2018 Ford F-150 Electrical System Problems
- 29
- 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 29 stored complaint records:
- 4 indicate a crash
- 2 indicate injury
- 5 indicate fire
What owners report
- water leak · 5 records
- door locks · 5 records
- passenger side · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 24 |
| 30–60k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Body · Electrical System · Unknown Or Other
This is a continuation with complaint number 11307725 already filed. Ford f-150 2018 super crew cab 2nd discovery of water leak in cab of truck with wet carpet padding and carpets again only this time the water leak was behind the back seats down the cab wall interior. Called our ford dealership back and took our truck back in for them to assess this 2nd water leak. Our ford dealership advised that they had to…
ODI 11307735
Body · Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2018 ford f-150. While driving 40-60 mph the lift gate open without warning, additionally, while the vehicle was parked in driveway the lift gate and windows failed to open. The vehicle was taken to sheehy ford lincoln of gaithersburg 901 n frederick ave, gaithersburg, md 20879 [redacted] where diagnosed that rodents damaged the soy base wiring. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure…
ODI 11307731
Electrical System
Door locks freezing driver door not shutting so unable to drive safely as door will not close
ODI 11300395
Body · Electrical System · Unknown Or Other
Ford f-150 2018 super crew cab 1st water leak inside of our truck cab created a mildew smell due to wet carpet padding and carpets. Water saturated electrical wiring under the door seal protectors on the right-side of the front and rear doors. First noticed a problem driving and applying the brakes we heard a water sloshing sound on the right side of the truck. Indications of water in cab and saturated carpet's and…
ODI 11307725
Electrical System
I have noticed my tailgate randomly down but never thought much about it. Wednesday the 11th of december 2019 i was towing a car hauler trailer. I drove to my location and made a turn and heard a crunching noise. It turns out the tailgate was down and in a turn it got crunched by the trailer jack. I took it to my ford dealer to have it looked at. It is scheduled for dec 26th. Tailgate will need to be replaced.…
ODI 11288946
Electrical System · Power Train · Seats
The transmission will twist the driveshaft at startup, stationary, and cause the rear end to pop very loudly. I've shown ford engineering a video of it, i was told that it was normal. I've never heard of a vehicle doing this before. There is a rattling sound on deceleration, loudest when the engine is cold and lessons or maybe even goes away after warmed up. The engine was replaced earlier this year because of an…
ODI 11271179
Electrical System · Power Train · Service Brakes
While in motion, several items occur. It begins with following warning lights: "park brake limited function" and the "hill start assist not available". This has resulted in the cruise control not working, sudden deceleration, engine stalling, and transmission erratically shifting. This has occurred over twenty four times at highway speeds and on city streets. The vehicle has been in the shop at the dealer five times…
ODI 11306700
Electrical System · Engine · Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2018 ford f-150. The contact stated that the auto start and auto stop features caused the engine to shut off while traveling 3 mph around a curve. The failure also caused the power steering to seize. The dealer and manufacturer were not notified. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 17,000. *tt*jb
ODI 11197337
Electrical System
Tailgate randomly opens while driving and or after driving when parked. Will also happen again repeatedly after closing. While tailgate is open after falling in open position you can hear relay clicking noises in passenger side dashboard area. Sounds like relays are constantly triggering to open tailgate. Initially thought key fob was triggering problem, but isolated keyfob and determined keyfob is not the issue. Am…
ODI 11190416
Body · Electrical System · Seats
We got into an accident over the weekend. We were t-bones by a bus. It wrecked the passenger side of the car. However, when i went into the passenger side to get my purse out i noticed that there were flames coming from the side of the drivers seat. Our f150 is now burnt to a crisp. There's no reason for that truck to have caught fire like that.
Crash reported · Fire reported · 4 injuries
ODI 11181915
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train
Truck shuts off when pulling a camper and will not run after restart unless you rev the engine and quickly pull the shifter into drive and accelerate quickly. The instrument panel shows 'auto startstop shift to p, them restart engine.' this has caused many near miss accidents. The vehicle will stall when you try to cross an intersection or pull away from a stop sign.
ODI 11180982
Electrical System · Unknown Or Other
While running defroster, both front and back, cabin filled with acrid smoke. Pulled over onto shoulder of tertiary road to investigate for fire. While parked, i heard an extremely loud "crack" and the rear window had spontaneously shattered.
ODI 11175021
Electrical System
Doors not staying locked at all. Vehicle was stationary
ODI 11202791
Body · Electrical System
Rear electronic tailgate opens on its own while driving. This has happened more than 15 times in four months. Frequency increasing. Danger to others. A known issue on f250 and 350 models, now on f150 too
ODI 11171071
Electrical System
In freezing weather, the electric door locks freeze up, not allowing the doors to unlock with the key fob or the controls on the doors. I was able to gain access to the inside buy using the hidden key in the fob.
ODI 11166603
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2018 ford f-150. While the vehicle was at a stop light, the stop/start mode activated automatically. After releasing the brake pedal to drive, the vehicle suddenly lunged forward and stalled. The driver had to immediately restart the engine to avoid being rear ended by another vehicle. The vehicle was taken to corwin ford ([redacted], springfield, mo) where it was diagnosed that the battery…
ODI 11171572
Electrical System · Visibility/Wiper
Ford 2018 f150 rear window / defroster issues - luckily, my rear window did not shatter as others have experienced, but i have experienced defroster overheating to the point where 2 out of 3 sections of the window no longer work. Upon inspection, it appears the resistive elements are burnt and becoming delaminated from the window in multiple places. I did also smell warm/burning electronics at the time it happened.…
ODI 11184319
Electrical System · Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2018 ford f-150. The contact stated that the auto start function was used to remotely start the vehicle. The contact later noticed flames under the hood. A fire truck arrived with a fire inspector who extinguished the flames. The insurance company was notified and stated there was extensive damager near the engine assembly. An independent source was called to investigate the failure. Benna…
Fire reported
ODI 11176361
Electrical System
Truck electrical system will expectantly shut down while driving. Rear sensor fault, tire pressure, radio controls go out, air conditioner stops working, power windows stop working, power running boards stop working. Power steering stops working.
ODI 11164690
Body · Electrical System
Cold morning and the power door locks would not unlock with the remote or the key in the drivers door, after climbing in the back door to open the front neither the rear door or the front door would latch when the door was closed. Extremely unsafe, could not drive the truck to work because the doors would not latch shut.
ODI 11156715
Electrical System
Vehicle will lose all power while in motion. Power loss is momentary. Has happened several times.
ODI 11127932
Air Bags · Electrical System · Seats
June 21, 2018 we were driving down hwy 1 bypass in forrest city, ar and were hit on the driver's side, passenger door and gas tank area. The truck took the impact well and we spun 180 degrees to the opposite side of the road. The side and curtain airbags deployed and my two small children in the back seat were unharmed, including the one whose door took most of the impact. My hip was injured from the air bag that…
Crash reported · Fire reported · 1 injury
ODI 11114065
Air Bags · Electrical System · Seat Belts
Driving home a deer ran into driver side of vehicle causing minor damage and side curtain air bags deployed. Pulled over and vehicle called 911. After inspecting vehicle and witnesses from across the road made sure we were safe, it was determined the vehicle could be driven. This took about 5 to 10 minutes. While attempting to start the vehicle, the passenger went to remove a purse from the back passenger side seat…
Crash reported · Fire reported
ODI 11111822
Air Bags · Electrical System
On may 27, 2018, i was making a left turn at the intersection of 19th ave se and 121st st se in everett, wa when i was struck by a vehicle traveling the opposite direction. There was a collision damage sustained to the right bedside of the vehicle caused by the vehicle due to vehicle impact. In addition, all airbags deployed and a fire started in the passenger seat of the vehicle. Farmers insurance hired a 3rd party…
Crash reported · Fire reported
ODI 11113160
Body · Electrical System
The vehicle is stationary and when the passenger door is unlocked with the key fob the tailgate fails down. When the driver exits the vehicle the tailgate falls down. By falls down i mean the tailgate on the pickup is closed and in the vertical position and the only way to open the tailgate is with the key fob. The tailgate fob is depressed and the tailgate opens (falls down) automatically. Only the tailgate…
ODI 11089857