I purchased my 2019 Ford F150 used in October of 2022 directly from my local Ford dealership. At the time of purchase the tailgate handle did not work properly. The tailgate handle would stick in the open/unlatched position. If you closed the tailgate with the handle in the open/unlatched position the tailgate would fall down. If the falling tailgate struck a child in the head, it could cause injury or death. I purchased a new tailgate handle. The torsion spring and hinge pins on the new handle are coated in grease. The spring and pins on the old tailgate handle are rusted. I still have the old tailgate handle and it is available for inspection.
2019 Ford F-150 body complaints
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Rear window exploded. No impact. Remote started my truck, cold out so rear defrost was on from the remote start. Go in truck shut the door and before I could press the start button (it was running from the remote start but still have to press the start button) the rear window exploded shattering everywhere except for the power slider. After some internet research, this appears to be a common problem with F-150's which Ford refuses to acknowledge.
The contact owns a 2019 Ford F-150. The contact stated that after parking and turning the vehicle off upon returning and restarting the vehicle it was discovered that the driver side running board was stuck in the down position and the passenger side running board was stuck in the up position. Also, the air bag warning light remained illuminated, the front passenger and driver side windows would not operate and could not be opened and the air conditioning was inoperable. The cause of the failures was not determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were notified of the failures. The failure mileage was 44,000.
The touch sensitive door control for the side passenger door intermittently operates. This creates a hazardous situation when trying to enter the vehicle when parked on the street and the vehicle remains locked. An owner has to retreat, find the key fob and unlock the door remotely. The touch system is erratic and does not give any warning when it malfunctions. Same issue with trying to lock the door but not as hazardous since one is moving away from the vehicle.
Tailgate has fallen twice on its own. This issue has been a red all for models years prior to 2019.
Vehicle was sitting vacant in a parking lot. Something in the dash, possibly behind the touch screen, exploded and caught the vehicle on fire. The vehicle is totaled.
I have a 2019 f-150 that has what they call rail dust or brake dust (rust flakes) showing through on my ingot silver paint. My tailgate is the worst. I have rust flakes appearing in various places throughout my truck body panels. Even the rear bed inner body panels are showing the rust flake spots. Aluminum body panels should not show rust material. This rail dust or brake dust should not be adhering to the clearcoat paint on my truck. I have done some research and ford has had problems with this all the way back to 2004. Ford has put out some tsb's about the problem but will not admit to their problem with rust flakes appearing in their paint. This rust flakes needs recalled immediately that is appearing in the paint jobs. Numerous people are complaining through various search forums I have seen. I am not accepting this rail dust because when you pay upwards of $35,000.00 for a truck and can't get 2 years out of a flawed paint job ford won't recall someone needs to force ford into action. I have contacted my dealer about this but will probably be told nothing can be done. They already told me after my 3 year/3600 miles nothing can be done, this is unfair. Make ford fix this [xxx] problem with the rust flakes in their paint jobs. No other manufacturer has this problem. Last time I buy a ford. Ford should be held liable for their metal particles that appeared on the aluminum body panels before they were painted. We the consumer should not be the one paying the price for their mistakes. This so called rail dust that is appearing on the f -150's paint is not fake. Look at my photos. Have some one come take pictures of my truck for proof. What will the truck look like in 2 more years a rust bucket. I am not paying to have this fixed. Ford has a problem and needs to recall the bad paint jobs or buy back my truck. Please help me with this problem. Make ford recall this. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
The evaporator cord went bad before I even owned my brand new truck for a year causing water to leak under the passenger dash and under the carpet which caused a significant amount of mold to grow through the cab. This is not yet a recall, but ford knew that this was as issue in these trucks and still sold it to us. There are at least 3 in for the same issue at our local dealership.
Truck was approximately one year old with 13,500 miles and when I would start the truck, with the A/C on, you would get a strong smell of vinegar coming from the vents. The smell would go away after a couple seconds. While cleaning the truck I realized the front passenger side floor mat was wet as well. Brought the truck to the dealership multiple times. They originally worked on the A/C and after several visits they had to change the carpet of the truck due to the dampness. Same issues continued and I was told they found a leaky door seal, which would explain the dampness on the floor, but not the smell from the vents. Dealership returned the car, with the intake not put together correctly (pictures attached), and 48 hours later the floor was wet again and the smell was still there when starting the truck. Issues have not been resolved at this time time.
All 4 doors creak when opening from half open to full open. I can hear the creaking coming from the hinges and the door check rods. It started at aprx 6000 miles 3 months ago with the driver front door only. Then progressed to all 4 doors. I now have 9460 miles.
Tl* the contact owns a 2019 ford f-150. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the security alarm was activated. The contact saw that the tail gate was open. The tailgate was closed and the alarm deactivated. The contact had experienced the failure multiple times. The vehicle was taken to local dealer gullo ford of conroe located at 925 interstate 45 s, conroe, tx 77301, where the technician was unable to duplicate the failure. The manufacturer was informed of failure. The failure mileage was 8,800.
Tl* the contact owns a 2019 ford f-150. The contact stated that while driving in inclement weather, water entered the passenger side of the vehicle causing a visibility hazard to the driver. The contact indicated that during the failure the front windshield and side mirror remain fogged over. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer walker ford (17556 us. Hwy 19 north, clearwater fl) who diagnosed a failure in the roof caused during manufacturing. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 4,000.
Driver side door doesn't latch periodically and therefore will not stay closed.
Door locks on all 4 doors freeze up when below 20 deg. F the doors will not latch I have to use a wratchet strap or bunge cord to hold them closed. Vehicle can not be locked for security when parked until it is placed in a heated garage to thaw. Doors will swing open when driving. Danger to my grandkids being ejected or falling out. A minor traffic accident could be fatal to any of the occupants
Excessive oil consumption. I am a quart low at just under 2000 mi. Timing chain rattle during deceleration when cold. Warped dash panel passenger side.
The tailgate came open on its own. When it did that it fell onto the trailer tonque jack of the trailer I was pulling and caused $1372.08 worth of damage. The pickup was moving when the tailgate opened as I was in a large parking lot of a cafe and was preparing to park for lunch.
I'm finding that in very cold weather, the doors and sometimes the tailgate will freeze shut. In this case, both times the truck was sitting outside and the temperature over night was in the low teens.
Observed that there was a substantial body crack in the top section of the driver's side 'a pillar' near the front windshield. This was observed when drying the vehicle after washing it. The vehicle was stationary.
I bought my 2019 ford f 150 4x4 supercrew appx 1 month ago from pompano ford. I noticed 2 days ago the drivers side door hinge makes a cracking noise when opening / closing (while stationary). It sounds like the hinge is coming a loose and mat present danger when keeping the door closed. I cannot tell if the noise is coming from the part of the hinge that is attached to the door, or the part that is attached to the body of the truck. I have not yet taken it to the dealer, but I plan to do it tomorrow.
Tl* the contact owns a 2019 ford f-150. While the vehicle was parked after a trip, the check engine indicator illuminated. The 'see dealer immediately' indicator also illuminated. The vehicle was taken to red rock ford of williston (888‑706‑7217, located at 410 32nd ave w, williston, nd 58801) where it was diagnosed that the egr assembly needed to be replaced due to missing screws. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that the failure would be investigated. The contact was provided a case number. The contact was not called back. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 4,360. *tr the check engine indicator illuminated with code: p245b - egr cooler bypass control circuit range/performance (bank 1) the part replaced by red rock ford of williston is the same part number which had a recall for 2018 f150 diesels. This part was not supposed to be installed after october 20, 2018. Contact truck was built on february 4, 2019.
The power tailgate opens on its own when the vehicle is in motion. The power tailgate opens when the driver door is closed, or the doors are locked with key fob. The power tailgate dose not open with the tailgate handle switch.
Extremely dangerous vehicle. 2019 f-150 super cab purchased brand new on 12/07/18 doors have popped open several times while driving. At other times the doors will not close and latch at all.. Many times the doors appear to be closed, yet when you push on them they pop open. I quickly learned to push on the doors before I drive away. The door latches should be designed not just to operate correctly, but also designed well enough to stay closed in a vehicle accident. While the doors on this brand new vehicle will not even stay closed under normal driving conditions about me: long term and current ford shareholder and retired federal employee who worked some of my 36 years of federal civil service in vehicle maintenance.this is not a latch mechanism lubrication problem. It is a bad design flaw, combined with a cheap plastic latch strike mechanism inside the door latch. Doors popping open while vehicle is in motion makes it a highly dangerous vehicle that should not be allowed to be even sold. If you have any questions call me at (xxxxx) parts of this document have been redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6)
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