2013 Ford F-150 complaints

2014 F-150. PURCHASED NEW, SUNROOF IS OEM NOT AFTERMARKET. SUNROOF EXPLODED ON HIGHWAY. NO ROCKS OR EVIDENCE OF ANY OUTSIDE FORCE. OUTDOOR TEMP ~68F. SPEED AT TIME OF PROBLEM APPROXIMATELY 55MPH. ON HWY I-880 AT HWY 237 EXIT. DEFECTIVE GLASS IS BELIEVED TO BE THE PROBLEM. *TR

PURCHASED TRUCK IN MARCH 2014 & SINCE HAVE HAD OVER 10 FLAT TIRES. TOOK TRUCK TO DEALERSHIP & WAS TOLD TIRES ARE CRACKING DUE TO BEING DRIVEN ON A GRAVEL ROAD. WAS NOT AWARE THAT THE VEHICLE WE PURCHASED WAS NOT SUITABLE TO BE DRIVEN ON THE GRAVEL ROADS WE LIVE ON. TIRES ARE A SAFETY HAZARD FOR ANYONE THAT DRIVES ON GRAVEL ROADS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. DURING THE CRASH, THE HOOD OPENED AND SMASHED THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD AND INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO THE NECK AND LACERATIONS TO THE HEAD AND BOTH HANDS THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000. DJR

VEHICLE WOULD REPEAT LAW BATTERY MESSAGE. TOOK TO DEALER BATTERY TESTS GOOD. VEHICLE WOULD SOMETIMES DIE OVERNIGHT WITH A NO START CONDITION IN MOURNING. 6 DEALER VISITS AND ONE NEW BATTERY, "NO PROBLEM FOUND" FROM DEALER. THIS VEHICLE COULD STRAND YOU AT ANY TIME. I HAVE A OPEN CASE FROM FORD BUT PROBLEM CONTINUES. *TR

DRIVING HOME FROM THE AIRPORT ON I205 AND I HEAR THIS LOUD POP ACTUALLY THOUGHT SOMETHING MIGHT HAVE HIT THE CAR. THIS MORNING I NOTICED THE LEFT PANEL OF THE REAR WINDOW IS SHATTERED WITHOUT ANY VISIBLE EVIDENCE OF ANYTHING HITTING THE WINDOW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE DOWNHILL ASSIST WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE DOWN HILLASSIST ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY. AS A RESULT, THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED AND THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,800.

DRIVER SIDE REAR SLIDER GLASS EXPLODED WHEN PUTTING ON THE DEFROST, TRAVELING 55 MPH AT ZERO DEGREES OUTSIDE, CALLED FORD AND THEY SAID NOT THERE PROBLEM, HAD TO FIX MYSELF. *TR

I WAS DRIVING TO PICK MY SON UP FROM SCHOOL GOING ABOUT 25 MPH I TURNED RIGHT ACCELERATED AND THE TRUCK COMPLETELY LOST POWERED IT DID NOT STALL JUST LOST ALL POWER AND THE GAS PEDAL HAD NO RESPONSE I WAS ABLE TO IDLE TO MY SON'S SCHOOL. THANK GOODNESS NO ONE WAS ON THE ROAD BEHIND ME BECAUSE WHEN I LOST POWER THE TRUCK JUST STOP ABRUPTLY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. CAN'T IMAGINE HOW THAT WOULD HAVE PLAYED OUT IF I HAD BEEN GOING 70 DOWN THE HIGHWAY. FORD IS SAYING IT'S THE THROTTLE BODY I DON'T THINK THAT'S CORRECT :( *TR

I WAS WARMING UP MY 2013 F150 LARIAT SUPERCREW BEFORE LEAVING MY HOME TO HEAD TO WORK. I ALWAYS USE THE REMOTE START FEATURE. IT TURNS ON THE HEATED SEATS, CLIMATE CONTROL AND THE MIRROR/REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, I OPENED THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR, GOT IN AND BEFORE SHUTTING THE DOOR I HEARD A LOUD POP. TURNS OUT THAT IT WAS THE DRIVERS SIDE SECTION OF MY 3 PANEL SLIDING REAR WINDOW SHATTERING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

I STARTED MY TRUCK WITH REMOTE START TO WARM UP WHEN I GOT IN TRUCK I TURNED THE REAR DEFROST ON AND MY DRIVERS SIDE BACK GLASS SHATTERED TEMPERATURE OUT WAS 42DEGREES TRUCK WAS IN GARAGE MY LITTLE GIRL WAS IN CAR SEAT IN THE MIDDLE WHAT IF GLASS WOULD HAVE GOTTEN IT HER EYES JUST GLADE IT SHATTERED AND DIDN'T BLOW UP. *TR

THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED! AFTER HAVEN DRIVEN FOR AN HOUR AND A HALF IN SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES, WITH THE MIRROR DEFROSTER ON, WHEN I ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION I GOT OUT AND CLOSED THE DOOR AND I HEARD A LOUD POP AND THE TINKLING SOUND THAT SHATTERED GLASS MAKES AS IT FALLS TO THE GROUND. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THE REAR WINDOW AND IN COMBINATION WITH THE MIRROR DEFROST SYSTEM IS A CRUDE "OPEN LOOP" HEATING SYSTEM THAT WORKS ON A TIMER INSTEAD OF A TEMPERATURE FEEDBACK LOOP TO CONTROL THE TEMPERATURE OF THE GLASS. THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER IS ALSO TIED TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE MIRROR DEFROSTERS, SO WHEN YOU TURN THE MIRROR DEFROSTER ON THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER IS ALSO ON. I HAVE A CAP ON THE TRUCK SO THE REAR WINDOW DOESN'T SEE AS MUCH COLD AIR AS THE MIRRORS DO, BUT ALL THREE STAY ON THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME. THERE IS A TIMER CIRCUIT THAT TURNS THE DEFROSTER OFF AFTER 10 MINUTES AND THE MIRRORS IMMEDIATELY FROST BACK UP ONCE IT TURNS OFF, SO I HIT THE BUTTON AND THEY COME BACK ON AGAIN. YOU HAVE TO DO THIS EVERY 10 MINUTES WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING IN FREEZING TEMPERATURES OR THE MIRRORS ARE UNUSABLE. I DON'T USE THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER, BUT I NEED THE MIRROR DEFROSTER. SO MY THEORY IS THAT BECAUSE OF THE "CHEAP" DESIGN OF THE WINDOW DEFROSTER SYSTEM, THE REAR WINDOW OVER HEATED TO THE POINT THAT THE PRESSURE DEVELOPED INSIDE THE CAB WHEN CLOSING THE DOOR SHATTERED THE OVERHEATED GLASS. THE EXACT PROBLEM HAPPENED BEFORE ON 01-29-2014! *TR

THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED! AFTER HAVEN DRIVEN FOR AN HOUR AND A HALF IN -04 DEGREE F TEMPERATURES, WITH THE MIRROR DEFROSTER ON, WHEN I ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION I GOT OUT AND CLOSED THE DOOR AND I HEARD A LOUD POP AND THE TINKLING SOUND THAT SHATTERED GLASS MAKES AS IT FALLS TO THE GROUND. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THE REAR WINDOW AND IN COMBINATION WITH THE MIRROR DEFROST SYSTEM IS A CRUDE "OPEN LOOP" HEATING SYSTEM THAT WORKS ON A TIMER INSTEAD OF A TEMPERATURE FEEDBACK LOOP TO CONTROL THE TEMPERATURE OF THE GLASS. THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER IS ALSO TIED TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE MIRROR DEFROSTERS, SO WHEN YOU TURN THE MIRROR DEFROSTER ON THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER IS ALSO ON. I HAVE A CAP ON THE TRUCK SO THE REAR WINDOW DOESN'T SEE AS MUCH COLD AIR AS THE MIRRORS DO, BUT ALL THREE STAY ON THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME. THERE IS A TIMER CIRCUIT THAT TURNS THE DEFROSTER OFF AFTER 10 MINUTES AND THE MIRRORS IMMEDIATELY FROST BACK UP ONCE IT TURNS OFF, SO I HIT THE BUTTON AND THEY COME BACK ON AGAIN. YOU HAVE TO DO THIS EVERY 10 MINUTES WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING IN FREEZING TEMPERATURES OR THE MIRRORS ARE UNUSABLE. I DON'T NEED THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER, BUT I NEED THE MIRROR DEFROSTER. SO MY THEORY IS THAT BECAUSE OF THE "CHEAP" DESIGN OF THE WINDOW DEFROSTER SYSTEM, THE REAR WINDOW OVER HEATED TO THE POINT THAT THE PRESSURE DEVELOPED INSIDE THE CAB WHEN CLOSING THE DOOR SHATTERED THE OVERHEATED GLASS. THE VERY SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN ON 12-10-2014. *TR

USING THE FACTORY REMOTE, I STARTED THE 2013 FORD F150 FOR FIRST TIME OF THE DAY 12/18/14 AND ENTERED VEHICLE 5 MINUTES LATER. PUT KEY IN COLUMN IGNITION. DID NOT TOUCH ANY CONTROLS. WITH THE TRANSMISSION STILL IN PARK, A VERY LOUD NOISE OCCURRED. ONE SECTION OF THE REAR WINDOW / BACKLITE HAD SHATTERED TOP TO BOTTOM, EDGE TO EDGE. THE OUTDOOR TEMPERATURE WAS 24F, THE HEAT SETTING WAS 67F. VEHICLE WAS BACKED INTO DRIVEWAY WITH GARAGE BEHIND. NOTHING COULD HAVE HIT THE WINDOW FROM THE OUTSIDE AND THE VEHICLE HADN'T MOVED, YET THE GLASS PRACTICALLY EXPLODED. THERE ARE DOZENS OF VERY SIMILAR EXPERIENCES SHARED ON SEVERAL INTERNET FORUMS INVOLVING YEARS 2010 FORWARD OF THE SAME MODEL TRUCK -- SAME GENERATION. FORD HAS NOT CREATED A TSB AND THERE ISN'T A RECALL, AND FORD HAS MADE NO INDICATION THAT THEY WILL DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THEY REFERRED ME BACK TO A DEALER TO DOCUMENT THE DAMAGE. LOCAL FORD DEALER TOLD ME AFTERWARD THAT THE REAR WINDOW DEFROST TURNS ON AUTOMATICALLY WITH THE REMOTE START FEATURE. NOW DRIVER VISIBILITY IS OBSCURED AND I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT. REPORTEDLY FIRES HAVE OCCURRED WITH THIS SITUATION. I WON'T BE USING THE REAR DEFROST UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES -- EVEN IN NORTHERN ILLINOIS, IN THE WINTER. IT SEEMS MOST OWNERS HAVE BEEN DENIED WARRANTY CLAIMS BECAUSE FORD STATED THE DAMAGE WAS TO GLASS, WHICH ISN'T COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE GLASS ISN'T THE PROBLEM, ITS THE EVIDENCE. FORD SAID IT IS UP TO THE DEALER TO DETERM

REAR DEFOGGER OVERHEATED AND SHATTERED REAR GLASS WINDOW. REAR WINDOW EVENTUALLY STARTED TO FALL OUT. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE IN BAD WEATHER. FORD HAS NO RECALL AS OF TODAY AND A LOT OF THESE REAR WINDOWS ARE BEING SHATTERED. *TR

YESTERDAY, MY TRUCK STARTED FINE WITH NO ISSUES, ALL SYSTEMS WERE FINE. THIS MORNING, 12/13/14, I WENT TO START MY TRUCK AND MY BATTERY WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. I LEFT NOTHING ON AND NOTHING PLUGGED IN. I PURCHASED A NEW BATTERY AND IT STARTED FINE ALTHOUGH THE REMOTE START (FACTORY INSTALLED) NO LONGER WORKS WHEN PRESSED, THE HORN BLOWS ONCE AND THE LIGHTS FLASH TWICE. I LOOKED OUT OF MY WINDOW A FEW MINUTES AGO AND NOTICED THAT THE WHITE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LIGHTS ARE ON. I WENT OUT TO MAKE SURE MY TRUCK WAS LOCKED, GOT IN, STARTED THE ENGINE AND SHUT EVERYTHING OFF AGAIN BUT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LIGHTS WON'T GO OUT. *TR

VEHICLE SPUTTERED AND STALLED WHILE SLOWING DOWN ON FREEWAY. AFTER TOWING TO DEALER, DEALER COULD ONLY FIND LOOSE BATTERY CABLE. 2 DAYS LATER ENGINE STALLED AGAIN WHILE ACCELERATING ON FREEWAY WITH SAME SYMPTOMS. VEHICLE WILL NOT START AND IS WITH DEALER WHO INITIALLY SAID NO ISSUES CAN BE FOUND. VEHICLE SYMPTOMS MATCH DESCRIPTION OF "LIMP MODE". *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS BOUNCED WHILE DRIVING. AS A RESULT, THE DRIVERS VIEW OF THE ROAD BECAME OBSTRUCTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000.

PURCHASED NEW 2013 FORD ECO PICKUP. IT WAS ADVERTISED AND SOLD TO BE A HIGH EFFICIENT FUEL ECONOMICAL VEHICLE. FIRST TIME TEMPERATURES DROPPED BELOW 30 DEGREES F, MY FUEL MILEAGE DRASTICALLY DROPPED. AFTER DISCUSSION WITH DEALERSHIP, THEY SEEMED TO BE AWARE OF THE AFFECT COLD AIR HAD ON ITS FUEL MILEAGE. PRIOR TO COLD WEATHER I WAS EXPERIENCING 18 TO 24 MPG. AS SOON AS COLD WEATHER ARRIVED I WAS EXPERIENCING 12 TO 14 MPG. THIS TYPE OF MILEAGE IS CONSISTENT ALL THROUGH THE WINTER UNTIL LATE SPRING. SEEMS THE 24 MPG IS UNACHIEVABLE ANYMORE. DEALERSHIP BRIEFLY EXPLAINED THE BOOSTERS WORK BEST IN WARM WEATHER. THIS INFORMATION WAS NOT OFFERED DURING THE PURCHASE PROCESS. I EVEN SHOWED THEM A MAGAZINE ARTICLE WRITTEN ON HOW FORDS ECO BOOST HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING LOWER THAN ADVERTISED MPG. THE SALESMAN ACKNOWLEDGED THE ARTICLE AND SAID THEY HAD CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD DURING A MAINTENANCE PROCESS, THAT IT HAD TO HAVE 12,000 MILES BEFORE THEY COULD TEST IT FOR LACK OF MPG. I HAD IT INSPECTED AT 11,800 MILES AND THEY CLAIM THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. MY ADVICE TO ANYONE PURCHASING A 150 ECO BOOST EXPECTING GOOD TO ABOVE AVERAGE MPG, IT WILL NOT HAPPEN. *TR

WIPERS STUCK IN DELAY MODE EVEN WITH WIPERS OFF. EVERY 10 SECONDS WIPERS WOULD COME ON. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE ENTIRE SWITCH MODULE. WAS UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

MY FORD 150 V8 SUPERCAB AT 32 MILES PER HOUR STARTS SHAKING THE WHOLE TRUCK AND VIBRATES. IT DOES THIS REGARDLESS OF ROAD CONDITIONS AND OR GEAR THE TRUCK IS IN. IT ONLY GOES AWAY WHEN YOU DROP BELOW 32 OR GO FASTER THAN 35. *TR

I WENT OUT TO MY TRUCK AND STARTED IT UP. I NOTICED THEIR WERE TINY SHINY SPECKS ON THE CENTER CONSOLE. I LOOKED UP AND MY SUNROOF WAS TOTALLY SHATTERED. WHEN I PARKED THE DAY BEFORE EVERYTHING WAS FINE. THERE WERE NO TREES THAT SOMETHING COULD HAVE FALLEN FROM THAT MIGHT HAVE CAUSED THIS. NO OTHER VEHICLES PARKED NEARBY WERE DAMAGED AND VANDALS USUALLY GO FOR SIDE WINDOWS. IT WAS NOT UNUSUALLY COLD. A SHORT SEARCH ON THE INTERNET SHOWS THAT THIS PROBLEM IS NOT AS ISOLATED AS THE FORD DEALER THAT THE BODY SHOP I'M USING CALLED. THERE ARE OTHERS WITH FORD PRODUCTS THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO.SOME WERE DRIVING WHEN THEIR SUNROOFS EXPLODED OTHERS CAME OUT FIND THEIR SUNROOFS IN THE SAME CONDITION AS MINE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE SUNROOF FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THE SUNROOF WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000. UPDATED 01/23/15*LJ UPDATED 6/8/2015 *JS

I BOUGHT A 2013 F-150 WITH 7 MILES ON IN 8/2013. AT 22,000 MILE THE INSIDE OF THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE WAS BALD. BOTH REAR TIRES WAS BALD IN THE CENTER. FORD SERVICE ADVISER AND THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT THE F150 TRUCKS WHERE "EATING THE TIRES OFF". THE DEALER SHIP GOT ME A CREDIT TOWARDS NEW TIRES BUT ALTHOUGH THESE WHERE FACTORY INSTALLED THEY SAID 50% WAS THE BEST THEY COULD KNOCK OFF THE PRICE. MY ALIGNMENT WAS OFF ON THE FRONT BY .01 DEGREES AND THEY SAID THEY HAD VERIFIED TIRE ROTATION HAD OCCURRED THAT IT WAS A MALFUNCTION IN THE TIRE CAUSED BY THE TRUCK. *TR

PULLING OUT TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC ENGINE SHUT DOWN, ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON . NO POWER , ENGINE MISSING VERY BAD. PULL OVER TO SHOULDER KILL ENGINE WAIT AND RESTARTED. FORD SAID NO COMPUTER CODE CAME UP BUT RESET COMPUTER FOR TURBO. 2ND FORD F-150 WITH 3.5 ECOBOOST THAT HAS DONE THIS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ON THIS MORNING AT ABOUT 60MPH I HEARD A LOUD "BOOM" SOUND AND MOMENTS LATER PULLED BACK THE SUNROOF COVER TO DISCOVER MY SUNROOF HAD SHATTERED. THE GLASS PANEL HAD A HOLE IN THE CENTER AND ALL REMAINING GLASS WAS CRACKED. FORTUNATELY, THE VISOR WAS CLOSED OR I WOULD HAVE BEEN SHOWERED WITH GLASS SHARDS. THE REMAINING GLASS WAS PROTRUDING UPWARD AS IF IT EXPLODED OUTWARDLY. THERE WERE NO VEHICLES NEAR ME TO THROW A ROCK NOR WAS I DRIVING UNDER AN OVERPASS OR BRIDGE. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO FORD OF WEST MEMPHIS AND DESCRIBED WHAT HAPPENED. THE SERVICE MAN SAID HE WOULD SUBMIT THE REPAIR TO FORD FOR APPROVAL TO REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY SINCE THERE WAS NO IMPACT THAT CAUSED THE BREAKAGE. FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE DENIED MY WARRANTY CLAIM SO I HAD TO GET IT REPAIRED UNDER MY INSURANCE AND PAY THE DIFFERENCE. $1009.68 AND FOUR DAYS LATER I HAVE MY TRUCK BACK. I INSPECTED THE REMOVED GLASS WITH THE DEALER PERSONNEL AND IT IS CLEAR THAT THERE IS A CRACK AT THE FRONT CENTER EDGE OF THE GLASS FROM WHICH ALL OTHER CRACKS PROPAGATED OUT FROM IN A FAN PATTERN. THERE IS NO SIGN OF IMPACT IN THIS AREA AND ITS EVEN PROTECTED WITH THE RUBBER SEAL SUCH THAT IT WOULD BE VERY UNLIKELY THAT ANYTHING COULD IMPACT THE GLASS THERE. I AM GOING TO WRITE A LETTER TO FORD TO DEMAND THEY PAY FOR THIS REPAIR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONLY DURING RAINY OR HUMID WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHERE THE SIX SPARK PLUGS, CONVERTER ASSEMBLY, AND NUTS WERE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE PCM WAS UPDATED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,132.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE RAPIDLY ACCELERATED AS THE RPMS INCREASED TO 4000. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND AND THE RPMS REMAINED AT 4000. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000. UPDATED 11/20/14*CN UPDATED 08/28/2017*CT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000.

LEFT TURN SIGNAL STUCK ON, RIGHT TURN SIGNAL INOPERABLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S SPEED DECLINED AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO HUMIDITY AND MOISTURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,400.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE BRAKE FLUID WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000.

UPON TURNING OFF THE IGNITION THE STARTER KICKED ON AND WOULDN'T STOP. GOT TRUCK OUT OF GARAGE. IT DIED IN THE DRIVEWAY. SAW SMOKE AND SPARKS. OPENED THE HOOD AND SAW A SMALL FIRE UNDER THE ENGINE BLOCK. CALLED FD BUT HAD IT OUT BY THE TIME THEY ARRIVED. *TR

MY 2013 FORD F150 XLT BEGAN FLASHING A WARNING SAYING SERVICE ADVANCETRAC. THEN IT IMMEDIATELY BEGINS FLASHING SHIFT TO PARK. THE TRUCK THEN BEGINS TO DOWNSHIFT CAUSING A RAPID SLOWING OF THE TRUCK.. WHEN I GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO STOP I HEAR METAL ON METAL GRINDING NOISES FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT THAT I BELIEVE IS THE TRANSMISSION TRYING TO SHIFT TO PARK... THE TRUCK THEN LOSES ALL BLINKERS AND FLASHERS AS WELL AS ALL LIGHTING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO A SAFE LOCATION OFF THE ROAD THIS TIME.. THE TRUCK RANDOMLY CONTINUES THIS AND ITS BEEN IN THE SHOP SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY SAY NOTHING IS WRONG WITH IT. I FINALLY GOT FED UP AND BEGAN VIDEO OF THE DASH DISPLAY IN ORDER TO DOCUMENT MY SAFETY AND PROBLEMS. THIS TRUCK IS 9 MONTHS OLD AND HAS 14000 MILES ON IT. IT HAS DONE IT AGAIN AND ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS WOULD NOT REBOOT AND LEFT ME STRANDED FOR A LONG TIME. WE HAVE BEEN DRIVING ON I95 AT 75MPH DURING HOLIDAY TRAFFIC AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND WE LITERALLY THOUGHT WE WOULD BE KILLED BECAUSE CARS HAD TO SLAM ON BRAKES TO AVOID OUR DISABLED CAR. IT WAS EVEN SCARIER SINCE MY 6MONTH OLD DAUGHTER WAS IN THE VEHICLE THEN.WE ARE AT A LOSS BECAUSE FORD HAS COMPLETELY IGNORED THE PROBLEM AND JUST ASSUMES I WILL STOP MAKING THEM FIX THIS AT SOME POINT. I'M IN A 1 CAR FAMILY AND BOUGHT THIS TO ACCOMMODATE MY NEW BABY AND HAVE HER A SAFE RIDE...THIS PROBLEM IS DANGEROUS AND IT IS GOING TO HURT OR KILL SOMEONE IF ITS LEFT UNADDRESSED. [XXX] AT JIM HUDSON F

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS, BRAKE AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT A SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

KNOCKING IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING ON SMOOTH ROADS, FELT MOSTLY DURING WARMER TEMPERATURES ABOVE 80 DEGREES F. MOST NOTICEABLE ABOVE 95 DEGREES F WHEN DRIVING ON FLAT ROADS THAT REQUIRE NO COUNTER STEERING TO MAINTAIN THE LANE. TAKEN IT TO FORD TWICE AND HAVE BEEN TOLD ONCE THAT THE KNOCK COULD NOT BE FELT, SECOND VISIT TO A DIFFERENT DEALER THE SERVICE MANAGER FELT THE PROBLEM BUT THE FRONT END TECHNICIAN STATED IT IS NORMAL ROAD FEEL. BOTH FRONT TIRES ARE WEARING ON THE OUTER TWO TREADS AS IF THE FRONT END NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT BUT BOTH DEALERSHIPS HAVE CHECKED THE ALIGNMENT STATING IT IS GOOD. VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE HANDLING CHARACTERISTICS OF THIS TRUCK, THE SAME HIGH TEMPERATURES ALSO CAUSE THE TRUCK TO BE VERY SENSITIVE THE CROSSWINDS AND PASSING VEHICLES. ANY MALFUNCTIONING STEERING PROBLEMS SHOULD HAVE THE ATTENTION OF THE NTSB FOR SAFETY CONCERNS AND CERTAINLY THE CONSUMER PROTECTION AGENCY THAT NEEDS TO PROTECT PEOPLE WHO PURCHASE VEHICLES WITH FULL WARRANTIES BUT WHO'S PROBLEMS ARE BEING IGNORED BY MANUFACTURES. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY TRUCK THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND THE DASH FLASHED POWER STEERING ASSIST DEFAULT. THIS HAPPENED 4 TIMES THAT DAY AND EACH TIME IF I STOPPED AND TURNED THE TRUCK OFF AND RESTART IT WOULD BE FINE. THIS HAPPENED RANDOMLY. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY ACT LIKE THEY KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON BUT REFUSE TO TELL ME EXACTLY WHAT. THE SAY THE RACK IS OUT. THE 2014 HAS A PROBLEM FOR THIS AND IS UNDER A RECALL BUT THE 2013 THEY ARE MAKING ME PAY AND MY EXTENDED WARRANTY IS REFUSING TO PAY. SOUNDS LIKE FORD KNOW ABOUT THIS BUT ARE TRYING TO COVER IT UP. THE DEALER SHIP SAID IT MUST BE A BIG DEAL ID THEY WANT THE CORE BACK AFTER REPLACING THE RACK. *TR

THIS BRAND NEW TRUCK IS MISFIRING. WHEN I INQUIRED ABOUT WHY THIS WAS HAPPENING I WAS TOLD THAT FORD IS STILL INVESTIGATING THE PROBLEM BUT HAS NOT EVEN REACHED OUT THE CUSTOMERS WHO JUST PAID ALL THIS MONEY FOR THESE TRUCKS LIKE ME AT A SUM OF 50,000.00. I'M TOLD THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE 2011 WHEN THE ECOBOOST ENGINE WAS INTRODUCED. WHERE IS THE CUSTOMER SERVICE FORD! SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS ECOBOOST ENGINE AND YOU CAN'T TELL ME YOU DIDN'T KNOW OF THESE PROBLEMS BEFORE CONTINUING TO SELL THESE TRUCKS TO PEOPLE. I THOUGHT YOU WERE BETTER THAN CHEVROLET BUT I'M STARTING TO FEEL DIFFERENTLY. *TR

THERE WAS A CLUNKING NOISE AND THEN GRINDING NOISES, PARTICULARLY LOUD WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. I STOPPED AT THE NEAREST TIRE/BRAKE CENTER (TIRES PLUS, 2975 UNIVERSITY PKWY, SARASOTA FL). THEY FOUND THAT THE FRONT RIGHT BRAKE CALIPER BOLTS WERE COMPLETELY MISSING AND THE INSIDE OF WHEEL WAS GROOVED WHERE IT HAD BEEN RUBBING AGAINST THE BOLT BEFORE IT BROKE OFF. THEY ADVISED TAKING IT TO FORD, WHICH I DID. FORD KEPT THE CAR AND FIXED THE CALIPER AND REPLACED THE WHEEL WITH A NEW WHEEL, BUT DID NOT HAVE ANY EXPLANATION FOR HOW BOLTS COULD WORK LOOSE. *TR

2013 FORD F-150. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIRBAG SYSTEM, CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM AND OTHER ELECTRICAL ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TWICE, FOR THE ISSUES. THE DEALER FAILED TO IDENTIFY ANY ELECTRICAL FAULTS IN THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. A MONTH LATER, DURING SERVICE ON THE AIR BAGS, THE HORN FAILED TO OPERATE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE MADE A GRINDING SOUND AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ADVANCE TRAC WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE STEERING GEAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE MISFIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,200.

LOUD SCREECHING. TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD TO TAKE MY TRUCK TO FORD. MY CALIPERS MAY BE CALIBRATED INCORRECTLY. THE WHEELS WERE TAKEN OFF AND THE DRIVERS SIDE BRAKES WERE ENGRAVED DUE TO THE METAL ON METAL BRAKING. MY FINGER WOULD BE ABLE TO FIT INTO THE DEEP ENGRAVED SCRATCH ON THAT BRAKE. THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS NOT THE SAME BUT THE MECHANIC SAID THAT IT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN SOON IF IT'S NOT TAKEN CARE OF QUICKLY. I WAS TOLD THAT THE BRAKES, BRAKE PAD AND ROTORS WERE COMPLETELY RUINED. TO MY AMAZEMENT THE DASH BOARD CONTROLS STATE THAT MY BRAKES ARE FINE. MY MECHANIC SAID THIS IS A MANUFACTURES DEFECT AND NEEDS TO BE SEEN BY FORD. *TR

SINCE APPROXIMATELY 5700 MILES, WHEN I TAKE LONG TRIPS IN THE VEHICLE (30+ MILES), THE TPMS LIGHT WILL COME ON WITH A MESSAGE SAYING ?TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR FAULT.? IF I CONTINUE DRIVING THE LIGHT WILL EVENTUALLY TURN OFF AND OCCASIONALLY COME BACK ON IN THE TRIP. THE LIGHT HAS ALWAYS COME ON AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN BROUGHT INTO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT MULTIPLE TIMES WITHOUT ANY GUARANTEED FIX. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT DID REPLACE A FAULTY, NON-RESPONSIVE TPMS SENSOR, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. THE ISSUES USUALLY OCCURS AT NIGHT, BUT HAS HAPPENED IN THE DAYTIME. *TR

ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST STEERING QUIT WORKING WHEN DRIVING. *TR

DRIVING IN RAINY CONDITIONS ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE MY TRUCK STARTED TO LOSE POWER, SHAKING AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED TO FLASH. AFTER GETTING OUT OF TRAFFIC TO PULL OVER CALLED MY WIFE TO BRING ME MY O.B.D HAND HELD FOUND THAT I HAD CODES P0300, P0304, P0305 AND P0306 WHICH IS FOR CYLINDERS MISFIRING . THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC CONDITION IT COULD EASILY CAUSE A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE YA'LL TAKE ACTION. MY TRUCK IS AT KENLY FORD IN KENLY NORTH CAROLINA AND LIKE THE FIRST TIME THEY PLAY IT OFF LIKE I DON'T KNOW WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT AND THEY ALWAYS SAY THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. PLEASE DON'T SIT AROUND AND LET THIS PROBLEM COST SOMEONE THEIR LIFE...... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE REARVIEW MIRROR DID NOT PROVIDE PROPER VISIBILITY WHEN HAULING A TRAILER. THE MIRROR INDICATED THAT OBJECTS WERE AT A GREATER DISTANCE WHEN IN REALITY THE OBJECTS WERE CLOSER. THE FAILURE ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,500.

BAD STEERING VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THEY INDICATED WARPED ROTORS THAT HAD TO BE MACHINED BACK TO PROPER SURFACE - ALREADY!. VEHICLE IS ONLY A FEW MONTHS OLD, ONLY APPROX. 15K MILES. HAVE NOTICED ONLINE THAT OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. THIS SEEMS LIKE A SAFETY CONCERN WITH FORD USING SUB-STANDARD BRAKE ROTOR MATERIALS. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE WOULD DRIFT TO THE LEFT - DEALER INDICATED ALIGNMENT ISSUE, BUT REQUIRED $450 ADDITIONAL KIT IN ORDER TO ALLOW FOR ADJUSTMENT SINCE IT WAS ALREADY AT PEAK OF SPECS (VEHICLE HAS NEVER HAD ALIGNMENT SINCE IT WAS NEW, VEHICLE HAS NEVER HAD AN INCIDENT THAT WOULD CAUSE MISALIGNMENT). VEHICLE SEEMS UNSAFE WITH THESE ISSUES AND NOW THAT THE ROTORS ARE 'THINNER' DUE TO THE RESURFACING, THE WARPING WILL LIKELY OCCUR MORE FREQUENTLY UNTIL THEY (AND OTHER BRAKE PARTS AND/OR SUSPENSION AND STEERING PARTS) NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS CAN LEAD TO PREMATURE BRAKE, COMPONENT, SUSPENSION AND STEERING SYSTEMS WEAR AND/OR FAILURE WHICH SHOULD BE A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. FORD WOULD NOT WARRANTY THE ALIGNMENT ISSUE AND EXTRA COST NOR REPLACEMENT ROTORS BUT ONLY RESURFACE ('TURN') THE ORIGINAL ROTORS. *TR

SEAT BELT LATCH FAILED, CAME APART ON IMPACT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE RUBBING AGAINST THE WHEEL WELL AND CHUNKS OF THE TIRE WERE PEELING OFF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE FACTORY AFTER MARKET LIFT KIT THAT WAS INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ATTEMPTED TO REMEDY THE FAILURE FOUR TIMES BY CUTTING PART OF THE WHEEL WELL OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,800.