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

The breaks have to be pushed too far down in order for truck to stop. I have had the breaks professionally bled and still… in order to come to a complete stop I have to put quite a bit of pressure for my truck to remain stopped at a red light. I hit a bicyclist crossing the road because my truck moved forward. There have been a few times I almost rolled into an intersection to oncoming traffic because I let my foot off the break just a hair but still applying a lot of pressure. This is VERY dangerous and can cause death. This needs to be looked at because I see a lot of people are having this problem or there have been recalls on other ford f150’s but my f150 didn’t have a recall for it. Please look into this for the sake of my life and my children’s and others.

NHTSA ODI 11505663

Vehicle was inspected by the dealership and Ford inspector. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL RELATED PROBLEMS OF THE 2018 Ford F-150. Backing up to an elevated driveway on a residential street. Braking at 0 mph and the vehicle accelerated at a speed which crashed the front end of the neighbor’s car parked at the top of the driveway. Those neighbors have two small children which play on that driveway and would have been killed. The neighbor heard the brakes screeching. I did not have my foot on the accelerator. This incident was reported to the police, the dealership and Ford which inspected the vehicle. They claim they did not find a problem, but there are a multitude of similar issues online. I received an recall email from NHTSA today, March 22, 2022 which I was convinced was FORD and NHTSA resolving this issue because the NHTSA information (in its brevity) seemed similar to what happened with our F-150. However, the NHTSA Campaign number 22V150000, recall number 22S11. However, our F-150 is a 5.0L engine.

NHTSA ODI 11457804

Parked 2018 F-150 on slight incline facing downhill. 12' dump trailer attached with load of 2000 lbs. Put transmission in park and set park brake. While preparing to unload trailer, I think I heard a popping sound. Then the truck suddenly began to roll downhill. It traveled about 70 feet before crashing into two parked cars. I ran to the truck and confirmed the transmission was in park and the brake indicator light was on, confirming that I had set the park brake. The truck had rolled freely with no indication of resistance from the brakes or transmission. Considerable damage was done to my truck, the trailer, and the two parked cars. My truck was towed but repairs have not yet begun and no cause has been determined as to why both the park brake and the transmission failed at the same time.

NHTSA ODI 11448456

I WAS PULLING INTO A LEFT TURNING LANE BEHIND ANOTHER TRUCK. BRAKES FAILED TO SLOW THE TRUCK. AS I APPLIED MORE BRAKE THE ENGINE STOPPED BUT VEHICLE STILL MOVED FORWARD AT A SLOW SPEED. THE ABS SEEMED TO BE TRYING TO WORK AS THE TRUCK "BUCKED" LIKE ABS WAS TRYING TO WORK EVEN AT THIS SLOW SPEED. I BUMPED INTO THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME. HE ONLY SUSTAINED A VERY SMALL DENT IN HIS BUMPER. MY TRUCK WOULD NOT START. I HAD TO SHIFT IT IN AND OUT OF PARK SEVERAL TIME AND IT FINALLY STARTED. I SUSTAINED ABOUT $3000 DAMAGE MY TRUCK. THE TRUCK WAS PUT ON A COMPUTER BY A FORD DEALER AND IT SHOWED NO PROBLEMS.

NHTSA ODI 11413812

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT FAILED TO ENGAGE AS A RESULT THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMNIATED. THE CONTACT STATED NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RE START. NO POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CHIPOLA FORD (4242 LAFAYETTE ST, MARIANNA, FL 32446) WHERE THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,249.

NHTSA ODI 11306818

THE FIRST TIME THE ACCELERATION ON MY F150 STUCK, I WAS ON A COUNTRY ROAD. I WAS BRAKING ON A DOWN HILL TO A STOP SIGN. I MADE SURE I WAS NOT DOUBLE PEDDLING AND THEN SLAMED DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDDLE. I HAD PLENTY OF SPACE BEFORE THE STOP SIGN AND SLAMMING THE BRAKE REGAINED THE CONTROL. I DID NOT REPORT THIS TO MY FORD DEALER. I DID NOT KNOW THAT IT WOULD BE AN ISSUE. APPROXIMATELY 4 MONTHS LATER THE TRUCK DID IT AGAIN. THIS TIME I WAS BACKING UP AND HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDDLE AGAIN. I DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH TIME OR SPACE TO REGAIN CONTROL AND I STRUCK A TREE, WHICH STOPPED THE VEHICLE. IT CAUSED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE TAILGATE, BUMPER, LIGHT ASSEMBLY, AND PASSENGER SIDE BED FENDER. I PARKED THE TRUCK AND WALKED AWAY FOR SEVERAL HOURS. WHEN MY HUSBAND WENT TO MOVE THE TRUCK, THE BRAKE PEDDLE SANK STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR, LIKE THERE WAS A LOT OF BRAKE PEDDLE MOVEMENT AND NO BRAKE PRESSURE. I DO NOT BELIEVE THE GAS PEDDLE WAS STICKING, MORE LIKE THE COMPUTER WAS ACCELERATING WHEN THE GAS WAS NOT ENGAGED. MY FORD DEALERSHIP RAN DIAGNOSTICS THAT DAY AND IT HAD NO CODE ISSUES. FORD LEGAL RETAINED THE TRUCK AND RAN DIAGNOSTICS AGAIN 3 MONTHS LATER AND AGAIN NO CODES. STILL DO NOT HAVE AN ANSWER TO WHAT CAUSED THE ACCELERATION ISSUE. FORD SAID THERE WAS NO ISSUE WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM. I WOULD VERY MUCH LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE HAS BEEN SIMILAR OCCURRENCES WITH OTHER 2018 F150'S.

NHTSA ODI 11254294

I HAVE REPORTED MY BRAKE PEDAL THAT GOES TO THE FLOOR DIRECTLY TO FORD'S F-150 ENGINEER. I WAS TOLD MY TRUCK'S BRAKES ARE NORMAL. TODAY, IN A BUSINESS PARKING LOT MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I LOST THE ABILITY TO STOP AND RAN INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF MY PARKING SPOT. I HAD MY KIDS AND IN-LAWS IN THE TRUCK WITH ME. MY BRAKES ARE NOT CLOSE TO BEING NORMAL. FORD HAS KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH RECENT MODEL F-150 BRAKES. FORD WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO TRY FIX MY BRAKES. HAVING RANDOM ACCIDENTS WITH MY FAMILY IN THE TRUCK IS UNACCEPTABLE. THIS TRUCK SHOULD BE REMOVED FROM THE ROAD AT FORD'S EXPENSE

NHTSA ODI 11209591

DANGER!! POTENTIAL EXTREME INJURY OR DEATH POSSIBLE. THESE ISSUES MUST BE ADDRESSED BY FORD. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ENGINE ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN WHEN IN REVERSE. BRAKING: WOULD SLOW DOWN BUT WILL ACCELERATE WHEN BRAKE WAS RELEASED UPON REVERSE. UPON REVERSING UP AN UPHILL LOCAL SIDE STREET DRIVEWAY, BRAKING, AND RELEASING THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED IN LESS THAN ONE SECOND AT A TREMENDOUS SPEED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PUT INTO DRIVE FROM REVERSE, THE ENGINE CREATED A HIGH-PITCHED WHINING SOUND. HAD THERE BEEN THE CHILDREN IN THE DRIVEWAY, THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. THERE IS ALSO A WHINING SOUND FROM THE ENGINE WHEN IT IS RUNNING. CHANGING GEAR FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE: ENGINE CREATES A HIGH-PITCHED WHINING SOUND REVERSE UP A SLIGHT HILL: REVERSING UP A SMALL HILL IMMENSELY ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN. WE NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP WHEN WE RECEIVED THE VEHICLE, BUT IT WAS NOT CORRECTED.

NHTSA ODI 11193938