Ford F-150 grinding brakes problems

Filed Oct 26, 2026 · Transmission · 116,500 miles · NY

The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving, the transmission unexpectedly downshifted, the rear wheels locked up, and the vehicle decelerated. The wrench icon was displayed, and the check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that there was an abnormal grinding sound coming from the engine compartment. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 26V237000 (Power Train); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted and confirmed the part was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure by telephone. The failure mileage was approximately 116,500.

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 Oct 6, 2026 · Brakes · CO

The automatic braking was activated when we were backing out of a driveway onto the road, there was nothing next to us in the driveway, there was a car that came over a hill but not close we definetely had time to get backed out. The brake engaged and stopped the truck, my husband put the truck in drive to pull forward and the truck accelerated quickly forward and would not stop the tires were squealing and locked up, the truck was still going forward, my husband tried putting the truck in park to stop and finally had to really shove it in park but it was not easy to get it to go in park. There was a house and several cars in front of us and the truck was not stopping for anything in front of us, we did not hit anything but only because my husband was able to get it into park at the last second. We came within feet of our truck going through a car and through the house where there were several people inside. The problem has not been reproduced or confirmed by the dealer. If also has not been inspected because the dealer told us that no reports came up in the computer and that there is nothing that they can do about it. There were no warning messages or alerts when this was happening. This happened on September 25th while we were in Omaha Nebraska.

Filed Sep 12, 2026 · TX

I took my sick disabled mother's truck to the same dealership that she bought the truck from in 2018 with a full cash payment. The truck is a 2015 Ford F-150 platinum edition and it only had 40 thousand miles on it at the time and the person i believe that was over the service department was the first person i talked to at this dealership and i told her that my mother was sick and disabled and on oxygen and we use this truck for her medical transportation to her doctor's appointments and that the truck is our only means of transportation and that i am a burned out full time caregiver in need of urgent help to get the truck fixed and any recalls fixed so the truck would be safe to drive again and she told me its okay and that she has been there before and it made me feel so good to finally have someone that understands how it feels so she immediately had a brand new 2026 Ford F-150 XLT texas edition loaner truck already waiting for me after she said that she could get me in but without a loaner vehicle and she immediately called me back and said she got a loaner for me but i thought it was odd that she managed to get one that fast well to find out the loaner truck was pulled right from their fleet inventory and still had the factory monroe sticker still on the windshield and after awhile i noticed the dealer plates where expired and she arranged the entire process to bring the truck in on August 1st at 8:45am on a Saturday morning to have all of the recalls fixed and any damage or mechanical issues that may have been caused by the recalls and we brought them a very well maintained fully running truck except the engine light was showing because of a violent downshifting after the dealership called and said the truck was completely fixed and running great downshifting fixed. Driving home same day the truck started pouring smoke, sparks, grinding, and slapping barely made it in driveway catastrophic totaled truck sitting at dealership lot since August 12th!!

Filed Aug 26, 2026 · Transmission, Wheels · WI

I own a 2018 Ford F-150 4WD with approximately 24,600 miles. While traveling approximately 70 MPH on the highway in 2H with cruise control operating, I suddenly heard an extremely loud metal-on-metal grinding/ratcheting noise from the driver's-side front wheel area. The noise caused immediate concern about a possible front wheel or drivetrain failure. I disengaged cruise control and the grinding stopped. Within approximately 50 miles on the same trip, the grinding occurred a second time while again traveling approximately 70 MPH in 2H without cruise engaged. Because of the severity of the noise, I pulled over on the side of the highway and inspected the vehicle. I found nothing visibly wrong and resumed driving. The condition has since occurred two additional times while accelerating from a stop in 2H. These incidents were less severe but involved the same metal-on-metal grinding/ratcheting from the driver's-side front wheel area. I have also noticed a brief air/vacuum-type "whoosh" immediately before the grinding occurs. My Ford service manager directed me to Ford TSB 24-2188, which addresses grinding/clicking/ratcheting from the front wheel area associated with partial engagement of the Integrated Wheel End (IWE). The truck is scheduled for diagnosis but has not yet been formally diagnosed. I contacted Ford Customer Satisfaction, case CXH-090-0329-26-V5R9-P-5. Ford declined assistance due to vehicle age despite the low mileage. I am reporting this because the condition has occurred four times, including twice unexpectedly at 70 MPH. I am concerned about the safety implications of a front wheel-end component potentially partially engaging at highway speed and believe this warrants the federal safety agency review.

Filed Aug 24, 2026 · Transmission · NJ

The vehicle was previously taken to an authorized Ford dealership to complete Safety Recall 26S28 (the federal safety agency Campaign 26V237000) for unintended transmission downshifts. The dealer applied the mandated software patch. However, this safety remedy has completely failed. While driving at highway speeds, the vehicle experienced severe mechanical gear grinding and twice suffered sudden, unprompted downshifts into a lower gear. This caused an immediate and dangerous spike in engine RPMs and a sudden deceleration, creating a high-risk highway crash hazard and a potential loss of vehicle control. The physical hardware defect (the molded transmission lead frame) is actively failing and bypassing the software safeguard. The authorized dealer, Nielsen Ford of Morristown, is currently refusing to replace the defective hardware under the safety mandate without a permanent dashboard code, despite the vehicle displaying clear, dangerous physical symptoms of a failed recall remedy.

Filed Aug 11, 2026 · Transmission · CA

Vehicle had hard and sudden shifting and grinding noise coming form gears. Sudden shifting would result in abrupt change in speed. Two repairs were made by a Ford dealership totaling just over $10,000 including replacing transfer case and transmission. There was no vehicle warning indicators that notified me of this problem.

Filed Aug 11, 2026 · Transmission · 100,650 miles · NH

The contact's son owns a 2021 Ford F-150. The contact stated that after her son shifted from park(P) to drive(D), the vehicle failed to respond as needed. Several unknown warning lights were illuminated. The contact's son was able to drive to the residence nearby after several attempts. While at the residence, the failure recurred after shifting to drive(D), and the vehicle made an abnormal grinding sound. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, and it was determined that the passenger’s side rear axle was fractured. The failure was associated with the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 23V896000 (Power Train). The vehicle was towed to a dealer, where the diagnosis was confirmed; however, parts were unavailable for the recall repair. The vehicle remained unrepaired, and no rental vehicle was provided. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, and a case was filed. The failure mileage was approximately 100,650.

Filed Jul 16, 2026 · Transmission · 186,000 miles · TX

The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-150. The contact stated that the vehicle was previously repaired under the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 26V237000 (Power Train); however, after the recall repair, the vehicle made abnormal grinding sounds and went into LIMP Mode before shifting to second gear while driving. The transmission warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer, who determined that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 186,000.

Filed Jul 15, 2026 · Transmission · TN

60,000 miles on a10R80 Transmission it slips and will not pull grinding noise going down the road then will kick back into gear. Dangerous going down road. Been a long issue with these transmissions Ford should have fixed.