2024 Ford F-150 Lightning BEV Electrical system Problems
- Complaints
- 8about this part
- Share
- 26%of 31 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 5,000miles
- Trend
- Too newThis model year is less than 4 years old, so a trend is not meaningful yet.
NHTSA recorded 8 complaints about the electrical system of the 2024 Ford F-150 Lightning BEV, 26% of the 31 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 5,000 miles. 1 a fire, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“The contact owned a 2024 Ford F-150 Lightning BEV. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked and unoccupied, it caught on fire. The contact stated that the Police knocked on the door and informed the contact that fire was shooting out of the vehicle. The fire department arrived and extinguished the fire. The vehicle was towed to a local tow yard. The vehicle was deemed a total loss. In addition, the vehicle was parked in a secluded area of the tow yard. …”
NHTSA complaint #11682978, filed 2025-08, 5,000 miles“The vehicle has been in the shop two times due to rodents eating the wiring. Wiring insulation is derived from a plant (soy) based oil, which rodents eat. The truck could have had wiring eaten in any number of areas leading to loss of control.”
NHTSA complaint #11673949, filed 2025-07“Folding shifter issues with many F150s. Gets stuck in park or drive. Seems to be a rampant issue. Stuck in park is one thing, stuck in drive is extremely dangerous... Also causes service lights.”
NHTSA complaint #11661114, filed 2025-05“While driving on a surface road in Columbia, MD at approximately 40 mph, the dash display of the 2024 Ford Lightning Flash went completely blank, leaving no indication of vehicle speed, battery percentage, battery temp, motor temp, cruise control status etc. Zero information was displayed, and the dash was completely cold and dark. This failure, while traveling at speed, represents a gross safety hazard, especially because the same LCD displays automatic emergency braking informaion etc. Immediately, I was able to pull over, and establish an OBD-2 connection to the ECM, and pull error logs. …”
NHTSA complaint #11734282, filed 2026-04Related recalls
- 25V131000Feb 28, 2025Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2022-2024 F-150 Lightning battery electric vehicles. A manufacturing defect in the high voltage battery cells…Covers: Ford F-150 Lightning BEV 2022–2024
Related service bulletins
- 11037782Sep 24, 2026Recommended Repair Prior to Sale Customer Satisfaction Program 26B07 Certain 2021-2025 Model Year F-150 Lightning and Mustang Mach-E Vehicles Undesired Acceleration Due to…
- 11037419Sep 16, 2026Quality improvements include: -Addresses a bug that may cause updates to fail
- 11037416Sep 16, 2026Quality improvements include: -ePrivacy enhancements
- 11035290Jul 23, 2026Some 2022-2026 F-150 Lightning vehicles may exhibit a reduced distance to empty (DTE) projection, a high voltage battery pack state of charge (SOC) that drops from 100% to less…
- 11032686May 5, 2026Some 2025 Mustang Mach-E vehicles built on or before 30-Jun-2025 and 2024 F-150 Lightning vehicles may exhibit a flashing light on the air conditioning (A/C) button with a lack…
- 11031374Apr 7, 202626C10 Recall remedy -Addresses instances where the trailer lights and trailer brakes may not function
- 11030445Mar 13, 2026"26C10 Recall remedy -Addresses instances where the trailer lights and trailer brakes may not function"
- 11025922Nov 22, 2025"Quality improvements include: -Addresses a loss of connectivity caused by a Cellular Domain Service outage"
- 11025834Nov 18, 2025"Quality improvements include: -Enhanced FordPass connectivity"
- 11025121Oct 24, 2025"Quality improvements include: -Updates will improve performance of certain Pro Power Onboard interactions"
Electrical system: other model years
Other parts of the 2024 Ford F-150 Lightning BEV
14 complaintsBrakes
8 complaintsVehicle speed control
6 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
5 complaintsForward collision avoidance
3 complaintsExterior lighting
2 complaintsBack-over prevention (rear camera)
1 complaintsSeats
1 complaintsSteering
1 complaintsSuspension
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2024 Ford F-150 Lightning BEV
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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