2017 Ford F-150 complaints

The contact's friend owns a 2017 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while her friend was driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle started decelerating, rattling, and then stalled. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the cam phaser needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact’s friend was informed that the vehicle was out of warranty due to the mileage. The failure mileage was approximately 201,202.

I have a 2017 Ford F-150 I bought in April 2022 with 113,000 miles on it. I need a turn signal bulb replace on the passenger side and that was done and then I found out I have a recall on the vehicle since May 2022. Never received a recall letter-nothing! Now I find out that I have a water pump leak, oil pan issues, gasket by the motor is leaking. I have had the vehicle less than a year now have 119,000 miles on it and have all of these problems and the dealership did admit that the F-150 Ford truck have had and are known for oil pan leaking issues and have not let anyone know. Underneath my truck it was saturated with oil and I found at least 25 complaints online and at least 95 more that I did not print out. How can I have a vehicle less than a year with not even 7,000 miles on it and have all of these problems? One mechanic said they thought the dealer who sold it knew about the oil pan leak as bad as it was and the other person at a car dealer in the service department could not say yes or no but thought it was unusual. I would like the company checked into and see if they did knew about the oil pan leak and the recall and I was not notified by letter before I bought the vehicle that there was a recall. It showed on the bill of sale and when I asked about the recall on the bill of sale they said it was taken care of as far as they knew. I feel I got a vehicle that had things wrong with it and was never told. Is it because I am a 80 year old person that needed a vehicle I

The Right Rear Light underneath the brake light caught fire and exploded.

My 2017 Ford F150 with 40k miles was in dealership for tire rotation. Mechanic says my truck has swollen lug nuts. I reside in Ga and road salt not typically used in winter. Cost me $130 for something poorly engineered.

Dec. 29, 2022: I was advised that the lug nuts are warped and the tires could not be rotated without replacing the lug nuts. Was advised if I did not replace them, I may not be able to remove them if I had a flat tire or worse, they might not get tightened properly causing a wheel to come off while driving. Vehicle is still at Ford Dealership service dept.

Truck downshifts periodically from 3rd to 2nd gear or from 4 to 3 of 4th to 2nd, for no reason, while keeping speed same on flat road. This causes tire squealing action in some cases and is unsafe. Also, at the same time, rear motion sensor system failure light comes on with an OK button. I select the button and then a wrench sign lights up indicating service requires. Sometimes also a check engine light comes on. Sometimes also the display showing what gear truck is in goes blank, or flutters through all gears. Sometimes a fan/generator comes on as well for no apparent reason. Sometimes the truck is goes in to no gear at all (neutral?) while I am moving. I pull over, restart the engine and the problems usually go away. This problem was reported to 2 Ford dealers (Cella and Bergey) on about 7/2022 and 8/2022. They gave me very different assessments of the problem, the most expensive being a new lead frame ($1,300) Problems originally started around 3/2022. Truck has about 35,000 miles on it.

Oil pan is leaking and was told that it was a common problem happening. I believe this is unsafe that can leave my family on the side of the road. Yes the problem was confirmed by the dealership service department and was told it has been a problem. There was no warning lamps before this problem. I know that the repair will be $1,100 which I will pay for that on Friday when I pick up the truck.

Driver and passenger front door’s locking mechanism would not latch in freezing temperatures. Doors would not latch and caused a safety issue. This has not been reviewed by dealership.

I started my truck at 7:45 AM; temperature was 25 degrees and the windows were covered in frost. I turned the heater on, got out to load my truck; as I opened the door I heard a loud pop and a slight electrical odor. On examining the cause, I realized that the rear cab window had shattered with no provocation. Glass shards everywhere in the cab and in the truck bed. My dogs in the backseat, or I in the front could have been impaled with any one of these shards.

Doing cold weather, the driver side door locks has frozen on several occasions causing the latch to become inoperable to latch. As a result, I am unable to lock the door after closing it and the door swings open before moving the vehicle. I have not been able to schedule an appointment at this time. The vehicle was purchased used from Carmax in Brandywine, Md., on March 22, 2022. I was informed that the vehicle had passed a full inspection prior to the sale. There were no warning lights or recall notices issued regarding the vehicle.

The driver’s side door will not latch once it is opened when the ambient temperature is below 25 Fahrenheit. The door has come open while driving, requiring the driver to hold it shut while finding a safe pull off. It has come unlatched and swung open around corners, even though it was locked.

The oil pan on this model vehicle with a 2.7 L engine does not hold oil. Ford knows that this is an issue and created a new product with an integrated gasket to put on the vehicle. The part will not be available for an entire year. I was told that there are approximately 3300 people on the waiting list for the new part. I have replaced my oil pan four times, including aftermarket parts that are based off of Fords design, and nothing works. My five year old truck is completely undrivable because the oil keeps leaking. Ford refuses to do anything about it in the meantime. I was forced to buy a second vehicle, because this one is not drivable. The oil pan is leaking on all F150s of this model. Ford won’t buy the vehicle back from me either. So my truck will not run due to Fords faulty part design.

When it is cold below 20 degrees, the drivers door won’t latch when closed until the truck warms up inside a heated building or you have the heat on high inside for 20-25 minutes. Having to hold the door closed while driving until it gets warm enough in the car to latch. It has happened the last 5 times I have driven it. It is cold here now. I have talked to other people and mechanics and they have said it happens and possibly going back to all ford cars and trucks back to 2012. I have a ratchet strap I have to use on both front doors to hold them both shut until it gets warm enough for the latch to release. It is not the c latch that hooks onto the post. It is a latch inside that releases the latch. I have not brought it in as there is no recall on this yet and I can’t afford to have them look at it. It can be available anytime to be looked at if needed. There is no prior notice of this happening and then the door ajar light comes on.

Driving 20mph loud noise looked back window shattered stopped looked for cause ,wasn’t anything could see ,googled found out happens a lot these trucks

The contact owns a 2017 Ford F-150. The contact stated that he received a notice for Ford Campaign Number: 21B10 (Cam Phaser Rattle) and the vehicle was taken to the local dealer; however, the local dealer informed him that the software update did not need to be completed on the vehicle because the vehicle had not experienced the failure. The contact stated upon starting the vehicle, the engine would make abnormal rattling sounds. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the cam phaser needed to be replaced. The dealer informed the contact that he would need to pay a repair fee as he had failed to complete the software update under Ford Campaign Number: 21B10. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 63,200.

My front right brake line busted on my 2017 F150 STX. This 5 year old truck has under 70 thousand miles on it and it matches up with the Master Brake Caliber Recall 22S11 or 22S14. I think my vehicle should be included in the recall. Brake lines don't just bust and I could have seriously injured someone or myself because of this faulty part.

Good morning, my Bluetooth/Radio/Sirius/Navigation Screen has been cutting out after I make a hands free call. The GPS shows not working and the radio will not work and the phone will not work. I check online for the issue and numerous people on a variety of cars have said their APIM Modules were shown to be faulty. This is an expensive part to replace, and I have tried the "quick fix" of disconnecting the negative battery terminal for 15 minutes then reconnecting and it works fine for awhile then begins intermittently cutting off again. It is a safety issue if I should need to make an emergency call and the GPS not working could be a safety issue as well. Is this something that NHTSA is looking at? Are there any "unofficial" recalls on these APIM Modules? Please let me know. Thank you!

A service bulletin was posted about the oil pan leaking. We take our vehicle to Ford to have the service completed. It was brought to our attention that our oil pan was leaking. Ford had manufactured our vehicle with a plastic oil pan. What compounded the issue is the sensors did not alert the driver the engine oil was low. Ford cannot fix the problem with the faulty sensors. Ford solution to the leaking oil is replacing the oil pan. I feel this is a safety issue and Ford should repair my vehicle at there cost. I should not have to pay because Ford manufactured a vehicle with a very poor design. The leak is not the customers fault, it is a design flaw. If the vehicle operates low on oil it could lose power on the roadway and potentially cause an accident.

I received a letter from Ford stating I have to take my vehicle in to have the Cam adjusted. After getting the vehicle back from the Ford Dealership a problem with the engine shutting off started to occur. After driving the car for a period of time I would stop at a red light and the automatic engine control would turn the vehicle off. When I let off the break the engine would start and I could drive the vehicle. The problem that started happening is when I let my foot off the break the vehicle would stall. This is very dangerous because at busy intersections the vehicle would stall out and I have to place the vehicle in Park and start the vehicle to drive. We have taken the vehicle to the dealership two times and the problem has not been addressed.

I have a issue my Ford F150 under warranty after driving and come to a traffic light or a stop stalls (shuts off)sometimes. And I took it to a Ford dealership for repairs no check engine and they did find anything and stalls come when oil change is needed to be changed. And I am confused what to do I drive my kids in this car this is not safe .

Lucky, I was at a stop light when my wrench symbol came on. My gear lights when blank and I lost all power. Turned off and on and was able to limp into a parking lot. Where I shut it off and it wouldn't turn back on. Towed to Ford where I found out that it's the transmission casing. They have had my vehicle in the shop now for almost 2 months. They keep losing the part. I was 6,000 miles out for the 60 000 miles warranty, so it's all on me. They have almost 7000 of the same part on back order, so who know when I'll get my truck back.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford F-150. The contact stated that during winter, the doors of the vehicle would freeze shut or fail to latch securely. The contact stated while driving 10 MPH and making a turn, the door flew open inadvertently, almost causing an accident. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that he was concerned for his safety as he might be trapped inside the vehicle due to the failure. The dealer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that they could not assist as the vehicle was previously repaired under NHTSA Campaign Number: 17V652000 (Latches/Locks/Linkages). The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and advised the contact to take the vehicle to another dealer for a second opinion. The failure mileage was approximately 15,000.

I was sitting in the drive thru with my kids when my daughter said there was smoke from behind her. Shortly after that the back window shattered into many peices onto them inside the car. It’s ridiculous that there has been many complaints of the same issue yet no recall issued.

The lead frame in the transmission is going bad and I have seen this happen on the internet with this type truck. You will be running 60 and it will drop into 1 or 2 gear throwing you into the steering wheel. It is for sure a safety issue.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford F-150. The contact stated that upon a cold start of the vehicle, an abnormal rattling sound was coming from the engine. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to a dealer where a diagnostic test was performed, and the contact was informed that the VVT solenoids were defective. The contact was informed that the dealer was aware of the failure; however, there was no recall for the failure. The manufacturer was also made aware of the failure and provided the same information as the dealer. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.

My steering seemed to be jerking. I had "the works" done at the dealership. They did not note any issue during inspection. I was driving my granddaughter and her friend to the mall. While going around a turn my wheel locked up. I was able to jerk it hard to the opposite side to avoid the oncoming vehicles. I was able to pull off the road and called for a tow. I have several friends who own the same type of vehicle, Ford f150, say they have had similar issues. Mine is a 2017 ecoboost supercab.

Transfer case bolts (dissimilar metals) are causing galvanic corrosion to aluminum transfer case. Transfer case is actually corroding away and will cause component failure and or/leaks of internal fluid when corrosion causes a hole in the case. Transmission bolts may be experiencing the same issue as well.

Rear windshield is leaking water into cab when it rains outside. The rear window is a power opening sliding window. Appears that windowstripping is not keeping water out around the sliding window.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving at 50 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The contact was able to veer to the side of the road. The contact was able to restart the vehicle and drove to his residence. However, the failure reoccurred while driving. The contact was unable to veer to the side of the road. The contact was able to restart the vehicle after 5 attempts. The contact drove to his residence and parked the vehicle. The dealer was notified of the failure and an appointment was scheduled. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 37,000.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford F-150. The contact stated upon starting the vehicle, the engine would emit an abnormal rattling sound that would intensify when the vehicle remained idle for an extended period. There was no warning light illuminated. The dealer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact associated the failure with Ford Campaign Numbers: 21N03 and 21B10. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 66,000.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while closing the sunroof he heard an abnormal noise and the sunroof started open and close. The contact was able to close the sunroof. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the contact was informed that the frame holding the sunroof was fractured. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 50,000. The VIN was not available.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle a popping noise was present coming from the front of the vehicle. While reversing into the driveway, the front passenger’s side wheel suddenly detached and folded inside the wheel well. Upon inspection, the contact discovered that the front control arms had fractured and detached from the frame of the vehicle. The vehicle was not yet examined. The manufacture and local dealer were notified of the failure but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 158,000.

Rear camera not working. First it was just the striped screen and now just a black screen and hard to see images. See attachment provided

During service for a recall (possible leaking master brake cylinder) the dealership advised me of leakage from an oil pan beneath the engine block. I assumed it was a matter of tightening the attachment bolts or possibly replacing the gasket. I was then informed that Ford glues the pan to the engine block and the oil was seeping through the glue. Further, the repair was to remove the existing pan and the residual glue from the block and replace with a new pan as the glue cannot be removed from the existing pan. The repair was estimated at $950. I have never heard of gluing on that critical part. Glue will eventually fail at which the pan will separate from the block and be ejected onto the street along with oil. As a design engineer I am amazed that glue is an acceptable assembly procedure.

Transmission gears sporadically shift into other gears while driving causing the causing the engine and vehicle to jerk unexpectedly decelerate and accelerate without warning causing a wrench slike symbol to illuminate in the dashboard.

Transmission abruptly shifted down to 1st gear while driving thru a busy intersection. P/R/N/D and gear indicators all starting flashing different positions. Truck came to a fast stop and nearly caused a wreck. My neck still hurts. Gear wrench displayed on dash and check engine light. Took almost two minutes for truck to restart, in the middle of intersection. VERY Dangerous... It generated codes P0706 and p0707. I tried to order the replacement Transmission Lead Frame assembly from Ford and parts man laughed at me and said join the list. They have over 15 trucks in the shop right now waiting for that same part. Sounds like this should be a HUGE recall before a death occurs on the road.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford F-150. The contact stated that upon a cold start of the vehicle, a large amount of white or a dark blue colored smoke was coming from the exhaust tip. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where a diagnostic test showed that a tube that feeds the oil to the turbo was defective. Upon investigation, the contact discovered TSB#19-2188, which he linked to the failure. The contact was given an estimate for the repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 69,000.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford F-150. The contact stated that the vehicle was due for an oil change and the contact was informed that the oil pan was leaking. The oil pan was replaced; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed the vehicle and determined that the oil pan was leaking again. The oil pan was replaced a second time. The contact stated that after receiving another oil change, the contact was informed that the oil pan was leaking again. The oil pan was replaced a third time; however, the failure persisted. The contact returned the vehicle to the dealer and was informed that the oil pan needed to be replaced a fourth time. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 45,765.

Mid December in the morning I hit the remote start and took my dog out to use bathroom and i heard a loud bang and when i came back to the truck the rear windshield had exploded… I have 3 cameras that look over the vehicle and after watching video there was nothing that touched or near the truck.. It just explodes and shattered after remote start. It had a strange smell and the rear window where the wires were at was burnt.

Brakes slowly stop holding while at a stop for too long; such as at a red light or waiting for a train, and takes more force from driver to stop vehicle. After inspecting the braking system I found brake fluid leaking between the brake booster and master cylinder. With a little investigating I found Ford already recalled the same part number for other F150 trucks but mine was not in that group from the same model year. The current recall needs to be expanded to cover every truck with that part number. Due to this failure i was involved in a low speed TC in a parking lot when my brakes stopped holding.

My 2017 Ford F150 XLT 3.5 Ecoboost, 10 speed transmission, experienced catastrophic failure recently during a cross country trip from Arizona to South Dakota. Upon driving through Colorado the transmission began shifting very loudly and hard, with a jerking action. The transmission began to shift out've gear into neutral and the engine would increase rpms uncontrollably. Additionally, the truck would roll forward while in reverse and backward while in drive . The Truck would stall in the middle of intersections creating a very dangerous situation if oncoming traffic was approaching. The truck is dangerous to very dangerous to drive. We eventually got the truck to a dealer in Winner, South Dakota, where it is awaiting repair, scheduled for Sep't. 7th and 8th, 2022. All of the above occurred 8/10 and 8/11 of 2022.

2017 Ford f150 super crew 5.0L V8 engine. Started rough idling at stops when in drive about 5 months ago. It started just completely dying while in idle but never threw a check engine light or any code. Ford dealer didn't have an appointment for weeks. We took it to three different licensed mechanics who could not recreate the issue. We just got the truck back after the 4th stay in the shop and the mechanic mentioned the VVT solenoids being bad. There was an issued recall for this exact same problem but not for the 5.0L on 2017 Ford F150. After some more digging, I see hundreds of this exact issue on the Ford forums.

Over the last 6 months the vehicle randomly downshifts to first or second gear while driving. This causes unexpected jerking, as if the brakes were suddenly pressed. At typical road speeds this has caused dangerous situations where the vehicle slows suddenly and/or swerves, putting myself and my passengers, as well as other vehicles in my vicinity in danger. This happens frequently, nearly daily. Sometimes the wrench light will come on on the dashboard, indicating to contact service. The local Ford dealership diagnosed the problem as a faulty Leadframe in the transmission, which I understand was recalled by Ford for the 2013 models. The issues I'm experiencing are exactly the same as what was reported for the 2013 models. I have been waiting on a replacement part from Ford for 2 months. My dealership said there were 5 local trucks recently with this same issue. My truck has 81,000 miles and is out of warranty, but I believe this issue is dangerous and should be covered as a warranty repair or recall.

Unknown start date. Rear sliding window top rail easily pops off rear window. Symptoms could be clattering behind the rear seats, or water leaking into rear window. Other symptoms are loud road noise from the back seat. Rear window can be unseated from the bottom rail and can be dangerous if this happens while passengers are in the back seat or while driving. My passengers were at danger due to the rear window bouncing. Issue is available for inspection. Dealer has not confirmed reproduction of issue. There were no warnings, suddenly I heard loud road noise and clattering when I hit bumps. Ford will not fix this without replacing entire real sliding window.

Yesterday evening, 8/13/2022, I had my family in the F150 TRUCK. We were traveling at 77 mph (in a 70 mph zone) on toll route 576 enroute to Pittsburgh Airport. The F150 TRUCK was on cruise control (this time) when it downshifted from 10th gear to 1st gear. My neck is very sore, now. It continued to mis-shift although no service light illuminated this time. The milage during this incident was 53,809.3 (give or take a mile or two, I don't take pictures when at the wheel of F150 TRUCK) All my family was traumatized again. The truck made it to the airport. Where we picked up our foreign exchange student from Japan named Jua. The ride home, I white knuckled the steering wheel, not knowing when we would go out of control. The truck made it home without causing death to our family or innocent civilians. This is the second time this has occurred. Ford attempted to fix with valve body replacement.

Koons Ford, Woodbridge, VA could not rotate my tires due to swollen lug nuts that cost almost 400.00 to replace. They also informed me that if I were to have a flat tire I could not change it with the standard jack supplied by ford.

Electric power steering assembly unexpectedly fails resulting in increased risk of injury or fatality from collision.

The coolant line connector on my passenger side turbo is leaking. Causing my truck to overheat, forcing me to have to stop on side of road. I was informed that the water pump is leaking now also after a leak pressure test was preformed.

Door latch failure. Caused Driver Door Ajar warning to come on. Ford has issued recall for 2017 F150 model door latch but not for my VIN. May be other Ford F150 owners who didn't qualify for repairs because they didn't report the latch failure.

The power steering abruptly stopped working while driving after two violent jerks to the left on the steering wheel. I was able to maintain my lane travel thankfully but it was a close call