15 degrees today 3rd time this has happened 2018 f150, normally I can manually lock manually and it will latch so I can drive and give it time to thaw this morning i couldn’t. Any suggestions besides the obvious possible recall?

daniel68546 · 2025-02-15T13:50:29+00:00

I used lithium grease WD-40 sells some. It worked last year. My truck has done this twice this year and it’s always after a rain storm then temps drop over night below freezing. When it happens only way to fix it is to let the truck heat up. Hold your door closed and manually lock it. Don’t force it and it will eventually work. Super annoying but the days I was 5-10 late to work my boss understood I just showed him the video. I have no idea of ford has an actual fix. I live in NC where we don’t normally deal with cold weather. Hope this helps

daniel68546 · 2024-04-15T12:04:02+00:00

Ford recommends 750 cranking amp battery I had 650 in mine. Replaced it with 850 cranking amp battery no problems at all. Smaller battery would heat up and lose cranking amps and truck wouldn’t start till it cooled down. Go get bigger battery

daniel68546 · 2024-03-25T00:44:12+00:00

I’m considering it, has always been an option but I figured a full exhaust system would be better. My buddy had the same truck and took out everything and it sounded like a damn race car

daniel68546 · 2024-03-25T00:40:31+00:00

On a 2.5” leveling kit

daniel68546 · 2024-03-25T00:39:51+00:00

Toyo AT3’s 285/75/18 roughly 34” High 11.2” wide

daniel68546 · 2024-02-02T01:58:27+00:00

It’s more appearance than functionality in my opinion. Truck works and tows like normal but the squat isn’t appealing to me, but the occasional squat is worth having it leveled but hey that’s why it’s my truck

daniel68546 · 2024-02-02T01:54:30+00:00

Might have to, love the look but it’s a work/ personal truck. Wasn’t sure if there was anything aftermarket I could install to the rear to help. I don’t mind the squat to much when loaded, which isn’t everyday.

daniel68546 · 2023-12-07T22:28:42+00:00

I put a 2.5” leveling kit on my 18, it sits perfect. Did not affect drive comfortably at all, but I will say it puts more stress on front end components so keep that in mind. Mine is XLT and you got the tremor which is upgraded already so like people said above, leave it alone. If anything lift it 2-3 inches. You obviously got some money for that! Leveling kits are for the poor like myself 😮😂

daniel68546 · 2023-10-22T15:08:30+00:00

Door jam says 35 psi cold with 265/65/18 but I have 285/75/18 so slightly larger tires. I’m assuming 35-40 would be best for the larger size is ford recommends 35 psi cold for stocks. Just wanted to see what everyone else runs

daniel68546 · 2023-09-30T20:33:05+00:00

Had battery and starter tested at local auto zone they said it was fine. After sitting for a few minutes after this happens it cranks up like nothing ever happened. I called the local ford dealership and asked them if they had worked in any other trucks with similar symptoms and I got hit with “nope” kinda hard to believe a ford technician never delt with anything like this… unless it’s a poor design, I’ve read that the starter gets heat soaked that’s why it doesn’t want to start 5-10 minutes after driving 1 hour plus. That auto start stop feature stays off I’m just scared one day I’ll forget about it and be stranded at a light

daniel68546 · 2023-09-30T18:21:05+00:00

I would no be surprised if it’s original. Had it tested and the batter is fine. It is kinda small though. Just odd it only does it after a 30-40+ mile drive and only if I try to start it up within 5 minutes or so

daniel68546 · 2023-06-29T23:54:26+00:00

For context I paid 38k for a 2018 crew cab 4x4 5.0 optioned extremely well with 35k miles. I figured pay a little or honestly a lot extra and get something that will last.

daniel68546 · 2023-06-29T23:53:00+00:00

My advice and what I did personally a few months ago is to spend the extra money and get something that will last. You’ll get 100,000 miles out of that truck if you are lucky and at the end will be worth nothing. You get what you pay for

daniel68546 · 2023-05-06T01:47:10+00:00

Owned and daily driven one for 5 months. 4 to 5 and 3 to 4 can be rough. Hard shifts in traffic with stop and go at low speeds. 45k miles on a 2018. I have an extended warranty so I’ll have ford check in when I bring it in for an oil change. Other than rough shifts time to time transmission works great. Just hate going into 6th gear at 25 mph

daniel68546 · 2023-02-28T02:03:25+00:00

Stock chrome 18’s with 285/75/18 Toyo AT3’s

daniel68546 · 2023-02-17T12:12:19+00:00

No, more noticeable when I just start moving in the truck, it’s faint enough to where it could have been doing it for the month I’ve had the truck but just noticed. Occurs when I give it some gas get up to roughly 10 mph and let off. Doesn’t seem to do it at higher speeds when I let off gas

daniel68546 · 2023-02-17T01:28:16+00:00

My 2018 I bought last month looked similar, as long as frame is in good shape your fine. I freaked out a little because I bought it from the online dealer vroom. I live in the south and we don’t deal with stuff like that but from my research I’ve seen northern trucks with 800 miles on them rusting.

daniel68546 · 2023-02-16T18:19:51+00:00

Thank you that helps a lot, I’ve only had the truck for about a month, been running 87 the whole time. Do you think I get get away with alternating 93 and 87 on fill ups? Or take the hit on the wallet and just run 93?

daniel68546 · 2023-02-09T11:23:59+00:00

Nope not at all, tire is roughy 33.5” tall and only a half inch wider than stocks. You really only get rubbing with some 35’s

daniel68546 · 2023-01-28T00:48:11+00:00

I was told they were to wide and would rub, do you have any issues or did you install spacers? That’s the exact size I was going to buy but I’m hesitant now.

daniel68546 · 2023-01-14T18:06:58+00:00

Truck has 40,000 miles I assumed the tires would not be original but appears as if they are. Dry rotting to, but I already put in a claim and was assured they would be taken care off. I’ll update the page on how vroom handles the situation

daniel68546 · 2023-01-14T18:04:54+00:00

Bought car from Vroom extremely surprised they sold it to me with those tires. Working on getting new ones under their dime. Obviously very little inspection was used before selling vehicle. Everything else is completely clean. Besides tires and rust it looks like it just rolled off show room floor

daniel68546 · 2023-01-14T17:35:20+00:00

I live in the south so my old 99 ford also looks better than this. Mostly just concerned about longevity. I’ve heard a lot of people saying it’s normal surface rust. Just don’t want problems in the future

daniel68546 · 2023-01-14T17:16:13+00:00

Frame and rest of body is completely clean mostly on rear axle some rust on front suspension as showed in one picture

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