2016 Ford F-150 Suspension Problems
- Complaints
- 18about this part
- Share
- 1%of 2,093 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 32,500miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 18 complaints about the suspension of the 2016 Ford F-150, 1% of the 2,093 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 32,500 miles. 1 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.
“I had just completed washing my truck in an automatic car wash and when slowly exiting the car wash bay, the truck unexpectedly accelerated. I lost control of the vehicle. The vehicle went up an embankment, went airborne, and I crossed four lanes of traffic before I could get the vehicle stopped.”
NHTSA complaint #11399345, filed 2021-03, 131,000 miles“Seat headrest protrudes too much out of the seat and it pushes forward head of some drivers. The only adjustments available (slide up and down, tilt top forward) do nothing to alleviate the issue. The lack of ability to scoot the entire headrest backwards causes back and neck pain while driving for as little as 10 minutes. One solution people are resorting to is to re-insert the headrest backwards, but the tilting mechanism prevent the head from being stopped and sent backwards in the event of an accident. …”
NHTSA complaint #10855462, filed 2016-04, 2,000 miles“Driving at legal limit speeds, when hitting imperfections in the roads, front end/suspension hops violently (almost feeling like it's taking the wheel away from you) leading to difficulty in reacting and correcting safely in order to right vehicle in lane. This has happened repeatedly in a multitude of driving situations. Going straight, turning, driving straight down the highway at 75mph and down to 45mph. Never had this problem with any vehicle I've owned before, including Ford's equipped almost identically.”
NHTSA complaint #10901901, filed 2016-08, 15,000 miles“The vehicle hops very badly over rough surfaces and the tail end swings out. Ford says this is normal but the vehicle almost loses control over surfaces that are handled by other vehicles including other f-150s. Ford claims this is a normal characteristic of the vehicle. Currently the vehicle's rear sits higher on one side than the other by about 1.1 inches. This has been brought to Ford's attention and they have said that it's normal and due to the gas tank being full despite it residing on the side that sits higher. Neither of these issues have been resolved but feel that they are related.”
NHTSA complaint #11097864, filed 2018-05, 23,000 miles“I was told there was something hanging underneath my truck and when I looked I found the sway bar had broken. It was not the end links but the sway bar itself. I have never been off roading or abused the truck.”
NHTSA complaint #11617217, filed 2024-09Suspension: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 1% |
| 2024 | 3 | 2% |
| 2023 | 8 | 2% |
| 2022 | 14 | 2% |
| 2021 | 13 | 1% |
| 2020 | 10 | 1% |
| 2019 | 11 | 1% |
| 2018 | 23 | 1% |
| 2017 | 12 | 1% |
| 2016 | 18 | 1% |
| 2015 | 11 | 1% |
| 2014 | 10 | 1% |
| 2013 | 20 | 1% |
| 2012 | 19 | 1% |
| 2011 | 14 | 1% |
| 2010 | 16 | 2% |
| 2009 | 4 | 1% |
| 2008 | 11 | 3% |
| 2007 | 16 | 3% |
| 2006 | 25 | 4% |
| 2005 | 49 | 4% |
| 2004 | 118 | 6% |
| 2003 | 14 | 3% |
| 2002 | 20 | 2% |
| 2001 | 35 | 3% |
| 2000 | 41 | 4% |
| 1999 | 43 | 4% |
| 1998 | 132 | 10% |
| 1997 | 204 | 7% |
| 1996 | 21 | 6% |
| 1995 | 44 | 7% |
| 1994 | 41 | 6% |
| 1993 | 25 | 4% |
| 1992 | 9 | 2% |
| 1991 | 4 | 1% |
| 1990 | 6 | 2% |
| 1989 | 5 | 2% |
| 1988 | 4 | 3% |
| 1986 | 1 | 2% |
| 1985 | 3 | 11% |
Other parts of the 2016 Ford F-150
615 complaintsBrakes
340 complaintsEngine
319 complaintsOther or unknown
257 complaintsBody and structure
199 complaintsElectrical system
191 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
144 complaintsVehicle speed control
102 complaintsFuel system
95 complaintsSteering
64 complaintsWheels
53 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
52 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2016 Ford F-150
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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