Ford F-150

"The electro-pneumatic engagement devices on the front hubs failed to engage properly. Both sides needed replacement. Lots of noise, but drivable."

"clutch plates in differential scrubbing. Very common problem"

"When in 4 wheel drive often there is a banging and thumping when I turn"

"Limited slip differential required replacement of clutch plates after only 140000 km, an expensive fix. ~$1200"

"There is a known problem with the 9.75 Traction-Loc Rear Axel listed under Technical Service Bulletins TSB 15-0114 / TSB 11-9-17 / TSB 11-11-6 which Ford should have the common courtesy and acknowledge. People have spent a lot of hard earned money on these machine and the company needs to be forthcoming about known issues."

"Limited slip clutch noise. Started around 150000. Noise present all the time, worse hot."

"Differential became noisy, clutch plates in the limited slip had to be replaced."

"Began to experience a shudder in the rear of the truck when starting from a complete stop, especially turning while accelerating. This became gradually worse over a period of several months until I took it to a mechanic for diagnosis. The cause of the issue was a failed carrier bearing in the differential, compounded by damaged spider gears (likely caused by the bearing failure). The mechanic rebuilt the differential and now all is well!"

"pinion oil seal leak"

"ring and pinion gears and bearings"

"Taken to dealer twice said slipping was normal but still not fixed"

"three times in 60000 k the discs in the differential had to be replaced because of noise and vibration in truck when pulling out from curb or backing out of parking spot. Nothing done to repair problem just replaced parts. talking with ford techs I was told that this problem was there for several years already prior to my model year"

"There was a grabbing in the rear end related to the limited slip clucth pads. They had to work on this twice in about 15000 miles"

"The vehicle had a hard shift--primarily from 1st to 2nd gear; however, the hard shift could occur between any gears--whether upshifting or downshifting. This occurred a couple of years ago. both times, service was to grease the splines (I'm told)."

"The drive shaft was clunking. the yoke near the transfer case was loose and U joints needed replaced."

"Driveline vibration preceded failure of steady bearing"

"The drive train vibration turn out to be bad bearings on the driver-side front"

"There is a sudden jerk when you exselerate from a stop"

"see complaint for Edge driveshaft. Same issue"

"On some regular basis, the drive train jumps, like the drive shaft spins a quarter turn before engaging the gears. Mechanics can't figure it out."

"Drive shaft clunks during light to moderate acceleration. Repaired per TSB 12-07-13. Cleaned yoke splines, repacked with lube ."

"Grinding noise when making a hard left hand turn. Left front axle bearing went out. This is a 4X4 vehicle. It took the shop 1 hour to replacing the bearing."

""Clinks" when moving from standing start. Excessive cost to drop drive shaft and lubricate"

"Steady bearing failed, necessitating replacement of entire drive shaft at a cost of CDN $900"

"The yoke on the drive shaft had to be tightened. It was making the vehicle lag when put in drive"

"After twice applying a repair "kit" to the drive shaft slipping, and it only band-aiding the problem, I had to buy an $1100 drive shaft. 6 months later, it feels like it is starting to slip again"

"Two different drive train sensors(not at the same time) went out causing the check engine light to come on. Expensive to replace. Also the rear camera quit working. I'm living with that one because it's very expensive to replace."

"fan control sensor was not allowing me to change ac/heater fan blower to med. The blower only worked on high or low."

"Damper control motor failed"

"rider side footwell heater vent control failed"

"The fan stopped working. The service department indicated a resistor was bad"

"Sensor in Rack and Pinion Failure - Issue Started 5 years ago, Experienced it Frequently, Problem has Not been Resolved"

"Warning lights are on like a christmas tree. I ignore them. Too expensive to fix if they last only 50,000 km."

"When turning hard right the computer shows sign to check traction control the clears"

"Had to replace the transfer case."

"Bangs into gear occasionally, and not shifting at proper RPM"

"Transmission frequently 'slams' back into gear after idling in bumper to bumper traffic. Had serviced, suggested a transmission flush and to 'reboot' the computer system that handles the transmission. Still occurs."

"Anderson Ford, Kingman, Arizona did a recall on something in my transmission. It will not pull a trailer now with confused shifting."

"this became apparent within the first two years that I owned this vehicle the dealer told me nothing was wrong, but that was untrue i had this truck repaired elsewhere"

"When slowing nearly to a stop, but not stopping, upon acceleration there is a sudden, very hard shift down. Feels like you have been hit from the rear. Recall did not resolve the issue. Have had to the dealer 4 times for this problem"

"Changed gears abruptly. Shifting frequently not smooth"

"When driving the transmission down shifts hard. Shakes and slams the entire truck when shifting. Had it at dealer 4 or 5 times under warranty. Finally replaced main entire truck computer. Still isn't great. Shifts rough about 10% of the time. Shifts rough when pulling a trailer"

"Rough shifting and slamming into gear at a stop. Dealer makes adjustments and is unable to solve problem"

"For only having 42000 miles on it It shifts rough and seems to slip"

"When shifting from 1st to 2nd it would stop accelerating and then lurch when the gear caught."

"This transmission slipping is a known problem to ford. They have a kit called a "slip yoke kit" where they can fix the problem for $169.00 which is ridiculous.The problem is a design issue and ford is not identifying it as such. I know 4 people that have the same issue. The transmission is automatic."

"Recall on 2011 Ford F150 transmission. I notice the transmission skips / bucks / hesitates at time"

"It wont shift properly. And ford keeps telling me there isnt a problem, just change the software"

"Transmission needed extra work"

"Truck would not go forward and had to get towed to dealer for repair. Found fluid level due to minor leak which had not been previously detected. No way to check fluid level, only dealer can check it"

"Transmission defaulted to 5th on startup. Intermittent problem. Replace wiring harness."

"Chip in transmission went bad"

"There was a recall, because the transmission might downshift into 1st gear while driving. It was repaired for free."

"My truck felt like it was gliding....down a small incline before I was able to stop it. Scary feeling. My grandson told me about the recall. Now I worry it could happen again. How long will there reset last??? I don't feel safe in it. I travel many, many miles alone."

"A recalled computer issue caused the truck to shift randomly from 6th gear to 1st. Happened once on the highway and took a week for a local dealer to fix the issue."

"Hard downshift sometimes during slow down. Recall #16N19 reprogrammed PCM which fixed problem"

"Faulty lead frame led to very quick downshifting, sometimes dangerous. took to dealer once, they didnt' find anything, did a lot of research on internet, brought it back and they agreed it was lead frame - replaced under warranty and updated firmware. been good since, also since that time ford issued a recall for the same issue"

"It doesn't properly shift, mainly downshifting. Ford wont admit there is a problem with it, only suggests to update software. That hasn't worked the last 3 times at 3 different dealers across the country"

"upper and lower seal leaking"

"Dealership never properly checked for transmission fluid thru regular servicing until the problem occurred and vehicle was found to be very low in transmission fluid."

"ford dealer tried to charge me 7200 for new trans when i did not need one.a recall 2 months later fixed problem. i tell everyone to not go to this dealer."

"Would not shift in or out of 4wd. Engagement motor failed."

"the Yellow wrench warning and then the transmission went into limp mode. The Ford dealer took a week to fix due to parts."

"Mostly in the last 50,000 miles, the truck clunks and drops into gear. Other owners describe this but Ford has no idea what causes it. Some describe it as needing to kill the computer controlling the transmission and bring it back to life. This was done, yet it didn't completely fix the problem. When it was at it's worse, the truck dropped to and would not come out of low gear. Cost > $1500."

"Problem started in 2012, went in for service three times over the life of the vehicle, transmission was reprogrammed twice, and could not duplicate the problem the third problem. Ford issued a recall on the speed sensor in 2019. Took the vehicle in for the recall, the dealer kept my vehicle for a week, did not do the recall repair and tried to charge me for an oil change I did not ask for. Have since called the dealer twice to set up an appointment and was told someone would call me back, and I have yet to receive a phone call."

"this was a recall problem"

"Required replacement of the Lead Frame assembly to correct persistent shifting issues, including sudden down-shifting to 1st gear from highway speeds"

"I was told by the service group that my downshifting issue was due to a transmission sensor. The trans was rebuilt and no problems since"

"Rough shifting. Electronics problems associated with it"

"The struts and shocks needed to be replace. This problem created issues with alignment and wear/tear on new tires. This was relative expensive."

"Front left shock leaked, had to be replaced"

"Front struts and rear shocks were worn out. replaced them myself"

"I'm told I have two front broken springs- breaks were within retention system of springs, so alignment can be set & hold and they did not fail out right. I have driven this vehicle at least 9,000 miles since then and can not detect a problem in vehicle feel or handling. Googling this issue with F-150's, I found it is a common issue."

"had to replace both front springs. Ford said it was most likely a pot hole."

"Both front springs broke"

"Both frontend springs were found broke by the dealership at the same time. We have had no accidents or hard bumps such as potholes and have never had springs break on any other vehicle."

"The tower springs in front, both sides have broken, but are retained by the spring restraints/hold downs. I was lucky the springs did not break at a point they could damage tires. Looking online, I see that instance and a lot of Ford problems with broken front springs. This was discovered -or made known to me, nearly 18 months ago and I have driven over 16,000 miles with no problem and have had alignment done with no issues. Tire wear is normal for the expressway driving I mostly do. This is a company car and I am semi-retired. Fix would be ~$2,000 and I don't want to endanger my standing by spending the money on a fix on such an old truck- a 2010."

"Had to replace the upper and lower control arms at a cost of approx. $900"

"Electric power stearing went out. All previous and prior years are covered by recall, but not the 2011."

"is electronic controlled very scary when goes out absolutly no liquid in system."

"Service Advance Track light kept coming on and off for last 2 years, took to Ford service dept. multiple times but they said they could not find anything, until April 2019 then said they had to replace rack and pinion at a cost of 2600.00. Not happy at all with their service. As for electrical issues, heated mirrors have not worked since the first year, service dept. has never been able to fix issue."

"Hard steering"

"Universal joint in steering column seized making it difficult to steer. Dealer says they replace them all the time -$500. Should have been a recall."

"Experienced an intermittent loss of the electrical assist on the power steering electric motor in the rack and pinion. Failures caused a binding in the steering and wonding of vehicle. Entire rack and pinion system required replacement. This type of issure with steering I consider to be a safety issue plus cost is sufficent for replacement of rack and pinion. Electric assist is a nice idea for adding fuel effeciency but not a good idea when failure will cause binding in the steering system. Same type of system installed in Ford's cars that the manufacturer is being sued for and Ford has done some recalls on for certain cars. System needs a redesign and recall."

"Steering wheel sticks when turning left, mainly at highway speeds. Problem has been occurring the past few years and the steering wheel requires a little more turning pressure to overcome the sticking point. Online forums indicate it's happened regularly to other people and the steering rack typically needs to be replaced."

"Dealer installed a new EL3Z 3504 BF Gear Assembly - Steering."

"See my first issue comments"

"Rac an pinion faild"

"NEEDS A NEW STEERING GEAR AT $2,000!"

"Vibration"

"Funny noise when turning left and while steering was supposedly not affected, it too two trips and multiple days in the shop to fix"

"Power steering makes a grinding noise when I make a sharp right turn"

"I put larger tires on so may be my fault"‿ although my tires are not wearing on a side"

"all part of the previously discussed problem"

"Noise and vibration in steering"

"One front bearing slowly become noisy. An inspection showed the other was also starting to get loose so I had both replaced before either failed catastrophically"

"my last f150 at 300000+ miles no paint problems, this one at 95000 miles peeling paint and trail dust"

"In 2 small areas the paint has peeled"

"the paint on the tailgate is pealing off in big chunks. It is going to cost over $400 to have it repainted."

"The inside of the truck bed has peeled significantly since about 2014. Although the peeling looks gaudy, there has been no peeling anywhere else on the vehicle. Overall, the paint has held up well on this truck. Only the inside of the cargo bed area has peeled. Peeling is quite bad there. I never pursued this issue with Ford. I use the bed for transport of some stuff and the peeling hasn't bothered me too much."

"spend 6 months in Arizona each year. Intense sun, I an sure caused problem."

"Paint cracking and pealing on tailgate. Ford refused to fix"

"this vehicle has an aluminum hood. The front edge of the hood along the chrome grill is blistering. I've been told by a reliuable body shop that this is from white rust{aluminum corossion due to improper preperation before painting}. Ford has refused to do anything about it even thou it is an ongoing problem with many trucks and the tailgate on ford explorers. ssems strange then that Ford is bragging about their new all aluminum bodis on F150s. what will they do when they start to corrode"

"The blue paint on four of the six vaunted Blue Ovals has washed away. The reason is stupidly simple. They spray the blue on top of the chromed icons. Only a child would think paint would stick to a chrome surface. You do not see the colors fading off the emblems of the other truck manufacturers. Of course, the dealership's response of we can order replacements instead of we will fix it does not endear me to the brand. Imagine if the blue faded away from the Stars and Stripes. Where is th"

"We purchased this truck in 2017 summer and it was pre scratched and had what we thought were paint chipping from gravel roads around the front and rear wheel wells. We had the paint repaired that year but less than 12 months later it was apparent that much of what we thought was surface rust was full penetration from the inside. We returned to the body shop to complain and at the same time did some research into the cab corners and rear wheel well penetration issues. The shop stood behind their work and we worked out a parts only deal to repair the damage by replacing the cab corners and wheel well steel. What this means though is that by 2017 the truck had fully rusted out in those areas and new repair panels were needed in 5 years. From our research we found that US domestic trucks are again suffering from corrosion problems much like they did in the 1970's. Technically corrosion problems have been solved and we should be expecting at least 10 years before interior corrosion becomes an issue. We are back to the rusty ford problems that plagued not only Ford but the big 4 automakers during that time. We spoke to 4 body shops in the area and they indicated that all domestic trucks were suffering from these premature corrosion problems. Very disappointing, expensive and well beyond minor cosmetic damage. Frankly when you are paying 10's of 1000's of $ for a truck you expect high quality in all areas especially one that was so high profile just a couple of generations ago."

"Painted front and rear bumpers developed rust spots, causing the paint to peel. I never had this issue with chrome bumpers."

"Both rear body panels below bottom of back doors"

"Rear rocker panels rusting out. This is common due to water that pools in the rockers."

"Huge paint peel/rust spots on roof of cab, bumpers"

"The cab corners are rusted badly. The dealer covered them with paint and now the paint is cracking and peeling off."

"applied rust inhibitors when I bought the truck. was told never needed to oil the truck. as soon as warranty was off the truck rusted terribly. many ford f150 has the same rust problems in the same areas. back doors of the cab. very disappointing"

"although rust proofed, rust has appeared on the box, above the wheel wells"

"Rust around tailgate, doors, and especially around window arch panels (fenders?)"

"Rocker panel ( so under doors, not easily seen) has rusted very badly. Been bad for years, never fixed. Now also rusting on wheel wells."

"Truck was purchased in 2019, shortly after rust started appearing around all the fender wells, around truck bed liner, drivers side entrance at bottom lip of cab is rusted completely out , will probably lose the step up and around gas cap is also rusted."

"Over a period of time, probably due to the salt used on roadways in the winter, the rocker panels started to rust out."

"underbody braces are rusting"

"Rear corners of the cab experiencing rust"

"Rust is beginning on some of the rocker panels in the corners. Remarkable on such a new truck"

"Surface rust on bottom of body where the power running boards are located both sides"

"With about 15000 mile on the vehicle we took it on an extended journey to Canada/Alaska. On the return trip the vehicle became more and more sluggish and the Rocky Mountains were a concern but we did drive it home. The dealership was very responsive and determined that the engine had lost a cylinder and replaced it under warranty. We were without this vehicle about 10 days maybe two week. My only complaint was that Ford would not provide a new vehicle warranty on this engine but deducted the 15000 miles the vehicle had been driven. I do believe the 50,000 mile warranty should have been applied to this replacement engine. For the record, this multi piece pickup bed is extremely dirty with a topper on. But I do love the old man step and handle in the tail gate."

"Was told that that engine is a Lemon, and there are NO replacements in the United States !! need to have someone rebuild current engine. Not sure want to invest anymore money in this engine"

"Engine replacement due to timing chain fail."

"Heads went bad at about 100k and caused the rest of the engine to go shortly after. Rebuilt heads first and that didn't fix the problem so had to install a short block engine replacement. Rebuilt heads failed again and had to be replaced with new heads. All work was performed by the dealer."

"Timing chain issue started and within a week or two chain completely failed causing internal damage to heads and pistons. Complete engine replacement was required. After researching found the problem to be common with no help from ford"

"total engine replacement done But still problems Gas mileage poor Transmission problems Belts not good"

"It took about 3 months for the dealership to get a new engine from Ford. I was lucky because I had an extended warranty otherwise it would have cost me around $8000. As soon as the dealership received the new engine I had my pickup back in three days"

"I have a 3.5L Eco-Boost engine. At about 160000 km, the engine had noticeably lost a bit of power and the Check Engine Light (CEL) had intermittently turned on but had reset without me having to do anything. The CEL turned on and did not reset at about 62000 km and I took it to a local trusted mechanic at Fountain Tire. The mechanic diagnosed that the timing belt needed replacement. I also had the phazers (computer-controlled camshaft timing control units) replaced at the same time, even though they were not diagnosed as faulty. Total cost of $3700. About 3 weeks later, my engine lost most of its power and the CEL light came on again. I took it to the same Fountain Tire shop for warranty repair, because I assumed that the same problem had reoccurred. I am currently waiting on this repair to be completed."

"Early designs of the ecoboost engine had timing chain lubrication flaw"

"@ 90,000 miles, valve clatter noise appeared. Dealer says cam phaser failure, but still runs well. Dealer recommended engine replacement rather than repair. I plan to run it to failure if that is the case."

"phasor system failure required engine replacement"

"Apparent design problem on 2011-2012 Ecoboost engines, wear and loosening of timing chain with poor lubrication"

"HYDROLIC TENSIONER"

"Ford has a service bulletin about the 2011 to 2015 Eco Boost engines, where the engine is left over night or a few hours that when it id restarted there is a loud rattle for a few seconds. It is the cam shaft synchronize gears bleeding the oil out of them. They are trying to find the proper positions. Ford nor my after market insurance Protective would do anything for me even tho it was cover because of the expense. Protective offered to cover the cost of the cam synchronize gears and nothing else. Manley Ford of Belvidere IL. told me it was my imagination till the factory warranty expired. It does not harm the engine but makes a lot of noise. Ford has a Technical Service Builtin TSB-15-0131 That covers the noise for the F-150 2011 to 5-29-2015 Eco Boost 3.5L motors. This problem is covered very well on You Tube by FordTechMakukoco. He does a very good job of telling you what is wrong with Ford products and their fix for the problem."

"experienced premature stretching of timing chain at 56000 miles. engine light came on, truck became sluggish and burned more gas. between the timing chain repair and both turbo booster replacements, it cost me over $5500! truck would not pass inspection unless I had this done! Since the truck was over 5 years old, Ford would not compensate me one penny to have it repaired! Seriously thinking this may be my last ford!!!"

"Apparent design flaw in lubrication of timing chain"

"Timing chain stretched to point of complete failure causing severe engine damage."

"Error light illuminated and brought into dealer."

"Timing chain stretched causing engine light to come on and almost no power. At the same time the Belts were squeaking and needed to be changed"

"Timimg chain stretched, cam phasers/chain replaced, covered by extended warranty. Check engine light was only sign of problem"

"corrosion au niveau de la tige pour contrôle de la gestion de l'entrée d'air au turbo"

"After 56000 miles both boosters became inoperative, part of the reason the trucks gas mileage decreased and became extremely sluggish! Made the mistake of purchasing the 2011 F-150, the first year the 3.5 V-6 Ecoboost was available! The design of this engine causes sludge to buildup on the valves and cylinder heads since fuel is directly injected into the engine."

"Left turn signal quit working and still cannot fiqure out what is wrong"

"left blinker malfunctioned and it was not a bulb or fuse and it cost $129 to repair, of which $60 was for programming computer"

"Battery died. When i replaced the battery, the speedometer started reading zero as 55 mph. I've tried all the internet fixes without positive results."

"Driver's heated seat stopped working."

"The drivers side seat heater no longer works. It was replaced once before."