2013 Ford F-150 complaints

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A VERY DANGEROUS HIGHWAY PASS GOING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN MY ENGINE STALLED AS RANDOM ALARMS STARTED APPEARING ON MY DASHBOARD, THEN MY STEERING LOCKED FROM THE ENGINE BEING OFF. I TRIED THE BEST I COULD TO GET ON THE SHOULDER AS I HAD NO STEERING ABILITY AND I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES FAIRLY HARD. I WAS LUCKY BECAUSE THIS WAS THE ONLY PLACE IN MILES WITH A SHOULDER. ANYWHERE ELSE ON THIS ROAD AND I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR DIED. WHILE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I SMELLED A TINY BIT OF BURNING PLASTIC WITH NO PROBLEM IN SIGHT. I GOOGLED WHAT HAPPENED ON A SPECIAL FORUM WEBSITE FOR FORD RAPTOR OWNERS AND OTHERS HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN WITH FUSE 27. WHICH IS FOR THE FUEL PUMP. SO I CHECKED THE NUMBER 27 FUSE AND SURE ENOUGH IT HAD MELTED, I ACTUALLY HAD TO TAKE IT OUT OF THE FUSE BOX IN MELTED PIECES WITH PLIERS. THE FUSE MELTED WHILE DRIVING SO THE FUEL PUMP SHUT OFF CAUSING MY ENGINE TO STALL AND STEERING TO LOCK. MANY MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD HIS HAPPEN AND FORD RECOGNIZES IT AS A SERVICE BULLETIN. HOWEVER THIS NEEDS TO BE MORE THEN A SERVICE BULLETIN WHEN SOMEONE'S LIFE COULD BE TAKEN DRIVING THE FREEWAY OR DANGEROUS ROAD. WE WERE LUCKY THERE WAS NO COLLISION, INJURIES, OR FIRE, HOWEVER IT COULD HAVE VERY WELL CAUSED AN ELECTRICAL FIRE AND IF SOMEONE WAS ON A CROWDED FREEWAY IN RUSH HOUR A COLLISION IS ALMOST CERTAIN.

YESTERDAY WHEN I GOT INTO MY TRUCK AND STARTED IT THE LOW BRAKE FLUID LIGHT CAME ON AND THE BRAKE PEDAL INSTANTLY WENT TO THE FLOOR LEAVING THE TRUCK WITH NO BRAKES. I GOT OUT AND CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR LEVEL AND IT WAS COMPLETELY EMPTY BUT, THERE WAS NO LEAKS ANYWHERE, THE TRUCK HAD TO BE TOWED TO GET FIXED. I DISCUSSED IT WITH JOE AND UPON EXPLORING THIS FURTHER JOE CAME ACROSS THE ATTACHED ARTICLE AND IT TURNS OUT THIS SUDDEN TOTAL LOSS OF BREAKS HAS HAPPENED TO SEVERAL OTHER F150 TRUCK AND ARE BEING INVESTIGATED.

I PURCHASED MY TRUCK ON JANUARY 6TH, 2016. I NOTICED THE SOFT PEDAL ON MY TEST DRIVE, AND THE DEALER SAID THEY WOULD BE HAPPY TO FIX THE ISSUE AT NO CHARGE TO ME, SO I MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE BRAKES SERVICED. THEY REPLACED THE FRONT PADS, AND CUT THE ROTORS, REPLACED THE REAR PADS AND ROTORS. MY BRAKES WERE WORSE. I EXPLAINED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELS TO THE FLOOR. EVEN IF YOU "PUMP" THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL WILL STILL CONTINUE TO GO TO THE FLOOR. UNDER NORMAL, GRADUAL BRAKING, THE IS EXCESSIVE TRAVEL BEFORE THE BRAKES START TO GRAB. UNDER A "PANIC STOP", THE PEDAL WILL GO RIGHT DOWN WITH POOR RESPONSE. AFTER 3 MORE TRIPS, THEY HAVE REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER, ABS MODULE, ALL FOUR PADS, REAR ROTORS, AND BLED THE SYSTEM. NO IMPROVEMENT HAS BEEN ACHIEVED, AND THEY HAVE SINCE SAID THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING MORE FOR ME.

DISAPPEARING BRAKE FLUID. REFILLED 3 TIMES IN A MATTER OF 15 MILES. REFILLED AGAIN AT HOME PUMPED BRAKES THE FLUID IS DRAINING BUT IS NOT FOUND ON THE GROUND.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO DRIVE ABNORMALLY WHEN REACHING SPEEDS OVER 60 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR COMPRESSOR HAD FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, HOWEVER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER HOWEVER, DETAILS OF THE DIAGNOSIS COULD NOT BE PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR REPAIRS RELATED TO THE FAILURE AND IT WAS INFORMED EACH TIME THAT THE BRAKES AND ROTORS HAD PREMATURELY DETERIORATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2013 FORD F150 CREW CAB. MAY I SAY THAT THE BRAKES ON THIS VEHICLE ARE AT BEST SKETCHY, AT WORSE DANGEROUS. I HAVE EXPERIENCED ROUGH STOPS ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND HAD TO HAVE THEM ATTENDING TO BY TECHNICIANS MORE THAN ONCE. THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED, BUT THE STUTTERING STOPS PERSIST. THEY TELL ME THAT NOTHING CAN BE DONE UNTIL I CHANGE THEM AND THAT DOESN'T SIT WELL WITH ME. WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY TO GET WHAT I FEEL ARE DEFECTIVE BRAKES FIXED?

3/5/16: AFTER STARTING MY 2013 F150 XLT REMOTELY TO WARM UP, I PROCEEDED TO BACK DOWN MY DRIVEWAY. I HEARD A LOUD POP WHICH STARTLED ME ENOUGH TO STOP THINKING I MAY HAVE HIT SOMETHING (I DID NOT). UPON INSPECTION, I FOUND THE DRIVERS SIDE PORTION OF THE THREE PIECE SLIDING REAR WINDOW WAS SHATTERED. I LOOKED ONLINE AND FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON OCCURENCE LINKED TO THE REAR DEFROSTER.

THE 2013 FORD F-150 WILL INTERMITTENTLY RIDE WITH THE BRAKES ENGAGED. WHEN LETTING OFF THE GAS PEDAL IT WILL QUICKLY COME TO A STOP (BOTH ON THE HIGHWAY AND URBAN ROADS). BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE (@ 55,000 MILES) AND I HAVE NOTICED A CONSIDERABLE DROP IN THE CALCULATED MILES PER GALLON SINCE OBSERVING THE ISSUE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT IT WAS WORKING PROPERLY. THEY DID NOT HOOK IT UP TO ELECTRONICALLY TO PERFORM AN ADVANCE DIAGNOSIS. THEY INSTRUCTED ME TO BRING IT BACK WHEN IT ACTS UP AGAIN. THE PROBLEM IS THAT IT HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. THE ONLY WAY I COULD GET THE VEHICLE TO "DISENGAGE THE BRAKES" WHILE DRIVING IS TO COME TO COMPLETE STOP, ENGAGE 4WD, DRIVE A FEW HUNDRED FEET, THEN PLACE THE TRUCK BACK INTO 2WD. THIS WOULD NORMALLY RESET THE BRAKING. APPEARS TO HAPPEN IN COLDER TEMPERATURES. ADDITIONALLY, THE BRAKE PEDAL OCCASIONALLY (EVERY SIX MONTHS) WILL HAVE A GRINDING PULSATING VIBRATION LASTING SEVERAL MINUTES. THE BRAKES DID NOT GO OUT BUT IT FEELS AS IF METAL ON METAL IS GRINDING WHICH CREATES AN UNUSUAL AND ALARMING CIRCUMSTANCE.

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE GOING TOWARDS CHARLOTTE'S SADDLERY, WHICH LUCKILY WAS CLOSE TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP. I WAS WITHIN A MILE OR TWO WHEN THIS HAPPENED. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE BRAKE FLUID LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN I HEARD A BANG AND SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FRONT OF THE CAR AND I LOST BRAKES. I COULD NO LONGER BRAKE BUT FORTUNATELY WAS NOT ON A HIGHWAY SO I JUST DROVE THE MILE TO THE DEALERSHIP VERY SLOWLY KEEPING A BIG DISTANCE FROM ANY CARS.

I HAVE A 2013 FORD F 150 LIMITED 4 X 4. I LOST MY BRAKES TWICE WHILE TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY IN THE FIRST 4 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP. ON JAN 13,2014 WITH APPROX 849 MILES ON THE OD I HAD NO BRAKES. AFTER LETTING THE VEHICLE SIT FOR 8 HRS, MAGICIALLY I HAD FULL BRAKES FUNCTION AND COULD DRIVE TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. ON APRIL 3, 2014 WITH APPROX 2517 MILES ON OD, MY BRAKES FAILED AGAIN WITHOUT WARNING ON THE FREEWAY. I LET THE VEHICLE SIT FOR 8 HOURS AND BY MAGIC THE BRAKES WORKED AS NORMAL. I BELIEVE THERE IS A CORRUPTED PROGRAM IN THE VEHICLE COMPUTER AND THE ABS COMPUTER. THE FIRST LOSS OF BRAKES, THE VACUMN PUMP WAS NOT HOOKED UP AT THE FACTORY. THE BRAKES SHOULD NEVER HAVE WORKED. BUT THEY WORKED PERFECTLY FOR 3 WEEKS BEFORE FAILURE. THE DEALERSHIP HOOKED UP THE VACUMN PUMP. THE SECOND TIME, THE FORD FACTORY INSTRUCTED THE DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE THE VACUMN PUMP. TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY. FORD WANTED TO KEEP MY VEHICLE AND DRIVE IT EVERY DAY TILL IT FAILED FOR THEM. I STILL HAD TO PAY FOR THE LEASE. NO FINANCIAL HELP FROM THE FACTORY OR DEALERSHIP.

LOW BRAKE FLUID WARNING THEN NO BRAKES WHEN TRAVELING AFTER WORK. BRAKE PEDAL TO FLOOR WITH NO BRAKES. EMERGENCY BRAKE USED TO GET HOME. BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR EMPTY AND NO APPARENT SIGNS OF LEAKAGE. FROM OTHER SITES ON INTERNET THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE MASTER CYLINDER SEAL LEAKING FLUID TO BOOSTER. FLUID LEVEL NORMAL WHEN CHECKED 3 DAYS PREVIOUS PRIOR TO LEAVING FOR A 1,000 MILE TRIP. WILL TAKE TO FORD DEALER 08MAR16

BRAKE CYLINDER FAILURE; TOOK TWO WEEKS FOR REPAIR AT FORD DEALER.

3 WEEKS AGO, THE FRONT BRAKES ON MY '13 F150 BEGAN VIBRATING FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME AT SLOWER SPEEDS AND DID NOT FEEL LIKE THEY WERE RELEASING AT ALL AFTER BRAKING. THIS OCCURRED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE STILL COOL AND IN ALL CONDITIONS, DRY, SNOW AND RAIN. THE TRUCK HAD BARELY 40K MILES SO I TOOK IT TO BRAKES PLUS AND THEY SAID THAT THE BRAKE PADS WERE COMPLETELY FALLING APART; DISINTEGRATING THEY SAID. I HAD THEM INSTALL NEW BRAKES ($275) AND THE VIBRATION WENT AWAY FOR 2 WEEKS, BUT STARTED UP AGAIN. IT COULD BE FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND APPEARED TO BE KEEPING THE VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING. I TOOK THE TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP (LARRY H MILLER FORD, LAKEWOOD, CO) WHERE I HAD PURCHASED IT USED ABOUT 8 MOS PRIOR. I HAD THE COVERAGE OF AN EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 48K MILES. THEY SAID THEY INSPECTED THE BRAKES AND DROVE IT AND COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, THE VIBRATION IS COMPLETELY GONE NOW AND IT'S BEEN ABOUT 3 WEEKS?? I AM CONVINCED THEY DID SOMETHING TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM BUT DID NOW WANT TO TELL ME WHAT THEY FOUND. ESPECIALLY IF IN THE FUTURE THE CALIPERS, MASTER CYLINDER, OR SOMETHING ELSE MAJOR ON THE BRAKES WAS GOING TO FAIL.

TOTAL BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE AS I WAS DRIVING ON RESIDENTIAL STREETS. WITHOUT WARNING, WITHIN ONE BLOCK VEHICLE WENT FROM HAVING FULLY FUNCTIONAL BRAKES TO TOTAL BRAKE LOSS. PREVIOUS TO FAILURE, VEHICLE EXHIBITED NO HANDLING ISSUES, SOUNDS, OR SYMPTOMS TO INDICATE THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WHEN I TOUCHED THE BRAKES. WITHOUT WARNING A LOUD, HIGH PITCHED SOUND STARTED COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE SOUND LASTED ABOUT 5 SECONDS. WHEN THE SOUND ENDED, THE BRAKES DID NOT FUNCTION AND WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL IT WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT RESISTANCE. ALL REGULARLY SCHEDULED AND RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE HAD BEEN PREFORMED. AS A RESULT OF BRAKE FAILURE, VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO PASSENGER SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. AVIS FORD DEALERSHIP PREFORMED THE REPAIRS. I ASKED THE DEALERSHIP IF THEY WERE AWARE OF ANY SIMILAR ISSUES HAVING BEEN REPORTED AND THEY SAID THAT THEY WERE UNAWARE OF SUCH SIMILAR REPORTS.

I WAS SITTING STATIONARY AT A RED LIGHT IN SUGAR LAND, TEXAS. I HAD THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER ON, AND I HEARD A LOUD "POP", ALMOST LIKE A GUNSHOT. I LOOKED IN MY REARVIEW MIRROR AND SAW MY DRIVER SIDE REAR WINDOW WAS SHATTERED. UPON FURTHER CHECKING, THERE WAS NO EXTERNAL DAMAGE TO THE WINDOW. AFTER READING NUMEROUS POSTS ONLINE, IT APPEARS THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THIS OCCURRING. I BELIEVE THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER HEATED THE GLASS TOO MUCH, CAUSING THE WINDOW TO SHATTER. PIECES OF GLASS FELL INTO MY DAUGHTER'S CARSEAT. HAD SHE BEEN SITTING THERE, SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED IN GLASS.

ON 24 DEC 2013 AT 2:15 PM I HAD TO BRAKE HARD TRYING TO AVOID A CAR COMING ACROSS MY PATH IN A PARKING LOT (THERE WAS A RESULTING ACCIDENT WITH NO INJURIES, BUT DAMAGE TO THE OTHER VEHICLES FRONT FENDER). I WASN'T MOVING VERY FAST LESS THAN (10MPH) AND INSTEAD OF JUST GRABBING THE BRAKES THE TRUCK SHUDDERED VIOLENTLY BEFORE THE BRAKES ACTUALLY GRABBED. I'VE NOTICED THIS ON SEVERAL OTHER OCCASIONS. I'M NOT SURE IF THIS IS EXPECTED BEHAVIOR WITH THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES, BUT I'M CONVINCED I COULD HAVE MANUALLY STOPPED THE TRUCK FASTER.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE WITH MY WIFE AND TWO YOUNG BOYS HEADING TO BASEBALL PRACTICE, I LOST ALL BRAKE PRESSURE AND HAD A DIFFICULT TIME BRINGING THE CAR TO A HALT. AFTER SEVERAL DAYS IN THE SHOP, THE SERVICE MANAGER INFORMED ME THE MASTER CYLINDER LOST ALL ITS FLUID WHICH CAUSED THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS ~16 MONTHS OLD AND HAD ~37,000 MILES (JUST BARELY OUT OF WARRANTY). THE DEALERSHIP WAS ABLE TO FIX IT AFTER SEVERAL DAYS AND ONLY CHARGED $100 AS IT WAS CLOSE TO BEING IN WARRANTY AND SEEMED LIKE A HIGHLY UNUSUAL EVENT. I DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT OTHER THAN A ONE OFF FLUKE BUT SAW AN ARTICLE THIS MORNING THAT OTHERS HAD THE SAME ISSUE. I HAVE HAD NO OTHER ISSUES SINCE THE RESOLUTION BUT OBVIOUSLY CONCERNED IT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN WITHOUT WARNING IF ITS A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM.

STARTED VEHICLE AT MY WORK LOCATION, BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, CHECKED BRAKE FLUID RESEVIOR FOUND IT LOW. FILLED WITH BRAKE FUID, DROVE TO DEALER WITH LESS THAT 100% BRAKING POWER. DEALER REPLACED BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER AND BOOSTER. DEALER WORK TICKET ATTACHED.

I WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, WHEN MY TRUCK SUDDENLY STARTED ROLLING FORWARD. I PUMPED THE BRAKE MULTIPLE TIMES AND THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE GROUND WITH NO BRAKING EFFECT. I MADE CONTACT WITH THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME.

I HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE FOR A LITTLE OVER TWO YEARS AND HAVE HAD TO HAVE MY FRONT BREAKS AND ROTORS REPLACED 4 TIMES. THE FIRST TIME BEING WITHIN THE FIRST MONTH OF PURCHASE OF MY VEHICLE. FORD DID THE FIRST REPLACEMENT FOR FREE, BUT I HAVE PAID FOR THE REST. THE ROTORS SHOW UNUSUAL WEAR AND WARPING EVERY TIME. EVEN WITH NEW ROTORS AND PADS THE BREAKS ARE SQUEEKY AND JERKY. THIS HAS NOT CAUSED ME AN ACCIDENT YET, BUT I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES EVERY 20 TO 25 THOUSAND MILES OTHERWISE I FEEL LIKE THEY WOULD HAVE FAILED.

BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED RESULTING IN TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING. THE VEHICLE HAS A 5.0L V8 ENGINE. I WAS APPROACHING A LEFT TURN AND APPLIED PRESSURE TO MY BRAKE PEDAL AND LOST BRAKING AT THAT POINT. VERY LOW MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE WHEN IT FAILED, 14,813.

WE HAVE HAD 3 WRECKS IN THIS TRUCK FROM REAR ENDING PEOPLE BECAUSE THE TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP OR THE PEADALWOULD GO TO THE FLOOR I STILL OWN THIS TRUCK BECAUSE I STILL OWE A LOT OF MONEY ON IT. I CANT AFFORD TO GET RID OF IT. SO I JUST HARDLY EVER DRIVE IT UNLESS I HAVE TO IT NORMALLY STOPS EXCEPT THOSE THREE TIMES IT HASN'T I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT COULD BE THE MECHANICS THAT FIXED IT BACK AFTER IT WAS WRECKED SAID EVERYTHING WAS OKAY. ALL THREE TIMES WE WERE ACCELERATING AND HAD TO STOP ABRUPTLY. MY WIFE WRECKED IT ONCE AND I TWICE. THE SECOND TIME I WRECKED IT WAS NOT 24 HOURS AFTER I GOT IT BACK FROM THE BODY SHOP AFTER MY WIFE WRECKED IT. SOMETHING HAS TO BE WRONG BUT IT WORKS MOST OF THE TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED SUDDENLY. THE VEHICLE WAS STUCK IN FIFTH GEAR. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE DEALER AND THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT TO WAIT A MOMENT AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, WHICH RESET THE COMPUTER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DISASSEMBLED THE TRANSMISSION AND INDICATED THAT THERE WAS AN INTERNAL FAILURE. THE MICRO CHIP WAS COVERED IN TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE DEALER DID NOT INDICATE WHY THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED INTERNALLY OR IF THERE WAS AN INTERNAL FRACTURE WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER REPLACED THE PART WITH A MODIFIED VERSION OF THE MICRO CHIP WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION ALONG WITH A COVER. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN IF THE REPAIR WOULD PROVIDE A PERMANENT REMEDY FOR THE CONDITION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,116.

SHORTLY AFTER TURNING ON THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED, NOTHING HIT IT. IT'S LIKE THE DEFROSTER SHORTED AND GOT TOO HOT AND BLEW THE GLASS OUT.

STARTED 2 WEEKS AGO IT WAS A COLD 20 DEGREE MORNING AND MY BRAKE LIGHT / PARKING BRAKE LIGHT WAS ON. A LITTLE LATER IT WAS OFF AND THOUGHT IT MUST BE A SWITCH. SHORT WHILE LATER IT WAS ON AND OFF AND ON OVER AND OVER. I CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID AND FOUND IT TO BE BETWEEN THE MAX AND MIN LEVELS. I HAVE PUT MORE IN SINCE THEN. THE TRUCKS BRAKING FOR THE MOST PART SEEMS OK BUT HAVE NOTICED AT TIMES IN TOWN THE PEDAL DOES SINK SLIGHTLY LOWER THAN NORMAL. NOW I HAVE SEE THIS PROBLEM AND IT MAKES SINCE ITS HAVING SYMPTOMS SIMILAR TO WHAT OTHERS ARE COMPLAINING OF. IT IS A 2013 F-150 FX4 3.5 EBOOST. I HOPE FORD TAKES THIS SERIOUS I I'LL BE TAKING THIS TO THE FORD DEALER HERE LOCAL TO ME AND HAVING IT LOOKED AT. THIS PROBLEM MAKES ME NERVOUS DOES FORD EVEN OFFER A UPDATED PART THAT WON'T BREAK DOWN AGAIN IF I HAVE MY VEHICLE FIXED? NOTICED IF I'M PARKED ON. ON A HILL FACING DOWN THE HILL THE LIGHT WILL GO OFF BUT FLAT OR ANY OTHER POSITION LIGHT COMES OFF AND ON ALSO BRAKE FLUID IS DOWN LITTLE BIT AGAIN.

ON JULY 6,2015 I CAME OUT OF THE GYM ENTERED MY TRUCK ,TURNED IT ON THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE PEDDLE WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR,LUCKILY I WAS PARKED AND NOT DRIVING WHEN IT HAPPENED OR THE OUTCOME COULD HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT. I CALLED MY DEALER THEY SENT A TOW TRUCK, OUT TO PICK UP MY VEHICLE. BRAKE FLUID WAS LOW IT HAD LEAKED INTERNALLY FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER INTO THE VACUUM LINE THEN INTO BRAKE BOOSTER. THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND THE MASTER CYLINDER. I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT IT IS HAPPENING.MY TRUCK IS AN ECO BOOST V6 AND IT IS NOW MARCH AND I AM TAKING MY TRUCK BACK IN AS SON AS I CAN GET AN APPOINTMENT BECAUSE OF THE FRONT BRAKES GRINDING AND SQUEEZING, MAKING NOISE WHEN I COME T A STOP. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 27,000 PLUS MILES. THE BRAKE FAILING HAPPENED AT 22,000 PLUS MILES. I HAVE THE INVOICE AND WORK ORDER IN MY POSSESSION WHEN AND IF IT IS NEEDED . I 'M AS I STATED EARLIER WAS LUCKY I WASN'T MOVING .MY ONLY DISPLEASURE WAS THAT I HAD TO RENT A CAR FOR 2 DAYS OR STAY HOME ,SO EVEN THOUGH THEY DIDN'T CHARGE ME I STILL PAID OVER 200.00 FOR A RENTAL CAR.

DRIVERS SIDE SECTION OF THE REAR SLIDING GLASS (THERE ARE 3 SECTIONS OF GLASS) HAS IMPLODED INTO HUNDREDS OF SMALL PIECES OF GLASS. THE GLASS IS STILL HOLDING IN PLACE, BUT IT WOULD NOT TAKE MUCH TO MAKE IT COLLAPSE. NOTHING HIT THE GLASS OR PUT IT IN A BIND. NORMAL STREET/HIGHWAY DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY/PARKED WHEN THE IMPLOSION OCCURRED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND HAD TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN PARK TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BOOSTER PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH THE REAR DEFROST LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS. THEN, LAST NIGHT, THE TEMPERATURE WAS ABOUT 20F. I TURNED REAR DEFROST ON AND THE LIGHT FOR THE DEFROSTER WENT OUT AND WOULDN'T TURN BACK ON. A COUPLE OF MINUTES LATER, I HEARD A LOUD BANG FROM THE BACK AND THE PASSENGER'S SIDE STATIONARY WINDOW PANE WAS SHATTERED.

I OWN A 2013 FORD F-150, FX4 ECOBOOST, WHILE DRIVING IN REGULAR CONDITIONS ON A TROPICAL WEATHER, A FEW MINUTES AFTER TURNING ON THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER I HEARD A LOUD NOISE, LIKE A GUNSHOT, THEN REALIZE THE REAR (DRIVER SIDE) WINDOW OF MY TRUCK HAD SHATTERED SPONTANEOUSLY. UPON INSPECTION THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF IMPACT ON EITHER SIDE. I WAS REALLY CONCERNED BECAUSE I HAD A TODDLER SITTING ON A CAR SEAT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BACKSEAT. AFTER LOOKING UP IN THE INTERNET I FOUND DOZENS OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE MOST OF THEM WITH A NEGATIVE RESPONSE FROM THE DEALERS. AS OF NOW I'M TRYING TO WORK THE ISSUE OUT WITH AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP IN MY LOCAL AREA. BUT IF I GET A NEGATIVE RESPONSE, I'LL HAVE TO GO THRU MY INSURANCE AND PAY A PREMIUM INCREASE SINCE THE COST OF REPAIRS ARE AROUND $1,200.00. FORD AND THE WINDOW MANUFACTURER CARLITE SHOULD DEFINITELY LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE AND RESPOND FOR THIS FAULT.

THERE WAS A LOUD "BOOM" WHILE PARKED IN MY TRUCK. AFTER EXITING VEHICLE TO INSPECT. THE DRIVER'SIDE REAR WINDOW WAS COMPLETELY SPIDERED. IT IS A POWER SLIDING REAR WITH REAR DEFROST. IT WAS 5:30 A.M. ON 2/11/2016. TEMP THAT MORNING WAS 15F. I PARK BETWEEN TWO BUILDINGS, AND THERE WAS NO ONE ELSE AT WORK YET. VANDALISM CAN BE RULED OUT. SEEMS TO ME TO BE AN OBVIOUS DEFECT IN CONSTRUCTION, OR DESIGN. I AM GLAD I WAS PARKED22 AND NOT GOING 70 MPH ON AN EXPRESSWAY. THIS COULD BE A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE WITH TRUCK IN MOTION AND/OR A PASSENGER RIDING IN THE BACK SEAT.

A SHORT IN THE REAR DEFROSTER HAS CAUSED MY WINDOW TO SHATTER. THIS HAPPENED FOR NO REASON CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR AND TEMP WAS ABOUT 6 DEGREES F.

2013 F 150 SUPER CREW 23000 MILES SECOND TIME IN LESS THAN A YEAR BACK GLASS SHATTERED BOTH TIMES SITTING STILL SHOULD SERIOUSLY LOOK INTO WHAT IS DEFINITLEY A SERIOUS PROBLEM PEOPLE CAN'T CONTINUE TO PAY EVERY YEAR FOR A NEW WINDOW.

REMOTE STARTED THE VEHICLE, AS IS DONE MOST MORNINGS. AFTER ABOUT A 10 MINUTE WARM UP, I LEAVE FOR WORK. TRAVELLING DOWN THE ROAD, THE TEMPERATURE IS 6 DEGREES AND I NOTICE WHAT LOOKS LIKE ICE ON THE DRIVER SIDE PANE OF THE REAR WINDSHIELD. I ATTEMPT TO TURN ON THE DEFROST AND IT DOESN'T WORK. I THEN REALIZE THIS PANE OF GLASS IS ACTUALLY SHATTERED AND IT IS NOT ICE AS THOUGHT BEFORE. AFTER DOING RESEARCH, I SEE THAT THIS IS SOMEWHAT OF A COMMON PROBLEM. I AM NOT SURE EXACTLY WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM, BUT ASSUME IT MUST BE RELATED TO THE DEFROSTER AS I AM SURE IT IS AUTOMATIC WITH THE REMOTE START BELOW CERTAIN TEMPERATURES.

VEHICLE HAS ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. THE POWER ASSIST OCCASIONALLY QUITS WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, CREATING AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS ARE MALFUNCTIONING CAUSING DOORS TO STAY LOCKED AND UNABLE IT OPEN.

PICKUP TRUCK HAS SLIDING REAR WINDOW WITH REAR DEFROST. AFTER USING DEFROST FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED WITH A LOUD POP. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT THE TIME.

AFTER REMOTELY STARTING MY TRUCK, I WAS SITTING IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT PUTTING ON MY SEAT BELT AND PREPARING TO START DRIVING HOME WHEN I HEARD A LOUD "BANG". I GOT OUT THINKING THAT SOMETHING HIT THE TRUCK, BUT SAW NO SIGN OF ANYTHING LIKE THAT HAD OCCUR. AFTER ARRIVING AT HOME, I OPENED THE BACK DOOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE TO RETRIEVE MY WORK BELONGINGS, THAT IS WHEN I NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE PANEL OF THE REAR WINDOW WAS SHATTERED AND COMPLETELY SPIDER-WEBBED. THE TEMPERATURE AT THE TIME OF THIS OCCURRENCE WAS APPROXIMATELY 32 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. THE REMOTE START SETTING FOR THE REAR DEFROSTER IS SET TO AUTOMATIC, SO I DON'T KNOW IF IT CAME ON DURING THE REMOTE START. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND IDLING AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE IS A 2013 FORD F-150 FX4 WITH 27,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH REAR DEFROSTER AND A POWER REAR WINDOW.

PUT ON REAR DEFROST WHILE DRIVING IN 28 DEGREE TEMP ON CITY STREET 25MPH AND SECONDS LATER HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A GUNSHOT ONLY TO FIND THE BACK WINDOW SHATTERED. DEALER SAID THEY HERE OF THIS ON OCCASION BECAUSE THE DEFROST HEATS UP SO QUICKLY AND HOT THAT IT CAN SHATTER A COLD WINDOW. THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS TO HUMAN LIFE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED A FEW MILES LATER. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL RELAY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED AND RELOCATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

REAR WINDOW ELECTRIC DEFROST WAS ACTIVATED BY FACTORY REMOTE START SYSTEM. APPARENT DEFROSTER OVERHEAT OR SHORT CIRCUIT CAUSED THE LEFT PANEL OF THE THREE PANEL SLIDING WINDOW TO EXPLODE, RESULTING IN A LOUD BAND AND SPIDER WEBBED PANEL RESULTING IN GLASS SHARDS IN MY CHILD'S BOOSTER SEAT. FORD DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM AND PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE AT THE LOCAL DEALER OR FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE. TRUCK WAS STATIONARY AT TIME OF EVENT.

I WAS DRIVING ON SNOW PACKED ROADS WITH THE "AUTO 4X4" ENGAGED, ABOUT 60MPH, THE ORANGE "MECHANICAL WRENCH" APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND MY VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. ELECTRIC STILL ON, I HAD NO MOBILITY. I STOPPED, PLACED TRANSMISSION IN PARK AND RESTARTED VEHICLE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MY DEALER HAS NOT SEEN TRUCK AS OF THIS WRITING, AS THE EARLIEST APPOINTMENT WILL BE 5 DAYS FROM NOW.

"WINDOW SHATTERED" DRIVING STRAIGHT AHEAD ON ROADWAY FOR APPROXIMATELY 10MINS WHEN SUDDENLY THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED. THE REAR WINDOW ON MY F150 IS A 3 PIECE WINDOW WITH THE CENTER PIECE BEING A SLIDER. THE LEFT REAR WINDOW SHATTERED. TEMPERATURE WAS UPPER 20'S AND REAR DEFROSTER WAS ON. THERE WAS NO INTENTIONAL ACT AND, THIS WAS OBVIOUS A DEFECT OF SOME KIND OCCURRED. PHOTOS WERE TAKEN AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED FOR DOCUMENTATION PURPOSES. COMPLAINT MADE WITH FORD AND A CLAIM # WAS PROVIDED BUT NO ASSISTANCE PROVIDED WHATSOEVER.

I PURCHASED MY 2013 FORD F150 THREE WEEKS AGO, CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED FROM MOUNTAIN VIEW FORD IN CHATTANOOGA, TN. WHILE PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY THIS MORNING, THE TRUCK WAS ENGAGED IN 4X4H MODE,(DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER) IT STARTED MAKING A TERRIBLE POPPING NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE THE FRONT LEFT TIRE WAS COMING OFF AS I WAS TURNING TO THE RIGHT. I PULLED OVER AND LET THE CAR IDLE FOR A WHILE. I THEN KEPT DRIVING AND WHEN GOING UP A STEEP HILL IT STARTED DOING IT AGAIN, SO I PULLED OVER AT A GAS STATION AND THE LOUD POPPING/BANGING NOISE HAPPENED AGAIN AS I WAS TURNING LEFT THIS TIME. IT WAS SO LOUD IT STARTLED THE CUSTOMERS WHO WERE FUELING THEIR VEHICLES. SOUNDED LIKE A PIECE OF METAL SNAPPING IN TWO. IS THIS RELATED TO NHTSA # 10058199? OR FORD TSB 44964? I HAD TO DISENGAGE THE 4X4H AND PUT MY TRUCK BACK IN 4X2H A TO MAKE THE NOISE STOP. WE HAD ICY ROADS THIS MORNING, WHICH IS THE REASON I PURCHASED A 4X4 TO BEGIN WITH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH DOWNHILL IN SECOND GEAR, THE VEHICLE FELT AS IF IT WERE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND ACCELERATED DOWN THE HILL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000. UPDATED 03/09/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HILL, WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WAS COLD, HE PUT THE VEHICLE IN SECOND GEAR. HOWEVER, IT HELD BACK FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 SECONDS AND THEN IT FELT AS THOUGH THE VEHICLE WENT INTO NEUTRAL ON ITS OWN. UPDATED 5/10/16.*JB

SEPTEMBER 2015 I-75 NORTH BOUND, ATTEMPTED TO PASS A VEHICLE AT 70 MPH AND HAD LOSS OF POWER, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND VIOLENT ENGINE SHAKING FOR 5-10 MINUTES ON THE HIGHWAY BEFORE SHAKING AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STOPPED. HAPPENED IN THE GAINESVILLE FL AREA CLOUDY BUT DRY DAY, HAD ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE DONE IN VENICE FL PRIOR TO GETTING ON THE ROAD AT THE DEALERSHIP, 36,500 MILES. OCTOBER 2015 I-44 EAST BOUND TULSA OK, REENTERING THE INTERSTATE HAD LOSS OF POWER UNABLE TO ENTER AT APPROPRIATE SPEEDS, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND VIOLENT SHAKING. SLAMMED ON GAS AND THEN BRAKE PEDALS WITH NO DIFFERENCE. PULLED OFF THE INTERSTATE PARKED THE TRUCK, TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED AS SOON AS IT STARTED GUNNED THE GAS PEDAL RPM IN THE RED LINE AND AGAIN THE TRUCK LOST ALL POWER, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND SHOOK DID THIS FOR 30 MINUTES UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO START THE TRUCK AND GUN THE RPM INTO THE RED LINE WITHOUT LOSS OF POWER. CALLED DEALERSHIP ASKING ABOUT HYDROPLANING AND ENGINE LOSING POWER LIKE IN THE TUNDRA TRUCKS, WAS TOLD NO FORD DOES NOT HAVE THAT SAFETY FEATURE. COLD AND WET WEATHER CONDITIONS 40,000 MILES. NOVEMBER 2015 ON TX 82 WEST BOUND AT 80 MPH, 35 DEGREES AND RAINY CONDITIONS. ATTEMPTED TO PASS A SEMI AND HAD LOSS OF POWER, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND VIOLENT SHAKING WAS A PASSENGER IN THE TRUCK AT THIS TIME AND WAS STILL ABLE TO FEEL THE SHAKING FROM THE ENGINE. AGAIN LASTED 5-10 MINUTES. WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR OIL CHANGE BEFORE THE TRIP IN THE BEGINNING OF NOVEMBER. 43,000 MILES. H

REMOTE STARTED MY VEHICLE. GOT IN VEHICLE AND HEARD A LOUD BANG. UPON INSPECTION I DISCOVERED MY LEFT REAR WINDOW PANEL WAS COMPLETELY SHATTERED. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AT THE TIME AND STILL IN PARK. NOT SURE OF ROOT CAUSE. DID RESEARCH PROBLEM AND FOUND SEVERAL SIMILAR ISSUES. MOST WERE DETERMINED TO BE RELATED THE THE DEFROST SYSTEM. APPARENTLY FORD IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE BUT TO DATE HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL NOR HAVE THEY ISSUED A BULLETIN.

VEHICLE DECELERATED DURING ATTEMPT HARD ACCELERATION. HAD LOSS OF POWER WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. ONCE WHILE ACCELERATING ON AN ON RAMP AND ONCE DURING ACCELERATION UP A STEEP INCLINE AND HIGHWAY SPEEDS. BOTH DURING WET CONDITIONS. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DECELERATING AND THEN WENT OFF AFTER SLOWING AND PULLING TO SIDE OF ROAD. DANGEROUS CIRCUMSTANCE WHILE TRYING TO MERGE AND FROM OVERTAKING TRAFFIC.

2013 F150 FORD PARKED OUTSIDE ON DRIVEWAY. SUNNY WITH TEMPERATURE ROUGHLY 32 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. REMOTE START USED TO WARM UP TRUCK. WALKING OUT TO TRUCK WHEN A LOUD BANG/GUNSHOT TYPE OF SOUND HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING. WALKED AROUND TRUCK AND SAW THAT DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE POWER SLIDING REAR WINDOW (3 SECTIONS) HAD STARTED TO SPIDER CRACK. THIS PART OF THE WINDOW THEN CONTINUED TO CRACK UNTIL THE WHOLE SECTION WAS SPIDER CRACKED. (THE SHARP EDGES OF GLASS WERE ON THE INSIDE OF VEHICLE WINDOW.) THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR EVALUATION BUT WAS TOLD IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE DEALER ESTIMATED REPLACEMENT COST IS $1,200-1,300 USD. (PARTS AND LABOR).

REMOTE STARTED MY 2013 F-150 RAPTOR AND IT RAN IN THE DRIVE WAY FOR 3-4 MIN. STARTED DOWN THE ROAD AND TURNED ON THE REAR DEFROST. AFTER ABOUT 2 MIN, THE REAR WINDOW POPPED AND SHATTERED BEHIND ME. AFTER RESEARCHING, LOOKS TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE THAT FORD SEEMS TO NOT WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE. I CALLED THEM TODAY AND THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP ACTED LIKE HE DID NOT KNOW OF ANY PAST ISSUES. HOPEFULLY THIS WILL GET THE ATTENTION IT NEEDS SOON.