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2010 Ford F-150 Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

23
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 23 stored complaint records:

  • 0 indicate a crash
  • 0 indicate injury
  • 2 indicate fire

What owners report

  • same thing · 4 records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
1–30k mi18
30–60k mi3
60–100k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • July 21, 2014 · 36,300 miles

    Body · Engine And Engine Cooling · Seats

    2010 f-150 with 5.4 l v-8 engine, during operation of the air conditioning system the passenger side floor board to include carpet and matting were soaked. Subsequent servicing by dealership found a faulty elbow and hose from air conditioning unit. Dealership replaced elbow and hose and re-plumbed the hose at a cost of approximately $300. Dealership noted that the elbow and hose were faulty on the invoice. *tr

    ODI 10620834

  • June 22, 2014 · 71,000 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling · Vehicle Speed Control

    The truck is 6/22/14 lunging and the wrench light and then the check engine light came on today 6/22/14. The same thing happened last year and it was the throttle control sensor. *tr

    ODI 10605044

  • September 6, 2013 · 17,450 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling

    Sudden loss of power while driving down highway,narowly missed being in accident. Would not restart. Towed to dealership. As of this date unable to determine cause. *tr

    ODI 10542801

  • December 6, 2012 · 44,000 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling

    Ford f-150 truck caught fire while parked in the driveway. Fire started under the hood/dash board. Truck is destroyed. This is the second time the same ford truck catches fire while being parked after about 20-30 min - first time it happens in aug. 2010 causing $3,556.18 including $1,000 deductible paid. *tr

    Fire reported

    ODI 10487768

  • April 11, 2012 · 28,600 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling · Steering

    I was driving down the highway around february 6th 2011 and my 2010 f150 stalled on me. I was able to crank it back up and keeping moving. This was not the first time this happened. It was the worst one seeing has how i was doing maybe 60. I took it to the ford dealership and they said they could find a problem while driving the truck, so downloaded some new software to my computer and said that should fix the…

    ODI 10455003

  • April 5, 2012 · 29,600 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling · Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Steering

    When declerating to a stop or stopped the engine will die. When i attempt a restart the engine will try to turn over for 10-15 seconds then stop. After 3 or 4 attemps and giving a little gas the truck will start. This has now happened 5 times to me in the past 2 weeks. I took the truck to ford and they didnt return any codes so nothing repaired. They fit my truck with a recorder and i am suppose to press a button…

    ODI 10454341

  • February 6, 2012 · 26,512 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling · Steering · Unknown Or Other

    I was driving down the highway around february 6th 2011 and my 2010 f150 stalled on me. I was able to crank it back up and keeping moving. This was not the first time this happened. It was the worst one seeing has how i was doing maybe 60. I took it to the ford dealership and they said they could find a problem while driving the truck, so downloaded some new software to my computer and said that should fix the…

    ODI 10455002

  • September 17, 2011 · 24,900 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling

    Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford f-f150 xl. The contact stated that when coming to a stop, the vehicle would stall and all the warning lights would illuminate. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where they advised the contact that the main computer and the wiring blocks needed repair. The vehicle was repaired. The failure recurred approximately 5,000 miles after repairs and the vehicle was towed to the dealer. The…

    ODI 10439408

  • August 9, 2011 · 33,000 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling

    2010 f150 with 4.6 liter v8 with 30k miles on it 1.the events leading up to the failure: none 2.the failure, how often it occurs, its consequences; and, truck stalls with no warning. One second it is running the next it is dead. Twice in the last week. Very dangerous. 3.what was done to correct the failure; i.e, parts repaired or replaced (and if old part is available) - taking to dealer tonight - but have read…

    ODI 10418381

  • August 8, 2011

    Engine And Engine Cooling

    At a stop sign, when getting ready to take off, realized the truck had turned off with out a reason, second time it did the same thing. The third time was this saturday 12/03/11, when i came to the red light, of course truck was running, when the light turned green i got ready to go, the truck was turned off once again, stuck in the middle of traffic i had to turn it back on and go, problem is this has to be a major…

    ODI 10438639

  • February 1, 2011 · 5,500 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling

    Engine stalls at random speeds after braking or coming to a stop. Most recently while braking for a turn, right hand fork at about 35 mph, engine stalled losing power steering and power brakes. Very dangerous situation and common from what i have found on the internet. All 3 local ford dealers act like they have never heard of the problem. I am sure that is what they have to say, because they do not know how to…

    ODI 10447289

  • January 19, 2011 · 7,856 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling

    On or about july 15th 2010 i purchased my ford f150 brand new with 3 miles on it. No problems occurred until december 31st 2010. Heading north on a 3 lane highway the truck just "shut off"..died in the middle of heavy traffic. I immediately attempted to restart and would not restart until 3rd attempt. I looked at the gas gage, it read 3/4 full. This did not reoccur until january 3rd, 2011. The same as before stalled…

    ODI 10392529

  • January 15, 2011 · 2,100 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling · Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Steering

    While driving toward a busy intersection the vehicle lost all power! Including brakes and steering! I rolled out into the major highway causing vehicles to have to swerve to miss me! This is not safe!! The emergency lights would not work, nor would anything else on the vehicle. After about a minute the power came back on to the truck as if nothing had happened. I have 2 babies that ride with me and will not take a…

    ODI 10377613

  • January 6, 2011 · 10,000 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling

    Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford f150. While driving approximately 50 mph, the contact heard a loud clicking noise from the engine. The failure would recur whenever accelerating up to 50 mph. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the contact was advised that the clicking noise was a normal occurrence. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 10,000.

    ODI 10396884

  • January 5, 2011 · 17,000 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling

    Truck has a warning light on that looks like a wrench. Truck has been stalling while driving, causing the truck to lose all power and stop dead in the middle of road. Ford tech's say they cant find anything wrong and ford refuses to help. I am just waiting to get in an accident so i can sue ford for not acting on this safety issue after having the truck in for repair four times with no help. *tr

    ODI 10382924

  • December 12, 2010 · 6,000 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling · Fuel System, Gasoline · Steering

    We have experienced six different instances since december where the engine would completely shut down while in motion. Range of speed at time of incident has been between 5 - 40 mph. On january 23, 2011, while driving at 40 mph down a windy hill, the vehicle flashed the wrench light then completely shut down causing a loss of power steering. As a result, i had a near miss of a head on collision with another vehicle…

    ODI 10382409

  • December 6, 2010 · 17,715 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling

    While driving the wrench warning light comes on, followed by the gas pedal not working and then the engine stall out. This all happens while the truck is in motion. This has happened at 30 mph, 60mph and while accelerating through an intersection. This is an extremely dangerous situation. I have taken it to ford four times now and they "cant duplicate it" so it has not been repaired yet. *tr

    ODI 10378705

  • November 3, 2010 · 18,110 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling

    My wife was driving our 2010 ford f-150. Gas tank 5/8 full. She was making a right turn onto a major state route when the vehicle suddenly stalled. She was able to re-start the vehicle, however when the engine stalled she lost all power steering and brakes. This caused the vehicle to veer into the oncoming lane of traffic. This is the second occurrence. The dealer had the vehicle for 18 days after the first…

    ODI 10364016

  • November 1, 2010 · 5,000 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling

    Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford f-150. The contact stated that while driving 80 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact was able to restart the vehicle but it started to jerk violently. The vehicle was towed the dealer who was unable to duplicate the failure but advised that the mass air flow sensor needed to be cleaned. The remedy failed to repair the problem. The manufacturer was made aware of the…

    ODI 10432732

  • August 25, 2010 · 5,800 miles

    Electrical System · Engine And Engine Cooling

    2010 ford f-150. Consumer states that the vehicle shut off completely while driving. She could hardly steer the vehicle and the brakes were difficult to depress. She also states that she almost hit another vehicle. *kb the dealer was unable to duplicate the problem after having the vehicle for 7 days. *jb

    ODI 10375746

  • August 25, 2010 · 5,800 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling

    On august 2010 driving my brand new f150 with 5,800 miles with my children about 25 mph around corner truck just shut off. Could hardly steer and brakes where very difficult to use. Had to coast into a safe area almost hitting another vehicle. Stopped, put in park, it started then went directly home. Called ford they asked if any lights came on, which they did not. Had vehicle towed to dealership. No codes came up…

    ODI 10359502

  • June 15, 2010 · 2,500 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling

    Tl*the contact owns a 2010 ford f-150. While driving approximately 20 mph making a right turn, the vehicle stalled. The contact was unable to steer the vehicle so he turned it off. Upon restart, the vehicle functioned properly. The failure occurred three to four times. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer but the failure could not be duplicated. The failure mileage was approximately 2,500 and the current…

    ODI 10373353

  • April 6, 2010 · 3,000 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling

    2010 ford f [redacted] caught on fire and burnt very quickly. The fire started under the pickup under the drivers door and towards the back. I am not sure why it started, i have only had it for 5 weeks. We called the fire department quickly but since i live on a farm it took the fire dept about 25 mins to get out to the vehicle and by than the vehicle was completely totaled. I never saw any warning signs before the…

    Fire reported

    ODI 10325265