2016 Ford F-150 Power Train Problems
- 45
- 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 45 stored complaint records:
- 3 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- loss power · 5 records
- throttle body · 5 records
- without warning · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 28 |
| 30–60k mi | 10 |
| 60–100k mi | 4 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Power Train
Over the past few weeks, my truck would loose power and go into limp mode randomly. I would pull over, turn the truck off, and back on. It would be okay for a couple of days and then occur again. This would happen in town and twice while on the freeway. I took it in today and had the code read: p2112 throttle actuator control system - stuck closed
ODI 11306894
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Attempting to accelerate, no power. Vehicle was on 2 lane highway with concrete barriers on both sides and no shoulder. I was going approx 70 mph. I had our toddler, new born and wife in then vehicle. Vehicle slowed faster than i have ever felt before. Cars and trailers slamming on brakes. I'm assuming this did not trigger my brake lights and it was almost dark. So incredibly dangerous not to mention scary. Dash…
ODI 11270902
Power Train
These messages appeared on the information screen "hill start assist - not available" and "service advance trac". The engine started running rough, engine rpm and speed dropped and pressing on the accelerator pedal did mothing. I was going about 30 mph on a city street. I was able to get to the side of the road and shut off the engine. I then restarted it and the problem disappeared. It happened about four times in…
ODI 11277534
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Hill descent control fault/ service advancetrac warning suddenly turned on. Alternated w service light. But i was just driving home from work on a 70 degree day on a dry paved road decelerating from a 40mph zone to a 30 mph zone up a slight incline. I wasn't using hill descent and traction was fine. The disturbing part was the vehicle suddenly ran rough and had no power. I could not get it to run well enough pull it…
ODI 11255212
Engine · Power Train · Service Brakes
Bought the truck a year and a half ago the engine has blown and now the brake master cylinder is went out probably be the brake booster next they should be reliable for this i'm 100 miles over my warranty and they were still on fix it
ODI 11252570
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Vehicle was in motion merging on to interstate i-26 at 60 mph during afternoon rush hour traffic in charleston, south carolina, when it unexpectly and without warning down shifted from high gear to low gear while driving. Vehicle has 66k miles on it. Called ford customer service to complain and was refered to dealer. No resolution.
ODI 11246492
Power Train · Unknown Or Other
The wrench light first came on around 42,000 miles, but would shut off when the vehicle would be turned off. It came on a second and third time around the 50,000 and 51,750 miles. Sometimes it would come back on when driving again and sometimes not. Then the engine light came on at about 52,000 miles. When this came on, it would stay on. The truck would seem to lose a lot of power and the rpm's would begin revving…
ODI 11231531
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
I had the wrench symbol appear on my dash display and the vehicle stopped, lost power while i was in traffic. It is now at the dealer that sold it to me, but this is scary situation to lose power while driving.
ODI 11210172
Power Train
Was parking my trailer and had unhooked it go in to move it forward so i could put my trailer lock on left the door open like i have done countless times put the truck in park and got out started to walk back when the engine accelerated and the truck started to move backwards turned to jump in to hit the break when the door knocked me down the front tire hit my knee and leg and the door caught a post ripping it…
1 injury
ODI 11204449
Electronic Stability Control · Power Train
61,881 miles, numerous advancetrac, hill descent, etc. Warning and check engine lights. Stall suddenly in middle lane of traffic at speed of 40 mph. Almost caused rear end collision. Loss of all power, barely able to drift to shoulder. Serious safety issue! Research has revealed this is pattern problem in this model and previous versions.
ODI 11193189
Power Train
When first turn the truck on and it's cold, the transmission will slip out of first gear into third and then into fifth. When you stop, the transmission slams back into first gear and jerks until it gets into second gear. Only does when the teuck is cold typically. The truck has been to the dealer four times to get repaired for this issue. I'm told that it's a programming issue each time. After the programming is…
ODI 11183642
Fuel System, Gasoline · Power Train
2016 ford f-150. Consumer writes in regard to faulty throttle body assembly and for reimbursement for repairs. *as *tr
ODI 11174190
Electronic Stability Control · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
As i was driving down a major interstate i94 while changing lanes my 2016 f150 3.5 ecoboost entered limp mode in front of a semi i just recently passed. The semi had to slam on his brakes and i had to swerve to the side of the road to avoid a collision. The service advancetrac and wrench/service light was lit up on the dash. The vehicle would not move. The truck ran but when the gas pedal was pressed the engine…
ODI 11165975
Power Train · Unknown Or Other
Sudden loss of power ,did not stall ,no engine light ,in the span of 1/2 mile did it 3 times ,pulled off road each time and let idle in neutralthen took off again. Then it went 2 miles ok ,stopped for 2hours ,back on road again at appiroximately 1 mile loss power again ,i did same as above it di it twice more within 1/2 mile again ,then it was ok for 1 1/2 miles then did again on a really bad curve , then i drove…
ODI 11163247
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
We just took my 2016 f150 ecoboost to west texas over thanksgiving. Towed under 7500 lbs. Towed completely normal the whole time (15 hours) until the return trip home. About 2.5 hours into my return trip (i was towing without my husband and with two young kids on a back highway with no cell service and absolutely no stops for 2 of those hours😯) i pulled over to see where my next gas station was and my truck…
ODI 11163180
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford f-150. While the vehicle was parked and unoccupied with the engine running, the vehicle accelerated independently without warning. While the gear shifter was still in the park position, the vehicle crashed into the contact's boat. There were no injuries. The contact stated that the gear shifter failed to move out of park. The contact powered off the engine. The vehicle was restarted…
Crash reported
ODI 11121745
Power Train
At 15000 miles the front differential bearings began to fail and contaminated the entire front differential. The differential had to be completely replaced. This could have failed on the road leaving me stranded. This was while driving on normal city streets and the highway.
ODI 11098677
Engine · Power Train · Unknown Or Other
Vehicle idles rough and stalls after driving for about 30 minutes or so. Rpms drop to below 500, vehicle shakes and sputters, and sometimes dies. I have had the vehicle die multiple times before turning at a stop light/sign.
ODI 11186253
Engine · Power Train
The vehicle hesitates, idles roughly when cold and makes a knocking type noise at idle when hot. The coolant level has gone down substantially despite having it serviced recently. We have experienced large amounts of water dripping from the tail pipe along with the occasional puff of thick smoke. The vehicle misfires and it has been verified by a scan tool (my own and fords). Ford's technicians have verified the…
ODI 11097863
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Driving 60 mph hour and vehicle suddenly lost all power. This happened twice. The vehicle hill decent light and some other warning lights would come on and the vehicle would shake violently. It would then lose all power and i had to coast off to the side, turn the vehicle off, wait 30 seconds, and restart. It would then go about a 1/2 mile and do it again. I purchased the vehicle as a certified vehicle a month…
ODI 11090030
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford f-150. When the vehicle was shifted in the park position, the vehicle rolled backwards without warning. The contact took the vehicle to fenton ford (9515 ny-13, camden, ny 13316, [redacted]), but the technician was unable to duplicate the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to nhtsa. The failure was not diagnosed. The failure mileage was…
ODI 11120639
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train
Vehicle stall out while driving and wont start for a few minutes due do throttle body ford fails to recall..... More people are complaining same thing happens to them on carcomplains.com..... First time it happen i took it to dealer they start they couldn't figure out problem and change throttle body for me. Couple week pass same thing starts happening again currently at the dealer.....
ODI 11057239
Power Train
The truck hesitates when shifting from 2nd to 1st gear.. This is causing a bump in the drive train. I've taken it to 3 different dealership for repair but they cannot fix it. When i stop i have to wait about one to two seconds before i can start back off. Its becoming dangerous to drive.
ODI 11046547
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
As i was driving about 40 mph, the truck suddenly decelerated to almost a stand still. Two messages appeared on the dash board info system. Service needed for hill assist and advance trac, or something similar. I had to drive home, half mile, at a walking pace which was as fast as the truck would go. There was no warning. This is a deadly flaw. How could you not have ford f150 in your database?
ODI 11029998
Engine · Power Train · Unknown Or Other
Truck was in park with the engine running. Nobody was in the truck which was on a slight incline. It was standing still in the back yard while i was trying to get the garage door closed. It took off going through a chainlink fence, across a neighbors yard, and came to rest on a bank on the other side of the neighbors yard. The fence and brush caused several heavy scratches to the truck.
Crash reported
ODI 11082521