2015 Ford F-150 Engine Problems
- 92
- 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 92 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
What owners report
- throttle body · 29 records
- limp mode · 17 records
- hill assist · 14 records
- lost power · 11 records
- hill start · 11 records
- advance trac · 11 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 38 |
| 60–100k mi | 22 |
| 1–30k mi | 18 |
| 100–150k mi | 5 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Engine · Unknown Or Other
Floored throttle to pass slower traffic on highway and engine did not return to normal rpm. Instead, the engine continued run at 4,000 rpm until i was able to bring vehicle to a stop and use key to turn off engine. Upon restarting all was normal.
ODI 11202891
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train
While driving my 2015 ford f150 platinum (v6 eco boost) on an hwy (70 mph) the truck encountered loss of pedal response and three warning light as i coasted to a stop in heavy traffic. These three warning lights: hill assist traction control, advanced trac warning indicator, driver assistance indicator. The truck to transition to 'limp' mode (accelerator and power steering doesn't work) which a dangerous and scary.…
ODI 11197253
Electrical System · Engine · Unknown Or Other
Engine stalls at idle in park and at stop lights. Sometimes it's bad and sometimes not as much or can go days without doing it.
ODI 11298157
Engine
My 2015 f150 ecoboost has 100,000 miles on it. Over the past 10 days the truck has repeatedly lost power while driving in traffic on the highway. It happened while going up a hill on a cross-country trip, as well. The rpm drops down to 500 rpm, rough idle, no acceleration at all, hill assist light wrench light check engine light passenger air bag light and see owners manual pop up on the instrument panel (limp…
ODI 11192056
Electrical System · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
My 2015 f150 ecoboost has 79,156 miles on it. Over the past 3 days the truck has repeatedly lost power while driving in traffic on the highway. The rpm will drop down to 500 rpm, rough idle, no acceleration at all, hill assist light wrench light check engine light passenger air bag light and see owners manual pop up on the instrument panel. Took my truck into ford today and they replaced the throttle body under my…
ODI 11186929
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 ford f-150. While driving 75 mph, a rattling noise was detected and the vehicle vibrated violently while decreasing in speed. The downhill descent control active warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to summerville ford ([redacted], summerville, sc 29485, [redacted]) where it was diagnosed that the throttle body needed to be replaced and reprogrammed. The vehicle was…
ODI 11189974
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
2015 f-150 3.5l ecoboost driving on highway at speeds 60-75mph went to "limp mode" losing all acceleration with warnings "service advance trac" "hill descent control fault" and "hill start assist not available" along with the service wrench light. Resulted having to pull over on interstate 10 with busy traffic, also while in the middle of a traffic light turning left. This has happened 6 times. Ford dealer has…
ODI 11182341
Engine
A/c compressor and evaporator assembly failed on a 2015 truck with 50k miles! Just out of the blue the a/c compressor started making a loud noise and subsequently failed very shortly thereafter. Had to get it replaced. In connection with this problem, the evaporator assembly failed as well and was leaking freon into the cabin of the vehicle. Had to get that replaced. $2k worth of repairs - unbelievable. A simple…
ODI 11169969
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
Truck unexpectedly lost power while driving on state highway. Dash lit up with service advancetrac, hill descent fault, see manual, airbag fault, and the service wrench. Immediately went into limp mode. Turned engine off, restarted and continued driving.
ODI 11161054
Engine
3 series of incidents involving the same problem. In january of 2018 i identified a problem where the engine just dies under acceleration and 3 different warnings appear 1) hill climb assist error 2) service advance trac system 3) service engine, see owners manual. On jan 10, 2018 dealer could not find problem. Situation happened again in early april of 2018 and this time they identified the throttle body. It was…
ODI 11157154
Electrical System · Engine · Service Brakes
I was on the highway and the hill start assist/traction control lights started coming on. A few hundred miles later, more dash lights started flashing and then all dash lights went off and the truck lost all power. I could no longer accelerate. After a moment, it started working again. After a few more miles, it did it again, and this time when it powered down, the abs break system went on and created a terrible…
ODI 11154794
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Truck goes into limp mode constant in middle of traffic. Severe safety hazard for all. Throws throttle body code. According to dealer its not covered in yhe recall or whatever ford called it but its gonna get us killed.
ODI 11234103
Engine
While driving on the freeway the vehicle shuts down and the hill descent control light came on and then the engine light. This happened 3 times, i took it to autozone to be tested and the error code - p2112 throttle actuator control system- throttle body needs to be changed. After researching, i came to find out this is happening to thousands of ford vehicles. Ford had a recall on some vehicles for this, but if your…
ODI 11133148
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 ford f-150. While driving 30 mph, the vehicle stalled and failed to accelerate. The contact stated that the failure also occurred while driving 60 mph. The vehicle was taken to jim bass ford (4032 w houston harte expy, san angelo, tx 76901, [redacted]) where it was diagnosed that the failure was due to the throttle body. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted. The…
ODI 11132659
Engine
While driving in traffic, the engine abruptly cut to a rough idle and throttle became unresponsive. Warnings to service advancetrac and hill start assist popped up. I coasted to a stop, which was dangerous in traffic. I turned the engine off, then restarted twice and vehicle then behaved normally. The same problem recurred the following day. This is a repeat of a problem that occurred early in the life of the truck…
ODI 11128099
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train
While driving my truck (typically at moderate speeds - 20 - 30mph) it will suddenly reduce rpms to about 500 and the speed will drop to around 5 mph. Simultaneously with that occurring i will receive the following warning indicators "hill start assist not available" then another warning "hill descent control fault" then another warning "service advancetrac" then "see manual". This happens typically while…
ODI 11127911
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
2015 ford f-150 ecoboost, bought april 2018 with approx. 67,000 miles, currently at approx. 75,000 miles. I am reporting the sudden loss of accelerating power as the vehicle shudders and stalls both when moving with traffic or accelerating to enter or move with traffic. Multiple warning messages including the wrench light flash in the dash message area as the engine slows to idle with no ability to accelerate and…
ODI 11124182
Engine
Engine abruptly dropped to a rough idle with no throttle response while in traffic. Display console reported 'service advancetrac' and other warnings. I managed to coast to the side of the road. I shut off and restarted the engine and was able to drive normally. The same symptom repeated the next day. This is a repeat of the same symptom that occurred at about 17000 miles. At that time the dealer replaced the…
ODI 11130593
Electrical System · Engine · Steering
While driving there is rattling inside of the steering column that started a few months back. Now my alternator seems to not be working properly and the truck will only crank when i have all extras off (radio, ac, etc.) i also have to pump the gas for some reason for it to turn over completely. Otherwise it just dies. Never had a problem until last week when it wouldn't turn over at all. My battery is pulling 13.9 v…
ODI 11122910
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
2015 ford f-150 ecoboost, bought april 2018 with approx. 67,000 miles, currently at approx. 75,000 miles. I am reporting the sudden loss of accelerating power as the vehicle shudders and stalls both when moving with traffic or accelerating to enter or move with traffic. Multiple warning messages including the wrench light flash in the dash message area as the engine slows to idle with no ability to accelerate and…
ODI 11124184
Engine
Throttle body problem at 36,999 miles. Went into "limp" mode with no warning while driving normally in a [redacted] with busy traffic. I was very lucky it did not cause an accident.
ODI 11120713
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 ford f-150. The contact took the vehicle to signature ford lincoln (1960 e main st, owosso, mi 48867, [redacted]) for an oil change and was informed that there was an 80% leakage from the oil pan. There were also additional oil leaks coming from the front cover. The manufacturer offered only a partial refund of $500 for the repairs, but the total repair cost was over $1,800. The…
ODI 11130898
Electronic Stability Control · Engine
Vehicle suddenly lost power while driving in traffic. Display slowed traction control malfunction, hill assist malfunction and engine trouble light illuminated. Loss of power steering and brakes. Once vehicle was shut off it then restarted a minute later as if nothing happened.
ODI 11118900
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train
2015 f150 2.7l ecoboost 31,908 miles... Upon merging into traffic truck suddenly surges, followed by audible bang then abruptly loses all power "no driving conditions out of the ordinary, not under hard acceleration." warning lights on the dash light up and i have no control of vehicle. Luckily i was fortunate to not have much traffic around me at the time and promptly coasted into a deserted parking lot to call my…
ODI 11119427
Engine · Service Brakes
Brakes went out while driving. Brake fluid keeps disappearing. Brake fluid has leaked into the intake and caused massive amounts of smoke from the exhaust, the master cylinder failed at only 42k miles.
ODI 11113155