PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WON'T LOCK SHUT ON 2016 F150 SUPERCREW. THE LATCH DOESN'T SEEM TO ENGAGE AND LOCK. THE DOOR SHUTS BUT BOUNCES BACK OPEN. IT STARTED IN VERY COLD TEMPS, MAYBE TEMP IS TO BLAME?
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. AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE LIFT KIT AND BRAKE LINES WERE NOT INSTALLED CORRECTLY. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE DEALER AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS NOT LOCATED NEAR THE DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OTHER DEALERS DID NOT WANT TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 250.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 40-45 MPH, THE DRIVER'S DOOR INDEPENDENTLY OPENED. AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS AND APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES LATER, THE DOOR LATCHED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 800. UPDATED 01/25/2017*CT
I RECENTLY PURCHASED A NEW 2016 FORD F150 XLT 2.7L ECOBOOST TRUCK. ON DECEMBER 6, 2016 I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WITH THIS VEHICLE. I FEEL THAT THIS TRUCK DID NOT ADEQUATELY STOP IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION WITH AMPLE STOPPING DISTANCE. I HAVE DRIVEN TRUCKS OF THIS SAME SIZE TOWING A BOAT AND UNDER AN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS GOING DOWNHILL AND HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STOP WITH LESS DISTANCE THAN I HAD WITH THIS TRUCK TOWING ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. I WAS NOT SPEEDING AND ONLY TRAVELING BETWEEN 30 TO 35 MILES AN HOUR ON A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY WHICH IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION, THE SPEED LIMIT FOR THIS AREA IS 45 RIGHT NOW BECAUSE OF THIS CONSTRUCTION. I WAS TRAVELING IN THE LEFT HAND LANE PLANNING TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN ONTO A ROAD THAT WAS A FEW MILES AWAY AT A MAIN INTERSECTION. SEVERAL VEHICLES AHEAD OF ME SOME INDIVIDUAL DECIDED THEY WERE GOING TO JUST MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN TO GET TO A STREET CLEAR ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY CAUSING EVERYONE BEHIND THEM TO SLAM ON THEIR BRAKES, HAVING TWO TO THREE CAR LENGTHS IN FRONT OF ME I HAD SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND THE TRUCK WAS SLOWING DOWN BUT NOT FAST ENOUGH SO THEN I PUT MY OTHER FOOT ON THE BRAKES AND STOOD ON THE BRAKES HOLDING THE STEERING WHEEL AND STILL THE TRUCK WAS NOT STOPPING ABSOLUTELY NO CHANGE IN THE RESPONSE OF IT BREAKING, KEEP IN MIND I WAY AROUND 235 LBS. I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY MY BRAND NEW TRUCK WITHOUT EVEN HAVING ITS FIRST OIL CHANGE HAS FAILED TO STOP AND EVERY OTHER VEHICLE ON THE ROAD WITH LESS DISTANCE T
I BOUGHT THE TRUCK IN JULY WITH 63 MILES ON IT. A MONTH OR SO LATER I NOTICED THE BRAKE PEDAL GOING TO THE FLOOR WHEN STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. I TOOK TO THE DEALER AND THEY LOOKED AT IT AND TOLD ME IT WAS NORMAL FOR THE PEDAL TO GO TO THE FLOOR UNDER PRESSURE BECAUSE THE SYSTEM CALCULATED HOW MUCH PRESSURE WAS NEEDED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. TODAY 12-6-2016 I WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHEN STOPPING, WHILE THE TRUCK WAS STILL MOVING. I DROPPED IT OFF AT THE DEALER THIS MORNING AND WILL HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE WHAT THEY SAY. I THINK IT IS A BAD MASTER CYLINDER AND THINK THE STORY ABOUT THE COMPUTER CONTROLLING THE BRAKES IS JUST TO GET ME OUT OF THE SHOP. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT RENTED A 2016 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED BACK, NECK, AND SHOULDER PAINS. THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED BACK AND SHOULDER PAINS. THE REAR PASSENGER ON THE DRIVER SIDE SUSTAINED ANKLE BACK AND NECK PAINS. THE REAR PASSENGER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SUSTAINED BACK AND SHOULDER PAINS. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED FOR ALL THE OCCUPANTS IN THE VEHICLE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY TOWED THE VEHICLE TO A COLLISION CENTER TO REPAIR THE DAMAGES, BUT THE VEHICLE HAD NOT YET BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 02/03/17*LJ CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE WAS RENTAL BY ENTERPRISE. UPDATED 9/7/18*JB
JUST BOUGHT OUR TRUCK 3 WEEKS AGO AND THE REAR-CAMERA WENT OUT. FROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALER AND THEY FOUND THAT THE CAMERA HARNESS WAS CHEWED BY A RODENT AND HAD TO REPLACE THE HARNESS. PER MESSAGES OFF THE WEBSITE, FOUND THAT ALL WIRE HARNESSES IN FORD TRUCKS AND OTHER VEHICLES, HAVE A SOY COATING ON THEM THAT ATTRACTS RODENTS. IF THIS IS HAPPENING TO ALL VEHICLES NOW OF DAYS, THEY BETTER FIND A DIFFERENT WAY TO COAT WIRES IN ALL VEHICLES. MAJOR PROBLEM AND VERY COSTLY. IT WILL RUN US $1800.00 FOR THE FIX AND ITS A BRAND NEW TRUCK.
THREE ISSUES: 1. SUDDEN LOSS OF BRAKES WHILE MOVING, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND HAD NO BRAKES. 2. FRONT AXLE (4X4) TRIES TO ENGAGE ON ITS OWN FROM TIME TO TIME WHILE DRIVING. 3. EXCESSIVE BACKLASH IN REAR END WHILE DRIVING. *TR
THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I WAS IN A PARKING LOT AND HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES TO HAVE PRESSURE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS OR SIGNALS. DROVE HOME CAREFULLY AND CUT OFF THE VEHICLE. RESTARTED THE TRUCK AGAIN AND HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I WAS GETTTING READY TO GO OUT OF TOWN TOWING A 7000 POUND CAMPER. IF THE BRAKES HAD FAILED WHILE TOWING THE CAMPER IT COULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED. READ ON LINE THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON THE 2013 & 2014 F-150S MASTER CYLINDER BUT NOT ON THE 2015 & 2016. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL !!!! I OWNED THE TRUCK FOR APPROXIMATELY 9 MONTHS AND IT HAD 9700 MILES ON IT WHEN THIS OCCURRED.
WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. OPERATING OK AND THEN ENGINE STARTED TO SHUDDER AND CONTINUED TO DO SO. WEATHER WAS CLEAR 75 DEGREES AND SUN SHINE. - ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. ECOBOOST ENGINE WITH 4,200 MILES. I TURNED THE AC OFF STILL SHUDDERS. THIS HAS GONE ON NOW FOR 3 DAYS. I AM TAKING DO DEALER TOMORROW 28NOV2016.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO MANUAL, DOWNSHIFT, AND PUMP THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,000.
WHEN APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT, MY BRAKE PEDAL JUST WENT TO THE FLOOR. I MADE IT TO A PARKING LOT WITH SPONGY BRAKES. ONCE IN A PARKING SPACE, WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE PEDAL, THE PEDAL SLOWLY WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR.
ATTEMPTING TO STOP AND WHEN PUSHING ON BRAKE PEDAL VECHILE SLOWED AND AS MORE PRESSURE WAS APPLIED THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO FUTHER BRAKING ACTION. PUMPED PEDAL AND DOWN SHIFTED TRANSMISSION TO STOP TRUCK. STARTED BRAKING AT 65MPH. LIMPED TRUCK HOME WITH SOFT BRAKE PEDAL AND RETURNED TRUCK TO DEALER WHO REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER.
TO WHOM THIS MAY CONCERN, ON NOVEMBER 18TH WHILE DRIVING WITH MY THREE CHILDREN, THE BRAKES ON MY 2016 FORD F150 FAILED. WHEN APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT, I PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT SLOWING. I VEERED THE TRUCK INTO THE LEFT TURN LANE IN ORDER TO AVOID REAR ENDING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. THE TRUCK SLOWLY CAME TO A STOP BY THE TIME I REACHED THE LIGHT. LUCKILY THERE WERE NOT ANY VEHICLES IN THE LEFT TURN LANE. ON 11/19/16, I TOOK THE TRUCK INTO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, I WAS DISAPPOINTED TO FIND THAT MULTIPLE OWNERS HAVE ALREADY HAD THIS SAME ISSUE. I WOULD EXPECT SUCH A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM WITH THE TRUCK WOULD ILLICIT A RECALL. THIS IS THE FOURTH FORD F150 VEHICLE I HAVE OWNED. THIS TRUCK WAS AN EXPENSIVE VEHICLE AND I AM DISAPPOINTED TO HAVE HAD SUCH A SERIOUS MALFUNCTION AFTER DRIVING IT FOR ONLY 7,300 MILES. I AM EVEN MORE DISAPPOINTED IN THE COMPANY FOR BEING AWARE OF AN ISSUE AND NOT HAVING TAKEN ACTION. I HOPE THE NEW PART THAT HAS BEEN INSTALLED HAS BEEN REDESIGNED AND WILL NOT FAIL LIKE THE FIRST ONE DID. EVEN MORE SO, HOWEVER, I HOPE THAT THE FORD COMPANY WILL TAKE NOTE OF THIS ISSUE, ISSUE A RECALL, AND PREVENT OTHERS FROM THE DANGERS OF NONFUNCTIONING BRAKES. SINCERELY, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
MY THREE-MONTH-OLD 2016 FORD F150, HAS 10,000 MILES ON IT. I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW, WITH 9 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. UP UNTIL FRIDAY, 11-18-16, IT HAD BEEN A PRETTY GOOD VEHICLE. ON THE AFOREMENTIONED DATE, WHEN APPROACHING A STOPLIGHT, I APPLIED THE BRAKES. MUCH TO MY DISMAY, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR & THE TRUCK DID NOT SLOW DOWN. COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS & REPAIR. THEY STILL HAVE IT & I'M IN A LOANER CAR. I ALSO NOW SEE THAT THERE ARE OTHER REPORTS OF THE SAME THING HAPPENING TO OTHER 2015/2016 FORD F150 TRUCKS. I WOULD THINK THIS TYPE OF A FAILURE WOULD BE DEEMED CATASTOPHIC, AS ONE COULD IMAGINE WHAT COULD HAPPEN WHEN DRIVING A VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED, AND NO WAY TO STOP IT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-150. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AT 35 MPH, THE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY STOPPED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,500.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF BRAKE FUNCTIONALITY WHILE PULLING INTO AN INTERSECTION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 7,500.
2016 FORD F150 WITH ~12000 MILE EXPERIENCED COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE WITH NO WARNING INDICATORS. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN IN A HIGH TRAFFIC CITY STREET, COMING UP TO A STOP LIGHT WITH TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS USED TO SLOW VEHICLE. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. TRUCK WAS TOWED TO LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BOOSTER WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THE PARTS WERE REPLACED WITH IDENTICAL NEW COMPONENTS, BUT NO GOOD EXPLANATION OF WHY THE COMPONENTS FAILED SO EARLY IN THE VEHICLE'S LIFE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKES FAILED TO PERFORM PROPERLY. THE CONTACT WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
TODAY WHEN I TURNED ON THE REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER IN MY 2012 FORD F150 THE INDICATOR LIGHT DID NOT COME ON. AFTER THREE OR FOUR TRIES IT CAME ON. WITHIN MINUTES I HEARD A POP AND THE GLASS ON PASSENGER SIDE OF THE REAR SLIDER POPPED. THE GLASS IS IN TACT BUT BROKEN.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO AVOID A COLLISION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COMPLETELY REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000. UPDATED 01/11/2017*CT UPDATED 01/23/17.*JB
FOAM STRIP PEELING OFF BETWEEN THE TWO HALFS OF THE WINDSHIELD COWL .
10/14/2016- ON 2 OCCASIONS APPLIED BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN AND STOP. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR.1ST TIME WAS TO SLOW DOWN TO TURN CORNER, BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO FLOOR. HAD TO MAKE WIDE TURN TO SLOW DOWN. WAS LUCKY NO VEHICLES IN EITHER LANE. 2ND TIME WAS COMING TO RED LIGHT INTERSECTION, APPLIED BRAKES AND AGAIN STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. HAD TO PUMP BRAKE TO TAKE HOLD. VEHICLE HAD TO BE FLATBED TOWED 1.5 HOURS TO HOME. AFTER INSTALLED GPS SYSTEM WAS VERIFIED WORKING CORRECTLY. THIS IS COMPANY VEHICLE, SO AGAIN HAD TO BE TOWED TO FORD GARAGE. THEY JUST PERFORMED A MULTI POINT INSPECTION, CHECKED ALL HOSES, NO LEAKS. ADVISED FORD GARAGE OF YOUR REPORT ON LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY, THEIR RESPONSE "YES WE KNOW BUT WHAT ARE WE SUPPOSE TO DO, JUST START REMOVING PARTS"? DANGEROUS TO NOT KNOW WHEN THIS COULD HAPPEN AGAIN. HAVE FORD GARAGE RECEIPT IF NEEDED. *TR
I WAS DRIVING NORTH ON HARLEM APPROACHING THE CROSS STREET FOREST VIEW WHICH HAS AN ACTIVE GREEN LIGHT SO AS I'M TRAVELING AT 30 MPH WHICH IS THE SPEED LIMIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME SLAMS ON THE BRAKES I AM APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET AWAY WHEN I SLAM ON MY BRAKES MY TRUCK IS IN 4X4 DUE TO THE LIGHT RAIN AND WHEN I SLAM ON THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP AT CONSEQUENTLY I SLAM INTO THE GMC IN FRONT OF ME AND FILE AN INSURANCE CLAIM. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-150. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS STIFF AND THE STOPPING DISTANCE INCREASED. THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68....UPDATED 12/20/16 *BF UPDATED 6/26/18*JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT HAD TO ENGAGE THE PARKING BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A MASTER CYLINDER FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,900.
SUDDEN COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES, ON CITY STREET WHILE GOING APPROX 30MPH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, FUMES ENTERED THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000. UPDATED 01/05/2017*CT
BRAKE PEDAL FALLS ON HEAVE BRAKING. ALSO FALLS WHEN HOLDING FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL FOR SHORT STOPS.
2016 FORD F150 XLT W/3.5 EB APPROX. 6,700 MILES. THIS ALL STARTED ABOUT A WEEK AGO. WHEN PRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT GETS HARD INITIALLY, THEN SLOWING GOES TO THE FLOOR. ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL IT WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR AND THEN HAD TO BE PUMPED TO STOP THE TRUCK. I HAVE CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID LEVEL ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND IT HAS NEVER BEEN LOW. I CAN REPLICATE THE PEDAL GOING TO FLOOR IN ALL SITUATIONS, IN PARK, WHILE DRIVING, EVERY TIME THE PEDAL IS PRESSED IT ACTS THE SAME. FIRM PEDAL AT FIRST, THEN SLOWLY TO THE FLOOR. ON OCCASION, ONCE THE PEDAL GETS TO THE FLOOR IT HAS TO BE PUMPED TO KEEP ENOUGH PRESSURE ON THE ROTORS TO PREVENT THE TRUCK FROM ROLLING FORWARD. *TR
WHILE OPERATING MY 2016 FORD F150 LARIAT FX4 IN 4A MODE, I HEAR A AUDIBLY LOW NOISE EMANATING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE AS I ACCELERATE. THIS NOISE IS ACCOMPANIED BY A SLIGHT VIBRATION THAT IS FELT TRANSMITTING THROUGH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE NOISE AND VIBRATION IS ONLY DETECTED WHILE ACCELERATING AND ONLY WHILE ENGAGED IN 4A MODE. THERE IS NO DETECTABLE NOISE OR VIBRATION IN 2H, 4H, OR 4L MODES. THIS CONDITION IS PRESENT UNDER NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS AND DURING IDEAL WEATHER CONDITIONS. DRIVING ON FLAT, STRAIGHT HIGHWAYS AND ROADS, NOR TURNING OR TOWING DOES NOT AFFECT THE NOISE OR VIBRATION THAT I AM DETECTING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. *TR
MY NEW F-150 WHICH WAS PURCHASED WITH 10 MILES ON IT HAS BEEN HAVING SEVERE BRAKE ISSUES. WHEN EVER THE VEHICLE SITS OVERNIGHT OR SITS FOR A FEW DAYS THE BRAKES SEEM TO IMMEDIATELY FAIL WHEN THEY ARE APPLIED IN BOTH FORWARD AND REVERSE. THE BRAKE PEDAL SHIMMIES LIKE CRAZY AND KIND OF SURGES WHEN APPLIED. IT ALMOST FEEL LIKE A TIRE IS GOING TO FALL OFF. *TR
3 EPISODES ON THE SAME TRIP--- BRAKES WERE VERY SOFT AND REQUIRED EXTRA LONG STOPPING DISTANCE, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THEN DRIVING ON RURAL AND SUBURBAN ROADS- TRIED TO BRAKE AT A STOP LIGHT, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR- TRUCK DID NOT STOP AND I WENT RIGHT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION, ALMOST HITTING VEHICLES. THEN ON RURAL ROAD TRIED TO STOP AS I WAS COMING UPON A FARM VEHICLE. BRAKES DID NOT WORK AND I HAD TO SWERVE AROUND THE VEHICLE TO AVOID HITTING IT. WHEN BRAKES WERE PUMPED THE STOPPING POWER RETURNED SLIGHTLY. WAS ABLE TO GET MY TRUCK TO MY WORK LOCATION AND THEN CALLED FORD DEALERSHIP WHO TOLD ME TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000.
LOSS OF BRAKING POWER WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP. PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR.
2016 F-150 XLT 2.7L ECOBOOST MODEL. 6060 MILES ONLY! PARKED AS USUAL ON DRIVEWAY FACING DOWNGRADE. I ALWAYS ACTIVATE THE PARKING BRAKE DUE TO THE INCLINE OF THE DRIVEWAY. STARTED UP TRUCK TO WARM WHILE I LOADED INFANT AND GEAR INTO CAB. WAS READY TO DRIVE AWAY WHEN I NOTICED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE INDICATOR WAS NOT LIT ON THE DASH. FOUND IT ODD BUT DIDN'T THINK TWICE OF IT. PUSHED BRAKES, DISENGAGED PARKING BRAKE LIKE USUAL ANYWAYS, AND PUT IN DRIVE. RELEASED BRAKES BUT TRUCK DID NOT ROLL FORWARD, EVEN BEING ON DOWNGRADE. DOUBLE CHECKED I WAS IN DRIVE AND REVVED SLIGHTLY BUT NO FORWARD MOVEMENT. PUT IN NEUTRAL AND NO MOVEMENT. PUSHED BRAKE PEDAL, PUT IN PARK, ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE AND DISENGAGE PARKING BRAKE, THEN REPEATED DRIVE SCENARIO. NOTHING WORKED. PARKED AND TURNED TRUCK OFF. UPON RESTART, WARNING ON DASH POPPED UP SHOWING, "PARK BRAKE MALFUNCTION SERVICE NOW." HAD TO ATTEMPT 3RD TRY TO DISENGAGE PARKING BRAKE. FINALLY IT DISENGAGED AND I DROPPED OFF WIFE AND CHILD AND WENT STRAIGHT TO DEALERSHIP. WARNING ON DASH WAS STILL THERE WHEN I DROPPED IT OFF. DEALER VERIFIED CONCERNS AND BCE TESTED FOUND CODES C1034:78 C2007:1D AND C2008:1D. PINPOINT TESTS PERFORMED. INSPECTED REAR BRAKES, WIRING, CONNECTORS - ALL LOOKED OK. RESET SYSTEM. TSB ON 2015 MODELS FOR FAULTY PARKING BRAKES BUT DOES NOT APPLY TO 2016 MODELS YET. NOTHING DEALER COULD DO SINCE IT WAS NOT LISTED UNDER THIS TSB OTHER THAN RESET COMPUTER AND HOPE IT DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN. SEEMS LIKE SAME PART(S) IS BEING USED
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-150. THE CONTACTS STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION BECAUSE THE BRAKES FAILED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THERE WERE TWO INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE OCCUPANTS OF THE OTHER VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SOME NECK DISCOMFORT. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,200.
THE TRUCK HAS HAD ISSUES WITH THE HILLASSIST FAILURE, THEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THEN WRENCH LIGHT CAUSING THE TRUCK TO GO FROM 45 MPH TO 2MPH WITHOUT NOTICE. THE THROTTLE BOTTLE ALSO WENT OUT ON THIS TRUCK CAUSING THE TRUCK TO GO FROM 45 MPH TO 2 MPH IN TRAFFIC, THIS IS THE FORD WRENCH LIGHT. ON TWO SEPERATE OCCASIONS, WHEN STARTING THE TRUCK AND RELEASING THE PARKING BRAKE, A PARKING BRAKE MALFUNCTION LIGHT FLASHES, THEN WHEN TRYING TO MOVE THE TRUCK INTO GEAR IT WILL MOVE FROM PARK TO DRIVE TO REVERSE, BUT WILL NOT MOVE. PLEASE CONTACT ME ASAP. I HAVE A DETAILED LIST OF DATES AND OCCURANCES ALONG WITH ALL EMAIL CONVERSATIONS WITH FORD. FORD SOES NOT BELIEVE THIS IS A PROBLEM AND SEEMS TO IGNORE THE SAFETY CONCERNS.
BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH VERY LITTLE STOPPING POWER. I WAS ABLE TO STOP WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT OCCURRING. THERE WERE NO INDICATOR LIGHTS SAYING THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. DEALER SAID THE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. IT IS BEING REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY.
THE BREAKS DO NOT WORK WHEN STOPPING IN SHORT DISTANCES. THE BREAK PEDAL CAN BE PUSHED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THE TRUCK DOES NOT STOP.
REAR END COLLISION ON I-25 IN DENVER, CO 80112 9/28/2016 4 PM, SUNNY AND CLEAR WEATHER, TRAFFIC MODERATELY HEAVY "SLOW AND GO" IN MOTION APPX 25MPH, NO INJURIES
WHEN TRYING TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR NOT ALLOWING ME TO STOP IN TIME AND CAUSING ME TO CROSS A MAJOR ROADWAY; LUCKILY THERE WAS NOT MUCH TRAFFIC AT THAT MOMENT. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND SHUT OFF MY TRUCK. PUMPED MY BRAKES AND STARTED IT BACK UP AGAIN. EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE SO I CONTINUED TO DRIVE IT WITH NO ISSUES. ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER AS I WAS APPROACHING A CROSSWALK BY A SCHOOL, A CHILD STEPPED OUT INTO THE CROSSWALK AND ONCE AGAIN I APPLIED MY BRAKES ONLY TO HAVE THE PEDAL GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE DOES SLOW DOWN BUT DOES NOT STOP WHERE IT SHOULD. LUCKILY THE CHILD WAS NOT STRUCK BY MY VEHICLE. I THEN TOOK THE TRUCK TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER WHICH IS WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A BAD MASTER CYLINDER FOR THE BRAKE SYSTEM. NO PARTS AVAILABLE AS OF YET AND SUPPOSEDLY THEY ARE ON BACK ORDER. THIS ISSUE NEEDS A FULL RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED.
YOU HAD TO PRESS YOUR FOOT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BOARD TO STOP THE TRUCK. LUCKY IT START HAPPENING WHEN MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER WERE TRAVELING AT LOW SPEED, BECAUSE IF THEY WERE TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED OR NEEDED TO STOP IT WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT. FORD REPAIR AND SAID THE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED REPLACED. THE TRUCK IS BRAND NEW WITH LESS THAN 6K MILES ON IT.
THE MORNING OF 5 OCTOBER 2016 I NOTICED MY BRAKE PEDAL WAS SEEMINGLY SINKING TO THE FLOOR WHILE BRAKING. IT SEEMED LIKE I WAS LOOSING SOME BRAKE POWER WHILE DESCENDING MY NEIGHBORHOOD STREET AT 15 MPH. IN THE EVENING I WAS RETURNING HOME FROM WORK, TRAVELING 55 MPH, I BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN FOR AN UPCOMING RED LIGHT AND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT THE INTERSECTION THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR AND THE TRUCK FAILED TO STOP AT THE LIGHT. I ROLLED ALL THE WAY INTO THE INTERSECTION, BUT FORTUNATELY DID NOT GET HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE AT A FORD DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT THIS MORNING. THIS VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW IN MAY 2016 AND ONLY HAS 6,000 MILES ON IT. WHEN I PICK UP THE VEHICLE I WILL HAVE SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION FOR THE REQUIRED SERVICES.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-150. AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT PROCEEDED TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND THE BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000.
BACKING UP INTO A PARKING SPOT. HIT THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKES FAILED. DID NOT STOP THE TRUCK. BACKED INTO A POLE WHICH STOPPED THE TRUCK. WAS IN A PARKING LOT. BACKING INTO A MARKED SPOT ON THE LOT. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS A POLE RATHER THAN A CAR OR PERSON THERE. THE POLE STOPPED THE VEHICLE. TOLD MY WIFE ABOUT IT. SHE DIDN'T BELIEVE ME OF COURSE - I GOOGLED BRAKE FAILURE AND THEN 4 DAYS LATER I SAW THE REPORT ON THE NEWS.
MY 2 MONTH OLD FORD F-150 LOST ALL BRAKES WHILE COMING BACK FROM A TRIP THIS PAST SUNDAY. THE TRUCK IS AT MOYER FORD IN FOLEY AL. THERE TELLING ME THAT THEY CAN NOT REPAIR IT UNTIL MID FEBRUARY. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH FORD CASE # CAS10736186. I USE MY TRUCK FOR WORK AND CAN NOT BE WITHOUT A TRUCK UNTIL LATE FEBRUARY. I AM GETTING NO RESPONDS ON FIXING THE PROBLEM FROM FORD , MOYER FORD WERE THE TRUCK IS OR WORLD FORD OF PENSACOLA WERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. VERY DISTURBING THAT FORD KNEW THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER WAS INFERIOR WHEN THEY BUILT THE VEHICLE. PEOPLE ARE GOING TO LOSE THERE LIFE AND KILL OTHERS WITH THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS CRIMINAL AND FORD SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE OR PRODUCE A FAULT CODE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,200.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP WITHOUT WARNING. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 7,200. UPDATED 12/21/16*LJ THE DEALER REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED. UPDATED 12/27/16.*JB
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROX. 60MPH MY FORD 2016 F150 3.5L V6 LURCHED AND STALLED, EXPERIENCING A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER, THROTTLE CONTROL AND ACCELERATION. THIS WAS THE 7TH THROTTLE MALFUNCTION MY F150 HAS EXPERIENCED IN THE PAST 5 MONTHS. EACH MALFUNCTION EXACTLY THE SAME. SINCE I AM NOW FORCED TO ONLY TRAVEL IN THE FAR RIGHT LANES FOR SAFETY, I HAD ENOUGH REMAINING MOMENTUM TO VEER MY F150 OFF OF THE HIGHWAY AND BRING IT TO A COMPLETE STOP. WITH SOME EFFORT MY F150 STRUGGLED BUT WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND TRAVELING A LOW SPEEDS I MADE IT SAFELY HOME. DUE TO THE DANGEROUS NATURE OF THIS INCIDENT I HAVE TAKEN MY F150 TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE SO FAR. FORD BELIEVES THE ISSUE IS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY, BUT THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. MOST RECENTLY I RECEIVED MY F150 FROM THE DEALER ONLY 4 SHORT DAYS AGO WHERE THEY REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY, BUT IT HAD NO EFFECT, THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THE MALFUNCTION ONLY OCCURS DURING THE MOST DANGEROUS PERIODS OF DRIVING, WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY/FREEWAY. THIS MALFUNCTION PUTS THE SAFETY OF THE DRIVERS AND THEIR FAMILIES AT RISK UNNECESSARILY. I HAVE AVOIDED COLLISIONS ONLY BY DRIVING AND STAYING IN THE FAR RIGHT LANE AT ALL TIMES. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE ELSE EXPERIENCES THIS PROBLEM TRAVELING AT 65MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND DUE TO A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND COMPLETE ACCELERATION CAUSES A SIGNIFICANT TRAFFIC ACCIDENT. I HOPE THIS NEVER HAPPENS BUT IT IS MY GRAVE AND REAL CONCERN FOR MY OWN
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