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2013 Ford F-150 complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2013 record →

Electrical System
Filed Oct 17, 201972,000 milesPA

MY 2013 F150S ENGINE STARTED MISSING OUT OF NO WHERE AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLICKERING, AND THEN WOULDN'T ACCELERATE AS I WAS TRYING TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY. IT ALMOST SHUT OFF. MADE IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY ARE SAYING IT'S THE COIL PACKS, I HAD THE SAME ISSUE BUT NOT THIS BAD WITH MY 2008 F 150 WHICH THEY ENDED UP DOING A RECALL ON FOR THE SAME ISSUE. I THINK SOMETHING NEEDS CHANGED AS THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING ISSUE IN THESE TRUCKS AND THE FIX ISN'T CHEAP OR COVERED UNDER WARRANTY! AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. ALSO I WASN'T HAVING ANY ISSUES WITH MY TRUCK TILL I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR THE RECALL THEY HAD ON THE ACCELERATOR ISSUE, WHICH WAS ONLY FIXED 3 WEEKS AGO.

Electrical System
Filed Oct 16, 201977,000 milesWA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURES CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FIVE STAR FORD LINCOLN (LOCATED AT 711 E WISHKAH ST, ABERDEEN, WA 98520, (360) 533-3673) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A FUSE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED FOR THE 4TH TIME. *TR

Power Train
Filed Oct 16, 201980,226 milesNY

I WAS DRIVING IN TOWN AND HAD TO BRAKE HARD (NOT ENOUGH TO SCREECH THE TIRES) DUE TO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE AGAIN THE TRUCK SORT OF LAGGED, TOOK A SECOND TO BEGIN ACCELERATING. THINGS SEEMED OK FOR A MINUTE SO I CONTINUED ON MY WAY. SUDDENLY THE RPM NEEDLE BEGAN TO GO ALL OVER THE DIAL AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I DECIDED TO HEAD BACK TO TOWN SINCE THE TRUCK FELT STRANGE. AS I WAS DRIVING ON A MAJOR ROAD (UNDER SPEED TO THE SIDE WITH MY FLASHERS ON), ALL OF A SUDDEN THE TRUCK JUST STOPPED ACCELERATING. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING BUT I JUST WASNT GOING ANYWHERE. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A SAFE STOP. ALSO I STARTED TO SMELL SOMETHING LIKE A BURNING SMELL SO I PULLED OVER, TURNED THE TRUCK OFF, AND CALLED FOR A TOW.

Electrical System
Filed Oct 16, 201983,951 milesNY

MY DAUGHTER ROLLED DOWN THE WINDOW, IT MADE A STRANGE NOISE AND STOPPED. SHE TRIED TO ROLL IT DOWN AGAIN AND THE WINDOW FELL ALL THE WAY INTO THE DOOR AND WOULD NOT COME UP AGAIN.

Power Train
Filed Oct 14, 201932,000 milesTX

WHILE CRUISING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THIS PAST WEEKEND AT 75 MPH THE TRUCK SUDDENLY WENT DOWN INTO 3RD GEAR, THEN DOWN TO FIRST AND WENT INTO A STALL MODE. I PRESSED DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR AND RECEIVED NO RESPONSE. THE RPM GAUGE WENT UP TO ALMOST 5000. I THEN PLACED THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL AND THEN BACK TO DRIVE, WHEREUPON THE VEHICLE FINALLY WENT BACK TO NORMAL AND IN 6TH GEAR!

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Oct 14, 2019108,000 milesFL

ENGINE LOOSES ALL POWER YET IS STILL RUNNING VERY POORLY. ENGINE SPUTTERS AND WILL NOT RESPOND TO THROTTLE. DASHBOARD DISPLAY SHOWS A WRENCH. PROBLEM OCCURS WITHOUT ANY WARNING. ENGINE WILL USUALLY RESTART AFTER APPROXIMATELY 30 SECONDS AND RUN NORMALY UNTIL NEXT FAILURE. PROBLEM MAY OCCUR MULTIPLE TIMES IN A DAY. MY AUTO DIAGNOSTIC TOOL GIVES P2111 CODE WHICH INDICATES A THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM. PROBLEM HAS OCCURED WHEN STOPPED OR MOVING AT ANY SPEED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT MAY OR MAY NOT COME ON ( NOT CONSISTENT). I CONTACTED FORD MOTOR CO. CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT CONCERNING THIS ISSUE AFTER READING ABOUT A "CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM" 13N03 RELATING TO THIS ISSUE IN WHICH FORD OFFERS TO REPLACE THE FAULTY PART AT NO CHARGE AS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY IN LIEU OF A FACTORY RECALL ACCORDING TO THE NHTSA. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY (FORD) MAY NOT HELP WITH THIS ISSUE. I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD HAVE TO REVIEW MY COMPLAINT AND WOULD GET BACK TO ME.

Power Train
Filed Oct 13, 201932,000 milesTX

DRIVING DOWN THE TOLLWAY AT 75 MPH WHEN THE TRUCK SUDDENLY DROPPED DOWN INTO THIRD GEAR AND THEN TO FIRST GEAR.

Engine
Filed Oct 12, 20193 milesTX

I RECENTLY HAD MY TRUCK SERVICED FOR THE REPROGRAMMING OF A TRANSMISSION CONCERN. THE NEXT DAY MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND IT WILL NOT RUN HIGHER THAN 1ST GEAR. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOT HELPFUL AT ALL. THEY COULD NOT LOOK AT MY CAR FOR ANOTHER TWO WEEKS.

Traction Control System
Filed Oct 11, 201990,000 milesNE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WITH THE ACTIVE TRACTION CONTROL DISABLED AND WHILE DRIVING AROUND A CORNER AT APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MPH IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE REAR WHEELS LOST TRACTION. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SLIDE AND THE TRACTION CONTROL INDEPENDENTLY ACTIVATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ALMOST TO THE POINT OF LEAVING THE ROADWAY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACTIVE TRACTION CONTROL SLOWED DOWN THE REAR WHEELS, WHICH MADE THE VEHICLE UNCONTROLLABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WOODHOUSE FORD (2546 US-30, BLAIR, NE 68008, (402) 426-4126) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS INTENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

Wheels
Filed Oct 10, 201990,000 milesKY

I TAKE MY FORD F-150 TO ONE DEALERSHIP FOR MAINTENANCE AND NOW THEY SAY THE LUG NUTS NEED REPLACED. IF WERE ON THE ROAD AND HAD A FLAT I COULD NOT REMOVE THE TIRE DUE TO THE DAMAGED NUTS. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECTIVE ITEM THAT FORD CONTINUES TO INSTALL ON ALL VEHICLES.

Power Train
Filed Oct 10, 201995,000 milesCA

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION THE TRUCK SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO REV TO MAX RPMS. THIS RESULTED IN A SUDDEN JOLT OF THE ENTIRE VEHICLE AND RAPID DECELERATION. VEHICLES TRAVELING BEHIND ME HAD TO SLAM THEIR BRAKES TO NARROWLY AVOID REAR ENDING ME BECAUSE THE TRUCK SLOWED DOWN SO SUDDENLY AND WITH NO BRAKE LIGHTS AS A WARNING. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS IN THE LAST 2 DAYS SINCE THIS HAPPENED, THE SPEEDOMETER HAS ACTED ERRATICALLY BY GOING UP AND DOWN FROM 0 TO HIGHWAY SPEED OF 60MPH WHILE I WAS TRAVELING WITH CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 60. THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO SHIFT ERRATICALLY INTO A GEAR THAT WOULD MATCH THE SPEED OF WHERE THE SPEEDOMETER INDICATES EVEN THOUGH THE TRUE SPEED IS 60MPH. THESE SUDDEN DOWN SHIFTS SEEM TO HAVE DAMAGED MY TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THE TRUCK NOW HAS ISSUES GOING INTO GEAR FROM A STOP AND WILL REV TO OVER 4000 RPM WITHOUT SHIFTING INTO 1ST GEAR TO START MOVING. ONCE IT'S MOVING, THE TRANSMISSION OFTEN SHIFTS ERRATICALLY WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER ACTS UP. I WILL NOT DRIVE THE TRUCK ANYMORE EXCEPT TO HAVE IT REPAIRED BECAUSE IT IS TOO DANGEROUS.

Engine
Filed Oct 9, 201951,000 milesTX

TIMING CHAIN FOR ECOBOOST STRETCHES AND ENGINE KNOCKS

Steering
Filed Oct 5, 2019NJ

TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON I DON'T HAVE POWER STEERING AT ALL IN MY 2013 FORD F150 ECO-BOOST AND I NOTICED WHEN IT'S REALLY COLD OUTSIDE I DON'T HAVE POWER STERING

Power Train
Filed Oct 2, 201990,400 milesTX

WHEN PULLING OFF OF A RESIDENTIAL STREET ONTO A CITY STREET THE EVENING OF OCT 1, 2019 (SPEED LIMIT 45 MPH) MY TRUCK GOT STUCK IN 1ST GEAR. WITH TRAFFIC AROUND ME, I ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT INTO 3RD 2ND AND 1ST, BUT NO CHANGE. I WENT BACK TO DRIVE AND STILL NO CHANGE. THEN A WRENCH SHOWED UP NEXT TO THE ODOMETER AND THE ODOMETER WENT TO - - - - - AND SPEEDOMETER WENT TO 0, RPM STILL WORKED. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF TRUCK AND RESTARTED AND ALL WAS FINE. THIS HAPPENED TO ME A COUPLE OF DAYS BEFORE, BUT WHEN I SHIFTED TO 3RD, IT STARTED WORKING AGAIN. I HAD THE TRANSMISSION RELATED REPROGRAM RECALL COMPLETED ON 23 SEPT. BOTH SHIFTING EVENTS OCCURRED AFTER THE REPROGRAM. THIS COULD BE A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN IF IT HAPPENS AT A BUSY TIME. FORTUNATELY TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT WHEN IT HAPPENED TO ME BOTH TIMES. THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE A MECHANICAL PROBLEM BECAUSE TURNING THE ENGINE OFF AND IMMEDIATELY TURNING ON CORRECTED THE PROBLEM BOTH TIMES. IT COULD BE COINCIDENTAL THAT THIS IS HAPPENING AFTER THE REPROGRAM, BUT I WANTED TO REPORT BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF OTHER PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS. IT SEEMS VERY SIMILAR TO THE DESCRIPTIONS FROM SOME PEOPLE REGARDING THE LEAD FRAME ISSUE REPORTED ON THE 2012 MODEL.

Power Train
Filed Sep 30, 201970,784 milesCA

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 55 MILES AN HOUR, MY TRANSMISSION SHIFTED FROM 4TH GEAR TO 1ST GEAR WITH NO REASON.

Engine
Filed Sep 30, 2019110,060 milesKY

UPON TRYING TO PASS OR ACCELERATE MY TRUCK ,IT LOSS POWER AND BOGGLE DOWN CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ARE ON. LEAVING MY HOUSE THREE BLOCKS AWAY FROM MY DISTANATION

Service Brakes
Filed Sep 27, 2019126,000 milesGA

SUDDEN LOSS OF BRAKE PRESSURE, WARNING LIGHT FOR LOW BRAKE FLUID. HAD TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP.

Steering
Filed Sep 27, 2019114,000 milesLA

INITIALLY NOTICED SUBTLE ISSUES WITH STEERING WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET AND INTERSTATE, FOLLOWED BY A WARNING MESSAGE ON MY DASH BOARD STATING 'POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT'. POWER STEERING COMPLETELY WENT OUT TEMPORARILY, LEAVING NO OPTION BUT TO PUT THE TRUCK IN PARK, AND TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. DEALERSHIP STATED THE ENTIRE STEERING RACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THIS BEING AN ELECTRONIC SYSTEM. WHEN RESEARCHING, IT APPEARS MANY OTHER FORD VEHICLES HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE, AND NOT JUST WITH F150S. OTHER YEARS WERE RECALLED DUE TO THIS SAME ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING DESIGN, JUST NOT MY YEAR. APPEARS THIS IS THE SAME FAULTY DESIGN.

Engine
Filed Sep 23, 201995,000 milesGA

TRAVELLING IN 30-35MPH ZONE WHEN ALL POWER DROPS - THE DASH SCREEN LIT UP ORANGE WITH THE WRENCH ICON, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THROTTLE RESPONSE WAS LOST WHICH MADE THE TRUCK SLOW DOWN. I VEERED OVER INTO THE TURN LANE AS THE TRUCK CAME TO A STOP. WHEN IT STOPPED, IT WAS IDLING VERY ROUGHLY. THE THROTTLE WAS BARELY RESPONSIVE... I COULD ONLY INCH FORWARD (EVEN IF I FLOORED IT), BUT THAT'S ABOUT IT. I SHUT THE TRUCK OFF, WAITED 10 SECONDS, TURNED IT BACK ON, AND ALL WAS WELL. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN 3 WEEKS. I WOULD NOT WANT TO BE ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENS.

Steering
Filed Sep 21, 2019133,000 milesIL

THE ELECTRIC STEERING ACTUATOR IS MAKING A SQUEALING SOUND AND THE STEERING WHEEL JERKS A LITTLE WHEN UNWINDING OUT OF A TURN LIKE IT WAS BINDING.

Power Train
Filed Sep 17, 201956,601 milesGA

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH ON A CITY ROAD THE TRUCK SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED INTO EITHER 1ST OR 2ND GEAR. THIS CAUSED A SUDDEN SLOW DOWN AND LOSS OF POWER WHILE IN TRAFFIC. THE POWERTRAIN WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT FLASHED AND MY TRUCK WENT INTO LIMP MODE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE RIDE HOME. AFTER PARKING MY TRUCK AND RE STARTING THE VEHICLE, NO WARNING INDICATORS ARE VISIBLE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS NOT ON AND THE TRUCK SEEMS TO BE OPERATING NORMAL. I CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY SAID MY TRUCK WAS UNDER THE RECALL, BUT NO FIX WAS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE THEN TOLD ME TO TAKE MY TRUCK TO A DEALERSHIP AND THEY WOULD TELL ME IF IT WAS SAFE TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE. QUICK RECAP: THE TRUCK DOWNSHIFTED, SUDDEN SLOW DOWN, RECALL STATES THIS MAY CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE, FORD SAYS NO FIX AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME, FORD ALSO SAYS TAKE IT TO A DEALERSHIP EVEN THOUGH THEY ADMIT THE DEALERSHIP CANT FIX IT. FORD ALSO REFUSED TO PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION STATING THE VEHICLE WAS OR WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE.

Engine
Filed Sep 16, 2019102,000 milesTX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD, ABNORMAL NOISE WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE MORE THAN 10 MPH. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE POWER TRAIN FAULT WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE TRANSMISSION TEMPERATURE WAS BETWEEN 180 TO 190 DEGREES. ALSO, ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE AND TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. A DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V075000 (POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

Service Brakes
Filed Sep 14, 201973,000 milesKY

GOT INTO MY TRUCK THIS MORNING AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND IN THE DISPLAY IT SHOWED LOW BRAKE FLUID. I FILLED UP THE RESERVOIR AND PUMPED BRAKES AND THEY WERE GOOD SO I DROVE DOWN THE ROAD ABOUT 15 MILES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AGAIN AND THE DISPLAY SAID LOW BRAKE FLUID. GOT VEHICLE BACK TO HOUSE AND FILLED IT BACK UP WITH BRAKE FLUID AND PUMPED BRAKES AND NO LEAKS BUT STILL LOSING FLUID. CHECKED ONLINE AND FOUND FORD HAD A RECALL OF THE BRAKE RESERVOIR LEAKING FLUID INTO THE BOOSTER BUT IT WAS FOR AUGUST 2013 AND MY TRUCK WAS MADE IN JUNE OF 2013 SO I DIDN'T GET A RECALL. DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED THIS IS WHAT'S HAPPENING TO MY TRUCK. FORD NEEDS TO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS AND INCLUDE MORE VEHICLES IN THIS RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED BECAUSE THEIR BRAKES FAIL.

Engine
Filed Sep 14, 201991,000 milesAZ

WHILE DRIVING A WRENCH AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, THE CAR DECELERATES AND WILL NOT RESPOND TO ACCELERATOR. COME TO STOP WITH ENGINE SHUDDERING. CHECKED ENGINE CODE AS P2112. OPERATING ON FLAT SURFACE STREET AT 45 MPH

Engine
Filed Sep 11, 2019116,800 milesMO

WHILE ACCELERATING QUICKLY, BUT NOT SO MUCH AS TO SPIN THE TIRES, THE VEHICLE STARTED "BUCKING". I WAS DOING ABOUT 35-40 WHEN IT GOT PRETTY BAD. THE ENGINE FELT AS IF IT WAS STOPPING AND STARTING VERY QUICKLY. IT WAS ACTUALLY PRETTY HARD TO CONTROL AND IT CAUSES THE TRUCK TO NOT ALLOW ME TO ACCELERATE ONTO THE HIGHWAY OR EVEN REACH HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AND DID NOT STOP FLASHING FOR ABOUT 2 MINUTES. THE TRUCK WOULD ALSO NOT LET ME ACCELERATE FOR THAT AMOUNT OF TIME EITHER.

Engine
Filed Sep 10, 201974,000 milesVA

I HAVE BOTH EXHAUST MANIFOLDS WARPED AND LEAKING

Power Train
Filed Sep 10, 2019150,000 milesVA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V075000 (POWER TRAIN). PURVIS FORD LINCOLN (3660 JEFFERSON DAVIS HWY, FREDERICKSBURG, VA 22408, (540) 898-3000) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE. THE POWERTRAIN MODULE WAS REPROGRAMMED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER TRAIN WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED SEVERAL TIMES, BUT DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000. *BF *JB *JS

Service Brakes
Filed Sep 10, 201990,000 milesUT

VEHICLE WAS PULLING A LIGHT-WEIGHT TRAILER WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK. WE GLIDED OVER TO THE EDGE OF THE HIGHWAY AND DRIFTED UNTIL WE WERE ABLE TO SLOW. THE BRAKES WOULD WORK SLIGHTLY WHEN PRESSED EXTREMELY HARD. THE BRAKE FAILURE LIGHTS APPEARED. WE HAVE A 2013 F150 WITH THE EXACT PROBLEMS AS THE RECALLED TRUCKS--BUT, OUR VIN/TRUCK IS NOT INCLUDED.

Air BagsCrash
Filed Sep 4, 2019150,000 milesAR

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AT 6:10 IN THE MORNING. WE JUST TURNED ON THE HIGHWAY. WE WERE TRAVELLING BETWEEN 40 AND 45 MPH. THERE WAS A HORSE IN MY LANE AND I DID NOT SEE IT. WE HIT THE HORSE IN THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT GO OFF. WE WERE NOT INJURED BUT THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE GONE OFF.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Aug 31, 201971,000 milesFL

FAILING ELECTRONIC STEERING GEAR IN THE ELECTRONIC POWERED ASSIST STEERING SEE HTTP://WWW.ARFC.ORG/COMPLAINTS/2013/FORD/F-150/11230111.ASPX

Power Train
Filed Aug 29, 201988,000 milesIL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED ON ITS OWN AND THE TIRES SLID. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO COAST AS THE TRANSMISSION KICKED BACK INTO GEAR. IN ADDITION, THE SERVICE TRANSMISSION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO BREDEMANN FORD (2038 WAUKEGAN RD, GLENVIEW, IL 60025, (847) 510-5585), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

Unknown or Other
Filed Aug 27, 201962,000 milesTX

2 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING MY USED 2013 F150 SUPER CREW I NOTICED THE 'LOW PRESSURE OIL' FLASH AT RANDOM TIMES. IT FLASHES FOR 2 SECS AND GOES AWAY. I STARTED RESEARCHING AND FOUND OTHER OWNERS LIKE MYSELF ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. SOME CASES INVOLVED THE VEHICLE SHUTTING DOWN DURING THEIR DRIVE. MY VEHICLE IS ONLY AT 62K MILES. PLEASE HELP. THIS IS MY LIVELIHOOD , THANK YOU.

Electrical System
Filed Aug 26, 201948,907 milesMO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT NOTICED AN ABNORMAL ODOR WHEN ENTERING THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,907.

Service Brakes
Filed Aug 22, 201990,000 milesCO

BRAKE PEDAL SINKS SLOWLY TO FLOOR DURING STATIONARY AND MOTION

Power Train
Filed Aug 22, 2019250,000 milesOK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED FROM HIGH TO LOW GEAR AND THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE SEIZED AND START TO SKID DOWN THE ROAD. THE ENGINE STALLED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. ALSO, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE GEAR INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED OUT OF DRIVE AND FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF GEAR. IN ADDITION, THE WRENCH WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE REMAINED IN THIRD GEAR AND COULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF GEAR. THE CONTACT DROVE TO JAMES HODGE FORD (1711 SE WASHINGTON ST, IDABEL, OK 74745, (580) 286-7676) AND WAS ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 250,000.

Steering
Filed Aug 22, 201950,000 milesNM

50,000 MILES MY F150 STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT MOVE.. I HAD TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED AT LOWES PARKING LOT.. GOOD THING WE WERE NOT IN THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT HAPPEND WE COULD HAVE CRASHED!

Engine
Filed Aug 22, 2019112,000 milesOK

MY 2013 F150 PLATINUM DIED ON ME WHILE DRIVING, AND WOULD NOT START BACK UP. I HAD IT DIAGNOSED BY DAVID STANLEY FORD IN MIDWEST CITY AND FOUND OUT THAT I NEEDED TO HAVE A FUSE RELOCATION KIT PUT IN TO FIX MY ENGINE FAILURE. I RESEARCHED WHAT THAT WAS, AND FOUND OUT THAT THE FACTORY INSTALLED MINI FUSE RUNNING THE FUEL PUMP CANNOT HANDLE THE AMOUNT OF CURRENT GOING THROUGH IT, AND OVERTIME IT MELTS THE FUSE BOX ITSELF, INSTEAD OF BLOWING THE FUSE, WHICH CAUSES COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE. IT IS SUCH A COMMONLY KNOWN ISSUE THAT FORD HAS EVEN ISSUED A TSB EXPLAINING HOW TO FIX AND INSTALL THIS PROBLEM WITH THE ABOVE MENTIONED KIT. WHY I AM COMPLAINING IS BECAUSE THIS ISSUE THAT CAUSES DANGEROUS ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING AND WHICH LEAVES THE OWNER STRANDED, IS NOT A RECALL WHEN EVEN FORD KNOWS THAT IT IS A FACTORY INSTALLED MALFUNCTION. IT IS 100% A SAFETY ISSUE FOR NOT ONLY THOSE DRIVING 2009-2014 FORD VEHICLES WHERE THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN KNOWN TO OCCUR, BUT ALSO FOR EVERYONE ELSE ON THE ROAD WHEN YOUR FORD VEHICLE DIES WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD OR HIGHWAY.

Engine
Filed Aug 21, 2019109,480 milesME

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, AN ABNORMAL CLICKING NOISE WAS HEARD. ALSO, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PRIME FORD SACO (857 PORTLAND RD, SACO, ME 04072, (207) 282-0300) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WATER PUMP AND STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,480.

Steering
Filed Aug 19, 2019182,000 milesTX

INFAMOUS FORD DEATH WOBBLE FOR THE SECOND TIME ON THIS VEHICLE. THE FIRST TIME WAS IN THE EARLY PERIOD OF OWNERSHIP. IT WAS FIXED. IN FEBRUARY, THE DEATH WOBBLE STARTED AGAIN. THE TRUCK HAS 182,000 MILES ON IIT. I HAVE SPENT $3,000 AT GOODYEAR GETTING MOST OF THE FRONT END COMPONENTS REPLACED BEFORE THEY THREW THERE HANDS UP AND COULD NOT FIX IT. I AM PRESENTLY $1,100 INTO REPAIR AT TOMBALL FORD. THEY DO NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH THESE TRUCKS AND I DO NOT KNOW WHY THE NHTSA IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.

Service Brakes
Filed Aug 17, 2019110,000 milesNE

TAKATA RECALL MASTER CYLINDER LEAKING BY LOW BRAKE FUILD LIGHTS GOES ON FIND NO VISIBLE LEAKS. FOUND RECALL OF THIS PROBLEM BUT NO ACTIVE RECALL ON MY VIN NUMBER. NOT SURE IF IT WAS FIXED BUT IS NOW A PROBLEM AND I WOULD LIKE TO GET IT FIXED BEFORE I END UP IN AN ACCIDENT WITH MY CHILDREN IN CAR. PRIMARY VEHICLE SO DRIVE IT A LOT. THANKS

Steering
Filed Aug 17, 201997,400 milesTX

WHILE DRIVING HEARD A NOISE THEN LOST ALL POWER STEERING.

Service Brakes
Filed Aug 16, 201999,047 milesGA

MY 2013 F150 WAS PARKED UNDER MY CARPORT AND I GOT IN IT TO MOVE IT AND HOOK UP A SMALL TRAILER. THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON SAYING LOW BRAKE FLUID. I HAD A BOTTLE AND FILLED IT. GOT BACK IN AND MOVED 20 FEET AND HAD NO BRAKE PEDAL AT ALL AND THE WARNING WAS ON AGAIN. I CHECKED AND IT IS EMPTY AGAIN. I SAW ONLINE THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH MANY 2013 F150 TRUCKS. AND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS. CALLED THE SERVICE DEPT. AND WAS TOLD THAT MY TRUCK WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL !! I SEE NO LEAKS SO IT MUST BE THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER AND OR BOOSTER !! BUT NOW I AM NOT ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO GET REPAIRED AND HAVE LIMITED INCOME BEING DISABLED !! SO MY COMPLAINT IS IF OTHERS OF THIS SAME YEAR AND MODEL F150 WERE IN A RECALL FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM, THEN WHY IS MY F150 NOT COVERED IN THE RECALL. IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING THIS TRUCK WHEN THE BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED I COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN KILLED OR HAVE KILLED SOMEONE ELSE !!! WHY DID I GET SCREWED AND NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL ???

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Aug 16, 20195 milesIN

TRUCK WENT INTO LIMP MODE ON ME AND LOST POWER WHEN WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. ALMOST HAD ME CAUSE AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF SPEED DROPPED INSTANTLY.

Service Brakes
Filed Aug 16, 2019110,000 milesNE

MASTER CYLINDER LEAK CAUSING LOW BRAKE FUILD AND LOSS OF BRAKES. SAW AN OLDER RECALL NOTICE ON THIS YEAR OF TRUCK BUT MY VIN DOES NOT SHOW IT AS RECALL .

Structure › Body
Filed Aug 14, 2019KY

BODY OF THE TRUCK IS RUSTING OUT OVER THE WHEEL WELLS.

Service Brakes
Filed Aug 13, 201955,000 milesMA

BRAKE RESERVOIR WARNING LIGHT IS ON - RESERVOIR 1/2 EMPTY. NO SIGNS OF LEAKING WIPER STAYS ON EVEN IF IT'S OFF. INSTRUMENTAL DASH DIMS IN AND OUT . FUEL GAGE RESET B DOES NOT RESET.

Engine
Filed Aug 13, 201936,000 milesWI

SINCE PURCHASED NEW THE ENGINE WILL INTERMITTENTLY COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN ESPECIALLY DURING DAMP WEATHER. IT HAS SPENT WEEKS AT DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS YET THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. THE ENGINE WILL SPUTTER AND KILL TAKING WITH IT THE POWER STEERING, BRAKES, AND LIGHTS. IT IS STILL AN ISSUE TODAY. THE OTHER PROBLEM THAT IS REALLY CONCERNING IS THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL SUDDENLY SHIFT ITSELF INTO FIRST GEAR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND SEND RPMS RACING FOR NO REASON. I WAS TOLD BY MY DEALERSHIP V&H IN MARSHFIELD THAT THEY 'REPROGRAMMED' THE TRANSMISSION BUT THAT STILL HAPPENS FROM TIME TO TIME. ALL OF THESE THINGS HAPPENED MAINLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH THE ENGINE BEING MOST COMMON DURING WET WEATHER. IT HAPPENS RATHER FREQUENTLY WITH THE LAST EPISODE BEING ON 8/12/19

Power Train
Filed Aug 12, 2019CA

THE RECALL WAS TO BE RESOLVED BY END OF SECOND QUARTER 2019. VIN: [XXX] YEAR: 2013 MAKE: FORD MODEL: F-150 NUMBER OF OPEN RECALLS: 1 NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: OPENS NEW WINDOW TAKES AWAY FROM VIN LOOKUP SECTION> AWAITING# RECALL DATE: FEBRUARY 12, 2019 MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER: 19S07 SUMMARY: ON YOUR VEHICLE, AN INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF THE OUTPUT SPEED SENSOR (OSS) IN THE TRANSMISSION MAY RESULT IN AN UNINTENDED DOWNSHIFT TO FIRST GEAR. SAFETY RISK: AN UNINTENDED DOWNSHIFT INTO FIRST GEAR CAN CAUSE AN ABRUPT WHEEL SPEED REDUCTION, WHICH COULD CAUSE THE REAR TIRES TO SLIDE UNTIL THE VEHICLE SPEED SLOWS DOWN. THIS CONDITION COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. REMEDY: FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS AUTHORIZED YOUR DEALER TO REPROGRAM THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE WITH SOFTWARE THAT WILL PREVENT AN UNINTENDED DOWNSHIFT INTO FIRST GEAR IN THE EVENT OF AN INTERMITTENT OSS FAILURE. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE (PARTS AND LABOR). F-150 3.5L, 5.0L, AND 6.2L VEHICLES: FORD MOTOR COMPANY IS WORKING AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE TO DEVELOP THE SOFTWARE FOR THIS REPAIR. WHEN THE SOFTWARE BECOME AVAILABLE, FORD MOTOR COMPANY WILL NOTIFY YOU VIA MAIL TO SCHEDULE A SERVICE APPOINTMENT WITH YOUR DEALER FOR REPAIRS TO BE COMPLETED FREE OF CHARGE (PARTS AND LABOR). THE SOFTWARE IS ANTICIPATED TO BE AVAILABLE BY LATE 2ND QUARTER, 2019. RECALL STATUS: RECALL INCOMPLETE MANUFACTURER NOTES: TO CHECK FOR NON-SAFETY-RELATED PROGRAMS APPLICABLE TO YOUR VEHICLE, SE

Electrical System
Filed Aug 11, 201987,000 milesMO

I STARTED MY TRUCK AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. THE TRUCK WAS IN LIMP MODE AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I RESTARTED THE TRUCK AND WAS ABLE TO PULL IT BACK IN THE DRIVEWAY. I PLUGGED IN AN OBD CODE READER AND IT GAVE A P2112 "THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM STUCK CLOSED." UPON SOME RESEARCH I FOUND SEVERAL MODELS BETWEEN 2011 THROUGH 2015 HAVE HAD SIMILAR ISSUES CAUSING DANGEROUS SITUATIONS ON THE HIGHWAY. THE ISSUE WAS MOVING WHEN IT FIRST OCCURRED, BUT THANKFULLY IT WAS JUST OUTSIDE MY DRIVEWAY, I HADNT MADE IT TO THE HIGHWAY YET. I RESTARTED THE TRUCK, AND WAS ABLE TO PARK IT IN THE DRIVEWAY.

Power Train
Filed Aug 9, 201938,150 milesCA

AFTER HAVING RECALL OF TRANSMISSION ISSUE PERFORMED THE VEHICLE IS SLUGGISH AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS COME ON INTERMITTENT (IMAGE OF WRENCH AND AIRBAG)

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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

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