2013 Ford F-150 complaints

DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT ROUGHLY 70 MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, TRUCK LOST POWER AND STARTED TO COAST. SPEEDOMETER SWEPT TO 0 INDICATED SPEED, TACHOMETER INDICATED ENGINE AT IDLE SPEED, AROUND 1000 RPM, WHILE COASTING FROM 70 MPH SLOWING TO ROUGHLY 40 MPH. VEHICLE REGAINED POWERED DRIVE BRIEFLY THEN AGAIN LOST POWER AND COASTED. AFTER RESUMING COASTING, THE BACK TIRES THEN BREIFLY LOCKED UP, VEHICLE SHUDDERED, THEN RESUMED COASTING. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS VEHICLE BEING DRIVEN IN TRAFFIC ON INTERSTATE AND BECAME NEARLY UNCONTROLLABLE. EXPLANATION FROM DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS THAT THE WIRING HARNESS FROM TRANSMISSION TO ECU PASSES THROUGH FIREWALL THROUGH A GROMMET THAT IS KNOWN TO FAIL. THE WIRING CHAFES AND CAUSES A SHORT AND THE TRANSMISSION TO MALFUNCTION. APPARENTLY A TSB IS ISSUED FOR REPAIR AT CUSTOMER'S EXPENSE PER DEALER BUT I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND IT. THIS APPEARS TO BE A PROVERBIAL TICKING TIMEBOMB FOR F150 OWNERS AND SHOULD ABSOLUTELY BE SUBJECT TO A RECALL.

FUEL PUMP FUSE MELTED WHILE ON HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 60MPH, CAUSING SUDDEN DECELERATION AND LOSS OF POWER. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO BARELY GET OFF THE FREEWAY TO THE SHOULDER. HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. THIS IS A DANGEROUS DESIGN DEFECT AND THE INCIDENT COULD EASILY HAVE RESULTED IN A BAD ACCIDENT.

FOR THE SECOND TIME IN 9 MONTHS THE THROTTLE BODY ON MY FORD TRUCK FAILED. THIS TIME IT PRESENTED A REAL HAZARD AS WE WERE TOWING OUR TRAVEL TRAILER AND IT'S FAILURE PUT US IN A PRECARIOUS SITUATION AS WE'RE TRYING TO MERGE ONTO THE INTERSTATE. THE FORD DEALER FIXED IT THE FIRST TIME UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY THEN THE SECOND REPAIR THEY TRIED TO EVADE PAYMENT. HOWEVER, AFTER EXTENSIVE DISCUSSION, THEY FOUND A IT WAS COVERED BY THE WARRANTY PROVIDED ON THE FIRST WARRANTY REPLACEMENT. I REALIZE THE NHSA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER THE RESPONSE IS INADEQUATE. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED BY FORD, THE SAFETY RISK IS STILL THERE. FORD SEEMS TO BE REPLACING A DEFECTIVE PART WITH THE SAME ITEM. IT CONTINUES TO FAIL AND NOW IT'S THE CONSUMER IS HAS TO PAY THE PRICE, BOTH HAVING TO PAY TO HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY REPEATEDLY REPLACED AND RISKING THEIR SAFETY DRIVING THE VEHICLE.

THE VEHICLE DID NOT SHIFT TO THE APPROPRIATE GEAR AND ACTED ERRATICALLY. THE RPMS MIGHT SPIKE BUT THE TRUCK DID NOT ACCELERATE. OTHER TIMES THE RPMS DROPPED TO ZERO EVEN WHEN I DEPRESSED THE GAS PEDAL. AFTER FIRST REPLACING THE SPARK PLUGS, THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE LEAD FRAME FOR A TOTAL OUT OF POCKET COST OF APPROXIMATELY $1,100. I WAS LUCKY THAT THE PROBLEM MANIFESTED ITSELF AT LOWER SPEEDS IN TOWN. THIS COULD EASILY HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM UNDER OTHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS TOWING A CAMPER/TRAILER OR AT HIGH SPEEDS. I SEE THERE WAS A LEAD FRAME RECALL ON THE 2012 F150S. IT SEEMS APPROPRIATE THAT THIS RECALL WOULD ALSO BE APPLICABLE TO THE 2013S. HTTPS://MEDIA.FORD.COM/CONTENT/FORDMEDIA-MOBILE/FNA/US/EN/NEWS/2016/04/27/FORD-MOTOR-COMPANY-ISSUES-THREE-SAFETY-RECALLS-AND-TWO-SAFETY-CO.HTML

"TAKATA RECALL" MY FORD F150 TRUCK 2013 WAS PURCHASED IN 2014 BRAND NEW. IN 2017 JANUARY I HAD THE SPARKS PLUGS CHANGED AND NOW AGAIN IN APRIL 2017 MY MECHANIC HAS SAID THAT THE SPARKS PLUG NEEDS TO BE CHANGED. I BELIEVE AND GATHERING FROM WHAT MY MECHANICS IS SAYING THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE COIL? WHICH IS WHY THE SPARKS PLUG IN BLACK FOR THE SECOND TIME. THIS ALL STARTED FROM A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES THE TRIED FLUSHING THE BREAKS AND SAME THING THAN THEY LOOKED INTO THE ENGINE AND CHANGED THE SPARKS PLUG (JAN) NOW IN APRIL SAME ISSUE. NEED HELP THIS IS COSTING ME MONEY.

STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND TURNED ON THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER. THE INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON THEN FLICKERED ON AND OFF. LESS THAN ONE MINUTE LATER THE DRIVER'S SIDE BACK WINDOW SHATTERED. THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60 DEGREES.

03/31/17 VIN [XXX] WAS REAR ENDED AT 80 MPH. [XXX] WAS PUSHED INTO THE CONCRETE CENTER DIVIDER UPON IMPACT THE DRIVERS AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY, RESULTING IN INJURY TO THE DRIVER. DRIVERS SIDE CURTAINS DEPLOYED. VEHICLE IS PRESERVED IN EVIDENCE. DETAILED PHOTOS AND POLICE REPORT ARE AVAILABLE OF INSPECTION. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TAKATA RECALL 3.5L ECOBOOST ENGINE SHUDDERS AT VARIOUS TIMES, STALLS WHILE DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS DURING ACCELERATION (EXTREME HAZARD), IN TRAFFIC (HAZARD), STALLED WHEN STOPPED QUICKLY WHILE BACKING, THEN CRANK NO START AFTER STALL.

THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY 65 MPH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY SHIFTS INTO FIRST GEAR ALL LIGHTS ON REAR END SQUELLING, COMPLETELY NO CONTROL OVER VEHICLE, DANGEROUS, DANGEROUS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED MORE THAN TWICE AND THE WRENCH ICON WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN BEFORE IT WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM WAS NOT CLOSED AND WAS FAULTY INTERNALLY. THE MANUFACTURER ISSUED SERVICE CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13N03 TO ADDRESS THE REPAIR THAT WAS SPECIFIC TO CERTAIN MODELS. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED NO SOLUTION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.

AT 36,100 MILE I REPORTED THAT THE 1) REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE PROBLEMS HAVE GROWN NOW TO INCLUDE 2) THE DIGITAL TEMPERATURE DISPLAY IS STUCK AT A CONSTANT 55'. 3) THE FRONT WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER DOES NOT OPERATE - AT ALL. 4) THE HEATER DOES NOT WORK - AT ALL. ITEMS 2-4 ALL OCCURRED WITHIN THE LAST 2 WEEKS AND REMAIN DEFECTIVE AS OF 4/11/17

THE HEADLINER IS COMING DOWN RIGHT IN FRONT OF DRIVER AND PASSENGER. IT WILL EVENTUALLY DROP ENOUGH TO BLOCK THE DRIVERS VIEW. IT WAS A SMALL AMOUNT AS 1ST AND KNOW IT'S ABOUT 2 1/2" DOWN ON BOTH SIDES. THE TRUCK HAS ONLY 34K ON IT AND IS GARAGE KEEP MOST OF THE TIME. DEALER WILL ONLY ASSIST MAKING ME PAY 1/3 OF THE COST TO REPLACE IT. THIS IN MY OPTION IT A DEFECT IN MATERIALS AND WORKMEN SHIP. I THINK IS SHOULD BE A FIX BY FORD AND DEALER NOT THE CUSTOMER.

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD UNDER HIGH WAY SPEEDS AND SOMETHING INTERNAL IN THE ENGINE LET GO. MOTOR LOCKED UP ALMOST CAUSED ME TO GET REAR ENDED. FORD DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS NOT UNCOMMON FOR IT TO HAPPEN. HAVE ABOUT 85K MILES ON THE TRUCK.

REAR WINDOW EXPLODING AFTER USING DEFROST. AFTER TURNING ON REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER, I HEARD A LOUD POP AND FOUND THAT THE BACK WINDOW HAD SHATTERED. AFTER READING MULTIPLE INSTANES ONLINE OF THIS HAPPENING, I BELEIVE THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE. FORD IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WANTS TO DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. IF A CHILD WAS SEATED IN THE SEAT WHEN THIS HAPPENED, THERE WOULD BE PIECES OF GLASS ALL OVER THEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER ONE ATTEMPT, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RUBBER BOOT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000.

TIMING CHAIN STRETCH ON 2013 F-150 FX4 DAMAGED ENGINE. FORD ISSUED SERVICE BULLETINS IN 2014 BUT HAVE NOT RECALLED VEHICLE.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE FLASHED SERVICE ADVANCE TRAC, DOWN HILL DESCENT CONTROL FAULT, TRAILER BRAKE MODULE FAIL AND A COUPLE MORE CODES. ALL ELECTONICS IN VEHICLE WENT BLANK, INCLUDING ALL CONTROLS/GAUGES. BEFORE DOING SO, LAST CODE READ, SHIFT TO PARK. ALMOST CAUSED ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT, BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND NEARLY PULLED ME INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE ACCELERATION IS BAD TOO, FEELS LIKE IT IS NOT FIRING ALL CYLINDERS AGAIN. HAVE ALREADY TAKEN IN FOR A NUMBER OF ISSUES, INCLUDING CRANKSHAFT SENSOR ISSUES(WAS LOSING POWER TO DRIVELINE); BRAKES LOCKING UP (HAVE REPLACED THE ROTORS AND PADS SIX TIMES AND LAST TIME I REPLACED BOTH CALIBERS AS WELL; POWER STEERING HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE BEFORE, FRONT AXLES AND BEARINGS REPLACED. AS WELL AS, AC PROBLEMS. WHEN THE FIRST ISSUES AROSE, I WAS TOLD BY SERVICE TECH AT DEALERSHIP I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE, (LATER HE COMPLETELY DENIED TELLING ME THIS) INSTEAD THEY FIXED SOME THINGS AND GAVE IT BACK TO ME. PROBLEMS HAVE CONTINUED SINCE, LIKE I SAID HAVE TAKEN IT IN AT LEAST 6 TIMES TO A DEALER AND ONCE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. AT FIRST THE PROBLEMS WERE COVERED BY WARRENTY, NOW THEY ARE NOT, THERE IS ONLY 78,000MILES ON THE TRUCK AND HAS BEEN IN SHOP AT LEAST 6 TIMES AND IS ONLY 4 YRS OLD. NOT SURE WHAT TO DO, AS THE PROBLEMS RESEMBLE RECALL ISSUES, BUT DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY AREN'T PART OF ANY RECALLS. CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY ON THE ROAD.

THE RIGHT FRONT BREAK KEEPS OVER HEATING EVEN AFTER REPEATED REPLACEMENT OF CALIPERS ROTORS AND PADS. THE SYSTEM LOCKED UP AND CAUSED HEAT DAMAGE TO THE FLEXIBLE LINE CONNECTING THE METAL LINE TO CALIPER AND ALL BREAK COMPONENTS. THIS OCURRED LESS THAN 5000 MILES AFTER COMPLETE BREAK REPLACEMENT ON ALL TIRES. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE DRIVER FRONT STILL HAD 99% OF ITS PAD. AFTER REPLACING ALL COMPONENTS IT DID IT AGAIN IN LESS THAN 100 MILES. THE SHOP REPLACED THE CALIPER AND PADS SAYING THAT IT MUST HAVE BEEN A BAD CALIPER BUT NEW ONE ALREADY TO HOT TO TOUCH AFTER ONLY 50 MILES. THEIR \MUST BE A PRESSURE PROBLEM AS THE DRIVER SIDE IS COOL TO THE TOUCH AND PASSENGER SIDE YOU CAN FEEL THE HEAT AT HOOD LEVEL. THE TRUCK WAS MADE 2-13 DEARBORN PLANT. I HAVE NOTICED A EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THIS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE SINCE I HAVE OWNER IT. BOUGHT IT NEW. PROBLEM OCCURRED ON THE HIGHWAY

STEERING VIBRATES/HUMS NOTICEABLY WHILE DRIVING, ALTHOUGH IT IS NOT CONSTANT. NOTICEABLE AT LOW SPEEDS, CAN'T TELL AT HIGH SPEEDS. CONCERN FROM READING OTHER REPORTS THAT IT IS THE EPAS STEERING SYSTEM WHICH IS FAULTY. HAD IT CONFIRMED AT MY FORD DEALER IN DECEMBER BEFORE MY MOVE TO OKLAHOMA.- THEY SAID I COULD DRIVE IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DEFROST WAS INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR WINDSHIELD AND DEFROST MECHANISM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE OF THE WINDOW DEFROSTER WOULD CAUSE THE REAR WINDSHIELD TO FRACTURE AND INJURE HIS TWO YOUNG CHILDREN WHO WERE TRANSPORTED IN CHILD SAFETY SEATS IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

MY MOON ROOF DOES NOT CLOSE ALL THE WAY. WHEN GOOGLED THERE ARE THOUSAND OF HITS WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. ALSO PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT THE GLASS SHATTERING. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND THIS APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURES DEFECT.

BACKING OUT SLOWLY OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY I HEARD A LOUD POP, CONFUSED I STOPPED GRABBED MY FLASHLIGHT AND EXAMINED. OUT OF NOWHERE MY REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW NEXT TO THE SLIDER HAS SHATTERED. AND AS SOON AS I GOOGLED THE PROBLEM IT IS EVERYWHERE. THIS SEEMS LUDICROUS FOR FORD NOT TO OFFER FIXES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE REAR WINDSHIELD SHATTERED WITHOUT IMPACT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT THEN WAS ADVISED BY GLASS REPAIR SPECIALIST, THAT A FAULTY CONNECTION IN THE REAR DEFROSTER HAD CAUSED THE WINDSHIELD TO SHATTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56, 500.

SERVICE ADVANCETRAC LIGHT APPEARS ON DASH, AND THEN STEERING ASSIST FAILS COMPLETELY. VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER, WENT STRAIGHT AND ALMOST HIT A CYCLIST. ON A CORNER, CYCLIST TO MY RIGHT, TRUCK WANTED TO GO STRAIGHT. HAD TO BRAKE VERY HARD TO AVOID HITTING THEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE REVERSING FROM A PARKING SPACE OR DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE SERVICE ADVANCETRAC, POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT, AND LOW BATTERY FEATURE TEMPORARILY TURNED OFF WARNING INDICATORS AND ERROR MESSAGES ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON TEN SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THE ERROR CODES NEEDED TO BE CLEARED. THE CODES WERE CLEARED AND RESET, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRIC STEERING GEAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

I HAVE LOST ALL POWER STEERING WHILE THE TRUCK IS IN MOTION. THE SERVICE ADVANCE TRAC LIGHT COMES ON. I HAVE HAD THE STEERING GEAR REPLACED TWICE NOW AND THIS IS IN THE LAST18 MONTHS, EACH TIME COSTING OVER $1700. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AS IT HAS ALWAYS HAPPENED WHILE I AM DRIVING. THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS FOR THE SAME THING IN OTHER YEARS AND THERE ARE ALL KINDS OF COMPLAINTS TO BE READ.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUN ROOF MECHANISM WAS DAMAGED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE THE SUN ROOF. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUN ROOF FAILED DUE TO LACK OF UTILIZATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

LOSS OF POWER WHEN I ACCELERATE. I FEARED FOR MY LIFE, WHEN I WAS MERGING ON TO THE HIGHWAY AND A SEMI-TRAILER ALMOST REAR ENDED ME BECAUSE I COULD NOT ACCELERATE TO GET UP TO THE SPEED LIMIT.

DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEEDS, MY TRUCK LOSES POWER AND GOES INTO "LIMP MODE" AND THE WRENCH ICON APPEARS ON MY DASH. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 150 MILES OF DRIVING. THIS COULD BE DEADLY TO ME AND MY FAMILY!!! IT HAS ALSO HAPPENED A NUMBER OF TIME PREVIOUSLY AS WELL. SOMETIMES AT 55 MPH, SOMETIMES AT 40 MPH. FROM MY RESEARCH, THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM TO FORD AND I DON'T WANT TO BE VICTIM DUE TO THIS CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I AM NOW SCARED FOR MY SAFETY DRIVING THIS TRUCK!!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHEN THE REAR DEFROSTER WAS ACTIVATED, THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED ON THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WITHOUT WARNING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE VEHICLE BE TAKEN TO A DEALER TO REPLACE THE REAR WINDOW. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,950.

I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY IN FEBRUARY 10TH, 2014 WHEN I HEARD A LOUD NOISE LIKE SOMETHING HAD STRUCK THE REAR PART OF MY ROOF. I LOOKED IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR AND SAW THAT MY REAR LEFT SIDE WINDOW PANEL HAD COMPLETELY CRACK (SPIDER-ED). I THOUGH IT MAY HAVE BEEN AN OBJECT THAT CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN UNTIL THE SAME INCIDENT TOOK PLACE 3 YEARS LATER AND THIS TIME MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED. I HAVE NOW RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT OTHER FORD F150 OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCE THE SAME DEFECT IN THEIR VEHICLES.

TURNED ON REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER AND HEARD LOUD POP AND BACK WINDOW HAD SHATTERED. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT THE TIME.

MY PASSANGER SIDE OF REAR WINDOW JUST SHATTERED AND SCARED MY 11 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND I. IT WAS ABOUT 23F IN DOVER, NH AT 10:50AM I USED THE REMOTE STARTER TO START THE TRUCK BEFORE HEADING OUT WITH MY DAUGHTER. THE TRUCK RAN IN THE DRIVEWAY FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES. WE BOTH GOT IN THE TRUCK AND I STARTED TO SLOWLY BACK DOWN THE DRIVEWAY WHEN WE HEARD A VERY LOUD BANG JUST AS I WAS BACKING INTO THE STREET. WHEN I LOOKED BACK I SAW THE PASSANGER OF THE BACK WINDOW SHATTERED. I CAME INSIDE AND RESEARCHED WHAT I NEEDED TO DO TO HAVE THIS FIXED, I SAW HUNDREDS OF POSTS OF THE SAME THING HAPPENING TO OTHERS. THIS IS CLEARLY A DEFECT THAT FORD IS NOT TAKING CARE OF! THE TRUCK IS A 2013 F150 SUPERCAB WITH 26K MILES IT HAS THE SLIDING GLASS WINDOW WITH DEFROST.

HAD THE ENGINE STUDDED AND DROP A CYLINDER,THIS IS AN ECOBOOST MOTOR,THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED TO FLASH WHILE RUNNING ROUGH.IT HAPPENED AS I WAS PASSING A TRACTOR TRAILER ON THE HIGHWAY,AS I GOT AROUND HIM ANOTHER TRAILER WAS COMING ON BEHIND ME,THIS IS WHEN IT DROPPED A CYLINDER,THE TRAILER ALMOST RAN OVER ME.THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS TRUCK I FOUND OUT ONCE I DID SOME RESEARCH,FORD NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED.I CALLED THE DEALER THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED,AS FAR AS THE STUDDED AND HE SAID BAD GAS KEEP DRIVING IT(59,500 MLS). IT HAPPENED AGAIN AT 61,381,TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY DID A TSB 14-0017 REPROGRAM,THIS WORKED FOR ABOUT A WEEK THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN,TOOK IT TO THE DEALER 61850MLS,THEY COULDN'T GET IT TO DO IT,I PICKED IT UP AND 20 MILES LATER IT DID IT AGAIN,I GOT IT ON VIDEO THIS TIME SO THERES NO QUESTIONS, SEEMS AS THOUGH THEY KNOW ABOUT IT BUT ARE BLOWING IT OFF, LET ME GET OUTSIDE WARRANTY THEN TAKE A LOOK AT IT.LET ME TELL YOU IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN, AND MY FAMILY GETS HURT I WILL OWN FORD !!!! THANKS FOR YOU TIME.

EXTREME LOSS OF POWER WHEN ACCELERATING, AND VIOLENT ENGINE VIBRATIONS DURING THE PROCESS, LASTING FOR ABOUT ONE MINUTE AND THEN EVERYTHING GOES BACK TO NORMAL OPERATIONS. THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE AND DANGEROUS GIVEN THE SITUATION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION ERRONEOUSLY SHIFTED INTO FIRST GEAR AND CAUSED THE REAR WHEELS TO LOCK. THE DRIVER STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. AFTER RESTARTING THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

WAS TRAVELING ALONG I-85 ABOUT 70MPH IN MY 2013 F-150 STX 5.0 WHEN OUT OF NOWHERE THE TRUCK DOWN SHIFTED FROM OVERDRIVE TO 2 GEAR THE TRUCK STARTED WHEEL HOPPING AND BARKING THE TIRES AND WAS NEARLY UNCONTROLLABLE! I WAS ALMOST HIT IN THE REAR SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL I COULD LIMP IT TO THE SHOULDER AND IF ANYONE KNOWS THE AREA I WAS ALMOST IN CHARLOTTE NC TRAFFIC IS TERRIBLE. ONCE I GATHERED MYSELF NOTICED THE SEATBELT LIGHT CAME ON ODOMETER SHOWED 2 DOTTED LINES WITH THE A WRENCH SIGN, ALSO TRIED TO TAKE OFF AGING LITTLE POWER SPEEDOMETER WAS NOT WORKING AND WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF 2ND GEAR. I STOPPED AND CUT THE TRUCK OFF AND WAITED ABOUT 5 MINUTES AND SEEM TO BE OKAY. THE VERY NEXT DAY GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY ABOUT 55MPH AND IT DID THE SAME THING EXCEPT THIS TIME THE BACK WHEELS SEEM TO HAVE LOCKED UP AND WHEN IT LET LOOSE I ALMOST GOT HIT TRYING TO THE SHOULDER ONCE AGAIN DID THE EXACT THINGS AS THE DAY BEFORE STILL NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER AND WAS TOLD NOTHING COULD BE DONE UNTIL A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. ONCE AGAIN AFTER LETTING THE TRUCK SET FOR A BIT IT SEEMED OKAY. SO FOR ABOUT 3 DAYS IT RUN FINE AND I WAS TO LEAVE THE NEXT MORNING FOR OUT OF TOWN WORK AND MY TRUCK IS THE ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION AND JUST AS I PULLED FROM MY HOUSE IT STARTED TO ACT UP AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON JUST SO HAPPENS I LIVE NEAR A PARTS STORE CHAIN AND THE PERSON PUT THE CODE DEVICE ON AND THE CODE CAME UP WITH I BELIEVE IT WAS P 0720 WHICH WAS THE OUTPUT S

REAR POWER WINDOWS WITH DEFROST OPTION CAUSED WINDOW TO SHATTER WHEN DEFROST WAS TURNED ON. LOUD, ALMOST GUNSHOT NOISE CAN BE HEARD WHEN IT HAPPENED. INTERNET SEARCHES ON THE SUBJECT CONFIRM IT IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT EITHER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING ABILITY WAS LOST. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME VERY SLOWLY BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING SEIZED. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE VEHICLE STARTED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS SCHEDULED TO BE DIAGNOSED THIS WEEK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000. ..UPDATED 04/13/17*BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED 03/06/17. UPDATED 04/27/2017*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE POWER SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AT ROUGHLY 40 MPH, MY TRUCK ALL OF A SUDDEN JUST SHUT OFF. LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. ONCE OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE WITH NO LUCK. IT CONTINUED TO CRANK BUT WOULD NOT START. AFTER WAITING ROUGHLY 10 MINUTES I TRIED TO START IT ONE MORE TIME AND IT STARTED. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE TRUCK HOME WHERE I WAS ABLE TO START INVESTIGATING THE PROBLEM. WHILE SEARCHING THE INTERNET, I FOUND "TSB 15-0137" FROM FORD AS TO THE POSSIBLE PROBLEM. TO MY AMAZEMENT IT WAS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM I HAD HAD. THE FACT THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT CAUSES THE ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN, A LOSS OF POWER STEERING, AND A LOSS OF POWER BRAKES AND IT'S NOT CONSIDERED A RECALL, ALONG WITH THE FACT THAT IT COULD CAUSE AN ELECTRICAL FIRE, IS MORE THAN DISTURBING.

I HAVE NOTICED A FEATURE ON NEWER VEHICLES WHICH I BELIEVE IS A CAUSE FOR CONCERN. THE FEATURE INVOLVES AUTOMATIC ILLUMINATION OF THE DASH LIGHTS WHICH LEADS DRIVERS TO BELIEVE THEIR HEADLIGHTS ARE ON WHEN, IN FACT, THEY MAY NOT BE. I SEE AN INORDINATELY HIGH PERCENTAGE OF VEHICLES DRIVING WITHOUT HEADLIGHTS ILLUMINATED AT DUSK AND BELIEVE THIS FEATURE COULD BE THE CAUSE FOR AT LEAST SOME OF THESE. THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TRUCK WENT INTO LIMP MODE UPON ACCELERATION DUE TO FAULTY THROTTLE BODY- WHILE PULLING ONTO MAIN HIGHWAY WITH A SPEED LIMIT OF 50 MPH, TRUCK STALLED. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND AVOID A REAR END COLLISION. THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES IN TWO DAYS AND PRODUCED AN OBD CODE ON THE THIRD OCCURRENCE. I TURNED THE TRUCK INTO MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. SINCE THIS HAS BEEN A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR FORD IN THE MODEL YEARS PRIOR TO 2013, THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY A RECALL.

WHEN STARTING FROM A STOP, AFTER TRANSMISSION SHIFTS INTO 1ST GEAR, GOING TO 2ND GEAR, TRANSMISSION WILL DISENGAGE INTO NEUTRAL AND ENGINE WILL CONTINUE TO REV. AFTER 3-5 SECONDS, TRANSMISSION WILL REENGAGE AND SHIFT THRU THE GEARS TO TOP GEAR. THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHILE VEHICLE IS IN FORWARD MOTION AND ONLY ON AN INTERMITANT BASIS, EG, NOT ALL THE TIME. ALSO, SOMETIMES WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE SPEEDOMETER WILL DROP TO ZERO FOR 1-2 SECONDS AND THEN BACK TO THE PRESENT SPEED. ANOTHER ISSUE IS THAT SOMETIMES WHILE TRAVELING FORWARD, THE VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY ACT LIKE IT WANTS TO LOCK UP AS THOUGH IT WAS PLACED INTO PARK. I HAVE ALSO COME TO A STOP AND WHEN TRYING TO START TO MOVE FORWARD, THE TRANSMISSION GEAR INDICATOR SAYS THAT IT DID NOT DOWNSHIFT TO 1ST GEAR, BUT TRIED TO START OUT IN 4TH GEAR. AFTER STOPPING AND RESTARTING TO MOVE FORWARD, IT WOULD FINALLY DOWNSHIFT TO 1ST GEAR. SOMETIMES, THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR UNTIL THE VEHICLE HAS REACHED 20-30 MPH AND THEN IT WILL GO FROM 1ST GEAR TO 4TH THEN FINALLY THRU TO 6TH AND FINAL GEAR. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT GET THE VEHICLE TO DO THESE THINGS. THEY DID TELL ME THAT FORD HAD RECALLED 2011 AND 2012 MODEL F150'S FOR A SIMILAR PROBLEM. THEY REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER IN HOPES THAT IT WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM, IT DID NOT. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE LEADFRAME VALVE BODY MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED OR REBUILT TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I AM AFFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEH

I HAVE A WHITE PAINT JOB ON MY PICKUP, CAME THAT WAY FROM THE FACTORY.. SHORTLY AFTER I BOUGHT IT SOME TINY ROUND RUST SPOTS APPEARED ON THE WHOLE TRUCK. FORDS "ACID WASHED IT" AND THE SPOTS CAME BACK. THE SAME THING HAPPENED ON MY 2011 FORD EXPLORER, THEY ACID WASHED IT TWICE BECAUSE I WAS SO MAD THEN THE SPOTS CAME BACK. THEY SAID IT WAS ENVIRONMENTAL. FORDS SAYS IT ONLY HAPPENS ON THE WHITE PAINT JOBS, MAYBE BECAUSE THE OTHER COLORS IT DOESN'T SHOW UP. I AM FURIOUS THAT FORDS LETS THIS GO AND DOESN'T CHANGE SOMETHING. IT HAPPENED ON MY 2011 EXPLORER AS I SAID AND NOW ITS THE 2013S. HELP ME!!MY WHOLE TRUCK HAS LITTLE RUST SPOTS ALL OVER....UPDATED 02/22/17 *BF

WITHOUT WARNING, VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTS AT ANY SPEED, FROM 6TH GEAR TO 2ND GEAR LOCKING UP ALL 4 TIRES AND SCREECHING TO A 60 MPH SLOWDOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON HIGHWAY 5 NORTHBOUND. OCCURRED AT LEAST 10 TIMES AT 70 MILES PER HOUR AND THEN AGAIN AT 30 MILES PER HOUR IN NOVATO ON A CITY STREET BEFORE TAKING TO AUTHORIZED FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THEY KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR 4 WEEKS AND DETERMINED A WIRING LEAD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. OF COURSE, THIS IS NOT COVERED BY ANY POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS WE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED AS WELL AS ANY OTHER VEHICLE AROUND US. I FOUND THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE WITH THE SAME VEHICLE IN SEVERAL INSTANCES ON THE INTERNET. KNOW ISSUE.

FORD IS AWARE THAT ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, THE FUSE CONTROLLING THE FUEL POINT EVENTUALLY MELTS DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE ORIGINAL LOCATION (7) IN THE FUSE BAR, IS TO WEAK TO HANDLE THE LOAD GOING TO THE FUSE. ULTIMATELY AND AT A POSSIBLE UNTIMELY TIME AND LOCATION, IT KILLS THE FUEL POINT CAUSING POTENTIAL LIFE THREATENING NON CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. SEE THIS POST: HTTP://WWW.F150FORUM.COM/F38/2009-2014-FUSE-27-MELTING-ISSUE-372139/INDEX2/ FORD HAS ONLY ISSUED A TSB FOR REPAIRS IF IT OCCURS, TSB 15-0137 (HTTP://M.FORD.OEMDTC.COM/TSB/15-0137.PDF) THIS NEEDS TO BE A MANDATORY RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. WHILE I CAUGHT MINE EARLY, ONLY DUE TO THE AFOREMENTIONED POST, I DO NOT FEEL SAFE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENCY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

MODEL YEAR 2009-2014 F150'S HAVE AN ISSUE WITH FUSE 27 UNDER THE HOOD GETTING HOT AND MELTING. FUSE 27 IS FOR THE FUEL PUMP RELAY. THIS CAUSES COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING OR A NO START SITUATION. FORD HAS ISSUED A TSB FOR THIS ISSUE, BUT IN MY MIND IT SHOULD BE A RECALL. IF THE FUEL PUMP STOPS, YOU LOSE ALL POWER NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE, EVEN IF IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON THE INTERSTATE. THIS COULD ALSO BE A FIRE HAZARD IF THE WIRING GETS HOT ENOUGH

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED INDEPENDENTLY AND HAD TO BE PARKED ON THE MEDIAN OF THE HIGHWAY. THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTO SHOP WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A LEAD FRAME (TRANSMISSION RELATED) FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,500.