ON 7/16/18 AT APPROXIMATELY 0400, WHILE ON RT 95 S DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 68 MPH, IN STAMFORD CT, I APPLIED BRAKES AND BRAKES FAILED. USING DOWNSHIFT AND E BRAKE I SUCCESSFULLY SLOWED DOWN AND TOOK THE NEAREST EXIT RAMP. BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALER. ITS REPORTED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED. LOOKING ON-LINE THERE IS AN APPARENT ISSUE THE 2015, 2016 V6 ECO BOOST MODELS WHERE THIS FAILURE HAS OCCURRED. FORD IS CURRENTLY EVALUATING WHETHER TO COVER THE REPAIRS. THIS NOTIFICATION IS FOR RECORD PURPOSES AS ON-LINE IT APPEARS THAT NHTSA IS INVESTIGATING THESE FAILURES.
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 →
2016 F150 TRUCK, 24,000 MILES. WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE TRUCK WILL STOP BUT THE PEDAL CONTINUES UNTIL IT HITS THE FLOOR. THE BRAKE PADS ARE GOOD, BRAKE FLUID IS FULL. I AM TAKING THE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP ON 7-18-18. VERY UNSETTLING TO HAVE A NEW TRUCK AND THE BRAKE PEDAL DOESN'T WORK CORRECTLY.
IT'S HAPPENED 9 OR 10 TIMES IN TWO YEARS ... TRY TO START IT - NOTHING...TRY AGAIN-STILL COMPLETELY DEAD. SIT BACK WONDERING WHAT I'M GOING TO DO, AND THE TRUCK WILL START ALL BY ITSELF WHILE I'M NOT TOUCHING ANYTHING. HAVE SPOKEN TO NUMEROUS MECHANICS NONE HAVE HEARD OF IT BEFORE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V652000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED A LOCAL DEALER (CORNERSTONE FORD CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM, 17219 US-10, ELK RIVER, MN 55330, (763) 441-2300) AND WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE PARTS WERE ON BACKORDER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
DROVE THE TRUCK FOR ABOUT 2.5 MILES WITH NO ISSUES AND PARKED. AS I BACKED OUT OF PARKING THE TRUCK LOST ALL BRAKING CAPABILITY. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE USING THE TRANSMISSION. THE TRUCK ALERTED ME WITH A BRAKE FLUID LIGHT AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT. NO VISIBLE LEAKS UNDER THE HOOD, CALIPERS, FRAME, ENGINE COMPARTMENT. TOWED TO DEALER... THE TRUCK HAS 28,100 MILES. PLATINUM 3.5 ECO BOOST!
DRIVING DOWN 7HWY IN LEAVENWORTH COUNTY KANSAS. PUSHED BRAKE PEDAL DOWN AND LOW BRAKE FLUID LIGHT CAME ON AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. STOPPED A FRIENDS HOUSE AND GOT BRAKE FLUID AND IT ALL GOT SUCKED INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER. TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER AND HAD THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER REPLACED.
COMPLETE UNEXPECTED LOSS OF POWER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OR WHEN ACCELERATING. HAS HAPPENED REPEATEDLY EVEN AFTER SEVERAL REPAIRS RELATED TO THE THROTTLE BODY BY DEALER. FIRST HAPPENED IN THE 40,000 MILE RANGE AND AFTER REPAIRS AGAIN AT 83,000 MILES.
SUDDEN AND COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY. DRIVING 50MPH. TRUCK ALERTED TO "LOW BRAKE FLUID." ABOUT 45 SECONDS LATER, I HAD NO ABILITY TO BRAKE OTHER THAN THE EMERGENCY BRAKE.
I TOOK MY TRUCK TO GREENWOOD FORD IN BOWLING GREEN KY FOR A HILLSIDE ASSIST ERROR. WHILE IT WAS THERE, I WAS TOLD THE POWER STEERING FAILED & NEED A NEW ELECTRIC POWER STEERING RACK. THERE WAS NO WARNING THAT THE POWER STEERING WAS GOING TO FAIL. COST WAS 1650.00 THE TRUCK HAD 38500 MILES
THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT AND WILL START TO BOG THE VEHICLE DOWN WHEN GOING UP A GRADE, STOP AND GO TRAFFIC OR PULLING A LIGHT LOAD. STEADILY INCREASING THE ACCELERATOR DOES NOT HELP THE TRUCK MAINTAIN OR INCREASE SPEED, ONLY TOTALLY FLOOR-BOARDING THE ACCELERATOR ALLOWS THE TRUCK TO SPEED UP. THE FORD DEALER HAS CHECKED THE VEHICLE AT LEAST 3 TIMES AND SAID THE COMPUTER COULD NOT FIND ANY THING WRONG. THE PROBLEM STARTED WITH LESS THAN 6,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK AND IS NOT AN ISSUE UNLESS IN THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED SITUATIONS. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT HAPPENED WHEN TEST DRIVING AT THE DEALERSHIP.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD ABNORMAL RATTLING NOISE EMERGING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE LEAF SPRINGS WERE DETACHED AND CAUSED THE NOISE. AN UNKNOWN LOCAL DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL OR WARRANTY. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.
I HAVE A 2016 F150 WITH ISSUES SIMILAR TO NHTSA COMPLAINT ID# 10127407. THE PROBLEMS ARE NOT INTERMITTENT, THE PART HAS FAILED & IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM FORD AT THIS TIME. THE AIR CONDITIONING QUITS COMPLETELY & YOU CANNOT RUN THE FAN AT ALL. YOU CANNOT ROLL DOWN ANY WINDOWS IN THE VEHICLE & THE VEHICLE GETS WELL OVER 90 DEGREES INSIDE WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE WHEN THIS DOESN'T WORK IT ALSO DISABLES THE AIRBAGS OF THE VEHICLE, CROSS TRAFFIC ALERT AS WELL AS TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR FAILURE ALONG WITH OTHER SAFETY FEATURES. THE SEATS NO LONGER RETRACT OR MOVE FORWARD WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED/SHUTOFF. THE KEY FOB INTERMITTENTLY WILL NOT LOCK THE DOORS OF THE VEHICLE & THE ALERT ON THE TRUCK SAYS KEY NOT FOUND. WITH THE WARM TEMPERATURES AND NO WAY TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOWS OR TURN ON THE AC OR A BLOWER FAN MAKES THIS VEHICLE EXTREMELY UNSAFE TO OPERATE.
I WAS DRIVING AND ABOUT HALF WAY TO WORK I RECEIVED A LOW BRAKE FLUID WARNING AND THEN TRIED TO BRAKE AND INSTANTLY HAD NO BRAKING POWER. HOW TO SLOW DOWN AND ATTEMPT TO PUMP THE BRAKES TO COME TO A STOP. LUCKY I WAS ON A FAIRLY OPEN STRETCH OF HIGHWAY WITHOUT MUCH TRAFFIC OR STOPS.
THE VEHICLE HAS FAILED ELECTRONICALLY ON SEVERAL INSTANCES. GENERALLY THE CENTER CONTROL PANEL WILL NOT COME ON WHICH MEANS THE RADIO DOES NOT WORK. OTHER TIMES THE FAN BLOWER WILL ALSO NOT COME. IN THE WORST INSTANCE, NONE OF THE LIGHTS WILL COME ON NOR THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TO BE ABLE TO KNOW HOW FAST I AM DRIVING, TEMPERATURE, ALERTS, OR ANYTHING THAT NEEDS POWER OTHER THAN TO START/DRIVE THE TRUCK. I ALSO NOTED WHEN I SHIFTED GEARS ON THE TRANSMISSION, IT DID NOT INDICATE WHAT GEAR/DRIVING MODE THE VEHICLE WAS ACTUALLY IN. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON NO LESS THAN A HALF DOWN INSTANCES. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE AS IT IS INTERMITTENT SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW OFF THE LOT. IT HAS NOT OCCURRED AFTER EVERYTHING IS ALREADY OPERATIONAL WHILE DRIVING, ONLY AT STARTUP/IGNITION POINT. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO RESET IT MULTIPLE TIMES BY TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF/ON AND REMOVING THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION BUT IT DOES NOT SEEM TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM AS IT RANDOMLY COMES ABOUT AND THEN RANDOMLY GOES AWAY. IT DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE AFFECTED BY BUMPS (LOOSE WIRE) OR EVEN TAPPING THE DASH TO SEE IF ANYTHING CHANGES. I HAVE ALSO PULLED THE MAIN FUSES THAT CONTROL THESE AREAS AND FOUND NO PROBLEMS WITH THE FUSES. RESETTING THE ENTIRE SYSTEM DID NOT ALSO HAVE AN AFFECT BY DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY BUT DID WORK IN ONE INSTANCE HOWEVER IT DID NOT IN OTHERS.
WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE AT A SPEED OF 80 MPH, MY 2016 F-150 ECO BOOST WITH 50,000 MILES WENT INTO LIMP MODE DUE TO A FAULTY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY CAUSING ME TO LOSE THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE AND WORRYING FOR MY FAMILY'S LIFE AS I WAS DECELERATING ON A BUSY 4 LANE FREEWAY TRYING TO FIND A WAY TO PULL OVER WITHOUT BEING SMASHED.
BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR ALL OF A SUDDEN. I GOT A BRAKE FLUID LOW WARNING ON THE DASHBOARD. TRUCK IS REGULARLY SERVICED BUT AFTER DOING A LITTLE RESEARCH I FOUND THAT THERE WERE A LOT OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING WHAT I HAVE GOING ON. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY KIDS IN MY TRUCK RENDERING IT USELESS. TRUCK WAS STATIONARY AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT.
ON 6/2/18, AFTER A NIGHT'S STAY IN A WALMART PARKING LOT IN OUR 5TH WHEEL, OUR 2016 FORD 150 PICKUP SHOWED A LOW BRAKE FLUID WARNING LIGHT WHEN I STARTED THE TRUCK TO LEAVE. I PUT IN DOT 4 BRAKE FLUID AND THE LIGHT WENT OUT SO WE LEFT. WE HAD TRAVELED ONLY A FEW MILES NORTH ON INTERSTATE 95 IN SOUTH CAROILINA WHEN THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN I PUSHED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR WITH NO BRAKING. ALTHOUGH WE WERE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND GOING 55-60 MPH, I PUT ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS AND WAS ABLE TO DOWNSHIFT TO ABOUT 5-10 MPH. THEN WITH BRAKE PEDAL DOWN TO FLOOR, I WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY STOP OUR PICKUP AND TRAILING 5TH WHEEL. WE WERE EXTREMELY FORTUNATE THAT THE TRAFFIC CONDITIONS DID REQUIRE EMERGENCY BRAKING. WE WERE ALSO FORTUNATE THAT WE WERE ONLY 10 MILES FROM A FORD DEALERSHIP THAT DETERMIBED THAT THE TRUCK'S MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER AND BOOSTER WERE BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. OUR TRIP WAS DELAYED TWO DAYS DUE TO THIS ISSUE AND COST US OVER $750 DOLLARS IN REPAIRS AND LODGING. THIS HAPPENED ONLY 98 MILES PAST MY WARRANTY PERIOD! WHEN DOING SOME RESEARCH, I SEE THAT FORD RECALLED ITS 2014 AND 2015 F150'S FOR THE VERY SAME PROBLEMS. IT SURE SEEMS LIKE SOME ( IF NOT ALL) 2016S ARE HAVING THE VERY SAME PROBLEM. BUT BY THE GRACE OF GOD, WE COULD HAVE BEEN IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND HURT OR KILLED. I AM VERY NERVOUS NOW DRIVING THIS TRUCK AND MY TRUST IN FORD PRODUCTS HAS BEEN SERIOUSLY DAMAGED. I URGE OTHER 2016 - NEW 150 OWNERS TO BE WATCHING THE BRAKE
2 DAYS AFTER MY VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER SAFETY RECALL 17S33 FOR THE DOOR LATCHES FREEZING, THEY AGAIN FROZE AND THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. UPON FINALLY GETTING IT TO OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, THE DOOR WOULD THEN NOT CLOSE. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND ALSO THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE LINE THAT THERE IS NO REPAIR FOR THIS CONDITION AND THAT I HAVE TO CONTINUE DEALING WITH THE ISSUE UNTIL THEY FIND A FIX. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND UNSAFE!
DOOR LOCKS FREEZE AND WON'T CATCH. USUALLY FOLLOWS A PERIOD OF SNOW, RAIN OR A CAR WASH AND THEN FREEZING TEMPERATURES. ALL FOUR DOORS ON MY F150 HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS AND ONE TIME THE DOOR CAME UNLATCHED WHILE I WAS DRIVING.
WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE THE LOW BRAKE FLUID LIGHT CAME ON AS I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT. I PARKED THE VEHICLE AND CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID, IT WAS WELL BELOW THE MINIMUM LEVEL. SINCE IT STOPPED OK, I THOUGHT WHEN I LEFT I COULD JUST DRIVE TO A STORE AND BUY BRAKE FLUID. WHEN I GOT IN THE TRUCK 30 MINUTES LATER AND STARTED IT THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. PUTTING IN DRIVE I FOUND THAT THERE WERE NO BRAKES AT ALL AND USED THE FOOT EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE TRUCK. I GOT A RIDE TO A CAR PARTS STORE WHERE I BOUGHT 32 OZ. BOTTLE OF BRAKE FLUID. I POURED MORE THAN HALF THE BOTTLE INTO THE RESERVOIR GETTING IT UP TO THE MAX LINE, STARTED THE VEHICLE, PUMPED THE BRAKES AND GOT BRAKE PRESSURE BACK. I DROVE BACK TO MY CAMPSITE WHICH WAS 1.5 MILES AWAY. HALFWAY THERE THE LOW BRAKE FLUID INDICATOR CAME ON AGAIN. BY THE TIME I ARRIVED AFTER 1.5 MILES, THE BRAKES WERE ALMOST USELESS AND THERE WAS VERY LITTLE PRESSURE UNDER THE PEDAL. I PARKED THE TRUCK AND CHECK THE FLUID, AGAIN IT WAS WELL BELOW MINIMUM AND I COULD HEAR WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A VACUUM LEAK. I FILLED THE RESERVOIR UP TO ALMOST MAX AGAIN, PUMPED THE BRAKES, GOT PRESSURES BACK AND LOOKED FOR ANY LEAKS UNDER THE TRUCK AND FOUND NONE. I PULLED THE TRUCK BACK AND FORTH, ABOUT A 100 FEET, REPEATEDLY TO SEE IF I COULD SEE A LEAK - NOTHING, BUT THE LEVEL IN THE RESERVOIR WAS GOING DOWN. I DROVE THE TRUCK IN AROUND A 1/4 MILE CIRCLE AND BY THE END THE BRAKE PEDDLE HAD LOST MOST OF IT'S PRESSURE, STILL NO LEAKS U
AT 15000 MILES THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL BEARINGS BEGAN TO FAIL AND CONTAMINATED THE ENTIRE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL. THE DIFFERENTIAL HAD TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED. THIS COULD HAVE FAILED ON THE ROAD LEAVING ME STRANDED. THIS WAS WHILE DRIVING ON NORMAL CITY STREETS AND THE HIGHWAY.
WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON FREEWAYS WITH ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL ENABLED, IF THE VEHICLE APPROACHES A VEHICLE IN AN ADJACENT LANE (TYPICALLY A LARGER VEHICLE LIKE A TRUCK WITH A TRAILER, SEMI, OR TANKER) THE COLLISION AID ACTIVATES AND HEAVILY APPLIES THE BRAKES. IF SOMEONE IS FOLLOWING CLOSE BEHIND ME, AS HAS HAPPENED IN AT LEAST 4 INSTANCES, THE INDIVIDUAL WILL NEED TO STOP AND MAKE AN EMERGENCY MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLIDING. IN BOTH CASES, THE BRAKING ONLY LASTED MOMENTARILY BUT WAS ENOUGH TO REDUCE THE VEHICLES SPEED 20-30 MPH DURING THAT TIME. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN INSPECTED BY FORD BUT THEY HAVE SAID THAT THERE IS NOTHING THAT THEY CAN DO. FOR THE TIME BEING, WE KEEP THIS FEATURE DISABLED UNTIL FORD CAN GET THIS ISSUE RESOLVED. THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS FOR PREVIOUS YEARS BUT OURS IS NOT INCLUDED. BECAUSE OF THIS FORD HAS SAID THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO ON MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO GET THE PROBLEM RESOLVED.
THE VEHICLE HESITATES, IDLES ROUGHLY WHEN COLD AND MAKES A KNOCKING TYPE NOISE AT IDLE WHEN HOT. THE COOLANT LEVEL HAS GONE DOWN SUBSTANTIALLY DESPITE HAVING IT SERVICED RECENTLY. WE HAVE EXPERIENCED LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER DRIPPING FROM THE TAIL PIPE ALONG WITH THE OCCASIONAL PUFF OF THICK SMOKE. THE VEHICLE MISFIRES AND IT HAS BEEN VERIFIED BY A SCAN TOOL (MY OWN AND FORDS). FORD'S TECHNICIANS HAVE VERIFIED THE CONCERN BUT HAVE TOLD US THAT WITHOUT A HARD FAULT, THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO LOOK INTO THE PROBLEM FURTHER. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO THEIR ATTENTION SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO RESOLUTION. WHILE IT MAY BE RELATED OR UNRELATED, THE TRANSMISSION ALSO JERKS WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND HAS A TENDENCY TO LURCH FORWARD WHEN GOING FROM 3-2-1 GEARS. THIS HAS ALSO BEEN VERIFIED BY FORD AND THEY HAVE MADE TWO ATTEMPTS USING TSB 16-0015 TO RESOLVE WITHOUT ANY IMPROVEMENT.
THE VEHICLE HOPS VERY BADLY OVER ROUGH SURFACES AND THE TAIL END SWINGS OUT. FORD SAYS THIS IS NORMAL BUT THE VEHICLE ALMOST LOSES CONTROL OVER SURFACES THAT ARE HANDLED BY OTHER VEHICLES INCLUDING OTHER F-150S. FORD CLAIMS THIS IS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE. CURRENTLY THE VEHICLE'S REAR SITS HIGHER ON ONE SIDE THAN THE OTHER BY ABOUT 1.1 INCHES. THIS HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO FORD'S ATTENTION AND THEY HAVE SAID THAT IT'S NORMAL AND DUE TO THE GAS TANK BEING FULL DESPITE IT RESIDING ON THE SIDE THAT SITS HIGHER. NEITHER OF THESE ISSUES HAVE BEEN RESOLVED BUT FEEL THAT THEY ARE RELATED.
TRUCK IS IDLING DOWN TO ABOUT 250 RPM AND PERIODICALLY STALLING OUT AFTER DRIVING AND COMING TO A STOP AT A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. ALSO STALLS IN REVERSE. FORD CANNOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE. STARTED WITH 22604 MILES. NOW HAS 26346 MILES AND AM STILL HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE FORD DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED IT 3 TIMES. STILL HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED
THIS MORNING 5/16/2018 AT 7:30 AM CDT, WHILE TAKING MY 6 YEAR OLD SON TO SCHOOL, MY 2016 FORD F-150 PRODUCED A "BRAKE FLUID LOW" WARNING LIGHT. THE BRAKING SYSTEM WAS SEVERELY COMPROMISED AND THE PEDAL HAD TO BE DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR TO STOP THE VEHICLE. I ADDED 54 OZ OF BRAKE FLUID TO GET IT TO A DEALERSHIP AND THE WARNING LIGHT CONTINUED TO APPEAR. AS I WAS DRIVING I HAD TO GO INTO MANUAL MODE TO DOWNSHIFT TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN SO I COULD BRAKE VEHICLE TO A STOP. FULL SPEED BRAKING WAS IMPOSSIBLE. WAS ABLE TO GET TO A FORD DEALER - THEY DETERMINED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS LEAKING AND THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH PRIOR MODEL YEAR RECALLS FOR THIS TRUCK AND ENGINE TYPE (3.5L V6 ECOBOOST). VEHICLE HAS 45K MILES AND OUT OF WARRANTY FOR THIS ISSUE, SO OUT OF POCKET COSTS ARE ROUGHLY $1100. SERVICE RECORDS WILL BECOME AVAILABLE TOMORROW WHEN THE WORK IS COMPLETE. I CAN UPLOAD THEM AT THAT TIME.
REAR WINDOW SHATTERED WHILE SITTING IN OUR DRIVEWAY, STATIONARY WITH NO ONE IN IT.
STARTED TO HEAR A CLICKING/TAPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE WHILE AT IDLE. HAVE LEARNED THAT IT IS THE ETB (ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY). I PHYSICALLY SAW THE ETB MAKING THE NOISE I AM CONCERNED ABOUT. TOOK TO FORD FOR DIAGNOSIS AND BECAUSE THE TRUCK IS NOT GIVING AN ERROR CODE, THERE IS NOTHING THEY WILL DO. FOUND THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL HUNDRED COMPLAINTS AGAINST FORD AND THEIR ETB. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT I AM TRYING TO PREVENT.
ON MAY 4TH MY BRAKES TOTALLY FAILED. LUCKILY I DISCOVERED THIS WHEN I GOT INTO MY TRUCK TO START IT UP FROM WORK. MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I POPPED THE HOOD AND DISCOVERED THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR EMPTY. I AM LUCKY THAT I WAS NOT DRIVING WHEN I DISCOVERED THIS. MY TRUCK HAS BEEN TOWED TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND I DO NOT HAVE ANY DOCUMENTATION AT THIS TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME LOOSE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ADJUST THE STEERING WHEEL, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO WORSEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (COOK FORD, 2600 PALMER HWY, TEXAS CITY, TX 77590) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A BOLT BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL NEEDED TO BE TIGHTENED. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
WHEN OPENING THE SUNROOF THE PLASTIC TRACK WILL BREAK CAUSING THE SUNROOF MECHANISM TO BECOME JAMMED LEAVING THE SUNROOF PARTIALLY OPEN AND UNABLE TO CLOSE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS TRACK HAS BROKEN
I EXPERIENCED 100% BRAKE FAILURE ON MY 2016 FORD F150 3.5L V6. I STARTED MY VEHICLE APPRX 530AM ON 4/30/18 TO DRIVE TO WORK. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE A "LOW BRAKE FLUID LEVEL" MESSAGE APPEARED. I WAS NOT IMMEDIATELY SURE WHAT TO THINK. I PLACED THE TRUCK IN DRIVE AND AS I ROLLED DOWN MY SLOPED DRIVEWAY AND PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL - THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT ANY STOPPING CAPABILITY. I COASTED TO A STOP WITHOUT INCIDENT. I CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID LEVEL AND IT WAS VERY LOW, WELL BELOW THE MINIMUM MARK ON THE RESERVOIR. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO THE FORD DEALER. UPON RESEARCH IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS SAME MODEL TRUCK HAS BEEN REPORTED TO HAVE BRAKE FLUID DRAINING TO THE MASTER CYLINDER. I DO NOT KNOW FOR CERTAIN WHAT MY ISSUE IS. I SHOULD FIND OUT TOMORROW WHEN THE FORD MECHANICS CAN LOOK OVER THE TRUCK.
ALMOST EXACTLY THE SAME EXPERIENCE AS INCIDENT NUMBERS 11090030, 11063919, AND 11048673. THERE MAY BE OTHERS, BUT, I DIDN'T GO ANY FURTHER. I WAS DRIVING ON A BRIDGE WITHOUT ANY SAFETY SHOULDERS AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER, "HILL START ASSIST NOT AVAILABLE" INDICATOR CAME ON, "SERVICE ADVANCE TRAC" INDICATOR CAME ON, AND "SEE MANUAL" INDICATOR CAME ON WITH THE WRENCH SYMBOL. AFTER NEARLY BEING REAR-ENDED BY ANOTHER CAR, I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO AN OFF RAMP AND PULL OVER. THE TRUCK WAS SHAKING VIOLENTLY. I SHUT IT OFF AND THEN RESTARTED IT AND WAS ABLE TO GET BACK OVER THE BRIDGE BUT THEN THE SAME EXACT SCENARIO HAPPENED AGAIN ON THE OTHER SIDE. ON THE WAY HOME, IT HAPPENED A COUPLE MORE TIMES BUT I WAS ABLE TO GET IT HOME. I SCHEDULED A SERVICE APPOINTMENT AT A FORD DEALER TO TAKE THE TRUCK IN ON MONDAY. THE VEHICLE HAS ABOUT 43,000 MILES ON IT. AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, I WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE WHEN THIS OCCURRED, SO, THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS MALFUNCTION.
DRIVING 60 MPH HOUR AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER. THIS HAPPENED TWICE. THE VEHICLE HILL DECENT LIGHT AND SOME OTHER WARNING LIGHTS WOULD COME ON AND THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY. IT WOULD THEN LOSE ALL POWER AND I HAD TO COAST OFF TO THE SIDE, TURN THE VEHICLE OFF, WAIT 30 SECONDS, AND RESTART. IT WOULD THEN GO ABOUT A 1/2 MILE AND DO IT AGAIN. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AS A CERTIFIED VEHICLE A MONTH EARLIER. THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY HAS FAILED. HOWEVER, THE DEALERSHIP WAS HAVING ISSUES REPLICATING THE ISSUE AND THEY WERE BACK ORDERED ON THE PART.THE VEHICLE HAS 29500 MILES ON IT. THIS IS DANGEROUS AS I COULD BE REAR ENDED. BELIEVE ME, IF THAT HAPPENS, LAWSUITS WILL FLY! *TR
THE DOORS (ALL 4) FREEZE IN TEMP BELOW 30 DEGREES. FORD REPLACED THE HARDWARE 4 TIMES AND THEY STILL FREEZE. AFTER YOU OPEN THE DOORS THEY WILL NOT CLOSE UNTIL THEY THAW. WHILE DRIVING ON 2 OCCASIONS THE DOORS FLEW OPEN WHILE MOVING. NOW USE DUCT TAPE TO HOLD DOORS CLOSED
VERY POOR TAIL LIGHTS. THE TAIL LIGHTS ARE ONLY VISIBLE AT A SMALL AREA AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM. I HAVE BEEN STOPPED BY THE POLICE FOR NO TAIL LIGHTS. VERY POOR DESIGN ON THIS MODEL.
THE REAR TAILGATE OPENED UP TWICE, ONCE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE SECOND TIME PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT. THIS WAS DURING THE WINTER TIME. I SPRAYED SOME WD40 ON THE REAR LATCHES THINKING THAT WOULD HELP BUT DID NOT. I REALIZED THE LEFT SIDE LATCH WAS NOT ENGAGING ALL THE WAY. I COULD PULL ON THE TOP LEFT SIDE TAILGATE AND IT WAS LOOSE. SO I WOULD HAVE TO SLAM THE TAILGATE UNTIL IT ENGAGED. I TOOK MY TRUCK INTO THE DEALER TO LOOK AT, ALONG WITH TWO OTHER RECALL ISSUES. ON MY INVOICE THEY STATED THEY 'ADJUSTED TAIL GATE STRIKERS AND RETEST OPERATION', IN TIME I'LL SEE IF THIS WORKED OR NOT. WONDERING IF ANYONE ELSE WAS HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE?
MY VEHICLE CAME OUT OF PARK WHILE ENGINE WAS RUNNING WHILE I WAS IN A STORE AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING IN REVERSE. MY VEHICLE HAD MAJOR DAMAGE AND I ALSO RECEIVED A CITATION FOR THE ACCIDENT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V652000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (KISSELBACK FORD, 1118 13TH ST, ST CLOUD, FL) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
2016 FORD F-150. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ISSUES WITH TRANSMISSION. CONSUMER IS ALSO SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR VEHICLE PRICE OR REPLACEMENT VEHICLE. *LD *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F150. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V652000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH MARYSVILLE FORD (15900 SMOKEY POINT BLVD, MARYSVILLE, WA 98271, (360) 659-4000) ON THREE DIFFERENT DATES AND WAS ADVISED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO COMPLETE THE RECALL REPAIR. ON APRIL 2, 2017, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR LATCHES FAILED AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE UNLOCKED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE IN SIX MONTHS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *TT
2016 FORD F150 WITH 23,400 MILES & 23 MONTHS IN SERVICE. THE BACK GLASS (REAR WINDOW) SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35 DEGREES F AND I HAD USED THE REMOTE START FEATURE WHICH TURNS ON THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER. I STARTED DRIVING AND HAD JUST PULLED OUT OF THE PARKING LOT WHEN I HEARD THE SOUND OF THE GLASS CRACKING. I PULLED OVER AND TOOK PICTURES. I CALLED MY DEALERSHIP AND TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION. THEY TOOK PHOTOS AND SUBMITTED TO FORD MOTOR COMPANY FOR WARRANTY CONSIDERATION. IT WAS REJECTED. IT APPEARS THAT THE EITHER THE REAR WINDOW OR THE REAR DEFROSTER IS DEFECTIVE. I HAVE SEEN SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ONLINE AND BELIEVE THAT THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING AND IF IT DOES, IT NEEDS TO BE COVERED BY WARRANTY. THANK YOU.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE ATTEMPTED TO MERGE INTO THE CONTACT?S LANE. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE PEDAL TRAVELED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE SECOND TIME THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE HAD BEEN OCCURRING FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER (MCREE FORD INC, 2800 GULF FREEWAY DICKINSON, TEXAS 77539) FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER TRIMMED THE ROTORS AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS NORMAL AND THAT THE BRAKES WOULD ADJUST WITH TIME; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,800.
TRUCK WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY FOR 30 MINUTES AND HEARD A LOUD POP. REAR WINDOW SHATTERED FOR NO REASON. WAS PARKED IN SHADE AND TEMPERATURE WAS MID 70S.
TRUCK WAS IN PARK WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING. NOBODY WAS IN THE TRUCK WHICH WAS ON A SLIGHT INCLINE. IT WAS STANDING STILL IN THE BACK YARD WHILE I WAS TRYING TO GET THE GARAGE DOOR CLOSED. IT TOOK OFF GOING THROUGH A CHAINLINK FENCE, ACROSS A NEIGHBORS YARD, AND CAME TO REST ON A BANK ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE NEIGHBORS YARD. THE FENCE AND BRUSH CAUSED SEVERAL HEAVY SCRATCHES TO THE TRUCK.
2016 FORD F150. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VIBRATION IN VEHICLE AT SPEEDS ABOVE 35MPH. *LD *JS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 17V652000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED ASTORG FORD LINCOLN OF PARKERSBURG AT (304) 485-8585 LOCATED ON 2028 7TH ST, PARKERSBURG, WV 26101 WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 17V526000 (SEAT BELTS), 17V767000 (SEATS), AND 17V652000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RICHMOND FORD LINCOLN (4508 W BROAD ST, RICHMOND, VA 23230, (804) 358-5521), BUT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
WASHER FLUID FREEZING WITHIN THE LINE BETWEEN THE BOTTLE AND SPRAY NOZZLE. ALTHOUGH WE ARE USING WHAT IS RATED AS -27 DEGREE FLUID, THE LINES ARE FREEZING WHEN THE TEMP DROPS TO AROUND 13 DEGREES. THIS HAS CAUSED A REAL SAFETY HAZARD ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASION WHEN TRYING TO WIPE AWAY SALT SPRAY AND ALL THAT HAPPENS IS THE WINDOW SMEARS AND I HAVE HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD, GET SNOW OFF THE GROUND TO HELP CLEAR THE WINDSHIELD. I KNOW TWO OTHERS THAT HAVE THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL AND THEY EXPERIENCE THE SAME THING. FORD HAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN AVAIL TO THEIR TECHNICIANS TO ADDRESS THE SITUATION (TSP 16-0082) BUT I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN A RECALL OF THESE VEHICLES.
TRUCK WILL IDLE ROUGH AND STALL PERIODICALLY GIVING A CHECJ ENGINE LIGHT AND WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, IN THE STREET OR MAKING TURNS ANY TIME THAT THE RPM IS CLOSE TO 500 (IDLE). MAKES WAITING FOR TURNS DANGEROUS AS THE TRUCK MY UNEXPECTEDLY TURN OFF WHILE MOVING. 3 DEALERS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE STARTED AT 29,000 MILES AND HAVE BEEN THROWN AROUND UNTIL 40,000 MILES NOW. THEY REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE MY COMPLAINTS AND THIS TRUCK ISNT VERY SAFE TO DRIVE.
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