2017 FORD F-150 Complaints

My 2017 F-150 had only 87k Miles on it. I don't tow boats or anything heavy. Two months ago my transmission started giving me problems banging when putting in gear and causing my rear end to lock up. Took to Ronnie Thompson Ford dealership in Elijay Ga and they had to replace my rear end. 3500.00 less then 3 weeks later the transmission was not acting right causing shifting and vibration issues. Took to same Dealership in Elijay Ga as I was outta twn again at my second home. They said My transmission was failing and I needed at min a new torque converter. As I could not afford the high price of the Ford Dealership repair I Came back home to South FL and had the Transmission rebuilt for 5500.00 at Gold Coast Transmission in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Ive now Spent over 9K dollars in the last two months to fix this problem. Im a recently retired Ft Lauderdale cop and I cant afford to buy a new vehicle so I've had to put all this money into this prob. Im a Ford guy, my last Ford f150 was a 2000. I put 267k miles on it and had it 18 yrs before I bought this truck. Prior to that I had a 94' Ford Ranger. I put 197k miles on it and before that a 72 Cutlass in HS. Im [XXX] old and have had only 4 cars my whole life. I TAKE CARE OF MY VEHICLES. Of the 4 cars this 2017 is the only new car Ive ever owned and have had more problems with it then any. I see you guys are looking at these transmission and I wanted my complaint documented. If there is a recall I feel Ford should have to reimburse me for the transmission and rear end I just had to replace. Thanks for looking out for the little guy. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

I have a 2017 F150 Lariat. When accelerating even in lower gear it may make a harsh noise when shifting sometimes making the truck jerk. Just wanted to report this because I saw a video talking about the problem.

Truck downshifted on its own from 6th gear to first gear. This caused rear wheel lock up around 55 mph. Vehicle became unsafe and difficult to control.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 MPH, the vehicle lost motive power. No warning light was illuminated. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local independent mechanic, where it remained awaiting a diagnostic test. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not yet diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 183,000.

Transmission will randomly downshift while driving or stay in a certain gear without shifting down or up resulting in unexpected power loss. Is sporadic in occurrences sometimes several times in a short drive other times a week without incident

While I am driving in normal drive when my vehicle is in 6th gear cruising there is a shutter in the transmissionthat happens (like running over rumble strips)and only sixth gear. When I have 4 wheel drive locked in the transmission shutter happens in 3-6th gear and only happens at lower cruising rpms and trying to accelerate when I'm either using the pedal or cruise control. When I am in normal driving mode I have to leave 6th gear unselected so the rpms aren't too low to keep the transmission shutter from happening. Brought to the ford dealership and during the ride along with the tech he admitted he could feel it and could be 1 of 3 things the transmission, the torque converter or the torque converter control module. After picking my truck back up they said since I have no codes and they found a flaw in my rim. And that is what is causing the only sixth gear low rpm transmission shutter. And the shutter doesn't happen during higher rpms even at the same speeds. I have read up on this shutter and everyone was saying the same feeling in there f150s and was a transmission shutter. Don't want my transmission locking up at interstate speeds could cause losing control or causing an accident due to lock up

I have taken my 2017 F150 to Sunrise over a period of 3 years to ‘fix’ the downshifting issue on the engine. I was constantly told I was imagining things. Then the dealer kept my truck for 3 months while is was supposedly fixed according to a recall sent out in 2022. The problem was not corrected. Then in 2025 another recall was issued for the braking system and the emergency brake light coming on. Again, back to the dealer for recall repair. And again it was NOT repaired as the light still comes again every time we are driving on the highway. Our truck has very low mileage for 2017. Please advise if you can assist us. Respectfully [XXX] & [XXX] [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Transmission dropped from high gear to low for no reason. Had fixed at local ford dealer . Happened two times in 2 days.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40 - 45 MPH with the transmission in 4th gear, the transmission unexpectedly downshifted to 1st gear. The contact stopped the vehicle and waited for several minutes before continuing driving. There were no warning lights illuminated. The failure had occurred twice. The contact performed a Keep Alive Memory (KAM) reset after each failure. The dealer was contacted and confirmed that there were no recalls associated with the VIN. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 96,000.

Driving along at normal speed, often on the highway. Truck in 5th or 6th gear. Sometimes 4th. It will shift into 1st gear. Other times it will shift into 3rd or 2nd and get stuck for way too long. I will have to completely stop for it to start shifting "normally"