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Problems with 2016 Ford F-150 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

On average, the 2016 Ford F-150 starts to “feel” problems with the ELECTRICAL SYSTEM and its various aspects after 31 041 miles.

Components Affected by ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Issues

We have classified the 76 complaints from 2016 Ford F-150 about ELECTRICAL SYSTEM into the following categories.

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Recently reported ELECTRICAL SYSTEM problems on 2016 Ford F-150

Radio goes blank screen may go 30 miles before comes back .when comes back clock is still right time ,programmed station still there had it to ford dealership they says shows low voltage the truck has 9.000 miles just turn 3 years old 1/31/20 still suppose to under warranty he asked me if i had extended told him no had 3 more days after today been in dealer 2 times they say i need to drive more i know where they get low voltage sets in garage month or more and battery goes down done several times talked service department they told me to 1 or 2 amp charger on plugged in when goes to set for while i spent 60 years working on vehicle is not voltage i believe it a bad ground or bad connection also lights on heater controls goes dim some times then they come what upsets me they charged me $45.plus for checking car when it should not be under warranty

I was completing a 3 hour drive of approximately 120 miles (i had less than 5 miles to go till i arrived at my destination) when my sensors started lighting up my message board and dash system. i was in the left turn lane to enter the on-ramp to us65 south when this happened so i pulled off to the shoulder to investigate. i had just put my truck in park when a car pulled up and said that my engine was on fire. when i got out to look, the fire was rolling out from under the drivers side wheel well. as well, there was either a fluid or melted plastic dripping down to the asphalt that was also on fire. the fire appeared to put itself out, for the most part, prior to the fire company arriving within the next 10 minutes. i had, what i believed to be at the time, recall work done by mike raisor ford in lafayette, in, less than 1 year ago. in that recall work, i thought the block heater was disconnected so as to prevent an engine fire such as this. now, i am having doubts as to whether this was ...

Electric tailgate release opens on its own, without any input from operator. can be parked, or in motion, driving forward or reverse. happens randomly.

While exiting the interstate, making a hard swooping left hand turn, make truck shutdown completely. at approximately 40mph and turning, i suddenly had to fight the lack of power steering. as soon as i felt it stop it powered back up. this issue continued intermittently until i was able to safely come to a stop.

I experienced an electrical failure that was intermittent at first but became worst over time. with this failure i would lose steering and vehicle advance track as well as abs brake function. when electrical power was lost the electrical power steering would stop functioning causing complete lose of steering. this caused me to cross into oncoming traffic, luckily there was no one in the oncoming lane. the dealer found a wire going to the alternator that had worn through causing an over voltage condition. this caused many of the systems, including steering, to shut down. in my research this is not the only occurrence of this issue. my vehicle has 42,000 miles on it. i would guess this will become a much more common issue with time.

Driving down the road we smelled smoke and my back sliding window shattered and blew out. took it to the dealership and they wouldn't give a complete estimate. called ford corp and of course they are dragging their feet. the rear defrost wasn't even activated at the time that it shorted out. i have researched the problem and it has been a major issue with fords for years.

Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford f-150. while driving, the check engine and wrench icon indicators illuminated, which instructed the driver to call the dealer immediately and not to drive the vehicle. the vehicle was towed to butler county ford (400 s main st, butler, pa 16001, (724) 287-2766) where it was noticed that rodents chewed through the wires. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was approximately 18,000.

Loaded up my 6 year old son and 3 year old daughter in carseats in the rear of a 4 door f150. started vehicle turned on rear defrost. within 30 seconds, the rear corner behind my child's seat started to smoke. 30 seconds more and the entire back window shattered. not only was this very dangerous with two young children in the back seat, it was very traumatic for them

Sync 3 disconnects from phone, freezes up while driving causing hazardous condition, known problems and ford has know real fix

Purchased-new 2016 f-150 center rear window defogger quit working at approximately 13,380 miles and 37 months since purchase. purchased the ford premium care warranty which specific lists "heated backglass (electrical only - not broken or damaged glass) as a covered item. rear window glass is not broken or damaged, but ford still refused to cover under warranty. incident submitted to provide for further documentation of existing f-150 issue.

After starting vehicle, could smell electrical wiring burning. couple days later rear window with defroster wires melted. causing window to over heat and break. window repair person at safelite indicated we are luck truck didnt burn up. he showed us the melted wires.

Driving normally on four lane divided state road when warnings about various system failures came up on dash (traction control, braking, charging system). power steering stopped working first then truck shut down. got jump started thinking battery or alternator and truck drove normally for a few minutes then same scenario repeated.

Have had this vehicle to dealer multiple times with complaint of hearing rattling under vehicle and in steering column along with noise from right front brake area. also with complaints of vehicles wandering left and right on highway regardless of road crown. have asked specifically to check the electric steering to ensure not faulty. all these complaints while still under original warranty. today, two weeks after last visit, steering locks up while driving and i cannot turn the vehicle. fortunately, i was on my property going slow and was able to stop safely. i was driving home and drove 30 miles on the interstate doing 70mph. glad the steering did not freeze then. shut the vehicle off and then restarted it and got the 'steering assist fault service required' on the cluster along with a bunch of other symbols. the sync screen came up and froze and could not be cleared nor was it responsive to any other selections on screen. i think this is an electrical issue with either the electric steering, a sensor or possible low or interrupted voltage. this vehicle has no voltage gauge ...

Truck experienced multiple sensor failures over several months that reset. failures include car stalling in intersection, blind spot monitoring, back up sensors, car shutting off and turning back on on its own. car had to be powered down and shut off for 30 seconds before being allowed to restart. most recent failure resulted in truck horn going off as well as car turning off while going 35-40 mph then restarting on its own - car surged forward after it restarted itself. at the same time hazards coming on, doors unlocking and locking and rear tailgate opening. after bringing car to a complete stop, shut off car and it turned itself back on (horn went off, hazards went on, doors unlocked and locked, and rear tail gate released). towed to dealership for repairs and they were unable to recreate the problem.

I turned on the rear defroster & the cabin started smoking. i pull over to get out to breathe, one minute later the back windshield shatters completely.