Ford F-150 Power Train Problems
- 2,158
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 21
- Years with records
- 1999–2019
- Stored years
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 2158 stored complaint records:
- 51 indicate a crash
- 32 indicate injury
- 12 indicate fire
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- Automatic Transmission · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 627 |
| 1–30k mi | 489 |
| 30–60k mi | 363 |
| 100–150k mi | 360 |
| 150–400k mi | 132 |
Complaint evidence
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Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
I recently purchased this vehicle used less than a week ago. I have only driven it for about 75 miles. While driving down a busy street at 45 miles an hour the truck down shifted to first gear and simultaneously the speedometer stopped working. I kept control of the vehicle but if a vehicle would have been following closely it is possible if not likely to have rear ended me. I checked the vin and it states no open…
ODI 11309097
Power Train
I feel there is a transmission issue. When parked and starting the vehicle there is a loud bang from under the truck. It also shift harshly when driving at times, other times its shifts are delayed.
ODI 11309496
Power Train
10 speed transmission has a pretty consistent history of shifting roughly, especially, shifting between gears 3 & 4. It actually fails to engage forward briefly and then makes a clanging noise before it shifts into 4th gear; in sport mode it will stick in 6th gear. I have reported these problems at least 4 times to shottenkirk ford in jasper ga when i have had scheduled maintenance performed. Every time i've brought…
ODI 11307574
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 35-45 mph, the vehicle downshifted to first gear with the service engine warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the instrument panel also became inoperable. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed nor repaired. Gator ford located at [redacted], seffner, fl 33584, [redacted], was contacted by phone and…
ODI 11307201
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
Power Train
Since shortly after purchased new, truck often lunges when you first cold start the truck, place it into gear with the foot on the brake, and place it into gear. It also appears to search for the correct gear while driving under normal conditions. Also, occasions truck may "clunk" into gear while driving. Service department reports they cannot recreate the issue but as i've stated, its not a consistent problem and…
ODI 11306757
Power Train
While driving 65 mph my 2013 f150 downshifted into first gear and locked the rear tires cause me to spin out of control. This caused minor body damage to the vehicles rear bumper, from hitting something off the side of the road. I called multiple dealerships and explained what happened at the beginning of febuary 2020. They explained that they could get me into fix the problem for about 20 days at minimum and even…
Crash reported
ODI 11306897
Power Train
Transmission shifts sometimes with really bad harsh jerks. At speeds below 50mph most of the time when pulling my boat trailer. This has happened several times in the last several months.
ODI 11308955