Vehicle idles rough and stalls after driving for about 30 minutes or so. Rpms drop to below 500, vehicle shakes and sputters, and sometimes dies. I have had the vehicle die multiple times before turning at a stop light/sign.
2016 Ford F-150 engine complaints
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Starting at 30,000 miles the truck had a rough idle at a stoplight or stop sign in gear, and then after a couple months I would shifting from reverse to drive and it shut down. Now sometimes when I come up to a stop sign or stop light it shuts off I was even at an intersection and it shut off this is a huge safety concern and ford needs to fix it now. No code pops up and ford cannot re-create it or fix it
Tl* the contact owned a 2016 ford f-150. While the contact was on vacation, the vehicle caught fire in the driveway. The contact's child was at home, saw the vehicle on fire, and called the fire department. The fire department extinguished the fire. A police report was filed. There were no injuries. The cause of the failure was not determined. The contact's insurance company deemed the vehicle totaled. The dealer and manufacturer were not notified. The failure mileage was unknown.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford f-150. While driving low speeds, the engine shuddered and the vehicle hesitated to accelerate. The vehicle was taken to cleveland ford (2496 s. Lee hwy, cleveland, tn), but the cause of the failure could not be determined. The manufacturer was notified, but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 45,000. *tt consumer stated truck also has numerous signal losses on tac satellite radio signal. Consumer took it to the dealer several times and was told there was no problem.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford f-150. While driving the vehicle, an abnormal noise was heard coming from the engine. There was no warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to scenic motors (located at 1992 rockford st, mt airy, nc 27030, (336) 789-9591) to be diagnosed, but a failure code could not be found. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified and informed the contact that the warranty was about to expire. No further assistance was provided. The approximate failure mileage was 29,000. The VIN was not available.
I've bought my 2016 f150 xlt fx4 sc 5.0l used with about 69k miles on it and had it for nearly a year now. Since I purchased the truck it will develop a rough idle and will stall while at a stop light. This will happen when I make a multi stop trip, for example if I stop at the market on the way home from work, or sometimes even just returning home from work. So far this issue has only happened on city streets. Outside temps are no factors as this happens in cold wintery conditions or hot and humid weather. Every time the truck stalls, the cel does not come on or any other dash light except the battery light and I can restart the truck immediately with no issues. After the truck restarts there is no fault light on the dash and truck acts like nothing happened. I took the truck to an independent repair shop to have a diagnostic check and they could not find any stored codes or pending codes pertaining to this issue. The repair shop was also able to duplicate the issue but also noticed a strong smell from the catalytic converter. At the moment, it is unknown what's causing my truck to idle roughly and stall.
We just took my 2016 f150 ecoboost to west texas over thanksgiving. Towed under 7500 lbs. Towed completely normal the whole time (15 hours) until the return trip home. About 2.5 hours into my return trip (I was towing without my husband and with two young kids on a back highway with no cell service and absolutely no stops for 2 of those hours😯) I pulled over to see where my next gas station was and my truck died. It would restart but would die again. I finally figure I'm screwed, I'll try and just hit the gas and go. So I took off and blew through a stop sign and didn't stop until I reached a gas station, where it died when I stopped.. It was saturday afternoon and all the repair shops were closed and there weren't any parts stores open. I finally unplugged the camper, thinking it was draining my battery and started it up and gassed it to get it going and didn't stop until I reached sonora and camped for the night, about 20 miles away. And then my truck was totally fine after that. I never hooked the camper back up and I had filled up the gas tank and put fuel injection cleaner into the tank and didn't have any more stalls. The only light that came on when it stalled was the battery light.
I have had my truck to dealer for many multiple issues involving electrical since approximately 6600 miles beginning with shaking when I slowed down without utilizing brakes. Since then I've been at the dealer with many electrical issues where truck would not accelerate and all lights would illuminate. This has been ongoing and very unsafe. When I would attempt to make a left hand turn I would proceed to cross opposing lanes and vehicle would feel like it was in neutral and almost was struck on numerous occasions. Vehicle has also over accelerated very early in ownership. Most recently and I picked up my truck and a week later same problem. I have had my truck at the dealership with electrical problems that create a great danger to myself as well as other motorists. Certainly I cannot be the only person who literally as of the first week of december 2015 received my ordered truck and now after 3 years has had so many close calls when operating the vehicle. All times the vehicle was operational and runs very rough prior to happening. I have been driving down the street and video the trucks camera and other items going on and off during operation. The truck has sever electrical deficiencies and the engine has severe response issues that puts my life. My passengers lives and the other motorist at great risk of injury or death. I am unable to supply all the dates in the one space provided. But have all video and paperwork from all the times and dates from dealership.
Engine lost power while driving on highway at 65 MPH. Without power had to find safe place to pull over to side of road to not cause an accident. It was going straight with cruise control on. The dealer said the issue was the electronic throttle body.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford f-150. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled intermittently. The vehicle was taken to seekins ford lincoln (1625 seekins ford dr, fairbanks, ak 99701, 907‑459‑4000) where it was diagnosed that the throttle body fractured. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the vehicle exhibited the same symptoms as listed in ford program number: 16b32. The manufacturer was contacted and stated that the contact did not qualify for the program. The failure mileage was approximately 68,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford f-150. While driving at an unknown speed, the throttle body failed and the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was taken to bill pierre ford inc (11525 lake city way ne, seattle, wa 98125) and the throttle body was replaced. The manufacturer was contacted and did not assist. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 38,738. The VIN was unknown.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford f-150. While driving approximately 70 MPH, the vehicle stalled and an unknown warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was towed to mac haik ford lincoln (888‑253‑4662, located at 4506 n navarro st, victoria, tx 77904), but the cause of the failure could not be determined or duplicated. The failure recurred. The vehicle was taken back to the same dealer and the back-up camera sensor was replaced, but the failure recurred several times. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failures. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 31,811.
When vehicle is sitting still it has a rough idle. It will also stall at time when sitting at a traffic light. Vehicle is a 2016 f150 crewcab lariat fx4 with 5.0 engine
Coolant temperature to high warning. This warning came up after my truck sat without being driven for 12 plus hours. I put the key in it and started the truck tried to drive it. The truck will not go over 15 miles. The actual coolant gauge is on blue, the cool side, but this warning is still going off.
2.7 l ecoboost cooling system failure. At 56000 miles. Ford dealership would not provide exact details or specific diagnosis on cooling system failure. Ford dealership gave me the only option to replace the entire cooling system.
The vehicle shut down while driving. Had no throttle. Pulled off road vehicle was idling erratically still no throttle multiple warning lights. Shut vehicle off, restarted, all trouble lights were off except check engine light. Vehicle ran ok for a while. This happened 7 more times within 150 miles. This is very dangerous, if I had been in traffic I would not been able to get off the road. Got the vehicle to ford. They cleared all the codes and said they could not find the problem. They wanted me to pick up my vehicle, I refused. I researched the issue and found many people with the same problem. The fix was the throttle body. I passed this info on to the ford dealer. They replaced my throttle body, problem fixed. I was lucky, I had 150 miles left on my warranty, most others didn't.
Throttle body failure on engine at 48,526 miles. When pulling out into traffic on city surface streets, depressed accelerator, truck began to accelerate then suddenly stopped. Vehicle would idle forward only. Returned fault code of p2112, electronic throttle body failure. Replaced throttle body with new ford part and vehicle returned to normal operation. Unsafe vehicle conditions due to sudden loss of power in traffic conditions. Sudden failure occurred, no other signs or symptoms of problems prior to incident.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford f-150. While driving approximately 25 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The contact stated that several unknown warning indicators illuminated prior to the stalling. The contact was able to stop the vehicle, place the vehicle in park, and restart the vehicle; however, the failure recurred three times. The vehicle was towed to duvall chevrolet (464 us-441, clayton, ga 30525, (877) 818-7723) to be diagnosed and repaired. The contact stated that the vehicle was repaired, but he was not provided with the results of the diagnostic test. The manufacturer was not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 30,000.
Towing a 4000 lb. Travel trail from colorado to california , every time after about 3 hours of driving 65-75 miles per hour I get off the highway to fuel or whatever else get to the offramp truck dies ! It will turn over and start sometimes right away then other times you have to turn it over hope it starts rev the motor drop it into drive fast and go !not safe at all coming off at highway speeds having your motor die ! There are many forums on line with a lot of people having the same issue with the 2.7 ecoboost
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford f-150. While driving 80 MPH, the vehicle stalled and all the warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where diagnostic testing found failure codes for the turbo, indicating that the air fuel mixture was rich. The independent mechanic was unaware of how to remedy the failure, but found that the bolt on the exhaust had fractured due to rust from an unknown leak. The bolt was replaced, but the vehicle stalled again. The contact called carlsbad ford (2802 w pierce st, carlsbad, nm 88220, (575) 885-3101) and the contact was awaiting a call back to schedule an appointment. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but was unable to assist. The failure mileage was approximately 92,000.
2016 f-150 truck stalls or turns off when you are slowing down or coming to a stop on any road. It idles rough mostly when you slow down or stop but now the engine has turned off 4 times in the last 2 weeks. It started at 60,000 miles and about to hit 70,000 now.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford f-150. The contact stated that oil was leaking onto the oil pan. The vehicle was taken to mocks ford-lincoln-mazda (913 se 6th street, grants pass, or 97526, 541‑476‑6656) where it was diagnosed that the oil pan needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the symptoms recurred. The manufacturer was notified and stated that they would document the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 12,000. *tt consumer stated apparently there is a design/manufacturing defect with the oil pan. It leaks constantly and I've seen videos where the oil dumps seizing the engine or putting it in "limp mode". They have tried 2 different repair procedures that don't work. Updated 10/17/18
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.
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.
Almost exactly the same experience as incident numbers 11090030, 11063919, and 11048673. There may be others, but, I didn't go any further. I was driving on a bridge without any safety shoulders and the vehicle suddenly lost all power, "hill start assist not available" indicator came on, "service advance trac" indicator came on, and "see manual" indicator came on with the wrench symbol. After nearly being rear-ended by another car, I was able to coast to an off ramp and pull over. The truck was shaking violently. I shut it off and then restarted it and was able to get back over the bridge but then the same exact scenario happened again on the other side. On the way home, it happened a couple more times but I was able to get it home. I scheduled a service appointment at a ford dealer to take the truck in on monday. The vehicle has about 43,000 miles on it. As I mentioned earlier, I was almost rear-ended by another vehicle when this occurred, so, this is an extremely dangerous malfunction.
Truck was in park with the engine running. Nobody was in the truck which was on a slight incline. It was standing still in the back yard while I was trying to get the garage door closed. It took off going through a chainlink fence, across a neighbors yard, and came to rest on a bank on the other side of the neighbors yard. The fence and brush caused several heavy scratches to the truck.
Truck will idle rough and stall periodically giving a checj engine light and when driving on the highway, in the street or making turns any time that the RPM is close to 500 (idle). Makes waiting for turns dangerous as the truck my unexpectedly turn off while moving. 3 dealers have been unable to resolve the issue started at 29,000 miles and have been thrown around until 40,000 miles now. They refuse to acknowledge my complaints and this truck isnt very safe to drive.
I had my truck towed to auto fair ford and had to have the fuel pump replaced with $100 extended warranty and the car is a year old. After fixing it they were having issues with it not starting and called ford to trouble shoot the issue. Today 3/2/18 they called to say a mouse or rodent chewed through the wiring. I have lived I'm my home since 1999 and many cars in the drive way this has never happened before. My brother said the wiring is soy based. I called liberty mutual insurance and comprehensive has a $500 deductible. They will look at the truck 3/5/18 at auto fair ford in manchester nh. I now have to pay$600 to a vehicle I have owned less then 5 months to auto fair ford. Seems odd this is happing on a new vehicle
For the last year my car have been leaking fumes and smelling of carbon monoxide. I have complained to mission valley ford, big valley ford and all star ford. When I start the vehicle there is white smoke and a strong fume. They said it's the ecoboost. Secondly the turbo they say has gone out already at 87k miles and I believe the smell and the turbo is connected.
While driving on a busy highway with no warning my f-150 lost power. When this happened the drive power decreased by about 95%, and warnings appeared on the dashboard. These warnings included: service advance trac, hill descent fault, see manual, airbag fault, and the service wrench. The engine idled roughly and the vehicle had to be turned off. We restarted and the same issues occurred so we parked the vehicle.
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