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2017 Ford F-150 drivetrain & axles problems

Owners reported drivetrain & axles problems in 550 complaints for the 2017 Ford F-150, 30% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
550 30% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
84,000 miles 173 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
10 and 3
Injuries and deaths
3 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When drivetrain & axles problems show up

Drivetrain & axles complaints by mileage, 2017 Ford F-150 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 84,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 21 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 19 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 19 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 22 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 23 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 25 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 19 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 10 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 5 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 8 complaints 200k+ miles: 2 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 84,000 miles
Based on 173 complaints that include mileage. 34% 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 miles21
20k to 40k miles19
40k to 60k miles19
60k to 80k miles22
80k to 100k miles23
100k to 120k miles25
120k to 140k miles19
140k to 160k miles10
160k to 180k miles5
180k to 200k miles8
200k+ miles2

What the data shows

Of the 173 drivetrain & axles complaints that report mileage, the median is about 84,000 miles, and 34% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 10 crashes, 3 fires, 3 injuries.

What owners wrote

The contact owns a 2017 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 MPH, there was an abnormal whistling and dinging sound coming from the vehicle, and the powertrain malfunction warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle independently downshifted, and the rear driver’s side of the vehicle slid to the left, and the front passenger’s side of the vehicle crashed into another parked vehicle.

Reported at 100,000 miles, April 2026 CrashFireInjury

With the vehicle in park, with the weight of the vehicle resting on the transmission's parking pawl, or resting on the parking brake, when the engine is started, there is an intermittent clunk that can be heard. It can vary from no clunk to a very loud clunk that can be heard from 40ft or more. This can happen when vehicle is hot, cold, driven short distances or long distances, on an incline or not. The 3 dealerships have reproduced the issue, but have called it normal or a characteristic.

Reported at 100 miles, July 2017

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