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2010 Ford F-150 repairs by problem area
Engine (24%)
Transmission and Drivetrain (19%)
Brakes and Traction Control (3%)
Suspension and Steering (9%)
Electrical and Air Conditioning (24%)
Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim (19%)
Other (2%)
Chart based on 296 repairs.
2010 Ford F-150 engine repair cost distribution
$2500+ (10%)
$1000 - $2499 (10%)
$500 - $999 (8%)
$100 - $499 (24%)
< $100 (49%)
Chart based on 63 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
2010 Ford F-150
Engine not specified
| 27000 mi | Tranny shifted hard 1-2 gear.common problem improved by updated program but not erased. |
| 128000 mi US $10500 |
Rocker arm broke and shot the piston through the engine block. Repair cost was higher than value so decided to not repair the truck. Very disappointing. |
2010 Ford F-150 4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed
310-horsepower 5.4L V8 6-speed automatic RWD
| 70000 mi US $600 |
Vapor canister failure followed shortly after by fuel gauge sender failure. Researched problem on the net and traded the garbage in on a new vehicle before it cost me any more money. |
2010 Ford F-150 4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed
310-horsepower 5.4L V8 6-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range
| 89000 mi | Passenger side rearmost exhaust hanger broke. Was replaced free of charge by the shop who did the exhaust work. |
| 96000 mi | Passenger side rearmost exhaust hanger broke....AGAIN. Was replaced free of charge by the shop who did the exhaust work...shop relocated the hanger and installed a new one. |
| 63000 mi | A heat sheild covering the driver side exhaust manifold wobbled loose and now makes a horrible vibrating noise while driving at low RPM. I put a clamp around it but it didnt hold because its so awkward and diffucult to get to this shield it |
| 68000 mi US $50 |
Brought the truck in to have the dealer remedy the heat shield rattle, they replicated it and they were able to get two clamps around the loose shield and it did stop the rattle. |
| 68300 mi US $40 |
I had replaced the original serpentine belt (Motorcraft) with a new Dayco belt at 61,525 miles. It was purely preventative. The replacement belt however failed on me within 8k miles. It was a manufacturing defect. |
| 87000 mi US $18 |
The plastic top portion of the engine oil dipstick seemed to have swelled with age and got stuck in the metal dipstick tube. After much effort, the dipstick was finally freed but the plastic portion was pretty mangled up. Replaced with a new one, grease will be applied to the portion that seals within the metal tube to hopefully prevent this from happening again. |
| 7800 mi | A dirty sensor in the transmission made the truck go into fail safe mode took it to the dealer it was a quick easy fix and under the warranty. Had dirty sensor in the transmission made it go into fail safe mode dealer fixed it under warranty it was quick and easy |
| 136400 mi $4200 |
Suddenly a valve has been broken and as we did't know how much damage it make's I prefer to change all the engine for a newer. I found a 38,000 miles Expedition motor and the mechanic make the installation. |
| 142600 mi $200 |
Overheat while idle more than 1 hour at 100F or above. One of the radiator (right side) fan doesn't work properly changed by afternarket motor |
| 7100 mi | Transmission vibration between gear shifts (automatic trans) |
2010 Ford F-150 4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed
292-horsepower 4.6L V8 6-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range
| 118000 mi US $1800 |
R&R Exhaust Manifolds both sides |
| 132000 mi | poor fuel economy and weak heater. Replaced thermostat gained 3 mph |
| 135000 mi US $250 |
leaking anti-freeze. Replaced the water pump |
| 79000 mi US $56 |
Replaced the Evap canister purge valve. It was causing a Check Fuel Inlet light. |
| 93000 mi US $100 |
The check engine light came on. Circuit board in PCM was corroded. Repaired by the dealer. Took less than 2 hours. The dealer saved me a lot of money by splicing the connections instead of replacing the PCM. |
| 17000 mi | Truck was having a slight miss under load. Dealer replaced throttle body. |
2010 Ford F-150 4dr Crew Cab 6.5ft bed
310-horsepower 5.4L V8 6-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range
| 9000 mi | Fuel pump failure, Vehicle stalled on incline with 1/4 tank of gas |
| 45000 mi US $150 |
Replaced spark plugs and coil packs, preventative maintenance |
| 181000 mi | Cylinder #8 missfire, replaced #8 spark plug and coil. Cyliner #8 still missfires, in particular on startup. Rotated fuel injectors #8 with #4, checked the codes. |
| 238000 mi US $3000 |
I replaced the engine with a used engine that I purchased on line from a place in Florida. The engine I bought came out of a Lincoln Navigator, it had 57k miles on it. I have had the vehicle back now for about 10 days and I have put about 4 thousand miles on it. It seems to run just fine. |
| 59180 mi | Broken exhaust manifold studs due to warped manifold. Dealer replaced passenger-side manifold & studs under warranty. |
| 63020 mi | Exhaust noise under load. Broken exhaust manifold studs on driver side. Dealer changed driver-side manifold and studs. |
| 112220 mi C $125 |
Right exhaust manifold leaking. |
| 130200 mi C $138 |
Right Exhaust manifold leak |
| 4000 mi | Check engine light came on at mileage 3665. Was checked at dealer and code P2096 00.68 was given. This code does not exist. Was told there was a bulletin on this problem. Computer was reset per ford's recomendation. |
| 18500 mi | Check engine light came on again. Code was ran and was told that I needed to replace an o2 sensor. O2 sensor was ordered. Also had an oil change and tires rotated at this appt. O2 sensor replaced. Codes in computer were p02270. H025 connector was also found to be out of spec and was repaired. |
| 124000 mi US $1200 |
Oil pan was rusting thru, oil was weeping out of the bottom. Since this was rust perforation, extended warranty didn't cover replacement. |
2010 Ford F-150 4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed
310-horsepower 5.4L V8 6-speed automatic RWD
| 8200 mi | Low Fuel Mileage, down to a steady 16mpg from 19. |
| 85000 mi | REPLACED THERMOSTAT AND CLEARED ERROR CODE |
2010 Ford F-150 4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed
310-horsepower 5.4L V8 6-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range
| 84196 mi C $230 |
CEL came on and after scanning the code (P0130) found the upstream O2 sensor (between cat and manifold) on passenger side failed. Replaced the sensor (DY-1165) myself. No more CEL :) |
| 128740 mi C $2500 |
Both exhaust manifolds warped and leaking, replaced. |
| 175460 mi C $2000 |
Replaced warped exhaust manifolds again. Parts under warranty, paid for labour. |
| 84000 mi US $800 |
Replaced left exhaust manifold |
| 110000 mi US $155 |
Accessory belt, idler pulleys, and tensioner. Tensioner and one idler pulley showed signs of the belt skidding on the pulley. Replaced others as precaution. Belt didn't need replacing but did it anyway. |
| 111000 mi US $150 |
Replaced right side manifold due to crack. Used cast iron replacement part. |
| 38300 mi | Rear O2 Sensor Repaced |
| 52000 mi US $96 |
Heat shield clamp broke causing a harmonic vibration under cab at idle and at 37 mph. |
| 85000 mi US $900 |
had a bad circuit for the fuel pump causing the fuse to blow. known issue to dealer. had to had a circuit to the fuse box for the fuel pump. |
| 22940 mi | Best fuel mileage able to achieve was 15L/100 Klm. Dealer said had to document over 2 full tanks of fuel but didn't think they could do anything. This is no where near figures from Ford for this vehicle. |
| 5705 mi | Reflashed the transmission control module memory. Reflashed the transmission control module memory. |
| 4500 mi | Transmission was shifting hard. Dealer reprogrammed computer. |
| 3000 mi | hard dowshift from 2-1, shop did a reflash of transmission module |
| 107500 mi US $500 |
Intermittent check engine light |
| 14000 mi | Transmission shifting problem corrected with ECU reflash per TSB. |
| 54560 mi C $2500 |
Warped exhaust headers |
| 118000 mi US $374 |
Replaced leaking radiator |
2010 Ford F-150 4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed
292-horsepower 4.6L V8 6-speed automatic RWD
| 5000 mi | Harsh shift from 2nd to 1st when coming to stop at slow speed. Reflashed PCM/TCM to correct the issue. |
| 110000 mi US $1200 |
New Radiator and flush cooling system |
| 42500 mi US $300 |
Dealer could not duplicate; test drove truck with diagnostic computer, no concerns noted; downloaded/installed latest PCM calibration. Would have cost $300 if didn't have maintenance contract. |
| 49000 mi | Same as last reported issue. While decelerating from freeway speeds, engine would run very rough and then die when truck came to complete stop. Dealer replaced throttle body, flashed the ECM, |
| 71000 mi | Poor gas mileage. MPG down to 15mpg vs 17mpg over the previous 5 years |
| 127000 mi US $54 |
Replaced canister purge valve silenoid. |
2010 Ford F-150 4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed
292-horsepower 4.6L V8 6-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range
| 41000 mi US $305 |
The purge valve on the evaportative canister was replaced as related to TSB 11-1-5. Truck had rough idle, stalled twice while driving, and hard start condition after fueling. |
| 117000 mi US $425 |
Had 2 pulleys go bad. The tensioner pulley and the center ribbed pulley. Also replaced the Serpentine belt. The pulleys had been making noise for months, and thought it was the power steering pump. |
| 1000 mi | Ticking fuel injectors, all like that. Not fixed. |
2010 Ford F-150 4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed
248-horsepower 4.6L V8 4-speed automatic RWD
| 157000 mi US $3500 |
replace ALL coils and plugs about $2,000 total replace cracked manifold..... repair cost about $1000 |
2010 Ford F-150 2dr Regular Cab 8ft bed
310-horsepower 5.4L V8 6-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range
| 55180 mi C $50 |
cataletic oxygen sensor. Dealer did not have in stock and ordered it and then replaced it the next day. Excellent service |
2010 Ford F-150 2dr Regular Cab 8ft bed
292-horsepower 4.6L V8 6-speed automatic RWD
| 161820 mi C $1780 |
exhaust manifold bolts - only 2 on left side and 3 on right side were not broken. The rest were broken and had to be drilled. 4X2 truck - remove bolts on rear trans mount , remove front engine mount bolts, rotate engine to get at manifold bolts. |
2010 Ford F-150 2dr Regular Cab 8ft bed
248-horsepower 4.6L V8 4-speed automatic RWD
| 112000 mi US $165 |
Ignition coil replaced |
| 112500 mi US $1500 |
New ignition coils |
| 135000 mi US $795 |
Replaced intake head gasket. Leaking coolant and oil. |
| 52560 mi | Heat-shield loose, causing a rattling noise. Mechanic replaced fasteners. |
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