Complaint volume
954 consumer-submitted complaints are matched to this model year. Treat the count as a research signal, then read the actual summaries for repeated symptoms.
Complaint records
2019 Ford F-150 Complaints
954 consumer-submitted complaints on record for the 2019 Ford F-150, grouped by component category.
954 Total complaints
14 Crash reports
5 Fire reports
10 Injury reports
Complaint data reflects consumer-submitted reports. A complaint is not proof
of a defect, recall, or manufacturer fault. Enriched severity fields come
from official bulk records when the complaint can be matched by ODI number.
Buyer interpretation
How to use these complaints before buying
Complaint records are most useful when they turn into inspection points, seller questions, and comparison checks against nearby model years.
Pattern to inspect
The most common categories are power train, engine, unknown or other. Use those categories as a test-drive checklist instead of judging the vehicle from the total count alone.
Severity flags
Enriched records include 14 crash reports, 5 fire reports, 10 injury reports, and 0 fatality reports. These fields come from complaint records and should be read in context.
Mileage clue
Mileage is available on 370 complaints, with an average reported failure mileage of 59,605 miles. Compare that with the mileage on the listing.
Questions to ask the seller
- Have you had any problems related to power train, engine, unknown or other?
- Can I see recent maintenance and repair records?
- Has the vehicle ever been towed, involved in a crash, or repaired for the same issue twice?
- Can we also check the recall record for this 2019 Ford F-150?
Used-car checklist
Use these complaints before the test drive.
Build a buyer checklist to turn these issues into questions and inspection points.
2019 Ford F-150
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How severe are the 2019 Ford F-150 complaints?
14 Crash
5 Fire
10 Injury
0 Fatality
23 Towed
9 Medical attention
What are the most common 2019 Ford F-150 complaint categories?
POWER TRAIN 365
ENGINE 139
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 54
POWER TRAIN,ENGINE 41
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 38
BACK OVER PREVENTION 21
STRUCTURE 19
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 12
AIR BAGS 11
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,BACK OVER PREVENTION 10
954 total complaints on record
Latest complaints
| Date | Component | Summary | Severity | Mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2024 | ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 12/26/2023 Re: VIN: Case#:[XXX] I purchased this truck new 4/1/2019 and purchased a Ford Extended warranty(Ford Protect) the following month for 5 years/125K miles. This was my second F150 with the 3.5 ecoboost engine. Since that time it has been serviced continuously by Ford Dealerships . At no time during that time period under warranty has any Ford dealership mentioned that there were service bulletins out to the dealerships with regard to failing Cam phasers. From research that I have done over the weekend there is apparently a New type phaser being used on F150’s since 2021 that corrects the problem. If Ford and all of the Ford dealerships knew of this common problem why were not the Ford customers notified of the issue? I went in for an oil change last week and the technician noted a tiny sound when the engine started. I went back the following week to have a sensor replaced and the mechanics indicated that there was a camshaft/phaser problem that would cost $4200 to fix. That issue could have been fixed at any time under the extended warranty from 2021-2022 if the dealerships had notified the Ford customer by using the same phasers installed on new trucks. I received a follow up call from a Ford rep 12/28/2023 who denied that I had a Ford Protect extended warranty. I verified the policy 12/29/2023 and called Ford again who again stated that I did not have a Ford Protect Policy. Finally it took a conference call with the dealer to convince Ford who still would not agree to fix the issue. The Dealer offered to extend the policy until realizing that it had been diagnosed with a cam phaser failure stating they could not warrant an existing issue. That is exactly what the dealer did in 2019 when they sold the extended warranty on a known issue. Phasers are the critical feature that controls the timing and computer controlled oxygen input and exhaust for ecoboost engines. When they start to break down it affects the health of the engine itself. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jan 2024 | ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 12/26/2023 Re: VIN: Case#: I purchased this truck new 4/1/2019 and purchased a Ford Extended warranty(Ford Protect) the following month for 5 years/125K miles. This was my second F150 with the 3.5 ecoboost engine. Since that time it has been serviced continuously by Ford Dealerships . At no time during that time period under warranty has any Ford dealership mentioned that there were service bulletins out to the dealerships with regard to failing Cam phasers. From research that I have done over the weekend there is apparently a New type phaser being used on F150’s since 2021 that corrects the problem. If Ford and all of the Ford dealerships knew of this common problem why were not the Ford customers notified of the issue? I went in for an oil change last week and the technician noted a tiny sound when the engine started. I went back the following week to have a sensor replaced and the mechanics indicated that there was a camshaft/phaser problem that would cost $4200 to fix. That issue could have been fixed at any time under the extended warranty from 2021-2022 if the dealerships had notified the Ford customer by using the same phasers installed on new trucks. I received a follow up call from a Ford rep 12/28/2023 who denied that I had a Ford Protect extended warranty. I verified the policy 12/29/2023 and called Ford again who again stated that I did not have a Ford Protect Policy. Finally it took a conference call with the dealer to convince Ford who still would not agree to fix the issue. The Dealer offered to extend the policy until realizing that it had been diagnosed with a cam phaser failure stating they could not warrant an existing issue. That is exactly what the dealer did in 2019 when they sold the extended warranty on a known issue. Phasers are the critical feature that controls the timing and computer controlled oxygen input and exhaust for ecoboost engines. When they start to break down it affects the health of the engine itself. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jan 2024 | POWER TRAIN | 10 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WHEN DRIVING TRUCK MERGING INTO TRAFFIC 10 SPEED TRANSMISSION STOPPED SHIFTING GEARS ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENT DEALER IS IN PROCESS OF INVESTIGATING NO WARNING LAMPS AND NO WARNING PRIOR TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jan 2024 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | Window wipers slowed down and finally quit working during a rain event | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jan 2024 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | The contact owns a 2019 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle, there was a rattling and knocking sound coming from the vehicle. The contact stated that engine cam phaser started but was not fired up and the contact was able to drive the vehicle. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 65,000. | Crash: No Fire: No | 65,000 |
| Dec 2023 | STRUCTURE | The drivers door handle was built in such a manner it leads to easy vehicle break ins. Criminals have determined it is very easy to beak door lock tumbler and open the door thru the vertical rod. This all occurs without setting off the security system of the vehicle. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Dec 2023 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | Transmission jerks, and stalls. Drive train noise. Engine cuts out and has rough idle. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Dec 2023 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | The vehicle has given codes P0018 and P0021 on multiple occasions. These codes are likely due to an issue with the cam phasers. This is a known issue due to a design flaw. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Dec 2023 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Truck hesitates, wants to shut of and does shut off. Wrench indicator comes off and on. Truck Shuts off at stop light and needs to be restarted. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Dec 2023 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | I drive a 2019 Ford F-150 XLT 4WD (8 Cylinders 5 5.0L FI FFV DOHC 302 CID). During November 2023, I was experiencing the truck bucking and jerking and shutting off at red lights and stop signs. I took my truck to the dealership on November 22 to have them look at it. They replaced the starter, an almost dead battery, and a PDM reset. The PDM reset and starter were covered under my extended warranty. Upon driving my truck home, the problem continued to exist and this time much worse. I returned to the same dealership on Friday, November 24, 2023. After a diagnostic test, they found nothing, then stated a couple of people drove the vehicle and could not duplicate the problem I was complaining about which was stressful and frustrating because this problem exists almost every time I drive the vehicle, regardless of how long my trip. Driving this truck has now become a safety hazard as I almost got struck by other vehicles on more than one occasion. When I pull out from a traffic light or any business establishment, I have to keep tapping the gas peddle to get the truck moving and it doesn't move, leaving me stranded in the intersection. When the truck does move, it jerks so hard that it gives you "whiplash". This jerking motion continues during the duration of my trip, including my hour-long drive both to and from work. I took my Ford to another mechanic on December 19, 2023. The establishment sent one of their technicians to ride along with me to experience the problem for himself. I drove out of the driveway for just a few feet when again, I kept tapping the gas pedal to get the truck to move and when it did, the truck jerked violently. The technician saw what he wanted to see. I get no warning lights or messages about the failure. The technician said it was a transmission problem that he has been seeing with the years of 2017-2019 F-150 and Ford is aware of the problem but does nothing about it. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Dec 2023 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | Approximately 2 weeks after purchasing the truck I noticed some harsh shifting, jerking, and sudden acceleration, and hesitation issues. They were intermittent and I was advised this is not uncommon with this model vehicle. However, these issues have become more frequent and severe. Next, I noticed the gears began slipping and the truck seemed to not be able to “find” the gear it needed to be in. The transmission would slam into gear or begin slipping under acceleration. There is no rhyme or reason to it, I have not been able to pinpoint it to a specific gear or up/down shift. It simply loses power and neither the gas nor brake work. It will coast until the wrench (check engine?) symbol comes on and then the gas will function. This week the transmission has started intermittently locking into a specific gear without the ability to shift. It’s now happened 3 times. You cannot reverse or drive, the transmission puts itself in park while the dash still indicates its in drive or reverse. After parking the truck for a couple of hours, I could start and drive as usual. Most importantly, twice Saturday the truck seemed to shift out of gear, so hard my head hit the steering wheel, and lost power going 70mph on I64. I have attempted to video these events to help diagnose the issues, but obviously driving and recording are dangerous and difficult. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Dec 2023 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | The contact owns a 2019 Ford F-150. The contact stated that the vehicle experienced excessive oil consumption and approximately two quarts of oil was added to the engine each month to maintain to top off the oil level. Additionally, while operating the vehicle in 4WD, the vehicle jerked and hesitated. The cause of the failures was not yet determined. The manufacturer and local dealer were notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 5,000. | Crash: No Fire: No | 5,000 |
| Dec 2023 | POWER TRAIN | Transmission is slipping , it started at about 65,000 miles, just after the warrAnty expired on this. This is a known problem with the 10 speed transmission. Despite this being a known problem Ford will not, assist financially to repair this unit | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Dec 2023 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | The contact owns a 2019 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed and attempting to accelerate, the vehicle shifted abnormally, jerking, and hesitating to shift into gear. Upon pulling to the shoulder of the roadway, the contact was able to continue driving after activating manual drive mode. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed a general transmission failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 77,000. | Crash: No Fire: No Towed | 77,000 |
| Dec 2023 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | The contact owns a 2019 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving approximately 65 MPH, the check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that there was an abnormal rattling sound while depressing the accelerator pedal. The vehicle was driven to the dealer however, the failure was not duplicated. The contact stated that there was an abnormal sound that was intermittent but became a constant failure. The contact drove the vehicle back to the same dealer who determined that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact was advised by the dealer that the engine was on a national backorder. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 85,451. | Crash: No Fire: No | 85,451 |
| Dec 2023 | ENGINE | Truck uses an excessive amount of oil that would not be corrected by Ford. Due to this issue the truck failed to operate normally. It stalled in the middle of an incredibly busy intersection, causing traffic back up as well as increase safety concern for the drive of the truck as well as other drivers on the road. This has happened multiple times. Ford is aware of the engine oil consumption issue. Has expressed multiple times that it was not a problem. Attempted to fix by selling a new longer dip stick to attempt to hide the problem with excessive oil consumption. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Dec 2023 | POWER TRAIN | Having issues with transmission shifting normally. Trouble shifting out of 1st and will jerk horribly going into 3rd gear. Was up to gear 8 and let off gas and went totally down to 5th then 4th gear as I was going down highway in traffic. Have an appointment with Ford dealership next week to see what's causing this. There has been no warning of this trouble. It just started the 1st to third jerk then progressively getting worse thru the rest of the gear shifting. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Dec 2023 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | The contact owns a 2019 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle independently shifted into neutral(N). The accelerator pedal was depressed but the vehicle failed to respond. While driving, the vehicle jerked forward unexpectedly. There was an abnormal clunking sound detected. The vehicle was driving erratically. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who informed the contact that the transmission was leaking fluid and needed to be replaced. The mechanic advised the contact to stop driving the vehicle. The contact called the local dealer, who stated that the parts to repair the vehicle were on backorder. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and stated that the vehicle was not covered under warranty or recall. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000. | Crash: No Fire: No | 100,000 |
| Nov 2023 | ENGINE | The contact owns a 2019 Ford F-150. The contact stated he heard an unusual rattling noise that came from the engine compartment when he started the vehicle. The contact stated the rattling noise had gotten worse over the past year. The contact stated he contacted the dealer by phone and was informed that the vehicle was not associated with any recalls. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to report the failure to NHTSA. The failure mileage was approximately 35,000. | Crash: No Fire: No | 35,000 |
| Nov 2023 | VISIBILITY | The contact owns a 2019 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the windshield seal detached from the vehicle, causing water to leak into the vehicle. The failure caused the instrument panel to become inoperable. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the failure was due to water damage from the detached windshield seal. The repair was pending. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000. | Crash: No Fire: No | 60,000 |
| Nov 2023 | ENGINE | Vehicle engine, cooling, and exhaust. Cam Phasers noise when starting | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Nov 2023 | POWER TRAIN | Transmission clunks shifting ,pause shift when when trying to drive forward, clanks when up shifting and down shifting! Bad rattling like drive line or ! ? | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Nov 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | My wife and I purchased the vehicle used from a Ford dealer in 2021. The vehicle was certified used. We had no issues up until the last few months (began in the summer of 2023), but the issue has grown in severity and is random. The vehicle is equipped with an auto start/stop, which we always shut off. Recently the vehicle has been going into idle or shutting off completely and not restarting even with the start/stop disabled. This occurs a majority of the time as we are slowing down to come to a stop, but has occurred while actively driving. This has us concerned we will be in an accident because we never know when the vehicle will just shut off. We took it to a Ford dealer in October 2023 for the issue. We were told there was nothing wrong and no error codes came up. We can provide documentation for this. We finally found online forums and writings where others are dealing with the same issue, but Ford apparently "doesn't know" or can't fix it. We thought we were going crazy! If they can't fix or diagnosis their own car we don't know who will. The most recent date of the issue was 11/13/2023. When the car shuts off an error code pops up stating "Auto StartStop Shift to P Restart Engine". This is accompanied with a check engine light. When we restart it there is no longer an error code or check engine light. This vehicle is not safe! Please help before a tragedy occurs. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Nov 2023 | ENGINE,POWER TRAIN | My engine light came on and within the same day my vehicle shifted extremely slow. it was difficult to merge into traffic and almost caused an accident. I took the vehicle to Mechanic and they advised the engine light was consistent with the timing chain failure . I called a local local Ford dealer. They seem to be familiar with the issue and said it would cost $4000 to fix. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Nov 2023 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | 10 speed transmission loses power when passing other vehicles, shifts very hard between speeds, loud banging from transmission,very dangerous situations. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |