Ford F-150 Engine Problems
- 2,212
- 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 2212 stored complaint records:
- 25 indicate a crash
- 12 indicate injury
- 71 indicate fire
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- check engine · 13 records
- timing chain · 12 records
- engine light · 9 records
- failure mileage · 8 records
- side road · 8 records
- indicator illuminated · 8 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 720 |
| 60–100k mi | 493 |
| 30–60k mi | 421 |
| 100–150k mi | 330 |
| 150–400k mi | 148 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Engine
Ll have to do with the crankshaft / camshaft sensors. I did some research online and it is said that ford never fixed this problem. Apparently it has happened to many, many ford owners.
ODI 11309492
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
Engine
My 2018 f150, after towing a trailer for 2 hrs, dies when stopping at a light or in a parking lot. In the tow/haul mode the auto-stop-start should not engage, but the dash warning light says "shift to p, restart engine" auto stop-start has stopped engine. Then engine does not start easy and suptters and dies several times. Dealer told me no codes were recorded and problem could not be duplicated by driving around…
ODI 11309425
Electrical System · Engine · Unknown Or Other
I was completing a [redacted] of approximately 120 miles (i had less than 5 miles to go till i arrived at my destination) when my sensors started lighting up my message board and dash system. I was in the left turn lane to enter the on-ramp to us65 south when this happened so i pulled off to the shoulder to investigate. I had just put my truck in park when a car pulled up and said that my engine was on fire. When i…
Fire reported
ODI 11301914
Engine
Throttle body failed 12/4/17 leading to engine power loss at highway speed. Engine light and wrench warning display appeared. Could not accelerate. Was able to coast to shoulder safely. Restarting the vehicle, it immediately went to limp mode. Vehicle was towed to dealership (apple ford, shakopee mn). Tb was replaced by dealership service center. On 1/22/2020, the vehicle again lost power on highway and warning…
ODI 11301212
Engine
Engine stalled while i was driving in a residential area. The auto/start was disabled at the time. I slowed down to let a car turn left into a driveway and went to accelerate and had zero power, engine was off. There was a message on the dashboard to shift into park and restart vehicle.
ODI 11299614
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
I drove my f-150 eccoboost truck to the snow, same area i have been hundreds of times and suddenly smoke burst from the engine, then flames shot out around the hood, popped the hood and fought the fire for half an hour, it kept restating. It stranded myself and children, and we had a harrowing experience that was pretty dicey. Ford had just put in a new engine, at my cost, +14,000.00, after the timing chain failed.…
Fire reported · 3 injuries
ODI 11301678
Engine
The engine has repeatedly had cylinder misfires over the past 100,00 miles and 2 years. It's happened many times with different cylinders. Replacing the coilpack resolves the issue but it returns after a few weeks. This appears to be the moisture problem with the turbo intercooler that already has several reports. This occurs when the vehicle is in motion and usually while accelerating. It happens most often during…
ODI 11302268