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2015 Ford F-150 common problems

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration holds 4,275 owner complaints and 14 recalls for the 2015 Ford F-150. WrenchReport clusters those complaints into repeating failure patterns and prices each one from documented repair costs. In this record, 120 complaints report a crash and 36 report a fire.

Severity tally

14 Mechanic's Warnings for this build.

The federal record shows 3 Catastrophic and 7 Expensive failure patterns for this build.

Highest documented repair cost: $8,500

Catastrophic

  • Engine seizure and internal destruction

    $5,000-$8,500

    Oil starvation or bearing wear lets the rotating assembly contact the block. The engine locks, and the only repair is a replacement engine.

    78 matching complaints · recalls 18V894000, 19V278000, 20V098000

  • Transmission failure

    $3,800-$6,500

    Clutch packs or valve body wear out early on this build. The transmission slips, shudders or drops gears, and the repair is a rebuild or a replacement unit.

    39 matching complaints · recalls 26V237000

  • Coolant intrusion into the cylinders

    $5,500-$7,500

    The cylinder head or block casting lets coolant reach the combustion chambers. The cylinder fills with coolant and the engine stops turning — hydro-lock — which destroys it.

    9 matching complaints · recalls 18V894000, 19V278000, 20V098000

Expensive

  • Stalling and sudden loss of power

    $600-$2,400

    Fuel delivery, sensors or throttle body faults can cut the engine without warning. The car stalls in traffic, which is a safety problem before it is a repair bill.

    414 matching complaints · recalls 18V894000, 19V278000, 20V098000

  • Steering faults

    $400-$1,600

    Electric power steering units and tie rods can fail in a way the driver feels as a heavy wheel, a clunk or a pull.

    282 matching complaints · recalls 15V279000

  • Brake system failure

    $500-$1,800

    Master cylinder, booster or ABS unit faults can leave the pedal long or the brakes weak. Owners report the pedal going to the floor.

    273 matching complaints · recalls 20V332000

  • Air bag and restraint faults

    $900-$2,500

    Air bag modules, sensors or inflators may not deploy when needed, or deploy without impact. Open recalls on this component are corrected free at a dealer.

    111 matching complaints · recalls 18V568000, 17V526000, 15V867000

  • Turbocharger and boost faults

    $1,800-$3,800

    Turbo bearings, wastegates and boost control fail on smaller forced-induction engines. Oil and coolant lines feed the turbo, so one leak can take the unit with it.

    48 matching complaints · recalls 18V894000, 19V278000, 20V098000

  • Fuel pump and injector faults

    $700-$1,600

    High pressure fuel pumps and injectors fail early on some engines. The car cranks but will not run, or runs rough under load.

    30 matching complaints

  • Emissions and exhaust component failure

    $1,400-$2,900

    Catalytic converters, EGR coolers and related parts are expensive to replace and rarely covered after the emissions warranty ends.

    15 matching complaints · recalls 18V894000, 19V278000, 20V098000

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  • Electrical faults

    $150-$900

    Battery drain, alternator, wiring and sensor faults cluster here. Individually small, they strand the car and mask other failures.

    483 matching complaints

  • Wipers, defrost and visibility

    $120-$450

    Wiper motors, defrost grids and glass faults cut visibility in rain. Complaints cluster around sudden wiper failure.

    345 matching complaints

  • Doors, latches and structure

    $200-$800

    Latch and hinge faults can leave a door ajar while driving. Annoying, loud, and cheap to fix once identified.

    180 matching complaints · recalls 15V251000

  • Infotainment and display faults

    $150-$700

    Screens freeze, cameras go black and control modules reboot. Costly to diagnose, rarely dangerous.

    42 matching complaints

These are the 2015 Ford F-150's patterns. Your car either has them or it does not.

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Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation complaint and recall databases, read today for the 2015 Ford F-150. A pattern documented for a build is not a diagnosis of any one car.

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