Ford F-150 Change Vehicle

"very loud intermittent grinding noise"

"while driving a chatter happened from the front left wheel area. It was real sporadic. kind of sounded like a heat shield,."

"Noise in the front end when turning the steering."

"Problem with the vacuum tubes that run that 4WD system in the front of the vehicle."

"IWE not enough vacuum to prevent front wheels from attempting to shift into 4WD Low at highway speeds. This is a known issue with TSB's issues."

"17000 miles"

"4 WD engaged die to vacuum system failure"

"The IWE check valve had to be replaced."

"I starting experiencing a noise in the drive train about 6 months after purchase. Took it to dealer 3 times before determining it to be the actuator for IWE system. Everything was fine for several months and then noise returned occasionally. After putting up with noise for several months, I took it to another dealer and explained the problem. They had seen this issue quite a few times before but let Ford engineering decide what to replace again. After changing out both actuators twice, wheel bearing on driver side, transfer case and hoses to actuator, problem still existed. I read in a mechanics forum that the noise usually is caused by either the vacuum pump for actuators or the solenoid which controlled the actuators. I asked them to change these and they did. It's been 3 months now with no noise so hopefully the problem is fixed. I figured up that Ford spent over $2000 in parts when it could have been taken care for less than $100."

"Grinding noise from left front of engine compartment, usually shortly after starting off. Repaired under wty. Mech said it was the vacuum system that engages 4WD."

"Grinding noise from 4wd actuators. Ford says they can't replicate the issue so it hasn't been fixed even though it seems like every owner has had this issue."

"front left wheel noise relating to vacuum driven gear engagement. Periodic problem just defined...must be a service notice out on issue"

"Defective front differential in 4x4 mode, bad grinding and rumbling when engaged"

"In the past 9 months I have had my Front diff rebuilt once (Nov 2019) and my Rear diff rebuilt twice (Nov 2019 & July 2020) clunking, whining noises and leaking. It was repaired under warranty both times."

"Leaking. Replaced on warranty"

"There was an internal issue that resulted in a grinding noise when turning. The problem occurred any time I drove it. It started after about 1 year of ownership and went on for a few months before I made an appointment to have it looked at. It was cheaper for the dealership to replace the entire differential than to rebuild. It was replaced under warranty."

"At about 37,000 miles I was hearing a LOT of road noise...which I thought was my OEM tires starting to go or getting chopped. It wasn't. After speaking with other 3 - 4 current F-150 owners, many said it was the front, driver-side hub and bearing assembly. I took to Ford dealer and that was it. Replaced under warranty at 43,496 miles. No issues with it since."

"At speed up to 25mph and speeds from 25mph to a complete stop vibration emanated from drive shaft which indicated to me it was out of balance, never dealt with this issue and I was dealing with oil issues all the time"

"A tire-like noise was heard coming from the front of the vehicle. It turned out to be a bad right front wheel bearing which was repaired under warranty. I was able to drive the vehicle but did not drive much until the bearing was replaced. Just occurred at 21,009 miles."

"both ESC and traction control lights came on, steering became heavy and lack of power"

"Unreliability and the reliance to be assured of the performance required to navigate a road condition"

"The wheel bearing had to be replaced at 28000 miles, and some sensors had to replaced at 40000 miles"

"ESC light came on as well as abs light and steering got heavy. Twice in to dealership, replaced battery and then rear wheel sensor. No further problems"

"same as with the ESC"

"Slippage problems caused traction problems"

"Defective motor in transfer had to be replaced and rebuilt transfer case"

"Rain water came in through the top of the truck. Took vehicle in three times for repairs. Each time, we were assured that the problem had been located. The first two times, it had not. We were told that the water leak was from a crack somewhere in the sunroof tracks."

"Sunroof leaks and water runs down the door."

"Water leaked through down through the inside lighting panel. They sent it to the body shop who could tell it was leaking... duh, finally after a week it went to service people who ended up replacing the whole sun roof panel."

"Rear window was leaking"

"Water / moisture entered drivers and passenger doors and caused complete lockout of the doors. That happens in the cold weather, the door locks freeze. Repaired by the dealer and corrected the issue for the most part, but continues in extreme cold climate"

"Apparently a hose was broke that connected to the sun roof. Water leaked into the cab."

"Puchased truck new, within 1 year it had developed a serious leak near the top of the windshield and/or in the moonroof. Dealer kept telling us it would be done tomorrow. They kept the truck for a week and at least 3 of those days it was sitting on the lot not being worked on. About 6 months later the leak was back and worse than ever. We're trying to get Ford to fix it through someone other than the original dealer. We'll never buy another Ford."

"I had squeaks from the moon roof & the dealer resealed & problem was gone."

"moon roof rattles"

"Moon roof rattles when driving on surface streets."

"They was a winding noise that was identified in the axle & dealer resolved."

"I find there are more noises when this truck initially starts but go away once warmed up. The dealer hasn't found anything wrong."

"There are major rattles on the driver side and the dealership can't get it fixed. It has been in the shop 3 times for this issue."

"There is a rattle in the passenger side mirror mount"

"Excessive wind noise when traveling at 55 mph or more. I have been in friends other similar Ford F-150's and they do not have this wind noise. In fact, the cabin quietness in these other vehicles was paramount to my purchase of this truck."

"It is more road noise that seems to come from the rear passenger area and rear doors. Wish I would have had it undercoated. That may have helped."

"The truck is simply noisier than when we first drove it off he lot. Not sure why"

"Continuous attempts to fix an engine knock including removing the cylinder heads and replacing various parts."

"Thought we had a cold start issue. It took Ford 2 days to figure out the phasers were bad and replaced under warranty"

"had to step up to mid grade fuel to eliminate ping"

"Engine is very load ticking sound, usually after it heats up or has run for a bit. Ford insists this is normal engine nosie for this engine."

"When I went into my Ford dealership for a routine oil and filter change, they noticed that my oil pan was leaking. They had to replace but didn't have the parts in stock. It was very inconvenient to wait 4 hours for an oil change only to find out I would have to leave my truck and use their loaner car. I live an hour away so it was a big inconvenience having to come back again for a repair where they should have had the parts in stock."

"excessive oil consumption with a new vehicle, one quqrt in 3000 miles"

"I have had my "plastic" oil pan replaced 4 times in the 27 months that I have owned the vehicle. They have to keep the vehicle overnight to ensure it sealed properly when the put the new one in, a huge inconvenience. This has been done under warranty."

"Known issue with cylinoid associate with eco boost."

"Began at new, have excessive oil consumption of about 1 quart per 3000 miles and it has continued"

"oil plug horrible design had to have it replaced due to oil loss and garage floor staining"

"After purchasing this vehicle new, a major oil leak developed after 500 miles as a result of a failure in the oil line connected to the turbo."

"Oil pan gasket started leaking. Dealer had to replace oil pan gasket. No problems since repair."

"Dealer found oil leak during routine maintenance and repaired under warranty. Took 5 days of downtime and a return visit to complete the repair."

"from new, it uses about 1 quart of oil per 3000 miles and continues that problem"

"The issue was oil consumption. The dealer after several attempts reprogramed the engine and the problem was eliminated. It took almost 18 months to solve the problem. I had been burning 1-2 quart of oil every 2000 miles"

"The seals/gaskets were improperly installed on the turbo oil line."

"Oil leak was found during six month service. leaking on skid plate, none on ground. Need truck 3 to 4 days to repair leak. Ford well not release part for another week and then another week to get it in for repair."

"The primary issue with the doors is they won't seal effectively. The wind/road noise is very bad."

"Windshield developed crack. Dealer had to be something hit it. That was highly unlikely because it happened overnight and nothing could have hit windshield. I paid $600 to fix it"

"Driver door would not latch. Ford Customer Care Program provided a fix for the latching problem."

"Continuous freezing of the door locks despite multiple TSB repairs."

"rear door latch assembly would not catch unless door was slammed"

"The locking tailgate would intermittently not unlock. Solenoid defect was the problem."

"Door latches would freeze so that the door would not latch closed. Still occurs occasionally after recall repair."

"Tailgate latch failed, so I could not access the bed of the truck. The latch was replaced under warranty"

"Vehicle was subject to TSB issue, and eventual recall, that occurred in freezing weather. Started in December 2019. If it rained or there was melting snow or ice, that moisture would invade the door cavity. locks and latch mechanisms including encased cables were saturated, and then there were several days of frigid weather. Doors could be usually opened, but then won't latch when closed."

"The door locks were freezing and would not latch. This was corrected by the dealer"

"I really feel Ford should have put more technology when installing these sun roofs on Pickup trucks. These are put through a little more rigorous use than with a regular car."

"1 of the big selling points was the double moon roof...I do love being able to have the feeling of openness and daylight. At 2.5 years old and without excessive use the rails need to be replaced because the moonroof will not slide open; it goes up fine, but will not slide open. If you're going to put such a feature in a vehicle use components that aren't going to break with such little use...I'm waiting for the moonroof shade/screen motor to go next...all of which are expensive repairs."

"sunroof opened past the sunshade, causing sunroof to not close. was supposed to rain, contacted dealer, was told to drop off. dealer had vehicle 6 days, made temporary repair while parts on order. when parts came in they had vehicle for 2 days for repair."

"The tailgate does not close properly as the bed itself is not 100%centered. I had a bed cover installed and because if the tailgate it leaks. I've been to the dealer 3 times about it, they have failed to adjust it properly, I gave up."

"The solenoid unlocking the tailgate failed to work. It was an intermittent problem. The tailgate would not open when activated manually or by remote control. Had to take the truck to the shop to have it replaced (the solenoid)."

"Tailgate opens by itself. This truck has had more problems than any auto I have ever owned. Complete failure of entire driver assistance systems. Sheetmetal issues (roof over cab is too thin and supports are breaking through). Numerous safety recalls"

"Outside temperature display takes a long time, about 10 minutes, to adjust to new outside temperature when I resume driving."

"The power steering assist became unusable so it was undriveable"

"Same issue , made truck undriveable"

"There was a clunk noise when making slow turns. The dealer determined that the rear shocks were defective."

"Factory front left shock was leaking oil. Dealer replaced under warranty. No further problems with it."

"Left front shock needed to be replaced because of a leak."

"Constant vibration early 2019. Front and rear. Neither covered by vehicle warranty"

"When making turns we started hearing a "clunk"; like an empty tin can bouncing against something. Another vehicle turned up near the same time with the exact same issue. The dealership changed out the springs; I'm not sure but I believe they were leaf springs. It drives very well now."

"The leaf springs at the rear of the truck are too rigid, when the truckits making a turn and goes over a bump the rear end of the truck give you the sensation of loosing control of the vehicle, this mostly happen with an empty or no heavily loaded bed."

"Since it was purchased, vehicle wanders in both directions. Alignment has been checked three times and alignment is ok. Dealer says that the factory is aware of the problem, but after 18 months, no solution yet. All they know is that the problem is with the steering."

"One front wheel bearing failed under warranty. Was found during regular maintenance inspection."

"I'm not sure it was wheel bearings, but I think so. At and above 45mph, the truck would shudder as I drove on smooth roads. The mechanic said I'd been driving on gravel/dirt roads and dirt/mud had gummed up the bearings or something - pretty typical he said, and an easy fix - just clean it out. He did that, and it's been fine since."

"There was a failure of the left front wheel bearings. The dealership replaced under warranty."

"Cam issue with the engine, currently in repair, parts are back ordered for approximately 1 month so I will be without my truck for 5 weeks. Still in shop, Ford gave me a Loaner F150 crew can to drive at no cost."

"Failure and lack of compression in #1 cylinder, causing smoke on start up. Ford replaced engine with a brand new Eco-boost at 16K miles. Excellent outcome."

"the engine started burning and excessive amount of oil. The heads were replaced to start. Then after approximately a month it started burning oil again and at that time the engine was replaced. All work was done under warranty."

"cam phasers needed replacement making noise. Cam phasers replaced and shortly thereafter the timing chain broke. The block and heads then required replacement. runs great now."

"At 1000 miles I checked dipstick for oil level after reading about issues with oil consumption on the internet with the 5.0 L V8. There was no oil showing on dipstick which indicated at least 2.5 quarts low. Took truck to dealer and they placed vehicle in a "oil consumption test". They changed the oil/filter and placed a notch in the dipstick and told me to check level every 200 miles and if the oil level got down to the notch within 2000 miles to let them know. Level steadily went down and with the odometer at 2973 oil was down 3/4 of a quart. Dealer extended the @test" for an additional 1000 miles and when the truck had 3500 miles on odometer oil was down on quart. Dealer informed me that Ford would replace engine with new 5.0L. Three weeks later they got my truck into the shop and two weeks after that truck was delivered back to me, mileage at that time was 3800. Almost immediately noticed that this engine was using oil as well and dealer placed truck on another "oil consumption test". Well at this point I have decided to unload this piece if crap and will undoubtedly take a huge hit in a trade but I'm sick of going back and forth with issues, will never consider a ford or CHEVROLET again"

"Ratcheting or clicking sound upon a cold start each morning and after work. Dealer said it was normal."

"The timing chain and oil pump replaced u see warrant."

"Vvt actuator module failure. Repaired under service bulletin/ warranty"

"High pressure fuel pump broke loose, even after recall service on the bracket that holds the cam-driven pump to the head."

"makes clatter noise on startup after sitting 4 or 5 days"

"On Dec 25 in Phoenix I was driving and could hear a whine from the engine, sounded like the turbo but much louder, check engine light came on so I took it into the shop the next day. They kept it that day and the next and I got it back Dec 28."

"Direct injector failed. Engine vibrated violently and stopped. Dealer needed Ford engineers to figure out, which took 2 days. Spent 1 week in the shop."

"Service engine light came on. I took the car to the dealer . I was told there was a TSB 18-2310 active. They replaced the fuel injectors. Problem solved."

"The engine began running rough right after starting up and then died after driving a short distance and the Check Engine Light came on. I restarted and drove a short distance and it seemed to run normal. I brought the truck in the next day and the technicians identified an intermittent short in the fuel pump relay. The technician recommended replacing the relay that could completely fail at a later date leaving me stranded. I opted to have the repairs done which took two days and was completely covered under warranty"

"Had oil consumption issue. After driving about 300 miles, had to add half quart of oil. Dealer did some testing/diagnostics and Ford service note advised to replace some sort of valve. After repair, have had no problem since. Fuel pump is NOISY. A tapping sound almost like a valve tap. Dealer said Ford is aware that the fuel pump is noisy and nothing could be done!"

"replaced 4 times. Engine light still comes on"

"Started at 29000. No disruption of driving. Dealer replaced it within 2 days"

"2 sensors on the same side of exhaust pipe went bad at different times. Mileage is no where close to the 23 estimated on the highway even in economy mode. the best hwy mileage is 20."

"The paint will scratch with very little abrasive action. I scratched the passenger door paint by rubbing hard on some dirt while washing the truck. A cat scratched the rear of the cab climbing on the truck."

"The paint quality is very poor. There are at least three areas where the exterior black paint is just missing. The undercoat is dark blueish colored so not real obvious but the paint application is very poor quality."

"The entire drive train is covered in rust including the frame, rear axle and pumpkin. Looks like it was never painted."

"After 1000Km there was an ignition miss fire which caused the vehicle to have a different exhaust smell, sound and look."

"Key would not turn in ignition. When I called for help I was casually told oh, that happens somtimes if the wheels are turned too far. Absolutely no help in correcting the problem. Only assistance offered was to send a tow to the dealership (with over an hour's wait.)"

"Truck had a loose wiring harness connection that was when my original dealer reviewed,it was quickly fixed. The local dealer looked at it first and couldn't figure it out. Very happy with a quick and successful fix."

"Loss of brake fluid. Loss of braking. Almost killed my family."