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 · Visibility/Wiper
The ambient temperature was approximately -10 degrees fahrenheit. I went to warm up my truck and turned on the rear window defroster. When i returned to my vehicle to drive to work i found that my rear window on the passenger side had shattered. I inspected the window for signs of vandalism but besides the spidering of the tempered glass there was no sign of any impact. After an extremely short google search i found…
ODI 10672231
Electrical System · Visibility/Wiper
Driving my son to school on a cold morning with the rear defroster on. About 10 minutes into our drive we heard a very loud pop and my son noticed that the window behind his head had shattered. After researching this issue it seems to be fairly common among this year model with people describing the exact situations. Called ford and they refused to do anything about it. Absurd that this defect and the related costs…
ODI 10670476
Body · Electrical System · Visibility/Wiper
On the morning of 12/29/14, he had a heavy frost so i used my rear window defrost on my drive to work. Drive was approx. 10 minutes. When i got out of the truck at work, all glass was ok. When i got back in truck to leave work, i looked in rear view mirror, i saw that the passenger side of the three piece rear window was shattered. The glass stayed in the frame and did not fall out. I had to spend over an hour on…
ODI 10670359
Body · Electrical System
I left for work in the morning and i turned on the rear defrost because we had a heavy frost overnight. Window was fine when i got out of truck at work. It was a [redacted] to work. When i got back into truck 10 hours later to leave work, i saw that the passenger side of the three piece rear window was broken. The glass did not fall out of the frame so it was not from an impact. Air temp stayed just below freezing…
ODI 10669116
Electrical System
Rear defroster was on for approximately 15 minutes. After pulling into driveway and stopping rear passenger reported a funny smell. After turning off the vehicle and while stepping out the rear light on passenger side(which has defrost wires running through it) shattered with a loud pop. The glass remained in place but has spiderwebs throughout the whole light. *tr
ODI 10669680
Electrical System · Visibility
I remotely started my f150 to warm up the vehicle on a morning that the outside temperature was 37f. While inside the vehicle i heard a load bang that sounded like glass breaking. Observed that rear passenger window shattered approx. Three minutes after rear defroster switch was turned on . Inspected glass both inside and out and observed that the glass was intact but the whole passenger side back glass what…
ODI 10669986
Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System
While driving, the vehicle lost power completely so power steering was non-functional. Was able, with much difficulty, to guide the vehicle off of busy road and on to side street. Darn lucky i wasn't involved in accident. Had vehicle towed to crossroads ford in cary, n.c. Here is word for word what the mechanic wrote. "vehicle towed in. Customer states vehicle turns over but won't start. Check and advise. "could not…
ODI 10667847
Electrical System · Visibility
Initiated rear window defrost; abnormally loud "pop" from exploding passenger side rear-window glass. *tr
ODI 10662750
Electrical System · Visibility/Wiper
Approximately 2-3 minutes after turning on my rear defroster, the passenger side panel of the three panel rear glass shattered. Nothing struck the glass to cause this. Temperature outside was around 36* f, windows were slightly foggy, not covered in frost. *tr
ODI 10660674
Electrical System · Visibility/Wiper
While driving into work, had the rear defrost active for roughly 10 minutes. At a stoplight, noticed smoke rising from outside of the rear window. As i proceeded to pull off the road, heard a loud bang and the passenger side rear window proceeded to spiderweb. The gasket for the rear window has been burned on the lower left hand corner (when observed from outside of the vehicle). It is apparent there is an issue…
Fire reported
ODI 10658570
Electrical System
Rear window defroster caught on fire and shattered rear window glass. This could be dangerous and should be recalled.
Fire reported
ODI 10650183
Electrical System · Rear Window
Contacted ford first about rh rear defroster not working. Luckily only had the burnt smell and not the explosion of glass. Being this is the highest number of complaints on this site ford should really consider looking into this before possibly a child in a car seat gets a face full of glass. As usuall from ford i received the usual form letter back about not being under any recalls. Vehicle only has 32,400 miles on…
ODI 10652011
Electrical System
Used rear defrost (approximately 63 degrees outside) drove approximately 5 miles and passenger rear window shattered. Was sitting at a complete stop at a light. Sounded like a gun-shot. Researched the issue to find many other 2010 f150 owners with the same problem who were told it was a short in the rear defrost electrical. Ford will not cover repairs. *tr
ODI 10636983
Body · Electrical System
Parked truck in a lot. Left the truck and was fine at the time. I have heard of the rear windows shattering before so i'm always looking at it. Get back to the truck and the window was shattered. Checked security footage at the lot and could not see anyone throw or hit it with anything. Not near a main road either. Rear driver side window with defroster (broken side), motorized center window. *tr
ODI 10627512
Electrical System
2010 ford f150 . The rear right door ajar indicator will not turn off. *tr
ODI 10643975
Electrical System · Pressure Monitoring And Regulating Systems
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford f-150. The contact stated that the tire pressure warning light illuminated. In addition, all of the electronics failed to operate in the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing, who stated that a high radio frequency had caused the electronics to fail in the vehicle. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000.
ODI 10617196
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Vehicle Speed Control
When i try to start my car all of the warning lights and theft lights flash and the vehicle won't turn. If i leave it for some time and come back and try it, sometimes it will work. When it does work it's only briefly, the a/c goes out but still blows air, the instruments including speedometer go to zero even when i'm on the highway. This is a huge issue due to safety and reliability. I've taken it to a ford…
ODI 10615297
Electrical System · Glass, Side/Rear
Was driving approximately 30 mph turned on the rear defrost approximately 3-5minutes later rear passenger window shattered. Nothing hit the window it appears to be related to the rear defroster. *js
ODI 10592415
Body · Electrical System · Glass, Side/Rear
Turned on the rear window defrost and a few minutes later the right-rear window (of the three piece power sliding rear window) exploded. *tr
ODI 10586370
Electrical System · Visibility/Wiper
Turned defrost on rear power slider window and heard a loud explosion like a gunshot and the rear window on passenger side shattered. There are small pieces of glass in the bed of the truck and on the back seat. Temperatures were in the mild 30s at the time. This was a problem with the defrost causing the glass to shatter. Ford will not cover repairs or replacement of the glass. Mileage less than 30,000 miles. Truck…
ODI 10586606
Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System · Electrical System · Visibility
I was driving home 3/29/2014. It was late afternoon, raining and about 45f. I had my rear defroster on for about 10 mins when the rear window exploded. It sounded like a gunshot so the first thing i did was test my brakes to make sure i could stop, then scanned the dash and no weird lights. It was when i looked in my rear view seconds later that i saw my passenger side rear window (sliding rear window with 3…
ODI 10576230
Electrical System · Visibility/Wiper
The rear window defroster on my power sliding rear window caused the driver side rear window glass to shatter while the vehicle was warming up in my driveway. The defroster had been in operation only 2-3 minutes when a loud bang was heard while i was re-entering the vehicle. I looked for impact damage to the roof, tailgate, etc but nothing seemed unusual, and there were no other people in the vicinity. The damage…
ODI 10573342
Electrical System
On 3-12-14 i left work and headed home, approximately 5 minutes after leaving, i hear a very loud bang toward the rear of my truck, similar to a gunshot. When i got home, 10 minutes later to inspect, i noticed that the entire back passenger section of my window had shattered. I assumed something must have hit my truck, but i didn't understand how that would happen seeing as i was moving forward. If something would…
ODI 10577978
Electrical System · Seats
My seat heater stopped working several months ago, i went to replace it today and found that the heat element had melted and turned black the seat cushion in the area of where it melted, i don't believe that there was actual fire but had the power not shut off i am sure that the seat would have caught fire. *tr
Fire reported
ODI 10633669
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford f-150. While driving approximately 70 mph, the vehicle suddenly stalled. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the main harness cable connection to the fuse box overheated and malfunctioned. The harness was replaced, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vin was not available. The failure mileage was not available.
ODI 10744567