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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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Jul 3, 2017

REAR WINDOW SHATTERING WHILE DRIVING

NHTSA ODI 11002893

Jun 29, 2017SuspensionTransmission & drivetrainBrakesEngineFuel system

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE MADE NOISES FROM THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION AREAS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CONSUMED TOO MUCH FUEL AND THE AIR CONDITIONING BLEW HOT AIR. ALSO, THE OIL LOW PRESSURE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND FLASHED OFF AND ON. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE BRAKES SQUEAKED AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE DEFLATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (KOONS FORD IN STERLING, VA) FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURES RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SAME DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND, DURING ONE OF THE VISITS, THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED WITHOUT THE CONTACT'S CONSENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COMPLETELY REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40.

NHTSA ODI 11002328

Jun 26, 2017BrakesCrash1 injury

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HILL, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD, FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS RESIDENCE AND A DEALER WAS NOTIFIED (DIFFEE FORD LINCOLN, 1681 EAST INTERSTATE 40, EL RENO, OK 73036, AND PHONE NUMBER: (405) 262-4546). A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR BRUISING AND NO MEDICAL TREATMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED TO DETERMINE WHY THE BRAKES FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: RQ16001 (SERVICE BRAKES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE CONTACT WAS WAITING ON A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ODI 11001403

Jun 26, 2017Brakes

BACKED OUT DRIVEWAY AND HAD NO BRAKES (PUSHED ON PEDDLE ALL THE WAY AND WENT TO FLOOR. VEHICLE DIDN'T SLOW) HAD BRAKES DAY BEFORE AND NO WARNING, NOR FLUID ANYWHERE. RESERVOIR WAS VISIBLY WELL BELOW MINIMUM. LOOKING BACK, I DID SMELL HYDRAULIC OIL NIGHT BEFORE WHEN I PULLED IN GARAGE. DEALER SAID FLUID LEAKED INTO POWERBOOSTER

NHTSA ODI 11001550

Jun 25, 2017Brakes

WHILE DRIVING MY TRUCK I HAD TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKE FUNCTION WITHOUT WARNING. FURTHER INVESTIGATION SHOWED THE FLUID RESERVOIR WAS EMPTY DESPITE NO EVIDENCE OF LEAKS. I FEEL THIS IS INLINE WITH THE BRAKE BOOSTER/MASTER CYLINDER RECALLS OF 2013-2014 YEAR MODELS. I SUSPECT THE BRAKE FLUID HAS BEEN DRAWN INTO THE VACUUM BOOSTER. I'M AWAITING DEALERSHIP SERVICE AT THIS TIME. I WAS ON A MOUNTAIN ROAD AND LUCKILY WE WERE ON A LEVEL SPOT INSTEAD OF ON A HILL.

NHTSA ODI 11001283

Jun 22, 2017Brakes

I AGREED TO PURCHASE THIS F150 ON 1/27/2016 BUT REQUESTED THAT THE MUSHY BRAKES BE REPAIRED FIRST (PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR). WENT BACK TO DEALER 1/27 TO COMPLETE PAPERWORK AND PICK UP REPAIRED TRUCK. WAS TOLD THAT THE TRUCK WAS CHECKED BY THE SERVICE DEPT. AND THAT BRAKES WERE NORMAL. I COMPLETED THE PAPERWORK BUT LEFT THE TRUCK THERE TO BE CHECKED BY THE SERVICE DEPT. AGAIN THE NEXT MORNING. I GOT A PHONE CALL THE NEXT MORNING SAYING THE BRAKES HAD BEEN FIXED AND THE TRUCK WAS READY FOR PICKUP. WHEN I ARRIVED AT THE DEALERSHIP I WENT TO THE TRUCK AND PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. I WAS TOLD THAT IT HAD BEEN CHECKED BY FOUR SERVICE TECHS AND ALL AGREED THAT THE BRAKES WERE FINE. THEY ALSO GAVE ME A SERVICE REPORT SAYING THE BRAKE OPERATION WAS NORMAL. I TOOK THE TRUCK HOME THAT AFTERNOON SINCE IT DIDN'T APPEAR THAT THIS SERVICE DEPT WAS NOT QUALIFIED . ON 1/31 I TOOK THE TRUCK TO A DIFFERENT DEALER. THEY SAID THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS BY-PASSING AND ORDERED A NEW ONE. IT CAME IN THE NEXT DAY AND I TOOK THE TRUCK IN FOR REPAIR. AFTER THE TRUCK WAS "REPAIRED" I GOT IN THE TRUCK TO HEAD BACK HOME. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I WENT BACK IN AND REPORTED THAT IT WAS THE SAME AS BEFORE. AFTER DISCUSSIONS, THE SERVICE DEPT GOT A NEW TRUCK OFF OF THE SALES LOT AND SHOWED ME THAT THIS BREAK PEDAL ALSO WENT TO THE FLOOR, SO THIS PEDAL OPERATION WAS NORMAL. I TOOK MY TRUCK AND RETURNED HOME. NOW I HAVE A VERY EXPENSIVE TRUCK THAT I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE. AFTER AN INTERNET SEARCH FOR MUSHY BRAKES I FIND THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I CALLED MYFORD AND TOLD THERE WERE NO OTHER REPORTS ON THIS. THEY SUGGESTED TAKING THE TRUCK TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP. THIS THIRD DEALER SAID THEY WOULD HAVE TO KEEP THE TRUCK FOR 5 DAYS BEFORE THEY COULD EVEN LOOK AT IT. I DID NOT LEAVE IT. MYFORD THEN SUGGESTED A 4TH DEALER. HAVEN'T BEEN THERE YET.

NHTSA ODI 11000574

Jun 22, 2017Brakes

I EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN AND COMPLETE LOSS OF MY BRAKES WHILE BACKING OUT OF MY GARAGE. WHEN IT HAPPENED IT WAS INSTANTANEOUS AND I HAD NO BRAKING POWER AT ALL. THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON IMMEDIATELY AND LOW BRAKE FLUID LIGHT WAS ALSO ON. THE FORD DEALER CONFIRMED UPON REPAIR THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER DUMPED MOST OR ALL OF MY BRAKE FLUID INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER. THEY REPAIRED THE ISSUE, BUT USED THE SAME FACTORY PARTS MY TRUCK WAS MADE WITH. WHAT'S TO SAY THIS WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN???

NHTSA ODI 11000746

Jun 19, 2017Speed control

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN NEUTRAL AND COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER (RUSS-MILNE FORD, CLINTON TOWNSHIP, MICHIGAN) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STUCK TO THE CARPET. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT DID NOT PROVIDE A CLEAR EXPLANATION OF WHY IT OCCURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 66,000.

NHTSA ODI 11000061

Jun 14, 2017

TARTED MY 2016 FORD F150 SUNDAY MORNING,TURNED ON DEFROSTER DUE TO FOGGY WINDOWS FROM RAIN & HUMIDITY,WENT BACK INSIDE TO GET MY COFFEE BEFORE I LEFT TO GO FOR DONUTS,CAME BACK OUT,GOT IN TRUCK,STARTED DOWN THE HILL AND HEARD A POP BEHIND ME,LOOKED BACK,AND BOTH SIDES OF THE REAR WINDOW GLASS HAD SHATTERED,THE CENTER PWR WINDOW WAS STILL INTACT.

NHTSA ODI 10995043

Jun 14, 2017Brakes

WHILE ON THE ROAD, BEGAN TO NOTICE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL WAS SOFTER AND CLOSER TO THE FLOOR BEFORE ANY BRAKING ACTION OCCURRED. STOPPED AT THE LAST RED LIGHT BEFORE ARRIVING HOME. WHILE SITTING AT THE LIGHT, I STEADILY PRESSED HARDER ON THE PEDAL, AND IT REACHED THE FLOOR. PULLED INTO DRIVEWAY AND DUPLICATED THE SAME TEST. WHEN PURCHASED NEW, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS VERY SENSITIVE TO THE TOUCH, AND BRAKING WAS QUICK TO REACT. WE HAD TO ADAPT TO THAT SO AS NOT TO THROW OURSELVES FORWARD IN OUR SEATS WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. BUT THAT'S NOT THE ISSUE NOW. THE ISSUE NOW IS ONE OF FEELING THE BRAKES CAN NOT BE TRUSTED, SO MUCH SO THAT SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE FIXED. TRUCK IS IN FOR SERVICE AS I TYPE. DEALER SAYS THEY HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE WHAT I'VE REPORTED. THAT SEEMS TO BE THE NORM IN MANY CONSUMER COMPLAINTS I'VE RESEARCHED FROM OWNERS OF THIS VERY SAME VEHICLE, WITH MUCH OF THE SAME BRAKING ISSUES. SOME OF THOSE COMPLAINTS MENTIONED MINOR ACCIDENTS, AND OTHER EVASIVE ACTIONS NEEDED TO AVOID DAMAGE OR PERSONAL INJURY. MEANWHILE, I'M WAITING FOR DEALER'S NEXT RESPONSE.

NHTSA ODI 10995157

Jun 7, 2017Brakes

AUGUST 2016 16400 MILES BRAKE PEDAL DROPPED TO FLOOR WITH VERY LIMITED BRAKING, HAD TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP VEHICLE. BROUGHT TO FORD DEALERSHIP, MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED, ALL WAS GOOD UNTIL MAY 2017 WHEN PEDAL AGAIN DROPPED UNEXPECTEDLY. BROUGHT TO FORD DEALER, THEY HAD THE TRUCK FOR 5 WEEKS AND I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A COMPUTER ERROR BUT THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND I WAS GIVEN THE TRUCK BACK. JUNE 7TH 2017 PEDAL IS SLOWLY DROPPING TO THE FLOOR, BROUGHT IT BACK TO FORD, I WAS TOLD THAT IT IS NORMAL FOR THE PEDAL TO GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. HE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE.

NHTSA ODI 10993826

Jun 2, 2017

BACK GLASS OF 2016 F-150 SHATTERED UPON DOOR CLOSING IN THE MORNING. DEFROSTER MAY HAVE BEEN ON.

NHTSA ODI 10992803

May 30, 2017Fuel system

WITH A 1/4 TANK OF GAS OR 53 MILES TO E ON AN 8% DOWN HILL GRADE THE TRUCK WILL NOT PICK UP GAS FROM THE TANK AND THE ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF AS IF IT RAN OUT OF GAS.

NHTSA ODI 10992333

May 10, 2017Fuel system

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE FUEL TANK LEAKED FUEL. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE PLASTIC FUEL TANK WAS CRACKED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUN HIT THE TANK AND CAUSED IT TO CRACK. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE TANK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 15,000.

NHTSA ODI 10984666

May 8, 2017Brakes

SUDDEN BRAKE LOSS WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS HAPPENS OCCASIONALLY WHEN COMING TO A STOP. VEHICLE DOESN'T STOP ALL THE WAY

NHTSA ODI 10984389

May 5, 2017Brakes

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A BUSY 3 LANE STREET, WHEN I TRIED TO APPLY MY BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND DID VERY LITTLE TO SLOW THE TRUCK, THEN THE BRAKE FLUID LOW ALARM WENT OFF. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD INTO A PARKING LOT TO AVOID OTHER CARS AND APPLIED MY EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. I CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR AND IT WAS EMPTY, SO I INSPECTED ALL AROUND UNDER THE TRUCK AND FOUND NO LEAKS OR SIGNS OF LEAKING. 3 DAYS BEFORE THIS I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND COMPLAINED THE BRAKES WERE STARTING TO MAKE SOME NOISE AND DIDNT FEEL QUIT RIGHT, THEY SAID ITS PROBABLY DUST AND BRAKES ARE NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY SO YOU WILL NEED TO PAY TO HAVE THEM CHECKED OUT. THIS TRUCK IS NOT EVEN A YEAR OLD! I DRIVE THIS TRUCK FOR WORK AND TO HAUL MY FAMILY IN IT, NOW I DON'T FEEL SAFE, I SHOULD HAVE NEVER SOLD MY OLD F150.

NHTSA ODI 10983623

May 3, 2017Seats

FRONT SEAT BACKS GET EXTREMELY HOT AFTER RUNNING THE COOLING FEATURE FOR AN EXTENDED AMOUNT OF TIME. IT APPEARS TO BE A RESULT OF POOR EXHAUST PLUMBING FROM THE HEAT EXCHANGE SYSTEM. WHEN THE SYSTEM CREATES COOL AIR FOR THE SEAT IT ALSO CREATES A STREAM OF HEATED AIR, THIS HEATED AIR IS DUMPED INTO THE REAR OF THE SEAT BACK AND ACCUMULATES GETTING HOTTER AND HOTTER. THIS RESULTS IN POOR EFFICIENCY OF THE SYSTEM. THE DRIVER'S BACK STARTS TO BE HEATED RATHER THAN COOLED WHICH MAY BE A SAFETY HAZARD IF IT RESULTS IN THE DRIVER'S LACK OF CONCENTRATION. THE SYSTEM MAY OVERHEAT IF LEFT ON TOO LONG (I NEVER LEFT IT ON LONG ENOUGH TO TEST). ALSO, IF LONG ITEMS ARE KEPT IN THE POCKET ALONG THE BACK OF THE SEAT, THEY MAY GET HOT ENOUGH TO CAUSE INJURY TO SOMEONE WHO TOUCHES THEM.

NHTSA ODI 10983302

May 2, 2017Body & structure

DOORS AND TAILGATE FAIL TO LOCK AND UNLOCK IN COLD WEATHER. MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO GET IN OR OUT OF TRUCK IN AN EMERGENCY.

NHTSA ODI 10983067

Apr 27, 2017Electrical system

I HAVE TAKEN MY 2016 FORD F-150 IN TO HAVE THE RADIO FIXED THREE TIME, BECAUSE WHEN I GO TO START MY TRUCK THE RADIO DOESN'T POWER UP. IT HAS JUST A BLANK SCREEN. IT IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, BUT FORD HAS REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE SEEN MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ONLINE OVER THE SAME PROBLEM. FORD IS NOT ASSISTING ME IN RESOLVING THE PROBLEM AND I WAS TOLD BY THEM TO CONTACT YOU.

NHTSA ODI 10981163

Apr 7, 2017

CHROME GRILL AND FRONT BUMPER ON 2.7L MODEL DEFECTIVE. DISCOLORED IN A RANDOM PATTERN LIKE A LIQUID WAS SPLASHED ON THEM. REPLACEMENTS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I'VE BEEN WAITING MONTHS TO HAVE THESE PARTS REPLACED.

NHTSA ODI 10971227

Apr 7, 2017Electrical system

FIRST ALL THE STEERING WHEELS CONTROLS (INCLUDING TURN SIGNALS) DIDN'T WORK. THE NEXT TIME I STARTED THE TRUCK EVERYTHING WORKED AGAIN. THE FOLLOWING WEEK I TOOK THE TRUCK INTO LOCAL DEALER TO DETERMINE CAUSE. THEY SAID THERE COMMUNICATION ERRORS BUT DID SOME RE-PROGRAMMING. DROVE TRUCK HOME AND WHEN I TURNED INTO MY DRIVEWAY I RECEIVED A MESSAGE THE PARKING BRAKE HAD AN ERROR. TOOK IT BACK TO SAME DEALER AND THEY KEPT IT TWO DAYS AND COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM.

NHTSA ODI 10971229

Apr 6, 2017Fuel system

EXHAUST SMELL IN CAB. HAVE TO DRIVE WITH WINDOWS DOWN TO GET RID OF IT. FORD SAYS THEY CAN ONLY HELP ME WHEN THE SMELL IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING MEANING I HAVE TO GO TO THE SHOP RIGHT THEN AND THERE. ALSO XM RADIO CUTS IN AT OUT. FORD KNOWS IT'S AN ISSUE BUT HAS NO FIX. IT'S AT THE SAME INTERSECTIONS EVERYDAY. THEY SAID KEEP CHECKING IN FOR POSSIBLE FIXED.

NHTSA ODI 10971030

Apr 4, 2017Electrical systemBody & structure

PURCHASED MY 2016 FORD F150, BRAND NEW. DURING COLD TEMPERATURES THE DOOR LOCKS DO NOT UNLOCK AND IF YOU ARE ABLE TO GET UNLOCKED THE DOORS DO NOT LOCK NOR LATCH. IF IN THE EVENT I WAS IN TRAVELING IN COLD TEMPERATURES, I WOULD BE LOCKED IN MY VEHICLE CAUSE A SAFETY CONCERN FOR MY TWO INFANTS AND WIFE AND I. SPOKE TO FORD MANUFACTURER AND FORD SERVICE DEPT, THEY ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND THERE IS A BACK ORDER OF PARTS, SINCE JANUARY OF 2017, WHEN I STARTED HAVE ISSUES WITH MY VEHICLE. I AM SEEKING LEGAL ADVICE IN GETTING VEHICLE BOUGHT BACK FROM FORD COMPANY, MINUS DEPRECIATION.

NHTSA ODI 10970502

Apr 3, 2017BrakesCrash2 injuries

IN NOVEMBER 2016 JUST 8 MONTHS AFTER OUR TRUCK WAS PURCHASED MY HUSBAND WAS TRYING TO STOP AT A RED LIGHTIN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE BRAKES WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND DI'D NOT STOP, THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK. LUCKILY THERE WAS NOT AN ACCIDENT OR INJURY THIS TIME. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO FORD IN GRAPEVINE AND THEY TOLD US THE MASTER CYLINDER IN THE. TAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED SO THEY REPLACED IT. 3 MONTHS LATER IN MARCH 2017 MY HUSBAND WAS IN TRAFFIC TURNING AT A LIGHT TO MERGE ONTO THE HIGHWAY, TRAFFIC CAME TO A STOP AND HE TRIED TO STOP AND AGAIN THE BRAKES WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE GROUND AND THEY DIDN'T WORK NOR DID THEY STOP THE VEHICLE. THIS TIME HE REAR ENDED A LADY IN AN SUV. HE SAID HE HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO STOP AND WAS LUCKILY GOING AT A REDUCED SPEED BUT STILL WAS UNABLE TO STOP OR SLOW BEFORE COLLIDING WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE DUE TO BRAKE MALFUNCTION. THE TRUCK IS NOW AT GRAPEVINE FORD AGAIN AND WE HAVE YET BEEN TOLD WHAT THE ISSUE WAS. BOTH TIMES THESE INCIDENTS OCCURRED THERE WAS NO WARNING, NO LIGHTS, NOTHING THAT WE NOTICED THAT COULD INDICATE AN ISSUE. WE HAVE HAD TONS OF OTHER ISSUES WITH THIS TRUCK, DRIVERS SIDE SEATBELT BROKE, AIR CONDITIONING UNIT BROKE, SKYLINK SYSTEM SHORTED AND BRAKE FAILURE. WE HAVE BEEN REFUSED A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE BY FORD AND ARE CURRENTLY DEALING WITH LAWYERS BUT THAT COULD TAKE 3 MORE MONTHS. I AM FURIOUS THAT NO CONSIDERATION HAS BEEN GIVEN TO ME AND MY FAMILY OVER THESE ISSUES. HAVE THEY FIXED OUR VEHICLE? SURE, BUT I AM TERRIFIED TO PUT MY BABIES IN THIS TRUCK EVER AGAIN NO MATTER FIXED OR NOT. THE NEXT TIME WE MAY NOT BE SO LUCKY AND I CAN NOT TAKE THAT CHANCE. THIS IS A WORK AND FAMILY VEHICLE AND OUR WORK/FINANCES HAVE BEEN SEVERELY COMPROMISED AS WE PAY A LOT OF MONEY FOR THIS TRUCK. I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED WITH FORD AND THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEIR PRODUCT AND HOPE THIS MAY HELP GET OUR ISSUES RESOLVED.

NHTSA ODI 10970121

Apr 3, 2017Speed control

ON FRIDAY, MARCH 31ST, 2017 I WAS DOING 65 MPH ON A FREEWAY WHEN I FELT A JOLT FROM THE VEHICLE, ALL ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND I LOST ALL THROTTLE POWER TO THE ENGINE VIA THE GAS PEDAL, I WAS LEFT TO HELPLESSLY COAST TO A STOP OVER ON THE SHOULDER. I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE THE RESTARTED AND WAS ABLE TO MOVE OFF, THEN ABOUT 2 MILES LATER AT 35 MPH THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. I SWITCHED OFF AND RESTARTED AND WAS THEN ABLE TO DRIVE THE 30 MILES BACK HOME. I AM TAKING IT INTO FORD WHO ARE CLAIMING NO KNOWLEDGE OF THIS FAULT, BUT THIS IS NOT TRUE AS THERE ARE MANY OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME THING AS I FOUND OUT WHEN I FOUND THESE URLS HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/FORD/F-150/2016/ENGINE/ENGINE_STALLS_DIES_WHILE_DRIVING.SHTML HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/FORD/F-150/2016/ENGINE/ENGINE.SHTML IT WOULD APPEAR TO BE THE RESULT OF A BAD ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY COVER WHICH FORD HAVE NOT BOTHERED TO EITHER ACKNOWLEDGE IS A PROBLEM OR ENDEAVORED TO FIX, SO I AM SIMPLY FACING THE PROSPECT OF THEM REPLACING THE EXISTING ONE WITH THE SAME ONE THAT COULD FAIL AGAIN AT ANY TIME AS HAS BEEN NOTED BY OTHER OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS VERY FRIGHTENING SITUATION. GIVEN THE SERIOUSNESS AND POTENTIALLY LETHAL CONSEQUENCES OF THIS I DEMAND FORD ISSUE A RECALL AND HAVE THIS PROBLEM PROPERLY SEEN TO. I ALREADY HAVE THE MATTER IN THE HANDS OF MY ATTORNEY AND WILL, AT THE VERY LEAST, BE BRINGING AN ACTION AGAINST THEM UNDER THE NYS LEMON LAWS. IT'S BARELY 7 MONTHS OLD WITH ABOUT 7,000 MILES ON THE CLOCK AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED THIS VEHICLE IS A TOTAL LIABILITY AND UNFIT FOR PURPOSE AND SERIOUS ACTION NEEDS TO BE TAKEN BY FORD, FIRSTLY TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT AS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND THEN SECONDLY INSTIGATING A RECALL TO EFFECTIVELY CORRECT THE PROBLEM BY UPGRADING AND FIXING THE PART AT FAULT.

NHTSA ODI 10970134

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