AS CLOSED), I BEGAN DRIVING AND LEANED AGAINST THE DOOR. A SHORT DISTANCE LATER, THE DOOR UNLATCHED ITSELF AND OPENED. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND OPEN/SHUT THE DOOR SEVERAL TIMES (AND LOCK/UNLOCK THE LOCKS) TO GET IT TO LATCH PROPERLY. FORD HAS ISSUED THEIR OWN NOTICE OFFERING A VOLUNTARY DOOR LATCH INSPECTION AND REPLACEMENT; HOWEVER DUE TO THE POTENTIAL DANGER THE SELF-OPENING DOOR PLACED ME IN- THIS SHOULD BE A MANDATORY RECALL FOR ALL FORDS WITH THIS TYPE OF LATCHING MECHANISM ON THEIR DOORS. I WAS ON A ROAD WITH A 30 MPH SPEED LIMIT WHEN THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED AND WAS BUCKED-UP (LUCKILY).

DOORS WILL NOT LATCH WHEN TEMPERATURE GOES BELOW 25 I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET THIS ISSUE RESOLVED SINCE FEBRUARY 2016 I HAVE RECEIVED A RECALL BUT DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE THE PROBLEM HAS GONE ON WAY TOO LONG

DURING THE "VERY RANDOM" PROCESS OF SHIFTING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, FROM ANY GEAR TO ANY GEAR, THE GEAR DOES NOT ENGAGE AND APPEARS TO BE IN NEUTRAL THEN THE ENGINE REVS TO THE HIGHEST RPM UNTIL I PRESS THE BRAKE AND PUT INTO GEAR A SECOND TIME. THIS HAPPENS BOTH WHILE THE TRUCK IS IN MOTION AND WHEN AT A STOP SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 20 TIMES SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE TRUCK. WHEN THIS OCCURS IT IS UNPREDICTABLE. IT HAPPENS BOTH WHEN I AM HAULING A TRAILER AND WHEN I AM NOT. I HAUL A SMALL TWO HORSE TRAILER WEEKLY AND THIS HAPPENED TO ME WHILE DRIVING DOWN A STEEP HILL AND I DOWNSHIFTED. THE TRUCK DID NOT FEEL LIKE IT WAS UNDER MY CONTROL. I PANIC EVER TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED AND THE DEALERSHIP DOES NOT SEEM TO HAVE A FIX FOR THE PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE DOORS INDEPENDENTLY OPENED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONLY IN THE WINTER MONTHS. THE FAILURE WAS PERSISTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO F. X. CAPRARA FORD (84 CAPRARA DR, PULASKI, NY 13142) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LATCHES FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE LOCAL DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V652000 (LATCHES/ LOCKS/LINKAGES), BUT FAILED TO COMPLETELY REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 827.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE PROGRESSING WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH OR IN REVERSE. ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION JERKED IN AND OUT OF GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED MORE THAN ONCE AND WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ISSUED FIVE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS FOR THE POWER TRAIN. THE DEALER (WINNER FORD, 250 HADDONFIELD-BERLIN RD, CHERRY HILL, NJ 08034, (856) 428-4000) INDICATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE A REMEDY PERTAINING TO THAT INFORMATION. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT HAD A WARRANTY AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS 14 DAYS OUTSIDE OF THE WINDOW TO RECEIVE WARRANTY SERVICE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

IGNITION CYLINDER /KEY LOCKOUT/ OCCURANCES 3 TIMES IN TWO YEARS WHEN TRYING TO START VEHICLE OF TRYING TO REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION

DRIVER SIDE FRONT SEAT FEELS AS IF IT MOVES FROM SIDE TO SIDE AS THE VEHICLE CORNERS. IT FEELS AS IF A PART IS LOOSE IN THE HORIZONTAL PORTION OF THE SEAT. THIS STARTED OCCURRING A FEW MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE (DEC. 2015).

WHILE ACCELERATING ONTO THE FREEWAY FROM THE ON-RAMP, ALL THROTTLE CONTROL WENT AWAY AND THE TRUCK STARTED DECELERATING ALONG WITH WARNING LAMPS TURNING ON THE DRIVER DISPLAY PANEL. STEEP HILL DESCENT FAULT, SENSORTRAC FAULT. HAD TO PULL COAST OVER TO THE SHOULDER UNDER ROUGH IDLE AND TURN OFF THE VEHICLE IGNITION. AFTER CYCLING THE IGNITION, THE THROTTLE CONTROL CAME BACK. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 5 TIMES NOW DURING THE LAST WEEK OR SO. AFTER A GOOGLE SEARCH ONLINE, I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON OCCURANCE WITH FORD F-150'S AND SEEMS TO BE RELATED TO THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY CONTROLLER. FORD HAS TSB 16-0139 DOCUMENTING THE ISSUE

LETTER FROM CONGRESSMAN BILIRAKIS ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE 2015 FORD F-150 SAFETY CONCERNS WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL IS APPLIED HIS CAR WOULD SLOW DOWN INSTANTLY AS IF THE BREAKS WERE APPLIED. *LD UPDATED 11/08/2017*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING AND THE SPEED REDUCED TO 60 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT FELT AS IF THE BRAKES WERE BEING APPLIED. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE RPMS INCREASED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD, BUT NO ISSUES WERE FOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND OPERATED NORMALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE WHILE THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FORD OF PORT RICHEY (10715 US-19, PORT RICHEY, FL 34668 (727) 478-0975), BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER AND A CONGRESS MEMBER FOR THE STATE OF FLORIDA WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND A CASE WAS OPENED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 87,000.

I PURCHASED A FORD F 150 WITH 11 MILES ON IT IN NOVEMBER 2015. IT NOW HAS 14,000 MILES ON IT. IT HAS BROKEN DOWN THREE TIMES FOR THE SAME ISSUE. IT NOW HAS IT'S FORTH (4) THROTTLE BODY IN IT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE VEHICLE GOES INTO A CRAWL MODE. IT HAS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAYS. FORD NEEDS TO REPLACE THIS VEHICLE. IT'S A LEMON.

ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2017, AFTER A NIGHT OF CAMPING WITH MY FAMILY, WE LOADED UP OUR CAMPING GEAR AND LEFT THE CAMPGROUNDS. WHILE DRIVING ON THE WINDING ROADS IN THE TEXAS HILL COUNTRY A FEW MILES FROM OUR CAMPSITE MY TRUCK DISPLAYED THE WARRING THAT MY BRAKE FLUID LEVEL WAS LOW. I ATTEMPTED TO PULL OVER AND CHECK MY BRAKE FLUID LEVEL HOWEVER MY BRAKES WERE GONE AND MY PEDAL SANK TO THE FLOOR. MY BRAKES SYSTEM EXPERIENCED A TOTAL FAILURE AND I HAD TO TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND ROLL TO A STOP. AFTER I STOPPED I CHECKED MY BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR AND IT WAS COMPLETELY EMPTY. THERE WAS NO BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM THE TRUCK AND I HAVE DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE TO BE RELATED TO A FAILURE WITH THE MASTER CYLINDER. I CONTACTED A LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP TO REPORT THE PROBLEM AND I WAS TOLD THAT SINCE THERE WAS NO ACTIVE RECALL FOR THE ISSUE THAT I WOULD NEED TO CONTACT THE FORD CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP CENTER IF I WANTED TO SEEK ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. I CONTACTED THE CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP CENTER AND REPORTED THE ISSUE AND A CASE WAS OPENED FOR REVIEW; 2 DAYS LATER I RECEIVED AN AUTO-GENERATED EMAIL DENYING MY REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE SINCE I HAD EXCEEDED BY 3-YEAR 36,000 MILE WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE BY FORD. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT NOT ENOUGH INJURIES OR FATALITIES RELATED TO THIS ISSUE HAVE ARISEN AND FORD IS NOT CURRENTLY COMMITTED TO FIXING THE ISSUE. ON THE ROADS, MY FAMILY AND I WERE ON WITH THE TIGHT TURNS AND NARROW LANES THIS WAS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS

BACK UP CAMERA TURNS OFF WHILE F150 IS STILL MOVING BACKWARD.

I HAVE A 2015 F150 KING RANCH WITH THE 3.5L ECOBOOST. IT HAS 41,000 MILES AND NEVER HAD AN ISSUE UNTIL YESTERDAY MORNING AND TODAY AROUND LUNCH. THIS WAS FROM YESTERDAY 10/23/17: HILL DESCENT CONTROL FAULT SERVICE ADVANCETRAC HILL START ASSIST NOT AVAILABLE I WAS PULLING OUT ONTO A HIGHWAY AND THE TRUCK BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY, MOVING VERY SLOW WITH NO ACCELERATION, POWER STEERING WAS LOST, AND THE DASHBOARD WAS SHOWING ALL THE ABOVE ERRORS. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO VEHICLES COMING WHEN I ENTERED THE HIGHWAY AND THERE WAS A PLACE TO SAFELY PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY. THE TRUCK CONTINUES TO IDLE ROUGH AND SHAKE VIOLENTLY. AND TODAY 10/24/17: I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH WHEN THE TRUCK DID THE SAME THING AS YESTERDAY MORNING. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND SHUT OFF THE MOTOR. ONCE I RESTARTED THE ENGINE, I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP. THEY SAY THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHY IT WOULD BE DOING THIS AND HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING FROM FORD OR SEEN THIS IN OTHER F150'S THEY HAVE SERVICED. UPDATE: THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THE FIX IS IN A FAULTY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY AND THEY REPLACED IT AT A WHOPPING PRICE OF $770. A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH SHOWS FORD HAS ISSUES WITH ETB'S ACROSS VEHICLES OF ALL CLASSES AND KNOWS ABOUT IT. IN FACT, SOME CONSUMERS SEEM TO BE INVOLVED IN LAWSUITS AGAINST FORD BECAUSE OF THEIR UNWILLINGNESS TO ISSUE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE IS FATALLY INJURED. THESE WERE SCARY, SCARY SITUATIONS WITH MY VEHICLE AND THANK GOD MY WIFE AND KID

ON OCT 23, 2017 MY 2015 FORD F150 STEERING LOCKED WHILE DRIVING ON CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY 273. STOPPED TRUCK AND HAD TO FORCE STEERING WHEEL HARD TO THE RIGHT TO GET STEERING TO BREAK LOOSE. ALSO, ALL ELECTRIC DEVICES ON STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO OPERATE. DISPLAY ON DASH FLASHED MANY DIFFERENT SYSTEM FAILURES. UNABLE TO TURN OFF KEY UNTIL STEERING WHEEL BROKE LOOSE. ON THE MORNING OF OCT 24, 2017 ALL WORKED OKAY BUT TOOK TRUCK TO DEALER.

WHEN THE TEMPERATURE GETS BELOW FREEZING, THE DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT OPERATE WITH THE KEY FOB OR THE KEYPAD. UNTIL THE TEMPERATURE GETS ABOVE FREEZING, YOU CAN'T GET INTO THE VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS WHEEL TURNED TO THE LEFT. UPON RELEASE, IT FAILED TO RETURN BACK TO THE CENTER. THE CONTACT HAD TO FORCE THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT TO MAKE IT MOVE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RAIRDON'S CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM OF MARYSVILLE (16610 SMOKEY POINT BLVD, ARLINGTON, WA 98223 (360) 653-5664), BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED OR DIAGNOSED. WHEN THE CONTACT LEFT THE DEALER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND TEST DRIVEN BY A TECHNICIAN WHO WITNESSED THE FAILURE. RAIRDON'S CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM OF MARYSVILLE HAD THE VEHICLE SENT TO MARYSVILLE FORD (15900 SMOKEY POINT BLVD, MARYSVILLE, WA 98271 (360) 386-1245), BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED OR DIAGNOSED, AND THERE WERE NO ERROR CODES PRESENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND A CASE WAS OPENED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 62,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2015 FORD F150 WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED. I WAS DRIVING ON A CURVED ROAD WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, AND I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CODE, "STEERING ASSIST FAULT, SERVICE REQUIRED" APPEARED. DAYS BEFORE, THE STEERING FELT TIGHT. I HAD ALSO BEEN EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH THE WIPER BLADES TURNING ON, AND FAILING TO TURN OFF. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE TRUCK, PURCHASED IT TWO YEARS AGO (ALMOST TO THE DAY), AND IT CURRENTLY HAS LESS THAN 38,000 MILES. FORD WILL NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT GET THE TRUCK IN FOR SERVICE UNTIL AFTER IT ROLLED OVER 36,000 MILES. LUCKILY, I AM AN EXPERIENCED DRIVER WITH A COMMERCIAL LICENSE OR THE COMPLETE STEERING FAILURE WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT AND DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE AND BODILY INJURY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED AND WOULD NOT GAIN SPEED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. DURING THE FAILURE, THE MESSAGES AND WARNING INDICATORS FOR THE HILL START NOT AVAILABLE, TRACTION CONTROL, AND CHECK ENGINE DISPLAYED AND ILLUMINATED. AFTER SHUTTING THE ENGINE OFF AND BACK ON, THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO DAYS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JEMMIMS ANDERSON FORD IN BOERNE, TX WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

I EXPERIENCED A TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE ON MY 2015 FORD F150. WITHOUT WARNING MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR FOLLOWED BY A WARNING ON THE DASH THAT SAID 'BRAKE FLUID LEVEL LOW'. IT WAS EXTREMELY LUCKY THAT I WAS VERY CLOSE TO MY HOME AND TRAVELING AT A VERY SLOW SPEED IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD OR THIS PROBABLY WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN SEVERE INJURY OR DEATH. I CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID AND IT WAS LOW IN THE RESERVOIR. I TRIED ADDING BRAKE FLUID, BUT THE PEDAL AGAIN WENT TO THE FLOOR AFTER ONE OR TWO PUMPS OF THE BRAKE AND THE WARNING CAME ON AGAIN. THERE WAS NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF A LEAK ON MY DRIVEWAY. THE TRUCK HAS ONLY 40788.8 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AND HAS HAD AN EASY LIFE. I CONTACTED THE FORD DEALER IN GEORGETOWN, TEXAS FOR HELP. THEY HAD ME CONTACT FORD CUSTOMER CARE TO SEE IF THEY WOULD TOW IT IN. THE VEHICLE WAS PICKED UP FROM MY HOUSE AND TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND MASTER CYLINDER HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FORD DEALER REACHED OUT TO FORD AND SUGGESTED I DO THE SAME SINCE THEY HAVE SEEN THE SAME PROBLEM ON OTHER FORD F150'S. I CONTACTED FORD AND A CASE WAS OPENED CAS-13072940-B9V3Q2. THE DEALER INFORMED ME ON SEPTEMBER 25TH THAT FORD CLOSED THE CASE SINCE THERE WAS NO OUTSTANDING FIELD SERVICE ACTION ON THE PARTS. I REQUEST THAT THE NHTSA WORK WITH FORD TO IMMEDIATELY ISSUE A RECALL FOR THE 2015 F150'S. I FIND IT UNACCEPTABLE THAT FORD HAS ALREADY HAD A RECALL ON 2013-2014 F150'S FOR WH

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE LOW BRAKE FLUID LEVEL ALERT CAME ON. I TESTED THE BRAKES AND THEY FELT SOFT. I PULLED OVER AND CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID LEVEL. IT WAS LOW. I ADDED FLUID. THE LIGHT WENT OFF AND THE BRAKE PRESSURE RETURNED. THE TRUCK DROVE NORMALLY FOR ABOUT TEN MINUTES. AT THAT TIME THE LOW FLUID LEVEL ALERT RETURNED AND I LOST BRAKING. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED FORD SERVICE CENTER. THEY STATED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER HAD FAILED AND BLED INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER.

I WAS TOWING/DRIVING WITH AN AIRSTREAM TRAVEL TRAILER IN THE GEORGIA MOUNTAINS WHEN SMOKE STARTED RISING OUT OF THE DASH WITH AN ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL. THEN THE BRAKES SEIZED ON THE TRAILER. I WAS BLOCKING THE ROAD BUT THANKFUL I WAS NOT DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. THE TRAILER SYSTEMS WERE CHECKED FOR A SHORT- NOTHING. THEN THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO A FORD DEALER IN CLEVELAND, GA WHO TESTED THE OEM BRAKE CONTROLLER ON A DIFFERENT TRAILER AND IT DID THE SAME THING AND BURNED SOME MORE. THEY REPLACED THE UNIT AND I RETURNED HOME; HOWEVER, SEARCHING THE INTERNET I DISCOVERED OTHERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS NOT A SAFE SITUATION AND THE UNIT IS A FEATURE OF THE TRUCK FROM FORD, NOT THIRD PARTY.

ISSUE: WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AROUND 40MPH, THE "LOW BREAK FLUID" WARNING FLASHED ON THE DASHBOARD AND I INSTANTLY LOST THE BREAKS. THE BREAK FLUID TANK WAS EMPTY AND THERE WAS NO APPARENT LINKAGE. FORD DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED THAT THE BREAK BOOSTER MASTER CYLINDER FAILED

TRUCK WAS IN MOTION (STRAIGHT LANE) ON DRY PAVEMENT STREET. DRIVER PUSHED ON BRAKES TO STOP AND NOTHING HAPPENED. TRUCK KEPT MOVING FORWARD AND HIT A STOPPED CAR WAITING AT A RED LIGHT. AFTER IMPACT, THE TRUCK WAS DRIVEN TO THE CURB AND WAS ABLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP WITH THE BRAKES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED AND THEN SLAMMED INTO GEAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT AND HAD HAPPENED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TOWN AND COUNTRY FORD (101 ANDERSON LN, MADISON, TN 37115 (615) 865-1280) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LEAD FRAME CONNECTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (LEGACY FORD, ROSENBERG, TX, 77471, 888-694-4154), BUT THE CONTACT DID NOT RECALL THE DIAGNOSIS AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED TO DISCOUNT HALF OF THE REPAIR COST. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 37,000.

BRAKES STOPPED WORKING IMMEDIATELY AFTER BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. FILLED WITH 1 QUART OF BRAKE FLUID AND IT DISAPPEARED INTO THE BOOSTER. NO BRAKE FLUID ON GROUND.

LEAKED BRAKE FLUID AND LOST BRAKING POWER. BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR. I WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

DRIVING 65 MPH ON HWY 183 IN TRAFFIC, THE "LOW BRAKE FLUID" INDICATOR CAME ON. I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR BOARD. NO BRAKES! I PUMPED THE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES AND THE STRAIGHT TO FLOOR BOARD AND NO BRAKES!... THE TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF ME BEGAN TO SLOW AND BRAKE. I WAS ABLE TO KEEP MY COMPOSURE AND USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN TO AVOID A COLLISION AND WAS ABLE TO GET OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I HAD MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER IN THE TRUCK AND THIS COULD HAVE ENDED HORRIBLY. I TOOK IT TO THE CLOSEST DEALER I COULD FIND. THE BRAKE RESERVOIR WAS COMPLETELY DRY AND NO EXTERNAL LEAKS. THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED AND LEAKED OFF INTO THE BOOSTER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO TEAM FORD LINCOLN (5445 DREXEL RD, LAS VEGAS, NV 89130) WHERE THE DIAGNOSIS WAS CONFIRMED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE CONTACT SHOULD KEEP HIS RECEIPTS IN CASE OF POTENTIAL REIMBURSEMENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

I STARTED A DRIVE, I GOT ONE HALF MILE INTO THE DRIVE AND THE CHIMES WENT OFF ON THE DASH STATING LOW BRAKE FLUID. I TESTED THE BRAKES TO SEE IF THEY WERE RESPONSIVE. THEY WERE NORMAL FROM MY EXPERIENCE. I DROVE ANOTHER FIVE MILES AND HAD TO SLOW FOR A HIGHWAY OVERPASS TURN. THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR. I HAD A SLIGHT BIT OF BRAKE BUT ALMOST NON EXISTENT. I LIMPED THE TRUCK HOME AND CAREFULLY PUT IT INTO NEUTRAL GEAR ANY TIME I APPROACHED A STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. GOT IT TO MY GARAGE. CHECKED BRAKE FLUID, TOTALLY EMPTY. CHECKED ALL FOUR CORNERS AND FOUND NO FLUID. POURED NEW FLUID IN AND CHECK BRAKES AGAIN. THEY STARTED TO FIRM AND WENT LIMP AGAIN. CHECKED FOR LEAKS AGAIN. FOUND THE MASTER CYLINDER MAKING A HISSING NOISE AND FLUID DRIPPING FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER RESERVOIR. WILL HAVE THE DEALER TOW TOMORROW.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAULING A TRAILER AT A HIGHWAY RATE OF SPEED, THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD TO BE SLOWLY APPLIED DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION BEING SLOW TO CHANGE OVER; THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE AND A HARD DOWNSHIFT THAT CONTINUED TO PROGRESS. A DEALER (RAPID FORD, 1510 S POKEGAMA AVE, GRAND RAPIDS, MN 55744, (218) 326-0551) WAS NOTIFIED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE INSPECTED AND DIAGNOSED TO DETERMINE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THEY HAD NO RECALL AND NO RECOMMENDED SOLUTION. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

PRIOR TO DAYLIGHT, I NEEDED TO PULL OFF THE ROAD, AND WHEN I DID, A HIGHWAY MARKER HAD BEEN BENT/DAMAGED TOWARD THE INSIDE OF THE ROADSIDE LANE. MY TRUCK WAS SCRAPPED BY THE DAMAGED HIGHWAY MARKER.I WAS IN MOTION, AND I WAS ON THE I10 ON-RAMP AT HWY 90 IN TILLMANS CORNER MOBILE COUNTY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. A LOCAL DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,042.

DROVE AN HOUR AWAY TO ATTEND A CONCERT FRIDAY NIGHT, NO ISSUE AT ALL UNTIL IT WAS TIME TO LEAVE. THE TRUCK HAD A LOW BRAKE FLUID LIGHT AND THE BRAKE PEDDLE GOES STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD. AFTER FILLING WITH FLUID I DO NOT SEE A LEAK BUT THERE IS NONE LEFT IN THE RESERVOIR. IT SEEMS THIS IS A COMMON AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT IS GOING TO KILL SOMEONE! OF COURSE MY TRUCK JUST WENT OVER 36,000 MILES FOR A WARRANTY SERVICE (LESS THAN 37,000 CURRENTLY) AND I MAY BE STUCK REPAIRING A DEFECT THAT COULD HAVE KILLED ME

VEHICLE WAS ON I88 WESTBOUND IN 4:30 RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC NEAR NAPERVILLE, IL WHEN THE DASH LIT UP, SPEED DROPPED DRAMATICALLY AND THE GAS PEDAL WENT DEAD-NO RESPONSE. ENGINE SPEED REDUCED TO A ROUGH IDLE. HAD TO SOMEHOW GET TO THE SHOULDER TO RESTART ENGINE TO GET RID OF THE ERROR. WAS FORTUNATE THE PROBLEM DID NOT RECUR UNTIL NEXT DAY ON SIDE ROADS. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO WILLOWBROOK FORD DEALER WHO REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY ON 8/17/2017. WHY A SERVICE ADVANCE TRAC ERROR MESSAGE OCCURS FOR A FUEL PROBLEM BOGGLES MY MIND.

THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL SOMETIMES THINKS THERE IS A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME WHEN THERE IS NOT AND AGGRESSIVELY APPLIES BRAKING

COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES DUE TO LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM MASTER CYLINDER

AFTER TOWING MY TRAVEL TRAILER 90 MILES TO A CAMPGROUND, I LEFT MY TRUCK PARKED FOR ABOUT 2 DAYS AT THE CAMPGROUND. WHEN PREPARING TO GO HOME, I TURNED ON THE VEHICLE AND WAS IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED BY THE INSTRUMENT PANEL OF LOW BRAKE FLUID. BRAKE PEDAL WOULD PRESS ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITH MINIMAL RESISTANCE AND NO BRAKING POWER. I CHECKED THE RESERVOIR AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS MINIMAL FLUID. I LOOKED FOR ANY LEAKS OF BRAKE FLUID THROUGHOUT THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND ALL THE WAY BACK TO EACH WHEEL. NO LEAK WAS FOUND. I ADDED 1 BOTTLE (12 OZ) OF BRAKE FLUID TO GET THE LEVEL IN THE RESERVOIR BACK INTO RANGE. THE VEHICLE THEN OPERATED NORMALLY AND I WAS ABLE TO TOW MY TRAILER 90 MILES BACK HOME. HAD THE VEHICLE BEEN IN OPERATION WHEN THIS HAPPENED, THE RESULTS WOULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC - ESPECIALLY WHILE TOWING.

I CAN'T KEEP IT STRAIGHT ON HIGHWAY , IT DOESN'T FLOW WITH THE ROAD , VERY DANGEROUS . I WAS A COMPLETE NERVOUS WRECK ON A SIMPLE TWO HOUR TRIP WITH MY PARENTS.

TRUCK INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING LOST POWER AND WENT INTO "LIMP MODE". SEVERAL ERROR MESSAGES APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD INCLUDING "HILL START ASSIST NOT AVAILABLE", "HILL DESCENT CONTROL FAULT", "SERVICE ADVANCE TRAC" AND "SEE MANUAL"..THE WRENCH AND ENGINE LIGHTS ALSO APPEARED. THERE WOULD BE NO THROTTLE RESPONSE AND THE ENGINE APPEARED TO BE RUNNING ON 4 OUT OF 6 CYLINDERS. TOOK THE TRUCK TO HAVE THE CODES SCANNED AND THE FOLLOWING TWO CODES APPEARED: P2111 THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM - STUCK OPEN AND P2112 THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM - STUCK CLOSED. TOOK THE TRUCK TO A FORD DEALER AND WAS TOLD MY VIN DID NOT HAVE A THROTTLE BODY RECALL BUT IN THEIR OPINION, IT WAS A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY WITH A BBK-1822 THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY MYSELF.

AS I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET, THE LIGHT ON THE CLUSTER CAME ON TELLING ME THAT THE BRAKE FLUID WAS LOW IN THE MASTER CYLINDER. I VERIFIED IT BY CHECKING THE FLUID. I WENT TO AN AUTO PARTS STORE AND WOUND UP PUTTING THREE 12OZ CANS OF BRAKE FLUID AND THE BRAKES WERE STILL MARGINALLY WORKING. I DROVE IT TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER WHERE 2 DAYS LATER I WAS INFORMED THE MASTER CYL. HAD LEAKED FLUID TO THE BOOSTER. THE DEALER WOUND UP REPLACING THE MASTER CYL., BRAKE BOOSTER WITH SENSOR, SPARK PLUGS, BRAKE SWITCH, VACUUM LINE CK VALVE, AND VACUUM PUMP.

DRIVING VEHICLE. STOPPED AT STOP SIGN. NOTICED BRAKE WARNING LAMP ON. WITHIN 3 STOPS PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. CHECKED RESERVOIR AND FOUND FLUID WAS COMPLETELY EMPTY. CHECKED VEHICLE FOR LEAKS. FOUND NO EXTERNAL LEAKS. AFTER TOWED HOME, REMOVED MASTER CYLINDER. FOUND BRAKE BOOSTER FULL OF BRAKE FLUID.

DEFECTIVE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY CAUSING "LIMP HOME" MODE . I WAS DRIVING HOME PULLING MY CAMPER UP A LARGE BRIDGE IN MICHIGAN DURING HEAVY TRAFFIC CONDITION AND THE TRUCK WENT INTO LIMP MODE CAUSING LOSS OR POWER TO TOW THE CAMPER UP AND OVER THE BRIDGE. I ALSMOST CREATED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WITH PEOPLE SLAMMING BRAKES BEHIND MY WHEN I WENT FROM 70 MPH TO 0 IN LESS THEN 150 FT. IT HAS SINCE HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIMES. I TOOK IT TO A DEALER AND THEY KNEW EXACTLY WHAT THE ISSUE WAS AND CHARGED ME 200.00 FOR DEDUCTIBLE ON THE REPAIR. I SEE ALL OVER THE WEB THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND FORD IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT. WHEN THIS OCCURS YOU FEEL A LITTLE LAG IN THE PERFORMANCE WHEN YOU PRESS ON THE GAS PEDAL FOR A SECOND OR TWO. THE THE HILL DECENT WARNING WILL LIGHT UP FOLLOWED BY THE TRACTION CONTROL FAIL LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WILL THEN SLOW DOWN TO UNDER 5MPH AND ENGINE WILL RE RUNNING VERY ROUGH. YOU CAN SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART TO GET YOU FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD BUT AS TIMES GOES ON THIS WILL CONTINUE TO GET WORSE AND THEN HAPPEN EVERY MILE OR SO. HERE IS A GREAT VIDEO SOMEONE DID ON THE ISSUE TO CAPTURE THE PROBLEM. HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=CFDENHJMQ84

ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL OCCASIONALLY CAUSES F 150 TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP EVEN THOUGH THERE IS NOTHING IN FRONT OF TRUCK ON A CLEAR, SUNNY DAY. THE TRUCK WAS DOING 70-75 MPH 3 TIMES WHEN THIS OCCURRED.

WHILE DRIVING ON 7/27/2017 AROUND 9:00 AM, A WARNING LIGHT CAME ON THAT SAID LOW BRAKE FLUID. 5-10 MINUTES LATER WHEN I WENT TO SLOW DOWN TO TAKE AN ON RAMP, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I HAD BARELY ENOUGH BRAKING TO SLOW THE VEHICLE, AND TO FIND A SAFE PLACE TO LEAVE THE ROAD. I HAD TO BE TOWED TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP.