2011 FORD F-150 Complaints

WHILE BACKING UP AND UPON TURNING THE SERVICE ADVANCETRAC LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. I RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT FORD HAS BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS SINCE 2011 FOR THE ELECTRIC STEERING RACK AND PINION (IT WAS NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR THE 2011 MODEL) GOING BAD AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF YOU LOSE POWER STEERING AND THERE HAVE BEEN TSB'S ABOUT SAID PROBLEM AND NO RECALL HAS BEEN DONE REGARDING THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED KNOWING THERE IS THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND HAVING TO PAY OVER $2K TO GET THIS FIXED WHEN FORD KNOWS ABOUT SAID PROBLEM AND WILL DO NOTHING TO HELP THE CONSUMER FOR THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SOMEONE COULD GET SERIOUSLY HURT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON START OF HIS VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD HARDEN AS THE FAILURE OCCURRED. ALSO, THE CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING MESSAGE WAS INTERMITTENTLY DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WOULD EMIT FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE WITH A DEFECTIVE ELECTRONIC VACUUM PUMP. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH TADD JENKINS FORD (1090 FORD WAY, BLACKFOOT, ID 83221) AND THE MANUFACTURER WHO BOTH INFORMED HIM THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE FOR THE ELECTRONIC VACUUM PUMP. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

VEHICLE WILL LOCK THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING IF ROTATED TO MAKE A HARD LEFT TURN. ONCE THE STEERING WHEEL IS LOCKED, IT TAKES A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT FORCE TO UNLOCK THE WHEEL. THIS MANOUVER WILL ONLY HAPPEN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, POSING A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN FOR THE DRIVER AND OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE

DRIVER'S SIDE REAR DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. THIS STARTED WITH THE DOOR NOT UNLOCKING SOMETIMES WITH THE KEY FOB. WHEN THIS HAPPENED, THE DOOR WOULD HAVE TO UNLOCKED MANUALLY. NOW THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN AT ALL - NOT WITH KEY FOB NOR WITH LOCK KNOB. NEITHER THE INTERIOR OR EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE WILL OPEN THE DOOR. NOTHING WILL WORK AND IMPOSSIBLE TO REPLACE DOOR LATCH MECHANISM WITH DOOR CLOSED.N BASED ON INTERNET SEARCHES, THIS IS NOT A RARE OCCURRENCE. DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE IF IN AN ACCIDENT ESPECIALLY IF AN EMERGENCY SITUATION.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY I 95 AND IT WAS RAINING. MY WINDOWS STARTED TO FOG UP. I TURNED ON THE DEFROSTS. I HEARD A LOUD POP AND MY REAR WINDOW SHATTERED. IN RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET, IT APPEARS IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON 10-14 F150'S WHEN TURNING ON THE REAR DEFROST.

WHEN DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS (IE PARKING LOTS) THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS INTO FIRST GEAR WITH A VERY LARGE "BANG" NOISE. THIS PROBLEM IS VERY INTERMITTENT. FORD HAS ISSUED A RECALL (16S19) WHICH WAS PERFORMED ON MY VEHICLE BY THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP, BUT IT DID NOT RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. I RETURNED TO MY LOCAL AND THEY KEEP CLEARING THE TRANSMISSION'S COMPUTER IN THE HOPES OF RELEARNING MY DRIVING HABITS. THIS WAS DONE TWICE SINCE THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED, WITH NO IMPROVEMENT.

WHEN U GO TO PUT TRUCK IN GEAR IT MAKES A LOUD NOISE AND DOESN'T HAVE POWER AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON.ALSO BRAKES GO TO FLOOR AT TIMES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVE TRAIN FAILURE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED WYATT JOHNSON FORD LOCATED AT 646 THOMPSON LN, NASHVILLE, TN 37204, (615) 244-3615, TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE LEAD FRAME AND TRANSMISSION WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED MANUFACTURER COMMUNICATION NUMBER: 19N01-S1 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,424. *LN*JB*DT*JB

TRUCK LOCKED UP ON ME ON THE HIGHWAY DOING 70+ MPH & CAUSED ME TO SPIN OUT & WRECK. IT'S A RECALL FOR THAT ISSUE THAT FORD WILL NOT FIX FOR ME BECAUSE OF MILEAGE. TERRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE & ENDANGERED MY LIFE & OTHERS THAT DAY FOR A ISSUE THAT THEY'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR.

WHY WOULD THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING GO OUT ALL AT ONCE WITH NO WARNING I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WAS IN A VERY BUSY TOWN THE POWER STEERING JUST STOPPED WORKING ALL AT ONCE LIKE TO HAVE NOT GOT THE TRUCK OFF THE ROAD THIS IS DANGEROUS TOO DRIVE I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED HOME