2023 Ford F-150 Lightning BEV Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 17about this part
- Share
- 15%of 113 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 2,100miles
- Trend
- Too newThis model year is less than 4 years old, so a trend is not meaningful yet.
NHTSA recorded 17 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2023 Ford F-150 Lightning BEV, 15% of the 113 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 2,100 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“In this vehicle the instrument panel is an electronic display. This display did not show any controls, speedometer, mileage, warning lights, etc. It was black, with only the backlight on. This morning (Jan 10) on my way to work I noticed my instrument panel was not working. The screen was completely black instead of displaying the normal information (charge level, speed, etc).”
NHTSA complaint #11564591, filed 2024-01“When I started the vehicle the virtual instrument cluster was blank, therefore I could not tell how fast I was going, how many miles I could go before I needed to charge, start cruise control, and many other features only available on this screen. I tried to restart the vehicle, but the screen was still blank. Fortunately the screen worked again after I parked to go shopping for a period of time.”
NHTSA complaint #11578135, filed 2024-03“About 30 mins prior to the incident,the accelaration was vey slow getting upto only 30/35MPH Message appeared in Dash Board instructing to SCHEDULE MAITANANCE SERVICE SOON. My last service was done only 2 months ago. anyhow i decided to drive the nearest Ford Dealer. On exiting the Freeway,the ramp was downhill and the Braking System completely failed and I crashed into the pavement. All the AirBags came on. I have Sternal Contusion.”
NHTSA complaint #11739960, filed 2026-05“We were driving down the road and the cluster screen went completely black. We couldn’t tell what speed we were going or any other information that gets displayed there. This is a very hazardous problem that should be looked into further.”
NHTSA complaint #11562913, filed 2024-01“I got into my vehicle and turned it on but the dashboard would not respond. On the advice of some Ford forums, I attempted a soft reset of the infotainment system by holding down the volume down + next track buttons and the center console screen restarted but the dashboard would not turn on. I ended up driving home using my phone as a GPS speedometer. After multiple restarts, I waited about 3 hours to try to restart the truck and when the dashboard suddenly started working again.”
NHTSA complaint #11606979, filed 2024-08Vehicle speed control: other model years
Other parts of the 2023 Ford F-150 Lightning BEV
61 complaintsExterior lighting
26 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
17 complaintsBrakes
15 complaintsOther or unknown
13 complaintsForward collision avoidance
10 complaintsBack-over prevention (rear camera)
6 complaintsFuel system
6 complaintsSteering
5 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
4 complaintsEngine
3 complaintsLane departure
3 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2023 Ford F-150 Lightning BEV
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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