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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2023 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | While driving vehicle displays "Service Advance Trac", "Pre collision assist not available", "hill assist not available" and the drive mode will not work. Brake lights are also on all the time as well. Dealership says the vehicles steering column needs to be replaced only 2 months after purchase. Dealer has diagnosed the issue but did not provide codes. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jul 2023 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | Cam phasers issue causing the vehicle to misfire and loss of power. Vehicle at dealership over a month because the issue is common and parts are on back order, no recall from dealer. 2019 f150 5.0 | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jul 2023 | ENGINE | The contact owns a 2019 Ford F-150. The contact stated while starting the vehicle, there was an abnormally loud sound coming from the vehicle. The contact stated there was no warning light illuminated. The contact called the local dealer and made them aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with TBS: 20-2315, however the VIN was not included. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 73,500. | Crash: No Fire: No | 73,500 |
| Jul 2023 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | The contact owns a 2019 Ford F-150. The contact stated that there was knocking sound coming from the front end of the vehicle at start-up. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and was informed that the cam phasers had failed, and that the failure was related to a Customer Satisfaction Program included in NHTSA ID Number: 10204046 (Engine and Engine Cooling) however, the vehicle was not included. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and confirmed that the vehicle was not included. The approximate failure mileage was 70,000. | Crash: No Fire: No | 70,000 |
| Jul 2023 | POWER TRAIN | Transmission will not shift correctly between gears. When you first shift from start up it will make a hard clunk noise. Truck will start jumping and once it’s done the wrench light comes on. At one point I couldn’t get it to go into reverse and I had to shut the truck off and restart it to get it into reverse. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jul 2023 | POWER TRAIN | Between 3 and 4 gear on a 10 speed transmission. Accelerating on a cold start or going up a hill after start. Has a lunging gear shift and hard shift then after and catching the correct gear. Have taken the truck in multiple times to ford. All they do is just reset the transmission. I’ve had issues on the rentals they give me of the same vehicle. New issue is between 7-3 when braking hard from 60+. Vehicle lunges forward and can hear transmission grinding and having issues switching gears thereafter. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jul 2023 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,STRUCTURE | The contact owns a 2019 Ford F-150. The contact stated while exiting a car wash and parking the vehicle, he noticed a puddle of water on the front passenger’s side floorboard. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed with needing the overload pipe to be replaced with a longer part. The vehicle was repaired but experienced the failure a month later. The contact took the vehicle back to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed with needing the overload pipe to be replaced a second time. The vehicle was repaired. The contact stated in January 2023 while driving at an unknown speed, the check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact also stated he began to hear an abnormal sound. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed with needing the driver’s side catalytic convertor to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but continued to experience the failure, three months later. The contact took the vehicle to the back local dealer, where it was diagnosed with needing the passenger’s side catalytic convertor to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The contact stated on June 10, 2023, he noticed an oil leak in the rear passenger’s side tire. The contact took the vehicle to another local dealer: AutoNation Ford Arlington [XXX] : [XXX] ) where it was diagnosed with needing the rear passenger’s side axle to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 30,000. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) | Crash: No Fire: No | 30,000 |
| Jul 2023 | ENGINE | The contact owns a 2019 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the engine did not accelerate when gas was depressed, the vehicle inadvertently stalled and lost motive power. The vehicle did restart and was driven to the dealer where it was diagnosed as cam phasers failure and cam phasers needed replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 106,000. | Crash: No Fire: No | 106,000 |
| Jul 2023 | ENGINE | The contact owns a 2019 Ford F-150. The contact stated that the vehicle made a rattling sound during start-up. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the cam phaser needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to file a complaint with the NHTSA Hotline. The contact related the failure to Customer Satisfaction Program: 21N03 (Cam Phaser Replacement); however, the VIN was not included. The failure mileage was approximately 61,000. | Crash: No Fire: No | 61,000 |
| Jul 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | The contact owns a 2019 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the battery warning light illuminated. Additionally, the vehicle stalled. The contact replaced the battery. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who informed the contact that the alternator needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. Additionally, the contact stated that while the vehicle was turned on, the contact exited the vehicle, and when the contact attempted to get back inside the vehicle, the vehicle failed to unlock. The contact stated that the lights inside the vehicle were flickering. The contact attempted to use the key pad on the door to unlock the vehicle; however, the failure persisted. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000. | Crash: No Fire: No | 80,000 |
| Jul 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,BACK OVER PREVENTION | This complaint with the NHTSA is to bring to your attention malfunctioning Sync 3 systems caused by an Over the Air (OTA) update Ford has pushed out to vehicles without permission from owners that has caused the Sync Systems to malfunction. Backup camera screen view while driving in a forward direction and reocurring pop-up screens which require driver interaction are two primary concerns. Loss of handsfree phone and navigation functionality are secondary concerns. I believe an investigation by the NHTSA is justified. Ford issued the software update that broke my Sync 3 system. Ford has stated that no software update is currently available to fix it. Replacing the APIM will fix the Sync 3 system. Vehicles under warranty are eligible for a no-charge APIM replacement. Vehicles out of warranty, like mine, are subject to +$1000 Ford repair charge. I believe Ford is responsible to repair all Sync 3 systems that they broke. These repairs should be made regardless of warranty. This likely warrants a recall by Ford as soon as possible. Here is a link where the F-150 Community has been discussing this issue since April 2023: https://www.f150forum.com/f118/sync-3-memory-issue-538739/index34/ I have logged the issue with Ford directly as well. They are not offering to help me resolve the issue because I am out of warranty. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jul 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,BACK OVER PREVENTION | Tsb 22-2254, causing people's voice command and rear camera issues. There are many issues with Sync 3 on this matter. It should be a recall. They did it for the other models. 2019 f159 | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jul 2023 | POWER TRAIN | Transmission not shifting smoothly, it lurches into gear when accelerating or decelerating. There have been times where I’ve almost had power failure. My safety was put at risk when trying to merge out onto the highway across traffic and my truck would not shift out of first gear and felt like it was about to stall out before finally kicking into 3rd gear…and I could have been hit by oncoming vehicles. This has happened numerous times and now it occurs every time i am shifting out of first gear. I’m taking the vehicle in to be inspected at automation Ford on July 18th 2023. The vehicle has not been inspected by police, or insurance. There have been 0 warning lights or check engine lights to date. Start date was approximately 04-2022 and it’s gotten way worse and it is now 07-2023 | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jul 2023 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | Upon cold start up their is a significant rattling for 5-10 seconds, Started around 60K miles. when driving there is a lag in performance for first few miles. Consistent with Cam Phaser failure with F150 3.5 eco boost engine. This problem has been reported to Ford and CSP 21N03 explains the exact problem. Ford claim my VIN isn't covered under this Customer Satisfaction Program 21N03. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jun 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,BACK OVER PREVENTION | My truck backup camera is not working. It goes black or distorted to where you can’t see anything behind you. It identical to a recall on other 2019 Ford F150s. But my truck is not on that recall. If the problem is the exact same, shouldn’t it be fixed through the recall as well? | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jun 2023 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | In March of 2022, Ford launched a TSB campaign for its F150 model trucks spanning a few years. The TSB was for a Cam Phaser issue and the company offered an extended mileage warranty with a tiered coverage chart based on your current miles while experiencing the problem. The campaign ended January of 2023. I own a 2019 F-150 and my truck began having the issues under the TSB in April of 2023. When I brought the issue to the Ford dealership, I was then informed of the open TSB (TSB's are not made public, but rather opened up for mechanics use to easily diagnose an issue). I was told that due to my mileage as well as missing the 'expiration of the campaign' by just a few months, I would have to cover the cost of the repair. After battling with Ford, I was able to gain some assistance from the dealership towards the cost of the repair. My truck was dropped off to a Ford dealership on May 8th, 2023 and is still there awaiting parts for this KNOWN issue. There are roughly 40,000 parts for this issue that are on backorder. I was updated yesterday that the parts are still 2-3 weeks out from being available. Not having my vehicle for close to 3 months now and still being expected to pay $750 for a repair with an active TSB is absurd. At what point does this issue constitute a recall? I am writing and requesting that this issue be a known recall to the affected trucks. For a consumer to have to pay for a cost that is out of their control, and a known/acknowledged issue by the dealer/company, especially with a 40,000 part backorder-- there should be no reason myself, or anyone else should have to pay any cost to fix the problem. Please let me know what can or needs to be done further to try and have this TSB converted to a recall on these affected F-150s. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jun 2023 | ENGINE | The contact owns a 2019 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while the vehicle was being started, there was a rattling sound coming from the engine compartment for several seconds. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 60,000. | Crash: No Fire: No | 60,000 |
| Jun 2023 | ENGINE | The contact owns a 2019 Ford F-150. The contact stated while starting the vehicle, there was an abnormal knocking sound coming from the engine. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the failure recurred while starting the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who informed the contact that the failure was related to Ford Technical Service Bulletin Number: 23-21-43. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 95,000. | Crash: No Fire: No | 95,000 |
| Jun 2023 | POWER TRAIN | 10 speed transmission problem where the torque converter is not engaging the transmission and it does not downshift.feels like driving over rumble strips and feels underpowered. This vehicle has been to the dealership 4 times for this problem and they keep telling me there is nothing wrong | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jun 2023 | ENGINE | I took my 2019 Ford F-150 limited to Russell & Smith Ford to diagnose a loud ratel noise on cold start. Cause : Failed cam phasers. The truck has 68,250 mi and ford has this common problem with all 3.5L Ecoboost VCT cam phasers that have loud noise on cold start. If not repaired it can cause to engine failure, Ford has designed new VCT to solve the problem and issued a recall # 21n03 but I found out that they didn't include my truck vin # . I called Ford customer service and she told me that I qualified with the requirement and she con not explained why my vin # doesn't covered. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jun 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | After being park for over 6 hours, Truck spontaneously started to smoke, sparked, and caught fire at 1253am. This ignition was inside the engine compartment on the passenger side. All was recorded on 24hr video monitoring and my truck was in stock condition without any aftermarket parts and no warning lights on. Incidentally my truck had just been routinely serviced with the past month by the dealership and all was fine. Within minutes the truck was engulfed in flames, my neighbors and I attempted to extinguish the flames until the fire company arrived within 6 minutes. Within this short less than 15 minute window the entire engine and cab was destroyed. If this truck was parked in a garage this incident would have been catastrophic. Luckily no one was injured and the prompt response of my neighbors and the fire company prevented this from catching my home on fire. The police and fire company reviewed the video and informed me to notify any safety board and The Ford company directly. In review this problem is not new and well document in the past. There are recalls in place for the same make and model vehicles with the same fire starting in the front passenger side. Unfortunately my VIN was not included in this recall. | Crash: No Fire: Yes | Unknown |
| Jun 2023 | ENGINE | The contact owns a 2019 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle, the vehicle made an abnormal sound. The contact related the failure to Customer Satisfaction Program: 21B10 (Cam Phaser Rattle). The vehicle was taken to the dealer; however, the Customer Satisfaction Program: 21B10 (Cam Phaser Rattle) had expired and the dealer was unable to service the vehicle unless the contact paid out of pocket. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to file a complaint with the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 63,000. | Crash: No Fire: No | 63,000 |
| Jun 2023 | ENGINE | The contact owns a 2019 Ford F-150. The contact stated while the vehicle was started, he heard an abnormal piston knock sound. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and confirmed that there were no related recalls for the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 68,000. | Crash: No Fire: No | 68,000 |
| Jun 2023 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | Beginning 3 months ago, intermittently during in-town traffic driving, the vehicle will shut off. It happened about once a month. Three weeks ago when it did this, it said Low Charging System, so I took it to the dealer where purchased it. The Alternator tested Low, so it was replaced. Two weeks later, it died at a stoplight again & at Idle, then the Dash Message said Disengage Auto-Shut Off and Restart Engine. I called the dealer where purchased it & they came and got it. They tested it for a couple days & also had several people drive it, and they said it did fine with the Auto-Shut Off Turned On. Well this afternoon I drove it local around my own town, and it's still runs rough. It idles rough and is acting like it wants to die again at stoplights. I only way to be comfortable driving it is with the Auto-Shut-Off Disabled. In traffice at a redlight that turns green, and if you're stalled out, it's going to cause a rear-end collision. Not to mention it's hard on the battery and alternator having to keep restarting at intermittent intervals in traffic. The dealer said they drove it around their lot area, however, it doesn't do it unless drive it for 45 minutes or an hour. When discussed this with 3 area Ford Dealers, they all said it's going to be hard to find. There's no Check Engine Light or any sort of Code that can be used. They also stated it's probably something small causing it. One specific dealer stated that something else is causing this issue, and until that is found and fixed, it's going to keep doing it. The dealer that's been handling this and purchased from, did a Factory Reset on the PCM. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jun 2023 | ENGINE | The contact owns a 2019 Ford F-150. The contact stated that upon cold starting the vehicle, an abnormal cranking sound was coming from the vehicle. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer and the contact was informed that the cam phasers needed to be repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not under recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000. | Crash: No Fire: No | 120,000 |