2011 Ford F-53 Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2011 Ford F-53, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Other / unspecified444.4%
- Brakes111.1%
- Electrical111.1%
- Powertrain (other)111.1%
- Tires & wheels111.1%
- Transmission111.1%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Other / unspecified
Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above.
From owner reports, verbatim
TIRE BLOWOUT INSIDE DUAL WHILE DRIVING NORTHBOUND ON I 15 SOUTH OF BUTTE MONTANA SAME MAKE AND BRAND FOR COMPLAINTS 10937260/10937257 SEE DOCS ATTACHED
TIRE BLOWOUT LEFT FRONT DRIVING ON HWY 60 EAST OF SPRINGFIELD MO
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Brakes
Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.
From owner reports, verbatim
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-53. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 TO 55 MPH, THE ABS INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE ABS SENSORS WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO PROVIDE THE REPAIR PART. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Electrical
Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories.
From owner reports, verbatim
SMELLED HOT OR BURNING PLASTIC AND DISCOVERED BURNED ELECTRICAL TRANSFER SWITCH. *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Powertrain (other)
Powertrain reports that are not specifically the engine or transmission — driveshafts, axles, transfer cases and differentials.
From owner reports, verbatim
VIOLATIONS OF RECALL LAWS! 49USC30120, 49USC30112, AND 30118. NORTH TRAIL RV IN FORT LAUDERDALE FLORIDA SOLD ME A "NEW" 2011 FLEETWOOD BOUNDER CLASSIC 30T WITH OPEN RECALLS, DATE OF PURCHASE 10/11/2013. ACCORDING TO FORD, THEY NOTIFIED FLEETWOOD OF THE RECALL 12S27, NHTSA 12V035000 IN FEB 2012, FLEETWOOD IGNORED THE "STOP SALE ORDER" AND ALL LETTERS FROM FORD, TO REMEDY THE RECALL. IN APRIL 2015 FOR AGAIN SENT A REMINDER LETTER TO COMPLY TO FLEETWOOD AND AT THIS TIME WE HAD ALREADY PURCHASED THE MOTORHOME, FLEETWOOD AGAIN DISCARDED THE REMAINDER TO COMPLY LETTER FROM FORD AS THEY NEVER FORWARDED THE LETTER TO US. NOW, WE HAVE A MOTORHOME WITH (3) OPEN RECALLS DATING BACK TO 2011 & 2012, CLEARLY BEFORE WE PURCHASED THE UNIT IN VIOLATION OF 49USC30120(I)1, WE JUST LEARNED OF ALL THE RECALLS VIOLATIONS WITH THIS UNIT TROUBLESHOOTING AN ELECTRICAL FIRE THAT WAS AS A RESULT OF RECALL #110728FRV, 11V399000. THE MANUFACTURER, FLEETWOOD NEVER NOTIFIED THE DEALER THAT HAD THE RV IN THEIR LOT OF ALL 3 RECALLS. THAT FIRE COULD HAVE KILLED MY FAMILY AND OTHER AROUND US AS THIS MOTORHOME CARRIES 80 GALLONS OF GASOLINE AND 20 GALLONS OF LP GAS. CLEARLY FLEETWOOD SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL THE HUNDREDS OF UNSAFE RVS ON THE ROAD PUTTING FAMILIES AND OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD IN GREAT DANGER, DUE TO THEIR CONDUCT. WE WERE SOLD A TICKING BOMB AS THIS RV HAS 2 OPEN FIRE HAZARDS RECALLS 110520FRV NHTSA 11V298000, AND 110728FRV NHTSA 11V399000 AND 1 MECHANICAL/CRASH HAZARD RECALL 12S27 NHTSA12V035000. WHEN I CALLED FLEETWOOD AND NORTH TRAIL RV TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE OPEN RECALLS, THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THEY HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO RECORDS OF THE REPAIRS OF ALL 3 RECALLS. THIS IS BUSINESS AS USUAL FOR THESE GUYS! RVS ARE MORE THAN JUST A MODE OF TRANSPORTATION, PEOPLE LIVE IN THESE UNITS INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR SERIOUS BODILY INJURIES AND/OR DEATH AS A RESULT OF THE 3 OPEN RECALLS.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Tires & wheels
Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system.
From owner reports, verbatim
LEFT FRONT TIRE INSIDE WALL BLOWOUT WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 70 EAST OF VAIL COLORADO. *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Transmission
Reports naming the automatic or manual transmission, including shifting behaviour, shudder, slipping and transmission control modules.
From owner reports, verbatim
2011 FORD MOTORHOME CHASSIS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SAFETY RECALL NOTICE 12S27 CONCERNING A MOTOR DEFECT *TGW THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE PART HAD TO BE ORDERED. TWO WEEKS WENT BY, WITH NO WORD FROM THE DEALER. WHEN THE CONSUMER CALLED THEM, HE WAS THEN INFORMED THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER AND THERE WAS NO ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL. AFTER TWO MONTHS OF NOT HEARING FROM THE DEALER, THE CONSUMER VISITED THEM WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THERE WERE 100 PARTS IN ANOTHER STATE, WHICH SHOULD ARRIVE BY MONDAY MAY 21, 2012. THE DEALER NEVER CALLED THE CONSUMER. THE CONSUMER WAS THEN INSTRUCTED TO VISIT ANOTHER DEALER. THAT DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THAT SINCE THE PART HAD ALREADY BEEN ORDERED AT THE PREVIOUS DEALER, THE WORK WOULD HAVE TO BE PERFORMED THERE. AS OF JULY 23, 2012, THE DEALER HAS NOT CALLED THE CONSUMER.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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