Used 2016 Ford F-150 XL 4dr SuperCab 6.5 ft. SB (3.5L 6cyl 6A) Consumer Reviews

Not Ford Tough

Recently purchased my 2016 F150 in January. Going from a Jeep Wrangler Unlimited, but have owned and still own older versions of the F150. The decision to go to aluminum body panels, based upon my current experience, should steer potential buyers away. Within two months of owning my truck I am already in the process of having a door skin replaced due to parking lot damage. I have never seen a vehicle exterior take as much damage as I have with this vehicle. In 30+ years of driving and being a car guy it's unacceptable to me. The fit and finish of the body panels, and the fact that I can fart in the general direction of this truck and cause it to dent blows my mind. The bluetooth connectivity also drives me nuts with its on/off, poor voice recognition, etc... I rarely call the number I want on the first try. How the system comes up with the name/numbers is beyond me, and my full-time job is in data and analytics. Also not a fan of the dash instruments, and radio. Feels like everything is just out of reach, and the controls aren't as intuitive as they should be (placement and overall functionality). I don't need and have never asked for all the technology in the truck. It's all one big distraction. Plus how annoying is the auto shut off? For christ sake, when I step on the pedal I don't need to now learn I need to allow for another two or 3 seconds of lead time before pulling out onto the highway! As someone who grew up in a Ford truck family I'm very disappointed with their overall product. In all honesty, my bone stock 1951 Ford F1 is a far better version of what a Ford truck should be. I can see why there are current class action lawsuits against the aluminum on other models. Ford leadership and their engineers should be ashamed of what they'very done to the brand. I got rid of this blasphemy after 5 months. I'd rather go find a 20 to 30 year old version of this truck that still runs and drive it till it falls apart than waste another dime on anything new. I don't need nor will support Ford learning what it's going to take to build a self driving vehicle that I don't need nor want. Give me a vehicle I can freely control that gets me from point A to B with some minimal comfort and that's good enough for me.