My 2018 f150, after towing a trailer for 2 hrs, dies when stopping at a light or in a parking lot. in the tow/haul mode the auto-stop-start should not engage, but the dash warning light says "shift to p, restart engine" auto stop-start has stopped engine. then engine does not start easy and suptters and dies several times. dealer told me no codes were recorded and problem could not be duplicated by driving around and stopping. this problem happened several times in a 2 day drive pulling my trailer.
1.) f150 supercab drifts erratically. ford has aligned vehicle twice, but issue remains. feels like truck is in a high-wind environment, but it is a calm day. truck will veer off road unless extreme care is exercised. 2.) transmission lugs on acceleration, particularly @ 1100rpm and 38mph. 3.) hard "clunk/thump" sensation at low speeds, causing severe "whip-lash" action to occupants of vehicle. 4.)when taking slow left turn up a steep incline the truck lugs and transmission feel like it is slipping and unable to downshift, causing a significant loss of power and momentum. 5.) engine stalls when leaving stop light. dash lights come on saying" auto startstop shift to p, then restart engine."this is in the middle of a busy intersection. i am attaching a picture of the dashboard error. please notice i am still in "d" drive when this message came up.
Tl* the contact owns a 2018 ford f-150. the contact stated while driving at 15 mph, the brake pedal was depressed but failed to engage as a result the contact rear ended another vehicle. no warning lights illumniated. the contact stated no air bags deployed in the vehicle. the contact stated the vehicle stalled however, the vehicle was able to re start. no police report was filed. no injuries were sustained. the vehicle was taken to chipola ford (4242 lafayette st, marianna, fl 32446) where the failure was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 3,249.
I believe there is a major problem with the transmission. vehicle frequently makes a loud bang when started. the vehicle shudders and i feel a thud in the wheel well. it's like the clutch is failing or something? shifting gears extremely rough to the point where you're jerked around. sometimes, to get into gear, i have to turn the truck off and re-start. sometimes there is no power when trying to accelerate (or the truck is out of gear) from a stop which is extremely dangerous when cars are behind you or trying to accelerate merging onto the freeway. sometimes the vehicle simply drops out of gear and 'd" (drive) is not an option. this has also happened on the freeway. i've read about a lot of owner comments that are identical to mine. reading all these issues completely agree, this issue is extremely dangerous!
On two separate occasions while the vehicle was in motion with transmission in drive with auto start stop mode disabled via the dashboard button, the engine stalled and shut off, a message appeared on dashboard "auto start stop shift to p, then restart engine". this occurred september 14, 2019 and october 17, 2019. taken to dealership september 16, 2019. dealership states this is an unknown issue despite many similar incidents reported online, examples were shown to the dealership. dealership returned vehicle stating nothing wrong, no failure codes were stored in vehicle computer, no related service bulletins, unable to verify complaint. this is clearly a serious safety hazard. image attached shows dashboard message from october 17, 2019.
On initial take off, when the truck shifts through 1st and 6th gears it seems like the engine slows to the point that i have no power and then shifts. it also feels like the transmission slips. have been told this is normal, but it is certainly a safety concern for merging into traffic because i can't get up to speed fast enough to avoid an accident. ford needs to address this issue because it happens on most of their ecoboost engines and the 10 speed transmission combined. this truck has the 2.7l ecoboost engine.
2018 f-150 3.5 ecoboost makes a loud clattering sound after a cold start. the vehicle is still stationary and the sound lasts between 1-3 seconds. this will not occur on a warm startup, only cold. it appears to be valve train clatter coming from the top of the engine. this same problem was diagnosed on the previous generation 3.5 ecoboost engine and apparently this problem still exists. i have video of the start up sound if needed, but its widely documented on the internet.
Tl* the contact owns a 2018 ford f-150. while driving 60 mph, the oil pressure warning indicator illuminated on the instrument panel. the contact stated that the ignition turned off in the middle of the road; however, she managed to park the vehicle on the side of the road. the contact checked the oil pressure and added oil to the vehicle. the contact restarted the vehicle and drove home. the contact associated the failure with nhtsa campaign number: 17v672000 (engine). the vehicle was taken to don wood ford lincoln (located at 2065 e state st, athens, oh 45701, (740) 593-6642), but they were unable to duplicate the failure. the contact stated that the failure continued and smoke appeared coming from the left tail pipe. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 22,000.*dt*jb
On september 15, 2018 i purchased a new 2018 ford f150 5.0 v8. on 02/16/2019 (4,546 miles) after the first oil change it began making a knocking like noise. ford said it was normal, but the knock wasn't there before the oil change. ford tried to say it was the direct injection making the noise. which might be true but other owners have reported the knocking noises and have had scored cylinders that required the engine blocks to be replaced by ford. also on 07/04/2019 (10,416 miles) i noticed that the engine was making a rattling noise when cold from 1200-2000 rpm. after researching this noise, i discovered that there is a tsb for the rattling noise. on 07/16/2019 i took my truck back to the dealer (friendly ford in las vegas) and the tsb was preformed on the truck (tsb# 18-2354) the tsb did not fix the issue. on 10/23/2019 (12,600 miles) i took my truck to team ford in las vegas. the service department stated that ford told them the issue was normal operating characteristics. if either of these noises were normal, then it would have made them when it was brand ...
When starting engine it will hit very hard sound like the transmission but in fact is chain tensioner. took to dealer and they said that there seeing a lot of these issues with the 5.0 this needs addressed as i'm luck enough that it was still under warranty.
The first time the acceleration on my f150 stuck, i was on a country road. i was braking on a down hill to a stop sign. i made sure i was not double peddling and then slamed down on the brake peddle. i had plenty of space before the stop sign and slamming the brake regained the control. i did not report this to my ford dealer. i did not know that it would be an issue. approximately 4 months later the truck did it again. this time i was backing up and had my foot on the brake peddle again. i did not have enough time or space to regain control and i struck a tree, which stopped the vehicle. it caused major damage to the tailgate, bumper, light assembly, and passenger side bed fender. i parked the truck and walked away for several hours. when my husband went to move the truck, the brake peddle sank straight to the floor, like there was a lot of brake peddle movement and no brake pressure. i do not believe the gas peddle was sticking, more like the computer was accelerating when the gas was not engaged. my ...
On two separate occasions (different trips) while pulling a 21' camper on the interstate at 60-65 mph, my truck would immediately stall when attempting to start it after getting gas. i would have to rev the engine in order to keep it running and then a prominent "clunk" would sound when i put it in drive. it ran rough initially but seemed to operate okay once moving and would once again die out if the engine was turned off and re-started. let it set for an hour while eating and it's okay.
5.0 v-8. my truck consumes over 2 quarts of oil every 2500 miles. ford says this is normal. my truck's fuel economy in any driving conditions is never better than 11.9 mpg's which should be and was much better than this when i first bought it. my engine knocks. my engines whines and whistles. my engine is down on power noticeably on the interstate which makes driving the truck dangerous. all of this ford says is normal. none of this is normal unless it was a 1976 pinto. this truck should be removed from the road permanently
About 8 mo. old 11,000 mi 2.7 l ecoboost engine smokes on cold start up oil is getting someplace it should not & could cause premature engine failure in traffic. it seems hundreds if not thousands of owners are having the same problem usually starting at about 6-7 months old and 10,000 miles or less. vehicle is stationary at start up sometime a small puff about wheelbarrow size often a large amount that envelopes the entire vehicle. ford f-150
Tl* the contact owns a 2018 ford f-150. the contact stated that the auto start and auto stop features caused the engine to shut off while traveling 3 mph around a curve. the failure also caused the power steering to seize. the dealer and manufacturer were not notified. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the failure mileage was 17,000. *tt*jb