2016 Ford F-450

Routine

Owners filed 4 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the power train. No safety recall has been issued.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Suspension	1		0	0	0
Service Brakes	1		0	0	0
Power Train	1		0	0	0
Engine	1		0	0	0

What owners reported

Newest filings

Engine

Filed Aug 29, 202566,000 milesWA

The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-450. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle experienced a loss of automotive power. An unknown engine-related message was displayed on the instrument panel. The vehicle was towed to a local dealer where it was diagnosed and determined that there were metal shavings inside the engine. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 66,000.

Service Brakes

Filed May 29, 2024TX

On several occasions, a vehicle cut off our truck so driver had to slam on brakes. Brakes locked up and would not release and truck would not move. Driver had to turn off the truck, set and release the parking brake before they would release and allow him to move the truck. Put truck in brake shop (SW Brake and Alignment) and they replaced brakes lines, master cylinder, hydraboost and sensor and the problem is still not fixed and the shop mechanics are still able to reproduce this locking up and not releasing issue after having our truck for more than a month. They are putting our old parts back on and releasing the truck back to us because they cannot figure out how to fix this issue. This is a safety issue for driver and others on the roadway if truck is stuck and not able to be moved out of the roadway to safety while the truck is immobile.

Suspension

Filed Jan 10, 202098,000 milesAR

THE AIR SPRING BLOWED

Power Train

Filed Feb 21, 201934,080 milesLA

WHILE DRIVING ON 3 OCCASIONS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED ON ITS OWN UNEXPECTEDLY TO FIRST GEAR CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO THE REAR WHEELS LOCKING UP. ON TWO OF THE OCCASIONS IT DISABLED THE VEHICLE AND REQUIRED REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE IS IN THE SHOP NOW GOING ON 3 MONTHS. *DT WHEN WE HEARD ABOUT HIM THE RECALL OF 1.5 MILLION TRUCKS WE FELT LIKE WE HAD A SOLUTION BUT FORD STATES THAT MY TRUCK IS NOT AFFECTED. MY COMPLAINT IN 06/2017 IS AN EXACT DESCRIPTION OF THE RECALL. I BELIEVE MY TRUCK IS AFFECTED. I HAVE NEARLY BEEN IN THREE ACCIDENTS STARTING WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN WARRANTY. I FEEL THE RECALL WILL ULTIMATELY AFFECT MORE VEHICLES....*BF.. *TR *DT*JB

4 of 4 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2020

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Assessment
2020	24	1	2	Routine
2019	19	4	0	Routine
2018	10	3	1	Routine
2017	20	4	1	Routine
2016 — this page	4	0	0	Routine
2015	6	2	0	Routine
2014	3	0	1	Routine
2013	6	1	0	Routine
2012	14	4	0	Routine
2011	9	2	2	Routine
2010	0	1	0	Routine
2009	0	1	0	Routine
2008	0	1	0	Routine
2007	0	1	0	Routine
2006	0	1	0	Routine
2005	0	1	0	Routine
2004	0	1	0	Routine
2003	0	1	0	Routine
1990	2	0	0	Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.