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

VEHICLE WAS SITTING IN THE GARAGE FOR 2 DAYS. OPENED DOOR TO GRAB SOMETHING. ON CLOSING THE DOOR THE BACK WINDOW COMPLETELY SHATTERED.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-150. WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED BLUE SMOKE COMING FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SILL-TERHAR MOTORS (150 ALTER ST, BROOMFIELD, CO 80020, (303) 469-1801), BUT A FAILURE COULD NOT BE FOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,700. *BF*JB

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE ENGINE MADE A GRINDING SOUND WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO NORRIS FORD (410-285-0200, LOCATED AT 901 MERRITT BLVD, BALTIMORE, MD 21222) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE SOUND WAS NORMAL AND NO FAILURE CODE WAS FOUND. THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED A RENTAL VEHICLE WHILE THE TECHNICIAN KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR OBSERVATION. THE TECHNICIAN LATER DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROMISED TO CALL THE CONTACT BACK. THE CONTACT WAS NOT CALLED BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

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FIRST EVENT: WHILE I WAS DRIVING BACK FROM THE COUNTRYSIDE ON A TWO WAY ROAD ' SINGLE LANE -, I OVERTOOK A BIG TRUCK ON AN UPHILL AREA, AND ALL THE SUDDEN MY TRUCK DIED. LOST ALL THE POWER AND I HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY MANEUVER TO AVOID THE BIG TRUCK I WAS OVERTAKING AND ALSO THE CAR THAT APPEARED AT THE CURVE AHEAD. IT WAS CLOSE. I ALMOST CRASHED. AFTER CALMED ME DOWN, I STEP OUT OF THE TRUCK, OPENED THE CAPOT WHILE THE ENGINE WAS IDLING AND MAKING THIS HUGE 'VALVE' NOISE. I TOOK MY PHONE AND RECORDED A VIDEO. SOME COMPONENT ON A SIDE OF THE VALVE COVER WAS MOVING AND MAKING THAT NOISE AND ALL THE SUDDEN, I SMELLED GAS, LOOKED DOWN THE SCAPE MANIFOLD AND SAW GAS ALL OVER IT. I RAN BACK TO THE CABIN AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF, TOOK THE EXTINGUISHER AND RAN BACK TO THE CAPOT. FORTUNATELY NOTHING HAPPENED. SECOND EVENT: WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON AT 120 KM/H, ON A PRETTY FLAT AREA, THE GEAR SHIFTED FROM 10 TO 7 WITH NO REASON AT ALL, AND I FELT LIKE THE TRUCK STARTED TO ACTIVATE THE BRAKES. THE HIGHWAY WAS CLEAR IN FRONT OF ME. NO CAR OR OBSTACLES WERE NEAR THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK. SECONDS AFTER THAT, THE ENGINE STARTED TO FAIL, DROPPING THE RPMS LIKE THOSE OLD MECHANICAL CARBURETOR STUCK WITH A DIRT AND SUDDENLY, ALL GOT BACK TO NORMAL. FORTUNATELY WAS ALMOST REACHING THE TOLL CONTROL TO ACCESS TO MY CITY. SO I SLOWED DOWN TO 50 KMS/H, PUT MY FOOT ON OVER THE BRAKES AND STARTED TO PRESS IT VERY GENTLE. SUDDENLY AND WITH NO WARNING, THE TRUCK SPED UP ITSELF FULL GAS AND I HAD TO DODGE A CAR THAT WAS IN FRONT OF ME DRIVING ON THE LINE TO THE TOLL AND PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL VERY HARD. SEVERAL LIGHTS INVADED THE DASHBOARD; LOW COOLANT, CHECK ENGINE, THE DASH BOARD DIMMER LIGHT AND OTHERS THAT I COULDN'T SAW ON THIS FAST FLASH OF LIGHTS. IT WAS LIKE THE CPU WAS CRAZY. AFTER THAT, TRUCK WENT BACK TO NORMAL, BUT SEVERAL OBD2 ERRORS GOT STORED.

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I WAS SENT A RECALL NOTICE, WENT TO SUNNYVALE FORD TO TALK TO THEM ABOUT SERVICE AND THEY WERE VERY RUDE AND BLEW ME OFF. THEY BLAMED FORD CORPORATE AND SAID IT WASN'T THEIR PROBLEM. THEY WERE VERY INFLEXIBLE ABOUT DROPPING OFF MY VEHICLE AND WERE CONFRONTATIONAL AT THE SERVICE DESK AND WHEN GOING TO DROP OFF THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INSTRUCTIONS ON THE RECALL NOTICE ABOUT HOW TO ENGAGE THEM PROPERLY. NOW I'VE HAD TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE FOR EXTRA TIME IN AN UNSAFE STATE AND AM TRYING TO COORDINATE ANOTHER DEALERSHIP TO DROP IT OFF AT.

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POWER STEERING WENT OUT, LANE ASSIST, HILL ASSIST, LANE KEEPING IT, BRAKING ASSIST HAVE ALL STOPPED WORKING. ABS LIGHT IS ON AND I AM GETTING MULTIPLE SENOR WARNINGS.

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TRANSMISSION WILL STICK AND NOT CHANGE GEARS. LIKE A DEAD SPOT AND TRUCK WOULD NOT GO FASTER. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES.

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AT ONLY 19K MILES I DEVELOPED A TIMING CHAIN ISSUE. ITS A KNOWN THAT THE DEALER TELLS ME IS PERFECTLY NORMAL.

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TRAVELING DOWN MY DRIVEWAY, COMING TO A STOP AND THE TRANSMISSION GETS STUCK IN 3RD GEAR. IT WON'T DOWN SHIFT INTO 1ST GEAR SO IT WON'T MOVE FORWARD. I PUT THE SHIFTER INTO REVERSE AND I AM ABLE TO BACK UP. PUT SHIFTER INTO DRIVE AND STILL STUCK IN 3RD GEAR. BACK UP TO MY HOUSE AND PARK THE TRUCK NOT ABLE TO GO ANYWHERE. GO INTO THE HOUSE WAIT A COUPLE OF HOURS AND THEN TRY IT AGAIN AND EVERYTHING IS OKAY. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME 3 OTHER TIMES.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE SUN ROOF, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO METRO FORD OF OKLAHOMA CITY (LOCATED AT 2800 W I 44 SERVICE RD, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73112, (405) 438-3330) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A NEW TRACK SYSTEM WAS NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,750.

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I RECENTLY BOUGHT A FORD TRUCK AND JUST A NORMAL DAY I WAS DRIVING AND THE TRUCK JUST POWER OFF I TOOK THE TRUCK TO A FORD SERVICE THEY TOLD ME I STILL HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY, THEY CHECK THE TRUCK AND TOLD ME THAT THE ISSUE WAS ELECTRICAL THROTTLE BODY SND THAT MY WARRANTY DOESN'T COVERED THAT MALFUNCTION, I THINK THAT A NEW TRUCK WITH LESS THAN 51 THOUSANDS MILES WITH ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS MEANING THAT FORD JUST DON'T WANT TO COVERED WHAT THEY DON'T DO RIGHT

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TRUCK WANDERS ALL OVER THE ROAD AND REQUIRES CONSTANT CORRECTION NO MATTER THE ROAD CONDITIONS. ONCE THE VEHICLE SPEED REACHES OVER 40-45 MPH THE STEERING BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT. ALMOST AS IF THE POWER STEERING ASSIST IS NOT FUNCTIONING.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID BECAME FROZEN AND WOULD NOT SPRAY TO CLEAN THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. TAYLOR FORD (13500 TELEGRAPH RD, TAYLOR, MI) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

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REAR WINDOW BLOW OUT. I TURNED ON MY VEHICLE THIS MORNING TO WARM UP. I TURNED ON THE DEFROSTERS AND WENT BACK INSIDE FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 MINUTES. WHEN I CAME BACK OUTSIDE I COULD SMELL A ELECTRICAL TYPE BURNING SMELL. I AM A FIREFIGHTER AND AM FAMILIAR WITH THIS ODOR. NO SMOKE OR FLAMES EVER PRESENT/VISIBLE. I TURNED THEN SUDDENLY HEARD A LOUD POP, REALIZING THAT BOTH SIDES OF MY REAR WINDOW HAD COMPLETELY SHATTERED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT MOVING. NO ONE WAS IN THE VEHICLE AND I WAS THE ONLY ONE NEAR IT. NOTHING HIT THE WINDOW AND I HAD NEVER HAD THE SMELL IN MY TRUCK BEFORE.

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TRAILER BLIND SPOT MONITOR IS TURNING ON AUTOMATICALLY DESPITE NO TRAILER BEING CONNECTED. DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TWO FIXES WITH NO RESOLUTION. WHEN TRAILER BLIND SPOT IS ENGAGED IT EMITS A FALSE BLIND SPOT MONITOR LIGHT, WHICH CAUSES UNCERTAINTY WHETHER IT IS SAFE TO MANEUVER OR NOT.

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HAD A FLAT ON MY 2017 FORD F150. THE FACTORY LUG NUT WRENCH DID NOT FIT MY FACTORY LUG NUTS. WAS STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BECAUSE OF THIS. APPARENTLY THE LUG NUTS SWELL ABOVE 21MM TO WHERE YOU HAVE TO USE A 21.5MM OR 22MM WRENCH TO GET THE LUG NUTS OFF. THE FACTORY LUG NUT WRENCH IS 21MM. HAD TO PURCHASE A 22MM LUG NUT WRENCH TO REPLACE THE FACTORY ONE.

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REMOTE STARTED VEHICLE THIS MORNING. REACHED IN TO TURN ON DEFROSTER AND WENT BACK INTO GARAGE. ABOUT 3 MINUTES LATER, I HEARD A "POP" LOOKED OVER AND MY BACK GLASS HAD SHATTERED ON BOTH SIDES. INSIDE SMELT OF BURNING AND THERE WAS WIRES EXPOSED FROM THE GLASS.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, A FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND SMOKE EMERGED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS WERE PRESENT AND THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOT AND THEN TOWED TO BURNWORTH ZOLLARS FORD (309 W US-6, LIGONIER, IN 46767). THE VEHICLE WAS RETRIEVED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

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FORD F-150 LOST CONTROL AND ACCELERATED COMING OUT OF CAR WASH TUNNEL. CAR DID NOT RESPOND TO BRAKES AND ACCELERATED INTO A BUILDING INJURING DRIVER AND PEDESTRIAN.

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MY 2017 F150 XLT WITH LESS THAN 23,000 MILES HAS HAD ITS OIL PAN TOTALLY REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME DUE TO GASKET PROBLEM. FIRST FAILURE WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 7,000 MILES. THE REPAIRS WERE DONE UNDER WARRANTY BUT IT IS A REOCCURRING PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL YEAR ON LOTS OF OTHER OWNERS TRUCKS. EVEN FORD DEALERSHIPS WHO FOLLOW THE REPAIR WORK INSTRUCTION HAVE GOTTEN THE TRUCKS BACK INTO THEIR SHOP FOR REOCCURRING FAILURES. BOTH LEAKS WERE CAUGHT DURING REGULAR INSPECTION AND AT NORMAL OIL CHANGES DONE BY THE AUTHORIZED FORD DEALERSHIP. THIS IS AN SIGNIFICANT AND EXPENSIVE REPAIR FOR A NEW TRUCK. I AM A VERY CONCERNED OWNER WORRIED ABOUT EVEN MORE FAILURES IN THE FUTURE. WHY NO PERMANENT FIX OR RECALL?

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BACKUP CAMERA DOES NOT WORK - WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO REVERSE, THE BACKUP CAMERA FAILS TO ACTIVATE. THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY - SOMETIMES IT WILL HAPPEN THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN (AFTER BEING PARKED OVERNIGHT), SOMETIMES IT WILL HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING AROUND (I.E. DRIVE FOR A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME, THEN PARK, THEN DRIVE AGAIN - THE CAMERA WILL FAIL TO ACTIVATE UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE). I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE SINCE DECEMBER 2017, AND FIRST NOTICED THE ISSUE ABOUT A MONTH AFTER PURCHASING. DEALER CLAIMS THAT THEY ARE UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. COMMENTS POSTED ONLINE AT WWW.F150FORUM.COM SUGGEST THAT THIS MAY BE RELATED TO A FAILING APIM MODULE, AND THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE.

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MOONROOF BINDING UP. IT CONTINUES TO TRY AN OPEN FOR A FEW SECONDS WHICH COULD BIND UP MOTOR BURN IT OUT AS WELL AS POSSIBLE START A FIRE OR MELT PLASTIC. IT DOESNT EVEN OPEN IT JUST BINDS UP AN STOPS ALL THE TIME AN NOW DOESNT OPEN AT ALL. BEING ASE CERTIFIED AND KNOWING ENOUGH ABOUT ELECTRICITY THIS COULD CAUSE A FIRE AS IT IT IS BINDING UP IF YOU CONTINUE TRYING TO USE IT. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AS IT COULD CAUSE A FIRE AS WELL IF YOU ARE DRIVING AND GO TO USE IT MAY MAKE AN AWKWARD NOISE AND DISTRACT YOU FROM DRIVING AT THE TIME YOU TRY TO GET IT TO WORK. VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AT THE TIME OF USE. AN THEN I TRIED IT STATIONARY AFTERWARDS AN THEN HAD TO DISCONNECT IT. HAVE YET TO FIX IT OR HAVE IT LOOKED AT AS I WILL FIX IT MYSELF DUE TO THE COST.

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THE HALOGEN HEADLIGHTS ARE TERRIBLE! I LIVE IN A PLACE THAT IS VERY DARK DURING THE WINTER MONTHS AND THESE HEADLIGHTS ARE CLOSE TO NIGHT HAVING THE LIGHTS ON. I HAD TO CHANGE THEM OVER TO HIGH INTENSITY LED BULBS, WHICH ISN'T AN EASY CHORE, THAT MADE IT BETTER BUT FORD, WITH ALL THE NEW FANGLED TECHNOLOGY OUT THERE, SHOULD PUT BETTER HEADLIGHTS IN ITS VEHICLES.

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FRONT END SHIMMY / WOBBLE AT 55 MPH AFTER HITTING BUMP IN ROAD

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SINCE NOVEMBER 2018 WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW 32 DEGREES MY DOORS WILL NOT CLOSE ONCE OPENED ON MY F-150, UNTIL THE LOCK IS FORCED DOWN.. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES FOR ALL FROZEN DOOR LATCH RECALL (18NO3). WHEN THE DOORS DO CLOSE, BY FORCING THE LOCK DOWN, THEY WILL NOT REOPEN UNTIL THE TRUCK HAS WARMED UP. ALL FOUR DOORS HAVE BEEN AFFECTED. MY CHILDREN HAVE BEEN LOCKED IN THE BACK (CREW CAB). I HAVE HAD TO DRIVE TO THE DEALERSHIP HOLDING THE DRIVERS DOOR CLOSED. THE DOORS ARE A SAFETY CONCERN FOR MY FAMILY AND I, AND FORD HAS NO FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT BUY BACK THE TRUCK. THE PROBLEM EXIST STATIONARY AND IN MOTION.

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