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CarComplaints.com Notes: We aren't rating the 2015 F-150 as "bad" yet, but there is an early trend of complaints about the transmission shifting roughly.

10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
8 / 0
Average Mileage:
27,202 miles

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2015 Ford F-150 miscellaneous problems

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2015 Ford F-150 Owner Comments (Page 5 of 8)

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problem #61

Apr 222019

F-150

  • 115,800 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Floored throttle to pass slower traffic on highway and engine did not return to normal RPM. Instead, the engine continued run at 4,000 RPM until I was able to bring vehicle to a stop and use key to turn off engine. Upon restarting all was normal.

- Massillon, OH, USA

problem #60

Mar 282019

F-150

  • 54,000 miles
Crew cab driver side rear door lock is a safety hazard. When doors are locked the rear door lock release button is not accessible.. one is unable to unlock a locked door from the rear seat. In an accident there is no access to the unlock button in the driver's compartment

- Yucaipa, CA, USA

problem #59

Feb 252019

F-150

  • 26,000 miles
During extreme cold the door latches freeze and can either not be opened or once opened will not latch closed. This has happened twice now. The vehicle had been sitting in the driveway overnight both times. There had not been precipitation for 24 hours prior to either event. After manually positioning the latches they would catch. On the second occasion they opened again. It was both rear doors both times. Both times the ambient temperature was in the teens with windchills below zero.

- Columbus, IN, USA

problem #58

Feb 092018

F-150

  • 28,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

4WD issues. While driving -goes in and out of full time 4WD for no reason. Becomes hard to steer and often pulls to one side or another. When I want to be in 4WD-a (automatic/AWD) it will not allow me to shift back out or it will stay in 4WD-H full time. Even when I come to stop it will not shift out of 4WD despite indicator saying that it has.

- Lebanon, OH, USA

problem #57

Nov 222018

F-150

  • 90,000 miles
Exploding rear window November 2018 our rear sliding window exploded (shattered) for no reason while driving on the freeway. Called Ford but there was no recall. After some research I see that this happened to other F150S as well.

- Sacramento, CA, USA

problem #56

Apr 092018

F-150

  • 60,000 miles
Tailgate dropping on its own after driving on wet roads and also happened inside a car wash.

- Plainwell, MI, USA

problem #55

Jul 072017

F-150

  • 40,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The 2-panel moon roof that came installed with the truck has malfunctioned. It is rarely used but at about 40K miles (while stationary), the glass would not close properly. After manipulation, I was able to get it closed but it will not open again. It sounds as if there was "crunching" of plastic on plastic as the roof closed. The rear edge of the front glass will tilt but not fully. I have contacted Ford and they are aware that it is an issue due to inferior parts but have failed to issue a recall on the issue. I have researched the issue and have noticed that many other owners have the same complaint and some have experienced the glass shattering.

- Moore, OK, USA

problem #54

Jul 022018

F-150

  • 53,000 miles
Only 53,00 miles on it. When I turn key to start it, it whirls, I turn it to off position & then it usually will go ahead & start. What can be wrong with that low mileage?

- Dumas, TX, USA

problem #53

Mar 202017

F-150

  • miles
Alarm will randomly go off when car is locked. This includes the hazard lights flashing with no alarm going off. I know of two other Ford owners who have the same make and model and their trucks also do this.

- Muskogee, OK, USA

problem #52

Jun 222018

F-150

  • miles
While using the adaptive cruise control on my 2015 Ford F-150 (king ranch), my truck will confuse a dump truck as a stopped or slow moving vehicle in front of my truck. This will happen if a dump truck is in the lane beside me or in opposing lanes. This occurs at sow and high speeds. Multiple times this has occurred at 65mph+ in traffic. The truck will very abruptly apply the breaks and the collision warning system will alert. This has almost caused very serious wrecks due to the speeds that it often occurs. This is also not a seldom occurance, it happens every time I pass by a dump truck. It will occur on any and every street. I took the vehicle to a Ford delearship and their solution had no effect on the issue.

- Jacksonville, FL, USA

problem #51

Apr 262018

F-150

  • 50,700 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Traveling North on I-85 in ga at 72 mph; about 3 miles South of exit 28. Medium rain and temp in the mid to upper 60's. the tire failed on the left rear and blessed that I could drive on the median about 225 ft. There was not any road hazards, strictly tire failure!! my wife is eye witness.

- Marietta, GA, USA

problem #50

Apr 172018

F-150

  • 49,000 miles
I have a Ford F150 lariat that is not 33 months old, however I have 49K miles. I had to replace my moonroof (out of warranty because of the mileage, which should have nothing to do with the moonroof). That cost me $2,155 in September 2017. On 4/17/18, my replacement made the same awful sound and is broken again the moonroof makes a loud cracking sound like it will break. It then gets stuck open or closed, but sometimes not fully closed. You have to push it with your hand while pushing the button sometimes to get it to seal shut in the case of rain or overnight. There is a lot of research on this and this is quite regular for Ford moonroofs. They should recall and reimburse me for the $2.1K I spent.

- Fort Mill, SC, USA

problem #49

Mar 222018

F-150

  • miles
I have a moon roof that has never been open. It's making a sound like something is rattling. I went to open it for the first time since I bought it to see if the noise would stop. But it wont open. I took it into Ford and they said I needed to replace the whole thing." Why do I need too" Ford needs to take responsibility and fix the cheap parts they tried to get by with.

- Chester, TX, USA

problem #48

Apr 052018

F-150

  • 32,804 miles
Vehicle lost power and flashed 3 warning messages. 1) hill start assist not available. 2) see manual. 3) service advance trac. In addition the service engine light stays on. All of this happened while I was making a left turn in traffic almost causing a collision. This is the second time it has happened. After first time dealer was contacted and service department reported no problems found. Appointment currently scheduled to look at it again.

- Castle Rock, CO, USA

problem #47

Feb 162018

F-150

  • 21,000 miles
2015 Ford F150 supercrew door latch recall. The door latch is known to fail, Ford issued a service bulletin for this issue in spring of 2016. The drivers door on my wifes 2015 F150 flew open after leaving our driveway about 150 yards from our home. Ford is aware of the issue and sent no notice to us, the door still won't close the truck has been sittin for over a week now. Ford keeps telling us we have to work with the dealer we bought it from, I asked them how I would even get the truck back there to fix when I can't shut the doors, and their answer was the same, you will have to work that out with your Ford dealer.when they were asked is Ford going to pay to have it towed, again they said you will have to work that out with your dealer.I may have to wait as long as 3 or more weeks before the dealer gets the parts, but the truck can not be driven."???? what am I suppose to do!??"

- Oak Harbor, WA, USA

problem #46

Feb 222018

F-150

  • 63,000 miles
Sadly, we feel we have purchased a lemon occasionally engine or transmission squeals/grinds, if accelerate too quickly/power up.,and now, on cold days [temps low 40S & under] hear rubbing/grinding whirring at left front tire" gets louder when depress brake, and can feel in brake pedal. Sound occurs during slow forward speed 2-40 mph, on gravel driveway or paved road. Scheduled service today for noise; they were more interested in fixing recall item [locks - rpr time 3+hrs], if they had parts in stock. Recall srvc completed [under 1 hr], and "no noise was heard." I requested further look for cause of noise, service advisor said quick lane would check suspension?. 2 hrs later, nothing seen, nothing heard, nothing repaired. As I pulled away from dealership, having signed off on service, the truck immediately began making the noise [funny serv advsr didn't hear when he brought truck around?]. I drove less than 1/10 mile back to dealership, took the service advisor for ride; at which point he acknowledged he heard noise, but tried to assure me it's a 'tire issue.' My husband and I believe otherwise - this is not tire noise, the noise never crescendos or changes pitch with increase or decrease speed, on gravel or asphalt, and we have never felt 'tire noise' in brake pedal. This noise/friction merely ceases after you've driven a few minutes [for now]. service advisor assured me I was not doing any further damage to truck, continuing to drive it without resolution to the problem. I asked him if I needed new tires, he said indeed not, mine are in great shape [original tires] with 63,000 miles on them [but it's a tire issue"]. something's up [similar concerns have been raised in forums on the internet- along with dealer dismissal/failure to resolve. We want our truck repaired [resolution of these mechanical failures] while it's under warranty, or we want a new vehicle.

- Myersville, MD, USA

problem #45

Feb 122018

F-150

  • miles
Door latches fail to function in cold weather resulting in doors failing to latch closed also at times doors fail to unlock in cold temperatures due to internal locking mechanisms to icing up.

- Franklin, MA, USA

problem #44

Jan 082018

F-150

  • 44,500 miles
Tail gate latch fails to latch in weather 20 degrees or lower. Causing tail gate to drop unexpently while driving causing the latch to brake.

- Proctor, MN, USA

problem #43

Jan 052018

F-150

  • 30,200 miles
While driving on the highway at 75 mph the truck shuttered violently and the engine shut down. Immediately it flashed a warning that the "hill climb assist" malfunctioned followed immediately by a wrench symbol notifying that service was needed then another warning about the advance trac system then back to the hill climb assist symbol. All of this happening while the car behind me is almost sideways trying to avoid me. I eventually made it to the right shoulder of the highway. As I read the various warnings it said to refer to the owners manual with regards to the hill climb assist. I turned the ignition off, pulled out the owners manual only to find a description of the hill climb assist feature. After waiting for about 5 minutes I decided to turn on the ignition. The truck started without issue and I continued home cautiously in the far right lane.

- Castle Rock, CO, USA

problem #42

Dec 112017

F-150

  • 1 miles
My truck odometer shows I have 26582 miles on the truck. And the engine hours shows I have 867 hours. However rusty wallace service department said I have 63000 miles according to the PCM!!! I have transmission problems and they do not want to fix the truck under warranty. I content that the truck is still under warranty I have not done anything to the odometer. I have pictures that show I was doing 72 miles a hour and on the digital speedometer but the other speedometer showed I was doing 90 miles a hour. I parked the truck and it stilled showed I was doing 20 mph. I have attached the photos.

- Bybee, TN, USA

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