What 1,066 owners told NHTSA about the 2017 Ford F-150 Supercab

FORD F-150 CHROME LUG NUTS EXPAND CAUSING INOPERABLE PERFORMANCE OF THE STANDARD MANUFACTURE PROVIDED LUG NUT REMOVAL TOOL (AKA LUG WRENCH) ACCORDING TO FORD SERVICE TECHS THIS IS AND HAS BEEN AN ON GOING ISSUE WITH FORD. FORD CLAIMS THIS IS A 'WEAR' ISSUE. I CALLED FORD AND THIS IS THERE DETENTION FOR SWELLING OF THE LUG NUTS. ACCORDING TO FORD SERVICE TECHS THE LUG CAPS ARE SEPARATING FROM THE LUG NUTS CAUSING THE LUGS TO SWELL TO AN ADDITIONAL MILLIMETER IN DIAMETER. THIS SWELLING CAUSES YOUR MANUFACTURED TIRE TOOL THAT COMES WITH YOUR VEHICLE NOT TO WORK AT ALL. LEAVING YOU STRANDED OR FORCE YOU TO CALL FOR ASSISTANCE. FORD NEEDS TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PARTS AT THEIR COST NOT THE CUSTOMER. I WAS ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE A FLAT TIRE AT 1:00 AM IN A GAS STATION PARKING LOT, THANKFULLY NOT ALONG THE BUSY HIGHWAYS. THIS IS A TRUE SAFETY ISSUE FOR THE MOTORING PUBLIC. FORD LIKE THE REST OF AMERICA'S COMPANIES GO WITH THE ODDS OF PEOPLE GETTING HARMED OR INJURED VERSES FIXING THE ISSUES FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS. SAD...

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CAR RANDOMLY SLIPS OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING. WILL THEN TRY TO ACCELERATE AFTER BRAKING AND TRUCK SLAMS INTO FIRST GEAR ROCKETING YOU FORWARD AND DISRUPTING DRIVING PRETTY VIOLENTLY. SOMETIMES IT IS EASY TO GET OFF THE ROAD AND OTHER TIMES IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. GENERALLY ONCE I TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND START IT AGAIN IT IS OK FOR A WHILE. BUT THIS IS NO WAY TO DRIVE AND NOT SAFE WITH MY KIDS RIDING WITH ME. LUCKILY I DRIVE MOSTLY AROUND TOWN AND NOT ON AND OFF HIGHWAYS! THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES OVER THE PAST YEAR. TRUCK HAS BEEN IN FOR RECALLS BUT NO HELP. GOING BACK IN NOW TO SEE IF THEY CAN ACTUALLY 'FIND' THE PROBLEM!

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DRIFTED TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SHEEHY FORD LINCOLN OF RICHMOND (10601 MIDLOTHIAN TURNPIKE, RICHMOND, VA 23235, (804) 293-2212) TO BE DIAGNOSED AND THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING ASSIST CODES WERE LOCATED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING GEAR AND THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN. ALSO, DURING ANOTHER VISIT, ALL FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED AND THREE ALIGNMENTS WERE PERFORMED BETWEEN DEALER VISITS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER DUE TO A REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER WAS RELUCTANTLY CHECKING THE STEERING AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000.

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THE RUNNING BOARDS ARE SUPPOSED TO AUTOMATICALLY EXTEND WHEN THE DOOR IS OPENED. MANY TIMES ON BOTH THE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE WILL TRY TO EXTEND BUT WILL NOT STAY, THEY IMMEDIATELY RETRACT. THIS CAUSES THE OCCUPANT TO HAVE TO TAKE A VERY LARGE STEP UP INTO OR OUT OF THE VEHICLE. SOMETIMES THEY FAIL COMPLETELY TO EVEN TRY TO EXTEND AT ALL WHEN THE DOOR IS OPENED. THIS OCCURS FOR BOTH THE FRONT AND BACK DOORS. THIS IS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED. IT HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS OFF AND WHEN IT IS ON.

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UPON COLD START VEHICLE BLOWS BLUEISH/WHITE SMOKE FOR APPROXIMATELY 6-8 SECONDS THEN STOPS. DOES NOT SMOKE WHILE DRIVING AND VEHICLE RUNS JUST FINE OTHERWISE. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS A PCV VALVE STUCK OPEN AND THEY RELACED IT.....THAT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM.

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GOT TO WORK AND PARKED MY 2017 FORD F150. CAME OUT 4 HOURS LATER AND MY BACK WINDOW WAS COMPLETELY SHATTERED. THE SLIDER WAS NOT TOUCHED BUT THE REST LOOKED LIKE IT HAD EXPLODED FROM THE INSIDE OUT. MY TRUCK WAS PARKED WHERE NOTHING COULD HAVE HIT IT. IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING WHILE THIS WINDOW SHATTERED I MAY HAVE WRECKED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE OR PERSON OR GOTTEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THESE DEFECTIVE BACK WINDOWS AS NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS BY CONSUMERS ARE EVERYWHERE YOU LOOK. COME ON FORD. MAKE IT RIGHT!

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE WENT FLAT AND THE LUG WRENCH DID NOT FIT OVER THE LUG NUTS. IN ADDITION, THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTONATION FORD MIAMI 1(6800 NW 57TH AVE, HIALEAH, FL 33015, (305) 707-0141) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LUG NUTS WERE SWOLLEN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,197.

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THE PANARIMC SUNROOF IS BROKEN THE PLASTIC TRACK BREAKS ON THESE AND FORD KNOWS ALOT HAVE.MY PARTS ON BACK ORDER AND THEY HAD THE TRUCK FOR 4 DAYS AND DON'T KNOW WHEN REPLACEMENT PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE

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THE TRANSMISSION IS LAGGING IN BETWEEN GEARS ALMOST LIKE IT'S SLIPPING IN GEAR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE TAILGATE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,500. *BF *TR

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WATER IS GETTING IN THE TRUCK, WETTING AND STAINING THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG, AND COMING OUT OF THE DRIVER SIDE GRAB HANDLE, RUNNING DOWN THE ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENT PANEL. THIS IS MOST APPARENT WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED ON AN INCLINE DURING A RAIN STORM, WITH THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE LOWER THAN THE BACK.

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COLD CRANKING NOISE CONCERNING ECOBOOST SYSTEM AND LIFTERS...MAKING LOUD NOISE AND I AM BEING TOLD IT'S NORMAL...PLUS CLUNKING NOISE UNDERNEATH MY TRUCK THAT SOUNDS LIKE THE MOTOR OR THE DRIVE SHAFTS IS GOING TO FALL OUT...I AM ALSO BEING TOLD BY DEALERSHIP THAT THIS IS NORMAL...I KNOW BETTER...THE TRUCK IS DEFECTIVE AND UNSAFE. NOW THEY ARE REFUSING TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES.

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MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING HEADED SOUTH ON IH35 NEAR CARL'S CORNER TEXAS WHEN A LADY PULLED UP NEXT TO HIM AND WAS FLAGGING HIM DOWN. HE WAS AT EXIT #374 WHICH WAS HIS EXIT TO COME HOME. THE LADY EXITED AS WELL AND WAS SCREAMING AT HIM. HE THEN ROLLED THE WINDOW DOWN TO HER SAYING YOUR TRUCKS ON FIRE. FEB 10TH 2019 THIS VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING IT. ON FEB 11TH 2019 THE DEALERSHIP THAT WE BOUGHT IT FROM TOWED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. IT BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP SINCE THEN SO OVER 5 MONTHS AT THIS POINT. FORD HAS YET TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSE THE FIRE EXCEPT THE 4X4 TRANSFER CASE MIGHT BE TO BLAME. IT HAS ONLY 36,438 MILES ON IT. SO THEY PLAN TO FIX WHAT THE FIRE DAMAGED AND GIVE IT BACK TO US. ME OR MY HUSBAND DON'T FEEL SAFE IN THAT VEHICLE ESPECIALLY SINCE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE IS UNDETERMINED. THIS IS SAD THAT A CAR MANUFACTURE HAS SO MUCH MONEY THE CONSUMER HAS NO RIGHTS. WE HAVE DELAYED OUR PAYMENTS WITH FORD MOTOR CREDIT FOR 3 MONTHS. NOW SINCE THE DEALERSHIP IS DRAGGING IT ALONG WITH WILL SOON BE REPOED. WE REFUSE TO PAY ON A VEHICLE WITH THIS SERIOUS ISSUE AND IS UNSAFE. AND IT'S STILL IN 100'S OF PIECES AT THE DEALERSHIP.

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SINCE 15,000 MILES VEHICLE EMITS EXCESSIVE BURNT ENGINE OIL SMOKE FROM EXHAUST DURING INITIAL START UP. FORD BECAME AWARE OF THIS MARCH 19, 2019 UNDER FORD CASE CAS17456883, VEHICLE NOW HAS 19,000 MILES, AND NOT FIXED TO DATE. ADDITIONALLY, ENGINE DOES NOT COMPLY WITH FEDERAL OR STATE EMISSION STANDARDS. EXHAUST SYSTEM, EXHAUST SENSORS, AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER IS CONTAMINATED.

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ON 01-24-2019, I STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND NOTICED AN ODOR COMING FROM MY 2017 FORD F-150 TRUCK AND SAW SOME SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. A MOTORIST NEXT TO ME POINTED TO THE BOTTOM OF THE TRUCK; I ROLLED DOWN THE WINDOW AND HE SAID HE THOUGHT THERE WAS A FIRE UNDER THE TRUCK. I PULLED OVER, SHUT OFF THE TRUCK, SAW A SMALL FIRE ON THE FRAME UNDER THE ENGINE. THE OTHER MOTORIST PUT IT OUT WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. A STATE POLICE OFFICER CALLED THE FIRE DEPT. WHO FURTHER EXTINGUISHED THE SMOLDERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. MY INSURANCE COMPANY SENT AN ADJUSTER WHO CONCLUDED THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY A FAILED PINON SEAL IN THE DIFFERENTIAL, WHICH IS PART OF THE POWER TRAIN. THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT OF FORD MOTOR CO. (OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL) STATED THAT THE FIRE OCCURRED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ON PAVEMENT IN 4WD. I ASSERT THAT THIS IS NOT TRUE AND IS A TACTIC OF FORD MOTOR CO. TO AVOID HONORING THEIR PRODUCT WARRANTY OR TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD.

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BACK GLASS BROKE WITHOUT IMPACT

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TAKATA RECALL TRUCK PUT IN PARK IN PARKING LOT BUT ROLLED AWAY WHILE I WAS INSIDE A BUILDING STRIKING A LIGHT POLE.

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ORIGINAL PROBLEM WAS TRANSMISSION SLAMMING INTO GEAR AND SLIPPING WHEN ACCELERATING. THE TRUCK WAS KEPT AT AGENCY FOR 21/2 WEEKS. SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT FORD INSTRUCTED HIM TO QUIT WORKING ON IT. PROBLEM OF SLIPPING STILL EXIST AND RECENTLY THE VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF GEAR WHEN I WAS MERGING ONTO THE INTERSTATE, I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE.

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INTERMITTENT BRAKING ISSUE. BREAKS DO NOT HAVE MUCH BREAKING POWER. WHILE SETTING AT A RED LIGHT MORE PRESSURE NEEDS TO APPLIED TO THE BREAK PEDAL. IN SOME INSTANCES THE PEDAL TRAVELS AN ADDITIONAL 2 INCHES. LOSS OF BREAK HOLDING POWER CAUSED ME TO HIT A TRAILER BEING TOWED IN FRONT OF ME. MY BUMPER HAD TO BE REPLACED.

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REAR WINDOW OF MY TRUCK POPPED AND SHATTERED A FEW MIN AFTER ACTIVATING THE HEAT AND REAR DEFROSTER. NOTHING HAS STRUCK OR COMPROMISED THE WINDOW.

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REAR WINDOW SHATTERED 5 MIN AFTER ACTIVATING THE REAR DEFROSTER. WAS NOT MOVING WHEN HAPPENED.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED; HOWEVER, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN TWO ADDITIONAL CRASHES AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. IN ONE CRASH, THE DRIVER SUSTAINED AN INJURED RIGHT ARM THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. DICK SMITH FORD (7201 GARNERS FERRY RD, COLUMBIA, SC) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000.

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DASHBOARD WARNING MESSAGE "PARK BRAKE MALFUNCTION-SERVICE NOW" ALONG WITH OTHER BRAKE SYSTEM SYMBOLS. MULTIPLE RANDOM OCCURRENCES, CAN HAPPEN UPON STARTING, WHEN RUNNING OR ANY OPERATING CONDITION. FIRST HAPPENED DAY AFTER NEW CAR DELIVERY AND RE-OCCURS UP TO PRESENT DATE. AUTHORIZED FORD DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENTS HAVE ATTEMPTED REPAIRS SIX TIMES BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. TYPICAL PHOTO ATTACHED.

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OIL PAN LEAKING OIL FROM RTV

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I HAVE OWNED MY 2017 FORD F150 FOR A LITTLE OVER 2 YEARS VEHICLE HAS 30000 ON IT. I HAVE HAD FORD REPLACE MY LUG SWOLLEN LUG NUTS THEY HAVE REPLACED THEM TWO TIMES IN THE SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. THE ALUMINUM SEPARATES AND EXPANDS FROM THE STEEL BODY . THE LUG WRENCH THAT THEY INCLUDE IN THE VEHICLE TO CHANGE TIRE WILL NOT FIT LUG NUTS ONCE THEY HAVE SWOLLEN. SO IN A INSTANCE OF HAVING A FLAT TIRE ON THE SIDE OF A BUSY HIGHWAY YOU WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO CHANGE TIRE.

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