1. Ford F-150
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  3. Vehicle Speed Control

Ford F-150 Vehicle Speed Control Problems

1,232
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 1232 stored complaint records:

  • 91 indicate a crash
  • 27 indicate injury
  • 189 indicate fire

Complaints by year

What appears in the records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
1–30k mi384
60–100k mi249
30–60k mi211
100–150k mi163
150–400k mi74

Complaint evidence

Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.

  • February 14, 2020 · 42,560 miles

    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

    2016 records in this system

  • February 13, 2020 · 111,737 miles

    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

    2013 records in this system

  • February 1, 2020

    Electrical System · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control

    Cruise control shuts off during operation. Intermittently will not turn on. Analog speedometer will indicate speeds in excess of 40mph slower than real speed. Stuck at 40mph when comes to complete stop.

    ODI 11307207

    2015 records in this system

  • January 3, 2020

    Unknown Or Other · Vehicle Speed Control

    Engine accelerates by itself when i turn it on or if i'm at a red light or as soon as i put it in drive

    ODI 11297557

    2012 records in this system

  • December 19, 2019 · 13,447 miles

    Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control

    Unexpectedly downshifting into first gear while in motion, speed ometer and mileage goes to zero, rpms starts to run high, and the tool light on the dash board comes on, in city streets and on highway driving. I have to stop and shut down the vehicle and wait a few minutes. When i start up the vehicle and put it in drive gear the transmission jerks.

    ODI 11306713

    2013 records in this system

  • December 17, 2019 · 164,989 miles

    Electrical System · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control

    Vehicle will down shift randomly and still haven't heard back from ford about a remedy it's an open recall

    ODI 11300188

    2011 records in this system

  • December 17, 2019 · 5,000 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    The truck was set on cruise control when i accelerated to pass a moving vehicle on a freeway. The truck would not stop accelerating when i removed my foot from the gas pedal; i had to break hard to control the speed. As soon as i removed my foot from the break, the car engine revved up again and quickly accelerated from 70 to 96 mph even though i was not touching the gas pedal. When i stopped the vehicle and put the…

    ODI 11291781

    2016 records in this system

  • December 17, 2019 · 63,000 miles

    Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control

    The speedometer dropped to zero while traveling 50 mph and the truck downshifted to 1st gear causing the tires to squeal, fishtail, and the rpm's redlined.i was almost rear ended. This has happened several times in the past couple weeks.

    ODI 11289758

    2014 records in this system