2010 Ford F-150 Driver assistance Problems

Rear view mirror backup camera flickers and goes on and off while in reverse, sometimes with the screen remaining blank. This can reduce or eliminate the drivers view of what is behind presenting a safety hazard. The driver is unable to see objects behind them. Ford currently has a recall for backup cameras with the same problem on many other Ford Model vehicles. However, the 2010 Ford F150 is not currently on a recall. This is the SECOND 2010 Ford F150 that I have owned that has had this issue and the internet is full of people posting of the same exact issue with the F150.

NHTSA ID

11700699

Incident

Nov 1, 2025

When put into drive, vehicle unexpectedly accelerated. Could not control or stop the vehicle. The vehicle is no longer available for inspection. The inability to stop the vehicle put myself and other drivers and pedestrians at extreme risk. I am not aware if the vehicle was inspected for cause after the incident. No warnings or symptoms presented themselves at the time of the incident.

NHTSA ID

11668406

Incident

Apr 28, 2025

The contact owns a 2010 Ford F-150. The contact stated that after exiting a store and entering the vehicle, the contact secured the seat belt, depressed the brake pedal, and shifted into reverse(R), and the vehicle unintendedly accelerated across the parking lot. The contact stated that the accelerator pedal was not depressed during the failure. The contact stated that the vehicle came to a stop after crashing into a guard rail, stopping the vehicle from driving into a pond. The air bags did not deploy. There was no injury sustained, and medical attention was not needed. There was no Police report filed. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or an independent mechanic to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure and a case was filed. The approximate failure mileage was 117,000.

NHTSA ID

11660342

Incident

May 8, 2025

Mileage

117,000 mi

The contact owns a 2010 Ford F-150. The contact stated while reversing, the back-over prevention display screen failed to display an image of the rear of the vehicle. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed a failure with the back-over prevention camera. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was 120,000.

NHTSA ID

11635631

Incident

Jan 13, 2025

Mileage

120,000 mi

On April 25th, 2024 on Interstate 75 in Findlay, OH my truck had the back end lock up briefly and started to hop and fish tail. The engine RPM's went way up and the Service Light came on in the truck and the ignition was shut off (automatically and not by the key) truck had electrical power but engine was no longer running and the truck coasted to a stop on the side of the highway. I had the truck towed back to my house and I went to check for codes with my snap-on computer and no codes were present. I started the truck up and no issues were noticed. I took the vehicle to a local repair shop for further investigation. The rear differential was drained as was the transmission oil. Also the brakes were inspected. The mechanic didn't find anything that could explain the issue. He saw a rear brake pad that wasn't moving as freely as it should but explained that didn't sound like that's what the issue was. Nothing abnormal was noticed in the differential fluid or transmission fluid either. I know that Fords are having issues with the transmission shifting into first gear on its own and am wondering if that is the true issue. That is the only thing that explains what happened that day. The truck is currently running ok. I talked to the Ford dealership today and they said that they would have to confirm that that is what is happening, but it sounds highly likely that that is what happened and since the truck is currently not covered under the current recall the bill would be around $3400. I am filing this so that they and you are aware that it is possible that it is happening to the 2010 model years as well.

NHTSA ID

11596884

Incident

Apr 25, 2024

back up camera does not work properly. most times not at all

NHTSA ID

11539160

Incident

Aug 17, 2019

When you start it up it would run good then battery light and a wrench would show up on dash then the throttle would drop down to a maximum speed would be 20 miles an hour.Battery would be dead when you would try and start it.Took it to a mechanic he could not do a diagnostic check because computer had been erased.I have been stranded multiple times.Going down busy highway unable to go faster than twenty miles an hour.Had to be jumped twice in a few hours still only able to go twenty miles an hour,then battery died while going twenty miles and hour.Engine light along with battery light and wrench symb

NHTSA ID

11501342

Incident

Dec 2, 2022

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED AND FAILED TO STOP WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE STARTED SLOWING DOWN. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND PARKED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND DRIVEN TO HER RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT CALLED VOGLER MOTOR COMPANY INC (1170 E MAIN ST, CARBONDALE, IL 62901, (618) 457-8135) AND WATERMARK FORD OF MARION (1910 W COOLIDGE AVE, MARION, IL 62959, (618) 993-2161) AND MADE THE DEALERS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 123,000.

NHTSA ID

11414485

Incident

Apr 28, 2021

Mileage

123,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN ALL OF MY DASH LIGHTS WENT ON AND MY HEADLIGHTS AND TAILLIGHTS SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN THE DARK! IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS AS I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY TRUCK STARTED JUMPING AND SHIFTING WEIRD. THE TRACTION WAS MESSING UP. AFTER TAKING IT TO THE SHOP THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE COMPUTER. I WAS IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE OF A COMMON FAULT IN THIS YEAR MODEL. I WILL BE TAKING TO A LAWYER MONDAY. PLEASE GET BACK TO ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

NHTSA ID

11350705

Incident

Aug 19, 2020

Mileage

130,000 mi

TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACE RAIN WAS BE PLACE THE TRUCK IS STILL STALLING SLIP IN AND YEAR

NHTSA ID

11348938

Incident

Aug 12, 2020

Mileage

85,740 mi

SEVERAL TIMES MY FORD F150 WILL SUDDENLY NOT START AND HAS LEFT ME STRANDED NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. ONE MECHANIC SAID IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP SO I REPLACED THAT. HOWEVER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. UPON RESEARCHING THE INTERNET, I DISCOVERED THE FUEL PUMP RELAY MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED. I TOOK THE REAR DEFROSTING RELAY AND PLACED IT IN FOR THE FUEL PUMP RELAY AND THE TRUCK STARTED. HOWEVER, SEVERAL DAYS LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN. IN ORDER TO MOVE MY VEHICLE, I HAVE USED SEVERAL DIFFERENT RELAYS TO GET THE TRUCK TO START AND IT'S WORKED UP UNTIL YESTERDAY. I'VE BOUGHT NEW ONES AND IT STILL WOULDN'T WORK. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH, I DECIDED TO CHECK THE FUEL PUMP FUSE AND IT WAS MELTED TO THE FUSE BOX. THIS MADE ME LOOK UP RECALLS AND TSB NO. 15-0137 SEEMS TO BE APPLICABLE. HOWEVER, WHEN I SEARCH MY VIN, MY VEHICLE IS NOT LISTED UNDER THE RECALL. I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE.

NHTSA ID

11298866

Incident

Jan 11, 2020

DRIVE SHAFT PROBLEM PLUS AFTER RUNNING A FEW HOURS NO RUNS

NHTSA ID

11271127

Incident

Apr 17, 2017

Mileage

105 mi

TAKATA RECALL: MY 2010 FORD RAPTOR WITH THE 6.2L MOTOR HAS BEEN HAVING A WRENCH LIGHT COME ON AND I HAVE HAD TWO QUOTES STATING THE NEUTRAL POSITION SENSOR OR TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR IS BAD. I'VE NOTICED THAT MANY RECALLS HAVE BEEN MADE ON THE FORD F-150 MODELS STARTING IN 2011-2014. WITH MY VEHICLE BEING PRODUCED MID YEAR OF 2010. I FEEL MY VEHICLE IS PART OF THAT RECALL. BUT DOESN'T SHOW IN ANY SYSTEMS. MY VEHICLE WILL STAY STUCK IN A CERTAIN GEAR OR NOT START AT ALL. I CAN BE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGH WAY AND THE VEHICLE WILL SHIFT DOWN TO FIRST GEAR WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STILL IN DRIVE WHILE GOING 60MPH. IT MAKES THE VEHICLE REACH REDLINE ON RPMS AND HARD TO STOP THE VEHICLE.

NHTSA ID

11255203

Incident

Jul 6, 2019

Mileage

78,000 mi

THE VEHICLE WILL BREAK ON ITS OWN, WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THIS HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS. IT USUALLY OCCURS WHEN TRAVELING AT LOWER SPEEDS. 40 MPH AND LOWER. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY INCIDENTS ON THE FREEWAY, JUST ON THE HIGHWAY AND MOUNTAIN ROADS. NO CODES COME UP. THE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT MAY COME ON BUT IT GOES AWAY.

NHTSA ID

11209783

Incident

May 21, 2017

Mileage

180,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION AND THE WRENCH WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PUMPED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE REGAINED ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE LOSS OF THROTTLE POWER OCCURRED FOUR TIMES IN ONE DAY. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO PEORIA FORD (9130 W BELL RD, PEORIA, AZ 85382) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT FUSE 70 BURNED AND MELTED THE FUSE BOX. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

NHTSA ID

11207838

Incident

Mar 10, 2019

Mileage

71,000 mi

WHILE ON MY REGULAR COMMUTE TO WORK AS I DROVE ONTO THE HIGHWAY FRONTAGE ROAD I SLOWLY BEGAN TO ACCELERATE WHEN SUDDENLY MY TRUCK STARTED ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. SO MUCH SO THAT I WAS NO LONGER CONTROLLING ITS SPEED. REALIZING THIS I HAD TO APPLY BOTH FEET SIMULTANEOUSLY ON THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO SLOW THE VEHICLE ENOUGH TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL THEN FINALLY I WAS ABLE PUT IT IN PARK. UNBELIEVABLY THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING AT HIGH RPMS EVEN THOUGH IT WAS IN PARK. IT WASN'T UNTIL AFTER I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF THAT THE RPM'S STOPPED. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THIS I SAW SMOKE COMING FROM BOTH OF THE FRONT WHEEL WELLS. AS I GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK I REALIZED THAT BOTH SETS OF BRAKES WERE ON FIRE. THIS CAUSED IRREPARABLE DAMAGE TO THE BRAKING SYSTEM AS THE COMPONENTS HAD BECOME EXTREMELY OVERHEATED. THE INSTANCE OF THE ENGINE RUNNING HIGH RPMS ALSO OCCURRED THE NIGHT BEFORE. HOWEVER THIS TIME MY WIFE WAS DRIVING. WE WERE IN A PARKED POSITION AFTER FUELING UP THE TRUCK AND WERE GETTING READY TO LEAVE THE GAS STATION. MY WIFE JUST APPLIED THE BRAKES AND PUT THE TRUCK BACK IN PARK THEN THE RPM'S CALMED DOWN. WE JUST KIND OF DISMISSED IT UNTIL LESS THAN 12 HOURS LATER THE ABOVE MENTIONED INCIDENT OCCURRED. COINCIDENCE I THINK NOT.

NHTSA ID

11133225

Incident

Oct 2, 2018

Mileage

178,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING AT 72 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED RAPIDLY ON ITS OWN WITHOUT WARNING. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED, BUT THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO F G EVANS FORD (270 US-431, LIVERMORE, KY 42352, (270) 684-6268), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

NHTSA ID

11066665

Incident

Jan 20, 2018

Mileage

160,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL RATTLING NOISE WHILE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (NORTHSTAR FORD LOCATED AT 1420 MILLER TRUNK HWY DULUTH, MN 55811 217-727-3673) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ACCELERATOR ASSEMBLY (PART NUMBER: 7L1V-3C247 B), VALVE ASSEMBLY (PART NUMBER: 7L1Z9H465 B), AND WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY (PART NUMBER: 9L3Z1104) NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES, BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,250.

NHTSA ID

11000671

Incident

Feb 1, 2017

Mileage

61,250 mi

THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILS AT START UP NOT COME ON NO SPEEDOMETER OR ANYTHING ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AS WELL AS SOMETIMES IT WONT START

NHTSA ID

10994568

Incident

Jun 12, 2017

TRANSMISSION WON'T DOWN SHIFT ,OR DOWNSHIFTS WHEN NOT SUPPOSE TO, WHEN STARTING OUT OR SLOWING DOWN THERE IS SEVERE SHUTTERING FROM THE DRIVETRAIN.

NHTSA ID

10935993

Incident

Dec 1, 2016

Mileage

80,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FAILED AND BECAME STUCK TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORCEFULLY AND IMMEDIATELY DECELERATED. THE MECHANIC AND CHECK ENGINE INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED, WHICH LOCATED A FAILURE CODE AT THE THROTTLE BODY POSITION SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

NHTSA ID

10905762

Incident

Jan 1, 2014

Mileage

75,000 mi

I WAS PULLING ONTO AN UNDIVIDED TWO LANE HWY. AND WAS ACCELERATING UP TO SPEED. THE VEHICLE, WITHOUT ANY TYPE OF WARNING, APPLIED THE BRAKES BY ITSELF CAUSING IT TO VEER HARD LEFT AND PULLING THE TRUCK INTO THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANE. THE INDICATOR LIGHT FOR TRACTION CONTROL FLASHED ON AND OFF IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND YOU COULD HEAR THE ABS DEPLOYING. LUCKY THERE WAS NO ONE BEHIND ME OR COMING TOWARDS ME. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND QUITE FRIGHTENING FOR MY FAMILY. WE LIVE IN A RURAL COMMUNITY AND THE DEALERSHIP IS OVER 50 MILES AWAY IN ONE DIRECTION. CONCERNED ABOUT SAFELY BEING ABLE TO GET IT IN FOR DIAGNOSTICS.

NHTSA ID

10897485

Incident

Aug 21, 2016

Mileage

30,123 mi

I WAS DRIVING ALONG THE HIGHWAY, AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE. WHEN I PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR IT GOT STUCK, THE GAS PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND TRUCK ACCELERATED RAPIDLY ON IT'S OWN. I MASHED THE BRAKES TO THE FLOOR AND THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV AND OVER POWER THE BRAKES. I PUT MY TRUCK IN NEUTRAL, AND AFTER AN ABRUPT JERK, I PULLED OVER TO THE FAR LANE AS THE TIRES SCREECHED TO A STOP. THERE WAS NO SHOULDER AND THERE WERE GUARD RAILS BLOCKING ME FROM GETTING TO THE MEDIAN AND NO EXITS NEARBY, ALL THE WHILE THE TRUCK IS CONTINUING TO REV OUT. I SHUT MY TRUCK OFF WITH THE KEY, AS SOON AS I COULD, TO AVOID DAMAGING THE ENGINE OR TRANSMISSION DUE TO THE HIGH RPMS. AFTER WE SAT, STOPPED, ON THE FAR LANE OF THE HIGHWAY FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS (CARS FLYING BY HONKING) I TRIED TO START THE TRUCK BACK UP AND IT WOULDN'T START, TURNED IT OVER AGAIN AND IT STARTED. OBVIOUSLY, THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, AS WE WERE ON A 4 LANE HIGHWAY WITH TRAFFIC GOING 60+ MPH ALL AROUND US, MY WIFE AND 2 SMALL CHILDREN WERE IN THE TRUCK AT THE TIME. THERE SHOULD BE SOME KIND OF BRAKE OVERRIDE FOR AN UNINTENDED AND OUT OF CONTROL ACCELERATION LIKE WHAT WE EXPERIENCED. I WOKE UP THE NEXT MORNING WITH A CRICK IN MY NECK, HOPEFULLY IT'S JUST STRESS AND NOT AN ACTUAL INJURY. I'M THANKFUL NO ONE WAS SERIOUSLY HURT. FORD, YOU NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INJURED, OR WORSE.

NHTSA ID

10818184

Incident

Jan 3, 2016

Mileage

66,650 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT FAILED TO RESPOND.IN ADDITION, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL BANGING NOISE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200.

NHTSA ID

10811552

Incident

Dec 4, 2009

Mileage

200 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2010 FORD F-150. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK AT APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A BRICK BUILDING. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND DECLARED DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10787967

Incident

Oct 16, 2015

Mileage

100,000 mi