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Reported years

Vehicle Speed Control owner reports: Ford F-150 years in the records

Owner reports are bound to model year 2017. A year on this list does not mean every car has the problem.

Years we reviewed

What to inspect

  1. 1Ask the inspector to test the named system and note any warning lights, noises, leaks, or stored codes.
Sources and limits
Source recordEvidence: Limited confidence

The records describe a problem worth checking before purchase.

“FORD F-150 LOST CONTROL AND ACCELERATED COMING OUT OF CAR WASH TUNNEL. CAR DID NOT RESPOND TO BRAKES AND ACCELERATED INTO A BUILDING INJURING DRIVER AND PEDESTRIAN.”
NHTSAcomplaintMar 2019Open source record
Source recordEvidence: Limited confidence

The records describe a problem worth checking before purchase.

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE THROTTLE/ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUFFERED MINOR BODY ACHES THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ASTRO FORD OF MISSISSIPPI (10350 AUTO MALL PKWY, D'IBERVILLE, MS 39540, (855) 322-5745); HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS NOT SURE IF THE VEHICLE WAS STILL DRIVABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.”
NHTSAcomplaintAug 2018Open source record
Source recordEvidence: Limited confidence

The records describe a problem worth checking before purchase.

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2017 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE STRUCK A GATE, WENT AIRBORNE, AND LANDED ON TOP OF A BRICK WALL. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD WHERE IT WAS DEEMED DESTROYED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THERE WAS ONE INJURY THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 11,000. *TT UPDATED 10/15/18*JB”
NHTSAcomplaintJul 2018Open source record