2015 Ford F-150 problems and owner complaints

WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT IN THE FAR LEFT LANE GOING 72 MPH WITH THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL ON, THE TRUCK RANDOMLY SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND THE RED CRASH INDICATOR FLASHED ALTHOUGH THERE WAS NOTHING IN FRONT OF THE TRUCK. IF SOMEONE WAS BEHIND ME, IT IS LIKELY THEY WOULD HAVE REAR ENDED MY VEHICLE. THERE SEEMS TO BE A DEFECT IN THE AUTO CRUISE CONTROL,ALTHOUGH FORD BELIEVES THIS BEHAVIOR IS NORMAL.

Owner-reported narrative. 3,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10723529 at NHTSA ↗

ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET AND ENGAGED ON VEHICLE AT 75 MPH. MY VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ON INSIDE LANE OF FOUR LANE DIVIDED HIGHWAY AND CAME UP ON SLIGHTLY SLOWER VEHICLE TRAVELING IN THE SAME LANE AT AROUND 70 MPH. MY VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AND TRACKED THE OTHER VEHICLE FOR ABOUT A MILE BEFORE COMING UP ON A SLOWER MOVING TRACTOR TRAILER TRUCK IN THE OUTSIDE LANE. AS THE VEHICLE IN FRONT ON MY TRUCK PASSED THE TRACTOR TRAILER ON THE INSIDE LANE, IT MOVED OVER IN FRONT OF THE TRACTOR TRAILER TO THE OUTSIDE LANE TO ALLOW ME TO PASS. INSTE…

Owner-reported narrative. 2,200 miles reported. Look up ODI 10726963 at NHTSA ↗

VEHICLE TRANSMISSION SLAMS OR BANGS WHEN SHIFTING FROM 4 TO 5 GEAR. IT ALSO HANGS IN 4TH GEAR WHEN AT SPEED THAT IS NEAR THE SPEED REQUIRED TO SHIFT UP FROM 4TH OR 5TH GEAR.

Owner-reported narrative. 15,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10790021 at NHTSA ↗

2015 FORD F-150. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIRBAG PROBLEMS, IGNITION PROBLEMS AND VEHICLE TIRES ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE A/C BLEW OUT HOT AIR, THE TRANSMISSION WAS JERKY WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKE, THEN THE ACCELERATOR. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS FIRST STARTED, THERE WAS A LOUD GRINDING/GROWLING NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE BY THE DRIVER FRONT WHEEL, THERE WAS EXCESSIVE CABIN NOISE, AND TIRE NOISE. THE ELECTRIC ENGINE FAN CAME ON WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING OUTSIDE IN THE HEAT, THE UNDERCARRIAGE WAS SHOWING SIGNS OF CO…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10807026 at NHTSA ↗

2015 FORD F-150 MANUAL ON PAGE 263 HAS INSTRUCTIONS FOR PROPER SETUP OF AN EQUALIZING HITCH FOR TOWING A TRAILER. THE INSTRUCTIONS CALL FOR RETURN OF THE FRONT FENDER HEIGHT 25% OF THE WAY FROM HEIGHT WHEN LOADED WITH TRAILER TO HEIGHT WITH NO TRAILER. THIS IS THE OPPOSITE OF RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE HITCH MANUFACTURER WHO RECOMMENDS FRONT FENDER HEIGHT TO 75% OF THE WAY FROM LOADED TO UNLOADED CONDITION. IN THE WORDS OF THE HITCH MANUFACTURER "WHY WOULD YOU PUT ON AN EQUALIZING HITCH AND NOT SET IT UP TO DO WHAT IT'S INTENDED TO DO?". THE R…

Owner-reported narrative. 400 miles reported. Look up ODI 10705966 at NHTSA ↗

SINCE INITIAL TEST DRIVE, STEERING HAS BEEN DRIFTING AND PULLING. BEEN TO SERVICE 3 TIMES AND DEALERSHIP SAYS NORMAL WITH ELECTRICAL STEERING. UNSAFE AS VEHICLE IS CONSTANTLY DRIFTING OFF TRACK AND REQUIRES RESISTANCE ON STEERING WHEEL TO KEEP STRAIGHT.

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10724299 at NHTSA ↗

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 PE…

Owner-reported narrative. 15,657 miles reported. Look up ODI 10759739 at NHTSA ↗

THE AUTO START FEATURE OF THE 2.7L ENGINE CAUSES THE ENGINE TO ALMOST STALL WHEN LEAVING A STOP SIGN OR LIGHT. IF THE AUTO START IS ON AND SHUTS DOWN THE ENGINE AS YOU WANT TO GO, THE ENGINE WILL ALMOST STALL OUT CAUSING YOU TO BE IN THE INTERSECTION WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO ACCELERATE. THIS FEATURE CAN BE TURNED OFF BUT IT MUST BE DONE EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS STARTED. STALLING IN THE INTERSECTION IS A BIG PROBLEM. FORD WILL NOT TURN OFF THIS FEATURE AND I FEEL THIS IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE FORD OFFER THE OPTION TO TURN TH…

Owner-reported narrative. 5,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10760563 at NHTSA ↗

FRONT SEAT BACK COOLING SYSTEM (TED) IS MALFUNCTIONING. WHEN SEAT COOLING IS SELECTED, AFTER 5-10 MINUTES THE BACK OF THE FRONT SEATS REACH EXTREME TEMPERATURES. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE EXTREME TEMPERATURES COULD POSE A POTENTIAL BURN HAZARD OR CAUSE AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. I HAVE NOT PERSONALLY MEASURED THE TEMPERATURE OF THE SEATS BUT WHILE RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM I CAME ACROSS A FORUM WHERE INDIVIDUALS WITH THERMAL CAMERAS AND INFERRED THERMOMETERS HAVE MEASURED THE TEMPERATURES OF THE SEAT. SEVERAL OF THE RESULTS WERE: AT THE TOP OF THE MAP POC…

Owner-reported narrative. 50 miles reported. Look up ODI 10746393 at NHTSA ↗

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IT STALLED IN MIDDLE OF STREET IN TRAFFIC. IT WOULD NOT RESTART. PUSHED TRUCK TO SIDE OF ROAD. HAD TRUCK TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. HAS BAD FUEL PUMP DRIVER MODULE AND FUEL PUMP NOT WORKING PROPERLY. TRUCK HAS 42,000 MILES ON IT. FORD HAS ALREADY RECALLED 91,000 VEHICLES WITH THIS ISSUE BUT NOT INCLUDE THE F-150.

Owner-reported narrative. 42,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11060793 at NHTSA ↗