Dec 17, 2018Visibility & wipers
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE REAR WINDSHIELD EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TALLAHASSEE FORD LINCOLN (850)878-4855, LOCATED AT 243 N MAGNOLIA DR, TALLAHASSEE, FL 32301) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR DEFOGGER OVERHEATED AND CAUSED THE REAR WINDSHIELD TO EXPLODE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,500. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.
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Dec 17, 2018
SINCE BUYING THIS TRUCK I'VE BEEN HAVING DRIVELINE VIBRATIONS ON THE VEHICLE. THE VIBRATIONS HAPPEN WHEN FROM A COMPLETE STOP I WOULD ACCELERATE AND HAVE VIBRATIONS THAT WOULD CAUSE THE TRUCK TO SHAKE. THE CONDITIONS OF THE ROAD WERE NORMAL AND AND TRIED NUMEROUS TIMES ON DIFFERENT PAVEMENTS TO SEE IF IT MIGHT BE THE ROAD CONDITIONS BUT IT WASN'T. THE VIBRATIONS IS MAINLY BETWEEN THE 5-15 MILE PER HOUR RANGE. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT IT WAS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THESE TRUCKS AND THAT IT WAS TOTALLY NORMAL.
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Dec 11, 2018AirbagsCrash
I HIT SOME ICE ON THE INTERSTATE AND LOST CONTROL. I RAN OFF THE ROAD DOING BETWEEN 45 & 50 MPH. I WENT DOWNHILL FOR AROUND 100 YARDS AND HIT A TREE. THE TREE CENTERED THE BUMPER AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.
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Dec 10, 2018Body & structure
DOOR LATCHES ARE INOPERABLE IN TEMPS BELOW 30F. DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED AND/OR LATCHED CLOSED. TWO FORD RECALLS TO REMEDY THE ISSUE HAVE FAILED TO WORK SUCCESSFULLY ON EVERY DOOR. THIS MAKES THE TRUCK EITHER COMPLETELY INOPERABLE BECAUSE I CANT GAIN ENTRY OR A SAFETY HAZARD IF DOORS CANNOT BE LATCHED CLOSED. I ALSO FEAR NOT BEING ABLE TO GET MYSELF, OR WORSE, MY CHILDREN OUT OF THE VEHICLE IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY.
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Dec 9, 2018Visibility & wipers
WAS IN NEUTRAL AND BEING PULLED THROUGH TOUCHLESS CAR WASH. PRIOR TO PUTTING IN GEAR TO PULL AWAY I HEARD A LOUD BANG. AFTER LOOKING IN REAR MIRROR SEEN MY WINDOW ALL SPIDERED. AFTER I PULLED OUT THE BOTTOM PORTION OF WINDOW FELL AS THE UPPER PORTION REMAINED. THIS SEEMS TO SPONTANEOUSLY HAPPEN FOR NO REASON TO THE F150. I'M PAYING $412 OUT OF POCKET TO HAVE REPAIRED. I REACHED OUT TO FORD AND WAITING FOR RESPONSE. I BELIEVE THE REAR GLASS HAS A DEFECT IN THE MAKING AND CAUSES A SERIOUS RISK TO DRIVERS THAT MAY GET STARTLED WHEN DRIVING AND SOMETHING SERIOUS HAPPENS. I HAVE COPY OF ACCIDENT REPORT FROM GAS STATION AND PICTURE OF DAMAGE. NO POLICE REPORT.
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Dec 7, 2018Electrical system
THE COMPLETE INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT OUT. THE ONLY THING THAT WORKED WERE THE HEAD LIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS THE DEALER FIXED IT BUT DON'T KNOW WHAT CAUSED IT. ON A HIGHWAY ABOUT 40 MPH
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Dec 7, 2018Electrical systemEngine
I HAVE HAD MY TRUCK TO DEALER FOR MANY MULTIPLE ISSUES INVOLVING ELECTRICAL SINCE APPROXIMATELY 6600 MILES BEGINNING WITH SHAKING WHEN I SLOWED DOWN WITHOUT UTILIZING BRAKES. SINCE THEN I'VE BEEN AT THE DEALER WITH MANY ELECTRICAL ISSUES WHERE TRUCK WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND ALL LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING AND VERY UNSAFE. WHEN I WOULD ATTEMPT TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN I WOULD PROCEED TO CROSS OPPOSING LANES AND VEHICLE WOULD FEEL LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL AND ALMOST WAS STRUCK ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. VEHICLE HAS ALSO OVER ACCELERATED VERY EARLY IN OWNERSHIP. MOST RECENTLY AND I PICKED UP MY TRUCK AND A WEEK LATER SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD MY TRUCK AT THE DEALERSHIP WITH ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS THAT CREATE A GREAT DANGER TO MYSELF AS WELL AS OTHER MOTORISTS. CERTAINLY I CANNOT BE THE ONLY PERSON WHO LITERALLY AS OF THE FIRST WEEK OF DECEMBER 2015 RECEIVED MY ORDERED TRUCK AND NOW AFTER 3 YEARS HAS HAD SO MANY CLOSE CALLS WHEN OPERATING THE VEHICLE. ALL TIMES THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATIONAL AND RUNS VERY ROUGH PRIOR TO HAPPENING. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND VIDEO THE TRUCKS CAMERA AND OTHER ITEMS GOING ON AND OFF DURING OPERATION. THE TRUCK HAS SEVER ELECTRICAL DEFICIENCIES AND THE ENGINE HAS SEVERE RESPONSE ISSUES THAT PUTS MY LIFE. MY PASSENGERS LIVES AND THE OTHER MOTORIST AT GREAT RISK OF INJURY OR DEATH. I AM UNABLE TO SUPPLY ALL THE DATES IN THE ONE SPACE PROVIDED. BUT HAVE ALL VIDEO AND PAPERWORK FROM ALL THE TIMES AND DATES FROM DEALERSHIP.
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Dec 6, 2018
NAVIGATION SYSTEM. FORD HAS NOT MADE AVAILABLE AN UPDATED NAVIGATION MAP FOR THE 2016-2018 F150, EXPEDITION AND PROBABLY OTHER VEHICLES INCLUDING LINCOLN THAT I AM NOT AWARE OF. THE DEALERS SEEM TO BE IN THE DARK ABOUT THIS SUBJECT AND NO WORD FROM FORD EITHER. I HAVE HAD TO QUIT USING MY NAV SYSTEM FOR FEAR THAT IT WILL DIRECT ME TO A STREET THAT HAS BEEN REMOVED DUE TO NEW CONSTRUCTION OR THROUGH AN UNSAFE PART OF TOWN WHEN NEWER SAFER OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE. THERE ARE TIMES WHEN I WOULD LOOK AT MY NAV SCREEN AND IT LOOKED LIKE I WAS DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE OF A FIELD WITH NO ROADS AROUND ME. IT'S AN UNSETTLING FEELING WHEN DRIVING THRU A STRANGE TOWN AT NIGHT. THIS ISSUE IS ALL OVER THE FORD FORUMS AND I THINK MANY OF US WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS ISSUE RESOLVED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS ;OUT AND HURT OR WORSE. THIS HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING AND IT HAPPENS ANYWHERE THERE HAS BEEN NEW CONSTRUCTION OR DEMOLITION. IT HAPPENS EVERYDAY AT ALL SPEEDS, IT HAS BEEN AN ISSUE SINCE THE DAY THE TRUCK WENT INTO SERVICE 5/30/16. IT WAS DELIVERED WITH AN OUT DATED NAV MAP.YOU SEE THIS ON THE NEWS FROM TIME TO TIME WHERE THE NAV/GPS SENDS SOMEONE THE WRONG DIRECTION AND SOMETHING BAD HAPPENS TO THEM. ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED. I AM SURE THERE ARE THOUSANDS, OR 10'S OF THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM.
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Dec 5, 2018
THE BACK GLASS SHATTERED. I WARMED THE TRUCK UP EARLIER USING MY REMOTE START. I GOT INTO THE TRUCK AND FORGOT MY PHONE, I THEN EXITED THE TRUCK AND CLOSED THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND I HEAD A NOISE. THE GLASS EXPLODED BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE. THERE WAS GLASS EVERYWHERE. AFTER RESEARCHING, I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL OTHER SIMILAR ISSUES WITH THE BACK GLASS. THE TRUCK WAS IN PARK AND IN OUR DRIVEWAY. THE QUOTE FROM THE FORD DEALER IS $750.
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Dec 3, 2018
TAILGATE WONT UNLOCK WHEN TEMP IS FREEZING. I'M READING THAT MANY FORD OWNERS FROM, 2015 THROUGH 2017 HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. HERE IS WHAT I FOUND AND THE PART NUMBER FOR THE FIX. SOME 2015-2017 F-150 VEHICLES BUILT ON OR BEFORE 28-NOV-2016 EQUIPPED WITH A MECHANICAL TAILGATE HANDLE AND REMOTE CONTROL TAILGATE LOCK MAY EXHIBIT A TAILGATE THAT WILL NOT OPEN DURING FREEZING TEMPERATURES DUE TO A FROZEN TAILGATE LATCH CONTROL ASSEMBLY. TO CORRECT THIS CONCERN INSTALL A REVISED TAILGATE LATCH CONTROL ASSEMBLY PART NUMBER FL3Z-9943170-E
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Nov 29, 2018
THE FORD F-150 2016 HAVE A SERIOUS FLAW IN SAFETY FEATURE. THE WINDOWS WILL NOT RAISE OR LOWER UNLESS THE ENGINE IS RUNNING. THE SERIOUSNESS OF THIS CAN'T BE PAINTED IN THIS EMAIL AS OPPOSED TO THE REAL LIFE POTENTIAL OF BEING TRAPPED IN A TRUCK AND THE ONLY WAY OUT WOULD BE TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOWS. IN THE RIGHT CIRCUMSTANCES THE ENGINE MAY NOT START THEREFORE GIVING THE POTENTIAL TO BE TRAPPED IN A FORD TRUCK THAT COULD BE ON FIRE DUE TO A CRASH. I DARE NOT TRY TO ILLUSTRATE ALL THE POSSIBLE REASONS OF HOW DANGEROUS THIS SAFETY FLAW IN THE FORD IS BUT THE GIVEN FACT IS ALL AUTO MAKERS HAVE FAILED BY SELLING VEHICLES THAT DOES NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOWS IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. ON MOST FORD VEHICLES THE TECHNOLOGY EXISTS FOR THIS FEATURE TO BE INSTALLED. THE INSTALL PROGRAM IS NAMED GLOBAL WINDOW. THE GLOBAL WINDOW INSTALL OPERATES WITH THE KEY FOB EVEN IF THE ENGINE ISN'T RUNNING. THE PROCEDURE FOR THIS TO WORK IS SIMPLY DOUBLE TAP THE UNLOCK BUTTON ON THE KEY FOB TWICE ON THE SECOND MOTION WHILE DEPRESSING THE UNLOCK BUTTON IT IS TO BE HELD IN THE DOWNWARD POSITION AND THIS ACTION WILL ROLL THE WINDOWS DOWN WITHOUT THE ENGINE RUNNING. IN THE ARENA OF SAFETY IT IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR ANY AUTO MAKER TO PRESENT THE POSSIBILITY OF TRAPPING ANY PERSON OR PERSONS IN A VECHICLE DUE TO WINDOWS NOT WORKING BECAUSE THE ENGINE NOT RUNNING. IN CLOSING I OFFER THIS SCENARIO AUTOMOBILE RUNS OFF A BRIDGE OVER A RIVER OR LAKE,THE VECHICLE SINKS AND THE OCCUPANTS CAN'T OPEN THE DOORS AND DUE TO THE SAFETY FAILURE OF THE WINDOWS NOT ROLLING DOWN DUE TO THE ENGINE NOT RUNNING CAUSES APPARENT HEART BREAK . ALL OVER THE FACT THAT A FAILURE OF THE ABILITY NOT TO BE ABLE TO ROLL THE WINDOWS DOWN .. NOT ACCEPTABLE REGUARDLESS OF WHO THE MAKER OF THE AUTOMOBILE IS. BE IT FORD CHEVEROLET,TOYOTA OR ANY AUTO MAKER. THIS FAILURE IS IN ALL MODES STATIC OR MOVING .
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Nov 27, 2018Body & structure
FOR MORE THAN 6 MONTHS I'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET RECALL SERVICE FOR SAFETY RECALL NOTICE 17S33. THE LOCAL DEALER HAS NOT HAD THE PARTS NECESSARY TO DO THE WORK, AND THE LOCAL DEALER'S SERVICE REP SAYS THAT FORD IS NOT SENDING THEM ENOUGH PARTS TO COMPLY WITH THE RECALL.
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Nov 27, 2018Body & structure
DOOR LOCKS NOT LATCHING IN COLD WEATHER. DOORS CAN BE OPENED, BUT WILL NOT LATCH CLOSED WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING. WORRIED THAT EVEN WHEN LATCHED THEY MAY OPEN WHILE DRIVING
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Nov 27, 2018Electrical systemLightsVisibility & wipersFire
FIRE AND LOTS OF SMOKE INSIDE MY TRUCK WHEN I USED MY REMOTE START INSIDE MY GARAGE ...DROPPED BACK SEAT, PULLED CARPET BACK AND WITNESS AND RECORDED A BURNT WIRE HANGING DOWN ACROSS REAR WINDOW THAT KEPT BURNING AND NEVER STOPPED/POPPED A FUSE OR RELAY UNTIL I SHUT DOWN THE REMOTE START. FORD DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS THE REAR DEFROSTER THAT AUTOMATICALLY TURNS ON WHEN USING REMOTE START ...REPLACED ENTIRE BACK WINDOW AND WIRE HARNESS SPLIT COST WITH FORD NOT UNDER WARRANTY '.
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Nov 26, 2018Brakes
DRIVING DOWN A HILL WITH MY FAMILY IN THE TRUCK ON A DIVIDED HIGHWAY GOING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH. I WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES FOR AN UPCOMING STOP LIGHT AND THE PEDAL WENT ALMOST COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. AT THE SAME TIME A "BRAKE FLUID LEVEL LOW" ALARM LIGHT TURNED ON IN MY DASH ALONG WITH THE PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED SYMBOL. I HAD TO QUICKLY SHIFT MY TRANSMISSION TO MANUAL AND DOWN SHIFT THE TRANSMISSION FROM 6TH GEAR ALL THE WAY DOWN TO FIRST GEAR TO BE ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WHEN I CHECKED, THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR WAS BELOW THE MINIMUM (MIN) LEVEL INDICATOR. I LATER FILLED THE RESERVOIR TO THE MAX LINE AND TESTED THE BRAKES. THE "BRAKE FLUID LOW LEVEL" WARNING LIGHT AND THE PARKING BRAKE APPLIED LIGHT WENT AWAY AND EVERYTHING SEEMED NORMAL. I TESTED THE BRAKES AND THEY SEEMED TO BE WORKING. I THEN TESTED THE VEHICLE OUT IN A SAFE AREA AND WITHIN MINUTES THE BRAKES FAILED AGAIN AND THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. AT THIS TIME I PARKED THE VEHICLE AND REFERRED TO THE FACTORY REPAIR MANUAL TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THERE WERE NO VISIBLE LEAKS FROM ANY OF THE BRAKE COMPONENTS INCLUDING THE CALIPERS, BRAKE LINES OR MASTER CYLINDER. THE MANUAL RECOMMENDED CHECKING TO SEE IF ANY BRAKE FLUID WAS IN THE BRAKE BOOSTER. THE BRAKE BOOSTER WAS NEARLY HALF FULL OF BRAKE FLUID. AT THIS POINT I REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER AS RECOMMENDED BY THE FACTORY MANUAL. THIS IS A KNOW ISSUE WITH 2013-2016 FORD F-150'S AND THERE HAS BEEN A FACTORY RECALL ON THE 2013-2014 F-150'S (16V345000). I FEEL THAT IF I HAD NOT PUT THE VEHICLE IN MANUAL AND DOWNSHIFTED I WOULD NOT BEEN ABLE TO STOP AND COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AT THE INTERSECTION. EVEN AFTER THE REPAIR OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM I DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE.
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Nov 26, 2018AirbagsCrash
I WAS TRAVELING STRAIGHT IN MY F-150 ON A MAIN ROAD IN THE 30-40MPH RANGE WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE (2006 CHEVY 2500 PICKUP) DARTED ACROSS TRAFFIC TRYING TO GO FROM ONE PARKING LOT TO ANOTHER. I STRUCK THE OTHER VEHICLE (T-BONED) ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AND BACK DOORS. MY FOOT WAS JAMMING THE BRAKES AT THE TIME OF COLLISION. THE IMPACT WAS SIGNIFICANT AND CAUSED A GOOD AMOUNT OF DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF MY F-150. THE SEAT BELT ACTUATOR FIRED OFF TO LOCK ME IN PLACE BUT THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW/WHY THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN THIS INSTANCE.
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Nov 26, 2018
THE POWER FOLDING MIRROR BUTTON IS LOCATED DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE DRIVERS WINDOW CONTROL, APPROXIMATELY 1/2' AWAY. WHILE IN MOTION, DRIVER CAN HIT MIRROR BUTTON AND CAUSE THEM TO FOLD IN. THIS HAPPENS AT ANY SPEED. PER FORWARDS OWN RECOMMENDATIONS, YOU MUST ALLOW THE MIRRORS TO FULLY RETRACTS BEFORE HITTING THE BUTTON TO PLACE THEM BACK IN NORMAL POSITION OTHERWISE, THIS COULD CAUSE ISSUES WITH THE MIRRORS. THIS CAUSES DRIVER TO REMOVE EYE FROM ROAD TO REMEDY SITUATION AS WELL AS NOT HAVING VISIBILITY OF SURROUNDINGS. SOFTWARE UPDATE SHOULD BE PUBLISHED TO DISABLE THE NEAREST FROM BEING ABLE TO BE FOLDED WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION.
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Nov 23, 2018
MY REAR SEAT DOOR LOCK PULL BUTTONS ON BOTH SIDES WERE NOT SCREWED INTO THE MECHANISM. THIS WOULD NOT ALLOW THE PASSENGER TO EXIT THE VEHICLE BY OVERRIDING THE ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS. THIS COULD BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM IN AN EMERGENCY. I FIXED IT BY SCREWING THE PLASTIC POST INTO THE THREADED MECHANISM.
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Nov 21, 2018
FORD ISSUED RECALL NOTICE 18S27 IN NOV 2017, I HAVE CALLED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP 4 TIME IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE PARTS OUR ON BACKORDER. WHAT GOOD IS ISSUING A RECALL IF THE PROBLEM CAN NOT BE FIXED IN A TIMELY MANNER. FORD IS NOT TAKING THIS ISSUE SERIOUSLY.
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Nov 20, 2018Steering
STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT LOCK WHEN ENGINE IS TURNED OFF AND KEY REMOVED.
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Nov 19, 2018Visibility & wipers
ON NOVEMBER 15 MORNING I STARTED MY 2016 FORD F-150 WITH REMOTE START TO LET IT WARM UP AND WENT TO GET IN AND PUT THE KEY IN AND I HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THE BACK WIDOW SCATTERED
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Nov 16, 2018Visibility & wipers
WINDSHIELD WASHER SYSTEM WILL NOT PUMP FLUID AT TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING EVEN WHEN USING WASHER FLUID RATED FOR -30 DEGREES F. I RECENTLY WAS ON A 1.5 HOUR TRIP WITH THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE AT ABOUT +20 DEGREES F. I NEEDED TO SPRAY WASHER FLUID ON THE WINDSHIELD WHILE DRIVING AND THE LIQUID WOULD NOT PUMP. AFTER ARRIVING AT MY DESTINATION AND PARKING OUTSIDE WITH NO SUN; I WENT TO TRY THE WASHERS AFTER LETTING THE TRUCK SIT FOR 20 MINUTES; THE WASHER WORKED FINE. I PUMPED THE CONTAINER DRY BY REPEATEDLY ACTIVATING THE WASHER TO ATTEMPT TO FLUSH ANY OLD FLUID OUT OF THE SYSTEM. I THEN REFILLED THE WASHER WITH -30 F RATED FLUID AND PUMPED SOME OF THIS THROUGH THE SYSTEM. AFTER LETTING THE TRUCK SIT OVERNIGHT I TRIED USING THE WASHERS WHILE THE OUTDOOR AMBIENT TEMPERATURE WAS ABOUT +20F AND AGAIN THE WASHERS WOULD NOT PUMP FLUID. I KNOW THE FLUID IS GOOD, IT IS BRAND NEW AND FROM A REPUTABLE SUPPLIER. THE FLUID IS LIQUID IN THE WASHER FLUID TANK IN THE TRUCK. SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE FLUID DISPENSING SYSTEM IN THIS TRUCK. I HAVE ALSO OWNED A 2015 FORD F-150 PICKUP THAT EXHIBITED THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE WHEN DRIVING ON WET WINTER ROADS.
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Nov 16, 2018Electronic Stability Control (esc)Engine
ENGINE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH. WITHOUT POWER HAD TO FIND SAFE PLACE TO PULL OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD TO NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. IT WAS GOING STRAIGHT WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON. THE DEALER SAID THE ISSUE WAS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY.
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Nov 15, 2018Electrical systemFire
I WAS DRIVING AND THERE WAS THE SMELL OF BURNING ELECTRONICS AND MY TRUCK CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE. I PULLED OVER, AND SAW THE DEFROSTER ON THE REAR WINDOW WAS SMOKING. I EXITED THE VEHICLE, OPENED MY DOORS TO LET THE SMOKE OUT, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEARD AN EXPLOSION LIKE A GUN SHOT AND THE REAR GLASS GLASS SHATTERED.
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Nov 14, 2018Speed controlEngine
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SEEKINS FORD LINCOLN (1625 SEEKINS FORD DR, FAIRBANKS, AK 99701, 907-459-4000) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS LISTED IN FORD PROGRAM NUMBER: 16B32. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE CONTACT DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THE PROGRAM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,000.
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