What 953 owners told NHTSA about the 2019 Ford F-150 Super Cab Diesel

Beginning 3 months ago, intermittently during in-town traffic driving, the vehicle will shut off. It happened about once a month. Three weeks ago when it did this, it said Low Charging System, so I took it to the dealer where purchased it. The Alternator tested Low, so it was replaced. Two weeks later, it died at a stoplight again & at Idle, then the Dash Message said Disengage Auto-Shut Off and Restart Engine. I called the dealer where purchased it & they came and got it. They tested it for a couple days & also had several people drive it, and they said it did fine with the Auto-Shut Off Turned On. Well this afternoon I drove it local around my own town, and it's still runs rough. It idles rough and is acting like it wants to die again at stoplights. I only way to be comfortable driving it is with the Auto-Shut-Off Disabled. In traffice at a redlight that turns green, and if you're stalled out, it's going to cause a rear-end collision. Not to mention it's hard on the battery and alternator having to keep restarting at intermittent intervals in traffic. The dealer said they drove it around their lot area, however, it doesn't do it unless drive it for 45 minutes or an hour. When discussed this with 3 area Ford Dealers, they all said it's going to be hard to find. There's no Check Engine Light or any sort of Code that can be used. They also stated it's probably something small causing it. One specific dealer stated that something else is causing this issue, and until that is found and fixed, it's going to keep doing it. The dealer that's been handling this and purchased from, did a Factory Reset on the PCM.

NHTSA ODI 11526287

After purchasing my truck, it was discovered that the back up camera doesn't work. It will work on occasion when the truck is put in reverse. The safety for myself or others is that I cannot see behind me when backing up. I have not taken the vehicle in for an inspection since I have been told that this is an issue for other Ford F150's in the same year. When backing up my screen says camera not available.

NHTSA ODI 11520079

Backup camera faulty shows blurry screen when putting truck in reverse also sometimes shows no picture and just different colors on screen. 2019 F150, 20k miles.

NHTSA ODI 11509665

Back glass shattered for no reason , alone on a state highway with no houses and other traffic . Thousands of not hundreds of thousands of other people have had the same thing happen to them in f150s for years apparently. A quick google search didn’t take long to read hundreds of other f150 owners sharing the same experience . Ford refuses to accept responsibility for what is an obvious design flaw. Broken shards of glass flying around in the cab . Luckily I didn’t have my grandson in the backseat today.

NHTSA ODI 11509416

Rear tailgate opens when door opens without activating the remote/automatic feature that opens the tailgate. It also opens when I’m traveling in traffic. It’s a danger to me and traffic if something is in my truck bed or even if nothing is in there and it opens and someone is too close it will hit there vehicle

NHTSA ODI 11507664

On Monday, January 9, 2023 the vehicle shut off while driving in traffic, and was difficult to restart. It seemed like the battery was dead, but it wasn’t. This incident happened again within about a 15 minute time Period. Safety was obviously put at risk as this happened in a major metropolitan area, Miami, on the road during rush hour. The dealer has had the vehicle for the last two weeks, but was not able to reproduce the problem and cannot find anything wrong. When the vehicle shut off, a warning came up on the dash which said “auto stop, put the truck in park and restart the engine.” But again, it did not want to turn over to restart, and only did so with difficulty.

NHTSA ODI 11504051

Vehicle screen keeps restarting like it’s a brand new car every time I turn on the vehicle. Navigation stops working the screen will start lagging and sometimes it will go black while driving. Won’t do updates to new version of sync.

NHTSA ODI 11501202

11-Jan-2023 18:01 CST approximate temperature 47F. Commuting home the vehicle was driven approximately 30 minutes on the highway. Stopped for fast food and it was turned off for less than 10 minutes. Restarted without issue drove out to a stop light to make a left turn. Auto start-stop turned off the engine but failed to restart. Put vehicle in park vehicle would not restart normally, and multiple restart attempts failed. Restarted vehicle with an jump start battery pack. Drove straight to Autozone and battery tested fully charged on printed receipt. Vehicle restarted normally twice in parking lot. Drove home battery tested 12.7 volts with multimeter. I don't suspect that the battery is the issue. The vehicle battery management system should detect a low battery and disable auto start-stop. My preference is not to have to work under the hood in the middle of traffic in the dark.

NHTSA ODI 11501372

When I put my vehicle into reverse, I get a warning that the backup camera is inoperable. Ford already has a recall on Some backup cameras but refuses to address mine because of the VIN not being on their list. Others at risk? Whenever I need to back out of a parking space. The onboard computer should have the records of the many times the camera was needed but not working. I am unable to afford the cost of a service call as I am a senior citizen.

NHTSA ODI 11498280

The car showed message “ auto startstop shift to p, then restart engine “ and lost power on highway, I shift to p and restart engine, the message showed again and couldn’t drive. It was very dangerous.

NHTSA ODI 11480786

The contact owns a 2019 Ford F-150. The contact stated that after parking and turning the vehicle off upon returning and restarting the vehicle it was discovered that the driver side running board was stuck in the down position and the passenger side running board was stuck in the up position. Also, the air bag warning light remained illuminated, the front passenger and driver side windows would not operate and could not be opened and the air conditioning was inoperable. The cause of the failures was not determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were notified of the failures. The failure mileage was 44,000.

NHTSA ODI 11479501

The back up camera started not working intermittently. Then it failed completely and all you get when in reverse is a blue screen. There is a NHTSA recall for 2019 Ford F-150 for the exact same issue. Recall #22V25200. Ford has refused to fix the issue as a recall. This has been going on for two months.

NHTSA ODI 11467175

My electrical system failed and then caught fire. The entire situation started 4 days ago where my "dome" or "cargo" light kept turning on even though the car was off. 3 days ago my alarm would go off every 15 minutes until I unplugged the battery. I disconnected the battery over night hoping to reset the computer. After reconnecting the battery I got a rear "LEFT REAR door ajar" message on the dash. After inspecting the sensor and wiring harness in LEFT REAR door, I found no issue. However, now "FRONT LEFT door ajar" message appeared on dash along with "LEFT REAR door ajar." Also a litany of other warning lights involving cameras, emergancy braking, etc. came on. While attempting to drive to dealership to have them inspect the issue. The wiring harness behind the back seat on the RIGHT SIDE of the vehicle began smoking. Smoke began billowing from behind the seatbelt opening in the plastic trim on the backside of the door frame.

NHTSA ODI 11463171

We were parked in a store parking lot after driving truck for 45 mins. Truck was turned off for 30 mins. Put the key in to start truck and nothing electrical worked. No dash lights, no chiming, no lights, nothing at all electrical worked. Turned key to start and nothing. It was like it was in a sleep mode. After about 5 mins of trying everything electrical and checking battery terminals I tried the radio power on button and everything came back on. It has been fine with no issues for 2 days now. I just hate to have it happen while driving. I called the Ford dealership near me and he they didn't know what it could be. Told me if it happens again to let them know right away. There were no warning lamps, messages or symptons before. I couldn't find anything lose around battery.

NHTSA ODI 11451319

I have had the engine shut off while driving … due to the code auto start stop shift to park… I could’ve been in an accident this is the 4th time this has happened. Fix this issue

NHTSA ODI 11444559

The contact owns a 2019 Ford F-150. The contact stated he was unable to hang up phone calls while the phone was connected to the vehicle through the USB cable. The contact stated the issue was distracting as he would need to take his eyes off the road to disconnect the phone to the vehicle in order to hang up the call. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the vehicle software had failed, however they could not repair the issue as the vehicle software was ran by the manufacturer. The dealer advised the contact to stop using the USB cable. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 92,000.

NHTSA ODI 11434683

The collision warning appears random and not even close to a vehicle. I’m Alamo experience problems with the power train (truck jerks) and not other problems. I have been having the same problems since 2020. My truck is at the dealership and now Ford engineers are involved because the trucks has multiple codes and unable to figure out the problem. My truck has been at the dealership since May 17-June 1st and June 7 to current.

NHTSA ODI 11422484

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF (THREE TIMES NOW). THIS OCCURRED ONCE WHILE TURNING ONTO ANOTHER ROAD AND THE VEHICLE STALLED IN A LANE OF TRAFFIC. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE VEHICLE MAKES YOU SHIFT TO PARK AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. IT DISPLAYS A MESSAGE ABOUT AUTO START/STOP (ATTACHED). EVERY TIME HAS BEEN AT RELATIVELY LOW SPEED.

NHTSA ODI 11404985

VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WHILE MOVING AND DISPLAYED MESSAGE ' AUTO START STOP SHIFT TO P THEN RESTART ENGINE' AFTER COMING TO A STOP WITH NO POWER BRAKES OR STEERING, VEHICLE TOOK APPROXIMATELY FIVE SECONDS TO RESTART AND HAD A DIFFICULT TIME DOING SO

NHTSA ODI 11404399

FORD RECALLS 600,000-PLUS VEHICLES TO FIX BACKUP CAMERAS INCLUDED THE 2020 F-150 BUT NOT THE 2019 F-150. MY VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES. IN FACT THE CAMERAS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY THE DEALER 7 TIMES AND THEY ARE STILL NOT WORKING. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE SAME RECALL AS THE 2020S

NHTSA ODI 11398062

TODAY WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, A WRENCH-SHAPED INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD TURNED ON. FOLLOWING THIS, THE DISPLAY NOTIFIED ME THAT THE FRONT SENSOR AND COLLISION AVOIDANCE WERE NO LONGER AVAILABLE. AFTERWARDS, THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHUDDER AND JERK AROUND WHILE IDLING AT THE STOPLIGHT. THE RATE AT WHICH THE TRUCK COULD ACCELERATE BEGAN TO DECREASE EVERY TIME I WOULD ACCELERATE FROM A COMPLETE STOP (A STOPLIGHT FOR EXAMPLE). SHIFTS ALSO SEEMED VERY ROUGH. WHENEVER THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED, IT FELT LIKE SITTING IN A CHAIR ON A CONCRETE FLOOR WHILE SOMEBODY DROPPED DUMBBELLS ON THE GROUND.

NHTSA ODI 11388938

VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN. I WAS WAITING IN LINE OF TRAFFIC FOR THE TRAFFIC LIGHT TO TURN GREEN. MOTOR STOPS, LIGHTS GO OUT. PLACED IN NEUTRAL AND TRIED TO RESTART, WOULD NOT START UNTIL AFTER 3 - 4 MINUTES.

NHTSA ODI 11374595

NOTICED DURING SUMMER 2020 MONTHS THE TRUCK WHEN IDLING AT STOP WOULD VIBRATE AND TACHOMETER WOULD BOUNCE. RECENTLY DURING JULY TO SEPTEMBER THE TRUCK WHEN STOPPED WOULD IDLE ROUGH THEN SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY HAVING TO PUT IN PARK AND RESTART THE TRUCK! THE LAST TIME IT DID IT I WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT ON A CITY STREET AND IT JUST SHUT DOWN AND I HAD TO RESTART THE TRUCK. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES SINCE JULY. I TOOK IT TO TWO FORD DEALERS AND NEITHER COULD REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT FIX IT.

NHTSA ODI 11361538

I WAS DECELERATING DOWN A HILL. I WAS STILL DOING ABOUT 20 MPH WHILE BRAKING AND I RECEIVED AN ERROR SAYING 'AUTO STARTSTOP SHIFT TO P, THEN RESTART ENGINE' AND MY ENGINE SHUT OFF AND I LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKES AND HAD TO COAST MYSELF TO SOMEWHERE AS CLOSE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AS POSSIBLE. THANK GOD THIS HAPPENED ON A LOCAL RD AND NOT A HIGHWAY. I PROCEEDED TO SHIFT TO P AND RESTART THE VEHICLE 4 TIMES UNTIL IT ALLOWED ME TO SHIFT TO DRIVE AND IT ACTUALLY ENGAGE SO I COULD CONTINUE DRIVING. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME AND THE TRUCK IS LESS THAN A YEAR OLD.

NHTSA ODI 11350968

TRUCK WAS PARKED, WENT TO UNLOCK KEY FOB DID NOT WORK. OPENED WITH KEY AND HAD NO ELECTRIC POWER. TOTALLY DEAD, CHECKED BATTERY WITH METER AND IT HAD FULL CHARGE. CHECKED FUSE'S ALL OK. AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES TRUCK POWERED BACK UP ON ITS OWN WITHOUT ME DOING ANYTHING EXCEPT SCRATCHING MY HEAD.

NHTSA ODI 11300018