THERE WAS A RECALL ON DOOR THEY FIXED IT BUT IT DID NOT WORK DOOR STILL SHACKS AND HAS COME OPEN WHILE DRIVING 2 TIMES
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 →
AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING A COLLISION! COLLISION OCCURRED WHEN THE OTHER VEHICLE MADE A LEFT TURN IN FRONT OF MY TRUCK. MY VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 50-55 MPH ON THE 2 LANE ROAD. THE COLLISION WAS A "T-BONE", AGAIN, NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. REQUEST A WRITTEN RESPONSE TO THIS COMPLAINT.
ON 5 SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE DASH DISPLAY STOPPED WORKING. RADIO/CD PLAYER/BACKUP CAMERA WOULD NOT WORK AT ALL. THE MAIN CONCERN IS BACKING UP AT NIGHT IN A CROWDED PARKING LOT WITH THE BACK OF MY TRUCK LOADED FOR A 9 DAY CAMPING TRIP. I CAN NOT SEE OUT ANY OF THE CAMPER SHELL WINDOWS AT ALL. I COULD HIT A PARKED VEHICLE OR A PEDESTRIAN. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 SEPARATE TIMES.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V652000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES); HOWEVER, THE PART WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONSUMER STATED ISSUE WAS RESOLVED. *TR
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED 70 MPH ELECTRIC EMERGENCY BRAKE ENGAGED WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING SUDDEN AND SUSTAINED LOSS OF SPEED. SHORTLY AFTER TRUCK WAS PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD REAR BRAKE AREA WAS NOTED TO HAVE BURNT ODOR EMITTING FROM THE AREA. FURTHER ATTEMPTS TO EVACUATE THE VEHICLE FROM THE ROADWAY WERE UNSUCCESSFUL AS THE VEHICLE REAR WHEELS INTERMITTENTLY LOCKED UP WHILE THE TRUCK WAS IN FORWARD MOTION.
I HAD MY TRUCK TOWED TO AUTO FAIR FORD AND HAD TO HAVE THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED WITH $100 EXTENDED WARRANTY AND THE CAR IS A YEAR OLD. AFTER FIXING IT THEY WERE HAVING ISSUES WITH IT NOT STARTING AND CALLED FORD TO TROUBLE SHOOT THE ISSUE. TODAY 3/2/18 THEY CALLED TO SAY A MOUSE OR RODENT CHEWED THROUGH THE WIRING. I HAVE LIVED I'M MY HOME SINCE 1999 AND MANY CARS IN THE DRIVE WAY THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. MY BROTHER SAID THE WIRING IS SOY BASED. I CALLED LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE AND COMPREHENSIVE HAS A $500 DEDUCTIBLE. THEY WILL LOOK AT THE TRUCK 3/5/18 AT AUTO FAIR FORD IN MANCHESTER NH. I NOW HAVE TO PAY$600 TO A VEHICLE I HAVE OWNED LESS THEN 5 MONTHS TO AUTO FAIR FORD. SEEMS ODD THIS IS HAPPING ON A NEW VEHICLE
THIS VEHICLE BELONGS TO OSCEOLA COUNTY, FL (COMPANY VEHICLE). THE CAR WAS IN MOTION AT A SPEED OF 25MPH IN A CITY STREET (ST. CLOUD,FL). I WAS DRIVING THE CAR. A FRONT COLLISION ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE SEAT BELT RETRACTED IN A HARD MANNER. DUE TO THIS ACCIDENT MY LEFT SHOULDER/SHOULDER BLADE & COLLAR BONE WERE INJURED. I HAD SURGERY AND I AM STILL DEALING WITH TREATMENT DUE TO THE PAIN & UNABLE TO USE MY SHOULDER AS BEFORE. THE HSMV CRASH REPORT# 87065712
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 17V767000 (SEATS) & 17V652000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. DARLING'S FORD VOLKSWAGEN AUDI IN BANGOR, MAINE WAS MADE AWARE OF THE RECALL AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
REAR WINDOW BREAKING WITH OUT BEING IMPACTED BY ANYTHING. I WAS TRAVELING AND THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED. I PULLED OVER AND INSPECTED THE WINDOW AND SAW NOTHING THAT LOOKED LIKE IT HAD BEEN IMPACTED. WHEN I TOUCHED THE GLASS IT COMPLETELY FELL APART. THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC WHERE I WAS TRAVELING.
DOOR LATCHES BEING STUCK OPEN OR CLOSE DURING COLD CLIMATE (32 DEGREES OR BELOW) WHEN DOOR LATCH IS FROZEN, OUTSIDE HANDLE CANNOT OPEN THE DOOR. ONCE OPENED, DOOR CANNOT BE CLOSED AND LATCHED DUE TO FROZEN MECHANISM. FORD OF NORTH AMERICA SENT OUT A RECALL ADVISORY WITH NOT EFFECTIVE REMEDY OR FIX. NO NEW OR UPDATED PARTS.
IN A FEW DEGREES BELOW FREEZING LOCKS AND LATCHES WILL NOT WORK!! MOST OFTEN YOU WILL BE FORCED TO BUNGEE DOORS TOGETHER TO DRIVE. IN MY CASE IT IS A SCREW AND IT IS ALMOST ALWAYS THE DRIVER'S DOOR. IT HAS BEEN FIXED WITH THE LATEST FORD REPAIRS AND STILL CONTINUES TO FAIL. MANY MANY OF US ARE SUFFERRING WITHOUT A FIX FROM FORD!!
WHEN THE OUTSIDE AIR TEMPERATURE DROPS BELOW FREEZING, THE WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID WILL NOT SPRAY. THIS HAS HAPPENED ALMOST EVERY TIME IS GETS COLD. I HAVE CHECKED TO MAKE SURE THE NOZZLES ARE CLEAR AND THAT THERE IS PLENTY OF WASHER FLUID. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TRYING TO DRIVE WHEN YOU CANNOT CLEAR THE SALT OFF YOUR WINDSHIELD TO SEE. THIS HAPPENS WHETHER OR NOT THE VEHICLE IS MOVING OR AT A STAND STILL.
SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT WITH LOCAL DEALER IN RESPONSE TO RECALL NOTICE 17S33 REGARDING DOORS THAT MAY NOT OPEN OR CLOSE WHILE DRIVING (NHTSA RECAL # 17V652. UPON ARRIVAL AT DEALER, WAS ADVISED THAT THEY RAN OUT OF PARTS AND THAT I WOULD BE CALLED WHEN PARTS BECAME AVAILABLE. AS OF TODAY, I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY CALLS. NEED TO KNOW IF FORD HAS TRULY RUN OUT OF PARTS FOR RECALL, AND WHETHER VEHICLE CAN/SHOULD BE DRIVEN IN THIS CONDITION.
THE RIGHT PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT SHUT, ALSO THE LEFT PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER FROM WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND WAS TOLD THERE IS A BACK ORDER ON PARTS WITH NO KNOWN TIME FRAME WHEN THEY WILL RECEIVE THE PARTS. RECALL NUMBER IS 17S33/ NHTSA RECALL 17V-652. THE VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO OPERATE DUE TO THIS CONDITION.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER (LANDERS FORD, 2082 W POPLAR AVE, COLLIERVILLE, TN 38017, (901) 854-3600) CONCERNING A RECALL FOR THE AIR BAGS AND THE DOOR LATCHES, THE DEALER PROVIDED A DATE TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT THREE WEEKS OUT. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V652000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES) BUT WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER FOR THE AIR BAG RECALL AS THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
FORD F-150 DOOR LATCH RECALL - 17S33 / NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V652 EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS OF DOORS NOT LATCHING DURING COLD WEATHER. (BOTH FRONT AND BACK DOORS WERE AFFECTED). RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE IN OCTOBER 2017, IN JANUARY 2018 MY LOCAL DEALER HAD THE UPDATED PARTS FROM FORD AND PERFORMED THE RECALL REPAIR. THE REPAIR DID NOT FIX ANYTHING. STILL EXPERIENCE DOORS NOT LATCHING DURING COLD WEATHER. GENERALLY VEHICLE IS STATIONARY IN THE DRIVEWAY AS I ATTEMPT AND GET IT TO LATCH. OFTEN MAKING ME LATE. HOWEVER, ONCE WHILE IN MOTION THE DRIVERS DOOR FLEW OPEN WHILE DRIVING TO WORK AFTER I BELIEVED IT TO BE CLOSED AND LATCHED. THIS IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS. SMALL CHILDREN RIDE IN THIS VEHICLE. FORD HAS NOT OFFERED ANY REPAIR OPTIONS TO DATE.
DOOR LATCH WON'T CLOSE IN THE COLD, STUCK OPEN.
WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE AT FREEZING, DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE. WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID ALSO FREEZES EVEN THOUGH RATED FOR -40 DEGREES. REPAIR WAS MADE BY FORD TO DOOR LATCH BUT PROBLEM CONTINUES. TYPICALLY, CAR HAS BEEN PARKED IN COLD WEATHER. SEE JOB #2 ON ATTACHED DOCUMENTATION FOR LATEST REPAIR ATTEMPT. MANY COMPLAINTS FROM CUSTOMERS ON FORUMS. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE!!!!
SINCE I PURCHASED MY TRUCK THERE HAS BEEN ISSUES WITH THE BACKUP CAMERA. THE DEALER REPLACED THE APIM AND HAD TO KEEP THE VEHICLE FOR THREE WEEKS TO TRACE A BAD WIRE. IT HAS BEEN 10 MONTHS AND THE CAMERA HAS FAILED AGAIN. I FEEL AS IF THIS IS A WIDER SPREAD ISSUE. FORD EVEN EXPANDED THE WARRANTY FOR THE PREVIOUS YEARS APIMS.
ONE COLD MORNING THE DRIVERS DOOR WOULD NOT SHUT AND LATCH. I WAS FORCED TO DRIVE 30 MILES TO WORK ON THE HIGHWAY WITH THE DOOR FLOPPING OPEN EVERY TIME I SLOWED DOWN. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD ESPECIALLY IF CHILDREN ARE INVOLVED. I CAN'T BELIEVE AN AUTO MANUFACTURE CAN SELL A VEHICLE WHERE THE DOORS WILL NOT STAY CLOSED. NEXT TIME IT HAPPENS I WILL TAKE A VIDEO OF THE DOOR NOT CLOSING.
RECALL 17S33 OPEN/FROZEN DOOR LATCH. HAVE BEEN TO LOCAL DEALER 4 TIMES WITH NO FIX. CALLED CORPORATE (FORD) AND THEY SAY I NEED TO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH LOCAL DEALER. BEEN IN AND OUT OF DEALERSHIP LOANER CARS FOR 3 MONTHS.
POWER STEERING FAILED TWICE WHILE BACKING UP THERE IS A SHUTTER WHEN COMING TO A STOP. SOMETIMES HARD ENOUGH TO FEEL LIKE YOU WERE HIT FROM BEHIND
DOOR DOES NOT LATCH AND OPENS WHILE DRIVING. RECALL 17S33. DEALER KEEPS GETTING INCORRECT REPLACEMENT PARTS FROM FORD -- THE SAME PARTS THAT WERE DEFECTIVE. REPEATED CALLS TO FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE GET A CASE NUMBER CAS 14003124 AND COMMENT THAT THEY WILL REFER IT TO THE DEALER (WHO IS FRUSTRATED AND STATES THAT THE PROBLEM SHOULD BE TAKEN UP WITH FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE. THE DEALER ALSO CLAIMS THAT THEY ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH NUMEROUS OTHER CARS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE.
ON JANUARY 22 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 11:00 P.M., I STARTED MY TRUCK WITH THE REMOTE START, WHICH ACTIVATES THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER, AS NEEDED. ON MY 20 MILE RIDE HOME FROM WORK, MOSTLY FREEWAY DRIVING, I HEARD CRACKLING NOISES, AND I WAS WATCHING IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR, MY ENTIRE REAR WINDOW SHATTERING, EXCEPT FOR THE CENTER POWER SLIDING PIECE. WHEN I GOT HOME, PIECES OF GLASS FELL INSIDE THE CAB AND BED WHEN I CLOSED THE DOOR. FORD IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE, BUT THEY REFUSE TO REPAIR IT. IN THE MEANTIME, I AM FORCED TO PAY $500 DEDUCTIBLE FOR MY INSURANCE TO REPAIR IT, EVEN THOUGH I HAD PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WHEN I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW. IT HAS APPROXIMATELY 15,000 MILES ON IT NOW. RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM, I BELIEVE IT IS A DEFECT IN THE GLASS, CAUSING IT TO SHATTER WHEN THE DEFROSTER WARMS UP THE GLASS.
FOR THE LAST YEAR MY CAR HAVE BEEN LEAKING FUMES AND SMELLING OF CARBON MONOXIDE. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO MISSION VALLEY FORD, BIG VALLEY FORD AND ALL STAR FORD. WHEN I START THE VEHICLE THERE IS WHITE SMOKE AND A STRONG FUME. THEY SAID IT'S THE ECOBOOST. SECONDLY THE TURBO THEY SAY HAS GONE OUT ALREADY AT 87K MILES AND I BELIEVE THE SMELL AND THE TURBO IS CONNECTED.
SECOND COMPLAINT REGARDING FREEZING DOOR LATCHES CAUSING DOORS TO NOT LATCH SHUT AND OPEN WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. TRUCK HAS BEEN SERVICED 3 SEPARATE TIMES, WITH LATCHES, RODS, & RAIN SHIELDS INSTALLED/REPLACED UNDER TSB (NOT ELIGIBLE FOR RECALL SINCE TSB HAS BEEN ATTEMPTED). CONTACTED MANUFACTURER'S CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE AND REPRESENTATIVE APOLOGIZED AND STATED THEY HAVE RECEIVED MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND SHE DIRECTED ME TO THE MANUFACTURER'S VEHICLE BUYBACK DEPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE BUYBACK DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVE AGAIN CONFIRMED THEY HAVE RECEIVED NUMEROUS, SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND THEY WOULD REVIEW MY WARRANTY HISTORY TO DETERMINE IF A BUYBACK WAS APPROPRIATE. AFTER 1 WEEK, THE BUYBACK DEPARTMENT CONTACTED ME AND STATED THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO BUY BACK THE VEHICLE DESPITE THE SAFETY CONCERN IDENTIFIED. THE REPRESENTATIVE DIRECTED ME TO THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU'S AUTO HOTLINE LISTED IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL TO CONSIDER ARBITRATION PROCEEDINGS. THIS SAFETY CONCERN (DOORS OPENING WHILE OPERATING AND DOORS FREEZING SHUT) HAS BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED BY 1) THE DEALER, 2) THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE, AND 3) THE BUYBACK DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVE, YET NO SOLUTION HAS BEEN ACHIEVED DESPITE MULTIPLE REPAIR ATTEMPTS.
MY PURCHASED MY NEW TRUCK IN MARCH 2016, OWNED IT FOR 22 MONTHS AND IT CURRENTLY HAS 22.235 MILES. THE TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN DRIVEN OFF-ROAD OR EXPOSED TO ROAD SALT. WHILE GETTING MY TIRES ROTATED AT DISCOUNT TIRE ON JANUARY 20, 2018, THE MANAGER NOTIFIED ME THAT THE LUGS NUTS COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE DUE TO "SWELLING" OF THE LUG NUT OUTER COVER. THE OEM DESIGN IS A STEEL CORE NUT WITH A PRESSED CHROME OR ALUMINUM CAP OVER IT. THE LUG NUTS SWELL OVER TIME AS WATER AND CORROSION DEVELOP BETWEEN THE LUG NUT AND COVER. DISCOUNT TIRE HAD TO USE MULTIPLE SIZE SOCKETS TO REMOVE AND REINSTALL THE LUG NUTS DUE TO NON-UNIFORM SWELLING OF COVERS ON THE LUG NUTS. THE FOLLOWING DAY I STOPPED AT COSTCO TO CHECK LUG NUT TORQUE AND THE TECHNICIAN MADE THE SAME COMMENT ABOUT SWELLING AND SEEING A LOT OF FORD VEHICLES WITH THE SAME ISSUE. BOTH STORES STATED THAT THEY ARE REPLACING LUG NUTS WITH NEW TIRE PURCHASES OR ROTATION ON AFFECTED FORD VEHICLES WHEN THE LUG NUTS ARE DAMAGED. ADDITIONALLY, THE COSTCO TECHNICIAN INFORMED ME OF A "CLASS-ACTION" LAWSUIT THAT WAS FILED IN 2017 FOR THE SAME ISSUE. I RESEARCHED THE CLASS ACTION AND FOUND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION. JOSH WOZNIAK ET AL. VS. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, CASE NUMBER 2:17-CV-12794 IN THE U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN. ON JANUARY 22, 2018, I DROPPED OFF MY TRUCK AT MY LOCAL FORD DEALER FOR VARIOUS WARRANTY ISSUES AND ASKED THAT THE LUG NUTS BE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY DUE TO SWELLING. THE DEALERSHIP SERVI
WINDSHIELD WASHER NON-OPERATIVE AT 5-15 F TEMPERATURE WHILE USING WINTER WASHER FLUID. NO CHANGE AFTER DRIVING 30 MILES.
WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY WITH NO WARNING MY F-150 LOST POWER. WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE DRIVE POWER DECREASED BY ABOUT 95%, AND WARNINGS APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. THESE WARNINGS INCLUDED: SERVICE ADVANCE TRAC, HILL DESCENT FAULT, SEE MANUAL, AIRBAG FAULT, AND THE SERVICE WRENCH. THE ENGINE IDLED ROUGHLY AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TURNED OFF. WE RESTARTED AND THE SAME ISSUES OCCURRED SO WE PARKED THE VEHICLE.
MY REAR WINDOW EXPLODED IN MY 2016 F-150. I STARTED THE TRUCK WITH THE REMOTE STARTER AND LET IT RUN FOR 10 MINS.. WHEN I GOT IN THE AND PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION THE BACK WINDOW EXPLODED LEAVING A HOLE ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE AND THE PASSENGER SIDE SHATTER. THE MIDDLE PART IS STILL WHOLE.
DOOR LATCHES WERE FREEZING AND RENDERING MY VEHICLE UNSAFE AS THE DOOR WOULD OPEN, BUT THEN NOT SHUT. FORD HAS ISSUED A RECALL AND I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO KENNY ROSS FORD IN ADAMSBURG, PA TO HAVE THE RECALL WORK PERFORMED. ON 1/2/2018, KENNY ROSS FORD INDICATED THAT THEY PERFORMED THE RECALL FIX. HOWEVER, ON 1/13/2018, MY DOOR ONCE AGAIN FROZE IN THE OPEN POSITION AND WOULD NOT SHUT. THIS WAS AFTER MY VEHICLE HAD THE FORD RECALL PARTS INSTALLED. I'M CONCERNED THAT FORD ISN'T TAKING THIS SAFETY HAZARD SERIOUSLY. I'M INTERESTED TO HEAR WHAT MY BEST COURSE OF ACTION IS TO HOLD FORD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS UNSAFE CONDITION. BELOW IS THE WORK DETAIL FROM THE RECALL WORK THAT WAS PERFORMED ON 1/2/2018: CAUSE: RECALL 17S33 1 FL3Z*1521978*D SHIELD-DOOR LOCK 1 XL*5*A GREASE- CHASSIS LUBRICATION 1 FL3Z*1521853*AB ROD 1 FL3Z*1521852*AB ROD 1 FL3Z*1626494*F SHIELD-DOOR LOCK 1 FL3Z*1626461*AB ROD 1 FL3Z*1626460*AB ROD CLAIM TYPE 17S33 AUTH CODE 81016 NOTE: 28235 INSTALLED DOOR LATCH SHIELDS AND NEW LOCK RODS AS PER RECALL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY AN UNKNOWN DEALER PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V652000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES) ON JANUARY 4, 2018; HOWEVER, THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SECURELY LATCH OR UNLATCH ALL THE DOORS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE THAT THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000.
DOOR LATCHES FREEZING, PREVENTING OPERATION OF DOOR TO LATCH CLOSE, SOMETIMES WILL NOT OPEN. HAPPENING MULTIPLE TIMES DAILY BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES, AND ON ALL DOORS INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES, LOCKS SHOWING LOCKED, BUT DOOR WILL OPEN WITHOUT KEY. DOOR CAN TAKE OVER AN HOUR TO THAW OUT WITH TRUCK STARTED MULTIPLE TIMES RUNNING HEAT FULL BLAST. TOLD BY 2 DEALERSHIPS THAT PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE, LOANERS ARE NOT AVAILABLE, AND RENTALS ARE NOT COVERED BY RECALL OR WARRANTY FOR THIS ISSUE. TOLD TO BUNGEE DOORS TOGETHER AND CALL BACK WHEN PARTS ARRIVE. CONSISTENT ADVICE ACROSS MULTIPLE DEALERSHIPS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED OR COULD NOT BE SECURED PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DONDLINGER FORD DEALER LOCATED AT 1510 POKEGAMA AV, SOUTH GRAND RAPIDS, MIN. 55744 WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR LATCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,700. *TT THE CONSUMER STATED THE REPAIR WAS MADE BY THE DEALER AFTER PARTS WERE MADE AVAILABLE BY FORD. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DOWNSHIFTED AFTER THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONLY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE TOW HAUL SETTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BILL MACDONALD FORD (1200 S CARNEY DR, ST CLAIR, MI) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A SOFTWARE UPDATE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT A REMEDY WAS NOT OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 25,000.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF A MANUFACTURERS RECALL RELATED TO THE AIR BAGS. THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FLETCHER FORD (3015 TURKEY CREEK RD, JOPLIN, MO 64801), BUT THE PARTS WERE NOT RELEASED YET. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT SHE WOULD RECEIVE A LETTER WHEN PARTS BECOME AVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
DOOR LOCKS FREEZE OPEN AND WILL NOT LATCH. THE VEHICLE HAS BE DRIVEN WITH THE DOORS UNLATCHED. FORD'S TSB AND NOW RECALL (FOR THE DRIVER DOOR ONLY) HAS BEEN PERFORMED ON ALL FOUR DOORS LAST YEAR. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR IT THIS YEAR AND SEVERAL TIMES LAST YEAR. THIS IS THE SECOND COMPLAINT.
VEHICLE HAS BEEN INTO DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES FOR ISSUES WITH DOOR AND TAILGATE MECHANISMS FREEZING AND BECOMING INOPERABLE IN TEMPERATURES UNDER 32 DEGREES. DOORS WILL FREEZE AND 'LOCK' ME OUT OF THE VEHICLE -OR- THE DOORS WILL OPEN BUT NOT LATCH SHUT UPON CLOSING. FORD HAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS WIDELY-KNOWN ISSUE, BUT MY VEHICLE'S VIN IS NOT INCLUDED. THE DEALER HAS BEEN GREAT AT EXPERIMENTING WITH VARIOUS PART REPLACEMENTS, BUT THEY HAVE RECEIVED LIMITED GUIDANCE FROM FORD IN ORDER TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM FOR GOOD.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V652000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. PARKER FORD LINCOLN IN COEUR D'ALENE, IDAHO WAS MADE AWARE OF THE RECALL AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE DRIVER'S DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN WHEN PROMPTED WITH A KEY FOBIK OR KEYED ENTRY. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,800. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. *TT *TR
VEHICLE STALL OUT WHILE DRIVING AND WONT START FOR A FEW MINUTES DUE DO THROTTLE BODY FORD FAILS TO RECALL..... MORE PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING SAME THING HAPPENS TO THEM ON CARCOMPLAINS.COM..... FIRST TIME IT HAPPEN I TOOK IT TO DEALER THEY START THEY COULDN'T FIGURE OUT PROBLEM AND CHANGE THROTTLE BODY FOR ME. COUPLE WEEK PASS SAME THING STARTS HAPPENING AGAIN CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER.....
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LATCH ON THE DRIVER'S DOOR BECAME INOPERABLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED IN THE WINTER MONTHS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V652000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE LOCAL DEALER (FREEDOM FORD WV, 501 MARY JANE WOOD CIRCLE, UNIVERSITY TOWN CENTRE, MORGANTOWN, WV 26501) 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 FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. *TT *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-150. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ENTER THE VEHICLE, THE DOOR LATCHES BECAME INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V652000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE LOCAL DEALER (GEORGE COLEMAN FORD; 47 PLAZA DRIVE, TRAVELERS REST, SC 29690) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 12,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS OFTEN WILL NOT LATCH SHUT IN COLD TEMPERATURES. VEHICLE STATIONARY, TO DRIVE IN THIS CONDITION I WOULD NEED TO HOLD DOOR CLOSED BY HAND.
DRIVERS DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH DOOR CLOSED DURING 15 DEGREE WEATHER TODAY. DOOR UNLOCKED VIA KEYLESS ENTRY AND OPENED OK - BUT WHEN CLOSED IT WOULD NOT LATCH SHUT. LAST WINTER VEHICLE DRIVERS DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK, TSB 16-0155 APPLIED. FORD STATES RECALL 17S33 DOES NOT APPLY TO MY VEHICLE SINCE TSB 16-0155 WAS COMPLETED, HOWEVER PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.
DRIVERS DOOR UNABLE TO LATCH CLOSED WHEN COLD. 15 DEGREES THIS MORNING, UNLOCKED VEHICLE VIA KEYLESS ENTRY. DRIVERS DOOR OPENED OK, WHEN CLOSED JUST POPPED BACK OPEN - DID NOT LATCH CLOSED.
WHILE PUTTING MY SON IN THE BACK PASSENGER'S SIDE OF MY TRUCK, WHEN I WENT TO CLOSE THE PASSSENGER'S SIDE REAR DOOR IT WOULD NOT LATCH. I ATTEMPTED MULTIPLE TIMES TO CLOSE THE DOOR AND IT WOULD NOT LATCH. I HAD TO USE THE FRONT DOOR TO KEEP IT CLOSED SO I COULD BRING HIM TO SCHOOL. THIS ISSUE WAS ALREADY REPAIRED ONCE LAST WINTER AND IT IS STILL OCCURRING. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME IT GETS COLD OUTSIDE.
PARKED TRUCK. PUT SHIFTER INTO PARK. TURNED IGNITION OFF. TRUCK WAS STATIONARY AND IN PARK. OPENED DOOR. GOT OUT OF TRUCK. OPENED BACK DOOR. TRUCK ROLLED 6 FEET FORWARD AND THEN CAME TO A STOP.
NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: 17V652 RECALL DATE: OCTOBER 16, 2017 MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER: 17S33 I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM FREEWAY FORD A FORD COMPANY DEALERSHIP IN NOVEMBER AND WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO OPEN RECALLS ON MY TRUCK. I GET IN THE TRUCK TODAY TO DRIVE AND MY DOOR WILL NOT LATCH AND IT IS 15 DEGREES OUTSIDE AND I NOW HAVE NO ABILITY TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE.
REAR DEFROST WAS TURNED ON AND WITHIN SECONDS THE CABIN WAS ENGULFED IN A WHITE SMOKE AND STRONG ELECTRICAL FIRE SMELL. AS I WAS PULLING OVER, THE REAR WINDOW EXPLODED.
TAILGATE CABLES DO NOT EVENLY SUPPORT THE TAILGATE. TAILGATE OVER TIME WILL BECOME"RACKED OUT OF SQUARE" RESULTING IN DIFFICULTIES OPENING THE TAILGATE. THIS HAS OCCURRED IN MY PREVIOUS F-150
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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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