2021 Ford F-150 Hybrid Engine Problems
- Complaints
- 27about this part
- Share
- 10%of 266 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 115,000miles
- Trend
- RisingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% higher than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 27 complaints about the engine of the 2021 Ford F-150 Hybrid, 10% of the 266 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 115,000 miles.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“When turning right there was a complete loss of power with no response from the throttle it was just stuck coasting at 20klm hr. For 20 seconds or so then throttle kicked in and normal operation again. This has happened twice now in the past week. Very dangerous especially when turning into traffic.”
NHTSA complaint #11636701, filed 2025-01, 115,000 miles“This problem has been ongoing, happening nonstop up to multiple times daily since Feb of 2022 and has spent now 70 days at the dealership in search of the issue. Luckily, the vehicle has not caused an incident yet, but I am afraid to drive it if I get it back from the dealer again as the issue has just gotten worse. The vehicle randomly while driving goes into a limp mode in which 1 of 2 things happens. …”
NHTSA complaint #11516739, filed 2023-04“For months have been having two issues with my 2021 F150 Powerboost with the CO2 sensors as well as an issue with the Exhaust Heat Exchanger Bypass Valve A. Which after my bumper to bumper warranty expired now needs replaced even though the same issues have been throwing a CEL for months”
NHTSA complaint #11515863, filed 2023-04“My truck is 2021 f150 powerboot. I got message “ stop safely now” and unable to start the engine. This is happened twice . The first time is about 20K miles, the second times is happened on 8/13/2022 at 55k miles. I brought my car to dealership for first time and service manager told me they waited on ford company for instruction. But no one call me for recall or advice. Please help us. Thank you”
NHTSA complaint #11479154, filed 2022-08“Despite having been told my truck was fixed at a dealer shop, my truck still displays an absence of forward propulsion when applying the gas pedal and trying to accelerate from slower speeds. This has happened when trying to make a left or right turn when there is oncoming traffic. Sometimes this happens while trying to accelerate on the on-ramp of a highway to get up to normal piste speed limits with traffic very fast behind me. The dealer I took it to said they fixed the issues. …”
NHTSA complaint #11636197, filed 2025-01Related service bulletins
- 11021209Jul 19, 2025Certain 2021-2023 Model Year F-150 HEV Vehicles Replacement of Exhaust Gas Heat Recovery Coolant Spigot In the affected vehicles, the Exhaust Gas Heat Recovery (EGHR) coolant…
Engine: other model years
Other parts of the 2021 Ford F-150 Hybrid
125 complaintsElectrical system
43 complaintsOther or unknown
29 complaintsWheels
27 complaintsFuel system
19 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
15 complaintsBrakes
14 complaintsBody and structure
12 complaintsForward collision avoidance
8 complaintsEquipment
7 complaintsSuspension
7 complaintsVehicle speed control
7 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2021 Ford F-150 Hybrid
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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