2016 Ford F-150 complaints

DOORS LOCKS ARE FREEZING UP AND DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE ON MY 2016 F150. TRUCK HAVE BEEN SERVICED ON 12/6/18, 8/3/18, 4/13/18 AND I'M GOING TO BRING IT IN 12/19/19 FOR SERVICE FOR FROZEN DOOR LOCKS. MY VEHICLE STATIONARY AT WORK ON 12/15/19 AND I COULDN'T LOCK THE DOOR UNTIL 20MINUTES LATER. THEN 12/12/19 IN MORNING I WAS DRIVING AND THE DOOR WAS UNLOCK I PULLED OVER AND IT WOULDN'T LOCK SO MY WIFE HAD TO HOLD THE DOOR UNTIL I DROPPED HER OFF. THIS IS A MAJOR CONCERN WITH FORD. THIS IS A INCONVENIENCE FOR ME AND FORD SHOULD COMPENSATE ME FOR THIS ISSUE OR FORD SHOULD BUY THE CAR BACK BECAUSE SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE DOORS AND THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN.

2016 F150 CREW CAB DOOR HANDLES FREEZE AND EITHER, DO NOT OPEN, WILL NOT LATCH PROPERLY, OR NOT CLOSE AT ALL. I HAVE SEEN DISCUSSIONS ONLINE CONCERNING RECALLS FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE, YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL, BUT WHEN I CHECK THE VIN NUMBER IT SAYS THERE ARE NO RECALLS. THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE. IT HAS COME OPEN WHILE DRIVING, AND NOT OPENED ON OTHER OCCASIONS. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE TEMPERATURES ARE AROUND OR BELOW FREEZING.

I WAS HEARING A SOUND COMING FROM FRONT OF THE TRUCK. IT SOUNDED LIKE ROCKS IN A TIN CAN BUT IT WAS NOT ALL THE TIME. HAD IT CHECKED AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE TRYING TO ENGAGE ON ITS OWN. I HARDLY USE THE 4X4 SYSTEM. I HAD TO HAVE THE LINE REPLACED.

WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT AHEAD AT A STEADY 35 MPH ON A 2% DOWNGRADE, SMALL CITY, DOUBLE LANE, ONE-WAY, DEBRIS FREE STREET, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTED ABRUPTLY FROM 4TH GEAR TO 1ST GEAR. I DID NOT MAKE ANY GEAR SHIFT LEVER CHANGES NOR DID I CHANGE ANY OPTIONS SUCH AS PUSHING THE SPORT MODE, TOW MODE,LOCKING DIFFERENTIAL, HILL DESCENT OR TRACTION CONTROL BUTTONS. I WAS SEATED COMFORTABLY, BOTH HANDS ON THE STEERING WHEEL, SEAT BELT FULLY ENGAGED WITH NO IN-VEHICLE DISTRACTIONS SUCH AS A PHONE OR RADIO TUNING. THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY RACED TO 6400 RPM CAUSING THE REAR WHEELS TO START A SKID EVEN THOUGH THE ROAD SURFACE WAS DRY AND FREE OF ANY DEBRIS. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 4 SECONDS I REALIZED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FORCIBLY, ON ITS OWN, SHIFTED INTO 1ST GEAR, SO I PUT THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL. THE DASH MOUNTED GEAR INDICATOR SHOWED 4TH GEAR DURING THIS ALTERCATION WHICH MADE IT HARDER TO KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON UNTIL I SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL. ALTHOUGH IT TOOK ANOTHER 5 SECONDS FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO RESPOND FULLY TO THIS INPUT, IT FINALLY WENT INTO NEUTRAL. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE REAR WHEELS WENT INTO COAST MODE. I WAS ABLE TO NARROWLY AVOID COLLIDING WITH THE VEHICLES IN THE LEFT LANE BECAUSE OF MY QUICK CORRECTIVE ACTION OF PUTTING THE TRANSMISSION GEAR SELECTOR INTO NEUTRAL. I'VE NOT HAD THIS DANGEROUS SELF-SHIFTING TRANSMISSION TO 1ST GEAR AT HIGHWAY SPEED OCCUR BUT THE ONE TIME ON SEPTEMBER 19, 2019, BUT IT DOES STILL CONCERN ME. MY TRUCK HAD APPROXIMATELY ODOMETER 3

I WANTED TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF THIS SITUATION THAT I'VE ENCOUNTERED. ON THE 3RD OF DECEMBER, I WAS GOING TO MY FORD F150 XLT TO GO TO WORK. MY CAR WAS SITTING IN THE BACK YARD AND I STARTED IT WITH THE REMOTE START TO WARM IT UP. I OPENED THE DOOR AND GLANCED AT THE BACK WINDOW. I THEN SAW THAT THE ENTIRE WINDOW WAS SHATTERED. I LOOKED AROUND FOR ANYTHING SUSPICIOUS AND FOUND NOTHING. I CHECKED TO SEE IF SOMETHING FELL ON OR HIT MY BACK WINDOW AND STILL DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING STRANGE. I CALLED MY INSURANCE PROVIDER AND SHE THOUGHT THAT IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE WEATHER, WHICH WAS ABOUT 40 DEGREES. BUT WHEN I CHECKED THE WEB, I FOUND THAT THERE WERE MORE CASES LIKE MINE. PEOPLE WHO WERE JUST USING THE REAR DEFROSTER AND THEIR BACK WINDOWS WOULD CRACK AND SHATTER. THE REASON THAT I'M SENDING THE EMAIL IS TO FIND OUT IF THERE IS AN OPEN RECALL FOR THESE WINDOWS. I, ALONG WITH OTHER F150 OWNERS, HAD NO IDEA THAT THE WINDOW WOULD BREAK FROM USING THE REAR DEFROSTER OR JUST REGULAR OPERATION OF THE CAR. THERE HAVE BEEN LOTS OF CASES REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND I WANT TO HELP BRING ATTENTION TO IT BEFORE THERE IS A PROBLEM. PLEASE EMAIL ME BACK AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-150. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ROLL DOWN THE FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE WINDOWS, THE WINDOWS WOULD SUDDENLY GO UP. THE CONTACT CALLED KOONS FORD OF BALTIMORE (LOCATED AT 6970 SECURITY BLVD, WINDSOR MILL, MD 21244, 410-298-3800), BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

LOADED UP MY 6 YEAR OLD SON AND 3 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN CARSEATS IN THE REAR OF A 4 DOOR F150. STARTED VEHICLE TURNED ON REAR DEFROST. WITHIN 30 SECONDS, THE REAR CORNER BEHIND MY CHILD'S SEAT STARTED TO SMOKE. 30 SECONDS MORE AND THE ENTIRE BACK WINDOW SHATTERED. NOT ONLY WAS THIS VERY DANGEROUS WITH TWO YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT, IT WAS VERY TRAUMATIC FOR THEM

THE TRUCK SHAKES ON HIGHWAY JUST AT HIGH SPEED LIKE 65-70 FEELS LIKE THE DRIVE SHAFT IT'S LOOSE BECAUSE EVERY TIME Y GIVE GAS MAKE A NOISE LIKE CLOCK CLOCK HARD N SOMETIMES A LIGHT CONE ON SAYING TRANSMISSION NOT ON PARK

PURCHASED-NEW 2016 F-150 CENTER REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER QUIT WORKING AT APPROXIMATELY 13,380 MILES AND 37 MONTHS SINCE PURCHASE. PURCHASED THE FORD PREMIUM CARE WARRANTY WHICH SPECIFIC LISTS "HEATED BACKGLASS (ELECTRICAL ONLY - NOT BROKEN OR DAMAGED GLASS) AS A COVERED ITEM. REAR WINDOW GLASS IS NOT BROKEN OR DAMAGED, BUT FORD STILL REFUSED TO COVER UNDER WARRANTY. INCIDENT SUBMITTED TO PROVIDE FOR FURTHER DOCUMENTATION OF EXISTING F-150 ISSUE.

SYNC 3 DISCONNECTS FROM PHONE, FREEZES UP WHILE DRIVING CAUSING HAZARDOUS CONDITION, KNOWN PROBLEMS AND FORD HAS KNOW REAL FIX

THE POWER LIFT RUNNING BOARDS OPERATE WHILE THE TRUCK IS IN MOTION AND WHEN IN PARK THE DOOR OPENS TO ACTIVE THIS FEATURE THE BOARD COMES OUT AND STAYS OUT BUT MORE OFTEN IT JUST RETRACTS CAUSING A MISS STEP AND FALLING WHEN EXITING THE VEHICLE.

WHILE DIVING ONTO AN INTERSTATE ON RAMP, THE BACK GLASS SHATTERED. NOTHING STRUCK THE GLASS, IT JUST BROKE. WHEN THE WINDOW WAS REPLACED, IT WAS DISCOVERED THE REAR DEFROSTER WIRING HAD BURNED BOTH ON THE WINDOW AND IN THE TRUCK. THE REAR DEFROSTER OVERHEATED THE WINDOW AND CAUSED IT TO SHATTER. IT NEARLY STARTED A FIRE.

WE REMOTE STARTED THE TRUCK TO LET IT WARM UP BEFORE HEADING OFF TO SCHOOL. OUR OLDEST CHILD GRABBED HIS BACKPACK AND LOADED UP IN HIS SEAT AND SAID HE SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING IN THE BACK SEAT OF THE TRUCK. RIGHT AFTER THAT HE HEARD A LOUD POPPING SOUND AND THE BACK WINDOW OF THE TRUCK SHATTERED. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY MY KIDS COULD HAVE BEEN COVERED IN GLASS. I BELIEVE THE REAR GLASS OVERHEATED AND BUSTED THE WINDOW. LUCKILY THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT THE TIME UNDER OUR CARPORT AND NOT IN MOTION AND THE OVERHEAT DID NOT RESULT IN A FIRE.

VEHICLE EXHAUST LEAKS INTO CABIN. FORD SAYS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. PAINT FALLING OFF FENDERS. FORD SAYS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. BACK UP CAMERA WORKED UNTIL FORD DEALER WORKED ON IT, HAS NOT WORKED SINCE THEN AND DEALER (HOUSE FORD ADDRESS: 3538 HWY 61 W, RED WING, MN 55066) WONT OR CAN'T FIX IT.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN STREET THIS COLD MORNING TO WORK. I HEARD A POP AND A CRACK STARTED ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD THEN ANOTHER POP AND THE CRACK GREW ALL THE WAY ACROSS.

I WAS OPERATING MY 2016 FORD F150 ON A SECONDARY GRAVEL RD AT 30 MPH IN 2WD. UPON GOING A SLIGHT UPHILL GRADE, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL ACCELERATION AND CAME TO A STOP IDLING ROUGHLY AT 1000 RPM. THE WRENCH LIGHT, HILL DECENT AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE ENGINE IDLED BUT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED IT. THIS SEEMED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM CLEARING THE ERROR CODES. HOWEVER, CONTINUING ON THE ROAD, THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED 3 MILES LATER. I WAS IN A REMOTE AREA IN THE STATE AND HAD TO TRAVEL 60 MILES TO A URBAN AREA. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED AT LEAST 20 MORE TIMES WITH GREATER FREQUENCY UNTIL ARRIVING AT MY RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE FORD DEALERSHIP IN SHERIDAN, WY. THE FIX WAS AS FOLLOWS. DIAG, P2112-THROTTLE ACTUATOR A CONTROL SYSTEM, STUCK CLOSED, PINPOINT TO THROTTLE BODY. REPLACED THROTTLE BODY, CLEARED CODES. MY VEHICLE HAD 38,450 MILES WHEN THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED ON OCTOBER 17, 2019, 4:30 PM. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH WITH OTHER FORD F150 OWNERS, THIS APPEARS TO BE A PROMINENT PROBLEM AND IN MY MIND, A DANGEROUS ONE. MOST OF THE INCIDENCES APPEAR TO HAPPEN IN THE SIMILAR MILEAGE RANGE BUT IN OTHER MODEL YEARS, 2017 AND 2018 WERE PREVALENT ALSO. THE FORD SERVICE MANAGER RELATED HE HAD DONE ALLOT OF THESE REPAIRS RECENTLY. THEIR IS NO RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE AT THIS TIME.

WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN I HAD STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION. I TURNED A CORNER AND ACCELERATED TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC. THE REAR WHEELS SPUN EXCESSIVELY, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO 'FISH-TAIL' AND CREATING A DANGEROUS SITUATION ME AND ADJACENT VEHICLES. THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM WAS ON BUT DID NOT ENGAGE, NO INDICATOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH TO SHOW IT ENGAGED OR HAD AN ERROR. THE SAME DAY I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO JIM TIDWELL FORD, AND RODE WITH THE SHOP FOREMAN ON A DEMO RIDE TO MIRROR THE SITUATION. THE SHOP FOREMAN AGREED THE TRACTION CONTROL SHOULD HAVE ENGAGED. HOWEVER, AFTER RUNNING DIAGNOSTICS THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THE VEHICLE WAS WITHIN SPECIFICATION. FOR COMPARISON, I MENTIONED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL ON THE F-250 MODEL WORKS MUCH BETTER, WHICH THEY AGREED WAS A KNOWN INCONSISTENCY. THE F-150 TRACTION CONTROL IS INEFFECTIVE AND CAUSES AN UNSAFE DRIVING SITUATION IN WET CONDITIONS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE IDLING AT A STOPPED POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SHULTS FORD LINCOLN (10401 PERRY HWY, WEXFORD, PA 15090, (724) 934-2388), BUT NO FAILURE CODES COULD BE LOCATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED OVER AN EIGHT MONTH PERIOD AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS SCHEDULED TO GO BACK TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED ISSUE WAS POWER TRAIN WARRANTY, WHICH EXPIRED IN 3,000 MILES. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. *DT*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-150. WHEN THE AUTO START AND DEFROSTER WERE ACTIVATED, THE CONTACT DETECTED AN ABNORMAL ODOR OF SMOKE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED AND A STICKER ON THE WINDOW MELTED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED DORIAN FORD (35900 GRATIOT AVE, CLINTON TWP, MI 48035, (586) 792-4100) AND INFORMED THEM OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000. *LN*JB

THESE MESSAGES APPEARED ON THE INFORMATION SCREEN "HILL START ASSIST - NOT AVAILABLE" AND "SERVICE ADVANCE TRAC". THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH, ENGINE RPM AND SPEED DROPPED AND PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DID MOTHING. I WAS GOING ABOUT 30 MPH ON A CITY STREET. I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. I THEN RESTARTED IT AND THE PROBLEM DISAPPEARED. IT HAPPENED ABOUT FOUR TIMES IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED BY FORD. THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AND MOTOR ASSEMBLY FOR A TOTAL COST OF $681.55.

TAILGATE DISCONNECTED FROM HINGES ON OUR 2016 F150. TRAVELTRAVELLING IN A 30MPH ZONE WITH TAILGATE OPEN LYING DOWN TO TRANSPORT A DOOR. TRUCK PASSING OVER A SHALLOW BREAK IN PAVEMENT AT WHICH TIME WE HEARD A LOUD THUMP. IMMEDIATE INSPECTION DISCOVERED TAILGATE DISENGAGED FROM HINGES LANDING ON ONE HINGE AND BUMPER. SAFETY CABLES HELD BUMPER FROM FALLING OFF COMPLETELY. REVIEWED WITH SERVICE AT FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE PURCHASED. PRIOR TO REVEALING WHAT HAPPENED THE AGENT ACKNOWLEDGED HE HAS HEARD OF THIS ISSUE ON ANOTHER FORD TRUCK LOCALLY. IN THAT INCIDENT THE GATE WAS DESTROYED FROM LANDING IN ROAD. ONCE I REVEALED OUR INCIDENT HE INDICATED THAT IT IS NOT A WARRANTY MATTER EVEN THOUGH OUR VEHICLE IS LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD AT JUST 12,000 MILES. HIS ASSISTANT INDICATED THERE IS A PART AVAILABLE TO PREVENT THE GATE FROM BOUNCING AND SLIDING OUT. SUGGESTED THAT HAVING A PART AVAILABLE TO PREVENT WHAT JUST HAPPENED TO OUR TRUCK IS AN ADMISSION OF A FAULTY DESIGN. THE AGENT INSISTED THE HINGE ASSEMBLY IS NOT A FAULTY DESIGN AS THE GATES ARE NOT SUPPOSE TO BE LYING DOWN WHEN TRAVELLING. AT THAT POINT I CHUCKLED AND LEFT. OF COURSE TELLING HIM I WOULD NOT BE BACK FOR A 3RD NEW TRUCK. THIS ISSUE HAS THE POTENTIAL IF IT HASN'T ALREADY HAPPENED TO CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH TO PASSENGERS IN VEHICLES TRAVELLING BEHIND A FORD TRUCK THAT EXPERIENCES A TAILGATE HINGE MALFUNCTION.

WHILE DRIVING IN MANSFIELD, TX ON 10/27/ 2019 ( ON FRONTAGE RD. NEAR DEBBIE LN) AS I WAS PREPARING TO STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. I PRESSED THE BRAKES AND THE PETAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE TRUCK GRADUALLY CAME TO A STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION! FORTUNATELY, THERE WASN'T A LOT OF TRAFFIC AND I WAS ABLE TO BACK UP OUT OF THE WAY OF ON COMING TRAFFIC. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS, CHIMES OR ALERTS TO SIGNIFY A PROBLEM. IT WAS A FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE!! I MADE IT BACK HOME SAFELY, BUT NERVOUSLY! NOW I'M VERY APPREHENSIVE ABOUT DRIVING THE TRUCK!

ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, NO POWER. VEHICLE WAS ON 2 LANE HIGHWAY WITH CONCRETE BARRIERS ON BOTH SIDES AND NO SHOULDER. I WAS GOING APPROX 70 MPH. I HAD OUR TODDLER, NEW BORN AND WIFE IN THEN VEHICLE. VEHICLE SLOWED FASTER THAN I HAVE EVER FELT BEFORE. CARS AND TRAILERS SLAMMING ON BRAKES. I'M ASSUMING THIS DID NOT TRIGGER MY BRAKE LIGHTS AND IT WAS ALMOST DARK. SO INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS NOT TO MENTION SCARY. DASH WARNINGS INDICATED NO TRACTION CONTROL, HILL DECENT OR ABS. DEALER IS REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY. THIS WAS A CATASTROPHIC AND DANGEROUS FLAW.

SEAL SEAMS CAUSING LEAKING INTO INTERIOR OF VEHICLE. CAUSING CARPET TO GET WET AND WATER TO COLLECT IN THE DOORS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE BRAKE WARNING MESSAGE SUDDENLY DISPLAYED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN DEPRESSED. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE HAD TO BE APPLIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT BRAKE FLUID WAS PRESENT AND HAD BEEN SUCKED INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. JOE COOPER FORD (4921 N. AUTOMALL DR, SHAWNEE, OK) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. *BF*JB

AFTER STARTING VEHICLE, COULD SMELL ELECTRICAL WIRING BURNING. COUPLE DAYS LATER REAR WINDOW WITH DEFROSTER WIRES MELTED. CAUSING WINDOW TO OVER HEAT AND BREAK. WINDOW REPAIR PERSON AT SAFELITE INDICATED WE ARE LUCK TRUCK DIDNT BURN UP. HE SHOWED US THE MELTED WIRES.

SUNROOF TRACKS ARE PLASTIC AND CRUMBLE AND BREAK CAUSING THE SUNROOF TO BE STUCK OPEN OR INOPERABLE. APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH ALL F150'S BASED ON INTERNET RESEARCH.

WHILE USING MY VEHICLE UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SO I HAD VEHICLE CHECKED AT AUTOZONE AND O'REILY'S WHICH SHOWED 2 DIFFERENT CODES AND TOOK IT TO MACHAIK DEALERSHIP. TURNS OUT I HAD TO HAVE BOTH CYLINDER HEADS REPLACE, CRANKSHAFT BOLT REPLACED AS WELL AS A FEW OTHER ITEMS. I WAS TOLD IT WAS AN ISSUE THAT FORD WAS AWARE OF AND DIDN'T NOTIFY ME OF IT WHEN I BOUT THE VEHICLE. THEY COVERED THE COST DUE TO THE VEHICLE BEING UNDER WARRANTY WHICH WAS ABOUT $5,000. $ MONTHS LATER I GOT MY VEHICLE BACK AND ABOUT 30 MILES OF DRIVING 55MPH IT STARTED BLOWING A THICK CLOUD OF WHITE SMOKE WITH SOME GREY SMOKE. I TAKE THE VEHICLE HOME AND LET IT SIT FOR 28 DAYS BEFORE I HAVE TO USE IT AND AFTER ABOUT 23 MILES IT STARTED SMOKING AGAIN. I TAKE IT TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP AGAIN AND I TOLD THEM ABOUT THE SMOKING ISSUE, ROUGH IDLE AND THE EXHAUST SMELLS LIKE GAS WHICH IS NOT NORMAL. I SHOWED THEM A VIDEO OF THE ISSUE WHICH CONTAINS MY MILEAGE AT THE TIME AND MY LICENSE PLATE WHICH CLEARLY SHOWS MY VEHICLE SO THEY CANNOT SAY IT WASN'T MY VEHICLE. WAITING FOR THE RESULTS OF THEIR FINDINGS AND PLAN TO UPDATE THE COMPLAINT. I WILL NOT UPLOAD THE VIDEO AT THIS TIME DUE TO IT CONTAINING MY LICENSE PLATE, DON'T KNOW HOW TO UPLOAD IT FROM PHONE AND I DON'T KNOW HOW TO EDIT THAT OUT. IF IT IS NECESSARY TO UPDATE THIS COMPLAINT I WILL UPLOAD THE VIDEO AS PROOF AS WELL AS WORK ORDER FROM PREVIOUS AND CURRENT WORK.MY MILEAGE WILL NOT BE 100% ACCURATE BUT IT WILL BE WITHIN 400 MIL

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, WHEN THE LOW BRAKE FLUID LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED OVER TO THE NEXT EXIT AND WENT TO A GAS STATION AND ADDED TWO BOTTLES OF BRAKE FLUID TO GET THE LEVEL ABOVE THE MINIMUM LINE. THE PEDAL PRESSURE WAS DECREASING WITH EACH USE AND I DROVE THE REST OF THE WAY TO WORK, ABOUT A 1/2 MILE. AFTER LETTING THE CAR SIT FOR 3 HOURS THE FLUID WAS GONE AND THERE WAS NO VISIBLE SIGHT OF FLUID ON THE GROUND. I ADDED MORE FLUID AND DID NOT DRIVE THE TRUCK, BUT 3 HOURS LATER THE FLUID WAS GONE AGAIN. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER, 1/2 MILE AWAY AND THE BRAKES WERE GONE AT THIS POINT. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE BRAKE BOOSTER ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE REPORT. THE MASTER AND BOOSTER WERE REPLACED AND THE TRUCK FUNCTIONS PROPERLY AGAIN. I KNOW THIS WAS AN ISSUE ON THE 2013-2014 F150S AND THERE WAS A RECALL, BUT THIS HAPPENED IN A 2016 F-150 WITH 37,000 MILES WHERE A FAILURE LIKE THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. I AM REPORTING THIS SINCE THERE COULD BE A SIMILAR FAILURE HAPPENING ON THE 2015+ F150S AS THE PREVIOUS GENERATION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-150. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED AND THE TIRES WERE ROTATED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE LUG NUTS COULD NOT BE REMOVED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LUG NUTS WERE REPLACED IN AUGUST OF 2019. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,020.*JB

SUDDEN LOSS OF BRAKING POWER, BRAKE PEDAL IS SOFT AND GOES TO THE FLOOR WITH LITTLE TO NO STOPPING POWER WHEN VEHICLE IS IN MOTION OR STATIONARY.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY BRAKE SYSTEM ALERT STARTED GOING OFF AND BRAKE ALERTS ON DASH, A MINUTE LATER I WENT TO BRAKE AND HAD NO BRAKES, I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY AND TO A PARKING LOT. I OPENED UP THE HOOD AND THERE WAS NO BRAKE FLUID, I BOUGHT MORE FLUID AND ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE 3 MORE BLOCKS AND ALL THE ALERTS WENT OFF AGAIN AND NO BRAKES, I PULLED OVER, CHECKED THE FLUID AND IT WAS GONE. THERE WAS NO SIGNS OF LEAKS AND ALL THE FLUID WENT INTO THE BOOSTER AND ENGINE, CAUSING A THICK CLOUD OF SMOKE. I WENT TO .CARPROBLEMZOO.COM/FORD/F-150/2016/BRAKE AND FOUND 65 PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. ARE WE WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO GET KILLED. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RECALL IS THERE ONE? I AM THE ONLY OWNER AND THE TRUCK HAS LESS THAN 20,000 MILES ON IT. NO ACCIDENTS

DRIVING NORMALLY ON FOUR LANE DIVIDED STATE ROAD WHEN WARNINGS ABOUT VARIOUS SYSTEM FAILURES CAME UP ON DASH (TRACTION CONTROL, BRAKING, CHARGING SYSTEM). POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING FIRST THEN TRUCK SHUT DOWN. GOT JUMP STARTED THINKING BATTERY OR ALTERNATOR AND TRUCK DROVE NORMALLY FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN SAME SCENARIO REPEATED.

SYNC 3 FREEZES TO THE POINT OF LACK OF USE. BACK UP CAMERA DELAYED. DELAYED ADJUSTMENT IN SOUND. BLUETOOTH DISCONNECTS/RECONNECTED CAUSING DISTRACTION WHEN DRIVING. GPS NAVIGATION SIGNAL WILL NOT RECONNECT OR NOT ACCURATE.

DRIVING AT 35 MPH MY TRUCK GIVES ME A BRAKE FLUID LOW ERROR MESSAGE. I KEEP DRIVING ON TO THE HIGHWAY. AS I EXIT THE HIGHWAY I PRESS THE BRAKES AND NOTHING HAPPENS. THE BRAKES AREN'T ENGAGING. I COAST TO A STOP SINCE THERE'S NO TRAFFIC AND PULL OVER. TOWED TRUCK TO FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY TELL ME MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER HAVE MALFUNCTIONED. COST OF REPAIRS ARE $2100.

LUG NUTS SWELLED AND COULD NOT USE FACTORY PROVIDED WRENCH TO REMOVE THEM AFTER HAVING A FLAT. LEFT ME ON THE SIDE OF A BUSY HIGHWAY FOR AN EXTENDED TIME PERIOD

FIRST TIME INWAS DRIVING IN TOWN, FLAT ROAD NO HILLS GOING ABOUT 35 ON A TURN, WHEN MY TRUCK JUST STOPPED ACCELERATING ABRUPTLY AND WAS BARELY CREEPING ALONG..MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS STARTING WITH HILL ASSIST CAME ON. I GOT TO SIDE OF ROAD SHUT TRUCK OFF AND RESTARTED INDICATORS CAME BACK, SO I STARTED AGAIN TO TAKE TO BROTHER IN LAWS HOUSE AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. CALLED DEALER THEY SAID TAKE IT OUT SEE IF CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS COME ON. I TAKE OFF ON HIGHWAY GOT TO ABOUT 45 ACCELERATING TO 55 AND AGAIN IS JUST STOPS ABRUPTLY, LIGHTS FLASH AGAIN, I HAVE NO POWER NO ACCELERATION, ONLY THIS TIME I HAVE TRAFFIC NEAR ME A SEMI ALMOST TOOK ME OUT BECAUSE THERE IS NO WARNING WHEN IT HAPPENS. CHECK ENGINE LIGH COMES ON. MY BROTHER IN LAW NOTICE THE TEMP GAUGE STAYED COLD AND TRANSMISSION TEMP WAS LOW, ALSO I WASN'T PULLING ANYTHING AT THE TIME SO TRANSMISSION WASN'T HOT. I BAUGHT TRUCK USED LESS THAN A YR AGO AND HAVE JUST OVER 40K MILES ON IT. I HAVE ONLY PULLED A POPUP CAMPER WITH IT SO FAR. NOTICED THIS SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR THIS TRUCK. WILL BE CONTACTING DEALER TODAY. I HAVE INCLUDED PHOTOS OF WARNING FLIGHTS THAT POP UP.

I STARTED MY TRUCK IN THE GARAGE AND WENT TO PUT IT INTO GEAR AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND A FLASHING BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON WITH A FLUID LOW SIGNAL. I CHECKED THE FLUID IT WAS LOW. I PUT MORE FLUID IN IT AND PUSHED THE PEDAL AGAIN GONE AGAIN. I CHECKED ALL BRAKE LINES UNDER THE TRUCK NOT A LEAK ANYWHERE. I'M ORDERING A NEW BOOSTER AND MASTER CYLINDER THE FLUID WENT INTO THE BOOSTER. I BELIEVE THIS WAS A RECALL IN THE 2013 -14 F150 BUT FORD TOLD ME THERE ISN'T A RECALL IN 2016??

BRAKES SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING BECAME NEARLY UNUSABLE, BRAKE PEDAL SOFT AND TO THE FLOOR AND EXTREMELY LONG STOPPING DISTANCE. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY A BRAKE WARNING LIGHT AND A "BRAKE FLUID LOW" WARNING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAY. DEALER REPORTS A MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER FAILURE AND LEAK OF BRAKE FLUID REQUIRING MASTER CYLINDER AND BOOSTER REPLACEMENT

HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE TO DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES WITH COMPLAINT OF HEARING RATTLING UNDER VEHICLE AND IN STEERING COLUMN ALONG WITH NOISE FROM RIGHT FRONT BRAKE AREA. ALSO WITH COMPLAINTS OF VEHICLES WANDERING LEFT AND RIGHT ON HIGHWAY REGARDLESS OF ROAD CROWN. HAVE ASKED SPECIFICALLY TO CHECK THE ELECTRIC STEERING TO ENSURE NOT FAULTY. ALL THESE COMPLAINTS WHILE STILL UNDER ORIGINAL WARRANTY. TODAY, TWO WEEKS AFTER LAST VISIT, STEERING LOCKS UP WHILE DRIVING AND I CANNOT TURN THE VEHICLE. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ON MY PROPERTY GOING SLOW AND WAS ABLE TO STOP SAFELY. I WAS DRIVING HOME AND DROVE 30 MILES ON THE INTERSTATE DOING 70MPH. GLAD THE STEERING DID NOT FREEZE THEN. SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN RESTARTED IT AND GOT THE 'STEERING ASSIST FAULT SERVICE REQUIRED' ON THE CLUSTER ALONG WITH A BUNCH OF OTHER SYMBOLS. THE SYNC SCREEN CAME UP AND FROZE AND COULD NOT BE CLEARED NOR WAS IT RESPONSIVE TO ANY OTHER SELECTIONS ON SCREEN. I THINK THIS IS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE WITH EITHER THE ELECTRIC STEERING, A SENSOR OR POSSIBLE LOW OR INTERRUPTED VOLTAGE. THIS VEHICLE HAS NO VOLTAGE GAUGE FOR BATTERY NOR WAS THERE ANY INDICATOR THAT WARNED OF A LOW VOLTAGE ISSUE WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN. IS NHTSA WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO BE KILLED WITH THIS PROBLEM BEFORE IT IS INVESTIGATED? I AM WAITING UNTIL MONDAY WHEN DEALER OPENS TO HAVE THEM COME GET THIS VEHICLE. I AM AFRAID TO EVEN ATTEMPT TO DO ANYTHING TO IT TO DRIVE IT TO DEALER FOR SERVICE. I AM UPLOADING THE LATEST SERVICE INVOICE

DRIVING ON INTERSTATE WHEN I HEARD A SOUND LIKE A GUNSHOT AND FOUND MY REAR WINDOW SHATTERED. CENTER SLIDE WAS COMPLETELY GONE.

WHILE DRIVING AN ALARM STARTING BEEPING AND "LOW BRAKE FLUID" FLASHED ON THE DASHBOARD. WHEN I WENT TO STOP IN A PARKING LOT, THE BRAKES WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THE TRUCK ROLLED TO A STOP. WE IMMEDIATELY PUT BRAKE FLUID INTO THE RESERVOIR AND IT DISAPPEARED. NO PUDDLES UNDER TRUCK OR LIQUID ON THE TIRES.

HILL DESCENT CONTROL FAULT/ SERVICE ADVANCETRAC WARNING SUDDENLY TURNED ON. ALTERNATED W SERVICE LIGHT. BUT I WAS JUST DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON A 70 DEGREE DAY ON A DRY PAVED ROAD DECELERATING FROM A 40MPH ZONE TO A 30 MPH ZONE UP A SLIGHT INCLINE. I WASN'T USING HILL DESCENT AND TRACTION WAS FINE. THE DISTURBING PART WAS THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY RAN ROUGH AND HAD NO POWER. I COULD NOT GET IT TO RUN WELL ENOUGH PULL IT OVER OUT OF THE TRAFFIC LANE. AN ON OFF CYCLE RETURNED FUNCTION FOR A FEW SECONDS AND I GOT AROUND THE CORNER BEFORE THE FAULT OCCURRED AGAIN. WITH NO HILLS THE LAST BLOCK I GOT TO MY DRIVEWAY WHERE A LONGER OFF PERIOD RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO FUNCTION. THIS TYPE OF SUDDEN POWER LOSS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.

THE MOONROOF IN OUR F150 WON'T OPEN OR COMPLETELY CLOSE. THE VENT OPTION IN THE MOONROOF OPENS A FRACTION OF THE AMOUNT IT HAS OPENED PREVIOUSLY. BASED ON MY RESEARCH IT'S A DESIGN ISSUE WITH THE TRACK. SINCE THE MOONROOF WON'T CLOSE COMPLETELY THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF WATER LEAKING INTO THE CAB. THE MOONROOF IS RARELY USED. WE ATTEMPTED TO OPEN IT AND DO SOME BASIC TROUBLESHOOTING (TO AT LEAST GET IT TO CLOSE COMPLETELY) WHILE SITTING IDLE IN THE DRIVEWAY. WHEN I CONTACTED MY FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT THERE WERE NO APPOINTMENTS AVAILABLE FOR THE NEXT WEEK.

ON 7 SEPTEMBER 2019 WE RETURNED FROM A FAMILY TRIP OF 9 DAYS. DURING THIS TIME THE F-150 WAS SITTING IN THE GARAGE THE WHOLE TIME. WHEN WE RETURNED I WENT TO BACK THE TRUCK OUT OF THE GARAGE AND WHEN I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL I HAD NO BRAKES. SHORTLY NOTICING THAT THERE WERE NO BRAKES THE LOW BRAKE FLUID INDICATOR CAME ON. I CHECKED THE RESERVOIR AND INDEED THE LEVEL WAS REALLY LOW, WHEN IT WAS FULL BEFORE WE LEFT ON THE TRIP. THERE WERE NO POOLS OR PUDDLES OF FLUID ANYWHERE. ON 10 SEPT, I REFILLED THE RESERVOIR WITH BRAKE FLUID. WHILE REMAINING IN THE DRIVEWAY, I PUMPED THE BRAKES. THE BREAK PEDAL CONSISTENTLY WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO BREAKING POWER. AFTER SEVERAL PUMPS OF THE BREAKS THE LOW FLUID LEVEL INDICATOR CAME BACK ON. I CHECKED TO SEE THE LEVEL AND INDEED AGAIN IT WAS BELOW THE MINIMUM MARKER. AND AGAIN THERE IS NO INDICATION OF LEAKING ANYWHERE. THERE ARE NO POOLS OF FLUID ANYWHERE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT NOR UNDER THE VEHICLE. I PLAN TO TAKE THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. SOME MOTION WAS USED TO VERIFY IF THE BREAKS WERE WORKING. ALL OF THIS OCCURRED IN THE GARAGE OR ON THE DRIVEWAY OF THE HOUSE.

TRUCK EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE SENSOR FAILURES OVER SEVERAL MONTHS THAT RESET. FAILURES INCLUDE CAR STALLING IN INTERSECTION, BLIND SPOT MONITORING, BACK UP SENSORS, CAR SHUTTING OFF AND TURNING BACK ON ON ITS OWN. CAR HAD TO BE POWERED DOWN AND SHUT OFF FOR 30 SECONDS BEFORE BEING ALLOWED TO RESTART. MOST RECENT FAILURE RESULTED IN TRUCK HORN GOING OFF AS WELL AS CAR TURNING OFF WHILE GOING 35-40 MPH THEN RESTARTING ON ITS OWN - CAR SURGED FORWARD AFTER IT RESTARTED ITSELF. AT THE SAME TIME HAZARDS COMING ON, DOORS UNLOCKING AND LOCKING AND REAR TAILGATE OPENING. AFTER BRINGING CAR TO A COMPLETE STOP, SHUT OFF CAR AND IT TURNED ITSELF BACK ON (HORN WENT OFF, HAZARDS WENT ON, DOORS UNLOCKED AND LOCKED, AND REAR TAIL GATE RELEASED). TOWED TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM.

BOUGHT THE TRUCK A YEAR AND A HALF AGO THE ENGINE HAS BLOWN AND NOW THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER IS WENT OUT PROBABLY BE THE BRAKE BOOSTER NEXT THEY SHOULD BE RELIABLE FOR THIS I'M 100 MILES OVER MY WARRANTY AND THEY WERE STILL ON FIX IT

ALL STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS/BUTTONS BECAME UNRESPONSIVE.

VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION MERGING ON TO INTERSTATE I-26 AT 60 MPH DURING AFTERNOON RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC IN CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, WHEN IT UNEXPECTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING DOWN SHIFTED FROM HIGH GEAR TO LOW GEAR WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE HAS 66K MILES ON IT. CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE TO COMPLAIN AND WAS REFERED TO DEALER. NO RESOLUTION.

DRIVING DOWN ROAD. SMELL ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL. A MINUTE LATER THE REAR WINDOW EXPLODES INTO A MILLION PIECES. CALL DEALERSHIP. THEY SAY "WE'VE NEVER SEEN THAT PROBLEM BEFORE." TAKE IT TO WINDOW REPAIR SHOP. "OH WE SEE THIS WITH F150S SEVERAL TIMES PER WEEK." THEY TELL ME ITS DUE TO THE REAR DEFROST NOT AUTOMATICALLY TURNING OFF. I HAD TURNED IT ON A WEEK BEFORE TO DEFROST THE REAR WINDOWS. I HAD NOT TURNED IT ON THE DAY IT EXPLODED. FORD KNOWS THIS IS AN ISSUE. OTHERWISE, WHY WOULD ONE SMALL WINDOW REPAIR PLACE SEE THIS SEVERAL TIMES/WEEK?