2016 Ford F-150 Fuel/Propulsion System Problems
- 36
- 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 36 stored complaint records:
- 0 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
What owners report
- throttle body · 12 records
- onto highway · 4 records
- fuel pump · 4 records
- warning lights · 4 records
- lights came · 4 records
- body failure · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 16 |
| 30–60k mi | 12 |
| 60–100k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
My 2016 ford f150 with engine block heater caught fire today 14 february 2020 at 11:12 am. It was moving and caught fire when i parked the truck
Fire reported
ODI 11309284
Fuel/Propulsion System
Highway driving at 55 mph, ding and message "service advancetrac", "hill start assist not available". Throttle unresponsive and truck immediately begins slowing. Managed to get off road without an accident. Engine running roughly in idle. Turn engine off and restart. Operates normally. This has occurred 3 times and puts the vehicle and passengers in an extremely unsafe position! Internet research indicates that this…
ODI 11308227
Fuel/Propulsion System
I was operating my 2016 ford f150 on a secondary gravel rd at 30 mph in 2wd. Upon going a slight uphill grade, the vehicle lost all acceleration and came to a stop idling roughly at 1000 rpm. The wrench light, hill decent and traction control warning light illuminated. The engine idled but would not accelerate. I shut off the engine and restarted it. This seemed to correct the problem clearing the error codes.…
ODI 11278674
Fuel/Propulsion System
Behavior matches the issues described in ford recall 16b32. When i accelerate the vehicle the engine occasionally stops accelerating and goes into a failure mode where i cannot accelerate. A few warnings show up on the dashboard related to hill start assist and being disabled and to service advance track. Turning the car off and back on resolves the problem, but this is very dangerous as i'm usually accelerating to…
ODI 11243514
Fuel/Propulsion System
Reported my issue already 11229377 but wanted to point out that at a quick glance there are another 30+ nhtsa safety complaints for my same issue. 11022233, 10955596, 11174190, 10870553, 10887486, 11165975, 11150176, 11139022, 11101604, 11048673, 1102997, 11174190 to name a few. Ford has also issues several tsb and ssm for this issue. Tsb16-0139, tsb17-2124, ssm46829, tsb16b23-s1. At what point does nhtsa put…
ODI 11229382
Fuel/Propulsion System
Instrument panel lights up with various fault messages related to traction control, downhill descent, etc... Within seconds the vehicle begins to stutter, fails to respond to attempts to accelerate by pressing gas peddle, and eventually loses power. Happened twice while travelling at highway speeds resulting in a dangerous scenario of pulling to the side of the highway.
ODI 11229377
Fuel/Propulsion System
Gas tank fuel pump and fuel pump driver went bad at 56,000 miles. Would start when cranking then idle rough for a few seconds and shut off
ODI 11220391
Fuel/Propulsion System
IN TANK FUEL PUMP WENT OUT AT 60,000 MILES.
ODI 11204433
Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System
It idles rough at stop light sometimes shuts down ,radio screen is blank sometimes w radio or phone call. Electrical burning smell enough to make me nauseous. The computer reads no codes. This happens every couple of days, it has been at 2 different shops up to weeks at a time they have changed several parts but none have fixed it.
1 injury
ODI 11231166
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
Fuel/Propulsion System
I just purchased a 2016 ford f150 lariat crew cab on 11/3/2018 and was coming to work on 11/5/2018 and the it started to idle roughly very slightly when at a stop in traffic, this happend about 3 times each time getting worse and then it did stall on the 4th time and it was a noticeable rough idle.
ODI 11145363
Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
While traveling on interstate at a speed of 80 mph, my 2016 f-150 eco boost with 50,000 miles went into limp mode due to a faulty electronic throttle body causing me to lose the ability to accelerate and worrying for my family's life as i was decelerating on a busy 4 lane freeway trying to find a way to pull over without being smashed.
ODI 11101604
Fuel/Propulsion System
Complete unexpected loss of power at highway speeds or when accelerating. Has happened repeatedly even after several repairs related to the throttle body by dealer. First happened in the 40,000 mile range and after repairs again at 83,000 miles.
ODI 11109711
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
I had my truck towed to auto fair ford and had to have the fuel pump replaced with $100 extended warranty and the car is a year old. After fixing it they were having issues with it not starting and called ford to trouble shoot the issue. Today 3/2/18 they called to say a mouse or rodent chewed through the wiring. I have lived i'm my home since 1999 and many cars in the drive way this has never happened before. My…
ODI 11075821
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving on a busy highway with no warning my f-150 lost power. When this happened the drive power decreased by about 95%, and warnings appeared on the dashboard. These warnings included: service advance trac, hill descent fault, see manual, airbag fault, and the service wrench. The engine idled roughly and the vehicle had to be turned off. We restarted and the same issues occurred so we parked the vehicle.
ODI 11063919
Fuel/Propulsion System
I was merging onto a highway and i went to accelerate and li ended up with a complete loss of power, no acceleration, and a flashing wrench on my screen telling me that i was having a hill decent issue and service advancetrac error. As i tried to get off the road once i lost power; the car started shaking violently while at a complete stop.
ODI 11022234
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
2016 f150 with the 2.7l ecoboost randomly dies after startup. Sometimes it will die while in motion almost causing an accident. There's no stored codes for the dealer. It's been in the shop 6 times total. The first time they put a crankcase vent sensor and then the 2nd time sparkplugs. It's dies and gone into limp mode multiple times but the dealer can't duplicate the problem so they can't fix it. It started at…
ODI 11014962
Fuel/Propulsion System
With a 1/4 tank of gas or 53 miles to e on an 8% down hill grade the truck will not pick up gas from the tank and the engine will shut off as if it ran out of gas.
ODI 10992333
Fuel/Propulsion System
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford f-150. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was noticed that the fuel tank leaked fuel. The technician diagnosed that the plastic fuel tank was cracked. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the sun hit the tank and caused it to crack. The dealer stated that the failure…
ODI 10984666
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
For the last year my car have been leaking fumes and smelling of carbon monoxide. I have complained to mission valley ford, big valley ford and all star ford. When i start the vehicle there is white smoke and a strong fume. They said it's the ecoboost. Secondly the turbo they say has gone out already at 87k miles and i believe the smell and the turbo is connected.
ODI 11064988
Fuel/Propulsion System
Driving about 50 mph lost engine speed suddenly to about 10 mph. Have been told by 2 others that this also happened to them. Same truck model. Root cause given was throttle body cable. Accelarator box. Having ours towed to dealer ship today. Under 10,000 miles on vehicle.
ODI 10949696
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
On 1/25/16, in the rain, at 6 am, i pulled out from a side street near my residence on to a major road and was increasing speed. I traveled about 150 yards and was up to about 40 mph. My truck suddenly decelerated to about 5 mph very quickly causing my car to skid in the rain. There was no accident since traffic was light at the time, so i pulled into the median and put the truck in park to see what was happening…
ODI 10954596
Fuel/Propulsion System
I noticed a faint smell of gas while driving the vehicle and after a few miles a car next to me at a stoplight asked me to roll down my window. They told me my truck was leaking gas all over the road so i immediately pulled over and called for help. It was towed to a dealership where they told me a fuel line fitting was loose which caused the leak. My frustration was this was a new vehicle with only 1500 miles. The…
ODI 10944047
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train · Service Brakes · Suspension
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford f-150. While driving at any speed, the vehicle made noises from the engine and transmission areas. The contact stated that the vehicle consumed too much fuel and the air conditioning blew hot air. Also, the oil low pressure warning indicator illuminated and flashed off and on. The contact also stated that the brakes squeaked and the front passenger side tire deflated. The vehicle was…
ODI 11002328
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
2016 ford f-150 2.7l ecoboost model with only 3,928 miles. This is the third time engine has cut off on me while driving/accelerating! Was taking a left turn from side road onto main road. While accelerating in the turn, engine started stuttering a few times (rpms would dip) and then it stalled out. Luckily i was able to complete my left hand turn without getting hitting by oncoming traffic and was able to pull over…
ODI 10893037