Engine Crank/camshaft Position Sensor Problems of Ford F-150

The contact owns a 2018 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle, the vehicle hesitated while starting. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer where the vehicle was diagnosed, and the contact was informed that the cam phasers were faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 127,220.

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The contact owns a 2018 Ford F-150. The contact stated that the check engine warning light had illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer to be diagnosed, and the contact was informed that the cam phasers were faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the vehicle had previously been serviced for the same failure with the cam phasers under customer satisfaction program: 21b10. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 160,000.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, there was an abnormal rattling sound coming from under the hood. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer where it was diagnosed that 4 cam shaft phasers had failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the failure to customer satisfaction program: 21n03; however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 90,000.

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The contact owns a 2017 Ford F-150. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked, the contact observed a rattling sound coming from the engine compartment. The contact stated that once the oil pressure had built up the sound coming from the engine compartment ceased. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the variable timing chain and four camshaft phasers needed to be replaced. The vehicle was currently being repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 96,500.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford F-150. The contact stated that on multiple occasions after the vehicle was started, he heard a rattling sound at the hood of the vehicle. The contact then stated that at times after attempting to start the vehicle, he had to wait for several minutes before the engine would turn over. No warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that he notified a tow truck company to remove the vehicle off the road. The contact was then able to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it diagnosed that the cam phaser failed and needed to be updated and replaced. The vehicle as not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was provided a case number and advised to contact the NHTSA hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 75,567.

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The contact owns a 2018 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, he heard a clicking sound coming from the hood of the vehicle. The contact stated that the vehicle experienced excessive oil consumption. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the camshaft cam phaser had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, after approximately 23,000 miles the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the camshaft cam phaser failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not yet been repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was advised to call the NHTSA hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 57,000.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford F-150. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, there was an abnormal rattling sound coming from the front-end of the vehicle. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer where it was diagnosed, and the contact was advised that the cam phasers were faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact referenced customer satisfaction program: 21n03, as a possible cause for the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 40,000.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford F-150. The contact stated that on startup, she heard a rattling sound at the hood of the vehicle. The contact then stated that while driving at undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was able to restart. The contact was unsure of any warning lights. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the pcm needed reprogramming with the 21b10 update. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure recurred. The contact stated that while driving the engine started to shudder and the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was taken to a different dealer where it was diagnosed that the dtc, cam phaser, bolts, seal, engine valves and engine gasket and crank shaft oil needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed that the warranty had expired and advised to call the NHTSA hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 107,328.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving at approximately 70 mph up a hill, the check engine warning light illuminated, and the vehicle inadvertently slowed down. The contact stated that once at the top of the hill the vehicle resumed normal speed however, the check engine warning light remained illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed the failure with the variable camshaft timing (vct) sensor. No repairs were completed as the aftermarket warranty company did not cover the repairs. The vehicle was then taken to another independent mechanic who confirmed that the vct and timing change tensioner needed to be repaired. The contact stated that the diagnostic failure code was p0016. The vehicle was not repaired as the independent mechanic informed the contact that the failure was a known failure with the timing chain tensioner and the contact was advised to contact the manufacturer for a recall. There was a technical service bulletin for the failure however, the vehicle was out of warranty, and the manufacturer declined to cover the repairs. The contact stated that the vehicle was purchased used in July of 2021 and was unaware of any technical service bulletin. The vehicle was then taken to dealer who confirmed the failure. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 76,000.

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