2011 Ford F-150 Electrical System Problems
- 160
- 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 160 stored complaint records:
- 3 indicate a crash
- 3 indicate injury
- 9 indicate fire
What owners report
- rear window · 26 records
- rear defrost · 16 records
- rear defroster · 12 records
- window defroster · 12 records
- failure mileage · 12 records
- power steering · 11 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 55 |
| 60–100k mi | 40 |
| 100–150k mi | 27 |
| 1–30k mi | 22 |
| 150–400k mi | 7 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 30 mph, without warning the vehicle lost electrical functionality and motive power. The contact was able to guide the vehicle off of the roadway safely. The contact was unable to restart the vehicle after several attempts and the vehicle was towed to blue springs ford (3200 nw south outer rd, blue springs, mo 64015,…
ODI 11297769
Electrical System · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Vehicle will down shift randomly and still haven't heard back from ford about a remedy it's an open recall
ODI 11300188
Electrical System · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Transmission shifted in to 2nd at 50 mph..lost control hit a fence pole..blew up my tranny..nobody will help with towing
Crash reported
ODI 11288822
Electrical System
Back truck door locked and will not open from the inside or outside dash light shows door is open, back glass defrost will not come on, none of the doors will lock or unlock with controls or remote. The truck was sitting in driveway when it started showing door was open. Door locked when i pushed the remote lock and will not open back up at all. Back defrost stoped working about a week before the doors messed up i…
ODI 11203426
Electrical System
Rear view windshield shattered and blew up after my rear defrost window stopped working. I was driving my truck when it blew up and i started smelling smoke
Fire reported
ODI 11196798
Electrical System · Power Train
Stays in low gear and won't up shift. Shut truck off and after a few attempts it shifts. This has happened on several occasions. Once it did it while stop at a redlight. Went to pull out and it wouldn't shift out of low gear. Did it another time when i got it in and from a cold start ,put it in drive and it wouldn't shift out of 1st gear.
ODI 11195895
Electrical System · Engine
The engine revs and rpm suddenly increase regardless of gear. After the mph and rest of front display goes blank. After pulling over shutting of engine and restarting the truck the system resets. Very dangerous at high speeds.
ODI 11186650
Electrical System · Visibility/Wiper
Rear window passenger side shattered. Rear defrost would sometimes come on and sometime not. Suspect the window overheated and shatteres. Many of these incidents reported in us and canada.
ODI 11181787
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to crank and start intermittently. On several occasions, the contact had to wait a brief moment before the vehicle would restart after several attempts. In addition, when the gear was changed, the gear indicator would not display on the instrument panel. Also, the "prndl" illumination failed to illuminate. Long mcarthur ford (3450 s…
ODI 11202944
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Exterior Lighting
Intermittent advance trac error message seems to cause turn signals to malfunction (you have to hold lever in position to keep flashers on to indicate turning/lane change). Problem goes as mysteriously as it came- from 5mph to 55mph. Turning traction control off has no effect on it. In two weeks this problem lasted for about 10 minutes on one occasion; and from my morning commute (25min) to my evening commute…
ODI 11170981
Electrical System · Unknown Or Other · Vehicle Speed Control
On monday january 6th i started my vehicle and let it warm up then when i tried to put my truck into reverse and when i put the shift lever in reverse the electronic transmission prndl display did not indicate the letter r for reverse and the backup lamps did not operate. After that i tried each gear and none of them were working so i put it into park and then back into drive it slammed into gear and then i was able…
ODI 11166177
Electrical System · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Molded lead frame and oss replacement. I was not notified of the molded lead frame recall 16n02. I experienced the electrical issue described in the recall in my driveway. My dashboard lit up like a christmas tree and would only drive in first gear. I drove to a mechanic that was closer than the ford dealer and was off of back roads so i could drive in first gear. I paid for the repair. I recently received a recall…
ODI 11195004
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Steering
While driving and under no particular common conditions, the dashboard, instrument gauges, interior lighting, headlights, navigation panel suddenly begin flashing and blacking out. Then after a few seconds, come back to normal, but typically with a "traction control service" message on with the trouble light remaining on. This happens about every 10 minutes of driving. Once in a while, it lasted longer and clunking…
ODI 11156786
Electrical System · Visibility/Wiper
At approximately 8 in the morning on 12/2/2018 i was at a stop getting ready to make a left turn, i had the window defroster/heat on, as well as the rear window defroster. Over the last year the rear window defroster light has illuminated intermittently but the defroster has always worked. As i started to move the vehicle, i heard a loud pop and thought someone had thrown something at my truck, but didn't see…
ODI 11160861
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. The contact stated that the transmission failed to shift into reverse when prompted. Also, the "r" indicator did not illuminate on the instrument panel. Al bilton ford ([redacted], holly hill, sc 29059, [redacted]) was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 12v190000 (power train, exterior…
ODI 11153759
Electrical System
I was on the road when my truck started to smell burned and the truck was burning. It was totally lost. We were 4 people who were up and we were also burned.
Fire reported
ODI 11162108
Electrical System · Power Train
While driving 60mph on the interstate the vehicle suddenly downshifted to 1st gear causing the rear wheels to lock up and send it into an uncontrolable skid.
ODI 11151502
Electrical System · Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. The contact stated that the vehicle shifted into the wrong gear and lost power. An unknown warning indicator illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact shut off the vehicle and it would not restart. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who replaced an electronic sensor inside the transmission, but the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to speedway ford…
ODI 11141327
Electrical System
While driving my truck will shut down no power, this happens mainly while its raining at first now its starting to do this more often. The bcm is located in an area that when it rains the water has shorted the bcm and now i am having the truck completely shut down and or not start. I have been to ford several times and theyre stating there is no recall due to this. I have heard the same complaint from other f150…
ODI 11130333
Electrical System
The speaker went out in my back left door, so i took the door apart to see what was going on. I tested the speaker and it worked fine, so i started working my way back through the wiring harness. When i touched the harness where it goes from the door to the body (in the door jam) the speaker started working. I removed the harness from the door and pulled back the rubber boot in the door jam. Everything was still…
ODI 11123838
Electrical System · Power Train
On hghway transmission jerks when placing in reverse or drive also on road feels like it is pulling back like it wants to go in lower gear...'.also back door not closed on dash reading (electrical) miles on truck is 103000
ODI 11120546
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Power Train
Takata recall'- our truck keeps shifting into several gears causing the truck to pull back hard and unable to drive on highway due to shifting changes which can't be controlled by the driver.
ODI 11128390
Electrical System · Power Train
P0705 transmission range sensor input failure. Ford says there are zero recalls on this vin ever.
ODI 11119935
Body · Electrical System
Rear door ajar. Sensor shows driver side rear door as opened, when it has been in fact closed, closed and locked, both with and without child lock engaged.
ODI 11190326
Electrical System
Ford 150 loss all power -wont turn over -no battery jump-battery good-fuse good -car dead in the water-nothing work-do ford know about this-im trading it in -it happen whenever-im scare to drive it(the truck i mean)-the last time it happen-june 20-2018
ODI 11105264