2017 Ford F-150: grinding or squealing brakes

Filed Oct 19, 2026 · Transmission · IN

Months ago, experienced loss of power, deacceleration and a grinding noise as it downshifted by itself. I ran an ODB-II on it and got 4 codes. Had it towed to dealership and was told it was the manifold arm and paid over $4,200 to replace it. Now, it'd happening again- with the same 4 codes and according to FORD whom I just talked to, states that this is the Powertrain molded lead frame issue. It is a known issue(recall 26S28/26V237) and that is has no remedy. The current value is over $13,000 but it's been sitting at the dealership where I had to have it towed. With no end in sight. What are we supposed to do with a non-operative vehicle? How can ford just say, "Sorry- there's nothing we can do." And the issue have been know for years. Where is the proof they are actively searching for a remedy??

Filed Jul 1, 2026 · Transmission · GA

Lead Controller in the Transmission. Truck with faulty transvmission is at a local authorized Ford Dealership. Diagnostics show codes for the recall on transmission. First while driving on a local highway, at approximately 45 mph, the lights on the steering column that signal the gear began to flash and the truck downshifted. Again a second time while traveling on Interstate I-95, at 70 mph the lights on the steering column that signal which gear the transmission is in began flashing. The light on the dash that show 1-6 gears also began flashing. The truck downshifted and squealed the tires almost causing a rear-end collision from the car behind me. The lights on the dash and the check engine light lit up showing a wrench. I had to pull the truck over to the emergency lane. It was after this that I received the letter telling me of the recall and I took the truck to the Ford Dealership. It has been there for approximately 2 months. Ford has NOT issued instructions to stop driving under this safety recall; HOWEVER this is an extremely dangerous problem and it is NOT safe to operate. The safety recall is #26S28. the federal safety agency Recall is #26V237. Please have someone respond to me regarding this issue. There has been NO compensation of a rental , etc.

Filed Jun 23, 2026 · Engine · TX

Vehicle makes a grinding noise on gear change on 6 speed automatic transmission due to Abrupt speed changes. Seems like changes in gears suddenly. It almost caused me to crash my truck .

Filed Feb 7, 2026 · Transmission · IA

During acceleration it feels like the transmission is shifting hard and when slowing down something is shifting hard, you can feel it cause you cringe when it bangs into gear. One day my rear tires were skidding driving forward. The shop told me my rear end locked up. I couldn't get a new rear end cause of tarrifs so they rebuilt. Also, there has been squealing coming from under the truck so they capped some vacuum lines but I can still feel a grinding coming through the peddles. They said they did a transmission reprogram but it is still hard shifting during coasting. Thank you for looking into this, I respect ford but I feel the design on this drive train is so poor.

Filed Feb 6, 2026 · Transmission · PA

On 2/19/25, I was driving to work. Approximately 2 miles from home I started to hear a grinding / humming noise coming from the front differential, like the 4 wheel drive was engaged. I pulled over and confirmed the 4 wheel drive switch was turned off. I backed up about 20 feet, to disengage the 4 wheel drive. I continued on my way. About 3 miles later the noise returned. I could tell the 4 wheel drive had definitely engaged at around 40 mph. Again, I pulled over. When I got under 10 mph, the 4 wheel drive disengaged by itself. This happened 2 more times within the next 5 miles. Had the truck towed to Ford dealership. Technician could not replicate the condition. They performed a Ford TSB (24-2188) Transfer case control module reprogram. Out of caution, I paid them to replace the 4 wheel drive actuator ($445.00 repair). Mileage on vehicle 74354. Problem seemed to be resolved, until 9/13/25. I was driving on a very busy interstate, approximately 60 mph, I hear a loud thump, like I ran over something on the road. Loud humming and bad vibration coming from front end. No place to pull over safely, reduced speed to 45 mph. As I pull to side of the road at about 5 mph, the 4 wheel drive disengages, vibration & noise goes away. Again this happens 3 times in the next 40 miles. (Mileage on vehicle 75529) No issues since - current mileage 77606.

Filed Dec 6, 2025 · Fuel system, Transmission · MA

Purchased CPO Ford F150 in 2000 to replace Explorer in MA. Used 4 wheel drive in winter the past two seasons to learn after spending over $1000 and driving a vehicle with reduced MPG due to a known TSP 24-2188 that this is a defect that affects fuel efficiency by close to six miles per gallon. Called Balise Ford after learning updated TSB requires flashing of the onboard TCCM. They would not touch it without charging me. Why can a manufacturer design a flawed system that affects the MPG without providing a free fix? So now I drive a vehicle with a defect grinding metal to metal reducing fuel efficiency by 30% that will require all new parts to replace the parts I replaced in January 2025 for almost $1000 when and if I can ever afford to bring to a FORD dealership to have the TSB corrected at my expense. This also creates a noise that is grinding metal to metal occasionally that is confusing and creates concern about road worthiness and if a wheel will fall off.

Filed Dec 5, 2025 · Engine, Transmission · 88,366 miles · NC

The contact owns a 2017 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving approximately 55 MPH, and up a slight grade, the vehicle inadvertently downshifted. The contact was towing an empty 12-foot, single-axel, flatbed trailer. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact was on a two-lane road and was unable to pull over. The vehicle lost motive power and failed to respond while depressing the accelerator pedal. The vehicle was unable to exceed 20 MPH while driving. The contact pulled into a service station where a mechanic checked the vehicle. The mechanic informed the contact that the engine had overheated and that the oil level was low by 3 quarts. The contact had the mechanic top off the oil and waited for the engine to cool down. The contact attempted to restart the vehicle, but the vehicle failed to restart. The mechanic jump-started the vehicle, and the contact stated that the engine was making abnormal metal-on-metal grinding and knocking sounds. The vehicle was towed to a local dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that metal shavings were found in the oil pan and recommended that the engine and the turbocharger be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the failure of the inadvertent downshifting had not been addressed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The contact researched online and related the failure to a known issue with inadvertent downshifting. The failure mileage was 88,366.

Filed Mar 13, 2025 · Transmission · 104,000 miles · OH

The contact owns a 2017 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving approximately 25-75 MPH, the accelerator pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle failed to respond. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact stated that the failure first started, while depressing the accelerator pedal the vehicle started making an abnormal grinding sound, and the AWD unintendedly disengaged. The contact stated that recently the vacuum system disengaged the AWD feature and caused the actuators to come together with the hub and engage while driving. The vehicle was then taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed with integrated wheel end (IWE) system failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to the federal safety agency Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 104,000.

Filed Jan 13, 2025 · Steering, Wheels · IL · crash

This is a MAJOR issue with Ford F150s. I am not sure how this was never a recall. Ford issues a TSB for this but NOTHING is the TSB fixes the issue. There is a major fault in the IWE system that causes the 4x4 to engage randomly causing the truck to have major steering issues. It causes grinding, like metal on metal grinding, the steering wheel locks in place at times and I personally almost dies several times from this.The locking steering wheel caused me to crash into a ditch because I could not bring the steering wheel back to center. This has randomly happened to me several times while driving, The TSB claims the issue to be intermittent, which it is due to the fault in this IWE system. FOrd needs to literally cover and replace the entire IWE system before someone gets hurt. Please look this up, this is a very known issue that deserves to be a recall and not a TSB. Please help save lives.

Filed Aug 11, 2024 · Transmission · WY

Truck makes loud clanking noises while shifting. Has very hard shifts between gears upon acceleration and braking. Holds transmission in certain gear till the truck almost redlines before it very aggressively shifts. Makes a grinding type sound when accelerating at low rpm.

Filed Mar 20, 2024 · Transmission · 90,000 miles · MA

The contact owns a 2017 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving 20-30 MPH, there was an abnormal grinding sound coming from the front of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed that the grinding sound was due to the Four-wheel Drive system attempt to engage erroneously. A transmission software update was performed. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 90,000.

Filed Mar 7, 2024 · Engine · 75,000 miles · TX

The contact owns a 2017 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle there was a grinding metal sound coming from the engine department. The vehicle began making a tapping sound while idling. The sound had become more pronounced over time. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the variable camshaft timing (VC)T had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, and it was confirmed that there was no recall or warranty coverage on the vehicle. The manufacturer referred the contact to the federal safety agency Hotline to file a complaint. The failure mileage was 75,500.