Excessive Oil Consumption. August 2, 2020, low engine oil light came on and 50% loss of engine power. When I pulled over at the nearest gas station my vehicle was 6 quarts low on engine oil. October 6, 2020, only 2000 miles after an oil change by the dealership oil was 1 quart low. May 24, 2021, 7,788 miles after engine oil change by dealership, engine oil was 4 quarts low. My truck consumes 1 quart of oil every 1,750 miles. My fuel economy is poor, averaging 11.5 miles per gallon which should be and and was much better when I first purchased my new vehicle. Intermittent rattle during normal acceleration and deceleration. My engine has lost power and would turn over but not crank for up to 2 hours at a time. This appears to be a wide spread issue with owners of the F150 truck year 2018 - 2019. FORD NEEDS TO RESPOND AND FIX THIS ISSUE FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS AT NO COST TO THE CUSTOMER.
2018 Ford F-150 engine complaints
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Engine has been making excessive valve train/piston/rod noise. I noticed the noise in March 2021 when towing my vacation trailer to San Diego. When idling noise is loudest below engine on drivers side. Noise increases dramatically when under load, and can be heard inside cab when driving. Motor almost sounds like a diesel engine. On April 26,2021 I took the truck to my dealer, Raceway Ford, Fontana, CA. After a road test I was given a notice from FORD stating that this is normal for this 5.0 engine. No way an engine should sound like this after 30,000 miles. This is a serious design flaw. When this engine fails I hope that we are not in the middle of the desert in 110 degree weather, going down a mountain pass, or crossing the golden gate bridge. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY MATTER !!! Please force Ford to find a fix and repair these engines ASAP
I am reporting to the federal safety agency because the recall #17S37 should include my truck as I have the same issues and I am apprehensive to even drive my truck as the issue continues to increase in severity. See the answers to the requested questions below. 1.What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? Answer -1. The cylinder heads have failed. Yes, the truck is available upon request. 2.How was your safety or the safety of others put at risk? Answer -2. Per recall 17S37. Cylinder heads machined without supply holes will result in premature engine failure. Engine Failure can cause noise, check engine light, runs rough and/or loss of motive power without warning while driving, increasing the risk of crash. 3.Has the problem been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer or independent service center? Answer – 3. Yes, the problem has been confirmed by the Ford dealer shop foreman upon a 1:1 test drive. The shop foreman agreed of the noise and the shudder. The shop foreman scheduled a diagnostic for the truck. 4.Has the vehicle or component been inspected by the manufacturer, police, insurance representatives or others? Answer – 4. Yes, the ford dealer ran multiple diagnostics over multiple visits on the truck. I was informed by the shop foreman that the cylinder heads were machined incorrectly, and new cylinder heads and camshafts were to be replaced. I proceed to file a formal complaint through Ford. Upon filing the complaint with Ford and through numerous calls almost daily I still can’t receive any response/feedback from the complaint line. I can provide the complaint number upon request. 5.Were there any warning lamps, messages, or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure, and when did they first appear? Answer -5. There were no warning lamps. However, I heard loud clicking, horrible gas mileage, and loss of power for many months before the dealer determine the issue failed cylinder heads.
After a long period of towing (approximately 4000# for 2+ hours)I stopped for gas. On restart of the engine, it had a very rough idle and there was a warning light for the auto start/stop system. It died and would not run for more than 5 seconds. To get it to run I had to keep it in neutral and rev the engine to approximately 2500rpm. It did not repeat the issue for the remainder of the trip (another 2+ hours of towing). This situation was in a gas station but could have been much worse if it was on a public road.
Driving about 30mph down a rural street and I started to lightly apply brakes as I was coming to a corner. The truck lost all power and the engine shut off. No power steering nor power brakes. A message appeared in the cluster display saying ' autostart shift to p and restart engine'. I had to pull the truck over to a side street narrowly missing a semi truck that was coming down the street(because it was difficult to turn and stop the vehicle since the power assist was no longer working). I had to completely stop the truck, place shifter into park position and restart it. It worked fine after this. The vehicle had been started about 3 minutes prior to the event. It was 54 degrees and engine had not completely warmed up yet.
Engine ticking sounds like a diesel @start up and driving transmission whining and kicks out of gear while driving
Motor makes a pop/clunk sound when starting.2.back up warning on and off while backing up.3.drivers seat moves back on its own.4.mileage varies from 13 to 16 mpg in small town. Mileage is only 3,797. Vehicle tin 3 times for start up popping. Dealer said they rebuilt top end. Still pops on start and valves are now loud as on a150000 mi motor.
Truck will stall while towing when coming to a stop at exit. Will not restart easily. Put truck in park, crank till starts, rev engine and shift into drive and keep rpms up to drive away. Will happen again after stopping for gas. While towing , I will fuel at the half tank level. It happens a lot on hot days. Usually after about 2 hours + of driving . No codes thrown at any time. Dealer can not find issue. This has happened for 2 years.
I purchased it brand new in october 2018, doors would randomly fly open when cornering. I brought it in there was a recall it was fixed. Then when it is below 30 degrees my rear sensor drivers side would show a steady red and beep when there was no danger. The dealer told me that there is most likely moisture in the sensor but would not replace it. Then at 41,000 miles my engine blew a rod. They told me I was not changing oil frequently enough. I change my own oil. I provided receipts for oil but they would not warranty it, I paid $15,000 out of pocket to have a new engine installed. I called ford corporate and after four months of investigating they had the dealer refund my money. Then at 43,000 miles I was on vacation and the sunroof would not close. I brought it to a local dealer who said there might be something in the track but they would need the truck for 4 days and I was leaving the next day. I brought it to my local dealer upon return and they charged me $4,300 to replace the entire panoramic roof rails and chassis. Most recently my 10 speed transmission was shifting very hard and in the weeks following that a check engine light came on. I called another local dealer because I had lost all confidence in the dealer I purchased the truck new from. They told me that the wiring harness for the transmission was not properly secured and chafing caused it to run through and cause false and intermittent signals. They told me because it was negligence on the dealer who replaced the engine. I would have to go after them for the $800 fix. The same dealer who replaced the harness called me later that week while waiting for the part, told me that it was now the trans valve core. They replaced it and it is has not changed anything. They are currently waiting on direction from ford. I have been in a loaner or rental for well over 90 days cummulativley. Unnacceptable!
I have the 2.7 ecoboost with 19,000 miles on it and oil pan is leaking and being replaced. Not good for a vehicle with such low miles also the transmission downshift s real hard in multiple gears mainly 5th and 3rd
Have problems with transmission and making clucking noise when move it from park to drive and at low speeds sometimes and also when it shifts it is very jerky and not smooth. And it jumps gear like 1 to 4 and 5 to 8.
On or about the week of 10/26/2020, I took my truck to j.c. Lewis ford in savannah, ga for a transmission shifting issue to be looked at. While there, they also checked the oil in the vehicle and noted it was very low. As a result of this, they completed an engine oil change, reprogrammed the computer and replaced the oil level indicator per tsb 19-2365, and I could pick up the truck, which I did. This past tuesday, 2/16/2021, I checked the oil level in my truck and found it to be over a quart low. The vehicle has only had a little over 3000 miles put on it since the ford provide warranty oil change. I phoned j.c lewis ford after noticing the oil was low and they requested that I bring my vehicle in to be looked at. The vehicle is currently at the dealership.
Engine oil is leaking.
After towing for an hour or more, pulling into gas station, low RPM, engine stops, auto start.stop warning comes on, asked to put in park and restart ---I have to rev gas to keep started--only when towing for awhile
My ford f150 began to have two distinct rattles at about 1 year old and 15,000 miles. One rattle happens when my foot comes off the gas and sounds like a flutter like something is loose. The other rattle happens at 1500 RPM and sounds like a metal on metal or a chain rattle. This happens on public paved streets. The ford dealership verified my concern with both noises and worked with ford with more than 10 attempted repairs. I have the list of attempted repairs that I can share but they include chain tensioners replacement, exhaust inspection, reprogram, phasers replacement, transmission replacement, and vct solenoids replacement. Neither the dealership nor ford knows what is wrong but claims it is a "common characteristic" after over 35 total days of attempting to be repaired over several months. I am not the only f150 owner with this problem. Without knowing what is wrong with the truck, I do not know it is safe to drive. I contacted bbb who verified that I am not eligible for the lemon law and advised me to contact your organization to address my safety concern. I did not get anything in writing that says the truck is safe to drive and that worries me.
Clicking/grinding noise on deceleration between 1000-2000 RPM. I had the necessary tsb 18-2354 (reprogram PCM for noise complaint) completed on vehicle with no change. I've read many articles about this issue and no one has had their vehicle fixed from this issue. Ford has said this is normal but a clicking noise under deceleration is never normal especially when it started happening after driving 500-1000 miles on the vehicle. My vehicle currently has 22,000 miles on it and when I first bought the vehicle at 21,000 miles it never made the noise until about 500 miles into it. I fear that the noise could be causing debris to get into the engine and or transmission. I wish ford would be more serious about this issue since many people have had this problem with their 2018-2019 ford f-150 and mustangs. Ford says this is a normal characteristic but it can't be normal if the noise was never their and starts up after 500-1000 miles of driving. Many people have had this issue and it hasn't been resolved. Please find a fix. I just spent $33,000 on a vehicle and I do not wish to spend money to replace an engine or transmission.
Leaks oil dealer cant stop the problem. Constant leak. 2018 should not have this type problem going to cause engine failure. Not safe this is an ongoing issue.
When towing a trailer and you come to a stop, the engine shuts off displaying "auto stop/start shift to p then restart engine". When you restart the engine it immediately dies again. You are left with disabled power steering, disabled power brakes, and have to rev up the engine while keeping one foot on the brakes, and slam it into gear to try to get moving, all while towing a large trailer behind you and typically in an intersection.. This is a very dangerous situation. Ford is aware of the problem, but will not do anything to fix it, even if you bring your truck to their service center reporting the problem. There is an ntsb bulletin describing the problem and required repair, # 18-2249, but ford does not perform the work unless you provide a copy of the bulletin and insist on the work being done. This ntsb bulletin needs to be a recall! This is a very dangerous driving situation which needs to be corrected.
Timing chain stretched. Only 62,000 miles. Poor design by ford. Over $3,500.00 to repair. Fighting with ford for help. Rattling sounds at cold start.
I was driving out of a gas station and the auto stop start warning came on as I was accelerating and lost all power steering and I was able to coast away from traffic. I had to put it in park and restart the engine. I have no idea what caused this issue as I put well over 400 miles a week on my truck and this was the first acurrance.
At <30,000 miles the engine would make a 'diesel' like rattle for several seconds on a cold start. Brought the vehicle to my ford canada dealer and they immediately diagnosed the issue as a cam phaser problem and ordered the parts/replaced the cam phasers under warranty. I now live in the USA, and am hopeful that the problem is permanently resolved vs having a costly repair at a later date outside of the warranty period. I have followed all the manufacturer maintenance recommendations and pre-paid for 5 years of service.
Shield under engine between vehicle and road surface is falling for no reason. It is made of fabric that quickly wears out specially in winter driving conditions. Manufacturer says it is normal and it is not normal as they say it will happen again.
Engine rattling noise when accelerating at around 1500-2000 RPM and decelerating at around 800-1000 RPM.
Vehicle shut off while driving 30 MPH down the highway. Dash display said auto shutoff, shift to park and restart. The auto shutoff was disabled when this happened.
My vehicle I purchased in 2019 second owner is now not running. I am unsure as to what is going on or why it stalled on me approximately 3 months ago. I filed a claim with my insurance company they closed it without assistance. I had it towed home. It will start up but it has a really loud clanging in the motor area. I don't know what's going on with it. My vehicle has not been neglected and it has been taken care of and I don't understand why it's not running to only be 2 years old. I was driving my vehicle to pick up my daughter from work in town. I noticed a very loud sound and I pulled over at a local circle k and it didn't start back up at that time. I am finding recalls, but not specific to my VIN.
While driving, there has been rough intermittent shifts/acceleration, particularly from a stopped position. I have noticed it happens between 5-7 gears. Vehicle will be stopped at a stop light, as you accelerate, the vehicle will go through first few gears with normal acceleration and pick up speed, the sudden jerking of the vehicle seems like it just did an engine break(?). Vehicle will be accelerating to 40+ MPH and feel as if it did a sudden brake and decelerate rapidly to than resume acceleration. Additionally, when vehicle is parked, when switching between park and drive or park and reverse, the shift is sometimes rough as if the clutch was never engaged and it was forced into the drive mode. Not only will the be a large noise, but a slight jerk. Also, I have had my phasers replaced already due to loud engine noise.
First time towing our 5000lb trailer; drove without stopping for approximately 200 miles on highway. As pulling off highway on exit ramp the truck stalls as we come to a stop and it will not start again. Gives a message something about turning off the auto stop. Only way to get the truck to move is to give lots of gas and let off on brake slowly and hope truck moves. Next trip with trailer we turned off auto stop feature, this did not help as again the truck stalled as we came to a stop at a highway exit and would not come back on. Dealership discovered technical service bulletin18-2249 for 2.7l f150 built on or before 27-nov-2017 "while towing-intermittent engine stall when coming to a stop" service bulletin instructs mechanic to reprogram the PCM using the appropriate ford scan tool at the latest software level. Dealership did this reprogramming on our truck, but since they can't test the truck for a fix, because it only stalls when towing for an extended period of time, we have to put our safety at risk again and drive the truck towing our trailer at least hundred miles to see if the stalling happens. This has been a very stressful situation since we were unsure when the truck might decide to stall again while towing our trailer, as perhaps when we are making a turn. And now the only way we will know if the stalling is fixed is to take the truck out on the highway pulling our trailer for a 100 mile ride-wish us luck! There is definitely a problem and it seems to us a very dangerous problem with the ford 2018 f150 2.7 eco-boost truck. Please investigate before some family on a camping trip gets killed towing their trailer. Thank you.
2018 f-150 with 5.0 litre v-8 engine has loud and concerning knocking when accelerating. This is especially noticeable when the transmission has recently shifted into a new gear and before engine rpms have climbed back up. When I pulled our boat out of the lake a month or so ago, my gasoline engine sounded like an old diesel engine due to the knock. I have had the vehicle in the shop three times for this issue, and the technicians have confirmed the knock. On the second visit, ford engineers had the technicians take apart the engine and replace some vct valves. This did not solve the problem. The last time it was in, the ford engineers had the technicians drive a like model truck (2018 f-150 with 5.0 litre v-8), and that truck made the same knocking noises. Following that, ford concluded that this is just "normal operation" of this engine, and there is no concern. I have owned many vehicles, and this is certainly not "normal operation". I contacted ford coorperate customer care, and they informed me that there is nothing further to be done, and they now consider this issue closed. In addition, a quick search on google shows pages of complaints of this engine knock issue. It's interesting that no previous year models of this 5.0l v-8 had this problem, but, ford now considers it normal. Thank you for your time with this issue.
My vehicle complete turned off in the middle of the highway at 60 MPH. No steering wheel no brakes after that and in the middle of the highway took this truck to the dealership and they said that the problem is related to the internal timing of the engine and it will take 3-4 weeks to get it repaired however I do not trust in the correct functioning of this vehicle anymore. I have a video of the incident but I cannot load it here. My truck was bought new in 2018 and it just have 30k miles
Tl* the contact owned a 2018 ford f-150. The contact stated that he had taken his vehicle to thomasville ford lincoln (1515 e jackson st, thomasville, ga 31792) on multiple occasions due to abnormal noises coming from the engine, the transmission skipping gears, and the check engine light illuminating. On his last visit, a diagnostic was performed on the vehicle and multiple failure codes appeared on the vehicle. The diagnostic he received from the dealer stated for him to leave the vehicle at the dealer; however, the dealer allowed that contact to drive the vehicle home. Upon return of his vehicle, the contact stated that while driving at 10 MPH after making a right turn, the vehicle accelerated independently without warning. The contact lost complete control of the vehicle and crashed into a telephone pole. The air bags deployed upon impact. The police were called to the scene and a police report was filed. The contact received medical attention at the scene and was transported to the hospital where he was treated for a concussion, an injured vertebra, a herniated disc, and injuries to his left arm, left hand and left thumb. The vehicle was totaled at the scene and was towed to an independent collision center. The same dealer was notified of the failure and offered no assistance. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and a claim was filed. The failure mileage was 2,363. *ln *tr consumer stated vehicle decelerated on the hwy from 80 MPH to 20 MPH on its own.
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