Ford F-150 Fuel/Propulsion System Problems
- 611
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 20
- Years with records
- 1999–2018
- 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 611 stored complaint records:
- 2 indicate a crash
- 3 indicate injury
- 14 indicate fire
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- fuel pump · 32 records
- throttle body · 24 records
- lost power · 15 records
- limp mode · 14 records
- fuel tank · 12 records
- check engine · 11 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 160 |
| 1–30k mi | 135 |
| 30–60k mi | 134 |
| 100–150k mi | 99 |
| 150–400k mi | 54 |
Complaint evidence
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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
Smelled gasoline odor inside vehicle after cranking on a cold day. I drove it for several miles. I parked it. I was in building for about 15 minutes. When i came out, i smelled gas outside vehicle. After leaving i then took vehicle to crossroads ford quicklane in cary nc. They found the plastic fuel line had split lenghtwise on top of fuel tank. They told me it was spraying gas. Part was apparantly defective. I am…
ODI 11308884
Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System
Was having trouble starting my truck one day. Cranking and cranking but not firing. Sometimes it would eventually fire, sometimes it required a jump to get it going. Took it into ford, they replaced the battery. Didn't happen for a few more days. Same thing. Crank, crank, crank, but wouldn't start. Did some searching online, and found similar situation regarding a burnt/melted fuse 27 (the fuel pump fuse). Ford…
ODI 11306808
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
Fuel/Propulsion System
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford f-150. The contact stated that while attempting to start the vehicle, the vehicle failed to start. The contact became aware that the fuel pump fuse was melted while inspecting the fuse panel. Epic ford located at [redacted], everett, wa 98203, [redacted], was contacted by phone and were made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed. The fuse was replaced by the…
Fire reported
ODI 11297793
Fuel/Propulsion System
Truck lost power due to a problem with the fuel pump fuse location
ODI 11297571
Fuel/Propulsion System · Unknown Or Other
Wrench (check engine) comes on for unknown reason and vehicle looses all throttle ability! Has come on 7 times. Has occurred driving at 25 up to 65 mph. Today i was in the fast lane wrench came on and shut down throttle. I managed to cross 3 lanes in traffic. Each time this has occurred i've stopped and shut off the engine. The restarted & runs fine. Taken to ford as well as private mechanics but no codes saved. Has…
ODI 11289980