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2010 Ford F-150 electrical complaints

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Filed Mar 23, 2022 · Electrical, Engine · 200,000 miles · GA

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.

Filed Mar 23, 2022 · Electrical, Engine · 65,320 miles · TX

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.

Filed Dec 1, 2021 · Electrical · MN

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.

Filed Mar 20, 2021 · Body, Electrical · TX

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.

Filed Mar 17, 2021 · Electrical · 132,000 miles · TX

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.

Filed Jan 18, 2021 · Electrical · 200,000 miles · IL · fire

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.

Filed Aug 21, 2020 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 130,000 miles · NC

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.

Filed Aug 12, 2020 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 85,740 miles · OH

Transmission was replace rain was be place the truck is still stalling slip in and year

Filed Aug 4, 2020 · Airbags, Body · FL

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.

Filed Jan 7, 2020 · Electrical · 145,000 miles · FL

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".

Filed Dec 23, 2019 · Electrical · 180,000 miles · FL

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.

Filed Dec 1, 2019 · Electrical, Engine · 120,000 miles · IL

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 federal safety agency. 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.

Filed Oct 28, 2019 · Electrical · 120,000 miles · FL

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.

Filed Oct 21, 2019 · Electrical, Visibility · 159,800 miles · FL

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

Filed Oct 15, 2019 · Electrical · LA

Rear side passenger door is stuck and will not unlock nor open. Door is not working

Filed Sep 6, 2019 · Electrical · 132,699 miles · TX

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.

Filed Sep 2, 2019 · Electrical, Seats · 129,682 miles · MD

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.

Filed May 29, 2019 · Electrical, Fuel system · 204,000 miles · GA

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.

Filed May 15, 2019 · Acceleration, Electrical · 71,000 miles · OR

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.

Filed May 13, 2019 · Electrical · 82,000 miles · CA

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.

Filed Mar 14, 2019 · Electrical, Engine · 75,000 miles · IA

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

Filed Oct 16, 2018 · Electrical · 90,000 miles · OH

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.

Filed Sep 5, 2018 · Electrical · 198,000 miles · AL

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.

Filed Jul 15, 2018 · Electrical · 70,000 miles · FL

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

Filed Apr 20, 2018 · Electrical · 89,000 miles · MI

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.

Filed Apr 18, 2018 · Electrical, Fuel system · 186,200 miles · MO

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.

Filed Mar 28, 2018 · Electrical, Engine · 130,000 miles · MO

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.

Filed Mar 9, 2018 · Electrical, Engine · 150,000 miles · OK

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.

Filed Feb 11, 2018 · Electrical, Engine · 105,000 miles · AL

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.

Filed Jan 28, 2018 · Electrical · 75,000 miles · AR

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.

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