2011 Ford E-150 problems
NHTSA has received 30 complaints about the 2011 Ford E-150, and 17% of them involve steering. Next are drivetrain & axles (13%) and engine (13%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 30 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Steering 17% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 37,000 miles 27 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 11 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 5 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Of the 27 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 37,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 1 complaint mentions a crash. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 92% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2011 ranks 12th most-complained-about out of 15 model years of the Ford E-150 with enough data (23 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 11 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
At any speed it will shift into 1st gear without warning. Speedometer will fluctuate between 0-65MPH. Rear wheels lock up, and you will loose control of vehicle. A couple hours ago, on the freeway it shirted to 1st gear, locked up the rear end, and the car behind me crashed into center divider trying to avoid me. This lock up has happened 4 times on freeway and many times on standard roadway. I took it to ford and they said it needed a re-flash of the computer, and that would fix the problem.
My ford dealer reports that a squirrel chewed through the (plastic) fuel line of my 2011 ford f 150, leaking gas, resulting in a pool of fuel on the top/exterior of the fuel tank. Ostensibly the squirrel also chewed, but did not chew through the wall of the tank itself. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Driving new f150 ford (my brothers truck) engine started misfiring, had towed to ford in sullivan, mo where the next morning a mechanic blew up the engine during test drive.....was told warranty covered expenses and rental and repairs, 3 months later told no sorry you pay the customer.....lied to by ford.
The brake foot control locks up and vehicle continues to roll. You can not stop. It's worse when vehicle is cold. In the beginning it was just when backing up after vehicle was just started, now it's also doing the same thing when going forward. You have no stopping power as brake pedal will not do anything and you just continue rolling.....updated 10/15/15 updated 11/22/2017
The "service advance track" warning light has come on several times since my purchase of this used vehicle 3 months ago. I took to the ford dealership for diagnosis this morning and was informed that the electronic steering gear box needed replacement at a cost of $1500. It was additionally explained that steering could fail due to this condition. At this time I have not experienced any steering issues however I am deeply concerned about the safety of this vehicle.