228 of the
47,801 complaints filed about the Ford F-150
are about the stability control —
0% of everything owners reported.
The worst model year for it is 2011.
228
Complaints
0%
Share of all complaints
8
Crashes
5
Fires
Stability & Traction Control complaints by model year
The contact owns a 2017 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the steering wheel was stiff and failed to turn as needed. The message "Steering Assist Failure" was displayed with an unknown warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed. The vehicle was then taken to another independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed, and determined that the rack and pinion needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was taken to a third independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed, and determined that the electronic power steering and rack and pinion needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired and was then taken to the residence. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 118,000.
NHTSA complaint #11732363 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
The contact owns a 2018 Ford F-150. The contact stated while stopped at a traffic light with her foot depressing the brake pedal, the vehicle independently accelerated. The contact was able to stop the vehicle before it crashed into the rear of the vehicle in front. The contact stated that the vehicle was also slipping out of gear into a lower gear at various speeds, almost causing a crash. Additionally, the contact stated that the vehicle seized in first gear after coming to a full stop and failed to shift into the higher gears while depressing the accelerator pedal. The contact stated that the yellow triangle with an exclamation mark (ESP Fault) and "See Owner's Manual" messages were illuminated. The contact stated that the failures were intermittent. The contact had not taken the vehicle to a local dealer or independent mechanic to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 118,000.
NHTSA complaint #11630409 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
"TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER SEQUENCE, STARTER INTERLOCK, AND TRANSMISSION BRAKING EFFECT" AND 108 LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT. THESE VEHICLES MAY HAVE A TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR (TRS) THAT WAS CALIBRATED OUT OF SPECIFICATION FOR REVERSE GEAR.
NHTSA complaint #11366554 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ADVANCETRAC CAME ON HILL START ASSIST NOT AVAILABLE CAME ON MOTOR DIDN'T DIE BUT THE GAS WOULDN'T WORK SO I HAD TO PULL OVER AND TURN VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART IT AND THEN IT DIDN'T WANT TO START AFTER IT RESTARTED IT GOES AWAY AND YOU CAN CONTINUE TO DRIVE IDK WHAT IT COULD BE BUT I FIND IT VERY DANGEROUS IT'S HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN 2 DAYS
NHTSA complaint #11365629 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TRUCK LOST POWER STEERING ASSIST WHILE DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE. AND THEN I GOT MESSAGE HILL START ASSIST FAILURE, ADVANCE TRAC FAILURE, ELECTRIC PARKING BRAKE FAILURE, AND ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE. ALL THIS WHILE IN MOTION AT INTERSTATE SPEED.
NHTSA complaint #11365063 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE ADVANCE TRACK KEEPS FLASHING NEEDS SERVICING HAS BEEN SERVICED BUT SHOWS NOTHING WRONG AND THE STEERING HAS LOCKED UP ONCE WHILE SITTING STILL COULD NOT TURN THE WHEEL AND AGAIN WHILE DRIVING JUST CAME OUT OF A CURVE ALL MOST LEFT THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT WENT TO TRY TO STRAIGHTEN UP
NHTSA complaint #11364612 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
MY BACK SIGNAL LIGHT DOESN'T WORK AND HAS A RAPID FLASHING ON THE DASHBOARD. I WAS TOLD IT WAS MY BCM CONTROL AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WHICH IS EXPENSIVE IS THERE ANY TYPE OF RECALL ON THE BCM CONTROL.
NHTSA complaint #11361467 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO STOP. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER DRIVING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CONTINUED DRIVING TO HIS DESTINATION. AFTER DRIVING 30 MILES, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT TURNED OFF INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE EXITING THE VEHICLE HE STARTED TO SMELL ELECTRICAL FUMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JOE HALL FORD LOCATED AT 1617 21ST ST, LEWISTON, ID 83501, (208) 746-2391, AND THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V332000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 42,000.
NHTSA complaint #11361526 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE VEHICLE LOSS POWER. I STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL BUT THE ENGINE WAS SPUTTERING AND THE TRUCK WAS SLOWING DOWN. I HAD TO QUICKLY PULLED OVER. SHUT THE ENGINE OFF, WAITED 5 MINUTES BEFORE STARTING IT AGAIN. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME, THE CODE WAS P2112 THROTTLE BODY ACTUATOR. IT HAPPENED SO QUICKLY WITHOUT ANY WARNING. I THOUGHT THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. I WAS LUCKY TODAY THAT I WAS DRIVING ON THE RIGHT LANE AND ABLE TO PULL OVER. IF I WAS ON THE LEFT LANE ON THE HIGHWAY, I DON'T KNOW WHAT WOULD HAPPEN WITH SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER.
NHTSA complaint #11361215 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE ADVANCE TRACK, ABS, BREAK LIGHTS ALL ON. BREAK PEDAL FADES TO FLOOR WHEN HELD FORD DEALER SAID MODULE FAILURE. THIS SAME TRUCK HAD RECALL FOR HYDRAULIC FAILURE WAS SERVICED IN 2016 NOW THEY WANT $1600 FOR A NEW MODULE THEN THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID PEDAL WAS NOT SPONGEY. LIKE I SAID STANDING STILL IN ANY GEAR INCLUDING PARK PRESS THE BREAK AND HOLD IT IT FADES TO THE FLOOR REEL SAFE I'M SURE. ABS AND BREAK LIGHT ONLY GO ON WHEN YOU MOVE TRUCK.SERVICE ADVANCE TRACK ON WHEN ENGINE STARTED.
NHTSA complaint #11353778 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I COMPLETED RECALL... SOFTWARE PROBLEM WHICH CAUSES TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT INTO FIRST GEAR WHICH COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND CAUSE WRECK
NHTSA complaint #11352227 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
CONTROL MODULE FOR THE POWERTRAIN IS MALFUNCTIONING CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH OVERALL DRIVING VEHICLE. I WAS GETTING LUNCH AND WHILE DRIVING BACK TO THE OFFICE A WRENCH SENSOR SHOWED UP ON MY DASH. I STOPPED AND HAD TO LOOK UP WHAT THE ICON MEANT AND APPARENTLY IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE POWERTRAIN ON MY VEHICLE. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD IT LOOKED AT. THEY INFORMED ME IT WAS A CONTROL MODULE PROBLEM AND ORDERED A NEW ONE FOR ME.
NHTSA complaint #11351454 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN ALL OF MY DASH LIGHTS WENT ON AND MY HEADLIGHTS AND TAILLIGHTS SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN THE DARK! IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS AS I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY TRUCK STARTED JUMPING AND SHIFTING WEIRD. THE TRACTION WAS MESSING UP. AFTER TAKING IT TO THE SHOP THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE COMPUTER. I WAS IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE OF A COMMON FAULT IN THIS YEAR MODEL. I WILL BE TAKING TO A LAWYER MONDAY. PLEASE GET BACK TO ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
NHTSA complaint #11350705 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 85 MPH, THE LOW BRAKE FLUID WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO IDLE THE VEHICLE SPEED TO SLOW DOWN UNTIL HE WAS ABLE TO USE THE PARKING BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LOCAL DEALER CENTRAL FORD LOCATED AT 5645 FIRESTONE BLVD, SOUTH GATE, CA 90280, (562) 927-7888, AND THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED AS OF YET. THE VIN WAS ASSOCIATED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V332000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
NHTSA complaint #11350075 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHEN I WAS BACKING MY F150 OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY I HEARD A LOUD SQUEALING SOUND WHEN I TURNED MY STEERING WHEEL. THIS CAUSED A STABLE TRAC LIGHT, A HILL DECENT LIGHT, AND A POWER STEERING LIGHT. I CLICKED ON THE OK BUTTON TO CLEAR ALL THREE FAULTS ON THE DASH BECAUSE THE TRUCK SEAMED TO WORKING PROPERLY. AS I DROVE TO WORK A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME SLAMMED ON THEIR BREAKS AND WHEN I WENT TO REACT THE POWER STEERING DID NOT WORK. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE THAT COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY AND OR DEATH TO ME AND MY KIDS. THE POWER STEERING DID COME BACK AND WORKED FOR A FEW DAYS THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN WHEN A CAR TURNED IN FRONT OF ME AND WHEN I SWERVED TO MISS A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE TRUCK THE POWER STEERING FAILED YET AGAIN. I NOW HAVE ALL THREE FAULTS EVERY TIME I START THE TRUCK AND THE POWER STEERING IS COMPLETELY OUT NOW. THIS CONDITION IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IF A YOUNGER PERSON OR SOMEONE THAT DOESN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO OR HAVE THE PHYSICAL STRENGTH TO MANUALLY TURN THE VEHICLE WHEN THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT WITHOUT WARNING.
NHTSA complaint #11348998 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHILE BACKING UP AND UPON TURNING THE SERVICE ADVANCETRAC LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. I RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT FORD HAS BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS SINCE 2011 FOR THE ELECTRIC STEERING RACK AND PINION (IT WAS NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR THE 2011 MODEL) GOING BAD AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF YOU LOSE POWER STEERING AND THERE HAVE BEEN TSB'S ABOUT SAID PROBLEM AND NO RECALL HAS BEEN DONE REGARDING THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED KNOWING THERE IS THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND HAVING TO PAY OVER $2K TO GET THIS FIXED WHEN FORD KNOWS ABOUT SAID PROBLEM AND WILL DO NOTHING TO HELP THE CONSUMER FOR THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SOMEONE COULD GET SERIOUSLY HURT.
NHTSA complaint #11348537 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AFTER LAST SYNC 3 UPDATE RESTARTED TRUCK AND TOUCHSCREEN FAILED TO WORK, OR HAVE THE GPS MAP SHOWS UP. CANNOT PROGRAM GPS FOR DIRECTIONS APIM FAILURE ONLY 41752 MILES ON TRUCK.
NHTSA complaint #11341050 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHILE DRIVING 60 ON A 2 LANE RURAL HIGHWAY, THE CLUSTER LIGHTS UP WITH 'HILL ASSIST NOT AVAILABLE' AND ENGINE LOSES POWER AND TRUCK STARTS SHAKING EVEN WHEN STOPPED. TURNED TRUCK OFF AND BACK ON AND WORKED FINE. HAPPENED ONCE MORE AND NOW CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON.
NHTSA complaint #11339825 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.