2018 Ford F-150 complaints

THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AROUND 5000 MILES. THE PROBLEM OCCURS AFTER START UP WHEN TRANSMISSION IS COOL. DURING THE FIRST DRIVE CYCLE WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS FROM 3RD-4TH GEAR, IT WILL SLIP REALLY BAD. ONCE IT DOES ACTUALLY SHIFT INTO 4TH GEAR IT FEELS LIKE THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REAR ENDED. AFTER MULTIPLE TRIPS TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP FOR WARRANTY REPAIR, THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. THE LAST DEALERSHIP I TOOK THE TRUCK TO CONFIRMED THE SLIP AND REPLACED THE MAIN CONTROL IN THE TRANSMISSION AND REPLACED THE FLUID. I PICKED UP THE TRUCK 2 WEEKS LATER AND THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED WHEN I LEFT THE THE DEALERSHIP AFTER THE REPAIR. THE SERVICE TECH ADVISED ME TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE FOR A FEW DAYS TO ALLOW IT TO GO THROUGH ITS ADAPTIVE LEARN CYCLE. AFTER DOING SO, THE TRANSMISSION STILL CONTINUED TO SLIP. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK A WEEK LATER FOR REPAIR. THE SERVICE TECH DROVE THE VEHICLE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE SLIP STILL EXISTED. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THEY CONTACTED FORD HELP HOTLINE AND WERE INSTRUCTED TO DO A COMPLETE REBUILD OF THE TRANSMISSION. 3 WEEKS LATER I WAS TOLD THE TRUCK WAS READY. I PICKED THE TRUCK UP AND DROVE IT HOME WITH NO PROBLEMS. I LET IT SIT FOR 24 HOURS AND DROVE IT AGAIN AND THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AGAIN. AFTER TWO FAILED ATTEMPTS TO FIX THE ISSUE, THIS DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THAT ACCORDING TO FORD HOTLINE, THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY TRUCK.. THE TRUCK IS DOING THE EXACT SAME THING NOW AS IT DID BEFORE THEY ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR IT. I DON'T UNDERST

BOUGHT THE TRUCK NEW AUGUST 28, 2018 AT 6000 MILES THE TRUCK CONSUMED 3 1/2 QUARTS OF OIL YES THAT'S 6000 MILES SINCE THEN THE TRUCKS HAD AN EXCESSIVE OIL USAGE STILL HASN'T BEEN FIXED 15 MONTHS LATER IT'S BURNED OVER 2 GALLONS OF OIL AND 26,000 MILES FORD REPLACE THE ENGINE AND IT'S BURNING MORE OIL NOW THAN IT EVER HAS IT BURNED 2 QUARTS OF OIL IN 1500 MILES

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 75 MILES PER HOUR WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON SUDDENLY LOST POWER. THE MAINTENANCE SYMBOL CAME ON AND THE DRIVE FUNCTION ECO, TOW, WET ROAD AND SPORT WERE NOT AVAILABLE. AFTER PULLING OFF THE HIGHWAY, I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AFTER 5 MINUTES I STARTED IT UP AND ALL FUNCTIONS WERE NORMAL. I CONTINUED DRIVING TO MY DESTINATION AND HAD NO FURTHER INCIDENTS.

WHEN STARTING MY F-150 THERE'S WAS A LOUD POP I SUDDENLY TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE THEN TURNED IT ON AGAIN BUT IT DID NOT MAKE ANY ODD NOISES. WHEN PULLING OUT OF THE PARKING LOT ACCELERATION WAS ACTING UP O HEARD ANOTHER POP AND MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY WENT INTO LIMP MODE SLOWING MY VEHICLE WAY DOWN CAUSING ME TO NEARLY GET REAR ENDED. FROM THERE I MANAGED TO COAST INTO A PARKING LOT AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK. WHEN THE TOW TRUCK DROPPED OFF THE VEHICLE THE GUY AT THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT I WAS ACTING FINE BUT THEY WOULD KEEP IT A COUPLE DAYS BUT SINCE IT ISN'T ACTING UP THERE WASN'T MUCH THEY COULD DO. THE TRUCK IS A YEAR OLD AND ONLY HAS 5.300 MILES.

WHEN THE TEMPERATURE DROPS MY DOORS EITHER WILL NOT SHUT OR NOT OPEN PROPERLY. MY FRONT PASSENGER DOOR POPPED OPEN WHILE I WAS TURNING ON A HIGHWAY, AND THE FORCE OF IT DENTED MY QUARTER PANEL. I AM HAVING TROUBLE GETTING FORD TO FIX MY DAMAGE AND THEY ARE TRYING TO BLAME THE ISSUE ON ME AND MAKE MY INSURANCE COMPANY COVER THE DAMAGE WHICH IN MY OPINION IS A SLAP IN THE FACE BECAUSE THE TRUCK IS BASICALLY BRAND NEW. THEY KNOW ABOUT THE ISSUE AND HAVE KNOWN FOR YEARS AND THE TRUCK IS WORTH 54,000 DOLLARS. I'M AN ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBER AND I FIGHT FOR MY COUNTRY, BUT NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD HAVE TO FIGHT ONE OF AMERICA'S BIGGEST MANUFACTURERS TO FIX SOMETHING THEY KNOW IS BROKEN. SHAME ON YOU FORD MOTOR COMPANY.

THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS SO POORLY I'VE ALMOST BEEN IN SEVERAL CAR ACCIDENTS TRYING TO MERGE HIGHWAYS OR MERGE ROUND-A-BOUTS. IT SHIFTS VERY HARD ON DOWN SHIFTS BUT ALSO LACKS ANY ACCELERATION AT TIMES WHICH IS DANGEROUS.

DRIVER SEAT BACK SOMETIMES FALLS BACK INTO REAR SEAT AREA CAUSING DRIVER TO LOOSE STEERING CONTROL WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE REMEDIED THIS BY HOLDING STEERING WHEEL FIRMLY AT ALL TIMES. THE TRUCK IS JUST 2 YEARS OLD BUT MILEAGE EXCEEDS WARRANTY COVERAGE. I HAVE DROVE EXCLUSIVELY FROM NEW TO NOW AT 40,000 MILES AND MY WEIGHT IS 227LBS AND 6 FOOT TALL. THE SEAT BACK FAILS AT RANDOM TIMES. PARKING LOT OR 70MPH INTERSTATE ROAD. THE SEAT BELT WHICH WORKS PROPERLY WILL COMPOUND PROBLEM BY HOLDING YOU FROM PULLING BACK UP TO STEERING / DRIVING POSITION IF YOU APPLY BRAKES AT INSTANT OF SEAT FALLING BACK! AT ABOUT 20,000 MILES I FELT AND DID HEAR A SPRING BREAK IN LOWER CUSHION SEAT. I PURCHASED A CUSHION AT THAT TIME TO REMEDY THAT WEAK SEAT PROBLEM. THIS IS THE XLT MODEL VERY DISAPPOINTED IN QUALITY OF 39,000 DOLLAR TRUCK THAT NOW HAS SAFETY ISSUE FROM CHEAP SEAT BACK FAILURE.

WHEN IT RAINS OR WHEN I CLEAN MY WINDSHIELD. IT DOES NOT LEAVE A CLEAN VISION. AND I HAVE ALREADY CHANGED THE WIPER BLADES 4 TIMES. I HAVE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERS AND ONE OF THE SERVICE MANS HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH HIS NEW 2019 F150. I REALLY THINK THE WIND SHIELD NEEDS TO BE CHANGED OUT. I THOUGHT THEY WERE THE BLADES.

STALLS WHILE MERGING WITH TRAFFIC. THEN RPMS RAISE AND TRUCK SLAMS VIOLENTLY INTO GEAR. EXTREMELY UNSAFE! NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS TO FORD. TO NO AVAIL. PLEASE HELP!

THE STEERING WHEEL WANDERS OR DRIFTS SLIGHTLY LEFT OR RIGHT ON ITS OWN REQUIRING EXCESSIVE DRIVER INPUT TO MAINTAIN A STRAIGHT LINE. IT CAN BE ALARMING IF YOU LOOK DOWN FOR A SECOND TO CHANGE A RADIO STATION OR CHECK A MIRROR AND LOOK BACK FORWARD AND NOTICE YOU ARE DRIFTING INTO ANOTHER LANE.

IN BELOW FREEZING WEATHER WITH MOISTURE, THE MY DRIVERS DOOR WOULD OPEN BUT WOULD NOT LATCH WHEN CLOSING IT. I FIRMLY CLOSED THE DOOR 4 TIMES AND IT WOULD NOT LATCH. I TOOK MY KEY AND INSERTED IT IN THE DOOR, TURNING IT BACK AND FORTH. THE DOOR WOULD LATCH AFTER THAT.

PUT VEHICLE IN PARK AND EXITED VEHICLE TO OPEN A GATE. DESPITE BEING IN PARK, VEHICLE ROLLED BACK AND CRASHED. VEHICLE STILL SHOWED BEING IN PARK WHEN RETRIEVED. TOTAL LOSS OF TRUCK. CONTACTED FORD WITH NO RESOLUTION.

REAR TAILGATE RANDOMLY OPENS AND WILL NOT CLOSE AT TIMES

THE HEADLIGHTS ON THIS VEHICLE SEEM TO PERFORM MARGINALLY AT BEST. UNDER IDEAL CONDITIONS THEY SEEM BARELY ADEQUATE. WHEN IT IS RAINING AND THE ROAD SURFACE DARKENS OR SNOWING AND THERE IS ROAD GRIME COVERING THEM THEY ARE DANGEROUS. I HAVE OWNED OVER 65 DIFFERENT VEHICLES AND THIS VEHICLE IS AMONG THE WORST UNDER LESS THAN IDEAL CIRCUMSTANCES.

VEHICLE WILL SOME TIMES HESITATE DURING ACCELERATION AND TRANSMISSION WILL SLIP - ENGINE RPMS WILL RISE TO ABOUT 2000 AND THEN TRANSMISSION WILL ENGAGE WITH A HEAVY CLUNK IN THE DRIVE TRAIN. THIS ISSUES HAS HAPPENED WHEN ENGINE IS COLD AND AT NORMAL OPERATING TEMP. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 9000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER AND HAS HAPPENED FIVE(5) TIMES ALREADY. TOOK TO LOCAL DEALER AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO TEL ME WHAT IS WRONG

DOORS FREEZE AND WON'T LATCH IN BELOW FREEZING WEATHER

HARD DROP IN GEAR ON START UP. INTERMITTENT LONG DELAYS FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE OR REVERSE TO DRIVE. HARD GEAR GRAB IN 3RD AND 6TH REGARDLESS OF SPEED OR LOAD. HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN SLOWING THE TRANSMISSION HITS HARD WHEN GOING DOWN INTO 6TH. ON CITY STREETS BOTH UP AND DOWN SHIFT ASSOCIATED WITH 3RD GEAR ARE HARD. THE CLUNK IS ENOUGH TO SHAKE THE TRUCK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING INTERMITTENTLY. WHILE TURNING THE VEHICLE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE POWER STEERING FAILED IN MID TURN AND THE VEHICLE DROVE INTO THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF TRAFFIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED PHONE NUMBERS TO DEALERS TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,300.

VEHICLE MOVING WHILE MOTOR NOT RUNNING, INDICATOR SHOWS PARK.ALMOST ACTS AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL. TRUCK HAS 9100 MILES. IN LATE OCTOBER, I LEANED AGAINST TRUCK WHILE IT WAS IN GARAGE AND ROLLED BACKWARDS ABOUT 5-6'. I HAVE OPENED A CLAIM WITH FORD, HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING BACK FROM THEIR CLAIMS DEPARTMENT. CLAIM # CAS-24658090-K6M8T6. I HAVE TRIED CONTACTING THEM WITH MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS. ONLY 1 OF THOSE ATTEMPTS GOT ME TO THAT CLAIM NUMBER. EVERY TIME I CALL NOW, THEY STATE THAT MY CASE HAS NOT BEEN ASSIGNED TO AN AGENT YET, EVEN AFTER 2 WEEKS.

I BELIEVE THERE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE FREQUENTLY MAKES A LOUD BANG WHEN STARTED. THE VEHICLE SHUDDERS AND I FEEL A THUD IN THE WHEEL WELL. IT'S LIKE THE CLUTCH IS FAILING OR SOMETHING? SHIFTING GEARS EXTREMELY ROUGH TO THE POINT WHERE YOU'RE JERKED AROUND. SOMETIMES, TO GET INTO GEAR, I HAVE TO TURN THE TRUCK OFF AND RE-START. SOMETIMES THERE IS NO POWER WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE (OR THE TRUCK IS OUT OF GEAR) FROM A STOP WHICH IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN CARS ARE BEHIND YOU OR TRYING TO ACCELERATE MERGING ONTO THE FREEWAY. SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE SIMPLY DROPS OUT OF GEAR AND 'D" (DRIVE) IS NOT AN OPTION. THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY. I'VE READ ABOUT A LOT OF OWNER COMMENTS THAT ARE IDENTICAL TO MINE. READING ALL THESE ISSUES COMPLETELY AGREE, THIS ISSUE IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS!

THE TRANSMISSION WILL TWIST THE DRIVESHAFT AT STARTUP, STATIONARY, AND CAUSE THE REAR END TO POP VERY LOUDLY. I'VE SHOWN FORD ENGINEERING A VIDEO OF IT, I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NORMAL. I'VE NEVER HEARD OF A VEHICLE DOING THIS BEFORE. THERE IS A RATTLING SOUND ON DECELERATION, LOUDEST WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD AND LESSONS OR MAYBE EVEN GOES AWAY AFTER WARMED UP. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED EARLIER THIS YEAR BECAUSE OF AN OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE. THE TRUCK HAS MEMORY POWER DRIVER'S SEAT AND POWER MIRRORS THAT SHOULD GO INTO PLACE DEPENDING ON THE KEY FOB THAT IT DETECTS. RANDOMLY BOTH SIDE MIRRORS WILL START MOVING AND POPPING BEFORE GOING BACK INTO POSITION. THIS ALWAYS OCCURS BEFORE THE VEHICLE IS STARTED. I'VE NOTICED THAT IT IS USUALLY WHEN IT DETECTS THE KEY FOB OR WHEN I USE THE FOB FOR SOME FUNCTION. THE SEAT RANDOMLY DOESN'T GO INTO THE MEMORY POSITION AT STARTUP.

2018 F-150 3.5 ECOBOOST MAKES A LOUD CLATTERING SOUND AFTER A COLD START. THE VEHICLE IS STILL STATIONARY AND THE SOUND LASTS BETWEEN 1-3 SECONDS. THIS WILL NOT OCCUR ON A WARM STARTUP, ONLY COLD. IT APPEARS TO BE VALVE TRAIN CLATTER COMING FROM THE TOP OF THE ENGINE. THIS SAME PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED ON THE PREVIOUS GENERATION 3.5 ECOBOOST ENGINE AND APPARENTLY THIS PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. I HAVE VIDEO OF THE START UP SOUND IF NEEDED, BUT ITS WIDELY DOCUMENTED ON THE INTERNET.

ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WITH TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE WITH AUTO START STOP MODE DISABLED VIA THE DASHBOARD BUTTON, THE ENGINE STALLED AND SHUT OFF, A MESSAGE APPEARED ON DASHBOARD "AUTO START STOP SHIFT TO P, THEN RESTART ENGINE". THIS OCCURRED SEPTEMBER 14, 2019 AND OCTOBER 17, 2019. TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP SEPTEMBER 16, 2019. DEALERSHIP STATES THIS IS AN UNKNOWN ISSUE DESPITE MANY SIMILAR INCIDENTS REPORTED ONLINE, EXAMPLES WERE SHOWN TO THE DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP RETURNED VEHICLE STATING NOTHING WRONG, NO FAILURE CODES WERE STORED IN VEHICLE COMPUTER, NO RELATED SERVICE BULLETINS, UNABLE TO VERIFY COMPLAINT. THIS IS CLEARLY A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. IMAGE ATTACHED SHOWS DASHBOARD MESSAGE FROM OCTOBER 17, 2019.

HAD A CLUNKING NOISE WHILE DRIVING AND STEERING FELT LOOSE AND WANDERED AT TIMES ALWAYS IN MOTOION. DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED AS LOOSE CONTROL ARM BOLTS PARTS AND TIGHTENED. CAME LOOSE A WHILE AFTER AND COMPLAINED AGAIN, SAID HAD TO ORDER PARTS. CAME BACK WRONG PARTS. CAME BACK NO TIME TO WORK ON VEHICLE. WENT TO ANOTHER DEALER. DIAGNOSED, ORDERED PARTS, FIXED VEHICLE AND NOW IM BEING TOLD THE FAULTY PARTS AT 12,300 MILES ON A 12 MONTH OLD VEHICLE ARE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY? THE FIRST DEALER NEVER REPORTED THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION.

TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT BY DEALERSHIP DUE TO TRANSMISSION ISSUES AND UPDATED WITH NEWEST RELEASE FORD SOFTWARE UPDATE. AFTER 2000 MILES VEHICLE MAKES A HARD SHIRT/CLUNKING NOISE WHEN DOWN SHIFTING FROM 5TH TO 4TH GEAR AND WHEN DRIVING SLOW HAS ISSUE SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. LOTS OF TRANSMISSION NOISE WITH THIS VEHICLE. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING A LOT AND IS NOT SPECIFIC TO ANY PARTICULAR TIME SUCH IF VEHICLE IS COLD OR WARM.

WAS DRIVING BACK TO MY OFFICE AND ON THE ON RAMP FROM A HIGHWAY TO INTERSTATE 95 SOUTH. I EASED LEFT TO MERGE ONTO THE INTERSTATE GOING ABOUT 45MPH AND INCREASING SPEED WHEN MY STEERING WHEEL PULLED LEFT QUICKLY ON ITS OWN POWER AND STEERED US HEAD ON TOWARDS THE METAL GUARD RAIL IN THE CENTER MEDIAN. I TRIED TO PULL RIGHT BUT THERE WAS RESISTANCE. I NOTICED AN 'UPHIL DECENT FAULT' ON MY DASH JUST BEFORE MY TRUCK STRUCK THE GUARD RAIL. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO LAST SECOND PULL THE VEHICLE RIGHT ENOUGH WHERE IT WASN'T A FULL HEAD ON COLLISION AND MY EMPLOYEE IN THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS JUST SORE AFTER THE FACT. I AM CURRENTLY UNDERGOING MEDICAL TESTS FOR BACK, NECK AND SHOULDER NUMBNESS AS WELL AS TENSION HEADACHES . NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED! FORD SAID ONCE THE BODY IS FIXED WHERE THEY CAN RUN TESTS THEY WILL SEE WHAT CAN BE DONE, BUT I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. IT LITERALLY TRIED TO KILL US. THERE WAS ALSO A 'SERVICE ADVANCETRACK' LIGHT ON THE DASH. I PREVIOUSLY HAD THOSE FAULTS AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS A WHEEL BEARING THAT THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE. SOMETHING IS GOING ON WITH THESE VEHICLES.

THE NEW 10 SPEED TRANSMISSION GEAR HUNTS. WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION (CITY STREET OR HIGHWAY) DECELERATING WITH THE BREAK AND RE-ACCELERATING CAUSES THE TRANSMISSION TO GEAR HUNT WHICH CAN SOMETIMES CAUSE ACCELERATION LAG, AND RARELY CAUSES THE ENTIRE VEHICLE TO JOLT (SIMULATING A FENDER BENDER FEEL). THIS HAS ONLY HAPPENED SO FAR WHILE GOING ABOUT 30-40 MPH WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT. I HAVE NOT GONE TO FORD WITH THIS ISSUE YET AS THERE ARE OTHER CONCERNING ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE. ALSO, THE OTHER CUSTOMERS THAT HAVE REPORTED TO FORD WERE TOLD THIS IS NORMAL. THIS CONCERNS ME AS THE OTHER ISSUES I HAVE HAD RESULTED IN THE SAME ANSWER. TO ADD TO THIS ISSUE I'M NOT SURE THIS QUALIFIES AS THE SAME ISSUE BUT ALSO WHILE SWITCHING BETWEEN REVERSE/DRIVE/PARK THERE CAN AT TIMES BE A LARGE JOLT. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON BOTH FLAT SURFACES AND ON SLIGHT HILLS. AS A NOTE THE BREAK WILL BE FULLY APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE WILL BE AT A DEAD STOP BEFORE I MAKE ANY CHANGES IN THE TRANSMISSION FUNCTION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

ON INITIAL TAKE OFF, WHEN THE TRUCK SHIFTS THROUGH 1ST AND 6TH GEARS IT SEEMS LIKE THE ENGINE SLOWS TO THE POINT THAT I HAVE NO POWER AND THEN SHIFTS. IT ALSO FEELS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS. HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS IS NORMAL, BUT IT IS CERTAINLY A SAFETY CONCERN FOR MERGING INTO TRAFFIC BECAUSE I CAN'T GET UP TO SPEED FAST ENOUGH TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. FORD NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE BECAUSE IT HAPPENS ON MOST OF THEIR ECOBOOST ENGINES AND THE 10 SPEED TRANSMISSION COMBINED. THIS TRUCK HAS THE 2.7L ECOBOOST ENGINE.

THE TRANSMISSION HAS SHIFTED HARD SINCE THE DAY I BROUGHT IT HOME. IT MOSTLY DOES THIS IN THE LOWER GEAR RANGE AND IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE WHEN IT WHEN I FIRST START THE VEHICLE. I AM NOT REVIVING THE ENGINE ANY HIGHER THAN 3000 RPM.

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS VERY HARSHLY FROM 1ST TO 3RD ON TAKEOFF. IT WILL ALSO CLUNK AND JERK AT TIMES SHIFTING FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE. DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY WITH CRUISE ON IT WILL REV UP FROM 1400 RPM TO 2500RPM LIKE ITS IN NEUTRAL AND THEN DOWNSHIFT TO 8TH GEAR AN NOT UP SHIFT. MESSAGE WILL POP UP ON DASH STATING DRIVE MODES NOT AVAILABLE WHILE DRIVING.

I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE 2 TIMES TO FIX THE ISSUE OF LOST OF POWER WHILE DRIVING. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN ADDRESSED TWICE BUT HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. I WAS TOLD THAT SINCE THERE IN CODE REGISTERED ON THE COMPUTER, NOTHING CAN BE DONE. TODAY, WHILE I WAS IN !-10 IN EL PASO TX, MY VEHICLE LOST POWER AND WAS NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE AND CAUSING VEHICLES TO GO AROUND ME AND ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT FOR THIS REASON. WHEN WILL FORD FIND THE PROBLEM, WHEN THE ISSUE CAUSES AN ACCIDENT?

WHEN FUELING THE FUEL NOZZLE BECAME STUCK IN THE CAPLESS FUEL SYSTEM. WHEN WE FINALLY GOT THE NOZZLE OUT (AFTER 15 MINUTES) THE FLAP WAS BROKEN. WE TOOK IT TO FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY DUE TO PEOPLE SHOVING THE BIGGER DIESEL NOZZLES IN, THIS WAS A REGULAR AUTO DIESEL NOZZLE THAT WAS USED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE OIL PRESSURE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION TURNED OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD; HOWEVER, SHE MANAGED TO PARK THE VEHICLE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT CHECKED THE OIL PRESSURE AND ADDED OIL TO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND DROVE HOME. THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V672000 (ENGINE). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DON WOOD FORD LINCOLN (LOCATED AT 2065 E STATE ST, ATHENS, OH 45701, (740) 593-6642), BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE CONTINUED AND SMOKE APPEARED COMING FROM THE LEFT TAIL PIPE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000.*DT*JB

PULLED INTO PARKING SPOT. PUT TRUCK IN PARK. LEFT VEHICLE AND WENT INTO STORE. TRUCK ROLLED BACKWARD AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. WHEN WE LOOKED IN THE TRUCK, IT WAS STILL IN PARK. TOOK TO FORD AND THEY INSPECTED IT AND SAID EVERYTHING WAS FINE AND THAT THE PIN WAS WORKING. A FRIEND HAD SAME THING HAPPEN. I BELIEVE THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRUCK AND HAD THEY INSPECTED IT ON THE SPOT, THEY MAY HAVE DISCOVERED A PROBLEM. SINCE WE DROVE TRUCK AFTER ACCIDENT, IT PROBABLY LOOKED FINE WHEN THEY INSPECTED IT. THERE HAVE BEEN SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH F-150 BUT MINE WAS NOT PART OF A RECALL.

STARTED TO PULL THROUGH A RESIDENTIAL INTERSECTION AFTER STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN. THE TRUCK COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AFTER MOVING ABOUT 5 FEET PULLING INTO THE INTERSECTION. A MESSAGE POPPED UP ON THE DASH SCREEN ABOUT AUTO STARTSTOP AND THAT I NEEDED TO PUT THE TRUCK IN PARK AND RESTART IT. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DONE WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. I SLOWLY ROLLED TO THE SIDE OF THE STREET, PUT IT IN PARK AND RESTARTED. THERE WERE NO MORE ISSUES ON THE REMAINING 25 MILE DRIVE. THE AUTOSTOP FEATURE HAD BEEN DISABLED VIA THE DASH SWITCH BEFORE EVER LEAVING HOME. THE SWITCH WAS STILL ILLUMINATED AMBER SHOWING THAT AUTOSTOP HAD IN FACT BEEN TURNED OFF MANUALLY BEFORE IT HAPPENED ON ITS OWN, WHILE UNDER POWER. WITH THE ENGINE NOT RUNNING, THE POWER STEERING IS ALSO DISABLED. AFTER A BIT OF INVESTIGATION, I HAVE FOUND VIA ONLINE TRUCK DEDICATED FORUMS THAT I AM NOT ALONE AND THIS HAS HAPPENED TO NUMEROUS PEOPLE WITH F150'S SINCE 2015. THE PICTURE THAT I AM ATTACHING IS NOT MY OWN, BUT IS THE SAME MESSAGE THAT WAS GENERATED TO ME THIS MORNING. THIS PICTURE IS FROM ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL THAT THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED TO AND REPORTED IN THE ABOVE MENTIONED FORUMS. AUTOSTOP INITIATION OF ITS OWN ACCORD WHILE UNDERWAY COULD HAVE DIRE CONSEQUENCES IF PULLING INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, THROUGH A BUSY INTERSECTION OR SIMPLY DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD.

THE FIRST TIME THE ACCELERATION ON MY F150 STUCK, I WAS ON A COUNTRY ROAD. I WAS BRAKING ON A DOWN HILL TO A STOP SIGN. I MADE SURE I WAS NOT DOUBLE PEDDLING AND THEN SLAMED DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDDLE. I HAD PLENTY OF SPACE BEFORE THE STOP SIGN AND SLAMMING THE BRAKE REGAINED THE CONTROL. I DID NOT REPORT THIS TO MY FORD DEALER. I DID NOT KNOW THAT IT WOULD BE AN ISSUE. APPROXIMATELY 4 MONTHS LATER THE TRUCK DID IT AGAIN. THIS TIME I WAS BACKING UP AND HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDDLE AGAIN. I DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH TIME OR SPACE TO REGAIN CONTROL AND I STRUCK A TREE, WHICH STOPPED THE VEHICLE. IT CAUSED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE TAILGATE, BUMPER, LIGHT ASSEMBLY, AND PASSENGER SIDE BED FENDER. I PARKED THE TRUCK AND WALKED AWAY FOR SEVERAL HOURS. WHEN MY HUSBAND WENT TO MOVE THE TRUCK, THE BRAKE PEDDLE SANK STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR, LIKE THERE WAS A LOT OF BRAKE PEDDLE MOVEMENT AND NO BRAKE PRESSURE. I DO NOT BELIEVE THE GAS PEDDLE WAS STICKING, MORE LIKE THE COMPUTER WAS ACCELERATING WHEN THE GAS WAS NOT ENGAGED. MY FORD DEALERSHIP RAN DIAGNOSTICS THAT DAY AND IT HAD NO CODE ISSUES. FORD LEGAL RETAINED THE TRUCK AND RAN DIAGNOSTICS AGAIN 3 MONTHS LATER AND AGAIN NO CODES. STILL DO NOT HAVE AN ANSWER TO WHAT CAUSED THE ACCELERATION ISSUE. FORD SAID THERE WAS NO ISSUE WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM. I WOULD VERY MUCH LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE HAS BEEN SIMILAR OCCURRENCES WITH OTHER 2018 F150'S.

2018 FORD F-150 IN MOTION APPROXIMATELY 45-50 MPH. STRUCK BY ONCOMING VEHICLE. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND SEATBELT FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED PHOTOS.

TRANSMISSION ISSUE: INTERMITTENT LOUD BANG UPON STARTING THE ENGINE. INTERMITTENT RATTLE DURING NORMAL ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION. THERE IS ALSO HARSH UP AND DOWNSHIFTS IN THE VEHICLE. DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE WILL BE UP SHIFTING AND THEN IT WILL LOSE POWER UNTIL IT FINDS THE CORRECT GEAR, WHEN IT WILL THEN SLAM INTO GEAR. AGAIN THESE ARE ALL INTERMITTENT AND HARD TO MAKE HAPPEN ON DEMAND. ON OCCASION THE VEHICLE WILL BE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT AND THE TRANSMISSION WILL BANG INTO ANOTHER GEAR, ALL WHILE BEING COMPLETELY STATIONARY. THE VEHICLE HAS A 13,200 MILES ON IT, AND IS CURRENTLY UNDERGOING AN OIL CONSUMPTION SURVEY THROUGH THE DEALERSHIP DUE TO THE MOTOR BURNING OIL. ALL OF THESE ARE ONGOING ISSUES THAT HAPPEN ON RANDOM DAYS AND TIMES, WHILE BOTH COLD AND WARM.

FORD AUTOMATIC ENGINE OFF AT IDLE FEATURE CAUSES POWER STEERING FAILURE WHEN ACTIVE. WHEN ENGINE REACTIVATED UPON HITTING GAS THE POWER STEERING IS DELAYED. THIS IS A PROBLEM WHEN WAITING AT STOPLIGHTS FOR A TURN., ESPECIALLY A LEFT TURN INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. REQUESTS TO FORD TO ALLOW DEACTIVATION OF THE FEATURE AS OPPOSED TO HAVING TO MANUALLY DISABLE IT EVERY TIME I ENTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IGNORED. THIS FEATURE CAN BE DANGEROUS AND THERE IS NO REASON FORD CAN'T REPROGRAM THE BYPASS. INSTEAD THEY CHOOSE TO IGNORE WHILE ALLOWING THIS DANGEROUS FEATURE TO REMAIN ACTIVE BY DEFAULT.

THE 10 SPEED TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ERRATICALLY SLIPS BETWEEN GEARS WHEN PULLING IN TO TRAFFIC DOWN SHIFTS VERY HARD WHIPPING MYSELF AND PASSENGERS ALSO SLAMS INTO REVERSE AND SHUTTERS I HAVE HAD IT TO DEALER 4 TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE THEY CLAIM IT'S NORMAL VERY DANGEROUS TRUCK ONLY HAS 8500 MILES ON IT AND HAD BEEN HAPPENING SINCE IT WAS NEW

I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH ERRORS/FAILED SENSORS FOR THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM ON THIS VEHICLE. AFTER 2 TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP AND CHANGING 2 SENSORS THE ISSUE WAS STILL PRESENT. I ACCIDENTALLY IDENTIFIED THE SOURCE OF THE ISSUE - INTERFERENCE FROM A DASHCAM - A REXING V1P PRO 3RD GENERATION. MEASURED ON A SPECTRUM ANALYZER THIS INTERFERENCE IS AT 312 MHZ AT AROUND (-78 DBM 1 M FROM THE DASHCAM) WHILE THE TPMS SENSORS OPERATE AROUND 315 MHZ AND MEASURE AROUND -82 DBM AT THE SAME LOCATION. THIS LEVEL OF INTERFERENCE (EVEN IF IT IS IN EXCESS OF FCC PART 15 EMISSIONS - AND I WILL BE CHECKING WITH THE FCC ALSO) AT THIS KIND OF FREQUENCY SEPARATION SHOULD NOT CAUSE ERRORS OR A FAILURE IN THE TPMS MONITORING SYSTEM. ALSO OF CONCERN IS THAT THE ERRORS DO NO SHOW UP FOR 45 MIN-1 HR OF DRIVING DESPITE TPMS DATA FROM ONE OR MORE WHEEL NOT BEING RECEIVED FOR THIS DURATION (CONFIRMED THROUGH ODBII DATA). THIS ALL POINTS TO A POORLY/CHEAPLY DESIGNED TPMS RECEIVER MODULE THAT IS PRONE TO FAILURE IF EXPOSED TO RF FROM ANY NUMBER OF DEVICES. I AM ALSO AN AMATEUR RADIO OPERATOR AND DO 2-WAY RADIO WORK FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SO IT CONCERNS ME THAT EVEN NORMAL LMR OPERATION IN ONE OF THESE VEHICLES COULD CAUSE A SAFETY ISSUE. THE TPMS RECEIVER SHOULD BE TESTED FOR REASONABLE RELIABILITY IN THE PRESENCE OF RF IN ADJACENT SPECTRUM AND RECALLED IF NOT COMPLIANT WITH FCC PART 15 OR NHTSA OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS. THE DEALER/MANUFACTURER HAVE REFUSED TO EVEN LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE BEYOND WH

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN ACCELERATING, THE TRANSMISSION HARD SHIFTS COMING OUT OF 3 AND 6TH GEAR, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY SLOW DOWN BEFORE UP SHIFTING. THE STUMBLE CAN BE HARD ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR TO LOCK. REPEATED VISITS TO THE DEALER DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID THAT IS NORMAL OPERATION.

I PURCHASED A TRUCK IN MARCH 2019 ,IT WASN'T UP TO THE SPECS REPRESENTED, THE DEALER SWAPPED THE TRUCK FOR ANOTHER NEW 2018, ON APRIL 2019. THE PROBLEM CENTERS AROUND THE TRAILER HITCH BEING REPRESENTED AS A CLASS 4 HITCH ON THE OPTION PACKAGE YET ITS IS CLEARLY LABELED AS ONLY A CLASS 3, UP TO 5000 #'S ON THE LABEL ON THE HITCH ITSELF. I AM NOT GETTING A DEFINITE ANSWER FROM FORD OR THE DEALER AS TO WHAT THE TOWING CAPACITY ACTUALLY IS AT THIS TIME. FORD REFUSES TO SEND THE PROPER HITCH TO THE DEALER TO INSTALL AND I'VE BEEN GIVEN CONFLICTING ANSWERS AS TO WHAT IT IS RATED FOR, AND WHY THE WINDOW STICKER ON SOME TRUCKS SAY CLASS FOUR ,BUT THE LABEL ON THE HITCH SAYS ONLY 5000#'S. THE DEALER WENT BY THE OPTIONS SUPPLIED WITH THE TRUCK WHEN THEY SWAPPED THEM IN APRIL, ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THE SAME PROBLEM EXISTS WITH THIS TRUCK. I AM CONCERNED THAT IF I TOW MY 7000# TRAILER I'LL BE OUT SIDE THE LEGAL LIMIT FOR THE HITCH, ALSO IT COULD BE EXPOSING MYSELF AND OTHERS TO AN UNSAFE CONDITION. I HAVE CONTACTED MR. MAURICE HICKS AT D.O.T. AND HAVE PASSED ALONG TO HIM PICTURES HE NEEDED TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. HE SUGGESTED I CONTACT SAFERCAR TO START THE PROCESS . MYSELF AND THE SERVICE MANGER AT THE DEALER EXAMINED SEVERAL NEW TRUCKS ON HIS LOT AND DISCOVERED THAT IT SEEMS TO OCCUR COMMONLY AS TO THE OPTION PACKAGE WITH THE TRUCK AND / OR THE WINDOW STICKER ON THE TRUCK DON'T MATCH THE LABELING ON THE HITCH ITSELF, SAYING CLASS 4 BUT LABELED FOR A CLASS 3. I HAVEN'T BEEN USING THE

WHEN I CLOSED THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR ON MY TRUCK THE ENTIRE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED. THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE AT THE TIME WAS APPROXIMATELY 95 DEGREES F. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AT THE TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 FORD F-150. WHEN THE CONTACT'S WIFE ENTERED THE VEHICLE, THE FRONT DRIVER'S DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH/SHUT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED WITH THEIR 2017 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT BACKED THE VEHICLE INTO THE SUNLIGHT, WAITED FIFTEEN MINUTES, AND WAS ABLE TO LATCH AND CLOSE THE DRIVER'S DOOR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO NICK NICHOLAS FORD INC (2901 FL-44, INVERNESS, FL 34453, 352-726-1231) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V652000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES), ALTHOUGH HIS 2017 F-150 WAS INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED THE SAME INFORMATION AS THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 FORD F-150. WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THE NOISE STOPPED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. IN ADDITION, THE DRIVE LINE WAS TURNING WHILE IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KENDALL FORD OF EUGENE (344 GOODPASTURE ISLAND RD, EUGENE, OR 97401, (855) 981-5490) WHERE THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000. *TR *TT CONSUMER STATED MY F150 BACKING UP AT START UP WHILE IN PARK.*JB

TRANSMISSION MAKES WHINING/GRINDING NOISE WHEN DOWNSHIFTING FROM 4TH TO 1ST GEAR AT LOW SPEEDS. TRANSMISSIONS MAKES CLUNKING NOISES AND JERKS WHEN SHIFTING THROUGH HIGHER GEARS ON ALL TYPES OF ROADS.

10R80 TRANSMISSION. CLUNKING, FAILURE TO SHIFT TO 9TH OR TH GEAR ON LEVEL OPEN ROAD TILL YOU HAVE TRAVELED FOR A LONG DISTANCE. SOME TIME YOU GET A MESSAGE SAYING DRIVE MODE NOT AVAILABLE. MODE SELECT IS SET TO NORMAL 1ST POSITION. CLUNLKS WHEN DOWN SHIFTING IN TOW HAUL MODE, THAT IS IF IT WORKS AT ALL.

WHILE MY 2018 FORD F150 WAS PARKED UNDER MY CARPORT IN 73 DEGREES WEATHER IN THE SHADE I OPENED MY TRUCK DOOR AN CLOSED MY TRUCK DOOR AN THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED IN A MILLION PIECE'S FORD WILL NOT COVER THE COST MY TRUCK HAS 9000 MILES ON IT I SEE THAT HUNDRED'S OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN TO THEM.

THIS IS A WELL KNOWN ISSUE. WHEN IT IS COLD THE DOORS MAY OR MAY NOT LATCH. YOU HAVE TO DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE HOLDING THE DOOR. I HAD TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER SEVERAL TIMES HOLDING MY DOOR CLOSED GOING DOWN THE FREEWAY.