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10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
4 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
27,914 miles

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2017 Ford F-150 drivetrain problems

drivetrain problem

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2017 Ford F-150 Owner Comments (Page 11 of 11)

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problem #4

Nov 182017

F-150

  • 4,500 miles

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

4500 miles on vehicle, never towed anything, only normal city/highway driving, no long trips ever taken. Was turning left at intersection and transmission seemed to slip, truck still made it through, I then noticed that a yellow "wrench" light came on, I assumed this was for my upcoming 5K mile oil change. I didn't think much of the "slip" and assumed it was an anomaly. I then got onto the highway and noticed the truck was behaving strangely, power was inconsistent, I attempted to put it into cruise control and it refused to activate. I got off of highway and turned left at an intersection, starting from a complete stop the truck lurched forward and then slipped out of gear and stalled out in the intersection. If a car was coming I would have easily been struck. I let it sit for a few seconds and then the transmission finally got into, and stayed in, first gear. At first it went into gear and then slipped out of gear. This "wrench" light was apparently a limp home mode, another complaint, besides the stalling, would be the fact that this little yellow wrench light does nothing to warn me that the truck is actually in an impaired state, a "limp" mode. I work in the aerospace industry and this would never be tolerated, a function that hampers the normal performance of your vehicle should be easy to recognize as a warning, a little yellow wrench looks like a service light.

- Tulsa, OK, USA

problem #3

Aug 232017

F-150

  • 417 miles
Vehicle is presently out of service for it's 3rd repair attempt of the same transmission related non-conformity and has been so for greater than a cumulative 30 days as of 10/4/17. The same safety issues occurred under identical driving conditions multiple times while traveling on the highway. While in motion on the highway at approximately 65 mph the vehicle's 10 speed automatic transmission locked up in 7th gear. At the exact time this defect occurred the 'check engine' alarms and dashboard lights sounded. Thereafter, the vehicle was unable to downshift or upshift from 7th gear no matter what speed. Then vehicle engine stalled completely once maneuvered to an exit ramp and slowed to a point where 7th gear could no longer sustain forward operation. There is a documented 1st repair attempt appearing to be the identical issue but was made prior to my taking possession of the new vehicle. The second occurred on 8/29/17 at 427 miles on vehicle. And the 3rd on 9/14/17 and has been in service through present day. To date repair attempts have included in chronological order: Replacing "all 4 speed sensors to transmission and the transmission internal harness"; replacing "tcm - transmission control module"; and in progress (incomplete) replacing the tcm "harness". the first two repair attempts had zero positive effect on the safety related non-conformity, and the 3rd 'in-progress' still has yet to be completed past the 30 days out-of-service period.

- Alpharetta, GA, USA

problem #2

May 172017

F-150

  • 8,801 miles
The contact owns a 2017 Ford F-150. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 17V053000 (power train, electrical system). The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to the dealer for the recall repair. After the vehicle was serviced, the contact was informed that the software was corrupted and the vehicle was inoperable. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 8,801.

- Newman, GA, USA

problem #1

Apr 052017

F-150

  • 1,300 miles
I have been driving for 56 years, when I get out of an automatic vehicle I put it in park even with the motor running. On 4/5, I parked my truck (city government vehicle) motor running, to put raingear in my personal vehicle. I placed the truck in park opened the driver's door, grabbed my jacket and walked to my personal vehicle (15 feet away) and placed the jacket inside. I then walked back to my city truck, opened the passenger door got my rain slicker from the floor board, carried the slicker to my personal car and put it inside. I walked back to the truck, shut the truck's passenger door, walked towards the back of the truck to get to the driver's side. The truck had been completely stationary to this point and at this moment drove itself forward into a parked vehicle in front of it. I was not in the vehicle. Damage to both vehicles was minor. The truck's gear shifter was in "D". a police report was made. One would naturally assume it was driver error and the vehicle was never in park. I too doubted myself until I discovered Ford's recall of 2017 F250 trucks. I make this complaint to you, the NHTSA. A coworker witnessed the entire incident and reported it to the police. The city truck was stationary for over a minute, and after repeated attempts from the exact location of the incident, I cannot leave the vehicle in drive without the truck moving forward...

- Elgin, TX, USA

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