2021 Ford F-150 vehicle speed control problems
20 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 2021 Ford F-150 — 2% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“On [XXX], I was driving westbound from Missouri into Oklahoma in my 2021 Ford F-150 XL. While traveling approximately 75 mph on the highway, I moved into the passing lane to overtake another vehicle. As I accelerated and applied additional throttle to pass, the transmission downshifted into passing…”
filed Sep 2, 2026
“Due to a dangerous design flaw in the 2021 Ford F150, I was put in a potentially dangerous situation by completely losing all power in the vehicle on a backroad. Design flaw is the DCN module, which floods into the vehicles electrical system/body of vehicle through the cowel drain that can…”
filed Aug 20, 2026
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Vehicle Speed Control problems in other F-150 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 F-150 | 9 | 9% |
| 2024 F-150 | 7 | 4% |
| 2023 F-150 | 18 | 4% |
| 2022 F-150 | 16 | 3% |
| 2020 F-150 | 16 | 2% |
| 2019 F-150 | 44 | 3% |
| 2018 F-150 | 73 | 3% |
| 2017 F-150 | 62 | 4% |
| 2016 F-150 | 98 | 5% |
| 2015 F-150 | 142 | 8% |
| 2014 F-150 | 101 | 7% |
| 2013 F-150 | 301 | 10% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2021 Ford F-150
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.