Major Problems with 2011 Ford F-150 Derived from Complaints & Recalls


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Worst 3 complaints of 2011 Ford F-150

2011 Ford F-150 SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC Victims: 3 Mileage: 14000 miles

2011 Ford F-150 AIR BAGS Victims: 3 Mileage: 48000 miles

2011 Ford F-150 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Victims: 2 Mileage: 59000 miles

Browse 2011 Ford F-150 complaints by category

Problems with POWER TRAIN, ENGINE and STEERING are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Ford F-150 owners.

Problem Category Number of Problems
POWER TRAIN
tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. the contact stated the vehicle began to vibrate while driving 35 mph....
495
~ 82740 miles
ENGINE
after 100 miles i noticed a vibration or miss while truck idles at stops. since that time every person in...
417
~ 52566 miles
STEERING
tl*the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. the contact stated that whenever he turned the steering wheel he would feel...
348
~ 72269 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
from a dead stop i accelerated to turn into her driveway the engine hesitated and stumbled it sounded like you...
160
~ 66330 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. the contact stated that while driving 70 mph he depressed the accelerator...
144
~ 57368 miles
SERVICE BRAKES
steering wheel shakes real bad on stopping the harder the stop the worse it shakes this truck has 16000 miles...
141
~ 57681 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER
tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. the contact stated that while the defroster was activated he noticed that...
82
~ 66001 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
my new ford f150 has recurring issues with the sync system. we drive down the road hang up the bluetooth...
73
~ 89495 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
while entering a highway via an on-ramp doing about approximately 45 miles per hour i attempted hard acceleration to pick...
64
~ 54416 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
from a dead stop i accelerated to turn into her driveway the engine hesitated and stumbled it sounded like you...
42
~ 30927 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL
during routine road driving the service advance-trac light came on the dash. this was at 7490 miles. the truck...
37
~ 72714 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
from a dead stop i accelerated to turn into her driveway the engine hesitated and stumbled it sounded like you...
28
~ 21905 miles
GLASS, SIDE/REAR > VISIBILITY
i turned on rear defroster. i drove for 5-10 minutes and parked. i then heard a loud popping sound and...
22
~ 50073 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE
tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. the contact stated that the driver and passenger doors failed and the...
22
~ 52895 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
i rented a ford pickup truck from u-haul and i feel that the automatic lighting controls on it are a...
19
~ 57484 miles
REAR WINDOW > DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM > VISIBILITY
we started having issues with the rear defroster not working on the power sliding rear window. after a short period...
15
~ 60079 miles
SUSPENSION
i have a 2011 ford f-150 4x4 ecoboost and have had one steering rack replaced already. it was replaced due...
10
~ 50317 miles
DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM > VISIBILITY
tl* the contact own a 2011 ford f 150. the contact stated when he turned on his rear window defogger...
8
~ 58000 miles
TIRES
my new ford f-150 has original equipped hankook dynapro at tires. they are p235 75 r17 with the dot t79jpcyh...
8
~ 37455 miles
VISIBILITY
drivers side rear view mirror vibrates excessively when radio is loud or when driving at highway speeds. makes headlights appear...
8
~ 21097 miles
SEATS
the 40/20/40 bucket seat is unsafe due to non-adjustably for human size differences. this is an un-ergonomic seat and will...
8
~ 30000 miles
WHEELS
tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. the contact was driving 70 mph when the vehicle started to jerk...
8
~ 197289 miles
SEAT BELTS
went on a 350 mile trip i was at a stop light and when i went to accelerate the truck...
6
~ 61000 miles
AIR BAGS
tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. the contact stated that the vehicle was traveling 70 mph when the...
6
~ 46999 miles
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN
transmission slams between gears and the drive train "acts" like it is sticking in four wheel drive when at slow...
6
~ 7654 miles
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
i rented a ford pickup truck from u-haul and i feel that the automatic lighting controls on it are a...
4
~ 50250 miles
POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS > VISIBILITY
driving to work on a crisp fall morning in october 2014 i put the rear window defogger on. about 10...
3
~ 58900 miles
STRUCTURE
my wife went to get into the truck and her foot slipped off the running board causing her to fall....
3
~ 23505 miles
SIDEWALL > TIRES
my new ford f-150 has original equipped hankook dynapro at tires. they are p235 75 r17 with the dot t79jpcyh...
3
~ 60633 miles
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. the contact stated that the running boards were too narrow and slippery...
3
~ 50810 miles
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
during routine road driving the service advance-trac light came on the dash. this was at 7490 miles. the truck...
3
~ 99010 miles
RACK AND PINION > STEERING
tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. the contact stated that while driving approximately 50 mph the service advance...
2
~ 71250 miles
TREAD/BELT > TIRES
tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. the vehicle was equipped with pirelli tire scorpion str tires tire size...
2
~ 17717 miles
PEDALS AND LINKAGES > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford 150. the contact stated that the brake pedal and accelerator pedal were too...
2
~ 29720 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
during routine road driving the service advance-trac light came on the dash. this was at 7490 miles. the truck...
2
~ 3768 miles
CAMERA > SENSING SYSTEM > BACK OVER PREVENTION
tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. the contact stated that the electric transmission would not engage into the...
1
~ 190000 miles
WHEEL SPEED SENSOR > ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. the contact stated that the vehicle experienced the same failure as listed...
1
~ 163000 miles
TURN SIGNAL > EXTERIOR LIGHTING
tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. while driving and attempting to make a u- turn the anti-traction warning...
1
~ 143000 miles
DOOR > BODY > STRUCTURE
tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. while driving at any speed the seat belt indicator illuminated and remained...
1
~ 50000 miles
WIRING > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. while driving at any speed the seat belt indicator illuminated and remained...
1
~ 50000 miles
RACK > RACK AND PINION > STEERING
tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. on several occasions while driving below the speed limit the steering wheel...
1
~ 118000 miles
FRONTAL > AIR BAGS
complaint our 2011 ford f150 had an involuntary airbag deploy on the passenger side of the vehicle. after further review...
1
INFLATOR MODULE > PASSENGER SIDE > FRONTAL
complaint our 2011 ford f150 had an involuntary airbag deploy on the passenger side of the vehicle. after further review...
1
CRUISE CONTROL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. the contact stated that while driving at 60 mph the cruise control...
1
~ 10000 miles
WINDSHIELD > VISIBILITY
tl*the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. the contact stated that when the defroster for the rear windshield was activated...
1
~ 49000 miles
GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) > STEERING
tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. the contact stated that while driving approximately 50 mph the service advance...
1
~ 24500 miles
MASTER CYLINDER > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. while driving approximately 65 mph the brakes failed to stop the vehicle...
1
~ 65000 miles
ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM > STEERING
cpsc: i144350a. 2011 ford f-150. consumer stated the electric power steering system lost power. *ln the consumer stated while driving...
1
POWER ASSIST > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
while traveling with the flow of traffic (40-45 miles) an hour i had a collision with cars in front of...
1
~ 14000 miles
VACUUM > POWER ASSIST > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
while traveling with the flow of traffic (40-45 miles) an hour i had a collision with cars in front of...
1
~ 14000 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
while traveling with the flow of traffic (40-45 miles) an hour i had a collision with cars in front of...
1
~ 14000 miles
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. the contact stated that all four automatic interior doors locks failed to...
1
~ 45000 miles
BEAD > TIRES
new tires were dry rotted on new truck when i bought it. i had to buy 4 new tires. old
1
~ 20000 miles
SOFTWARE > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. the contact stated that the vehicle experienced independent shifting. the vehicle was...
1
~ 59125 miles
ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. while driving 70 mph the vehicle decelerated and began to shake without...
1
~ 8000 miles
VALVE > TIRES
i have a 2007 ford f150. all of the tire valve stems are cracked. i had one replaced and a...
1
~ 40000 miles

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