TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING AND LOST POWER. THE HILL DECENT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL OTHER TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE CELLA FORD DEALER LOCATED AT 3210 DOCTOR M.L.K. JR BLVD, NEW BERN, NC 28562; (252) 638-4011 WHERE THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,700. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
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 →
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING, COMPLETELY LOST POWER, AND HAD VERY LIMITED BRAKING FUNCTIONALITY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. FORD OF MONROEVILLE, ALABAMA WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REPLACED THE ABS AND BRAKE SENSORS, AND REPROGRAMMED THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AT LEAST SEVEN TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: CAS-12779235. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,558.
2016 F-150 PLATINUM WITH 20K MILES JUST HAD "LOW BRAKE FLUID" NOTICE COME ON AS I STARTED PULLING OUT OF PARKING LOT THAT WAS DOWNHILL AND REALIZED I HAD NO BRAKES WHEN THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I QUICKLY USED EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE TRUCK AND PULL BACK INTO PARKING SPACE. PULLED UP THE HOOD TO FIND THE RESERVOIR WAS LOW. PULLED UP GOOD OL GOOGLE AND WHAT DO YOU KNOW... ITS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE MASTER CYLINDER. GLAD I WASN'T DRIVING WITH MY KIDS TOWING THE BOAT GOING DOWNHILL. OFF FOR REPAIR.
ENGINE CUTS OUT WITH ERROR LIGHTS ON DASH, NO THROTTLE RESPONSE OR POWER. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS IT HAPPENED ON A BUSY INTERSTATE AT AROUND 70MPH. WE HAD TO GET THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT POWER NARROWLY AVOIDING OTHER VEHICLES AND LARGE TRUCKS. THIS FAULT ENDANGERED THE LIFE OF MY FAMILY!! THEY HAVE TRIED TO REPAIR THIS VEHICLE ALREADY BY REPLACING THE THROTTLE PEDAL.
DUAL CONTROL FOR THE A/C POPS UP . ALSO HAD RADIO NOT WANTING TO GO OFF WITH THE KEY OUT OFF THE TRUCK AND THE DOOR OPEN . ALSO HAD THE LIGHTS NOT WORKING FOR THE TRAILIOR . ALSO MY TRUCK DIDN'T WANT TO GO OVER 5 MILES AN HOUR. DEALER CAN FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. WHAT NEXT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-150. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, AN AUDIBLE ALARM WAS SUDDENLY ACTIVATED AND A MESSAGE READING "LOW BRAKE FLUID" DISPLAYED. MOMENTS LATER, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (CHESTATEE FORD LOCATED IN DAHLONEGA, GEORGIA). THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER AND CV BOOT WERE BOTH FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ADVANCE TRACK FAILURE MESSAGE ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THE VEHICLE RETURNED TO NORMAL ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO FRIENDLY FORD (2800 N TELEGRAPH ROAD, MONROE, MICHIGAN 48182) FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL AT THE DEALER AND NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 12625509. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000.
REAR WINDOW SHATTERING WHILE DRIVING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE MADE NOISES FROM THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION AREAS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CONSUMED TOO MUCH FUEL AND THE AIR CONDITIONING BLEW HOT AIR. ALSO, THE OIL LOW PRESSURE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND FLASHED OFF AND ON. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE BRAKES SQUEAKED AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE DEFLATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (KOONS FORD IN STERLING, VA) FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURES RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SAME DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND, DURING ONE OF THE VISITS, THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED WITHOUT THE CONTACT'S CONSENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COMPLETELY REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HILL, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD, FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS RESIDENCE AND A DEALER WAS NOTIFIED (DIFFEE FORD LINCOLN, 1681 EAST INTERSTATE 40, EL RENO, OK 73036, AND PHONE NUMBER: (405) 262-4546). A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR BRUISING AND NO MEDICAL TREATMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED TO DETERMINE WHY THE BRAKES FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: RQ16001 (SERVICE BRAKES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE CONTACT WAS WAITING ON A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
BACKED OUT DRIVEWAY AND HAD NO BRAKES (PUSHED ON PEDDLE ALL THE WAY AND WENT TO FLOOR. VEHICLE DIDN'T SLOW) HAD BRAKES DAY BEFORE AND NO WARNING, NOR FLUID ANYWHERE. RESERVOIR WAS VISIBLY WELL BELOW MINIMUM. LOOKING BACK, I DID SMELL HYDRAULIC OIL NIGHT BEFORE WHEN I PULLED IN GARAGE. DEALER SAID FLUID LEAKED INTO POWERBOOSTER
WHILE DRIVING MY TRUCK I HAD TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKE FUNCTION WITHOUT WARNING. FURTHER INVESTIGATION SHOWED THE FLUID RESERVOIR WAS EMPTY DESPITE NO EVIDENCE OF LEAKS. I FEEL THIS IS INLINE WITH THE BRAKE BOOSTER/MASTER CYLINDER RECALLS OF 2013-2014 YEAR MODELS. I SUSPECT THE BRAKE FLUID HAS BEEN DRAWN INTO THE VACUUM BOOSTER. I'M AWAITING DEALERSHIP SERVICE AT THIS TIME. I WAS ON A MOUNTAIN ROAD AND LUCKILY WE WERE ON A LEVEL SPOT INSTEAD OF ON A HILL.
I AGREED TO PURCHASE THIS F150 ON 1/27/2016 BUT REQUESTED THAT THE MUSHY BRAKES BE REPAIRED FIRST (PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR). WENT BACK TO DEALER 1/27 TO COMPLETE PAPERWORK AND PICK UP REPAIRED TRUCK. WAS TOLD THAT THE TRUCK WAS CHECKED BY THE SERVICE DEPT. AND THAT BRAKES WERE NORMAL. I COMPLETED THE PAPERWORK BUT LEFT THE TRUCK THERE TO BE CHECKED BY THE SERVICE DEPT. AGAIN THE NEXT MORNING. I GOT A PHONE CALL THE NEXT MORNING SAYING THE BRAKES HAD BEEN FIXED AND THE TRUCK WAS READY FOR PICKUP. WHEN I ARRIVED AT THE DEALERSHIP I WENT TO THE TRUCK AND PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. I WAS TOLD THAT IT HAD BEEN CHECKED BY FOUR SERVICE TECHS AND ALL AGREED THAT THE BRAKES WERE FINE. THEY ALSO GAVE ME A SERVICE REPORT SAYING THE BRAKE OPERATION WAS NORMAL. I TOOK THE TRUCK HOME THAT AFTERNOON SINCE IT DIDN'T APPEAR THAT THIS SERVICE DEPT WAS NOT QUALIFIED . ON 1/31 I TOOK THE TRUCK TO A DIFFERENT DEALER. THEY SAID THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS BY-PASSING AND ORDERED A NEW ONE. IT CAME IN THE NEXT DAY AND I TOOK THE TRUCK IN FOR REPAIR. AFTER THE TRUCK WAS "REPAIRED" I GOT IN THE TRUCK TO HEAD BACK HOME. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I WENT BACK IN AND REPORTED THAT IT WAS THE SAME AS BEFORE. AFTER DISCUSSIONS, THE SERVICE DEPT GOT A NEW TRUCK OFF OF THE SALES LOT AND SHOWED ME THAT THIS BREAK PEDAL ALSO WENT TO THE FLOOR, SO THIS PEDAL OPERATION WAS NORMAL. I TOOK MY TRUCK AND RETURNED HOME. NOW I HAVE A VERY EXPENSIVE TRUCK THAT I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE. AFTER AN INTER
I EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN AND COMPLETE LOSS OF MY BRAKES WHILE BACKING OUT OF MY GARAGE. WHEN IT HAPPENED IT WAS INSTANTANEOUS AND I HAD NO BRAKING POWER AT ALL. THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON IMMEDIATELY AND LOW BRAKE FLUID LIGHT WAS ALSO ON. THE FORD DEALER CONFIRMED UPON REPAIR THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER DUMPED MOST OR ALL OF MY BRAKE FLUID INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER. THEY REPAIRED THE ISSUE, BUT USED THE SAME FACTORY PARTS MY TRUCK WAS MADE WITH. WHAT'S TO SAY THIS WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN???
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN NEUTRAL AND COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER (RUSS-MILNE FORD, CLINTON TOWNSHIP, MICHIGAN) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STUCK TO THE CARPET. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT DID NOT PROVIDE A CLEAR EXPLANATION OF WHY IT OCCURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 66,000.
TARTED MY 2016 FORD F150 SUNDAY MORNING,TURNED ON DEFROSTER DUE TO FOGGY WINDOWS FROM RAIN & HUMIDITY,WENT BACK INSIDE TO GET MY COFFEE BEFORE I LEFT TO GO FOR DONUTS,CAME BACK OUT,GOT IN TRUCK,STARTED DOWN THE HILL AND HEARD A POP BEHIND ME,LOOKED BACK,AND BOTH SIDES OF THE REAR WINDOW GLASS HAD SHATTERED,THE CENTER PWR WINDOW WAS STILL INTACT.
WHILE ON THE ROAD, BEGAN TO NOTICE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL WAS SOFTER AND CLOSER TO THE FLOOR BEFORE ANY BRAKING ACTION OCCURRED. STOPPED AT THE LAST RED LIGHT BEFORE ARRIVING HOME. WHILE SITTING AT THE LIGHT, I STEADILY PRESSED HARDER ON THE PEDAL, AND IT REACHED THE FLOOR. PULLED INTO DRIVEWAY AND DUPLICATED THE SAME TEST. WHEN PURCHASED NEW, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS VERY SENSITIVE TO THE TOUCH, AND BRAKING WAS QUICK TO REACT. WE HAD TO ADAPT TO THAT SO AS NOT TO THROW OURSELVES FORWARD IN OUR SEATS WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. BUT THAT'S NOT THE ISSUE NOW. THE ISSUE NOW IS ONE OF FEELING THE BRAKES CAN NOT BE TRUSTED, SO MUCH SO THAT SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE FIXED. TRUCK IS IN FOR SERVICE AS I TYPE. DEALER SAYS THEY HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE WHAT I'VE REPORTED. THAT SEEMS TO BE THE NORM IN MANY CONSUMER COMPLAINTS I'VE RESEARCHED FROM OWNERS OF THIS VERY SAME VEHICLE, WITH MUCH OF THE SAME BRAKING ISSUES. SOME OF THOSE COMPLAINTS MENTIONED MINOR ACCIDENTS, AND OTHER EVASIVE ACTIONS NEEDED TO AVOID DAMAGE OR PERSONAL INJURY. MEANWHILE, I'M WAITING FOR DEALER'S NEXT RESPONSE.
AUGUST 2016 16400 MILES BRAKE PEDAL DROPPED TO FLOOR WITH VERY LIMITED BRAKING, HAD TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP VEHICLE. BROUGHT TO FORD DEALERSHIP, MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED, ALL WAS GOOD UNTIL MAY 2017 WHEN PEDAL AGAIN DROPPED UNEXPECTEDLY. BROUGHT TO FORD DEALER, THEY HAD THE TRUCK FOR 5 WEEKS AND I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A COMPUTER ERROR BUT THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND I WAS GIVEN THE TRUCK BACK. JUNE 7TH 2017 PEDAL IS SLOWLY DROPPING TO THE FLOOR, BROUGHT IT BACK TO FORD, I WAS TOLD THAT IT IS NORMAL FOR THE PEDAL TO GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. HE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE.
BACK GLASS OF 2016 F-150 SHATTERED UPON DOOR CLOSING IN THE MORNING. DEFROSTER MAY HAVE BEEN ON.
WITH A 1/4 TANK OF GAS OR 53 MILES TO E ON AN 8% DOWN HILL GRADE THE TRUCK WILL NOT PICK UP GAS FROM THE TANK AND THE ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF AS IF IT RAN OUT OF GAS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE FUEL TANK LEAKED FUEL. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE PLASTIC FUEL TANK WAS CRACKED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUN HIT THE TANK AND CAUSED IT TO CRACK. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE TANK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 15,000.
SUDDEN BRAKE LOSS WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS HAPPENS OCCASIONALLY WHEN COMING TO A STOP. VEHICLE DOESN'T STOP ALL THE WAY
I WAS DRIVING DOWN A BUSY 3 LANE STREET, WHEN I TRIED TO APPLY MY BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND DID VERY LITTLE TO SLOW THE TRUCK, THEN THE BRAKE FLUID LOW ALARM WENT OFF. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD INTO A PARKING LOT TO AVOID OTHER CARS AND APPLIED MY EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. I CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR AND IT WAS EMPTY, SO I INSPECTED ALL AROUND UNDER THE TRUCK AND FOUND NO LEAKS OR SIGNS OF LEAKING. 3 DAYS BEFORE THIS I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND COMPLAINED THE BRAKES WERE STARTING TO MAKE SOME NOISE AND DIDNT FEEL QUIT RIGHT, THEY SAID ITS PROBABLY DUST AND BRAKES ARE NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY SO YOU WILL NEED TO PAY TO HAVE THEM CHECKED OUT. THIS TRUCK IS NOT EVEN A YEAR OLD! I DRIVE THIS TRUCK FOR WORK AND TO HAUL MY FAMILY IN IT, NOW I DON'T FEEL SAFE, I SHOULD HAVE NEVER SOLD MY OLD F150.
FRONT SEAT BACKS GET EXTREMELY HOT AFTER RUNNING THE COOLING FEATURE FOR AN EXTENDED AMOUNT OF TIME. IT APPEARS TO BE A RESULT OF POOR EXHAUST PLUMBING FROM THE HEAT EXCHANGE SYSTEM. WHEN THE SYSTEM CREATES COOL AIR FOR THE SEAT IT ALSO CREATES A STREAM OF HEATED AIR, THIS HEATED AIR IS DUMPED INTO THE REAR OF THE SEAT BACK AND ACCUMULATES GETTING HOTTER AND HOTTER. THIS RESULTS IN POOR EFFICIENCY OF THE SYSTEM. THE DRIVER'S BACK STARTS TO BE HEATED RATHER THAN COOLED WHICH MAY BE A SAFETY HAZARD IF IT RESULTS IN THE DRIVER'S LACK OF CONCENTRATION. THE SYSTEM MAY OVERHEAT IF LEFT ON TOO LONG (I NEVER LEFT IT ON LONG ENOUGH TO TEST). ALSO, IF LONG ITEMS ARE KEPT IN THE POCKET ALONG THE BACK OF THE SEAT, THEY MAY GET HOT ENOUGH TO CAUSE INJURY TO SOMEONE WHO TOUCHES THEM.
DOORS AND TAILGATE FAIL TO LOCK AND UNLOCK IN COLD WEATHER. MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO GET IN OR OUT OF TRUCK IN AN EMERGENCY.
I HAVE TAKEN MY 2016 FORD F-150 IN TO HAVE THE RADIO FIXED THREE TIME, BECAUSE WHEN I GO TO START MY TRUCK THE RADIO DOESN'T POWER UP. IT HAS JUST A BLANK SCREEN. IT IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, BUT FORD HAS REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE SEEN MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ONLINE OVER THE SAME PROBLEM. FORD IS NOT ASSISTING ME IN RESOLVING THE PROBLEM AND I WAS TOLD BY THEM TO CONTACT YOU.
CHROME GRILL AND FRONT BUMPER ON 2.7L MODEL DEFECTIVE. DISCOLORED IN A RANDOM PATTERN LIKE A LIQUID WAS SPLASHED ON THEM. REPLACEMENTS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I'VE BEEN WAITING MONTHS TO HAVE THESE PARTS REPLACED.
FIRST ALL THE STEERING WHEELS CONTROLS (INCLUDING TURN SIGNALS) DIDN'T WORK. THE NEXT TIME I STARTED THE TRUCK EVERYTHING WORKED AGAIN. THE FOLLOWING WEEK I TOOK THE TRUCK INTO LOCAL DEALER TO DETERMINE CAUSE. THEY SAID THERE COMMUNICATION ERRORS BUT DID SOME RE-PROGRAMMING. DROVE TRUCK HOME AND WHEN I TURNED INTO MY DRIVEWAY I RECEIVED A MESSAGE THE PARKING BRAKE HAD AN ERROR. TOOK IT BACK TO SAME DEALER AND THEY KEPT IT TWO DAYS AND COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM.
EXHAUST SMELL IN CAB. HAVE TO DRIVE WITH WINDOWS DOWN TO GET RID OF IT. FORD SAYS THEY CAN ONLY HELP ME WHEN THE SMELL IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING MEANING I HAVE TO GO TO THE SHOP RIGHT THEN AND THERE. ALSO XM RADIO CUTS IN AT OUT. FORD KNOWS IT'S AN ISSUE BUT HAS NO FIX. IT'S AT THE SAME INTERSECTIONS EVERYDAY. THEY SAID KEEP CHECKING IN FOR POSSIBLE FIXED.
PURCHASED MY 2016 FORD F150, BRAND NEW. DURING COLD TEMPERATURES THE DOOR LOCKS DO NOT UNLOCK AND IF YOU ARE ABLE TO GET UNLOCKED THE DOORS DO NOT LOCK NOR LATCH. IF IN THE EVENT I WAS IN TRAVELING IN COLD TEMPERATURES, I WOULD BE LOCKED IN MY VEHICLE CAUSE A SAFETY CONCERN FOR MY TWO INFANTS AND WIFE AND I. SPOKE TO FORD MANUFACTURER AND FORD SERVICE DEPT, THEY ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND THERE IS A BACK ORDER OF PARTS, SINCE JANUARY OF 2017, WHEN I STARTED HAVE ISSUES WITH MY VEHICLE. I AM SEEKING LEGAL ADVICE IN GETTING VEHICLE BOUGHT BACK FROM FORD COMPANY, MINUS DEPRECIATION.
IN NOVEMBER 2016 JUST 8 MONTHS AFTER OUR TRUCK WAS PURCHASED MY HUSBAND WAS TRYING TO STOP AT A RED LIGHTIN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE BRAKES WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND DI'D NOT STOP, THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK. LUCKILY THERE WAS NOT AN ACCIDENT OR INJURY THIS TIME. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO FORD IN GRAPEVINE AND THEY TOLD US THE MASTER CYLINDER IN THE. TAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED SO THEY REPLACED IT. 3 MONTHS LATER IN MARCH 2017 MY HUSBAND WAS IN TRAFFIC TURNING AT A LIGHT TO MERGE ONTO THE HIGHWAY, TRAFFIC CAME TO A STOP AND HE TRIED TO STOP AND AGAIN THE BRAKES WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE GROUND AND THEY DIDN'T WORK NOR DID THEY STOP THE VEHICLE. THIS TIME HE REAR ENDED A LADY IN AN SUV. HE SAID HE HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO STOP AND WAS LUCKILY GOING AT A REDUCED SPEED BUT STILL WAS UNABLE TO STOP OR SLOW BEFORE COLLIDING WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE DUE TO BRAKE MALFUNCTION. THE TRUCK IS NOW AT GRAPEVINE FORD AGAIN AND WE HAVE YET BEEN TOLD WHAT THE ISSUE WAS. BOTH TIMES THESE INCIDENTS OCCURRED THERE WAS NO WARNING, NO LIGHTS, NOTHING THAT WE NOTICED THAT COULD INDICATE AN ISSUE. WE HAVE HAD TONS OF OTHER ISSUES WITH THIS TRUCK, DRIVERS SIDE SEATBELT BROKE, AIR CONDITIONING UNIT BROKE, SKYLINK SYSTEM SHORTED AND BRAKE FAILURE. WE HAVE BEEN REFUSED A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE BY FORD AND ARE CURRENTLY DEALING WITH LAWYERS BUT THAT COULD TAKE 3 MORE MONTHS. I AM FURIOUS THAT NO CONSIDERATION HAS BEEN GIVEN TO ME AND MY FAMILY OVER THESE ISSUES. HAVE THEY FIXED OUR VEHICLE? SURE, BUT I AM TERRIFI
ON FRIDAY, MARCH 31ST, 2017 I WAS DOING 65 MPH ON A FREEWAY WHEN I FELT A JOLT FROM THE VEHICLE, ALL ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND I LOST ALL THROTTLE POWER TO THE ENGINE VIA THE GAS PEDAL, I WAS LEFT TO HELPLESSLY COAST TO A STOP OVER ON THE SHOULDER. I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE THE RESTARTED AND WAS ABLE TO MOVE OFF, THEN ABOUT 2 MILES LATER AT 35 MPH THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. I SWITCHED OFF AND RESTARTED AND WAS THEN ABLE TO DRIVE THE 30 MILES BACK HOME. I AM TAKING IT INTO FORD WHO ARE CLAIMING NO KNOWLEDGE OF THIS FAULT, BUT THIS IS NOT TRUE AS THERE ARE MANY OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME THING AS I FOUND OUT WHEN I FOUND THESE URLS HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/FORD/F-150/2016/ENGINE/ENGINE_STALLS_DIES_WHILE_DRIVING.SHTML HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/FORD/F-150/2016/ENGINE/ENGINE.SHTML IT WOULD APPEAR TO BE THE RESULT OF A BAD ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY COVER WHICH FORD HAVE NOT BOTHERED TO EITHER ACKNOWLEDGE IS A PROBLEM OR ENDEAVORED TO FIX, SO I AM SIMPLY FACING THE PROSPECT OF THEM REPLACING THE EXISTING ONE WITH THE SAME ONE THAT COULD FAIL AGAIN AT ANY TIME AS HAS BEEN NOTED BY OTHER OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS VERY FRIGHTENING SITUATION. GIVEN THE SERIOUSNESS AND POTENTIALLY LETHAL CONSEQUENCES OF THIS I DEMAND FORD ISSUE A RECALL AND HAVE THIS PROBLEM PROPERLY SEEN TO. I ALREADY HAVE THE MATTER IN THE HANDS OF MY ATTORNEY AND WILL, AT THE VERY LEAST, BE BRINGING AN ACTION AGAINST THEM UNDER THE NYS LEMON LAWS. IT'S BARELY 7 MONTHS OLD WITH ABOU
THE BRAKES ON MY 2016 F150 ARE SUPER SENSITIVE AND TEND TO LOCK UP AT LOW SPEED. NO MATTER HOW EASY YOU APPLY THEM THEY TEND TO CAUSE YOU TO JERK FORWARD UPON APPLYING THEM.
2016 F150 CREW CAB LARIAT, DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LATCH FAILED TO UNLATCH WITH FOB OR WITH NUMBER PAD FROM THE OUTSIDE. WAS ONLY ABLE TO UNLOCK DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. IT IS INTERMITTENT AND DEPENDS ON THE TEMPERATURE AND SEEMS TO HAPPEN IF MOISTURE IS PRESENT. APPROXIMATELY 4800 MILES ON F150. THIS LATCH PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE QUITE COMMON WITH OTHER NEW F150'S. FORD NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM.
I ARRIVED AT A FRIENDS HOUSE WITH NO ISSUES. SHORTLY AFTER, I WENT TO START MY VEHICLE AND WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKE TO HIT THE START BUTTON, THE BRAKE PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR BOARD AS IF THERE WAS NO PRESSURE. AT THAT POINT BRAKE / FLUID LIGHT CAME ON. I OPENED THE HOOD AND CHECK THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER AND IT WAS EMPTY. NEXT DAY I WENT TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER.
IN TEMPERATURES BELOW 20 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT, THE DOOR LATCHES (FRONT & REAR) WILL FREEZE IN THE UNLATCHED POSITION WHEN THE DOOR IS OPENED MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO LATCH THE DOOR CLOSED UNTIL THAWED OUT. I'VE HAD TO DRIVE HOLDING THE DOOR CLOSED BY HAND ON 7 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS UNTIL THE DOOR WOULD LATCH. MY VEHICLE IS ALWAYS PARKED OUTSIDE IN MY DRIVEWAY AS MY GARAGE IS TOO SMALL FOR IT. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE DOOR LATCHES WERE ON BACKORDER FROM FORD THROUGH APRIL. THERE IS NO RECALL ISSUED AS OF YET.
HILL ASSIST AND AUTOTRAC MALFUNCTION. 2016 FORD F-150, LESS THAN 8,000 MILES. WARNING INDICATOR SUDDENLY COMES ON AND VEHICLE LOSES ALL POWER GOING FROM HIGHWAY SPEED TO 2MPH IN SECONDS WITHOUT WARNING. HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN TWO WEEKS ON STRAIGHT, LEVEL ROAD, DRY AND CLEAR CONDITIONS. ONE TIME WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65MPH, OTHERS WERE CITY ROADS AROUND 25-35MPH. ONE TIME WAS AFTER A NORMAL RIGHT TURN, OTHERS JUST RANDOMLY WHILE TRAVELING STRAIGHT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY BUT RESEARCHING ONLINE, THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH F-150S. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL CONSIDERING THE DANGER POSED FROM A VEHICLE THAT SUDDENLY LOSES POWER AND DECELERATES WITHOUT WARNING. I ALSO READ ANOTHER ACCOUNT WHERE REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY DID NOT SOLVE THE ISSUE SO IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN IF THIS FIX WORKS ON MY VEHICLE.
THIS NEW 2016 FORD F150 WITH 1300 MILES ON IT AS A VIBRATION AT 40 TO 58 MILES PER HR BEEN TO THREE DEALER NO FIX EVER DROVE 2017 THE SAME THING NEED RECALL TO FIX OR FORD NEEDS TO GIVE MONEY BACK.
(1)I PURCHASED MY TRUCK IN JANUARY, 2017. (2)ON MONDAY, FEB. 6, 2017 ' I NOTED THE FIRST ELECTRIC ISSUES AS THE TRUCK PROVIDED A WARNING INDICATOR THAT MY BRAKE FLUID WAS LOW. LATER IN THE DAY, THE INDICATOR WENT AWAY. (3)ON WEDNESDAY, FEB. 8, 2017, THE ELECTRIC ERROR MESSAGES REAPPEARED. I CALLED THE FORD SERVICE HOTLINE IN THE MORNING AND WAS TOLD TO TAKE THE TRUCK TO A QUALIFIED FORD SERVICE SHOP. (4)LATER IN THE DAY ON 2/8/17 (AROUND LUNCH) ' I TOOK THE TRUCK TO FORD SERVICE SHOP. AT THAT TIME, THE SERVICE TECH PERFORMED A 'FACTORY-RESET' (HIS TERM) OF THE BATTERY. AFTER PERFORMING THE RESET ' I WAS CLEARED TO LEAVE DEALER AND I LEFT THE SERVICE AREA. (5)I THEN EXITED THE SERVICE COMPOUND. AFTER LEAVING THE SERVICE SHOP, MY TRUCK SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO JUMP THE TRUCK WITH A JUMP BOX, THE TRUCK WAS TOWED BACK TO FORD DEALERSHIP FOR ANOTHER SERVICE. MY TRUCK WAS KEPT FOR SEVERAL DAYS FOR FURTHER SERVICE. (6)ON FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 2017, THE ELECTRIC WARNINGS MANIFESTED AGAIN. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE TRUCK TO FORD FOR SERVICE. UPON ARRIVING AT SERVICE STATION, THE WARNING LIGHTS HAD TURNED OFF. THE SERVICE TECH TRIED MULTIPLE TIMES TO TRIGGER THE ERROR, BUT IT DID NOT COME BACK ON. I WAS INSTRUCTED TO LEAVE AND COME BACK WHEN THEY CAME BACK ON. I LEFT THE SERVICE AREA. (7)A SHORT TIME LATER, THE WARNINGS CAME BACK ON AND I RETURNED TO THE SERVICE CENTER. THIS TIME THE WARNING LIGHTS REMAINED ON AND MY TRUCK WAS IMMEDIATELY TAKEN FOR S
TAKATA RECALL THE ENGINE BLEW UP AFTER 3,400. SUCKED ALL THE OIL IN THE EXHAUST WHILE IT WAS IDLING IN DEALERSHIP PARKING LOT. CALLED ME UP TOLD MY ENGINE BLEW UP ON THEM. THERE IS 6 MONTH RUN OF BAD ENGINE AND FORD KNOWLY SOLD ME A TRUCK MADE DURING THOSE DATES.
ONGOING ISSUE WITH DOOR LATCHES NOT OPERATING WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING. THE DOOR WILL NOT LATCH UNLESS THE DOOR IS LOCKED. IT SEEMS IT THEN IS UNABLE TO BE UNLOCKED REMOTELY OR BY POWER LOCKS. ONLY WAY IS TO MANUALLY OPEN THE DOOR FROM INSIDE THE CAB. I HAVE A SAFETY CONCERN OFN THIS ISSUE AS THE DOOR NOT LATCHING MAY OPEN WHILE IN MOTION.
DOORS WONT LATCH WHEN TEMPERATURE IS UNDER 20 DEGREES.
AT 25 DEGREES F OR COLDER THE POWER DOOR LOCKS DO NOT WORK. ON TWO OCCASIONS THE PASSENGER DOORS HAVE NOT LATCHED SHUT AFTER DOZENS OF ATTEMPTS TO CLOSE THE DOOR.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-150. WHILE STATIONARY, THE FOLLOWING ERROR MESSAGES DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL: "SERVICE ADVANCE TRACK" AND "HILLSIDE ASSIST UNAVAILABLE". THE DEALER REPLACED THE SENSOR IN THE ACCELERATOR, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,500.
ENGINE STALLS AND/OR DIES WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME TWICE ON A NEW 2016 F-150. DURING NORMAL DRIVING, THE TRUCK MECHANICALLY SHUTS DOWN CAUSING A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD TO ME AND OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. THIS IS NOT UNCOMMON IF YOU SEARCH ONLINE! THE FORD REPAIR SHOP CANNOT IDENTIFY THE ISSUE, THEY SAY.
WHILE IN MOTION, THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL AND COLLISION WARNING SYSTEM WILL ACTIVATE AND APPLY THE BRAKES WITH FORCE FOR NO REASON. AT 70 MPH, THIS IS QUITE DANGEROUS AND HAS ALMOST CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. I HAVE SINCE DEACTIVATED THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE. THE SAME ISSUE OCCURRED WITH A 2015 MODEL I HAD AND WAS NEVER FIXED BY FORD.
RED SURFACE RUST ON REAR AXLE.
MY 2016 F-150 IS NOT UNLOCKING/LOCKING THE DOORS IN COLDER TEMPERATURES (BELOW 32*F). SEVERAL TIMES I HAVE HAD TO WAIT TO REMOTE START AND WARM THE TRUCK UP BEFORE THE DOOR LOCKS ARE OPERABLE. I HAD A TSB PERFORMED BY MY DEALER UNDER WARRANTY, AND THE VERY NEXT DAY (THE TEMPERATURE WAS 10*F) I CANNOT GET INTO MY TRUCK BECAUSE THE DOOR LOCKS ARE FROZEN AND INOPERABLE. I CAN NOT GET INTO MY VEHICLE UNTIL THE LOCKS WARM UP AND WORK, SOMETIMES THIS TAKES UP TO 30 MINUTES OF THE VEHICLE RUNNING USING THE REMOTE START. THIS USUALLY WORKS FOR THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR, HOWEVER THE OTHER THREE DOORS (SUPER CREW) STILL DO NOT WORK UNTIL THE TEMPERATURE WARMS UP.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-150 SUPER CAB. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR OPENED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRACTURED PAWL SPRINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.
ON 1/25/16, IN THE RAIN, AT 6 AM, I PULLED OUT FROM A SIDE STREET NEAR MY RESIDENCE ON TO A MAJOR ROAD AND WAS INCREASING SPEED. I TRAVELED ABOUT 150 YARDS AND WAS UP TO ABOUT 40 MPH. MY TRUCK SUDDENLY DECELERATED TO ABOUT 5 MPH VERY QUICKLY CAUSING MY CAR TO SKID IN THE RAIN. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT SINCE TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT AT THE TIME, SO I PULLED INTO THE MEDIAN AND PUT THE TRUCK IN PARK TO SEE WHAT WAS HAPPENING AND I COULD NOT DISCOVER ANYTHING WRONG. I THEN PUT THE TRUCK IN GEAR AND TRIED TO ACCELERATE AGAIN BUT THE CAR WOULD SPEED UP TO ABOUT 15 MPH AND THEN DECELERATE VERY QUICKLY, ALMOST GIVING IT A BUCKING MOTION. AFTER A FEW SECONDS THE TRUCK SEEMED TO WANT TO DIE, IT WOULD MOVE AND THEN SEEM TO WANT TO STOP AND DIE, AND THEN REPEAT THE PROCESS. I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PARK IN A PARKING LOT. I HAD MY TRUCK TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER LOOKED AT IT BUT SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING AND HAD NEVER HEARD OF THAT HAPPENING TO ANYONE BEFORE. I LOOKED ON THE NHTSA SITE AND FOUND THAT MANY PEOPLE HAD HAD THIS OCCUR IN THIS MODEL. THE WORK ORDER RECEIVED FROM THE DEALER DID NOT INDICATE THAT ANYTHING WAS ADJUSTED OR REPLACED. TO DATE IT HAS NOT REOCCURRED.
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