I WAS DRIVING SOUTH ON I-75 JUST NORTH OF CINCINNATI, OH AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN A MESSAGE CAME ON DASH AND SAID SOMETHING LIKE "LOW OF BRAKE FLUID". I TESTED MY BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. TRAFFIC HAD SIMULTANEOUSLY BEGUN TO SLOW SO I DOWN SHIFTED THE TRANSMISSION, SWERVED FROM THE SLOW LANE TO THE SHOULDER AND APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE TRUCK TO A COMPLETE STOP. I LIFTED THE HOOD AND FOUND NO BRAKE FLUID. I CALLED AND WAITED FOR A TOW TRUCK. AFTER TWO HOURS, SINCE I HAD ONLY DRIVEN 2 MILES FROM MY HOUSE I ASKED MY SON TO BRING ME A QUART OF BRAKE FLUID AND CHECK THE DRIVEWAY TO SEE IF THERE WAS A SPOT ON THE CONCRETE. THERE WAS NO SPOT ON CONCRETE, I ADDED AN ENTIRE QUART OF FLUID BUT STILL HAD NO BRAKES. HAD TRUCK BROUGHT TO KERRY FORD AND REPAIRED WHERE THEY ADVISED THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED. ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY 18 MOS OLD, THE WARRANTY WAS ONLY 36,000 MILES WHICH I HAD PASSED. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW. I PAID FOR THE REPAIR BUT COULD NOT GET THE MASTER CYLINDER FROM THE DEALER AS I WAS TOLD FORD REQUIRED THE OLD ONE FOR A CORE.
2015 Ford F-150 complaints
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, A "BRAKE FLUID LOW" MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT SLOWED DOWN AND PROCEEDED TO THE NEXT EXIT BEFORE LOSING ALL BRAKING ABILITY. THE CONTACT DOWNSHIFTED AND APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PURVIS FORD OF FREDERICKSBURG, VIRGINIA WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED, WHICH CAUSED BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER. BOTH THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.
BRAKE PEDAL GOING ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR TOOK TO DEALER HE SAID NOTING WAS WRONG SAME DAY TOOK TO LOCAL SHOP THEY REPLACED THE MASTER CLYDNER AND CALIPERS THE TRUCK HAD 36400 MILES THE REPAIR SEAM TO FIX THE PROBLEM VERY STRANGE THAT THE DEALER DID NOT WANT TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE WHEN COMING TO A STOP BREAK PEDAL WITH PRESSURE WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR FELT LIKE THERE WAS NO PEDAL LEFT BY PUMPING BREAK PEDAL YOU COULD GET PRESSURE BACK BUT IT WOULD GO BACK TO FLOOR IT ALSO WOULD DO THIS STOPED AT RED LIGHT
WAS ON A FREEWAY EXIT. TRAFFIC WAS HEAVY, AND I WAS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES. I WAS JUST ROLLING FORWARD AND WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO NEAR BOTTOM AND IMMEDIATELY WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON INDICATING LOW BRAKE FLUID. I CLEARED THE SCREEN AND CONTINUED CAREFULLY TO MY SHOP WHICH WAS WITHIN A COUPLE OF MILES. I ADDED BRAKE FLUID TO THE MAX MARK THINKING I COULD NURSE IT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS LATER IN THE DAY. WHEN I ATTEMPTED THAT TRIP SEVERAL HOURS LATER THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AGAIN AND I HAD LITTLE OR NO BRAKE POWER. I DECIDED TO HAVE THE TRUCK TOWED AND PULLED BACK SLOWLY INTO THE PARKING SPACE. I HAD NO BRAKE AT THIS POINT AND ACTUALLY HAD TO JAM THE TRANSMISSION INTO PARK A COUPLE OF FEET BEFORE HITTING MY OWN BUILDING. THAT IS WHERE THE TOW TRUCK PICKED IT UP.
THIS TOOK 4 ATTEMPTS AND 2 DEALERS TO RESOLVE - ~34K MILES- LOUD GRINDING/VIBRATION FROM FRONT LEFT 4X4 HUB WHEN DRIVING ANY SPEED. THE FIRST DEALER HAD THE TRUCK FOR 6 DAYS AND CLAIMED THEY DIDN'T SEE OR HEAR THE PROBLEM. THE SECOND TRIP TO THE DEALER THEY HAD FOR A FEW MORE DAYS AND SAID THEY FIXED IT. ON THE WAY HOME IT WAS OBVIOUSLY NOT FIXED AND I TURNED AROUND AND TOOK IT BACK. AGAIN AFTER TWO DAYS THEY SAID IT WAS FIXED YET IT WAS NOT. I THEN TOOK IT TO A DIFFERENT DEALER AND THEY KNEW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND FIXED IT. THEY ALSO INFORMED ME THE SERVICE LOG DIDN'T SHOW ANY SERVICE ATTEMPTS TO THE TRUCK SO MY TRUCK SAT FOR ALMOST TWO WEEKS AND NO WORK WAS ACTUALLY DONE AND I WAS LIED TO. SECOND ISSUE - NOT RESOLVED. LIFE OF VEHICLE - WOBBLE/VIBRATION FROM 4X4 TRANSFER CASE THAT INTENSIFIES WITH INCREASED SPEED. DRIVING IN 4X4 LOW AT ALL SPEEDS YOU CAN FEEL AND SEE THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKE, EVEN GOING AS SLOW AS 10MPH. THE STEERING WHEEL, SEATS AND PEDDLES SHAKE AS IF THE TIRES AREN'T BALANCED. I HAVE INSTALLED 3 DIFFERENT SETS OF TIRES AND IT STILL SHAKES. 2 DIFFERENT TIRE SHOPS VERIFIED THE TIRES ARE GOOD AND THE ALIGNMENT WAS GOOD. THE SHAKING ISN'T BAD LIKE THE DEATH WOBBLE BUT DOESN'T FEEL SAFE. IT SHAKES ENOUGH THAT MY 3 YEAR OLD GETS SICK TO HER STOMACH FROM THE BOUNCING. THIRD ISSUE - RESOLVED WITH MY MONEY - AT ABOUT 45K MILES THE FACTORY FRONT ROTORS WERE WORN TO THE POINT OF REPLACEMENT DUE TO DEEP CUTS. THIS OCCURRED WITH THE FACTORY BRAKE PADS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING BESIDE A LARGE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE FALSELY ANTICIPATED A COLLISION AND INDEPENDENTLY APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ACTIVATED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V614000 (FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE) AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 32,000.
I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 MILES PER HOUR WHEN I HAD A SUDDEN WARMING LIGHT FLASH SAYING BRAKE FLUID PROBLEM. I TESTED THE BRAKES AND THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR. TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE WITH NO WARNING. THE TRUCK HAS 29,000 MILES AND WAS SERVICED WITHIN LAST 2 MONTHS. THIS COULD HAVE VERY BAD AND HAD TRAGIC CONSEQUENCES. I FORTUNATELY WAS ABLE TO DOWN SHIFT USING THE MANUAL SHIFT FEATURE AND SLOW DOWN AND STOP SAFELY. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE. MY FAMILY AND I COULD HAVE BEEN IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND HURT OURSELVES OR OTHERS. FORD NEEDS TO GET THIS FIGURED OUT ASAP. CALL ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS.
ANY MODERN VEHICLE WITH A "VIRTUAL GAUGE CLUSTER" (IE NO ACTUAL GAUGES W/ BACKLIGHT) AUTOMATICALLY HAS THE GAUGE CLUSTER LIT UP. THIS POSES FATAL CONSEQUENCES AT NIGHT WHEN THE DRIVER DOESN'T REALIZE THAT THEIR HEADLIGHTS AREN'T ON, BECAUSE THEIR GAUGE CLUSTER IS ALREADY PRE-ILLUMINATED. I HAVE NEARLY BEEN RUN OVER THREE TIMES BY OTHER CARS DRIVING WITHOUT THEIR HEADLIGHTS ON, BUT WITH A BRIGHT VIRTUAL GAUGE CLUSTER. VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS NEED TO FIND A WAY TO USE AMBIENT-LIGHT-SENSORS TO TURN THE GAUGE CLUSTER LIGHTING OFF IN LOW LIGHT SITUATIONS, SO THAT IT PROMPTS THE DRIVER TO TURN THE HEADLIGHTS ON IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO READ THE GAUGES....AND NOT HIT ANY PEDESTRIANS, BICYCLISTS, OR OTHER VEHICLES.
WHILE TRAVELING, WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR, I HAD AN ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY FAILURE CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO ABRUPTLY DECELERATE. THIS JUST SO HAPPENED TO OCCUR WHILE IN TRAFFIC AND IN A CURVE BUT FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL. I DID NOT KNOW AT THE TIME THAT THIS WAS THE THROTTLE BODY AND ASSUMED IT WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. AFTER THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THE ISSUE AND THE REPAIR COST I DECIDED TO RESEARCH IT AND IT LOOKS LIKE THIS IS A PRETTY COMMON OCCURRENCE. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS ISSUE MADE INTO A RECALL FOR SAFETY PURPOSES AND FOR FREQUENCY OF OCCURRENCE TO OTHER FORD OWNERS.
FORD IS DISCONTINUING THE SAFETY FEATURE SYNC MY FORD TOUCH SERVICE WHICH WAS PART OF THE PURCHASE AGREEMENT. THIS IS A SAFETY FEATURE OF THE VEHICLE PROVIDING OPERATOR ASSISTANCE, TRAFFIC ALERTS, TURN BY TURN DIRECTIONS, AND OTHER SAFETY RELATED SERVICES. THEY ARE NOT OFFERING A REPLACEMENT OR OPTION TO UPGRADE TO THE NEW SYNC 3 SERVICE. I AM BEING CHEATED ON WHAT I PURCHASED AS DESCRIBED ON THE WINDOW STICKER AND IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL.
BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR WITH NO WARNING AND ALMOST CRASHED. TOPPED OFF BRAKE FLUID, AND STILL NO BRAKES. PULLED CAP OFF VACUUM BOOSTER AND BOOSTER WAS FULL OF BRAKE FLUID. NOW TRUCK IS SMOKING BADLY I BELIEVE FROM BRAKE FLUID BEING SUCKED INTO VACUUM HOSE. ONLY 30,000MILES ON TRUCK 2015 F150 WITH 3.5L
WINDSHIELD CRACKED WITHOUT ANY IMPACT FROM ROAD DEBRIS WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT 65 TO 70 MPH IN 70 DEGREE CLEAR WEATHER ON MARCH 8, 2017. CRACK STARTED AFTER A VERY LOUD NOISE, LIKE A GUN SHOT, AT THE UPPER EDGE OF THE WINDSHIELD RIGHT AT THE ROOF LINE JUST ABOVE REARVIEW MIRROR AND EXPANDED ABOUT 8 INCHES AT A 60 DEGREE ANGLE THEN RAN AT 180 DEGREE ANGLE ANOTHER 14 INCHES BEFORE HEADING BACK TO THE TOP LIP OF THE WINDSHIELD AT A 90 DEGREE ANGLE. PROFESSIONAL BODY & GLASS REPAIR SHOP COULD NOT FIND IMPACT OF ANY KIND ANYWHERE ON THE WINDSHIELD APPEARED LIKE A GENERAL STRESS FRACTURE NOT ASSOCIATED WITH IMPACT OR EXCESSIVE STRESS MORE LIKE A FLAW IN THE WINDSHIELD STRUCTURE. TRUCK HAD APPROXIMATELY 26,000 MILES ON ODOMETER HAS NEVER BEEN USED TO TOW NOR HAS IT BEEN OFF ROAD. HAVE WINDSHIELD FRACTURES NOT ASSOCIATED WITH IMPACT BEEN REPORTED ON OTHER ALUMINUM BODY FORD PICKUPS . WE TOOK POSSESSION OF OUR TRUCK IN JUNE OF 2015. OUR TRUCK IS A SUPER CREW CAB 2 WHEEL DRIVE 2.7 LITER V6 LARIAT MODEL. REPAIR WAS A LITTLE OVER $500 NOT COVERED BY INSURANCE. THESE WINDSHIELDS HAVE SOUND PROOFING MATERIAL INSIDE THEM ACCORDING TO THE BODY SHOP AND SOMEWHAT UNUSUAL.
3.5 LITER V6 ECOBOOST SUDDEN AND COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY WITHOUT WARNING BRAKE PEDAL GOING TO THE FLOOR WITH SUDDEN AND COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS BRAKE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATION AND LOW BRAKE FLUID LEVEL COMES ON AFTER COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES, SLOWED DOWN WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE LUCKILY AT LOW SPEED ADDED 1 QUART OF DOT4 BRAKE FLUID BRAKE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATION AND LOW BRAKE FLUID LEVEL DISAPPEARED BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH SUDDEN AND COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS BRAKE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATION AND LOW BRAKE FLUID LEVEL DID NOT COME ON UNTIL AFTER BRAKES FAILED I DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT BUT IT WAS CLOSE. TOOK TO SHOP WITH COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. TRUCK HAS 39000 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS ON A CITY STREET WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED. NO FLUID WAS DETECTED UNDER THE VEHICLE EVEN AFTER ADDING 1 QUART OF DOT 4 BRAKE FLUID AND THE BRAKES FAILED AGAIN.
I WAS DRIVING THE THE TRUCK THIS MORNING AND AFTER THE 3RD TRAFFIC LIGHT SUDDENLY I LOST BREAK AND BARELY ABLE TO STOP. I PULLED TO A GAS STATION SLOWLY. I NOTICED BREAK FLUID WAS BELOW MINIMUM. FILLED UP BREAK FLUID TO MAXIMUM. I TRIED TO DRIVE TO FORD DEALER SHIP BUT AFTER A FEW MINUTES I HAD NO BREAK AGAIN SO I HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO VETERENS FORD TAMPA.
VIN: [XXX] MAKE: FORD F150 2015 ON THE MORNING OF JUNE 20TH 2017, I WAS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT JOURNALING AND LISTING TO MUSIC. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND RUNNING BECAUSE I WAS LISTENING TO THE RADIO AND ENJOYING THE AIR CONDITIONER. MY HUSBAND HAD DRIVEN THE VEHICLE AND PARKED IT. HE HAD EXITED THE VEHICLE AND WENT UP TO HIS APPOINTMENT AND I WAS IN THE VEHICLE, IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, JOURNALING FOR AT LEAST TEN MINUTES OR MORE. I NEEDED TO USE THE RESTROOM SO I PUT MY STUFF IN THE BAG AT MY FEET, ON THE FLOOR BOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. I REACHED OVER, GRIPPED THE KEY, TURNED IT TO THE OFF POSITION, REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION, THE TRUCK WAS FULLY OFF. I BEGAN OPENING THE PASSENGER DOOR TO EXIT THE VEHICLE AND REALIZED THE VEHICLE WAS ROLLING BACKWARDS. I SLAMMED MY DOOR, TRIED TO USE THE SHIFTER BUT IT DID NOT MOVE. I WAS STEERING THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT KNOWING THERE WERE VEHICLES PARKED BEHIND ME. I THREW THE KEY IN PUT IT IN DRIVE AND HIT THE BRAKE, BUT IT WAS TO LATE AND I HAD HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. I WAS LUCKY NOBODY WAS IN THE OTHER VEHICLE OR BEHIND MY VEHICLE. SOMEBODY COULD HAVE BEEN HURT OR KILLED. I PULLED THE TRUCK FORWARDS, I PARKED AND HANDLED WHAT HAD JUST OCCURRED. I DON?T KNOW WHAT TO DO. WE NO LONGER FEEL OUR VEHICLE IS SAFE WHEN IN PARK. I KNOW THE 2017 MODELS ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM, IF FORD STILL CANT FIX THIS PROBLEM TWO YEARS LATER, WHY WOULD I FEEL OUR VEHICLE IS SAFE OR TRUST THAT IT DOES NOT HAVE A DEFECT THAT NEEDS FIXING??????
I WAS DRIVING ON THE STREET THE BRAKE INDICATOR LOW BRAKE FLUID LIGHT CAME ON SUDDENLY. I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PADDLE AND THERE WERE NO BRAKES. I SHIFTED TO 1ST GEAR AND COASTED TO SIDE OF THE STREET. I CHECKED RESERVOIR AND IT WAS VERY LOW. I FILLED THE RESERVOIR BUT WAS EMPTY IN A FEW MINUTES BUT I DID NOT SEE ANY LEAKS ANYWHERE.
WARNING NOTICE CAME ON AND A MINUTE LATER BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED. LUCKILY I WAS DRIVING VERY SLOWLY ON A MILITARY BASE.
APRIL 26, 2017 THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS MALFUNCTIONED SIMULTANEOUSLY WHEN RETURNING TO TRUCK FROM SHOPPING: RUNNING BOARDS WOULD NOT DEPLOY OR RETRACT; AIRBAG(S) WARNING LIGHT ON DASH WAS LIT; CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM, BOTH HEAT AND COOLING WAS OUT OF SERVICE; FRONT WINDOWS WOULD NOT RESPOND TO CONTROLS; SEAT COMFORT FUNCTIONS DID NOT WORK; MIRROR ADJUSTMENT AND RETRACTION INOPERABLE; BACK-UP SYSTEM AND WARNINGS INOPERABLE; CROSS TRAFFIC SYSTEM FAULT; BLIND SPOT WARNING ERROR. WIRING HARNESSES REPLACES AND PICKED TRUCK UP MAY 12TH 2017. THAT EVENING WHILE DRIVING WITH A TRAILER, A MESSAGE APPEARED CONCERNING THE TRAILER BEING DISCONNECTED. THAT DISAPPEARED AND THEN THE FOLLOWING HAPPENED: WARNING MESSAGES BEGAN TO APPEAR ON THE DRIVER'S DISPLAY SCREEN SAYING, 'YOUR VEHICLE IS NOT IN PARK', 'CHECK MANUAL', 'DOWNHILL ASSIST NOT OPERATIONAL'. THEN THE LIGHTS WENT OUT, THE TRUCK LOST POWER (THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING), IT SHIFTED INTO DOWNHILL ASSIST, FRONT WINDOWS DIDN'T WORK, PASSENGER SEAT MOVED BY ITSELF, DRIVER'S SEAT BEGAN TO GO BACK AS IF THE TRUCK WAS TURNED OFF, THEN IT RETURNED TO DRIVING POSITION, THE SYNC DISPLAY WENT DEAD AND CAME BACK ON, THE DRIVER'S DISPLAY SHUT DOWN AND CAME BACK ON. ALL THESE THINGS CONTINUED TO REPEAT AS BELLS SOUNDED AND I LIMPED 5 MILES BACK TO MY SON'S HOUSE. SAME PROBLEMS EXHIBITED WHEN SON TOOK TRUCK TO THE DEALER THE FOLLOWING AM WITHOUT TRAILER. ANOTHER HARNESS REPLACED. PICKED UP TRUCK AND DROVE WITHOUT INCIDENT ABOUT 800 MILES. WHEN ST
AS I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON A SECONDARY STREET WITH VERY LIGHT TRAFFIC (THANKFULLY), A WARNING FLASHED ON DASHBOARD REGARDING LOW BRAKE FLUID. WHEN I TOUCHED THE BRAKE PEDAL IT VIBRATED AND AS I DEPRESSED IT WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WHERE I HAD MINIMAL STOPPING POWER. WITH VERY LIGHT TRAFFIC I WENT TO A NEARBY AUTO PARTS STORE AND PURCHASED / INSTALLED 1 QUART OF BRAKE FLUID. BY THE TIME I DROVE 3 MILES TO MY OFFICE, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS AGAIN ON THE FLOOR WITH MINIMAL STOPPING POWER. I INSTALLED A SECOND QUART OF FLUID WITH ABSOLUTELY NO SIGN OF A LEAK ANYWHERE. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS LEAKING THE FLUID INTO THE BOOSTER ASSEMBLY. THEY REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BOOSTER.
WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE I355 AT 70 MILES PER HOUR WITHOUT REQUIRING BRAKES, I GOT A CHIME AND THEN A MESSAGE ON THE DASH THAT MY BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR WAS LOW, THEN MY BRAKE LIGHT WENT ON. I CHECKED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT STOPPING THE TRUCK. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO TIME MY DISTANCE WITH TRAFFIC AND SWITCH LANES AND EXIT THE INTERSTATE. I MANAGED TO GET THE TRUCK INTO A PARKING LOT AND THEN CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR. THE RESERVOIR WAS VERY LOW, BELOW THE MINIMUM LEVEL. I CONTACTED A COWORKER WHO BROUGHT BRAKE FLUID TO THE SITE AND WE FILLED IT AND PUMPED THE BRAKE PEDAL. IT SEEMED FINE SO I DROVE THE TRUCK AGAIN GOING TO WORK. WITHIN ANOTHER MILE THE CHIME AND WARNING CAME ON THE DASH AGAIN. AT THAT TIME I PULLED OUT OF TRAFFIC AND PARKED THE TRUCK AT A BANK PARKING LOT. I THEN CALLED FORD ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND HAD THE TRUCK BROUGHT TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME LATER THAT NIGHT THAT MY MASTER CYLINDER AND MY BRAKE BOOSTER BOTH FAILED AND CAUSED THE ISSUE. I CHECKED ON LINE AND FOUND THAT THE NHTSA IS INVESTIGATING THIS ISSUE ON 2015 FORD F150 TRUCKS WITH THE V6 ECO-BOOST ENGINE, WHICH IS THE SAME ENGINE IN MY TRUCK. BEFORE THE BRAKE ISSUE HAPPENED I DROVE APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES AND STOPPED AT SEVERAL RED LIGHTS AND INTERSECTIONS WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS.
WHEN GOIMG THROUGH ANY AUTOMATIC CAR WASH WATER SHOOTS IN REAR PART OF PANORAMIC SUNROOF, FORD SAYS THIS SI NORMAL. IT CAUSES ENOUGH WATER TO GET IN WHWN IT IS HOT OR COLD OUT TO CONDENSATE ON THE WINDOWS. IT IS ON REAR SEAL OF MOONROOF DRIVER SIDE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED STALLING, A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, AND SEVERE VIBRATION. ALL OF THE VEHICLE'S WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO FOLSOM LAKE FORD WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO LIMP HOME MODE AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LEAKING DRIVER SIDE TURBO AND A BLOWN SOLENOID. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STARTED THE PROCESS OF VEHICLE BUY BACK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,000. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. WHILE THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE BRAKED ABRUPTLY. THE COLLISION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND A CHIMING SOUND WAS HEARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (WATERTOWN FORD LOCATED AT 1600 9TH AVE SE WATERTOWN, SD 57201) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: 12350340. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,200.
THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL SLAMS ON THE BRAKES AFTER JUST PASSING THE END OF A SEMI OR LARGE TRUCK. IT HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY BUT HAS CONTINUED OVER THE LAST 14 MONTHS. WE HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. WE TRADED THE VEHICLE IN THIS LAST WEEK IT STILL HAS THE SAME PROBLEM .
I PARKED MY VEHICLE AT CAMPING WORLD. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THERE WAS ANY PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. I CAME OUT ABOUT ONE HALF HOUR LATER AND GOT INTO MY VEHICLE. I STARTED THE ENGINE, PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, PUT THE GEARSHIFT IN REVERSE AND WHEN I RELEASE THE PARKING BRAKE A WARNING CAME UP ON THE DASH THAT SAID "LOW BRAKE FLUID". THE VEHICLE HAD JUST STARTED MOVING IN REVERSE. I STEPPED DOWN ON THE SERVICE BRAKE PEDAL IN IT WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, THERE WAS NO BRAKING ACTION AT ALL. I HADE TO USE THE PARKING BRAKE TO STOP. THIS FAILURE HAPPENED WITH NO WARNING AND WAS A TOTAL SERVICE BRAKE FAILURE. I FOUND NO LEAKS AT THE WHEELS OR ANYWHERE UNDER THE VEHICLE. MY NEXT STOP WAS TO PICKUP MY 26 FOOT TRAVEL TRAILER TO GET READY FOR VACATION. FORD EMERGENCY SERVICE HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED TO RON DUPRATT FORD IN DIXON CALIFORNIA FOR WARRANTY REPAIRS. I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM INVOLVES THE MASTER CYLINDER/BRAKE BOOSTER.
SPONGY BRAKES AND PEDAL GOES LOW. A VEHICLE REPORT WAS COMPLETED WITH THE TRUCK RUNNING CONNECTING TO FORD VIA MY CELL PHONE. A ISSUE WAS DETECTED. THEN RUN AGAIN. DETECTED AGAIN. THEN RUN AGAIN A HOUR OR SO LATER AND NOT DETECTED. I SEE A RECALL INQUIRY HAS BEEN OPEN ON 2015-2016 F150 WITH THE V6 3.6L ENGINE. MINE IS A 5.0V8.
2015 FORD F150, 12500 MILES. TRUCK STEERING WHEEL HANGS RANDOMLY IN A LEFT HAND CURVE. HAVE TO FORCE IT BACK TO CENTER. THIS HAPPENS AT SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH.HAS ALSO KEPT ASSISTING LEFT IN A LEFT TURN WHEN I STOPPED TURNING LEFT. IT IS A DANGEROUS ISSUE THAT NEEDS SERIOUS ATTENTION. I HAVE TAKEN TRUCK 2 TIMES TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER, BERT WOLFE FORD. THE FIRST TIME THEY REPROGRAMMED THE STEERING. THE 2ND TIME I LEFT THE TRUCK FROM MONDAY MORNING GO FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THEY TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND CLAIM THEY CAN FIND NO FAULTS. I PICK THE TRUCK UP FROM THE DEALER, AND THE SAME ISSUE HAPLENS THREE TIMES ON THE WAY HOME. THEY REFUSE TO FIX ANYTHING WITHOUT THE COMPUTER THROWING A CODE.
SUDDEN TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. NO ABILITY TO STOP VEHICLE. FORTUNATELY IN A RESIDENTIAL ZONE AND WAS TRAVELLING AT LOW SPEED.. BRAKE WAS FUNCTIONING NORMALLY WHEN DRIVEN TO NEIGHBORHOOD RETAIL SHOP. WHEN RE-ENTERED THE VEHICLE AND BEGAN TO ACCELERATE, BRAKE WARNING LAMP LIT AND I HAD NO BRAKING ABILITY!
THE IMAGE IN THE DRIVER SIDE REAR VIEW IS DISTORTED INTO DUAL OR BLURRED IMAGE. IT IS DIFFICULT TO CAPTURE WHILE MOVING, BUT IS, ESCALATED WHEN MULTIPLE VEHICLES AND LANES ARE PRESENT. ESCALATED EVEN FURTHER IN INCLEMENT AND NIGHT DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE SPOT MIRROR IS INTEGRATED WITH THE MAIN REARVIEW MIRROR FURTHER DISTRACTING THE DRIVER FROM THE ROAD AHEAD AS WELL AS POINTS TO THE SAME LINE OF HORIZON THAT PROVES TO BE BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER REARVIEW MIRRORS, MAKING SIDE AND REAR SAFETY CUSHION OBSERVATION INEFFECTIVE AND INEFFICIENT. MANY CITIZENS INSTALL PICK UP BED TRUCK CAPS TO PROTECT THEIR BELONGINGS. THE DESIGN OF THESE MIRRORS ALONE IS DETRIMENTAL TO SAFETY OBSERVATION. ADD IN DEFECTIVE PERFORMANCE SITS ON THE SLOPE OF RECKLESS ENDANGERMENT. WHICH BRINGS ME TO THE INDENTED SIGNALING PROGRAMED INTO THE TURN INDICATORS. THIS INDENTED FEATURE PROMOTES UNSAFE TURNING/LANE CHANGE MANEUVERS. USING THE 100 FT. RULE. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE COMPLETE A SAFE LANE CHANGE AND SHARE THE ROAD WITH OTHER DRIVERS IN THE TIME ALLOTTED 3 FLASHES. THREE BEFORE , THREE DURING AND THREE AFTER IS PUSHING A LESS EXPERIENCED DRIVER. NONE THE LESS IS THE ACCEPTED COURTEOUS DRIVER RULE, NOT TO MENTION THE RULE OF LAW. AT THE VERY LEAST THIS MIRROR SHOULD HAVE A WARNING OF POOR VISUAL WHEN INSTALLING TRUCK CAP AND DEALER SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO WARN PROSPECT THEREOF. AS WELL AS THE MANUFACTURER NEEDS TO OFFER AN OPTIONAL APPLICATION. SAFE CARS SAVE LIVES. THIS PHOTO EXAMINES THE DEFECT OCCURRING A
BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON LOST ALL USE OF BRAKES WHITHIN 5 MINUTES WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON HIGHWAY. I WAS DRIVING WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC ON A FLAT SURFACE.
WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF USE AN INTERMITTENT (FEW DAYS A WEEK) VIBRATION + HUMMING / GRINDING TYPE NOISE WAS PRESENT WHEN TURNING (LEFT AND RIGHT) AT LOW SPEEDS (<25MPH). THE VIBRATION SOMETIMES CYCLIC, FELT IN STEERING WHEEL, AND IS AUDIBLE FROM PASSENGER SEAT. THE VIBRATION IS DISTRACTING AND OFTEN OCCURS WHEN SLOWING DOWN AT STOPLIGHTS OR STOP SIGNS. THE NOISE & VIBRATION, HOWEVER, REMAIN WHEN THE BRAKES ARE NOT ENGAGED. THE NOISE & VIBRATION EXIST WHILE IN 4X4 AS WELL AS 4X2 AND 4A. THE ISSUE HAS BEEN VERIFIED MULTIPLE TIMES BY SERVICE STAFF AT 2 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE MULTIPLE TIMES (3 PRIOR) AND PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TO ATTEMPT TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE (FRONT IWE ASSEMBLIES WHICH WERE FOUND TO HAVE PARTIAL LEAK, FRONT LEFT HUB ASSEMBLY FOUND TO HAVE RESISTANCE / GRINDING WAS REPLACED). SOUND / VIBRATION REMAINED AFTER SERVICE. VEHICLE CURRENTLY IN FOR SERVICE 4TH TIME AT DEALERSHIP TO ADDRESS ISSUE AGAIN (33 DAYS+ AND COUNTING). NO RESOLUTION YET.
WHEN USING THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL (ACC) AND PASSING ALONGSIDE A SEMI-TRUCK IN THE LEFT LANE, THE SYSTEM MISTAKENLY DETECTS SOMETHING THAT CAUSES IT TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES AND SET OFF THE CRASH WARNING SYSTEM. A COUPLE OF SECONDS LATER IT ACCELERATED BACK TO YOUR ORIGINAL SPEED SETTING. BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO 2 FORD DEALERSHIPS AND 1 JUST SET THE SENSITIVITY LEVEL TO LOW AND THE OTHER ONE DID AN UPDATE TO THE CONTROL MODULE. NEITHER OF THESE HAS WORKED AND THE TRUCK CONTINUES TO DO THIS. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE NO OTHER DIRECTION FROM FORD ON HOW TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER A DOZEN TIMES SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE AND IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THIS WILL CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT ESPECIALLY WHEN I HAVE VEHICLES FOLLOWING BEHIND ME ALONGSIDE A SEMI.
I OWN A 2015 F-150 SUPERCREW LARIAT WITH MOON-ROOF WHICH HAS BEEN REPLACED & FIXED MULTIPLE OCCASIONS FOR LEAKS WHICH HAS DAMAGED THE INTERIOR AND LEFT A ROTTEN SMELL WITHIN THE TRUCK AND NOT ABLE TO GET OUT. ALSO THE MOONROOF HAS ALSO BEEN REPLACED FOR BROKEN TRACKS MULTIPLE TIMES FOR NON OPERATIONS OF MOONROOF.
2015 FORD F-150 WHEELS GET STUCK ON THE HUBS VERY QUICKLY AND EASILY. WITH BOTH THE ALUMINUM SUMMER RIMS AND STEEL WINTER RIMS. THE REMOVAL OF THE WHEELS TAKE EXCESSIVE FORCE TO COMPLETE, MUCH MORE THAN WHAT THE VEHICLE'S INCLUDED JACK CAN HANDLE ON ROADSIDE. CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS AND VERY COSTLY WHEN CHANGING A FLAT TIRE.
WHILE PASSANGER SEAT IS OCCUPIED BY A FULLY GROWN ADULT WITH SEATBELT FASTENED, AIRBAG TURNS OFF, SEEMINGLY AT RANDOM. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON CITY STREETS.
THE DOOR/LATCHES WHEN THE WEATHER IS COLD THE DOORS WILL NOT OPEN, THE LATCHES BREAK, THE LOCKS WONT GO UP OR DOWN AND YOU ARE EITHER LOCKED OUT R LOCKED IN AND CANNOT OPEN THE DOORS IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. ALSO- THE LATCHES DON'T WORK IN COLD WEATHER SO THE DOORS WILL NOT CLOSE AND THEY FLY OPEN WHILE DRIVING. MY REAL ISSUE IS THAT ACCORDING TO THE TSB FORD COMPANY KNEW OF THIS PROBLEM ON THE 2015 F150S IN APRIL OF 2015 AND I DID NOT BUY THIS TRUCK UNTIL DECEMBER OF 2015! THAT IS 8 MONTHS!! AND IT HAS HAPPENED TO NOT ONLY 2015S BUT ALSO 2016S AND 2017S! THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL. FORD IS GETTING AWAY WITH IT BECAUSE IT ONLY HAPPENS IN COLD WEATHER MONTHS AND NOT TO EVERY FORD TRUCK. THE TSB NUMBERS ARE - FORD TSB 16-0155 FOR 2015-2017 F150 DOOR LATCH & LOCKING IN COLD WEATHER AND FORD TSB # 15-0052: HERE IS A LINK TO A SITE WHERE THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS IN THE FORUM HTTPS://WWW.FORDF150.NET/FORUMS/VIEWTOPIC.PHP?T=123522. I HAVE VIDEO OF THE DOORS NOT CLOSING AFTER THEY SAY THEY FIXED IT. I WILL PUT A DATE OF OCCURENCE BELOW, BUT THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AND THE TRUCK WAS ALSO FIXED TWO TIMES FOR THIS REASON, PROBLEMS STILL PERSIST.
I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE, 15S29, TO REPROGRAM MY F-150'S CONTROL SYSTEM TO CORRECT AN ADAPTIVE CRUSE CONTROL ISSUE. I HAD THIS RECALL WORK PERFORMED BY MY FORD DEALERSHIP IN MARCH, 2017. I WAS ON A ROAD TRIP THIS WEEK (4-4-2017) AND WAS TRAVELING ON THE I-35 INTERSTATE AT 75 MPH PASSING A SEMI. ABOUT HALF WAY PASSED THE SEMI THE BRAKES WERE SUDDENLY APPLIED AND THE WARNING FLASHER (ON THE WINDSHIELD) ACTIVATED. I THOUGHT THIS WAS FIXED!! THANKFULLY THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME WAS ABLE TO BRAKE TO AVOID A REAR COLLISION. IS THERE STILL AN ISSUE WITH THIS? IF SO WHEN WILL IT BE FIXED?
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. WHEN A PAY LOAD OF CEMENT WAS PLACED ONTO THE VEHICLE AND DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE VEERED FROM SIDE TO SIDE UNCONTROLLABLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
WITH THE VEHICLE STOPPED, THE BRAKE PEDAL SLOWLY FADES TO THE FLOOR WHEN APPLYING A FIRM STEADY PRESSURE. AT THIS TIME, THERE IS NO APPARENT LOSS OF HOLDING POWER ONCE THE PEDAL HAS FADED. WITH NORMAL DRIVING THE BRAKES WORK AND THE VEHICLE DOES STOP. WHEN THE PEDAL HAS FADED TO THE FLOOR IT CAN BE BROUGHT BACK UP BY PUMPING THE PEDAL. TESTING HAS NOT BEEN DONE TO DETERMINE THE AMOUNT OF HOLDING POWER THAT REMAINS OR TO VALIDATE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IN A HARD-BRAKING SCENARIO. THE PROBLEM WAS FIRST NOTICED ON 3/17/2017 AND IS COMPLETELY REPEATABLE EVERY TIME IT IS CHECKED. THE DEALER HAS AGREED WITH THESE OBSERVATIONS BUT HAS STATED THAT FORD WILL NOT BACK A REPLACEMENT OF THE MASTER CYLINDER BECAUSE IT IS WORKING.
REAR WINDOW SHATTERED. VEHICLE WAS PARKED. I WAS AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE WORKING AND WHEN I RETURNED I NOTICED THE REAR WINDOW WAS SHATTERED OUTWARD. OUTSIDE TEMP WAS 60 DEGREES F, AND THERE WAS LITTLE TO NO WIND. CENTER SLIDER WAS INTACT, BUT THE LARGE GLASS WAS BLOWN OUTWARD IN THE CENTER OF THE TWO LARGEST AREAS. SEE PHOTOS.
UPON WALKING UP TO MY CAR TO GO TO THE GYM I NOTICED THAT MY REAR WINDOW WAS COMPLETELY SHATTERED BUT IN ONE SINGLE PIECE. THERE WAS NO SIGN OF IMPACT. AS SOON AS I OPENED A DOOR THE ENTIRE WINDOW COLLAPSED. THIS WAS ON A HOT DAY AND TRUCK WAS NOT ON , PARKED ON A CITY STREET NOT IN MOTION. I REACHED OUT TO FORD AND THEY SAID THEY WON'T COVER IT. THIS HAPPENED BEFORE ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW.
DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WILL NOT LATCH WHEN TEMPERATURE DROPS BELOW 32 DEGREES DUE TO FAULTY DOOR LATCH. WHILE TRAVELLING DOWN THE ROAD THE DRIVERS DOOR WILL SWING OPEN UNLESS HELD SHUT BY DRIVER OR OTHER MECHANICAL MEANS. WE HAVE CONTACTED FORD AND THEY CONFIRM A PROBLEM AND SINCE ISSUED A TSB.
REAR WINDOW SHATTERED WHEN USING DEFROSTER - REMOTE STARTED VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVEWAY AND I WAS RIGHT BESIDE IT WHEN I HEARD THE REAR WINDOW MAKE A POP SOUND.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LOCK DISENGAGED AND FAILED TO RE-ENGAGE. ADDITIONALLY, ALL THE LOCKS ON THE VEHICLE FAILED TO DISENGAGE EVEN WHEN THE KEY WAS INSERTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES ON ALL THE DOOR LOCKS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLIES FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000. *CN
I BOUGHT MY F150 IN THE LATE SUMMER OF 2015. DURING THE WINTER OF 2015 TO 2016 MY F150 WAS GARAGED WITH NO ISSUES. DURING THE WINTER OF 2016 TO 2017 MY F150 WAS NOT IN THE GARAGE AND DURING THE MONTHS OF DECEMBER THE FRONT AND REAR PASSENGERS DOORS LOCKS WOULD NOT OPEN AND OR CLOSE. IT WAS MY OPTION THAT A AUTOMATIC STARTER WOULD HELP BECAUSE THE TRUCK WOULD BE ABLE TO HEAT UP AND THE DOORS WOULD OPEN AND CLOSE PROPERLY (HOPEFULLY). FROM PREVIOUS EXPERIENCES, AFTER THE TRUCK WARMS UP THE AUTOMATIC LOCKS WORKED. UNFORTUNATELY THE AUTOMATIC STARTER DID NOT HELP. THE TRUCK WOULD RUN AROUND 25 TO 35 MINUTES BEFORE THE LOCKS WOULD UNLOCK PROPERLY BUT THE LOCKING MECHANISM WOULD NOT LOCK THE DOOR AFTER BEING CLOSED AND OTHER TIMES THE LOCKING MECHANISM DID LOCK THE DOORS WHEN CLOSED. THE LAST STRAW WAS THE DOOR LOCKING MECHANISM WAS LOCKED AND MY KIDS WERE IN THE BACK SEAT DRIVING DOWN OUR DRIVEWAY TO THE BUS STOP AND AS I STOPPED THE LEFT REAR DOOR OPENED ON ITS OWN. I EXITED THE TRUCK AND TRIED TO RECLOSE THE DOOR BUT THE DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH CLOSED. I BROUGHT THE TRUCK BACK TO A LOCALE DEALERSHIP AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM REGARDING THE LOCKING MECHANISM. IT WAS ALSO NOTED THAT DURING OUR CONVERSATIONS THAT I HAVE HAD A FEW TIMES THAT THE WINDOW WASHING FLUID WOULD NOT WORK. IT WAS MENTIONED THAT THERE IS A TSB ISSUED REGARDING THE TWO PROBLEMS HAPPENING IN COLD WEATHER. THE DEALERSHIP HAS HAD MY 2015 F150 SINCE JANUARY 16TH 2017 BECAUSE THE PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER. THE PICKUP IS
ON 2/23/2017 WHILE DRIVING 50-55 MPH ON AN EXPRESSWAY, THE VEHICLE THROTTLE BECAME UNRESPONSIVE. THE TACHOMETER STILL SHOWED ABOUT 1,000 RPMS, DASH LIGHTS BEGAN ILLUMINATING, ADVANCETRAC WAS DISABLED, HILL START ASSIST WAS DISABLED, THE WRENCH LIGHT ENABLED AND A CHECK MANUAL LIGHT ENABLED. THERE ALSO WAS A HARD SHIFT OR CLUNK SOUND THAT CAME FROM THE TRANSMISSION. AFTER SHIFTING THE TRUCK INTO NEUTRAL WHILE COASTING, I ATTEMPTED TO TURN OFF AND RESTART THE ENGINE. ENGINE SUCCESSFULLY RESTARTED, BUT THE THROTTLE REMAINED UNRESPONSIVE AND ALL WARNING LIGHTS MENTIONED ABOVE RETURNED. I PULLED THE TRUCK SAFELY TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART AGAIN. THIS TIME THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND THEN I TURNED IT OFF. NEXT I REMOVED THE KEY, OPENED THE DOOR, CLOSED THE DOOR, LOCKED THE TRUCK, WAITED FOR THE ACCESSORY LIGHTS TO TURN OFF, UNLOCKED THE TRUCK, OPENED AND CLOSED THE DOOR AND THEN RESTARTED, AND THE TRUCK SEEMED TO CLEAR THE PROBLEM. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER AND THEY LATER TOLD ME THE TRUCK IS NOT STORING ANY ERROR CODES IN IT'S MEMORY.
BRAKE FLUID LEAKED FROM BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER INTO BRAKE BOOSTER. RESULT WAS LOSS OF BRAKES VERY RAPIDLY. VEHICLE WAS MOVING WHEN MY WIFE NOTICED THE LOSS OF BRAKES. LEAK COULD HAVE OCCURRED EITHER WHILE TRUCK WAS STATIONARY OR MOVING.
BOUGHT F150 IN FALL OF 2015, FIRST FEW DAYS OF COLD WEATHER MY BACK PASSENGERS DOORS WOULD NOT CLOSE. THEY JUST KEPT BOUNCING BACK AT ME. DID THAT A FEW TIMES DIDN'T THINK THAT MUCH ABOUT IT. NEXT FALL SEASON OF 2016 I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO OPEN MY REAR DOORS ON MY 55,000 VEHICLE FOR THE PAST 4 MONTHS. NOW MY TAILGATE WON'T OPEN UP EITHER! WHAT A JOKE. TOOK IT TO FORD DEALER AND TOLD ME IT WOULD BE AT LEAST 1 MONTH BEFORE PARTS WOULD COME IN THERE ON BACK ORDER! SO FORD KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. SALESMAN OFFERED ME SOME ROPE TO TIE THE DOORS SHUT SO THEY WOULDN'T OPEN UP!!!!!!!! HOW ABOUT THAT FOR A SAFETY CONCERN. $55,000 VEHICLE AND THEY OFFER ME ROPE TO KEEP MY DOORS CLOSED. I CAN'T PUT ME KIDS ON THE TRUCK CAN'T USE MY VEHICLE FOR WAYS I INTENDED FOR THE PAST 5 MONTHS YET I KEEP PAYING MY PAYMENTS OF THIS. WHAT A JOKE. JUST TRIED TO OPEN MY TAILGATE YESTERDAY AND THE LOCK MECHANISM ISN'T EVEN TRIGGERING THE LOCK IN THE TAILGATE, ITS SEIZED UP CAN'T USE THAT NOW EITHER. SOMEONE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS.
THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME I'M REPORTING THIS. ALTHOUGH MY VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE QUALIFIED FOR FORD'S RECALL 15S29, I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED. BUT I HAVE MENTIONED IT TO MY DEALER 3 OR 4 DIFFERENT TIMES. THEY ALWAYS TELL ME THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO. SO HERE'S THE ISSUE. WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, MY TRUCK THINKS I'M GOING TO HIT SOMETHING AND THE ALERT LIGHTS AND SOUNDS COME ON (AND ONCE SINCE I HAD ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL ON, IT APPLIED THE BRAKES AT 70 MPH). THIS IS NOT SAFE. THE DEALERSHIPS SAY THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO FIX MY TRUCK, YET THE ISSUE KEEPS HAPPENING.
ON THREE OCCASIONS NOW WHILE ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOOSES ALL POWER. THERE HAVE BEEN AUDIBLE WARNING SOUNDS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS, ALSO MESSAGES SUCH AS HILL ASSIST NOT AVAILABLE. ON ALL OCCASIONS I WAS TURNING ON TO A STREET FROM A COMPLETE STOP AND ACCELERATING. TURNING OFF THE ENGINE SEEMS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I HAVE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TWICE NOW.
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