general problems of the 2020 Ford F-150 - part 2

Gps/ radio failing,under warranty Ford tried to fix, needs a new radio but doesn't know when they can get one. Also cruse control not functioning properly- Ford dealer replaced steering wheel buttons but on one occasion when pushing the reduce speed button the truck kept accelerating to 10 miles above speed limit before it disengaged. Ford garage said if they can't get it to repeat this problem, they can't fix it. Drivers seat when parked reclines on its own, again garage could not get it to repeat the problem so not fixed. Possible emergency brake recall. Truck gives no fault codes. Was told not to use cruse control but then if it doesn't repeat the problem Ford won't fix it. I and my wife no longer feel safe in the truck and am trying to get Ford to buy it back. No paperwork given at the time of repairs because they could fix nothing. Spitzer Ford in dubois is the garage I used. 3 year original truck warranty will soon expire, I believe in September or early October of 2023.

Ford issued an update for the sync 3 system (3. 4) and now the radio / camera system resets on each start up. When this happens, the back up camera feed gets hung up and freezes, causing either a collision unknowingly or difficulty on backing with a trailer. The radio loses most of the settings that are usually saved. There is a whole internet discussion about this problem and it seems that the memory does not overwrite and causes the system to reset each time. Ford has not addressed this issue with an update yet.

Having issues with sync 3. Radio default settings are not being saved, phone will not stay connected, sync auto update confirmbscreen appears at every vehicle start up, voice command will not work for phone calls, some times when using "call person abc" the system navigation wants to start up. Sync boot up is very slow to start up. I attempted system master rest working with Ford customer care. The sync system went screen blank and locked up. I eventually had to disconnect battery to final get a successful boot up. This seemed to clear up issues for about 1 week then all symptoms came back but worse. I brought this to dealer three times. First two times they could not reproduce issues but tried master rest of sync 3. This was only a short term fix (a couple days at best). They were very helpful but were having very difficult time to reproduce. Third time they finally got apim to fail. Prior to replacing module dealer called me back and said they just had another customer come in with similar f150 to mine stating same issues. Dealer investigated again and found that we both had the same over the air updates pushed to our vehicles within a 2 week time frame around February to March 2023. Dealer believes Ford may have sent out corrupt update. The recommendation by dealer was to wait a month or so to see if Ford pushes out new update. They did not feel by replacing apim would resolve if software was corrupt. It has now been about 30 days and no news of any new sync 3 updates. Issue has progressively gotten worse to the point that I have to reload my phone everytime I start my truck and hope maybe it will work with voice activated hands free feature. Radio still will not hold previous settings in memory and system auto update screen consistently pops up with every vehicle restart. Attempted to to manual software updates but it reports my sync software is up to date.

The contact owns a 2020 Ford F-150. The contact stated that rodents and squirrels had eaten the wiring on multiple occasions. The abs, cruise control, parking, and traction control warning lights illuminated and became inoperable. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed that the wiring had been chewed on and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The contact stated that while driving at an unknown speed, the abs, cruise control, parking, and traction control warning lights illuminated. The manufacturer was contacted and opened a case. The failure mileage was approximately 19,000.

Trailer brake controller to apply breaks to trailer is not working and unable to stop safety. Problem has been reproduced with dealership. The trailer control module has been replaced and did not resolve the issue. Still have no trailer brakes. Errors I get is " trailer disconnected or no trailer hooked up" does this with any trailer I hooked up. Tried with 3 different types. As of right now the dealership does not know what is going on. Everything on my trailer is working according to dealer. I even took trailer to dealership and is there now for testing. It's been a week now and still have no clue what is the problem and spending alot of money to even find the problem that no one knows how to fix.

The blindspot system, cross tragic system, airbags, and climate control all were disabled intermittently. Climate control disabled allowed my windows to fog up impairing visibility which posed immediate danger of collisions. I read an online forum and found that my tail light had water in it which created a short to all those systems.

When the vehicle is cold, and the transmission has not yet warmed up, putting the truck into gear results in a significant jerk. Specifically: initial gear engagement (drive/reverse): when shifting into either drive or reverse from park, especially when the engine is cold, there is a noticeable delay before the gear engages. This delay is followed by a harsh "jerk" or "thud" as the gear finally engages. Reverse to drive transition: when shifting from reverse to drive, a similar delay and jerk occurs before drive engages. Hard shifting: in addition to the initial engagement issues, the transmission exhibits delayed and harsh shifting for several minutes when cold. Shifting is not smooth and seems delayed then shifts very hard and aggressively when driving during the warm up period. Clunking noises: while driving, I intermittently hear clunking noises when the transmission shifts gears. This occurs at [ mention the specific times or driving scenarios when you observe this - e. G. , "low speeds," "during upshifts/downshifts," "when accelerating," etc. ]. These problems are most pronounced when the engine and transmission are cold and seem to gradually improve (though not completely disappear) as the vehicle warms up. I am concerned that these symptoms indicate a serious problem with the transmission. I have asked a Ford dealer to look at this and they state that there is no recall for my VIN #. They have always appeared since I purchased this truck.

I was driving and the engine cutoff auto start stop message popped up had to stop and put the truck in park then turn the key to restart engine.

The computer system would set off all the alarms and shut down truck. Yes I think it can be inspected. My safety was at risk when truck would shut down traveling down the road at highway speeds and losing power brakes, power steering overall control, and this would happen when raining and wet slushy conditions on the road way. Yes no not to my knowledge. Yes all the alarms would go off and a second later vehicle would shut down. It was always during wet conditions, sometimes alarms would all go off and truck would stay running I would pull over to side of road and alarms would go away I believe after drying out?.

There is an existing recall for 2020 Ford f150's nhta 25v442 Ford 25s72. Pertaining to the sync 3 malfunctioning as Ford put it "Ford says that an error in the sync infotainment system could cause a blank image to be displayed while reversing, or the rear-view image may remain on display even after a driver has stopped reversing. " my vehicle is and has been doing this for a very long time. Sa. E problem. However, my vehicle VIN is not included in the recall. Will it be added at a later date?.

Truck turned over but display was blank and all gauges read off. Front windows would not roll down. The check manual(wrench) was indicated on the dic. Truck had been shifting strangely for a few days and it’s performance seems diminished. Will be checked at dealer. Battery checked and no problems nor loose cables found.

Ii stopped at a stop sign and the auto stop feature engaged. As I began to pull out the engines started and then stalled. I received an error message in the message center above the steering wheel, it said “auto stop start shift to p the restart the engine”. Fortunately it was a secondary road. There was a car coming but I was able to coast to the side of the road, activate my flashers before he arrived. I put the vehicle in park and was able to restart the engine without a problem. It did not happen again.

This appears to be a possible pcm relay failure or electrical system malfunction . This seems to be a documented issue out there on various websites and forums. I was with my wife and son when the vehicle started running extremely rough and lost nearly all power on a busy roadway. This caused a very dangerous situation for my family in attempting to get the vehicle off the main roadway. Multiple dash lights came on and the system advised of "park brake limited service required", "hill assist not available" and "drive modes not available". After getting the vehicle off the roadway and parked, the vehicle stalled and would not start or run. I have not taken this to the dealer yet to determine the issue.

4 times this has happened while on the road in traffic: the truck when slowing down around 20mph will shut off and an error message appears on the dash cluster saying "auto startstop shift to p, then restart engine". This put me in major risk of being rear-ended each time as I do not have the ability sometimes to pull off to the side of the road to shift the vehicle into park and restart the engine. Already took it to the Ford dealership once and they said that they could not replicate the same condition.

Front passenger door will not unlock with key fob or driver door unlock button. Had repaired at Ford house once, currently in again as of 10/3/22.

I was driving down the highway when my engine starting shaking so bad I could barely control the steering. I managed to get to the side of the road, and even in park the whole truck was shaking. Had to call a tow truck (cost $100) to take it to nearest Ford dealer. Rodents had chewed through wiring to fuel injectors and knock sensor ($1400). This was the second incident of rodent damage on the wiring of this truck. Mechanic said the soy-based wire coating Ford is using is irresistible to rodents. Insurance company said rodent damage claims on the vehicles using this type of wire coating are 59x higher than on other vehicles. This is a safety concern because of things like happened to me! I could have very possibly wrecked due to this shaking that was so violent. The other event caused my locking system to malfunction. I could have been locked in my vehicle! this is unacceptable. My previous vehicle (Jeep) was parked in the exact same location daily and never had a rodent damage incident. Ford needs to address this!!.

The contact owns a 2020 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while his wife was driving 55 mph, the vehicle lost motive and electronic power. The vehicle rolled to a complete stop. After approximately five minutes a message on the center display stated, “shift vehicle to park and restart”. The vehicle was restarted and driven to the residence. The next day the contact had the vehicle towed to a local dealer. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 23,000.

The tail gate lowered on its own while we were driving down a high way and towing our camper. It dented the propane tanks and shifted the hitch system in addition to totaling the tail gate.

I have 2 major issues: 1. My tailgate keeps opening on its own. It has happened while I was driving as well as when it is parked. Damage happened to the tailgate when it opened on its own in the garage and was leaning against the garage door when my wife opened the garage door to leave in her vehicle. It also happened while driving on the highway. This issue has happened multiple times but garage issue happened this morning and will put that as the date it happened below. 2. Also the lane minding system keeps alarming telling me to put my hands on the wheel when I have never let go of the wheel in the first place - the service department told me it was because I was driving too straight, that the system wants to detect movement in the steering wheel (am I supposed to drive serpentine down the road to keep my vehicle?s alarm from going off and distracting me?). The alarm happens when I am driving on straight areas of the road. This is an ongoing issue, pretty much on a daily basis since I bought the truck.

For the 3rd time while I was driving my 2020 f150 stx with only 4,218 miles the engine shut off completely and displayed �auto startstop shift to p, then restart engine� on the dash display. The last time this happened was on 4/22/21 I was driving through a street going about 20 mph. Fortunately, there were no vehicle in front of me or behind me and I was not trying to turn at an intersection which could have resulted in a collision. The same thing had happened on 3/18/21 while driving on a street going about 15 mph. And the first time this happened was on 2/20/21 I was pulling in to my driveway so stopping and doing so was not a safety problem. I am really concerned about this problem I felt very unsafe in my truck if this problem doesn't get resolved people can get in to an accident and get seriously injured or killed. I did some research online and also checked my VIN for any recalls and I was surprised to not find any. From researching online forums the auto start/stop function appears to be faulty and needs to be fixed/recalled before someone is seriously injured or killed. This issue appears to be widespread and across multiple model years. On 4/24/21 I took my truck to the dealership where I purchased it the tech called me and told me that they ran several tests and the truck did not give any problem codes. For safety dealership said they did not want me to drive truck so they would keep it and would contact Ford to report issue and wait for their recommendation. I'm still waiting for update. I hope Ford takes this issue seriously and does a recall.

There is a known recall on the backup camera wtih Ford. But my local dealer has the part on backorder for going on 3 months now. This seems to be a safety issue. How can a major company issue a recall and then not have the part available to fix for more than 3 months?.

For the second time today, my 2020 f150 has turned itself off, while I was driving, with a message to "shift to park and restart engine". I happened to be pulling into my driveway, so stopping and doing so was not a safety problem. The first time, I was in a parking lot and was able to coast to a stop and do this, but if this happens on a road, or worse, when entering an intersection when crossing without stopping is necessary, someone is going to get killed. . I have not bothered to report this to Ford, because I am active on an f150 forum and have found that this same thing has happened to many other people, and Ford has no idea how to fix it. I noticed several people said it happened when the weather was chilly - one person said it was 42 degrees. In my case, the weather today is 40, and it was similar weather last time it happened. I have no idea if this is related, but it's an interesting coincidence otherwise. My car was moderately warmed up, I had only driven about 8 miles. Picture of the dash from today's incident attached. In both cases, the truck was otherwise driving fine, giving no indication of problems, and also started right back up and showed no other problem. It has probably been about 3 months since the first time. The second time was today - 3. 16. 2021.

My -150 lariat has been giving me problems with the front collision camera and detects when no other vehicles are around. My computer for sync does not always turn on and freezes not allowing me to use navigation and other features. I almost got into three accidents because the vehicle accelerated on its own. In the same night when I pressed the gas it would not accelerate. At one point the speedometer was stuck at 67mph yet the truck accelerated well over 70mph. My brakes did not work properly several times. I pressed them and the truck would not stop. I took it in to the Ford dealership and they essentially told me no codes could verify the problems. I am very concerned about the safety of my vehicle and I and other drivers were put in severe danger.

Backup camera not working correctly, sometimes it has a black screen.

The rear camera is showing the image complitly distorted. I bought this truck 10-03-2020 and in one week lster the rear camera was not working all the images were blurry and distortion. At the full screen.

The rear window defroster came on for the first time in cold weather and within 10 minutes, the rear windshield shattered while in motion on a city street. My kids were in the back seat. Ford is not offering to cover the damage under the warranty or even investigate the issue. The truck has 2100 miles on it.

Backup camera appears distorted and often goes black. Intermittent issue.

Ford cameras recall: 20c19 and 20b39. I received notification of the recall during normal maintenance on March 1, 2021, not via Ford headquarters. Apparently, the recall was on 09/23/20. Two different Ford dealerships (in palm desert area) have said one of the cameras is on backorder with no clear indication when it would be received for installation. Therefore, from the date of the recall until now (approximately 6-months), I have not received the corrected parts or installation.

Faulty backup and forward camera at inconsistent intervals. Camera will become very dark and view is distorted making it impossible to see where you are going from camera view. Truck was bought new in January 2020 and started having camera problems late this summer. With covid-19 not driving as much as before April. The cameras only work when backing up or pulling forward at low speed. Thus trying to park or exit a parking space cameras can be of no help if it is having its sporadic dark out.

I purchased a brand new Ford truck xl. F-150 on 8/23/2020. On 8/23/2020. The vehicle broke down , after a week of being at the dealership they came to a conclusion based on the diagnostic test that the vehicle was, allegedy struck by lighting with no visible marks the Ford dealership suggested that I should put a claim in through my insurance since my vehicle is not a warranty item under acts of nature which I did. I then contacted the original dealership where I purchased the vehicle from and had the truck towed on 9/11/2020. After numerous attemps and opening a claim through corporate Ford and then being denied I reached out to my insurance company after three independent appraisal's and numerous phone calls along with emails no one has responded to resole this issue , it has been almost three months now with no conclusion and my insurance company has denied my claim due to the incompetence of the Ford dealership.

The rearview camera does not work - intermittently either blurs out or blacks out, sometimes goes to a blue screen with no functionality. This occurs when the vehicle is placed in reverse.

Not one check engine light has ever come on. Bought this truck new off the lot, now to almost 60,000 mi. Every single component on this truck, immediately failed. Bucking/ jerking/ chugging on acceleration and maintaining speed while inclining. Incorrect gear selection 90% of the time. Going 5 mph with no foot on the gas, it up shifts and takes off down my driveway. Sudden down shifts causing violent decreases in speed. When braking the truck may rail on the brakes and "assist" you to stop or it may decrease reading of the pressure of your braking. Tire pressure sensors don't read accurately. Digital and analog speed read differently. The truck nudges itself side to side on the road. Truck will change the steering tension going around corners, so the driver must react to stay on track. Not going around corners the steering tension will change. Almost 2 in of play in the steering at times while sometimes one side is more responsive than the other. If not wearing a seat belt and the alarm goes off while the blinker is on, the blinker will slow down until the alarm stops then pick back up again. The rpm gauge doesn't respond at all or accurately. It will stay at 1,500- going up hill, accelerating, braking. The rpm's read inversely while down shifting. For 2. 5 years sync update wouldn't install, a month after last attempt, it connected to my wifi and updated itself. For 6 months, I dropped calls every time in one spot. Then I unplugged my phone from the center usb and I never dropped calls there again, unless I chose to have my phone plugged in charging. No start, couldn't find fob. No unlock. Unlocks on own. Heated seat and steering wheel turn on without the button. Burning smell coming from the motor <5,000mi. A/c never cold and heat never hot. Both sound like they are blowing hard, but the vents could barley rock a face mask back and forth. Usb plugs don't have great power. The ac outlets have never had enough to charge anything. My bil phone treated as key fob.

Backup camera distorted and going blank while backing up on hot or rainy days . Last 3 months.

Backup camera goes in/out. It will display a distorted screen and/or go black then display malfunction has occurred and to contact dealer. This has been happening since July 2020 and getting worse. This is a major safety concern .

Backup camera fails to work within days of truck purchase. Driver's side door lock does not engage with remote. Works only with key to access or lock. Estimated repair times given are weeks vs days. Unacceptable.