2011 Ford F-150 Engine Problems
- 417
- 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 417 stored complaint records:
- 6 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
What owners report
- engine light · 31 records
- timing chain · 28 records
- check engine · 24 records
- lost power · 11 records
- failure mileage · 10 records
- spark plugs · 10 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 130 |
| 30–60k mi | 120 |
| 60–100k mi | 115 |
| 100–150k mi | 40 |
| 150–400k mi | 5 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Engine
Engine losses power and shudders badly when trying to accelerate to over take. Engine light comes on and when diagnosed says misfire number 4 cylinder, checked and installed new plug and coil after 50 miles the same problem and dealer says they can not fix issue. This is the third time this has happened after coils have been replaced. The replacement coils were oem motorcraft units. In reading about this problem it…
ODI 10807332
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
Truck has loss of power when pulling out to pass at highway speeds nearly causing head on crashes.
ODI 10825217
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. The vehicle stalled without warning while driving 40 mph. The vehicle resumed normal function after restarting the engine. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the failure was unable to be determined; however, the dealer discovered that the coolant system was not separating the sludge causing the sludge to penetrate the engine and activating the vehicle limp mode. The…
ODI 10806491
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. The contact stated that while driving at 55 mph, the vehicle failed to accelerate when the accelerator pedal was depressed and the gauges in the instrument panel began to fluctuate. The check engine and the wrench warning light illuminated. In addition, the gear shift indicator began to change rapidly. The failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was not diagnosed or…
ODI 10837611
Engine
While accelerating on to the highway on a clear, warm, sunny day; the turbo engaged and the truck began to shudder. There was immediate deceleration and the check engine light began to flash. After easing up on the throttle and coasting, the light turned off and the truck began operating normally. This occurred within 1-mile of travel. I was unable to replicate the issue on the remainder of the drive. This is a…
ODI 10788177
Engine
Under acceleration or trying to pass a vehicle loss of power has been occuring. Trying to accelerate into interstate from on ramp have had power loss and vehicle loses all acceleration.
ODI 10788203
Engine
Eco boost engine. Problem has occurred several times. Problem has occurred when rapidly pulling away from a toll booth after several hour of continuous interstate driving in the rain (occurred 10/2013 and 10/2015). Problem has occurred when trying to pass another vehicle on a [redacted] under the same type of rainy conditions (occurred 10/2015). Engine will shudder and go into limp mode. Truck was taken 2 years ago…
ODI 10787773
Engine · Power Train
On october 26 was on my way to work i was on loop 250 which is 60 mph. Got on the loop was approaching an over pass when suddenly with no warning lights it starts jerking, a pulling, shaking. Took foot off gas pedal looked at dash no warning lights on but the speedometer and gears on dash were going crazy going up and down. Slowing down applying the brake slowly cause lots of traffic behind and i front of me. I was…
ODI 10787555
Engine
On october 26 at around 1230 pm i was going the speed limit 60 mph. On loop 250.all of a sudden my truck starts jerking really hard. I let go of the gas and looked at the dash the speedometer and gears were going crazy up and down. I was able to pull over safe cause it was lunch hour lots of traffic. Turned truck off was shaking, scared and very upset. Called my husband told him what happened asked if i was ok i…
ODI 10787547
Engine
Reference 2011 ford f-150 ecoboost: was driving on the expressway at highway speeds and slowed to about 30mph for heavy traffic. When i began to increase speed truck began to shudder and the "check engine" light came on. Started to pull toward the right shoulder from far left lane, when the engine stalled completely and had to roll without power to the shoulder. The truck/engine continued to limp to the dealer. This…
ODI 10786550
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
Fault log code p0234, turbo noise hissing, cutting out. Loss of power. Poor acceleration. Coolant leeks, oil leeks. Returned to corning ford for more service work. Original service october 11 / 2015. Second service december 28 / 2015 coolant leek, turbo hissing, cutting out hissing when under acceleration. Condition when in motion on city street and highway driving.
ODI 10816496
Engine
While driving on interstate my vehicle started to miss fire and lose power. I was hauling a horse trailer going approximately 60 mph with large 18 wheel vehicles when the engine started miss firing and loosing power. Was able to get off interstate and find a local ford dealership. While driving to ford dealership the check engine light continued to flash, i finally lost all power and the truck shuddered and flashers…
ODI 10783070
Engine
Accelerated to merge onto the highway. Truck suddenly lost all acceleration and began to shake. Engine light came on. Deceleration was as sudden as if i had slammed on my brakes. Coasted to the side of the highway and turned of the truck. After a few minutes of me shaking, i restarted the truck. Engine light was still on, but truck drove normally as long as i "crept" up to speed.
ODI 10779793
Engine
The low oil pressure light comes on when the oil is full. Saying oil pump low pressure. This started about 4 weeks ago. It seems to only do this when rpm's are 1200 and below.
ODI 10785581
Engine
I was driving on a highway, towing a trailer in an area of heavy congestion. When i attempted to accelerate, the vehicle began to shake violently and lost power. The engine was apparently misfiring and was running very rough. The check engine light came on and i pulled off the highway. When i stopped, i put the vehicle in neutral, but left it running. The check engine light went off and the engine seemed to run…
ODI 10778044
Engine
My vehicle downshifts into 1st gear at all times but specifically when traveling about 70 mph, it has caused me to almost get ran into on the highway and almost seems you lose control for a bit, its been doing this for 2 1/2 years and is getting worse, i saw ford had a recall on this type of thing but they said it wasn't in my batch of trucks, i think my batch should also be investigated because my truck is doing…
ODI 11053459
Engine
My vehicle as been miss firing since it had 20,000 miles. I have been involved in almost 2 accidents because upon merging onto oncoming traffic my vehicle will misfire, slowdown and will not speed up fast enough to merge onto the highway safely. Because of this i have almost been hit twice by an 18 wheeler truck. I have taken the truck back to the dealership and they stated the miss firing due to air cooling system…
ODI 10811576
Engine · Power Train
We drove the vehicle 6 hours with the air conditioner on.... Parked it - started it again about 2 hours later. The vehicle revved very high, barely chugged as we drove and then the yellow "wrench" light came on - indicating transmission issues as well as a "limp home" mode. We were unable to drive the vehicle at that point and had to keep it parked.... After doing some research - we discovered that condensation had…
ODI 10750131
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
When the turbo boost is 11psi misfiring begins - no after market engine programming. If turbo demand is not reduced, or is increased the engine light will come on and the transmission will be disengaged - 'limp mode.' on the date cited, this happened no less that 3 times. Local humidity was 50-70%, as i recall, and there was no rain. I have experienced this multiple times with local humidity noted at 50 %. My…
ODI 10749728
Engine
The engine lost power, the airconditioning shut off. When trying to accelerate, the truck shuddered hard. When the truck was brought to a stop, it was like everything reset. The engine would accelerate correctly, the air conditioning came back on, and there was no shudder.. The ford house said there were no codes stored to identify the problem. They recommended a $1100.00 tuneup.
ODI 10744852
Engine
On june 12, 2015 i was driving south on i 75 in georgia on my way to florida. I had the cruise set at around 80 mph and came up to a slower moving vehicle. I tapped the breaks to cancel the cruise control and then pressed the accelerator to pass the slower moving vehicle. As i pressed the accelerator the truck began to shake quite violently and the engine light on the dash began to flash. My truck slowed to about 55…
ODI 10726716
Engine
I have taken my truck back while under warranty they never could find anything, but it had a mis when i would get on the gas. It never really stalled out but would jump pretty good, never seemed to run really smooth. I keep telling the dealer to please check out. I give up and keep driving the truck and now that its out of warranty they find that its something to do with variable camshaft and going to cost $4,400.00…
ODI 10789154
Engine
I was driving to work this very humid morning merging onto the interstate in my 2011 ecoboost f-150. As i accelerated to merge, my rpm's went up but my speed actually dropped just as vehicles were coming in at a high rate of speed behind me. I let off on the throttle and again pressed down on the accelerator with the same result. I was trapped between cars and caused one car to swerve dangerously on the highway.…
ODI 10721535
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Truck will have severe intermittent stumble/misfiring on acceleration from 45mph+ in humid, wet or damp conditions. The vehicle shudders violently, bogs down, and check engine light flashes eventually becoming a solid engine light. This involves the engine shuddering when there is acceleration at highway speeds; this is very dangerous when trying to pass vehicles at highway speeds. Have my spark plugs and coils…
ODI 11174972
Engine
Fx2 3.5l v6 ecoboost: was driving approx. 65 and had to quickly accelerate to pass. The turbos started to kick in and suddenly the engine began to shudder and misfire. Check engine light came on and then went off. Problem occurs during any sudden acceleration.
ODI 10716344