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What 1,686 owners told NHTSA about the 2016 Ford F-150 Regular Cab

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (1,686)Crash / fire / injury (81)Transmission & drivetrain (326)Brakes (322)Engine (279)Body & structure (192)Electrical system (151)Visibility & wipers (132)Fuel system (91)Speed control (76)Steering (55)Wheels (53)

4 of 1,686 complaints match · Fuel system · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Jan 22, 2025AirbagsBrakesFuel systemCrash1 injury

Unknown, I was pulling into a parking spot, at Sam's Club, and lightly tap the gas petal for the turn and the truck lunched forward in the one carlink, and hit a concrete parking pole (Sam's club in Southgate Michigan has security cameras) it warped around the pole and bent the frame as if though it was 90 mph and a telephone pole.. I had taken it in twice under warranty for the gas pedal not working correctly, the warranty company would not allow a 3rd repair nor did Ford dealership take that warranty company. The airbags did not deploy, and I now have a T4 fractured vertebrae.

NHTSA ODI 11637680

Jul 1, 2024Fuel systemFire

The contact owned a 2016 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving 40 MPH, smoke was coming from the rear passenger window with no warning lights illuminated. The contact pulled over and exited the vehicle safely and noticed that the rear of the vehicle caught on fire. The local fire department was able to extinguish the fire. The cause of the fire was undisclosed, but the fire marshal's report was provided to the contact. The contact suffered from smoke inhalation for a few days but did not seek medical attention. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was towed to the local towing facility and later picked up by the contact's insurance agency for investigation. The dealer was not contacted, and the vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 152,000. The VIN was not available.

NHTSA ODI 11598062

Feb 14, 2020Speed controlEngineFuel systemFire

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

NHTSA ODI 11309284

Jul 11, 2019Electrical systemFuel system1 injury

IT IDLES ROUGH AT STOP LIGHT SOMETIMES SHUTS DOWN ,RADIO SCREEN IS BLANK SOMETIMES W RADIO OR PHONE CALL. ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL ENOUGH TO MAKE ME NAUSEOUS. THE COMPUTER READS NO CODES. THIS HAPPENS EVERY COUPLE OF DAYS, IT HAS BEEN AT 2 DIFFERENT SHOPS UP TO WEEKS AT A TIME THEY HAVE CHANGED SEVERAL PARTS BUT NONE HAVE FIXED IT.

NHTSA ODI 11231166

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How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2016 Ford F-150 Regular Cab verdict →