general problems of the 2011 Ford F-150 - part 2

Vehicle locked up while driving on highway and almost caused crash. Vehicle had to be towed to dealership where they identified the issues as battery junction box fuse 27 crank no start, loss of rpm and/or malfunction indicator lamp (mil)illumined with multiple dtcs. This is a known issues published on by the NHTSA article TSB 15-0137 -part number el3z*14293*a kit terminal -vehicle locked up while driving on highway -the dealership was able to locate the issue and fixed the know fuse terminal burnout causing failure. -Ford customer relations officer is aware of this and a complaint was placed in for known failure tsb15-0137 -multiple lights and warnings after attempting to restart vehicle Ford case number cas-35065515-q7c7h5.

According to the dealership service center, the exhaust manifolds are the reason the turbochargers have failed. The exhaust manifolds are not covered by warranty, so they are declining to repair the turbochargers. I really like this truck, but I"m very disappointed with the warranty company. I also think it's shameful will go cheap and not fix it. Ford seems to do that from time to time.

12/6-driving car at 47 mph, abruptly slowed down, resulting in car throwing me forward with my head over the steering wheel. My chest was sore the next day from the seat belt. 12/7-googled issue/saw a recall existed. Called capital Ford, wilmington nc-explained issue in detail and concern for my safety. Advised to wait until 1/6 for warranty appt. Called back again-no openings. Called burgaw Ford-no appts until later in January. Called Ford customer service. First rep. Placed me on hold and did not come back. Second rep. -explained, event details, she told me she would call me back after talking to the location. No call was ever received. 12/8-called capital Ford-explained-asked if there were any cancellations-told no and they never received cancellations. Called Ford customer service-agent called all locations within 75 minutes of the area with no luck regarding appts except 1 avail. 70 mins away on 12/17. In every call I clearly communicated my concern for my safety. Advised, I have a required work trip this Sunday-wed. In SC-so my car is needed. Pleaded for assistance getting my car fixed, a rental car or guidance on the reimbursement process if corrected by someone else. Uniform answers, must wait until 1/6, no rental, no reimbursement. My assumption by Ford's actions is the car is safe to drive-despite my personal experience indicating otherwise. Unclear why all are so dismissive of the recall issue?.

The contact owns a 2011 Ford F-150. The contact stated while attempting to reverse out of the driveway, the accelerator pedal was depressed however, the vehicle failed to respond. The vehicle was shifted to park, restarted, and shifted into drive and operated as designed. The check engine warning light was illuminated. Several hours later that day after returning from the gas station, the vehicle lost motive power and stalled while approaching his residence. The contact attempted to restart the vehicle however, the vehicle failed to start. The vehicle was pushed onto the driveway and shifted into park. The contact performed a diagnostic test and retrieved a code for a defective transmission range sensor. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 290,000.

Exhaust manifold warping causing exhaust leak.

Warped exhaust manifolds.

I first noticed a rapid chirping sound from the engine when accelerating on a hill while pulling a trailer. The pickup had about 135,000 miles on it at the time. This was usually associated with an automatic downshift due to the load and the hill in order to maintain speed. The sound increased over a period of a year. Then I started noticing the sound when starting with a cold engine. The sound would diminish after the engine warmed a bit, but it didn't really disappear. I finally took this pickup to an auto clinic (sequim automobile clinic, sequim, wa) with 153,000 miles on it. The manager, marv, later told me that they found the driver's side exhaust manifold warped. He said the noise was coming from a gap at the rear end of the manifold. He improved the condition by tightening bolts, but he said the only way to really make it right would be to replace the exhaust manifold. I went to youtube and found videos of others with this problem. Their suggestion was to replace the exhaust manifold with one that was superior in design and construction in order to keep from having the problem, again. They indicated that the problem was due to heat generated by the engine and turbo chargers in this 3. 5 l ecoboost Ford engine. The manager at the auto clinic said he hadn't seen the problem from others with this engine, but the others weren't putting the engine under as much load as I am. I'm pulling a trailer of about 8500 pounds. I'm pulling it over passes about 5,000 feet in elevation and in a one month period traveling about 3,100 miles. The manufacturer rates this particular pickup to pull a trailer up to 11,500 pounds. I've also watched videos of major endurance testing by Ford that indicated no problems after over 150,000 miles of operation under grueling conditions. I don't know if there is a safety issue here, but I know of no other place to report it. Certainly the exhaust manifold should be able to handle the heat generated in normal operation.

Whistling noise from exhaust system. Inspection revealed a warped exhaust manifold.

On certain days, usually humid days, when you approach a hill and give it gas, a wrench appears on the display and the truck goes into limp mode. It may go for weeks without doing this, but when it happens, you may get killed. Especially, if you are on a highway. You have no power to move the truck. You are a sitting duck. I took in to a service station and the cleaned the throttle body, but it still happens. If you drive slowly without changing accelerator position the truck will drive but too slowly. It happens far too much.

The most recent incident resulted in transmission having a harsh downshift to first gear causing vehicle to jerk and engine revs up. This has happened several times in the past including a few days before taking it in for the recall repair in 2019. ( recall 19v -075). This problem, according to Ford, is due to intermittent failure of the output speed sensor ( part of the molded leadframe in the transmission). Two latest incidents occurred on a city street. Have had at least one occasion on an expressway where vehicle had very jerky transmission shift while in cruise control. Have complained about this to Ford and took the vehicle in on two occasions ( see attached invoices). The problem has never been resolved and no warning messages or trouble codes have been found during the repairs. Ford issued an extended warranty coverage ( program # 19n01) on may 2019 and my vehicle still qualifies. I took the vehicle in this week to request they replace the molded leadframe since the problem is still present. They refuse to replace the part because they say no trouble codes are present. I have found others on Ford forums who say they have the same problem and they also have no trouble codes stored either. Ford needs to acknowledge that the lack of trouble codes does not ensure the problem is not present. I continue to have concerns that my family's safety and others is jeopardized by Ford not agreeing to take responsibility and making the necessary repairs. They themselves say in the recall notice that "this condition could result in a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash. ".

Power train auto transmission controls module reset has already been done to car. When accelerating from 50-75 the transmission shudders and jumps. When you go up hill it's impossible to accelerate at all without the transmission shuddering. Engine light blinks occasionally.

While driving the speedometer goes to zero. The odometer displays just dashes. The engine power is reduced significantly. I pull over and shut the engine off, remove the key and then restart the truck. Then it drives normally until the next time it happens.

The rr turn signal does not work at all. The rr brake light does not work at all. The rf turn signal flashes fast. The rf running light does not stay lit when using the remote to unlock the vehicle. I have checked all bulbs, that are fine, fuses fine. I should note, till it is fixed I can't get it inspected, and therefore can't get it registered.

The contact owns a 2011 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle unintendedly decelerated. In addition, the contact stated that several unknown warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer where it was diagnosed and determined that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 180,000.

I am driving and the truck just starts slowing down. I try to accelerate and it struggles to kick in, then it finally does. I have been put in dangerous situations where I've expected my truck to work as it was designed to and it doesn't. Now, it wont start at all. The truck only has a out 132k miles and dealer is asking for $13k for new engine.

Vehicle will down shift randomly and still haven't heard back from Ford about a remedy it's an open recall.

Transmission shifted in to 2nd at 50 mph. . Lost control hit a fence pole. . Blew up my tranny. . Nobody will help with towing.

Tl the contact owns a 2011 Ford F-150. The contact stated that the transmission failed and the vehicle exhibited engine oil failure. The vehicle was taken to randall reed's planet Ford (19000 eastex fwy, humble, TX 77338, (866) 844-5995) where it was determined that the VIN was excluded from NHTSA campaign number: 19v075000 (power train) and NHTSA campaign number: 11v128000 (electrical system). The manufacturer was contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 172,245.

Only 98,000 miles on this very well maintained truck. No engine issue, no issues at all,, and as I accelerated to pass a slow moving vehicle, which means my turbos kicked in, my engine blew up. There was a clunck and then nothing. There is actually a hole in my engine block. This never should have happened. This engine is not built to withstand the turbos. I am aware of this happening to 4 other people with the exact same ecoboost motor. I have contact d Ford and no one will take responsibility for this.

While driving on hwy at 55mph the transmission shifted from 6th to 3rd gear causing the truck to rapidly slow down mid traffic was able to pull over to the shoulder and stop this is the second time took it to the dealer they did something worked for a little but did not fix problem.

Timing chain stretch, code p0016.

The timing chain was stretched and the end result is a bad engine. I purchased the truck in 2015 and only put 40,000 miles on it. The truck has a total of 110,000 miles . This model (ecoboost)has had numerous issues with the timing chain and Ford refuses to do anything about it because it's not a " safety hazard ". I did the oil changes always at the recommended time and took good care of the truck. I reached out to the Ford dealership I purchased it from and they will not help. In fact , I was told by the service department manager they were surprised this didn't happen sooner. This is a notorious issue and Fords dirty little secret.

Truck had had a recall on the issues that we are having. Now we have been told that recall no long exist and that it was taken off of recall. We are having trouble with the transmission range senor circuit. Code p705 and it's hoing to cost almost 600. 00 to fix. Is there still at recall on this?.

The engine revs and rpm suddenly increase regardless of gear. After the mph and rest of front display goes blank. After pulling over shutting of engine and restarting the truck the system resets. Very dangerous at high speeds.

When entering interstate in rain engine misfired truck slowed. Ford engineers modified boost intake charged me $274. 80 to correct design flaw.

Engine completely turns off or dies and all instruments also turn off. Not able to steer or navigate the vehicle at all. It's completely dead. Also transmission lurches forward with no warning at low speeds causing you to slam on brakes or hit whatever is in front of you.

While driving down the highway the fault code for timing chain p0016 came on and engine seized in the middle of the highway. I lost all power steering and brake power which caused me to almost collide with other vehicles trying to get off the highway with no power. After finally getting truck on the off ramp it took all I had to get it to stop at the intersection putting my life and the driver of the SUV at the intersection life in danger.

Tl the contact owns a 2011 Ford F-150. While driving various speeds, the vehicle downshifted and the rear wheels seized. In addition, the rpm gauge decreased to zero and the wrench symbol illuminated. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and stated that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 16v248000 (power train). The failure mileage was 181,000.

Bad transmission leadframe assembly as previously identified by Ford in a recall causing vehicle to lose power at 65mph requiring vehicle to be stopped and restarted; Ford has identified issue as 16v-248 but told me that my vehicle missed the campaign as my vehicle build date was 11 days prior to their recall dates; however, my vehicle was built at same plant (dearborn) and had same identical error codes for problem; Ford rep at 866-436-7332 told me that although problem seems the same nothing can be covered; to resolve cost me $751. 27. Always occurred while vehicle in motion.

Tl the contact owns a 2011 Ford F-150. While driving at unknown speeds, the vehicle downshifted to first gear and the rear wheels seized. In addition, the check engine indicator illuminated. The contact called the local dealer (al bilton Ford, 7621 old state road, holly hill, SC 29059, 877-722-7214) and was informed that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 16v248000 (power train). The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and provided case number: 15747379. The failure mileage was 130,000. The VIN was not available.

The truck looses power while driving down the road. Most of the time I have been driving as a slow rate of speed 20-35 mph. The engine continues to run and the wrench light comes on the dash. The transmission receives no power and the truck will only coast forward . Immediate solution is to pull over, shut the engine off and restart. The truck then has power. The problem may repeat itself within miles or it may not repeat for days/weeks. This happen 18 months ago, 4 months ago, and 2 days ago.

Had complete brake failure. Was able to get the truck stopped. Saw it was 2 pints low on fluid. Added fluid, drove towards my auto shop, had to stop to fill the brake fluid again (the light went on this time). Did this a few times. Just before I got to the stop, the truck blew out some smoke, chugged, and the motor seized up. Towed the truck to the shop, they found out the master cylinder leaked and the vacuum lines sucked the brake fluid out of the master cylinder and dumped it into the cylinders in the motor and this blew my motor. I hear there is a recall for this on 2014 F-150s but not on the 2011. Terrible design. A brake problem should not blow up my motor.

While driving my 2011 f150 I got of i99 at the tyrone exit. While slowing to a stop at about 35 mph the truck shifted from 5thgear to 1st which cause the wheels to squawk and slide almost causing me to lose control, I pulled over in the bk parking lot shut it off an restarted once I put it in gear to drive it showed I was in 5th gear so I shut it off again waited a few minutes s td started it again and this time it was in 3rd so I repeated. The next time it was in first so I drove home the back roads to be safe as I got up to speed it started to act up again the speedometer show I was going 0mph but I was going 25mph again the truck slammed in an out of gear I took it to my local Ford deal they diagnosed it as a lead frame hope this fixes the problem as I'm scared to drive my truck. I do have videos of when its acting up but I cant figure out how to upload them.

Vehicle downshifts while driving abruptly and without cause. This has occurred at highway and city speeds as well as with and without a trailer in tow. The front end still is all over the road, following tire replacement, brake replacement and alignment.

Driving 70 mph when 2011 Ford F-150 while driving in cruise control with a/c on lost all power. . . . . . . . . . And a tool displayed on dash. I was able to pull over on-side of interstate luckily. . . . . . . Turned off vehicle waited a few minutes and re-started with no further issues. I'm concerned this is similar to other issues Ford products have been having. Need answers before your vehicle hurts my family!!!.