2018 Ford F-150 · symptom sheet
Vehicle fire
- 32owner reports
- 11,000median miles
- 15involved a crash
Newest report May 29, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
32 of the 2,311 complaints on this car describe fire.
Tick what matches of 32 reports
Fire on other F-150 years
No other F-150 model year has enough reports of fire for a sheet of its own. See every F-150 year.
What this problem usually is
Fire reports are the most serious complaints on the site. Owners describe fires while driving, while parked and switched off, and for plug-in cars, while charging. Many say it started under the hood. Some already had a recall notice for the cause, and some got one afterward.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the wiring (3 reports).
Recalls and investigations
No recall on this problem covers the 2018 model year as of Oct 2, 2026.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 5,985 and 24,000 miles, from the 22 reports that gave a mileage.
What owners wrote
“Rear wheels locked up on highway causing a skid. Vehicle was on fire when came to a stop. Vehicle was towed to a repair shop where the entire rear axle assembly was replaced.”
Filed Mar 28, 2025
“While driving 5mph 5 minutes after starting the truck, the truck caught on fire and burst into flames after stalling out.”
Filed Sep 19, 2022
“I put the truck in park and left it idle with the air conditioning on for a passenger got out to go do something for a few minutes and the truck just started have flames come out of it from the middle of the truck until the truck completely burned the fire started with the truck running and idling and the the truck was parked on gravel”
Filed Aug 14, 2022
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 15 of 32 reports involved a crash and 6 people were hurt. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.
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Other problems on this car
- Transmission shudders, slips or shifts hard 519 reports
- Engine stalls or loses power while driving 251 reports
- Timing chain or cam phaser rattles 227 reports
- Engine rattles or ticks 195 reports
- Transmission fails or needs replacement 180 reports
- Doors, latches or locks fail 164 reports
- Check engine light or misfire 119 reports
- Transmission drops into neutral or downshifts on its own 114 reports
- Engine failure, knocking or rod bearing 91 reports
- Brakes grind, pulse or wear early 91 reports
- Infotainment, screen or backup camera fails 89 reports
- "Service Transmission" message or wrench light comes on 65 reports
- Burns oil or oil level rises 54 reports
- Tailgate or liftgate will not open or close 48 reports
- Wheel bearing, tires or wheels 47 reports
- Windshield cracks or distorts 42 reports
- Power steering cuts out or goes heavy 40 reports
- Airbag warning light or recall 38 reports
- Rear window shatters or explodes 38 reports
- Loses power when accelerating 30 reports
- Seat belt or seat problems 29 reports
- Auto start-stop will not restart the engine 29 reports
- Driveshaft, axle or transfer case problems 26 reports