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10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
3 / 3
Injuries / Deaths:
5 / 0
Average Mileage:
8,412 miles

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2018 Ford F-150 body / paint problems

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2018 Ford F-150 Owner Comments (Page 1 of 9)

problem #170

Jan 122026

F-150

  • miles

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

Door latches freeze, and door won-??t stay closed. Operator must drive while holding the door shut. Super-unsafe.

- Auburn, AL, USA

problem #169

Jun 012021

F-150

  • miles
Tailgate latch fails and the gate opens while driving. This happened to me and I lost part of my load on the road causing a dangerous situation to other vehicles I can also lose valuable items or they could get damaged. I notified the dealership about this on two occasions and was told that there was no recall on the 2018 but other years were covered.

- Jamestown, NY, USA

problem #168

Dec 172024

F-150

  • miles
Door Latch Freezing during cold winter months(every year) where temperatures drop below 32?F even after Ford Recall done on both front door latches. Inability to open door, then after door opened there is an Inability for door to latch until it warmed up.

- Gloversville , NY, USA

problem #167

May 022025

F-150

  • miles

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

Pant is flaking off roof and tail gate in 1/8 to 1/4 inch pieces. Offord white paint. Clearly a manufacturing defect. 2018 F150 has approx. 27,000 miles on it, Filed a claim with ford dealer Gosch in Murrieta Ca 92563.

- Murrieta, CA, USA

problem #166

Feb 192025

F-150

  • miles
The doors do not close when cold i have to use the seatbelt to rap around doors to keep them shut. I have brought to ford multiple times no fix. The transmission erratically shifts through multiple gears and downshifts into low gears when at high rate of speed. Which i have been told is due to a faulty cdf drum in transmission that ford wont take responsibility for. It is a very dangerous vehicle

- Woburn, MA, USA

problem #165

Feb 142025

F-150

  • miles
Door latching system is often inoperable when temperatures are below freezing. The door will not latch and must be held close while driving. Vehicle has been repaired once by dealer per bulletin 18N03 but the problem persists.

- Belmont, NC, USA

problem #164

Feb 012025

F-150

  • miles

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

The doors do not properly latch in cold weather. Yes available for inspection. The door came open while we driving down the road. The dash light came on indicating door was ajar. Door was not able to be closed after repeated attempts of closing. Passenger has to hold the door closed. Same occurrence happened to the driver side door and it would not latch so the vehicle couldn-??t be used that day otherwise driver would have to hold door closed.

- Ballwin, MO, USA

problem #163

Jan 082025

F-150

  • miles
Doors will not latch in temps below 30degrees F.

- Lebanon, TN, USA

problem #162

Jan 022025

F-150

  • miles
Rear doors get frozen and will not latch to stay shut. My daughter almost flew out of the vehicle when we went around a corner. I literally had to turn the heat on high hood the door closed for 30 minutes to get it warm enough to latch and stay shut. This is usually following a car wash within a 7 day span. I am not sure how there cannot be a recall for this. Everyone that I know with an F150 has had the same issues.

- Muskegon, MI, USA

problem #161

Jan 022025

F-150

  • miles
Driver door cable sticking open when low temps occur. Driver door does not latch until vehicle is locked or key is inserted into door and manually positioned or key fob is used to lock the vehicle.

- Aliquippa, PA, USA

problem #160

Jan 022025

F-150

  • miles

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

At cold temperatures driver side door will not latch.

- Shepherdsville, KY, USA

problem #159

Dec 042024

F-150

  • miles
tailgate latch does not work all the time. sometimes just drops open when driving.

- Pine Bush, NY, USA

problem #158

Jan 172024

F-150

  • miles
The passenger back door latch, sometimes when the door closes it says rear right door ajar. It takes a few times to open and close it for the light to go off.. noone's safety has been put at risk yet door still locks but could become unsafe over time. The vehicles has not been inspected by manufacturer or insurance or others yet. The door light comes on if door is not closed properly and will stay on sometimes.

- Keller, TX, USA

problem #157

Nov 292024

F-150

  • miles
The door latches was not latching in cold weather until they are warmed up and then they latch. It is a safety thing for me and my kids and wife.

- Sidell, IL, USA

problem #156

Nov 152024

F-150

  • miles
Took my vehicle to ford dealership to have leaking sunroof checked, had it repaired for broken track, but the amazing things was the price that ford charge me for the repair of the sunroof track which was $5507.49, wasn-??t really told why it cost me so much being that it-??s a 2018. I do have the receipt, and has been trying to find a lawyer to try and recover some of my losses. Please let me know what I should do about this repair

- Orchard Park , NY, USA

problem #155

May 302024

F-150

  • miles
Tailgate keeps falling down while traveling down the road. This has happened several times. This time after it hit the trailer after backing it up at the end of the trip.

- Winthrop, IA, USA

problem #154

Sep 152022

F-150

  • miles
The tailgate on my truck has opened while driving down the road. This has happened several times since I have owned the truck. There are several recalls for 2018 F 150 tailgate issues. I have taken it to the Ford dealer, but was told there is no recall on trucks in my VIN range.

- West Olive, MI, USA

problem #153

Feb 132024

F-150

  • miles
Door lock freezing recall, still freezes. After performing this recall for my door latches freezing, they still freeze. Once I get them open, the door will not latch shut and I would have to drive while holding the door shut until it unfreezes. Forums verify that I am not the only one with doors still freezing after recall. I am confident the recall was performed correctly, but fords fix is not a proper fix and I am still left with frozen door latches in an unsafe vehicle.

- Winston-Salem, NC, USA

problem #152

Feb 062024

F-150

  • miles
The hood latch has failed on my ford F-150. My security system alarms when it happens. It has happened while I have driven and during times when there are changes in temperature. When searching for this, I came across a number of others that have had similar issues with their ford F150/ F250s and Expeditions. I am surprised ford has not recalled it due safety hazard of a failing hood latch. Additionally the main horn has failed. Again searching has found that other people with similar models and years from ford have the same issue with the horn. Both are safety concerns.

- Cincinnati, OH, USA

problem #151

Jan 172024

F-150

  • miles
Tailgate actuator sometimes does not open completely. Pressin the button engages the operation, I can hear it trying to unlatch, but the tailgate does not completely release. If the tailgate is not in use for awhile, opens as intended for few times.

- Saint Louis, MO, USA

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