2011 FORD F-150 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT AND THE STEERING WHEEL NEARLY CEASED IN POSITION. THE CONTACT COMPENSATED BY TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT TO STRAIGHTEN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CONTINUED DRIVING TO HIS DESTINATION. THOROUGHBRED FORD (8501 N BOARDWALK AVE, KANSAS CITY, MO 64154, (816) 505-1818) REFERRED THE CONTACT NHTSA. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE AND FILED A CASE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 250,000.

WHILE DRIVING UNDER A LOAD, TOWING, ESPECIALLY UP A MOUNTAIN SIDE OR STEEP GRADE, THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD STARTED CHIRPING, OR LETTING OUT AIR, POWER WAS REDUCED, AND THE SITUATION WAS VERY UNSAFE. SINCE THEN, POWER HAS BEEN DOWN, AS HAS FUEL ECONOMY. THE ABILITY TO DO WORK IS GONE.

TURNED THE BACK WINDOW DEFROST ON SINCE BACK WINDOW AND MIRRORS WERE ICED OVER. WAS DRIVING ALONG WHEN THE BACK PASSENGER WINDOW SHATTERED. HAVE TONNEAU COVER ON BOX AND NO OTHER CARS AROUND. REAR DEFROST LIGHT INDICATOR NOW DOESN'T TURN ON.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE VEHICLE ABRUPTLY DOWN SHIFTS , DASH BOARD GOES BLANK, WRENCH LIGHT POPS UP AND SPEEDOMETER ZEROS OUT. FORCING YOU TO STOP

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT LOSS POWER STEERING AND PULLED OFF TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROADWAY. THE CONTACT CALLED A FRIEND WHO OWNED A TRAILER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TRAILERED TO HIS RESIDENCE. RISER FORD LINCOLN (4201 CENTRAL AVE, HOT SPRINGS, AR 71913) WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT SUBJECTED TO A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 187,073.

TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE 7/2012. WHEN DRIVING AWAY FROM CERTAIN SITUATIONS, TRANSMISSION WILL SLAM INTO 2ND GEAR. LOCAL DEALER HAS REPLACED SHIMS IN REAR SUSPENSION, NEW DRIVESHAFT, MAJOR AND MINOR TRANSMISSION PARTS, REPROGRAMMED COMPUTER, ETC., ALL TO NO AVAIL. PARTING WORDS FROM THE DEALER WERE ALWAYS "GIVE THE COMPUTER 500 MILES TO SETTLE IN AND ALL WILL BE GOOD" NEVER HAPPENED, TRANSMISSION STILL SLAMS INTO SECOND AND PUSHING 140,000 MILES NOW. HAVE EVEN WRITTEN LETTERS TO FORD MOTOR COMPANY ABOUT THIS. TOOK TRUCK INTO DEALER PER THEIR RECOMMEND AND NOT FIXED. FEEL I WILL NEED TO DRIVE THE TRUCK INTO THE GROUND AS CAN'T THINK ANYBODY WOULD WANT TO BUY IT LIKE THIS. WOULD ALSO THINK TWICE ABOUT BUYING ANOTHER FORD TRUCK.

ON REPEAT OCCASIONS MY TRUCK SPEEDOMETER WILL STOP WORKING, MY ODOMETER WILL READ ZERO AND MY VEHICLE WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO INCREASE SPEED DESPITE STEPPING ON THE GAS. IN ORDER TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE I HAVE HAD TO TURN THE TRUCK OFF AND ON AGAIN.

MY BACK SIGNAL LIGHT DOESN'T WORK AND HAS A RAPID FLASHING ON THE DASHBOARD. I WAS TOLD IT WAS MY BCM CONTROL AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WHICH IS EXPENSIVE IS THERE ANY TYPE OF RECALL ON THE BCM CONTROL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT OUT OF THE INTENDED GEAR INADVERTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD EVENTUALLY SHIFT BACK INTO THE CORRECT GEAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WRENCH SYMBOL DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT CONTACTED SPEEDWAY FORD LOCATED 1710 N EXPY, GRIFFIN, GA 30223, (770) 229-1600, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO OPEN RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V075000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR INTERMITTENTLY HOWEVER, WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE SHIFTER WOULD SUDDENLY SHIFT BACK INTO FIRST GEAR UNINTENTIONALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CONTACTED CEDAR CITY FORD (1010 N MAIN ST, CEDAR CITY, UT 84721; (855) 782-4508) WHO REPAIRED THE LEAD FRAME AND REPLACED GASKETS INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND FILED A CASE. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS, AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 167,000.