Ford F-150 / 2017
2017 Ford F-150 problems
Owners have filed 1,789 complaints about the 2017 Ford F-150 with NHTSA. Power train accounts for 29.3% of them — the clear leader, ahead of engine at 17.2%.
Complaints1,789
Crashes54
Fires25
Injuries52
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Power train 29.3% · 525
Engine 17.2% · 307
Unknown or other 8.9% · 160
Electrical system 7.2% · 128
Structure 6.1% · 110
Service brakes 4.6% · 83
Engine and engine cooling 3.9% · 70
Vehicle speed control 3.4% · 61
Severity
Of those complaints, 54 describe a crash, 25 describe a fire and 52 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 35 model years of the Ford F-150 in this data, 2017 sits 10th by complaint volume. 2013 draws the most.
Filings are rising — 967 in the last three years against 394 in the three before. For a vehicle this age that usually points to a wear-related failure owners are hitting now.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 50,000 miles.
In owners' own words
While driving 80 mph using cruise control on flat straight freeway, vehicle randomly would downshift from 10th gear into much lower gears, causing rapid deceleration. This happened multiple times, after transmission issues were reported to dealer and dealer "could not find any issues." Dealer eventually said new transmission was needed, replaced it, and then 30k miles later similar transmission issues are happening. Power train
Merging on interstate in heavy traffic when transmission would not shift out of 1st gear, traffic was heavy and I had several really close calls of getting run over. The dealership service manager (Supreme Ford Slidell,La.)said the transmission control module is bad. Repair cost will be $1,858.00 and no recalls on my vehicle. Iâve had Ford trucks all my adult life and Iâm severely disappointed with this issue Power train
I stopped on level ground, put the transmission in park and stepped on the emergency brake. I exited the vehicle for a minute to perform a minor task. I left drivers side door open and the engine running. The end gate was down. I turned around to renter the truck but it had moved off the level ground and was going down the hill in reverse. It continued until it hit a pine tree. No one was in the vehicle. Power train · reported at 14,000 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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