general problems of the 2017 Ford F-150 - part 2

Airbag warning failure a know issue with Ford F-150 and other products with the blind spot senor module in the rear tail lights. The vehicle has an issue with water or fluid leaking into the tail light housing causing many of the advanced features to stop working. The vehicle shows a blind spot sensor failure, cross traffic sensor failure, front windows will not operate, air conditioner stops working , radio works but nothing can be changed and worst of all the "the air bag failure warning light" comes on rendering the vehicle unsafe for roadway operations. The internet (you tube and other sites )document the failure and how to fix it. It is not confined to just my 2017 F-150 but plagues many other year and model Ford products. My truck is currently at bluebonnet motors the authorized and sales dealer for this truck, they have confirmed the issue and are awaiting parts to repair it. They have quoted about $1,850 for parts and labor. Charles the service writer and myself witnessed these failures in the service reception area while checking the truck in for service. This problem puts many people at risk (including myself) if they are unaware of the entire system failures. Should a crash occur the occupants may not be provided with air bag deployment , which could result in possible injuries or death. I have not been made aware of Ford motor company or the dealership acknowledging this serious safety concern.

I was driving on the highway when my truck randomly began to sound as if it was in high idle like if I had it in neutral and was still pressing on the gas peddle. A wrench light came on as well as my engine light and I immediately lost power. Once I pulled over and placed it in park all the warning lights disappeared and my truck was fine again. Then it happened a second time but this time it almost caused the person from behind to hit me. I finally got to my destination and my truck was once again fine as if nothing happened. Few days later I was on the highway and it again happened. This time I had to utilize my insurance and have my truck towed back home. It has been an ongoing issue with my gears wanting to slip or feel like they don’t want to engage. Even with my truck constantly shifting hard. I contacted Ford and I am being told that ultimately im still responsible for charges. I know this is an ongoing problem with the manufacture and I know I am not the only person with an f150 having this issue. I am writing this complaint because it can be a dangerous situation, especially around heavy traffic.

Engine start stop does not work anymore when at a stop but is causing a rough idle and sometimes will stall in traffic at low speeds.

My advanced track warning light comes on then all the lights on the dash and start going off one warning after the other. (low oil, limited breaking, tire pressure, etc. ) then all electrical components in the vehicle turns off while driving. Its been serviced by the dealer which they replaced the break booster sensor. About 2-3 weeks later, it started happening again only this time when I drive the breaks lock up now and grind to the addition of everything lighting up the dash and all electrical components turn off while driving. Dealer charger me $900 for first repair now they’re charging me $2500 to start for the apim replacement. They are not clear on issue. They stated well start with apim and go from there.

The vehicle was purchased back in March and was parked in my driveway for about a month between uses. When I drove it again, I had the "charging system service now" alert pop up on the screen. This was not present when we left the dealership, and they were not willing to help me solve the problem. I checked it with a code reader at home, but it did not generate any codes. I put the battery on a charger, but it was fully charged in 5 minutes. I took the vehicle to an auto parts store to have them check the battery and alternator, and everything checked out. The serpentine belt is not warn and the fuse for the alternator was still intact. We tried discharging the pcm, but that did not solve the problem either. I am asking around at a few mechanic shops for possible solutions to try and avoid taking it to the dealer.

Truck’s powertrain control system detected an issue with the transmission shift solenoids not responding as expected - causing the transmission and drive functions to fail. The failure resulted in my transmission being shot - and the need for a full transmission rebuild. My safety was put at risk because the truck lost complete loss of driveability, and ability for shiting of gears. The vehicle has been inspected by the manufacturer's agent, holman Ford of maple shade, NJ. I received a number of warning alerts from the Ford pass system beginning on March 24, 2023. There were no warning lamps, messages, or other symptoms prior to the failure.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford F-150. The contact stated while the vehicle was at a complete stop at the traffic light, the vehicle shut off inadvertently. The contact was able to restarted the vehicle and continued driving. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle the following day, the transmission gear position indicator was not illuminated. Additionally, the contact stated that the transmission was not shifting smoothly while driving. The contact stated that the vehicle shut off for a second time while at a complete stop. The dealer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle needed to be diagnosed at his expense. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 17v053000 (power train, electrical system). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 85,000.

Heated and cooling seat buttons for the front seats and heated seats for the rear indicates power being fed and luminated. Fuse for the climate control on seats is operational, however no heat and no cooling. Checked the heated and cooling module under passenger front seat and disconnected harness to find the top wiring pig tail as you look at it burnt. Terminals on module burnt. Apparently on the Ford F-150 forum numerous members have the same problem. I have found the module and pigtail available, however I don't want to change it to prevent voiding possible safety recall. Will notify the dealership on March 6, 2023 at (dick smith Ford), columbia s. C. . Gds. . .

Doing cold weather, the driver side door locks has frozen on several occasions causing the latch to become inoperable to latch. As a result, I am unable to lock the door after closing it and the door swings open before moving the vehicle. I have not been able to schedule an appointment at this time. The vehicle was purchased used from carmax in brandywine, MD. , on March 22, 2022. I was informed that the vehicle had passed a full inspection prior to the sale. There were no warning lights or recall notices issued regarding the vehicle.

I was sitting in the drive thru with my kids when my daughter said there was smoke from behind her. Shortly after that the back window shattered into many peices onto them inside the car. It’s ridiculous that there has been many complaints of the same issue yet no recall issued.

I had a problem that would cause my transmission to randomly downshift or slip into neutral while in drive. When this happened it would also disengage cruise controll and would disengage the blind spot monitoring system. Took it to the dealership and they confirmed it was a faulty molded lead frame. I had them replace the part. But was doing research and saw where they have had similar recalls on previous years.

Transmission gears sporadically shift into other gears while driving causing the causing the engine and vehicle to jerk unexpectedly decelerate and accelerate without warning causing a wrench slike symbol to illuminate in the dashboard.

The first time I had a problem was after refueling the gear display went blank and as I started to drive it felt like the truck was not in 1st gear. I stopped turned off the truck and restarted and it was ok. I took it to my mechanic and he did a diagnostic which showed error codes p0706 p0707 p1702 and p1721. He couldn’t replicate the problem and thought is may have been a moisture problem since we had been getting heavy rains. The next time it happened it happened I was on i195 in richmond driving at 55 mph and the gear indicator lights flickered and then went off and the truck downshifted and slowed suddenly. The indicator lights came back on quickly and everything was fine. I went back to the mechanic and he got the same error messages. It was not raining this day.

Second time this has happened to my truck. First time was in 2020, now it just happened again in may 2022. Rear window in Ford f150 suddenly popped and shattered for no reason because the defrost mechanism malfunctioned and over heated causing the rear window to expand and shatter. The shattered window was hot to the touch after shattering and there was an electrical fire smell in the cab of the truck. The first time Ford gave me a case number but blew me off and I had to pay out of pocket. This time I have a case number but it is still a hastle and I am getting the run around and am hoping Ford pays for the window in full this time as they did not follow up or give me a reimbursment last time this happened. Ford has a big problem on their hands and needs to remedy this before someone gets glass in their eyes driving down the freeway after the window pops and someone gets killed in an accident.

The abs and traction control lights came on. Then out of no where the power steering just stopped working.

Truck downshifts periodically from 3rd to 2nd gear or from 4 to 3 of 4th to 2nd, for no reason, while keeping speed same on flat road. This causes tire squealing action in some cases and is unsafe. Also, at the same time, rear motion sensor system failure light comes on with an ok button. I select the button and then a wrench sign lights up indicating service requires. Sometimes also a check engine light comes on. Sometimes also the display showing what gear truck is in goes blank, or flutters through all gears. Sometimes a fan/generator comes on as well for no apparent reason. Sometimes the truck is goes in to no gear at all (neutral?) while I am moving. I pull over, restart the engine and the problems usually go away. This problem was reported to 2 Ford dealers (cella and bergey) on about 7/2022 and 8/2022. They gave me very different assessments of the problem, the most expensive being a new lead frame ($1,300) problems originally started around 3/2022. Truck has about 35,000 miles on it.

Mid December in the morning I hit the remote start and took my dog out to use bathroom and I heard a loud bang and when I came back to the truck the rear windshield had exploded… I have 3 cameras that look over the vehicle and after watching video there was nothing that touched or near the truck. . It just explodes and shattered after remote start. It had a strange smell and the rear window where the wires were at was burnt.

Apim failure.

Used remote starter; about 2 minutes later my family entered the vehicle with my 2 small kids secured in their child seats in back seat. We left our home, made about 1-mile down the road when back window suddenly popped and shattered. Nothing struck or hit the window to break it. Tiny glass fragments blew onto my children and scared them. The plastic cover on the defroster connection mechanism on the rear center electronic sliding glass window also popped off and the one of the electronic metal connections is clearly broken loose on the mechanism also. No warning messages on dash/display. I did not turn on defroster and rear defroster light was not on at the time, but maybe came on automatically with remote start used. I submitted claim promptly with insurance. Have appointment with service king for estimate and repair to be made. According to online forums, this unfortunate safety incident with Ford truck and van rear windows has occurred hundreds or thousands of times to Ford owners over the past 10 years.

Rear defroster started smoking during morning warm up using remote start. Rear windshield was shattered violently. Very dangerous situation to be in. The shattering happened during a drive.

Check engine light on error code p2007 runner control was replaced via Ford oem part #fr3z 9j559 c ran well for 2 days then stopped working.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle smoke and heat was suddenly present inside the cabin of the vehicle. After exiting the vehicle the fire department was called to the scene and extinguished the flames. During the incident the vehicle was destroyed and towed away. The contact indicated that the flames had started behind the front seats inside the cabin of the vehicle but the cause of the fire was not determined. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The local dealer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 47,000 .

I purchased this vehicle new in 2017 and since then I have had an intermittent issue with the rear camera when put into reverse. Either frozen image, static lines and yellow screen. When the image it frozen, it looks like its working but nothing in the screen is moving. If something is behind me I would not see it and think its clear. Ford has replaced the camera 1 time but I dont think thats the issue because I disconnected all the wires in the tail gate (where the camera is) and it still messes up. I have seen online a lot of other people with the same truck and same issue. Here is a video of my issue. . Read more...

Eastbound I-94 around burns harbor, in. High speed, high density traffic. High temperature warning illuminated on dash while the temperature gauge went to full cold. Within seconds the engine lost power, forcing me to navigate to the shoulder of the highway. I was successful, but the loss of power and the resulting speed differential put myself and other traffic at a significant risk of collision. The vehicle was shut down and checked for any signs of overheating. With no signs of overheating the vehicle was restarted and we continued to our destination. The following day the problem was diagnosed by castle Ford, michigan city, indiana as a faulty cylinder head temperature sensor; there was not a problem with high temperature. The sensor has been replaced and there has been no further issue.

Vehicles rear passenger brake light does not work when hitting brakes but lights up when vehicle is on. The blinker does not work but the reverse light does. Vehicle has a short somewhere and has put me at risk of being rear ended by others and I have drivers on the road notifying me on the daily. My vehicle is covered under cpo (certified pre-owned) and only has 46k miles and well taken care of. Ford has not inspected it due to an upfront cost that I am expected to pay. The vehicle did not warn me of any electrical failures. I was notified by a friend that it was not working.

About a month after purchasing the truck in April 2021 with about 35,000 on the truck when stopped at a traffic light the trucks auto stop/start kicked in and the vehicle would not restart and had to be pushed out of the road during rush hour. Since then the truck has been in the dealership atleast 5 times for this issue and has not been resolved. They keep giving the truck back saying they don't know.

After towing my 2017 Ford f150 ecoboost exhibits an intermittent engine stall when coming to a stop while towing. Exact same issue as below TSB, just mine is a 2017 model technical service bulletin 2. 7l - while towing - intermittent engine stall when coming to a stop - built on or before 27-Nov-2017 18- 2249 16 August 2018 model: Ford 2018 F-150 issue: some 2018 F-150 vehicles equipped with a 2. 7l ecoboost engine and built on or before 27-nov2017 may exhibit an intermittent engine stall when coming to a stop while towing. Action: follow the service procedure steps to correct the condition. Warranty status: eligible under provisions of new vehicle limited warranty coverage warranty/esp coverage limits/policies/prior approvals are not altered by a TSB. Warranty/esp coverage limits are determined by the identified causal part and verified using the oasis part coverage tool. Labor times description operation no. Time 2018 F-150 2. Reprogram the pcm (do not use with any other labor operations) 182249a 0. 3 hrs. Repair/claim coding causal part: recal condition code: 04.

After 40 mile on the highway drive, I've got off the offramp and came to a red light. While I was stopped my truck started to idle rough for about 10 seconds and finally stalled. No check engine or warning lights appeared other than a notification on the dash screen stating to press brake to start. I then pressed the brake and pushed start and it turned on right away. I then drove in the city for another 20 miles with no problem and then evidently it happened again when I got to a stop. Restarted right away with no secondary issues. I took it to my local dealership. They kept it over night to run tests but there was no success on recreating the problem. Therefore, no repair was made. I do find this situation unsafe due to possible fault occurring at highway speeds or on a hill while driving.

Electrical : radio will randomly cut out. Typically when truck starts radio wont work. Have to either wait hour, or disconnect battery. Seems like typical issue. Seatbelt : passenger seatbelt wont retract back. Can hand feed then pull out by hand. Called dealer said 3 year 60 thousand for warranty im over 3 years and at 71k miles. Price of assembly was over $500. [xxx] outrageous for a seatbelt. No idea when it happened. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

Driver and passenger locks will freeze and they will not close or lock. Very dangerous.

The Ford F-150 multi function switch has gone bad. The windshield wipers stay activated in the slowest mode. This obstructs the view of drivers, and is distracting. The part number fl3z-13k359-ac. This malfunction is an issue for 2015 models and newer. There are many videos online pertaining to this multi function switch malfuntion.

The 2017 F-150 suddenly experienced electrical problems including; tailgate unintended opening, blis (blind spot information system) failures, cross traffic alert failures and rear camera blue screen failures. These failures occur at a status of the vehicle, eg. Locking the doors, shifting into gear, use of key fob or proximity sensors to tailgate.

Adding photos to the first complaint.

I live in new hampshire and the weather is cold. I started my Ford f150 truck today using my Ford pass. The truck ran for 15 minutes. When I prepared to leave in the truck I noticed that it was cold inside. When I looked in the rear view mirror, I realized the rear sliding window was completely shattered. Upon closer inspection I realized the window blew outward and a yellow line x sticker on the right rear of the window had burn marks on it. The sticker was discolored to indicate that a lot of heat was directed toward it. The window was completely shattered around the outside edge. Also, I located a cover that had blown off the wires that run to the rear defroster. It appears that the rear defroster ran to the point that it overheated the glass and caused it to blow. I discovered that this has occurred in the past with Ford f150 trucks and ntsa has received complaints. I contacted Ford today and I am waiting to hear back from customer service.

Digital cluster malfunction, causing speedometer and fuel gauge to both display zero, loss of power to windows, loss of parking brake function, blacked out backup camera, no heat or a/c. Highbeams stay on and cannot be switched to low beams. All happened while the vehicle was in motion on a highway at 60 mph.