2015 FORD F-150 Engine Problems

2015 FORD F-150 ECOBOOST, BOUGHT APRIL 2018 WITH APPROX. 67,000 MILES, CURRENTLY AT APPROX. 75,000 MILES. I AM REPORTING THE SUDDEN LOSS OF ACCELERATING POWER AS THE VEHICLE SHUDDERS AND STALLS BOTH WHEN MOVING WITH TRAFFIC OR ACCELERATING TO ENTER OR MOVE WITH TRAFFIC. MULTIPLE WARNING MESSAGES INCLUDING THE WRENCH LIGHT FLASH IN THE DASH MESSAGE AREA AS THE ENGINE SLOWS TO IDLE WITH NO ABILITY TO ACCELERATE AND COMES TO A STUTTERING STOP. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS THREE WEEKS AGO AND HAS HAPPENED NO LESS THAN SIX TIME SINCE - TWICE WHILE ACCELERATING ONTO THE FREEWAY (VERY BUSY, VERY FAST TRAFFIC) AND TWICE WHILE CROSSING OR TURNING IN MULTI-LANE INTERSECTIONS FROM STOPPED. FOUR OF THE SIX TIMES RESULTED IN MY VEHICLE DYING IN AND OBSTRUCTING TRAFFIC WITH AND ME BARELY GETTING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT. I NOW SHIFT TO NEUTRAL TO LET MOMENTUM MOVE...

WHILE DRIVING THERE IS RATTLING INSIDE OF THE STEERING COLUMN THAT STARTED A FEW MONTHS BACK. NOW MY ALTERNATOR SEEMS TO NOT BE WORKING PROPERLY AND THE TRUCK WILL ONLY CRANK WHEN I HAVE ALL EXTRAS OFF (RADIO, AC, ETC.) I ALSO HAVE TO PUMP THE GAS FOR SOME REASON FOR IT TO TURN OVER COMPLETELY. OTHERWISE IT JUST DIES. NEVER HAD A PROBLEM UNTIL LAST WEEK WHEN IT WOULDN'T TURN OVER AT ALL. MY BATTERY IS PULLING 13.9 V AND I HAVE CHECKED THE CONNECTIONS. FOR A TRUCK TO BE 3 YEARS OLD AND ALREADY NEED A NEW ALTERNATOR APPALLS ME. THERE IS SOMETHING ELSE GOING ON AND THE RATTLING IN THE STEERING COLUMN IS SOMEHOW RELATED TO ME HAVING PROBLEMS CRANKING THE TRUCK.

THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM AT 36,999 MILES. WENT INTO "LIMP" MODE WITH NO WARNING WHILE DRIVING NORMALLY IN A 45 MPH STREET WITH BUSY TRAFFIC. I WAS VERY LUCKY IT DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.

2015 F150 2.7L ECOBOOST 31,908 MILES... UPON MERGING INTO TRAFFIC TRUCK SUDDENLY SURGES, FOLLOWED BY AUDIBLE BANG THEN ABRUPTLY LOSES ALL POWER "NO DRIVING CONDITIONS OUT OF THE ORDINARY, NOT UNDER HARD ACCELERATION." WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH LIGHT UP AND I HAVE NO CONTROL OF VEHICLE. LUCKILY I WAS FORTUNATE TO NOT HAVE MUCH TRAFFIC AROUND ME AT THE TIME AND PROMPTLY COASTED INTO A DESERTED PARKING LOT TO CALL MY DEALERSHIP. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY TRUCK NOW FOR FEAR OF CAUSING AN ACCIDENT DUE TO MECHANICAL/ELECTRICAL FAILURE, I DON'T WANT TO DIE AND DON'T WANT TO PUT ANYONE IT THAT POSITION EITHER. DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AND SAYS ITS OK TO DRIVE YET THE THROTTLE BODY THEY USED AS A REPLACEMENT IS NO DIFFERENT THEN THE ONE THAT FAILED HOW CAN THAT BE SAFE? I'D LIKE THEM TO TRUST A TRUCK THAT CEASED ALL ESSENTIAL...

VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. DISPLAY SLOWED TRACTION CONTROL MALFUNCTION, HILL ASSIST MALFUNCTION AND ENGINE TROUBLE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. ONCE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF IT THEN RESTARTED A MINUTE LATER AS IF NOTHING HAPPENED.

BRAKES WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. BRAKE FLUID KEEPS DISAPPEARING. BRAKE FLUID HAS LEAKED INTO THE INTAKE AND CAUSED MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF SMOKE FROM THE EXHAUST, THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED AT ONLY 42K MILES.

AT TIMES MY 2015 F150 LOSES ALL POWER AND GO TO A LOW POWER/ "LIMP MODE" SETTING. CAUTIONS RECEIVED ARE (1) SERVICE ADVANCE TRAC, (2) HILL DESCENT CONTROL FAULT, (3) HILL START ASSIST NOT AVAIL, (4) TRAACTION CONTROL FAULT LIGHT. WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE VEHICLE GOES TO A VERY LOW FORWARD POWER SETTING (<5MPH), RUNS EXTREMELY ROUGH TO THE POINT WHERE THE VEHICLE SHAKES AGGRESSIVELY. THIS PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT IN NATURE, AND YESTERDAY WAS THE FINAL STRAW. THIS SUDDENT OSS OF POWER OCCURRED ON A BUSY ROAD AND I NEARLY GOT REAR ENDED. I IMMEDIATELY LIMPED OFF THE ROAD AND WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP IN CASTLE ROCK, CO. CURRENTLY I'M STANDING BY FOR THE MECHANICS DIAGNOSIS. OF NOTE, I DO SEE SEVERAL SIMILAR WRITE-UPS OF THIS PROBLEM ON THE NHTSA SITE REGARDING THE 2015 F150. IRONICALLY, A SIMILAR OCCURRENCE (REF. NHSTSA ID#11083485) HAPPENED RIGHT...

SOMETHING ATTACHED TO THE CRANKSHAFT CRACKED AND NOW THE ENTIRE ENGINE IS BEING REPLACED

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, IT OPERATED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BILLION AUTO FORD OF CLEAR LAKE (3101 WILLOW CREEK CT, CLEAR LAKE, IA 50428, (641) 903-2299) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY AND MOTOR ASSEMBLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,129.

02/08/17NHTSA ID: 10090975 TSB ID: SSM 46139 SOME 2015-2016 F-150 VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE INTERMITTENT LOSS OF THROTTLE PEDAL RESPONSE, ILLUMINATED WRENCH, HILL DESCENT, AIRBAG, ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM(ABS) AND/OR ADVANCED TRAC WARNING INDICATORS AND/OR P2122, P2123, P2124, P2125, P212COMMUNICATION NUMBER: SSM 46829, DATE: 2017-09-20 CATEGORY: 118500 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INTEGRATED TRAILER BRAKE CONTROL SUMMARY: SOME 2015-2017 F-150 VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE INTERMITTENT LOSS OF THROTTLE PEDAL RESPONSE, ILLUMINATED WRENCH, HILL DESCENT, AIRBAG, ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM(ABS) AND/OR ADVANCED TRAC WARNING INDICATORS HILL ASSIST TRACTION CONTROL LOSS OF POWER NO THROTTLE OR POWER STEERING I HAD SIMILAR ISSUE LAST WEEKEND IN MY 2015 F150 PLATINUM ECOBOOST WHILE PULLING MY BOAT ON SMOOTH LEVEL GROUND AT 50 MPH. NO HILL ASSIST FLASHED FIRST, THEN TRACTION CONTROL, THEN FLASHED CHECK ENGINE WARNING. ENGINE STAYED ON BUT IN IDLE ONLY WITH NO THROTTLE CONTROL, LOST POWER STEERING TOO. GOT TO SIDE OF ROAD. PUMPED THROTTLE. NO...

TRUCK STALLS DUE TO THROTTLE BODY ACTUATOR STICKING. VEHICLE BECOMES DISABLED/STALLED AND APPLIES THE BRAKES. OCCURS WITHOUT NOTICE AT ANY SPEED. OCCURS ON HIGHWAY, CITY STREETS, AND DIRT ROADS. REQUIRES THROTTLE BODY REPLACEMENT. SIMILAR RECALLS DID OCCUR FOR THE FORD THROTTLE BODY FOR OTHER MODELS AND YEARS (E.G. 13N03 PROGRAM). DEALER INDICATES IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER POWERTRAIN WARRANTY (ALTHOUGH IT SHOULD BE) AND COSTS $600 TO REPLACE.

ON FREEWAY WHEN LOST ACCELERATION. INDICATOR ON DASH SAID UP HILL ASSIST NOT AVAILABLE AND AFTER CLINKING OKAY IT THEN READ SERVICE ADVANCE TRAC WITH THE MECHANIC WRENCH SHOWING. I'M ON THE SHOULDER OF FREEWAY, IN PARK, AND ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH AS IF ON ONLY TWO CYLINDERS. I WENT AHEAD AND PUT IT BACK IN DRIVE AND THERE WAS NOT THROTTLE AND TRANS WOULD NOT KICK IN. TURNED KEY OFF READY TO CALL TOW TRUCK BUT WENT AHEAD AND RESTARTED THE TRUCK AND ISSUE CLEARED ITSELF SO WE MOVED DOWN THE ROAD. THERE IS STILL AN UNDERLYING ISSUE, AS I AM TOLD BY MY FORD SERVICE WRITER, THE ETB NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND FROM WHAT I SEE ONLINE THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON ISSUE WITH THE ETB AND F150. THIS IS A MAJOR CONCERN AND I WAS FORTUNATE I WAS NOT TOWING MY TRAVEL TRAILER AT TIME WHICH COULD...

VEHICLE LOST POWER AND FLASHED 3 WARNING MESSAGES. 1) HILL START ASSIST NOT AVAILABLE. 2) SEE MANUAL. 3) SERVICE ADVANCE TRAC. IN ADDITION THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON. ALL OF THIS HAPPENED WHILE I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN IN TRAFFIC ALMOST CAUSING A COLLISION. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED. AFTER FIRST TIME DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND SERVICE DEPARTMENT REPORTED NO PROBLEMS FOUND. APPOINTMENT CURRENTLY SCHEDULED TO LOOK AT IT AGAIN.

WHILE DRIVING MY TRUCK IT BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND THEN THE ENGINE STOPPED COMPLETELY. I WAS JUST SHY OF A BUSY INTERSECTION AND HAD NO POWER. THE ERROR MESSAGE WAS "DRIVER HILL ASSIST NOT AVAILABLE" WHICH DID NOT CORRELATE TO THE PROBLEM AT ALL. THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED. AFTER GETTING THE TRUCK TO THE FORD SERVICE CENTER THEY FOUND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY (ETB) HAD FAILED. I HAVE 50,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THE SHOP SAID THAT THEY NORMALLY DO NOT STOCK MANY PARTS BUT THIS WAS ONE THEY ALWAYS KEEP IN STOCK. THE TECHNICIAN CLAIMED HE HAD SEEN 20+ FAILURES IN THE FAST YEAR. RESEARCH ON LINE INDICATED THAT THERE IS MORE THAN 60,000 COMPLAINTS IN FORD VEHICLES REGARDING THE FAILURE OF THIS ETB. THERE WAS ACTION INITIATED BY THE NHTS AND A RECALL WAS WAIVED PROVIDED THAT FORD EXTEND WARRANTY FOR THIS PART. THAT DID NOT...

SADLY, WE FEEL WE HAVE PURCHASED A LEMON OCCASIONALLY ENGINE OR TRANSMISSION SQUEALS/GRINDS, IF ACCELERATE TOO QUICKLY/POWER UP.,AND NOW, ON COLD DAYS [TEMPS LOW 40S & UNDER] HEAR RUBBING/GRINDING WHIRRING AT LEFT FRONT TIRE? GETS LOUDER WHEN DEPRESS BRAKE, AND CAN FEEL IN BRAKE PEDAL. SOUND OCCURS DURING SLOW FORWARD SPEED 2-40 MPH, ON GRAVEL DRIVEWAY OR PAVED ROAD. SCHEDULED SERVICE TODAY FOR NOISE; THEY WERE MORE INTERESTED IN FIXING RECALL ITEM [LOCKS - RPR TIME 3+HRS], IF THEY HAD PARTS IN STOCK. RECALL SRVC COMPLETED [UNDER 1 HR], AND "NO NOISE WAS HEARD." I REQUESTED FURTHER LOOK FOR CAUSE OF NOISE, SERVICE ADVISOR SAID QUICK LANE WOULD CHECK SUSPENSION?. 2 HRS LATER, NOTHING SEEN, NOTHING HEARD, NOTHING REPAIRED. AS I PULLED AWAY FROM DEALERSHIP, HAVING SIGNED OFF ON SERVICE, THE TRUCK IMMEDIATELY BEGAN MAKING THE NOISE [FUNNY SERV ADVSR DIDN'T HEAR WHEN HE BROUGHT TRUCK AROUND?]. I DROVE LESS...

THROTTLE BODY FAILED CAUSING THE TRUCK TO ENTER LIMP MODE SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING ALMOST CAUSING A CRASH BY BEING REAR ENDED BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHEN TRYING TO ENTER A HWY OR INTERSTATE HWY. MULTIPLE ELECTRONIC MODULE FAILURES SINCE NEW. TRUCK IS A DEATH TRAP.

2015 FORD F-150. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SEVERAL DEFECTS WITH VEHICLE. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WERE MULTIPLE INSTANCES WHERE THE VEHICLE STALLED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE STEERING GEAR, STEERING SHAFT, STEERING WHEEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER BLEW THE HORN AND A WHOLE WAS PUNCTURED IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THERE WAS A FLUID LEAK FROM THE REAR LEFT AXLE. THE SHUTTER GRILLE ACTUATOR BECAME UNPLUGGED. *JS

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 75 MPH THE TRUCK SHUTTERED VIOLENTLY AND THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. IMMEDIATELY IT FLASHED A WARNING THAT THE "HILL CLIMB ASSIST" MALFUNCTIONED FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BY A WRENCH SYMBOL NOTIFYING THAT SERVICE WAS NEEDED THEN ANOTHER WARNING ABOUT THE ADVANCE TRAC SYSTEM THEN BACK TO THE HILL CLIMB ASSIST SYMBOL. ALL OF THIS HAPPENING WHILE THE CAR BEHIND ME IS ALMOST SIDEWAYS TRYING TO AVOID ME. I EVENTUALLY MADE IT TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. AS I READ THE VARIOUS WARNINGS IT SAID TO REFER TO THE OWNERS MANUAL WITH REGARDS TO THE HILL CLIMB ASSIST. I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF, PULLED OUT THE OWNERS MANUAL ONLY TO FIND A DESCRIPTION OF THE HILL CLIMB ASSIST FEATURE. AFTER WAITING FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES I DECIDED TO TURN ON THE IGNITION. THE TRUCK STARTED WITHOUT ISSUE AND I CONTINUED HOME CAUTIOUSLY IN THE FAR...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 FORD F-150. AFTER 15 MINUTES OF BEING PARKED IN A PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AROUND THE FRONT END. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT SAFETY CONCERN ON FORD F-150 INTAKE THROTTLE FAILURES. I BELIEVE THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THIS PART FOR A DIFFERENT S/N RANGE OF FORD F-150. THIS VIN WAS NOT IN THE LIST. WHEN THIS FAILS, YOU LOSE ALL POWER AND TRUCK GOES INTO NEUTRAL. WAS TOWING LOADED TRAILER IN 4 LANES OF HIGH SPEED INTERSTATE CITY DRIVING. ALMOST WAS IN SERIOUS ACCIDENT. FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE DID NOTHING OR INDICATE THAT THEY WERE GOING TO LOOK AT S/N RANGE IMPACTED. I AM A CHIEF ENGINEER AT CATERPILLAR. I UNDERSTAND THE BUSINESS OF EFFECTIVE S/N AND WHAT IS INCLUDED IN MANDATORY RECALLS. THEIR LACK OF ACTION IS A CONCERN.

I HAVE A 2015 F150 KING RANCH WITH THE 3.5L ECOBOOST. IT HAS 41,000 MILES AND NEVER HAD AN ISSUE UNTIL YESTERDAY MORNING AND TODAY AROUND LUNCH. THIS WAS FROM YESTERDAY 10/23/17: HILL DESCENT CONTROL FAULT SERVICE ADVANCETRAC HILL START ASSIST NOT AVAILABLE I WAS PULLING OUT ONTO A HIGHWAY AND THE TRUCK BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY, MOVING VERY SLOW WITH NO ACCELERATION, POWER STEERING WAS LOST, AND THE DASHBOARD WAS SHOWING ALL THE ABOVE ERRORS. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO VEHICLES COMING WHEN I ENTERED THE HIGHWAY AND THERE WAS A PLACE TO SAFELY PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY. THE TRUCK CONTINUES TO IDLE ROUGH AND SHAKE VIOLENTLY. AND TODAY 10/24/17: I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH WHEN THE TRUCK DID THE SAME THING AS YESTERDAY MORNING. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND SHUT OFF THE MOTOR. ONCE I RESTARTED THE ENGINE, I...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED AND WOULD NOT GAIN SPEED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. DURING THE FAILURE, THE MESSAGES AND WARNING INDICATORS FOR THE HILL START NOT AVAILABLE, TRACTION CONTROL, AND CHECK ENGINE DISPLAYED AND ILLUMINATED. AFTER SHUTTING THE ENGINE OFF AND BACK ON, THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO DAYS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JEMMIMS ANDERSON FORD IN BOERNE, TX WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO TEAM FORD LINCOLN (5445 DREXEL RD, LAS VEGAS, NV 89130) WHERE THE DIAGNOSIS WAS CONFIRMED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE CONTACT SHOULD KEEP HIS RECEIPTS IN CASE OF POTENTIAL REIMBURSEMENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

DEFECTIVE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY CAUSING "LIMP HOME" MODE . I WAS DRIVING HOME PULLING MY CAMPER UP A LARGE BRIDGE IN MICHIGAN DURING HEAVY TRAFFIC CONDITION AND THE TRUCK WENT INTO LIMP MODE CAUSING LOSS OR POWER TO TOW THE CAMPER UP AND OVER THE BRIDGE. I ALSMOST CREATED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WITH PEOPLE SLAMMING BRAKES BEHIND MY WHEN I WENT FROM 70 MPH TO 0 IN LESS THEN 150 FT. IT HAS SINCE HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIMES. I TOOK IT TO A DEALER AND THEY KNEW EXACTLY WHAT THE ISSUE WAS AND CHARGED ME 200.00 FOR DEDUCTIBLE ON THE REPAIR. I SEE ALL OVER THE WEB THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND FORD IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT. WHEN THIS OCCURS YOU FEEL A LITTLE LAG IN THE PERFORMANCE WHEN YOU PRESS ON THE GAS PEDAL FOR A SECOND OR TWO. THE THE HILL DECENT WARNING WILL LIGHT...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED STALLING, A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, AND SEVERE VIBRATION. ALL OF THE VEHICLE'S WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO FOLSOM LAKE FORD WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO LIMP HOME MODE AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LEAKING DRIVER SIDE TURBO AND A BLOWN SOLENOID. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STARTED THE PROCESS OF VEHICLE BUY BACK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,000. *TR

ON 2/23/2017 WHILE DRIVING 50-55 MPH ON AN EXPRESSWAY, THE VEHICLE THROTTLE BECAME UNRESPONSIVE. THE TACHOMETER STILL SHOWED ABOUT 1,000 RPMS, DASH LIGHTS BEGAN ILLUMINATING, ADVANCETRAC WAS DISABLED, HILL START ASSIST WAS DISABLED, THE WRENCH LIGHT ENABLED AND A CHECK MANUAL LIGHT ENABLED. THERE ALSO WAS A HARD SHIFT OR CLUNK SOUND THAT CAME FROM THE TRANSMISSION. AFTER SHIFTING THE TRUCK INTO NEUTRAL WHILE COASTING, I ATTEMPTED TO TURN OFF AND RESTART THE ENGINE. ENGINE SUCCESSFULLY RESTARTED, BUT THE THROTTLE REMAINED UNRESPONSIVE AND ALL WARNING LIGHTS MENTIONED ABOVE RETURNED. I PULLED THE TRUCK SAFELY TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART AGAIN. THIS TIME THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND THEN I TURNED IT OFF. NEXT I REMOVED THE KEY, OPENED THE DOOR, CLOSED THE DOOR, LOCKED THE TRUCK, WAITED FOR THE ACCESSORY LIGHTS TO TURN OFF, UNLOCKED THE TRUCK, OPENED AND CLOSED THE DOOR AND THEN RESTARTED, AND...

ON THREE OCCASIONS NOW WHILE ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOOSES ALL POWER. THERE HAVE BEEN AUDIBLE WARNING SOUNDS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS, ALSO MESSAGES SUCH AS HILL ASSIST NOT AVAILABLE. ON ALL OCCASIONS I WAS TURNING ON TO A STREET FROM A COMPLETE STOP AND ACCELERATING. TURNING OFF THE ENGINE SEEMS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I HAVE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TWICE NOW.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING AN OIL CHANGE, THE DEALER NOTICED THAT OIL WAS LEAKING ONTO THE SKID PLATE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE OIL PAN FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 24,000.

THE FIRST TIME I NOTICED THE PROBLEM WAS WHEN I WENT TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE. I DID A HARD ACCELERATION TO PASS AND MY 2015 F150 3.5 ECOBOOST ENGINE STALLED IN THE PASSING LANE ON A 2 LANE HIGHWAY. I WAS DOING 45 MPH. I IMMEDIATELY GOT BACK INTO MY LANE BEHIND THE VEHICLE I WAS PASSING. AFTER THAT INCIDENT I HAVE OCCASIONALLY ACCELERATED HARD TO SEE IF THE ENGINE WOULD STALL. SOMETIMES IT WOULD STALL AND SOMETIMES IT WOULD NOT. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE FORD DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE PACK BUT IT STILL STALLS. THEY ARE AT A LOSS ON WHAT IS CAUSING THIS ERRATIC ACCELERATION PROBLEM. THEY SAY THEY HAVE NOT HAD ANY SERVICE BULLETINS FROM FORD RELATING TO THIS. THIS HAPPENED NOT LONG AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 2000 MILES ON IT. I NOW HAVE 18000 MILES ON IT AND...

ON FRIDAY 10/28 WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 55 MILES/HOUR AT APPROXIMATELY 6:30PM WITH VEHICLES AHEAD OF AND BEHIND MY TRUCK, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO GIVE A NUMBER OF CHECK ENGINE ALERTS, AT WHICH TIME THE ENGINE RPMS DROPPED TO VERY LOW LEVELS AND BEGAN TO STALL AND THE ACCELERATOR NO LONGER RESPONDED. HAD TRUCK TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP WITHIN THE HOUR. I WAS VERY LUCKY IN THIS SITUATION, FOR HAD I BEEN IN A CONSTRUCTION AREA OR ON A BRIDGE, THE SITUATION COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE. THIS SAME SITUATION OCCURRED ON THE EVENING OF 10/2 WHILE DRIVING 40MPH DOWN A STATE ROAD NEAR MY HOME AND ACCORDING TO THE DEALER WHO ATTENDED TO THE ISSUE, THE BRAKE MODULE HAD FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE SYMPTOMS TO ARISE. IN THAT INSTANCE, THE ACCELERATE FAILED TO RESPOND AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO STALL, WHICH IT DID WHEN I...

DRIVING THE FORD F150 (V6 ECOBOOST) ON A CITY STREET (35 MPH) IT HAS FAILED AT RANDOM TIMES (I'VE NOW SEEN THIS ISSUE MORE THAN 3 TIMES) USUALLY WITH 3 MAJOR FAILURES. THESE 3 FAILURES (1) ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, AND EMISSIONS 2) BRAKES & SUSPENSION 3) RESTRATINS & DRIVER ASSISTANCE) CAUSE THE TRUCK TO TRANSITION TO 'LIMP' MODE WHICH CAN ACTUALLY BE JUST AS HAZARDOUS. IF I'M TURNING ONTO A ROAD WITH A 55+ MPH SPEED LIMIT I NEED TO ACCELERATE BUT IF THIS SYSTEM FAILS, ALONG WITH THE RESTRAINTS & DRIVER ASSISTANCE, THIS COULD BE A VERY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. THE REASON WHY IS THAT THE RESTRAINTS & DRIVER ASSISTANCE GOES OFF NOW DISABLING MY AIRBAGS, ETC. AND IF I NOW GET HIT (BECAUSE NOW I'M IN LIMP MODE GOING ABOUT 7 MPH) I HAVE LOST A GREAT DEAL OF 'BUILT-IN' PROTECTION WITHOUT THE AIRBAGS. TRANSLATE THAT TO...

THE ISSUES STARTED AROUND MID JULY 2016 WITH ABOUT 11-12K MILES. I WAS TURNING ONTO A SIDE ROAD WHERE DOING MAYBE 10 MPH AND THE ENGINE STALLED, IT RESTARTED WHILE IN MOTION AND I CONTINUED. THE HILL START ASSIST AND ADVANCE TRAC WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. LATER THAT WEEK IT HAPPENED REPEATEDLY. THE DEALERSHIP HERE IN TOWN (NOT WHERE I BOUGHT IT) LOOKED AT IT FOR A FEW DAYS, THEY THOUGHT IT WAS BECAUSE OF, "ALL THE AFTER MARKET STUFF (RADIO ETC) I HAD (PROFESSIONALLY) INSTALLED". THEY BELIEVED IT WAS THE POWER CONVERTER SO THEY REPLACED THE CONVERTER WHEN IT CAME IN (THE 110V CONVERTER) I GOT MY STEREO STUFF RECONNECTED AND KEPT DRIVING IT. THEN THE ENGINE WOULD NOT STALL, BUT THE WARNING LIGHTS WOULD FLASH ADVANCE TRAC AND HILL ASSIST. AFTER A FEW DAYS, IT BEGAN TO STALL AGAIN, ALMOST GETTING ME HIT PULLING ONTO A ROAD WITH...

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN, THE ADVANCE TRAC CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,300.

THROTTLE BODY FAILURE - 2015, F150 IN MOTION, STOPPING FOR RED LIGHT. FOLLOWING RED LIGHT TRUCK HAD MINIMAL POWER, JUST ENOUGH TO LIMP TO SIDE OF ROAD. THANKFULLY NOT IN ATLANTA, GA TRAFFIC BUT DAYTON, TN TRAFFIC. TURNED VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED ENGINE AND DROVE 2 BLOCKS TO FORD DEALERSHIP "SERVICE DEPARTMENT" WHERE I PURCHASED THE NEW F150 XL 6 MONTHS EARLIER (12,000 MILES). TOLD SERVICE MANAGER WRENCH LIGHT APPEARED ALONG WITH ADVANCE TRAC WARNING LIGHT. SERVICE TECHNICIANS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM ON COMPUTER OR TEST DRIVES. EVEN THOUGH THEY HAD SEEN THE SAME PROBLEM BEFORE "FORD MOTOR COMPANY " WOULD NOT ALLOW THEM TO REPAIR IT UNLESS THEY WERE ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I CONTACTED REGIONAL SERVICE MANAGER FOR EAST TENNESSEE, I STATED TO HER THIS WAS NOT A LOCAL DEALERSHIP PROBLEM, FINANCIAL PROBLEM OR WAS IT A WARRANTY PROBLEM (12K OF 36K). THIS WAS A SAFETY PROBLEM....

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABRUPTLY DECELERATED. THE WRENCH AND LIMP MODE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHILE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST ON TO THE ROAD SHOULDER AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE HOWEVER; THE VEHICLE DID NOT REGAIN ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHOM PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC THAT LOCATED A FAILURE CODE AT THE THROTTLE BODY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

THE THROTTLE BODY FAILED WHILE TRAVELING ON I-94 IN A SINGLE LANE CONSTRUCTION ZONE DURING A SEVERE RAINSTORM. THE THROTTLE BODY IS A PART THAT CONTROLS THE AIR INTAKE ON THE ENGINE AND WHEN IT FAILS THE ENGINE LOSES POWER AND CANNOT PULL A TRAILER. THE ENGINE DOES NOT STALL, BUT IT DOES SHUDDER ENOUGH TO SHAKE THE VEHICLE. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND UPON RESTART COULD MOVE OUT OF TRAFFIC. THIS OCCURRED TWO MORE TIMES TILL I COULD MAKE IT TO A DEALERSHIP. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND THE PART IS BACKORDERED DUE TO DEMAND. WHEN THIS PART FAILS IT COULD PUT THE DRIVER AND OTHER VEHICLES IN A LIFE SITUATION AS I WAS WITHOUT AN AREA TO PULL OFF AND SEMIS ON THE ROAD WITH POOR VISIBILITY. I HAVE BEEN WAITING AT A DEALERSHIP FOR 3 DAYS FOR THE PART STUCK IN MY TRAILER AND NO...

10,600 MILES ON THIS NEW 2015 FORD F-150 ECOBOOST 3.7 ENGINE. WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AT 5:15PM ON HIGHWAY 84, THE TRUCK LOST ALL POWER AND COASTED TO A STOP IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THE TRUCK SHOOK AND VIBRATED, THE ENGINE LIGHT, ANTI SLIP AND TOOL ICON LIGHT ALL CAME ON. THE TRUCK SHOWED THE ENGINE WAS AT 1000 RPM BUT WOULD NOT MOVE OR REACT TO MY PUSHING THE GAS PETAL. I WAS ABLE TO TURN OFF AND THE TRUCK AND RESTART TO GET MOVING AGAIN BEFORE IT REPEATED THE SAME EVENTS 5 MORE TIMES. I WAS ABLE TO GET ON A SERVICE ROAD AND LIMP I THE TRUCK HOME. THE TRUCK DYING WITH HIGHWAY SPEEDS IS DEADLY. $45,000 2015 FORD F-150 SUPERCREW 4X4 10,600 MILES

WINDSHIELD COWL PANELS LEAK RAIN WATER INTO TOP OF THE ENGINE WHERE THE TWO COWL PIECES MEET IN THE MIDDLE. I SUSPECT LOOKING AT OTHER 2015 AND 2016 F150 MODELS THEY HAVE OR WILL HAVE THE ISSUE OF LEAKING WATER ONTO THE ENGINE. BESIDES POSSIBLE CORROSION OR DAMAGE TO ENGINE, THIS COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL AND MAYBE A SAFETY PROBLEM.

NEW 2015 F150, ACCELERATES AND DECELERATES ON ITS OWN. BRAKES CREATE LOUD NOISE. WIRING HARNESS AS IT RELATES TO THE SHIFTING OF THE TRUCK WAS REPLACED WITHIN THE FIRST SIX MONTHS AS WELL. AUTO OFF FREQUENTLY REFUSES TO RESTART. LOSS OF COMPLETE POWER ON HIGHWAY.

TRUCK SHUDDERS AS TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH ATTEMPTS TO LOCK UP IN THIRD AND FIFTH GEAR AT LIGHT THROTTLE POSITION WHEN SHIFTING UPWARD. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE 2.7L ENGINE WITH THE AUTO STOP/START FEATURE. WITH THIS FEATURE DISABLED THE ENGINE ATTEMPTS TO STALL AFTER STOPPING AS IF THE FEATURE IS TRYING TO OVERRIDE THE OFF SWITCH. AFTER COMING TO A ROLLING STOP AND THEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE INTO TRAFFIC THE ENGINE WILL BOG DOWN AND THEN A SPLIT SECOND LATER FEEL AS IF IT IS GOING TO FULL THROTTLE WITHOUT ME DEPRESSING THE THROTTLE FURTHER. THE ENGINE SPEED SURGES WHEN ATTEMPTING TO LIGHTLY ACCELERATE AND MAINTAIN SPEED WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. -FORD NEEDS TO GIVE OWNERS THE OPTION TO TURN OFF THE AUTO STOP/START PERMANENTLY. I WAS NOT INFORMED THIS FEATURE COULD NOT BE REMOVED WHEN I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE. THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO SHUT IT OFF AND ONLY...

NEW 2015 F150 WITH A VIBRATION/ SHUDDER COMING FROM WHAT FEELS LIKE THE TRANSFER CASE OR POSSIBLY THE DRIVE SHAFT. HAPPENS WHEN TRYING TO SHIFT FROM GEAR TO GEAR, AND ON INCLINES...FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO STALL. ALSO HAPPENS WHEN JUST CRUISING AT CERTAIN SPEEDS. I'VE HAD IT TO THE DEALER TWICE AND THEY SAY EVERYTHING IS FINE BUT THEY HAVE FELT THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND ONES ON THEIR LOT. VIBRATION COULD LEAD TO MORE SERIOUS PROBLEM AND ACTUALLY STALL THE VEHICLE WHILE IN TRAFFIC.

THIS VEHICLE HAS THE 'STOP/START FEATURE;' WHICH ACTUALLY SHUTS OFF THE ENGINE WHEN AT A STOP AND IS SUPPOSED TO 'RESTART' WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS DEPRESSED; THE 'ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS' ARE SUPPOSED TO BE OPERATIVE; HOW POWER BRAKES ARE 'ELECTRICALLY OPERATED' IS BEYOND MY COMPREHENSION; HOWEVER, A FEW DAYS AFTER PURCHASE I WAS AT A STOP LITE WHEN THE ENGINE SHUT OFF, AND EVENTUALLY RE-STARTED' BY ITSELF; THE DEALER SALES STAFF NEVER INFORMED ME OF THIS 'FEATURE,' AND ALSO DID NOT TELL ME THERE WAS AN 'OVERRIDE SWITCH ON THE DASH; THE FACT THAT I DID NOT OVERRIDE IT, AND THAT THE ENGINE DID NOT RESTART WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, TO ME MEANS THAT THIS 'FEATURE' IS, ON THIS VEHICLE, INOPERATIVE, AND THEREFORE INHERENTLY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING; MY WIFE REFUSES TO DRIVE IT, AND IT WAS TOWED IN TO THE DEALER ON 12/21/15, WHERE IT REMAINS; I...

TOTAL LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING. AT 3022 MILES THE ENGINE CUT OFF WHILE AT 40-50MPH. A SMART DATA LINK WAS REPLACED. AT 3619 MILES THE ENGINE CUT OFF AGAIN WHILE ACCELERATING AT 40-50 MPH. BOTH INCIDENTS HAPPENED WITHIN 5 MINUTES OF STARTING THE ENGINE. SEVERAL ALERTS POP UP ON THE SCREEN TO INCLUDE LOSS OF BRAKING, HILL ASSIST, AND SERVICE ENGINE. FIRST REPAIR WAS FOR 10 DAYS. CURRENT REPAIR IS 3 DAYS AND COUNTING. CURRENTLY I AM AWARE OF ANOTHER F150 WITH THE ECOBOOST 2.7 ENGINE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO FIX.

AFTER MORNING STARTUP, VEHICLE STUMBLED, HESITATED ON ACCELERATION INTO TRAFFIC. VEHICLE STALLED AFTER APPROXIMATELY DRIVING 1 MILE. WOULD RE-START, ONLY IDLE, THEN STALL WHEN PUT INTO DRIVE AND ATTEMPTED TO RE-ENTER TRAFFIC. I HAD TOWED TO CLOSEST FORD DEALERSHIP FOR WARRANTY REPAIRS. MY VEHICLE WAS RETURNED OVER TWO WEEKS LATER. THE SERVICE INVOICE OUTLINED THAT THE LOW PRESSURE FUEL PUMP WAS FOUND BAD, SHORTED AND CONNECTING PLUG TO HARNESS MELTED. THEY REPLACED FUEL PUMP AND REPAIRED HARNESS PLUG. VEHICLE WAS NOT FIXED. OVER THE TWO WEEK PERIOD THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP, THE FUEL PUMP DRIVER, BODY CONTROL MODULE, AND LAST THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. MY MAJOR CONCERN IS THE MELTED FUEL PUMP PLUG. I WOULD THINK THERE WOULD BE ADEQUATE FUSIBLE LINK PROTECTION TO KEEP THIS KIND OF PROBLEM FROM HAPPENING ESPECIALLY WHEN AFFECTING AN IN TANK FUEL PUMP. THIS MIGHT LEAD...