View Poll Results: Should Ford Recall these aluminum hoods
yes
12
5.53%
no
169
77.88%
repair as needed
27
12.44%
replace with a new hood
9
4.15%
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Anyone want to talk about your hood on the 2015/2016/2017 F150s
10-29-2016, 08:18 AM
#361
Don't do that meeting with a semi if the stiff breeze is blowing toward his ditch side head light an your left side tail light on a 2 lane blacktop. Him basically a headwind coming toward him an slightly to his right side. A controlled slo/mo video taken at 55 mph Turn yoir sound way up an drag the red ball slightly after the dump truck passed to reprtedly see it in a careful demonstration. Also read 201 thread. Lhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egZfky5gcAY
Last edited by papa tiger; 10-29-2016 at 08:41 AM.
10-29-2016, 08:22 AM
#362
Bought a 2016 yesterday at a dealer 4 hours away, didn't notice any problems with the hood.
10-29-2016, 08:47 AM
#364
Means nothing. Read 201 thread. Hoods bulge /change their shape a whole lot. Try not to visit the above conditions out in open spaces.
Last edited by papa tiger; 10-29-2016 at 08:50 AM.
10-29-2016, 08:52 AM
#365
Congrats. I love mine, just the hood concern. My hood ¥. Best driving most fun truck yet with 2" hub centric spacers an bilstien 5100 rear shocks. You will soon discover the OEM rear shock handling problem too. Just change them out. U may never notice the hood bulge in those hills. Flat plains is a different story with dirrection / conditions.
Last edited by papa tiger; 12-10-2018 at 08:45 PM.
10-29-2016, 12:35 PM
#367
Senior Member
Post 201 means nothing to me......some cat saying some dealership has had some complaints. Really? That should alarm me? My dealership (one of the biggest in the state of Florida) service guys just gave me a quizzical look when I asked them about hood issues this week. The thing they still hear about is door fit.
If it is such a widespread issue (but only in your mind....) I would certainly find multiple complaints on NHTSA, Automotive News reports, Autoweek articles or maybe even something in Consumer Reports. Nothing, zilch........
If it is such a widespread issue (but only in your mind....) I would certainly find multiple complaints on NHTSA, Automotive News reports, Autoweek articles or maybe even something in Consumer Reports. Nothing, zilch........
10-29-2016, 12:49 PM
#368
GDreject
OP, I'd demand a new truck.
10-29-2016, 01:26 PM
#369
I'm pretty sure this is purely a pointless thread start d so the OP can see how many replies he can get. I have been following this, originally thinking how can someone be this stunned? I watched the videos, and that just confirmed that it's about nothing lol. But I've realized that if you are super ignorant to people when you comment on their replies, you will get a lot of pissed off people chiming in, and this get more replies. How else can you explain this many replies to a pointless question? This is the thread about nothing, just like Seinfeld lol. That's why I made the no soup for you comment lol. I've checked out other threads the OP started and there is one with like 2300 replies, 95% are just himself typing nonsense lol
Last edited by papa tiger; 10-29-2016 at 01:42 PM.
10-29-2016, 01:29 PM
#370
GDreject
The F150 has had an aluminum hood since 2004, and possibly earlier. My 05 had an aluminum hood, and yes you see it flex a little here and there but it's of no concern.