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Holes in the muffler and resonator to drain water also leak large amounts of carbon monoxide and makes the passengers sick here is a video that I made and uploded to you tube https://www.youtube.com/watch?V=oi5ri0sa5L4
There is an abnormal engine "rattle" noise when decelerating (letting off throttle) between 1000 and 2000 rpms. This has been a frequent complaint from 2018 Ford F-150 owners with V8 5.0L engines. Responses from F150 owners on various forums all indicate various explanations from Ford as to the cause from normal engine characteristics, replacing cam phasers, replacing solenoids, and buybacks. A tsb was released in November 2018 with no known cases on any related forums of the tsb correcting the abnormal engine rattle noise. I have hjad the tsb performed and the noise was continued to be present. The concern from myself and other owners is the unknown long term effects on the engine performance and/or life and a continued lack of response from Ford as to the cause or release of any fixes. The issue has been present since 1 week after purchasing the truck on November 21, 2018.
The key fob for our new F150 has broken already. It was only 2 months old and the metal part that holds the key ring came off. This shouldn't have happened after only 2 months. The service department says it is normal wear and tear and will not repair or replace. If the fob falls off the key ring because it was not glues on properly, you can lose your key. Worse, someone could find it, press the lock or panic button to find your car and then steal your car. I think it is a safety issue and compromises the security of the car. It also leaves you without a key if it falls off. If you do manage to see it happen, then you are stuck with a broken fob after owning your new car for only 2 months. One other note on the wear and tear. It was sold new but had about 2000 miles already on it. So, the wear and tear could have occurred while the dealer had possession.
Door latch, the driver side door was not closing when I first got the truck. This is not a new issue. This was supposed to have been fixed last April at the factory, but obviously it was not. I have had the truck looked at 3 times for this issue. It may be fixed now, maybe not. How can Ford not have recalls and a fix for this and still be allowed to sell these vehicles? I have had to drive my truck to the dealership going down the freeway holding the door shut. I have been in contact with Ford Motor Company, they don't seem to care of whole lot. Last week it was in the shop more than I had the vehicle.
- Orient, OH, USA
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When vehicle is in motion all safety warning indicators lights come which causes vehicle to lose power. And will not allow vehicle to accelerate. As a result, the vehicle is susceptible to getting hit which has been the case. In addition, this also causes the auto stop feature to not work which allows the vehicle to shut off when stopped at traffic lights and stop signs. This occurs two to three daily.
Two complaints: 1- door locks still freezing after being at the dealer for a recall to fix them. Fix did not work. 2- poor design on both side door mirrors. The small wide angle inset mirrors are set in too deep and angled improperly, that when adjusting the larger mirrors the view of the insets negates their purpose and causes a blind side area at a critical in the left passing lane witch is missed by both mirrors. I, ve tried repositioning them to alleviate this problem to no avail. This is a safety problem. Several close call accidents have been experienced.( mirrors were clean and unobstructed). Also they have virtually no overhang on the top and therefore are susceptible to snow ice and rain. Suggest increasing the top overhang area somewhat. The above is meant to be helpful observations to aid Ford design and customer satisfaction and safety. Thank you for this opportunity to inform you of these matters. (xxxx) parts of this document have been redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
I have a 2018 Ford F-150. My doors will not latch closed at all when it freezes outside after it has rained or moisture was in the air (frost). I have had to drive to work holding it closed, not latched, multiple times. I have taken it to a Ford dealership and the say there is nothing they can do each time. There are no recalls out for this model year. I had a 2016 F-150 that had the same issue and a recall was issued for it. Ford calmed they fixed the problem. This is very dangerous and if I get in a wreck it could be fatal. I do not feel safe driving this truck anymore and there is nothing I can do to fix it. I have multiple videos of this issue as well.
Super low temperatures hit our area around 17 degrees and the locks freeze to the point to where I can open the door but the actuators won't return to the lock position and I have to thaw the lock otherwise the door will not close and am unable to use the vehicle
I bought a new F-150 last August from the Ford dealer in ashboro, nc. With below freezing weather the driver side door will not latch. The dealer has been contacted through a message on his website but has not responded. The last F-150 I owned did not have this problem and neither did a couple E-150 vans before that. I did have a similar problem with a Ford mustang back in the 70's but found that I could push down the door lock before slamming the door. The lock would then pop up and the door would latch. This technique did not work with the new F-150. I think this creates a dangerous situation, I.e. holding the driver side door shut since it wants to fly open during right turns. You would think that Ford would at least include a hook on the inside of the door so you could loop the seat belt through it to keep the door closed in cold weather.
On 2 different occasions the front drivers side door latch on my truck has stuck open and would not allow me to latch the door closed. I have had to drive home both times holding the door shut with my left arm and one hand steering the wheel. When going around turns I had to slow way down because the door weight multiplied with force and got very heavy and hard to stop from flying open..I dont know if the other latches on my truck would have stuck open as I was to afraid to try it and not be able to get them properly latched shut. After doing research online this is a huge wide spread problem with front and rear doors on 2015-2018 F150's and Ford fix is to smear some grease and oil on it and put a cover over the latch has not been a successful fix on any of the vehicles they have done. It is in no doubt a safety issue. If the vehicle was to roll over in an accident and the door wasnt latched it would surely be crushed and possibly come back into the cab injuring a driver or ripped of exposing the driver and or passengers to hazards outside the vehicle. Will the truck fair the same in a head on crash or front overlap crash as tested? I strongly urge whomever to take the time to investigate this issue and make Ford fix this issue.. it is very dangerous and they are not taking it seriously.
While running defroster, both front and back, cabin filled with acrid smoke. Pulled over onto shoulder of tertiary road to investigate for fire. While parked, I heard an extremely loud "crack" and the rear window had spontaneously shattered.
While driving over a railroad crossing, my truck died. The screen on the dash stated there was an error with the auto start/ stop feature. I had to put my truck in park to restart it while still on the train tracks. I had the auto start/ stop deactivated at the time via the button above the sync 3 screen.
We bought the new truck with 55 miles on the odometer on Saturday, January 12. Today, Monday, January 14, we were standing beside the vehicle when it caught on fire and burned completely. The vehicle was stationary on the side of a highway where we had just loaded a trailer.
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- Arizona, AZ, USA