Four problems related to driveshaft have been reported for the 2017 Ford F-150. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2017 Ford F-150 based on all problems reported for the 2017 F-150.
The contact owns a 2017 Ford F-150. The contact was informed by a friend that saw on the news that the vehicle year, make and model had rusting to the driveshaft and hanger bearing. The contact examined his vehicle and saw that the driveshaft and hanger bearing were rusted. The contact informed the manufacturer who then informed the contact that they were not aware of the failure and to take the vehicle to a Ford dealer for diagnosis. The contact took the vehicle to ed sherling Ford inc (805 glover Ave, enterprise, al 36330) however, the vehicle was not yet diagnosed nor repaired. The failure mileage was 58,264.
Cold cranking noise concerning ecoboost system and lifters. . . Making loud noise and I am being told it's normal. . . Plus clunking noise underneath my truck that sounds like the motor or the drive shafts is going to fall out. . . I am also being told by dealership that this is normal. . . I know better. . . The truck is defective and unsafe. Now they are refusing to address the issues.
With the vehicle in park, with the weight of the vehicle resting on the transmission's parking pawl, or resting on the parking brake, when the engine is started, there is an intermittent clunk that can be heard. It can vary from no clunk to a very loud clunk that can be heard from 40ft or more. This can happen when vehicle is hot, cold, driven short distances or long distances, on an incline or not. The 3 dealerships have reproduced the issue, but have called it normal or a characteristic. One dealership's service director says his demo vehicles make the same noise and that adding bigger tires and a lift kit made it worse. He also said and I quote "because its not abnormal, there is no fix". He stated that Ford techline says its normal as well. . Read more...
I own a 2017 Ford f150 4x4 with the 3. 5 ecoboost engine and the 10 speed transmission. A few days after we brought the truck home, we noticed a very loud clunk that would happen when the engine is started. We have taken the truck to multiple dealerships and all have said that the clunk is normal and that its just the transmission "loading up". This same clunk is also happening on 2018 f150s as well, with the 6 speed transmission and the 10 speed transmissions. I am concerned that this issue is going to affect the long term safety of the vehicle, since metal striking metal is never a good thing when it comes to automobiles. . Read more...