Ford F-150 Change Vehicle

"The output shaft speed sensor in the auto transmission failed. This resulted in a sudden downshift into 1st gear while descending a steep curving hill from our mountain home. The rear wheel locked up causing a slide and partial spin. No damage occurred, I reset the fault indicator and continued carefully."

"Pinion drive seal leak at the rear differential"

"2nd failure in the rear end. Ford fixed it once under warranty at ~40k, miles, Ford told me to drop dead at 85K miles. I drove it till 110k when it was too noisy to trust, had it rebuilt privately"

"Initially experienced looseness in the drive train multiple times, then had a bearing failure and major components (pinion gear, etc.) had to be replaced. Was repaired under warranty"

"seeping from pinion cover, corrected at next service"

"The front differential being a 4 wheel drive vehicle, had problems. A bearing had gone bad and shelled itself and the entire differential had to be drained and all parts replaced due to metal shavings inside ruining all other moveable parts. Ford did repair this front differential under warranty."

"Grinding noise - had to have the bearings replaced"

"Kept feeling "slack" in the drive train when taking off from or coming to a dead stop. Returned to dealer multiple times and they performed repairs per service bulletins but the problem recurred until I had the differential failure"

"Front vibrates even though have had new tires. Dealer said it was tires....tire people said it was the front end"

"Rear driveshaft completely seized. Mechanics thought maybe the u-joints weren't checked and had run out of fluid. This occured on the highway. The driveshaft seized, fell off completely onto the road, and blew the transfer case up, destroyed differential and the rear axle. The repair was upwards of $8,000.00 for all the damage caused."

"Problems with the slip yolk."

"The rear window defrost circuit failed and it was because of the connectors in the sliding rear window . Ford would not warranty this item on it's own extended warranty. It cost me $800.00 for a new rear window because that's the only way to fix it they say. It completes the circuit. It was the only to get the heated mirrors and rear defroster working again. Very upset that it was not covered."

"With 4 yrs. and 96,000 kms. On truck computer failed and left me stranded. Truck towed to closet dealership. After 1-1/2 days they told me I needed new computer, not covered under warranty. Result was me out of pocket over $1000.00"

"The whole climate system stopped functioning."

"After driving for several miles the speedomater died. The fix was somewhere in the transmission. Fixed by having to drop the transmission with a cost of $900."

"The read window defogger quit operating for the third time. Keeps blowing fuses for trailer lights/brakes."

"Pulsing with wheel spin"

"Same, wheel sensor went out, left front"

"Occasionally the service advancetrac alarm goes off and then my traction control indicator light comes on and often my signal light will no longer stay on. Some dealership mechanic told me this had to do with a steering column position indicator fault that is very expensive to fix not worth it. This problem usually clears itself the same day and then I don't have any trouble for a week some. Just glitchy and annoying"

"Traction control quit working. Created for dangerous driving on wet roads"

"The truck shifted extremely hard at various times for no apparent reason."

"Areas on the truck were repainted under warranty the first time and then we were required to pay $700 on the second reprinting. Not impressed with Ford service with regards to our issues"

"Peeling paint on both rear fenders is directly associated with rust emerging beneath the paint."

"Cab, lower rear, both sides, paint peel with rust."

"Initially the front bumper needed to be replaced because of rust through from the back side out. Then the rear passenger side half bumper rusted and required sanding and re-painting. Now the driver's side rear bumper is also rusting. Very poor quality bumper metal. The rest of the truck still appears new."

"Paint started to bubble up on passenger side rear wheel well and rust is apparent along entire width of the bottom of the tailgate."

"Because of the paint bubbles and peeling rust became an issue"

"Chrome on one running board blistered"

"Several painted areas on the front grill and rear bumper have begun to bubble and rust. I consider this unacceptable on a truck that is less than five years old"

"Front bumper rusting from inside out. Perfect paint started bubbling with large patches eventually falling out. Ford wouldn't warrantee it unless it rusted thru"

"small areas of rust"

"The vehicle is showing rust on both rear fender wells, both rocker panels, the tailgate, the front, lower corner of the bed (driver's side) and the front bumper."

"Rocker panels, door threshold and cab corners have all been repaired or replaced because of rust. All was covered by the Ford rust proof warranty I purchased when I bought the truck."

"Bought from dealer after previous lease of it by another. Almost immediately discovered bubbling paint and rust on bumpers. Had bumpers removed, repainted, and reinstalled but rust recurred and they look bad. Need replacements soon. Doubt Ford will help. Rear cab corners and rear fenders also rusting through."

"Rear corners of the cab have completely rusted through"

"Rust around the 2 rear tire wells, looks like water gets inside the wells and rust on the outside"

"Paint bubbling around rear fenderwalls"

"bottom of doors and rocker panels are rusting"

"Have had problems with the sync system and display from the beginning. Dealer worked on it twice and still did not repair it properly"

"Display stopped working"

"When we first purchased it new the nav and sound system would just go blank. It hasn't happened for a while"

"I feel like it’s extremely difficult to interface cell, iPad, etc. to the ford SYNC electronics in vehicle."

"Unable to connect a smart phone"

"The phone interface on 2012 Ford F-150 is difficult to use. In fact I’ve quit using it totally."

"it does not work."

"Upgraded to iPhone 7 and learned Ford Sync 2 is not compatible. No software upgrades for Sync were offered, so my phone cannot hold the sync."

"Radio crashed and was unsalvageable. A replacement radio had to be ordered."

"Radio did not work and you cannot use the phone system in truck. The dealer incorrectly diagnosed the problem. We had to pay for diagnostics and then had to pay for half the cost of the radio to fix. They told us we would have to pay for new software to get phone working and we chose not to."

"At 12000 miles radio has stopped working."

"Radio made a loud pop sound and all the previously mentioned features stopped working."

"The radio unit, which also controls the bluetooth, phone, steering wheel conrols, etc., went out. The OEM replacement part is very expensive, and so is the labor to install it"

"Radio quits at 83000 mi. Replacement over 400.00. What kind of inferior products are they putting out and expecting us to pay to replace?? I will not have ford fix this issue and be over charged."

"Lost clarity."

"Turn signals worked intermittently, media controls would change station or mode when I turned the steering wheel"

"The radio volume control button sometimes changes the station."

"Pretty minor, license plate light burnt out. Interesting, 2018 did the same thing, gravel roads likely."

"Tail light needed to be re-seated"

"fog lights aren't working right now"

"temp gauge stopped working, had to replace entire display including speedometer & tach"

"See previous response"

"Fuel guage doesn't show full anymore....it never reaches the full point, so now I must use the trip computer to see how much fuel has been used so I know the status of remaining fuel."

"front passenger headlight was broken and had to be replaced. This was a collision repair bill as the damage was consistent with a collision."

"The driver's side heated seat got so hot I had to turn it off and get out of the truck until it cooled. After that, the heated seat stopped working all together. The dealership fixed it (out of warranty) and now it works fine."

"Both rear door locks stopped working."

"drivers door lock did not work with FOB. I ended up changing the door lock module, inside the door."

"Remote start was closest choice. Actually the electronics to the starter it self. When colder than zero F, turn key, but - not crank or start. Not a battery issue. An electronic issue. Towed to dealer. No codes. Could not duplicate. Same issue four winters in a row"

"Sensor failed. Not mentioned in the survey was backup sensors failed for the 4th time"

"The Ford Sync system is badly programed. Does not remember where you are on your USB devices and the menu controls are clunky and difficult to use."

"The door Open sensor would not go off. The issue was a broken ground wire in the door panel"

"Check engine light went on. Auto parts store read the code and it indicated low voltage on O2 sensor on converter. Called dealer and he said we usually just delete that code. Did nothing and the problem has not reoccurred"

"Wipers go on intermittently when they are turned off."

"Washer motor went bad. Replaced under extended warrenty"

"Water leaked from drain-hose connection to top of driver side front window pillar on inside of cab"

"Water leak around door driver side"

"Rear window was replaced under warranty 4 years ago for a bad defroster. I didn't realize the new installation was leaking in the rear left top side. It is in a hard place to see the leak. It was running down behind the rear seat. I finally noticed the rear cab corner was rusting from the inside out which alerted me to the window seal. I did notify the dealer (NYE Ford, NY) but they wanted to do nothing about it."

"water is coming from the roof through the back window."

"water still leaking after 6 years"

"The wind whistles in the passenger window or door"

"Seal and trim on drivers side door has torn and leaks a little. The trim holding it down had to be snapped back in place."

"weather stripping on passenger side front door was leaking when it rained. Repaired by dealer. Not covered by warranty."

"In cold weather the door weather seals ice up. They peel off the truck body when you open the truck doors."

"Where I live there are four Ford trucks and I know exactly when anyone leaves as backing up and touching the brakes they sqeak terribly and the fellow next door has a very expensive brand new ford f350 and the same thing."

"Rattle in the rear driver side door"

"It sounds as if the door or the window is not closed well. You do not feel it any air coming in, it is just noisy."

"Wind noise at 70mph in the driver door. Multiple repairs by the dealer failed to correct the issue."

"The wind noise gets louder and is very annoying"

"I have looked at the seals... . The wind noise seems to be getting worse. Can hardly use the Bluetooth phone system at Highway speeds"

"There is a wind noise in the passenger side, rear door. Sometimes the weather stripping on that door does dislodge for no apparent reason."

"The catalytic converter had to be replaced along with the O2 sensors"

"door to the refill tube does not close as designed. Cost of new door was prohibitive."

"the gauge shows less gas than it has. Have tried to fix problem new sender etc to know avail"

"Problem has developed with the fuel level sensor. The three problems I've noted have to do with this. The check engine light goes on when my gas gauge gets to 3/4s full and goes off when I get to 1/4 tank. Local ford dealer wanted to charge me $75 to tell me what the codes were involved, went to local parts store and they told me what the codes where for free."

"Fuse and wire for fuel pump is undersized according to service report and it causes fuse connection to heat up and also burn out fuse. They had to replace that part of wire harness to larger gauge wire and lagrer amp fuse."

"check engine light comes on"

"O2 sensor caused the engine to run very rich and used more fuel"

"Check Engine light"

"Had multiple sensors fail causing the engine light to come on and prevent passing inspection"

"Dealer replaced sensor at no cost. Vehicle was certified"

"The emission evaporator purge valve was bad. It was intermittent and took them a week to figure out which one of the sensors was bad"

"they were diagnosed to be defective and were replaced"

"Mass air flow sensor went out suddenly and made the engine run to lean making it nearly impossible to drive from a cold start. Was able to drive to dealer and replace for about $700"

"Brought the F150 into a State sponsored emissions test facilities. The vehicle failed the emissions test due to sensors being Not Ready. Not sure how this happens, but was told to drive it another 100 miles and bring it in for a retest. Still awaiting the retest."

"Shocks needed replaced all around after 115,000 miles. I do quite a bit of towing and regularly haul reasonable heavy loads. I replaced them with factory original parts to keep the original suspension and handling characteristics. The originals did a good job for a long time."

"Rack and pinion was replaced in August of 2016. Had to go in again a year later in August of 2017 and have it replaced again. Luckily this time was under warranty for the parts. Still had to pay labor though. Not sure why it keeps having problems."

"The entire power steering system needed to be replaced due to a non-functioning steering unit that caused vibrations, squealing, steering looseness, mis-alignment and other issues. This was a serious problem that could have caused a dangerous situation and possibly a wreck. I checked on-line and many other Ford F-150 owners for 2011-1014 trucks had experienced this same issue yet no recall or safety warning was issued by Ford or the government. The fix cost almost $4000 out of my pocket for what is obviously a faulty system. PLEASE LOOK INTO IT!"

"Computer error message resulting in replacement of rack and pinion system. (Had been replaced with aftermarket items prior to, per mechanic)"

"Linkage makes a loud metal bang when turning and going over bump at the same time"

"Electric Steering Rack had to much play mechanically. Was replaced"

"The steeling position sensor failed and the rack and pinion had to be replaced"

"Have had to replace the rack and pinion almost every year now for the last 3-4 years. Keeps going bad"

"Steering went out all of a sudden while parking in a lot, luckily almost in the space and didn’t block traffic. Part alone was $3,000"

"Lots of issues in the front end, linkage, steering. Again, very expensive to fix"

"Needed replacing of right one had to replace fuel pumps"

"left front wheel bearing failure, caused vibration at high speeds. Mainly street vehicle odd to have a bearing failure less than 80000 miles"

"Cool went bad"

"It was an electronics problem. Cost $700 to repair plus towing."

"started to run bad shaking and rought"

"Multiple spark plug and coil failures resulting in significant lose of acceleration"

"Plug became loose, failed to work properly, caused truck to run rough and overheat. Ford dealer repaired problem, at a high cost"

"replaced plugs as regular maintenance. Hasn't run well since and dealer has not been cooperative"

"Ford told me the spark plugs were failing and so were the wires. This was at like 75,000...the plugs were supposed to be good for 100,000 miles...seems like a rip off. Ford said if it did not "code" then it is not warranty or smog related. It cost $900 to fix"

"Spark plugs, plug wires and boots had to be replaced. Engine was running rough and getting reduced gas mileage. This was disappointing since plugs on this vehicle was supposed to last 100000 miles before changing. This was and ECO Boost engine"

"recurring problem has caused numerous repairs"

"Spark plugs had lots of miles on them. Time to change"

"The truck is currently at the shop. The reason is because of trouble codes that indicate a possible problem with the timing chain, but it has not been confirmed as of yet. The dealership is unable to determine the problem and is in contact with Ford Engine Engineers trying to figure out what to do."

"Was thankful to have purchased an extended warranty as this item would have been very expensive to replace"

"timing chains out of clearance"

"Truck made loud mechanical noise at cold start. The timing chain had to be replaced as well as the tensioners"

"Stretched timing chain on Ecoboost Engine"

"60000 miles turbo had to be replaced under warranty"

"Intake taking in water during rain and rapid acceleration. No recall but design defect and ford won't repair it. The engine will stall and there is a service bulletin about it. Major safety issue.....no support. $560 to "repair""

"Turbocharger bearings failed, caused exhaust system to overheat. Had to replace turbocharger and all exhaust system parts beginning with exhaust manifold and stopping just before catalytic converter"

"Replaced under warranty"

"I recently had a check engine light come on that indicates it's a problem with the turbo but it hasn't been diagnosed yet. Tomorrow or Weds it will go to shop."

"This is one of the easiest door lock systems to defeat with a small screwdriver. My door lock was popped, along with 48 other fords in the same parking lot during a weekend. Police state that Ford's door lock is targeted by criminals in the area because they are so easy to pop...Replacement was almost $1100.00 with no improvements. I just do not have a way to open if the battery goes dead"

"The door on the drivers side that covers the gas cap does not close properly. I need to give it an extra push to keep it closed"

"power door locks fail to always actuate. the problem migrates from door to door and now resides in left-rear lock. it fails to lock or unlock. what makes it MORE irritating the placement of the manual lock (rear doors)! I can't reach the lock to manually lock/unlock unless I crawl thru the opposite side door, because they put the lock at the REAR of the door instead the front! Many people failed to THINK when engineering this truck! On another note, the windshield wiper/washer is a failed design as well! It is totally impossible to wet the windshield to clean it BEFORE the wipers begin wiping! So when trying to clear bug splatter, all I do it smear the dead bug with a dry wiper blade!!...and by the time the washer fluid sprays, the bug smear has dried to the point where I can't clean it at all! A REAL brain fart, Ford!"

"Rear passenger door would not open"

"Sunroof was opened and quit working. Causing the sunroof to stay in an opened position"

"Became disengaged from track in operation. Will now make loud grinding noise and not operate with push button"

"One of the rear electric window panels shattered while driving down the road. I was running the electric defroster at the time."

"The rear window defroster in the back window went out within the 1st two years of ownership (new vehicle). Ford replaced the entire window (warranty). Then it stopped working again in another 3-1/2 years, this time it was a 50/50 split of $400.00 plus dollars. Now, it's out again, within a year of the other new window. I have another appointment in a few days for another new window. Each one is approx $800 to $1,000.00 because of the power sliding glass in the middle."

"Rear slider doesn't operate"

"Had to replace the turbo sensor"

"When warm at idle, the truck makes a tapping or knocking sound that comes from under the engine near where the transmission and engine meet. It only occurs when idling warm and not under acceleration or when the engine is cold. We cannot find a fix-"

"Engine would cut out under load, leaving the vehicle severely under powered"

"This problem was related to the phasers that control the timing on the ecoboost engine."

"Fuel is getting into the oil"

"Rear seal on engine leaking. Required replacement."

"Had a major oil leak that was very expensive to repair."

"Advised by dealer that the timing belt cover was starting to leak. $2200 in labor and $300 in parts to replace the timing belt cover gasket. Also advised to replace the steering gear to the tune of $1300. Keep my truck in tip-top shape and follow all recommended service intervals, but still had to put $4500 into the vehicle."

"It had to do with a temp setting in the exhaust manifold. Cost me about $250. Had the same problem with it about a year earlier"

"The airbag light would come and go intermittently. I would check all the electric connections under the Driver and passenger seats. This would sometimes clear the light. I took it to independent privately owned shop and they fixed the problem. I t appears that the wiring routing under the seat is routed so that if you move the seat position many times it will loosen or compromise the connections. They also recommended I do not allow any thing under the seat that might interfere with the wiring or movement of the seat. They did not charge me."