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

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)

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Sep 21, 2020Brakes

BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER SPONTANEOUSLY DEVELOPED A LEAK CAUSING SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED BRAKING WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE PEDAL BECAME VERY SOFT AND WENT ALMOST TO THE FLOORBOARD. THIS IS THE VERY PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN RECALL 20V-332, BUT MY MANUFACTURING DATE IS 9 DAYS PAST THE CUT-OFF WINDOW OF AUGUST 1, 2016. THERE ARE PROBABLY MORE TRUCKS OUT THERE LIKE MINE WAITING TO FAIL.

NHTSA ODI 11360308

Sep 19, 2020

THE BACK WINDOW SHATTERED WITHOUT WARNING OR TRAUMA/CAUSE. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING AT LESS THAN 25 MPH ON A CITY STREET WHICH WAS SMOOTHE.

NHTSA ODI 11359944

Sep 19, 2020Brakes

I EXPERIENCED COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE IN MY TRUCK. THE FAILURE OCCURED WHILE THE TRUCK WAS STATIONARY. I DROVE AT LOW SPEEDS IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA THE NIGHT PRIOR AND DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIMINISHED BRAKING FUNCTION. THE NEXT MORNING, I STARTED THE TRUCK AND OBSERVED THE BRAKE FLUID WARNING LIGHT AND NO RESISTANCE IN THE BRAKE PEDAL. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THERE WERE NO VISIBLE LEAKS FROM ANY OF THE BRAKE LINES BUT THE BRAKE FLUID RESEVOIR WAS EMPTY. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS A FAILURE OF THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER, VIA LEAKING ALL BRAKE FLUID INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER. THIS FAILURE IS CONSISTENT WITH THE 20S31 RECALL, BUT MY VIN WAS NOT REPORTED AS BEING EFFETED BY THIS RECALL. I AM CONCERNED THAT THERE MAY BE MORE VEHICLES OUT THERE THAT ARE EFFECTED BY THIS FAULTY PART. MY VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY A FORD DEALER, AND WE OPENED A INCIDENT REPORT WITH FORD BUT THEY DECLINED ANY RESPONSIBLITY FOR THIS FAILURE.

NHTSA ODI 11359975

Sep 16, 2020Speed control

I ERRATICALLY SIMULTANEOUSLY RECEIVE A WARNING THAT ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL IS INOPERATIVE & COLLISION AVOIDANCE IS INOPERATIVE. BOTH INDICATE SENSOR IS BLOCKED WHEN IT IS CLEARLY NOT THE CASE. ALSO RECEIVE ARBITRARY COLLISION WARNINGS. BOTH OCCUR WITH NO OTHER VEHICLES IN THE VICINITY. THE SYSTEMS WORKS FINE MOST OF THE TIME BUT THEN THE PROBLEM APPEARS "OUT OF NOWHERE". SEEMS TO BE OCCURRING IN ALL FORD MODELS WITH ADAPTIVE CRUISE/COLLISION WARNING. MAY HAPPEN ON THE INTERSTATE OR IN TOWN. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF REPORTS OF THIS CONDITION ON THE INTERNET. STOPPING, SHUTTING DOWN, AND RESTARTING WILL "FIX" THE PROBLEM FOR AN HOUR OR SO OR MAYBE EVEN A FEW DAYS UNTIL IT OCCURS AGAIN. AGAIN, THE SENSOR IS NOT BLOCKED. I CAN'T FIND A SAFETY RECALL OR TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS PROBLEM.

NHTSA ODI 11355320

Sep 16, 2020Electrical systemVisibility & wipers

SAME ISSUE AS REPORT 11308430 - ACTIVATED REMOTE START WITH TRUCK IN DRIVEWAY; WHEN I CAME OUT TO DRIVE AWAY, THE REAR WINDSHIELD WAS SHATTERED. THE CLIMATE SETTINGS ARE SET TO THE FACTORY DEFAULT FOR REMOTE START. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF THE DEFROSTER CONNECTION ISSUE MENTIONED BECAUSE THIS WAS A WARM SUMMER DAY AND THE DEFAULT SETTING INDICATES THAT THE DEFROSTER SHOULD NOT HAVE ENGAGED AND THE DEALERSHIP SAW NO EVIDENCE THAT IT DID. THE TRUCK IS CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED, BUT FORD CLAIMED THIS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE GLASS, WHICH IS NOT COVERED UNDER THIS WARRANTY, THUS FORD WAS UNWILLING TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR COST.

NHTSA ODI 11355342

Sep 15, 2020Engine

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30-40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. ADDITIONALLY, THE FAILURE RECURRED WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MECHANIC RETRIEVED FAULT CODE: P0012 (INTAKE (A) CAMSHAFT POSITION TIMING -OVER- RETARDED (BANK 1). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED OR INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

NHTSA ODI 11355199

Sep 7, 2020BrakesCrash

THE CAR WAS PARKED IN THE PARKING LOT. I STARTED TO BACK UP AND FOUND I HAD NO BRAKES. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK THEN RAN INTO THE VEHICLE IN A PARKING BEHIND THE TRUCK. THE BRAKES WERE CHECKED BY LIEUT. EDWARDS OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND HE FOUND IT THERE WERE NO BRAKES AND THERE WAS NO FLUID IN THE MASTER CYLINDER. I OBSERVED THAT THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR FOR THE FRONT BRAKES WAS COMPLETELY EMPTY AND THE RESERVOIR FOR THE REAR BRAKES HAD SLIGHTLY VISIBLE FLUID IN THE RESERVOIR. PRIOR TO THE EVENT THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ON THE DASHBOARD OR ANY OTHER WARNING THAT THE BRAKES WERE GOING TO FAIL. THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO COMPLETELY TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN PUSHED. THE FORD F150 BUMPER WAS SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED AND THE PARKED CAR WAS SLIGHTLY DAMAGED. WE ARE NOW IN THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH GEORGIA AND IF HAD WE BEEN GOING DOWN THE ROAD TO THE VALLEY WE POSSIBLY BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR WORSE. I REPORTED A PREVIOUS EVENT WITH THIS TRUCK TO YOU FOLKS LAST YEAR RELATING TO THE COMPUTER SYSTEM THAT CONTROLS JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING ON THE TRUCK CAUSING A COMPLETE SHUTDOWN OF THE VEHICLE. AT THAT TIME I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE MOUNTAIN ROAD AND FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE AT THAT TIME WAS TOWED AWAY FOR REPAIRS AS WE DID THIS TIME AFTER THE BRAKE FAILURE. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE BREAK FLUID RESERVOIRS HAVE LEVEL INDICATORS THAT SHOULD GIVE SOME WARNING. THEY APPARENTLY ARE INOPERABLE.

NHTSA ODI 11353531

Sep 7, 2020Brakes

FORD DEALERSHIP WILL NOT GIVE ME AN APPROXIMATE DATE WHEN THEY WILL RECEIVE PARTS TO FIX THE DEFECTIVE BRAKES ON MY 2016, F-150. I PLAN ON TAKING A CROSS COUNTRY TRIP IN LATE SEPTEMBER AND DO NO FEEL SAFE DRINKING MY TRUCK.

NHTSA ODI 11353569

Sep 4, 2020

PLASTIC COMPONENTS IN THE VISTA SUNROOF BREAK/BIND CAUSING SUNROOF TO STAY OPEN OR CLOSED, CAUSES THE SUNROOF NOT TO SEAL PROPERLY. FROM SEARCHING ONLINE SEEMS LIKE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT WAS NEVER RECALLED.

NHTSA ODI 11353183

Sep 4, 2020Transmission & drivetrainEngineFuel system

VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING BOTH FROM A STOP AND AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I SHUT OFF VEHICLE AND RESTARTED IT WHICH SEEMED TO TEMPORARILY SOLVE THE PROBLEM ONLY TO HAVE IT REOCCUR DAYS LATER. ENGINE CODE REGISTERED ON THE DASH DISPLAY. CODE WAS RETRIEVED (P2112) WHICH CORRELATES TO A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY. FORD HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THIS PROBLEM WITH AN EXTENDED WARRANTY REPLACEMENT, BUT MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP WILL NOT REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY, SO I WAS FORCED TO REPLACE IT MYSELF AND PAY FOR THE FAULTY PART. MY VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 36,000 MILES AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT. WHEN THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER IN TRAFFIC, IT IS DEFINITELY A LIFE, HEALTH, SAFETY ISSUE. THERE ARE NUMEROUS EXAMPLES THAT CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET OF THIS DEFECTIVE PART/THROTTLE BODY ON VARIOUS FORD VEHICLES. I FEEL THAT FORD SHOULD INITIATE A RECALL FOR OBVIOUS SAFETY REASONS. FORD HAS PUT OUT VARIOUS TSB'S REGARDING THIS DOCUMENTED PROBLEM.

NHTSA ODI 11353237

Sep 3, 2020Brakes

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, A MESSAGE REGARDING A BRAKE SYSTEM ERROR WAS DISPLAYED. WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKE WAS LESS RESPONSIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED AND FLUID HAD BEEN MISGUIDED INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER. THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER WAS ORDER FROM THE MANUFACTURER AND REPLACED AND THE FAILURE WAS REMEDIED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE SAME MODEL YEAR VEHICLE WAS LATER RECALLED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V332000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

NHTSA ODI 11352910

Sep 2, 2020Transmission & drivetrainFuel system

WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY ON 8/30/20, THE TRUCK EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF FORWARD MOTION, BEGAN "BUCKING" AND CODES AND WARNINGS STARTED APPEARING ON THE DASHBOARD. WERE ABLE INITIALLY TO COAST TO A SAFER LOCATION TO STOP. TRUCK WOULD NOT MOVE ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING. TURNED THE TRUCK OFF, RESTARTED AND ALL CODES DISAPPEARED. HOWEVER, AS SOON AS WE STARTED AGAIN, WITHIN A QUARTER MILE, SAME FAILURE OCCURRED. IN 20 MILES, THIS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 6 MORE TIMES AND WE COULD NOT GET SAFELY OFF THE ROAD (NO SHOULDERS WITH DITCH ON SIDE) HAVING TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, TURN ENGINE OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE WHILE IN THE TRAFFIC LANE. VERY UNSAFE AND WE WERE LUCKY NOT TO BE HIT BY PASSING VEHICLES. AFTER RESEARCHING WHAT THIS POSSIBLE COULD BE, FOUND IT LIKELY THAT IT WAS A FAILURE OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY, WHICH WAS THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL IN PREVIOUS YEAR MODELS OF THIS VEHICLE AS WELL AS A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION ACTION #16B32 FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY FOR OUR YEAR OF MANUFACTURE. (OUR TRUCK WAS MANUFACTURED IN DEARBORN DURING THE PERIOD THAT THIS ACTION WAS TO BE TAKEN 8/1/15 THROUGH 5/17/16.) MADE APPOINTMENT AT LOCAL DEALER AND OUR TRUCK WAS SERVICED YESTERDAY AT PITTSVILLE FORD IN PITTSVILLE MD AND THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. THE ETB AND GASKET WERE REPLACED AT A COST TO US OF $551.14. I HAVE SEEN ONLINE THREADS OF OTHERS HAVING THIS SAME FAILURE AND WANT TO KNOW WHY OURS WAS NOT PART OF A RECALL OR OTHER, LONGER CUSTOMER SATISFACTION ACTION, AS THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A SEVERE OR EVEN FATAL ACCIDENT. VERY DANGEROUS TO HAVE THIS TYPE OF CATASTROPHIC FAILURE WITH NO WARNING AT ALL. I HAVE REPORTED THIS ISSUE FOR FORD AND MY QUESTIONS REGARDING WHY THIS WAS NOT ALREADY REPLACED AND HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED A CASE NUMBER - CAS-27541116. TOLD OUR VIN WAS NOT A PART OF THIS ACTION. HOW?

NHTSA ODI 11352818

Aug 31, 2020BrakesCrash

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V332000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, WHEN MERGING INTO THE RIGHT LANE HE IMPACTED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT STATED NO ONE WAS INJURED OR SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAD MINOR DAMAGE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT CALLED LOCAL DEALER BELL FORD LOCATED (2401 W BELL RD, PHOENIX, AZ 85023, (602) 457-2144) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED AS OF YET. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.*DT*JB

NHTSA ODI 11352362

Aug 27, 2020Steering

AFTER STARTING VEHICLE I HEARD NOISE AFTER TURNING STEERING WHEEL TO BACK UP. PROCEEDED TO GO ON ROAD AND THE STEERING WAS NOT ACTING RIGHT. LIKE I HAD LOST MY POWER STEERING. TRIED TO MAKE TURN AND HAD TO COMMENSATE TO MAKE TRUCK STAY IN THE RIGHT LANE. NOT KNOWING WHAT WAS GOING ON TRIED TO GO STRAIGHT AS POSSIBLE TO A REPAIR SHOP I USUALLY USE. IT APPEARED TURNING WAS A PROBLEM. PULLED INTO THEIR PARKING LOT TURNING WHEEL REAL SLOW. THEY SAID IT WAS THE ELECTRIC STEERING PART AND IT SHOULD BE UNDER WARRANTY. LEFT THERE MAKING AS FEW AND SLOW TURNS AS POSSIBLE TO NEAREST WARRANTY STATION ABOUT 5 MILES AWAY, BILL TALLEY FORD IN MECHANICSVILLE. NOT SURE WHEN I WOULD HAVE NO POWER STEERING I WAS SCARED TO DRIVE 15 MILES TO WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN JAN., 2017, FROM SHEETY FORD. TALLEY FORD SAID THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE WHOLE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING AS THERE WERE NO REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR THIS ITEM. I HAVE READ A LOT OF REPORTS AND REVIEWS AS FORD HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH OTHER MODELS AND HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT IT. SAD I HAVE A TRUCK FOR LESS THAN 4 YEARS AND HAVING TO SPEND $2700,00 TO REPLACE A MAJOR PART THAT FORD KNOWS IS DEFECTIVE.

NHTSA ODI 11351512

Aug 24, 2020Brakes

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE BRAKE FLUID LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL HOWEVER, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT DOWNSHIFTED AND SLOW THE VEHICLE TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY AT A GAS STATION AND TOPPED OFF THE BRAKE FLUID. THE CONTACT THEN DROVE A SHORT DISTANCE HOME AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD AGAIN. THE CONTACT CHECKED THE LEVEL AND DISCOVERED THE BRAKE FLUID LEAKED INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER WITH THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER FLUID LEVEL COMPLETELY EMPTY. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER KEN GARFF ST. GEORGE FORD LINCOLN (145 W. HILTON DR, SAINT GEORGE, UT 84770, (888) 925-8899) WHO REFUSED TO RECOGNIZE NHTSA NUMBER: 20V332000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE NHTSA INFORMATION WAS INCORRECT. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED THE SAME INFORMATION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE 115,000.

NHTSA ODI 11350883

Aug 20, 2020Engine

AFTER DRIVING 30+ MIN WHEN BRINGING VEHICLE TO A STOP AT A RED LIGHT OR PARKED, TRUCK ISLES DOWN TO 500RMP AND ROUGH IDEAL AND CHOKES LIKE IT WANTS TO STALL. THERE IS NO CONSISTENCY TO THIS. HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR 1.5 YEARS. HAVE BEEN OBSERVING FUEL LEVELS, AMBIENT TEMPERATURE, ENGINE TEMP AND THERE IS NO CONSISTENCY TO IT. THERE IS NEVER A CHECK ENGINE LIKE THAT COMES ON AND DEALER HAS DONE A HISTORY SEARCH AND THERE ARE NO CODES. MECHANICS ARE SCRATCHING THEIR HEADS. NO RECALLS, NO SERVICE ADVISORIES. DON'T WANT TO START TOSSING RANDOM PARTS INTO IT.

NHTSA ODI 11350505

Aug 16, 2020Transmission & drivetrain

LOST POWER, VEHICLE STALLED OUT IN MIDDLE OF ROAD AT LOW SPEED. GOT 'WRENCH' ICON. INITIALLY DID NOT START UP AGAIN UNTIL AFTER A FEW MINUTES. WAS ABLE TO START AGAIN AND GET HOME. USED CODE READER, GOT P706 AND P707 CODES. CLEARED CODES, NO ISSUES FOR A COUPLE DAYS THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN, DOWNSHIFTS HARD AT LOW SPEED, THEN FROM A STOP AT RED LIGHT I HAVE NO FIRST GEAR. THEN IT DISAPPEARS AND IS SMOOTH AGAIN. THEN IT ALL HAPPENS AGAIN THE NEXT DAY BUT IS OVERALL UNPREDICTABLE AND UNSAFE.

NHTSA ODI 11349651

Aug 12, 2020Brakes

MY BRAKES WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT AND I ALMOST CRASHED INTO OTHER CARS BECAUSE OF IT.. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE 20S31 ALREADY. ACCORDING TO THE FORD WEBSITE, THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER, THIS REPAIR WILL BE COMPLETED FREE OF CHARGE FOR MATERIAL AND LABOR. THE DEALERSHIP , PINNACLE FORD , IS TRYING TO CHARGE ME 1200.00 FOR THE REPAIR BECAUSE IT HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED WHAT IS COVERED IN THE RECALL. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO REACH SOMEBODY AT FORD TO HANDLE THE SITUATION FOR 3 DAYS. I FINALLY REACHED SOMEBODY ON THE PHONE AND THEY SAID I NEEDED TO CALL BACK BECAUSE THE SYSTEM WAS DOWN. NOBODY SEEMS TO WANT TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS PROBLEM.

NHTSA ODI 11348793

Aug 12, 2020Brakes

BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WHEN DEPRESSED. BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE. LOW BRAKE FLUID ALARM SOUNDED. UPON SLOWING TO A STOP, THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR WAS DEPLETED BUT NO FLUID WAS EVIDENT ON THE GROUND. THE BRAKE FLUID WAS REPLACED TO SPECIFICATIONS BUT WAS DEPLETED AGAIN WITHIN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AND BRAKES WERE NOT RESTORED. AUTO TECHNICIAN DISCOVERED MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER WAS LEAKING INTERNALLY AND BRAKE BOOSTER WAS DAMAGED. NO PREVIOUS ISSUES WITH BRAKING SYSTEM WERE EVER OBSERVED AND DRIVING CONDITIONS DID NOT PUT EXCESS WEAR ON BRAKING SYSTEM. THIS ISSUE IS IDENTICAL TO ISSUES DESCRIBED IN FORD RECALL 20S31.

NHTSA ODI 11348901

Aug 11, 2020Speed controlBrakes

FORD HAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER FAILING IN THESE TRUCKS. MINE HAS CLEARLY FAILED DUE TO THIS ISSUE, AND MY ENTIRE FAMILY WAS NEARLY KILLED ON THE INTERSTATE AS A RESULT. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY AGREE THAT THIS IS THE SAME MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER ISSUE THAT FORD HAS ACKNOWLEDGED AS A KNOWN ISSUE. BUT MAGICALLY MY TRUCK IS NOT INCLUDED AS PART OF THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH ITS A 2016 FORD F-150 3.5 ECOBOOST BUILT IN KANSAS CITY. ALL THE PARAMETERS FOR THE RECALL SEEM TO MATCH MY VEHICLE PRECISELY BUT YET SOMEHOW IT MAGICALLY IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. FORD REFUSES TO TAKE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THIS MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND NOW I AM OUT $500 OUT OF MY OWN POCKET BECAUSE FORD REFUSES TO STEP UP AND TAKE CARE OF THIS KNOWN SAFETY HAZARD FOR ME. FORD SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES AND WITH HOW MANY NEW COMPLAINTS I SEE FILED HERE WEEKLY FOR THIS SAME ISSUE THE NHTSA SHOULD ALSO STEP UP AND FORCE FORD TO EXPAND THE RECALL BECAUSE CLEARLY NOT ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES HAVE BEEN RECALLED AT THIS POINT. I CANNOT SAY IT ENOUGH, THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. ME AND MY ENTIRE FAMILY WERE NEARLY KILLED AS A RESULT OF THIS ISSUE. IT IS APPALLING TO ME THAT FORD AND THE NHSTA HAVE NOT DONE MORE TO RECTIFY THIS VERY DANGEROUS AND DEADLY PROBLEM. NEXT STEPS I SEE IN THE NEAR FUTURE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST FORD FOR IGNORING THIS WELL KNOWN ISSUE. THIS SHOULD HAVE NEVER HAPPENED AND FORD SHOULD TAKE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT THEY ARE REFUSING BECAUSE IT ISN'T PART OF THE "RECALL". SHAME ON YOU FORD!

NHTSA ODI 11348646

Aug 10, 2020Steering

WAS PARKED AT A GAS STATION AND WHEN I BACKED UP TO LEAVE MY WIFE AND I HEARD THIS THUMPING NOISE AND WHEN I PUT THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE THE STEERING BEGAN TO LOCK UP. WITH ALL MY POWER, IT WAS ALL I DO TO BARELY TURN THE WHEEL. I READ UP THAT SIMILAR RECALLS HAD BEEN MADE ON THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM WITH EARLIER TRUCKS AND IT ALL STEMS FROM A INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT ISSUE WHERE POORLY RIVETED SHAFTS ALL HAD THIS PROBLEM. HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND MY TRUCK ONLY HAS 45,000 MILES ON IT. VIDEO OF CONSISTENT PROBLEM CAN BE FOUND AT HTTPS://WWW.BING.COM/VIDEOS/SEARCH?Q=YOUTUBE+FORD+STEERING+PROBLEMS&DOCID=608045636862545026&MID=507E75EF995E503B2084507E75EF995E503B2084&VIEW=DETAIL&FORM=VIRE

NHTSA ODI 11344293

Aug 10, 2020Fuel system

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND ENGINE LOST COMPLETE POWER, BUT THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTART IT. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER. I CALLED THE FORD DEALER ON SATURDAY AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS PROBABLY A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE. I WAS ABLE TO GET AN APPOINTMENT ON MONDAY, BUT THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN ABOUT 10 TIMES OVER THE WEEKEND. IN MY OPINION THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL AS THIS ISSUE COULD OCCUR WHILE PASSING ON A NARROW TOW LANE ROAD, GOING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION, CROSSING A RAILROAD TRACK, ETC.,. FROM AN INTERNET RESEARCH I I FOUND THAT FORD HAS ISSUED TSB 16-0139 ON OCTOBER 10, 2016 AND THERE WERE NUMEROUS COMMENTS FROM OTHERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. IN FACT THE MAINTENANCE MANAGER AT FORD TOLD ME THIS HAD HAPPENED TO HIM TWICE.

NHTSA ODI 11344328

Aug 1, 2020Brakes

BRAKE FAILURE GOING DOWN A HILL, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. PUMPED THE BRAKES HOWEVER IT DID NOT HELP. NO WARNING ABOUT A BRAKE PROBLEM BEFORE IT HAPPENED. TRUCK ROLLED TO A STOP AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL ON FLAT TERRAIN. I WAS FORTUNATE NO OTHER VEHICLES OR PEDISTRAINS WERE ON THE HILL AT THIS TIME. VEHICLE IS AT FORD DEALER TRYING TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF BRAKE FAILURE. DATE OF FAILURE 7/28/2020.

NHTSA ODI 11342659

Jul 31, 2020

CAN'T GET TBS INFO ON MY TRUCK. I KNOW THERE HAVE BEEN SOME FOR FROZEN DOOR LOCKS, FROZEN WINDSHIELD WASHER LINES, FIRE HAZARD FOR SIDE IMPACT COLLISIONS BUT THE NHTSA SITE SAYS THERE ARE ZERO. HOW CAN CHECK AS A OWNER. THE MANUFACTURER PAGES ARE NOT ACCESSIBLE TO ME AS NO LOGIN OR PASSWORD FOR OWNERS TO REGISTER FOR. HELP:)

NHTSA ODI 11342471

Jul 31, 2020Brakes

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD WITH THE LOW BRAKE FLUID LEVEL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AUTONATION FORD ST. PETERSBURG (2525 34TH STREET NORTH, ST. PETERSBURG, FL 33713) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

NHTSA ODI 11342487

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