2017 FORD F-150 Complaints

Pressurized fuel line routed over the fuel tank started leaking. It is being repaired now. The shop doing the repair claims this is the third one this year. Fuel squirts out under the bed of the truck. I have a video of how it looks.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle unexpectedly downshifted with no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was restarted; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 159,000.

Ive had a few incidents where the vehicle shifted so hard into a lower gear that the tires made a sound. I thought the truck was going to break. I can have some one behind and I would be rear ended. My truck will get in a wreck just a matter of time. Especially if there is a turn, rain, snow, ice, a hill, or someone behind me. Other incidents with the powertrain have happened like not wanting to shift and the lights start blinking. The truck doesn't know what to do. So if this happens at a stop light, a stop sign, parking lot on the highway, I will probably get in a wreck. I've had it checked by a couple mechanics and they don't know. Its all over the forums of people having issues but nobody has a solution. And if there is a solution its very expensive. And not really sure if that fixes the issue. Its a very unsafe vehicle and only a matter of time before Ford gets sued for millions. I've already made a claim with Ford. They have refused to help me in the situation.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while the vehicle was at the independent mechanic for a service appointment, the contact requested that the driver's side fog light be replaced. The contact was informed that the fog light was not faulty; however, the contact was informed that the driver's fog light was inoperable due to a power outage in the fog light housing. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but provided no assistance. The contact was advised to contact the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 128,086.

The thin decorative steel cover on the wheel lug nuts are cracking at the corners and deforming to the extent that they would be difficult to get off with the provided tire wrench in a roadside tire failure. My tire shop had to drive a socket on, then drive it off.

When driving on hills or moving from a stop to get into traffic the vehicle will go from 4th gear to 1st and won’t accelerate. After this happens I’m alerted with “Powertrain system fault”. This causes a safety issue for me and others because on hills it won’t accelerate and it rolls backwards. From a stop trying to get into traffic it won’t move and becomes a collision waiting to happen. This problem happens very frequently but hasn’t been confirmed or inspected yet. The only warnings are “Powertrain System fault” No systems and first appeared late June of 2024

The contact owns a 2017 Ford F-150. The contact stated that there was a significant oil leak underneath the vehicle. The contact stated that there was an abnormal amount of white smoke coming from the exhaust pipe while the vehicle was started and running. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was determined that the oil pan was leaking and needed to be replaced. The oil pan was replaced; however, the failure had persisted. The oil pan had been replaced three times however, the failure persisted. The contact became aware of Technical Service Bulletin: 23/2083, NHTSA ID Number: 10233594 (Engine and Engine Cooling) and related the failure to the TSB. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The manufacturer confirmed the vehicle was not covered under the Technical Service Bulletin nor under warranty. The manufacturer referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

After driving at highway speed, 75-80 MPH for about 6 hours, the steering felt heavy, minor steering input resulted in major directional changes. The steering direction felt locked in that minor turn position and required significant effort over what was normal to return the direction to straight and that action caused a dramatic directional change. Upon my return home, I had the vehicle inspected by the dealer, Kelly Ford in Melbourne Florida and they could not identify or duplicate the problem. I have significant experience in vehicle operation, including being a Certified Emergency Vehicle Operations driving instructor and this condition was extremely dangerous. Controlling the vehicle, keeping it in a lane and recovering from navigating curves in the road was a significant challenge. There were no notifications of an issue displayed on the dashboard before, during or after the event. The problem was not an issue at lower speed, below 45 MPH after exiting the highway or when running at highway speed with everything cold from an overnight park until after 5-6 hours of operation at highway speed when the issue returned. After the initial onset of the issue on July 30, It reoccured on July 31. Our trips ater that were shorter until August 6 on our drive from Wilson NC to our home in Palm Bay FL when the problem recurred. On what for me is a normal drive, the steering was again very heavy feeling and the steering unpredictable when driving on the Florida turnpike on August 13 from my home in Palm Bay FL to Fort Lauderdale FL

I have defective Cam Phasers for the second time resulting in rattling on startup. For the first event, the issue was handled under warranty. I understand that the cam phasers have been redesigned and he old design was apparently installed in my vehicle. This repair is extremely expensive and even, Cynthia, the Ford Cust Svc rep stated that this is a very common issue. The second event started [XXX] with about 125,000 miles on my odometer. Ford Case # is [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

My F150 has an inherent design defect which makes them predisposed to leak coolant, including allowing the coolant to seep into the engine cylinder, which causes overheating and cylinder head cracking, and can cause the engine to misfire, suddenly stall, or even catch fire while driving. My truck currently has this issue it have white/gray smoke coming from the exhaust and has a coolant leaking issue causing it to come out of the tailpipe. This is 100% a manufacturing issue. I have always had my maintenance done at the dealership, examples of oil changes, and things like that. I have owned the vehicle since brand new engine issue is at no fault of mine.