Ford F-150

"This vehicle has the roughest gear changes of any vehicle that I have ever owned. The transmission was rebuilt at the dealership (Ford would not authorize a replacement) and the transmission is still very rough. I would not recommend this vehicle only because of the transmission problems."

""Bought truck with 7 miles on it. 10 speed trans slams into and out of 4th gear. In winter will not shift out of 1st for a mile or so regardless of engine speed. 4 reprograms of trans over next 35k miles, did not fix. 60 month warranty expired, paid out of pocket to change valve body on trans, limited improvement. Over 7 verifiable visits to dealer where problems was acknowledged, but never corrected of transmission replaced/rebuilt. unreliable truck, unreliable company.""

"It hard to shift and the whole car is wobbling when you shifts reverse and drive."

"The 2018 F-150 is known for having a "3rd Gear Rough Shifting" problem. My truck has it. I had the transmission serviced early out of concern for the shifting. It shifts better, but not all the time. It is worrisome and I've seen first hand through friends this problem have to be fixed by the dealer."

"rough shift from 3 to 4"

""The problem started last spring and was resolved last summer. As stated previously, Ford did the rebuild and covered 60% of the cost.""

"known issue. Rough shifting and sticking in 7-8 gears"

"Vehicles transmission will growl and slip at highway speeds. It bucks at low speeds. I have contacted Ford several times about it and they will do NOTHING."

"There have been many TSB and other issues with the 2.7L V^ 10 speed transmission. I've noticed over the last several months that it shifts hard at times and other times it slips. I am taking it in next week for them to review recalls and other TSB to see if they can remedy the situation. I'm a little concerned that it will be a problem for as long as I own the truck."

"Samed as mentioned before except it actually cost $800 before I found out I was have to pay $8.200 to actually fix it"

"Needed computer reset due to rough shifting"

""Shifting between 4,5&6 gears was erratic. Dealer reflashed it at no charge. Works fine now.""

"costly repair right after I bought it"

"sync system needs constant reboots (daily) and S/W downloads do not work. Nav no longer works at all. new api needed"

""has happened twice, took to dealers where it was reset and functioned well.""

"Display screen had to be replaced. $1200.00"

"All electronics just go blank and stop working periodically."

"I dont remember the specifics, but I have turned off the car and turned it back on again two times to correct an issue with the display screen"

""Some days when you start the truck, the screen will stay blank for several minutes and won't come up.""

""Ford's SYNC system is garbage. Screen freezes up, bluetooth won't connect. Or it connects but audio doesn't work. Sometimes the entire radio freezes and it gets stuck on a random AM station and you can't even change the volume or turn it off.""

""sync 3 system would never update since new purchase. It would not recognize wifi more often than not, and all updates had to be manually searched and installed. Dealer referred me to Ford IVT, who referred me back to dealer, and both refused to help blaming the other. System was never repaired.""

""Sometimes it connects fine, but other days it will not connect to my phone at all.""

""04/28/2025, can't start, still unsolved""

"Corroded starter wires. Corroded wires to control module prevented vehicle from starting. Required replacement wiring."

""Failure of a fuse plug in port that controlled all radio, back up camera, remote keyless entry.""

""warning lights came on and couldnt be cleared, first dealer needed to replace CAN/BUS to be able to properly diagnose, then dealer needed to replace EGR valve""

"the button that opens the tailgate stopped working and the problem was corrosion in the wiring. Easily fixed."

"Remote starter would not work due to corrosion of starter wires."

"The error message appeared and it stopped showing the pressure for all 4 tires. Apparently it just needed a programming adjustment."

""related to the other problem, warning lights couldnt be cleared because CAN bus needed replacing first, then revealed needed new EGR valve after""

""wheel bearings went out at about 95000 miles. I had 2 toyotas that went over 300,000 miles before the bearings started to fail.""

"left front wheel bearing needed replacement"

"Right front wheel bearing need to be replaced"

"At about 128000 kilometres I started hearing excessive road/mechanical noise in the front end but I couldnt discern which side was louder. I brought it up to the service agent at the dealership but when I got it back they stated that the mechanics had heard nothing and no problems were identified. The sound worsened and when I brought it back for its regular maintenance it was then reported that my driver side front bearings were broken and needed replacing and I would also require an alignment after that was replaced. That seemed to make a significant improvement but only for a couple of weeks while I was on a trip but when I brought the truck back for its regular maintenance I was told that there were no problems identified or loud noises heard so I continued driving the vehicle until its next regular maintenance and once again informed the dealership that the noise was worse and once they checked it I was told that the truck was not safe to drive off the premises and that the right front bearings were nonfunctional and the front tires were unevenly worn and needed immediate replacement. I had them do the bearing and front end repairs but went to another retailer to buy new tires (all four) as well as an alignment. Ford or the dealership have not compensated me for the increased damage caused by not identifying the bearing issue nor have they compensated me for the damage caused to the tires that needed to be replaced because of the delay in diagnosis and repair. I wont even get into the unnecessary exposure to the dangerous situation this issue exposed me and my passengers to especially because most of my travels had been highway driving over long distances."

"Excessive road noise and lower fuel economy. Technician found both front wheel bearings failing."

"Replaced Seal"

""flex plate at transmission was determined cracked, @ $3500 repair""

""IWE actuatiors are a known issue with ford trucks, this is the third failure. dealer declined warranty service.""

""We were driving on a major country road when a large gravel truck passed us in the oncoming lane. I heard a loud bang and assumed we were hit by a stone underneath the truck. Simultaneously the 4X4 warning light appeared on the dash. Also, I heard scraping noise in the front brakes like a stone was lodged in the rotor. The insurance inspection ruled that there was no evidence of a stone strike and the damage to the 4X4 system was failure of a transfer case module which triggered a fuse to blow. It cost approximately $1300 to repair covered mostly by my extended warranty that I purchased. I still believe that a stone strike caused the whole problem.""

"Lumbar support shuts down after a few minutes of use"

"Sunroof wouldn't close. Ford doesn't sell the replacement plastic parts. Had to buy an entire sunroof."

"Flimsy plastic parts in sunroof. Ford doesn't offer replacement repair parts. Instead you need to buy the entire sunroof."

"The sunroof jammed open due to plastic cracking and falling apart in the track."

"Low fuel pressure diagnostic, required replacing the in-tank fuel pump and fuel pump controller."

"Problem was a trouble light warning about the system. The problem was resolvedby replacing the whole system but was done in 3 sparate shop visits. The best part was that after everything was done I discovered that the engine would shut off when I stopped and and restarted when I released the brake pedal. This indicated to me that the system was not properly working when the truck was assembled at the factory."

"Loss of O2 sensor while on roadtrip led to failed cattylic converters from fuel rich condition during trip home"

"Dealer failed to put fluid after repairs caused engine to seize and had to be replaced"

"leaked and failed at about 90,000 miles. Back in the day, replacing a water pump was straight forward and inexpensive. On "modern engines" you have to take apart all kinds of shit to replace the water pump. So it ran about $1,000."

"Water pump replaced because of a small leak."

"Driver seat isnt heat"

"Driver seat heat stopped working, took dealer 4 hours and $1200 to fix it. Won't get heated seats again."

"At around 65000 miles, my engine began misfiring and the engine warning light began blinking - which means pull over and stop and do not operate the vehicle due to safety. I was going to have it towed to the dealer, but the dealer was backed up with work so I towed it to a recommended mechanic. He diagnosed the problem as bad spark plugs, replaced them and all is well so far. This seemed way too early for spark plug failure."

"Roof leaks. They cannot figure out how to fix."

"Occasional water dripping in from moonroof. Usually only when it has been raining very hard."

"With out any warning the temperature gage begin to post a warning that my engine was in danger of over heating. No leaks were observed. at the local dealer I was told there was a failure in the engine cooling system and I could not drive the truck until fixed."

"Cam phaser worn and replaced along with timing belt and seals under extended warranty"