2013 Ford F-150 complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. APPROXIMATELY THIRTY SECONDS AFTER THE CONTACT ENTERED THE VEHICLE, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW SHATTERED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED BEFORE OR AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

REAR DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM EITHER THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT RAN A RED LIGHT. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE ROLLED OVER SEVERAL TIMES AND THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT REMAIN FASTENED. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK AND BACK THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD AND DEEMED DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

ENGINE FIRE. A STRONG SMELL OF BURNING, ELECTRICAL WIRING ORDER STARTED COMING FROM THE A/C VENTS, I SOON NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. AS THE TRUCK SLOWED TO A STOP AND I GUIDED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, OPEN MY DOOR, I COULD SEE THE FLAMES RISING AND GROWING LARGER. BY THE TIME I GOT OFF THE PHONE WITH 911, I HEARD THE FIRST BLAST. IN LESS THAN 5 MINS. LATER A LARGER, LOUDER BLAST HAPPENED. NOT LONG AFTER THAT, THE WHOLE FRONT END WAS COMPLETELY MELTED.

ONE OF THE 3 REAR WINDOWS SIMPLY SHATTERED FOR NO REASON. FORD WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THIS ISSUE THAT IM FINDING IS MUCH TOO COMMON. TH VEHICLE WAS NOT MOVING IN MY DRIVEWAY. IT WAS NOTICED THE MORNING BEFORE HEADING TO WORK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND SHUT OFF. THE SERVICE ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TOWED TO THE DEALER (JOE COOPER FORD, TULSA, OK, 918-346-6500) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUSE THAT CONTROLLED THE FUEL PUMP BURNED UP. A MANUFACTURER-ISSUED FUSE RELOCATION KIT WAS INSTALLED TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 56,000.

REAR WINDOW SHATTERED AFTER USING REMOTE START WITH THE REAR DEFROSTER ENABLED WHILE VEHICLE WAS SITTING IN 30 DEGREE F AMBIENT. MUCH OF THE BROKEN GLASS REMAINED IN WINDOW OPENING, HOWEVER SMALL FRAGMENTS WERE FOUND ON REAR SEATS AND FLOOR.

TRUCK WILL SOMETIMES DOWNSHIFT UNEXPECTEDLY FROM CRUISING SPEEDS OR WHEN TAKING SLOW CORNERS. THIS WILL CAUSE LURCHES THAT ARE UNEXPECTED AND SCARY. TOOK THE TRUCK IN TO FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD US THE OSS AND VSS SENSORS WERE NOT COMMUNICATING AND THE MOLDED LEADNFRAME HAD TO BE REPLACED.

REAR WINDSHIELD EXPLODED WHEN DEFROSTER WAS ON (DRIVERS-SIDE ONLY). TEMPRATURE WAS AROUND 30-35 DEGREE'S OUTSIDE. TRUCK HAD BEEN REMOTELY START AND RUNNING FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES BEFORE SHATTERING.

ON DECEMBER 7TH 2017, MY 2013 MY 2013 F-150 STARTED HAVING ELECTRICAL ISSUES RESULTING IN A DEAD BATTERY THAT HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. ERROR MESSAGES THAT ARISE INCLUDE " BATTERY SAVER ON' AND "AUDIO OFF" INDICATORS AND AFTER JUMPSTARTING THE VEHICLE WILL START WITH THE KEY IN THE "ON" POSITION AND IN SOME CASES SUCH AS MINE, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF 5TH GEAR UNTIL THE IGNITION IS CYCLED OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN. THIS VEHICLE HAS LEFT ME STRANDED REQUIRING ME TO FIND SOMEONE TO JUMPSTART IT. THERE ARE AN INCREASING NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS YEAR MODEL FOR THE EXACT SAME ISSUE WITH NO RESOLUTION FROM FORD.

HVAC IS COSTING A FORTUNE. CONTINUALLY IN DEALERSHIP TO REPAIR BUT STOPS RUNNING. NO HEAT OR AIR

I FIRST NOTICED THE PROBLEM WHEN I WAS SLOWING TO A STOP ON A CITY STREET. I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL APPLYING CONSTANT PRESSURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS SLOWING DOWN. THEN IT FELT AS IF THE BRAKES HAD LOOSENED AND THE CAR WAS NO LONGER SLOWING DOWN. I "PUMPED" THE BRAKE PEDAL (LET UP ON THE PEDAL AND THEN RE-APPLIED PRESSURE) AND I HAD PEDAL PRESSURE AND WAS ABLE TO APPLY BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN. I TESTED THE BRAKES AGAIN AT THE NEXT INTERSECTION AND THEY FELT FINE SO I IGNORED IT THINKING I HAD PROBABLY LIFTED MY FOOT OFF THE PEDAL. IT HAPPENED 1 OR 2 OTHER TIMES, AND I ALSO HAD MY WIFE DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO ENSURE IT WASN'T JUST ME. SHE ALSO NOTICED THE ODD FEEL AND BEHAVIOR OF THE BRAKE PEDAL. AT THIS TIME (MAYBE 1 WEEK AFTER FIRST NOTICING THE PROBLEM), I WAS TESTING THE BRAKES AND WAS ABLE TO PUSH THE PEDDLE ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. IT HAD BRAKE PEDAL, BUT IF I KEPT INCREASING THE PRESSURE, IT WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR, BUT WITH SOME RESISTANCE. THINK OF AN AIR MATTRESS AS YOU ARE PUSHING AIR OUT OF IT. THAT IS WHAT IT FELT LIKE. IT WAS AT THIS POINT I TOOK IT INTO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY CONFIRMED THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE IS AN EXISTING RECALL ON THE SAME MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR OF MY VEHICLE (INVESTIGATION: PE 16-003, RECALL: 16V-345), BUT ONLY FOR VEHICLES MANUFACTURED AUGUST 1, 2013, TO AUGUST 31, 2014. MY VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED IN JUNE 2013 AT THE KANSAS, MISSOURI PLANT.

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH AND MY RED BREAK LIGHT CAME ON. I THEN TAPPED MY BREAKS AND REALIZED MY PEDAL WAS NEARLY FULLY COMPRESSED AND EXTREMELY FIRM TO PRESS. I WAS FORCED TO MASH THE BREAKS TO GET THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN AT ALL. I PULLED OVER AND SAT FOR A WHILE, OFF AND ON PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. ABOUT 15 MINUTES LATER I STARTED MY TRUCK AND THE ISSUE WENT AWAY. I DROVE ANOTHER 15 MINUTES HOME WITH NO ISSUE. THE VERY NEXT DAY I WAS DRIVING DOWN A BRIDGE THE EXACT SAME ISSUE OCCURRED, ONCE AGAIN BEING FORCED TO SMASH THE BREAK AND NEARLY CAUSING A WRECK. I REPEATED THE SAME STEPS AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY AFTER A FEW MINUTES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE CONTACT HAD TO STOP THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND THE SERVICE ADVANCE TRAC, POWER STEERING, AND SERVICE IMMEDIATELY WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER (RANDALL REED PLANET FORD IN PARK CITIES, TEXAS) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SENSOR IN THE RACK SYSTEM WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE RUBBER CAR MAT SLID UNDER THE BRAKE PEDAL AND WAS OVER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A WALL BARRIER DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL PROPERLY. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE BUT NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,985.

THE APIM OR ADVANCED PROTOCOL INTERFACE MODULE WENT BAD THIS IS THE COMPUTER SCREEN. THE HEAT WOULD KICK ON HIGH AND BLOW ON HIGH SPEED AND IT WOULD GET SO HOT INSIDE THE VEHICLE ON A HOT DAY THAT WE LITERALLY FELT LIKE PASSING OUT. THERE WAS NO WAY TO CONTROL THE HEAT OR AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM AND WE HAD TO OPEN ALL THE WINDOWS AND SUNROOF JUST TO COOL DOWN AND IT WAS STILL SO HOT. WE HAD TO KEEP OPENING THE SUNROOF SO MANY TIMES IT BROKE AND WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE TRUCK ONLY HAD 99,000 MILES ON IT. BUYER BEWARE THE APIM UNIT IS ONLY COVERED FOR 5 YEARS FROM WARRANTY START DATE AND I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED BY FORD THAT THIS WAS A RECALL SERVICE BULLETIN M202. THE SUNROOF WOULD HAVE NEVER WENT BAD HAD THE APIM UNIT NOT MALFUNCTIONED BECAUSE WE NEVER OPENED IT BEFORE THE UNIT WENT BAD. TOTAL COST OF MY REPAIR 2400 FOR SUNROOF AND 1000 FOR APIM UNIT REPLACEMENT. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO DRIVE WITH ALL WINDOWS DOWN AND IT GETS SO HOT YOU WILL FEEL SICK.

I HAVE HAD REAR WINDOW ISSUES SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK. FIRST WAS WHEN THE REAR DEFROST/MIRROR DEFROST WASN'T WORKING. THEY REPLACED THE WINDOW IN 2014. SECOND TIME WAS IN APRIL OF 2017. WE HAD A HEAVY FROST AND I COULDN'T SEE OUT THE BACK WINDOW OR THE SIDE MIRRORS, SO I TURNED ON THE DEFROST. ABOUT TEN MINUTES LATER I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A GUNSHOT. I IMMEDIATELY STARTED LOOKING AROUND THINKING SOMEONE SHOT AT ME. I DIDN'T REALIZE RIGHT AWAY DUE TO THE REAR HEADREST COVERING A LARGE PORTION OF THE WINDOW, THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE STATIONARY SECTION OF THE BACK WINDOW HAD EXPLODED. THE GLASS STAYED INTACT, HOWEVER TINY SLIVERS OF GLASS FELL ONTO MY DAUGHTERS CAR SEAT WHICH WAS IN FRONT OF THIS WINDOW. FORD DID REPLACE THE WINDOW, RELUCTANTLY AND I PAID AN INSURANCE DEDUCTIBLE, EVEN THOUGH THE INTERNET IS FULL OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I RECENTLY WENT TO TURN ON MY REAR DEFROST AGAIN, AND FOUND THE SAME ISSUE AS THE FIRST PROBLEM, WHERE THE DEFROST WONT WORK AND THE LIKELY FIX IS REPLACING THE REAR WINDOW. THIS WILL BE THE FOURTH WINDOW IN FOUR YEARS. IS THIS SOMETHING I SHOULD EXPECT TO DO LIKE OIL CHANGES AND TIRES? THIS IS RIDICULOUS. THE EXPLODING WINDOW CAN REALLY BE AN ISSUE. SOMEONE MAY PANIC AND THINK ITS A GUNSHOT, AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR IF SOMEONE WAS SITTING THERE, THEY COULD GET GLASS SLIVERS ON THEM. THIS APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN A KNOWN ISSUE FOR YEARS WITH THESE WINDOWS. WHY HAVEN'T THEY BEEN FORCED TO REDESIGN IT?

FORD'S ECOBOOST TURBO HAS LEAK AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. ACCELERATION HAS DECREASE POWER AND CAUSES DELAY BEFORE ACCELERATION FINALLY KICKS IN.

WHILE TRAVELING IN OUR 2013 F150 WITH 37,000 MILES FROM WISCONSIN TO TEXAS ON INTERSTATE 35 AT 70 MPH TOWING A 4000 LB TRAILER THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN AND THE GOLD WRENCH ILLUMINATED. HAD TO QUICKLY PULL TO THE SHOULDER TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC TO AVOID GETTING REAR ENDED. THE ECOBOOST ENGINE WENT INTO LIMP MODE WHEN THE GOLD WRENCH APPEARED AND MAX SPEED WAS ABOUT 2 MPH WITH THE TRAILER ATTACHED. TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND WHEN RESTARTED AFTER 10 MINUTES IT SEEMED TO BE BACK TO NORMAL. WENT TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALER, RUSTY ECK FORD, WICHITA, KANSAS WHERE A SELFTEST WAS PERFORMED. NO CODES WERE FOUND, NO TSB OR SSM FOUND, BUT SAID THEY SUSPECT THE THROTTLE BODY IS GOING OUT (INVOICE NO FOCS664277). CONTINUED ON OUR TRIP AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED FOUR MORE TIMES THAT SAME DAY. THE NEXT DAY OF OUR TRIP SOUTH THE TRUCK RAN FLAWLESS DURING THE REMAINING 500 MILES OF OUR TRIP. SINCE WE HAVE REACHED OUR DESTINATION THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED ONCE DURING LOCAL DRIVING. I AM PLANNING ON REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY BUT NO ONE CAN ASSURE ME THE THIS WILL FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND DEPENDING ON THE SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAFFIC CONDITIONS COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT WITH INJURIES AND/OR FATALITIES. WE WERE TERRIFIED DRIVING THROUGH FORT WORTH CONSTRUCTION AT NIGHT WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC AND ABSOLUTELY NO SHOULDERS FOR MANY MILES FEARING THE GOLD WRENCH WOULD APPEAR.

I BOUGHT A NEW F-150 IN 2013. THE FRONT BRAKES BEGAN PULSATING WHEN APPLIED AT 50+ MPH. THE DEALERSHIP TURNED THE ROTORS, CHARGING @ $500. ABOUT 6 MONTHS LATER WITH LESS THAN 10,000 ADDITIONAL MILES, SAME PROBLEM. DEALER SAID THIS IS NORMAL AND BRAKES WOULD HAVE TO BE REPAIRED ABOUT EVERY 10,000 MILES. RESEARCH SHOWS THIS PROBLEM TO BE PERVASIVE WITH THE F-150 BECAUSE OF INFERIOR MATERIAL USED IN THE ROTORS.

ENGINE RATTLES UPON COLD STARTUP AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATES FROM P0016 ERROR CODE RELATING TO THE TIMING CHAIN BEING STRETCHED. FORD HAS ISSUED TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS REGARDING THIS ISSUE MEANING IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL OF VEHICLE, YET THEY REFUSE TO HELP WITH THE REPAIR YET I HAVE PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND JUST SO HAPPEN TO BE 3000 MILES OVER THE MILEAGE LIMIT.

ERRATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTING 5TH GEAR TO 1ST GEAR WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS! SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL TO GET TO EMERGENCY SHOULDER. PLACED TRUCK IN PARK, CHECKED TRANSMISSION FLUID, NO ISSUES. RESTARTED TRUCK WENT TO PULL FORWARD TRUCK WENT 1ST TO 5TH GEAR NO POWER TO WHEELS RPM ELEVATED TO 3500-4000, PUT TRUCK IN PARK TURNED OFF, LEFT OFF FOR PERIOD OF TIME 5-10 MINUTES RESTARTED ISSUE DIDN'T PRESENT! 5-6 MILES TRAVEL AND HAPPENED AGAIN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED WITHOUT WARNING TO A LOWER GEAR UPON EITHER ACCELERATION OR DECELERATION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED MOST OFTEN IN COLD AND RAINY CONDITIONS. BETTEN BAKER FORD IN LUDINGTON, MICHIGAN WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND SCHEDULED THE CONTACT AN APPOINTMENT FOR SERVICE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SERVICE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TED BRITT FORD (11165 FAIRFAX BLVD, FAIRFAX, VA 22030) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LEAD FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,500.

I EXPERIENCED THIS SEVERAL TIME BUT TO A LESSER DEGREE AND AT SLOWER SPEEDS THAN THIS INSTANCE. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEED WHEN SUDDENLY MY F-150 SHIFTED FROM 6TH GEAR INTO 2ND. IT FELT AS IF SOMEONE HAD SLAMMED ON THE BREAKS. I WAS JOLTED FORWARD AND THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME HAD TO SLAM ON ITS BREAKS AND SWERVE TO AVOID ME. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND COULD NOT GET MY TRUCK TO CHANGE OUT OF 2ND GEAR. I TURNED THE TRUCK OFF THEN BACK ON AND IT SEEMED NORMAL FOR A SECOND THEN WENT INTO "LIMP HOME MODE." I THEN DROVE IN "LIMP HOME MODE" FROM WHERE I WAS TO THE CLOSEST TRANSMISSION SHOP BECAUSE MY TRUCK WAS 4,000 MILES OVER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. THE SHOP TOLD ME THAT I HAD TO REPLACE SEVERAL GEARS WITHIN MY TRANSMISSION AND IT WAS CAUSE BY A FAULTY LEAD FRAME. THIS HAPPENS TO BE THE SAME PART THAT WAS RECALLED ON THE 2011 AND 2012 MODELS. THIS SEEMS EXTREMELY CARELESS AND DANGEROUS OF FORD TO KNOWINGLY NOT RECALL A PART DESPITE THE FACT THAT IT CAN LEAD TO SERIOUS ACCIDENTS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED FROM SIXTH TO FIRST GEAR AND THE WHEELS LOCKED UP. THE FAILURES CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO VEER INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WHERE IT WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MORE THAN ONCE SINCE THE CONTACT OWNED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER (LANCE CUNNINGHAM FORD, 4101 CLINTON HWY, KNOXVILLE, TN 37912, (866) 591-3943) FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE 2010-2012 MODELS, BUT NOT FOR THE 2013. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, LOW BRAKE FLUID LIGHT CAME ON, GOT OFF AT CLOSEST EXIT, BRAKES WENT TO FLOOR HAD TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. NO FLUID IN MASTER CYLINDER, NO SIGN OF LEAKS,WALKED TO WALMART BOUGHT FLUID, FILLED WITH FLUID, DROVE HOME, LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, PULLED INTO GARAGE HIT WALL WHEN BRAKES WENT TO FLOOR,. CONTACTED LOCAL FORD DEALER AND FORD CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE AND WAS TOLD MY TRUCK WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL, 16V345000. MY TRUCK BUILD DATE IS 7/2013, ACTION COVERS BUILD DATE STARTING 8/ 2013. EVERYTHING ELSE IS SAME, 3.5 ECOBOOST, BUILT IN DEARBORN. 42,384 MILES JUST OUT OF 3/36 BOMBER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. 5/50 IS IN EFFECT BUT DOES NOT COVER BRAKES.

TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS ON HIGHWAY. THE ORANGE WRENCH WARING LIGHTS CAME ON, SPEEDOMETER WENT TO ZERO, MILEAGE INDICATOR WENT OUT , GAS DTE INDICATOR QUIT WORKING, SPEED REDUCED. SWITCHED VEHICLE OFF AFTER STOPPING, SWITCHED BACK ON EVERYTHING RESET - VEHICLE RAN FINE UNTIL THE NEXT TIME, SAME THING REOCCURRED. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. TOOK IT TO DEWITTS AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR, WINDSOR, VA. DIANOSTIC REPORT INDICATES WIRING HARNESS AND MODULE SENSOR FOR POWERTRAIN NEEDS REPLACING. MUST BE REPLACED BY FORD REPAIR SHOP.

POWER STEERING WENT OUT AS I WAS DRIVING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED UNEXPECTEDLY. THE WRENCH WARNING ICON ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DAVE SYVERSON FORD LINCOLN (2310 E MAIN ST, ALBERT LEA, MN 560047) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND LEAF SPRING WIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO PARTS BEING ON BACKORDER. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT CALLED A LOCAL DEALER (GOOKIN FORD, 510 FACTORY OUTLET DRIVE, STORY CITY, IA 50248) AND WAS INFORMED THAT PARTS WERE ON BACKORDER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 290,000.

THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED AND PART OF THE GLASS FELL OUTWARD AFTER THE DEFROST HAD BEEN TURNED ON. SITTING STILL IN A PARKING LOT IN FRONT OF A BUSINESS.

I HAVE HAD THE FORD TRUCK DEATH WOBBLE, I BARELY MISSED A HEAD ON COLLISION BECAUSE OF IT. THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES, IT STARTS UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN GOING 55 TO 60 MPH AND HIT A SLIGHT PUMP OR UNEVENNESS ON THE ROAD THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK GOES INTO TO A SEVERE VIBRATION AND WOBBLE THAT RAPIDLY GETS WORSE AND MAKE THE TRUCK UNCONTROLLABLE AND VARY DANGEROUS. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE DEATH WOBBLE IS TO IMMEDIATELY SLAM ON THE BREAKS AND COME TO A COMPLETE RAPID STOP. I CANT BELIEVE THIS HASN'T ALREADY BEEN TAKEN CARE OF BY FORD GIVING HOW MANY OF US OUT HERE ARE EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE. WHEN THIS TRUCK GOES INTO TO THIS VIOLENT WOBBLE IT IS VARY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL, I AM A 240LB MALE AND ALMOST COLLIDED HEAD ON WITH AN ONCOMING CAR, IF MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THIS TRUCK WHEN THIS HAPPENED HER AND THE PEOPLE IN THE ONCOMING CAR WOULD HAVE MOST LIKELY DIED!

MY VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 86,000 MILES. WHILE ACCELERATING TRUCK SHIFTS FROM 1ST TO 5TH GEAR. I STOPPED THE TRUCK AND TURNED THE KEY OFF AND BACK ON, THE TRUCK RAN FINE AFTER THAT. PROBLEM ACCELERATED TO THE POINT OF THE LAST INCIDENT, WHEN WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH THE TRUCK DOWNSHIFTED INTO A MUCH LOWER GEAR NEARLY CAUSING A MAJOR ACCIDENT AS I WAS IN THE FAR LEFT LANE OF A VERY BUSY FREEWAY. AT THIS POINT WE TOOK THE TRUCK INTO PORT LAVACA FORD. THEY HAVE HAD THE NECESSARY PART ON ORDER FOR 3 WEEKS. WE ARE TOLD THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER AND SOME DEALERS IN OUR AREA HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR OVER A MONTH FOR THE PART AND IT IS STILL NOT AVAILABLE. I FEEL FORD NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AND PROVIDE THE NECESSARY PARTS TO CUSTOMERS IN A TIMELY MANNER.

FUEL PUMP MALFUNCTIONS CAUSING TRUCK TO DANGEROUSLY STALL OUT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS

2013 FORD F-150. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE WATER PUMP. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE WATER PUMP FAILED AT 60,000 MILES. THE BATTERY BECAME LOW AT 65,000. THE GUAGES WERE ILLUMINATED EVEN THE VEHICLE WAS OFF. AFTER SOME RESEARCH, THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THE FAILURE WAS WITH THE SWITCH IN THE SHIFTER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. UPDATED 11/15/2017*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED FROM FIFTH TO SECOND GEAR. THE DRIVER COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WAITED A FEW MINUTES, AND WAS ABLE TO RESUME DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO IMPERIAL FORD (8 UXBRIDGE RD, MENDON, MA 01756, PHONE NUMBER: (888) 814-8373) AND FAILURE CODE P0731 (TRANSMISSION) WAS FOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V248000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE DEALER NEEDED TO CONTACT THEM ABOUT THE DUPLICATION OF THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

THE BRAKE PEDAL HAS NO PRESSER, IT'S LOWER TO THE FLOOR. THERE IS NO OIL LEAK ON ALL FOUR WHEEL, THE VEHICLE HAS ABOUT 45,000 MILES.

'TAKATA RECALL' AFTER STARTING VEHICLE, BEFORE STARTING TO DRIVE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THEN WHEN DRIVING IS STARTED THERE IS NO POWER STIRRING. OCCASIONAL IF YOU TURN ENGINE OFF AND THEN RESTART, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON AND POWER STIRRING IS INTACT. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON AND OFF SINCE 5/2015 AT 40,000 MILES AND CONTINUES TO THIS DATE 11/4/2017 AT 95,000. IT IS HAPPENING MORE AND MORE OFTEN NOW.

TAKATA RECALL TRUCK WILL SHIFT INTO 1ST GEAR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND SPEEDOMETER GOES TO ZERO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL AND TOWING A TRAILER AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED. ALSO, THE SPEED INCREASED TO OVER 70 MPH AND THE CHECK BRAKING SYSTEM AND EMERGENCY BRAKE SENSOR INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER (FUTURE FORD IN ROSEVILLE, CA) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT OIL FROM THE VACUUM PUMP HAD LEAKED INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER, CAUSING BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES TO MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE IDLED ROUGHLY AND STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. HERTRICH FORD LINCOLN (1427 BAY RD, MILFORD, DE 19963, (302) 725-3216) WAS CONTACTED, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT START AND WAS NOT OPERABLE. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LEN STOLER FORD (11275 REISTERSTOWN RD, OWINGS MILLS, MD) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUSE THAT RUNS THROUGH THE FUEL PUMP WAS DEFECTIVE DUE TO THE FUEL WIRING HARNESS OVERHEATING. A NEW WIRE NEEDED TO BE RELOCATED TO ANOTHER FUSE BOX. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,372.

WHILE DRIVING AT CONSTANT SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 70MPH, TRUCK SPONTANEOUSLY DOWNSHIFTED INTO A DRASTICALLY LOWER GEAR (FROM 6TH GEAR TO 1 OR 2). VEHICLE REAR TIRES CHIRPED/SQUEALED AND VEHICLE LURCHED DUE TO ENGINE BRAKING EFFECT VS. CURRENT SPEED. SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE WAVED WILDLY DURING THIS EVENT (+/- 30MPH BACK AND FORTH). CONDITION APPEARS IDENTICAL TO RECALL SYMPTOMS ON 2011-2012 TRUCK OF SAME MAKE/MODEL/BUILD LOCATION. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF THIS MALFUNCTION, BUT WOULD HAVE HAD ANOTHER VEHICLE BEEN NEARBY (TEMPORARY LOSS OF CONTROL AND RAPID LOSS OF SPEED). A CASE WAS OPENED WITH FORD CORPORATE ON 10/30/17. BOTH FORD CORPORATE AND DEALER SERVICE REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ANY ISSUE IS PRESENT SINCE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE MALFUNCTION. WHEN INFORMED THAT FURTHER USE OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT RESOLUTION WOULD UNNECESSARILY ENDANGER MYSELF AND MY FAMILY, NEITHER REPRESENTATIVE OFFERED ANY FURTHER STEPS TOWARD RESOLUTION. SEVERAL SIMILAR ISSUES APPEAR TO EXIST WITH IDENTICAL VEHICLES BASE UPON SIMPLE INTERNET SEARCHES.

WIFE MADE SHARP LEFT HAND TURN AND POWER STEERING LOCKED UP! CLEARED AND WAS FINE ,FOR FEW DAYS I WAS DRIVING MAKE LEFT HAND TURN GOT, COMPLETE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE! PLUS MANY OTHER FAULTS. GOT TO LOCAL SHOP WAS TOLD WAS ABLE TO CLEAR MOST FAULTS, BUT NOT THE ASSIST FAULT! HAS TO GO TO DEALER BEING TOLD IT WILL COST OVER 2 THOUSAND DOLLARS .CALLED FORD WAS TOLD OUT OF WARRANTY! WIFE COULD OF BEEN KILLED! FORD WONT DO ANYTHING!!

VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH BOTH DRIVERS SIDE DOOR OPEN. I WAS GETTING SOMETHING OUT OF THE REAR COMPARTMENT WHEN A GUST OF WIND BLEW THE DRIVERS DOOR SUDDENLY CAUSING THE BOTTOM CORNER OF THE DOOR TO STRIKE ME ON THE CALF OF MY LEFT LEG. I WAS VIRTUALLY DISABLED WITH PAIN AND STIFFNESS FOR TWO DAYS AND GRADUALLY IMPROVED WITH REST. THE WHOLE LEFT CALF WAS YELLOWISH PURPLE. I AM BACK TO ABOUT 80% NOW AND HE CALF STILL SHOWS THE BRUISING BUT I HOPE TO MAKE A FULL RECOVERY. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPENED WITH THIS VEHICLE BUT IT IS THE WORST. THE DOORS ALMOST SEEM LIKE SAILS IN THE WIND, EVEN AS LOW AS ABOUT 15 MPH. THERE SEEMS TO BE NO DAMPING ON DOOR ACTION AS I HAVE SEEN ON SOME OTHER CARS. I CAN IMAGINE IF A CHILD HAD BEEN STANDING WHERE I WAS, INJURY COULD HAVE BEEN INTERNAL OR TO THE HEAD. I HAD INTENDED TO COPY FORD MOTOR COMPANY ON THIS MATTER BUT THEY DO NOT SEEM TO HAVE ANY WAY TO SEND THEM EMAIL, AND I WANTED TO HAVE A COPY OF WHATEVER I SENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED AND THE CHECK ENGINE AND POWER TRAIN (WRENCH) WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER, SHUT OFF, AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FAILURE MORE WHEN HE FIRST STARTED THE VEHICLE AND DROVE THE FIRST FEW MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (FORD OF ESCONDIDO, 1717 AUTO PARK WAY, ESCONDIDO, CA, 92029) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LEAD FRAME FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED AT THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: CAS13257072. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V248000 (POWER TRAIN) AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER REFERRED THE CONTACT BACK TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT WAS NOT OFFERED ANY ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 114,000. *BF UPDATED 8/1/18*JB *AS

WITHIN 5 MINUTES OF STARTING THE VEHICLE I SMELT A BURNING PLASTIC ODOR WHILE ENTERING THE HIGHWAY. ONCE ON THE HIGHWAY I NOTICED MY A.C. WAS NOT WORKING, I ROLLED DOWN MY WINDOW AND ATTEMPTED TO TURN UP THE BLOWER SPEED. SHORTLY AFTER SMOKE STARTING BLOWING OUT FROM THE VENTS, THE DEFROST AREA, AND AROUND THE TOUCH SCREEN. WITHIN MINUTES THE SMOKE WAS THICK AND GREEN WITH AN ELECTRICAL FIRE ODOR. (I COULD IDENTIFY THIS AS I AM CERTIFIED THROUGH THE STATE OF MISSOURI, FIREFIGHTER 1 AND 2). I USED MY LEFT BLINKER TO PASS A VEHICLE TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY, THE SMOKE INTENSIFIED TO WHERE I COULDN'T SEE OR BREATHE. I EXITED THE HWY. I PARKED IN A PRIVATE LOT AND EXITED THE VEHICLE AS MELTING FLAMING PLASTIC WAS DRIPPING AT MY FEET, AND OPENED THE HOOD. NO FLAMES PRESENT UNDER THE HOOD. I LOOKED THROUGH THE PASS. WINDOW AND FLAMES WERE POURING FROM UNDER THE DASH WITH A STARTING POINT OF THE CENTER OF THE DASH AREA. WITHIN MINUTES THE VEHICLE WAS FULLY INVOLVED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LEN STOLER FORD (11275 REISTERSTOWN RD, OWINGS MILLS, MD 21117 (410) 356-7000) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION STEERING SYSTEM NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND A CASE WAS OPENED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

I PRE-STARTED MY TRUCK THIS MORNING 10/19 W/ AUTOSTART ON FOB. THE TRUCK WAS STATIONARY. I LOADED BOTH MY 1 YR OLD AND MY 3 YEAR OLD INTO THEIR CAR SEAT AND WENT BACK INTO HOUSE TO GRAB MY RAINCOAT. WHEN I RETURNED THE EXTERIOR NEAR BOTTOM LEFT REAR GLASS WAS SIGNIFICANTLY SMOKING/SMOLDERING. 2 SECONDS LATER A SMALL 2-3' FLAME STARTED IN THE SAME AREA ON THE WEATHERSTRIP. I TURNED MY TRUCK OFF. I HAPPENED TO HAVE MY PHONE IN HAND AND VIDEO TAPED THE MOMENTS FOLLOWING. THE FLAME SELF-EXTINGUISHED AND SHORTLY AFTER CAKE A LOUD BANG. IN LINE WITH THE SOUND OF A SMALL CALIBER HANDGUN. THE SOUND WAS THE BACK GLASS EXPLODING. LUCKILY THE TINT KEPT THE GLASS SHEET INTACT. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. 1ST WITH NO KIDS IN THE CAR ON 12/15. FIRE WAS NO LESS THAN 12' FROM MY SONS HEAD, HAD THE POWER NOT BEEN SECURED THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A SIGNIFICANT CHANCE OF RUNNING UP THE COMBUSTIBLE WEATHER-STRIP AND POTENTIALLY IGNITING THE VEHICLE CABIN. I FEEL I AM ABLE TO MAKE THIS CLAIM BASED ON THE FACT I AM EMPLOYED AS A CAREER MUNICIPAL FIREFIGHTER. THIS IS UNNACEPTABLE FOR ANY TRUCK ESPECIALLY ONE WITH 44,500 MILES. THE ONLY WAY FORD WILL INVESTIGATE IS FOR ME TO PAY FOR THE COST OF DIAGNOSTIC. NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTAKE OF THE ECO BOOST FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE SHOP TO BE REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 109,000. *LN UPDATED 7/31/18*JB