2016 Ford F-150: engine knocking or ticking

Filed Jul 9, 2024 · Engine, Transmission · 63,000 miles · OH

The contact's son owns a 2016 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle lost motive power and failed to accelerate as intended with a knocking sound coming from the engine. The power train warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed and determined that the cylinder head or the engine might need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 63,000.

Filed Mar 27, 2024 · Engine · 91,000 miles · CT

The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost motive power. There was an abnormal ticking and rattling noise detected. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The local dealer was contacted but was unable to duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact who is an independent mechanic stated that the failure was due to the camshaft phasers. The manufacturer was contacted and opened a case. The approximate failure mileage was 91,000.

Filed Feb 2, 2023 · Engine · 145,000 miles · LA

The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH, there was a knocking sound coming from the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed. The dealer was contacted and stated that the vehicle needed to be diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 145,000.

Filed Nov 22, 2021 · Engine · UT

My truck started making a whistle and ticking sound different than the standard turbo whistle. I've also noticed a burning smell recently when accelerating. I took the vehicle in to the dealership, and they pointed out that the exhaust manifold is warped. Looking online, this is a standard issue with Ford's Ecoboost engine -- however this is not covered by the extended warranty. This could cause the vehicle to fail emissions testing

Filed Dec 23, 2020 · Transmission · 63,000 miles · MA

Earlier this year, my f-150 started showing signs of overheating. A diagnostic was done and showed nothing. Following this I had the thermostat replaced 3 times. I was experiencing 'limp mode' where I'd be on the highway and the truck would go from 65 to 20 in seconds with only a "bing" sound as a warning. I researched on line to learn what the cause might be.and determined it was probably the etc sensor/knock sensor. My regular mechanic would reboot? The computer system and it would work for a while and then the same thing would happen. I finally went to the ford dealership where I originally purchased the truck. Due to the unprofessionalism of this dealership, I was compelled to contact ford corporate office. They informed me that even though this is a manufacturer's defect and there have been complaints about it, they were not in a large enough number to warrant a recall.

Filed Jun 24, 2019 · Engine · 79,000 miles · VA

Throttle body failure: first occurred on original throttle body (oem part) in 2018. Vehicle was turned on and stationary in a parking lot. Heard a loud knocking, diagnosed at ford dealership. Replaced original throttle body with new oem throttle bottle. Second occurrence on replacement throttle body (oem part) in june 2019. Vehicle was in motion on an interstate, wrench light came on, putting the truck in limp mode and the truck stalled. I pulled over on the side of the interstate, turned the truck off, waited several minutes and turned vehicle back on. Cleared the fault and was able to continue drive with loud knocking sound occurring like in the first instance.

Filed Jul 24, 2018 · Electrical, Engine · 56,000 miles · LA

Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford f-150. While driving 80 MPH, the check engine warning indicator illuminated and there were abnormal roaring and knocking sounds coming from the engine. The vehicle was taken to highway ford (18982 johnnie b hall memorial hwy, deridder, la 70634, (337) 462-5497) where it was diagnosed that there was a loose electrical connector in the engine compartment that was not seated correctly. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 56,000.

Filed May 24, 2018 · Engine, Transmission · 23,000 miles · MN

The vehicle hesitates, idles roughly when cold and makes a knocking type noise at idle when hot. The coolant level has gone down substantially despite having it serviced recently. We have experienced large amounts of water dripping from the tail pipe along with the occasional puff of thick smoke. The vehicle misfires and it has been verified by a scan tool (my own and fords). Ford's technicians have verified the concern but have told us that without a hard fault, they are not able to look into the problem further. This issue has been brought to their attention several times with no resolution. While it may be related or unrelated, the transmission also jerks when slowing down and has a tendency to lurch forward when going from 3-2-1 gears. This has also been verified by ford and they have made two attempts using tsb 16-0015 to resolve without any improvement.