2011 Ford F-150 Fuel/Propulsion System Problems
- 64
- 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.
What owners report
- engine light · 16 records
- lost power · 8 records
- check engine · 7 records
- ecoboost engine · 6 records
- hard acceleration · 6 records
- highway speeds · 5 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 24 |
| 1–30k mi | 19 |
| 30–60k mi | 15 |
| 100–150k mi | 6 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving down the highway about 55 mph the vehicle will down shift and the odometer will die and drop to zero, most of the indicators will have dashes instead of numbers. The truck will automatically slow down causing me to have to pull off the road to avoid an accident. I then have to turn the vehicle off and remove the key from ignition and restart the vehicle up again to reset all the gauges. This normally…
ODI 10884366
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
Fuel/Propulsion System
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. The contact stated that fuel fumes emitted into the vehicle. After inspecting the vehicle, the contact found a leak and noticed fuel spewing out of the catalytic converter. The dealer was contacted and made the contact aware that the vehicle was no longer under warranty. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 23,000.
ODI 10704716
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Attempting to accelerate to pass a slower vehicle on the highway. Truck began shuddering and immediately decelerated to 50mph. Would not respond for approximately 75 yards, then would not accelerate over 60mph. Two vehicles (one of those vehicles was a tractor-trailer) following had to take evasive action to avoid rear-end collision. Exited the highway, put the vehicle in park. No warning lights were engaged.…
ODI 10701702
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
The ecoboost engine ford introduced into the f150 (and other vehicles) in 2011 seems to be having common and widespread problems, including my vehicle. I first reported this issue to the dealer with about 30,000 miles and now again at 63,000 miles. The safety issue is revealed under any acceleration "event" such as highway merging, passing, towing etc. Under acceleration the vehicle "chokes" and will not accelerate…
ODI 10662192
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. The contact stated that while driving approximately 50 mph, the steering wheel was hard to turn and a warning displayed on the panel that read 'service advance trap". The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician was not able to diagnose the failure. In addition, the contact stated that when attempting to pass another vehicle, the accelerator pedal was activated and…
ODI 10747022
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
While towing my camper at 60 mph up an incline my 5.0l f150 began to lose power, as i increased pressure on the accelerator the power to the vehicle decreased even more. The service engine light came on and i limped up the hill at a whopping 20mph on the interstate. Once on the downgrade the vehicle came back up to speed and the service engine light went off. The truck continued to have power issues and a knocking…
ODI 10667945
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving at highway speed and tried to accelerate quickly to pass someone and the truck had major hesitation and shuddering. Continues to do this anytime you try to rapidly accelerate. *tr
ODI 10706674
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Structure
Water from the cac was ingested into the engine causing a misfire. This is the 8th time it has happened to me. I have had all tsb's completed by ford and the issue still persists. The ecoboost engines are unsafe. This loss of power while merging has causes me to narrowly escape accidents 2 out of the 8 incidents. I noticed that the nhtsa closed an investigation into the ecoboost issues earlier this year. I'm…
ODI 10621053
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
As i was merging onto the highway, i had to accelerate to avoid a semi who was approaching in the right lane. I hard accelerated, but the truck started shaking and the check engine light began flashing. I had lost all acceleration and was forced to put my flashers on and merge to the break-down lane to avoid being run completely off the highway. The truck shook violently while in 6th gear and i had to manually shift…
ODI 10607378
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
When accelerating and approaching freeway speed, engine stumbled, preventing acceleration. I let off the accelerator and problem didn't occur again. I reported this to the dealer, but they stated that since the vehicle did not register a code there was nothing they could do. I have since had this happen again on july 17 & 18, 2015, but this time the engine light did come on, so i'm assuming it did register a code.…
ODI 10743752
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
Vehicle lost acceleration when trying to pass. Engine light came on and engine started to shake. I had to turn vehicle off and restart. This now occurs anytime i attempt to accelerate... *tr
ODI 10712649
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
Coasting at low speed around 7mph i attempted to accelerate, instantly as i put my foot on the gas pedal, now not even making it to 10mph, the 3.5l ecoboost engine made an incredibly loud and hard bang and continued to grow louder and shake more violently. I came to a stop on the side of the road i shut down the truck to find oil spilling from the passenger side of the block. I had the truck towed to my local…
ODI 10559586
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
Truck has a 36 gallon gas tank. Fuel gauge does not go to full when filled. While driving fuel gauge goes to empty and message center comes on low fuel 10 miles to empty. Tank still has 20 gallons or more in tank. When filling with gas after this happens there is a high pressure release of gas fumes from the filler neck when pump nozzle is placed in the neck. An audible whoosh sound is made and the build up of gas…
ODI 10558914
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
Had a car pull into my lane, tried to accelerate to move over with out causing a dangerousness situation of a car coming up in the lane i needed to be in to avoid the idiot moving into my lane but car lost power. Thankfully the car in the next lane over saw the issues with the car moving over into me and gave me room, i'm sure they didn't expect my car to slowdown due to the loss of power. This car has the ecoboost…
ODI 10538057
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Engine misses at times of hard acceleration. Engine ecoboost. *tr
ODI 10542671
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
Traveling on 4 lane highway during period of train, accelerated to pass vehicles, my truck eco-boost motor acceleration stagnated and vehicle began to shutter, was unable to pass, decelerated and stagnation stopped. Incident occurred when ever i tried to accelerated during active rain during a 9 hour interstate trip. *tr
ODI 10523278
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
While merging into traffic on the expressway today in miami, at about 35 mph, i had to accelerate to get out of the merging lane, at which time (for the third time since i bought the truck in 2011) the truck lost all power to the engine (a 3.5l ecoboost) and began to sputter, shake, and decelerate. Luckily for myself and the other drivers on the road i did leave a sufficient gap between myself and the car to my rear…
ODI 10523157
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
There is a problem with the engine misfiring at moderate to hard acceleration. This really bothers me. As i have talked with ford mechanics i have been told that ford has no fix for this problem. From what i have read and studied, this is a problem with condensation in the intercooler making its way to he injectors. Once you put your foot on the gas pedal to accelerate you experience a sometimes violent stutter and…
ODI 10639819
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Vehicle shut off going up hill weather cold and damp took truck to dealer on 5/20/13 found nothing wrong . On 5/25/13 vehicle shut off 11 times while accelerating. Drove vehicle on mon may 27 shut off 9 times and we were nearly run over by semi on interstate. Engine light came on on tuesday may 28 drove to dealer with vehicle shutting off over 10 times. Vehicle is a liability as well as a safety hazard for driver as…
ODI 10514350
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
Same as previously reported by many others: misfire upon acceleration up a hill; reported to dealer who found no error codes. Happened again soon after, this time activating engine warning light. Dealer replaced cylinder coil; next day, same type of misfire occurrence. Very unsafe situation, costing me lots of time and money. In addition, this eccoboost, as i have reported to ford since it was new, has never…
ODI 10678261
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
An example of what happens is this: traveling along at 45mph, and pull out to overtake a slower vehicle, you accelerate aggressively. Upon doing this, the truck seems to stumble like it's hunting for the appropriate gear (@ about 45- 50mph). Also, it feels like an engine mis-fire. It's a disconcerting feeling that the truck does not accelerate as it should when you need it the most. *tr
ODI 10513766
Fuel/Propulsion System
On friday 4/12/2013 i was in a very dangerous situation. I was driving my 2011 ford f-150 home from a night out with the family. It was kind of late, when i ran over an exhaust pipe, which was laying on the road. I did not see it. It was a fairly small pipe. Once i stopped i realized that it put a hole in my fuel tank. And it was gushing out fuel. It was coming out faster than water from a kitchen tap. Luckily i was…
ODI 10508889
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
My ford f150 eco boost lost power suddenly while trying to enter a rural route at a stop sign.while trying to accelerate it just died for several seconds and then took off since i was pushing on the accelerator wondering what had just happened .the vehicle has been shuddering a lot on acceleration now with a substantial loss of fuel economy . I have personally had it at two ford dealership which say they can find no…
ODI 10515862
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Under hard acceleration on the highway, the engine began to cut out and misfire, then the check engine light began to flash. I took the vehicle to the dealership and they said the innercooler had failed and needed to be replaced. Now, at roughly 55,000 miles it has begun to do it again, i had noticed it some before, but now it is worse. I took my 2011 f150 with the ecoboost to the dealership again and they said a…
ODI 10558145