2011 Ford F-150
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Was in a car Collison not wherein setbelt and airbags did not deploy or come out at all
The contact owned a 2011 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving at 15 MPH and making a left turn, in the middle of the turn, the instrument panel turned off, and the vehicle jerked forward before losing automotive power. The contact was not able to clear the intersection in time and the vehicle crashed into another vehicle on the passenger’s side. The contact stated that the vehicle rolled over onto the driver’s side. The contact was thrown halfway through the window while the vehicle was flipping over onto the side of the vehicle, and the contact lay underneath the vehicle. Soldiers arrived at the scene and lifted the vehicle to release the contact out of the driver-side door. The air bags had deployed. The vehicle was towed to a tow yard. The contact was unaware if a police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The contact sustained a crushed pelvis, six fractured ribs, and nerve damage. Medical attention was required for the injuries. The local dealer was contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 170,000.
The contact owned a 2011 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle suddenly jerked, causing him to lose control of the vehicle and swerve into the next lane. As a result, the contact's vehicle was T-boned on the passenger's side by an oncoming vehicle. The air bags did deploy. A police report was filed, but no injuries were reported. The contact stated that although he did not seek treatment the day of the accident, he scheduled an appointment the following day after feeling soreness in a nondescript location. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed to a tow yard and deemed a total loss. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V075000 (Power Train), but the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 160,000.
The contact owns a 2011 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle inadvertently downshifted into first gear. As a result, the contact crashed into a guard rail. No warning lights were illuminated. The contact sustained an injury to his head. Medical attention was required. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a tow lot. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000.
The vehicle was being driven with the cruise control set. Upon approaching an intersection on a four lane divided roadway I tapped the brakes to deactivate the cruise control. When pressure was applied to the brake pedal the cruise control did not disengage but the vehicle accelerated instead. I released pressure to the brake pedal and the vehicle continued at the cruise control set speed. I again applied pressure to the brake pedal and the vehicle again accelerated. To avoid striking stopped traffic I moved into the right turn lane with the vehicle continuing to accelerate as I attempted to brake the vehicle. Upon entering the intersection my vehicle struck another pickup truck broadside. I believe speed at the point of impact was 60 plus miles per hour. My vehicle then continued on and struck two utility poles. Both vehicles were damaged beyond repair. There appears to be a problem with the speed control system as it would not disengage but caused the vehicle to accelerate. Googling the same problem with other Ford F-150's I found several reports of the exact problem. I ordered the vehicle new and it was maintained by the Ford dealership. There were no known problems. Mileage is 31,900. At this time the vehicle has not been inspected for a cause but is available for inspection. The vehicle is in the towing company lot. This accident could have very easily resulted in fatalities. This accident should have never happened!!!
I was driving with the cruise control engaged set at 60 mph. Approached an intersection with traffic light with traffic stopped in both westbound lanes. Tapped the brake to deactivate the cruise control. The cruise control did not turn off but instead tapping the brake caused the truck to accelerate. Released the brake pressure and reapplied brake pressure. This action again caused the truck to accelerate. To avoid hitting stopped traffic I moved to the right hand turn lane which was free of traffic. The truck continued to accelerate as I applied brake pressure. As my truck entered the intersection a collision occurred with a northbound vehicle. The collision severely damaged my vehicle and the struck vehicle with injuries to myself and the other driver. Crash speed had to be over 60 mph. This was all captured by a traffic camera. My F-150 had 31,900 on the odometer. It has been dealership maintained since new and has no known defects other than this incident. No lights, no warnings. The truck has not been Inspected since the incident. The truck has heavy damage. This incident could have easily caused the deaths of myself and the other driver. Searches online have turned up the same complaints from other F-150 owners. I have photos on my email but can not get them loaded to this form. You need to see them!
The contact owned a 2011 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at low speeds at night and approaching the canal, the air bag exploded without warning or impact. The contact sustained facial injuries and there was propellant in his mouth and he lost his eyesight temporarily. The contact became unconscious during the incident. The contact bounced off the bridge and crashed into an unknown truck with 6 occupants. It was unknown if there were any injuries to the other vehicle however they performed CPR on the contact. The contact eventually regained consciousness and woke up in an ambulance. The contact mentioned his wife was in the vehicle at the time of the failure. The vehicle was towed to an unknown location. There was an independent investigation and the black box data was collected. There was no reported fire. A police report was filed. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified but no further assistance was provided. The vehicle was deemed a total loss by the insurance company. The approximate failure mileage was 20,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING OUT OF A PARKING LOT AT 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE, ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS EXITING THE PARKING LOT AND TWO PEDESTRIANS. BOTH PEDESTRIANS WERE INJURED AND REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONE OF THE PEDESTRIAN HAD TO HAVE SURGERY. THE DRIVER DID NOT SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTION THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW LOT. THE DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 160,000.
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 10 MILES PER HOUR ON A DIRT ROAD MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AS IF THE TRUCK HAD BEEN TURNED OFF, CAUSING ME TO CRASH INTO A TREE. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS FIRM.AND WOULD NOT DEPRESS.
2011 FORD F-150 TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH TRAVELING STRAIGHT AND ANOTHER TRUCK TURNED IN FRONT OF THE F-150. BRAKES WERE PRESSED AND COULD NOT STOP FAST ENOUGH TO AVOID THE COLLISION. TRUCK AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NOT SURE IF AIR BAG FAILURE OR TRUCK WIRING/COMPUTER COMMUNICATION FAILURE. WOULD BE NICE TO GET MORE INFORMATION ON WHY THE AIR BAGS WOULD HAVE NOT DEPLOYED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN, THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PUMPED AND THE VEHICLE SLID INTO THE INTERSECTION. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS. ON THE THIRD OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN DEPRESSED. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PUMPED AS THE CONTACT SLID INTO AN INTERSECTION. THE CONTACT CLIPPED THE REAR OF A JEEP THAT WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, CAUSING THE JEEP TO FLIP OVER TWICE BEFORE LANDING UPRIGHT. THE CONTACT AND THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION AND WERE TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP, BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE POWERED OFF, THEY WOULD INDEPENDENTLY SWIPE ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD APPROXIMATELY EVERY TEN SECONDS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUSE HAD TO BE REMOVED SO THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD DISENGAGE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKE PEDAL RESPONDED AFTER THE CONTACT RESET THE COMPUTER, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE15026 (SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT PUMPED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE AS WELL AS THE GUARDRAIL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR ABRASIONS THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER AND THE BODY DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE PUMP ASSEMBLY VACUUM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE PUMP WAS LOCKED UP AND BLEW OUT FUSES, WHICH INDICATED A MALFUNCTION OR POTENTIAL DEFECT WITH THE COMPONENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,390.
I WRECKED MY 2011 F150 ECOBOOST, I HIT A 4 FT CULVERT AND 4 TREES, TO WHICH THE 4TH STOPPED ME. MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY OR ATTEMPT TO DEPLOY, IN WHICH CASE CAUSED ME TO HAVE WHIPLASH AND SEVERELY SPRAINED ANKLE W/TORN LIGAMENTS AND TENDONS REQUIRING A HALF CAST AND WALKING BOOT. HOW THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AND TIME WAS APPROXIMATELY 9:40ISH P.M. I CAME AROUND A CURVE, WITH CRUISE SET ON 60 MPH, THERE WAS A TRACTOR TRAILER IN THE MAJORITY OF MY LANE, I SWERVED TO THE RIGHT TO AVOID IT. WHEN I HIT THE CULVERT MY TRUCK DASHBOARD SAID SOMETHING ABOUT TRAC ON AND OK, I WENT AIRBORN, THE CULVERT BROKE A TIE ROD AND THE TREES TOOK OUT THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY TRUCK, THE LAST TREE I HIT STOPPED ME.....I CALLED FORD AND THEY ARE REFERRING IT TO THEIR LEGAL DEPARTMENT, SUPPOSE TO BE SENDING SOMEONE OUT TO LOOK AT MY TRUCK (I MIGHT ADD THAT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WAS BROKE OUT TOO) AND BE CONTACTING ME IN A 15 DAY RANGE PERIOD. IN THE MEAN TIME....I THINK IT WAS A SAFETY HAZARD AND NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO.
WHILE TRAVELING WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC (40-45 MILES) AN HOUR I HAD A COLLISION WITH CARS IN FRONT OF ME. AS A RESULT OF THE COLLISION I WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS. DAZED AND INJURED I COULD NOT RECALL THE DETAILS OF THE MOMENTS JUST BEFORE THE COLLISION, TO THE POLICE. ALL THAT I COULD REMEMBER WAS TRYING DESPERATELY TO STOP THE VEHICLE BUT IT WOULD NOT STOP. AFTER THE ACCIDENT NO ONE SEEMS TO BELIEVE ME AND EVEN MY INSURANCE CARRIER IS NOT INTERESTED IN LOOKING INTO THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE BRAKES FAILED OR THE CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONED. *TR THE CONSUMER REFERENCED NHTSA ACTION NUMBER EA15006. HE BELIEVED HIS ACCIDENT WAS DUE TO A BRAKE SYSTEM DEFECT. UPDATED 05/19/16.*JB
MY HEATED SEAT DRIVERS SIDE BECAME VERY HOT - CAUSING SMALL RED SPOT ON MY LEG. PULLED SEAT COVER WHICH HAD BECOME DISTORTED AND DISCOVERED HEATED SEAT ELEMENT HAD SHORTED OUT MELTING COPPER WIRING AND BURNING A HOLE IN FOAM SEAT CUSHION. ENDED UP REPLACING ELEMENT AND LEATHER SEAT COVER ON MY OWN JUST PARTS COST NEARLY $600. CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE THREE TIMES WITH NO RESPONSE. CHECKED GOOGLE SEARCH AND THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE HAVING ISSUES WITH THESE ELEMENTS. I SAVED COVER, AND ELEMENT AND HAVE PICTURES AVAILABLE. *TR
Transmission, shifted into 4th gear and would not shift out of 4th, Take the truck and inspect it if need be! Safety of my self and others as truck down shifted to 4th gear while driving speeds of 45mph, shot rpm’s over 6k. Problem has not been reproduced yet as of today 11/23/2024 Component wasn’t inspected by any option listed above but was mentioned in the NDOT accident report attached. No symptoms or warning likes before it appeared. Truck has NO warning lamps on including but not limited to check engine light or abs.
Electronic Power Steering. Power Steering Assist Fault. Lost complete control of Steering going around a corner at highway speeds.
Lost power steering while driving. Power assist failure flash on dash and then power steering went out and caused me to crash. Just like all the recalls for the same type of vehicle same year
ADVANCE TRAC WARNING LIGHT CAME ON SCREEN AS WIFE AND 2 YOUNG CHILDREN WERE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS AT NIGHT. IMMEDIATELY WIFE LOST POWER STEERING AND COULD NOT AVOID A MAILBOX IN FRONT OF HOUSE . TRUCK IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN UPON CRASHING INTO MAILBOX AND WOULD NOT RESTART. . HOWEVER LIGHTS , CLUSTER IN DASH AND INTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD NOT SHUT OFF , WITH KEY REMOVED FROM IGNITION . WIFE OPENED DOORS . SHE INSERTED KEY INTO IGNITION WHILE TURNING SWITCHES AND KNOBS ATTEMPTING TO SHUT DOWN ACCESSORIES . NOTHING WOULD SHUT OFF . SYNC SYSTEM WAS ASKING SEVERAL UNINVITED QUESTIONS , WHILE CLUSTER WAS TURNING OFF AND ON , BLINKING , FLASHING RANDOM WARNING LIGHTS AND INDICATORS . BLINKERS WOULD NOT WORK . TOWED VEHICLE HOME . WITH KEY NOT IN IGNITION , SAME THINGS , LIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN OFF . REMOVED VEHICLE GROUND CABLE FROM BATTERY POST . PURCHASED AND INSTALLED BRAND NEW MOTORCRAFT BATTERY AND STILL HAVE SAME ISSUES . CAN NOT DRIVE TRUCK AT THIS POINT AS THIS IS A SAFETY NIGHTMARE WAITING TO HAPPEN TO UNSUSPECTING DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS . THERE WAS NO PREVIOUS WARNING OR PRE-EMPTIVE MEASURES THAT COULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS FROM OCCURRING . AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE , WE KNOW FORD IS AWARE OF IT . WE KNOW THEY WILL NOT RECALL THE RACK AND PINION STEERING THAT CAUSES THIS . PLEASE LET ME BE PERFECTLY CLEAR : WE DO NOT CARE NOR WANT TO BE PART OF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT . WE ARE FORD LOVERS AND OWNERS SINCE A 1978 PINTO . WE ONLY WANT OUR TRUCK TO BE FIXED AT NO CHARGE TO US . WE DO NOT HAVE ANY INTEREST IN EXASPERATING THIS ISSUE WITH OTHER OWNERS TO FURTHER BASH THE FORD BRAND . WE ONLY WISH TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND GET IT FIXED WITH FORD AT THE VERY LEAST GIVING US A DISCOUNT ON THE LABOR OR PARTS . IF NOT FULL REIMBURSEMENT , HALF OFF WOULD ,MAKE ME A HAPPY FORD OWNER AGAIN AND IN THE FUTURE . COVID 19 HAS LEFT US BROKE . FORD PLEASE HELP US !!!!!
THE 10-SPEED 10R80 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION THAT IS LOCATED IN MANY F150'S IS DEFECTIVE AS IT CAN SHIFT HARSHLY AND ERRATICALLY AT VERY HIGH SPEEDS, CAUSING VEHICLE CONTROL LOSS AND CAUSING ACCIDENTS. THE VEHICLE WILL OFTEN JERK, LUNGE, AND CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL AS SOMETIMES IT WILL STOP ENGAGING. FORD DEALERS ARE HESITANT TO REPAIR THE PART AND NEGLIGENT WHEN IT COMES TO THE SAFETY OF THE DRIVERS. OFTEN NOT BLAMING IT TO THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION BUT OTHER 'NON RELATED FAULTS' THAT HAVE OCCURRED IN THE TRANSMISSION, HENCE NOT PROVIDING FREE REPAIR.
