2018 Ford F-150 complaints

MY TRUCK WAS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY IN BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES . THE NEXT MOURNING AFTER I UNLOCKED AND OPENED MY 2 DRIVER SIDE DOORS THE DOORS WOULD NOT LATCH BACK CLOSED. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 DIFFERENT TIMES. AFTER I FINALLY DID GET THEM TO CLOSE I'M NOT CONFIDENT THAT THEY WILL STAY CLOSE WHILE I'M DRIVING.

COLD MORNING AND THE POWER DOOR LOCKS WOULD NOT UNLOCK WITH THE REMOTE OR THE KEY IN THE DRIVERS DOOR, AFTER CLIMBING IN THE BACK DOOR TO OPEN THE FRONT NEITHER THE REAR DOOR OR THE FRONT DOOR WOULD LATCH WHEN THE DOOR WAS CLOSED. EXTREMELY UNSAFE, COULD NOT DRIVE THE TRUCK TO WORK BECAUSE THE DOORS WOULD NOT LATCH SHUT.

DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WILL NOT LATCH CLOSED WHEN COLD OUTSIDE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED UNEVENLY IN THE FIRST THREE GEARS. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED INITIALLY, THE RPMS INCREASED AND DECREASED. THE CONTACT CALLED KOONS STERLING FORD (46869 HARRY BYRD HWY, STERLING, VA 20164, (703) 430-7700) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE FAILURE. A DIAGNOSTIC APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED FOR A RECALL THAT WAS UNRELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000.

10 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION MAKES NOISE, SHIFTS HARD WHEN COLD, BUCKS AND SURGES AT LOWER SPEEDS, DOWNSHIFTS ARE HARSH. DEALER STATES THIS IS ALL NORMAL BEHAVIOR FOR THIS TRANSMISSION. WORST AUTOMATIC I HAVE EVER OWNED.

THE DOOR LATCHES ON ALL (4) DOORS BECOME INOPERABLE WHEN TEMPS DROP BELOW 32 DEGREES. THIS HAS RESULTED IN NOT BEING ABLE TO ENTER OR EXIT THE VEHICLE AND HAVE DOORS POP OPEN ON THEIR OWN AFTER BEING SHUT. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT COULD RESULT BEING STUCK INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND/OR POSSIBLY HAVING SOMEONE FALL OUT OF THE VEHICLE IF DOOR WERE TO POP OPEN UNEXPECTEDLY.

DAUGHTER DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME, PARKED IT, AND TURNED OFF VEHICLE. WHILE INSIDE THE RESIDENCE, DAUGHTER HEARD DOGS OUTSIDE BARKING. DAUGHTER WENT TO CHECK ON DOGS AND SAW THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND ENGINE WAS NOT ON. THE VEHICLE FULLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE VEHICLE FIRE ALSO BURNED A PART OF THE EXTERIOR OF THE RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY STILL AT THE RESIDENCE WHERE IT BURNED. I REQUEST THAT THIS VEHICLE BE INVESTIGATED BECAUSE THERE WAS NOT REASON FOR IT TO HAVE CAUGHT FIRE. IT WAS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY TYPE OF ACCIDENT.

WITH AUTO STOP/START DISABLED USING THE DASH CONTROL, THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN WHILE MOVING ON A CITY STREET IN TRAFFIC DURING A SLOW-SPEED 90 RIGHT-HAND TURN. THE ON-DASH MESSAGE REFERENCED EITHER THE AUTO SHUTDOWN OR AUTO START/STOP FUNCTION STOPPING THE ENGINE AND INSTRUCTED THAT THE VEHICLE BE PLACED IN PARK TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE DID RESTART AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP AND PLACING THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THEY REPORTED THAT NO DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES WERE PRESENT IN THE SYSTEM AND THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE REPLICATED AFTER "SEVERAL" TEST DRIVES.

IN COLD WEATHER THE DOOR LOCKS FREEZE. THE DOORS CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE OR INSIDE. ALSO IF THE DOOR HANDLE OPENS THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE THE DOOR WILL NOT LATCH AND STAY CLOSED. THE DOOR "BOUNCES" OFF THE DOOR FRAME.

ANYTIME THE WEATHER IS BELOW FREEZING THE DRIVERS DOOR LATCH IS FROZEN SHUT. WHEN IT FINALLY OPENS AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS THEN IT WILL NOT LATCH CLOSED AGAIN. THIS IS APPARENTLY A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM THAT FORD REFUSES TO FIX. I'VE BEEN TO THE DEALER TWICE WITH NO REPAIR.

10 SPEED TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE, WAS HOPEFUL IT WOULD RESOLVE ITSELF ONCE THE 5K MILE BREAK-IN PERIOD WAS SURPASSED. TRANSMISSION IS AWKWARD, CLUMSY AND SPENDS TOO MUCH TIME HUNTING BETWEEN GEAR SHIFTS. MY 2013 F150 WITH 105K MILES ON IT DRIVES NOTICEABLY SMOOTHER. FORD DEALER OK WITH NO REAL EXPLANATION FOR CUSTOMERS.

I HAVE HAD TWO RUN AWAY FULL ACCELERATIONS IN THIS NEW TRUCK. I ACCELERATED FIRMLY AND THE ACCELERATOR REFUSED TO DISENGAGE. AT OVER 90 MPHM I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, THE RPM INCREASED AND I SHUT OFF THE KEY. NEXT TIME IN THE SAME DRIVE IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND I IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF THE KEY. I WILL NOTIFY MY DEALER TOMORROW. I WILL NOT DRIVE IN THIS VEHICLE AGAIN. AS AN EXPERIENCED COMMERCIAL PILOT I HAVE BEEN TRAINED HOW TO DEAL WITH THIS ISSUE BUT THE PUBLIC HAS NO CLUE WHAT TO DO.

MY TRUCK HAS 19600 MILES ON IT, SINCE LAST 2 DAYS THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN PRESSED WOULD GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WHILE DRIVING, DOESN'T MATTER CITY OR HIGWAY. I HAVE DROPPED TO THE DEALERSHIP YESTERDAY, THEY ARE STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM

REAR WINDOW VISIBILITY WITHOUT DEFOGGER DEFROSTER. ALL CARS/TRUCKS SHOULD HAVE A REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER DEFROSTER. FORD SELLING VEHICLES WITHOUT AND IGNORING SAFETY ISSUES. DEALERSHIP SHOULD MAKE IT VERY CLEAR THAT THESE TRUCKS SELL WITH OR WITHOUT REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER/DEFROSTER AND ONLY COME AS AN OPTION. EVEN MY 1955 RENAULT HAD ONE. THANK YOU.

IN BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES, DRIVERS SIDE FRONT DOOR LATCH FAILS TO LOCK IN CLOSED POSITION WHEN DOOR IS CLOSED, ALLOWING DOOR TO OPEN FREELY WITHOUT USING DOOR HANDLE. THE ONLY WAY TO SECURE THE DOOR FOR TRANSIT IS TO EITHER HOLD IT CLOSED MANUALLY OR RUN A STRAP BETWEEN THE TWO INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES TO KEEP IT FROM FLYING OPEN. AFTER VEHICLE HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR A WHILE AND INTERIOR IS WARMED UP, LATCH BEGINS WORKING AS NORMAL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AWAITING AT A RED LIGHT, THE VEHICLE SHATTERED AND DID NOT MOVE WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE SHATTERED ONE MORE TIME AND THEN STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER CHAMPION FORD/LINCOLN (140 SOUTHTOWN BLVD, OWNSBORO, KY 42303) THEY DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 850. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

ON 8/11/2018 I WAS INVOLVE IN A REALLY BAD WITH MY NEW 2018 FORD F150 PLATINUM I WAS COMING HOME AN IT WAS RAINING ALL OF A SUDDEN THE PRECOLLISION SYSTEM THAT ALERTS ME STARTED ACTING UP I THEN APPLY BRAKES THAT WAS THE WORSE MISTAKE THE TRUCKS DID NOT BRAKE IT SLAM MY BRAKES SO HARD THAT MADE MY TRUCK FISH TALE OUT OF CONTROL THAT THREW ME TOWARDS A CONCRETE WALL AT SPEEDS 65 MILES THE WORSE THING IS THAT NOT ONE AIRBAG DEPLOYED THE ONLY AIRBAG THAT WENT OFF WAS THE REAR SEAT BELT SOME EXPERTS HAD SAID THAT MY TRUCK SHOULD HAVE NEVER ACTED THAT WAY UNLESS THERE IS SOME KIND OF MALFUNCTION I REACH OUT TO FORD BUT NO ANSWER AS OF NOW

I BOUGHT THIS 2018 F150 LARIAT NEW, ON TEST DRIVE I NOTICED VEHICLE DID A LOT OF WEAVING TO THE POINT I ASKED SALESMAN TO DRIVE IT BACK AND VERIFY IF STEERED LIKE HIS 2017 WHICH HE DID. THIS VEHICLE DRIFTS ALL OVER THE ROAD AND FEELS LIKE IT IS GETTING OVER RUN WITH ELECTRICAL IMPULSES IN THE STEERING CAUSING IT TO DRIFT LEFT AND RIGHT CONSTANTLY AND AT IT'S WILL, IF YOU LOOK DOWN TO ADJUST THE HEATER CONTROLS IT WILL BE ACROSS THE CENTERLINE OR OFF THE SHOULDER IMMEDIATELY, AND THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT HIS FROM OWNERS. MY DEALERSHIP HAS ALIGNED THE FRONT END AND IT IS CORRECT, THE BEST WE CAN TELL IT IS IN THE ELECTRIC STEERING, AND NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH LANE ASSIST WHICH IS NEVER TURNED ON, IT HAS TO DO WITH THE EPAS AND THE DRIFTT CONTROL/CROWN IN THE ROAD CONDITIONS. IT FEELS LIKE THIS SYSTEM IS CONSTANTLY CREATING ROAD CONDITIONS IN IT'S MIND AND WORKING THE STEERING TO CORRECT FOR WHAT IS NOT THERE. FORD HAS AN ALGORITHM BUILT IN AND IT IS NOT WORKING AND NEEDS TO BE TURNED OFF IMMEDIATELY AND CORRECT THIS STEERING ISSUE. TO TELL YOU HOW BAD IT IS PASSING 3 CARS THE OTHER DAY AT 70MPH CROSSING INTO THE PASSING LANE THE TRUCK HAD SOME KIND OF HICCUP AND THE STEERING STEERED HARD RIGHT AND I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, IT ALMOST SNAPPED THE TRUCK SIDEWAYS, NOBODY WAS VERY HAPPY WITH THIS. GOING DOWN THE ROAD SLOWLY ON A FLAT SURFACE YOU CAN FEEL THE IMPULSES OR THE STEERING WHEEL/TIRES OSCILLATING EVER SO SLIGHTLY BACK AND FORTH, HOOK A TRAILER TO THI

THE BLIND SPOT MIRROWS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY A 1/8 INCH LITE IN THE MIRROW. IT IS HARD TO SEE IF THE SUN / CITY LITES ARE SHINNING IN YOUR EYES. THIS IS THE ONLY MEANS OF SEEING A VEHICLE IN THE "BLIND SPOT", THIS IS DANGEROUS, I ONLY HAVE ONE EYE + BAD VISION, I HAVE HAD SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS. THE BACK UP ALARM ONLY SOUNDS WHEN YOU ARE 24 INCHES OR LESS FROM AN OBJECT, IF IT SOUNDS AT ALL, THE FIRST MORNING I BACKED INTO AN OBJECT, IT NEVER GAVE A SOUND. I HAVE HAD ALARMS SINCE 2004, NO PROBLEMS. BLIND SPOT MIRROWS FOR MANY YEARS. A LOT OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, I HAVE BEEN WAITING OVER TWO WEEKS TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED. THE BLIND SPOT MIRROWS ARE A BIG SAFETY PROBLEM. MOVING & IN TRAFFIC.

WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS, THE DRIVE-TRAIN OCCASIONALLY MAKES A VIOLENT 'CLUNK' AND ENTIRE VEHICLE WILL 'SHUDDER' WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP. THE ODOMETER READING WAS APPROXIMATELY 6,532 MILES WHEN THE PROBLEM FIRST APPEARED. THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL SOFTWARE WAS UPDATED BY THE DEALER WHEN TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT CONTACTED FORD'S HOTLINE FOR A TSB OR INSIGHT INTO THIS ISSUE BUT SAID THIS PROBLEM WAS UNKNOWN. RETURNING THE VEHICLE FOR A SECOND SERVICE APPOINTMENT OCT. 18TH, 2018 IN ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO DIAGNOSE AND CORRECT THIS ISSUE.

STATIONARY- BOUGHT THE TRUCK WITH A 6600# TOW PACKAGE, CLASS IV HITCH, 7 AND 4 PIN ELECTRIC TRAILER PLUG-IN AND WAS EXPECTING TO TOW A TRAILER. TRUCK HAD NO TRAILER BRAKE OR TOW MIRRORS. ANY TRAILER EXCEEDING 3000 LBS GVWR NEEDS TRAILER BRAKES AND TOW MIRRORS. HAD TO HAVE THEM INSTALLED. SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE MANUFACTURERS JOB TO MAKE TOWING SAFE FOR THE AVERAGE DRIVER TO MAKE LANE CHANGES, MAKE TURNS OR BRAKE SAFELY. 6600 LB TOW PACKAGE IS MISLEADING AND UNSAFE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC'S SAFETY!

TRANSMISSION HAS INTERMITTENT SLIPPING AND VERY ROUGH UP AND DOWN SHIFTING. IT ALSO HAS INTERMITTENT ROUGH HOT START (TRUCK KICKS FORWARD AS IF IT WANTS TO TAKE OFF DURING START UP). THE TRUCK ALSO HAS PROBLEMS SHIFTING WHILE ON 'SPORT' MODE IN WHICH IT WILL NOT SHIFT UP TO THE NEXT GEAR EVEN AS IT REACHES THE RED LINE IN THE TACHOMETER. THESE PROBLEMS HAVE PROGRESSIVELY INCREASED SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK BACK IN NOVEMBER 2017. I HAVE BROUGHT UP THESE CONCERNS TO TWO SEPARATE FORD DEALERS AND BOTH STATED I HAD TO GET USED TO THE SHIFTING IN THIS NEW 10 SPEED TRANSMISSION. BOTH DEALERS ALSO STATED THAT THEY'VE HAD LOTS OF COSTUMER COMPLAINTS REGARDING MY CONCERN BUT HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY DIRECTION FROM FORD. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE TRANSMISSION MIGHT LOCK UP, SEIZE OR HAVE A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE IN WHICH FLUID WOULD SPILL ON THE ROADWAY AND CAUSE ME TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. I HAVE LOOKED INTO SEVERAL FORUMS AND FOUND LOTS OF PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR COMPLAINS REGARDING THIS 10 SPEED TRANSMISSION. PLEASE HELP...THANK YOU

I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE DASHBOARD PANEL OF MY FORD F150 2018. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE DASHBOARD PANEL BROKEN AND BUMP IN THE DUCTS OF FRONT DEFROST AREA. ALSO IN THE AIRBAG OF PASSENGER IS BUMP ON THE TOP. ALL MODELS OF 2015 TO 2018 HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. IS A DEFECT OF FABRICATION. I REPORT THIS ISSUE TO THE DEALER AND THEM GO TO REPLACE BECAUSE HAS WARRANTY. YOU CAN SEE THIS PROBLEM IF YOU SEE OUTSIDE ON THE GLASS FRONT OF YOUR TRUCK.

HAVE ALREADY CONTACTED YOUR ORGANIZATION (11129828) BUT NEED TO ADD SOME NEW INFORMATION I HAVE DISCOVERED. THIS TRUCK WAS INVOLVED IN A SIDE SWIPE ACCIDENT ON 9-16-2018. ALL AIRBAGS WERE DEPLOYED. ABOUT 5-10 MINUTES AFTER THE WRECK THE INSIDE OF THE TRUCK WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND PUT THE FIRE OUT. AT THAT TIME THE FIREMAN STATED THEY FELT THE AIRBAG ON THE DRIVERS SIDE HAD STARTED THE FIRE. UPON LOOKING AT THE TRUCK YESTERDAY, I COULD SEE THAT IT WAS REALLY THE SEAT BACK OF THE DRIVERS SEAT THAT BURNED THE MOST. AT THE TIME OF THE FIRE, THE TRUCK WAS NOT RUNNING AND WAS STILL SITTING IN THE SPOT IT CAME TO REST IN AFTER THE ACCIDENT.

THE TRUCK WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. AIRBAGS DEPLOYED IN ALL AREAS OF THE TRUCK. ABOUT 5 MINUTES AFTER THE ACCIDENT, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND PUT THE FIRE OUT AND STATED IT WAS CAUSED BY THE AIRBAG CATCHING ON FIRE. THE TRUCK WAS SITTING WHERE IT STOPPED AFTER THE WRECK. THE WRECK OCCURRED WHEN THE OTHER DRIVER SWERVED INTO ITS PATH ON A CITY STREET.

I WAS HEADED HOME FROM WORK AND MY TRUCK WAS STATIONARY STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT, AND THE AUTOMATIC ENGINE STOP WAS ACTIVE, WITH SYNC NETWORKED. A VEHICLE FROM BEHIND RAN INTO MY 3 WEEK OLD VEHICLE. THE ENGINE AUTOMATIC START-STOP SYNC STARTED, AND THE ENGINE RACED TO VERY HIGH RPMS. THROWING MY HEAD BACK INTO THE HEADREST AGAIN. I HAD TO PRESS REALLY HARD UPON THE BRAKES TO PREVENT MY VEHICLE FROM SLAMMING INTO THE CAR AHEAD OF ME. AT THAT MOMENT MY MIND THOUGHT OF THE TOYOTA CAMRY ACCELERATION PROBLEM YEARS AGO, AND UPON THE VEHICLE RETURNING TO NORMAL IDLE RPMS, I DOUBLE CHECKED THAT MY FOOT WAS ACTUALLY ON THE BRAKE. MY FOOT WAS ACTUALLY ON THE BRAKE.

ON STRAIGHTAWAY, AND PARTICULARLY SIDES OF THE ROAD (NOT TO MENTION ON CURVES), THE HEADLIGHTS DO NOT ALLOW THE DRIVER TO SAFELY SEE OBSTACLES IN OR ENTERING THE ROAD (WILDLIFE). A STANDARD SHOULD BE SET THAT INCREASES THE EFFECTIVENESS OF NIGHT DRIVING LIGHT IN BOTH LOW AND HIGH BEAM APPLICATIONS. LUCKILY BREAKING HAS BEEN IMPROVED AND IS PROBABLY A BIG REASON THIS ISSUE IN NOT BROUGHT FORWARD MORE OFTEN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO HER VEHICLE, CAUSING IT TO FISHTAIL. THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE WENT INTO AN EMBANKMENT. THERE WAS A STUMP IN THE EMBANKMENT THAT PUNCTURED A HOLE IN THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS HAD NOT DEPLOYED. THE CURTAIN AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. WITHIN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, A FIRE ERUPTED FROM THE AREA OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW TO THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE FLAMES CONSUMED THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER WERE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE DEALER (HERITAGE FORD, 1600 SHELBURNE RD, SOUTH BURLINGTON, VT 05403, 802-865-8140) WAS CONTACTED MORE THAN TWICE AND ASKED THAT THE MANUFACTURER BE CONTACTED. THE VERMONT STATE POLICE TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THEIR YARD FOR INVESTIGATION. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V568000 (STRUCTURE, SEAT BELTS), ALTHOUGH THE CONTACT WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHEN THE CRASH OCCURRED; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT HAD NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE IN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

WAS INVOLVED IN A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT 8/16/18. WAS STRUCK GOING NORTHBOUND BY A VEHICLE THAT RAN A RED LIGHT GOING EAST BOUND. IMPACT STRUCK DRIVER SIDE FRONT CORNER AS WELL AS REAR DRIVER SIDE BEDSIDE. SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND SEAT AIRBAGS. AFTER COLLISION GOT OUT OF VEHICLE AND IN 3 MINS THE SEAT BELT TENSIONER IGNITED AND STARTED A FIRE ON THE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR BOARD. PUT OUT FIRE AND THE CAB HARNESS. B PILLAR MOLDING, SEAT BELT, FLOOR CARPET AND MOLDING WERE ALL MELTED AND DESTROYED. VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED AT THE MOMENT AND HOPE THIS LIFE THREATENING ISSUE IS ADDRESSED BY FORD. PLEASE SEE ATTACHED PICTURES FOR DAMAGES. THANK YOU.

SAME ISSUES I'M READING HERE. VEHICLE FREQUENTLY MAKES A LOUD BANG WHEN STARTED. SHIFTS GEARS EXTREMELY ROUGH TO THE POINT WHERE YOU'RE JERKED AROUND. NO POWER WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP WHICH IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN CARS ARE BEHIND YOU OR TRYING TO ACCELERATE MERGING ONTO THE FREEWAY. MY TRUCK HAS BEEN TO DEALER TWICE NOW. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS BECAUSE MY FUEL INJECTOR WENT OUT AT 4,500 MILES! IT DOESN'T RUN MUCH BETTER NOW. WHEN I TOOK IT IN THEY JUST BLEW ME OFF AND SAID IT WAS 'NORMAL BEHAVIOR FOR THE VEHICLE'. READING ALL THESE ISSUES HERE, FORD REALLY NEEDS TO TAKE ACTION! EXTREMELY DANGEROUS!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2018 FORD F-150. WHILE THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS IDLING, IT WAS REAR ENDED AND PUSHED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOY. UPON SPEAKING WITH THE DRIVER WHO STRUCK THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE, THEY NOTICED WHITE SMOKE INSIDE THE VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP WHERE IT WAS DEEMED DESTROYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3,000. THE VIN WAS INVALID. **TR *TR

VEHICLE WILL LOSE ALL POWER WHILE IN MOTION. POWER LOSS IS MOMENTARY. HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES.

AFTER I WAS REAR ENDED MY 2018 F150 STARTED SMOKING AND CAUGHT FIRE AT THE BASE OF THE POST BESIDE THE DRIVER SEAT WHERE THE CARPET AND PLASTIC SIDE COVER COME TOGETHER. THIS HAPPENED WITHIN 10 MINUTES OF THE CRASH. I WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH ON A 65 MPH 4 LANE, SLOWING DUE TO TRAFFIC CONGESTION WHEN I WAS REAR ENDED BY A 2007 CHEVY PICKUP TRAVELLING AT ABOUT 60 MPH. HITTING MY TRUCK HARD ENOUGH TO LIFT THE FRONT END AND LAND ON THE 4 FOOT HIGHWAY BARRIER IN THE FRONT, MY TRUCK CONTINUED AND THEN STUCK THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME WITH MY PASSENGER DOOR CAUSING THE REAR OF THE TRUCK TO ALSO LAND ON THE CONCRETE BARRIER. I WAS HELPED FROM THE TRUCK THRU THE RIGHT SIDE BACK DOOR BY THE DRIVER OF THE TRUCK MY VEHICLE IMPACTED. OFFICER WAS ON SITE IN ABOUT 3 MINUTES AND WANTED TO MOVE MY TRUCK FIRST, HE ASKED IF I HAD ANYTHING I NEEDED OUT OF THE VEHICLE. TROOPER AND I WENT TO GET MY BELONGINGS WHEN WE NOTICED THE SMOKE IN THE CAB. I WAS NOT ABLE TO GET ANYTHING FROM THE TRUCK BECAUSE THE FIRE STARTED AND SPREAD QUICKLY. FIRE WAS ONLY ON THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE MESSAGE "SERVICE POWER STEERING, HILL START ASSIST" APPEARED AND THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO FORD OF MANSFIELD (1515 W 4TH STREET, MANSFIELD, OH 44902) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT RODENTS CHEWED THROUGH THE ELECTRICAL WIRING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. UPON INSPECTION, THE POLICE NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WAS ON FIRE. IT WAS NOT DISCLOSED HOW THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION SHOP; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT DID NOT DISCLOSE IF THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,000.

10-SPEED TRANSMISSION: THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS VERY BADLY. JERKY SHIFTING AND OFTEN TIMES THE TRUCK IS SLUGGISH WHEN STARTING FROM A STOP, OFTEN TIMES TO THE POINT OF ACTING LIKE THE ENGINE IS ABOUT TO DIE. THE ONLY WAY TO PARTIALLY CORRECT THIS ISSUES IS TO DRIVE AGGRESSIVELY AND TAKE OFF FROM A START WITH MORE THROTTLE THAN ONE WOULD NORMALLY WANT TO. OCCASIONALLY YOU CAN HEAR/FEEL A KNOCK FROM UNDER THE TRUCK - UNDERNEATH THE DRIVER'S SEAT WHEN YOU START THE TRUCK AND PLACE THE TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE. OTHER TIMES WHEN YOU START THE TRUCK AND QUICKLY PLACE THE TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE THE ENGINE WILL CUT OFF ALL WHILE YOUR RIGHT FOOT IS STILL ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. ON ONE OCCASION WHILE I WAS DRIVING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION ON A HIGHWAY AT A SLOW SPEED (3 - 5 MPH?) BEHIND A CAR WHICH MADE A RIGHT HAND TURN, I STARTED ACCELERATING AND A VERY LOUD BANG NOISE OCCURRED THAT SOUNDED LIKE TWO CARS HITTING ONE ANOTHER AND A HARD SHAKE WAS FELT. I CHECKED MY MIRRORS BECAUSE I THOUGHT SOMEONE HAD REAR-ENDED ME. JUST THIS TERRIBLE 10-SPEED TRANSMISSION. ALL OF WHAT I HAVE DESCRIBED IS AFTER TAKING THE TRUCK TO 2 DIFFERENT FORD DEALERSHIPS. ALL THEY HAVE DONE SO FAR IS TO RE-INSTALL SOFTWARE. I PLAN TO TAKE IT BACK TO A DEALERSHIP FOR THE THIRD TIME HOPING THAT MAYBE SOMEONE MIGHT TEST DRIVE IT AND ACTUALLY DROP THE TRANSMISSION OIL PAN AND ACTUALLY LOOK AT THE TRANSMISSION. MAYBE IF I AM LUCKY THE TRANSMISSION WILL SELF-DESTRUCT.

TRUCK DOWNSHIFTS VERY ERRATICALLY AND HARSH FROM 6TH TO 5TH GEAR WHILE BRAKING, CAUSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO BE PUSHED DOWN AT VARIOUS PRESSURES DUE TO THE TRUCK LUNGING FORWARD BECAUSE OF THE ERRATIC AND HARSH DOWNSHIFT FROM 6TH TO 5TH GEAR. TRUCK DOES NOT FEEL SAFE, THE DOWNSHIFT IS SO ERRATIC AND HARSH THAT IT FEELS AS IF YOU ARE BEING REAR ENDED. I HAVE ALLOWED TIME FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO "LEARN" AS STATED IN THE MANUAL BUT IT HAS NOT CHANGED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A DEER AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE FLOORBOARD CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE CONTACT'S WIFE EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO NEVADA AUTO MALL (2501 E AUSTIN BLVD, NEVADA, MO 64772, (417) 667-3385) WHERE THE VEHICLE'S COMPUTER WAS REPROGRAMMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 11,000. **TR UPDATED 10/31/18*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2018 FORD F-150. WHILE THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS IDLING AT A STOP SIGN, ANOTHER VEHICLE FISHTAILED AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE IMPACT TURNED THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE 90 DEGREES. ONLY THE SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. WITHIN MINUTES, THE OTHER DRIVER NOTICED FLAMES INSIDE THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FIRE WAS AT THE REAR BASE OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT. WITHIN A COUPLE OF MINUTES, THE WIND CAUSED THE ENTIRE VEHICLE TO BECOME ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. POLICE AND FIRE REPORTS WERE FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT CALLED VELDE FORD AT 888-221-2804 (LOCATED AT 2200 N 8TH ST, PEKIN, IL 61554) AND REPORTED THE FAILURE, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 11,000.

NOTICED CHASSIS VIBRATION STARTING AT AND ABOVE 60 MPH. DEALER ATTEMPTED VARIOUS FIXES INCLUDING REPLACING DRIVE SHAFT, BUT VIBRATIONS REMAIN

DRIVING ON ROAD WITH NOBODY AROUND, REAR SIDE WINDOW JUST EXPLODED SENDING GLASS SHARDS EVERYWHERE IN CAB.

I HAVE 2018 FORD F150 RAPTOR EDITION AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT ISSUES WITH IT SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IN NOVEMBER OF 2017 BRAND NEW. CURRENTLY THE ENGINE IS BLOWN AND IT HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF SERVICE FOR OVER 118 DAYS SINCE PURCHASE.I WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY, FIRST DAY AFTER GETTING TRUCK BACK FROM 28 DAY SERVICE AND THE ENGINE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN WHICH IS WHY IT WAS IN SERVICE. I CALLED THE DEALER AND FORD AND THEY ADVISED TO KEEP DRIVING UNTIL THEY HEARD BACK FROM THE FORD HOTLINE. A WEEK OR SO LATER IT WAS BROKE DOWN SMOKING ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. IN ADDITION THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS OTHER PROBLEMS.

JUNE 21, 2018 WE WERE DRIVING DOWN HWY 1 BYPASS IN FORREST CITY, AR AND WERE HIT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, PASSENGER DOOR AND GAS TANK AREA. THE TRUCK TOOK THE IMPACT WELL AND WE SPUN 180 DEGREES TO THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE SIDE AND CURTAIN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND MY TWO SMALL CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT WERE UNHARMED, INCLUDING THE ONE WHOSE DOOR TOOK MOST OF THE IMPACT. MY HIP WAS INJURED FROM THE AIR BAG THAT DEPLOYED FROM THE BACK OF MY SEAT. AS I WAS SITTING IN THE SEAT IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT CALLING 911, THE SEAT BEGAN SMOKING. I TRIED TO EXIT OUT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AND IT WAS JAMMED. SMOKE CONTINUED TO GET THICKER AND SMELLED LIKE AN ELECTRICAL/PLASTIC BURNING SMELL. I THEN HAD TO CRAWL OVER THE CENTER CONSOLE AND EXIT THROUGH THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR. AT THAT POINT, THICK BLACK SMOKE WAS COMING FROM MY SEAT AND THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CAB BEGAN TO BURN. THE ACTUAL IMPACT DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT HAVE TOTALED IT OUT, BUT THE FIRE, SMOKE, AND WATER DAMAGE FROM THE FIRE BEING PUT OUT, DID. I HAVE ALSO FILED A CASE WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY, AS I BELIEVE THIS WAS A MECHANICAL/ELECTRICAL DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE. HAD WE NOT BEEN ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, MY ENTIRE FAMILY WOULD HAVE DIED FROM THIS FIRE, NOT THE IMPACT OF THE ACCIDENT. FROM OBSERVATIONS FROM THE POLICE, FIRE DEPARTMENT, WRECKER SERVICE, AND MY HUSBAND WHO IS A MECHANIC, THEY BELIEVE THAT THE FIRE WAS IGNITED WHEN THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. I DID HAVE HEATED SEATS, AND THE VEHICLE WAS CLEARLY ON

WITHIN 30 DAYS OF PURCHASE & APPROX. 1,000 MILES ON VEHICLE, THE FRONT END OF THE FUEL TANK DROPPED OUT OF TRUCK WHILE IN MOTION AT APPROX. 20 MPH ON MULTI-LANE SUBURBAN STREET. VEHICLE HAD BEEN FILLED WITH FUEL A FEW MINUTES PRIOR. DRIVER STOPPED AND TURNED OFF VEHICLE IN RIGHT LANE SHORTLY AFTER HEARING DRAGGING NOISE. HOLES IN TANK CAUSED FUEL TO POUR OUT AND COLLECT ON ROAD. FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE RESPONDED TO NEUTRALIZE FUEL SPILL. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER DETERMINED FUEL TANK STRAP BROKE, REPLACED FUEL TANK, STRAP AND SEAL UNDER WARRANTY. VEHICLE OWNER SENT LETTER TO FORD MOTOR COMPANY, AWAITING RESPONSE. VEHICLE OWNER WORRIED ABOUT INTEGRITY OF VEHICLE AND/OR REPEAT ISSUE.

ON MAY 27, 2018, I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN AT THE INTERSECTION OF 19TH AVE SE AND 121ST ST SE IN EVERETT, WA WHEN I WAS STRUCK BY A VEHICLE TRAVELING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THERE WAS A COLLISION DAMAGE SUSTAINED TO THE RIGHT BEDSIDE OF THE VEHICLE CAUSED BY THE VEHICLE DUE TO VEHICLE IMPACT. IN ADDITION, ALL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND A FIRE STARTED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT OF THE VEHICLE. FARMERS INSURANCE HIRED A 3RD PARTY INVESTIGATION COMPANY AND CONCLUDED THAT THE DAMAGES ARE MAINLY DUE TO MANUFACTURING DEFECTS WITH AIRBAG AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. I'M ATTACHING FARMER'S DENIAL REPORT INCLUDING FORENSIC REPORT.

WINDSHIELD HAS SEVERE PITTING AND IS GETTING WORSE EVERYDAY. ANY SUN GLARE CAUSES LOSS OF VISIBILITY AND I HAVE TO ACTUALLY STOP THE VEHICLE AND HANG MY HEAD FROM THE SIDE WINDOW TO SEE. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN EXPOSED TO SAND STORMS, ETC. I OWN A 1966 TBIRD WITH THE ORIGINAL WINDSHIELD AND IT HAS BETTER VISIBILITY THAN THE 2018 F150. FORD IS DRAGGING THEIR FEET AND NOT RESPONDING. FORD CASE # 15233332

DRIVING HOME A DEER RAN INTO DRIVER SIDE OF VEHICLE CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE AND SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. PULLED OVER AND VEHICLE CALLED 911. AFTER INSPECTING VEHICLE AND WITNESSES FROM ACROSS THE ROAD MADE SURE WE WERE SAFE, IT WAS DETERMINED THE VEHICLE COULD BE DRIVEN. THIS TOOK ABOUT 5 TO 10 MINUTES. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE PASSENGER WENT TO REMOVE A PURSE FROM THE BACK PASSENGER SIDE SEAT AND NOTICED A FIRE ON THE BOTTOM OF THE POST BETWEEN THE FRONT AND REAR DOOR AND WHERE SEAT BELT RESTRAINT IS LOCATED. IMMEDIATE EVACUATION WAS NEEDED AND A SECOND 911 CALL WAS PLACED. THE TRUCK WENT UP IN COMPLETE FLAMES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES AND IS A COMPLETE LOSS.

THE DASH OVER THE PASSENGER FRONT AIR BAG IS BULGING / WARPING UPWARDS. THE DASH IS ALSO SEVERELY WARPING OVER BOTH DEFROSTER DUCTS. YESTERDAY IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO START THE WARRANTY REPAIR PROCEDURE. TODAY THE SERVICE MANAGER CALLED AND TOLD ME THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS A TSB THAT STATES THAT FORD NO LONGER AUTHORIZES ANY REPAIR ATTEMPTS FOR THIS PROBLEM ON 2015 - 2018 F-150'S FORD HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM SINCE 2015 AND INITIALLY JUST KEPT REPLACING THE DASH PANEL AND THE REPLACEMENTS WOULD FAIL AND THEY KEPT REPLACING THEM... THEY NEVER FIXED THE PROBLEM AND NOW THEY REFUSE TO EVEN WORK ON IT. I CAN SUPPLY YOU WITH A LINK TO A THREAD ON THE F-150 FORUM WHERE THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN DISCUSSED FROM 2015 TILL NOW WITH HUNDEREDS OF OWNERS POSTING ABOUT HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. WILL THE AIR BAG EVEN WORK ? WILL THE DEFORMED DASH CAUSE THE AIR BAG TO EXIT A DIFFERENT DIRECTION THAN DESIGNED ? THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT FORD HAS KNOWN ABOUT FOR 4 YEARS. I (AND MANY OTHERS IN THAT FORUM THREAD) HAVE INSPECTED NEW UNSOLD F-150 TRUCKS ON DEALERS LOTS AND ALMOST ALL SHOW THIS SAME DASH WARPAGE STARTING. I HAVE PUT ONLY 300 MILES ON MY NEW TRUCK AND FORD IS REFUSING TO HONOR THE WARRANTY BY REFUSING TO EVEN WORK ON THIS ISSUE. I HAVE ZERO CONFIDENCE IN THAT AIR BAG FUNCTIONING AS DESIGNED WHEN ITS CONTAINER / COVER IS NO LONGER EVEN SHAPED AS DESIGNED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH IN THE RAIN, THE DRIVER HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE TRACTION CONTROL FAILED TO ENGAGE AND THE VEHICLE FISHTAILED AND SPUN OUT OF CONTROL. THE DRIVER WAS FINALLY ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE BEFORE STRIKING A METAL POLE ON THE ROAD SHOULDER. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MCCLARY FORD INC. (1104 HIGHWAY 72 EAST, ATHENS, AL 35611, (256) 232-4242), BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED AND NO FAILURE CODES WERE FOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,600.

PARKED TRUCK SHUT IT OFF AND TOOK KEYS OUT. WAS GETTING OUT OF TRUCK AND TRUCK STARTED ROLLING AWAY AND I WAS BETWEEN DOOR AND TRUCK HAD TO JUMP IN TO GET IT STOPPED. FOUND TRANS SELECTOR IN PARK AND TRANSMISSION STILL IN DRIVE . SEE PICTURES IT WAS A RENTAL RUCK HAVE NOT HEARD FROM ENTERPRISE OR FORD ABOUT INJURIES