FORD Complaints
View complaints related to FORD. The complaints found here are submitted by actual consumers with first hand experience. You can submit your own complaint to the NHTSA or call the Hotline, Monday-Friday 8am to 8pm at (888) 327-4236, TTY: (800) 424-9153.
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FORD ENGINE & ENGINE COOLING- Medina, TN
The coolant is leaking into the engine block. This is a no problem with these engines. I may have to replace the engine.
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FORD POWER TRAIN- Big Stone Gap, VA
Truck has jumped time and or timing chain stretched will driving truck geared down and was like it went into limp mode I turn the truck off and back on it straightened out enough to get it home dealer said it was the timing chain after running scans on it
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FORD SERVICE FUEL TANK- Erbil, MI
Good morning this is my ford focus car VIN 1FADP3K2XHL247975 i am in Iraq I checked my car recalls and it has one reacall, But when i went to the ford dealer named Alkasid in iraq locayed in Erbil it says we won't fix it because your car warranty cancelled and what i know is that even after warranty the recall is is still available.
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FORD ENGINE & ENGINE COOLING- Rochester, NY
Check engine light continually comes on and off since August 2022. I currently have 56642.0 miles on vehicle and always get routine maintenance and oil changes. Never had this issue untill this year. Please look into this issue Ford. Next week I will have a diagnostic done and will file another complaint if this is a serious and expensive engine service I will need. Thank you.
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FORD SERVICE STEERING GEAR- Fayetteville, NC
My steering went out one day while I was driving. Took it to crown ford Fayetteville NC and they reset software and it worked for about 5 seconds then went back out again. They said it was the Gear box needs to be replace which is power steering.
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FORD POWER TRAIN- oconomowoc, WI
The vehicle is exhausting leaked fluid through the vents inside cabin at 23,000 miles causing headaches and fatigue. The Power transfer unit does not allow for maintenance and has no drain plug. The unit seems to fail alot with Fords when looking online. It is dangerous for the driver to smell this inside the cabin.
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FORD ENGINE & ENGINE COOLING- SALEM, IL
I HAVE A 2017 FORD EXPLORER. THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD TRIM RIPPED OFF AS I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH AND FLEW UP IN THE AIR AND LANDED BEHIND ME. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS NOT A VEHICLE BEHIND ME. THE DRIVER'S SIDE WAS LOOSE, AND I GLUED IT DOWN WITH GORILLA GLUE AS A TEMPORARY HOLD. SINCE THAT TIME, I HAVE NOTICED MANY EXPLORERS WITH THE SAME MISSING WINDSHIELD TRIM. I FEEL THIS POSES A DANGER NOT NECESSARILY TO THE DRIVER, BUT OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD.
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FORD POWER TRAIN- JACKSON, TN
WE HAVE A 20018 FORD EXPEDITION PLATINUM, 2WD (REAR WHEEL DRIVE). BOUGHT BRAND NEW. FOR THE PAST MONTH WE'VE BEEN HAVING WHAT SEEMS LIKE TRANSMISSION ISSUES. CAR HAS 45,000 MILES ON IT. A FEW TIMES A DAY THE TRANSMISSION FAILS TO SHIFT AT ALL; ESSENTIALLY GOES IN-BETWEEN GEARS, REVS HIGH, BUT ABSOLUTELY NO MOVEMENT. USUALLY SOON AFTER MOVING FROM A START, SO MAYBE 2ND TO 3RD GEAR OR 3RD TO 4TH GEAR. IT HAPPENS WITHOUT ANY WARNING. HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE CARE BEING HOT OR COLD. IT IS VERY SCARY BECAUSE ONE OF THE TIMES, I HAD PULLED OUT FROM A GAS STATION ONTO A HIGHWAY, ACCELERATING NORMALLY TO KEEP UP WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC WITH I LOST ALL POWER TO THE WHEELS. ENGINE CONTINUED REVVING. THERE WAS NO TIRE SLIPPING - JUST NO MOVEMENT WHATSOEVER. TOOK IT INTO THE FORD DEALER (GOLDEN CIRCLE FORD) IN JACKSON TN WHERE THEY EVALUATED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. THEY APPARENTLY PUT IT ON THE COMPUTER AND DROVE IT; AND WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEY GAVE ME A RIDICULOUS EXPLANATION THAT THE VEHICLE IS 'LEARNING' (AKA "ADAPTING") TO MY DRIVING STYLE AND THAT IT WAS NORMAL BEHAVIOR. THAT WAS LAST WEEK. SINCE THEN, THE SHIFTING BETWEEN LOW GEARS HAS BECOME SOMEONE ROUGHER/ WITH SOME HESITANCY. I DID RESEARCH THESE VEHICLE AND APPARENTLY THERE MAY BE AN ISSUE WITH THE 10 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS NOW BEING USED IN THE F150 TRUCKS WITH MANY PEOPLE DESCRIBING SIMILAR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THERE IS A POTENTIAL ISSUE, THAT CAN ALSO BE VERY DANGEROUS IF THE CAR STOPS MOVING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THANK YOU.
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FORD POWER TRAIN- CANTON, MO
2014 FORD F150 WITH THE 3.5L ECOBOOST ENGINE. I WAS DRIVING HOME YESTERDAY GOING A STEADY SPEED DOWN THE INTERSTATE. THE WRENCH LIGHT TURNED ON THE DASH AND I LOST ALL FUNCTIONS TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. AFTER SOME ONLINE RESEARCH IT TURNS OUT FORD IS HAVING ISSUES WITH THE THROTTLE BODY AND HOW IT RECEIVES SIGNAL FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. I CHECKED AND THERE IS NO RECALLS AT THIS TIME. IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. IF IT DECIDES TO MESS UP WHEN TURNING AND THERE IS ON COMING TRAFFIC THAT WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECOMES INOP AND THE TRUCK WILL ONLY IDLE. I HAD TO PURCHASE A NEW THROTTLE BODY TODAY BECAUSE I DON'T WANT THAT SCENARIO TO HAPPEN AGAIN!
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FORD POWER TRAIN- BETHLEHEM, PA
MY 2009 FORD FUSION HAS A BRAKE PROBLEM, TOOK IT TO GET SERVICED THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING, THEN A DAY LATER I RECEIVED A LETTER THAT THERE IS A RECALL MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER19S54 NHTSA RECALL NUMBER19V904. STILL WAITING A YEAR LATER FOR A REMEDY, IN THE MEANTIME I PAID FOR SERVICE THAT WASN'T FIXED AND I ONLY HAVE BACK BRAKES, PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR BEFORE CATCHING TO STOP. VERY UNSAFE. WHEN WILL THEY FIX IT? WHEN I HAVE AN ACCIDENT AND NO LONGER NEED THE PART? THIS IS A DISGRACE TO BE DRIVING SO UNSAFE. I'M AFRAID TO REALLY GO ANYWHERE WITH IT. PLEASE HELP!
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