2013 Ford F-150 complaints

PROBLEM WITH MASTER CYLINDER POWER BOOSTER PUMP, VEHICLE FAILS TO STOP WHILE MOVING AT SHORT DISTANCE AND LOW SPEED 15 MILES OR LESS HIGHWY AND CITY. VEHICLE STOPS WHILE MOVING AT LONG DISTANCE AND HIGH SPEED 15 MILES OR MORE HIGHWAY AND CITY. BRAKE PEDALS VIBRATE AND GO TO BOTTOM AT LOW SPEEDS 15 MILES OR LESS HIGHWAY AND CITY.

THE REAR DRIVER SIDE REAR WINDOW DEFROST CAUSED THE WINDOW TO SHATTER. THE ONLY THING HOLDING IT TOGETHER IS THE ANTI SHATTER COATING ON THE WINDOW. THIS IS PART OF THE SLIDING REAR WINDOW BUT ONE OF THE FIXED NONE MOVING GLASS. REMOTE START WAS USED AND THE TEMP WAS 24 DEG F. THE TRUCK WAS IN THE DRIVEWAY. CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS GIVEN A CASE NUMBER.

AFTER STARTING FROM A STOP SIGN, ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. THE POWER STEERING FAILED, A FAIL WAS ANNUNCIATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, STEERING WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT, THE ENGINE REMAINED RUNNING. DROVE ABOUT 400 FEET TO A SAFE SPOT TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND PARKED THE TRUCK. WHEN THE TOW TRUCK ARRIVED THE DRIVER STARTED THE ENGINE AND THE POWER STEERING WORKED NORMALLY. TOWED THE TRUCK TO A GARAGE TO HAVE IT CHECKED. 78, 700 MILES ON TRUCK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE WAS 50 DEGREES, THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER FOR APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES. THE CONTACT HEARD A BANGING SOUND AND THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW SHATTERED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT IT PROBABLY HAD A CHIP IN THE WINDOW, WHICH CAUSED THE DAMAGE WITH THE TEMPERATURE CHANGE. THE FAILURE WAS UNDER REVIEW. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,430.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE REAR SLIDING WINDOW SHATTERED AFTER THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE REAR DEFROSTER WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. SJ

HAD A FAILURE OF THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WITH NO WARNING INDICATORS OR TELL TELL SIGNS OF IMMINENT FAILURE WHILE TRAVELLING. EVIDENT WHILE TURNING AND DIFFICULTY INCREASED AS SPEED WAS LOWERED.

I WAS DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, ON A DOWNTOWN STREET, WHEN THE TRUCK SUDDENLY CUT OFF, LOOSING SOME BRAKING AND STEERING. THE TRUCK WOULD NOT RESTART. I PUSHED IT OUT OF THE TRAVEL LANES AND HAD IT TOWED TO MY FORD DEALER. THE DEALER FINDS A BURNT FUSE RECEPTACLE FOR THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP. THEN I DISCOVER THEY HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, CREATED A REPAIR KIT, BUT FAILED TO NOTIFY OWNERS THIS IS HAPPENING. I WONDER, IF THE FUEL PUMP WIRING IS GETTING HOT ENOUGH TO MELT THE FUSE HOLDER, BUT NOT BLOWING THE FUSE, DOESN'T THIS CAUSE A PROBLEM, WHY ISN'T THE FUSE BLOWING?. IT REALLY LOOKS LIKE A FAULTY DESIGN AND NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT, FROM FAILING TO BE ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE WITHOUT POWER, OR THE REASON THE FUSE IS GETTING HOT, SHOWS UP AND STARTS MELTING THE WIRING TO THE FUEL PUMP. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS, IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED TO FIX THIS FAULTY DESIGN OR AT LEAST CONTACT THE OWNERS SO THEY COULD HAVE IT FIXED BEFORE THIS HAPPENS. FORDS FIX WAS TO REROUTE THE CIRCUIT TO ANOTHER STYLE FUSE, SO THEY KNOW, THE ORIGINAL DESIGN WILL NOT CARRY THIS CIRCUIT. *TR

I EXPERIENCED A CONDITION NOTED IN FORD TSB: ASI-32166 "SOME VEHICLES, WITH TURBOCHARED GASOLINE DIRECT INJECTION ENGINES, WILL EXHIBIT FLASHING MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP, AN INTERMITTENT STUMBLE AND/OR MISFIRE DURING HARD ACCELERATION DURING EXTREME HUMID OR DAMP CONDITIONS." WHILE DRIVING AT A RELATIVELY STEADY 55-60 MPH (ON A RAINY AFTERNOON), I PUSHED THE ACCELERATOR DOWN IN AN EFFORT TO OVERTAKE A VEHICLE. IMMEDIATELY, THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING, THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHIMMY, AND I STARTED TO LOSE POWER. UNABLE TO ACCELERATE ANY MORE, I PROMPTLY EXITED THE INTERSTATE, PARKED, SHUT OFF MY VEHICLE IN AN EFFORT TO ALLOW IT TO "RESET". WHEN I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS OFF AND THE TRUCK RAN FINE. I WAS (THANKFULLY) UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE SCENARIO ON THE REMAINDER OF MY DRIVE HOME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, AND THE VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST ENGINE POWER. THE CONTACT NOTICED EXCESSIVE SMOKE UNDER THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY GET THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROADWAY. THE CONTACT NOTICED A FRAGMENT OF A FRACTURED PISTON ON THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,811.

TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTS TO FIRST GEAR WHILE DRIVING AT A STEADY SPEED APPROXIMATELY 40-50 MPH CAUSING CARS FOLLOWING TO BRAKE SEVERELY TO AVOID COLLISION. TRANSMISSION ALSO INTERMITTENTLY FAILS TO ENGAGE IN DRIVE WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC LEAVING VULNERABLE TO COLLISION WITH ON COMING TRAFFIC.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT INTO THIRD GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,793.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 3 MPH, THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE THE DEFROSTER WAS ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE WINDOW, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

1ST OCCURRENCE I WAS DRIVING IN TOWN, MODERATE TRAFFIC AND I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WAS ROCK SOLID AND I COULD BARELY SLOW THE VEHICLE WITH BOTH FEET PRESSING AS HARD AS I COULD AND THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF THEN WHEN I RESTARTED SEVERAL MINUTES LATER, THE ISSUE WENT AWAY. A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER, I RECEIVED THE BRAKE BOOSTER RECALL NOTICE AND TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR AT THE LOCAL DEALER. A COUPLE OF WEEKS AFTER THE BOOSTER RECALL REPAIR I HAD THE SAME ISSUE ON A RURAL ROAD NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER IMMEDIATELY WITH ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND ISSUE STILL OCCURRING. THE FORD DEALER SAID IT NEEDED THE VACUUM PUMP REPLACED SO I TOLD THEM TO GO AHEAD, THEY CHARGED APPROXIMATELY $360 FOR THE REPAIR. YESTERDAY, AFTER TURNING OFF OF A RURAL ROAD TO A MORE DEVELOPED SHOPPING AREA, I LOST BRAKING FUNCTION WITH THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS PREVIOUSLY DESCRIBED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND HAD TO USE THE PARKING BRAKE TO DECELERATE. I AGAIN PARKED THE VEHICLE, TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND AFTER ABOUT 30 MINUTES, THE BRAKES WERE WORKING AGAIN.I HAVE MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER TO HAVE THIS DIAGNOSED AGAIN IN 2 DAYS. THANK GOODNESS MY THIS HASN'T OCCURRED WHILE TOWING MY BOAT. THE ISSUE HAS OCCURRED IN BOTH CITY AND HIGHWAY DRIVING AND ALWAYS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. ONLY ONCE DID THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS COME ON BEFORE LOSS OF BRAKING. THE ISSUE DID NOT OCCUR WHILE TURNING. *TR

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

THE WEATHER WAS APPROXIMATELY 25-29 DEGREES F. I REMOTE STARTED THE TRUCK AND IT RAN FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES BEFORE I GOT IN THE TRUCK TO DRIVE. I DROVE ABOUT 100 FEET AND HEARD A VERY LOUD BANG. I LOOKED IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR AND SAW THAT MY DRIVER SIDE REAR WINDOW HAD SHATTERED. MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS THAT SOMETHING HIT IT, SO I GOT OUT AND LOOKED AND THERE WERE NO CHIPS OR A SPOT WHERE THE CRACK STARTED. THE WINDOW JUST BROKE FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I HAVE A REAR SLIDING WINDOW WITH DEFROST. I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH WHEN IT HAPPENED INSIDE OF THE CITY, JUST A LITTLE WAY FROM MY HOUSE.

MY DEFROSTER WAS TURNED ON THIS MORNING. I GOT IN MY VEHICLE 10 MINUTES LATER AND THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED INTO A SPIDER WEB CRACK. I LOOKED ONLINE AND HAVE OVER 32 PAGES OF PEOPLE COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME ISSUE. INSURANCE COMPANY AND WARRANTY WILL NOT BE COVERED.

AT TIMES MY 2013 F-150 WOULD KILL AND OTHER TIMES WOULD BE NON RESPONSIVE AT IDLE WHILE TRAVELING. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS WHILE I WAS TRYING TO MERGE ONTO THE INTERSTATE, WHILE MERGING ONTO THE 70MPH INTERSTATE THE TRUCK IMMEDIATELY LOST POWER AFTER DRIVING OVER AN UNEVEN AREA OF ASPHALT; HOWEVER 3-4 SECONDS LATER THE THROTTLE RESPONSE RETURNED TO NORMAL. WEEKS GO BY AND I AM TRAVELING ACROSS 22 MILE CAUSEWAY BRIDGE WHICH HAS NO SHOULDERS, AS I AM ACCELERATING TO PASS A CAR THE TRUCK STALLS, NO THROTTLE RESPONSE, WITHIN A FEW SECONDS IT IS BACK RUNNING NORMAL. THE BATTERY WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AFTER FOR 30 SECONDS TO A MINUTE THEN WENT OFF. I HAD THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR CHECKED AND BOTH TESTED FINE. THE TRUCK RUNS FINE FOR A FEW WEEKS AND THEN IT STALLS AGAIN WHILE MERGING ON THE INTERSTATE OR WHILE PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE.THE LAST TIME I WAS DRIVING HOME IN A HEAVY RAIN STORM AT NIGHT BUSY AREA OF INTERSTATE AND IT COMPLETELY STALLS IN PANIC I AM PUSHING ON THE ACCELERATOR HOPING I CAN MAKE IT TO THE SHOULDER CARS BEHIND ME SLIDING ALL OVER THE ROAD TRYING TO AVOID HITTING ME AND MY FAMILY; WE ARE FINALLY SAFE ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD, THE TRUCK WOULD TURN OVER BUT WOULD NOT START, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND OBD CODES P0201, P0202...., ACTUALLY A CODE SAYING OPEN CIRCUIT FOR EVERY INJECTOR. CALLED A WRECKER SERVICE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO CLOSEST FORD DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSES THE PROBLEM AS FUEL PUMP FUSE HAS MELTED THE CONNECTION IN THE FUS

VEHICLE ENGINE LIGHT ON. CODE ERROR OF P2112. NOBLE FORD SERVICE REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AND MOTOR ASSEMBLY. THIS PART IS NOT WARRANTY I FOUND OUT. IT SHOULD BE AS I FIND IT COULD FAULT AND LEAVE YOU IN A LIMP MODE. NOT GOOD. NOBLE FORD CHARGE $ 338.41 TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY AND MOTOR ASSEMBLY. OUCH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED WHILE THE DEFROSTER WAS ACTIVATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000. UPDATED 05/09/17*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED AFTER THE DEFROSTER WAS TURNED ON. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO HAVE THE DEFROSTER DISCONNECTED. UPDATED 09/06/2017*JS

SINCE NEW IF TRAVELING HIGHWAY SPEED OF 70 AND I ACCELERATE TO PASS THE ENGINE STALLS WHILE IN THE PASSING MODE AND THERE IS NO POWER RESULTING IN UN ABLE TO PASS AND ENGINE LIGHT FLASHES DURING THIS HAPPENING. NOT SAFE TO PASS AT HIGH HIGHWAY SPEEDS . AT 27000 THIS IS STILL HAPPENING.

WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH I ACCELERATED TO PASS AND SUDDENLY THE ENGINE BOGGED DOWN AND BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN ALONG WITH ENGINE LIGHT FLASHING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT. IN ADDITION, ONCE THE VEHICLE RESTARTED, THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED TO WORK AND THE WRENCH WARNING SENSOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING AND AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FUSE BOX NEEDED TO BE RE-LOCATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

THE VEHICLE WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY. I REMOTE STARTED IT. 10 MINUTES LATER I ENTERED VEHICLE AND INSERTED KEY AND TURNED ON THE VEHICLE. 10 SECONDS LATER I HEARD A LOUD POP AND WHAT SOUNDED LIKE LEAVES RUSTLING, VERY SLOWLY . IT WAS 5 AM AND DARK, FRIDAY DEC 23RD, SO I DROVE TO A LIT PARKING LOT TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED. I NOTICED THE REAR GLASS BEHIND THE DRIVER'S SEAT WAS SHATTERED. IT WAS AROUND 30F. THERE ARE A LOT OF INSTANCES OF THIS HAPPENING WITH FORD PICKUPS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER FRONT TIRE WAS FLAT. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE RIM CAUSED THE TIRE TO BE BLOWN OUT. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH A SPARE TIRE AND WAS TAKEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

THE TRUCK WILL NOT CRANK AT TIMES. VEHICLE STATIONARY, IT WILL MAKE NO SOUND, OR MOVEMENT, MOTOR DOES NOT TURN.

JUST BOUGHT MY TRUCK AND I AUTO STARTED IT WITH DEFROST SET TO AUTO. I GOT IN AND HEARD A LOUD POP ONLY TO SEE MY WINDOW SHATTERED. NOTHING HIT IT. TOOK IT TO FORD AND THEY WONT COVER IT. I GOT ONLINE AND SAW HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME THING HAPPENING TO A LOT OF PEOPLE. THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL. WHAT IF MY KIDS WERE IN MY TRUCK!

STARTED THE TRUCK TO DEFROST WINDOWS ON A COLD MORNING. BOTH THE FRONT DEFROSTER AND REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER WERE TURNED ON. IT RAN FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES BEFORE I STARTED DRIVING TO WORK. ABOUT 5 MINUTES INTO MY DRIVE I HEARD A LOUD POP. I COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT HAPPENED. IT WAS STILL DARK OUTSIDE AT THE TIME AND WHEN I ARRIVED AT MY WORK, THE PARKING LOT LIGHTS REVEALED THAT MY BACK DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW HAD SHATTERED. I DID NOTICE ON MY DRIVE THAT THE REAR DEFROSTER HAD TURNED OFF WHICH IT NORMALLY DOESN'T BUT I DIDN'T PUT IT TOGETHER THAT THE POP AND THE DEFROSTER WERE CONNECTED. *TR

BOTH TAIL LIGHT LAMP ASSEMBLYS HAVE STRESS CRACKS AND MOISTURE IS PRESENT IN ONE OF THEM. I ONLY HAVE 14000 MILES AND TODAY THE DEALER SAID IT'S NOT A WARRANTY ITEM. NOTICED IT AROUND 12000 MILES.

ON THIS VEHICLE, I RARELY USE 4WD, EXCEPT IN WINTER CONDITIONS. I COULD NOT GET THE VEHICLE OUT OF 4WD LOW BACK INTO 4X2, EVEN WHILE THE FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AND IN NEUTRAL. I ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE OVER A SMALL PILE OF SHOVELED SNOW AT THE END OF MY DRIVEWAY ENTERING A CITY STREET AND I SHIFTED IT INTO 4WD LOW. THE VEHICLE WAS IN NEUTRAL AND THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED. IT MADE A HORRIBLE GRINDING AND THEN A "THUD" FROM THE POWERTRAIN AND LURCHED FORWARD. AFTER I WAS OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY I DECIDED TO TAKE IT OUT OF 4WD LOW, SO I STOPPED, AND WITH THE BRAKE APPLIED, I SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL AND THEN SELECTED 4WD HIGH. THE VEHICLE ADVISED TO PULL FORWARD SO I SHIFTED TO DRIVE AND NOTHING HAPPENED. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE AND HAD A VERY HIGH RPM. AND THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED CLIMBING. I THEN SHIFTED BACK TO NEUTRAL AND THEN TRIED REVERSE. SAME RESULT, I GOT THE SAME, NO MOVEMENT HIGH RPM AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE GEARS STARTED TO GRIND HORRIBLY! I IMMEDIATELY SHIFTED BACK TO NEUTRAL. I EVEN ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT TO 4X2, BUT STILL WOULD NOT MOVE. IT SEEMED AS IT WAS STUCK IN BETWEEN GEARS. I THEN HAD TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE WHILE IN NEUTRAL AND PUSHED THE VEHICLE FORWARD, AS THIS IS WHAT THE ONBOARD SYSTEM WAS SAYING. IT WANTED YOU TO PULL FORWARD, BUT NOTHING WAS ENGAGED TO LET YOU PULL FORWARD. NO OTHER OPTION THAN TO PUSH. AFTER A FEW TRIES OF THIS PUSHING AND SHIFTING METHOD, IT FINALLY DECIDED TO CATCH AND IT SLAMMED BACK INTO 4WD HIGH, BUT IT ALSO SOUNDED LIKE THE FRONT END OF THE T

REMOTE STARTED TRUCK, WARMED UP APPROX. 10 MIN., ENTERED TRUCK, PUT IN DRIVE, MOVED APPROX. 50' FROM DRIVE WAY, HEARD BOOM NOISE BEHIND ME, SOUNDED LIKE AN ARESOL CAN BLEW UP INSIDE MY TOOL BOX, DISCOVERED DRIVER SIDE REAR WINDOW HAD EXPLODED. I LIVE IN RURAL AREA WITH ROCK DRIVEWAY, TRUCK WAS LEVEL IN A STRAIGHT LINE. (12/18/2016). HAD SAME ISSUE WITH 2010 F-150, RIGHT SIDE REAR WINDOW, CONTACTED LOCAL DEALERSHIP, FORD ENDED UP GOING 1/2 ON REPAIR. THIS TIME TRUCK WAS TRAVELING 70MPH ON INTERSTATE HWY. ONLY COMMON DENOMINATORS I COULD SAY ARE, BOTH HAPPENED ON COLD DAYS, BOTH IN THE 30"S,BOTH APPEARED TO BE CAUSED BY HEATED WINDOW DEFROST, HEAT WAS ON DURING BOTH GLASS SHATTERINGS. NO PERSONAL INJURIES EITHER TIME. DON'T HAVE DATE FOR THIS INCIDENT.

THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED WHEN I TURNED ON THE DEFROSTER.

USED REMOTE START TO WARM VEHICLE AND THE 1/3 OF THE REAR GLASS (THE DRIVER'S SIDE) EXPLODED AND SPIDERED. RESEARCH SHOWS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND LIKELY DUE TO FAULTY DEFROSTER. FORD DOESN'T PART OUT THE GLASS SO THE ENTIRE REAR WINDOW NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $650. MY VEHICLE IS GARAGED WHEN AT HOME AND IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH ONLY 51400 MILES. SINCE IT IS OVER 36000 MILES, FORD WON'T DO ANYTHING OR ASSIST WITH COSTS.

I WAS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN MY TRUCK SUDDENLY SURGED AS IF I HAD HIT SOMETHING AND A FAINT SQUEAL OF THE REAR TIRES. THEN AS SUDDEN AT IT HAPPENED THE TRUCK BEGAN TO ROLL SMOOTHLY AGAIN. A WRENCH APPEARED ON THE DASH SCREEN WITH A STATEMENT THAT SAID "MAINTENANCE REQUIRED". THE AIRBAG INDICATION ILLUMINATED. ONCE THE WRENCH SYMBOL AND "MAINTENANCE REQUIRED" STATEMENT DISAPPEARED THE REGULAR SCREEN CAME BACK THAT SHOWED THE MILEAGE AND THE AMOUNT OF MILES UNTIL EMPTY, EXCEPT THE NUMBERS WERE ALL DASHES. ALSO THE SPEEDOMETER WAS SHOWING THAT I WAS GOING 0 MPH WHEN I WAS CLEARLY MOVING AROUND 45 MPH. I TRIED TO ACCELERATE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE NO MATTER HOW MUCH THROTTLE I GAVE IT. I NOTICED THE TRUCK WAS STUCK IN 5TH GEAR. I TRIED TO MANUALLY SHIFT THE GEARS AND WHEN I PRESSED THE + AND - BUTTONS ON THE GEAR SHIFTER THE NUMBER "5" ON THE DASH WOULD FLASH AND NOT CHANGE GEARS. I COULD NOT SEEM TO GET THE TRUCK OVER 2300 RPM. I TOOK A PHOTO OF THE DISPLAY SHOWING THE DASHES AND 0 MPH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL CAUGHT ON FIRE AND FLAMES EMITTED THROUGH THE VENTS AND MELTED THE DASH BOARD ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AREA. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED THIRD DEGREE BURNS TO THE RIGHT HAND, THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SUSTAINED SMOKE INHALATION, AND THE REAR PASSENGER SUFFERED EMOTIONAL STRESS THAT ALL REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS PRESENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 02/07/2017*CT *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED NORMALLY AND SUDDENLY STALLED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A FUSE MELTED INSIDE THE FUSE BOX. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,564.

3.5 V6 ECOBOOST FIRE. COMPLETELY BURNED MY TRUCK TO THE GROUND WITH MY FAMILY DRIVING IN, WIFE AND 5 YR OLD. PASSENGER SUFFERED 3RD DEGREE BURNS, 12/10/2016. TRUCK WAS IN MOTION, WE SMELT SMOKE AND WITHIN 2 MINUTES THE TRUCK WAS COMPLETELY ENGULFED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND ATTEMPTING TO PASS A VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AFTER EACH FAILURE, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE CONTACT PLACED A SHIELD ON TOP OF THE TURBO COOLER TO PREVENT WATER FROM ENTERING, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000. ...UPDATED 01/23/17 *BF UPDATED 7/16/18*JB *TR

THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS ARE GOING OUT, IT IS CALLED THE SPINDLE PART OF THE HUB, MAKES LOUD VIBRATION SOUNDS AND CAN BE FELT AND HEARD THROUGHOUT THE CAR AT LOWER SPEEDS. SOUNDS OF RUBBING OR GRINDING WITH LOW MILES AND JUST PURCHASED USED FROM DEALER WEEKS AGO.

REAR DOORS WILL SOMETIMES LOCK AND CAN'T OPEN THEM FROM INSIDE OR THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE,( EVEN MANUALLY) THEN AT RANDOM THEY WILL START TO WORK AGAIN. WE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH OUR 2014 FORD EXPLORER. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, AS HAVING CHILDREN IN CAR SEATS AND NOT BEING ABLE TO GET THEM OUT. *TR

JUST OVER 26K MILES AND FOR LAST MONTH WHEN STARTING MY CAR IN THE MORNING IT SHOWS POWER STEERING FAULT ON MY DASH. SEEMS ONCE ILET IT WARM FOR 10MINS OR SO AND RESTART THE CAR IT WORKS AGAIN.

DRIVER SIDE BRAKE PADS WERE INSTALLED BACKWARDS CAUSING INCORRECT WEAR

TWO DAYS AFTER PURCHASING THIS TWO YEAR OLD USED LIMITED EDITION F150 THE POWER BRAKE ASSIST FAILED; WEATHER CONDITION WAS RAIN. RETURNED IT TO DEALERSHIP WHO DID NOTHING AS THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE PURCHASING THE TRUCK, AND REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND IS A MAJOR CONCERN TO ME AS I TOW A 26' TRAVEL TRAILER WITH IT. RATE OF SPEED WHEN APPLYING BRAKES WAS @15MPH OR LESS, AND EACH TIME THE ROADS WERE WET. CALLED FORD TODAY AND ESTABLISHED CASE # CAS-11141043 FOR THIS REPEAT CONDITION AFTER DEALERSHIP SAID THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR TSBS AND THAT IT WAS UNCERTAIN IF IT'S UNDER WARRANTY. TODAY WAS THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT AND THE TRUCK IS BACK AT THE DEALERSHIP NOW.

WAS HEADING TO WORK AROUND 750 A.M. AND HEARD A LOUD POP, LIKE A ROCK HITTING A WINDOW. I CHECKED ALL MY WINDOWS AND NOTICED MY BACK DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WAS BUSTED. AT THE TIME, I HAD MY REAR DEFROSTER ON. I DID NOT HIT A POTHOLE PRIOR OR DURING THE EVENT. I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 60 M.P.H.

COOLING SYSTEM CONNECTIONS. FORD HAS PUT IN CLIPS ON HOSES THAT CONNECT TO OVERFLOW FOR COOLING SYSTEM AND ON A Y-CONNECTOR AT FRONT OF MOTOR THAT NOT ONLY LEAK ALL THE TIME BUT CAN JUST POP OFF AND CAUSE THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. I AM CONSTANTLY HAVING TO KEEP BUCKETS UNDER MY TRUCK TO CATCH FLUID. FORD WANT AN OUTRAGEOUS AMOUNT OF MONEY TO FIX AND BASED ON WHAT I HAVE READ IN FORUMS THE FIX MAY ONLY LAST A WEEK AND START LEAKING AGAIN. THIS HAPPENS ON THE 5.0V-8 ECONOBOOST.. HERE IS A VIDEO I TOOK HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=DN4OWB5DXX4

TODAY WHILE DRIVING MY 2013 FORD F150 AT 30MPH ON A COUNTY ROAD, A WARNING POPPED UP THAT SAID "HILL DESCENT CONTROL FAULT" AS THE POWER STEERING FAILED. LUCKILY I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT AHEAD AT A SLOWED RATE OF SPEED. AFTER THIS I COULD BARELY TURN THE STEERING WHEEL MAKING FOR VERY UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS. ALSO THE TURN SIGNALS QUIT WORKING SHORTLY AFTERWARDS. THE VEHICLE HAS ABOUT 50,000 MILES ON IT, AND LOOKING AROUND ON THE INTERNET WOULD LEAD ME TO ASSUME THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM THAT IS A DEFINITE SAFETY CONCERN FOR ANY IN OR AROUND ONE OF THESE VEHICLES. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE NEXT MODEL YEAR OF THIS VEHICLE RECEIVED A RECALL ON THIS VERY PROBLEM. MY WIFE ALSO DRIVES A 2013 F150 AND I'M AFRAID TO LET HER DRIVE IT ANYMORE, IT TOOK ALL I COULD DO TO STEER IT, I CAN'T IMAGINE SHE'LL BE ABLE TO DO THE SAME WHEN HERS FAILS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS WARMING UP IN THE MORNING, THE REAR HEATED SLIDING WINDOW EXPLODED AND SHATTERED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE MANUFACTURER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEATING ELEMENT FAILED AND THE WINDOW NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000. UPDATED 01/31/17*CT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED AND THERE WAS NO PEDAL MOVEMENT AT ALL. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO MANUAL IN ORDER TO SLOW DOWN. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER, BUT THE DIAGNOSIS WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

A CRITICAL 20 AMP FUSE THAT GIVES POWER TO THE FUEL RELAY WHICH POWERS THE FUEL PUMP BLEW RENDERING MY VEHICLE IN OPERABLE. IT WOULD NOT START AT ALL. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE TO FORD MOTOR COMPANY. THEY HAVE A TSB ALSO KNOWN AS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 15'0137. THIS "FIX" MERELY RELOCATES THE FUSE SO THAT THE KNOWN POTENTIAL FOR FAILURE DOES NOT MELT THE FUSE HOUSING. THIS DOES NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM OF WHY THE FUSE IS BLOWING. THIS SERVICE IS ALSO NOT COVERED; AS THE DEALER EXPECTS ME TO PAY FOR THE FIX. THE FUSE HOUSING ON MY TRUCK IS MELTED AND CHARD FROM THE FAILED FUSE . TO ME THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BOTH FOR THE POTENTIAL OF FIRE AND LOSING PROPULSION DUE TO THE CONSEQUENTIAL LOSS OF FUEL TO THE ENGINE .

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL. THE SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, BUT THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS EJECTED OUT OF THE VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE BACK AND FACE, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.