2019 Ford F-150 problems and complaints

Owners have filed 48 complaints with NHTSA about the 2019 Ford F-150. The most-reported areas: Power Train (38), Engine (7), Electrical System (3).

Key takeaways

  • 48 owner complaints on file with NHTSA.
  • 0 involve a crash, 0 a fire, 0 reported injuries.
  • Complaints are unverified owner reports; recalls are confirmed defects.
Complaints by component
ComponentComplaintsShare
Power Train3879%
Engine715%
Electrical System36%
Forward Collision Avoidance36%
Wheels24%
Steering24%
Back Over Prevention24%
Service Brakes12%
Unknown Or Other12%
Visibility12%
Vehicle Speed Control12%
Lane Departure12%

One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.

Latest complaints, as filed

Owner-written and unverified by NHTSA.

Engine - filed 2026-09-21

Can phasers failed. Ford will not accept any responsibility for a known dangerous issue.Ford refuses to help even though they knew about this issue. They did not issue a recall, instead offering a Customer Satisfaction Program so they could dodge responsibility for future repairs. This is a dangerous defect as it can c...

Power Train,electrical System,forward Collision Avoidance - filed 2026-09-20

I am writing to formally escalate my ongoing complaint regarding my Ford truck and the repeated problems I have experienced with it over the years. At this point, this is no longer simply a matter of dissatisfaction with a dealership repair. I am asking Ford Motor Company at the corporate level to take responsibility f...

Power Train - filed 2026-09-20

2019 f150 with 115,600 miles equipped with 10r80 transmission recently experienced a 10th gear shift down to 1st gear while doing 65mph down a bridge almost causing a really bad accident. Since then truck has randomly and sporadically shifted out of higher gears into lower gears I cannot afford to repair a factory defe...

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Complaints are reports filed by owners with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. NHTSA publishes them without verifying them, and counts rise with how many cars were sold, so compare years of the same model rather than different models. Crash ratings are NHTSA's own 5-Star Safety Ratings results.