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2010 Ford F-150 drivetrain & axles problems

Owners reported drivetrain & axles problems in 106 complaints for the 2010 Ford F-150, 9% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
106 9% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
75,000 miles 87 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
8 and 0
Injuries and deaths
2 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When drivetrain & axles problems show up

Drivetrain & axles complaints by mileage, 2010 Ford F-150 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 75,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 16 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 9 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 9 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 14 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 9 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 7 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 8 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 7 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 3 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 3 complaints 200k+ miles: 2 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 75,000 miles
Based on 87 complaints that include mileage. 39% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles16
20k to 40k miles9
40k to 60k miles9
60k to 80k miles14
80k to 100k miles9
100k to 120k miles7
120k to 140k miles8
140k to 160k miles7
160k to 180k miles3
180k to 200k miles3
200k+ miles2

What the data shows

Of the 87 drivetrain & axles complaints that report mileage, the median is about 75,000 miles, and 39% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 8 crashes, 2 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford f-150. The contact stated that while putting the vehicle in reverse, the vehicle accelerated abnormally at an excessive speed. The contact then shifted into drive and the vehicle accelerated uncontrollably and crashed into two vehicles. Two passengers in the vehicle sustained injuries to the neck, shoulder and back. A police report was filed. The vehicle was not diagnosed and repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 58,300.

Reported at 58,300 miles, December 2013 CrashInjury

I purchased this truck brand new in november 2010 with 5 miles on it. In march my transmission started shifting repeatedly when no need for it to shift was even present. It would drop from 6th to 4th on the highway with no touch of the gas pedal. Also when taking off from a stand still if you slowly accelerate then get on the gas fully their is a huge delay in engine response as I was trying to pull out into traffic and floored the truck and almost was hit because the truck was unresponsive to my need for full…

Reported at 5,000 miles, March 2011

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