general problems of the 2017 Ford F-150

The contact owns a 2017 Ford F-150. The contact stated that after entering the vehicle and attempting to close the door, several attempts were needed before the latch secured the door closed. There was no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to customer satisfaction program: 18n03. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was unknown.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving at slow speeds in a parking area, the rear passenger’s side doors opened unintendedly. The door ajar warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed a failure with both passenger’s side door latches. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure reoccurred. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who then diagnosed a failure with the passenger’s side door latch cables. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 17v652000 (latches/locks/linkages), but the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, a case was opened, and the contact was referred to the NHTSA hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 158,000.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford F-150. The contact stated that after entering the vehicle and attempting to close the door, the latch failed to latch as designed. The door required several attempts before latching securely. The door-ajar warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 17v652000 (latches/locks/linkages) but the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but referred the contact to the NHTSA hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was unknown.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford F-150. The contact stated that the front driver's side door and the front passenger's side door were difficult to open and close in cold weather. The contact stated that the failure required to remotely start the vehicle several times for the door lock and latch mechanism to warm up. The contact stated that the vehicle was previously repaired under Ford campaign number: 20m04; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to the dealer several times, but the dealer could not duplicate the failure. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer, where the front driver's side door was taken apart and the dealer installed foam, tape, glue, and lubricant to an unknown door part at the contact’s expense; however, the failure persisted. Additionally, the contact recalled receiving notification of Ford campaign number: 18n03, which stated that the warranty coverage was extended to 2028. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken back to the dealer for the repair; however, the vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 53,345.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford F-150. The contact stated that during the winter months, the front driver’s side door failed to close as needed. Due to the failure, the contact was forced to use either a bungee cord or a ratchet strap to keep the door closed to prevent the door from opening while driving. Upon investigation, the contact discovered and linked the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 17v652000 (latches/locks/linkages); however, the dealer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed that the vehicle was not included in the recall. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for the repair; however, the failure returned soon after repair. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the nthsa hotline to report the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford F-150. The contact stated that after entering the vehicle, the front driver’s and front passenger’s side doors failed to remain closed. The contact stated that the failure had occurred during very cold temperatures and the locking mechanism was frozen. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who diagnosed and determined that the door locks needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 30,000.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford F-150. The contact stated that the rear tailgate locking mechanism had malfunctioned causing the tailgate lever to become stuck and caused the tailgate door to erroneously open and failed to remain closed. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The manufacturer and local dealer were notified of the failure. The contact was informed that the VIN was not included in the extended warranty coverage for the failure. The failure mileage was 85,000.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford F-150. The contact stated while attempting to unlock the door, the door latch would not release. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 45,818.

Tl the contact owns a 2017 Ford F-150. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 17v652000 (latches/locks/linkages); however, the part needed for the repair was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact called karl flammer Ford at (727) 937-5131 (located at 41975 us-19, tarpon spring, FL 34689) and was informed that the part was not available. The manufacturer was notified and provided case number: cas16814750. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

Tl the contact owns a 2017 Ford F-150. While operating the vehicle at various speeds and turning in either direction, the rear driver and passenger side doors would suddenly unlatch and open. The failure occur while the doors were in the locked position and when the weather temperature was below 15 degrees fahrenheit. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer (corry Ford, 13626 rt. 6, corry, PA 16407) and repaired per NHTSA campaign number: 17v652000 (latches/locks/linkages); however, the failure recurred. After repairing the vehicle a second time, the failure continued. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 15,000.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford F-150. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 17v652000 (latches/locks/linkages); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that it took numerous attempts to close the door. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. Woodhouse Ford (2546 south highway 30 blair, ne) was contacted and confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and was not able to confirm when the parts were to become available. The failure mileage was approximately 2,500. VIN tool confirms parts not available.