We’ve had maybe 20 fords in my family, they have been nearly all trouble free. Mine is a 2013 model that I custom ordered in 2012 and never intended any significant towing. I didn’t get the max tow package and that may have made a difference.Ram trucks are starting to look better to me after your post, which is a shame because I've always been a Ford truck guy.
The rental was a Silverado and we determined we’d never buy one after driving it back to Minnesota.
The majority of tow vehicles at the Moab campground had to be Fords, many F150’s looking significantly more loaded than mine