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NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

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Equipment Adaptive/mobility complaints

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1,800 miles · Jan 12, 2012

Equipment Adaptive/mobilityPower TrainService Brakes, Hydraulic

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PROBLEMS INCURRED SECOND DAY OF DRIVING...INTO FORD DEALER @ 1800 MILES...NOW 30,000.SEVERE TRANSMISSION HITS @ START & STOP VIOLENT SLAMMING BETWEEN GEARS AND WHEN DOWSHIFTING COMPLETE SLIPAGE/DISENGAGEMENT WHEN BACKING UP SLIGHT GRADE. LEFT FRONT BRAKE DRAGS WITH WHEEL SLIDING ON ICE-SNOW, BRAKE LININGS SMOKE AND SMELL AND ROTOR 386 DEGREES WITH OTHERS @ 124-160. IN TO 3-DIFFERENT FORD DEALERSHIPS A TOTAL OF 6 TIMES AND WITH FACTORY FORD TECHNICIAN ONCE AND TOLD TWICE BY FORD DEALER SHOP MANAGERS THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN...WILL DO. "ALL" SAY THEY'VE RE-PROGRAMMED THE TRANSMISSION AND CLEARED THE LEARNING CURVE. NO CODES STORED OR SEEN....FORD HAS TRIED TO TELL ME BASICALLY...I'M NUTS AND EVERYTHING IS FINE...HAVE FOUR WRITTEN STATEMENTS OF OTHER DRIVERS OF MY TRUCK AS TO WHAT THEY'VE INCURRED...MAKES NO DIFFERENC. HAVE FILED WITH BBB AND GOING TO ARBITRATION, WHICH FROM WHAT ALL THE OTHER FORD F150 OWNERS ARE SAYING...WILL BE AN EXERCISE IN FUTILITY...AND TIME. HAVE GIVEN FORD DIAGRAMS SHOWING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS....HAVE GIVEN FORD WRITTEN AND VERBAL DESCRIPTIIONS OF UNDER WHAT CONDITIONS IT HAPPENS AND TO DRIVE UNDER SAME AND EXPIERENCE FOR THEMSELVES...THEY "ALL" REFUSE TO ENTER MY COMPLETE DESCRIPTIONS ONTO WORK ORDER OR DRIVE IT UNDER CONDITIONS DESCRIBED. HAVE NO IDEA WHY 3-400,000 FORD F150 OWNERS DO NOT FILE A CLASS ACTION...ONLY WAY FORD WILL RESPOND.........WILL NOT...CANNOT DRIVE ON ICE/SNOW FOR FEAR OF LOSING CONTROL WHEN BOTH BRAKE AND TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS MAY OCCUR. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10443614

Official recalls

11V049000 · Structure:body:door

Feb 1, 2011

FORD IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009 AND 2010 F-150 VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM JANUARY 18, 2008, THROUGH NOVEMBER 30, 2009. THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE HOUSING EMBOSSMENT RETAINING THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE SPRING MAY FRACTURE DURING NORMAL USAGE RESULTING IN INSUFFICIENT SPRING FORCE TO RETURN THE HANDLE TO THE FULLY STOWED POSITION.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: IN THE EVENT OF A SIDE IMPACT CRASH, THE DOOR HANDLE SPRING CAN FAIL CAUSING THE DOOR LATCH TO OPEN.

Remedy: OWNERS WILL BE INITIALLY NOTIFIED AND INSTRUCTED TO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO A FORD OR LINCOLN/MERCURY DEALER IF ANY INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE IS LOOSE OR FAILS TO RETURN TO THE STOWED POSITION AFTER ACTIVATION FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE AFFECT MODULE. ONCE PARTS BECOME AVAILABLE, OWNERS WILL BE RENOTIFIED AND INSTRUCTED TO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO A FORD OR LINCOLN/MERCURY DEALER FOR INSPECTION OF EACH INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE. DEPENDING ON THE RESULTS OF THE INSPECTION, THE DEALER WILL EITHER ADD A SPRING EMBOSSMENT REINFORCEMENT OR REPLACE THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE MODULE FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 10, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-866-436-7332.

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