2011 Ford F-150: fuel pump failure

Filed Nov 7, 2025 · Electrical, Fuel system · TX

Was starting to accelerate out of a toll booth a vehicle and was about 60mph when suddenly the engine shut off. Electrical worked. Got mechanical symbol and then oil pressure low warning. It started to down shift and slow rapidly in traffic. Managed to get to side of road but almost got hit. Got it towed to dealer and the fuel pump fuse had melted. Shutting off the fuel pump.

Filed Jan 11, 2024 · Electrical · TX · fire

Fuel Pump Fuse - 27 melted. Is a common problem according to Internet forums on 2010-2014 models.

Filed Sep 1, 2020 · Fuel system · 83,000 miles · WA

Inadequate contacts on fuse relay for fuel pump, causing overheating without burning out the fues(#27 in the fuse box). This caused the relay and fuse to start melting and resulted in immediate shut down of the fuel pump, and complete power loss. I was lucky it happened right after I pulled into my driveway. No warning at all. Extremely dangerous if it had happened on the freeway.

Filed Feb 19, 2018 · Electrical, Fuel system · 68,000 miles · CA

I have several occasion for the past couple of years of my f150 not starting when turning the key on. I have taken it to the ford dealership several times but they couldn't determine the problem. I've had several occasion of the low oil pressure light turn on and the vehicle has stalled. Just recently I was making a right turn and at a small angle and the truck completely stalled out while driving. I had to coast to a stop without any power steering until it finally stopped. I tried to crank it over but it wouldn't start. After about 5 minutes it finally started without issue. I've had it stall twice while I lost total control of my truck and it is extremely dangerous. I had to tow it to my dealership again today. I think I may have finally found the issue which may point to a faulty 20amp fuel pump fuse. I found some articles pointing to fuse 27 and sure enough it was burnt on one side. I am completely shocked that ford is aware of this issue and not issuing a mandatory recall until all these trucks are fixed. Had this been on the freeway it could have been a complete failure of the vehicle which may have caused a serious or life threatening accident. Please force a recall.

Filed Dec 21, 2017 · Electrical, Fuel system · 78,000 miles · VA

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. While driving approximately 50 MPH, the steering wheel seized and the power steering warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle then lost power. The contact coasted the vehicle to the side of the road. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the fuel pump relay box failed and caused the fuel pump to burn. The mechanic stated that the fuel pump needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact called cavalier ford lincoln greenbrier (1515 s military hwy, chesapeake, va 23320, phone: 757) 424-1111) and was informed that he would be responsible for the diagnostic and repair fees. The vehicle was not repaired due to the cost. The manufacturer was contacted and stated that they knew about the failure and, in order for the vehicle to be repaired, there would be a fee. The approximate failure mileage was 78,000. The VIN was not available.

Filed Jul 11, 2017 · Fuel system · 132,000 miles · WA

I was driving at highway speeds (70+ MPH) on a mountain road going uphill in heavy traffic when the truck completely shut down. The trucks' power steering, braking, and maneuverability became extremely challenging as I tried to pull it to safety. However, with it being on a mountain road there was very little shoulder and part of my truck ended up blocking traffic since the truck was unresponsive. Major safety hazard! The faulty component that caused this situation is the fuel pump fuse overheated causing no fuel delivery to my vehicle. I later learned through some research that ford motor co. Had issued, without alerting the public, a tsb (15-0137) regarding the fuel pump fuse. I had no idea since there was no recall issued. If I had known, this very dangerous situation could have been avoided!!!

Filed Jan 17, 2017 · Electrical · 82,000 miles · KY

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. While driving approximately 3 MPH, the fuel gauge switched from full to empty and the odometer failed to provide the accurate reading. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the fuel pump sensor was replaced. The odometer was not repaired and the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not notified of the failures. The approximate failure mileage was 82,000.

Filed Mar 13, 2014 · Fuel system · 39,600 miles · OR

I have had numerous instances of the engine of my f-150 eco -boost shutting down while driving. The engine will run fine for hours and then it will begin to sputter and crap out and die. The 1st time this happened I was traveling 65 miles on hour on the freeway when it just started crapping out like it was out of gas. It barely ran until I could get off the freeway. I have taken it to my local ford dealer 5 times for the same issue. I have had it stop running on at least 10 occasions. Only 1 time did the dealer get a code which indicated the high pressure fuel pump was failing. Replaced that. Three days later the same thing happens again in the exact same way. It will run fine and then all of a sudden it decides that it wants to crap out and start sputtering. I was told by the dealer when this happens turn the engine off, take the key out of the ignition, wait a few minutes then put the key in the ignition and try to start. I have had to wait as long as a few minutes to over an hour for the computer to reboot and allow the truck to restart. This has happened in some very remote locations where it would have required that I hike as much as 20 miles to see a living soul again to find help. I believe that this is a very serious safety problem that will eventually lead in deaths if a recall is not performed to find the source of the problem. There are to many complaints on this site to ignore that it is not a problem although ford told me they did not have similar issues with any other trucks. Now I see on this site that perhaps they are choosing ignorance over safety.