2020 FORD F-150 Complaints

THERE IS A KNOWN RECALL ON THE BACKUP CAMERA WTIH FORD. BUT MY LOCAL DEALER HAS THE PART ON BACKORDER FOR GOING ON 3 MONTHS NOW. THIS SEEMS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE. HOW CAN A MAJOR COMPANY ISSUE A RECALL AND THEN NOT HAVE THE PART AVAILABLE TO FIX FOR MORE THAN 3 MONTHS?

VEHICLE WAS SLOWING AT AN INTERSECTION WITH FOOT ON BRAKE. LIFTED FOOT OFF AND MOVED TO ACCELERATOR TO TURN RIGHT ONTO THE MAIN ROAD. ENGINE SHUT OFF AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE ON ACCELERATION. DASHBOARD CHIMED AND GAVE THE WARNING "AUTO STARTSTOP SHIFT TO P, THEN RESTART ENGINE." MANAGED TO PULL THE VEHICLE OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. SHIFTED TO PARK, RESTARTED ENGINE.

UNDERCAB MATTING USED FOR AERO AND PROTECTION OF TRANSMISSION / EXPOSED UNDERWIRING IS EASILY SATURATED BY MOISTURE FROM NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR AND TEAR TO VEHICLE COMPONENTS. THE MATTING ON OUR VEHICLE HAS ALREADY TORN ON ONE SIDE (AT 15K MI), WITH SERVICE SUGGESTING TO "ZIP TIE" THE PARTS BACK TOGETHER OR REMOVE THE PANEL AND EXPOSE THE TRANSMISSION AND WIRING TO ADDITIONAL WEAR AND TEAR. I HAVE SEEN MANY OTHER SIMILAR F150S WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS A LARGE UNDERBODY PANEL AND CAN POSE SIGNIFICANT RISK TO MOTORISTS OR CYCLISTS BEHIND IF IT WERE TO FAIL AND DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE. ATTACHED IMAGE IS OF DRIVERS SIDE LOOKING UP/UNDER TOWARDS THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE.

JUST BOUGHT THE TRUCK. I TOOK IT TO THE STORE, THEN AROUND TOWN. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN DOWN A SIDE STREET, I PUSHED THE BUTTON FOR THE HEAT, TO TURN IT OFF. I HEARD A WEIRD BUZZING NOISE. MY BREAKS STOPPED WORKING FULLY. NO BREAKS AT ALL. NO POWER BREAK, SINCE IT'S ELECTRICAL OR SOMETHING. NO WAY TO STOP THE TRUCK. WHEN I TRIED TO PUSH THE GAS TO MOVE. THERE WAS NO POWER TO THE TRANSMISSION AT ALL. WHEN I FINALLY STOPPED. I TRIED TO FIGURE OUT THE ISSUES. SWITCHING SEVERAL OPTIONS AND MODES TO TRY TO FIND THE SOLUTION. CALLED A MECHANIC. NO CODES WERE GIVEN ON THE SYSTEM. HAD TO WAIT 2 HOURS FOR A TOW TRUCK. I'M A DISABLED VET, HAD TO WALK BACK TO MY HOUSE TO GRAB MY OTHER CAR, SINCE I DIDN'T KNOW IF THIS TRUCK WAS JUST GOING TO DECIDE TO TAKE OFF WITH ME IN IT. THE WHOLE SYSTEM IS ELECTRICAL AND BUGGY. SURE ENOUGH. BEFORE THE TOW TRUCK GOT THERE, I WAS WITH ANOTHER PERSON WHO HAD A SIMILAR FORD F150. HE WENT THROUGH SOME OPTIONS. WITHOUT TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR, THE TRUCK STARTED TO REV UP. WE QUICKLY WENT TO THE ENGINE TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. IF THAT TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE ACTIVATED IT WOULD HAVE SMASHED INTO SEVERAL PEOPLE, CARS AND HOUSES. THEN THAT'S WHEN I LOOKED UP THE RECALL FOR THE 2020 F150 AND FOUND ALL THE INFORMATION I WISH I WOULD HAVE SEEN BEFORE THE PURCHASE. 365 MILES ON THE TRUCK. HAD IT LESS THAN 14 HOURS. DROVE IT FOR ABOUT 20 MINS. NOTICED PREMATURE RUST UNDERNEATH, BUT DIDN'T THINK TOO MUCH OF IT. A LOT OF PARTS WERE RUSTING AND HAD NO PROTECTION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2020 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE LANE DEPARTURE AND BLIND SPOT DETECTION FAILED TO ALERT THE DRIVER. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FRONT CAMERA SENSORS FAILED TO ALERT THE DRIVER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A WARNING MESSAGE STATING DRIVER ASSIST NOT AVAILABLE, WOULD APPEAR ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HARBIN MOTOR COMPANY, INC. (564 MICAH WAY, SCOTTSBORO, AL 35769) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH THE WINDSHIELD NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CAMERA SENSOR WAS LOCATED INSIDE THE WINDSHIELD. THE WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE BUT OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 600. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

FOR THE SECOND TIME TODAY, MY 2020 F150 HAS TURNED ITSELF OFF, WHILE I WAS DRIVING, WITH A MESSAGE TO "SHIFT TO PARK AND RESTART ENGINE". I HAPPENED TO BE PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY, SO STOPPING AND DOING SO WAS NOT A SAFETY PROBLEM. THE FIRST TIME, I WAS IN A PARKING LOT AND WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP AND DO THIS, BUT IF THIS HAPPENS ON A ROAD, OR WORSE, WHEN ENTERING AN INTERSECTION WHEN CROSSING WITHOUT STOPPING IS NECESSARY, SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED.. I HAVE NOT BOTHERED TO REPORT THIS TO FORD, BECAUSE I AM ACTIVE ON AN F150 FORUM AND HAVE FOUND THAT THIS SAME THING HAS HAPPENED TO MANY OTHER PEOPLE, AND FORD HAS NO IDEA HOW TO FIX IT. I NOTICED SEVERAL PEOPLE SAID IT HAPPENED WHEN THE WEATHER WAS CHILLY - ONE PERSON SAID IT WAS 42 DEGREES. IN MY CASE, THE WEATHER TODAY IS 40, AND IT WAS SIMILAR WEATHER LAST TIME IT HAPPENED. I HAVE NO IDEA IF THIS IS RELATED, BUT IT'S AN INTERESTING COINCIDENCE OTHERWISE. MY CAR WAS MODERATELY WARMED UP, I HAD ONLY DRIVEN ABOUT 8 MILES. PICTURE OF THE DASH FROM TODAY'S INCIDENT ATTACHED. IN BOTH CASES, THE TRUCK WAS OTHERWISE DRIVING FINE, GIVING NO INDICATION OF PROBLEMS, AND ALSO STARTED RIGHT BACK UP AND SHOWED NO OTHER PROBLEM. IT HAS PROBABLY BEEN ABOUT 3 MONTHS SINCE THE FIRST TIME. THE SECOND TIME WAS TODAY - 3.16.2021

MY WIFE IS ABOUT FIVE MONTHS PREGNANT, SHE WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK IN THE HIGHWAY OUT OF NOWHERE THE TRUCK SLOW DOWN ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT - THE TRUCK MADE AN ALARM SOUND- THE LIGHT SHOW UP ON THE DASHBOARD- PLEASE SEE ATTACHED PHOTO. I ALREADY CONTACTED THE FORD DEALER FOR AN APPOINTMENT IN REGARDS TO THIS ISSUE FOR MONDAY 3/8/ 2021 THANKS FOR HELPING IN ADVANCE. SINCERELY/ [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

CLUTCH WENT OUT IN AUTOMATIC TRUCK CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO OVERHEAT AND FAIL. LOST REVERSE WHILE DRIVING AND TRUCK WOULD SLAM INTO EVERY GEAR WHEN ACCELERATING OR DOWNSHIFTING. ONLY 18,000 MILES ON TRUCK. TRUCK WAS BROUGHT INTO FORD BACK IN JAN 2021 AND THEY REPLACED THE MAIN BRAIN TO THE TRANSMISSION AND TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED AND FAILED BY MARCH 2021. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON HIGHWAY WHEN FAILURE HAPPENED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2020 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND IN THE PARK POSITION IT SUDDENLY ROLLED DOWN A SLIGHT INCLINE BEFORE CRASHING INTO A SECOND VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER DIERS FORD LOCATED AT 2445 N BROAD ST, FREMONT, NE 68025 WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000. *BF*DT

INTERMINTEDLY WHEN PLACED IN PARK IT AFTER ENGINE IS TURNED OFF ROLLS. SOMETIMES VERY SLOW SOMETIMES VERY QUICKLY. ALSO KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION.