2011 Ford F-150 Complaint Log

MY F150 ECOBOOST STALLED TWICE IN THE RAIN WHILE TRYING TO PASS ANOTHER CAR. THE TRUCK LOST ALL POWER WHILE I WAS ATTEMPTING TO PASS A VEHICLE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THIS HAPPENED ON I20. THE ENGINE FAILED A COUPLE YEARS BACK IN RAIN AND FORD INSTALLED A SHROUD OVER THE INTERCOOLER. AFTER REPORTING THE SECOND PROBLEM TO THE LOCAL DEALER, FORD INSTALLED A MODIFIED "NEW" SHROUD ON THE INTERCOOLER. THE GOVT PREMATURELY CLOSED THE INVESTIGATION OF F150 ECOBOOST ENGINES THAT HAVE A MAJOR FLAW THAT AFFECT VEHICLE PERFORMANCE. INSTALLING A MODIFIED SHROUD TO FIX A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE IS NOT A SOLUTION. PLEASE REOPEN THE INVESTIGATION FOR THE FORD F150 OWNERS THAT HAVE THE ECOBOOST ENGINE. *TR

STARTED THE TRUCK IN THE MORNING (TEMPERATURE WAS 45) AND THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK IT AND HAD IT CHECK AND HAD THE BATTERY REPLACED. AFTER THE BATTERY WAS IN, THEY RAN A TEST AND SAID THE ALTERNATOR WAS CHARGING TOO MUCH AND THE LIGHT WILL COME ON AGAIN. SURE ENOUGH AFTER A FEW SECONDS, THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME BACK ON. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER (APPLE FORD IN RED LION, PA) I PURCHASED IT FROM AND THEY SAID THE ALTERNATOR IS BAD AND CHARGING TOO MUCH. THERE STATED THAT THERE ARE NO AFTER MARKET ALTERNATORS FOR THIS MAKE AND YEAR. SO AFTER PAYING $1055.00 FOR A FORD BRAND ALTERNATOR, THE TRUCK WAS FIXED. THAT IS WAY TOO MUCH MONEY FOR AN ALTERNATOR. IT IS AN OUTRAGE!! I CHECKED AROUND AND I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT THE PRICE OF THIS PART IS ACTUALLY THIS EXPENSIVE. I ASKED IF THEY HAVE HEARD ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, AND THE ANSWER WAS NO. I HAVE BEEN A FORD OWNER MOST OF MY LIFE, BUT THIS MAY CHANGE MY OPINION ON FORD TRUCKS FOR MY NEXT PURCHASE.

AFTER THE TRUCK HAD BEEN PARKED FOR A WEEK, I STARTED THE VEHICLE AND PROCEEDED TO MOVE IT. THERE WERE NO BRAKES FOR ABOUT 3-4 MINUTES. EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WOULD BE PARKED OVERNIGHT, THE BRAKES WOULD BE INADEQUATE UNTIL THEY HAD BEEN DEPRESSED SEVERAL TIMES. AFTER THAT, THEY WOULD BE FINE UNTIL IT WAS PARKED FOR MORE THAN A FEW HOURS. ON JUNE 3, I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THEM LOOKED AT. AT THAT TIME, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER HAD A LEAK, AND THEY PROCEEDED TO REPLACE THE BOOSTER AT MY EXPENSE. THEY ARE NOW OPERATING TO MY SATISFACTION.

ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE TO PASS A SLOWER VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY. TRUCK BEGAN SHUDDERING AND IMMEDIATELY DECELERATED TO 50MPH. WOULD NOT RESPOND FOR APPROXIMATELY 75 YARDS, THEN WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 60MPH. TWO VEHICLES (ONE OF THOSE VEHICLES WAS A TRACTOR-TRAILER) FOLLOWING HAD TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION TO AVOID REAR-END COLLISION. EXITED THE HIGHWAY, PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK. NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ENGAGED. WEATHER WAS SUNNY AND WARM. NOW VEHICLE IS SHIFTING VERY HARD WITH A DELAYED ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN 55-60MPH. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING A LONG DURATION AT A CONSISTENT MPH, LOW RPM, AND LOW TURBO BOOST PRESSURE I BEGAN TO CLIMB A HILL WHERE MORE ACCELERATION WAS NEEDED TO MAINTAIN MPH. AT TIME THE VEHICLE RAPIDLY SLOWED, ENGINE LIGHT CAM ON, TRIED TO ADD THROTTLE TO STAY OUT OF THE WAY OF APPROACHING TRAFFIC BUT JUST CONTINUED TO SLOW. THIS HAPPENED WHILE TRAVELING FROM LAS VEGAS NEVADA TO RENO NEVADA. I REPLACED THE IGNITION COILS AND THAT SOLVED THE PROBLEM ONLY TO HAVE IT HAPPEN AGAIN IN LESS THAN 5K MILES IN THE SAME DRIVING CONDITIONS

I HAVE A 2011 FORD F150 FX4 WITH THE POWER REAR SLIDING WINDOW WITH DEFROSTER. THE LED LIGHT DOES NOT WORK TO POWER THE DEFROSTER AND THE REAR WINDOW IS ALSO NOT DEFROSTING. AFTER SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET IF THIS DOES NOT GET REPAIRED THE REAR WINDOW HAS SHATTERED. THE DEALER ADVISED ME THERE WAS NO RECALL AND REPLACEMENT COST WOULD BE $1350. *TR

VACUUM PUMP FAILED AND TRUCK COULD NOT STOP AT INTERSECTION! *TR

LOSS OF POWER. MISSFIRE. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT GO OFF. ECOBOOST 3.5 V6. MOISTURE PROBLEM GETTING IN TO CAUSE PROBLEMS. TURBO COOLER PROBLEM. TRUCK IS IN SERVICE NOW ON DATE ABOVE. *TR

ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AFTER STARTING MY FORD F-150 ECOBOOST I EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY STOPPING THE VEHICLE WHEN APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION. MY SPOUSE COMPLAINED THAT THE VEHICLE "TOOK OFF" AFTER SHE PUT THE TRUCK IN REVERSE IN THE DRIVEWAY. I COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS ISSUE TO THE DEALER ON 3/16/15 SAYING THAT I WAS UNABLE TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN. I TOLD THEM IT FELT LIKE I WAS BEING PUSHED INTO THE INTERSECTION. MY INITIAL FEELING WAS THAT THE ENGINE WAS OVERPOWERING THE BRAKES. THE TURBO CAN BE HEARD SPINNING UP AFTER A COLD START. I AM UNSURE IF IT IS REALLY BRAKE OR ENGINE/TRANSMISSION RELATED....UPDATED 09/15/15 *BF UPDATED 10/31/2017*CN

4 MONTHS AGO I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY TRUCK WENT INTO LIMP MODE, WHEN I PULLED OVER IT WAS SHAKING VIOLENTLY WITH A CHECK ENGINE WRENCH ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. I SHUT IT DOWN AND RESTARTED IT A FEW MIN LATER AND IT WAS BACK TO NORMAL. IT WAS ABOUT 1 HOUR INTO MY TRIP AND AROUND 32 - 35 DEGREES OUT, THE ROADS WERE WET FROM SNOW FALL. MY WIFE AND I OWN A HOME IN NH SO I TRAVEL TWO HOURS THERE AND HOME EVERY WEEKEND. I HAVEN'T EXPERIENCED THE LIMP MODE AGAIN BUT EVERY TIME ITS WET AND COLD MY TRUCK WILL STALL ON ACCELERATION, WHEN AT A LIGHT, AND WHEN ON THE HIGHWAY THE TRUCK WILL STOP ACCELERATING WHEN I TRY TO GIVE IT GAS. AGAIN, THE ONLY COMMON FACTOR WHEN THIS HAPPENS IS THE TEMP AND MOISTURE IN THE AIR, WEATHER ITS RAINING, SNOWING, OR THE ROADS ARE WET. IT WILL HAPPEN ALMOST CONSISTENTLY AT THE 1.5 HOUR MARK OF DRIVING. I'VE BEEN TO THE DEALER ABOUT THE ISSUE AND THEY KEEP SAYING THAT THE COMPUTER ISN'T SHOWING ANY TROUBLES, BUT THIS IS GETTING AGGRAVATING. I HAVE THE 6.2 V8 SO IT OUR ISSUES WE ARE ALL HAVING HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE ECOBOOST ENGINE. THEY NEED TO START LOOKING INTO SOMETHING THAT BOTH ENGINES HAVE IN COMMON. *TR

WITHOUT WARNING THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN DOWNSHIFTING AND UPSHIFTING BY ITSELF. VEHICLE WENT FROM 5TH GEAR TO THIRD, BACK TO FIFTH AND DOWN TO FIRST. VEHICLE SKIDDED AS A RESULT. BROUGHT PEOPLE TO DEALER. THEY EXPLAINED THAT THERE WAS NOT A RECALL CURRENTLY, BUT THAT THERE WAS A SERVICE NOTICE AND THAT THIS HAD HAPPENED OTHER VEHICLES. *TR

DROVE HOME IN WARM WEATHER. PARKED BACKED INTO THE DRIVEWAY. LEFT PARKED OVERNIGHT AND GOT VERY COLD. WENT TO GO TO WORK IN THE MORNING AND BACK DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW WAS SPIDERED. FORD DEALER CLAIMS NO KNOWN ISSUE AND OUT OF WARRANTY. WANT $700 TO REPLACE. I'M DUE TO TURN IN FOR NEW VEHICLE (IT WAS A LEASE). THEY WANT ME TO PAY FOR THE DAMAGE. MODEL XLT SUPERCREW 2011. *TR

BACK GLASS DRIVERS SIDE (THREE PANEL WINDOW WITH DEFROSTER AND SLIDING WINDOW) SHATTERED INTO SPIDER WEB - WHOLE WINDOW. REMOTE STARTED THE CAR IN THE MORNING AND NOTICED PROBLEM LATER IN THE DAY. *TR

WHILE STEERING THROUGH A TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE STEERING SUDDENLY LOCKED UP FOR 2 SECONDS AND THE "SERVICE ADVANCETRACK" MESSAGE CAME ON. THE MESSAGE RESET ITSELF AND DID NOT APPEAR AGAIN FOR 2 DAYS, WHEN THE STEERING LOCKED AGAIN. THIS REPEATED UNTIL THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE STEERING RACK WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP IN MARCH OF 2015. IT IS NOW MARCH OF 2016 AND THE STEERING IS STARTING TO LOCK UP AGAIN, THIS TIME AT LOW SPEEDS WHILE PARKING. THE TRUCK WILL BE GOING BACK TO THE DEALER FOR MORE SERVICE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DOWNSHIFTED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT CALLED AUTOSAVER FORD (11125 NY-22, COMSTOCK, NY 12821) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE DIAGNOSED OUT OF POCKET. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE SAME DEALER AND WAS NOTIFIED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V075000 (POWER TRAIN) WHICH THE CONTACT LINKED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 146,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

TRANSMISSION CLUNKS IN GEAR WITH LIGHT THROTTLE, MAINLY 1 TO 2 TO 3RD AND DOWNSHIFT 3 TO 2 TO 1

WHEN TAKING MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR, THE TRANSMISSION WILL AUTOMATICALLY DOWN SHIFT TO AN INAPPROPRIATE GEAR, MOSTLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS , ALTHOUGH IT HAS HAPPENED IN CITY DRIVING. ( I.E.70 MPH TO 4TH GEAR, 55 MPH TO 2ND. ETC.) NOW, ALL THIS DOWNSHIFTING HAS CAUSED THE TRANS TO SLIP, NOT GO IMMEDIATELY INTO GEAR, ETC. FORD HAS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE BUT SAYS MY TRUCK WAS BUILT BEFORE THEY STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS, SO IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHEN TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO POWER OFF. THE CONTACT HAD TO REMOVE THE BATTERY FROM THE VEHICLE IN ORDER FOR THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TO SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,000.

I TURNED THE REAR DEFROST ON IN MY 2011 FORD F-150 AND SMELT A BURNING SMELL AND THEN HEARD A POP THE BACK DRIVER SIDE WINDOW TILE HAD SHATTERED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DEFROSTER FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE REAR WINDOW TO FOG, WHICH DIMINISHED THE CONTACT'S VISIBILITY. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,625.

ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHILE BACKING INTO MY DRIVEWAY IN MY 2011 FORD F150 XLT AS I TURNED MY STEERING WHEEL SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT AND BEGAN BACKING UP MY SERVICE ADVANCE TRAC WARNING LIGHT LIT UP. EACH TIME THE LIGHT WOULD GO AWAY UPON RESTARTING THE TRUCK. THE FORTH TIME IT CAME ON WHILE CONDUCTING A 3 POINT TURN AT SLOW SPEED, HOWEVER THE LIGHT REMAINED ON AND DASH DISPLAYED A PICTURE OF FRONT WHEELS AT HARD LOCK RIGHT READING 37DEGREES OF ANGLE WHILE I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT AHEAD. AT THAT TIME MY TURN SIGNALS STOPPED WORKING UNLESS HELD ON. UPON RESTARTING THE TRUCK THE WARNING REMAINED ON AND DISPLAY FAILED TO SHOW CHANGE IN WHEEL POSITION WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL. I BROUGHT IT IN TO DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED AND TWO CODES WERE PRESENT (C1B00 AND U2101). I WAS TOLD VEHICLE NEEDS ELECTRONIC STEERING RACK REPLACED. I THEN LOOKED ISSUE UP AND FOUND THERE IS ALREADY A TSB FOR THIS ISSUE. I FEEL LUCKY THAT THIS ISSUE HAS ONLY OCCURRED AT SLOW SPEEDS OTHERS WERE LESS FORTUNATE AND WERE INVOLVED IN POTENTIALLY DEADLY ACCIDENTS. OTHER ACCOUNTS OF THIS ISSUE BEGAN AS MINE AND PROBLEM PROGRESSED INTO A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND IN ABILITY TO STRAITEN STEERING WHEEL. I FEEL FORD NEEDS TO LOOK FURTHER INTO THIS POTENTIALLY DEADLY ISSUE! *TR

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CROSS ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANES TO ACCESS INTERSTATE VEHICLE BEGAN TO MOVE THEN SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER. RPM'S WENT UP TO 4000 RPM BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. VEHICLES WERE APPROACHING IN EXCESS OF 50MPH. I MANAGED TO BARELY AVOID BEING STRUCK BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND PULLED TO SIDE OF RAMP. VEHICLE THEN BEGAN TO MOVE AGAIN. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE. DEALERSHIP PERFORMED TWO FIXES INVOLVING SOME FORM OF AIR DAM. ON 02/24 VEHICLE DID THE SAME THING LUCKILY IN A PARKING LOT THIS TIME. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITION WHICH LEAVES NO ERROR CODES SO FAR. I AM SEEING MANY SIMILAR COMPLAIN TS ONLINE. TAKING VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE AGAIN ON 3/3/15 AS THE ISSUE OCCURRED AGAIN TODAY 3/2/15. *TR

FOLLOW UP TO COMPLAINT LISTED BELOW (BEGINNING WITH SUMMARY): IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THIS INCIDENT DID NOT OCCUR IN HUMID OR RAINY CONDITIONS. THIS INCIDENT DID NOT OCCUR WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OR WIDE OPEN THROTTLE. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE STARTING FROM A COMPLETE STOP UNDER LIGHT ACCELERATION TURNING LEFT ACROSS TRAFFIC. VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND WOULD NOT MOVE. PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL DID INCREASE ENGINE RPM BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. THE BEHAVIOR EXHIBITED BY THE VEHICLE SOUNDS VERY SIMILAR TO THE CONDENSATION PROBLEM I HAVE BEEN MADE AWARE OF WITH THE 3.5 V6 ECOBOOST. HOWEVER NONE OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES FORD CLAIMS CAUSES THE ISSUE EXISTED. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITION. WEATHER WAS APPROXIMATELY 15 DEGREES AND SUNNY. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN COLD AND AFTER IT HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR A WHILE. SUMMARY: WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CROSS ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANES TO ACCESS INTERSTATE VEHICLE BEGAN TO MOVE THEN SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER. RPM'S WENT UP TO 4000 RPM BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. VEHICLES WERE APPROACHING IN EXCESS OF 50MPH. I MANAGED TO BARELY AVOID BEING STRUCK BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND PULLED TO SIDE OF RAMP. VEHICLE THEN BEGAN TO MOVE AGAIN. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE. DEALERSHIP PERFORMED TWO FIXES INVOLVING SOME FORM OF AIR DAM. ON 02/24 VEHICLE DID THE SAME THING LUCKILY IN A PARKING LOT THIS TIME. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITION WHICH LEAVES NO ERROR CODES SO FAR. I AM SEEING MANY SIMILAR COMPLAIN TS ONLINE. TAKING VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE AGAIN ON 3/3/15 AS THE ISSUE OCCURRED AGAIN TODAY 3/2/15. *TR

I HAVE TAKEN MY TRUCK IN SEVERAL TIMES FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND FORD REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I CAN BE AT A TOTAL STOP WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THE NOISE IT IS ALMOST AS IF SOMEBODY HAS RAN INTO ME. REAR AXLE AND DRIVE TRAIN ARE ALSO MAKING NOISES. I HAVE ATTACHED A DOCUMENT THAT I HAVE RECEIVED FROM ROD BAKER FORD FOR HOW MANY TIMES THE TRUCK WAS BROUGHT IN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. UPDATE 01/13/16 MA *CN

TURNED ON THE REMOTE START WHICH APPARENTLY HAS A FACTORY SETTING THAT THE REAR DEFROST AUTOMATICALLY COMES ON. COME OUT TO THE VEHICLE AND THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR SLIDER IS SHATTERED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TURBO BOOST NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,626. UPDATED 4/6/15*CN

I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO PULL IN MY DRIVEWAY AND THE STEERING WENT OUT, ALMOST TOOK OUT MY WIFES CAR. SERVICE STEERING NOW CAME ON. PUT THE TRUCK IN PARK, TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. WENT TO DRIVE ERROR CODE WENT AWAY, AS I WAS BACKING UP STEERING BECAME HARD AND IMPOSSIBLE. SERVICE STEERING IMMEDIATELY CAME ON. MUSCLED THE TRUCK STRAIGHT IN MY DRIVEWAY AND BACKED IT TO THE END. CALLED THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM AND WAS TOLD THAT IM NOT THE FIRST ONE TO COME IN WITH THIS PROBLEM, BUT THERE IS NO RECALL ON IT AND IT WOULD COST ME 1500+ TO REPAIR. I DON'T MAKE A LOT OF MONEY, AND I HAD MY LITTLE BROTHER IN THE TRUCK. HOW IS THIS OKAY? I CANT DRIVE THIS LET ALONE GET TO WORK. *JS

REAR SLIDING GLASS SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING. NO COLLISION OR OTHER IMPACTS. *JS

HUSBAND USED REMOTE START TO WARM-UP 2011 F-150 WHILE LEAVING WORK. TEMPERATURES WERE IN THE 20'S. AFTER DRIVING ABOUT A MILE DOWN THE ROAD, HE NOTICED THAT THE BACK WINDOW HAD SHATTERED / SPIDER-WEBBED ON THE PASSENGER SECTION. THIS IS A 3 SECTION BACK GLASS, WITH THE SLIDING WINDOW. FORD DEALERSHIP UNRESPONSIVE TO INQUIRY, BUT THAT IS NORMAL FOR THIS DEALERSHIP. WE PAID OUT OF POCKET TO REPLACE THE BACK GLASS / WINDOW. *TR

I LOSE POWER WHEN TRYING TO PASS A VEHICLE AND THE MOTOR SEEM TO SHUTDOWN AND SHAKES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED ABRUPTLY AND HESITATED TO RESPOND FOR A GREAT DISTANCE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

A WEEK OR TWO BEFORE THE INCIDENT I NOTICED THAT THE LIGHT ON THE REAR DEFROST BUTTON NO LONGER TURNED ON WHEN THE REAR DEFROST BUTTON WAS PRESSED. I WASN'T SURE IF THE REAR DEFROST WAS WORKING OR NOT. ON THE MORNING OF THE INCIDENT IT WAS COOL OUTSIDE AND THE WINDOWS WERE FROSTY. I PRESSED THE REAR DEFROST BUTTON AFTER STARTING THE TRUCK AND IT ONCE AGAIN DID NOT LIGHT UP. I STARTED DRIVING TO WORK WITH MY TWO KIDS IN THE BACK SEAT. AFTER DRIVING A COUPLE MILES I HEARD A LOUD NOISE AS IF SOMETHING HAD HIT THE TRUCK. I LOOKED IN ALL THE MIRRORS TO FIND WHAT HAD HIT THE TRUCK AND NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE REAR WINDOW HAD SHATTERED. IT HADN'T FALLEN OUT OF THE FRAME, BUT WAS SPIDER-WEBBED THROUGHOUT. WHEN I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID HE HAD SEEN 5 OTHER 2010-2011 F-150'S JUST THIS WINTER WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. THIS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE. FROM OTHER COMPLAINTS THAT I'VE READ THE WINDOW DOES SOMETIMES SHATTER OUT OF THE FRAME AND INTO THE CAB OF THE TRUCK. IF IT HAD DONE SO IN THIS INSTANCE IT WOULD HAVE FALLEN IN THE FACE OF MY 11-MONTH OLD SON SITTING DIRECTLY UNDER IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE DEFROSTER FOR THE REAR WINDSHIELD WAS ACTIVATED, THE REAR WINDSHIELD SHATTERED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,900.

GOING UP HILL, STEPPED ON GAS, TRANSMISSION SHIFTED DOWN ONE GEAR, LET OFF GAS AND ENGINE DIED. IT SHOWED LOW OIL PRESSURE ON DASH. STEERING WAS HARD (HAD TO PULL TO SIDE OF ROAD). VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED. OIL DIP STICK WAS PULLED OUT AND WILL NOT GO BACK IN. LATTER DISCOVERED ENGINE IS SEIZED UP FOR NO KNOW REASON. *TR

AT MY HOUSE, THE DRIVEWAY IS SLOPED. I HAD JUST PARKED THE TRUCK, TURNED THE ENGINE OFF, BUT LEFT KEY IN ACCESSORY POSITION. MY TWO DAUGHTERS WERE IN BACK SEAT (3 AND 8 YEARS OLD) WATCHING A MOVIE. I WALKED INTO MY GARAGE TO DROP OFF COFFEE, WENT BACK TO THE TRUCK TO RETRIEVE PASTRIES AND THEN WALKED THEM INTO GARAGE. I WAS OUT OF THE TRUCK FOR 3-4 MINUTES. I WENT BACK TO TRUCK AND TOOK MY THREE YEAR OLD OUT OF HER CAR SEAT. SHE SITS IN REAR SEAT, PASSENGER SIDE. I HAD HER IN MY ARMS WHEN I OPENED PASSENGER SIDE FRONT DOOR, REACHED ACROSS TO REMOVE KEYS. WHEN I REMOVED THE KEYS FROM THE IGNITION THE TRUCK BEGAN ROLLING DOWN THE DRIVEWAY. MY 8 YEAR OLD WAS 1/2 OUT OF THE TRUCK WHEN IT BEGAN TO ROLL. I QUICKLY PUT MY 3 YEAR OLD DOWN AND GRABBED THE 8 YEAR OLD OUT OF THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK WAS MAKING A METAL CLICKING SOUND THE ENTIRE TIME IT WAS ROLLING. TRUCK ROLLED DOWN THE DRIVEWAY, ACROSS THE STREET AND INTO THE NEIGHBORS YARD. THEIR TREE STOPPED THE TRUCK FROM ROLLING FURTHER INTO THE YARD AND THEIR HOUSE. THE TRUCK WAS STILL IN PARK WHEN I WENT INSIDE TO START IT BACK UP TO MOVE IT BACK INTO THE DRIVEWAY. I DROVE IT THE FORD DEALER ABOUT AN HOUR LATER. FORD DEALER AND FOMOCO WERE INVOLVED FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. EVENTUALLY A 'SPECIALIST' WAS FLOWN IN TO LOOK AT TRUCK. IN THE END, THEY CLAIM THERE ARE NO MECHANICAL DEFAULTS AND THEREFORE, THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE. THEY ARE UNABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AS TO HOW THE TRUCK DID NOT MOVE FOR THE 3-4 MINUTES IT WAS ON THE DRIVEWAY WHEN I WAS BACK AND FORTH TO THE GARAGE. THEY ALSO HAVE NO EXPLANATION FOR HOW THE TRUCK ROLLED EVEN THOUGH IT WAS STILL IN PARK WHEN THIS HAPPENED. END RESULTS IS FORD CLAIMS THEY NEVER REPAIRED OR MODIFIED MY TRUCK. I HAVE NO WAY TO PROVE THEY DID OR DID NOT REPAIR ANYTHING DURING THE PERIODS OF TIME THEY HAD MY TRUCK IN THEIR POSSESSION. *TR

REAR LEFT WINDOW SPIDER WEBBED, THE SHATTERED, WHILE DEFROSTING, IT WAS -4 OUT. THE MIDDLE WINDOW, SLIDER, AND REAR RIGHT ARE OK, BUT ENTIRE UNIT MUST BE REPLACED. OUTER GLASS NOW FALLING OFF INSIDE GLASS OK. I THINK IT MIGHT BE A COMMON PROBLEM AS I KNOW ONE OTHER WHO HAD THE SAME HAPPEN, BUT UNDER WARRANTY FIRST WINTER. I HAVE FOUND MANY SIMILAR ON INTERNET. DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE RECALL. $800 REPAIR.. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING RACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000. UPDATED 4/20/15*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. UPDATED 6/26/2015 *JS

THE ECOBOOST ENGINE FLASHED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND STARTED BLINKING AND LOST ALMOST ALL POWER, VEHICLE SLOWED TO APPROX 35 MPH IN THE MIDDLE OF HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC. FORD SAYS THE RECALL NEVER HAPPENED BECAUSE YOU CLOSED IT WITH SATISFACTORY REPAIR RESULTS. I AM TOLD I HAVE TO NOW PAY FOR THIS FIX SINCE IT IS AFTER THEIR 3 YEAR/36,000 MILE WARRANTY. YET THE VEHICLE ALMOST KILLED US. THEY SAY THEY HAVE A MISFIRE , CAC FIX TSB TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. *TR

MY TRUCK WAS PARKED AND RUNNING. I TURNED ON THE REAR DEFROST AND NOTICED THE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON. A COUPLE MINUTES LATER I HEARD A LOUD POP AND THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED. I WENT TO THE FORD DEALER AS I JUST PURCHASED THE TRUCK ON 01/16/2015. THEY ACTED LIKE IT WAS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AND I DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT. I THEN FIND ON THE INTERNET THIS IS AN ON GOING ISSUE. MY SON WAS SITTING IN THE BACK SEAT WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I FEEL THIS IS A VEHICLE DEFECT THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY FORD. I ALSO FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS MY SON COULD HAVE BE INJURED DURING THIS INCIDENT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION IN THIS MATTER. *TR

2011 F-150 XLT WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE OR OTHER TIMES WHEN YOU PUT IT IN REVERSE THE VEHICLE BEHAVES LIKE IT'S IN NEUTRAL THEN WILL SUDDENLY SHOOT BACKWARDS (DOES THIS IN DRIVE AS WELL-FORWARD). WHEN THIS OCCURS THE BACKUP LAMPS DO NOT ILLUMINATE AND THE BACKUP CAMERA DOES NOT FUNCTION AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DOES NOT DISPLAY THE WHAT STATUS THE VEHICLE IS IN...IE DRIVE/REVERSE ETC.... I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY MECHANIC WHO IMMEDIATELY INFORMED ME THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER RECALL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN #12V190000). HE PRINTED THE SERVICE BULLETIN AND RECALL INFO. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO FORD WHERE I WAS TOLD MY VIN # DID NOT FALL UNDER THE RECALL DESPITE THE FACT IT'S THE SAME EXACT MODEL TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE, AND ISSUE TO THE LETTER. IT SHOULD BE KNOWN THAT MANY MORE VEHICLES ARE AFFECTED BEYOND THE INITIAL RECALL. THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DEFECT AS THE VEHICLE LUNGES BACKWARDS/FORWARDS WITHOUT ANY INDICATION OF THE STATUS OF THE VEHICLE AND WHILE THE VEHICLE'S SAFETY FEATURES ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. *TR

WHILE MY VEHICLE WAS WARMING UP IT BEGAN TO SHAKE AND A WRENCH ICON CAME UP ON THE VEHICLE'S SCREEN. THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY ONLY GO ABOUT 5 MILES PER HOUR AND WAS SHAKING. I DROVE IT TO DEALERSHIP AND THE MECHANIC DID A UPDATE ON THE COMPUTER. COUPLE OF WEEKS LATE THE VEHICLE DID THE SAME THING. THE DEALERSHIP DOES NOT KNOW WHY THIS IS HAPPENING. THIS WAS ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND HASN'T HAPPENED AGAIN. WAS WONDERING WHY MY VEHICLE ISN'T PART OF THE RECALL?

WE WERE DRIVING HOME AND ABOUT 10 MINUTES INTO THE TRIP WE HEARD A LOUD BANG INSIDE THE CAR, WE THEN NOTICED THE REAR BACK LIT WINDOW ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAD SHATTERED. IT WAS APPROXIMATELY 10 DEGREES OUT AT THE TIME, AND NOTHING IMPACTED THE WINDOW. WE WERE ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OVER AND ASSESS THE DAMAGE AND THEN TAPE THE WINDOW SO THE GLASS WOULD NOT BREAK FURTHER AND COME OUT WHILE DRIVING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED AS THE DEFROSTER WAS ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,562. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

WENT TO PASS CAR ENGINE BEGAN SPUTTERING AND SHAKING HAD TO PULL OFF ROAD TO AVOID ACCIDENT .TURNED ENGINE OFF AND BACK ON AS DIRECTED BY DEALERSHIP FOR THIS ON GOING PROBLEM BUT DIDN'T CORRECT THIS PROBLEM TIME .BEEN FIGHTING THIS PROBLEM SINCE 2011 AND JUST READ WHERE FORD WAS SUPPOSE TO FIX IT .ARE Y'ALL WAITING TILL SOMEONE GETS KILLED? *TR

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MODULE AND THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,308. DJR

THE BRAKES ON MY 2011 FORD F150 FAILED DUE TO A MASTER CYLINDER FAILURE. THE ENGINE THEN INJESTED THE BRAKE FLUID AND BLEW THE ENGINE. FORD REFUSED ANY REPAIRS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER OVERHEATED AND CAUSED THE WIRES AND REAR SEAT RUBBER FRAME TO BURN. THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR DOOR AND ONCE OPENED, CAUSING THE REAR WINDOW TO SHATTER. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED BUT A REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,700.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, A LOUD POPPING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR GLASS SHATTERED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.