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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.

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Jan 14, 2020Electrical system

THE TAILGATE OPENS ON ITS OWN RANDOMLY WHILE PARKED AND WHEN MOVING. THIS FIRST STARTED HAPPENING IN THE FALL OF 2018 AND I STILL ON GOING AND HAPPEN TO ME AGAIN THIS WEEKEND 1/14/2020 FORD HAD ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE ON 2017 AND NEWER TRUCKS BUT MINE IS NOT LISTED IN THE RECALL. HOW DO I GET IT ADDED TO THE RECALL TO FIX THIS SAFETY PROBLEM. THE RECALL COVERS F-250, F-350 AND F-450 TRUCKS FROM THE 2017 THROUGH 2019 MODEL YEARS. ALL THE TRUCKS HAVE ELECTRIC TAILGATE LATCH RELEASE SWITCHES IN THE TAILGATE HANDLE. FORD SAYS WATER CAN GET INTO THE ELECTRICAL WIRING AND CAUSE A SHORT CIRCUIT, ACTIVATING THE SWITCHES AND RELEASING THE LATCHES. THAT COULD ALLOW LOOSE CARGO TO FALL ONTO THE ROAD.

NHTSA ODI 11299262

Jan 13, 2020Body & structure

MY FORD WAS TAKEN TO THE FOX FORD IN WAYNESBURG, PA TO FIX THE 2 RECALLS ON 12/30/2019. ONE OF THE RECALLS WERE REGARDING THE DOOR NOT OPENING OR CLOSING. THEY SAID THEY REPAIRED BOTH RECALLS. AND ONE WEEK LATER ON 01/06/2020 THE DRIVERS DOOR COULD NOT GET INTO HAD TO CRAWL OVER THE PASSENGER SIDE IN ORDER TO START THE TRUCK. THEN ONCE THE DOOR WAS PUSHED OPEN FROM THE INSIDE THE DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE. THE TRUCK SAT FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES TO WARM UP AND THE DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH CLOSE UNLESS YOU USED THE LOCK. CALLED THE FOX FORD BACK AND TOLD THEM AND THEY RESCHEDULED MY TRUCK BACK IN ON 01/13/20. THEY CALLED ME AND TOLD ME THAT THEY TOOK A LOOK AT THE DOOR AGAIN AND SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING ELSE THEY COULD DO EXCEPT PUT MORE LUBE ON/IN IT . AND THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING ELSE FOR ME IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN WITH OUT CHARGING ME OR HAVING ANOTHER RECALL. THEREFORE I AM NOTIFYING YOU.

NHTSA ODI 11298965

Jan 13, 2020Brakes

WHILE TRAVELING TO WORK ON US-19, TRAFFIC CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP. AS I PUSHED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL IT WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND WOULD NOT STOP. I VEERED LEFT INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND PASSED 2 VEHICLES BEFORE THE TRUCK CAME TO A STOP WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. I SEE THAT THIS HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR EARLIER FORD F150 2014 & 2015 BUT NOT THE 2016 WHICH HAS MORE COMPLAINTS THAN THE PRIOR YEARS.

NHTSA ODI 11298972

Jan 12, 2020Transmission & drivetrainEngine

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE TOWING, AFTER DRIVING SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES OF NON STOP HIGHWAY DRIVING, THE ENGINE WILL KILL AFTER EXITING THE FREEWAY. WHEN I RESTART IT BY TURNING THE KEY, IT WILL KILL AGAIN AS SOON AS I PUT IT IN DRIVE. THIS WILL HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE I GET THE ENGINE TO KEEP RUNNING. THIS HAPPENS ONLY IN THE TOW/HAUL MODE. I HAVE BEEN TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM.

NHTSA ODI 11298832

Jan 9, 2020

MY FORD F150'S REAR WINDOW EXPLODED WHILE PULLING INTO AN INTERSECTION AND NO IMPACT. THE REAR DEFROST WAS ON.

NHTSA ODI 11298147

Jan 8, 2020Engine

VEHICLE ENGINE SHAKES AND SHUTS OFF WHEN STOPPED AND AT IDLE. THIS HAPPENS AFTER VEHICLE WARMS UP AND HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. I HAVE READ MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT FORD TRUCKS DOING THE SAME THING. HAVE READ THAT FORD IS AWARE OF PROBLEMS WITH VARIABLE CAM TIMING SENSORS AND CAM PHASERS, BUT ARE NOT ISSUING RECALL. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME AT LEADT 6 TIMES.

NHTSA ODI 11298011

Jan 6, 2020SteeringElectrical systemBrakes

I EXPERIENCED AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE THAT WAS INTERMITTENT AT FIRST BUT BECAME WORST OVER TIME. WITH THIS FAILURE I WOULD LOSE STEERING AND VEHICLE ADVANCE TRACK AS WELL AS ABS BRAKE FUNCTION. WHEN ELECTRICAL POWER WAS LOST THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING WOULD STOP FUNCTIONING CAUSING COMPLETE LOSE OF STEERING. THIS CAUSED ME TO CROSS INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, LUCKILY THERE WAS NO ONE IN THE ONCOMING LANE. THE DEALER FOUND A WIRE GOING TO THE ALTERNATOR THAT HAD WORN THROUGH CAUSING AN OVER VOLTAGE CONDITION. THIS CAUSED MANY OF THE SYSTEMS, INCLUDING STEERING, TO SHUT DOWN. IN MY RESEARCH THIS IS NOT THE ONLY OCCURRENCE OF THIS ISSUE. MY VEHICLE HAS 42,000 MILES ON IT. I WOULD GUESS THIS WILL BECOME A MUCH MORE COMMON ISSUE WITH TIME.

NHTSA ODI 11297366

Jan 6, 2020Brakes

MY 20 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THROUGH A PARKING LOT AND WITHOUT ANY PRIOR PROBLEMS OR INDICATION OF A BRAKE ISSUE THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE THE FLOOR BOARD AND THE TRUCK BARELY CAME TO A STOP BEFORE HITTING OTHER VEHICLES IN THE PARKING LOT, AT THIS TIME A WARNING CHIME AND WARNING MESSAGE DISPLAYING LOW BRAKE FLUID APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. SHE HAPPENED TO BE IN THE FORD DEALERSHIP PARKING LOT PICKING THE TRUCK UP FROM MULTIPLE RECALLS BEING PREFORM (NON BRAKE RELATED). SHE PULLED BACK IN THE SERVICE LANE AND ASKED FOR ASSISTANCE, THE SERVICE WRITER WENT AND GOT THE TECHNICIAN TO INSPECTED IT IN THE SERVICE LANE, HE CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR AND IT WAS COMPLETELY EMPTY CAUSING THE TRUCK TO LOOSE ALL BRAKES. THEY ENDED UP KEEPING THE VEHICLE OVER NIGHT AND INSPECTED IT THE NEXT DAY.. THE TECHNICIAN ADDED MORE BRAKE FLUID TO THE BRAKE RESERVOIR AND TESTED THE TRUCKS BRAKES AND THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER IMMEDIATELY LOST THE BRAKE FLUID INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER LEAKING FLUID INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER. NOW BOTH THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1,031. FROM WHAT I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS IS A WIDELY KNOW PROBLEM WITH 2013 TO 2018 FORD F150S EQUIPPED WITH THE 3.5 LITER ENGINE LIKE WE HAVE. MY DAUGHTER WAS EXTREMELY FORTUNATE SHE WAS DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS THROUGH A PARKING LOT, IF THIS WOULD OF HAPPENED TRAVELING A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED IT COULD OF ENDED UP CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH! THIS MATTER NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IN A SWIFT WAY TO PREVENT ANYMORE DRIVERS BEING AT RISK, NOT ONLY TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE DEFECTIVE VEHICLE BUT THOSE THAT COULD BE HIT BY THE OUT OF CONTROL FORD F-150!

NHTSA ODI 11297512

Dec 31, 2019

WHEN THE TEMPERATURE DROPS BELOW 30 DEGREES THE DRIVERS DOOR WILL NOT STAY LATCHED/SHUT. CURRENTLY I CANNOT GET INTO MY TRUCK VIA THE DRIVERS DOOR. I REMOTED STARTED THE TRUCK (OUTSIDE TEMP 21 DEGREES) WENT TO LEAVE SO I UNLOCKED THE DOOR, GOT INTO THE TRUCK AND ATTEMPTED TO SHUT THE DOOR AND IT WOULD NOT LATCH. I PULLED THE DOOR SHUT AND HIT THE LOCK BUTTON AND THE DOOR LATCHED. I FORGOT SOMETHING IN MY HOUSE SO I GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK AND THE DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH, I PUSHED IT SHUT AND HIT THE LOCK BUTTON AND WENT IN MY HOUSE. CAME OUT AND THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN EVEN AFTER BEING UNLOCKED. REAR PASSENGER DOOR IS ALSO THE SAME WAY. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES

NHTSA ODI 11292382

Dec 30, 2019Visibility & wipers

REAR WINDOW SHATTERED AFTER REAR DEFROST WAS ON AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES

NHTSA ODI 11291982

Dec 30, 2019Electrical system

WHILE EXITING THE INTERSTATE, MAKING A HARD SWOOPING LEFT HAND TURN, MAKE TRUCK SHUTDOWN COMPLETELY. AT APPROXIMATELY 40MPH AND TURNING, I SUDDENLY HAD TO FIGHT THE LACK OF POWER STEERING. AS SOON AS I FELT IT STOP IT POWERED BACK UP. THIS ISSUE CONTINUED INTERMITTENTLY UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY COME TO A STOP.

NHTSA ODI 11292008

Dec 29, 2019Brakes

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, I APPLIED MY BRAKES AND NOTICED NO REACTION AND MY PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR TO SLOW THE TRUCK. I WAS REALLY LUCK THERE WERE NO CARS TO MY RIGHT BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE REAR ENDED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. AFTER ALL THIS I GOT A MESSAGE FOR 'LOW BRAKE FLUID'. I PASSED 6 CARS TILL I CAME TO A STOP.

NHTSA ODI 11291824

Dec 28, 2019Speed control

THE TRUCK WAS SET ON CRUISE CONTROL WHEN I ACCELERATED TO PASS A MOVING VEHICLE ON A FREEWAY. THE TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP ACCELERATING WHEN I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE GAS PEDAL; I HAD TO BREAK HARD TO CONTROL THE SPEED. AS SOON AS I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE BREAK, THE CAR ENGINE REVVED UP AGAIN AND QUICKLY ACCELERATED FROM 70 TO 96 MPH EVEN THOUGH I WAS NOT TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL. WHEN I STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND PUT THE TRUCK IN PARK, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO IDLE AT A HIGH SPEED. THE DIAGNOSTIC READER PRODUCED THE ERROR CODE "P068A - ECM/PCM POWER RELAY DE-ENERGIZED PERFORMANCE - TOO EARLY". I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY WERE ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. TO FIX THE ISSUE, A NEW BATTERY WAS INSTALLED.

NHTSA ODI 11291781

Dec 26, 2019Engine

ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES WHERE MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS WILL FLASH ON THE DASHBOARD SUCH AS THE COLLISION DETECTION BEING DISABLED AND THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL HAS BEEN DISABLED. AS SOON AS THESE WARNINGS APPEAR, THE TRUCK'S ACCELERATION IS DISABLED AND IT WILL COAST TO STOP, BUT HE TRUCK IS STILL RUNNING. IT REMAINS IN A LOW IDLE THAT IS VERY ROUGH, VIBRATING THE ENTIRE TRUCK LIKE IT'S ABOUT TO KILL THE ENGINE, BUT BARELY KEEPING THE IDLE HIGH ENOUGH TO KEEP IT GOING. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS AND THERE IS NOTHING YOU CAN DO, BUT TRY TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. ONCE STOPPED, YOU CAN PUT THE TRUCK IN PARK AND TURN THE TRUCK OFF AND BACK ON. SOMETIMES ONLY ONE RESTART IS REQUIRED, BUT SOMETIMES IT WILL DO THE SAME THING AGAIN SHORTLY AFTER YOU BEGIN DRIVING AGAIN. THIS CAN BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS THIS CAN HAPPEN IN AN INTERSECTION, HIGHWAY, OR FREEWAY. THERE IS NO WARNING WHEN THIS IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN.

NHTSA ODI 11291358

Dec 23, 2019Engine

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR SUDDENLY ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED LIT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE CONTACT CONNECTED A DIAGNOSTIC TOOL TO THE VEHICLE AND THE FAILURE CODE INDICATED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD DID NOT OPEN BANK NUMBER TWO. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

NHTSA ODI 11290862

Dec 20, 2019Electrical system

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING, THE CHECK ENGINE AND WRENCH ICON INDICATORS ILLUMINATED, WHICH INSTRUCTED THE DRIVER TO CALL THE DEALER IMMEDIATELY AND NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO BUTLER COUNTY FORD (400 S MAIN ST, BUTLER, PA 16001, (724) 287-2766) WHERE IT WAS NOTICED THAT RODENTS CHEWED THROUGH THE WIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 18,000.

NHTSA ODI 11290305

Dec 19, 2019Electrical system

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WE SMELLED SMOKE AND MY BACK SLIDING WINDOW SHATTERED AND BLEW OUT. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY WOULDN'T GIVE A COMPLETE ESTIMATE. CALLED FORD CORP AND OF COURSE THEY ARE DRAGGING THEIR FEET. THE REAR DEFROST WASN'T EVEN ACTIVATED AT THE TIME THAT IT SHORTED OUT. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND IT HAS BEEN A MAJOR ISSUE WITH FORDS FOR YEARS.

NHTSA ODI 11290069

Dec 19, 2019Brakes

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS USED TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN AND THE LOW BRAKE FLUID INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SUMMERVILLE FORD (843-873-3550, LOCATED AT 9700 DORCHESTER RD, SUMMERVILLE, SC 29485) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED, BUT THE CONTACT DID NOT SPEAK WITH ANYONE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 31,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

NHTSA ODI 11290178

Dec 16, 2019Body & structure

DOORS LOCKS ARE FREEZING UP AND DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE ON MY 2016 F150. TRUCK HAVE BEEN SERVICED ON 12/6/18, 8/3/18, 4/13/18 AND I'M GOING TO BRING IT IN 12/19/19 FOR SERVICE FOR FROZEN DOOR LOCKS. MY VEHICLE STATIONARY AT WORK ON 12/15/19 AND I COULDN'T LOCK THE DOOR UNTIL 20MINUTES LATER. THEN 12/12/19 IN MORNING I WAS DRIVING AND THE DOOR WAS UNLOCK I PULLED OVER AND IT WOULDN'T LOCK SO MY WIFE HAD TO HOLD THE DOOR UNTIL I DROPPED HER OFF. THIS IS A MAJOR CONCERN WITH FORD. THIS IS A INCONVENIENCE FOR ME AND FORD SHOULD COMPENSATE ME FOR THIS ISSUE OR FORD SHOULD BUY THE CAR BACK BECAUSE SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE DOORS AND THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN.

NHTSA ODI 11289236

Dec 16, 2019Body & structure

2016 F150 CREW CAB DOOR HANDLES FREEZE AND EITHER, DO NOT OPEN, WILL NOT LATCH PROPERLY, OR NOT CLOSE AT ALL. I HAVE SEEN DISCUSSIONS ONLINE CONCERNING RECALLS FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE, YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL, BUT WHEN I CHECK THE VIN NUMBER IT SAYS THERE ARE NO RECALLS. THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE. IT HAS COME OPEN WHILE DRIVING, AND NOT OPENED ON OTHER OCCASIONS. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE TEMPERATURES ARE AROUND OR BELOW FREEZING.

NHTSA ODI 11289516

Dec 11, 2019

I WAS HEARING A SOUND COMING FROM FRONT OF THE TRUCK. IT SOUNDED LIKE ROCKS IN A TIN CAN BUT IT WAS NOT ALL THE TIME. HAD IT CHECKED AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE TRYING TO ENGAGE ON ITS OWN. I HARDLY USE THE 4X4 SYSTEM. I HAD TO HAVE THE LINE REPLACED.

NHTSA ODI 11288320

Dec 10, 2019Transmission & drivetrain

WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT AHEAD AT A STEADY 35 MPH ON A 2% DOWNGRADE, SMALL CITY, DOUBLE LANE, ONE-WAY, DEBRIS FREE STREET, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTED ABRUPTLY FROM 4TH GEAR TO 1ST GEAR. I DID NOT MAKE ANY GEAR SHIFT LEVER CHANGES NOR DID I CHANGE ANY OPTIONS SUCH AS PUSHING THE SPORT MODE, TOW MODE,LOCKING DIFFERENTIAL, HILL DESCENT OR TRACTION CONTROL BUTTONS. I WAS SEATED COMFORTABLY, BOTH HANDS ON THE STEERING WHEEL, SEAT BELT FULLY ENGAGED WITH NO IN-VEHICLE DISTRACTIONS SUCH AS A PHONE OR RADIO TUNING. THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY RACED TO 6400 RPM CAUSING THE REAR WHEELS TO START A SKID EVEN THOUGH THE ROAD SURFACE WAS DRY AND FREE OF ANY DEBRIS. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 4 SECONDS I REALIZED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FORCIBLY, ON ITS OWN, SHIFTED INTO 1ST GEAR, SO I PUT THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL. THE DASH MOUNTED GEAR INDICATOR SHOWED 4TH GEAR DURING THIS ALTERCATION WHICH MADE IT HARDER TO KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON UNTIL I SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL. ALTHOUGH IT TOOK ANOTHER 5 SECONDS FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO RESPOND FULLY TO THIS INPUT, IT FINALLY WENT INTO NEUTRAL. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE REAR WHEELS WENT INTO COAST MODE. I WAS ABLE TO NARROWLY AVOID COLLIDING WITH THE VEHICLES IN THE LEFT LANE BECAUSE OF MY QUICK CORRECTIVE ACTION OF PUTTING THE TRANSMISSION GEAR SELECTOR INTO NEUTRAL. I'VE NOT HAD THIS DANGEROUS SELF-SHIFTING TRANSMISSION TO 1ST GEAR AT HIGHWAY SPEED OCCUR BUT THE ONE TIME ON SEPTEMBER 19, 2019, BUT IT DOES STILL CONCERN ME. MY TRUCK HAD APPROXIMATELY ODOMETER 32,000 MILES AT THE TIME OF THIS OCCURRENCE. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK NEW WITH 16 MILES AND HAVE NOT MODIFIED OR POURED ANY ADDITIVES INTO THE TRANSMISSION. MY TRUCK HAS NOT BEEN ABUSED OR TOWED. I SINCERELY HOPE THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN TO ANY OTHER 2016 F150 TRUCK OWNERS, BUT PERHAPS, UNFORTUNATELY IT MAY HAVE. I ALSO HOPE THIS HELPS IN MAYBE FINDING A FIX SHOULD THERE NEED TO BE ONE. *TR

NHTSA ODI 11288276

Dec 10, 2019

I WANTED TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF THIS SITUATION THAT I'VE ENCOUNTERED. ON THE 3RD OF DECEMBER, I WAS GOING TO MY FORD F150 XLT TO GO TO WORK. MY CAR WAS SITTING IN THE BACK YARD AND I STARTED IT WITH THE REMOTE START TO WARM IT UP. I OPENED THE DOOR AND GLANCED AT THE BACK WINDOW. I THEN SAW THAT THE ENTIRE WINDOW WAS SHATTERED. I LOOKED AROUND FOR ANYTHING SUSPICIOUS AND FOUND NOTHING. I CHECKED TO SEE IF SOMETHING FELL ON OR HIT MY BACK WINDOW AND STILL DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING STRANGE. I CALLED MY INSURANCE PROVIDER AND SHE THOUGHT THAT IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE WEATHER, WHICH WAS ABOUT 40 DEGREES. BUT WHEN I CHECKED THE WEB, I FOUND THAT THERE WERE MORE CASES LIKE MINE. PEOPLE WHO WERE JUST USING THE REAR DEFROSTER AND THEIR BACK WINDOWS WOULD CRACK AND SHATTER. THE REASON THAT I'M SENDING THE EMAIL IS TO FIND OUT IF THERE IS AN OPEN RECALL FOR THESE WINDOWS. I, ALONG WITH OTHER F150 OWNERS, HAD NO IDEA THAT THE WINDOW WOULD BREAK FROM USING THE REAR DEFROSTER OR JUST REGULAR OPERATION OF THE CAR. THERE HAVE BEEN LOTS OF CASES REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND I WANT TO HELP BRING ATTENTION TO IT BEFORE THERE IS A PROBLEM. PLEASE EMAIL ME BACK AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

NHTSA ODI 11288298

Dec 5, 2019Electrical systemVisibility & wipers

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-150. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ROLL DOWN THE FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE WINDOWS, THE WINDOWS WOULD SUDDENLY GO UP. THE CONTACT CALLED KOONS FORD OF BALTIMORE (LOCATED AT 6970 SECURITY BLVD, WINDSOR MILL, MD 21244, 410-298-3800), BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

NHTSA ODI 11287180

Dec 4, 2019Electrical systemFire

LOADED UP MY 6 YEAR OLD SON AND 3 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN CARSEATS IN THE REAR OF A 4 DOOR F150. STARTED VEHICLE TURNED ON REAR DEFROST. WITHIN 30 SECONDS, THE REAR CORNER BEHIND MY CHILD'S SEAT STARTED TO SMOKE. 30 SECONDS MORE AND THE ENTIRE BACK WINDOW SHATTERED. NOT ONLY WAS THIS VERY DANGEROUS WITH TWO YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT, IT WAS VERY TRAUMATIC FOR THEM

NHTSA ODI 11286964

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