What 1,835 owners told NHTSA about the 2018 Ford F-150 Supercab Diesel

ABOUT 8 MO. OLD 11,000 MI 2.7 L ECOBOOST ENGINE SMOKES ON COLD START UP OIL IS GETTING SOMEPLACE IT SHOULD NOT & COULD CAUSE PREMATURE ENGINE FAILURE IN TRAFFIC. IT SEEMS HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM USUALLY STARTING AT ABOUT 6-7 MONTHS OLD AND 10,000 MILES OR LESS. VEHICLE IS STATIONARY AT START UP SOMETIME A SMALL PUFF ABOUT WHEELBARROW SIZE OFTEN A LARGE AMOUNT THAT ENVELOPES THE ENTIRE VEHICLE. FORD F-150

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5.0 V-8. MY TRUCK CONSUMES OVER 2 QUARTS OF OIL EVERY 2500 MILES. FORD SAYS THIS IS NORMAL. MY TRUCK'S FUEL ECONOMY IN ANY DRIVING CONDITIONS IS NEVER BETTER THAN 11.9 MPG'S WHICH SHOULD BE AND WAS MUCH BETTER THAN THIS WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT IT. MY ENGINE KNOCKS. MY ENGINES WHINES AND WHISTLES. MY ENGINE IS DOWN ON POWER NOTICEABLY ON THE INTERSTATE WHICH MAKES DRIVING THE TRUCK DANGEROUS. ALL OF THIS FORD SAYS IS NORMAL. NONE OF THIS IS NORMAL UNLESS IT WAS A 1976 PINTO. THIS TRUCK SHOULD BE REMOVED FROM THE ROAD PERMANENTLY

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EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION APPROXIMATELY ONE QUART PER 1000-1500 MILES

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTO START AND AUTO STOP FEATURES CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SHUT OFF WHILE TRAVELING 3 MPH AROUND A CURVE. THE FAILURE ALSO CAUSED THE POWER STEERING TO SEIZE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000. *TT*JB

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THIS NEW TRUCK'S, WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN JANUARY OF 2019, 5.0 LITER ENGINE USED 2.5 QUARTS OF ENGINE OIL IN THE FIRST 3500 MILES. THE TRUCK IS CURRENTLY UNDERGOING AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST AT MY EXPENSE.

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MY TRUCK HAS 15,000 MILES ON IT. THE ACCELERATION WILL RUN AWAY FREQUENTLY (PRESS THE PEDAL AND THERE IS A SEVERE LAG AND LACK OF POWER). THERE WILL BE RANDOM ENGINE NOISE WHEN DECELERATING AROUND 45 MILES PER HOUR. ALSO, ACCELERATION WILL BE ROUGH WHEN GOING FROM 20-30 MILES PER HOUR JUST BEFORE THE IT SHIFTS INTO A HIGHER GEAR. I TOOK THIS TO THE FORD DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE ARE NO ERROR CODES ON THE TRUCKS COMPUTER SYSTEM. ALSO, THE STEERING WILL BE STIFF OR UNALIGNED AT RANDOM TIMES. PLEASE ASSIST IN GETTING THESE ISSUES CORRECTED.

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THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND THE AUTOMATIC ENGINE SHUT OFF ENGAGE. WHEN THE BRAKE WAS RELEASE THE ENGINE DID NOT START AND A MESSAGE FLASHED ON THE INFORMATION CENTER. CAN NOT QUOTE YOU THE EXACT MESSAGE BECAUSE IT WAS MORNING RUSH HOUR AND A LINE OF VEHICLES WERE BEHIND ME ANXIOUS TO MOVE. THE MESSAGE WAS INSTRUCTIONS WAS TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND RESTART THE ENGINE. THIS RESOLVED THE SITUATION BUT THE ENGINE SHOULD HAVE RESTARTED WITHOUT HAVING TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN PARK.

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ELECTRICAL WIRING. KNOW PROBLEM WITH RODENT (RATS) BEING ATTRACTED TO ALL CRITICAL WIRING AND DESTROYING. THIS MAY CAUSE SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES AS WELL AS THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN DAMAGES. SO FAR I HAVE HAD TO PAY MORE THAT $2000. IN DAMAGES ON A NEW (2018) VEHICLE. DAMAGE OCCURS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS PARKED IN A NORMAL MANNER.

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THERE IS AN ABNORMAL ENGINE "RATTLE" NOISE WHEN DECELERATING (LETTING OFF THROTTLE) BETWEEN 1000 AND 2000 RPMS. THIS HAS BEEN A FREQUENT COMPLAINT FROM 2018 FORD F-150 OWNERS WITH V8 5.0L ENGINES. RESPONSES FROM F150 OWNERS ON VARIOUS FORUMS ALL INDICATE VARIOUS EXPLANATIONS FROM FORD AS TO THE CAUSE FROM NORMAL ENGINE CHARACTERISTICS, REPLACING CAM PHASERS, REPLACING SOLENOIDS, AND BUYBACKS. A TSB WAS RELEASED IN NOVEMBER 2018 WITH NO KNOWN CASES ON ANY RELATED FORUMS OF THE TSB CORRECTING THE ABNORMAL ENGINE RATTLE NOISE. I HAVE HJAD THE TSB PERFORMED AND THE NOISE WAS CONTINUED TO BE PRESENT. THE CONCERN FROM MYSELF AND OTHER OWNERS IS THE UNKNOWN LONG TERM EFFECTS ON THE ENGINE PERFORMANCE AND/OR LIFE AND A CONTINUED LACK OF RESPONSE FROM FORD AS TO THE CAUSE OR RELEASE OF ANY FIXES. THE ISSUE HAS BEEN PRESENT SINCE 1 WEEK AFTER PURCHASING THE TRUCK ON NOVEMBER 21, 2018.

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USING THE AUTO START SYSTEM, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF NORMALLY AT A STOP LIGHT BUT DID NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE DIED AND HAD TO BE RESTARTED MANUALLY, CAUSING VEHICLES BEHIND ME TO SUDDENLY BRAKE IN ANTICIPATION OF ME GOING FORWARD.

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AFTER TOWING A TRAILER FOR SOME MILES (130 OR SO IN THIS CASE) THE VEHICLE STALLS/DIES AFTER PULLING UP TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. THIS REPEATED ITSELF MULTIPLE TIMES (7 IN ONE TOWN) AND TWICE IN ANOTHER TOWN BEFORE GETTING HOME. THIS HAPPENED WITH THE AUTO STOP FEATURE ENABLED AND DISABLED. SYSTEM CHIMED AT EACH OCCURENCE AND INDICATED THAT DRIVER SHOULD PUT TRUCK IN PARK AND TURN IGNITION KEY.

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VEHICLE IS A 2018 F-150 WITH THE 5.0 V-8. WHEN THE ENGINE IS FIRST STARTED AFTER A LONG PERIOD, IT WILL EXHIBIT AN ENGINE RATTLE NOISE WHEN LETTING OF THE GAS PEDAL BETWEEN 1500 RPM TO 800 RPM AND SOMETIMES WHEN SLOWLY ACCELERATING. ONCE THE ENGINE GETS TO OPERATING TEMP, THE NOISE GOES AWAY. THE TRUCK MUST BE IN GEAR AND UNDER LOAD, IT DOES NOT HAPPEN WHEN IN PARK OR NEUTRAL. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE TSB 18-2354 PREFORMED WITH NO SUCCESS.

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AFTER A PERIOD OF TOWING A 5200# TRAILER THE 2.7L ECOBOOST ENGINE WOULD STALL WHEN NOT THROTTLING. MEANING, ANYTIME SLOWING DOWN OR STOPPING THE ENGINE WOULD CUT OFF UNEXPECTEDLY, FORCING A MANUAL RESTART. THE TRUCK DID RESTART IF THE THROTTLE WAS HELD IN PUSHING GAS AND THEN THROWING THE TRUCK INTO DRIVE GEAR TO MOVE, HOWEVER THE THROTTLE WOULD HAVE TO CONTINUE TO BE PUSHING IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN POWER. THIS OCCURRED AT 30+ MPH IN SLOWING DOWN FOR ACCIDENT/CONSTRUCTION TRAFFIC AS WELL AS EVERY TIME STOPPING FOR LIGHTS OR GAS. ISSUE OCCURRED MANY TIMES DURING TRIP, BUT ONLY WHILE TOWING. AFTER DISCONNECTING TRAILER AND ALLOWING VEHICLE TO COOL/REST FOR AN HOUR ISSUE DID NOT RETURN UNTIL AFTER RUNNING WITH TRAILER BEING TOWED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AGAIN.

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5.0 HAS A DISTINCT RATTLING NOISE AT LOWER RPM'S. THE ENGINE ALSO HAS A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE WHICH IS DIFFERENT FROM THE RATTLING NOISE. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE GAS PEDAL TEMPORARILY STICKING AND THE ENGINE HAS A MISS. ALSO WAY DOWN ON FUEL ECONOMY AT 11MPG'S. THIS VEHICLE IS 3 MONTHS OLD AND DEALERSHIP SAYS AND (FORD CORPORATE SUPPORTS DEALERSHIP) THAT I HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR ANY ENGINE DIAGNOSTICS REGARDING MY 5.0 ENGINE PROBLEMS

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TRUCK SHUTS OFF WHEN PULLING A CAMPER AND WILL NOT RUN AFTER RESTART UNLESS YOU REV THE ENGINE AND QUICKLY PULL THE SHIFTER INTO DRIVE AND ACCELERATE QUICKLY. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SHOWS 'AUTO STARTSTOP SHIFT TO P, THEM RESTART ENGINE.' THIS HAS CAUSED MANY NEAR MISS ACCIDENTS. THE VEHICLE WILL STALL WHEN YOU TRY TO CROSS AN INTERSECTION OR PULL AWAY FROM A STOP SIGN.

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ON JAN 25TH, 27TH AND 29TH A "MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP - REGULATORY' LIGHT WENT ON, AND AT THE SAME TIME THERE WAS A WARNING OF 'REDUCE POWER' THE TRUCK POWER RESULTS IN AN REDUCTION OF SPEED TO 10-20 MPH. THIS HAPPENS AT SPEED, 60-70MPH ON THE FREEWAY, TO 10-20 MPH. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER, AFTER A 'SOFTWARE' UPGRADE I WAS TOLD THE TRUCK WAS OK. HOWEVER ON FED 11TH AT NIGHT ON A HIGHWAY WITH NO SHOULDER THE "MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP - REGULATORY' LIGHT WHEN ON, AND AT THE SAME TIME THERE WAS A WARNING OF 'REDUCE POWER' THE TRUCK POWER RESULTS IN AN REDUCTION OF SPEED TO 10-20 MPH. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE TRUCK GOING, IS TO SHUT IT OFF AND RE-START THE TRUCK, THE ENGINE 'LIGHT' STAYS ON, HOWEVER THE TRUCK RUNS FINE. ITS NOW AT THE DEALER, FOR THE LAST 3 DAYS. THEY THINK IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE TURBO OVER BOOST. MY MAIN CONCERNS IS NOT THE TURBO, BUT THE 'CODING' THAT DE-RATES THE ENGINE, WHEN AT SPEED RESULTING IN AN IMMEDIATE SAFETY ISSUE. WHILE ON ALL OF MY OCCASIONS I WAS ABLE TO GET THE TRUCK RESTARTED WITHOUT ANOTHER VEHICLE RUNNING INTO ME. I AM REQUESTING ASSURANCES THAT THE 'CODE' OR PROGRAMMING THAT CAUSES THE REDUCED POWER TO BE REMOVED. FOR ME THIS IS FAR MORE IMPORTANT THAT MAKING A REPAIR TO THE TURBO, AS IT'S DIRECTLY TO SAFETY.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTO START FUNCTION WAS USED TO REMOTELY START THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT LATER NOTICED FLAMES UNDER THE HOOD. A FIRE TRUCK ARRIVED WITH A FIRE INSPECTOR WHO EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGER NEAR THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY. AN INDEPENDENT SOURCE WAS CALLED TO INVESTIGATE THE FAILURE. BENNA FORD SUPERIOR (3022 TOWER AVE, SUPERIOR, WI 54880, (715) 394-8669) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FIRE. A FIRE INSPECTION REPORT WAS TO BE DETERMINED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

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WHILE COMING TO A STOP, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND A MESSAGE DISPLAYED THAT THE ENGINE AUTO START/STOP FUNCTION WAS ENGAGED, PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK, AND RE-START ENGINE. THIS WAS WITH THE AUTO START/STOP FEATURE ALREADY DISENGAGED, WHICH I ALWAYS DO. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR YOUR ENGINE TO CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AND HAVE TO STOP, PUT IT IN PARK, AND RE-START IT IN MOVING TRAFFIC. I HAVE READ MULTIPLE REPORTS OF THIS SAME PROBLEM ON SEVERAL FORUMS. VEHICLE IS A 2018 FORD F150 XLT, 5.0 ENGINE, HAD ABOUT 4000 MILES ON IT.

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WHILE DRIVING, BETWEEN ABOUT 800 AND 1700RPMS, WHEN YOU LET OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE TIMING CHAINS RATTLE FOR ABOUT 1 SECOND. IT DOES IT EVERY TIME WITHIN THOSE RPM RANGES.

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DURING SOME STARTS ENGINE WILL PRODUCE A SMELL. LOOKING UNDERNEATH VEHICLE, I'VE NOTICED 2 LEAKS COMING FROM THE EXHAUST SYSTEM.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 3 MPH AND APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, THE AUTOMATIC ENGINE SHUT OFF ENGAGED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS RELEASED. UPON RELEASING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 17,459. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 FORD F-150. WHILE TOWING A TRAILER AT 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED VIOLENTLY AND SHOOK. THE CONTACT HAD TO DRIVE DANGEROUSLY BELOW THE SPEED LIMIT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER (ERIC VON SCHLEDORN FORD, W4873 CO RD R R, RANDOM LAKE, WI 53075, (920) 994-4376) STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE TRAILER NOT THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD CALL THE CONTACT AND DEALER BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000. *BF *DT CONSUMER STATED VIBRATION PROBLEM WAS AN INHERENT PROBLEM.*JB

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE JERKED BACK AND FORTH AND DECELERATED TO APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. THE ENGINE SEIZED AND THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD AND TAILPIPE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO EVERGREEN FORD LINCOLN (1500 18TH AVE NW, ISSAQUAH, WA 98027, 425-392-6900) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 772.

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ENGINE REVS UP ON IT OWN: WHEN DRIVING AT A SPEED ~ 10 MPH DOWN MY GRAVELED 600 FEET DRIVEWAY, THE ENGINE REVS UP, EXCEEDING 6000 RPM. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON 5 OCCASIONS, TWICE IN NOVEMBER AND THREE TIMES IN DECEMBER, LATEST BEING 12/24/2018. I HAD THE VEHICLE LESS THAN 5 MONTHS WITH 3300 MILES ON IT. I NOTED WHEN IT OCCURS, IT'S WHEN THE VEHICLE IS FIRST STARTED UP. THE REAR TIRES DIG IN AND START SPINNING, THROWING GRAVEL. PRESSING THE BRAKE AND COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP LOWER THE RPM AND SETTLE THE ENGINE DOWN. THIS COULD BE A ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN IN HIGHWAY OR BUSY CITY TRAFFIC. I'VE NOTED ON CARCOMPLAINTS.COM, SEVERAL FORD F150 OWNERS HAVE THIS PROBLEM.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND CHANGING GEARS, A HIGH PITCHED WHINING SOUND WAS PRESENT. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING AND RELEASING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, A RATTLING SOUND WAS PRESENT COMING FROM THE ENGINE. IN ADDITION, WATER LEAKED INTO THE CABIN DUE TO A FAULTY VENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HASSETT FORD (3530 SUNRISE HWY, WANTAGH, NY 11793), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60.

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