TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACE RAIN WAS BE PLACE THE TRUCK IS STILL STALLING SLIP IN AND YEAR
2010 Ford F-150
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 2010 Ford F-150 do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 676.
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Mileage at the reported incident
733 reports with mileage · 109 unknown
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Electrical System. Review the 166 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Power Train. Review the 121 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine. Review the 107 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
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61 reportsDRIVE SHAFT PROBLEM PLUS AFTER RUNNING A FEW HOURS NO RUNS
TRADED IN MY 2010 FORD F-150 AT DPM INC IN ALBUQUERQUE NO. THEY HAVE NOT PAID OFF THE LOAN. I AM GETTING COLLECTION CALLS FROM THE FINANCE COMPANY ASKING WHY I HAVE NONOT MADE A PAYMENT ON THE VEHICLE. AT THIS POINT I DO NOT KNOW WHERE MY TRUCK IS.
THE VEHICLE WILL BREAK ON ITS OWN, WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THIS HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS. IT USUALLY OCCURS WHEN TRAVELING AT LOWER SPEEDS. 40 MPH AND LOWER. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY INCIDENTS ON THE FREEWAY, JUST ON THE HIGHWAY AND MOUNTAIN ROADS. NO CODES COME UP. THE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT MAY COME ON BUT IT…
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THE VEHICLE WILL BREAK ON ITS OWN, WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THIS HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS. IT USUALLY OCCURS WHEN TRAVELING AT LOWER SPEEDS. 40 MPH AND LOWER. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY INCIDENTS ON THE FREEWAY, JUST ON THE HIGHWAY AND MOUNTAIN ROADS. NO CODES COME UP. THE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT MAY COME ON BUT IT GOES AWAY.
MY TWO KIDS AND I WERE PLACING AN ORDER AT A DRIVE THROUGH, WHEN WE HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A GUNSHOT IN MY TRUCK. I LOOKED OVER MY DAUGHTER'S HEAD AND SEE MY BACK DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW HAD EXPLODED. I HAD THE DEFROST ON FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES. IT WAS SNOWING, SO I DIDN'T GET A GOOD LOOK AT IT TILL TODAY.IT LOOKS LIKE THE WINDOW IS …
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MY TWO KIDS AND I WERE PLACING AN ORDER AT A DRIVE THROUGH, WHEN WE HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A GUNSHOT IN MY TRUCK. I LOOKED OVER MY DAUGHTER'S HEAD AND SEE MY BACK DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW HAD EXPLODED. I HAD THE DEFROST ON FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES. IT WAS SNOWING, SO I DIDN'T GET A GOOD LOOK AT IT TILL TODAY.IT LOOKS LIKE THE WINDOW IS READY TO FALL IN. NO SIGNS OF ANYTHING HITTING THE WINDOW FROM EITHER SIDE. I HAVE READ OVER 100 DIFFERENT COMPLAINTS ONLINE OF THIS HAPPENING TO OTHER FORD OWNERS.
I FOUND THE RECALL NUMBER FROM FORD IS 11S15 ONLINE. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT IT DOES NOT APPLY TO MY 2010 FORD F150. HOWEVER, THE SAME DEALERSHIP IS INDICATING THAT ALL FOUR OF THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE FAILING AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. IF ONE FAILED I MIGHT BELIEVE WEAR AND TEAR, BUT ALL FOUR WOULD INDICATE A DEFECT AS D…
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I FOUND THE RECALL NUMBER FROM FORD IS 11S15 ONLINE. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT IT DOES NOT APPLY TO MY 2010 FORD F150. HOWEVER, THE SAME DEALERSHIP IS INDICATING THAT ALL FOUR OF THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE FAILING AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. IF ONE FAILED I MIGHT BELIEVE WEAR AND TEAR, BUT ALL FOUR WOULD INDICATE A DEFECT AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL REFERENCED ABOVE.
I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE JAN 2017. IT HAS STALLED/SHUT DOWN AT LEAST 6 TIMES WHEN APPROACHING A RED LIGHT, SLOWING FOR TURNING VEHICLES AND ALSO SHUT DOWN IN A STATIONARY POSITION. TODAY MAKES THE 4TH TIME IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR REPAIRS. IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO THE PLACE I PURCHASED IT, A FORD DEALERSHIP AND NOW A LOCAL DEAL…
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I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE JAN 2017. IT HAS STALLED/SHUT DOWN AT LEAST 6 TIMES WHEN APPROACHING A RED LIGHT, SLOWING FOR TURNING VEHICLES AND ALSO SHUT DOWN IN A STATIONARY POSITION. TODAY MAKES THE 4TH TIME IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR REPAIRS. IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO THE PLACE I PURCHASED IT, A FORD DEALERSHIP AND NOW A LOCAL DEALERSHIP. NO ONE CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT IS CAUSING THIS ISSUE. THIS VEHICLE PUTS THE SAFETY OF MYSELF, MY CHILDREN AND ANY PASSENGERS AT HIGH RISK DUE TO THE FACT IT USUALLY DOES THIS ON MAJOR HIGHWAYS. I NEED THIS RESOLVED.
I WAS PARKED AT A FOOD STORE WHEN I PRESSES THE REAR DEFROST TO CLEAR UP THE FOGGED UP WINDOW. WHILE TALKING TO MY WIFE WE HEAR A LOUD BANG NOISE. I WALKED AROUND MY VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE REAR DRIVERS PANEL WINDOW SHATTERED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THREE YEARS AGO WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY I TURNED ON THE…
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I WAS PARKED AT A FOOD STORE WHEN I PRESSES THE REAR DEFROST TO CLEAR UP THE FOGGED UP WINDOW. WHILE TALKING TO MY WIFE WE HEAR A LOUD BANG NOISE. I WALKED AROUND MY VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE REAR DRIVERS PANEL WINDOW SHATTERED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THREE YEARS AGO WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY I TURNED ON THE REAR DEFROST AND THE PASSENGER REAR WINDOW PANEL SHATTTERED. I NOTIFIED FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND THEY REFUSE TO HELP WITH ISSUE.
DRIVING FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES WHEN I TURNED ON DEFROSTER BECAUSE WINDOWS WERE FOGGING. APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE LATER I HEARD A LOUD POP AND NOTED THAT MY REAR WINDOW SHATTERED. I WAS IDLING AT A STOP IN A PARKING LOT WHEN THE WINDOW SHATTERED.
ON NUMEROUS OCCASION, REGARDLESS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS OR OTHER VARIABLES, MY 2010 F150 WILL STALL OUT RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE. I LOSE POWER STEERING, THE BRAKES LOCK UP AND I AM UNABLE TO ACCELERATE TO MOVE MY TRUCK OUT OF HARMS WAY ON THE ROAD. THIS HAPPENS DURING TIMES WHEN THE TRUCK IS MOVING AS WELL…
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ON NUMEROUS OCCASION, REGARDLESS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS OR OTHER VARIABLES, MY 2010 F150 WILL STALL OUT RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE. I LOSE POWER STEERING, THE BRAKES LOCK UP AND I AM UNABLE TO ACCELERATE TO MOVE MY TRUCK OUT OF HARMS WAY ON THE ROAD. THIS HAPPENS DURING TIMES WHEN THE TRUCK IS MOVING AS WELL AS STATIONARY. IT CAN HAPPEN DURING TURNING, SLOWING DOWN, ACCELERATING, IN FACT IT IS HARD TO PIN POINT A CONSISTENT PATTERN OF WHEN IT OCCURS. I WAS NEARLY INVOLVED IN SEVERAL ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS ISSUE AND FIND IT VERY DISTURBING THAT THIS ISSUE HAS OCCURRED ON MANY OTHER FORD TRUCKS AND YET NO ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN. THE ISSUE CONTINUES TO HAPPEN EVEN AFTER NUMEROUS TRIPS TO THE SHOP AND A LOT OF MONEY SPENT TO HAVE IT FIXED.
Official recalls
111V049000 · 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.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
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