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2011 Ford F-150 lighting problems

30 complaints about lighting have been filed for the 2011 Ford F-150, which is 1% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
30 1% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
75,000 miles 23 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When lighting problems show up

Lighting complaints by mileage, 2011 Ford F-150 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 75,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 1 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 3 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 3 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 5 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 2 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 3 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 2 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 75,000 miles
Based on 23 complaints that include mileage. 30% 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 miles1
20k to 40k miles3
40k to 60k miles3
60k to 80k miles5
80k to 100k miles2
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles3
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles2
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 23 lighting complaints that report mileage, the median is about 75,000 miles, and 30% were reported before 60,000 miles.

None of the lighting complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.

What owners wrote

2011 f-150 xlt will not go into reverse or other times when you put it in reverse the vehicle behaves like it's in neutral then will suddenly shoot backwards (does this in drive as well-forward). When this occurs the backup lamps do not illuminate and the backup camera does not function and the instrument panel does not display the what status the vehicle is in...ie drive/reverse etc.... I took the vehicle to my mechanic who immediately informed me the vehicle was under recall (NHTSA campaign #12v190000).

Reported at 99,000 miles, January 2015

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. When the vehicle was shifted into reverse, the reverse tail lights were not illuminated and the "r" was not illuminated on the instrument panel. The failure recurred each time the vehicle was shifted into reverse. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the transmission sensor was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure.

Reported at 135,000 miles, May 2015

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Lighting problems in other years

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