215 problems related to equipment have been reported for the 2016 Ford F-150. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2016 Ford F-150 based on all problems reported for the 2016 F-150.
Rear backup camera failed and is just showing a blue screen or black screen with squiggly lines.
The drivers side door latch froze and stopped working, the door wouldn’t close and the lock would glitch when trying to lock or unlock it, once the door did close it reopened while driving, so it never really closed all the way, and it started working just fine once the weather warmed up. There are recalls on this issue but not for my vehicle specifically.
Going down the road the dash quite showing what gear I was in and then the truck downshifted to first or second gear while I was traveling 45 mph. Light then went off and could see gears again. Came back on within a mile. I limpt the truck home where it is parked until I can get it into the shop to be repaired. Codes were p070600-26, p07000-26, p170200-2e, p070600-27, p070700-27, p170200-af. Codes will just go away if the wrench dash light goes off and truck will drive normal. Wrench randomly comes on and downshift will happen before I am able to slow down.
The rear window made a loud popping noise. It buckled and cracked. The window appeared to be sliding down. A lot of the edge pieces where the seal is broke off. Within an hour a large hole appeared as if it was hit by something. The Ford dealership in milford, CT told us to call our insurance company and get it fixed by safelight. We talked to our insurance company by phone. No one inspected it. No warnings or other problems.
Back up camera safety, parking lot's and trailer hook up florida weather 40 50 degrees it works, warmer 60 90 and it's blue screen showed tech at Ford dealer cold morning it works, months before then they said replace camera. What changes in cold weather? wont stay cold in florida backup sensors still work, would be nice having it work.
No incident yet, but the frame is rotted.
Front driver side and passenger side door latches that freeze and do not latch when shut.
My truck driver door won’t latch,in cold weather. Like it won’t catch when I try close it less I lock it then it catch but won’t close all the way tell it warm up. Seem like whn it’s down in teens a single digits or below and windy. I’ve had it happen two times so far. Thank you.
Our 2016 Ford F-150 experienced a sudden, forceful, uncommanded lane deviation while traveling at highway speed. Without warning or driver input, the vehicle abruptly jolted into the left lane. The steering was corrected and returned to our lane, but shortly afterward the truck again forcefully veered left. The movement felt comparable to being struck by another vehicle. There was no oncoming traffic at the time; however, had there been oncoming traffic, this would have resulted in a head-on collision. Weather conditions were calm, roads were dry, and visibility was clear. Prior to this incident, the vehicle exhibited no warning signs, including no pulling, steering issues, warning lights, or diagnostic codes. We immediately pulled over and had the vehicle towed to a mechanic who inspected the truck but could not replicate the issue. Although the vehicle was later driven approximately 120 miles home and short distances locally without recurrence, we believe it remains unsafe due to the unpredictable nature of this failure. A vehicle should never abruptly and forcefully change lanes without driver input. We have also experienced ongoing issues with the key becoming stuck in the ignition and intermittent starting problems, raising concerns about potential electrical or mechanical defects. This incident involved two uncommanded lane deviations under normal driving conditions with no identified cause or warnings. Due to the risk of serious injury or fatal collision, this remains an unresolved safety concern requiring investigation. We are requesting that NHTSA review this complaint, evaluate whether similar incidents indicate a pattern or defect involving the steering, transmission, or electronic control systems in the 2016 Ford F-150, and take appropriate action to protect public safety. Once we receive the NHTSA complaint number, we will also be submitting a formal complaint to Ford motor company requesting a thorough investigation and resolution.
Severe rust on frame, both sides. Mechanic refused to do service until rust situation is remediated. Said vehicle is unsafe to drive!.
Vehicle: 2016 Ford F-150, 5. 0l v8, 6r80 automatic transmission mileage at time of failure: approximately 118,000 miles approximate date of occurrence: late 2025 (late October to early November) while driving at speeds above approximately 40 mph, the transmission would randomly and unexpectedly downshift, causing a severe and sudden jerking motion accompanied by extremely high engine rpms. After several seconds, the transmission would violently upshift back into the original gear. Most occurrences involved the transmission downshifting one or two gears; however, on multiple occasions it downshifted from 6th gear directly to 2nd gear while traveling at highway speeds. This caused the rear wheels to momentarily lock up, creating a dangerous loss of traction and loss of vehicle control. These events occurred frequently, including during short trips, and were not related to driver input, braking, or road conditions. During these incidents, the check engine light and wrench warning light would illuminate. Diagnostic trouble code p0720 (output shaft speed sensor circuit) was consistently stored. This pointed to a failure within the transmission molded lead frame, which houses the output shaft speed sensor and related circuitry. Due to the severity of the symptoms and the known issues with the Ford 6r80 transmission molded lead frame, I replaced the molded lead frame myself. After replacement, the erratic downshifting, wheel lockup, warning lights, and fault codes were completely resolved. The vehicle has operated normally since the repair. Ford has a documented history of issues related to molded lead frame failures in 6r80 transmissions, including erratic shifting and loss of speed sensor data. This failure presented a significant safety risk, particularly at highway speeds, due to sudden and uncontrollable deceleration and momentary wheel lockup.
The voice recognition quit working on my Ford sync. When I took it in for diagnosis, an update was attempted by the Ford dealer and wiped out my system, which means I have no back up camera, no radio, no usb ports, etc. I was told this is something I have to pay for to get repaired. The primary safety concern is, according to the dealer, the update cause the apim module to fail, which means I no longer have a back up camera unless I pay for the repair.
The hood is peeling the clear coat. The upper cab on both drivers side and passengers side from front to back is down to bare metal. Top of the pickup box is down to the bare metal along both sides. Tailgate top is down to bare metal. These spots are clearly do to the prep and paint work.
While driving, the hill descent fault error would pop up on the instrument panel, the truck would begin to shake, and the gas pedal would no longer work. I would have to pull over, shut the vehicle off for a few minutes and restart it. This happened multiple time while driving on the highway and in town. After sitting in the driveway for while trying to get repairs scheduled, the issue got worse, and I would have to pull over every one to 2 minutes due to this issue occuring.
When shifting into reverse, backup camera screen went to a constant blue screen — no rear image at all now.
Faulty backup camera - resulted in backing incident and tailgate damage. Reported backup camera malfunction to NHTSA in 2022 and emailed photo of camera defect, but multiple news articles about f150's being recently recalled for backup camera issued. These recalls do not include 2016 models to recall for updates and need to be added. Approximate cost of truck tailgate replacement $1500.
2016 f150, 6r80 transmission - threw codes p0720 and p0722, dealer indicated known issue under recall 24s37, but my VIN is not included, but should be. Unexpected downshift to first gear, check engine light, truck enters "limp" mode, only allowing 3rd and 5th gear - real safety issue - especially if Ford knows it has a fix - although parts are in short supply (molded lead frame).
The rear backup camera has malfunctioned and it is not working.
The rearview backup camera on my 2016 Ford F-150 began malfunctioning around July/August 2025. At first, the image would flicker briefly when the truck was shifted into reverse, but it would return to normal after a few seconds or days. After about a week, the issue became constant — the display now stays completely blue whenever the vehicle is in reverse and no rear image is visible. This failure eliminates all rear visibility when backing up and creates a serious safety risk, especially in parking lots or residential areas where pedestrians, pets, or objects may be behind the vehicle. The problem matches the description of Ford’s current backup camera recalls (including 23s23 and 24s59), but my vehicle’s VIN does not appear to be included in those campaigns. The vehicle has not yet been inspected by a dealer or independent service center, but I plan to have it evaluated. The backup camera component remains available for inspection upon request. There were no warning lights, messages, or other indicators prior to or during the failure. Based on reports from other Ford F-150 owners, this appears to be a widespread issue involving the camera or wiring harness that results in a blue or blank screen. I am submitting this complaint to document the failure and safety concern, and to request review for possible recall expansion to include affected 2016 F-150 models. Photos of the blue screen and failure condition are available and can be provided for review upon request.
Dear sir/madam, I own a 2016 Ford F-150. Over the past few months the vehicle will suddenly hesitate and downshift while driving and the mechanics symbol will appear on the dashboard. This happened to me a few times. At the end of June I had two different mechanics look at the vehicle and both kept the truck for a couple of days and drove it around and neither one could see a problem. I drove the vehicle from rhode island to pennsylvania and this happened 4 times during the trip driving on the highway!!!! it then happened again (with a witness in the vehicle) while driving. I could have been killed driving 70 mph on the highway during these times that the vehicle hesitated and downshifted. I researched possible recalls that I might have missed and learned of the investigation into by NHTSA by other consumers and I contacted Ford. When I spoke to Ford and filed my complaint I let them know I knew about the investigation by NHTSA and told them I could have been killed. It has been two weeks and I have yet to hear from them. I would like my vehicle repaired free of charge. We paid thousands of dollars for that truck and since this is a safety issue it should be recalled. Please contact me if you have any other questions. Thank you. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).
I went for an oil change, tire rotation, etc at the dealer on 6/9/25 and was told that my frame had rust damage/holes and would not pass inspection this coming December. Went to ziebart on 6/11/25 and they confirmed multiple hole/rust damage on frame which needed repair. They were perplexed as no problem was seen at my last yearly check of the rust protection in July of 2024. Also, no mention of a potential problem was found at my last vehicle inspection in December of 2024. How does this kind of damage occur in 6 months? I'm reading on-line that this is an issue with Ford F-150s, but no recall?.
After passing a car on a two lane highway 120 miles from home a wrench light came on and the transmission got stuck in 5th gear. We pulled over, stopped the truck and then it got stuck in 3rd gear and then the check engine light came on. The truck then proceeded to on into limp mode. At that point with the transmission clunking we and the truck shutting down we didn't feel safe driving the vehicle to our weekend destination nor did we feel safe driving it home as we had no idea if the transmission would completely fail. These were two lanes roads with not much shoulder and steep cliffs along the road in many areas and it was very unpopulated so any number of things could have happened to put us at risk. We had the truck towed 120 mileshome and taken to the nearest Ford dealership, which was larry h miller Ford in mesa, arizona. The wrench and check engine light did go off but the service center was able to find the codes when they checked and it was determined to be lead frame failure. They removed and replaced the lead frame. There was no warning or codes prior to this happening - only on the day it happened.
When you put vehicle in reverse the back up camera has a blank screen.
2016 Ford F-150 pickup has no backup camera or front camera. Resets have done nothing. Defective module, camera wiring or camera itself has to be defective. I heard the 2015 model Ford pickups have a recall associated with this problem.
When traveling at around 70-75 mph the vehicle will downshift to 5th gear and vehicle speed drops as well, without warning. This causes the vehicle to not want to excel until it comes to a complete stop or turns off and then turns back on.
At fifty six thousand miles, I had to replace the frame on the sunroof and the drain hose. We're not draining like they were supposed to. This is a real problem with these trucks. And everybody is having the same problem. This needs to be a recall. They need to rework the sunroof and replace it.
Passenger door will not latch and close on 2016 Ford F-150 after snow storm. While the vehicle was parked, the front passenger's side door latch failed to latch as intended. We discovered the issue when we were trying to leave our house during the extremely cold freezing weather. The door had to be manually held closed when traveling a short distance. We were able to get it latched to drive on the interstate to church, but then it failed to latch after coming out of church service, when we had to hold it closed manually for a short distance. We then had to use rope to keep the door shut by securing it to another door on the opposite side while traveling back on the interstate to get home. The truck has not been diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or the dealer. The failure mileage was approximately 106,000.
Back up camera is flickering and goes to a blue screen glitches multi colors.
Due to the freezing (around 20 degrees f) temperatures, the latch of the front-driver’s side door was frozen and was unable to close. The door would initially open, but any attempt to close it afterwards became unsuccessful.
Ford has known about these 2 issues but refuses to do anything about it one of them they flat failed to mention at to anyone. The climate control seat module burns due to a ground wire. But they have to release the information they on 2014-2019 you can’ use aftermarket thermostat as they’re not calibrated right for the motor and also fit bit differently which causes people to spend so much to fix a cooling problem that doesn’t exist.
I need to report failure fixing my car recall named *faulty door latch harvard Ford texted me to rake my car to get done but they did a bad job repair instead of replace recall part they didnt they did cut out wire harness instead . Therefore that damaged tye auto now reverse cam screen is not working . Tye doors open itself while im driving it . Dash board is not also working im filling a complaint against harvard Ford dealership the solution zi need is the following they need to replace all complete new wire harness ASAP. Aldi new reverse cam and screen . Im attached all proof of the damage . .
Lafontaine Ford birch run mi falsified recalls on my 2016 f150. They claimed they were done, however I have had several other Ford dealers state that there is missing parts and it was obvious it was not completed. This recall is for my door cables freezing up making it unsafe for me to commute when cold. I have held my door shut all the way to work multiple times because it would not latch. Other Ford dealers near me quoted me 2 thousand to fix both front doors. I reached out to lafontaine myself, they seemed to have wanted to help right away but as soon as they heard more of the story they quickly began to not answer my calls. (service managers).
2016 Ford F-150 XLT panoramic sunroof rails damaged not adhered to truck properly and water leaking into vehicle. Excessive water damage from faulty sunroof. Danger of separation from roof and breaking and flying off.
I have a recall that claims to be completed on my truck, but two dealerships claim that it is not done with photo evidence. I would like this recall addressed properly as I am not trying to pay two thousand dollars out of pocket for just the driver and passenger doors. This recall is on my 2016 f150 . This is a door latch problem on all 4 doors. I noticed this when winter came around and my driver door latch/cable would freeze. I drove to work multiple times holding my door shut. I have been trying to get this resolved for the past 3 months and I keep getting a different answer from everyone I have reached out to including poor customer service. This is unacceptable and I certainly wont be purchasing a Ford ever again.
Sunroof rails broke for the second time, and the sunroof will not close on the drivers side. This problem is putting extra pressure on the glass since it isn’t seated properly. Water also leaks in during rain storms and has caused electrical issues. I can now only drive this $95,000 vehicle in good weather.