2018 Ford F-150 complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE DRIFTED FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RON LEWIS FORD (300 9TH AVE, BEAVER FALLS, PA), BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500.

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THERE IS AN ABNORMAL ENGINE "RATTLE" NOISE WHEN DECELERATING (LETTING OFF THROTTLE) BETWEEN 1000 AND 2000 RPMS. THIS HAS BEEN A FREQUENT COMPLAINT FROM 2018 FORD F-150 OWNERS WITH V8 5.0L ENGINES. RESPONSES FROM F150 OWNERS ON VARIOUS FORUMS ALL INDICATE VARIOUS EXPLANATIONS FROM FORD AS TO THE CAUSE FROM NORMAL ENGINE CHARACTERISTICS, REPLACING CAM PHASERS, REPLACING SOLENOIDS, AND BUYBACKS. A TSB WAS RELEASED IN NOVEMBER 2018 WITH NO KNOWN CASES ON ANY RELATED FORUMS OF THE TSB CORRECTING THE ABNORMAL ENGINE RATTLE NOISE. I HAVE HJAD THE TSB PERFORMED AND THE NOISE WAS CONTINUED TO BE PRESENT. THE CONCERN FROM MYSELF AND OTHER OWNERS IS THE UNKNOWN LONG TERM EFFECTS ON THE ENGINE PERFORMANCE AND/OR LIFE AND A CONTINUED LACK OF RESPONSE FROM FORD AS TO THE CAUSE OR RELEASE OF ANY FIXES. THE ISSUE HAS BEEN PRESENT SINCE 1 WEEK AFTER PURCHASING THE TRUCK ON NOVEMBER 21, 2018.

STEERING PULLS TO LEFT AND RIGHT STEERING WHEEL NEEDS CONSTANT INPUT TO DRIVE STRAIGHT THIS WILL OCCUR AT CITY OR HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON ANY ROAD CONDITIONS. RACK AND PINION HAS BEEN REPLACED AT 2900 MILES TRUCK HAD 2 ALIGNMENTS TIRE PRESSURE CHECKED DIFFERENT TIRES WERE TRIED BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. CALLED FORD NOV. 2018 MADE A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE PROBLEM THEY GAVE ME A CASE NUMBER BUT HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING FROM THEM. FORD NEEDS TO FIND A SOLUTION AND GET THE PROBLEM FIXED BEFORE SOMEBODY HAS TO DIE IN ONE.

DOOR WILL NOT LATCH IN THE COLD. OPEN FINE WILL NOT LATCH SHUT. PARKED THE VEHICLE FOR THE WINTER MID NOVEMBER 2018 - OUTDOORS IN UPSTATE NY. HAD THE DOOR ON THE WINTER BEATER (2009 VOLVO V50) FREEZE OPEN. FRONT PASSENGER DOOR ON TRUCK WAS FROZEN OPEN AS WELL. HAD TO IDLE BOTH VEHICLES FOR 1/2 HOUR TO THAW THE LOCK TO WHERE IT WOULD LATCH. HAD THE SAME PROBLEM IN THE TRUCK 2 MONTHS LATER WHEN I TRIED TO CLOSE THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR WHICH WAS OPENED TO REMOVE A DOG LEASH FROM THE TRUCK. THIRD TIME WAS 3/23/19 WHEN THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR FROZE OPEN WHILE TRYING TO GET TO A CANINE SEARCH WITH MY DOG. ALL CASES THE VEHICLE HAD SAT FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. ALSO, A CLUNKING NOISE WAS PRESENT WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SWITCHED GEARS AND THE VEHICLE FELT DIFFERENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. NYE FORD (1555 UPPER LENNIX AVE, ONYE, NY) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000.

USING THE AUTO START SYSTEM, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF NORMALLY AT A STOP LIGHT BUT DID NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE DIED AND HAD TO BE RESTARTED MANUALLY, CAUSING VEHICLES BEHIND ME TO SUDDENLY BRAKE IN ANTICIPATION OF ME GOING FORWARD.

THE TRUCK HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES NOW FOR A SMALL GRINDING NOISE AND HARD STEERING. THE ORIGINAL THOUGHT WAS THE TRANSMISSION MODULE. AFTER A 1 MONTH BACKORDER ON THE PART, THE GRINDING NOISE WENT AWAY, BUT THE STEERING STILL FELT STIFF. IT WAS AS IF THE STEERING WHEEL WAS FIGHTING ME TO GO BACK TO CENTER. WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT, THE TRUCK LUNGES LEFT OR RIGHT DEPENDING ON THE MOST PREVIOUS TURN I PERFORMED. THE REAR END JUTS COMING OUT OF 4TH GEAR AS IF THE TRANSMISSION HAS NO CLUE WHAT GEAR IT SHOULD BE IN AROUND 30 MPH. IT IS THE ABSOLUTE WORST WHEN THE ENGINE ON/OFF SYSTEM IS ENGAGED. COMING OUT OF A STOP, IT IS LIKE THERE IS ZERO POWER STEERING. I FEEL LIKE THIS SHOULD BE A FLUID RESPONSE (FOOT OFF BRAKE ONTO ACCELERATOR, TURN WHEEL, AND ENJOY THE RIDE). WHAT YOU FEEL INSTEAD IS LIKE TRYING TO TWIST YOUR ULNA AND RADIUS BONES 360 DEGREES ON AXIS - THE TRUCK DOESN'T LIKE IT. BOTTOM LINE IS THE TRUCK FEELS DANGEROUS. I PERSONALLY DO NOT WANT TO BE ONE OF THE UNFORTUNATE STATISTICS SEEMINGLY NECESSARY TO START A RECALL. I WANT FORD MOTOR CO TO SEE ALL THE COMPLAINTS AND MAN TO FIX AN OBVIOUSLY FLAWED SYSTEM.

2018 FORD F-150. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO NOT BEING NOTIFIED ABOUT TSB 47270 THAT SOME MODELS EXHIBIT A DASH PANEL DISTORTION AT THE DEFROST DUCT AREA. *AS *TR

TAILGATE RANDOMLY OPENS WHILE DRIVING AND OR AFTER DRIVING WHEN PARKED. WILL ALSO HAPPEN AGAIN REPEATEDLY AFTER CLOSING. WHILE TAILGATE IS OPEN AFTER FALLING IN OPEN POSITION YOU CAN HEAR RELAY CLICKING NOISES IN PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD AREA. SOUNDS LIKE RELAYS ARE CONSTANTLY TRIGGERING TO OPEN TAILGATE. INITIALLY THOUGHT KEY FOB WAS TRIGGERING PROBLEM, BUT ISOLATED KEYFOB AND DETERMINED KEYFOB IS NOT THE ISSUE. AM CONCERNED THAT ITEMS IN BACK OF BED AREA ARE GOING TO FALL OUT WHEN TRUCK IS MOVING AND CAUSE ACCIDENT OR WORSE. SOMETIMES DO NOT HEAR THAT THE TAILGATE OPENED WHEN DRIVING. MY VEHICLE HAS FACTORY INSTALLED BED COVER AND CANNOT SEE IF TAILGATE IS DOWN FROM INSIDE OF VEHICLE

MY TRUCK HAS HAD 3 ALIGNMENTS, REPLACEMENT OF STEERING GEAR, PROGRAM UPDATE ON POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE, STEERING WHEEL MOVED, AND TIRES THAT HAVE FAILED TREAD TEST, AND I HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS ON THIS NHTSA WEBSITE FOR SAME STEERING ISSUES WHICH ARE: (AND FORD ENGINEER COMFIRMED) PULLS LEFT AND PULLS RIGHT, BINDS, STEERING FIGHTS AGAINST ITSELF AND STILL AFTER ALL THE WORK AND TRIPS TO DEALERSHIP THE TRUCK IS STILL DIFFICULT TO DRIVE AND NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. WHAT DOES IT TAKE FOR NHTSA TO HELP GET THIS TRUCK OFF THE ROAD? DOES SOMEONE NEED TO GET HURT OR KILLED 1ST?

STARTED VEHICLE AS USUAL, SHIFTED THE SHIFTER FROM PARK TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE APPEARED TO BE IN DRIVE BUT THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN REVERSE. RELEASING THE BRAKE PEDAL CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN REVERSE (VEHICLE MOVED BACKWARDS) BUT THE SHIFTER SHOWED DRIVE. I THEN SHIFTED THE SHIFTER TO PARK BUT THE TRANSMISSION REMAINED STUCK IN REVERSE. ONCE I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE I COULD NOT RESTART BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION WAS STUCK IN REVERSE EVEN THOUGH THE SHIFTER SHOWED IT WAS IN PARK. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. THIS EVENT HAPPENED IN MY DRIVEWAY AND DID NOT RESULT IN DAMAGE OR INJURIES.

DURING EXTREME COLD WEATHER, 0 DEGREES AND COLDER, DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE/LATCH. MANIPULATED LOCKS AND DOOR HANDLE SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE DOORS WOULD STAY SHUT. ALL WHILE PARKED

THE STEERING OF MY 2018 F150 IS STICKING IN PLACES AND HAS TO BE MANUALLY PULLED OUT OF THE POSITION. IT HAS ALMOST CAUSED 3 HEAD ON COLLISIONS TO DATE. FORD HAS HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT AND ADDRESS THE ISSUE, BUT INFORMED ME THAT THAT IS JUST THE WAY THEIR NEW POWER STEERING WORKS. THEY SAID THEY WILL CONTINUE TO LOOK AT IT, BUT THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN REALLY BE DONE TO ADDRESS IT. FORD CASE NUMBER CAS-16915256

AFTER TOWING A TRAILER FOR SOME MILES (130 OR SO IN THIS CASE) THE VEHICLE STALLS/DIES AFTER PULLING UP TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. THIS REPEATED ITSELF MULTIPLE TIMES (7 IN ONE TOWN) AND TWICE IN ANOTHER TOWN BEFORE GETTING HOME. THIS HAPPENED WITH THE AUTO STOP FEATURE ENABLED AND DISABLED. SYSTEM CHIMED AT EACH OCCURENCE AND INDICATED THAT DRIVER SHOULD PUT TRUCK IN PARK AND TURN IGNITION KEY.

THE KEY FOB FOR OUR NEW F150 HAS BROKEN ALREADY. IT WAS ONLY 2 MONTHS OLD AND THE METAL PART THAT HOLDS THE KEY RING CAME OFF. THIS SHOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED AFTER ONLY 2 MONTHS. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAYS IT IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AND WILL NOT REPAIR OR REPLACE. IF THE FOB FALLS OFF THE KEY RING BECAUSE IT WAS NOT GLUES ON PROPERLY, YOU CAN LOSE YOUR KEY. WORSE, SOMEONE COULD FIND IT, PRESS THE LOCK OR PANIC BUTTON TO FIND YOUR CAR AND THEN STEAL YOUR CAR. I THINK IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND COMPROMISES THE SECURITY OF THE CAR. IT ALSO LEAVES YOU WITHOUT A KEY IF IT FALLS OFF. IF YOU DO MANAGE TO SEE IT HAPPEN, THEN YOU ARE STUCK WITH A BROKEN FOB AFTER OWNING YOUR NEW CAR FOR ONLY 2 MONTHS. ONE OTHER NOTE ON THE WEAR AND TEAR. IT WAS SOLD NEW BUT HAD ABOUT 2000 MILES ALREADY ON IT. SO, THE WEAR AND TEAR COULD HAVE OCCURRED WHILE THE DEALER HAD POSSESSION.

AUTO START/STOP CREATES A HAZARD WHILE TURNING. FOR EXAMPLE, WHILE TURNING LEFT AT A CONTROLLED INTERSECTION AND WAITING FOR ONCOMING TRAFFIC, TRUCK SHUTS OFF. UPON RESTART, THERE IS NOTICEABLE LAG IN POWER STEERING WHICH EFFECT THE ABILITY TO TURN. NO ABILITY TO TURN AUTO STOP/START OFF PERMANENTLY WITHOUT VOIDING WARRANTY. CRASH STATS PROVE LEFT TURNING MOVEMENTS AT INTERSECTIONS CARRY SIGNIFICANTLY HIGH RISK. ADDITIONAL UNPREDICTABLE STEERING BEHAVIOR INCREASES ALREADY HIGH RISK. I FEEL THE SYSTEM IS FUNCTIONING AS DESIGNED. POWER STEERING IS NOT INSTANT UPON START UP AND AUTO START/STOP FUNCTIONS SMOOTHLY UNLESS WAITING TO TURN.

VEHICLE IS A 2018 F-150 WITH THE 5.0 V-8. WHEN THE ENGINE IS FIRST STARTED AFTER A LONG PERIOD, IT WILL EXHIBIT AN ENGINE RATTLE NOISE WHEN LETTING OF THE GAS PEDAL BETWEEN 1500 RPM TO 800 RPM AND SOMETIMES WHEN SLOWLY ACCELERATING. ONCE THE ENGINE GETS TO OPERATING TEMP, THE NOISE GOES AWAY. THE TRUCK MUST BE IN GEAR AND UNDER LOAD, IT DOES NOT HAPPEN WHEN IN PARK OR NEUTRAL. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE TSB 18-2354 PREFORMED WITH NO SUCCESS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 FORD F-150. DUE TO THE AUTO STOP/START FEATURE INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A DELAY IN THE POWER STEERING FEATURE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN. KELLER FORD INC (LOCATED AT 3385 ALPINE AVE NW, GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49544, (616) 784-6600) WAS CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO INFORMED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: CAS-17380347-F3K9T3. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000.

TRUCK PULLS TO THE LEFT, PULLS TO THE RIGHT, STEERING WHEEL BINDS, STEERING GOES AGAINST ITSELF, PULSATIONS IN THE STEERING. TRUCK IS HARD TO DRIVE. THE TRUCK HAS DRIVEN ME OFF THE ROAD. THE TRUCK HAS HAD 3 ALIGNMENTS, STEERING GEAR HAS BEEN REPLACED, TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN PERFORMED ON POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE. 2 WEEKS AFTER IT HAD ALIGNMENT AND TSB PERFORMED, FORD ENGINEER CONFIRMED STEERING PROBLEM. FORD ENGINEER SAID TO DO ANOTHER ALIGNMENT. FORD CAN NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AND REFUSES. THIS TRUCK IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. I HAVE REPORTED THIS STEERING PROBLEM TO FORD AND NHSTA NUMEROUS TIMES. THIS TRUCK SHOULD BE REMOVED FROM THE ROAD. I SHOULD NOT BE EXPECTED TO PUT MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF OTHERS AT RISK WITH THIS TRUCK. PLEASE HELP

AFTER A PERIOD OF TOWING A 5200# TRAILER THE 2.7L ECOBOOST ENGINE WOULD STALL WHEN NOT THROTTLING. MEANING, ANYTIME SLOWING DOWN OR STOPPING THE ENGINE WOULD CUT OFF UNEXPECTEDLY, FORCING A MANUAL RESTART. THE TRUCK DID RESTART IF THE THROTTLE WAS HELD IN PUSHING GAS AND THEN THROWING THE TRUCK INTO DRIVE GEAR TO MOVE, HOWEVER THE THROTTLE WOULD HAVE TO CONTINUE TO BE PUSHING IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN POWER. THIS OCCURRED AT 30+ MPH IN SLOWING DOWN FOR ACCIDENT/CONSTRUCTION TRAFFIC AS WELL AS EVERY TIME STOPPING FOR LIGHTS OR GAS. ISSUE OCCURRED MANY TIMES DURING TRIP, BUT ONLY WHILE TOWING. AFTER DISCONNECTING TRAILER AND ALLOWING VEHICLE TO COOL/REST FOR AN HOUR ISSUE DID NOT RETURN UNTIL AFTER RUNNING WITH TRAILER BEING TOWED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AGAIN.

FEBRUARY 28, 2019 STARTED TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY 2018 F150 STX JUST KEPT ON ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN, I APPLIED BRAKES AND IT WOULD SLOW DOWN BUT AS SOON AS I STOPPED BRAKING IT STARTED TO ACCELERATE AGAIN, IT DID THIS SEVERAL TIMES DURING BRAKING, I FINALLY HAD TO TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND PULL OVER. I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE ACCELERATOR RACED UP AGAIN, I SHUT IT OFF AGAIN AND LET IT SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES TO RESET TO DEFAULT. IT WAS OK AFTER THAT AND HAS NOT HAPPENED SINCE BUT I AM WAITING FOR THE NEXT EVENT. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. CALLED HALLADA FORD IN DODGEVILLE WI. TO LET THEM KNOW AND THERE RESPONSE WAS THEY WERE UNAWARE OF THE PROBLEM, DON'T THINK I BELIEVE THAT!!

MY DOOR LATCHES/LOCKS SEEM TO BE FREEZING. MY REAR PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT LATCH CLOSED AND MY DRIVER DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK.

MY DRIVER DOOR LATCH WAS FROZEN AND THE DOOR WOULD NOT PROPERLY LATCH CLOSED. I HAD TO DRIVE 26 MILES, 98% INTERSTATE (70MPH), HOLDING MY DRIVER DOOR CLOSED. I HAD TO USE A HEAT GUN TO THAW THE LATCH SO THE DOOR WOULD PROPERLY LATCH SHUT. LUCKILY ON THE OTHER 5 OCCASIONS WHERE THE LATCH WAS FROZEN, I WAS AT HOME AND WAS ABLE TO USE A HEAT GUN TO THAW THE LATCH ENOUGH SO THAT THE DOOR WOULD CLOSE PROPERLY. I HAVE ONLY EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE WITH MY DRIVER DOOR. AS OF TODAY, 3/11/2019, MY TRUCK IS AT VAN HORN FORD OF OCONOMOWOC (WISCONSIN) HAVING SAFETY RECALL 18N03 PERFORMED.

DOORS WON'T CLOSE WHEN 30 DEGREES OR COLDER. PERIODICALLY DOOR LOCKS FREEZE. ISSUE OCCURS IN BOTH HUMID AND DRY ENVIRONMENTS. THIS OCCURS WHEN THE CAR IS NOT IN USE, OR IF DRIVEN IN COLD TEMPERATURES WITHOUT THE CABIN HEAT ON. TO RESOLVE YOU MUST HEAT THE DOORS TO THEN CLOSE. ONGOING PROBLEM ALL THIS WINTER REQUIRING ME TO BUNGEE CORD DOORS CLOSE TO DRIVE, AND PERIODICALLY LEAVE DOORS OPEN WHILE AT WORK OR GOING INTO STORES.

DOOR LATCH, THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WAS NOT CLOSING WHEN I FIRST GOT THE TRUCK. THIS IS NOT A NEW ISSUE. THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN FIXED LAST APRIL AT THE FACTORY, BUT OBVIOUSLY IT WAS NOT. I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK LOOKED AT 3 TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE. IT MAY BE FIXED NOW, MAYBE NOT. HOW CAN FORD NOT HAVE RECALLS AND A FIX FOR THIS AND STILL BE ALLOWED TO SELL THESE VEHICLES? I HAVE HAD TO DRIVE MY TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP GOING DOWN THE FREEWAY HOLDING THE DOOR SHUT. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY, THEY DON'T SEEM TO CARE OF WHOLE LOT. LAST WEEK IT WAS IN THE SHOP MORE THAN I HAD THE VEHICLE.

FORD 2018 F150 REAR WINDOW / DEFROSTER ISSUES - LUCKILY, MY REAR WINDOW DID NOT SHATTER AS OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED, BUT I HAVE EXPERIENCED DEFROSTER OVERHEATING TO THE POINT WHERE 2 OUT OF 3 SECTIONS OF THE WINDOW NO LONGER WORK. UPON INSPECTION, IT APPEARS THE RESISTIVE ELEMENTS ARE BURNT AND BECOMING DELAMINATED FROM THE WINDOW IN MULTIPLE PLACES. I DID ALSO SMELL WARM/BURNING ELECTRONICS AT THE TIME IT HAPPENED. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP - AS THIS SHOULD STILL BE UNDER WARRANTY, BUT WAS TOLD THE CLAIM WAS DENIED, EVEN THOUGH I DID NOTHING TO CAUSE THIS AND THEY COULD NOT TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED. I CAN SEE HOW A SUDDEN OVER-CURRENT / OVERHEATING LIKE THIS COULD LEAD TO GLASS SHATTERING AND FORD SHOULD BE HELD LIABLE IF THEIR CONTROLS AND/OR DEFROSTER ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. IT IS ALSO DANGEROUS, AS MY VISION IS OBSTRUCTED AS A RESULT OF THIS ISSUE. THIS MOST LIKELY HAPPENED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, DURING WARM-UP, USING AUTO-START.

CPSC:2018 FORD F150 FROZEN DOOR LATCH ISSUE. IN TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LATCH WILL NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. IT EITHER PREVENTS THE DOOR FROM BEING OPENED OR ONCE OPENED IT PREVENTS THE DOOR FROM BEING CLOSED. *DT *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH IN THE RAIN, THE TAILGATE FELL DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SHEEHY FORD OF MARLOW HEIGHTS (301-298-0793, LOCATED AT 5000 AUTH RD, MARLOW HEIGHTS, MD 20746), BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 4,500.

SINCE PURCHASING THE TRUCK, THE 10 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOESN'T SEEM TO SHIFT SMOOTHLY IN MANY GEARS. IT SEEMS TO LURCH WHEN SHIFTING AT OFTEN TIMES AND WILL SKIP GEARS WHEN SIFTING QUITE FREQUENTLY. FOR A NEW VEHICLE IT DOESN'T SHIFT SMOOTHLY AT ALL. IT'S BEEN SERVICED AT AN AUTHORIZED FORD DEALER WHERE THEY TOLD ME THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPROGRAMMED DUE TO A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN BUT EVEN SINCE THEN IT STILL DOESN'T SHIFT SMOOTHLY. IT HAPPENS PRETTY MUCH EVERYDAY OR EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED.

I'VE BEEN HAVING ISSUES CLOSING MY DRIVERS DOOR, EVERY TIME THAT WEATHER IS UNDER FREEZING TEMPERATURES MY DOOR WON'T CLOSE. THE LATCH MAY IS FROZEN AND THE DOOR KEEPS OPEN. I HAVE A VIDEO AS EVIDENCE, BUT I CAN RECREATE THIS ISSUE ALMOST EVERY MORNING OR AFTERNOON WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW 32 FAHRENHEIT.

HAVE OWNED 4X4 TRUCKS (TOYOTA) SINCE 1984. AT A QUILCENE, WA AT RENTAL HOME ON SUNDAY. HEAVY SNOWS 2' OVERNIGHT. POWER FAILED IN BUILDING. NO HEAT SOURCE. COULD NOT DEPART AS BOTH DOORS WERE FROZEN SHUT. CALLED FORD CORPORATE AND TWO LOCAL FORD SERVICE CENTERS. ABSOLUTELY NO HELP OR AWARENESS OF THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A 7900 MILE CAR WITH SALES STAFF THAT DID NOT NOTIFY ME OF THE FROZEN DOOR PROBLEM WHEN AUTO PURCHASED. HOW MANY INCIDENTS DOES NHTSA NEED TO RECALL OR DEMAND MANUFACTURER RESOLVE THIS ISSUE OR ARE SENIORS EXPENDABLE IN THIS COUNTRY?

WHEN VEHICLE IS IN MOTION ALL SAFETY WARNING INDICATORS LIGHTS COME WHICH CAUSES VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER. AND WILL NOT ALLOW VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO GETTING HIT WHICH HAS BEEN THE CASE. IN ADDITION, THIS ALSO CAUSES THE AUTO STOP FEATURE TO NOT WORK WHICH ALLOWS THE VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF WHEN STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND STOP SIGNS. THIS OCCURS TWO TO THREE DAILY.

5.0 HAS A DISTINCT RATTLING NOISE AT LOWER RPM'S. THE ENGINE ALSO HAS A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE WHICH IS DIFFERENT FROM THE RATTLING NOISE. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE GAS PEDAL TEMPORARILY STICKING AND THE ENGINE HAS A MISS. ALSO WAY DOWN ON FUEL ECONOMY AT 11MPG'S. THIS VEHICLE IS 3 MONTHS OLD AND DEALERSHIP SAYS AND (FORD CORPORATE SUPPORTS DEALERSHIP) THAT I HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR ANY ENGINE DIAGNOSTICS REGARDING MY 5.0 ENGINE PROBLEMS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS WOULD NOT REMAIN CLOSED AND COULD NOT BE LOCKED AND SECURED. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR DURING COLD TEMPERATURES. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. HUMPHREY PARKWAY FORD (311 COMMERCIAL DR, DOVER, OH) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,500.

WE GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT OVER THE WEEKEND. WE WERE T-BONES BY A BUS. IT WRECKED THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. HOWEVER, WHEN I WENT INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE TO GET MY PURSE OUT I NOTICED THAT THERE WERE FLAMES COMING FROM THE SIDE OF THE DRIVERS SEAT. OUR F150 IS NOW BURNT TO A CRISP. THERE'S NO REASON FOR THAT TRUCK TO HAVE CAUGHT FIRE LIKE THAT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JOEL CONFER FORD (2935 PENNS VALLEY PIKE, CENTRE HALL, BELLFORNTE, PA) ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS FOR THE SAME FAILURE AND THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE WAS REPROGRAMMED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURES CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000. *TT*JB

THIS VEHICLE GENERALLY EXHIBITS HARSH UPSHIFTS (3RD-TO-4TH) AND DOWNSHIFTS (4TH-TO-3RD) AS INDICATED ON THE DRIVER'S IP. I HAVE EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHEN THE VEHICLE WILL "MISS" THE SHIFT FROM 3RD TO 4TH, NORMALLY WHEN COLD AND UNDER LIGHT TO MODERATE THROTTLE CONDITIONS. THE GEAR INDICATOR BRIEFLY SHOWS 1ST GEAR, HOWEVER, I WAS ABLE TO APPLY FULL THROTTLE (100% ACCEL PEDAL), BUT HAD NO POWER TO THE WHEELS (DRIVE IS NOT ENGAGED), ENGINE SPEED ROSE TO APPROXIMATELY 3000 RPM. THIS CONDITION LASTED FOR ABOUT 2-3 SECS BEFORE IT SHIFTED TO 4TH, THE REVS SETTLED TO NORMAL/EXPECTED RANGE AND DRIVE TO THE WHEELS WAS RE-ENGAGED. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITION THAT LEAVES ME WITHOUT POWER TO SAFELY ACCELERATE, OR MERGE WITH TRAFFIC.

THE ENGINE SOMETIMES STUMBLES ON LIGHT ACCELERATION LIKE IT IS STARVING FOR FUEL. I HIT THE GAS, THE ENGINE STARTS TO RESPOND, THEN ACTS LIKE IT IS GOING TO STALL. I LET OFF THE GAS AND HIT IT AGAIN, SAME THING. I HAVE TRAVELED AS MUCH AS 500 FT. BEFORE THE ENGINE RESPONDS PROPERLY. DEALER CAN'T FIND ANYTHING, AS IT IS RANDOM AND DOESN'T PRODUCE A FAULT CODE. DOESN'T MATTER IF THE ENGINE IS HOT OR COLD. HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. DANGEROUS SITUATION. IT HAS HAPPENED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND WHEN I JUST PULLED OUT OF THE GARAGE.

ENTIRE REAR VIEW WINDOW SHATTERED FOR NO REASON, WHILE PARKED IN A PARKING LOT.

TRUCK SHUTS OFF WHEN PULLING A CAMPER AND WILL NOT RUN AFTER RESTART UNLESS YOU REV THE ENGINE AND QUICKLY PULL THE SHIFTER INTO DRIVE AND ACCELERATE QUICKLY. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SHOWS 'AUTO STARTSTOP SHIFT TO P, THEM RESTART ENGINE.' THIS HAS CAUSED MANY NEAR MISS ACCIDENTS. THE VEHICLE WILL STALL WHEN YOU TRY TO CROSS AN INTERSECTION OR PULL AWAY FROM A STOP SIGN.

ON JAN 25TH, 27TH AND 29TH A "MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP - REGULATORY' LIGHT WENT ON, AND AT THE SAME TIME THERE WAS A WARNING OF 'REDUCE POWER' THE TRUCK POWER RESULTS IN AN REDUCTION OF SPEED TO 10-20 MPH. THIS HAPPENS AT SPEED, 60-70MPH ON THE FREEWAY, TO 10-20 MPH. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER, AFTER A 'SOFTWARE' UPGRADE I WAS TOLD THE TRUCK WAS OK. HOWEVER ON FED 11TH AT NIGHT ON A HIGHWAY WITH NO SHOULDER THE "MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP - REGULATORY' LIGHT WHEN ON, AND AT THE SAME TIME THERE WAS A WARNING OF 'REDUCE POWER' THE TRUCK POWER RESULTS IN AN REDUCTION OF SPEED TO 10-20 MPH. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE TRUCK GOING, IS TO SHUT IT OFF AND RE-START THE TRUCK, THE ENGINE 'LIGHT' STAYS ON, HOWEVER THE TRUCK RUNS FINE. ITS NOW AT THE DEALER, FOR THE LAST 3 DAYS. THEY THINK IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE TURBO OVER BOOST. MY MAIN CONCERNS IS NOT THE TURBO, BUT THE 'CODING' THAT DE-RATES THE ENGINE, WHEN AT SPEED RESULTING IN AN IMMEDIATE SAFETY ISSUE. WHILE ON ALL OF MY OCCASIONS I WAS ABLE TO GET THE TRUCK RESTARTED WITHOUT ANOTHER VEHICLE RUNNING INTO ME. I AM REQUESTING ASSURANCES THAT THE 'CODE' OR PROGRAMMING THAT CAUSES THE REDUCED POWER TO BE REMOVED. FOR ME THIS IS FAR MORE IMPORTANT THAT MAKING A REPAIR TO THE TURBO, AS IT'S DIRECTLY TO SAFETY.

TWO COMPLAINTS: 1- DOOR LOCKS STILL FREEZING AFTER BEING AT THE DEALER FOR A RECALL TO FIX THEM. FIX DID NOT WORK. 2- POOR DESIGN ON BOTH SIDE DOOR MIRRORS. THE SMALL WIDE ANGLE INSET MIRRORS ARE SET IN TOO DEEP AND ANGLED IMPROPERLY, THAT WHEN ADJUSTING THE LARGER MIRRORS THE VIEW OF THE INSETS NEGATES THEIR PURPOSE AND CAUSES A BLIND SIDE AREA AT A CRITICAL IN THE LEFT PASSING LANE WITCH IS MISSED BY BOTH MIRRORS. I,VE TRIED REPOSITIONING THEM TO ALLEVIATE THIS PROBLEM TO NO AVAIL. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. SEVERAL CLOSE CALL ACCIDENTS HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCED.( MIRRORS WERE CLEAN AND UNOBSTRUCTED). ALSO THEY HAVE VIRTUALLY NO OVERHANG ON THE TOP AND THEREFORE ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO SNOW ICE AND RAIN. SUGGEST INCREASING THE TOP OVERHANG AREA SOMEWHAT. THE ABOVE IS MEANT TO BE HELPFUL OBSERVATIONS TO AID FORD DESIGN AND CUSTOMER SATISFACTION AND SAFETY. THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO INFORM YOU OF THESE MATTERS. (XXXX) PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

TRUCK INSTANTLY PULLS TO THE RIGHT, WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS STRAIGHT, THE TRUCK DRIVES IMMEDIATELY TO THE LEFT, THE STEERING WHEEL BINDS AND WILL DRIVE ITSELF TO THE LEFT, IMPULSES IN THE STEERING WHEEL. TRUCK HUS BEEN TO DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES FOR STEERING DEFECT. DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED STEERING GEAR, 2 ALIGNMENTS, BALANCED ROTATED TIRES, ADJUST AIR PRESSURE. DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT I AM WASTING THEIR TIME ON "WARRANTY WORK" THIS TRUCK IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE, FORD IS REFUSING TO COMPLY TO MY WARRANTY, AND FORD CORPORATE WILL NOT DO A MANUFACTURER BUY BACK. FORD WILL NOT GIVE REASONS FOR NOT DOING BUYBACK. FORD SAYS THIS INFORMATION IS "INTERNAL THING". THIS TRUCK IS A DANGER TO ME, MY KIDS, AND EVERYONE ELSE ON THE ROAD. THEIR SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THESE TRUCKS FOR STEERING ISSUES. SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME

TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS HARD, DELAYS OF POWER TO REAR WHEELS, CLUNKING NOISE, SHUDDERING. BEEN TO DEALERSHIP,3 TIMES FOR TRANSMISSION. DEALERSHIP SAID I NEED TO DRIVE THE TRUCK UNTIL TRANSMISSION GETS WORSE BEFORE THEY CAN FIX IT. DEALERSHIP SAID IM WASTING THEIR TIME WITH WARRANTY WORK. FORD WILL NOT TAKE ACTION TO HELP. TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS MAKE THE TRUCK UNSAFE TO DRIVE ALONG WITH ITS SEVERE STEERING PROBLEMS. PLEASE SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME BEFORE MYSELF OR MY KIDS OR SOMEONE ELSE GETS INJURED DUE TO THIS UNSAFE TRUCK AND NEGLIGENT DEALERSHIP AND FORD

USED AUTO START TO WARM UP THE TRUCK. WENT AND STARTED DOWN THE STREET AND NOTICED BACK WINDOW HAD EXPLODED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE SLIDING WINDOW. SLIDING PART WAS FINE. WINDOW WAS FINE WHEN PARKED 8 HOURS BEFORE. THIS SAT WHERE NO ONE OR ANYTHING COULD HIT IT BEHIND MY HOUSE. DEALER SAID IT MY INSURANCE'S PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTO START FUNCTION WAS USED TO REMOTELY START THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT LATER NOTICED FLAMES UNDER THE HOOD. A FIRE TRUCK ARRIVED WITH A FIRE INSPECTOR WHO EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGER NEAR THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY. AN INDEPENDENT SOURCE WAS CALLED TO INVESTIGATE THE FAILURE. BENNA FORD SUPERIOR (3022 TOWER AVE, SUPERIOR, WI 54880, (715) 394-8669) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FIRE. A FIRE INSPECTION REPORT WAS TO BE DETERMINED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

DOOR LATCH FREEZING NOT ALLOWING THE DOOR TO STAY CLOSED.

FROZEN DOOR LATCH BEEN IN TWICE NOT FIXED DOOR OPENS WHEN MOVING I BELIEVE IT IS SAFETY ISSUE

THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS WILL NOT LATCH. WORKED FINE WHEN WE BOUGHT THE TRUCK LAST EVENING. THIS MORNING WITH TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING, DOORS OPENED, BUT THEN WOULD NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. SUBSEQUENT RESEARCH ON INTERNET SUGGESTS THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND IS THE RESULT OF CONDENSATION PROBLEM FREEZING DOOR LATCHES. VEHICLE IS 1 DAY OLD. HOW IS FORD ALLOWED TO SELL ME THIS VEHICLE?