Model years Ford F-150 Lightning
2022 Ford F-150 Lightning
Complaints about this year name noise far more often than the model's other years — 15% of them, about 38× the usual rate of 0.4%.
| Complaints filed | 295 |
|---|---|
| Median for this model | 27 |
| Involving a crash | 8 |
| Involving a fire | 3 |
| Recalls | 0 |
| EPA combined | 68 mpg |
Also unusual this year
- axle — 15% of complaints, 36× usual
- replaced — 13% of complaints, 33× usual
- bolt — 13% of complaints, 33× usual
What owners wrote
Axle bolt was shredded off and making a clanking sound while driving. They replaced the axle. Should have gone ahead and replaced both sides because the other axle bolt will also break soon and is a huge liability.
I took my 2022 f150 powerboost with max tow package to the dealer because of an audible noise coming from the rear passenger side. Ford discovered the axle bolt broke and is floating. Ford said the vehicle is “unsafe to drive” No warning lights. Just a slight…
Verbatim from NHTSA complaint filings, with identifying details removed.
How this was worked out
Every year of the Ford F-150 Lightning was compared against its own history rather than against other cars, which removes popularity and age from the answer — a common car draws more complaints at equal reliability, and an older one has had longer to accumulate them. A year is flagged when it drew at least 2.5× this model's median and at least 50 complaints.
This is a fault record, not a review. Nobody files a federal complaint to say the car was fine, so it shows what tends to go wrong — not whether owners liked it, and not whether it is a good car.
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls and investigations, retrieved . Look this vehicle up directly on NHTSA's site to check anything here.
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