NHTSA Complaint #11270902 — 2016 FORD F-150

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

Check any vehicle history by VIN - Free vehicle history report

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11270902
Vehicle	2016 FORD F-150
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	October 21, 2019
Date Filed	October 24, 2019
Mileage	56,791 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	NY

Consumer Description

ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, NO POWER. VEHICLE WAS ON 2 LANE HIGHWAY WITH CONCRETE BARRIERS ON BOTH SIDES AND NO SHOULDER. I WAS GOING APPROX 70 MPH. I HAD OUR TODDLER, NEW BORN AND WIFE IN THEN VEHICLE. VEHICLE SLOWED FASTER THAN I HAVE EVER FELT BEFORE. CARS AND TRAILERS SLAMMING ON BRAKES. I'M ASSUMING THIS DID NOT TRIGGER MY BRAKE LIGHTS AND IT WAS ALMOST DARK. SO INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS NOT TO MENTION SCARY. DASH WARNINGS INDICATED NO TRACTION CONTROL, HILL DECENT OR ABS. DEALER IS REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY. THIS WAS A CATASTROPHIC AND DANGEROUS FLAW.

Related Complaints for the 2016 FORD F-150

Other ENGINE Complaints

#11718475 — February 17, 2026 — The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving approximately 5 MPH, the vehicle shuddered ...

#11716685 — February 9, 2026 — The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving approximately 55 MPH with cruise control en...

#11716563 — February 8, 2026 — Transmission downshifting and electrical issues

#11716448 — February 7, 2026 — On 11/22/18, Thanksgiving Day, I was driving our 2 year-old Ford Lariat F-150 Supercrew alone on a backroad in Northe...

#11715390 — February 3, 2026 — The truck would fall out of gear, going down the highway it would shift into 1 or 2nd gear reving the engine. I woul...

Recent Complaints for the 2016 FORD F-150

#11719715 — POWER TRAIN — February 22, 2026 — The first sign of trouble with my 2016 Ford F-150 was that the blind spot sensor failure light came on while driving....

#11719547 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM — February 21, 2026 — Vehicle is having ECM module errors and sensor issues just like other Ford models. It throws a code and then will no...

#11719395 — POWER TRAIN — February 20, 2026 — Had issue with sudden downshifting ,not changing gears ,hard shift as well. Took the vehicle to AAMCO and was told th...

#11719420 — POWER TRAIN — February 20, 2026 — Truck down shifts randomly, causes a shutter, and has a hard time accelerating. I had a sensor replaced inside of my ...

#11719049 — POWER TRAIN — February 19, 2026 — I was driving down the road with the cruise set at 60 mph when I came over the top of a hill and I started to decend ...