All four doors are subject to freezing. It is in for the second time. A recall has already been completed. The problem is the door will open and will not latch back closed. This results in having to drive the vehicle with the door unlatched and swinging open freely. This is a widespread issue that needs some attention. This is an unsafe vehicle when the door must be held shut while driving
2018 Ford F-150 body complaints
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Passenger door lock freezes, door will not secure. Passenger is endangered.
When freezing temperatures drivers door doesn't latch properly
The driver side front door will not stay latched/ closed.
Door latches freeze prohibiting entry to the vehicle and/or prohibiting the doors to latch and stay closed. Particularly dangerous when driving and you have to hold the door(s) closed or if you don't know the door is frozen and you're surprised when the door swings open in traffic. Ford has performed tsb service several times and is now stating there is nothing more they can do.
I bought this car from the dealer knowing it was involved in a car crashed but still is a clean title I hoped the body damage was repaired today I found out there's body or frame damage behing the door when I open or close it it makes a noise like an old rusty car,it was stationary when I opened it and saw the damage
The left rear door does not always latch properly and sometimes will not unlock. Occasionally the rear door must be secured by tying it to something from the inside so that it does not fly open. It has been to the dealer twice, to have the mechanism replaced and to have ford's door sealing recall completed. The other 3 doors work fine.
Drivers door opened backing out of my driveway. Tried to shut it and it would not shut. It appears the truck has the freeze door latch issue that ford has been experiencing for the past 4 years. The federal safety agency should demand a recall and make ford fix the vehicles correctly. So many people are getting the service performed and it is not fixing the problem. It is definitely a safety issue when you door can fly open at anytime.
Transmission shifts very bad, cold. Hesitates, and shifts late.warm, it will not shift when throttle is pushed after releasing throttle immediately before reaccelerating. Left front door freezes bad in cold weather, twice in two days now, takes 15-20 minutes before it will stay latched. No other doors are affected. Serious problem because the door may open while driving.recalls on this problem on other years. Very dangerous.
My f150 has a defective door latch/door. In the cold it freezes, you cant open the door or the door won't close/lock, it basically swings open. I have looked on the forums which I have found that this has been going on for the past 3 years. Ford replaces the parts with the same parts which in some cases doesnt fix the issue. This is very scary if you someone closes the door thinking it locked and it swings open while your driving. Also someone can be trapped in the car because the door is frozen shut. Luckly I was home in my driveway when this issue happened. Please look into this as someone can get hurt.
When below freezing the door will not latch after open. Vehicle operator needs to physically hold the door closed because door will not latch.
When the temperature drops my doors either will not shut or not open properly. My front passenger door popped open while I was turning on a highway, and the force of it dented my quarter panel. I am having trouble getting ford to fix my damage and they are trying to blame the issue on me and make my insurance company cover the damage which in my opinion is a slap in the face because the truck is basically brand new. They know about the issue and have known for years and the truck is worth 54,000 dollars. I'm an active duty service member and I fight for my country, but never thought I would have to fight one of america's biggest manufacturers to fix something they know is broken. Shame on you ford motor company.
In below freezing weather with moisture, the my drivers door would open but would not latch when closing it. I firmly closed the door 4 times and it would not latch. I took my key and inserted it in the door, turning it back and forth. The door would latch after that.
Rear tailgate randomly opens and will not close at times
Doors freeze and won't latch in below freezing weather
I purchased a truck in march 2019 ,it wasn't up to the specs represented, the dealer swapped the truck for another new 2018, on april 2019. The problem centers around the trailer hitch being represented as a class 4 hitch on the option package yet its is clearly labeled as only a class 3, up to 5000 #'s on the label on the hitch itself. I am not getting a definite answer from ford or the dealer as to what the towing capacity actually is at this time. Ford refuses to send the proper hitch to the dealer to install and I've been given conflicting answers as to what it is rated for, and why the window sticker on some trucks say class four ,but the label on the hitch says only 5000#'s. The dealer went by the options supplied with the truck when they swapped them in april, only to find out that the same problem exists with this truck. I am concerned that if I tow my 7000# trailer I'll be out side the legal limit for the hitch, also it could be exposing myself and others to an unsafe condition. I have contacted mr. Maurice hicks at d.o.t. And have passed along to him pictures he needed to identify the problem. He suggested I contact safercar to start the process . Myself and the service manger at the dealer examined several new trucks on his lot and discovered that it seems to occur commonly as to the option package with the truck and / or the window sticker on the truck don't match the labeling on the hitch itself, saying class 4 but labeled for a class 3. I haven't been using the truck for over 4 months to tow anything over the rating on the label.
I bought this truck in february of 2019. Since then the tailgate has opened on its own while I was driving 5 times. This last time was on july 2nd, 2019.
Tailgate opened while driving on city street, notwithstanding that the gate was securely closed; had not been opened in weeks; and neither the tailgate release on key fob, nor the release button on the gate had been activated
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The truck tail gate fell out while opening it
The tailgate on my 2018 ford f-150 has the automatic open option from the key fob. I first experienced the tailgate had opened on its own when I went outside to go to work and found tailgate was open. I didn't think to much about it at the time. Then while I was pulling a trailer I went over a speed bump and heard a what sounded like something had fallen over inside trailer. Stopped to investigate and found tailgate had opened and fell on the trailer jack handle on the hitch. This broke the tailgate handle housing the button for opening tailgate, the light and backup camera. I had no idea how this could've happen. No way could the key fob could have activated the auto release as it was on the consul when this happened. I looked on the internet for any possible causes and found many others have had the same problem.
I was sitting in my driveway with the vehicle in park. I opened my door and began to get out of my vehicle and it began to roll forward. My daughter's kids that she nanny's was getting out of her vehicle and had her door open. Before I could reach the brake pedal my truck ran into her open door creasing it and almost crushing the boy that was exiting the vehicle.
Electric tailgate seems to randomly open on it's own. It does it when truck is running, or turned on, parked or even driving. Very annoying and worried it will cause the tailgate to break or lose things in the bed. It does this several times a day. Most recent was 12 in 1 day.
Tl* the contact called on behalf of the owner of a 2018 ford f-150. The consumer stated that the tailgate opened twice while the vehicle was in motion. There was no warning indicator illuminated. The manufacturer was contacted and referred the consumer to the federal safety agency. The contact worked for autonation ford katy (20777 katy fwy, katy, tx 77450, (281) 305-8949) and stated that the tailgate could be opened while the vehicle was in motion, especially with the key fobs. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.
Door will not latch in the cold. Open fine will not latch shut. Parked the vehicle for the winter mid november 2018 - outdoors in upstate ny. Had the door on the winter beater (2009 volvo v50) freeze open. Front passenger door on truck was frozen open as well. Had to idle both vehicles for 1/2 hour to thaw the lock to where it would latch. Had the same problem in the truck 2 months later when I tried to close the front passenger door which was opened to remove a dog leash from the truck. Third time was 3/23/19 when the rear passenger door froze open while trying to get to a canine search with my dog. All cases the vehicle had sat for more than 24 hours.
2018 ford f-150. Consumer writes in regard to not being notified about tsb 47270 that some models exhibit a dash panel distortion at the defrost duct area. *as
During extreme cold weather, 0 degrees and colder, door would not close/latch. Manipulated locks and door handle several times before doors would stay shut. All while parked
Doors won't close when 30 degrees or colder. Periodically door locks freeze. Issue occurs in both humid and dry environments. This occurs when the car is not in use, or if driven in cold temperatures without the cabin heat on. To resolve you must heat the doors to then close. Ongoing problem all this winter requiring me to bungee cord doors close to drive, and periodically leave doors open while at work or going into stores.
My driver door latch was frozen and the door would not properly latch closed. I had to drive 26 miles, 98% interstate (70mph), holding my driver door closed. I had to use a heat gun to thaw the latch so the door would properly latch shut. Luckily on the other 5 occasions where the latch was frozen, I was at home and was able to use a heat gun to thaw the latch enough so that the door would close properly. I have only experienced this issue with my driver door. As of today, 3/11/2019, my truck is at van horn ford of oconomowoc (wisconsin) having safety recall 18n03 performed.
Cpsc:2018 ford f150 frozen door latch issue. In temperatures below freezing the drivers side door latch will not function properly. It either prevents the door from being opened or once opened it prevents the door from being closed. *dt
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