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2010 Ford F-150

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Similar to other model years

Owner complaints for the 2010 Ford F-150 do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 676.

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

733 reports with mileage · 109 unknown

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Electrical System. Review the 166 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Power Train. Review the 121 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine. Review the 107 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

23 crash reports35 fire reports19 injury reports

Unknown Or Other complaints

61 reports
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24,587 miles · Aug 11, 2015
Unknown Or Other

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ON A VERY COLD MORNING, WITH THE DEFROSTERS ON BOTH FRONT AND BACK. I SUDDENLY HEARD A VERY LOUD POP, THEN UPON CHECKING MY REAR VIEW MIRROR I NOTICES THAT MY PASSENGER SIDE OF THE REAR WINDOW WAS SHATTER. ALL OF THE GLASS WAS STILL IN PLACE, BUT THE GLASS LOOKED A VERY TIGHT SPIDERS WEB. I CALLED MY LOC…

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WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ON A VERY COLD MORNING, WITH THE DEFROSTERS ON BOTH FRONT AND BACK. I SUDDENLY HEARD A VERY LOUD POP, THEN UPON CHECKING MY REAR VIEW MIRROR I NOTICES THAT MY PASSENGER SIDE OF THE REAR WINDOW WAS SHATTER. ALL OF THE GLASS WAS STILL IN PLACE, BUT THE GLASS LOOKED A VERY TIGHT SPIDERS WEB. I CALLED MY LOCAL FORD DEALER ABOUT THE ISSUE AND WAS TOLD THAT BROKEN GLASS IS NOT COVERED. AFTER THE INCIDENCE I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM ON MANY MODEL YEARS OF THE F-150 TO INCLUDE MY 2010 F-150 LARIAT. IT ENDED UP COSTING ME $661.99 OUT OF MY POCKET TO FIX A KNOW PROBLEM WITH THE REAR GLASS.

NHTSA ODI #10747975

74,000 miles · May 19, 2015
Electrical SystemUnknown Or Other

DRIVING TO WORK HAD REAR DEFROSTER ON AND OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS HIGH 30S OR LOW 40S. SAW SMOKE START TO BILLOW OUT IN MIDDLE OF REAR SLIDER. PULLED OVER AND CHECKED, SMOKE WENT AWAY WHEN I OPENED THE POWER SLIDER ABOUT 6". WHEN I CLOSED THE WINDOW WITH THE POWER SLIDER THE RIGHT REAR BACKGLASS SHATTERED. THIS IS APPARENTLY…

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DRIVING TO WORK HAD REAR DEFROSTER ON AND OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS HIGH 30S OR LOW 40S. SAW SMOKE START TO BILLOW OUT IN MIDDLE OF REAR SLIDER. PULLED OVER AND CHECKED, SMOKE WENT AWAY WHEN I OPENED THE POWER SLIDER ABOUT 6". WHEN I CLOSED THE WINDOW WITH THE POWER SLIDER THE RIGHT REAR BACKGLASS SHATTERED. THIS IS APPARENTLY A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL TRUCK.

NHTSA ODI #10717424

55,000 miles · Mar 15, 2015
Unknown Or Other

ONE SECTION OF MY 3 PIECE REAR WINDOW COMPLETELY SHATTERED AFTER THE REAR DEFROST HAD BEEN ON FOR A FEW MINUTES, IN 60 DEGREE WEATHER. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10694370

90,000 miles · Dec 30, 2014
Fuel/propulsion SystemSteeringUnknown Or Other

LEAVING RED LIGHT, TRUCK STALLED. OIL LIGHT CAME ON, LOST POWER STEERING, BRAKE. WAS ABLE TO COAST AT AN ANGLE TO THE SIDE. COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT OR TRAFFIC JAM. PUT TRUCK IN PARK, WAITED A MINUTE, TURNED BACK ON AND GAVE IT GAS. RAN FINE AFTER THAT. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP NEXT DAY. THEY SAID WOULD NOT BE ANY WAY TO KNOW WHA…

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LEAVING RED LIGHT, TRUCK STALLED. OIL LIGHT CAME ON, LOST POWER STEERING, BRAKE. WAS ABLE TO COAST AT AN ANGLE TO THE SIDE. COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT OR TRAFFIC JAM. PUT TRUCK IN PARK, WAITED A MINUTE, TURNED BACK ON AND GAVE IT GAS. RAN FINE AFTER THAT. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP NEXT DAY. THEY SAID WOULD NOT BE ANY WAY TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED WITHOUT PULLING ENGINE APART. SUGGESTED MULTI POINT INSPECTION AND TUNE UP. DID NOT MENTION THIS ISSUE OCCURRING PREVIOUSLY OR THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THIS ISSUE ONLINE. THEY FOUND A DUSTY AIR INTAKE SENSOR THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THE PROBLEM. CHANGED SPARK PLUGS AND PERFORMED TUNE UP & OIL CHANGE. INCIDENT HAPPENED AGAIN LEAVING GAS STATION PUMP ON DEC 29, 2014. WHEN RESTARTED, IT CRANKED SEVERAL TIMES BUT WOULDN'T FIRE UP. TRIED 3 TIMES BEFORE SUCCESSFUL START. RAN FINE AFTER THAT. AFRAID A STALL AT HIGH SPEED OR WHEN PULLING MY HORSE AND TRAILER WILL CAUSE MAJOR ACCIDENT. HAVE SEEN COMPLAINTS OF FUEL PURGE VALVE OR THROTTLE BODY BUTTERFLY VALVE CAUSING THIS. NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY FORD. *JS

NHTSA ODI #10669181

26,512 miles · Apr 12, 2012
Engine And Engine CoolingSteeringUnknown Or Other

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AROUND FEBRUARY 6TH 2011 AND MY 2010 F150 STALLED ON ME. I WAS ABLE TO CRANK IT BACK UP AND KEEPING MOVING. THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED. IT WAS THE WORST ONE SEEING HAS HOW I WAS DOING MAYBE 60. I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY COULD FIND A PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING THE…

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I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AROUND FEBRUARY 6TH 2011 AND MY 2010 F150 STALLED ON ME. I WAS ABLE TO CRANK IT BACK UP AND KEEPING MOVING. THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED. IT WAS THE WORST ONE SEEING HAS HOW I WAS DOING MAYBE 60. I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY COULD FIND A PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK, SO DOWNLOADED SOME NEW SOFTWARE TO MY COMPUTER AND SAID THAT SHOULD FIX THE ISSUE. ON APRIL 11TH THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN, I WAS DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT AND MY TRUCK STALLED. I WASN'T ABLE TO CRANK THE TRUCK BACK UP FOR ALMOST 30 MINUTES. WHEN I WAS ABLE TO START IT BACK UP THERE ARE A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM THE TRUCK. I THIS TIME HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO FORD AND SPOKE TO THEM TODAY AND THEY STATED THEY AGAIN FOUND NOTHING WRONG AND COULDN'T RECREATE THE PROBLEM. THE HAVE CONTACTED FORD HQ FOR ANSWERS. MY WORRY IS THAT I AM GOING TO GET IN A CRASH BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE DONE SOME LOOKING AROUND ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS ISSUE, AND NOTHING SEEMS TO BE GETTING DONE. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10455002

12,755 miles · May 15, 2011
Unknown Or Other

DRIVING MY 2010 FORD F-150 DOWN THE HIGHWAY. TRUCK STALLED AND QUIT FOR NO REASON. IT STARTED RIGHT BACK UP BUT SCARED THE CRAP OUT OF ME. THE TRUCK SEEMED LIKE IT ALWAYS IDLED ROUGH FROM DAY # 1. IT CURRENTLY HAS UNDER 13,000 MILES ON IT. NO ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON.CALLING FORD DEALER FIRST THING IN THE MORNING. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10400941

14,763 miles · May 9, 2011
Unknown Or Other

SLOWING TO CHANGE LANES INTO A WEST BOUND TURN LANE; TRUCK BRAKES AND POWER STEERING SUDDENLY HEAVY AND UNRESPONSIVE. BROUGHT TRUCK TO A HALT BY STOMPING ON EMERGENCY BRAKE, WHILE FIGHTING STEERING AND DRIFTING INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC. TRUCK COMPLETELY STALLED! PUT INTO PARK AND CYCLED THE IGNITION KEY TO RE-START TRUCK. SCHED…

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SLOWING TO CHANGE LANES INTO A WEST BOUND TURN LANE; TRUCK BRAKES AND POWER STEERING SUDDENLY HEAVY AND UNRESPONSIVE. BROUGHT TRUCK TO A HALT BY STOMPING ON EMERGENCY BRAKE, WHILE FIGHTING STEERING AND DRIFTING INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC. TRUCK COMPLETELY STALLED! PUT INTO PARK AND CYCLED THE IGNITION KEY TO RE-START TRUCK. SCHEDULED SERVICE VISIT WITH LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP FOR 5/10/2011.

NHTSA ODI #10400371

9,823 miles · Jan 29, 2011
Unknown Or Other

WHILE DRIVING MY F150 ON THE INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATLY 70 MPH, IN TEMP AT 33 DEGREES I HEARD A BANG AND OBSERVED MY REAR WINDOW START TO SPIDERWEB ON THE RIGHT SIDE THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER WAS ON TO CLEAR THE BLOWING SNOW OFF THE WINDOW FROM THE BED. *LN

NHTSA ODI #10379545

105,250 miles · Oct 31, 2010
EquipmentUnknown Or Other

I KEEP HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY 2004 FORD F150 FXR WINDOW REGULATORS. THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW WILL JUST DROP TO THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR PANEL FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THIS TIME I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE AND WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO ROLL THE WINDOW UP THERE WAS A "POP" AND THE WINDOW FELL DOWN> IT STARTLED ME CAUSING ME TO SWERVE AND NEARL…

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I KEEP HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY 2004 FORD F150 FXR WINDOW REGULATORS. THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW WILL JUST DROP TO THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR PANEL FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THIS TIME I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE AND WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO ROLL THE WINDOW UP THERE WAS A "POP" AND THE WINDOW FELL DOWN> IT STARTLED ME CAUSING ME TO SWERVE AND NEARLY HIT A VEHICLE NEXT TO ME. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10363054

2,300 miles · Oct 11, 2010
Unknown Or OtherInjury

2010 F-150 XLT TAIL GATE. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10359952

Official recalls

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11V049000 · Structure:body:door

Feb 1, 2011

FORD IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009 AND 2010 F-150 VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM JANUARY 18, 2008, THROUGH NOVEMBER 30, 2009. THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE HOUSING EMBOSSMENT RETAINING THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE SPRING MAY FRACTURE DURING NORMAL USAGE RESULTING IN INSUFFICIENT SPRING FORCE TO RETURN THE HANDLE TO THE FULLY STOWED POSITION.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: IN THE EVENT OF A SIDE IMPACT CRASH, THE DOOR HANDLE SPRING CAN FAIL CAUSING THE DOOR LATCH TO OPEN.

Remedy: OWNERS WILL BE INITIALLY NOTIFIED AND INSTRUCTED TO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO A FORD OR LINCOLN/MERCURY DEALER IF ANY INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE IS LOOSE OR FAILS TO RETURN TO THE STOWED POSITION AFTER ACTIVATION FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE AFFECT MODULE. ONCE PARTS BECOME AVAILABLE, OWNERS WILL BE RENOTIFIED AND INSTRUCTED TO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO A FORD OR LINCOLN/MERCURY DEALER FOR INSPECTION OF EACH INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE. DEPENDING ON THE RESULTS OF THE INSPECTION, THE DEALER WILL EITHER ADD A SPRING EMBOSSMENT REINFORCEMENT OR REPLACE THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE MODULE FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 10, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-866-436-7332.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

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No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.