2017 FORD F-250 Structure Problems

Driver door will not latch Door could swing open while driving

1 .Driver's side door will not close in cold weather due to frozen actuator. TSB has been issued on this problem; Ford will not repair due to vehicle being out of warranty. 2. Backup/vehicle camera's do not always work when truck is in reverse. TSB has been issued on this problem; Ford will not repair due to vehicle being out of warranty. 3. Ford inadvertently installed a substantially smaller fuel tank on my specific vehicle. TSB has been issued on this problem; Ford will not repair due to vehicle being out of warranty.

Mileage: 123,236

The cab roof clearance lights leak water when it rains. The water leaks into the electronics in the overhead console and down the A-pillar. Dealer advises it is a nonwarranty issue under extended warranty and a commonly known issue on these. trucks.

wHEN TEMPERATURE DROPS BELOW FREEZING MOISTURE GET IN DOOR PANELS AND FREEZES THE LOCKING SYSTEM SO THAT THE DOES WILL NOT STAY CLOSED, MAKING MY TRUCK UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIME WHEN ON THE ROAD WAS AFRAID FOR PASSENGER AND ANIMALS IN THE TRUCK.

My vista sunroof on my 2017 F250 Super Duty Platinum made a popping noise and failed to open when I attempted to open it. It became bound to the rear glass which in turn commenced to fracture across the entire piece. Fortunately no one was injured as this glass could have dropped large shards into the cab. I an concerned that this could still present a problem when driving and is an imminent safety hazard. I found out that this is a common issue that Ford is aware of on the F series trucks with the panoramic roofs and it is due to the rail/track system fracturing on the front glass (sunroof) and will not replace/repair it because it is not under warranty. This a safety hazard for passengers due to a manufacturer defect and poor design and needs to be replaced immediately to avoid any risks.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford F-250. The contact stated that water had entered the vehicle through the dome light and leak from the door handles and instrument panel. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to the dealer where the front windshield was initially replaced; however, upon investigation, it was later discovered that the dome light was the source of the leak, and the dome light was replaced. The contact then stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, she heard something fall from the vehicle then felt a rush of wind enter the cabin of the vehicle. Upon inspection, the contact discovered that the rear windshield frame had detached from the vehicle. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer where the contact was informed that the vehicle was out of warranty. The dealer acknowledged the failure was common and that the remedy used to repair the vehicle was insufficient. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but referred the contact to the dealer for assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 30,000.

Mileage: 30,000

Noticed that my floor is getting soaked for no reason. After looking online and reading about others that are experiencing the same issues I found out that is was the cabin pressure vent that was leaking. The cabin pressure vent is found between the truck bed and cab. They are plastic and since the plastic clips lose tightness over the years I did not notice a slow leak in the back. Now when pulling up all of the carpet I notice I have black mold all under the carpet where my 3 year old rides. This is a huge health concern since black mold is unhealthy and not noticeable if this is a slow leak. This seems to be an issue or many people with these trucks. This is a reoccurring issue since many people had this issue starting back in 2007. I am out of the warranty time and now I had to replace my entire carpet all while my truck has been unusable for the last few weeks.

The tailgate opens intermittently even after the original recall was done twice and the cab button was replaced and the tailgate actuator was replaced. It happens months apart but does happen. May 15, 2022; Feb 27, 2022; Repairs; Aug 21, 2021; May 22, 2021; Apr 25, 2021; Recall 2nd time; Recall; Opened 4 other times before I started paying attention.

I have taken my truck into the dealer to report my tailgate opening by itself but they said there is no recall. Recently it opened while pulling a trailer and it has caused damage. The dealer is still telling me that they do not have any options to fix it and are not willing to pay for the fix, even though they did one fix once before. This is a well documented issue reported by many people on the internet. I believe there was a recall for this on this model truck but my VIN was excluded for some reason and it should not have been. This occurs typically when you come to a stop. In my case we were pulling out of a driveway, turning right and because the tailgate dropped without our knowledge then it crushed the tailgate into the trailer. I reported this to the dealer on 6/19/2020 where they did no repairs. I reported it again on Jan 6th 2021 where they did modify the wiring harness and added jumper pi, per 19S48B. However this repair did not work and the tailgate continues to randomly open.

The tailgate continues to open/fall down at random times. The original recall was done 2/11/2020, invoice # 727930, Gosch Auto Group, Escondido, Ca. A second repair was performed 4/22/2021, invoice # 748913, Gosch Auto Group, Escondido, Ca. Since then the tailgate randomly opens. It will open as I pull out of my driveway. On 2/5/2022 the tailgate opened and a container of liquid fertilizer fell out. A gentleman was following behind the vehicle and saw it happen.

When cold, the doors do not latch and will swing open when driving. It can be pretty alarming when kids are riding in the back. There was a recall, but Ford's fix does not work. I have been trying to resolve the issue for over 2 years now. Safety SHOULD be a priority for any organization as large as Ford.

Cargo bed tailgate has opened while driving/operating the vehicle on three different occasions even AFTER the tailgate recall repair (FORD 19S48) has been applied.

Trucks automatic tailgate opens by itself. I had the recall repair performed, however, the issue continues. The tailgate opens by itself even after the recall repair. Issue #2- Passenger seat headrest bracket is broken and rattling loudly. Numerous complaints on the internet.

I have experienced multiple occasions of issues with the power tailgate release on my 2017 Ford F-250 Super Duty truck. In most cases, the problem exhibits as a failure to open when the button is pushed, but what I believe makes it a safety issue is that on two separate occasions, the tailgate has opened while driving down the highway, without the open button being pressed. This could result in items being carried in the vehicle falling into the roadway at highway speeds, which could result in serious injuries or death to other drivers on the roadway.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY CONDITIONS, WATER ENTERED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE WATER ENTERED THE WINDSHIELD AREA AND CAUSED THE ELECTRICAL WIRES AND CABLES LOCATED UNDER THE DASHBOARD AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TO BECOME WET. THE WATER ALSO DRAINED ONTO THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, AND THE CARPET. THE WINDSHIELD BECAME FOGGY DUE TO THE FAILURE AND THE DEFOGGER WAS ACTIVATED TO CLEAR THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MIDWAY FORD (8155 W FLAGLER STREET, MIAMI, FL 33144, (786) 801-2969) SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER PLACED A PROTECTIVE SEAL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE WINDSHIELD AREA AND THE DASHBOARD AREA SEVERAL TIMES HOWEVER, THE REPAIR FAILED TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

Mileage: 41,000

WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY GOING 60MPH. ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WAS A LOUD BANG AND THE REAR SLIDING WINDOW EXPLODED INSIDE OF THE CAB. WE HAD OUR DOGS WITH US LYING IN THE BACK THE GLASS FLEW INTO THE BACK AND EVEN DOWN OUR CLOTHES. NOTHING HIT THE TRUCK. WE IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND GOT AS MUCH GLASS OUT OF THE CAR. IT LANDED EVERYWHERE. IT WAS VERY SCARY. THE PHOTO BELOW IS OF THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT SEAT. THE GLASS BLEW DOWN MY SHIRT.

Mileage: 53,350

BODY CAB SEAM SEAL LEAK. NEW VEHICLES - THE SEALS ARE CRACKING AND ALLOWING WATER TO SEEP INTO THE VEHICLES CAUSING WATER AND MOLD DAMAGE INSIDE. WATER ENTERS CAB INTO DOORS AND UNDERNEATH FLOOR COVERING CAUSING DAMAGE AND POTENTIAL HEALTH PROBLEMS. THIS WAS FOUND ON MY VEHICLE WHILE PERFORMING RECALLS AND A WINDSHIELD REPLACEMENT AT THE DEALER. DEALER AND FORD TRYING TO MAKE ME PAY FOR MFG DEFECT.

Mileage: 40,000

TAILGATE WILL NOT OPEN, USING BUTTON ON TRUCK OR ON KEY POD.

Mileage: 47,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HAULING A GOOSE NECK TRAILER AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE TAIL GATE OPENED INDEPENDENTLY AND CAUGHT WITH HYDRAULIC SYSTEM ON THE TRAILER AND THE PUMP DETACHED. THE CONTACT STATED AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL DEALER (ROMEO FORD OF KINGSTON, LLC LOCATED AT 128 NY-28, KINGSTON, NY 12401), WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS ON THE TAIL GATE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE AND TRAILER WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V864000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND THE TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND IT TOOK THE STEERING WHEEL RIGHT OUT OF MY HANDS AND I GRABBED THE WHEEL AND SLOWED THE VEHICLE DOWN AND TRIED TO GET TO THE RIGHT EMERGENCY LANE,THE SHAKING CONTINUED TILL I SLOWED TO ABOUT 20MPH AND IT STOPPED SHAKING, EXITING OF THE ROAD AND CHECKED MY TIRES THEY HAD NO ISSUES, HAVE HAD THIS TRUCK 8 MONTHS AND THIS HAS HAPPENED 6 TIMES TO ME AND MY WIFE ,MY KIDS CANNOT DRIVE THIS DEATH TRAP PLEASE HELP BEFORE PEOPLE GET KILLED OR KILL SOMEONE

Mileage: 29,000

ON 1/21/2020 I WAS DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON SH225, WENT UNDER BW8, AND THE TRUCK BEGAN SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. IT FELT AS IF THE ENTIRE TRUCK WAS GOING TO SHAKE APART. I WAS ALMOST IN A WRECK BECAUSE THE TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP SHAKING AND THE STEERING WAS IMPACTED. THE DASH, MIRRORS, SEATS, AND LITERALLY EVERYTHING ON AND IN THE TRUCK WAS VIOLENTLY VIBRATING AND SHAKING. HAD TO REDUCE SPEED TO ABOUT 30MPH AND THE SHAKE FINALLY SUBSIDED, AFTER MULTIPLE CARS COULD TELL SOMETHING WAS WRONG AS WELL - AND THEY WERE SEEING THIS HAPPEN FROM OUTSIDE THE TRUCK! THIS HAS HAPPENED PREVIOUSLY, TO A LESSER EXTENT IN DECEMBER WHICH CAUGHT ME OFF GUARD AND THE ISSUE SUBSIDED QUICKER THAN THIS TIME. NOT SURE WHAT THE ISSUE IS BUT IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND COULD HAVE SERIOUSLY INJURED ME OR OTHER DRIVERS DUE TO A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE DROPPED MY TRUCK OFF AT MAC HAIK FORD IN PASADENA, TX. IT IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY - ABOUT 25K MILES ON THE TRUCK.

Mileage: 25,000

ON TWO OCCASIONS THIS WINTER I HAVE HAD DOOR LATCHES ON THIS 2017 FORD F-250 CREW CAB SUPER DUTY FREEZE PREVENTING THE DOOR FROM LATCHING CLOSED AFTER IT WAS OPENED. THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE WAS APPROXIMATELY 19,700 MILES. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE HAPPENED IN DECEMBER 2019. THE MORNING TEMPERATURE WAS IN THE MID 20'S (DEGREE FAHRENHEIT) AND THE TRUCK WAS PARKED OUTSIDE OVERNIGHT. AFTER OPENING BOTH FRONT DOORS OF THE TRUCK TO LOAD PERSONAL ITEMS AND MYSELF, I WAS UNABLE TO SECURE EITHER FRONT DOOR DUE TO THE FROZEN LATCHES. I TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO SHUT AND SLAM THE DOORS AND CONDUCTED A CURSORY VISUAL INSPECTION OF BOTH LATCHES. THE 'DEFECT' WAS CLEARLY INTERNAL AND THERE WAS NOTHING I WOULD BE ABLE TO DO AT THAT TIME. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES OF MANIPULATING BOTH DOORS, EVENTUALLY, ONE DOOR LATCHED CLOSED. REPEATED ATTEMPTS WITH THE OTHER DOOR WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. I THEN DROVE APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES TO MY DESTINATION, ON PUBLIC ROADS, HOLDING THE UNLATCHED DOOR CLOSED WITH MY HAND. I FULLY ACCEPT THE DANGER I PLACED MYSELF IN THAT DAY AND BELIEVE MANY OTHERS WILL MAKE THE SAME CHOICE WHEN FACED WITH A SIMILAR SITUATION. MOREOVER, I BELIEVE OTHERS WILL TRAVEL MUCH LONGER DISTANCES WITH FROZEN, UNLATCHED DOORS. THIS FROZEN LATCH PROBLEM WILL ONLY BEFALL MORE SIMILAR VEHICLES AS THEY AGE. I WAS AWARE OF THE POTENTIAL OF THIS PROBLEM FROM ONLINE FORUMS. I RECEIVED FORD'S LETTER ALERTING OWNERS OF A 'POTENTIAL FIX' FOR ONLY VEHICLES WHICH HAVE EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO SEEN NUMEROUS ONLINE POSTINGS THAT FORD'S FIX FOR THE LATCHES IS SOMETIMES UNSUCCESSFUL. I HAVE NOT HAD THIS PROCEDURE PERFORMED AS I DO NOT BELIEVE IT 'FIXES' THE ISSUE OF FROZEN LATCHES AND A FULL REDESIGN OF THE LATCH IS REQUIRED. PEOPLE DRIVING THESE VEHICLES WITH UNLATCHED DOORS IS CLEARLY UNSAFE. THE DANGER IS EVEN GREATER IF PEOPLE DO NOT REALIZE THE DOOR IS UNLATCHED.

Mileage: 19,700

DOOR LACTCHES FREEZE SHUT. DOOR HARD TO OPEN, AND ONCE OPEN WILL NOT LATCH SHUT.

Mileage: 50,000

HAVE AN ON GOING PROBLEM, RIGHT REAR DOOR WHEN BELOW FREEZING WILL NOT LATCH. HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 3 WEEKS FOR UPDATES, REPAIRS, ETC. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS I HAVE TWO YOUNG INS THAT RIDE BACK THERE. FORD NEED TO COME UP WITH ACTUAL SOLUTION AND NOT JUST POUR ETHONAL/WINDSHEILD WASHER ON COMPONENTS FOR A BANDAID FIX. I DO HAVE DOCUMENTATION FOR THE VISITS TO DEALER.

Mileage: 35,655

THE REAR DOORS OPEN ON THERE OWN AND WILL THEN NOT CLOSE. "FIXED" ONCE UNDER WARRANTY. NOW A YEAR LATER THEY AGAIN OPENNING ON THERE OWN AND THEN ARE UN ABLE TO BE RE-SECURED. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON THE ROAD, HIGHWAY, AND IN THE DRIVEWAY. VERY CONCERNED FOR MY CHILDREN WHO RIDE BACK THERE.

Mileage: 40,000

DOORS DO NO STAY CLOSED. HAD UPDATES DONE ON 11/25/19 SECOND TIME ON 11/27/19 DOOR ON RIGHT REAR WOULD NOT REMAIN CLOSED ALSO DRIVERS DOOR DID THE SAME BUT WAS ABLE TO CLOSE AFTER IT WARMED UP . MY 12 YEAR OLD SON AND 15 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN THE BACK. IS FORD GOING TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR A PERMANENT REPAIR THAT WORKS. IN THEIR CUSTOMER SATISFACTION LETTER SAYS IT'S A ONE TIME FIX. FIRST OFF IT NEEDS TO BE A FIX.

Mileage: 35,200

THREE CRACKS DEVELOPED IN THE ALUMINUM CAB AROUND THREE DIFFERENT DOORS ALL IN SIMILAR AREAS (SHARP 90 DEGREE BENDS). TRUCK HAS 13.5K MILES ON IT AND IS ONLY TWO YEARS OLD. ALL CRACKS APPEARED AFTER IT EXPERIENCED 'DEATH WOBBLE'. GUESSING THE VIOLENT SHAKING IT EXPERIENCED IS THE ROOT CAUSE FOR THESE CRACKS. OF COURSE FORD DOESN'T WANT TO BUY IT BACK AND WILL REPAIR THESE CRACKS. NO WAY TO TELL WHAT OTHER DAMAGE OCCURRED BEHIND ANY PANELS OR WELDS. DEATH WOBBLE IN THESE TRUCKS NEEDS TO BE ENGINEERED OUT. NOT ONLY DID IT ALMOST PUSH US INTO A WALL ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT OCCURRED BUT IT INDUCED CRACKS INTO THE CAB. NOW I'M STUCK WITH A $63K TRUCK THAT MY FAMILY IS SCARED TO RIDE IN AND I'M CONCERNED STRUCTURALLY WAS COMPROMISED.

Mileage: 12,000

IN 2017 I PURCHASED A NEW F-250 SUPER DUTY PICK-UP FROM LITHIA FORD, BOISE, IDAHO. UNFORTUNATELY I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE UNEXPECTED OPENING OF MY TAIL GATE NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE TURNING STREET CORNERS, IN MOTION, ON BOISE, IDAHO, CITY STREETS, WHILE PULLING MY RV, AND AT RANDOM TIMES. IT HAS RESULTED IN DAMAGING MY RV PROPANE TANKS, AND RESULTED IN TWO PERMANENT DENTS AT THE TOP OF MY TAIL GATE. THE LAST INCIDENT OCCURRED NOVEMBER 15, 2019 WHEN TURNING A STREET CORNER, MY TAIL GATE FELL OPEN, AND MY NEW (NEVER SHOT .17 CAL RIFLE (IN A HARD BLACK PLASTIC CASE)) RIFLE FELL OUT, AND WAS NEVER RECOVERED. I FILED A POLICE REPORT WITH THE GARDEN CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT #2019-02600. I EVEN HAD ONE INCIDENT WHERE THE TAIL GATE FELL OPEN, WHILE STATIONARY IN MY DRIVE WAY. I INITIALLY THOUGHT THAT I HAD CAUSED THE INCIDENTS, INADVERTENTLY WHILE CARRYING MY REMOTE KEY IN MY POCKET, BUT SINCE READING THE "HTTP://WWW.TFLTRUCK.COM REPORT/2018/10/2017-FORD-SUPER-DUTY-POWERED-TAILGATE-MAY-OPEN-BY-ITSELF-OWNERS-REPORT/", I BELIEVE THAT IT MAY BE A WIRING HARNESS PROBLEM, WHICH FORD HAS IDENTIFIED AS A POSSIBLE PROBLEM.

Mileage: 4,000

ON MORE THAN 20 SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE TAILGATE HAS RANDOMLY OPENED ON ITS OWN WHILE TRUCK WAS IN MOTION ON HIGHWAY. IN ONE INSTANCE THIS ALLOWED THE LOAD I WAS CARRYING AT 55 MPH TO FALL OUT THE BACK OF THE TRUCK AND ONTO THE HIGHWAY NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 48,000

WHILE TRAVELING IN THE #3 LANE AT 57 MPH AT 6:10 P.M. ON INTERSTATE 80 IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA; AS I DROVE OVER A ROUGH PATCH OF ROADWAY, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE/OSCILLATE VIOLENTLY AS WAS THE ENTIRE TRUCK, WHICH HAD VERY LITTLE CONTROL OF THE STEERING AT THAT POINT. I DECELERATED THE TRUCK WITHOUT APPLYING THE BRAKES AS I THOUGHT THAT WOULD SEND ME INTO AN UNCONTROLLABLE SPIN, POSSIBLY CAUSING A CRASH OR WORSE. LUCKILY, DRIVERS AROUND ME REALIZED SOMETHING WAS WRONG AND GAVE ME AS MUCH SPACE AS THEY COULD SO THAT I COULD REGAIN CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. ONCE I SLOWED TO APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE SHAKING WAS NOT AS INTENSE AND I BEGAN TO CAREFULLY BRAKE ALL THE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO GET OVER TO THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE ROADWAY. I STOPPED THE TRUCK ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROADWAY. SINCE MY FORD DEALER WAS CLOSED AT THAT TIME; I DROVE THE TRUCK ON SURFACE STREETS BACK HOME AND CONTACTED MY DEALER THE NEXT MORNING. THE DEALER EXAMINED THE TRUCK OVER A TWO DAY PERIOD AND SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR FIND ANYTHING AMISS WITH THE TRUCK. A DAY PRIOR, THE SERVICE ADVISOR ASKED ME IF THE "DEATH WOBBLE" STARTED BEFORE OR AFTER I HAD THE TRUCK SERVICED. I TOLD HIM I HAD THE TRUCK SERVICED ON SATURDAY AND THE "DEATH WOBBLE" STARTED ON THURSDAY, SO IT WAS AFTER. THE NEXT DAY ON HIS RETURN CALL TO ME HE INDICATED THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING AMISS WITH THE TRUCK OTHER THAN THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS NOT CORRECT, FOR WHICH THEY ADJUSTED TO "PROPER" INFLATION. BELOW IS THE SYNOPSIS OF THE REPAIR AS IT IS WRITTEN ON MY INVOICE: 24748 PERFORM TEST DROVE STEERING WOBBLE DO NOT DUPLICATED AT THIS TIME PERFORM PUT VEHICLE ON RACK AND INSPECTON FRONT END CHECK ALIGNMENT OK PASS CHECK AIR TIRES PRESSURE FOUND FRONT TIRES AT 70 PSI REAR 60 PSI PERFORM ADJUSTMENT TO SPECS FRONT 60 PSI REAR 65 PSI RECOMMEND RETURN VEHICLE TO CUSTOMER AT THIS TIME CHECK ON FUTURE CONCERNS

Mileage: 24,700

I HAVE OWNED A 2017 F250 SUPER DUTY VEHICLE FOR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AND TWICE THE TAILGATE HAS OPENED WHEN DRIVING. THE FIRST TIME WAS NOT LONG AFTER I HAD THE TRUCK IN THE FALL OF 2018 AND THOUGHT MAYBE I HAD LEFT IT DOWN, ALTHOUGH IT MADE NO SENSE SINCE I HAD NOT LOADED ANYTHING IN THE BED OF THE TRUCK, BUT SOMEONE WAVED ME DOWN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AS I WAS DRIVING OUT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. HOWEVER, ON THE EXPRESSWAY, LESS THAN FIVE WEEKS AGO, IN AUSTIN, TEXAS (WE LIVE IN ATLANTA AND WAS VISITING OUR SON,) THE TAILGATE CAME DOWN AND A PIECE OF LUGGAGE FELL OUT IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND I WAS ONLY NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM AFTER SEVERAL DRIVERS CAME UP BESIDE US AND YELLED OUT THEIR WINDOWS THAT THE TAILGATE WAS DOWN. TO MY KNOWLEDGE NO AUTO WAS DAMAGED BEHIND US BUT HARD TO KNOW FOR SURE SINCE WE WERE GOING ABOUT 35 MILES PER HOUR AND NOT SURE HOW FAR BACK THE PIECE OF LUGGAGE FELL OUT. SADLY IT HAD SOME OF MY WIFE'S MEDICINES AND OTHER ITEMS AMOUNTING TO APPROXIMATELY $600 IN TOTAL VALUE AND WE COULD NOT RECOVER THE PIECE OF LUGGAGE. LUCKILY THE OTHER ITEMS DID NOT FALL OUT (SEVERAL HEAVY BOXES OF ITEMS FOR OUR SON). IN LOOKING ONLINE TODAY, I FOUND THAT OTHER OWNERS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM AND WANTED TO REPORT IT. I WILL BE GLAD TO FURNISH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IF REQUIRED.

Mileage: 52,000

WATER HAVE INTRUDED THE CAB OF MY VEHICLE FROM THE ROOF, IT ALSO AFFECTED THE DISPLAY IN MY VEHICLE . SINCE WATER HAVE INTRUDED MY VEHICLE, I FEAR THE POSSIBILITY OF RUST AND SOMETHING ELSE GOING TO HAPPEN. I HAVE RECORDED THE OCCURRENCE BUT UNABLE TO TRANSFER THE FILE AF THIS TIME.

Mileage: 39,000

THE TAILGATE IS ELECTRONIC AND IS OPENING ON IT'S OWN WHILE IN MOTION. WITH MY 5TH WHEEL RV CONNECTED I CANNOT TELL WHEN THE TAILGATE OPENS AND THIS TIME IT DAMAGED BOTH THE TAILGATE AND MY RV WHEN I MADE A RIGHT TURN. I ALSO LOST CARGO THAT WAS IN THE BED.

Mileage: 31,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR WAS OPENED FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. SPRINGDALE FORD (2259 N THOMPSON ST, SPRINGDALE, AR 72764, (866) 767-5595) STATED THAT THE ACTUATOR CABLE FROM THE INTERIOR DOOR WAS BENT AND PREVENTED THE DOOR FROM SHUTTING SECURELY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, BUT THEIR SYSTEM WAS DOWN. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO CALL BACK IN A FEW HOURS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,010.

Mileage: 36,010

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AS IT EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE AND SHOOK VIOLENTLY. ALSO, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT AND HIS WIFE HAD NO CONTROL AS THE VEHICLE SPED THROUGH THREE LANES. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOWED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JIM CLICK FORD (6244 E 22ND ST, TUCSON, AZ 85711, (877) 777-9263) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A STEERING DAMPER NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. WHILE THE CONTACT AND HIS FAMILY WERE TAKING A ROAD TRIP, THE REPAIR FAILED WITHIN HOURS. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED IN TRAFFIC AND EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE NEEDED A SHIM INSTALLED BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL SHIM DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE'S BODY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000.

Mileage: 3,000

THE TAILGATE OPENS BY ITSELF. IT HAS HAPPENED WHEN PARKED. IT HAS HAPPENED WHEN MOVING IN TOWN, AND ON THE HIGHWAY. IT IS A BASE MODEL WITH A MANUAL TAIL GATE, SO NO KEY FOB RELEASE COULD CAUSE IT. THE TRUCK HAS DONE IT A LOT, AND THERE IS NO PATTERN TO IT.

Mileage: 3,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TAILGATE OPENED ON ITS OWN. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO QUIRK FORD (540 SOUTHERN ARTERY, QUINCY, MA 02169, (617) 770-0070) AND THE TAILGATE HINGES WERE GREASED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,500.

Mileage: 15,500

WENT TO LEAVE WORK WHEN I GOT IN MY TRUCK AND STARTED BACKING UP MY DRIVER DOOR CAME OPEN. I STOPPED AND TRY TO SHUT IT AND IT WOULD NOT LATCH. TRIED FOR SEVERAL MINUTES TO GET IT TO LATCH. FINALLY GOT IT TO LATCH, OR SO I THOUGHT, STARTED DRIVING DOWN THE BUSY TOWN ROAD AND WHEN I HIT A POT HOLE THE DOOR CAME OPEN AGAIN. LEAVING ME TO HOLD THE DOOR SHUT WHEN I DRIVE UNTILL I COULD PULL OVER AND GET IT TO LATCH AGAIN. THE TRUCK HAS ALREADY HAD THE RECALL 'FIX' AND CONTINUES TO HAPPEN WHEN IT'S COLD OUT.

Mileage: 20,114

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (55+) THE HOOD BEGINS TO SHUDDER AND SHAKE TO THE POINT WHERE THE ALARM WILL COME ON SAYING HOOD IS NOT CLOSED COMPLETELY. PROBLEM HAS CONSISTENTLY GROWN OVER TIME. WHILE GOING INTO A HEAD WIND VIA MOTHER NATURE OR A SEMI, HOOD APPEARS TO BEGIN TO OPEN ALL THE WAY UP.

Mileage: 69,000

DOORS DO NOT SECURELY CLOSE WHEN EXPOSED TO FREEZING TEMPERATURES, PARTICULARLY AFTER EXPOSURE TO SLEET,SNOW OR WIND. THIS IS A FOUR DOOR VEHICLE AND MOST TIMES ALL DOORS ARE AFFECTED. WHEN THIS OCCURS DOORS DO NOT SECURE AND LATCHING DOES NOT OCCUR. OF COURSE, DOOR AJAR AUDIBLE AND VISUAL ALERTS OCCUR. BASICALLY YOU MUST DRIVE HOLDING THE DOOR. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE A SAFETY ISSUE EXISTS.

Mileage: 30,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE AUTOMATIC TAILGATE ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER OFF OF THE ROADWAY AND CLOSED THE TAILGATE. WHEN THE CONTACT RE-ENTERED THE VEHICLE, THE TAILGATE ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GJOVIK FORD INC (LOCATED AT 2600 US-34, SANDWICH, IL 60548, (630) 552-8058) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT WATER MADE CONTACT WITH THE WIRING HARNESS THAT CONTROLLED THE TAILGATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

Mileage: 37,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS REVERSING AND TOWING A 26 FOOT TRAILER, THE TAILGATE DROPPED DOWN AND CRASHED ONTO A TOOL BOX. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FIVE STAR FORD (3800 HIGHWAY 78, SNELLVILLE, GA 30039, (678) 384-4242) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: [XXX]. A DECISION ON REPAIRING THE VEHICLE WAS PENDING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. *BF INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 75,000

THIS MORNING, I HAD THE 2 DOORS ON MY DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE TRUCK NOT OPEN EVEN AFTER THE DOORS BEING UNLOCKED. BELOW FREEZING WEATHER AND SOME RAIN OVERNIGHT MAY HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE? VEHICLE WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT AND SITTING OUTSIDE.

Mileage: 5,960

I AM HAVING THE ISSUE WITH FROZEN DOORS LATCHES. THE FSA 18N03 HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND I CONTINUE TO HAVE AN ISSUE WITH MY DOORS NOT OPENING WHEN IT IS BELOW FREEZING. IF I AM ABLE TO GET THEM TO OPEN, I AM UNABLE TO GET THEM TO LATCH AFTERWARDS, THE DOOR JUST BOUNCES BACK AND WILL NOT LATCH.

Mileage: 6,475

I CONTINUE TO HAVE ISSUES WITH THE TAILGATE OPENING ON ITS OWN. TODAY IT CAME DOWN SOMETIME WHILE I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE INTERSTATE TO WORK. I WILL EVENTUALLY LOOSE SOMETHING OUT OF THE BACK, AND I HAVE A COVER ON THE BED, SO I CANNOT SEE WHEN THE TAILGATE IS DOWN. MY TRUCK DOES NOT FALL IN THE TIME FRAME FORD HAS ON THEIR TSB SO I THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. MAY TRUCK WAS AN AUGUST BUILD AND THE TSB FOR THE PROBLEM ONLY COVERS TRUCKS BUILT UP TO JULY

Mileage: 25,500

DOOR LATCHS FROZE WONT OPEN OR CLOSE OPEN WHILE DRIVING. DEALER DID RECALL NEW PARTS STILL HAVE PROBLEM NOW NO SOLUTION CANT FIX I WAS TOLD WILL CALL ME IF THEY FIND A FIX MEAN TIME KEEP DRIVING THE TRUCK HOLD DOORS CLOSE WHILE DRIVING HELP

Mileage: 16,000

BOTH FRONT DOORS FROZE OPEN AND WOULD NOT LATCH CLOSED. THE DEALER SAID FORD WON'T PAY FOR THE REPAIR SINCE THEY DIDN'T THINK THE DOORS FROZE WHERE I LIVE. INSTEAD THE FORD DEALER SAID I WOULD HAVE TO DRIVE TO THE DEALER WHEN THE PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN WITH THE DOORS OPEN! THAT'S RIGHT I'M SUPPOSED TO DRIVE WITH THE DOORS OPEN AND UNLATCHED! HOW DOES THIS MAKE SENSE?

Mileage: 6,900

DOOR LATCHES FREEZE BELOW 25 DEGREES F CAUSING THE DOORS TO NOT STAY CLOSED, INTERIOR LIGHTS MAY OR MAY NOT GO OUT AS IF DOORS ARE ACTUALLY SHUT, DOOR LOCKS STOP WORKING WHEN THIS OCCURS, BOTH MANUALLY OR ELECTRONICALLY. MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. FORD HAS ISSUED FIELD SERVICE ACTION NUMBER: 18N03 TO ADDRESS THIS, BUT MANY HAVE REPORTED STILL HAVING THE ISSUE AFTER HAVING THE FSA COMPLETED, THROUGH 2019 MODEL YEAR VEHICLES AS WELL. SUPPOSEDLY THEY HAVE REDESIGNED THE LATCH/ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY. I AM SCHEDULED TO HAVE THE FSA AND HOPEFULLY THE NEW LATCHES DONE ON 1/14/2019.

Mileage: 8,500

UNCOMMANDED TAILGATE OPENING. TAIL GATE OPENS AND DROPS ALL BY ITSELF. THIS HAPPENS SPORADICALLY BUT PERSISTENTLY. FORD DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIX, AFTER REPEATED SERVICE VISITS INCLUDING INVOLVEMENT OF FORD FACTORY TECHNICIANS. UNCOMMANDED OPENING MOST FREQUENTLY OCCURS WHEN SHIFTING TO REVERSE, RELEASING PARKING BRAKE AND/OF SHIFTING INTO DRIVE. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ALONG TIME, MONTHS AND MONTHS. DEALER PERFORMED WORK CALLED FOR BY 10/17 TECH SERVICE BULLITEN, DIDNT FIXIT. HAS REPLACED WIRING HARNNESS, RELEVANT SWITCHES, CHECKED AND RECHECKED ALL CONNECTIONS AND REPLACED MASTER CONTROL MODULE...NONE OF ALL THAT WORKED. THIS IS DANGEROUS AS YOU DONT KNOW WHEN TAILGATE IS OPEN. FORD HAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THIS AND FACTORY SEEMS COMPLETELY DISMISSIVE OF THE ISSUE. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR MONTHS AND MONTHS.

Mileage: 10,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR FROM OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE, THE DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE THE DOOR FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE, THE DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE OR LATCH PROPERLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO MAKE A FEW ATTEMPTS BEFORE THE DOOR WOULD LATCH. IN ADDITION, "DOOR AJAR" ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ONCE THE DOOR WAS CLOSED. THE CONTACT CALLED STUCKEY FORD (500 BROAD ST, HOLLIDAYSBURG, PA 16648, (844) 200-3673) AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS MADE TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED OVER THE PHONE THAT THE DOOR LOCKING MECHANISM MAY BE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000. *TT*JB *TR

Mileage: 31,000

AUTOMATIC ELECTRIC TAIL GATE OPENS RANDOMLY WITHOUT DRIVER SELECTION. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE VEHICLE IS MOVING AND HAS CAUSED DAMAGE TO TAILGATE AND TRAVEL TRAILER. NO INDICATION TAILGATE IS OPEN GIVEN TO DRIVER. THIS HAPPENED WITHIN THE FIRST 100 MILES AFTER PURCHASE, THE FIRST TIME. IT HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AFTER THAT. LAST INCIDENT I HAD JUST PULLED ONTO THE FREEWAY AND WAS FLAGGED DOWN BY A PASSING TRUCKER WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT 65MPH THAT MY TAILGATE HAD OPENED. IMAGINE IF SOMETHING HAD FALLEN OUT OF THE BED OF MY TRUCK AND CAUSED ANOTHER MOTORIST TO CRASH. I HAD HEARD A CREAKING SOUND WHILE TURNING ONTO A ROADWAY WITH MY AIRSTREAM TRAVEL TRAILER ATTACHED. THE TAILGATE HAD CRUNCHED AGAINST THE PROPANE BOTTLES CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE TAILGATE, THE PROPANE BOTTLES, AND THE COVER. THIS HAD HAPPENED TO ME SEVERAL TIMES IN OTHER INSTANCES BUT THOUGHT IT WAS A FLUKE UNTIL THIS LAST EVENT WHILE TOWING MY AIRSTREAM TRAVEL TRAILER. I CONTACTED FORD DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED IN AUSTIN; THEY SUBMITTED TO FORD AND FORD SAID THEY WOULD PAY PART OF THE BILL, BUT I AM ON THE HOOK TO PAY ALSO. THIS IS A FORD WIRING HARNESS ISSUE. SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED SAME ISSUE. FORD SHOULD FIX THIS 100% BEFORE SOMETHING SERIOUS ACCIDENT OCCURS FROM ITEMS FALLING OUT OF THE BACK OF THE TRUCK WHEN BED OPENS AUTOMATICALLY.

Mileage: 100

TAILGATE HAS BEEN OPENING ON ITS OWN WHILE DRIVING. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS DRIVING WITH A TRAILER ATTACHED AND THE TAILGATE DROPPED WHILE DRIVING AND THE TAILGATE AND TRAILER WERE DAMAGED. NOT SURE WHAT CAUSED THE TAILGATE TO OPEN ON ITS OWN. KEY FOB WAS ON THE DASH WHEN THIS HAPPENED SO COULDN'T OF BEEN PUSHED ON ACCIDENT. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON HIGHWAY. DAMAGE OCCURED WHEN TURNING, THE TAILGATE CAUGHT THE CARGO DOOR(S) OF THE ATTACHED FIFTH-WHEEL TRAILER.

Mileage: 7,000

TWICE NOW I'VE HAD THE TAILGATE OF MY TRUCK (LARIAT) HAS OPENED ON ITS OWN. I'M UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE FAULT SO I HAVEN'T TAKEN IT IN YET, BUT BOTH OPENINGS WERE UNEXPECTED.

Mileage: 3,400

MY 2017 FORD SD F-250 TAILGATE HAS OPENED BY ITSELF ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. SEVERAL TIMES LAST YEAR BOTH STATIONARY AND IN MOTION. IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE THIS YEAR WHILE STATIONARY. I'VE NEVER SEEN IT HAPPEN IN REAL TIME ONLY AFTER IT HAS HAPPENED. IN 2017 ON 2 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS I WAS GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND PASSING CARS POINTED TO MY TAILGATE. THIS YEAR 2018 THE TRUCK WAS PARKED AT WORK FOR SEVERAL HOURS AND WHEN I WALKED TO IT THE TAIL GATE WAS WIDE OPEN. THE KEY FOB IS ALWAYS IN MY FRONT PANTS POCKET.

Mileage: 34,000

I RECENTLY PARKED MY TT AT OUR NEW RV CAMPGROUND. WHILE BACKING IT UP THE GATE OPENED RANDOMLY IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN AND DENTED THE TOP OF MY TAILGATE. EXTREMELY UPSET I NEW IT WAS GOING TO BE A HARD CASE TO SUBMIT TO WARRANTY FOR THEM TO BELIEVE THAT IT WASN'T USER ERROR. A FEW DAYS LATER I LEFT WORK AND DROVE 20 MILES DOWN THE HIGHWAY ONLY TO GET TO WHERE I WAS GOING AND GET OUT OF MY TRUCK TO SEE THE TAILGATE DOWN WITH A FULL PROPANE TANK IN THE BACK AN A $1000 WORTH OF FISHING POLES. TODAY I TOOK MY WIFE TO LUNCH AND WHEN WE PARKED AND GOT OUT THE GATE WAS DOWN AGAIN. WE ATE WENT A FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD, SHOPPED AND UNLOCKED THE DOORS USING THE FOB AND THE GATE DROPPED. THAT'S TWICE IN ONE DAY. IT WAS GETTING WORSE. SHORTLY AFTER, I GOT A LAST MINUTE CALL TO MOVE MY TT DUE TO RISING WATERS HERE IN BUCHANAN AT THE RV PARK AND WHILE I WAS GETTING READY TO LEAVE THE GATE OPENED ON ITS OWN WHILE THE DOORS WERE UNLOCKED. SO I GOT OUT MY CAMERA AND CLOSED THE GATE. WITHIN 20 SECONDS IT OPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME I VIDEO TAPED IT AND TEXTED THE VIDEO TO MY FORD WARRANTY REP. I RUSHED MY TRUCK TO COVERT FORD AND BY GODS GOOD GRACE THE TAILGATE OPENED REPEATEDLY IN FRONT OF EVERY FORD REP WORKING. I'LL LET YOU KNOW WHAT THEY FIND. MY TRUCK IS A 2017 F250 LARIAT ULTIMATE. I HAVE A VIDEO BUT IT IS 9.63MB. EMAIL ME IF YOU WANT IT.

Mileage: 33,000

THE AUTOMATIC TAILGATE IN THE 2017 KING RANCH F250 CAN COME OPEN WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHEN IN DRIVE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME AT LEAST 4 TIMES; MOST RECENTLY WHILE PULLING MY AIRSTREAM TRAILER WHILE IN UTAH, CAUSING DAMAGE TO MY AIRSTREAM PROPANE BOTTLES, THE ALUMINUM COVER, AND ALSO PUTTING A DENT IN MY F250 TAILGATE. THIS ISSUE COULD CAUSE SERIOUS PROBLEMS IN TRAFFIC, SHOULD SOMETHING FALL OUT OF THE BACK DURING THIS MALFUNCTION. MY EXPERIENCE RECENTLY: I HAD JUST ENTERED THE FREEWAY AND WAS ACCELERATING TO FREEWAY SPEEDS IN UTAH, AFTER A QUICK STOP FOR TAKEOUT BREAKFAST AT MCDONALDS. A TRUCKER FLAGGED ME DOWN TO PULL OVER AS I ENTERED THE FREEWAY. HE RAN BACK AND TOLD ME MY TAILGATE WAS OPEN. UPON INSPECTION, IT APPEARED THE OPEN TAILGATE HAD CAUSED DAMAGE TO MY PROPANE TANKS ON MY AIRSTREAM, THE ALUMINUM COVER, AND ALSO PUT A DENT IN THE TAILGATE WHEN LEAVING MCDONALDS PARKING LOT ONTO THE STREET TO GET BACK ONTO THE FREEWAY. WE WERE LUCKY NOTHING HAD FALLEN OUT OF THE REAR BED, AS IT WAS PACKED WITH CAMPING GEAR. THE AUTOMATIC TAILGATE CAN ONLY BE ACTIVATED BY THE 'KEYFOB' OR BY MANUALLY PRESSING THE RELEASE BUTTON ON THE TAILGATE WHEN UNLOCKED. 1) THERE IS NO WAY TO OPEN OR LOCK THE TAILGATE OTHER THAN THE PUSH BUTTON ON THE TAILGATE OR WITH THE KEYFOB. 2) THERE IS NO INDICATION THE TAILGATE IS DOWN, ONCE IN DRIVE. (SAFETY ISSUE) 3) THE TAILGATE CAN/DOES OPEN INTERMITTENTLY ON OCCASION WHILE IN DRIVE WITHOUT ANY OPERATOR INTERVENTION.

Mileage: 36,000

WHILE DRIVING WITH A CROSS WIND, ESPECIALLY ON TWO LANE ROADS WHEN PASSED IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION BY A SEMI, THE HOOD JUMPS (POPS) UP APPROXIMATELY 1-2 INCHES ON THE REAR EDGE. IN HIGH CROSS WINDS THE DISTANCE HAS BEEN HIGHER (3-4) INCHES. HAVE HAD TO DEALER LOOK AT IT AND TALKED TO FORD "CHAT LINE". THEIR SUGGESTION WAS TO REPORT IT HERE. THE REAR HINGES ALLOW THE HOOD TO ROTATE UP WHEN LATCHED . THE FRONT LATCH IS TAKING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF UPWARD FORCE IN THESE SITUATIONS AND LIKELY TO FAIL OR METAL FATIGUE. BELIEVE THE CROSS WIND EFFECTIVELY CREATES A VACUUM WHICH IS INCREASED BY A PASSING VEHICLE WHICH "SUCKS" THE HOOD UPWARDS. THERE IS A NORMAL "VIBRATION" OR SHAKING OF THE HOOD LIKELY BECAUSE OF THE LIGHTENING OF THE MATERIAL. THIS IS NOT WHAT I AM REFERRING TO. ONGOING/REPETITIVE ISSUE. HAS OCCURRED SINCE NEW

Mileage: 2,000

APRIL 2, 2018. I OWN A FORD F250 SUPER DUTY PLATINUM WITH 4753 MILES ON IT, PURCHASED NOV 2017. THIS WEEK WAS THE 1ST TIME I TOWED MY TRAVEL TRAILER (GVW 7800LB) AND ON THREE (3) DIFFERENT OCCASIONS THE TAIL POPPED OPEN BY IT SELF. ALL THREE OCCASIONS I WAS TURNING AT SLOW SPEEDS AND WAS TRAVELING ON FLAT PAVEMENT. THE RESULT OF THE UNINTENTIONAL OPENINGS WAS DAMAGE TO THE TAILGATE WHEN THE TAILGATE HIT THE TRAILER STANCHION WHILE TURNING.

Mileage: 4,753

THE DRIVER'S DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE/LATCH. TEMP. WAS LOW 20'S THIS MORNING AND WHEN I TRIED TO CLOSE THE DRIVER'S DOOR IT WOULD NOT LATCH. I HAD TO SLAMMED THE DOOR 10 OR 12 TIMES BEFORE THE DOOR WOULD LATCH CLOSE. THIS IS SIMILAR TO THE PROBLEMS THE F-150 HAS BEEN HAVING.

Mileage: 8,000