2010 Ford F-150 Electrical System Problems
- 134
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 134 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 15 indicate fire
What owners report
- rear window · 58 records
- passenger side · 37 records
- rear defroster · 30 records
- window shattered · 22 records
- turned rear · 21 records
- rear defrost · 19 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 42 |
| 30–60k mi | 37 |
| 1–30k mi | 31 |
| 100–150k mi | 12 |
| 150–400k mi | 6 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System · Unknown Or Other · Vehicle Speed Control
The instrument cluster fails at start up not come on no speedometer or anything on the instrument cluster as well as sometimes it wont start
ODI 10994568
Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System
Fuel pump relay fuse melted. 2010 f-150 2 wd v8, was driving and pulling a trailer (within the vehicle's parameters weight wise, i.e. Not overloaded, and in fact it continued with the empty trailer) and the truck began stalling randomly, usually when going up a hill. This is very dangerous as i was hauling valuable horses up hilly roads at the time. I had it repaired at a local dealership (crain ford, little rock,…
ODI 10957141
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford f-150. While driving and making a left turn, the vehicle inadvertently stalled. The contact coasted into a parking lot, waited a minute, restarted the vehicle, and resumed driving. In addition, the vehicle stalled without warning while driving 30 mph. The failure recurred twice. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The…
ODI 10954330
Electrical System
The door ajar light stays on. After closing all doors repeadtly, the driver side door light says its still ajar. The dangerous part is that the cab lights stay on the whole time while driving at night. Also, when done driving and after locking the truck, the lights still stay on running down the battery.
ODI 10934413
Electrical System
Rear defrost began to smoke and shattered glass. Glass shards fell into rear seating area. Vehicle was in reverse gear.
ODI 10924935
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford f-150. The contact stated that the instrument cluster flickered on and off intermittently. The contact stated that the instrument cluster failure caused the air conditioner to fail. When the instrument cluster resumed operation, the air conditioner began working again. The contact also stated that the vehicle was difficult to start on several occasions. The vehicle was taken to an…
ODI 10885059
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford f-150. While operating the vehicle, the turn signals would not work and the electric seats and side mirrors could not be adjusted. In addition, the windshield wipers and wiper fluid sprayer erroneously activated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the smart junction box was faulty and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not notified of the…
ODI 10897079
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford f-150. The contact stated the inside of the passenger door caught fire due to wires melting locking module. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the door lock wiring needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 140,000.
Fire reported
ODI 10864733
Electrical System
My 2010 ford f-150 air condition system blows out cool air on the drivers side and hot air on the passenger side.when the air is turned on.
ODI 10859841
Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System
The truck has had this issue since i've purchased the truck but can never duplicate the issue while at the dealership. The 1st time the engine would crank but would not fire. The second time, i was driving and the truck just stopped. I was lucky enough some passing by motorist helped to push it out of the intersection. 3rd time, the truck was parked and did not start. After troubleshooting the issue, the fuel pump…
ODI 10854114
Electrical System
Ignition cylinder fell out while driving. While driving my vehicle the ignition cylinder (including my keys) fell out of the steering column. The vehicle kept running, power steering and brakes were still functioning and steering wheel was able to be turned. I pulled over to the side of the road and found the ignition cylinder containing my keys on the floor mat of my vehicle. I was able to drive the vehicle home -…
ODI 10851105
Electrical System
Turned on the rear defrost on the vehicle this morning as it was sitting still warming up. Temp=40f. Came outside with the back glass smoking and on fire, melting the plastic trim on the passenger side of the back glass. Minutes later the glass broke, spidering the entire panel on the passenger side.
Fire reported
ODI 10836588
Electrical System · Visibility/Wiper
It was 7 degrees this morning and there was ice on my rear window. I turned on the electric defrost and about 5 minutes later i hear a loud bang. The passenger side rear window exploded / shattered into pieces. We called ford and they are not willing to rectify the situation or addres it in any way.
ODI 10820837
Electrical System
While driving i turned on the defroster for the back window and approx. 1 minute later the passenger side rear section of the back window shattered i was driving about 25 miles an hour after making a turn this happened. *js
ODI 10817090
Electrical System
Truck stalls coming to a stop at red lights/stop signs. Also stalls while simply driving down a street or highway/interstate. After shutting down recently (while driving on the interstate), the truck was towed. I was traveling at 65mph on interstate at the time and was able to drift into emergency lane. After several tests, learned there was a problem in the fuse box. The fuse to the fuel pump was melted in the fuse…
ODI 10816343
Electrical System
I turned on my defrost on my rear truck window, let the truck warm up as it was -5, started to drive down the street, doing 50 km, heard a loud "pop" and the back sliding window shattered on the driver's side. Luckily it stayed intact as i was on my way to work. I stopped at ford to see what they could do, as i researched the problem and hundreds of people have experienced this same issue with the ford trucks. The…
ODI 10808319
Electrical System
Fuel pump relay fuse (#27) will either blow or melt in fuse box. Replacing fuse will only fix problem temporarily, as melted area in fuse box will cause new fuse to not make consistent contact, leading to vehicle not starting when hot, or even engine cutting off while driving, causing really bad safety issue. Very difficult problem to fix, as dealers either give you the run around or want to replace entire fuse box…
ODI 10786039
Air Bags · Electrical System · Seat Belts
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford f-150. While driving at an unknown speed, the air bag warning indicator illuminated. The failure was intermittent. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the entire passenger side seat belt module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 75,000. Updated…
ODI 10781748
Electrical · Electrical System
Wiring harness on 2010 ford f-150 4x4 burns up at fuse box. Original harness was replaced by dealer in 2013. Second harness burnt up at fuse box after 16 months. Waiting for new harness at present time. It is the fuel pump connection that is burning up in the box by the fuse. When the harness burns through, the vehicle automatically stops, even while in motion. This constitutes a safety hazard as no notice occurs…
ODI 10744248
Electrical System · Unknown Or Other
Driving to work had rear defroster on and outside temperature was high 30s or low 40s. Saw smoke start to billow out in middle of rear slider. Pulled over and checked, smoke went away when i opened the power slider about 6". When i closed the window with the power slider the right rear backglass shattered. This is apparently a common problem with this model truck.
ODI 10717424
Electrical System · Glass, Side/Rear
2010 f-150 passenger rear window spidered this morning when i turned on rear defrost. *tr
ODI 10711878
Electrical System · Power Train
The truck was parked facing down on a moderate hill. When the truck was started and the shift lever moved from park to drive, the transmission remained locked up (still in park) and the visual gear selector indicator did not illuminate showing any gear selected. After a few seconds, the transmission shifted into drive and the shift indicator illuminated in the gear selected. Applying gas during the "pause shift"…
Crash reported
ODI 10723044
Electrical System · Glass, Side/Rear
The truck was parked in the driveway warming up with the rear window defrost on when a lot of smoke started coming out of the area around the rear passenger side head rest. I turned off the truck and then there was a loud bang and the passenger side rear window panel had shattered. *tr
ODI 10692827
Electrical System
Tl*the contact owns a 2010 ford f-150. The contact stated that when the rear window heater was turned on, the window shattered completely. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 99,100.
ODI 10690254
Electrical System · Visibility/Wiper
After turning on rear defroster on a 15 degree day i heard some electrical snapping and popping sounds. I turned off the rear defroster for a few minutes then back on again. Not long after that i heard a very loud bang which was my right side rear window shattering. It stayed in place but was completely spider webbed with a few small missing pieces. *tr
ODI 10679058