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2016 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 2016 record →

Visibility/Wiper
Filed Mar 5, 201935,000 milesTX

ON MARCH 5, 2019, THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED WITHOUT IMPACT. THE CONDITION WAS NOTICED SHORTLY AFTER BEGINNING DRIVING. OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS 45 DEGREES.

Power Train
Filed Mar 2, 201950,000 milesGA

WHEN FIRST TURN THE TRUCK ON AND IT'S COLD, THE TRANSMISSION WILL SLIP OUT OF FIRST GEAR INTO THIRD AND THEN INTO FIFTH. WHEN YOU STOP, THE TRANSMISSION SLAMS BACK INTO FIRST GEAR AND JERKS UNTIL IT GETS INTO SECOND GEAR. ONLY DOES WHEN THE TEUCK IS COLD TYPICALLY. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES TO GET REPAIRED FOR THIS ISSUE. I'M TOLD THAT IT'S A PROGRAMMING ISSUE EACH TIME. AFTER THE PROGRAMMING IS RESET, THE TRANSMISSION WILL FUNCTION CORRECTLY FOR A FEW DAYS AND THEN THE ISSUE WILL START HAPPENING AGAIN.

Structure › Body
Filed Mar 2, 2019GA

I WAS TOLD BY THE SALES PERSON, (XXXXX), THAT THE TRUCK IS UNDER A BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY, AND A FORD COMPANY WARRANTY THAT INCLUDES EVEN THE LIGHT BULB. AFTER JUST FEW DAYS OF DRIVING, I NOTICED SOME VIBRATION OF THE TRUCK, BAD OIL BURNING IN THE CABINE,GRIDING OF THE WHEELS WHEN I HAVE TO TAKE SHARP CORNERS AND MANY MORE ISSUES. CALLED THE COVINGTON FORD DEALER ABOUT THE PROBLEMS/ISSUES I HAVE WITH THE TRUCK. I WAS TOLD TO TAKE IT TO A FORD DEALER TO HAVE IT INSPECTED. DID THAT. CALLED COVINGTON FORD AND THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT OVER TO THEYR DEALER AND THEY WILL CHECKED AND FIX IT. LEFT THE TRUCK FOR OVER A WEEK WITH THEM I CALLED TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON WITH MY TRUCK. I WAS TOLD THEY FIXED EVERYTHING.NOW THE VIBRATION IS GETTING WORSE. CALLED AGAIN COVINGTON FORD WITH SAME PROBLEMS. I TOLD THEM I'LL GO ON A HUNGER STRIKE IN FRONT OF THEIR DEALER AND FORD COMPANY MAIN OFFICE. AND I WILL IF THE PROBLEM IS NOT SOLVED. THE OWNER OF COVINGTON FORD CONTACTED ME BY PHONE, AND LEFT ME A MESAGE THAT THY WILL TAKE CARE OF THE TRUCK OR GET ME ANOTHER TRUCK. DROVE AGAIN TO THEIR DEALER ON A SATURDAY MORNING. THE SALES PERSON, (XXXXX) , TOOK A TEST DRIVE AND HE SAID THAT YES, THERE ARE TO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE TRUCK, SO, I'M GONNA GET ANOTHER ONE. AFTER OVER 3 HOURS OF BACK AND FORTH WITH THE OWNER AND GENERAL MANAGER, THEY OFFER ME A OLDER MODEL,2015, AND LOWER XL MODEL. NOW I HAVE F150 2016XLT. DID NOT ACCEPTED, SO THEY TOLD ME TO HIT THE ROAD. AS I SAID, I'M GONNA GO ON A DAY HUN

Engine
Filed Mar 2, 201930,000 milesWI

STARTING AT 30,000 MILES THE TRUCK HAD A ROUGH IDLE AT A STOPLIGHT OR STOP SIGN IN GEAR, AND THEN AFTER A COUPLE MONTHS I WOULD SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE AND IT SHUT DOWN. NOW SOMETIMES WHEN I COME UP TO A STOP SIGN OR STOP LIGHT IT SHUTS OFF I WAS EVEN AT AN INTERSECTION AND IT SHUT OFF THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN AND FORD NEEDS TO FIX IT NOW. NO CODE POPS UP AND FORD CANNOT RE-CREATE IT OR FIX IT

Structure › Body
Filed Mar 1, 2019SC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V652000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE IN OCTOBER OF 2018. MCLAUGHLIN FORD (950 N MAIN ST, SUMTER, SC 29150) WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD ORDER THE PARTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. *TT CONSUMER BOUGHT TRUCK FROM A PRIVATE OWNER. CONSUMER HAS REPORTED A RECALL ON OCT 2018 BUT STILL HAS NOT RECEIVED AN APPOINTMENT.*JB

Electrical SystemFire
Filed Feb 26, 2019NJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2016 FORD F-150. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS ON VACATION, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE CONTACT'S CHILD WAS AT HOME, SAW THE VEHICLE ON FIRE, AND CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY DEEMED THE VEHICLE TOTALED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

Air BagsCrash3 injured
Filed Feb 26, 2019CO

5/25/2018 - HEAD ON COLLISION. I WAS A PASSENGER. OUR VEHICLE GOING 25 MPH UPHILL. STRIKING VEHICLE GOING EST 60+ MPH COMING DOWN HILL COLLIDED HEAD ON WITH US. NO FATALITIES BUT 3 INJURED. SEAT BELTS LOCKED CORRECTLY. DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND THE PASSENGER (MY SIDE) AIRBAG DID NOT. DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE STRIKING US HEAVILY INEBRIATED. ONE OF THE FIREMEN, WHEN OPENING PASSENGER DOOR, COMMENTED ABOUT PLASTIC PIECES IN THE AIRBAG AREA.

Power Train
Filed Feb 21, 2019TX

2016 FORD F-150. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO FAULTY THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY AND FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *AS *TR

Unknown or Other
Filed Feb 21, 201943,500 milesKY

MY DRIVER DOOR WON'T LATCH. SOMETIMES IT WON'T OPEN. OTHER TIMES IT WON'T LATCH.

Service Brakes
Filed Feb 20, 201921,000 milesGA

AN UNSAFE, ROAD HAZARD, A BOOBY TRAP F150 TRUCK. THIS IS WHAT I GOT FROM A FORD DEALER IN COVINGTON. AN UNSAFE TRUCK.WHOSE FAULT THAT THE TRUCK IS ON THE ROADS? WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT. FORD COMP. OR THE DEALER? WE ARE AN OLDER, SENIORS, MINORITY COUPLE JUST TRYING TO BUY OUR FIRST F150 TRUCK. ON DEC. 31ST 2018, BOUGHT A 2016 F150 FORD TRUCK FROM THIS DEALER. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS TRUCK IS COVERED BY A SPECIAL FORD COMP. TAKE BACK THE TRUCK. I HAVE HIS MESSAGE ON MY VOICE MAIL. THEY WILL TRY TO FIX IT FULL WARRANTY BEING A BUY BACK TRUCK,INCLUDING EVEN THE LIGHT BULBS, ON TOP OF THE REGULAR WARRANTY. . SAID THAT VIBRATION CAME FROM THE WHEELS NO, CALLED THEM AGAIN, SENT THEM FEW EMAILS. I TOLD THEM THAT I WILL GO ON A HUNGER STRIKE IN FRONT OF THEIR DEALER. FINALLY, THE OWNER,MATH, CALLED ME TO OR THEY WILL GIVE ME ANOTHER TRUCK. THEY KNEW THAT THE TRUCK IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE ON THE STREETS. IT'S ROAD HAZARD. AND NOT TALKING ABOUT THE SMOKE INSIDE THE CABIN. YOU CAN DIE OF SUFFOCATION. DROVE ANOTHER OUR OR SO TO THEIR DEALER. HAD ERDDYN, THE SELLER GUY TO DRIVE TEST THE TRUCK. AFTER FEW MINUTES OF DRIVE, WE NOTICED THE VIBRATION. HE SAID IS NORMAL. THEN IT STARTED TO VIBRATE EVEN WORST. I ASKED HIM ABOUT THE STRONG SMOKE SMELL. DID NOT SAY ANYTHING. GOT BACK TO THE DEALER, INSPECTED THE TRUCK.THE TRUCK WAS IN GOOD SHAPE. AFTER 2 HOURS OF TALK WITH THE OWNER, THEY OFFER ME GET ME ANOTHER TRUCK. OLDER YEAR MODEL, INFERIOR CLASS. DID NOT ACCEPTED, SO, THEY SAID HIT THE ROAD. AND LE

Unknown or Other
Filed Feb 19, 201932,000 milesMA

SOME OF THE DOOR LOCKS KEEP FREEZING IN COLD WET WEATHER. ONCE I GET THE DOORS OPEN THEY CANNOT LOCK PROPERLY. THE DOOR WILL FLY OPEN WHILE UNDERWAY DUE TO THE FROZEN LOCKS. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS.

Structure › Body
Filed Feb 18, 201923,000 milesOH

REAR DOOR LATCHES WILL NOT OPEN WHEN IT'S VERY COLD OUTSIDE. HAVE HAD TWO RECALL SERVICES TO FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT IT PERSISTS.

Visibility/Wiper
Filed Feb 17, 201965,000 milesTX

THE BACK WINDSHIELD SHATTERED AFTER GETTING INTO TRUCK. TEMPERATURE WAS ABOUT 60 DEGREES IN THE EVENING WITH VERY LITTLE SUN LIGHT. THERE WERE NO FOREIGN OBJECTS FOUND NEAR BACK WINDSHIELD OR INSIDE TRUCK.

Electrical System
Filed Feb 14, 201920,000 milesOH

WHILE DRIVING THE INTERIOR INSTRUMENT LIGHTS SUDDENLY COME ON PARK BRAKE, 4X4, AIR BAG, TRACTION,ABS, ADVANCE TRAC, AND STEERING ASSIST. DURING THIS PROCESS THE BRAKES ENGAGE & THEN YOU CAN HEAR THE SCRUBBING SOUND OF THE BRAKES.THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. I'VE RETURNED IT TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE 3 TIMES, AFTER A MONTH OF DIAGNOSTIC TESTING & ROAD TESTING THE STEERING SYSTEM FAILED ON THE SERVICEMAN WHILE DRIVING IT. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY WANT TO RETURN THE VEHICLE TO ME WITHOUT MAKING ANY REPAIRS BECAUSE IT HAS NOT RE INITIATED THIS PROCESS IN THE LAST 3 DAYS. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD FOR ME AND ANY OTHER VEHICLE ON THE ROAD. FORD HAS INFORMED ME THAT IF THE STEERING GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING CALL ROADSIDE TO BRING IT BACK. TOTAL DISREGARD FOR MY SAFETY AND OR ANYONE ELSE. THIS EVENT OCCURS WHILE DRIVING, IT ALSO SHOWS THESE READINGS UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED UNDER 30,000 MILES AND OVER THAT THRESHOLD. IT HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS.

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Feb 14, 201916,000 milesWA

WHEN ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL ON AND PASSING A SEMI SOMETIMES THE TRUCK BRAKES SHARPLY SLOWING DOWN

Structure › Body
Filed Feb 12, 201927,000 milesOH

HAD DOOR LATCH FREEZING TSB AND RECALL BOTH PERFORMED BY DEALER. ON FEB 8, 2019, DRIVERS DOOR ONCE AGAIN WOULD NOT LATCH SHUT DUE TO FREEZING OF THE LATCH. AFTER LETTING TRUCK IDLE WITH FULL HEAT ON FOR A WHILE, IT APPEARED TO HAVE THAWED ENOUGH TO LATCH. IT FLEW OPEN ON THE FIRST TURN I MADE. SOMEBODY IS GOING TO GET KILLED IF THIS PROBLEM ISN'T FIXED.

Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System › Rear Window
Filed Feb 12, 2019NY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-150. THE WITHOUT WARNING, THERE WAS A LOUD BOOM SOUND AND THE REAR GLASS SHATTERED. THE HEATER WAS ACTIVATED AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS NOTIFIED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Structure › Body
Filed Feb 10, 201922,000 milesFL

DURING LOW TEMPERATURES THE DOOR LATCH DOES NOT ENGAGE, LEAVING THE DOOR FREE TO SWING.

Structure › Body
Filed Feb 9, 201934,500 milesWA

FROZEN DOOR LATCHES. DOORS FROZE SHUT IN 2017, AFTER OPENING, THE DRIVER'S DOOR APPEARED TO CLOSE, BUT FLEW OPEN ROUNDING A CORNER IN AN INTERSECTION. A SIMILAR ISSUE OCCURRED WITH THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR. JAN 24, 2018: WARRANTY SERVICE FOR A SIMILAR CONCERN, DOORS FROZEN SHUT OR AFTER OPENING WOULD NOT LATCH CLOSED (STATIONARY AND WHILE MOVING). TSB 16-0020 COMPLETED. FEB 2018: INTERMITTENT ISSUES WITH DOORS FAILING TO FULLY LATCH SHUT IN FREEZING WEATHER. THE DOOR WOULD OPEN APPROXIMATELY 1/2" WITH THE LOCK ENGAGED AND DOOR SHUT. DEC 22, 2018: WARRANTY SERVICE: PERFORMED CUSTOMER SATISFACTION RECALL 18NO3 TWO ADDITIONAL SERVICE VISITS REQUIRED BECAUSE THE LATCH MECHANISM WAS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. PRIOR TO THE THIRD VISIT, THE DRIVER'S DOOR FLEW OPEN ROUNDING A CORNER WHILE DRIVING. AFTER THIRD VISIT IN EARLY JAN 2019, WE EXPERIENCE FREEZING TEMPERATURES (20S) FOR SEVERAL DAYS. THE TWO REAR DOORS (CREW CAB PICKUP) WOULD NOT UNLOCK USING THE KEY FOB; HOWEVER, THE FRONT DOORS OPERATED NORMALLY. THE DOORS REMAINED IN THAT CONDITION (LOCKED AND SHUT) FOR 2 DAYS BEFORE IT WARMED UP ENOUGH FOR THE DOOR LOCK TO CYCLE. AFTER OPENING REAR PASSENGER DOOR AND SHUTTING IT WHILE STATIONARY, I ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE DOOR WHILE LOCKED. THE DOOR PARTIALLY OPENED 1/2" WITH THE LOCK ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE IS SCHEDULED FOR ANOTHER SERVICE VISIT ON FEB 13, 2019.

Wheels
Filed Feb 9, 201935,090 milesWA

FAILURE OF INTEGRATED WHEEL ENDS (IWE) ON BOTH FRONT WHEELS DUE TO SEAL FAILURES AND LOSS OF VACUUM. SYMPTOMS: GRINDING OR GROANING AT LOW SPEEDS WITH OR WITHOUT BRAKES APPLIED. VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKE PEDAL. DEALERSHIPS WILL INITIALLY DENY PROBLEM AND BLMAE THE BRAKES (I.E. DRAGGING CALIPER). MY TRUCK WAS INSPECTED BY 3 SHOPS TO RULE OUT THE BRAKES AND I STILL RECEIVED A SIMILAR COMMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP. 1/30/19: DEALERSHIP FINALLY CONFIRMED ISSUE AND REPLACED BOTH IWES AT 35090 MILES. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH FORD FOR MANY YEARS BASED UPON THE VAST NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ON TRUCK FORUMS. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF IWE FAILURES. THE PROBLEM IS SO FREQUENT THAT THE FIRST RECOMMENDATION FROM MOST DEALERSHIPS IS TO REPLACE THE VACUUM SOLENOID OR INLINE CHECK VALVE. IN MY CASE, THE REPLACEMNT PARTS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM

Structure › Body
Filed Feb 9, 201933,250 milesMI

2016 FORD F-150 SUPER CREW HAS ONGOING ISSUES WITH BOTH THE DOOR LATCHES NOT RE LATCHING OR RELEASING AND THE DOOR LOCKS NOT LOCKING OR UNLOCKING WHEN IN FREEZING CONDITIONS (4 DOORS AND ALL 4 HAVE DIFFERENT VARIATIONS OF THIS PROBLEM). ALL APPLICABLE RECALLS AND UPDATED RECALLS FROM FORD HAVE BEEN PERFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP YET THE PROBLEM CONTINUES.

Engine
Filed Feb 5, 201945,000 milesTN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING LOW SPEEDS, THE ENGINE SHUDDERED AND THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CLEVELAND FORD (2496 S. LEE HWY, CLEVELAND, TN), BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. *TT CONSUMER STATED TRUCK ALSO HAS NUMEROUS SIGNAL LOSSES ON TAC SATELLITE RADIO SIGNAL. CONSUMER TOOK IT TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO PROBLEM.*JB

Steering
Filed Feb 3, 201928,000 milesNY

EPAS SYSTEM EXHIBITS WANDER ON CENTER WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT DOWN HIGHWAY MAKING IT HARD TO CONTROL AND KEEP IN LANE. THIS HAPPENS WITH LKAS OFF OR ON. STEERING WHEEL HAS A CLUNK AND EXCESSIVE PLAY BETWEEN L & R INPUTS. EXPERIENCE IS SYMPTOMATIC OF A WORN MECHANICAL STEERING RACK. FORD DEALER CLAIMS IT IS NORMAL, BUT MY TRUCK DOES NOT DRIVE LIKE OTHER VEHICLES.

Unknown or Other
Filed Feb 1, 2019PA

I HAVE A 2016 F150 LARIAT SUPER CAB YOU HAD A RECALL ON THE F150 DOORS AND I HAD THE RECALL DONE IT ONLY COVERS THE DOOR LATCHES BUT THE RECALL DOESN'T COVER THE REAR DOOR LOCKING PINS. WHEN ITS COLD OUTSIDE I OPEN THE REAR HALF DOOR AND CLOSE IT AND THE BOTTOM BOLT DOESN'T COME DOWN AND LOCK THE REAR BOTTOM HALF OF THE DOOR ONLY THE TOP HALF IS SECURED. I HAVE TO HAVE THE HEAT CRANKED ON HIGH TO WARM THE INSIDE OF THE CAB SO THE BOTTOM LOCKING BOLT WILL COME DOWN AND PROPERLY SECURE THE DOOR ON THE BOTTOM. IF THE TOP LOCKING BOLT FAILS THE ONLY THING KEEPING THE DOOR CLOSED IS THE SEAT BELT IM WEARING SINCE IT IS MOUNTED IN THE REAR HALF DOOR AND IS LATCHED ACROSS ME WHY IS THIS LOCKING BOLT NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL ARE YOU WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO FALL OUT OF THE CAR AND GET HURT BEFORE YOU RECALL THIS ALSO. MY OLD F150 NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM IT WAS A SUPER CAB ALSO I CALLED YOUR CORPORATE CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY TOLD ME ITS NOT COVERED ALL I WANT IS MY 2016 FORD F150 TO BE SAFE I LOVE THIS TRUCK I HOPE YOU CAN HELP ME

Structure › Body
Filed Jan 31, 201945,000 milesMN

DOORS DO NO OPEN, FREEZE SHUT IN COLD WEATHER OR DOORS WILL NOT LATCH/LOCK IF THEY OPEN AT ALL. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH FORD AND HAD BEEN UNSUCCESSFULLY ADDRESSED IN TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS (TSBS) ISSUED BY FORD. THERE NEEDS TO BE A PERMANENT SOLUTION. ALSO THE WINDSHIELD WASHER SPRAYER FREEZES REGULARLY. THIS IS ALSO A KNOW ISSUE THAT HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. IT IS DANGEROUS TO OPERATE A VEHICLE WHEN THE WINDSHIELD CANNOT BE CLEARED OF ROAD SPRAY, OBSCURING VISION,

Structure › Body
Filed Jan 30, 201921,000 milesOH

HAVE GONE THROUGH 2 RECALL FIXES AND PROBLEM REMAINS: DOORS CAN BE OPENED BUT WILL NOT LATCH IN COLD WEATHER. IF DRIVING IS A NECESSITY, YOU DRIVE HOLDING THE DOOR CLOSED OR WITH BUNGIE CORDS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE LATCHES ARE NOT LATCHING AND FORD HAS YET TO BE ABLE TO FIX THIS

Structure › Body
Filed Jan 29, 201932,150 milesMS

FREEZING DOOR LATCHES CAUSING THE DOOR NOT TO STAY SHUT IN COLD TEMPERATURES OR OPEN THE DOOR CAN FLY OPEN BECAUSE YOU THINK THAT IT IS SHUT WHILE YOU'RE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE DOOR LOSING PERSONAL BELONGINGS AND IF A OCCUPANT IS NOT SEATBELTED FLYING OUT OF THE VEHICLE THE DOORS ON THESE TRUCKS WILL NOT LATCH WHEN YOU SHUT THE DOOR THEY BOUNCE BACK OPEN AND THEN SOMETIMES YOU THINK THEIR LATCHED AND THEY'RE NOT THEN TAKING A TURN AND THE DOOR SWINGS OPEN FORD IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM THEY HAVE PUT OUT TSB'S AND FSA IN ORDER TO TRY TO REPAIR IT WITH NO SUCCESS I PERSONALLY HAVE HAD MY TRUCK IN THE SHOP FOR THIS ISSUE 5 TO 6 TIMES WITH NO FIX THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARES MY KIDS THAT ARE INSIDE THE BACK OF MY TRUCK WHEN THEIR DOOR FLYING OPEN OR WHEN THEY HAVE TO HOLD IT SHUT WHILE WE'RE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD TO SCHOOL

Structure › Body
Filed Jan 28, 201925,500 milesPA

MY 2016 FORD F150 SUPERCREW IS CURRENTLY UNDER A FORD RECALL FOR THE REAR DOORS FREEZING AND NOT LATCHING BACK CLOSED. IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND THE FORD OFFICIAL REPAIRS WERE DONE AND THE ISSUE IS STILL NOT RESOLVED. MY DOORS ARE CURRENTLY RATCHET STRAPPED CLOSED AND FORD WILL NOT GIVE ME A VEHICLE AND TAKE THE TRUCK BACK TO DO THE REPAIRS (AGAIN FOR THE 3RD TIME). THE ISSUE WAS UNDER A NHTSA RECALL AND THEIR ACTIONS HAVE STILL NOT RESOLVED THE ISSUE. THE ADVISOR AT THE DEALER SAID THERE IS NOW A NEW "LATEST AND GREATEST" REPAIR FOR THE ISSUE BUT THEY HAVE HAD ~40% OF THE VEHICLES RETURN AFTER THAT AS WELL.

Visibility/Wiper
Filed Jan 27, 201959,000 milesTX

BACK/REAR WINDOW SHATTERED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND UN OCCUPIED WHILE PARKED ON A CITY STREET. LAW ENFORCEMENT INITIALLY RESPONDED TO INVESTIGATE CRIMINAL MISCHIEF. HOWEVER, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE WINDOW WAS NOT BROKE BY AN INDIVIDUAL OR BY A PHYSICAL OBJECT. REVIEW OF SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS VERIFIED THAT NO ONE BROKE THE WINDOW AND THAT THE WINDOW BROKE ON ITS OWN.

Structure › Body
Filed Jan 27, 201930,800 milesIN

UNDER 15 DEGREES DOOR LATCHES WILL NOT LATCH AND IF YOU GET THE DOOR TO LATCH AND DOORS ARE LOCKED WILL NOT UNLOCK TO BE ABLE TO OPEN DOORS CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD IF EMERGENCY OCCURS

Unknown or Other
Filed Jan 25, 201935,939 milesIN

DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LOCK IS FROZEN IN THE OPEN POSITION. AIR TEMPERATURE DIPPED TO AROUND 0 DEGREES OVERNIGHT. THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS FOR OTHER 2016 FORD F150'S WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL AT THE PRESENT TIME.

Structure › BodyFire
Filed Jan 24, 2019130,000 milesNY

HAD A FIRE START IN THE REAR SEAT AREA WHILE THE TRUCK WAS WARMING UP IN THE REMOTE START MODE . THE REMOTE START WAS FACTORY INSTALLED BY FORD . THE TRUCK WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS

Structure › Body
Filed Jan 24, 201939,000 milesKY

DRIVER DOOR AND PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT SHUT WHEN IT HAS BEEN LEFT IN FREEZING TEMPERATURES. ON COLD MORNINGS WHEN I OPEN THE DRIVER SODE DOOR TO START THE TRUCK AND TRY TO CLOSE THE DOOR, IT WON'T LATCH

Steering
Filed Jan 23, 201929,000 milesNY

VAGUE STEERING ON CENTER. LACK OF CONTROL IN FIRST FEW DEGREES OF STEERING WHEEL MOVEMENT FOLLOWED BY OVERCORRECTION THERE AFTER. CLUNKING FROM STEERING RACK. VEHICLE WANDERS ON STRAIGHTAWAYS MAKING IT HARD TO CONTROL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.

Structure › Body
Filed Jan 22, 201919,500 milesWI

1/30/17 FRONT DOORS NOT LATCHING, RECALL COMPLETED. 11/19/18 DOORS AGAIN NOT LATCHING INCLUDING THE REAR DOORS NOW, RECALL COMPLETED 1/9/19 DOOR AGING NOT LATCHING. ENROUTE TO DROP OFF VEHICLE AT DEALERSHIP THE DOOR FLEW OPEN WHILE TAKING A CURVE IN THE ROADWAY. LUCKILY NOBODY WAS IN PASSENGER SEAT SUCH AS MY CHILDREN OR DOG. RECALL COMPLETED AND TOLD ALL PROBLEMS FIXED. 1/19/19 OUT OF TOWN WITH VEHICLE AND WAS UNABLE TO GET THE DOOR TO SHUT FOR OVER 2 HOURS. UNABLE TO MAKE THE 1 HOUR DRIVE HOME UNTIL DOOR WOULD LATCH. 1/21/19 TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP TO AGAIN, FOR THE 4TH TIME, HAVE THE DOORS LOOKED AT AGAIN. I HAVE NO SENSE OF SAFETY DRIVING MY VEHICLE AS I FEAR I WON'T BE ABLE TO SHUT DOOR OR THE DOOR WILL FLY OPEN. VERY SAD AFTER TAKING VEHICLE IN 4 TIMES AND EACH TIME TOLD THE PROBLEM IS FIXED. IS IT REALLY FIXED??

Structure › Body
Filed Jan 19, 201948,000 milesCO

WHEN COLD THE VEHICLE DOOR WILL NOT LATCH OR STAY CLOSED. SEEMS TO WORK WHEN MILD OR WARM. THE DOOR IS IN PERFECT ORIGINAL CONDITION - NO ACCIDENTS, ETC. WHILE SO FAR I CAN EVENTUALLY GET THE LATCH TO CATCH IT SEEMS THE DOOR LATCH CANNOT BE TRUSTED TO CLOSE AND STAY CLOSED SAFELY PROTECT THE OCCUPANTS.

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Filed Jan 10, 2019NY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LATCH FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY. NYE FORD (1479 GENESEE ST, ONEIDA, NY 13421, (888) 769-0937) INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V652000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES) ON DECEMBER 3, 2018; HOWEVER, THE REMEDY FAILED TO PREVENT THE DOOR FROM UNLATCHING AND OPENING WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE DIAGNOSED AND THAT THE CONTACT WOULD NEED TO HAVE THE LATCH REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Unknown or Other
Filed Jan 10, 201916,300 milesWA

WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING THE DOORS WILL NOT OPEN, OR THEY WON'T LATCH SHUT. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON 5 OCCASIONS SINCE NOVEMBER 2018 . FORD ISSUED SAFETY RECALL 17S33 AND FORD CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 18N03 TO TRY TO REPAIR THE DOOR LATCH DEFECT. THOSE RECALLS, AND REPAIR PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN PERFORMED ON MY VEHICLE, AND AFTER FOUR ATTEMPTS BY THE DEALER TO CORRECT THE LATCH ISSUES, THE DEFECT STILL EXISTS. THE DOORS STILL HAVE PROBLEMS OPENING AND LATCHING SHUT WHEN FREEZING OUTSIDE TEMPERATURES. NHTSA CAMPAIGN 17V652 IDENTIFIES THIS SAFETY DEFECT AS ONE THAT CAUSES THE DOORS TO EITHER NOT OPEN, NOT CLOSE, OR TO FLY OPEN WHEN DRIVING. THIS REPRESENTS A SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT. I BELIEVE IT IS UNACCEPTABLE AND DANGEROUS FOR ANYONE, ESPECIALLY KIDS OR PETS, TO RIDE IN A CAR WHERE THE DOORS CAN EITHER UNEXPECTEDLY FLY OPEN WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, OR TO NOT BE ABLE TO OPEN IN EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY. FORD NEEDS TO COME UP WITH A RELIABLE REPAIR FOR THIS.

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Filed Jan 10, 201920,000 milesMA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DOORS FAILED TO REMAIN CLOSED. THE CONTACT HAD TO SECURE THE DOORS WITH THE SEAT BELTS. IN WARMER WEATHER, THE DOORS FUNCTIONED NORMALLY AND WOULD SECURELY CLOSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS SIMILAR TO THE SYMPTOMS LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V652000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). THE DEALER (IMPERIAL FORD, 8 UXBRIDGE RD, MENDON, MA 01756, (888) 814-8373) DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AND EXTENDED THE CONTACT'S WARRANTY WHILE THEY FIGURED OUT A SOLUTION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED WHEN THE WEATHER BECAME COLD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO CONTACT THE CASE MANAGER WHO WAS ASSIGNED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

Steering
Filed Jan 10, 201930,564 milesOK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO PULL LEFT AND RIGHT ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE BEGAN APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS AGO AND WAS BECOMING WORSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,564.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Jan 9, 201915 milesWI

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN A MAJOR INTERSTATE I94 WHILE CHANGING LANES MY 2016 F150 3.5 ECOBOOST ENTERED LIMP MODE IN FRONT OF A SEMI I JUST RECENTLY PASSED. THE SEMI HAD TO SLAM ON HIS BRAKES AND I HAD TO SWERVE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO AVOID A COLLISION. THE SERVICE ADVANCETRAC AND WRENCH/SERVICE LIGHT WAS LIT UP ON THE DASH. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. THE TRUCK RAN BUT WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS PRESSED THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND WOULDNT MOVE.

Structure › Body
Filed Jan 9, 201914,000 milesPA

THE DOOR LATCHING MECHANISM FAILS TO ENGAGE AND THE DOOR WILL NOT STAY CLOSED, POSING A SAFETY RISK WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER SOME OBJECTS WERE ABLE TO ENTRY THE MECHANISM VIA THE DOOR HANDLE AND STOP THE LATCH FROM ENGAGING.

Engine
Filed Jan 7, 201929,000 milesVA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SCENIC MOTORS (LOCATED AT 1992 ROCKFORD ST, MT AIRY, NC 27030, (336) 789-9591) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT A FAILURE CODE COULD NOT BE FOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE WARRANTY WAS ABOUT TO EXPIRE. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Jan 7, 201939,000 milesCA

I HAVE A 2016 FORD F150. 4 TIMES NOW THE AUTO BREAKING SYSTEM ENGAGED FOR NO REASON. 3 OF THE TIMES I WAS DRIVING IN CRUISE CONTROL DOWN A STRAIGHT SECTION OF HIGHWAY 80 GOING TO LAKE TAHOE, THE AUTO BREAKING SYSTEM ENGAGED FOR NO REASON WHILE PASSING A SEMI TRUCK. THE LATEST AUTO BREAKING EPISODE ALMOST KILLED US, WE WERE DRIVING BACK FROM LAKE TAHOE ON HWY 80, (CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT NO), WHEN WE WERE PASSING A SEMI TRUCK ON A CURVE IN THE TWO LANE HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 70 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THE AUTO BREAKING SYSTEM ENGAGED FOR NO REASON AND SLOWED OUR TRUCK DOWN FORM 70 TO ABOUT 35 MILES PER HOUR IN JUST 1-2 SECONDS....I WAS NOT ABLE TO OVERRIDE BY FLOORING THE ACCELERATOR FOR AT LEAST 2-4 SECONDS....A SEMI TRUCK BEHIND US CAME WITHIN INCHES FROM REAR ENDING US!! THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY FORD. ITS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE!!

Wheels
Filed Jan 4, 201938,500 milesMO

LUG NUTS SWELL MAKING IT UNABLE TO REPAIR ON ROAD.

Wheels › Lugs/Nuts/Bolts/Studs
Filed Jan 4, 201938,250 milesMO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OEM LUG NUTS WERE SWOLLEN TO THE POINT THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO BE MANUALLY REMOVED FROM THE WHEELS. THE DEALER (BOB SIGHT FORD, 610 NW BLUE PKWY, LEE'S SUMMIT, MO 64063, (816) 524-6550) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED TO BE DIAGNOSED AND THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO ORDER THE PARTS FOR THE OEM LUG NUTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,250.

Electrical System
Filed Jan 1, 201938,000 milesMI

BACK IN NOVEMBER 2018 I HAD MY FIRST FAULT. MY BRAKE FLUID LOW SENSOR CAME ON. IT WAS INTERMITTENT AT FOR ABOUT 10 MILES AND THAN WENT AWAY. DID NOT ANOTHER ISSUE UNTIL MID DECEMBER. THE LIGHT CAM BACK ON AND OVER THE COURSE OF THE DAY, IT DID NOT GO OFF. I THEN DISCONNECTED THE THE SENSOR SO THAT I DID NOT HAVE TO CONTINUOUSLY HAVE TO LISTEN TO THE DINGING ALL THE TIME. I ALSO MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH A DEALERSHIP TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY CHECKED THE CODES AND FOUND NOTHING. KEPT IT FOR TWOS AND RETURNED IT SAYING THEY CAN NOT FIND A PROBLEM AND TO BRING IT BACK WHEN THE PROBLEM COME BACK. YESTERDAY, THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON INTERMITTENT AND I GOT SOME VIDEO OF IT THIS TIME. IT ONLY ACTED UP FOR A SHORT TIME BEFORE GOING AWAY AGAIN. THIS MORNING I WENT TO USE THE TRUCK AND AND USED THE REMOTE START TO START IT. IT RAN FOR ABOUT 5 MINS OR SO AND I GOT IN AND TURNED THE KEY ON AND PUT IT ON REVERSE. THEN ALL [XXX] BROKE LOSE. HAD ALL KINDS OF ERRORS COME ON. HAD PARKING BRAKE NOT RELEASED, SERVICE ENGINE, CHECK SERVICE MANUAL, DIM LIGHTS, BRAKE FLUID LOW, PARKING BRAKE ON. THE GAS PEDAL DOES NOT SEEM TO WORK. THE ENGINE REVVED TO 3000 RPM BE ITSELF AND ONLY MOVED LIKE IT WAS IN IDEAL. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

Visibility/Wiper
Filed Dec 31, 201846,000 milesIA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO TURN OFF. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

Engine
Filed Dec 30, 201878,900 milesOK

I'VE BOUGHT MY 2016 F150 XLT FX4 SC 5.0L USED WITH ABOUT 69K MILES ON IT AND HAD IT FOR NEARLY A YEAR NOW. SINCE I PURCHASED THE TRUCK IT WILL DEVELOP A ROUGH IDLE AND WILL STALL WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT. THIS WILL HAPPEN WHEN I MAKE A MULTI STOP TRIP, FOR EXAMPLE IF I STOP AT THE MARKET ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK, OR SOMETIMES EVEN JUST RETURNING HOME FROM WORK. SO FAR THIS ISSUE HAS ONLY HAPPENED ON CITY STREETS. OUTSIDE TEMPS ARE NO FACTORS AS THIS HAPPENS IN COLD WINTERY CONDITIONS OR HOT AND HUMID WEATHER. EVERY TIME THE TRUCK STALLS, THE CEL DOES NOT COME ON OR ANY OTHER DASH LIGHT EXCEPT THE BATTERY LIGHT AND I CAN RESTART THE TRUCK IMMEDIATELY WITH NO ISSUES. AFTER THE TRUCK RESTARTS THERE IS NO FAULT LIGHT ON THE DASH AND TRUCK ACTS LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY STORED CODES OR PENDING CODES PERTAINING TO THIS ISSUE. THE REPAIR SHOP WAS ALSO ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ISSUE BUT ALSO NOTICED A STRONG SMELL FROM THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. AT THE MOMENT, IT IS UNKNOWN WHAT'S CAUSING MY TRUCK TO IDLE ROUGHLY AND STALL.

Power Train
Filed Dec 24, 201825,000 milesNY

SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER ,DID NOT STALL ,NO ENGINE LIGHT ,IN THE SPAN OF 1/2 MILE DID IT 3 TIMES ,PULLED OFF ROAD EACH TIME AND LET IDLE IN NEUTRALTHEN TOOK OFF AGAIN. THEN IT WENT 2 MILES OK ,STOPPED FOR 2HOURS ,BACK ON ROAD AGAIN AT APPIROXIMATELY 1 MILE LOSS POWER AGAIN ,I DID SAME AS ABOVE IT DI IT TWICE MORE WITHIN 1/2 MILE AGAIN ,THEN IT WAS OK FOR 1 1/2 MILES THEN DID AGAIN ON A REALLY BAD CURVE , THEN I DROVE ANOTHER 2 MILES TO MY HOME AND CALLED 800 # TO FORD ,THEY TOW TRUCK PICK IT UP TOOK TO MY DEALER ,THEY HAD A WEEK COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG ,THEY PUT APPROXIMATELY 50+ MILES ON IT ,NO PROBLEM DROVE NORMALLY ,CALLED ME TO PICK IT UP NO WAY TELL WHAT WAS WRONG WITHOUT A CODE ,DRIVE TILL IT HAPPENS AGAIN AND CALL US , I SAID I'LL CALL BUT IF NO CODE WHAT HAPPENS THEN ,NO SENSE BRINGING BACK TO YOU BECAUSE NO NO CAN FIX ,NO ANSWER TO THAT ,GIVE BACK THE OLD DAYS PRE COMPUTER AT LEAST YOU COULD ALWAYS FIX THOSE VEHICLES ,WITH COMPUTER NOT EVEN A CLUE. AN THEY DARE TO PUT DRIVERLESS CARS ON THE ROAD!! AT THE RIGHT TIME AN LOCATION COULD CAUSE A DEADLY ACCIDENT!

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