This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
The contact owns a 2018 Ford F-150. While driving 35 mph, the vehicle accelerated independently. The failure recurred twice. The vehicle was taken to andy shaw Ford (1231 E main St, sylva, nc 28779, (828) 586-0900) where the contact was informed that the computer needed to be updated, but was unaware of the specifics. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 6,000.
While driving on a city street the accelerator on my Ford F-150 began to accelerate on its own. I pressed the brake pedal to slow down but it only accelerated at a higher rate. I was able to put the shifter in neutral and pull over to a safe area, with the vehicle in neutral and my foot on the brake pedal the truck would continue to accelerate. I had the vehicle towed to the dealership because I was afraid to drive it, now the service department is saying that they cannot duplicate the problem when there obviously is a problem.
Engine revs up on it own: When driving at a speed ~ 10 mph down my graveled 600 feet driveway, the engine revs up, exceeding 6000 RPM. This has occurred on 5 occasions, twice in November and three times in December, latest being 12/24/2018. I had the vehicle less than 5 months with 3300 miles on it. I noted when it occurs, it's when the vehicle is first started up. The rear tires dig in and start spinning, throwing gravel. Pressing the brake and coming to a complete stop lower the RPM and settle the engine down. This could be a accident waiting to happen in highway or busy city traffic. I've noted on carcomplaints.com, several Ford F150 owners have this problem.
I have had two run away full accelerations in this new truck. I accelerated firmly and the accelerator refused to disengage. At over 90 mphm I put the car in neutral, the RPM increased and I shut off the key. Next time in the same drive it happened again and I immediately shut off the key. I will notify my dealer tomorrow. I will not drive in this vehicle again. As an experienced commercial Pilot I have been trained how to deal with this issue but the public has no clue what to do.
I was headed home from work and my truck was stationary stopped at a stop light, and the automatic engine stop was active, with sync networked. A vehicle from behind ran into my 3 week old vehicle. The engine automatic start-stop sync started, and the engine raced to very high rpms. Throwing my head back into the headrest again. I had to press really hard upon the brakes to prevent my vehicle from slamming into the car ahead of me. At that moment my mind thought of the Toyota Camry acceleration problem years ago, and upon the vehicle returning to normal idle rpms, I double checked that my foot was actually on the brake. My foot was actually on the brake.
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- Sylva, NC, USA