Complaint volume
538 consumer-submitted complaints are matched to this model year. Treat the count as a research signal, then read the actual summaries for repeated symptoms.
Complaint records
2022 Ford F-150 Complaints
538 consumer-submitted complaints on record for the 2022 Ford F-150, grouped by component category.
538 Total complaints
17 Crash reports
6 Fire reports
23 Injury reports
Complaint data reflects consumer-submitted reports. A complaint is not proof
of a defect, recall, or manufacturer fault. Enriched severity fields come
from official bulk records when the complaint can be matched by ODI number.
Buyer interpretation
How to use these complaints before buying
Complaint records are most useful when they turn into inspection points, seller questions, and comparison checks against nearby model years.
Pattern to inspect
The most common categories are power train, unknown or other, electrical system. Use those categories as a test-drive checklist instead of judging the vehicle from the total count alone.
Severity flags
Enriched records include 17 crash reports, 6 fire reports, 23 injury reports, and 0 fatality reports. These fields come from complaint records and should be read in context.
Mileage clue
Mileage is available on 121 complaints, with an average reported failure mileage of 31,038 miles. Compare that with the mileage on the listing.
Questions to ask the seller
- Have you had any problems related to power train, unknown or other, electrical system?
- Can I see recent maintenance and repair records?
- Has the vehicle ever been towed, involved in a crash, or repaired for the same issue twice?
- Can we also check the recall record for this 2022 Ford F-150?
Used-car checklist
Use these complaints before the test drive.
Build a buyer checklist to turn these issues into questions and inspection points.
2022 Ford F-150
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How severe are the 2022 Ford F-150 complaints?
17 Crash
6 Fire
23 Injury
0 Fatality
21 Towed
8 Medical attention
What are the most common 2022 Ford F-150 complaint categories?
POWER TRAIN 100
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 48
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 46
EXTERIOR LIGHTING 42
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE 29
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EQUIPMENT 24
VISIBILITY/WIPER 20
VISIBILITY 17
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 12
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 10
538 total complaints on record
Latest complaints
| Date | Component | Summary | Severity | Mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2024 | ENGINE,FIRERELATED | The front of the truck started smoking when it was pulled over at a gas station on 07/26/2024, the hood was too hot to open, and the front of the truck proceeded to start on fire. It took the fire department 20 minutes to arrive on the scene at which point there was not much left of the front of the truck. Everyone was able to get out of the vehicle and no injuries occurred. The truck is obviously totaled, but we are unaware as what caused this truck to blow up. | Crash: No Fire: Yes | Unknown |
| Aug 2024 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Fresh air intake cowling allows small debris to build up and does not allow consumer ability to clean/service it. This results in water backing up and spilling to AC filter and blower motor, thus leaking into passenger side of cab. Dealer and Ford state this is a non-warrantable item, and that the consumer should be aware to maintain it themselves despite being able to. Dealership also does not clean this during routine service, nor notify the consumer about it condition. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jul 2024 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | The attached document will explain in details about the back up failing on multiple occasions and Ford Motor Company has no fixes for this at this time. It is a SAFETY concern due to the back up camera with small children around. This is the third APIM module since Jan 2024. Now Ford says tells their dealers not to do anything with them to wait until around October or November and they will send out another bulletin on how to handle this problem. Then once that is done who knows how long it take. Big Safety issue here. F150 is the number one selling truck on the road as Ford says so that makes this even a bigger issue. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jul 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EQUIPMENT | This morning, as soon as I started the vehicle and started backing down the driveway, an unbelievably loud popping sound emitted from the speakers. I immediately slammed on the brakes having no idea what had just happened. This has happened previously but have not heard in a few months so I thought the problem was corrected. It is the loudest noise I have ever experienced and is extremely dangerous as it happens at different times and is just ear splitting. My ears are still ringing and it happened at 8:45am this morning. | Crash: No Fire: No Injuries: 2 | Unknown |
| Jul 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM,VISIBILITY/WIPER | The computer/s that control every piece of equipment does not function as designed! The cruise control adjusted the speed (upward) without touching the controls. The lane keeping function will drag the truck into a turnout lane, left or right especially on a two lane highway with turn out lanes. The windshield wiper control has to be constantly manipulated to keep the windshield clean during snow and or rain storms. The instrument panel constantly changes which distracts the driver as so does the computer screen. The pre collision equipment works only sometimes. All the computers installed affect the function of other computers which causes driver distraction, like txt and driving. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jul 2024 | POWER TRAIN | Rear end differential bearing failure, second time. Result in high vibration and substantial metal flacks in differential oil. Ford reporting rebuild is required again. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jul 2024 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2022 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving at various speeds on several occasions, the transmission would only shift from first through fourth gear and the vehicle was hesitating. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the TCM software update needed to be performed. The vehicle was repaired but the failure persisted. The vehicle was taken to another dealer where it was diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure persisted in second gear. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 9,271. | Crash: No Fire: No | 9,271 |
| Jun 2024 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Cover for transmission/exhaust/engine on underside of vehicle tears at mount pint and hangs down and could completly tear away causing potential vehicle damge or damage to other vehicles on road. Problem is noted on internet forums as Ford's saggy diaper problem. Cover is made of a non durable foam-fabric material and is mounted by 4 screws and tears away by mount points and hangs down. This is 2nd time happening on truck, first time was replaced under warranty. Picutre is taken after I pushed it back into place but is still torn by mounting bolt and hangs down when driving. I ordered a replacement from Amazon for $99.99 and will attempt to repair myself. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jun 2024 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2022 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle independently decelerated. The contact stated that the transmission shifted from 10th gear to 5th gear unexpectedly. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed with a failed CDF drum assembly. The contact was informed that the CDF drum assembly needed to be replaced. The contact stated that the failure reoccurred. The contact stated while driving 80 MPH, the vehicle decelerated independently. The contact stated that the transmission shifted from 10th gear to 5th gear unexpectedly. In addition, the contact stated that several unknown warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer; however, the failure could not be duplicated. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 27,882. | Crash: No Fire: No | 27,882 |
| Jun 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Since I have purchased the 2022 Ford F-150 I have had several incidents where the cruise control has set itself. A couple incidents have resulted in me slamming on the brakes to avoid collision. I have taken it to the dealer a few times and they have replaced everything that has to do with the cruise control and it still sets itself from time to time but it's sporadic. The dash lights/instrument cluster has went completely out 2-3 time and came back on. When it does come back on the drive mode disabled light is on and I can't change the drive modes. The entertainment/map screen has froze up several time. The map will freeze and I can't change the music or do anything on the screen. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jun 2024 | POWER TRAIN | Starting at roughly 2000 on the odometer the truck began shifting very harshly, missing gears, slipping gears, lurching forward during shifts. Upon acceleration through the first four or so gears, there is a very loud "thunking" sound presumably upon shift. There have been 4-5 times I was turning across traffic at a safe distance, and the truck would not accelerate, missing several gears. I was almost hit hard several times because of the truck failing to drive. Dealership turned me away 3 times, saying they would not be able to diagnose anything without a CEL code. Since the truck doesn't throw any fault codes they would not take it in for troubleshooting or attempt to reproduce the issue. The issues were reproduced by a local shop I took the truck to for a third party opinion. The loud thunk was thought to be too low a lubricant level on the slip yoke where the drive shaft meets the transmission. The shop checked and there was sufficient lubricant. They reproduced the thunk sound driving slowly with several technicians witnessing the issue standing within sight distance. These known and reproducible issues with the 10R80 transmission and there have been an exorbitant number of reports of this behavior in owner message groups, all with the same lack of resolution. Dealerships either don't fix the issue, won't troubleshoot without a CEL code, or say the transmission is working as designed. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jun 2024 | SUSPENSION,WHEELS | The wheel wells on the front of my vehicle do not properly fit the well. One has been replaced twice the other once and recently the dealer made the decision to cut the wheel wells so they would no longer rub. I was told it was the best they could do. The other choice is to keep replacing them when they fail. I am concerned that somthing from the road may fly up in their and get lodged in the exposed under section. I feel there should be another alternative but Ford doesn't want to pay to get a resolution. If those well covers were not needed they wouldn't have them n their in the 1st place. So I know they are needed. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jun 2024 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Vehicle lost power while driving on highway requiring vehicle to be guided to shoulder. Once on shoulder, truck died and would not restart. After being towed to dealership, the vehicle was found to have a failed fuel pump. At the time of the incident, vehicle had 27671 miles on odometer. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jun 2024 | STRUCTURE | Weatherstripping on sunroof is deteriorating. This could affect the safety of the driver as well as any passengers in the vehicle if it was to start leaking. Furthermore, if water entered the cabin it could affect any electrical components that might interfere with the driving of the vehicle thus causing a safety hazard to any vehicles that would be nearby if this was to happen. The vehicle was taken to the local Ford dealership on 5/29/2024 for inspection. The repair was denied because the whole sunroof would need to be replaced in order to fix the weatherstripping. No one else has looked at the weatherstripping. It was first noticed on 5/24/2024. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jun 2024 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Ear-splitting static-like noise upon starting the truck. Followed by loud static that would persist even when audio was turned off. Extremely distracting while driving. Took to dealer who said nothing to be done until Ford figures out a fix. Told me to keep checking back. No warning lamps or messages. I wish Ford to put a higher priority on fixing this issue. 2022 F150. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| May 2024 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Engine shut down while traveling down a mountain with a 4.8% grade at 50 mph; the transmission was in 3rd gear to contain the speed with no pressure on the brakes. There was an initial chime as when the vehicle is first turned ON, followed by the wipers traveling halfway up the windshield, all screens went completely dark as if the vehicles key had also been turned OFF. Brakes were initially soft and then on subsequent push came back. Vehicle went through it's normal power up cycle and then engine restarted as I was still traveling at a good speed down the mountain. The engine has shut off on it's own before with all screens going dark while sitting at stop lights. To get it restarted I had to put the vehicle in park, press the brake and push the start button. I assumed this issue was with the auto start/stop feature and now always drive with it selected off. I've never had this issue with it off. This was the first time the issue happened while the truck was in gear and moving. The auto Start/Stop feature was ON. For previous issues I've had the Ford dealership check it and no error codes or issues were found. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| May 2024 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | The contact owns a 2022 Ford F-150. The contact stated that the driver's side headlight was flickering while driving. The vehicle was taken to the dealer several times, where the failure could not be replicated. The contact stated that the failure persisted. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where the contact was informed that the failure was related to NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V802000 (Exterior Lighting); however, the VIN was not included. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact was referred to the manufacturer for assistance. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 4,500. | Crash: No Fire: No | 4,500 |
| May 2024 | PARKING BRAKE | The contact owns a 2022 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving at approximately 35 MPH the vehicle independently braked. The contact lost control of the vehicle and due to road conditions the vehicle jumped the curb. The contact stated that he was not aware of any warning lights. The contact stated that the front passenger tire crashed into the curb and blew out. The contact stated that the vehicle hit a traffic sign and then a fence. The contact stated that the passenger front door had scrapes and marks. The side view mirror on the passenger side was sheared off by the traffic sign. The contact stated that the police and EMS arrived. The contact stated that no air bags had been deployed. The contact stated his daughter was seated in the passenger front seat and had abrasions and bruising on her neck, right shoulder, and chest from the seat belt. The contact stated that he also had bruising on his neck and left shoulder from the seat belt. The contact stated that both he and his daughter had neck and back pain and were both transported by ambulance to the hospital. The contact stated that the police issued him a citation for "careless driving" but no report was issued. The vehicle was towed to a collision repair shop. The contact stated that he had received a recall notification from the manufacturer for NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V509000 (Parking Brake), however, the crash had occurred before him receiving the recall letter. The vehicle was still at the collision repair when he received the notification. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 20,000. | Crash: Yes Fire: No Injuries: 2 Towed Medical attention | 20,000 |
| May 2024 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | A/C and hvac system does not work properly. On lowest setting you have somewhat cool air and once you turn dial to 60 degrees it’s heat. This is unsafe because I can not regulate the temperature in vehicle correctly whatsoever and trying to defrost windows is also a nightmare. The air conditioning is also not even cold enough on its lowest setting. Multiple people are having same issues with 2022-2023 f150s | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| May 2024 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Throwing an Active Air Dam fault, I noticed this was an issue with the F150 Lightning. However it is also doing it on the gas 2022 F150. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| May 2024 | SERVICE BRAKES | When starting from a stop, with my 2022 Ford F150 FX4 in drive, sometimes the parking brake will automatically turn on without me activating it while driving. This causes my truck to skid to a halt and I have to manually disengage the parking brake to resume driving. I am concerned about the increased risk for harm to myself or others from a collision due to the unintended stopping. I don't know if the brake lights turn on or not when this happens either, but the vehicle remains in drive and the red park brake active light comes on (lower right corner of the instrument cluster). The local Ford dealership has had the truck in twice for this condition, but they have said they cannot reproduce the problem. I have recorded a video of it happening and sent it to Ford. The recall on my truck having to do with the parking brake that was issued September 2023 has been repaired by the local Ford dealership as of October 2023, but this is still occuring. No advanced warning is given when this occures. It is sudden, and seemingly random, but so far has only occurred when starting from a stop. Other potentially useful information: This has occurred with my vehicle 6 times in the last two weeks with today being the most recent. I have auto hold turned ON. I set the parking brake when I am parked in my driveway. I turn right from my driveway in the mornings. Most of the occurrences of this have been on a slope, but one occurrence has occurred on level ground. Ford has not found an answer for my vehicle yet. They did re-inspect the recall work and said nothing was wrong with that part. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| May 2024 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | When moving from Park to Drive, vehicle surges forward at full throttle. I have had the truck for 18 months and it has happened 4 times over the past 18 months and has been witnessed by a passenger. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| May 2024 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2022 Ford F-150. The contact stated while operating the vehicle, the transmission made a loud clunking sound, and the vehicle was jolting while down-shifting from fourth gear through first. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The manufacturer and local dealer were not notified of the failure. The contact was concerned that the failure was related to a "Max Towing" feature added to the vehicle. No other information was available. The failure mileage was 13,000. | Crash: No Fire: No | 13,000 |
| Apr 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Bluetooth connects with loud static and does not allow hands free cell phone usage. Also, navigation screen freezes while using GPS. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Apr 2024 | SERVICE BRAKES | Failure: Total loss of brakes, hard pedal, no airbags deployed, at estimated speed between 5 and 10 mph. Safety concern: Total loss of ability to slow down, stop or avoid impact. Crashed into a shop wall as a dealership technician with the brake lamps evidently applied before and after the impact. Reproduced: Vehicle in for ABS related faults on dash, which is why it was being pulled into the Ford dealer by a Senior Master Ford technician. Inspection by others: Not yet, vehicle has been left at impact site per management. No, there were no warnings, chimes, messages or any other symptom or sign to indicate a concern was going to happen. | Crash: Yes Fire: No | Unknown |