What 1,686 owners told NHTSA about the 2016 Ford F-150 Supercab Diesel

ELECTRIC TAILGATE OPENING GOING DOWN THE ROAD. IT WAS FIXED AFTER YOUR RECALL. IT IS NOW OPENING AGAIN ALSO PUSHING THE ELECTRONIC BUTTON DOES NOT OPEN THE LOCK WHEN TRUCK IS NOT MOVING.

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ELECTRIC SYSTEM WENT DOWN, NO LIGHTS,TURN SIGNALS,HORN WIPERS, ETC. (RADIO KEPT WORKING) ENGINE STARTED AND DROVE HOME VERY CAREFULLY

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I REMOTE STARTED THE TRUCK WHILE PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY FIRST THING IN THE MORNING, WHILE I GOT MY SON READY FOR DAYCARE. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WAS RAINING AND ROUGHLY 35 DEGREES. ONCE MY SON WAS LOADED INTO THE CAR SEAT I CLOSED HIS DOOR AND HEARD THE WINDOW CRACK. I LOOKED BACK TO SEE THE BACK REAR WINDSHIELD HAD SPIDER WEBBED AND SHATTERED. THE GLASS WAS BLOWN FROM THE INSIDE OUT ON THE DRIVER SIDE. I HAVE PHOTOS OF WERE THE DEFROST STRIP HAD ARCED/SEPARATED CAUSING THE WINDOW TO SHATTER. I LOOKED ONLINE AND SAW SEVERAL OTHER EXAMPLES OF THIS ON THE EXACT SAME MODEL OF TRUCK. I WAS RECOMMENDED TO PREVENT THIS IN THE FUTURE WAS TO PULL THE DEFROST FUSE.

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WHILE DRIVING IN A REMOTE AREA NO TREES, PEOPLE OR ANYTHING THAT COULD HAVE HIT THE WINDOW, WHEN THE REAR WINDSHIELD EXPLODED. THE EVIDENCE SEEMS TO POINT TOWARDS THE REAR DEFROST HEATING ELEMENTS GETTING TOO HOT. ITS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE HEAT DEFROST WAS NOT ON AT THE TIME. OUTSIDE TEMPERATURES 55 DEGREES AND SUNNY. THE FIX IS NOT COMPLETE YET BUT I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT AT SAFELITE AUTO TO GET THE WINDSHIELD REPLACED. I CALLED FORD, THEY SAID THAT IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THERE'S NOTHING THAT THEY CAN DO. THE TOTAL COST OF THE REPAIR IS $679.00.

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DRIVER DOOR DID NOT LATCH WHEN CLOSING IT. AFTER HEATING IT UP AND OILING IT, IT LATCHED AGAIN.

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TRUCK WILL STALL/SHUT OFF AT A STOP WHILE TOWING. RED BATTERY LIGHT WILL SHOW ON DASHBOARD. CAR WILL TURN OVER THEN SHUT DOWN AGAIN BY ITSELF WITHIN A FEW SECONDS. THIS HAPPENED 3 TIMES AT THIS POINT- ONCE WHILE IN GAS STATION IN LINE TO GET GAS (STATIONARY) ONCE AT INTERSECTION (STATIONARY AT STOP LIGHT), ANOTHER TIME AFTER STOPPING VEHICLE TO GET GAS. AT FIRST EVENT 30 MINUTES AFTER IT NOT WORKING A JUMP STARTED THE VEHICLE SUCCESSFULLY, AT SECOND INSTANCE JUMP WOULD NOT START CAR, HAD TO GET TOWED, AT THIRD INSTANCE WE WERE ABLE TO START VEHICLE BY HOLDING THROTTLE DOWN WHILE PUTTING IN DRIVE. BROUGHT TO FORD DEALERSHIP- SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG, WOULD NOT WORK ON TRUCK, SAID NO COMPUTER CODES WERE FOUND.

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DOORS WILL LOCK BUT UNLOCK WITH KEY AFTER PUSHING BUTTON ON KEY ONLY ONE DOOR WILL UNLOCK

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WHEN THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE GOES BELOW FREEZING, MY DOOR LOCKS FREEZE AND YOU CANNOT GET INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING OUTSIDE IN MY DRIVEWAY, AND IS INOPERABLE. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED BY MANY OTHER FORD OWNERS ON THE INTERNET.

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EARLIER THIS YEAR, MY F-150 STARTED SHOWING SIGNS OF OVERHEATING. A DIAGNOSTIC WAS DONE AND SHOWED NOTHING. FOLLOWING THIS I HAD THE THERMOSTAT REPLACED 3 TIMES. I WAS EXPERIENCING 'LIMP MODE' WHERE I'D BE ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE TRUCK WOULD GO FROM 65 TO 20 IN SECONDS WITH ONLY A "BING" SOUND AS A WARNING. I RESEARCHED ON LINE TO LEARN WHAT THE CAUSE MIGHT BE.AND DETERMINED IT WAS PROBABLY THE ETC SENSOR/KNOCK SENSOR. MY REGULAR MECHANIC WOULD REBOOT? THE COMPUTER SYSTEM AND IT WOULD WORK FOR A WHILE AND THEN THE SAME THING WOULD HAPPEN. I FINALLY WENT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE I ORIGINALLY PURCHASED THE TRUCK. DUE TO THE UNPROFESSIONALISM OF THIS DEALERSHIP, I WAS COMPELLED TO CONTACT FORD CORPORATE OFFICE. THEY INFORMED ME THAT EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT AND THERE HAVE BEEN COMPLAINTS ABOUT IT, THEY WERE NOT IN A LARGE ENOUGH NUMBER TO WARRANT A RECALL.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE STEERING BECAME FIRM BEFORE CEASING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND DROVE TO THE RESIDENCE. THE FOLLOWING DAY THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTONATION FORD BRADENTON (5325 14TH ST W, BRADENTON, FL 34207) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING RACK ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OR FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,650.

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REAR DEFROSTER SHORTED OUT. OVERHEATED AND CAUGHT THE PLASTICS ON FIRE. THE WINDOW THEN SHATTERED FROM THE EXCESS HEAT FROM THE REAR DEFROST. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY. OUTSIDE TEMP WAS 28 DEGREES. REAR DEFROST AND HEAT WERE ON FOR THE VEHICLE. WHILE TRAVELING, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE INTERNALLY. THE CAR WAS PULLED OVER, AND SHUT OFF. THE SMOKE STOPPED AND THE WINDOW SHATTERED. THE PLASTIC AND SEAT SURROUNDING THE REAR DEFROST CONNECTION TO THE WINDOW WERE MELTED.

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HI, WE'VE EXPERIENCED TWO BRAKE FAILURES ON OUR FORD F-150 PICKUP. THE FIRST TIME WAS 17 JUNE 2020 ON FRONT RIGHT BRAKE. DEALER TOLD ME WE HIT SOMETHING AND CHARGED $500 TO FIX IT. VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND I STARTED IT UP AND PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO PUT IT INTO DRIVE, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND UPON INVESTIGATION, I FOUND BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE AREA.. THE SECOND EVENT WAS 11 DECEMBER AND INVOLVED FRONT LEFT BRAKE. FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN BRINGING VEHICLE TO A STOP AFTER DISCONNECTING FROM OUR TRAVEL TRAILER AND WE WERE PULLING FORWARD TO SEPARATE FROM OUR TRAILER. TRUCK IS AT STOCKTON FORD, FORT STOCKTON, TEXAS. READ ONLINE THAT THIS ISSUE WITH FORD'S IS BEING INVESTIGATED. I GOT PICTURES AND MY VEHICLE IS SUPPOSED TO BE FIXED TOMORROW BUT I WILL MAKE IT AVAILABLE IF YOU WANT TO LOOK AT IT. TOM MONAHAN

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MY 2016 FORD F-150, AT AROUND 68,000 MILES, BEGAN TO EXPERIENCED POWER LOSS AND A LOUD WHISTLE OR WHINING SOUND DURING ACCELERATION, COMING FROM THE FRONT LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE OF THE ENGINE. DURING ACCELERATION, A HIGH-PITCHED WHINE OCCURS AND INCREASES WHEN REVVING THE ENGINE. TRUCK POWER LOSS WAS NOTICEABLE AND BOOST DECLINED, DROPPING TO LESS THAN 25%. EXHAUST FUMES WERE NOTICEABLE FROM INSIDE THE CAB OF THE TRUCK. DEPAUL FORD OF ALBANY, NY MISDIAGNOSED IT AS A BAD TURBO WITH A STUCK OPEN WASTEGATE AND SO WE REPLACED THE PASSENGER SIDE TURBO, WHICH DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE TRUCK WAS BROUGHT TO A HIGHLY RECOMMENDED MECHANIC 'TECHNICIAN', MATT, AT MILLER'S CORNERS GARAGE IN ALBANY, NY. HE DISCOVERED THE BOLTS AND STUDS THAT HOLD THE MANIFOLDS IN PLACE WERE SEVERELY RUSTED AND THE MANIFOLD WAS WARPED WITH SIGNIFICANT AIR LEAK AND BLOW BY. THERE WAS A LARGE BLACK SOOTY STREAK ON THE MANIFOLD SIDE WHERE THE TURBO HOOKS UP, WHERE THE BLOW-BY WAS OCCURRING. AT A COST OF $1100 THE PASSENGER SIDE MANIFOLD, HARDWARE AND RELATED COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED. THE DRIVER SIDE MANIFOLD IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM FORD UNTIL LATE DECEMBER AND STILL REQUIRES REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OF AND IS DRIVEN IN UPSTATE NEW YORK. IT IS RARELY USED FOR TOWING. IT'S ABSURD TO THINK THAT A TRUCK WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE WOULD HAVE SUCH A SEVERE AND EXPENSIVE ISSUE, SIGNIFICANTLY DECREASING ENGINE POWER, REDUCING THE LIFE OF THE ENGINE AND BRINGING FUMES INTO THE CAB. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED TO FIRST GEAR WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND DROVE AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MAC HAIK FORD (10333 KATY FWY, HOUSTON, TX 77024, (713) 932-5000) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LEAD FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED HOWEVER, NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

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EXHAUST MANIFOLD LEAK

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VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. JUST STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER TURNED ON BY ITSELF. MOMENTS LATER THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED.

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SUDDEN BRAKE FAILURE. WARNING MESSAGE CAME ON THAT I WAS LOW ON BRAKE FLUID WHILE DRIVING ON A DIVIDED HIGHWAY BETWEEN TOWNS. AFTER HITTING OK, RED BRAKE LIGHT WARNING REMAINED ON. WITHIN A MINUTE I LOST MOST BRAKING ABILITY. I PULLED OVER BUT SAW NO LEAKS UNDER THE TRUCK. WALKED TO A NAPA DEALER AND BOUGHT BRAKE FLUID AND FILLED RESERVOIR. GOT SOME BRAKE ABILITY BACK BUT WITH IN A FEW MINUTES, BRAKE PEDEL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND VERY MINIMAL BRAKING ABILITY. STILL NO LEAK FOUND UNDER THE TRUCK. I CAN NOT USE THE TRUCK WITH LIMITED BRAKES. FORD RECALL #20S31 SHOULD INCLUDE MY 2016 MODEL BUT FOR SOME REASON DOES NOT- EVEN THOUGH MODEL, MAKE, YEAR AND SYMPTOMS THE SAME AS OUTLINED IN THE RECALL. I WAS LUCKY NOT TO HAVE BEEN INVOVED IN A HIGH SPEED ACCIDENT.

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MISSING/LOOSE BOLTS UNDER DRIVER SEAT MAKES THE SEAT WOBBLY/ ALSO LOOSE BOLTS ON THE RECLINING BACK MAKES IT SHIFT/RECLINES FURTHER BACK.

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WHILE TOWING A TRAVEL TRAILER, MY 2016 FORD F-150 2.7L ECOBOOST ENGINE EXHIBITS INTERMITTENT ENGINE STALLS WHEN COMING TO A STOP AND/OR AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. I HAD TO GUN THE ENGINE AFTER RESTARTING TO KEEP IT RUNNING. NOTE: THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN TOWING.

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AFTER PARKING, SHUT MY DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AND THE REAR WINDSHIELD STARTED TO CRACK AND FALL APART. NOTICED MY REAR DEFROSTER MELTED THE REAR WINDOW DECAL. AFTER ONLINE RESEARCH I BELIEVE I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM OTHERS DRIVERS HAVE HAD WITH A DEFECTIVE REAR DEFROSTER THAT OVER HEATS THE REAR WINDOW AND HEAT STRESSES IT TO A POINT WHERE A SIMPLE DOOR SHUTTING ACTION WILL BE ENOUGH TO CRACK AND SHATTER THE WINDSHIELD.

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THE DRIVER DOOR CAME OPEN AND WOULDN'T CLOSE. I HAD TO HOLD THE DOOR CLOSED WHILE I DROVE HOME ALMOST 40 MILES AWAY!!! IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO HOLD BECAUSE IT KEPT WANTING TO FLY OPEN. THIS FIRST HAPPENED WHEN I GOT IN MY TRUCK TO LEAVE MY FARM, BUT I HAD NO OPTION OTHER THAN TO DRIVE HOME TRYING TO HOLD THE DOOR SHUT.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE IDLE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE CONTACT SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO PARK AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO SAYVILLE FORD (5686 SUNRISE HWY, SAYVILLE, NY 11782; (855) 561-1191) AND REPAIRS WERE MADE ON THE ENGINE 8 TIMES WITHIN A MONTH HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND A CASE WAS FILED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

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THE LUG NUTS ARE IN TWO PARTS AND THE DIFFERENT PARTS TEND TO SEPARATE FROM EACH OTHER, NOT ALLOWING YOU TO REMOVE THE LUG NUTS TO CHANGE A FLAT TIRE. I WAS CHANGING THE BRAKES ON THE TRUCK SO I WAS STATIONARY BUT COULD NOT REMOVE THE TIRE DUE THE LUG NUT.

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DOOR LATCHES 'FREEZE' AND WILL NOT ENGAGE IN COLD WEATHER (VEHICLE IS PARKED OUTSIDE AND IN COLD WEATHER THIS IS FREQUENT PROBLEM). THIS PROBLEM HAD PREVIOUS RECALL / REPAIR BUT FIX IS NOT WORKING. REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER DOES NOT WORK IN ONE SECTION OF 3 PART WINDOW (HAS ONE PART OF THREE SECTION - SECTION ON DRIVERS SIDE). VEHICLE HAS 30,000 MILES. WINDOW SECTIONS THAT DO WORK GET HOT

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BACK OF CAMERA SCREEN FAILED. WHEN PUTTING TRUCK IN REVERSE THE SCREEN IS BLANK. THIS SAME SCREEN ALSO DISPLAYS THE RADIO, AND IT IS ALSO BLANK. HAPPENS WHEN STATIONARY OR MOVING. AT FIRST THE SCREEN WOULD GO OUT, AND AFTER YOU DROVE THE CAR AND TURNED IT OFF IT WOULD WORK AGAIN. THEN IT STARTED TO GET FUZZY, AND FINALLY IT WENT COMPLETELY OUT. UNSAFE IF BACKING UP UNLESS YOU ARE AWARE THAT THE BACK UP CAMERA SCREEN IS NOT WORKING. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND BROUGHT IT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE DEALER WHEN IT FIRST HAPPEN WHEN UNDER WARRANTY BUT BECAUSE IT WAS NOT FAILING THEY STATED THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM, UNFORTUNATELY FOR ME IT FAILED OUT OF WARRANTY AND I PAID TO HAVE THIS FIX BUT I FEEL OTHERS MAY BE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS. IF THERE IS AN ISSUE PERHAPS THIS CAN BE ADVERTED FOR THE FUTURE FOR OTHER PEOPLE .

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