IT WAS A 45 DEGREE DAY I TURNED ON REAR DEFROSTER FOR APPROX. 10 MINUTES VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY I HEARD A LOUD POP AND PASSENGER SIDE REAR GLASS IN THE 3 PIECE UNIT WAS BLOWN OUT THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY THE SMELL OF BURNT RUBBER I HAVE READ MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE PLEASE REVIEW.
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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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
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.
What owners actually said
842 reportsTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT FAILED TO RESPOND.IN ADDITION, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL BANGING NOISE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT FAILED TO RESPOND.IN ADDITION, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL BANGING NOISE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200.
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT ABOUT 65 MPH. I WAS THE ONLY VEHICLE IN TRAFFIC. AS I WAS GOING DOWN THE ROAD WITH THE REAR AND FRONT DEFROST ON, MY DRIVER SIDE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED AND HAD SPIDER WEB CRACKS ALL THROUGH THE WINDOW. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE REAR WINDOWS SHATTERING. TONS OF WITNESSES …
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I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT ABOUT 65 MPH. I WAS THE ONLY VEHICLE IN TRAFFIC. AS I WAS GOING DOWN THE ROAD WITH THE REAR AND FRONT DEFROST ON, MY DRIVER SIDE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED AND HAD SPIDER WEB CRACKS ALL THROUGH THE WINDOW. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE REAR WINDOWS SHATTERING. TONS OF WITNESSES COULD BE FOUND BY A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH OF 2010 F150 REAR WINDOW SHATTERING. PLEASE INVESTIGATE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD EXPLOSION AND THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE SLIDING REAR WINDOW ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE HAD SHATTERED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DEFROSTER WAS POWERED ON AT THE TIME AND IT APPEARED AS IF THE GLASS SHATTER…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD EXPLOSION AND THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE SLIDING REAR WINDOW ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE HAD SHATTERED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DEFROSTER WAS POWERED ON AT THE TIME AND IT APPEARED AS IF THE GLASS SHATTERED WHERE THE DEFROSTER WAS ATTACHED TO THE GLASS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.
BOUGHT A USED 2010 F-150 SUPERCREW 4X4 5.4L 3V ENGINE WITH 38,600 MILES ON IT, FIRST WEEK IT DROVE FINE. BUT THEN. IT STALLED FOR THE FIRST TIME, AND CONTINUED TO DO SO, FINALLY GOT A ENGINE LIGHT, AND REPLACED O2 SENSORS, DIDN'T HELP, NOW DEALERSHIP DOESN'T KNOW WHAT TO FIX!!! SO SCARY AND DANGEROUS!! PLEASE FORCE ACTION! T…
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BOUGHT A USED 2010 F-150 SUPERCREW 4X4 5.4L 3V ENGINE WITH 38,600 MILES ON IT, FIRST WEEK IT DROVE FINE. BUT THEN. IT STALLED FOR THE FIRST TIME, AND CONTINUED TO DO SO, FINALLY GOT A ENGINE LIGHT, AND REPLACED O2 SENSORS, DIDN'T HELP, NOW DEALERSHIP DOESN'T KNOW WHAT TO FIX!!! SO SCARY AND DANGEROUS!! PLEASE FORCE ACTION! THIS VEHICLE IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. STALLS OUT/ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING!!!!!!! LOSES POWER STEERING, AND ALL CONTROL!!! ABSOLUTELY DUMBFOUNDED THAT THIS HASN'T SEEN A RECALL WITH SO MANY SIMILAR OCCURRENCES!!! SO DISAPPOINTED! I'M SCARED TO DEATH TO DRIVE MY NEW CAR.
EARLIER THIS WEEK, MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING TO WORK WITH THE REAR DEFROST ON, SUDDENLY HE HEARD A LOUD POP, LOOKED BACK AND THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE GLASS PANEL WAS COMPLETELY SHATTERED, BUT INTACT. NO HOLES. NO VISIBLE DAMAGE. JUST SPONTANEOUSLY SHATTERED. IT'S GOING TO COST ME 600$ TO REPLACE! HOW IS THIS NOT RECALLED OR COVERED? I…
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EARLIER THIS WEEK, MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING TO WORK WITH THE REAR DEFROST ON, SUDDENLY HE HEARD A LOUD POP, LOOKED BACK AND THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE GLASS PANEL WAS COMPLETELY SHATTERED, BUT INTACT. NO HOLES. NO VISIBLE DAMAGE. JUST SPONTANEOUSLY SHATTERED. IT'S GOING TO COST ME 600$ TO REPLACE! HOW IS THIS NOT RECALLED OR COVERED? I AM DONE WITH FORD. GETTING RID OF THIS TRUCK ASAP.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-150. WHILE ACTIVATING THE WINDOW DEFROSTER WHILE DRIVING, THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WINDOW NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF …
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-150. WHILE ACTIVATING THE WINDOW DEFROSTER WHILE DRIVING, THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WINDOW NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, AN ABNORMAL SOUND EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW SHATTERED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, AN ABNORMAL SOUND EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW SHATTERED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 63,500.
I TURNED ON MY DEFROST ON MY REAR TRUCK WINDOW, LET THE TRUCK WARM UP AS IT WAS -5, STARTED TO DRIVE DOWN THE STREET, DOING 50 KM, HEARD A LOUD "POP" AND THE BACK SLIDING WINDOW SHATTERED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. LUCKILY IT STAYED INTACT AS I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK. I STOPPED AT FORD TO SEE WHAT THEY COULD DO, AS I RESEARCHED THE …
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I TURNED ON MY DEFROST ON MY REAR TRUCK WINDOW, LET THE TRUCK WARM UP AS IT WAS -5, STARTED TO DRIVE DOWN THE STREET, DOING 50 KM, HEARD A LOUD "POP" AND THE BACK SLIDING WINDOW SHATTERED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. LUCKILY IT STAYED INTACT AS I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK. I STOPPED AT FORD TO SEE WHAT THEY COULD DO, AS I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME ISSUE WITH THE FORD TRUCKS. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT FORD SAID HE COULND'T DO ANYTHING FOR ME AS I NO LONGER HAD WARRANTY. HE WANTED TO CHARGE ME $1200 FOR A NEW WINDOW. I CALLED FORD MOTOR CO. AND THEY ALSO SAID THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT (EVEN THO IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM). I HAD THE WINDOW FIXED BY AN INDEPENDENT COMPANY FOR HALF THE PRICE FORD WOULD HAVE CHARGED. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL, AS IT IS CERTAINLY A SAFETY HAZARD. THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE ON THE NHTSA SITE.
EXPLODING REAR GLASS. DRIVING THRU KANSAS AND ENCOUNTERED SOME FREEZING RAIN. I ACTIVATED THE HEATED MIRRORS AND REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER AS THE TEMP OUTSIDE WAS AROUND 25 DEGREES. I WAS TRAVELING AROUND 40MPH IN THE INTERSTATE AT THE TIME, A FEW MINUTES AFTER I HAD ACTIVATED THE DEFROSTER WE HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A GUN SHOT. AFT…
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EXPLODING REAR GLASS. DRIVING THRU KANSAS AND ENCOUNTERED SOME FREEZING RAIN. I ACTIVATED THE HEATED MIRRORS AND REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER AS THE TEMP OUTSIDE WAS AROUND 25 DEGREES. I WAS TRAVELING AROUND 40MPH IN THE INTERSTATE AT THE TIME, A FEW MINUTES AFTER I HAD ACTIVATED THE DEFROSTER WE HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A GUN SHOT. AFTER A QUICK LOOK AROUND WE NOTICED ONE SECTION OF THE REAR WINDOW HAD EXPLODED. MY YOUNG DAUGHTER WAS IN HER CAR SEAT DIRECTLY UNDER THE WINDOW AND HAD SMALL SHARDS OF GLASS IN HER HAIR. IN RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE WE HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL YEAR BUT THE MANUFACTURER IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DEFECT. WE ARE HOPING FOR A NHTSA INTERVENTION FOR THIS SAFETY ISSUE,
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.
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NHTSA investigations
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