2010 FORD F-150 Electrical System Problems

Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2010 Ford F-150. The contact discovered a mileage discrepancy after the purchase. The vehicle was a private sale. At the time of purchase, the vehicle mileage was 114,500. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where the contact was advised to perform Carfax search regarding the vehicle. It was later discovered that the mileage on the Title was 282,262.

Mileage: 282,262

2010 FORD F150 ONLY OWNER - Brake Calipers and break line failed. Took it into Ford Dealership and they were unable to provide a diagnosis. Truck still shakes when in idle. All maintenance and needed care for the truck has been maintained. Repair cost over $4k to repair for 6 months in with the issue. Camera does not work and has not since 2014. Heated seats stopped working and burned out in 2014. All issues started to surface after truck was paid off.... Of course

Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2010 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while attempting to register the vehicle, it was discovered that there was a mileage discrepancy. The vehicle was a private sale. At the time of purchase, the vehicle mileage was 55,227 and at the time of registration, it was discovered that the mileage was 141,502.

Mileage: 141,502

The contact owns a 2010 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving approximately 65 MPH, the vehicle lost motive power and shut off. The contact veered over to the side of the road and attempted to restart the vehicle. There was an abnormal sound while turning the ignition key. There were no warning lights illuminated. After several attempts, the vehicle restarted, and the contact was able to continue driving to the destination. The contact stated that the failure was related to TSB: 15-0137. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed that the fuse needed to be updated. The dealer determined that a relocation kit was needed. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and informed the contact there were no associated recalls and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 117,000.

Mileage: 117,000

Am make this report because suddenly stop the vehicle run. Without lights on the dashboard. And either when give a jumper cables runs on reverse. That happen today [XXX] about [XXX] on Chicago IL. Fortunately some to person help me out to put the truck on parking the truck was going on reverse and stopped the truck. No body was hurt. Should you have to send to letters to the owners of the trucks send to recall for malfunction of the manufacturer. Will hope hear my concern. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Dash lights do not work. Cannot see any dash gauges. Speed unknown. Dealer says unknown problem. Cannot fix. Non dearer repair shop gives same answer. Not safe to operate. Unknown speed , fuel level etc. also loud thump in transmission , has done this since purchased in 2010. Dealer has looked at this many many times and says nothing wrong. Many complaints on internet about both of these problems.

Issue: Abrupt engine shutoff while driving at high speed. Occurance: While driving on an interstate highway at approximately 70MPH in far left lane, the vehicle abruptly shutoff. With no power, the power steering also did not function, however, had enough speed to safely pull onto the grass median. It appears the problem is with a known issue to Ford, which is the fuse for the fuel pump (#27 in the engine compartment PDB) will melt and cause either intermittent or complete failure even while driving at high speeds. Given the conditions I was extremely lucky to have been able to pull off, and then back on to the roadway safely. Ford has a fix available Fuel Pump Jumper Harness Kit. Kit Terminal Part #: WT56872 (14293) as a result of this problem, yet it seems there is no active recall for this to be installed. WHY??? This could have resulted in multiple deaths and injuries for a single incident - I think that's unacceptable and hope NHTSA will concur and compel a recall to fix this issue.

The contact owns a 2010 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving approximately 25 MPH, he slowed down and when he made a right turn, the vehicle stopped completely. There were no warning lights illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact was able to get the vehicle safely in the parking lot. The failure had occurred several times. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. There was no failure found. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 65,320.

Mileage: 65,320

The contact owns a 2010 Ford F-150. The contact stated that after parking and then returning to the vehicle, while attempting to restart the vehicle, the engine failed to turn over. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the power junction box needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired and remained at the dealer. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer had been made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 200,000.

Mileage: 200,000

All electric devices and warnings having to do with the left rear passenger door have shorted out due to excessive wear from repeated opening and closing of the door. Inspection of the harness immediately adjacent to the door frame shows excessive wear and broken wires. Possible confusion to the driver from unsafe dash warnings and false warnings that a rear passenger be seated next to a door that is not properly closed. Dome lights may not extinguish during driving. Electrical fire hazard. Required fix is Ford replacement part #9L3Z-14631-CAA. Internet search has shown this problem to be wide spread among F-150 crew cab back doors.

SEATBELT CHIME/ ALARM IS DEFECTIVE. SEE ALL YOUTUBE VIDEOS SHOWING SO. SEATBELT LIGHT AND CHIME CONTINUOUSLY STAY ON AND CHIME ALARM CONTINUOUSLY RINGS EVEN WHILE SEATBELTS ARE ON & LOCKED IN POSITION. THIS IS VERY DISTRACTING AND A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR DRIVERS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE IT GO OFF/ WORK CORRECTLY WHILE DRIVING. THIS SEATBELT CHIME IS DEFECTIVE IS BOTH WHEN DRIVING / IN MOTION AND STATIONARY. BODY/WINDSHIELD AREA STRUCTURAL DEFECT- THERE IS A HOLE/OPENING THAT ALLOWS RAIN/ WATER TO LEAK INTO INTERIOR OF TRUCK, LEAKING WATER INSIDE TRUCK INTERIOR FROM UPPER BUILD SEAM, THROUGH THE GRAB HANDLE LOCATED AT SIDE OF WINDSHIELD IN FRONT OF FRONT PASSENGER, THEN LIQUID DRIPS DOWN ONTO CARPETED FLOORBOARD. THIS BODY STRUCTURE DEFECTIVE OPENING/ HOLE IS LOCATED SOMEWHERE BETWEEN UPPER WINDSHIELD SEAM AND THE INTERIOR FRONT PASSENGER GRAB HANDLE AT WINDSHIELD FRAME. WATER DRIPS THROUGH THIS HANDLE. THIS WINDSHIELD LEAK DEFECT OCCURS WHEN THE TRUCK IS IN MOTION AND WHEN STATIONARY. ELECTRICAL/IGNITION SWITCH- TURNING ON TRACK WITH IGNITION KEY, IGNITION SWITCH DOES NOT ALWAYS PERFORM CORRECTLY. IT OFTEN DISALLOWS THE AC, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, AND BACKUP CAMERA TO WORK, WHILE EVERYTHING ELSE IS WORKING. BECAUSE EVERYTHING ELSE MAY BE WORKING, THE DRIVER MAY NOT NOTICE THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH HAS BEEN TURNED ON INCORRECTLY.THIS DEFECT, ESPECIALLY THE BACK UP CAMERA NOT WORKING, AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS, IS DANGEROUS. THE SWITCH SHOULD BE MADE TO CONSISTENTLY WORK AT ALL TIMES THE SAME WAY. THIS DEFECT IS NOTICED WHEN STATIONARY, BUT OFTEN WHEN IT'S TOO LATE AND IN MOTION.

TRUCK SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. WOULD NOT RESTART. ALTERNATOR NOT HOLDING A CHARGE, REPLACED BATTERY AND TOLD BY DEALERSHIP WIRING HARNESS SHORT. FUSE 27 AND NEEDED FUEL PUMP FUSE RELOCATION KIT. WOULD BE SECOND TIME REPLACING WIRE HARNESS. LESS THAN 2 YEARS BETWEEN REPAIRS.

Mileage: 132,000

I WAS TRAVELING WITH MY WIFE AND 3 CHILDREN IN MY 2010 FORD F150 PLATINUM. IT HAD SNOWED THE NIGHT BEFORE SO I HAD CLEANED THE WINDOWS AND TURNED ON THE DEFROSTER, INCLUDING THE REAR DEFROSTER. I WAS RUNNING THE TRUCK FOR ABOUT 15 MIN WHEN THE REAR WINDOW STARTED TO SMOKE AND A SMALL FIRE, BURNING OCCURRED BEFORE THE GLASS IN THE RUBBER SEAL (OUTSIDE). I THREW WATER ON IT WHILE MY WIFE AND KIDS (11, 9, AND 3) EVACUATED THE TRUCK. I WAS ABLE TO CONTAIN IT, BUT THE WINDOW CRACKED DURING THE BURN/FIRE DUE TO THE HEAT. MY WIFE WAS TAKING MY DAUGHTER OUT OF HER CAR SEAT AS THIS HAPPENED. WE TURNED THE TRUCK OFF AND CONTACTED THE LOCAL FORD DEALER WHO SAID THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS CLOSED UNTIL MONDAY BUT TO BRING IT IN AS THERE WAS A RECALL AND THEY WERE AWARE OF SIMILAR ISSUES. I TOOK THE TRUCK IN TODAY MONDAY JANUARY 18TH AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL OR ANYTHING THEY COULD DO. NOT ONE DID ANYONE ASK FOR THE WELFARE OF MY FAMILY NOR DID THEY PRETEND TO CARE ABOUT THE SITUATION OF ONE OF THEIR PARTS/VEHICLES CAUSING A FIRE AND POTENTIALLY INJURING OR WORSE CAUSING DEATH TO ONE OF THERE CUSTOMERS. I WAS INFORMED TO CONTACT CUSTOMER SERVICE WHO GAVE ME THE SAME RESPONSE. THAT MY VIN HAD NO RECALL LISTED AND THAT WOULD NOT COVER ANY REPAIRS. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND READ ON NUMEROUS FORD FORUMS ABOUT THIS ISSUE WITH 2009-2012 FORD TRUCKS. ALL WITH THE SAME EXACT BURN/FIRE LOCATION AND EXACT REAR WINDOW (FAR RIGHT) CRACKING. THIS IS CONCERNING THAT FORD IS CLEARLY AWARE OF THIS ISSUE BUT TAKES NO RESPONSIBILITY TO ATTEMPT TO CORRECT AND LOOK OUT FOR THE WELFARE OF ITS CUSTOMERS. I WOULD UNDERSTAND A MECHANICAL ISSUE AND A PART BREAKING DOWN BUT I SHOULD NOT FEAR THAT MY VEHICLE WILL CATCH ON FIRE AND CAUSE HARM TO MY FAMILY. THANKFULLY NOTHING WORSE HAPPENED TO MY FAMILY AND I BUT IT SHOULD NOT TAKE THE WORST CASE SCENARIO FOR FORD TO ASSIST WITH THIS.

Mileage: 200,000

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.

Mileage: 130,000

TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACE RAIN WAS BE PLACE THE TRUCK IS STILL STALLING SLIP IN AND YEAR

Mileage: 85,740

THE DAY I WENT TO PURCHASE THIS VEHICLE THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THEN THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THAT HAS CAUSED THE RADIO NOT TO WORK. THAT THEY WILL FIX IT NEXT DAY. I BASICALLY GOT THE RUN AROUND HAD THERE MECHANIC LOOK AT IT HE COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG. I INFORMED THEM THAT THERE IS MORE THEN JUST THE RADIO THE AIR BAG SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK OR SHOW THAT IT WORKS. ALSO POINTED OUT THAT CHUNKS OF METAL WAS FALLING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THIS EVERY TIME I SHUT THE DOOR. STILL NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. THEY USED RUSTOLEUM BED LINER TO COVER EVERY INCH UNDER THE TRUCK. IT IS LITERALLY FALLING TO PIECES. 3 WEEKS GO BY AFTER SENDING NUMEROUS EMAILS ON UPDATE WHEN THIS WILL GET FIX AND THEY TELL ME THAT THEY WILL NOT FIX IT BECAUSE THE CO SIGNER LEFT A BAD REVIEW. I HAVE NO WORKING AIR BAGS. AND I'M PAYING 15 THOUSAND FOR THIS TRUCK.

WHILE DRIVING, SUDDENLY ALL WARNING LIGHTS BEGAN FLASHING RANDOMLY, RADIO AND 4 WAY FLASHERS WENT ON. AFTER TURNING OFF THE TRUCK AND REMOVING THE KEY, THE PROBLEMS CONTINUED AND THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART. TOWED IT TO A DEALER. THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS A BAD "SMART JUNCTION BOX", AND REPLACED "D MODULE".

Mileage: 145,000

DASH LIGHTS GO OUT WITHOUT DOING ANYTHING, ALSO ALL GAUGES ON DASH GO TO 0 (LIKE WHEN THE TRUCK IS SHUT OFF) AND THE A/C COMPRESSOR AND BLINKERS STOPS WORKING, THE FAN CONTINUES WORKING. THE ENGINE,BREAKS, HEADLIGHTS CONTINUE TO WORK. SOMETIMES IF YOU HIT THE DASH WITH YOUR FIST EVERYTHING WILL RETURN TO WORKING CONDITION. GOOD LUCK FIGURING THIS OUT BECAUSE FORD DEALERSHIP CAN'T.

Mileage: 180,000

THE NORMAL CAMSHAFT PHASER ISSUES ARE OCCURRING. LOUD KNOCKING, VIBRATING WHILE IDLING, AND GENERAL RATTLING FROM THE MOTOR WHEN THE TRUCK ISN'T ABOVE 1000 RPM'S. WHILE THIS MAY NOT DIRECTLY CAUSE ACCIDENTS, IN INTENSE RATTLING AND KNOCKING CAN CAUSE OTHER ISSUES TO ARISE WHICH IN TURN CAN CAUSE MAJOR SAFETY CONCERNS FOR THE NHTSA. IF FORD DOESN'T DECIDE TO TAKE ON THIS ISSUE AND REPAIR IT, THEN IT CAN BE EXPECTED THAT EVERY 3 VALVE FORD MOTOR MADE SINCE 2005 WILL EVENTUALLY SUCCUMB TO THESE MAJOR ISSUES. AS WE ALL KNOW FORD HAS HAD ISSUES DESIGNING MOTORS IN THE PAST, PRIMARILY THE 6.0, 6.4 AND 5.4 MOTOR THAT I CURRENTLY OWN, BUT IT IS TIME FOR FORD TO STEP UP AND HANDLE THE MECHANICAL PROBLEMS THAT THEIR DESIGNERS NEGLIGENCE CAUSED. IT IS NOT TOO MUCH TO ASK THAT AN AUTO MANUFACTURER STANDS BY THEIR PRODUCT AND REPAIRS OR REPLACES THE FAULTY PART WHEN THE TIME COMES. ADDITIONALLY IN THE PART YOU WHEREIN YOU ASKED FOR THE DATE OF THE INCIDENT, I WILL PUT THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE BUT PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS ISSUE IS REOCCURRING AND YOU SHOULD EXPECT KNOCKING AND VIBRATION EVERY TIME YOU DRIVE.

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESTART AFTER FUELING THE VEHICLE AT A FUEL STATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AUTONATION FORD PANAMA CITY (730 WEST 15TH ST, PANAMA CITY, FL 32401) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE 20 AMP FUSE NUMBER 27 WAS OVERHEATING AND NEEDED TO BE RELOCATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

Mileage: 120,000

AS I WAS DRIVING TO WORK THIS MORNING WITH MY REAR DEFROST ON - MONDAY 10-21-2019 AROUND 7:30 AM ON THE SAME HWY I TAKE EVERYDAY, I NOTICE SMOKE COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE BACK WINDSHIELD, AS THINK IN MY MIND WHAT THE HELL I NEED TO PULL OVER TO CHECK IT OUT, ALL OF A SUDDEN A LOUD BOOM GOES OFF AND MY BACK PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD EXPLODES..AFTER COLLECTING MYSELF I STOP TO CHECK IT OUT AND NOTICE WHERE THE SMOKE IS COMING FROM, AS I'M LOOKING AT MY BACK GLASS I NOTICE THE SMOKE IS COMING FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD AROUND THE RUBBER GASKET, IT WAS LITERALLY MELTING. I ALSO HAVE A VIDEO WHERE YOU CAN HEAR THE CRACKING/ MELTING OF THE BACK WINDSHIELD

Mileage: 159,800

REAR SIDE PASSENGER DOOR IS STUCK AND WILL NOT UNLOCK NOR OPEN. DOOR IS NOT WORKING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED. THE CONTACT COULD NOT HEAR THE WARNING CHIMES, THE SPEEDOMETER LIGHTING WAS NOT ILLUMINATED, AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES WERE NOT VISIBLE WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,699. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

Mileage: 132,699

THE TRUCK DRIVER HEATED SEAT WIRES OVERHEATED AND BEGAN TO CATCH FIRE. THE WIRES MELTED AND CAUSED THE EXCESSIVE HEAT TO CATCH THE FOAM AND FABRIC TO BURN. THE HEATED SEATS WERE NOT TURNED ON AT THE TIME.

Mileage: 129,682

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FUSE WAS MELTED. THE MECHANIC INSTALLED A NEW FUSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER ISSUED TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER: 15-0137 REGARDING THE FAILURE. CHILDRE FORD (1207 S HARRIS ST, SANDERSVILLE, GA 31082, (478) 552-8200) WAS CONTACTED AND ORDERED A PART SPECIFICALLY FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DEVELOPED A SPECIAL REMEDY FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FUSE PANEL WAS DAMAGED AND COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO SHUT OFF, LOSS OF POWER STEERING, AND A POSSIBLE CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 204,000.

Mileage: 204,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION AND THE WRENCH WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PUMPED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE REGAINED ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE LOSS OF THROTTLE POWER OCCURRED FOUR TIMES IN ONE DAY. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO PEORIA FORD (9130 W BELL RD, PEORIA, AZ 85382) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT FUSE 70 BURNED AND MELTED THE FUSE BOX. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

Mileage: 71,000

TRUCK WAS PARKED HOOKED TO A CAMPER WHEN I TRIED TO START THE TRUCK IT WOULD NOT START. HAD TO TOW THE TRUCK TO THE FORD DEALER THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE FUSE THAT OVERHEATED THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE IT WITH A FUSE KIT. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT I DID HOWEVER SEE AN ARTICLE IN CARS.COM STATING THAT FORD WAS REPLACING THIS FREE OF CHARGE. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT FORD IS AWARE OF THIS FUSE THAT OVERHEATS AND IN FACT SELLS A FUSE KIT THAT RELOCATES THIS FUSE AT A CHARGE OF $480 BUT I'M SENDING THIS SURVEY HOPING TO OVERTURN THIS. ACCORDING TO OTHER FORD OWNERS THIS ISSUE HAS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AND SEEMS VERY UNSAFE I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE PARKED AND JUST INCONVENIENCED.

Mileage: 82,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR KEPT RANDOMLY FLASHING, THERE WAS REDUCED ENGINE POWER, AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO CRANK. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A LOSS OF ELECTRICAL AND ENGINE POWER, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO BILL COLWELL FORD INC. (238 WATERLOO RD, HUDSON, IA 50643, (319) 988-4153) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY AND FUSE BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT IT CONTINUED TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000..*BF*JB

Mileage: 75,000

REAR DEFROST GLASS SHATTERED AFTER USING THE REAR DEFROSTER. THE REAR DEFROSTER STOPPED WORKING BUT STARTED WORKING AGAIN, ONLY TO RESULT IN OVERHEATING AND SHATTERING THE GLASS. THE SHATTERING OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 30-40 MPH, THE TEMPERATE WHILE COOL (AROUND 45 DEGREES). I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT AND IT WAS DARK.

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CONTACT DROVE OVER A POTHOLE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. A PICTURE OF A BATTERY WAS DISPLAYED ON THE CENTER OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. AFTER APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES, THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND OPERATED NORMALLY. HOWEVER, AFTER APPROXIMATELY THREE MILES, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER HE STRUCK THE FUSE BOX A FEW TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 198,000.

Mileage: 198,000

THE TRUCK WILL NOT START MOTOR TURNS OVER AND IIGNITION KEY STAYS STUCK IN THE RUN POSITION AND THE ENGINE WILL NOT START . FOUND THE FUSE THAT SUPPLIES POWER TO THE FUEL PUMP RELAY. THE FUSE NUMBER 27 WITCH IS A 20 AMP OVER HEATS AND MELTS THE FUSE BOX. WHERE THE FUSE GET INSTALLED IN . FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS A REPAIR KIT FOR THIS PROBLEM WHICH IS FORD PART NUMBER EL3Z-14293 FUSE RELOCATION IN THE FUSE BOX TO A BIGGER 20 AMP FUSE NEW LOCATION 70 . THEY KNOW THEY HAVE A PROBLEM IN THERE ELECTRICAL FUEL SYSTEM

Mileage: 70,000

REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER, DOESN'T WORK. THERE IS A MAJOR MALFUNCTION WITH F-150'S CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM. A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. IS THE GOVERNMENT GONNA LET FORD SLIDE BY AGAIN ON THIS? WHAT ABOUT THE PEOPLE.

Mileage: 89,000

IVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM NOW TWICE IN A ROW WITH THE FUEL PUMP 20A FUEL IN THE FUSE BOX UNDER THE HOOD GETTING HOT AND MELTING THEN BLOWING THE FUSE. THIS FUSE IF IT HADN'T BLOWN WOULD HAVE CAUGHT THE FUSE BOX ON FIRE. FORD MAKES A KIT TO BYPASS THE TINY FUSE TO RELICATE IT TO A LARGER FUSE IN AN OPEN SPOT. THERE ARE MULTIPLE OTHERS IN NUMEROUS FORUMS WHO STATE THEY HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. FORD HAS NEVER ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE THAT CAN TURN BAD IF THE FUSE DOES NOT POP.

Mileage: 186,200

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-150. WHILE STATIONARY, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START WHEN PROMPTED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. BOB SIGHT FORD IN LEE'S SUMMIT, MISSOURI WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REQUESTED THAT THE VEHICLE BE BROUGHT IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CITED TSB NUMBER: 15-0137 AS A POTENTIAL GUIDE FOR REPAIR OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000. *TT

Mileage: 130,000

ENGINE CRANKS BUT DOES NOT START ONE MORNING. FOUND FRIED FUEL PUMP FUSE WAS THE ISSUE. NOT A BLOWN FUSE. A FRIED FUSE. BLACKENED AND CHARRED.

Mileage: 150,000

I HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE TRUCK UNTIL NOW. LATELY I T'S NOT BEEN CRANKING AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. SOMETIMES IT CRANKS FINE AND SOMETIME IT DOESN'T. I TOOK IT TO AUTO ZONE AND THEY GOT A COMMUNICATIONS CODE. I'VE HEARD A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE. I'VE ALSO BEEN TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN ON YOU WHILE DRIVING.

Mileage: 105,000

DRIVING ON COUNTY ROAD USING REAR DEFROSTER AND THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED ON THE PASSENGR SIDE. EXTREMELY LOUD BOOM LIKE A GUN SHOT SOUND. NO HOLE IN GLASS JUST SHATTERED BUT STILL IN FRAME.

Mileage: 75,000

FUEL PUMP FUSE BLOWS WITHOUT PROVOCATION LEAVING VEHICLE WITHOUT POWER. WENT OUT TO START VEHICLE AND IT WOULD ONLY TURN OVER BUT NEVER START. FOUND THIS TO BE A CONSISTENT PROBLEM ON THE WEB AND WAS ABLE TO REPLACE THE FUSE AND VEHICLE STARTED IMMEDIATELY.

Mileage: 95,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-150. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING, THE DOOR AJAR INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, INDICATING THAT THE DOOR WAS AJAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER SIDE DOORS WERE CLOSED. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, HE NOTICED THAT THE WIRES WERE FRACTURED. THE CONTACT CALLED CLONINGER FORD OF MORGANTOWN AT (828) 584-4600(1001 JAMESTOWN RD, MORGANTOWN, NC 28655) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL NHTSA. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

Mileage: 120,000

MY HIGH SCHOOL DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING OUR 2010 F150 ON THE WAY TO SCHOOL TODAY AND IT FAILED IN THE LEFT TURN LANE AT A BUSY INTERSECTION, AND IT WOULD CRANK BUT NOT START. PEOPLE WERE HONKING THEIR HORNS AND MY DAUGHTER MISSED CLASSES. SHE COULD HAVE BEEN RE-END AND INJURED FOR THE REST OF HER LIFE. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A GARAGE AND THEY SAID IT WAS A KNOWN ISSUE RELATED TO A FUSE/FUSE BOX WIRE AND THEY ARE LOOKING FOR A FUSEBOX BYPASS KIT THAT FORD HAS PUT TOGETHER TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE THAT SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED. HTTPS://CA.CARGURUS.COM/CARS/DISCUSSION-C21953_DS740770. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE! SHE COULD HAVE BEEN REAR-ENDED AND INJURED FOR THE REST OF HER LIFE! REPAIR COST TO INSTALL FORD'S BYPASS KIT WAS $360. FORD KNOWS ABOUT THIS AND DID NOT NOTIFY US TO MY KNOWLEDGE.

Mileage: 182,125

LIKE HUNDREDS OF OTHERS, DRIVING AND PUT REAR DEFROSTER ON AND A MINUTE LATER HEARD A GUNSHOT LIKE NOISE AND MY BACK REAR RIGHT WINIDOW EXPLODED. DOGS IN THE BACKSEAT, WAS NOT PRETTY AND SCARED THE HECK OUT OF ME WHILE DRIVING. ISN'T THERE A RECALL ON THIS YET?

Mileage: 84,000

MY TRUCK CRANKS BUT WON'T START. THE FUSE TO THE FUEL PUMP RELAY WAS BLOWN. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH MANY TRUCK OWNERS AND FORD IS OFFERING A BYPASS KIT FOR THIS SYSTEM FOR $400-$500. SHOULDN'T THIS BE A RECALL IF THEY'RE HAVING TO INSTALL A BYPASS KIT?

Mileage: 63,000

THE 20 AMP FUSE FOR THE FUEL PUMP IS MELTING IN THE FUSE BLOCK. THIS IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET AND IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BY FORD DEALERS. THIS 2010 YEAR IS THE PROBLEM EVERYONE IS HAVING. FORD HAS YET TO HAVE A RECALL BUT WITH ALL THE PROBLEMS IT IS NOT GOING TO LONG UNTIL SOMEONE IS STRANDED AND THEY BYPASS THE FUSE AND START A FIRE. FORD DOES NEED TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM .I DO NOT HAVE ANY PICTURES OF MINE I CHANGED OVER THE WEEKEND BUT THERE IS PLENTY ON LINE THAT IS HOW WE FOUND WHY MY TRUCK WOULD NOT START. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE A FIRE MAY START FROM THIS MELTING OF THE FUSE BLOCK.

Mileage: 94,000

TPMS MODULE CONTINUALLY LOOSES CONTACT WITH WHEEL SENSORS AND DISPLAYS "TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR FAULT" IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. DISCOUNT TIRE HAS REPLACED AND RESYNCED THREE TIMES AND IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. THE FAULT USUALLY OCCURS WHEN ON THE FREEWAY. ABOUT 30 DAYS AFTER HAVING IT FIXED. THE OTHER ISSUE IS CONTINUAL PROBLEMS WITH THE APIM MODULE. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN IF YOU'RE UNABLE TO MAKE A PHONE CALL BECAUSE YOU'RE HAVING CONSTANT BLUETOOTH ISSUES. IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THROUGH A GOOGLE SEARCH THAT MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME MODEL AND VINTAGE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM, AND FORD IS TRYING THEIR BEST TO BLAME PEOPLES PHONES FOR CAUSING PROBLEMS RATHER THAN ACCEPTING RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT. MY TRUCK IS IN THE DEALER HAVING THIS ISSUE LOOKED AT FOR A THIRD TIME NOW. I'M FINALLY GETTING THEM TO REPLACE THE APIM UNDER MY EXTENDED FACTORY WARRANTY.

Mileage: 116,000

FORD F150 4X4 XLT, DASH BOARD KEEPS GOING OUT. SHOWS SKIDDING, AND TIRE SENSOR FAULTY, DINGGING, A/C GOES HOT, INSIDE LIGHTS DON'T WORK. HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES, SPOKE WITH FORD TOOK IT IN, THEY STATED THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, WHICH WE HAVE FOUND OUT IS A LIE. THEY STATED WE NEEDED A NEW BATTERY, WHICH WE HAD TESTED AS WELL AS THE ALTERNATOR AND NOTHING WRONG THERE EITHER. WE TOOK IT TO ADVANCED AUTO TO SEE WHAT THEY COULD TELL US. A YOUNG MAN SAID THAT FORD HAD PUT OUT A INSIDE NOTICE THAT HIS BUDDY SHOWED HIM OF A FAULTY WIRING HARNESS IN THE DASH. HE ASKED IF HE COULD SHOW US A SHORT TERM FIX...HE SMACKED THE DASH AND ALL THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. IF WE HIT A BUMP IT WILL DO IT AGAIN, OR ON REALLY HOT DAYS, BECAUSE OF THE HEAT. WE ARE WAITING ON FORD TO RECALL THIS AS IT IS A SERIOUS HAZARD AND MAYBE START FIRES. AS SOMETIMES YOU SMELL ELECTRICAL, THIS HAPPENS DAILY WHEN EVER WE DRIVE THE TRUCK, YOU CAN HAVE A WRECK TRYING TO SMACK IT HARD ENOUGH TO GET IT TO COME BACK ON. THIS HAPPENS WHEN YOU ARE SITTING IN THE TRUCK , DRIVING, OR WHEN YOU GO TO START IT UP...YOU WILL HAVE NO GAUGES, LIGHTS A/C OR HEAT IN THE WINTER. YET THE OUTSIDE LIGHTS WILL WORK, YET WHEN YOU PUSH THE BRAKES YOU HEAR A LOUD CLICKING. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR APPROX. 2.5 YRS +...FORD NEEDS TO RECALL AND FIX THIS. EVERYDAY WE DEAL WITH THIS PROBLEMS MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY. WE BROUGHT THIS TRUCK NEW AND IT FIRST DID THIS AROUND 23,000 MILES. NOW AT JUST OVER 50,000 MILES. THERE ARE TIMES THAT SMACKING THE DASH DOES NOTWORK AND WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR IT TO COME ON, THOSE TIME YOU HAVE TO RUN WITH TRAFFIC OR IF OTHERS ARE PASSING YOU NEED TO SPEED UP. VERY DANGEROUS

Mileage: 50,000

THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILS AT START UP NOT COME ON NO SPEEDOMETER OR ANYTHING ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AS WELL AS SOMETIMES IT WONT START

FUEL PUMP RELAY FUSE MELTED. 2010 F-150 2 WD V8, WAS DRIVING AND PULLING A TRAILER (WITHIN THE VEHICLE'S PARAMETERS WEIGHT WISE, I.E. NOT OVERLOADED, AND IN FACT IT CONTINUED WITH THE EMPTY TRAILER) AND THE TRUCK BEGAN STALLING RANDOMLY, USUALLY WHEN GOING UP A HILL. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS I WAS HAULING VALUABLE HORSES UP HILLY ROADS AT THE TIME. I HAD IT REPAIRED AT A LOCAL DEALERSHIP (CRAIN FORD, LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 501-570-3737) WHICH INVOLVED MOVING THE FUSE TO A DIFFERENT SPOT. IT SEEMS TO BE ACTING UP AGAIN AFTER LESS THAN A WEEK. I PAID A LOT OF MONEY TO "FIX" IT AND IT NEEDS TO STAY FIXED!

Mileage: 104,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY STALLED. THE CONTACT COASTED INTO A PARKING LOT, WAITED A MINUTE, RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND RESUMED DRIVING. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 197,664.

Mileage: 197,664

THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYS ON. AFTER CLOSING ALL DOORS REPEADTLY, THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR LIGHT SAYS ITS STILL AJAR. THE DANGEROUS PART IS THAT THE CAB LIGHTS STAY ON THE WHOLE TIME WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. ALSO, WHEN DONE DRIVING AND AFTER LOCKING THE TRUCK, THE LIGHTS STILL STAY ON RUNNING DOWN THE BATTERY.

Mileage: 62,000

REAR DEFROST BEGAN TO SMOKE AND SHATTERED GLASS. GLASS SHARDS FELL INTO REAR SEATING AREA. VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE GEAR.

Mileage: 77,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-150. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE TURN SIGNALS WOULD NOT WORK AND THE ELECTRIC SEATS AND SIDE MIRRORS COULD NOT BE ADJUSTED. IN ADDITION, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND WIPER FLUID SPRAYER ERRONEOUSLY ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SMART JUNCTION BOX WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FLICKERED ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURE CAUSED THE AIR CONDITIONER TO FAIL. WHEN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER RESUMED OPERATION, THE AIR CONDITIONER BEGAN WORKING AGAIN. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO START ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 76,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THE INSIDE OF THE PASSENGER DOOR CAUGHT FIRE DUE TO WIRES MELTING LOCKING MODULE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR LOCK WIRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

Mileage: 140,000

MY 2010 FORD F-150 AIR CONDITION SYSTEM BLOWS OUT COOL AIR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND HOT AIR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE.WHEN THE AIR IS TURNED ON.

Mileage: 68,700

THE TRUCK HAS HAD THIS ISSUE SINCE I'VE PURCHASED THE TRUCK BUT CAN NEVER DUPLICATE THE ISSUE WHILE AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE 1ST TIME THE ENGINE WOULD CRANK BUT WOULD NOT FIRE. THE SECOND TIME, I WAS DRIVING AND THE TRUCK JUST STOPPED. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH SOME PASSING BY MOTORIST HELPED TO PUSH IT OUT OF THE INTERSECTION. 3RD TIME, THE TRUCK WAS PARKED AND DID NOT START. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING THE ISSUE, THE FUEL PUMP RELAY FUSE BURNED OUT. NORMALLY FUSES JUST POP, THIS ONE JUST BURNED OUT TO WHERE I COULD NOT TAKE OUT THE FUSE. TOOK THE TRUCK TO WAS BOUGHT AT AND AFTER A FEW HOURS, THE PROBLEM WAS LOCATED. THE SHOP FOREMAN STATED THAT THEY HAVE HAD ALOT OF TRUCKS GO IN WITH THE SAME ISSUE. ONLY REASON I MAKING A COMPLAINT IS DUE TO THAT COMMENT. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN I WAS DRIVING AND TRUCK SHUTS OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. WHAT IF MY SONS WERE WITH ME? HOPE THIS GETS RESOLVED AND A RECALLED IS MADE BEFORE SOMETHING WORSE HAPPENS TO SOMEONE ELSE. THANK YOU. *TR

Mileage: 56,036

"IGNITION CYLINDER FELL OUT WHILE DRIVING. WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE THE IGNITION CYLINDER (INCLUDING MY KEYS) FELL OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE KEPT RUNNING, POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WERE STILL FUNCTIONING AND STEERING WHEEL WAS ABLE TO BE TURNED. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND FOUND THE IGNITION CYLINDER CONTAINING MY KEYS ON THE FLOOR MAT OF MY VEHICLE. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME - HOWEVER I WAS NOT ABLE TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE WITH THE KEY AFTER I ARRIVED HOME. I PULLED THE NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE TO KILL THE ENGINE. I CALLED DORIAN FORD AND WAS TOLD THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE AND FOR $375 THIS COULD BE FIXED (PER ROXANNE, SERVICE ADVISOR @ DORIAN FORD). I FOUND THIS INCREDIBLE THAT A SERVICE ADVISOR WOULD INDICATE THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE. THIS WAS QUITE SCARY FOR THE FIRST FEW MOMENTS WHEN I HEARD THE CYLINDER FALL OUT AND THEN HIT MY LEG ON ITS WAY TO THE FLOOR. MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS THIS IS THE SAME SCENARIO THAT OCCURRED ON GM VEHICLES WITH THE IGNITION CYLINDER.

Mileage: 80,000

I OWN A 2010 FORD F-150 FX4 PICKUP, PURCHASED NEW OCTOBER 2009. APPROXIMATELY IN 2013 THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER STOPPED WORKING. THE TRUCK IS EQUIPPED WITH A POWER REAR SLIDING WINDOW FROM FORD. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. THE FORD DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT ADVISED ME THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE WINDOW ITSELF, AND WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, OR FORD AT ALL. I HAVE NOTICED MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB FROM OWNERS OF FORD PICKUPS OF THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL, THE MAJORITY OF THEM EXPERIENCING BROKEN REAR WINDOWS, SMOKE AND DAMAGE. LIKE MANY, I HAVE A SMALL CHILD THAT SITS IN A REAR FACING CHILD'S CAR SEAT, AND AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. IT IS VERY APPARENT FORD IS AWARE OF THIS SAFETY ISSUE, BUT IS NOT WILLING TO ADMIT TO IT, OR TAKE STEPS TO ADDRESS IT. THIS ISSUE IS A TICKING TIME BOMB FOR FORD PICKUP OWNERS, ALWAYS WORRYING IF IT WILL HAPPEN TO THEM, AND WHEN.

Mileage: 38,000

TURNED ON THE REAR DEFROST ON THE VEHICLE THIS MORNING AS IT WAS SITTING STILL WARMING UP. TEMP=40F. CAME OUTSIDE WITH THE BACK GLASS SMOKING AND ON FIRE, MELTING THE PLASTIC TRIM ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE BACK GLASS. MINUTES LATER THE GLASS BROKE, SPIDERING THE ENTIRE PANEL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE.

Mileage: 82,000

IT WAS 7 DEGREES THIS MORNING AND THERE WAS ICE ON MY REAR WINDOW. I TURNED ON THE ELECTRIC DEFROST AND ABOUT 5 MINUTES LATER I HEAR A LOUD BANG. THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WINDOW EXPLODED / SHATTERED INTO PIECES. WE CALLED FORD AND THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO RECTIFY THE SITUATION OR ADDRES IT IN ANY WAY.

Mileage: 98,000

WHILE DRIVING I TURNED ON THE DEFROSTER FOR THE BACK WINDOW AND APPROX. 1 MINUTE LATER THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR SECTION OF THE BACK WINDOW SHATTERED I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 25 MILES AN HOUR AFTER MAKING A TURN THIS HAPPENED. *JS

Mileage: 100,000

TRUCK STALLS COMING TO A STOP AT RED LIGHTS/STOP SIGNS. ALSO STALLS WHILE SIMPLY DRIVING DOWN A STREET OR HIGHWAY/INTERSTATE. AFTER SHUTTING DOWN RECENTLY (WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE), THE TRUCK WAS TOWED. I WAS TRAVELING AT 65MPH ON INTERSTATE AT THE TIME AND WAS ABLE TO DRIFT INTO EMERGENCY LANE. AFTER SEVERAL TESTS, LEARNED THERE WAS A PROBLEM IN THE FUSE BOX. THE FUSE TO THE FUEL PUMP WAS MELTED IN THE FUSE BOX. WAS TOLD THE FUEL PUMP ON THESE YEARS PULLS MORE THAN REQUIRED AMPS AND IS OVERHEATING THE FUSE AND MELTING IT. WAS TOLD THE FUSE BOX WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AND FORD HAS A 4 TO 6 WEEK BACK ORDER ON THESE. BECAUSE OF SO MANY ISSUES. NOT FAIR FOR CONSUMERS TO PAY FOR THIS ENGINEERING MISTAKE.

Mileage: 83,000

I TURNED ON MY DEFROST ON MY REAR TRUCK WINDOW, LET THE TRUCK WARM UP AS IT WAS -5, STARTED TO DRIVE DOWN THE STREET, DOING 50 KM, HEARD A LOUD "POP" AND THE BACK SLIDING WINDOW SHATTERED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. LUCKILY IT STAYED INTACT AS I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK. I STOPPED AT FORD TO SEE WHAT THEY COULD DO, AS I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME ISSUE WITH THE FORD TRUCKS. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT FORD SAID HE COULND'T DO ANYTHING FOR ME AS I NO LONGER HAD WARRANTY. HE WANTED TO CHARGE ME $1200 FOR A NEW WINDOW. I CALLED FORD MOTOR CO. AND THEY ALSO SAID THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT (EVEN THO IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM). I HAD THE WINDOW FIXED BY AN INDEPENDENT COMPANY FOR HALF THE PRICE FORD WOULD HAVE CHARGED. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL, AS IT IS CERTAINLY A SAFETY HAZARD. THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE ON THE NHTSA SITE.

Mileage: 83,000

FUEL PUMP RELAY FUSE (#27) WILL EITHER BLOW OR MELT IN FUSE BOX. REPLACING FUSE WILL ONLY FIX PROBLEM TEMPORARILY, AS MELTED AREA IN FUSE BOX WILL CAUSE NEW FUSE TO NOT MAKE CONSISTENT CONTACT, LEADING TO VEHICLE NOT STARTING WHEN HOT, OR EVEN ENGINE CUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING REALLY BAD SAFETY ISSUE. VERY DIFFICULT PROBLEM TO FIX, AS DEALERS EITHER GIVE YOU THE RUN AROUND OR WANT TO REPLACE ENTIRE FUSE BOX AND ENGINE WIRING HARNESS WHICH COSTS ABOUT $2000, PARTS AND LABOR. 'SOLUTION' IS TO FIND WIRE TO RELAY IN FUSE BOX, VERY DIFFICULT, AND SPLICE IN AN INLINE FUSE. HAVE HAD MECHANIC AND TOWING FEES OVER $1000 SO FAR, AND STILL ONLY HAVE A BYPASS FUSE INSTALLED. LOCAL DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE, AS THEY SEE THIS PROBLEM ALL OF THE TIME, WAS TOLD TO CALL FORD, WHICH HAD NEVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM. ANOTHER FORD OWNER NEXT DOOR HAS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM.

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENTIRE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000. UPDATED 02/12/16*LJ; 04/19/18*JB *JS

Mileage: 75,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MAIN HARNESS CABLE CONNECTION TO THE FUSE BOX OVERHEATED AND MALFUNCTIONED. THE HARNESS WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WIRING HARNESS ON 2010 FORD F-150 4X4 BURNS UP AT FUSE BOX. ORIGINAL HARNESS WAS REPLACED BY DEALER IN 2013. SECOND HARNESS BURNT UP AT FUSE BOX AFTER 16 MONTHS. WAITING FOR NEW HARNESS AT PRESENT TIME. IT IS THE FUEL PUMP CONNECTION THAT IS BURNING UP IN THE BOX BY THE FUSE. WHEN THE HARNESS BURNS THROUGH, THE VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY STOPS, EVEN WHILE IN MOTION. THIS CONSTITUTES A SAFETY HAZARD AS NO NOTICE OCCURS BEFORE BURN UP. NO WARNING LIGHTS APPEAR ON DASH TO WARN OF THIS. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE, OTHER THAN REPLACING THE WIRE HARNESS THAT IS BURNING UP. THEY HAVE DONE NOTHING TO CORRECT THE REASON FOR THE BURN UP. ALL THAT HAS BEEN DONE IS REPLACEMENT OF THE PART THAT IS DAMAGED.. HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR OVER A MONTH FOR PARTS. OTHER VEHICLES AT THE DEALERSHIP ARE ALSO EXPERIENCING THIS SAME ISSUE.

Mileage: 100,000

THE TRUCK WAS PARKED FACING DOWN ON A MODERATE HILL. WHEN THE TRUCK WAS STARTED AND THE SHIFT LEVER MOVED FROM PARK TO DRIVE, THE TRANSMISSION REMAINED LOCKED UP (STILL IN PARK) AND THE VISUAL GEAR SELECTOR INDICATOR DID NOT ILLUMINATE SHOWING ANY GEAR SELECTED. AFTER A FEW SECONDS, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND THE SHIFT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED IN THE GEAR SELECTED. APPLYING GAS DURING THE "PAUSE SHIFT" PERIOD RESULTED IN A RAPID AND UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION WHEN THE SHIFT OCCURRED AND THIS RESULTED IN A SIGNIFICANT ACCIDENT. AFTER THE ACCIDENT, THE TRUCK WAS EXAMINED BY A FORD DEALERSHIP TECHNICIAN AND THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULATOR (TCM) WAS REPROGRAMMED.

Mileage: 42,086

DRIVING TO WORK HAD REAR DEFROSTER ON AND OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS HIGH 30S OR LOW 40S. SAW SMOKE START TO BILLOW OUT IN MIDDLE OF REAR SLIDER. PULLED OVER AND CHECKED, SMOKE WENT AWAY WHEN I OPENED THE POWER SLIDER ABOUT 6". WHEN I CLOSED THE WINDOW WITH THE POWER SLIDER THE RIGHT REAR BACKGLASS SHATTERED. THIS IS APPARENTLY A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL TRUCK.

Mileage: 74,000

2010 F-150 PASSENGER REAR WINDOW SPIDERED THIS MORNING WHEN I TURNED ON REAR DEFROST. *TR

Mileage: 84,500

THE TRUCK WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY WARMING UP WITH THE REAR WINDOW DEFROST ON WHEN A LOT OF SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE AREA AROUND THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE HEAD REST. I TURNED OFF THE TRUCK AND THEN THERE WAS A LOUD BANG AND THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WINDOW PANEL HAD SHATTERED. *TR

Mileage: 76,422

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE REAR WINDOW HEATER WAS TURNED ON, THE WINDOW SHATTERED COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,100.

Mileage: 99,100

AFTER TURNING ON REAR DEFROSTER ON A 15 DEGREE DAY I HEARD SOME ELECTRICAL SNAPPING AND POPPING SOUNDS. I TURNED OFF THE REAR DEFROSTER FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN BACK ON AGAIN. NOT LONG AFTER THAT I HEARD A VERY LOUD BANG WHICH WAS MY RIGHT SIDE REAR WINDOW SHATTERING. IT STAYED IN PLACE BUT WAS COMPLETELY SPIDER WEBBED WITH A FEW SMALL MISSING PIECES. *TR

Mileage: 28,000

THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE WAS APPROXIMATELY -10 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. I WENT TO WARM UP MY TRUCK AND TURNED ON THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER. WHEN I RETURNED TO MY VEHICLE TO DRIVE TO WORK I FOUND THAT MY REAR WINDOW ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAD SHATTERED. I INSPECTED THE WINDOW FOR SIGNS OF VANDALISM BUT BESIDES THE SPIDERING OF THE TEMPERED GLASS THERE WAS NO SIGN OF ANY IMPACT. AFTER AN EXTREMELY SHORT GOOGLE SEARCH I FOUND THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST COMMON PROBLEMS WITH THE 2010 F-150. THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ARE SO ABUNDANT IT'S BECOME COMICAL. WHICH IS NOT A GOOD THING FORD... YOU SHOULDN'T BE CONTENT WITH YOUR PRODUCT BEING A PUNCHLINE. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

ON THE MORNING OF 12/29/14, HE HAD A HEAVY FROST SO I USED MY REAR WINDOW DEFROST ON MY DRIVE TO WORK. DRIVE WAS APPROX. 10 MINUTES. WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK AT WORK, ALL GLASS WAS OK. WHEN I GOT BACK IN TRUCK TO LEAVE WORK, I LOOKED IN REAR VIEW MIRROR, I SAW THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE THREE PIECE REAR WINDOW WAS SHATTERED. THE GLASS STAYED IN THE FRAME AND DID NOT FALL OUT. I HAD TO SPEND OVER AN HOUR ON THE PHONE WITH MY INSURANCE COMPANY JUST TO FILE A CLAIM, AND IT TOOK THE GLASS COMPANY TWO TRIES TO INSTALL THE NEW REAR WINDOW AND REWIRE IT TO MAKE IT WORK AGAIN. FORD KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY HAVE CHANGED THE DESIGN ON THE WINDOW ALONG WITH THE WIRING TO THE WINDOW. WHY WILL FORD NOT STEP UP AND AT LEAST ADMIT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR DEFROST AND OFFER TO FIX IT.

Mileage: 50,724

DRIVING MY SON TO SCHOOL ON A COLD MORNING WITH THE REAR DEFROSTER ON. ABOUT 10 MINUTES INTO OUR DRIVE WE HEARD A VERY LOUD POP AND MY SON NOTICED THAT THE WINDOW BEHIND HIS HEAD HAD SHATTERED. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE IT SEEMS TO BE FAIRLY COMMON AMONG THIS YEAR MODEL WITH PEOPLE DESCRIBING THE EXACT SITUATIONS. CALLED FORD AND THEY REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. ABSURD THAT THIS DEFECT AND THE RELATED COSTS SHOULD BE PASSED ON TO THE CONSUMER WHEN IT IS AN OBVIOUS ISSUE WITH THE TRUCK.

I REMOTELY STARTED MY F150 TO WARM UP THE VEHICLE ON A MORNING THAT THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS 37F. WHILE INSIDE THE VEHICLE I HEARD A LOAD BANG THAT SOUNDED LIKE GLASS BREAKING. OBSERVED THAT REAR PASSENGER WINDOW SHATTERED APPROX. THREE MINUTES AFTER REAR DEFROSTER SWITCH WAS TURNED ON . INSPECTED GLASS BOTH INSIDE AND OUT AND OBSERVED THAT THE GLASS WAS INTACT BUT THE WHOLE PASSENGER SIDE BACK GLASS WHAT SHATTERED AS WITH SAFETY GLASS WOULD. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST DEALER AND THEY HAD SEEN THE PROBLEM BEFORE BUT THERE ADVISED IT WOULD NOT BE UNDER WARRANTY OR POLICY. DEALER GAVE ME LOCAL CSR TO CONTACT TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE AND ASK FOR POLICY. GLASS ESTIMATE WAS AROUND $621 FOR PARTS AND 3 HRS OF LABOR. DECLINED REPAIR UNTIL SPEAKING WITH CSR TO ASK FOR CONSIDERATION UNDER POLICY. I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WOULD HAVE DONE IF THE GLASS WOULD HAVE FALLEN OUT DURING DRIVER. NUMEROUS INCIDENCES REPORT OF THIS EXACT MODE OF FAILURE. SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED WITH FORD BY NHTSA. *TR

Mileage: 67,721

REAR DEFROSTER WAS ON FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES. AFTER PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY AND STOPPING REAR PASSENGER REPORTED A FUNNY SMELL. AFTER TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE AND WHILE STEPPING OUT THE REAR LIGHT ON PASSENGER SIDE(WHICH HAS DEFROST WIRES RUNNING THROUGH IT) SHATTERED WITH A LOUD POP. THE GLASS REMAINED IN PLACE BUT HAS SPIDERWEBS THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE LIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

I LEFT FOR WORK IN THE MORNING AND I TURNED ON THE REAR DEFROST BECAUSE WE HAD A HEAVY FROST OVERNIGHT. WINDOW WAS FINE WHEN I GOT OUT OF TRUCK AT WORK. IT WAS A 10 MINUTE DRIVE TO WORK. WHEN I GOT BACK INTO TRUCK 10 HOURS LATER TO LEAVE WORK, I SAW THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE THREE PIECE REAR WINDOW WAS BROKEN. THE GLASS DID NOT FALL OUT OF THE FRAME SO IT WAS NOT FROM AN IMPACT. AIR TEMP STAYED JUST BELOW FREEZING ALL DAY. HAD TO SPEND ROUGHLY AN HOUR ON THE PHONE WITH MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND MY FORD DEALER TO GET THE PART ORDERED. IT WILL BE FOUR DAYS TILL IT WILL BE FIXED. I JUST HOPE NOTHING HAPPENS THAT WILL CAUSE THE GLASS TO FALL OUT OF THE FRAME. I DRIVE MY TRUCK AT LEAST 6 DAYS A WEEK SO I CANNOT BE WITHOUT IT. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE. *JS

Mileage: 50,723

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER COMPLETELY SO POWER STEERING WAS NON-FUNCTIONAL. WAS ABLE, WITH MUCH DIFFICULTY, TO GUIDE THE VEHICLE OFF OF BUSY ROAD AND ON TO SIDE STREET. DARN LUCKY I WASN'T INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO CROSSROADS FORD IN CARY, N.C. HERE IS WORD FOR WORD WHAT THE MECHANIC WROTE. "VEHICLE TOWED IN. CUSTOMER STATES VEHICLE TURNS OVER BUT WON'T START. CHECK AND ADVISE. "COULD NOT DUPLICATE CONCERN. RAN OASIS. NO CODES. READ PAST HOTLINE REPORTS FOR BAD PIN FIT FOR FUSE 27 IN UNDER HOOD FUSE PANEL. TRIED TO RELOCATE TO DIFFERENT LOCATION. WIRE TERMINAL DAMAGED DURING REMOVAL. INSTALLED INLINE FUSE HOLDER TO FUEL PUMP WIRE. INSTALLED 20 AMP FUSE. TEST DROVE AND NO PROBLEMS AT THIS TIME." SO BASICALLY, THIS WAS A FLAW IN MANUFACTURE REGARDING PIN FIT FOR FUSE 27 THAT CAUSED VEHICLE TO CEASE POWER WHILE DRIVING AND ENDANGERED PASSENGERS. I CALLED FORD SERVICE AT 800-392-3673 AND CASE WAS OPENED. CASE # [XXX]. CUSTOMER SERVICE REP AT CROSSROADS FORD WAS [XXX] AND MECHANIC WAS [XXX] . I SPOKE WITH SERVICE MANAGER [XXX] AND HE WAS MADE AWARE OF SITUATION AND I'M WAITING FOR HIS REPLY AS TO IF THERE WILL BE COMPENSATION. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 42,200

INITIATED REAR WINDOW DEFROST; ABNORMALLY LOUD "POP" FROM EXPLODING PASSENGER SIDE REAR-WINDOW GLASS. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

APPROXIMATELY 2-3 MINUTES AFTER TURNING ON MY REAR DEFROSTER, THE PASSENGER SIDE PANEL OF THE THREE PANEL REAR GLASS SHATTERED. NOTHING STRUCK THE GLASS TO CAUSE THIS. TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE WAS AROUND 36* F, WINDOWS WERE SLIGHTLY FOGGY, NOT COVERED IN FROST. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

WHILE DRIVING INTO WORK, HAD THE REAR DEFROST ACTIVE FOR ROUGHLY 10 MINUTES. AT A STOPLIGHT, NOTICED SMOKE RISING FROM OUTSIDE OF THE REAR WINDOW. AS I PROCEEDED TO PULL OFF THE ROAD, HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WINDOW PROCEEDED TO SPIDERWEB. THE GASKET FOR THE REAR WINDOW HAS BEEN BURNED ON THE LOWER LEFT HAND CORNER (WHEN OBSERVED FROM OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE). IT IS APPARENT THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE REAR HEATING ELEMENT, AS OBSERVED BY THE NUMBER OF IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE. I HOPE THAT FORD STEPS UP AND DOES SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOMEONE ACTUALLY GETS HURT. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

CONTACTED FORD FIRST ABOUT RH REAR DEFROSTER NOT WORKING. LUCKILY ONLY HAD THE BURNT SMELL AND NOT THE EXPLOSION OF GLASS. BEING THIS IS THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE FORD SHOULD REALLY CONSIDER LOOKING INTO THIS BEFORE POSSIBLY A CHILD IN A CAR SEAT GETS A FACE FULL OF GLASS. AS USUALL FROM FORD I RECEIVED THE USUAL FORM LETTER BACK ABOUT NOT BEING UNDER ANY RECALLS. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 32,400 MILES ON IT. WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THE ACTUAL MANUFACTURE FORD BUYS THESE FROM. EVEN OFFERED IF THEY WERE TO SEND ME A REAR UNIT I WOULD REPLACE IT MYSELF AS BEING A AUTO TECH ALL MY LIFE AND SEND THE OLD UNIT BACK FOR VERIFICATION. *TR

Mileage: 32,400

REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER CAUGHT ON FIRE AND SHATTERED REAR WINDOW GLASS. THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE RECALLED.

Mileage: 42,000

2010 FORD F150 . THE REAR RIGHT DOOR AJAR INDICATOR WILL NOT TURN OFF. *TR

Mileage: 98,012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-150. THE CONTACTED STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ON ACTIVATED, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE VENT BEGAN DISPERSING HEAT. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED FOR THE RELATED FAILURE EIGHT MONTHS PRIOR BUT THE REPAIRS WERE UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

Mileage: 50,000

USED REAR DEFROST (APPROXIMATELY 63 DEGREES OUTSIDE) DROVE APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES AND PASSENGER REAR WINDOW SHATTERED. WAS SITTING AT A COMPLETE STOP AT A LIGHT. SOUNDED LIKE A GUN-SHOT. RESEARCHED THE ISSUE TO FIND MANY OTHER 2010 F150 OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WHO WERE TOLD IT WAS A SHORT IN THE REAR DEFROST ELECTRICAL. FORD WILL NOT COVER REPAIRS. *TR

Mileage: 60,302

MY SEAT HEATER STOPPED WORKING SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, I WENT TO REPLACE IT TODAY AND FOUND THAT THE HEAT ELEMENT HAD MELTED AND TURNED BLACK THE SEAT CUSHION IN THE AREA OF WHERE IT MELTED, I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THERE WAS ACTUAL FIRE BUT HAD THE POWER NOT SHUT OFF I AM SURE THAT THE SEAT WOULD HAVE CAUGHT FIRE. *TR

Mileage: 43,000

PARKED TRUCK IN A LOT. LEFT THE TRUCK AND WAS FINE AT THE TIME. I HAVE HEARD OF THE REAR WINDOWS SHATTERING BEFORE SO I'M ALWAYS LOOKING AT IT. GET BACK TO THE TRUCK AND THE WINDOW WAS SHATTERED. CHECKED SECURITY FOOTAGE AT THE LOT AND COULD NOT SEE ANYONE THROW OR HIT IT WITH ANYTHING. NOT NEAR A MAIN ROAD EITHER. REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WITH DEFROSTER (BROKEN SIDE), MOTORIZED CENTER WINDOW. *TR

Mileage: 100,600

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER SUDDENLY FAILED AND A BURNING ODOR WAS PRESENT. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT A PLUG ATTACHED TO THE RESISTER WIRE HAD MELTED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE PLUG, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, ALL OF THE ELECTRONICS FAILED TO OPERATE IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, WHO STATED THAT A HIGH RADIO FREQUENCY HAD CAUSED THE ELECTRONICS TO FAIL IN THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Mileage: 80,000

WHEN I TRY TO START MY CAR ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS AND THEFT LIGHTS FLASH AND THE VEHICLE WON'T TURN. IF I LEAVE IT FOR SOME TIME AND COME BACK AND TRY IT, SOMETIMES IT WILL WORK. WHEN IT DOES WORK IT'S ONLY BRIEFLY, THE A/C GOES OUT BUT STILL BLOWS AIR, THE INSTRUMENTS INCLUDING SPEEDOMETER GO TO ZERO EVEN WHEN I'M ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS IS A HUGE ISSUE DUE TO SAFETY AND RELIABILITY. I'VE TAKEN IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP, THEY HELD IT FOR TWO WEEKS AND GAVE IT BACK TO ME SAYING IT WAS WORKING FINE. ON MY WAY BACK FROM THE DEALERSHIP, THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS HAS BEEN A HUGE HASSLE AND I'VE HAD TO MISS WORK BECAUSE OF IT. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH TURNED ON THE REAR DEFROST APPROXIMATELY 3-5MINUTES LATER REAR PASSENGER WINDOW SHATTERED. NOTHING HIT THE WINDOW IT APPEARS TO BE RELATED TO THE REAR DEFROSTER. *JS

Mileage: 31,382

TURNED DEFROST ON REAR POWER SLIDER WINDOW AND HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION LIKE A GUNSHOT AND THE REAR WINDOW ON PASSENGER SIDE SHATTERED. THERE ARE SMALL PIECES OF GLASS IN THE BED OF THE TRUCK AND ON THE BACK SEAT. TEMPERATURES WERE IN THE MILD 30S AT THE TIME. THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE DEFROST CAUSING THE GLASS TO SHATTER. FORD WILL NOT COVER REPAIRS OR REPLACEMENT OF THE GLASS. MILEAGE LESS THAN 30,000 MILES. TRUCK ALSO COVERED UNDER EXTENDED MAINTENANCE PLAN BUT FORD WILL NOT COVER IT THERE EITHER. *TR

Mileage: 29,000

TURNED ON THE REAR WINDOW DEFROST AND A FEW MINUTES LATER THE RIGHT-REAR WINDOW (OF THE THREE PIECE POWER SLIDING REAR WINDOW) EXPLODED. *TR

Mileage: 30,448

HAVE BEEN HAVING ELECTRICAL ISSUES INCLUDING FAILING BACKUP CAMERA AT NIGHT AND TAIL LIGHTS NOT WORKING (DANGEROUS AT NIGHT) AS WELL AS FUSES BLOWING. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE BUT DEALER STATES THERE IS CORROSION IN THE FUSE PANEL BECAUSE WATER ENTERED THE VEHICLE. THERE ARE SEVERAL INSTANCES WHERE FORD IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE WHERE WATER IS ENTERING THE VEHICLE ON THE DOT.GOV AND OTHER WEBSITES. THEY ARE REFUSING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS, FORD KNOWS THERE IS AN ISSUE AND THERE IS NO REASON FOR THEM DO GET AWAY WITH ISSUES THAT MAY CAUSE FATAL CAR ACCIDENTS INCLUDING TAIL LIGHTS GOING OUT WHILE DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 5,000

ON 3-12-14 I LEFT WORK AND HEADED HOME, APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES AFTER LEAVING, I HEAR A VERY LOUD BANG TOWARD THE REAR OF MY TRUCK, SIMILAR TO A GUNSHOT. WHEN I GOT HOME, 10 MINUTES LATER TO INSPECT, I NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE BACK PASSENGER SECTION OF MY WINDOW HAD SHATTERED. I ASSUMED SOMETHING MUST HAVE HIT MY TRUCK, BUT I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND HOW THAT WOULD HAPPEN SEEING AS I WAS MOVING FORWARD. IF SOMETHING WOULD HAVE FLOWN UP FROM ANOTHER VEHICLE, IT WOULD HAVE HIT THE BACK OF MY TRUCK WHICH HIGHLY UNLIKELY. ONE WEEK LATER I HAD THE WINDOW REPLACED AND THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED ME THAT THIS WAS THE 37TH REAR WINDOW HE HAS REPLACED SINCE DECEMBER OF 2013 AND THAT IT IS A ELECTRICAL ISSUE THAT IS CAUSING THE WINDOWS TO LITERALLY EXPLODE. AFTER RECEIVING THIS INFORMATION I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND CAME ACROSS F150FORUM.COM WHERE I LEARNED THAT THIS PROBLEM IS HAPPENING OVER AND OVER AGAIN GOING BACK TO AS FAR AS 2011. I CONTACTED FORD AND FILED A COMPLAINT ( CASE# 4161127-C1J5T0). I ALSO CONTACTED "CRYSTAL' FROM FORD'S SOCIAL MEDIA DEPT WHO HAS BEEN MONITORING THE FORUM. SHE WAS REQUESTING VIN NUMBERS OF VEHICLES THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. SHE ULTIMATELY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING SHE CAN DO BECAUSE I HAD ALREADY HAD A CASE NUMBER WITH FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE. I HAVE HAD TO PAY $500 TO COVER THE REPLACEMENT. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

I WAS DRIVING HOME 3/29/2014. IT WAS LATE AFTERNOON, RAINING AND ABOUT 45F. I HAD MY REAR DEFROSTER ON FOR ABOUT 10 MINS WHEN THE REAR WINDOW EXPLODED. IT SOUNDED LIKE A GUNSHOT SO THE FIRST THING I DID WAS TEST MY BRAKES TO MAKE SURE I COULD STOP, THEN SCANNED THE DASH AND NO WEIRD LIGHTS. IT WAS WHEN I LOOKED IN MY REAR VIEW SECONDS LATER THAT I SAW MY PASSENGER SIDE REAR WINDOW (SLIDING REAR WINDOW WITH 3 SECTIONS) WAS SHATTERED. *TR

Mileage: 23,200

THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER ON MY POWER SLIDING REAR WINDOW CAUSED THE DRIVER SIDE REAR WINDOW GLASS TO SHATTER WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS WARMING UP IN MY DRIVEWAY. THE DEFROSTER HAD BEEN IN OPERATION ONLY 2-3 MINUTES WHEN A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD WHILE I WAS RE-ENTERING THE VEHICLE. I LOOKED FOR IMPACT DAMAGE TO THE ROOF, TAILGATE, ETC BUT NOTHING SEEMED UNUSUAL, AND THERE WERE NO OTHER PEOPLE IN THE VICINITY. THE DAMAGE WAS NOT READILY VISIBLE UNTIL I RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE IN THE AFTERNOON, GOT IN, AND LOOKED IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR TIME: 4:30AM WEATHER CONDITIONS: 28 DEGREES, CLEAR SKY, LIGHT FROST ON WINDOWS, NO PRECIPITATION IN PRIOR 48 HOURS. AN AUTO GLASS INSTALLER AND A BODY SHOP OWNER BOTH CONFIRMED NO SIGN OF ANY IMPACT DAMAGE. A BRIEF INTERNET SEARCH OF FORD OWNER'S FORUMS REVEALED MULTIPLE OWNERS EXPERIENCING SHATTERED GLASS, MELTED WINDOW FRAMES ETC. WHEN USING THE REAR DEFROSTER ON 2010 F-150 TRUCKS WITH POWER SLIDING REAR WINDOW. AT LEASE FOUR OF THESE INCIDENTS HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN THE PAST THREE MONTHS. (JAN-MAR. 2014). *TR

Mileage: 38,270

I ALLOWED MY CAR TO WARM UP. IT WAS APPROXIMATELY 28 DEGREES OUTSIDE. I BEGAN TO DRIVE MY CAR. I ENGAGED THE REAR DEFROSTER. WITHIN 60 SECONDS I HEARD A LOUD BANG, SIMILAR TO A GUN SHOT. ALONG WITH A SMELL OF SMOKE. THEN GLASS WENT FLYING TOWARDS THE FRONT OF VEHICLE. AFTER LOOKING AROUND I NOTICED THE REAR WINDOW WAS SHATTERED. THE REAR WINDOW CONSISTS OF THREE PIECES OF GLASS. ONLY THE PASSENGER (FAR RIGHT SIDE) WAS SHATTERED. LUCKILY, THERE WAS NO PEOPLE SITTING IN THE BACK SEAT AT THE TIME. TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID THE FORD COMPANY HAS NOT ADDRESSED THE ISSUE. I WAS TOLD NUMEROUS F150'S HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS. FORD REFUSES TO COVER REPAIRS.

Mileage: 34,400

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK LAST FRIDAY MORNING, MY REAR GLASS EXPLODED FROM WHAT LOOKS LIKE A FAULTY DEFROSTER. THE ELECTRICAL WIRING WAS CHARRED AND LOOKED MELTED. I THOUGHT THAT MY VEHICLE HAD BEEN STRUCK BY SOMETHING. FORD REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THIS PART. I'M JUST GLAD THAT MY CHILDREN WERE NOT IN THE BACKSEAT AREA WHEN THIS OCCURRED. *TR

Mileage: 60,141

I WAS DRIVING ON A MAJOR STATE ROUTE ON MY WAY TO WORK AND TURNED ON THE REAR DEFROSTER. I SMELLED SOMETHING HOT AND THEN A LOUD POPPING NOISE. WHEN I LOOKED IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR THE REAR WINDOW HAD SHATTERED. CONTACTED FORD DEALER AND THEY SAID THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY 3 MONTHS AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I ASKED THE DEALERSHIP TO CONTACT FORD TO SEE IF THERE WERE SIMILAR INSTANCES OF THIS HAPPENING. THEY DID NOT BUT GAVE ME THE PHONE NUMBER FOR THE FORD COMPLAINT OFFICE. I RESEARCHED ONLINE AND IT SEEMS THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES WITH THIS MODEL OF TRUCK. BECAUSE THE HIGHWAY I DRIVE IS A MAJOR TRUCK ROUTE IT COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE OUT THE REAR WINDOW. *TR

Mileage: 23,500

AT ABOUT 4:50 AM ON 2/4/14 I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 20 MPH IN 9 DEGREE F TEMPERATURES WITH THE REAR DEFROST ON FOR ABOUT 8 MIN. I HEARD A LOUD POP LIKE SOMEONE THREW A ROCK AT MY TRUCK. AS I WAS BACKING INTO A GARAGE TO INVESTIGATE THE MYSTERIOUS NOISE, I NOTICED THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR GLASS PANEL WAS COMPLETELY SHATTERED. AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE I CAN SAFELY SAY THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT WITH THE GLASS AND REAR DEFROST. *TR

Mileage: 72,500

MY F150 HAS A THREE PIECE REAR WINDOW WITH THE DEFOGGER.WHILE DRIVING I TURNED ON THE DEFOGGER. MINUTES LATER THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR STATIONARY WINDOW SHATTERED. AFTER RESEARCHING THE INTERNET I FOUND OUT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. I FEEL FORD NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM BY RECALLING AND REPAIRING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM THAT IS CAUSING THIS FAILURE. EXCESSIVE HEAT COULD CAUSE A FIRE. THE BURDEN SHOULD NOT BE ON THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND INDIVIDUAL OWNER TO BEAR THE COST. *TR

Mileage: 36,200

2010 FORD F150 SUPERCREW POWER REAR SLIDING WINDOW PASS SIDE ONLY, CRACKING UPON TURNING ON REAR DEFROSTER AFTER A FEW MINUTES. TEMPERATURE 15 DEGREES WITHIN A FEW MINUTES OF LEAVING A STORE PARKING LOT AND NOW DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY A FEW MILES I HEARD A LOUD BANG ( MANY OTHERS POSTED SAY IT SOUNDS LIKE A 22 CALIBER SHOT GUN ) I LOOKED AROUND AND SAW THE REAR PASS SLIDING WINDOW SHATTERED BUT STILL INTACT. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAD TO USE THE REAR DEFROSTER AS IT WAS SNOWING SLEETING OUTSIDE. I HAVE HAD THIS TRUCK FOR 2 YEARS AND NEVER HAD TO USE IT. NOW WHEN I GET HOME I DECIDE TO GOOGLE SEARCH THIS AND COULDN'T BELIEVE HOW COMMON THIS IS. TURN OUT THERE IS A PROBLEM AND FORD WILL NOT MAKE IT RIGHT UNLESS YOU ARE VERY LUCKY AND PERSISTENT. THE HEATING ELEMENT GETS SO HOT THAT IT SHATTERS THE GLASS. THEY CLAIM GLASS IS NOT COVERED. ITS NOT THE GLASS, ITS THE HEATING ELEMENT. I CALLED 3 LOCAL DEALERS TODAY AND 2 OF THE THREE SAID THEY KNEW ABOUT THIS BUT FORD WONT OFFER COMPENSATION. I WAS TOLD TO CALL THE INSURANCE AND FILE A CLAIM. I ALSO CALLED FORD CUSTOMER CARE CENTER AND TOLD THEM WHAT I HAD LEARNED AND IT WAS ALL OVER THE FORD FORUMS AND THE INTERNET. SAME SCENARIO FOR ALL OF US. I AM JUST GLAD THAT I DIDN'T HAVE A CHILD IN THE REAR PASS SEAT AND HAD THIS HAPPEN OR HAD THE GLASS SHATTER ALL OVER THE CHILD. SO NOW I HAVE TO PAY A $500.00 DEDUCTIBLE AND FILE A CLAIM WITH MY INSURANCE CARRIER. WORSE YET I WAS TOLD TODAY THAT NO WINDOWS WERE AVAILABLE FOR 10 DAYS. HMM MAKES YOU WONDER WHY? *TR

Mileage: 58,000

STARTED THE CAR IN THE MORNING. TURNED ON THE REAR DEFROSTER. BEGAN TO SHOVEL THE DRIVEWAY AND HEARD A LOUD POP FROM THE TRUCK. DIDN'T NOTICE ANYTHING UNTIL I GOT IN TO BACK UP AND SAW THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW GAD SHATTERED. FORD DEALER WAS VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE "WINDOW" PROBLEM, AS THEY DESCRIBED IT. SAID THAT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS PAST 50,000 MILES THAT IT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. I RARELY USE THE REAR DEFROSTER. THE DEALER SAID I SHOULD TAKE IT TO THE LOCAL GLASS SPECIALIST TO HAVE IT REPLACED. THEY NEVER MENTIONED THAT IT MAY BE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT A KNOWN REPETITIVE PROBLEM SHOULD BE PAID FOR BY FORD. IF IT IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, I MAY BE REPLACING MY WINDOW MORE THAN ONCE. *TR

Mileage: 59,000

ON A 40 DEGREE MORNING, I TURNED THE REAR DEFROSTER ON TO CLEAR WINDOWS AND MIRRORS. AS I WAS DRIVING MY SON TO DAYCARE I HEARD A LARGE POP THEN SMELLED BURNING RUBBER. LOOKED AND SEEN THE RIGHT REAR GLASS SHATTERED AND WAS IT SHORTED OUT ON THE HEATING ELEMENT. TOOK THE TRUCK TO FORD AND SINCE IT IS OFF WARRANTY THEY TOLD ME THERE S NOTHING THEY CAN DO BESIDES CHARGING ME $1200 FOR REPLACEMENT, VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH FORD. IF I WANTED ELECTRICAL TROUBLES I WOULD HAVE BOUGHT A 1990'S DODGE! THANKS FOR NOTHING. *TR

Mileage: 41,000

TRUCK WAS OUTSIDE AT 11 DEGREES F. STARTED VEHICLE AND TURNED ON THE REAR DEFROST. WITHIN 2 TO 3 MINUTES THE LEFT PANEL(DRIVERS SIDE) OF THE 3 PIECE SLIDING REAR WINDOW SHATTERED, WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 66,200

EXTERNAL TEMPERATURE WAS ~22DEGREES F, HAD REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER AND HEATED DRIVER SEAT TURNED ON. FRONT DEFROSTER WAS ON AND SET TO HIGHEST TEMPERATURE. WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, MY SON AND I NOTICED A BURNING SMELL. HE WAS SEATED IN A BOOSTER, REAR SEAT, PASSENGER SIDE. HE ADVISED THAT HE COULD HEAR SOMETHING BEHIND HIM MAKING NOISE. I LOOKED BACK AND OBSERVED SMOKE COMING FROM BEHIND THE REAR PASSENGER HEADREST, WHERE MY SON WAS SEATED. I LOOKED FORWARD TO FIND A SPOT TO PULL OVER AND THEN HEARD A LOUD BANG. LOOKING BACK I SAW THE REAR WINDOW WAS SHATTERED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. IT IS A SLIDING REAR WINDOW WITH THREE SECTIONS, ONLY THE PASSENGER SECTION,DIRECTLY BEHIND MY SON WAS SHATTERED. THE GLASS REMAINED IN PLACE, BUT SHATTERED. I QUICKLY PULLED OVER, SHUT OFF THE TRUCK AND REMOVED MY SON. FROM THE OUTSIDE I CAN SEE THE PLASTIC LOWER CORNER MELTED WHERE THE PASSENGER GLASS MEETS THE CENTER GLASS SECTION. THE RUBBER SEAL/MOLDING WAS SMOKING AND HAD MELTED AND DRIPPED DOWN THE BACK OF THE TRUCK CAB, BETWEEN THE CAB AND THE TRUCK BED/BOX. INSIDE THERE IS A STRONG ODOR OF BURNT RUBBER OR PLASTIC. *TR

Mileage: 72,952

I WAS LEAVING FROM WORK. I PUT MY REAR DEFROSTER ON MY REAR SLIDING WINDOW. I HEARD A LOUD POP. I LOOKED AT THE REAR WINDOW WHEN I ARRIVED HOME. THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR SLIDING WINDOW WAS SPIDER CRACKED ALL OVER. I CAN'T BELIEVE THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS YET. ITS PRETTY SAD WHEN YOU BUY A FULLY LOADED TRUCK THAT COSTS OVER FIFTY GRAND, BUT YOU CANT USE THE REAR DEFROST BECAUSE THEY MALFUNCTION. IT'S PRETTY OBVIOUS THIS IS A PROBLEM...JUST DO A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET. *TR

Mileage: 32,342

WARMED UP CAR BEFORE CHURCH. TURNED ON FRONT AND REAR DEFROSTER. BACKED UP, PUT IT IN DRIVE AND HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING CRASHING INTO MY ROOF OR A GUNSHOT. I STOPPED AND INSPECTED THE STEEL BODY PARTS AND COULD FIND NOTHING. DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD I NOTICED IN MY REARVIEW MIRROR THAT MY RIGHT SIDE OF MY SLIDING REAR WINDOW HAD SHATTERED. IT REMAINED IN PLACE. I TOOK THIS INTO THE DEALER ON MONDAY AND THEY FIXED IT SAYING A REED SWITCH HAD MALFUNCTIONED ALLOWING THE GLASS TO GET TOO HOT AND SHATTERING. *TR

Mileage: 45,868

IT WAS FROSTY OUT AND I TURNED ON THE REAR DEFROST. A FEW BLOCKS DOWN THE ROAD, I HEARD A POP AND MY BACK WINDOW BROKE. I HAVE THE ELECTRONIC SLIDING REAR WINDOW. *TR

Mileage: 23,800

TURNED ON REAR DEFROSTER OF POWER SLIDING REAR WINDOW, RIGHT SIDE PASSENGER SECTION CRACKED INTO PIECES. NO THERE WAS NO HAIR LINE CRACK NO IMPACT TO THIS WINDOW. LOOKED AT THE LOWER HEAT STRIP IN THE BOTTOM LEFT SIDE OF THIS PANEL AND SURE ENOUGH THERE ARE BURN MARKS. NOW THE BACK DEFROSTER DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. DID FORD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. ABSOLUTELY NOT !! THIS IS MY 2ND FORD TRUCK AND AS SOON AS I GET RID OF THIS ONE WE WILL BEING GOING GM. THANK GOODNESS THIS IS SHATTER PROOF GLASS AND WAS NOT BLOWN OUT BECAUSE MY DAUGHTER WAS IN HER CAR SEAT RIGHT UNDER THIS. *TR

Mileage: 53,000

I GOT IN THE TRUCK THIS MORNING AND LEFT THE HOUSE, TURNED ON REAR DEFROSTER, AND ABOUT 3 MINUTES LATER I HEARD A LOUD "POP"! I STOPPED AND LOOKED AROUND BUT DIDN'T FIND ANY SINCE IT WAS STILL DARK OUT BUT ONCE THE SUN CAME OUT I SAW MY REAR PASSENGER WINDOW, RIGHT ABOVE MY DAUGHTER'S CHILD SEAT WAS SHATTERED. LUCKILY SHE WAS NOT IN THERE. I HAVE SPOKE WITH DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE DENIED ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THIS HAPPENING, BUT A SIMPLE SEARCH HERE AND ON THE FORD FORUMS SHOW PLENTY OF CONSUMERS HAVING THIS PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL! *TR

Mileage: 24,000

WHILE I WAS DRIVING I TURNED MY REAR DEFROSTER ON AND ABOUT 5 MIN LATER I HEARD A LOAD BANG, LOOKED AROUND TO SEE WHAT IT WAS AND SAW THE PASSENGER PORTION OF THE REAR WINDOW WAS COMPLETELY SHATTERED. THERE WAS NO IMPACT ON THE WINDOW ARE CLUE TO WHY IT SHATTERED. SO I LOOKED ONLINE AND FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE 2010 F150 TRUCKS WITH POWER REAR SLIDERS. MY DAUGHTER'S CAR SEAT IS DIRECTLY UNDER THAT WINDOW! FORD DENIED ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THIS ISSUE AND INSISTED THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE AND WOULDN'T COVER REPAIRS. I THEN LEARNED THAT FORD HAS CHANGED THE WIRING DESIGN FOR THIS WINDOW, A DESIGN THAT KEEPS ELECTRICAL SURGES FROM OVER HEATING THE DEFROSTER. MY CONCERN IS THAT A SHATTERING WINDOW POSES A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND FORD SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR FAILURE TO KEEP THEIR CUSTOMERS AND MORE IMPORTANTLY THE CHILDREN OF THOSE CUSTOMERS SAFE! *TR

Mileage: 52,989

I TURNED ON MY REAR WINDOW DEFROST, I AFTER A FEW MINUTES I HEARD A SIZZLING AND THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WINDOW HAD SHATTERED. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

VEHICLE STALLED AS IF OUT OF FUEL, DESPITE HAVING BEEN RECENTLY FILLED WITH GAS. FUEL MONITORING SYSTEM (TANK LEVEL GAGE AND RANGE COMPUTER) INDICATED THAT VEHICLE WAS USING FUEL AT MUCH HIGHER RATE THAN NORMAL. FOR EXAMPLE, NORMAL RANGE OF THIS TRUCK WHEN 36 GALLON TANK IS FULL IS APPROXIMATELY 570 MILES. AFTER 250 MILES, GAUGE WAS SHOWING TANK OUT OF FUEL AND RANGE COMPUTER WAS INSTRUCTING ME TO REFUEL. REFILLING ONLY REQUIRED 15 GALLONS, INDICATING REDUCED TANK STORAGE CAPACITY. AFTER PERFORMING RESEARCH VIA INTERNET, SUSPECTED BENT FUEL PUMP MOUNT DUE TO FAILED TANK PURGE VALVE. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR SERVICE WHO FOUND STORED P-1450 CODE WHICH INDICATED A PRIOR FAILURE OF THE FUEL VENT PURGE VALVE. DEALER DROPPED THE TANK, REMOVED THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY AND VERIFIED THAT THE MOUNTING SYSTEM FOR THE PUMP ASSEMBLY HAD BEEN SEVERELY BENT WHEN TANK COLLAPSED UNDER ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE. NEGATIVE GAGE PRESSURE INSIDE OF TANK CAUSED PLASTIC FUEL TANK TO COLLAPSE, SEVERELY BENDING FUEL PUMP MOUNTING HARDWARE WHICH IS CONSTRUCTED OF TWO 3/16" DIAMETER STEEL RODS. APPARENTLY THE PURGE VALVE FAILED AND EITHER THERE IS NO PRESSURE RELIEF SYSTEM, OR IT FAILED. DEALER REPLACED PUMP AND PURGE SOLENOID VALVE AT OWNER COST OF $950+. DEALER INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NO LIABILITY FROM EITHER DEALER OR MANUFACTURER. MY CONCERNS IS SIMPLE....HOW CAN THE DESIGN OF THE FUEL SYSTEM ALLOW THE TANK TO COLLAPSE AT ALL? MY CASE RESULTED IN PUMP HARDWARE DAMAGE, BUT IT SEEM VERY PLAUSIBLE THAT FUEL TANK DAMAGE OR FAILURE IS VERY POSSIBLE, POTENTIALLY LEADING TO SPILLED FUEL AND FIRE. *JB

Mileage: 57,390

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE MODULE FAILURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS ADVISED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE BSM MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

Mileage: 44,000

THIS MORNING I SWITCHED ON MY REAR DEFROSTER. OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS AROUND 50 DEGREES. WITH A FEW MINUTES I HEARD A LOUD POP. INSPECTING THE GLASS OF THE VEHICLE I FOUND THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WINDOW BROKEN (SPIDER WEBBED). THE DEALER IS TELLING ME THAT GLASS IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 21,691

ON A ~50 DEGREE MORNING, I TURNED ON MY REAR DEFROST WHEN MY REAR WINDOW (PASSENGER SIDE) SHATTERED ABOUT 5 MINUTES AFTER I TURNED IT ON. THIS IS A 3 PIECE WINDOW AS THE MIDDLE IS A SLIDER ON THE PICKUP, ONLY THE PASSENGER SIDE BROKE. I WAS DRIVING WITH NO OTHER CARS AROUND AS THERE MUST BE A SHORT OR FAULTY WIRING IN THE REAR DEFROST. THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BY FORD AND SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 39,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING AND GAUGES WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE OR OPERATE PROPERLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,600. *TR

Mileage: 15,600

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-150 CREW CAB. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE REVIEW DEFROSTER WAS ACTIVATED THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW EXPLODED. THE TEMPERED GLASS SHATTERED BUT DID NOT FALL INTO THE CABIN. IN ADDITION, A BURNING ODOR AND SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE REAR WINDOW SEAL WITHOUT FLAMES BEING VISIBLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THEY STATED THAT THE DEFECT WAS NOT COVERED IN THE SERVICE WARRANTY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,800.

Mileage: 45,800

FILED A COMPLAINT EARLIER IN THE YEAR ABOUT THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, AND FINALLY RECEIVED A CALL BACK FROM THE DEALER. I TOOK MY 2010 FORD F-150 IN AND IT WAS DETERMINED THE WIRING HARNESS WAS DEFECTIVE. WELL GREAT...900$ TO GET IF FIXED. NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. TRUCK WILL NOT START WITHOUT IT. WOW, I USE TO LOVE FORDS... NEVER AGAIN WILL I PURCHASE A FORD OF ANY KIND. THANKS. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT HEATER QUIT WORKING AFTER MY WIFE COMPLAINED ABOUT IT "GETTING SO HOT IT WAS LITERALLY BURNING HER LEGS". I TOOK APART THE SEAT TODAY TO REPLACE THE HEATING PAD BECAUSE I HAD READ ABOUT THIS BEING A COMMON PROBLEM. TO MY SURPRISE MY WIFE WAS NOT EXAGGERATING. THERE WERE BURN MARKS ON THE FOAM INSULATION AROUND A CONNECTING PIECE OF THE BOTTOM SEAT HEATER. MY TRUCK IS OUT OF WARRANTY, OTHERWISE I PROBABLY WOULD'VE JUST DROPPED IT OFF AT THE DEALER AND NEVER WITNESSED THIS MYSELF. *TR

Mileage: 43,000

I HAD MY TRUCK PARKED OUTSIDE DURING A HEAVY SNOWFALL DAY AT WORK. I WENT OUT AND STARTED IT TO LET IT WARM UP AND TURNED ON THE REAR DEFROST. WHEN I GOT IN TO LEAVE I NOTICED MY PASSENGER SIDE REAR WINDOW WAS SHATTERED. I HAD NO IDEA WHAT HAD HAPPENED, NOT IN AN AREA WHERE VANDALISM IS POSSIBLE. AFTER READING THE ONLINE POSTS ABOUT OTHERS WITH THIS PROBLEM I REALIZED THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED. *TR

Mileage: 72,350

2010 FORD F-150. OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE APPROXIMATELY 28 DEGREES. STARTED VEHICLE AND TURNED ON REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER. DROVE ABOUT 1 MILE AND WAS WAITING ALONE STOPPED AT A LIGHT. HEARD VERY LOUD BANG NOISE CONSISTENT TO A CRASH OR MUFFLED SMALL CALIBER BULLET BEING FIRED. STEPPED OUT OF MY VEHICLE TO CONFIRM I WAS ALONE ON ROAD AND WASN'T IN AN ACCIDENT. (I WAS COMPLETELY ALONE AT 6AM WITH NO OTHER CARS IN SITE). I NOTICED THE RIGHT (PASSENGER) SIDE REAR WINDOW HAD SPIDER WEBBED AND COMPLETED SHATTERED. REAR WINDOW IS 3 PANES, RIGHT MIDDLE, LEFT. RIGHT SIDE WINDOW THAT SHATTERED WAS EXTREMELY HOT TO THE TOUCH COMPARED TO MIDDLE AND LEFT (DRIVER) SIDE. CONTACTING FORD AS I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A MANUFACTURES DEFECT AS IT HAS HAPPENED TO MANY 2010 F150S WITH TRI REAR WINDOWS. *TR

Mileage: 17,600

OUTSIDE TEMP WAS 22, WHILE WARMING UP TRUCK, TURNED ON REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER & WITHIN 5 MINUTES; THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED. *TR UPDATED 03/27/13*LJ

Mileage: 22,500

I WAS DRIVING AND THE REAR WINDOW POPPED, SMELLED LIKE AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. TRUCK IS STILL AT THE SHOP THEY CANNOT ID THE ISSUE I FEAR THAT IF ONLY THE GLASS IS REPLACED THAT THIS ISSUE WILL REOCCUR. *TR

Mileage: 49,990

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS EXPERIENCING A RECURRING FAILURE WITH THE REAR DOORS. THE WARNING LIGHT INDICATING THAT THE REAR DOORS WERE AJAR WAS CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATING WITHOUT THE CONTACT ENGAGING THE DOORS. THE REAR DOORS WERE OFF TRACK AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE DOORS FOUR TIMES IN AN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE POWER STEERING FLUID LINE WAS CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE BATTERY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL. ALL OF THE FAILURES OCCURRED WITHIN THE FIRST 20,000 MILES DRIVEN ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000. *TR

Mileage: 1,500

I WAS DRIVING HOME ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAD THE REAR DEFROST RUNNING AS IT WAS COLD OVERNIGHT AND THE WINDOWS HAD FROSTED OVER. AS I WAS DRIVING, I HEARD A LOUD POP AND SAW THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW HAD BEEN SHATTERED IN A SPIDER WEB PATTERN. I GOT HOME AND WAS FINALLY ABLE TO INSPECT THE WINDSHIELD. I OBSERVED THE "SPIDER WEB" EFFECT STARTING IN THE LOWER LEFT HAND CORNER OF THE GLASS. THERE WAS A FLUID SEEPING OUT FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE GLASS AT THE POINT OF ORIGIN. THE GLASS ALSO HAS A DISCOLORATION AS IF IT HAD BEEN HEATED. I WAS ABLE TO SEARCH ONLINE AND FIND NUMEROUS OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I ALSO FOUND SEVERAL ACCOUNTS WHERE THE POP HAD CAUSED A FIRE AND MELTED PORTIONS OF THE WINDOW AND ITS FRAMING. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

LAST WEEK I STARTED MY MORNING COMMUTE @ 5AM. 5 MINUTES AFTER DEPARTURE - I HEARD THE EQUIVALENT OF A 22 CALIBER GUN BEING FIRED IN THE CAB OF MY 2010 FORD F150 PLATINUM. ALARMED BY THE SOUND I SWERVED INTO THE ADJACENT LANE, THANKFULLY THERE WERE NOT MANY OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. I EXITED THE VEHICLE AND BEGAN A VISUAL INSPECTION, IMMEDIATELY, I SAW MY PASSENGER REAR WINDOW SHATTERED AND SMOLDERING IN THE LOWER LEFT CORNER. AFTER A CLOSER LOOK, THIS APPEARED TO BE WHERE THE DEFROSTING MECHANISM WAS LOCATED IN THE GLASS. THERE WAS A METAL SUBSTANCE BEING LEAKED IN BETWEEN THE CAB AND THE BED OF THE TRUCK. I HOPE THIS WAS NOT LEAD OR MERCURY, IN MY CURIOSITY I TOUCHED AND THEN THOUGHT ABOUT THE OLD THERMOMETERS IN GRADE SCHOOL. *TR

Mileage: 51,500

STARTED TRUCK ONE MORNING RIGHT BEFORE THANKSGIVING AND NO LIGHTS DISPLAYED IN THE CONTROL DASH PANEL. GREAT RIGHT BEFORE A PLANNED TRIP. NONE OF THE GAUGES WORKED. BEGAN DRIVING AND THE RADIO STOPPED WORKING. HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND SOMETHING BEEPED AND THEY CAME BACK ON FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN WENT BACK OFF, AND THIS TYPE OF ELECTRICAL BEHAVIOR HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE RIGHT BEFORE THANKSGIVING. ON OCCASION I CAN JUST SHUT THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AND THE DISPLAY PANEL GAUGES AND LIGHTS BEGIN WORKING FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN WITHOUT WARNING THE DASH IS BLANK AGAIN. SOMETIMES I'M LUCKY AND THEY STAY ON FOR 50MILES BEFORE GOING OUT AGAIN. I PUT FUEL IN THE TRUCK TODAY 01-13-2013 IN SULFUR OKLA AND NO FUEL GAUGE. IT DIDN'T REGISTER AND THE DISPLAY LIGHTS BEGAN GOING OFF AND ON. I STOPPED IN PAULS VALLEY OKLA FOR A COKE, WHILE IDLING, THE OUTSIDE TEMP GAUGE CLIMBED FROM 29 ACTUAL DEGREES TO 86DEGREES IN LESS THAN 5 MINUTES BUT WHEN I BEGAN DRIVING AGAIN THE OUTSIDE TEMP WENT BACK DOWN TO 29DEGREES. ON 2 OCCASIONS WHILE ON I-35 THE GAUGES WOULD BEEP, RESET AND GO BACK OFF. I DROVE FROM ATOKA OKLA TO THE TEXAS PANHANDLE WITH NO WAY OF TELLING MY SPEED, FUEL GAUGE, NO TEMP GAUGE NO BLINKERS TO SIGNAL LANE CHANGES, I EVEN TRIED THE EMERG. FLASHERS AND THEY WOULDN'T WORK EITHER. I'M REALLY AFRAID THERE IS GOING TO BE A FIRE IN THE DASH OR SOMETHING AND I'LL LOOSE EVERYTHING, AND NO ONE SEEMS TO CARE. IT SEEMS TO BE ALL ABOUT THE SALE. MY WARRANTY IS ALMOST UP AND NO ONE CARES!, THIS IS NOT NORMAL! BEFORE I LEFT ON MY TRIP 01-08-2013 TO OKLA. I CALLED THE DEALER GENE MESSER WHERE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK, AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD HAVE A SERVICE MAN CALL. WELL IT'S THE 14TH AND NO CALL. THERE IS DEFIANTLY SOMETHING WRONG WHEN YOU SPEND OVER 40,000 DOLLARS ON A VEHICLE AND AFRAID YOUR GOING TO GET A SPEEDING TICKET, BUT WORSE BURN UP IN IT OR GET KILLED. PLEASE HELP. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

I WENT OUT TOO WARM UP MY TRUCK THE OTHER MORNING BEFORE WORK. I STARTED THE VEHICLE, TURNED ON HEAT AND THE FRONT AND REAR DEFROSTER. CAME BACK OUTSIDE TO LEAVE ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER, AS I STARTED TO PULL OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY I HEARD A LOUD POP. I GOT OUT OF MY TRUCK TO INSPECT MY TIRES, WHICH I THOUGHT WAS THE PROBLEM AT FIRST. THEY WERE FINE. I WAS NOT SURE WHAT THE NOISE WAS, SO I GOT BACK INTO THE VEHICLE. AS I PROCEEDED TO BACK OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AGAIN I LOOKED ON MY REARVIEW MIRROR AND NOTICED MY BACK GLASS WAS SHATTERED. I HAD MY REAR DEFROSTER ON, WHICH FOR SOME REASON SHATTERED MY PASSENGER SIDE REAR WINDOW. I TOOK MY TRUCK INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THERE IS NO ISSUE AND FORD IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE GLASS. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH THERE SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE REAR DEFROSTER IN THIS VEHICLE. I BELIEVE FORD NEEDS TO FIX THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOME CHILD IS IN THE BACK SEAT OF ONE OF THESE VEHICLES AND GETS INJURED. *TR

Mileage: 34,367

I HAD STARTED MY TRUCK, TURNED ON THE REAR DEFROSTER , AND WITHIN 10 MINUTES THE BACK PASSENGER SIDE GLASS COMPLETELY SHATTERED. IT APPEARS THAT THERE WAS A SMALL ELECTRICAL FIRE OR SHORTAGE IN THE CORNER OF THE GLASS WHERE THE DEFROSTING MECHANISM ATTACHES TO THE WINDOW GLASS. THE WINDOW SEAL DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE MELTED, BUT AT THE TIME OF GLASS BREAKING , THERE WAS A LOUD BANG (SOMETHING LIKE A FIRE CRACKER EXPLODING). *TR UPDATED 12/04/12*LJ ...UPDATED 03/20/13 *BF

Mileage: 39,500

REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER/WINDOW ASSEMBLY CONNECTION DEFECTIVE, SHORTS OUT CAUSING FIRE AND GLASS BREAKAGE. I DROPPED OFF MY DAUGHTER AT PRESCHOOL AND FIVE MINUTES LATER I NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR DEFROSTER WINDOW BEHIND HER CAR SEAT. I PULLED OVER TO FIND THIS BECOMING A FIRE. IT BEGAN AS SMOKE, THEN SPARK, AND THEN FLAME. FORTUNATELY, I HAD A BOTTLE OF WATER IN MY TRUCK, WHICH I BEGAN TO POUR ON IT TO STOP. IT GOT WORSE WITH THE SPARKS, BUT EVENTUALLY WENT OUT. WHILE TRYING TO DISTINGUISH THE FIRE, THE "EXPLOSION" OCCURRED SHATTERING THE REAR WINDOW. I TOOK THIS TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER AND BEGAN TO RESEARCH ISSUE. I QUICKLY FOUND SEVERAL FORD FORUMS WHERE OTHER PEOPLE EXPERIENCED THE EXACT SAME ISSUE ON 2010 F150 FORD TRUCKS. HERE'S A LINK TO ONE THAT HELPS EXPLAIN THE ISSUE CLEARLY. I POSTED MY EXPERIENCE IN POST 38...HTTP://WWW.F150FORUM.COM/F38/REAR-WINDOW-DEFROSTER-EXPLODING-REAR-WINDOW-129167/.. I SEE THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPORTS TO YOU REGARDING THIS ISSUE PREVIOUSLY. OBVIOUSLY A DEFECTIVE DEFROSTER/WINDOW UNIT CAUSING A VEHICLE TO CATCH FIRE IS A DANGEROUS ISSUE. BUT THERE WAS NO NEED TO PUSH ISSUE FURTHER DUE TO THEIR FORD DEALER UNDERSTANDING THE ISSUE AND COVERING THE REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY. I HAVE FORD'S PREMIUMCARE EXTENDED WARRANTY WHICH SHOULD COVER THIS BUT MY DEALER IS SEEING ONLY AS GLASS BREAKAGE AND REFUSING TO COVER IT UNDER WARRANTY. THERE WOULD BE NO GLASS BREAKAGE IF THE DEFECTIVE ASSEMBLY DIDN'T CAUSE A FIRE, AND IF I DIDN'T HAVE SOMETHING TO PUT OUT THE FIRE THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN FAR MORE DAMAGE..WITH COLD WEATHER COMING, AND MORE RECENT INCIDENTS POSTED, THERE WILL BE MORE INSTANCES OF THIS IN THE NEAR FUTURE ON 2010 FORD F150 TRUCKS. WITH THE REDESIGN OF REPLACEMENT PART FORD IS AWARE THAT THE ORIGINAL DESIGN IS FLAWED. *TR UPDATED 11/05/12 *BF UPDATED 11/07/2012 *JS

Mileage: 40,800

WENT TO WARM UP MY TRUCK THIS MORNING AS IT WAS 36 DEGREES AND LIGHT FROST ON THE VEHICLE. TURNED ON THE IGNITION ALONG WITH THE SEAT WARMER FOR DRIVERS SIDE AND DEFROST. WENT INSIDE AND AS I WATCHED THE TRUCK THERE WAS A SMALL SPARK/FLAME ON THE LEFT BOTTOM CORNER OF THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW. HEARD A LOUD POP AND RAN OUT TO THE TRUCK TO FIND THAT THE PORTION OF GLASS HAD SHATTERED, STILL INTACT. WILL TAKE IT TO THE DEALER THIS AFTERNOON. *TR UPDATED 11/07/12*LJ

Mileage: 11,305

THE INSTRUSTMENT PANEL OF THE TRUCK HAS FAILED. THE PANEL WHILE DRIVING GOES THROUGH ALL CYCLES OF LIGHTS, BELLS, AND OPTIONS ON THE INSTRUSTMENT CLUSTER , CAUSING US TO NOT BE ABLE TO SEE THE CURRENT INFORMATION. THE AC GOES OUT EACH TIME IT HAPPENS. THE TRUCK WILL NOT START MANY TIMES- AND YOU HAVE TO HIT THE DASH BOARD TO MAKE IT START - TAKES SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. IT HAS GONE OUT OF GEAR ONCE DURING THIS. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE LOCAL FORD DEALER, WHERE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, AND HAVE NOW BEEN WAITING ON THE PART FOR OVER A MONTH, WE ARE TOLD EACH TIME IT IS ON BACK ORDER. THEREFORE, LEADING US TO BELIEVE A LARGE NUMBER OF FORD TRUCK OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. WE HAVE SPOKE TO FORD CUSTOMER RELATIONS THIS MORNING- AND NOW TOLD IT WILL BE ESTIMATED THE 9TH FOR PART TO ARRIVE AND THEY WILL NOT FOLLOW UP UNTIL THE 12TH. WHICH IS CAUSING US TO HAVE A FAULTY- POTENTIALLY UNSAFE VEHICLE FOR OVER ONE AND HALF MONTHS. *TR

Mileage: 22,300

SINCE MARCH OF 2012, MY 2010 F150 XLT, 4.6 L V8 HAS RANDOMLY STALLED AT LEAST 8 TIMES. I FEEL THAT IT IS A TREMENDOUS HAZARD TO ME AND MY FAMILY. STALLING OCCURS WHEN I'M EXITING FROM THE HIGHWAY AFTER TRAVELING 10-20 MILES AT 45-60 MPH, TAKING A TURN (RIGHT OR LEFT), AND SLOWING DOWN FOR A STOP. I USUALLY HAVE THE A/C AND RADIO ON. MY CELL IS ALSO SYNCHED. THE ONLY WARNING I GET IS THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES GO OUT. THEN A WARNING SIGNAL COMES ON. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, I WAS TURNING ONTO A 2-WAY ROAD. POWER STEERING FAILURE SURPRISED ME AND I TURNED IN TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT AND PULL OVER IN THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC'S SHOULDER. IT RESTARTED RIGHT AWAY. SINCE THEN IT'S HAPPENED SEVERAL OTHER TIMES IN SIMILAR INSTANCES--WHEN SLOWING DOWN FOR A STOP. RESTARTING IS GETTING HARDER. IT ALSO HAPPENED AFTER FILLING UP AT A GAS STATION. IT TOOK ME SEVERAL TRIES TO GET IT TO START. OF COURSE, THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE I HAVE TAKEN IT CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND THEIR COMPUTER CANNOT FIND A CODE. WHEN THEY RETURNED THE TRUCK TO ME, THEY SAID CALL THEM IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN, DON'T RESTART IT BECAUSE THAT ERASES ANY CODES, AND THEY'LL SEND A TOW TRUCK. THE NEXT DAY IT HAPPENED AGAIN, AND I FOLLOWED THEIR DIRECTIONS. NOT TURNING THE KEY DIDN'T HELP ANYTHING WITH OBTAINING CODES, BECAUSE THEY ARE STILL NOT GETTING ANY READINGS. I SPOKE WITH THE SHOP MANAGER. HE THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE A BAD COIL CAUSING BAD RADIO FREQUENCIES, THUS SHUTTING DOWN THE THROTTLE BODY (TB). HE SAID HE WOULD TEST THE COILS AND REPLACE ANY DAMAGED ONE. IF THAT WASN'T THE PROBLEM, HE WOULD REPLACE THE TB. AFTER 13 DAYS, THEY STILL CANNOT FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM, NOR HAVE THEY MADE ANY KIND OF REPAIRS, EXCEPT FOR PERFORMING A COURTESY CLEANING OF MY THROTTLE BODY AND "RESETTING" THE TRUCK'S COMPUTER. I'M FRUSTRATED, AND I FEAR I MIGHT HAVE A LEMON ON MY HANDS. *TR

Mileage: 26,000

DURING DAY TIME DRIVING IN RAIN OR OVERCAST THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WILL NOT COME ON MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE SPEED YOU ARE GOING. SWITCHING FROM AUTOMATIC TO MANUAL CONTROL OF HEADLIGHTS HAS NO EFFECT ON DASH LIGHTS. THEY STAY OFF! I BELIEVE THIS AFFECTS ALL CURRENT FORD VEHICLES. *TR

Mileage: 5,700

THE "DOWNHILL DECENT CONTROL FAULT" LIGHT COMES ON AT RANDOM TIMES WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. WHEN THE FAULT LIGHT COMES ON AND REMAINS ON., IT ALSO CAUSES THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE TO COME ON AND REMAIN ON UNTIL YOU CAN THE FAULT LIGHT DECIDES TO GO OFF. SO WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, AND EVEN WORSE, WHEN IN TRAFFIC, THE FAULT LIGHT MAY COME ON AND CAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE TO SHINE, SIGNALING TO OTHER DRIVERS THAT THIS VEHICLE IS SLOWING OR COMING TO A STOP, WHEN IT IS NOT. THIS CAN, IN CERTAIN INSTANCES, BE VERY DANGEROUS. TURNING THE VEHICLE IGNITION OFF WILL AT TIME ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEM, BUT THAT IS NOT ALWAYS AN OPTION WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, OR IN TRAFFIC. THE LIGHT ALSO COMES ON WITH NO WARNING, AND WITH NO USE OF THE SYSTEM THAT IS INDICATED IS FAULTING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DID NOT ILLUMINATE DURING THE DAY, WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO SEE THE READINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT IT WAS NORMAL AND THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO ALTER THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO REFERRED HIM BACK TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,600.

Mileage: 1,600

DASH INSTRUMENT LIGHTING DOES NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN MANUALLY TURNING ON THE HEADLAMPS. THE CLUSTER LAMPS ARE APPARENTLY CONTROLLED AUTOMATICALLY BY A SENSOR LOCATED ON THE DASH, HOWEVER IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE THE DASH METERS WHEN IT IS DARK ENOUGH TO TURN ON THE HEADLAMPS, BUT NOT LIGHT ENOUGH FOR THE SENSOR TO ENGAGE. YOU CAN BE DRIVING IN A RAINSTORM AND HEADLAMPS ARE NEEDED, BUT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LAMPS WILL NOT TURN ON AND IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE THE ANY OF THE READINGS ON THE GAUGES. APPARENTLY THIS IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM, BUT FORD WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. JUST THE WAY IT THE VEHICLE IS DESIGNED. THIS IS HAZARDOUS CONDITION THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. *TR

Mileage: 5

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F150. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED A BURNING SMELL FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED A SIX INCH MELTED SPOT ON THE RUBBER NEAR THE FLOORBOARD. AS THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE SPOT HAD BECOME LARGER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,100. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 12,100

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SENSOR WHICH CONTROLS THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING FAILED TO FUNCTION. AS A RESULT, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN DRIVING IN SHADED AREAS. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS INTENDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5. UPDATED 08/31/11*LJ UPDATED 09/19/11

Mileage: 5

ENGINE LOSS OF POWER (SHUTS OFF) FOR NO REASON, VEHICLE ENGINE DIES SPORADICALLY (WITH A TOTAL OF 9 INCIDENTS TO DATE) WHEN AT A STOP LIGHT OR MAKING A COMPLETE STOP, THIS PLACES MYSELF, MY WIFE AND MY THREE YOUNG CHILDREN IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN ON THE HIGHWAY OR ON A ROAD DUE TO THIS NO-POWER SITUATION, THIS MAY CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE ENGINE SHUTTING OFF FOR NO REASON. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY SAY THEY ARE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CONCERN AND RETURN THE VEHICLE TO US WITH INCONCLUSIVE RESULTS. WE FEEL THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE NHTSA AND DOT AS IT MAY PLACES OUR FAMILY IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND MAY ALSO BE AFFECTING OTHER VEHICLES ASIDE FROM OURS. PLEASE CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER AND ASSIST US IN ADDRESSING THIS CONCERN. THANK YOU. *TR

Mileage: 3,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR LIGHTS ONLY ILLUMINATED WHEN IT WAS DARK OUTSIDE. HE WAS UNABLE TO SEE THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO ADVISED HIM THEY WERE UNABLE TO CHANGE ANYTHING DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,000.

Mileage: 5,000

WHILE DRIVING BY 2010 F150 AT APPROX 75 MPH IN CRUISE MODE. THE ABS BRAKE AND RED BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR SHARPLY DECELERATED. ( BRAKE ENGAGED). LASTED APPROX. 1-2 SECONDS THEN THE BRAKING STOPPED. THIS HAPPENED 4 TIMES WITHIN A 2 HOUR PERIOD. THEN WHILE STOPPING TO PAY A TOLL ( CAME TO COMPLETE STOP ABS BRAKES(, THE TRUCK STALLED OUT WHILE IN DRIVE. *TR

Mileage: 4,800

I HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR ONLY A COUPLE OF MILES WHEN I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT. WENT TO MAKE A TURN IN THE LOT AND THE TRUCK SHUT DOWN. TURNED THE TRUCK OFF AND BACK ON. EVERYTHING SEEMS TO WORK WELL NOW, BUT THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ISSUE, ESPECIALLY IS I HAD BEEN ON THE INTERSTATE. *TR

Mileage: 10,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F150. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON AN INCLINE THE DIGITAL FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED THE INCORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE VEHICLE. HE ALSO STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS MOVED TO LEVEL GROUND THE FUEL GAUGE DID NOT CORRECT ITSELF. HE STATED THAT THE FAILURE HAD BEEN ONGOING FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPROGRAMMED THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE REPAIR TEMPORARILY CORRECTED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THE FAILURE. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED NOT TO RELY ON THE DIGITAL DISPLAY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,000. UPDATED 3/2/2011 *CN

Mileage: 6,000

2010 FORD F150...DASHBOARD LIGHTS WILL NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN IN VERY LOW LIGHT CONDITIONS OR VERY BRIGHT LIGHT CONDITIONS IF EQUIPPED WITH 'AUTO LAMP'...IT WILL ONLY ILLUMINATE IN PITCH BLACK ENVIRONMENTS. INSTRUMENT PANEL IS RECESSED 8 INCHES INTO DASH AND YOU CANNOT SEE THE SPEEDOMETER OR OTHER GAUGES AS YOU DRIVE.....THIS IS EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS AS KNOWLEDGE OF YOUR SPEED IS MANDATORY FOR SAFE VEHICLE OPERATION IN ANY LIGHT ENVIRONMENT. FORD HAS ADVISED ME 'IT IS OPERATING AS DESIGNED'. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AS THE INABILITY TO QUICKLY AND ACCURATELY READ YOUR SPEED IS PARAMOUNT TO DRIVING ANY VEHICLE. THE ENGINEERING SHORTCOMING MUST BE REMEDIED. GOOGLE '2010 FORD F150 DASHBOARD LIGHT PROBLEMS' AND YOU GET 7 PAGES OF CONCERNS....... THE ONLY WAY TO MAKE THE LIGHTS WORK NORMALLY DURING ANY DAYLIGHT CONDITION IS TO COVER THE DASHBOARD SENSOR WITH A RAG. THE OWNERS MANUAL SECTION ON INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LIGHTS, HEADLAMP SWITCHES AND EVEN AURO LAMP AND DIMMER ALL STATE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WILL ILLUMINATE ANY TIME ANY EXTERIOR LAMP IS LIT....THIS IS NOT TRUE. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER AS IT APPEARS TO BE A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN,,, *TR

Mileage: 200

2010 FORD F150...DASHBOARD LIGHTS WILL NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN IN VERY LOW LIGHT CONDITIONS OR VERY BRIGHT LIGHT CONDITIONS IF EQUIPPED WITH 'AUTO LAMP'...IT WILL ONLY ILLUMINATE IN PITCH BLACK ENVIRONMENTS. INSTRUMENT PANEL IS RECESSED 8 INCHES INTO DASH AND YOU CANNOT SEE THE SPEEDOMETER OR OTHER GAUGES AS YOU DRIVE.....THIS IS EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS AS KNOWLEDGE OF YOUR SPEED IS MANDATORY FOR SAFE VEHICLE OPERATION IN ANY LIGHT ENVIRONMENT. FORD HAS ADVISED ME 'IT IS OPERATING AS DESIGNED'. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AS THE INABILITY TO QUICKLY AND ACCURATELY READ YOUR SPEED IS PARAMOUNT TO DRIVING ANY VEHICLE. THE ENGINEERING SHORTCOMING MUST BE REMEDIED. GOOGLE '2010 FORD F150 DASHBOARD LIGHT PROBLEMS' AND YOU GET 7 PAGES OF CONCERNS....... THE ONLY WAY TO MAKE THE LIGHTS WORK NORMALLY DURING ANY DAYLIGHT CONDITION IS TO COVER THE DASHBOARD SENSOR WITH A RAG. THE OWNERS MANUAL SECTION ON INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LIGHTS, HEADLAMP SWITCHES AND EVEN AURO LAMP AND DIMMER ALL STATE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WILL ILLUMINATE ANY TIME ANY EXTERIOR LAMP IS LIT....THIS IS NOT TRUE. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER AS IT APPEARS TO BE A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. UPDATED IVOQ 02/18/11 *TR

Mileage: 100

2010 FORD F-150. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING. SHE COULD HARDLY STEER THE VEHICLE AND THE BRAKES WERE DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS. SHE ALSO STATES THAT SHE ALMOST HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. *KB THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE FOR 7 DAYS. *JB

Mileage: 5,800

2010 FORD F-150, DRIVING ON GRAVEL AND ROCK ROAD IN 4H, WIRING HARNESS ON LEFT SIDE BELOW DRIVERS SEAT LAY BELOW THE FRAME RAIL, CAUSING ROAD DEBRIS TO GRAB HARNESS AND RIP/TEAR THE WIRING BUNDLE. *TR

Mileage: 3,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL AND HE WAS UNABLE TO READ ANY OF THE GAUGES. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 4,000.

Mileage: 4,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL ILLUMINATION FAILED AND WOULD NOT LIGHT UP; THE CONTACT COULD NOT SEE THE SPEED AT WHICH HE WAS TRAVELING. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS NORMAL AND NO REPAIRS WERE NEEDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED WHO INFORMED THE DEALER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED IN THAT MANNER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 2,000

WHILE PARKED, PARKING LOTS AND TAIL LIGHTS STAY ON DESPITE SWITCH POSITION, THEN WHEN TRUCK PUT IN DRIVE, RADIO GOES OUT... THEN WIPERS FAIL TO WORK, ILLUMINATED ODOMETER FLASHES ALONG WITH 4WD INDICATOR LIGHT AND INTERIOR DOME LIGHT. DEALER CLAIMS WATER IN GEM PANEL???? INTERNET SEARCH SHOWS HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR WITH MORE DANGEROUS RESULTS, SUCH AS BEING LOCKED IN CAR WHEN POWER LOCKS FAIL OR WIPERS FAIL DURING RAINSTORMS. FORD ISSUED SPEC. MSG TO DEALER #15773 AND KNOWS OF PROBLEM FOR YEARS, BUT HASN'T NOTIFIED OWNERS TO FIX BEFORE DAMAGE OCCURS TO FUSES AND A MAJOR REPAIR IS NEEDED. THEY CLAIM WARRANTY PERIOD IS OVER, BUT LEAKS OCCURRED DURING WARRANTY PERIOD BUT PROBLEMS DIDN'T MANIFEST UNTIL AFTER WARRANTY PERIOD. *TR

Mileage: 87,200

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS INTO THE SUN LIGHT HE COULD NOT SEE THE SPEED THAT HE WAS DRIVING .THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS EXTREMELY BLACK AND THE CONTACT HAD TO LEAN VERY CLOSELY INTO IT IN ORDER TO SEE THE SPEED. THE DEALER WAS INFORMED ABOUT THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO AND THAT IT WAS DESIGNED THAT WAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 2900 UPDATED 12/30/10*JB

Mileage: 500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH HE STATED THAT HE COULD NOT SEE THE DISPLAY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANELS DURING THE DAY SINCE THEY ARE TOO FAR BACK INSIDE OF THE DASHBOARD. HE COULD NOT READ THE DISPLAY UNLESS HE STOPPED THE VEHICLE. HE CALLED THE DEALER REGARDING THE FAILURE AND THEY NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED HIM THAT THE MANUFACTURER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A VIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 365.

Mileage: 37

I BOUGHT 2010 FORD F-150 ON 4/12/10 AND IT HAD ONLY 9 MILES ON IT. ON 8/28/2010 AROUND 9:30PM MY CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE IT WAS PARKED FOR A WHILE. THE FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. 911 WAS CALLED AND UNTIL FIREFIGHTERS ARRIVED ME AND MY NEIGHBOR PUT DOWN THEY FIRE BY OURSELVES. NEXT DAY, ON SUNDAY, WE TOW CAR TO FOLSOM LAKE FORD DEALERSHIP BUT SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS CLOSED. ON MONDAY, 8/30/10 ME AND MY WIFE WENT TO DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT WHAT THEY GOING TO DO. SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD US THAT IT IS LOOKS LIKE MANUFACTURE DEFECT. HE TOLD US THAT HE CONTACTED VIA E-MAIL FORD COMPANY AND THEY SUPPOSE TO REPLY BETWEEN 48 HOURS WITH INSTRUCTION WHAT TO DO OR SEND AN INSPECTOR AND HE CAN'T HELP US WITH ANYTHING UNTIL HE GETS INSTRUCTIONS FROM FORD. WE ASKED FOR LOANER CAR BUT THEY REFUSED, SUGGESTING US TO CONTACT OUR INSURANCE COMPANY AND HAVE THEM TO TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM, WHAT WE DID. WHEN 48 HOURS PAST WE CONTACTED DEALERSHIP AGAIN TO FIND OUT IF THEY HAVE GOT ANY INSTRUCTIONS FROM FORD. SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD US THAT FORD DIDN'T REPLY AND GAVE US A PHONE # OF FORD CONSUMER RELATIONSHIP DEPARTMENT AND TRY TO FIND OUT BY OURSELVES, WHAT WE DID. WHAT THEY TOLD US IS LET YOUR INSURANCE COMPANY TAKE CARE OF THIS ISSUE AND AFTER IT'S UP TO INSURANCE COMPANY TO TRY TO GET REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE FORD. AS A RESULT WE HAD LOST INCOME(I AM CONTRACTOR AND I NEED A TRUCK TO DO WORK). I HAVE $25.00 RENTAL COVERAGE W/MY INSURANCE AND I CAN GET ONLY SMALL CAR, NOT TRUCK, AND I HAVE $1000 DEDUCTIBLE - SO IT MEANS I HAVE TO PAY OUT OF MY POCKET WHILE MY CAR HAS BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 7,000

2010 FORD F150 XLT PICKUP WITH AUTOMATIC ILLUMINATION/ACTIVATION INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ILLUMINATION LIGHTS ON 3 OCCASIONS TO DATE HAVE FAILED TO ILLUMINATE UNDER LOW /NO LIGHT OUTSIDE CONDITIONS. THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS NOT READABLE! NO ILLUMINATION LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE ALSO HAS A MANUAL HEADLAMP SELECTION (3 POSITIONS) AND EVEN IF THE HEADLAMP SELECTOR SWITCH IS TURNED TO MANUAL "ON", THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DID NOT ILLUMINATE!.....THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD! THE NEXT DAY EVERYTHING WORKED FINE EXCEPT THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DID NOT ILLUMINATE UNTIL IT COMPLETELY DARK OUTSIDE. SAFETY HAZARD!....I CANT READ THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER UNDER LOW LIGHT CONDITION! I BELIEVE THAT THE SENSOR THAT READS OUTSIDE LIGHT CONDITIONS NEEDS TO BE RE-CALIBRATED TO A LOWER SENSITIVITY, AND THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE REPROGRAMMED SO THAT WHEN THE DRIVER MANUALLY SELECTS FOR ALL LIGHTS TO BE ACTIVATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER SHOULD THEN GO ON! *TR

Mileage: 2,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO READ THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DUE TO DIM LIGHTING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS ALSO DIFFICULT TO READ BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS DESIGNED THAT WAY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 38. UPDATED 7/26/10 *CN UPDATED 07/29/10.*JB

Mileage: 38

FORD MOTOR CO CHANGED THEIR UNIVERSAL GARAGE DOOR FROM HOMELINK TO CAR2U. WHICH DOES NOT WORK AS THE OWNERS GUIDE STATES. THE OWNERS GUIDE HAS TWO SAFETY WARNING NOT TO PROGRAM INSIDE THE GARAGE. I WAS TOLD TO DISREGARD THAT WARNING. THE ONLY WAY THE CONTROL CAN BE PROGRAMMED IS THE TRUCK HAS TO BE INSIDE THE GARAGE. I THINK IT SHOULD WORK LIKE THE GUIDE SAYS OR REPRINT THE GUIDE. *TR

Mileage: 15

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2010 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MESSAGE CENTER LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WERE DIFFICULT TO SEE WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH IN DAYLIGHT. THE CONTACT HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY COULD NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000. UPDATED 06/03/10*BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE MESSAGE CENTER LIGHT ON THE PANEL WAS THE PROBLEM. VARYING LIGHT CONDITIONS AFFECT THE MESSAGE CENTER. UPDATED 06/04/10*JB

Mileage: 1,000