2018 Owners Only--Any Issues So Far???
02-13-2019, 11:09 AM
#1461
...... The truck went through a refresh for 2018 and all I see changed is an uglier front grill. Not too many of us care about the parking assist or trailer backup assist that the spent years on, we want the small stupid things fixed. For over 65K is it too much to ask for my doors to close and to see out of my camera without getting out and wiping them down every time I get in.
I never cared for the 2015-2017 model looks in any trim.
When the 2018 came out I was like ya, much better!
02-13-2019, 06:44 PM
#1462
The 16 I had was affected by this. Apparently there is a batch of front differentials that were not properly assembled, no pre-load on the pinion, and they are starting to fail now. My dealer has had to replace about a dozen so far, and knew exactly what the issue was when I brought mine in. Mine was causing a vibration when decelerating. With all the issues I went through, I decided not to get another 4WD, and haven't regretted it....yet. 
Besides I can buy a lot of sets of snow tires for what the 4WD costs, and don't care what resale is since I don't plan to get rid of the truck any time soon.
Besides I can buy a lot of sets of snow tires for what the 4WD costs, and don't care what resale is since I don't plan to get rid of the truck any time soon.
02-13-2019, 08:09 PM
#1463
You asked for it!
I've my 2018 Platinum fx4 F150 for about 4 months now, below are a list of what I believe are my issues disappointments and opportunity for improvements. Some of these items were known to me before my purchase and some were not. Like many, I am not a hard core brand loyalist; I start every purchase with an open mind. My last three trucks were 2013 F150, 2015 F150, 2016 Ram Eco Diesel.
First I want to say, this is more a letter to Ford than a rant to the Forum members! A 2021 redesign is on the horizon so please start listing to us. I am an engineer myself and therefore I believe that I am a little extra critical when it comes to poor design decisions (however small) that product managers and engineer’s allow to persist year to year. Poor engineering does not bother me as much as refusing to acknowledge and rectify it given the opportunity.
Here we go!!
1) Backup Camera - worst than any truck I've owned, tiny bit of rain snow, or frost renders it useless. I did not have this problem on my 2015 so I assume it is the new tailgate design or the Tech package. Because of the time of year the camera has been only 20% useful.
The truck went through a refresh for 2018 and all I see changed is an uglier front grill. Not too many of us care about the parking assist or trailer backup assist that the spent years on, we want the small stupid things fixed. For over 65K is it too much to ask for my doors to close and to see out of my camera without getting out and wiping them down every time I get in.
I've my 2018 Platinum fx4 F150 for about 4 months now, below are a list of what I believe are my issues disappointments and opportunity for improvements. Some of these items were known to me before my purchase and some were not. Like many, I am not a hard core brand loyalist; I start every purchase with an open mind. My last three trucks were 2013 F150, 2015 F150, 2016 Ram Eco Diesel.
First I want to say, this is more a letter to Ford than a rant to the Forum members! A 2021 redesign is on the horizon so please start listing to us. I am an engineer myself and therefore I believe that I am a little extra critical when it comes to poor design decisions (however small) that product managers and engineer’s allow to persist year to year. Poor engineering does not bother me as much as refusing to acknowledge and rectify it given the opportunity.
Here we go!!
1) Backup Camera - worst than any truck I've owned, tiny bit of rain snow, or frost renders it useless. I did not have this problem on my 2015 so I assume it is the new tailgate design or the Tech package. Because of the time of year the camera has been only 20% useful.
The truck went through a refresh for 2018 and all I see changed is an uglier front grill. Not too many of us care about the parking assist or trailer backup assist that the spent years on, we want the small stupid things fixed. For over 65K is it too much to ask for my doors to close and to see out of my camera without getting out and wiping them down every time I get in.
02-14-2019, 08:06 AM
#1464
Skips 2nd gear - thoughts, suggestions, fixes?
2018 F-150 2.7E XLT SCrew
Purchased on Dec 31 2018, currently 1700 miles
I noticed a time or two leaving work, while driving very slowly through the parking garage, my truck shifts a little hard coming out of first.
Yesterday, I paid more attention to it and I noticed that my truck always skips 2nd gear. I drove around the neighborhood last night very slowly trying to get it to go from 1st to 2nd, but it always goes right to 3rd.
It does the same thing when down shifting, although once or twice within the last 24hrs I did see it in 2nd as I was slowing down and maintaining speed.
It moves fine through all other gears.
Bummed. Thoughts, suggestions, fixes?
Purchased on Dec 31 2018, currently 1700 miles
I noticed a time or two leaving work, while driving very slowly through the parking garage, my truck shifts a little hard coming out of first.
Yesterday, I paid more attention to it and I noticed that my truck always skips 2nd gear. I drove around the neighborhood last night very slowly trying to get it to go from 1st to 2nd, but it always goes right to 3rd.
It does the same thing when down shifting, although once or twice within the last 24hrs I did see it in 2nd as I was slowing down and maintaining speed.
It moves fine through all other gears.
Bummed. Thoughts, suggestions, fixes?
02-14-2019, 08:10 AM
#1465
2018 F-150 2.7E XLT SCrew
Purchased on Dec 31 2018, currently 1700 miles
I noticed a time or two leaving work, while driving very slowly through the parking garage, my truck shifts a little hard coming out of first.
Yesterday, I paid more attention to it and I noticed that my truck always skips 2nd gear. I drove around the neighborhood last night very slowly trying to get it to go from 1st to 2nd, but it always goes right to 3rd.
It does the same thing when down shifting, although once or twice within the last 24hrs I did see it in 2nd as I was slowing down and maintaining speed.
It moves fine through all other gears.
Bummed. Thoughts, suggestions, fixes?
Purchased on Dec 31 2018, currently 1700 miles
I noticed a time or two leaving work, while driving very slowly through the parking garage, my truck shifts a little hard coming out of first.
Yesterday, I paid more attention to it and I noticed that my truck always skips 2nd gear. I drove around the neighborhood last night very slowly trying to get it to go from 1st to 2nd, but it always goes right to 3rd.
It does the same thing when down shifting, although once or twice within the last 24hrs I did see it in 2nd as I was slowing down and maintaining speed.
It moves fine through all other gears.
Bummed. Thoughts, suggestions, fixes?
Shifting from 1st to 3rd or 5th to 7th is not defective or indicate a problem with transmission...its designed to skip gears and shift this way.
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02-14-2019, 08:12 AM
#1466
Going from 1st to 3rd is quite common. Depending on how you drive and the weight of what your hauling or towing will impact the shifting patterns of your 10 speed transmission.
Shifting from 1st to 3rd or 5th to 7th is not defective or indicate a problem with transmission...its designed to skip gears and shift this way.
Shifting from 1st to 3rd or 5th to 7th is not defective or indicate a problem with transmission...its designed to skip gears and shift this way.
02-14-2019, 08:54 AM
#1468
@xrlizard
have a little bit more of an update for you, looked at the bearings/races up close and the one has 2 score marks in it and the outer one has one score mark, but the races are egged out due to it wobbling around some
have a little bit more of an update for you, looked at the bearings/races up close and the one has 2 score marks in it and the outer one has one score mark, but the races are egged out due to it wobbling around some
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02-14-2019, 09:02 AM
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2018 F-150 2.7E XLT SCrew
Purchased on Dec 31 2018, currently 1700 miles
I noticed a time or two leaving work, while driving very slowly through the parking garage, my truck shifts a little hard coming out of first.
Yesterday, I paid more attention to it and I noticed that my truck always skips 2nd gear. I drove around the neighborhood last night very slowly trying to get it to go from 1st to 2nd, but it always goes right to 3rd.
It does the same thing when down shifting, although once or twice within the last 24hrs I did see it in 2nd as I was slowing down and maintaining speed.
It moves fine through all other gears.
Bummed. Thoughts, suggestions, fixes?
Purchased on Dec 31 2018, currently 1700 miles
I noticed a time or two leaving work, while driving very slowly through the parking garage, my truck shifts a little hard coming out of first.
Yesterday, I paid more attention to it and I noticed that my truck always skips 2nd gear. I drove around the neighborhood last night very slowly trying to get it to go from 1st to 2nd, but it always goes right to 3rd.
It does the same thing when down shifting, although once or twice within the last 24hrs I did see it in 2nd as I was slowing down and maintaining speed.
It moves fine through all other gears.
Bummed. Thoughts, suggestions, fixes?
If you have the 'sport' mode feature of your transmission you should be able to hit all the lower gears consistently instead of skipping.. I keep meaning to try out the snow mode to see if it makes a difference for the icy roads up here...