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First event: While I was driving back from the countryside on a two way road ' single lane -, I overtook a big truck on an uphill area, and all the sudden my truck died. Lost all the power and I had to make an emergency maneuver to avoid the big truck I was overtaking and also the car that appeared at the curve ahead. It was close. I almost crashed. After calmed me down, I step out of the truck, opened the capot while the engine was idling and making this huge 'valve' noise. I took my phone and recorded a video. Some component on a side of the valve cover was moving and making that noise and all the sudden, I smelled gas, looked down the scape manifold and saw gas all over it. I ran back to the cabin and turned the engine off, took the extinguisher and ran back to the capot. Fortunately nothing happened. Second event: While driving on the highway, with the cruise control on at 120 km/H, on a pretty flat area, the gear shifted from 10 to 7 with no reason at all, and I felt like the truck started to activate the brakes. The highway was clear in front of me. No car or obstacles were near the front of the truck. Seconds after that, the engine started to fail, dropping the rpms like those old mechanical carburetor stuck with a dirt and suddenly, all got back to normal. Fortunately was almost reaching the toll control to access to my city. So I slowed down to 50 kms/H, put my foot on over the brakes and started to press it very gentle. Suddenly and with no warning, the truck sped up itself full gas and I had to Dodge a car that was in front of me driving on the line to the toll and press the brake pedal very hard. Several lights invaded the dashboard; low coolant, check engine, the dash board dimmer light and others that I couldn't saw on this fast flash of lights. It was like the cpu was crazy. After that, truck went back to normal, but several obd2 errors got stored.
Traveling down my driveway, coming to a stop and the transmission gets stuck in 3rd gear. It won't down shift into 1st gear so it won't move forward. I put the shifter into reverse and I am able to back up. Put shifter into drive and still stuck in 3rd gear. Back up to my house and park the truck not able to go anywhere. Go into the house wait a couple of hours and then try it again and everything is okay. This has happened to me 3 other times.
My 2017 F150 XLT with less than 23,000 miles has had its oil pan totally replaced for the second time due to gasket problem. First failure was at approximately 7,000 miles. The repairs were done under warranty but it is a reoccurring problem with this model year on lots of other owners trucks. Even Ford dealerships who follow the repair work instruction have gotten the trucks back into their shop for reoccurring failures. Both leaks were caught during regular inspection and at normal oil changes done by the authorized Ford dealership. This is an significant and expensive repair for a new truck. I am a very concerned owner worried about even more failures in the future. Why no permanent fix or recall?
When shifting into 4 wheei drive I hear a loud "clank" even when parked. In parking lot if I put it in 4 wheel drive wait a second before shifting into drive but when I put it in drive to start moving "clank" now my 4 wheel drive is inoperable.
- Colchester, VT, USA
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The contact leased a 2017 Ford F-150. The contact stated that the driver's door failed to shut and the door ajar warning indicator illuminated. Additionally, an abnormal grinding noise was heard coming from the transmission while idling. The vehicle was taken to andy mohr Ford (2713 E main St, plainfield, in 46168, (317) 839-6541), but they were unable to duplicate the failures. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 1,450. The VIN was not available.
Would not tow the recommended weight. Tsc came on, almost wrecked, another vehicle did. Transmission and rear axle malfunctioned. Towing didn't work in town on flat terrain in houston Texas. Took truck back to dearlers they agreed.
I stopped on level ground, put the transmission in park and stepped on the emergency brake. I exited the vehicle for a minute to perform a minor task. I left drivers side door open and the engine running. The end gate was down. I turned around to renter the truck but it had moved off the level ground and was going down the hill in reverse. It continued until it hit a pine tree. No one was in the vehicle.
Vehicle was repaired by bob ruth Ford in dillsburg, pa after finding an oil leak at the oil pan, the mileage was approx 8,500 miles. The vehicle was repaired and during another routine oil change at 15,500 miles the oil pan was found to be leaking again.
The contact owns a 2017 Ford F-150. While driving 60 mph, the vehicle went into 4-high mode and failed to disengage. The check drive train warning indicator was illuminated. Additionally, there was an orange warning indicator illuminated. The contact shut the vehicle off and the vehicle reset itself. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer (folsom lake Ford, 12755 folsom blvd, folsom, ca 95630, (916) 353-2000), but they were unable to duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure recurred and the vehicle was taken back to the same dealer where diagnostic testing was performed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified and provided case number: Cas15183721. No further assistance was provided. The failure mileage was 16,172.
Deflector Ford part number 8327 tore and is rubbing against power steering and transmission coolant hoses at 19,127 miles. Ford says this is not covered by warranty.
. last Sunday I got a 2017 F150 XLT stuck in a small two foot snow drift. Once I got stuck I tried rocking the truck, but the transmission would not shift from forward to rear ward without the truck coming to a complete stop. After several attempts I got a fault warning for the limited slip diff. The warning for the power steering, the ABS, the parking brake, the hill descent, hill start assist, park assist warning (which I do not have), advanced track warning (which I do not have) and 4X4 low. Additionally the truck would shift in and out of 4 high, but not 4 low. In 4 high no tires would move. In two high only the left rear tire would spin. Because of darkness and grizzly bear I had to wait until morning to walk out far enough to get cell reception. The temp never got below 34 degrees, but it did rain and snow all night. When the tow truck pulled me out of the drift (a total of 10 feet) everything except the power steering worked. It was not until the 3 rd day when the power steering suddenly started to work. The dealer will not see me until next week and I am afraid I will loose all the fault codes by then. Its great to have a 4X4 that only works on dry ground. Had this happened in the winter or further away from cell phone coverage it could have proven to be a life threatening situation
I own a 2017 Ford F150 4X4 with the 3.5 ecoboost engine and the 10 speed transmission. A few days after we brought the truck home, we noticed a very loud clunk that would happen when the engine is started. We have taken the truck to multiple dealerships and all have said that the clunk is normal and that its just the transmission "loading up". this same clunk is also happening on 2018 F150S as well, with the 6 speed transmission and the 10 speed transmissions. I am concerned that this issue is going to affect the long term safety of the vehicle, since metal striking metal is never a good thing when it comes to automobiles. Here is a link to the Ford F150 forums where multiple owners have reported the same issue on 2017 and 2018 F150's: https://www.F150forum.com/F118/single-clunk-when-starting-engine-383628/index7/ here are some video links I posted on youtube, the first is of a 2018 F150 4X4 I rented while on vacation May 2018, V8 10 speed transmission. The second video is of my truck making the same clunk, which can be heard from a distance (you might need to turn up the sound on this one). The 3rd video is my truck as well, note how the driveshaft moves on engine start. The 4th is my truck parked on an incline resting on the transmission. Note that the driveshaft doesn't move, but the clunk can still be heard. Https://youtu.be/uyiia29xt68 https://youtu.be/5fgkiolhceu https://youtu.be/pecoo6abv3A https://youtu.be/O8U0sdnags0
The vehicle has a very noticeable vibration at 45 mph coming from the rear end. The vehicle has been into the dealer 6 times now. The mechanic that went on a ride with me stated yes that he' agrees it's there but that there is no fix from Ford yet.
The contact owns a 2017 Ford F-150. Upon exiting the vehicle, while idling, the vehicle lunged in reverse at approximately 8-10 mph. A pedestrian was able to get into the vehicle and stop the acceleration. The vehicle was taken to hemborg Ford (1900 hammer ave, norco, ca), but it was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 1,500.
Vehicle lost all power while accelerating thru an intersection. The orange wrench illuminated on the dash with "check manual". I noticed the transmission not shifting down and up smoothly. It tried to start the truck off in 5th gear from a stop. After being shut down for an hour, the issue went away. Dealer scanned it this morning and said no code was stored.
2017 Ford F-150. Consumer writes in regards to roll pin safety recall. The consumer stated the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time completing the recall repair.
Wind noise is heard coming from both front doors. Dealer claims this is a known issue with the new aluminum body but they don't have a fix. The 10 speed transmission shutters at random.
The contact owns a 2017 Ford F-150. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 17V671000 (power train) and 17V526000 (seat belts). The contact was unable to get the recall completed due to an internal issue. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. Mcclary Ford Inc (1104 us hwy 72 E, athens, al) was contacted. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue and was not able to confirm when the parts were to become available. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.
With the vehicle in park, with the weight of the vehicle resting on the transmission's parking pawl, or resting on the parking brake, when the engine is started, there is an intermittent clunk that can be heard. It can vary from no clunk to a very loud clunk that can be heard from 40ft or more. This can happen when vehicle is hot, cold, driven short distances or long distances, on an incline or not. The 3 dealerships have reproduced the issue, but have called it normal or a characteristic. One dealership's service director says his demo vehicles make the same noise and that adding bigger tires and a lift kit made it worse. He also said and I quote "because its not abnormal, there is no fix". he stated that Ford techline says its normal as well. Videos I posted on youtube: Https://www.youtube.com/watch"V=affugorbwts 2017 F150 driveshaft clunking on engine start 3 level grade resting on brake https://www.youtube.com/watch?V=5fgkiolhceu 2017 F150 clunk can be heard 40 feet away on startup version 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch"V=O8U0sdnags0 2017 F150 driveshaft clunking on engine start 4 inclined resting on transmission in park
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- Miami, FL, USA