2013 Ford F-150 complaints

COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. I HAD TO REPLACE ROTORS, PADS AND ADD BRAKE FLUID YESTERDAY TO MY 2013 F-150 WITH THE 3.5 LITER TURBO BOOST. I HAVE THE RECEIPTS! I WAS TOLD THAT THE FLUID WAS EXTREMELY LOW, PADS WERE CRACKED AND THE ROTORS WERE WRAPPED. I SPENT OVER $700.00 AND I HAVE LESS THAN 54, 000 MILES ON THIS TRUCK. WORST BRAKES I HAVE EVER HAD, NOW THE BRAKES ARE SPONGY AND THE TECH. HAS NO CLUE WHY; BRAKES WERE BLEED TWICE BUT STILL SAME ISSUE.

CONTINUED LACK OF POWER WHEN ACCELERATING. SEVERAL TIMES WHILE IN A TURNING LANE, I CAN HIT THE ACCELERATOR AND THE ENGINE GOES TO A COMPLETE SHUT DOWN OF POWER. I HAVE READ THE RELATED ENGINE ISSUES HERE, BUT AS A MECHANICAL ENGINEER, I CAN TELL YOU THIS IS A TURBO ISSUE. THIS ISSUE HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME SEVERAL ACCIDENTS DUE TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND THE LACK OF POWER FROM ENGINE THAT CAUSES LACK OF MOVEMENT FROM THE TRUCK. THE LACK OF POWER LAST FOR 1 TO 5 SECONDS AND IT IS THE SAME IN WET OR DRY WEATHER. I WANT THIS RESOLVED.

FORD 2013 F-150 BOTH FRONT SHOCKS LEAKING AT 32,000 MILES. DEALER STATES THIS IS NOT NORMAL AND THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED. WARRANTY EXPIRED JAN 2016. EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERS MCPHERSON STRUT BUT NOT THE LEAKY SHOCK INSIDE THE STRUT ASSY. CORPORATE FORD STATES THEY WILL NOT WARRANTY. FORD KNOWS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AS THEY HAVE RELEASED A TECH SERVICE ADVISORY ABOUT WEEPING STRUTS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE AND THE POWER STEERING WOULD SUDDENLY MALFUNCTION. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE POWER STEERING FAILURES OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AND EVENTUALLY WENT OUT COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST ASSEMBLY MALFUNCTIONED. THE ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED AND THE FAILURE WAS REMEDIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR BRAKE PADS WERE SATURATED WITH BRAKE FLUID. THE REAR BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED AT APPROXIMATELY 18,000, 21,000, 35,000, 50,000, AND 65,000 MILES; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE RPMS INCREASED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED OR DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000. UPDATED 07/14/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION/COMPUTER WAS REPROGRAMMED BY THE DEALER. THE PROBLEM RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. UPDATED 07/19/16. *JB

TRUCK STALLED MOMENTARILY WHILE NEGOTIATING AN INTERSECTION. I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT TO CHECK FOR ISSUES. WHEN I TRIED TO RE-START THE TRUCK IT WOULD TURN OVER BUT WOULDN'T START. I CHECKED THE OWNERS MANUAL FOR THE PROCEDURE TO RE-SET THE FUEL SHUT OFF SWITCH BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT MAY HAVE BEEN ACTIVATED BY SOMETHING. TRUCK STILL WOULD NOT START AFTER FOLLOWING PROCEDURE. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO HUNT FORD IN FRANKLIN KY. A SERVICE TECHNICIAN CALLED ME THE NEXT DAY TO INFORM ME THAT THE FUEL PUMP RELAY HAD MELTED AND THAT FORD HAD ISSUED A TECHNICAL BULLETIN ABOUT THE ISSUE AND A FIX FOR IT WHICH INCLUDED INSTALLING AN INLINE FUSE TO KEEP THE RELAY FROM MELTING AGAIN. THE REPAIR COST $210 AND THE SERVICE TECH TOLD ME THAT MY TRUCK WAS SECOND ONE THAT THEY HAD FIXED WITH THIS SAME ISSUE THAT DAY! WHILE IT WASN'T A SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME, IT DEFINITELY HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE ONE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE STOPPED; HOWEVER, THE PARKING BRAKE HAD TO BE DEPRESSED. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE FLUID WAS DEPLETED. THE CONTACT ADDED BRAKE FLUID TO THE VEHICLE, BUT IT DEPLETED AGAIN 45 MINUTES LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 42,000.

BRAKES REQUIRING FREQUENT SERVICE WITH BRAKE PADS BREAKING ON PASSENGER SIDE AND ROTORS NEEDING TURNING. WE HAVE 50,000 MILES ON TRUCK AND BRAKES ARE SCRUBBING AGAIN. THIS WILL BE THE FOURTH TIME WE HAVE HAD TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM.

MY SON WAS DRIVING TO SCHOOL, NORMAL SPEED, PRESSED THE BRAKES TO STOP AT A STOP LIGHT. HE PUSHED THE BRAKE TO THE FLOOR AND THE TRUCK HAD NO BRAKES, DID NOT STOP AND SLID IN TO THE PERSON AHEAD OF HIM. LUCKILY, NO ONE WAS HURT, BUT HIS VEHICLE SUSTAINED OVER $3000 IN DAMAGES. THE PERSON AHEAD OF HIM HAD NO DAMAGES. EVEN NOW, THE BRAKES ARE VERY LIGHT AND YOU HAVE TO PRESS DOWN SUPER HARD. I AM VERY NERVOUS ABOUT HIM OR ANYONE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. THE DEALER WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN DECEMBER OF 2015.

VEHICLES HAS SEVERAL TIMES AFTER BEING AT A STOP, VEHICLE WILL NOT ENGAGE TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE ENGINE RPM'S, BUT IS LIKE IT IS NEUTRAL AND SPEEDOMETER GOES TO 0. VEHICLE WILL ROLL, BUT STOPS IN MIDDLE OF ROAD, INTERSECTION OR SHOULDER IF ENOUGH SPEED BEFORE IT STOPS. BROUGHT VEHICLE IN 2 TIMES AND KINSEL FORD DEALERSHIP CAN'T GET IT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. CALLED FORD MOTOR AND THEY TOLD ME THEY CAN'T HELP ME UNTIL A CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN SEES IT. WAS TOLD I NEED TO DRIVE VEHICLE UNTIL IT DOES THIS AGAIN AND CALL ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND DON'T RESTART SO CODES WON'T CLEAR. I FEEL THIS WAS UNSAFE BECAUSE VEHICLE CAN STALL IN A INTERSECTION AND CAUSE A CAUSE A WRECK. FORD TOLD ME THEY COULDN'T HELP ME UNTIL THEY COULD ACTUALLY SEE THIS PROVE. I HAVE TO HAVE A VEHICLE AND DRIVE IT UNTIL IT DOES IT SO I CAN GET THIS FIXED.

ON 05/03/16 I WENT TO BRING MY 9500LB RV HOME FROM STORAGE. WHILE DRIVING TO THE LOT THE TRUCK BRAKES WERE FINE. AFTER HOOKING UP THE RV TO THE TRUCK AND PULLING OUT OF THE LOT THE BRAKES WERE STILL FINE. BUT AS I APPROACHED A TRAFFIC LIGHT, I PRESSED ON THE BRAKES AND NOTHING WAS THERE, NO BRAKES AT ALL. RED LIGHTS ON THE DASH WAS THE ONLY WARNING I GOT, BUT NOT UNTIL IT WAS TO LATE. IF NOT FOR THE RV HAVING BRAKES I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STOP. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE RV HOME. I PUT FLUID IN THE BRAKE RESERVOIR. I THEN DROVE DOWN THE STREET (WITHOUT RV) WITH BRAKES BUT AFTER THE THIRD STOP I LOST ALL BRAKES. I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND HAD THEM FIX THE ISSUE. I WAS TOLD THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS LEAKING ALL FLUID INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER, AND WHEN THE MECHANIC REMOVED THE BOOSTER HE POURED FLUID FROM THE BOOSTER. BEFORE I LEFT MY HOUSE I FOUND NO WET BRAKES OR FLUID IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OR ON THE GROUND. I WAS TOLD THE SAME BY THE MECHANIC. I CALLED MY FORD DEALERSHIP AND TOLD HIM OF THE ISSUE AND HE STATED BECAUSE I WAS OUTSIDE MY WARRANTY (45000 MILES) IT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN COVERED. HE MADE NO MENCHIN OF THE POSSIBLE BRAKE ISSUES. I WENT ON THE INTERNET TO SEE IF OTHERS HAD A SIMILAR ISSUE AND FOUND OUT ABOUT THE INVESTIGATION. I'M WRITING YOU TODAY TO LET YOU KNOW THIS IS HAPPENING WITHOUT ANY WARNING. I HAVE ALL THE PARTS AND THE REPAIR COST ME 873.26. ALL STREETS WERE LOCAL STREETS. SEVERAL TRAFFIC LIGHTS. AFTER I LOST BRAKING I WAS ABLE TO STO

TRUCK SHIFTS UP & DOWN BY SELF. JERKS HARD WHEN SHIFTING. WHEN STOPPED SPEEDO GOES TO 30 TO 50 AND SHOWS IN 3RD GEAR. AT START IN THIS SITUATION IT JUMPS VIOLENTLY FORWARD. WHEN TRYING TO MERGE WITH TRAFFIC WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF 1ST GEAR. RESTART AND TAKE BACK ROADS AS IT IS NOT SAFE IN TRAFFIC OR WHERE THERE ARE PEDESTRIANS AT A CROSS WALK. PHIL LONG FORD DENVER IS WAITING TO HEAR FROM FORD. FORD HAS STARTED A CASE REPORT ON THIS VEHICLE BUT HAS NOT RESPONDED. I AM CONCERNED THIS IS A BIG SAFETY PROBLEM. THIS APPEARS TO HAPPEN WHEN THE TRANSMISSION TEMPERATURE GOES UP OVER 200 DEGREES F. THE PROBLEMS HAPPEN WHILE STOPPED, STOPPING, STARTING HIGHWAYS OR SECONDARY ROADS, THIS HAPPENED 2 TIMES WITHIN THE LAST MONTH.

THE TRUCK WILL DOWN SHIFT WHILE DRIVING. IT HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES NOW. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 30MPH AND EXPERIENCED A DROP IN POWER AND THE GAUGES STARTED JUMPING ALL OVER. IT ALSO DROPPED TO 1ST GEAR WHEN I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY DOING 70 MPH. IT FELT LIKE SOMEONE THREW THE E-BREAK. QUICK JERKING MOTION. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND SHUT THE TRUCK OFF. THANKFULLY MY FAMILY WAS NOT IN THE VEHICLE AND NO ONE WAS DIRECTLY BEHIND ME. THE FEW OTHER TIMES IT HAPPENED I NOTICED SOMETHING GOING WRONG SO I QUICKLY PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND SHUT IT DOWN. TURNING IT OFF SEEMED TO "RESET" THINGS AND LET ME GET HOME. I HAD A DIAGNOSTIC RAN AND IT CODED #4 SPARK PLUG AND #4 COIL. I HAD BOTH OF THOSE REPLACED - AND EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE THE VERY NEXT DAY! RAN ANOTHER DIAGNOSTIC AND IT CODED THE SAME WAY! TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP TO CHECK IT OUT AND THEIR FINAL ANSWER WAS "NEEDS A NEW ENGINE". IT HAS 110K MILES ON IT AND I BOUGHT IT LESS THAN 1 YEAR AGO AND IT NEEDS A NEW ENGINE? I HAVE $700 WRAPPED UP IN REPLACING PARTS THAT DID NOT NEED REPLACING AND DIAGNOSTICS THAT DID NOT GIVE ME A REALISTIC SOLUTION. THIS DOES NOT SOUND LIKE AN ENGINE ISSUE- SOUNDS VERY SIMILAR TO THE RECENT RECALL ON THE 2011-2012 MODELS. TRUCK IS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. NO ONE IN MY FAMILY WILL BE DRIVING IT. HOPE TO HEAR THAT FORD RECOGNIZES THE BIGGER ISSUE HERE AND STEPS UP TO TAKE CARE OF THIS.

WHILE DRIVING, INCLUDING BUT NOT ALWAYS WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE DURING HEAVY FAST TRAFFIC, AND INCLUDING BUT NOT ALWAYS WHILE PULLING A TRAILER, THE ORANGE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON, THE TRUCK ABRUPTLY ENTERS "LIMP" MODE REQUIRING RAPID PULLING OFF THE HIGHWAY IN ORDER TO STOP AND RESTART THE ENGINE, AND THEN A DANGEROUS PULLING BACK ON THE HIGHWAY FROM THE BREAKDOWN LANE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THIS HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED AS NEEDING A THROTTLE BODY REPLACEMENT #BL3Z-9E926-B, BUT I AM TOLD BY A FORD DEALER THAT THERE ARE ABOUT 3300 OTHERS WAITING FOR THIS PART AND THAT THEY ARE SO BACKLOGGED THAT NO DELIVERY DATE IS YET IN THEIR SYSTEM. RAPID, UNEXPECTED, AND REPEATED LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING IS VERY DANGEROUS.

WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH THE TRANSMISSION DROPPED INTO A LOW GEAR ENOUGH TO MAKE THE TIRES BARK, THEN WITHIN SECONDS WHILE ASSESSING WHAT HAPPENED IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND COASTED TO THE SHOULDER. IF A CAR HAD BEEN FOLLOWING WITHIN 3 OR 4 CAR LENGTHS THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A COLLISION. THE ACTION WAS SEVERE AND ABRUPT. THE MOTOR NEVER SHUT OFF, BUT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO A LOWER GEAR TWICE BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND WORK MY WAY TO THE SHOULDER.

LOSS OF POWER AND SHUDDER AT SPEEDS OF 60+MPH WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE TO PASS OTHER VEHICLES OR GOING UP HILLS. IN 2014 I PURCHASED A USED 2013 FORD F-150 ECO BOOST TRUCK. ABOUT A MONTH AGO I EXPERIENCED A SHUDDER AND LOSS OF POWER WHEN TRYING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. THE MPH WAS ABOUT 70+ MILES. SINCE THAT TIME IT HAPPENS ALL OF THE TIME WHEN DRIVING ABOVE 60MPH OR HIGHER WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE. IF I GRADUALLY ACCELERATE IT DOESN'T HAPPEN.

ON 03/17/2016 I WAS DRIVING ON ROUTE 287 IN NEW JERSEY IN THE FAST LANE AT SPEEDS AROUND 65 MPH MY TRUCK HAD A LOSS OF POWER. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON AND THE TRUCK STARTED SHUTTERING REALLY BAD, WITH THE ACCELERATOR PUSHED DOWN THE TRUCK WAS SLOWING DOWN AND THE CARS BEHIND ME WERE HITTING THEIR BRAKES. AFTER ABOUT 2 MINUTES THE TRUCK WENT BACK TO NORMAL. I BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID THEY KNOW ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND REMOVED THE AIR DEFLECTOR AND REPROGRAMMED THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE. 7 DAYS LATER I HAD ANOTHER CLOSE CALL ON ROUTE 287 IN NEW JERSEY WHEN MY TRUCK STARTED MISFIRING AND SHUTTERING. AGAIN NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT EVER CAME ON. I BROUGHT THE TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THERE WERE NO DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES OR ALARMS. THE MECHANIC TOOK THE TRUCK FOR A TEST DRIVE USING AN INTEGRATED DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM AND FOUND A POWER BALANCE AND CYLINDER #4 MISFIRE. THEY REPLACED #4 COIL AND GAVE THE TRUCK BACK TO ME. 24 HOURS LATER AND ANOTHER CLOSE CALL THE TRUCK IS BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS ANOTHER CYLINDER #4 MISFIRE. THE DEALERSHIP IS BEING VERY HELPFUL AND TRYING EVERYTHING THEY CAN BUT THIS IS AN ENORMOUS SAFETY PROBLEM AND IF THIS ISSUE IS NOT CORRECTED IT CAN TURN INTO A FATAL ENDING.

COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE WHILE PULLING A TRAVEL TRAILER ON I-95 IN VIRGINIA. THE LOW BRAKE FLUID LIGHT CAME ON, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY THE BRAKE FAILURE LIGHT COMING ON. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO ALMOST A STOP AT AN UPHILL EXIT RAMP AND THEN APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE TRUCK AND TRAVEL TRAILER HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER HAD FAILED AND THE BRAKE FLUID WAS PUMPED INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND CONTAMINATED THE WHOLE BRAKING SYSTEM. ALL PARTS NEEDED TO NE REPLACED.

BRAKE FAILURE WHILE PULLING A TRAVEL TRAILER ON I-95 IN VIRGINIA. THE LOW BRAKE FLUID LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN THE COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE LIGHT CAME ON AND WE HAD NO BRAKES. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP ON AN UPHILL EXIT RAMP. THE VEHICLE AND TRAILER HAD TO BE TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP. WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER HAD FAILED AND THE FLUID WAS PUMPED INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND CONTAMINATED THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECOME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND HAD TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTART THE ENGINE TO BE ABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE IN TRAFFIC. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V316000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATED FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER FAILED, ALLOWING BRAKE FLUID TO ENTER BRAKE BOOSTER, RESULTING IN BRAKE FAILURE. BRAKE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED, WAS STILL ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE, BUT BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOORBOARD.

A CRACK APPEARED ON 4/26/16 BEGINNING AT THE LOWER SEAL OF THE WINDSHIELD, AND EXTENDING ABOUT 8" UPWARD. THE CRACK WAS FIRST NOTED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY FOR APPROXIMATELY 4 HOURS. THERE ARE NO NICKS PRESENT THAT MIGHT INDICATE THIS WAS CAUSED BY ROAD DEBRIS.

ON 4/16/2016 I WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. AFTER INVESTIGATING THE CAUSE, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS LOW WITH NO VISIBLE LEAKS. WITNESS STATED THAT THEY SAW MY BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON BUT MY VEHICLE DIDN'T SLOW DOWN. I CONTACTED FORD ABOUT THIS AND THEY HAD THE "WE DON'T CARE" ATTITUDE. MY TRUCK IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, AND HAS HAD 99% OF ALL MAINTENANCE DONE THROUGH FORD.

REAR WINDOW WAS ROLLED DOWN WHILE 2 1/2 YEAR OLD CHILD HAD HIS ARM AGAINST THE INTERIOR DOOR, WHERE IT MEETS THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDOW. THE SKIN OF THE CHILD'S FOREARM WAS SUCKED INTO THE VEHICLE'S DOOR. CHILD WAS TRAPPED UNTIL WINDOW WAS ROLLED BACK UP. BRUISING OCCURRED BUT THE SKIN WAS NOT BROKEN. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND PARKED IN A LOT.

AFTER TOWING TRUCK TO DEALER AFTER A CRANK NO START, THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS MELTED FUSE F27 WHICH POWERS THE FUEL PUMP. SURPRISINGLY THIS FUSE HAS MELTED OFTEN ENOUGH THAT FORD HAS A SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED REWORK KIT P/N EL3Z-14293-A WHICH RELOCATES THE FUSE TO A DIFFERENT SPOT IN THE FUSE BOX WHERE A PHYSICALLY LARGER BUT IDENTICAL AMPERAGE FUSE IS USED. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, SOME OF THE OTHER AFFECTED VEHICLES WITH THE MELTED F27 EXPERIENCED STALLING WHILE THEY WERE DRIVING. OTHERS HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FUSE BOX DUE TO MELTING. IT SEEMS THIS ISSUE HAS HAPPENED OFTEN ENOUGH THAT THERE IS AN OFFICIAL TSB FROM FORD (TSB-15-0137) AS WELL AS THE ABOVE MENTIONED REWORK KIT, WHICH MY DEALER HAD IN STOCK. BASED ON THE WORK PERFORMED (MOVING THE FUSE TO A DIFFERENT SPOT IN THE FUSE BOX AND REPLACING IT WITH A PHYSICALLY LARGER FUSE OF THE SAME AMPERAGE), IT SEEMS THAT THIS ISSUE IS A DESIGN PROBLEM. THIS SEEMS LIKE A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS DEFECT THAT FORD IS MAKING CUSTOMERS PAY TO FIX.

MY LOW BRAKE FLUID LIGHT CAME ON THIS MORNING AND MY BRAKES WERE COMPLETELY OUT WHEN I STARTED MY TRUCK. NO SIGN OF LEAKING. FILLED BRAKE FLUID WENT TO WORK CAME OUT TO GET LUNCH AND BRAKE FLUID GONE AND LIGHT ON AGAIN. NO SIGN OF LEAK. 2013 F150 LIMITED WITH THE 3.5L V6 ENGINE. COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY SERIOUS INCIDENT AS I LIVE ON VERY BUSY ROADS. THIS IS EXTREMELY CONCERNING, I HAVE 2 TODDLERS I DRIVE AND PICK UP FROM SCHOOL EVERYDAY.

ON THIRD DAY OF OWNERSHIP THE BRAKES FAILED AND CAUSED 6000.00 DAMAGE. WHILE PARKING ON THE 4 TH LEVEL OF A PARKING GARAGE @ 10 MPH DID A U TURN TO BACK INTO A PARKING PLACE; THE BRAKES FAILED TO THE FLOOR AND THE THE TRUCK SURGED FORWARD AND HIT A CONCRETE WALL CAUSING 6000.00 FRONT EN DAMAGE . FORD WOULD NOT ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY.

BRAKE ROTORS ARE WARPING QUICKLY; TWICE WITH ONLY 25,000 MILES. DEALER HAS TURNED ROTORS TWICE, BUT NOT WILLING TO REPLACE ROTORS.

ON JANUARY 13, 2015 I WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD COLLISION WITH A 18 WHEELER. THE SCENARIO WAS A TWO LANE HIGHWAY (HWY 67, LAKESIDE , CA), THERE IS MINIMAL ROOM FOR ERROR AND UPON IMPACT. I REMEMBER MY BRAKES DEPRESSING COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR BOARD , YET AS THOUGH THERE WAS NO AIR LINES. IT HAS BEEN A LONG RECOVERY, WHICH IS WHY CERTAIN THINGS ARE RETURNING SLOWLY. YET, I REMEMBER THAT MY BRAKES FELT OFF OR UN-RESPONSIVE BEFORE IMPACT.

WHEN ENTERING VEHICLE TO LEAVE FORD VEHICLE WAS PARKED I WENT TO TURN ON THE IGNITION MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER RESERVOIR LOW WARING LIGHT ON DISPLAY ILLUMINATED, LOW BRAKE FLUID ON DISPLAYED. FILLED THE RESERVOIR TO MINIMUM , DROVE FOR 10 MINUTES ON CITY STREETS LOW BRAKE WARNING AGAIN . FORD LOOKED AT IT AND FOUND BRAKE BOOSTER FILLING UP WITH FLUID, ORDERED PART. VACUUM HOSE MAY BE THE UNKNOWN CAUSE. FORD REPLACED PCV VALVE EARLIER IN THE MONTH DUE TO GAS ODER IN OIL.

HAD TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING (50MPH)ON THE ROADWAY. USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE (LEFT FOOT ON THE PEDAL, LEFT HAND ON THE HANDLE) TO MANIPULATE THE VEHICLE BRAKES TO GET HOME (AT 25-30MPH) WITHOUT INCIDENT.

WE HAVE TAKEN THIS VEHICLE IN THREE TIMES FOR SQUEELING BRAKES AND IT STILL MAKES A HIGH PITCHED NOISE WHEN I STOP.

REMOTE STARTED MY PICKUP ON A COLD MORNING. DOING THIS IT AUTOMATICALLY TURNS ON THE DEFROSTERS AND THE ONE IN THE REAR WINDOW. WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND HEAR A LOUD POP. WASN'T UNTIL THAT NIGHT THAT I NOTICED THAT LOUD POP WAS A REAR WINDOW SHATTERING. SOMETHING WITH THE DEFROSTER IN THE BACK WINDOW MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE GLASS TO SHATTER. IN PICTURES YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE THAT NO OBJECT STRUCK THE WINDOW BECAUSE THERE IS NO INDENTATIONS.

MY TRUCK HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING HESITATION UPON ACELLERATION AND IS MAKING NOISES AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP ON FEBRUARY 2, 2016 BE FIXED AND AT FIRST IT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I TOOK IT BACK ON FEBRUARY 16, 2016 BC I HAD TO HAVE A FORD RENTAL PER FORD. THE TRUCK WAS REPAIRED BUT THEN IT WASN'T COVERED PER FORD AND I HAD TO PAY OVER $400 TO GET IT FIXED. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND IT HAD TO GO BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT THIS TIME IT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I JUST GOT MY TRUCK BACK ON APRIL 11,2016 AND TODAY ON APRIL 14, 2016 THE LIGHT IS BACK ON. I AM WAITING ON A CALL BACK FROM THE FORD DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT WHAT TO DO NEXT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WITHOUT WARNING, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES FAILED TO SHUT OFF AND DAMAGED THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR PREMATURELY FAILED. THE PART WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000. UPDATED 05/11/16*LJ *TR

AIR CONDITIONER HAS CHEMICAL SMELL WHEN TURNED ON... INSPECTED BY FORD PAG OIL TO BE LEAKING FROM THE EVAPORATOR CORE BEHIND THE DASH.

THE WARNING LIGHT FOR LOW BRAKE FLUID CAME ON WHILE SLOWLY MOVING IN TRAFFIC. VEHICLE WAS IMMEDIATELY PARKED AS THERE WAS A SAFE PLACE TO DO SO. BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER RESERVOIR WAS CHECKED AND HAD VERY LITTLE FLUID. BRAKES WERE ALMOST COMPLETELY GONE AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER FOUND THE BRAKE FLUID HAD LEAKED BACK INTO THE BOOSTER AND BOTH THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BOOSTER HAD TO BE REPLACED. I WAS FORTUNATE NO ONE WAS HURT OR ANY CRASH RESULTED BUT I TRULY HOPE SOMETHING IS DONE BEFORE WE HEAR OF SOMEONE BEING HURT.

USED REMOTE START ON MY PICKUP IN BELOW FREEZING WEATHER AT ROUGHLY 28. CAME OUT TO DRIVE TO WORK AND REAR DRIVER SIDE BACK WINDOW HAD SPIDER WEB CRACKS THROUGHOUT THE GLASS.

WHILE DRIVING TRUCK ABOUT 1/2 MILE AWAY FROM MY HOUSE I APPLIED MY BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT DOWN. TO FLOOR AFTER PUMPING THE BRAKE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES THE VEHICLE STOP. I GOT SCARE AND MADE A U TURN TO HEAD BACK HOME AND THE LOW BRAKE FLUID LOW CAME ON I PULLED INTO A AUTO ZONE PARTS STORE OPEN THE HOOD AND SAW THE BRAKE RESERVOIR WAS ABOUT 1/4 " FLUID IN THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR.. I WENT INTO THE AUTO ZONE STORE AND PURCHASE A BOTTLE OF DOT 3 32OZ BRAKE FLUID. I POUR IT IN THE RESERVOIR AND PUMP THE BRAKES. THEN CHECK UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE TO CHECK FOR ANY SIGN OF LEAKS AROUND THE BACK PLATE AROUND ALL THE TIRES THE ROTORS AND RIMS AND LINE THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF ANY LEAKS .UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. I CHECKED THE RESERVOIR ONCE AGAIN WAS. LOW AGAIN I POUR MORE BRAKE FLUID INTO IT. I PUMPED THE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES IT HELD UP SO I PROCESSED BACK HOME. AS A GOT CLOSE TO MY HOME THE LOW BRAKE FLUID LEVEL CAME BACK ON I APPLIED MY BRAKES AND ALMOST [XXX] ON MYSELF THE BRAKES FAILED ONCE AGAIN ABOUT FIFTY FEET FROM MY HOME I PUMPED THE [XXX] OUT OF THE BRAKE PEDAL UNTIL IT FINALLY CAME TO A STOP.. I CHECKED THE RESERVOIR ONCE AGAIN IT WAS FREAKING EMPTY I LOOKED UNDER ONCE AGAIN TO LEAKS COULD BE FOUND.. I LEFT THE TRUCK THERE CHECKED THE WEB PAGE TO SEE IF ANY INCIDENTS WITH MY TYPE OF VEHICLES HAD ENCOUNTER THIS TYPE OF BRAKE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING THIS FORD F150 TYPE VEHICLE FOUND THIS NHTSA PRELIMINARY EVALUATION ON THIS REAL SAFETY MATTER: STATUS: OPEN DATED OPENED - F

REAR WINDOW SHATTERED WHILE REAR DEFROST WAS ON, IN 35 DEGREE TEMPERATURE. CAR WAS PARKED AND STATIONARY, IN COVERED PARKING UNIT, DRIVEN 10-MILES FROM HOME TO WORK. LOUD BANG HEARD, AND IMMEDIATELY SAW THE SHATTERED GLASS IN THE DRIVER SIDE REAR-VIEW WINDOW. THIS HAS CLEARLY HAPPENED MANY TIMES PRIOR, AND THIS HAS BEEN ATTRIBUTED TO FAULTY DEFROST SYSTEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED, IT DID NOT RESPOND AND WAS DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MORE THAN ONCE AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE16003 (SERVICE BRAKES , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

IT SNOWED SOME LAST NIGHT, THIS MORNING I STARTED MY TRUCK AND ATTEMPTED TO TURN ON THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER, BUT THE LIGHT WOULD NOT TURN ON. (I HAVE THE 3 PANEL WINDOW WITH A SLIDING REAR WINDOW IN THE CENTER) AFTER SOME INVESTIGATION ONLINE, I CANNOT CONVINCE MYSELF TO TRY AND USE THE DEFROSTER AGAIN BECAUSE OF THE RISK OF THE WINDOW EXPLODING. NOW NOT BEING ABLE TO USE THE DEFROSTER IS ALSO CAUSING A VISIBILITY ISSUE WHEN THE WINDOW FOGS UP. IT MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO SWITCH LANES AND MERGE. IT REQUIRES A LOT OF TRUST IN THE SIDE MIRRORS WHICH DO NOT PROVIDE ENOUGH VISIBILITY TO MAKE THE SAFEST DECISIONS WHEN MERGING IN TRAFFIC. MY TRUCK WAS STATIONARY WHEN I WAS TRYING TO GET THE REAR DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER TO TURN ON, AND I ATTEMPTED SEVERAL TIMES, INCLUDING SHUTTING THE ENGINE OFF AND STARTING IT AGAIN. FORD SHOULD KNOW OF THIS PROBLEM WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS ON FORUMS AND SEVERAL DEALERS KNOW OF THIS ISSUE AS WELL. FORD WILL NOT COVER PARTS FOR THIS BECAUSE THEY SAY ITS A PART OF THE GLASS, WHICH IS NOT COVERED IN WARRANTY. I AM WRITING THIS IN HOPE TO GET NHTSA TO REVIEW THESE WINDOWS BEFORE MINE MAY IMPLODE AND CAUSE GLASS TO SHATTER ALL OVER THE BACK SEAT WHICH MAY HAVE PEOPLE IN IT WHEN IT COULD OCCUR.

BACK WINDOW SHATTERED WHEN REMOTE START WAS TURNED ON.

UNDER HARD ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE'S SPEED WAS STUCK AT ABOUT 50 MILES PER HOUR. I COULD TO STOP THE VEHICLE WITH MY BRAKES, I WAS ABLE TO PUT IT THE GEAR IN THE N-POSITION PUMP THE GAS PETAL AND THE ENGINE RPM WENT BACK TO NORMAL. THEN I BUT THE GEAR BACK TO THE D-POSITION AND WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE

BRAKE PEDDLE GOES ALMOST TO THE FLOOR WHEN TRYING TO STOP. YOU HAVE TO GIVE EXTRA TIME AND PUMP THE BRAKES TO STOP. I HAD THE BRAKE PADS REPLACED AND THE ISSUE GOT WORSE AND THE MECHANIC STATED THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE MASTER CYLINDER. THIS SHOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE AT 48,000 MILES.

FROM TIME TO TIME THE TRUCK STARTS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND HAVE TO PULL OVER AND STOP.IT SHAKES ALL THE TIME FROM THE REAR BETWEEN 45 AND 60 MPH. HAS BEEN BACK TO DEALER 3 OR 4 TIMES WITH NO RESULTS. THE LAST VISIT I WAS TOLD THIS NORMAL,AFTER SOME RESEARCH THERE SEEMS TO BE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS.I HAVE HAD THIS TRUCK A YR AND 1/2 PUT 10,000 MILES ON IT BECAUSE IM AFRAID SOMETHING IS GOING TO SHAKE OUT OF IT.FORD SHOULD BE ASHAMED TAKING PEOPLES MONEY FOR TRUCKS THEY CANT USE

I LOST ALL PRESSURE IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR.. WHEN I CHECKED THE BRAKE RESERVOIR, IT WAS EMPTY. I WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANY SIGNS OF LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. I REFILLED THE RESERVOIR AND WAS ABLE TO RESTORE PRESSURE BY PUMPING THE BRAKES. A FEW MINUTES BEFORE TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE, I WAS IN MOTION IN AN URBAN AREA, TOWING A BOAT EQUIPPED WITH SURGE BRAKES. I WAS TRAVELLING DOWN A STEEP HILL COULD FEEL THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELLING CLOSER TO THE FLOOR. I'VE HAD NO PROBLEMS SINCE BUT ROUTINELY CHECK THE BRAKE RESERVOIR TO ENSURE THERE IS SUFFICIENT BRAKE FLUID I DIDN'T REPORT IT UNTIL NOW, WHEN I HEARD THAT OTHER F150 OWNERS HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM.

BRAKE ROTORS WARPING PRIOR TO 18,000 MILES; ENGINE COOLER FAN RUNS IN HIGH SPEED DURING SUMMER MONTHS, ALL THE TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER, CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID, AND NOTICED IT WAS EMPTY. THE CONTACT PURCHASED FLUID FROM AN AUTO PARTS STORE AND REFILLED THE BRAKE FLUID; HOWEVER, THE BRAKE FLUID WAS EMPTY AGAIN A MILE DOWN THE ROAD. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.