2013 Ford F-150 complaints

THERE IS A CHEMICAL SMELL THAT COMES AND GOES FROM THE AIR VENTS WHEN THE A/C IS ON. *TR

ON SLOW TAKE OFF THE TRUCK HAS A VIBRATION UP TO 5 MPH. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME UNLESS THERE IS SOMETHING BEING TOWED BEHIND IT. *TR

ONLY HAPPENED ONCE BUT I TIRED TO USE THE KEY FOB TO UNLOCK THE DOORS. IT DID NOT DO ANYTHING FOR THE TRUCK, NONE OF THE BUTTONS WOULD. UNLOCKED THE DOOR WITH THE KEY HAD TO START IT BEFORE THE ALARM WENT OFF. LOCKED IT GRABBED THE SPARE KEY CAME BACK A FEW MINUTES LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED. NEITHER KEY THAT CAME WITH THE TRUCK WOULD RESPOND, DEALERSHIP COULD VERIFY THE PROBLEM. *TR

AS I TRIED TO ACCELERATE TO PASS A VEHICLE THE MOTOR IN MY TRUCK STARTED TO MISS, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED ON AND OFF AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE. THE MOTOR PROCEEDED TO IDLE EVEN THOUGH I WAS PUSHING IN THE GAS PEDAL. AFTER ABOUT 15 SECONDS OF NO RESPONSE TO THE GAS PEDAL BEING PUSHED THE ENTIRE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING AS THOUGH IT WAS ABOUT TO FALL APART. ANOTHER 30 SECONDS LATER AND EVERYTHING WENT BACK TO NORMAL. THIS OCCURRED IN A 2013 F-150 WITH THE ECOBOOST MOTOR. *JS

I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK BRAND NEW FROM FORD IN DECEMBER, WHILE ON A ROAD TRIP DOING ALL INTERSTATE DRIVING, I HAD TO BRAKE HARD TO AVOID A COLLISION WHEN A SEMI TRUCK CUT INTO MY LANE. I SLOWED SHARPLY FROM 65 TO 30, APPLYING HARD BRAKING TO THE PEDAL AND STEERING TO AVOID CONTACT WITH THE SEMI TRUCK. SINCE THEN MY BRAKES HAVE BEEN PULSING WHEN APPLIED TO SLOW MY VEHICLE, AS IF THE ROTORS ARE WARPED. MY TRUCK NOW HAS 11,000 MILES ON IT AND THE PULSING JUST KEEPS GETTING WORSE AND WORSE. *JS

REGULAR MORNING, RIGHT AS I WAS DRIVING OUT OF THE PARKING LOT, TWO ALARMS WENT OFF: "POWER TRAIN" AND "SERVICE ENGINE SOON". AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS AN ERROR SO I CONTINUED TO DRIVE OUT OF THE PARKING LOT. NOT EVEN 10 YARDS OUT, MY TRUCK BEGAN TO JERK FORWARD SO I PUT ON PARK AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. I STARTED AGAIN, ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE BACK TO MY PARKING STALL, AND SAME THING HAPPENED. I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK ABOUT 10 MONTHS AGO AND IT ONLY GOT 7800 MILES ON IT. I HAVEN'T PUT ANY STRENUOUS WORK LOAD ON THIS TRUCK, MAINLY USED FOR COMMUTING SO FAR. *TR

WAS ACCELERATING ENTERING INTERSTATE I95 NORTH BOUND FROM AN ON RAMP AND SUDDENLY MY VEHICLE LOST POWER AND BEGAN TO STALL AND SHUTTER. THE TRUCK RAPIDLY LOST POWER PLUS SPEED AND A TRACTOR TRAILER TRUCK ALMOST RAN IN TO THE BACK OF ME. I DEALT WITH THIS ISSUE FOR THE REMAINDER OF MY 500 MILE TRIP TO NYC (AND STILL DEALING WITH THIS ISSUE TODAY NOW WEEKLY BASES). ONCE BACK HOME I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO WAS AWARE OF MISFIRE ISSUES WITH MY TRUCK MODEL (APPARENTLY IT IS KNOWN BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE TRUCK STALLS AND MISFIRES ISSUE AND SAID I HAD ALL THE LATEST UPDATES HOWEVER STILL TODAY I EXPERIENCE STALL AND MISFIRE MAINLY UNDER HARD ACCELERATION. LATELY THE ISSUE HAS WORSEN AND I AM TOLD BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THERE IS NOTHING THAT THEY CAN OF WILL DO ABOUT IT UNTIL THEY COME UP WITH A FIX. THIS VEHICLE IS A MAJOR SAFETY RISK PERIOD. I HAVE ASKED THE MANUFACTURER OVER AND OVER TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM HOWEVER THEY SIMPLY TOLD ME THEY DON'T HAVE A FIX FOR IS AS OF YET. I AM ASKING THAT YOU LOOK INTO THIS AND INVESTIGATE MY CONCERN PLEASE DON'T WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE GOD FORBID LOOSE THEIR LIFE BECAUSE THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. WE NEED TO BE MORE PROACTIVE THAN REACTIVE. THE FORD F150'S EQUIPPED WITH THE TURBO ECO BOOST ENGINE IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT AND LOOSE THEIR LIFE BEFORE SOMETHING MIGHT BE DONE - THAT IS THE SAD PART. PLEASE I BEG YOU TO LOOK INTO MY CONCERN AND FOLLOW UP ASAP. JUST LAST NIGHT MY

AFTER DRIVING FOR SEVERAL HOURS ON THE INTERSTATE WE HAD STOPPED TO RE-FUEL. UPON RE-ENTRY ONTO THE INTERSTATE THE TRUCK FAILED TO ACCELERATE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THE TRUCK WAS SHAKING IT TOOK 30-40 SECONDS BEFORE NORMAL OPERATION RESUMED. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, TWICE ON OF WHICH WERE ON THE INTERSTATE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC OR PASS VEHICLES. ALL THREE TIMES THE CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN HIGH HUMIDITY,RAIN & TRAVELING AT A RELATIVELY CONSTANT SPEED FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. *TR

F150 2013 ECOBOOST. TRUCK AS A VIBRATION AT THE SPEED OF 25 TO 30MPH AND AGAIN AT 40 TO 50MPH AND AGAIN AT 55MPH. IF YOU PRESS THE GAS PEDAL A LITTLE MORE THE VIBRATION STOPS OR IF YOU RELEASE THE GAS PEDAL THE VIBRATION STOPS AS WELL, (ONLY ON THOSE SPEEDS) I' TAKEN THE TRUCK 5 TO 6 TIMES TO THE DEALER AND THEY CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM AND THAT IT IS NORMAL. *TR

MY BRAND NEW FORD F150 SVT RAPTOR WAS IN PARK AT MY RESIDENCE AND WHILE I WAS STANDING OUTSIDE MY TRUCK IT STARTED COMING BACKWARDS LIKE SOMEONE PUT IT INTO REVERSE. MY MOTHER WAS IN THE YARD AND SHE IS A WITNESS TO WHAT HAPPENED. I HAD BOTH OF THE DOORS OPEN AND WHILE IT WAS LIKE SOMEONE HAD PUT IT INTO REVERSE WHICH NO ONE WAS IN MY VEHICLE I JUMPED INTO THE TRUCK AND TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKE IT WAS TOO LATE. THE TRUCK WHILE COMING IN REVERSE WHICH THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN PARK THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR CAUGHT THE POLE ON OUR CARPORT AND ABOUT RIPPED THE DOOR OFF. I CALLED EVERYONE UNDER THE SUN WITH THE FORD COMPANY AND THEY THOUGHT I WAS TELLING THEM A FIB. I DON'T KNOW WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS BUT SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BECAUSE IT COULD HURT OR CAUSE A DEATH TO SOMEONE..... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND STALLED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 350.

WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER IS ON LOW AND RECIRCULATE, THERE IS A STRONG CHEMICAL SMELL LIKE PAINT THINNER OR ADHESIVE COMING OUT OF THE PANEL VENTS. PROLONGED EXPOSURE CAUSES HEADACHES AND DIZZINESS. THIS OCCURS AT ALMOST ANY SPEED AND WEATHER CONDITION HOT ENOUGH TO REQUIRE AIR CONDITIONING. HAS BEEN TO DEALER 3 TIMES. THEY CAN DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM BUT CANNOT FIX IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE SUDDENDLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT AFTER PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND BACK INTO DRIVE THE FAILURE RECURRED, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO TO THE VEHICLE A SECOND TIME. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000.

WIND NOISE OF 85+DBA IN THE CAB COASTING DOWN HILL. I LIVE IN TENNESSEE, FOUND ON THE INTERNET AUTO DECIBEL DATABASE,RATED THE F 150 AT 61-70 DBA NOT TO PACIFIC BUT SOME NUMBERS TO WORK OFF OF,"THANKS" NO ONE I TALKED TO AT FORD MOTOR COMPANY COULD COME UP WITH THAT INFORMATION?? DAA GO FIGURE NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC IS WHAT I WAS TOLD, BULL BUTTER IF I HAD BEEN AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS OF THESE TRUCKS I WOULD NOT HAVE BOUGHT IT, YOU THINK? AND SO DID THE DEALER SLOAN FORD ALONG WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY. BLIND SPOT PLUM SCARY.TO THINK OF HOW MANY KIDS AND SENIORS HAVE TO DIE, BE FOR ANYTHING IS DONE?? 60+KIDS & 50+ PEOPLE OVER 70 DIE EVERY YEAR FOR $$$$$ YEARS OF KNOWING & YEARS HIDING THE TRUTH & FACTS MONEY FOR ONE SMALL GROUP&TRAGEDY FOR THE OTHERS WHO MAKE PAYMENTS WITH THEIR MONEY AND LIVES SO SAD BACK SEAT IS A DEATH TRAP YOU CAN'T GET OUT IF THE FRONT DOOR IS CLOSED.MY WIFE COULD NOT REACH THE FRONT DOOR HANDLE FROM THE BACK SEAT. STUCK INSIDE WITHOUT AN EXIT SCARY; ACCIDENT WITH A FIRE OR IN WATER?? THE ANCHOR POINT FOR THE FRONT SEAT BELTS ARE THE BACK DOORS IN A FRONTAL OFF SET POOL CRASH OR SIDESWIPE ACCIDENT YOU COULD TEAR THE DOORS OFF AND THE BELT IS FASTEN ACROSS YOUR BODY IN A ROLLOVER HOW MANY TIMES DOES THE DOORS FLY OPEN AND BE TORN OFF THE DESIGN OF THE TRUCK ALLOWS THIS TO HAPPEN PRESS DOWN ON THE TOP AND THE DOORS WILL POP OPEN LIKE A BANANA SO CHEAP HINGES & LATCHES WE THE PEOPLE NEED PROTECTION FROM THE CAR COMPANIES WITH THIS KIND OF PRODUCT UNFORGETTABLE A

DRIVING AND TRUCK DIED, WITHOUT POWER, BRAKES, STEERING DIFFICULT., NO DASH LIGHTS, NO HAZARD LIGHTS, NOTHING. TRIED TO RESTART, NOTHING, PUSHED IT OUT OF HIGHWAY. USED CAR DEALER, REPLACED PCM? NOW IT DRIVES, ENGINE LIGHT ON. TAKING TO DEALER, FIRST AVAILABLE APPOINTMENT NEXT WEEK. 28,000 MILES F150 2013 4X4 PICKUP. ONLY GETTING 13.5 MPG WITHOUT TRAILER, WORSE WITH. NOT HAPPY. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 81 NEAR DIXIE CAVERNS, VIRGINIA, WHILE ENTERING CURVE ON INTERSTATE, THE STEERING SEEMED TO FAIL AND WOULD NOT TURN. IMPACTED THE GUARDRAIL AND CAME TO A STOP. NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE INVOLVED. THE SYSTEM TO ALERT 911 ALSO FAILED. THE HORN HONKED FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE THE SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. TRUCK WAS DAMAGED ON THE ENTIRE PASSENGER SIDE. INQUIRED AT DEALERSHIP ABOUT STEERING PROBLEMS WITH FORDS AND WAS TOLD THERE WERE NONE. *TR

THE FOLLOWING OCCURRED IN A 2013 F150 PLATINUM WITH 12,000 MILES ON IT. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE CAR LOST POWER AND STUTTERED AND FELL INTO LIMP MODE. YOU COULD NOT DRIVE OVER 10 MPH. THIS HAS BEEN JUST ONE OF MANY SIMILAR INCIDENTS. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN SEVERAL TIMES BUT FORD CANNOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM, SO THEY WILL NOT FIX ANYTHING. RECENTLY, THE CAR JUST MISFIRED WHILE DRIVING AROUND 40MPH, THESE INCIDENTS OCCUR SUDDENLY THEN THE CAR RECOVERS. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP, I WILL PICK IT UP TODAY, THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM, SO NO SERVICE WAS DONE. THE REASON IT WAS IN THE SHOP THIS TIME? I WAS DRIVING TO WORK IN THE MORNING AND THE CAR BASICALLY COLLAPSED WHILE DRIVING, ALMOST CAUSING A HUGE ACCIDENT, THIS INCIDENT WAS MORE EXTREME THAN THE OTHERS AND THE CAR WAS STUCK IN LIMP MODE FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS, THE WOMAN BEHIND ME ALMOST SMASHED INTO ME. THIS IS A 50K TRUCK WITH 12,000 MILES ON IT. THIS TRUCK IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. RECALL!!!!!! *TR

ENGINES RUNS ROUGH ESPECIALLY AT IDLE AND OTHER RANDOM TIMES THROUGH THE DAY. COOLANT LOSS CONTINUING FROM NEW IN JULY 2013 TO PRESENT DAY MAY 2014. EVIDENCE OF WATER IN OIL WITH MILKY RESIDUE IN FILLER CAP. NO EXTERNAL LEAKS. DEALER AND FORD SAY THAT COOLANT LOSS IS NORMAL AND MILKY RESIDUE IN ENGINE OIL IS NORMAL. FORD WILL NOT AUTHORIZE ANY REPAIRS. *TR

2013 FORD F-150 3.5 ECOBOOST ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS HAS LOSS OF POWER ON TAKE-OFF WHEN MAKING LEFT HAND TURNS. THIS LOSS OF POWER SEEMS MORE LIKE A LONG DELAY IN POER APPLICATION TO THE WHEELS, LONG ENOUGH THAT WHEN MAKING LEFT HAND TURNS IN TRAFFIC BECOMES DANGEROUS AND I HAVE BEEN IN TWO NEAR MISSES IN THESE STALL SITUATIONS. THE VEHICLE COMES TO LIFE SUDDENLY WITH A BOOST OF FULL POWER LITERALLY SCARING YOU WHEN IT FINALLY DOES DECIDE TO GO AFTER A 1-3 SECOND DELAY, AND OFTENTIMES EVEN AFTER LETTING OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR YOU STILL GET THE POWER SURGE AND HAVE TO MASH THE BRAKES. I HAVE LEARNED TO KEEP A FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND MANGE THE DELAY, JUST HOPE I DON'T GET IN A TIGHT SPOT WHERE I NEED TO HAVE SUDDEN POWER FROM A STOP. *JS

2013 FORD F150 ECOBOOST SUPERCREW (157" WB) WHEN LOADED EXHIBITS PULSE/BUCKING/SHAKING WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP. NOTICEABLY WORSE AS MORE LOAD IS APPLIED. VEHICLE IS RATE WITH PAYLOAD OF 1500 LBS AND IT ONLY TAKES 200-300 LBS IN THE BED TO FEEL IT AND WHEN YOU HAVE 700-800 LBS IT LITERALLY BUCKS. HAD AT DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES AND BEEN IN CONTACT WITH FORD TECH LINE WHO ALL SAY THAT NO DAMAGE OR SAFETY ISSUE EXISTS AND TO LIVE WITH IT. I PAID $42K FOR THIS VEHICLE AND NOW I CAN'T EVEN PUT ANYTHING INTO THE BED TO TO UNSAFE STARTS THAT ARE GOING TO LEAVE ME STRANDED. TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE THE COMPUTER TRIES TO COMPENSATE FOR THE VIBRATIONS AND STARTS TO LOWER POWER CAUSING IT TO NOT GO WHICH IS DANGEROUS IN LEFT HAND TURN SITUATIONS. THE TECH SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO AS FORD STATES THESE ARE KNOWN ISSUES. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REFUELED WHEN THE METAL STOPPER WITHIN THE FUEL TANK DID NOT ENGAGE AND FUEL SPILLED OUT OF THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO INSERT THE FUEL PUMP NOZZLE BECAUSE THE CAPLESS ENTRY POINT WAS BLOCKED BY THE METAL PIECE IN THE FUEL TANK. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT TO FORCE THE NOZZLE INTO THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT DID NOT HEED THE DEALER'S SUGGESTION. THE CONTACT WAS PLANNING TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,500.

NOTICED AN "'S" SHAPED SPLIT ON SIDEWALL OF MICHELIN TIRE P265/70R17 113SDT M+S DOT APKP OOEX 4612. FOR FAMILY SAFETY CONCERNS REPLACED THE TIRE AT THE DEALER WHERE TRUCK WAS PURCHASED AND WAS CHARGED FULL RETAIL PRICE WITH NO OFFER OF WARRANTY CONSIDERATION OR PRORATION. *TR

ENGINE STOPS ON HARD ACCELERATION ALL MOST GOT HIT ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. *TR

UNINTENDED ACCELERATION DESIGN DEFECT IN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AN ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM . *TR

THE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL LEVER ON THIS VEHICLE REQUIRES THE DRIVER TO ENGAGE THE LEVER MULTIPLE TIMES TO INDICATE A CHANGE FROM A RIGHT TURN TO A LEFT TURN AND VICE VERSA. FOR EXAMPLE, MAKING A LEFT TURN FROM ONE ROADWAY ONTO ANOTHER ROADWAY, AND THEN NEEDING TO MAKE A QUICK RIGHT TURN OFF OF THE 2ND ROADWAY REQUIRES THE DRIVER TO FIRST DISENGAGE THE LEFT DIRECTIONAL, AND THEN IN A 2ND MOTION, ENGAGE THE RIGHT DIRECTIONAL. IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO MERELY MOVE THE DIRECTIONAL LEVER UP (TO INDICATE A RIGHT TURN) AFTER TURNING LEFT IN ONE FLUID MOTION. IT REQUIRES A) HOLDING THE LEVER DOWN TO INDICATE A LEFT TURN B) IN THE MIDDLE OF THAT TURN, HITTING THE LEVER RIGHT TWO TIMES TO INDICATE A RIGHT TURN. THIS IS CONTRARY TO HOW TYPICAL DIRECTIONAL LEVERS WORK. OFTEN IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO SIGNAL YOUR INTENTIONS TO OTHER DRIVERS IN A TIMELY FASHION - OR, THE DRIVER MAY HOLD THE LEVER UP, THINKING HE HAS ENGAGED THE RIGHT DIRECTIONAL, BUT HAS MERELY DISENGAGED THE LEFT. *TR

ON FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 2, 2013 I PICKEDUP MY F150 FROM THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT AFTER THEY CLAIMED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS ISOLATED AND FIXED. I DROVE TO WORK WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS, HOWEVER, IN THE AFTERNOON ON MY WAY HOME THE VEHICLE STALLED AND CUT OFF ON ME. THIS HAPPENED WHEN I ACCELERATED TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE. I WAS LUCKY TO GET TO THE CENTER TURNING LANE AND MAKE ACROSS TO A PARKING LOT WITHOUT INCIDENT. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS VEHICLE STALLS ON ME, TWICE WHILE DRIVING, AND HAVE BEEN TOWED TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. THE MECHANIC AT THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THAT THE PROBLEM COMES FROM THE AFTERMARKET LIGHT BAR I INSTALLED AND CONNECTED TO THE TRAILER CONNECTOR. THIS CLAIM SOUNDS TOO RIDICULOUS TO EVEN CONSIDER IT TO BE THE FACT. I TRULY BELIEVE THAT THE PROBLEM IS THE ECOBOOST SYSTEM SINCE IT ONLY HAPPENS UPON ACCELERATION. CLEARLY THE DEALERSHIPS SERVICE DEPARTMENT OPTED TO BLAME THE VEHICLE OWNER AND NOT PUT REAL EFFORT TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON A COUNTY HIGHWAY, PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDDLE TO SLOW FOR A BAD SECTION OF ROAD AND BRAKE PEDDLE WAS STIFF AND WOULD NOT DEPRESS. NO BRAKES. BRAKE LIGHT AND ERRORS SHOWED ON CONSOLE. NO PRIOR INDICATION THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. USED THE EMERGENCY TO SAFELY BRAKE THE CAR TO CALL FOR ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. DEALER INDICATED THAT A VACUUM LINE HAD FALLEN OFF AND CAUSED THE NO BRAKE CONDITION. I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THERE WOULD BE A REDUNDANT SYSTEM TO ALLOW THE BRAKES TO OPERATE. *TR

WELL AFTER A WEEK OR TWO I NOTICED LIKE THREE DIFFERENT THINGS ON MY NEW 2013 FORD F-150. A SMELL COMING OUT OF THE AC AND HEATER, SOME DAYS ITS COLD AND SOME DAYS IT WAS HOT. IT WAS LIKE A BURST OF RUBBING ALCOHOL AND IT IS JUST LIKE A BURST THAT COMES OUT EVERY NOW AND THAN SOME DAYS MORE THAN OTHERS, ALSO WHEN I COME TO A STOP I NOTICE MY BRAKES MAKE A CLAPPING NOTICE RIGHT WHEN I COME TO A STOP, LIKE A FAN COMING TO A STOP. ALSO I NOTICE THE TRUCK DOES NOT RUN A SMOOTH AS IT DID THE FIRST TWO WEEKS. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN TWICE, BUT THEY SAY IT IS OKAY.I'M VERY CONCERN OF THE SMELL AND BECAUSE I FEEL SOMETHING IS WRONG, BECAUSE IT DOES NOT DRIVE AS SMOOTH. AM I CRAZY? *TR

UPON ACCELERATING FROM A STOP 4OR 5 LOUD KNOCKING SOUNDS WERE HEARD AND FELT, AND ENGINE POWER LOSS WAS EXPERIENCED. I LET OFF THROTTLE TO REDUCE KNOCKING SOUND,WHICH SOUNDED LIKE TURBO WASTEGATE POSSIBLY, AND ENGINE SHOOK AND HAD REDUCED POWER FOR SEVERAL MILES. TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE WAS WARM AND DRY. I HAD BEEN DRIVING VEHICLE FOR OVER AN HOUR BEFORE PROBLEM. IT HAS HAD REDUCED POWER AND MINOR SHAKING BEFORE,BUT NOTHING LIKE THIS. FORTUNATELY NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE COMING. I DO NOTICE WASTEGATE POPPING OFF ON SHORT,STEEP HILLS MORE LATELY. I HAVE THE ECOBOOST ENGINE. HAVE NOT BEEN TO DEALER YET, BUT HAVE APPT SOON. *JS

AFTER DRIVING VEHICLE FOR 15 MILES IN HIGHWAY AND LOCAL TRAFFIC (TEMPERATURE 50; LIGHT RAIN), I PRESSED BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW FOR LH TURN. PEDAL WAS VERY FIRM AND DIFFICULT TO PRESS. BRAKES DID NOT SEEM TO FUNCTION, YET ABS "CHATTERED" AS I PRESSED HARDER... AND THE TRUCK SLOWED. THERE WERE NO MALFUNCTION INDICATORS ON THE DASH. WHEN TURN WAS COMPLETE, I PRESSED BRAKE PEDAL AGAIN TO TEST THE BRAKES... SAME RESULT, BUT NOW BRAKE FAULT INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. I PULLED OVER, STOPPED THE TRUCK, TURNED IT OFF, AND RESTARTED. MALFUNCTION LIGHTS CAME ON AND BRAKES FELT THE SAME. I CALLED DEALER FOR ADVICE, LEFT TRUCK RUNNING WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. CONVERSATION WITH DEALER LASTED ABOUT 7 MINUTES. AS I HUNG UP THE PHONE, THE BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY "SOFTENED" AND FELT NORMAL. OPERATING THE BRAKES CONFIRMED NORMAL FUNCTION. I TURNED OFF THE TRUCK AND RESTARTED. MALFUNCTION LIGHTS DID NOT COME ON AND THE BRAKES OPERATED NORMALLY ON MY DRIVE TO THE DEALER... ABOUT 7 MILES IN LOCAL TRAFFIC. *TR

DURING ACCELERATION TO HIGHWAY SPEED DURING RAINY WEATHER MY TRUCK EXHIBITED A POWER LOSS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED TO FLASH AND THE ENGINE LOOSES POWER AND THE VEHICLE DECELERATED. THIS HAS OCCURRED 2 TIMES SINCE I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE (SINCE DECEMBER 2013). I HAVE THE TRUCK IN THE SHOP NOW FOR ANOTHER ISSUE AND HAVE INFORMED THE DEALER OF THE INCIDENTS BUT HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM THEM. *TR

DURING ACCELERATION TO PASS A CAR, MY TRUCK EXHIBITED A POWER LOSS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTS FLASHING AND THE ENGINE LOOSES POWER AND THE TRUCK DECELERATES. THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED 6 TIMES IN VARIOUS CONDITIONS. IN 3 INSTANCES THE ENGINE ALMOST STALLED. IT CONTINUED TO STUTTER UNTIL I PUT THE TRUCK IN PARK, SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED. TWICE, THIS HAS HAPPENED IN CHICAGO TRAFFIC WHILE MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND RESULTED IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I HAVE TAKEN MY TRUCK TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES BUT THEY SAY NO COMPUTER CODES WERE RECORDED. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD BUT THE REGIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGER SAYS SHE HAS NEVER HEARD OF ANYONE WITH THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. THEY REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT AND TOLD ME TO CONTINUE TO TAKE MY TRUCK TO THE DEALER WHEN THESE ISSUES OCCUR. MY TRUCK IS NOW 9 MONTHS OLD WITH 13,000 MILES ON IT. THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE WAS IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR. *TR

WHILE ACCELERATING TO ENTER THE HOV LANE (FAR LEFT) IN HEAVY TRAFFIC THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN TO 3500 RPM. BRAKING DID NOT OVER-RIDE THE ACCELERATION. SLOWED ON IT'S OWN AFTER 15 MILES OF 70 MPH DRIVING WITHOUT TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL. THREE MONTHS LATER, WHILE ACCELERATING QUICKLY FROM A STOP, TO SLOW, TO START IN TRAFFIC, THE TRUCK ACCELERATED AGAIN ON ITS OWN. TAC READ 3500 RPM WHILE PULLED OVER IN AND OUT OF GEAR (N). SHOP UNABLE TO REPLICATE ISSUE AND HAVE BEEN TOLD TO DRIVE IT. THIS IS A COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA FLEET TRUCK.

I WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP ON A MAIN STREET MAKING A LEFT TURN. TRAFFIC WAS COMING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AND I WAS WAITING FOR CLEARING WITHIN THE TRAFFIC IN ORDER TO MAKE MY LEFT TURN. THERE WAS AN OPENING IN TRAFFIC AND I STEPPED ON THE GAS TO ACCELERATE ACROSS THE LANE. AS I STEPPED ON THE GAS A MESSAGE ON MY DASHBOARD CAME ON STATING "LOW OIL PRESSURE" AND THE VEHICLE COMPLETED STALLED. I COMPLETELY LOST ALL POWER ON THE ENGINE AND ALSO THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE DRIFTED ACROSS THE BUSY LANE AND BARELY MADE IT ACROSS THE LANE AS TRAFFIC WAS COMING DIRECTLY TOWARDS ME. MULTIPLE VEHICLES WERE COMING IN MY DIRECTION AND SOME HONKED THERE CAR HORN TO GET OUT OF THE WAY. THIS WAS EXTREMELY FRIGHTENING AS I HAD MY BABY WITH ME IN THE BACK SEAT. THE CARS WOULD HAVE CLEARLY HIT MY VEHICLE IF I HAD NOT DRIFTED ACROSS THAT LANE. THE TRUCK IS PRACTICALLY NEW AS IT BARELY HAS 6724 MILES. *TR UPDATED 10/8/2014 *JS

I WAS AT A STOP SIGN TURNING INTO A MAIN STREET, I ACCELERATED TO TURN INTO THE INTERSECTION WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE THE TRUCK DID NOT DO ANYTHING. IT WAS REALLY NERVE WRECKING, I STEPPED ON THE GAS LIKE 3 TIMES UNTIL THE TRUCK FINALLY REACTED. I ALMOST GOT INTO A REALLY BAD ACCIDENT WHICH WOULD OF BEEN MY FAULT BECAUSE OF THE CARS DEFECT. THIS IS NOT THE ONLY TIME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME, BUT IS THE MOST RECENT. THEY REALLY NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS! I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE CUSTOMERS CONCERN. THIS IS A $43,000 TRUCK AND THINK THAT I SHOULD GET WHAT I HAVE PAID FOR NOT A LITTLE PIECE OF CRAP. *TR

THE ECOBOOST ENGINE LOOSES POWER ON TAKE OFF IN RAINY WEATHER. I HAS HAPPENED SIX TIMES. THE MOST RECENT WAS THIS MORNING 04/07/14. THE PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN THE TRUCK IS TAKING OFF FROM A STOP, SUCH AS TRAFFIC LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. THE MAIN PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE THE RAIN. AFTER DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD OF TIME THE TRUCK WILL NOT TAKE OFF FROM A DEAD STOP. THE ENGINE LOOSES POWER AND SHAKES VIOLENTLY. THIS MORNING WHILE TAKING ME DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL WE PULLED INTO TRAFFIC AND TRIED TO GET UP TO SPEED. THE ENGINE FAILED AND WE HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS HAS BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE. IT WAS NOT RAINING THIS MORNING BUT I DID DRIVE FOR SEVERAL HOURS IN THE RAIN YESTERDAY. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY TELL ME MY TUCK ALREADY HAS THE FIX FROM FORD. *TR

WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC FROM A STOP I EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER FROM THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OR INCREAE RPM. AFTER PUMPING THE GAS PEDAL TWICE THE TURBOS FINALLY KICKED IN AND ALLOWED MWE TO ONCE AGAIN ACCELERATE. THIS LOSS OF POWER WHILE ENTERING THE ROADWAY NEARLY CAUSED A COLLISION. *TR

WHILE MAKING A LONG COMMUTE TO PORTLAND OR. FROM SEATTLE WA., VERY EARLY IN THE MORNING. IT WAS A VERY RAINY NIGHT, AND I WAS TRYING TO PASS A SEMI WHO WAS STRUGGLING TO GO UP A HILL, AS I PUSHED THE PEDAL TO PASS HIM QUICKLY, THE TRUCK SHUDDERED, THEN LOST ALL POWER AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS BLINKING. I AVOIDED THE TRUCK AND OTHER TRAFFIC AS I LIMPED THE TRUCK TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I THEN TURNED THE TRUCK OFF AND IT WORKED AS IT SHOULD. LIGHT STAYED ON FOR A WEEK OR MORE. I VERY EASILY COULD HAVE GOTTEN IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT THAT MORNING, AND I STILL HAVE ISSUES WITH MY ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON ALL THE TIME. OFF TO THE DEALER I GO. 2013 F-150 3.5L ECOBOOST. LESS THAN 1200 MI. ON VEHICLE. NOT COOL. *TR

FORD F150 XLT 2013. ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS I HAVE NOTICED THAT WHEN EXITING THE TRUCK MY RIGHT FOOT TENDS TO BRUSH AGAINST THE INTERIOR HOOD RELEASE LATCH AND OCCASIONALLY TRIGGERS AND RELEASES THE HOOD. I HAVE EXPERIMENTED AND IT REALLY DOES NOT APPEAR TO REALLY REQUIRE MUCH FORCE FOR THE TIME OF MY RIGHT SHOE TO TRIGGER THE LATCH. THEN WHEN LATER DRIVING THE TRUCK, I VISUALLY NOT THAT THE HOOD HAS BEEN RELEASED AND HAVE TO STOP AND FULLY OPEN THE HOOD TO CLOSE IT. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AND I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT THIS IS AN ISOLATED PROBLEM. OTHERWISE THE HOOD LATCH MECHANISM APPEARS TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. I AM AFRAID THAT ONE DAY THIS WILL CAUSE A BAD ACCIDENT IF I DON'T REALIZE THAT THE HOOD HAS BEEN OPENED. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THE LATCH IS LOCATED IN A PRONE AREA AND PERHAPS ACTUALLY SHOULD REQUIRE MORE TENSION TO FULLY TRIGGER THE RELEASE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150 ECOBOOST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,000.

SUNROOF SHATTERED, AFTER EXITING MY WORK PLACE PARKING GARAGE, AT 12:45PM, I SOON ENTERED THE ON RAMP TO THE LOCAL LOOP FREEWAY AND ACCELERATED TO ENTER THE FREEWAY AT APPROX. 25 MPH MY SUNROOF SHATTERED AND GLASS PARTICLES CAME INSIDE THE VEHICLE COMPARTMENT. LOUD EXPLOSION SOUND AND SMALL GLASS SHARDS GOT IN MY EYES, ON MY SKIN AND EVERYWHERE IN THE AUTOMOBILE. THE SUNROOF IS STILL BASICALLY INTACT AND BUDGED SLIGHTLY OUTWARD OR UPWARD. *TR

AS OF JANUARY 28, 2013 MY 2013 F-150 HAS CONTINUALLY HAD ELECTRICAL ISSUES RESULTING IN A DEAD BATTERY THAT HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED AS OF TODAY, 3/10/2014. ERROR MESSAGES THAT ARISE INCLUDE " BATTERY SAVER ON' AND "AUDIO OFF" INDICATORS AND AFTER JUMPSTARTING THE VEHICLE WILL START WITH THE KEY IN THE "ON" POSITION AND IN SOME CASES SUCH AS MINE, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF 5TH GEAR UNTIL THE IGNITION IS CYCLED OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN. OVER THE COURSE OF THE PREVIOUS 2.5 MONTHS I HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE IN THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT 6 TIMES TOTALING OVER 30+ DAYS. THIS VEHICLE HAS LEFT ME STRANDED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS REQUIRING ME TO FIND SOMEONE TO JUMPSTART IT EACH TIME. THERE ARE AN INCREASING NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS YEAR MODEL FOR THE EXACT SAME ISSUE WITH NO RESOLUTION FROM FORD. I HAVE UTILIZED EVERY POSSIBLE AVENUE TO GET THIS ISSUE RESOLVED AND AM HOPING THAT BY FILING THIS COMPLAINT I CAN BRING GREATER ATTENTION TO AN ISSUE THAT IS AFFECTING A GROWING PORTION OF F-150 OWNERS. *TR

I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM VISITING FAMILY AND WHILE PASSING A VEHICLE ON ROUTE 113 IN MARYLAND MY TRUCK SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND THE ENGINE BEGAN SHUDDERING WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. THE ENGINE HAD REDUCED POWER AND CONTINUED SHUDDERING UNTIL I STOPPED TRYING TO ACCELERATE. LUCKILY, THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES APPROACHING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AND I WAS ABLE TO ABORT PASSING THE SLOWER VEHICLE WITHOUT INCIDENT. THIS OCCURRED AT APPROX. 1600 ON A RAINY DAY. THE SYMPTOMS WENT AWAY AFTER APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES AND I HAD NO FURTHER ISSUES. *TR

WHILE ENTERING TRAFFIC, FORM A STANDING START, THE TRUCK ACCELERATED FINE UNTIL SUCH TIME AS IT REACHED APPROXIMATELY 65 KLM/HR. OR APPROX. 40 MILES PER HOUR, WHEREIN IT LOST POWER DRAMATICALLY. IT DID NOT STALL, OR LOSE POWER STEERING, OR BRAKES, BUT THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO POWER WHATSOEVER TO THE DRIVE TRAIN. NONE.THIS HAPPENED ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY, WHERE THE SPEED LIMIT IS 80 KLM/HR. OR 45 MILES PER HOUR. THERE HAD BEEN ON COMING TRAFFIC HEADED WEST, AND I WAS TURNING EAST, A LEFT TURN. THE ON COMING TRAFFIC WAS A WAYS AWAY, SO I HAD LOTS OF TIME AS FAR AS THE EAST BOUND TRAFFIC WAS CONCERNED, BUT UPON MAKING THE EAST BOUND LANE THE TRUCK LOST POWER. THERE WAS A SEMI BEARING DOWN ON ME HEADED EAST, SO I LEFT THE ROAD. THE SEMI PASSED ME WITHOUT INCIDENT, BUT JUST BARELY. ONCE AT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I NOTICED A WRENCH ICON ON THE DASH. I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF, WAITED A FEW MINUTES, TURNED IT BACK ON AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ON. I LIVE IN ONTARIO, CANADA. I HAVE USED MY SISTER'S ADDRESS FOR YOUR FORM. I HOPE YOU DO NOT MIND? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THE SPARE TIRE WAS SMALLER THEN THE FACTORY TIRES THAT CAME ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT FELT THIS WAS A SAFETY FAILURE BECAUSE THE CONTACT HAULED A TRAITOR CONSTANTLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO ALERT THEM OF THE PROBLEM HOWEVER THEY DECLINED TO REPLACE THE TIRE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

THE TRUCK WHEELS LOCKED UP AND ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, COMING TO A VERY SUDDEN STOP. TRUCK WOULD NOT RESTART FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES. DURING THIS MALFUNCTION THE TRUCK IS COMPLETELY UNCONTROLLABLE. THIS HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES AND WAS AT A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING, IT WAS RETURNED TO US. THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN, THIS TIME CAUSING AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE TRUCK HIT A GUARD RAIL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO HESITATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT WATER HAD ENTERED THE TURBO BOOSTER AND BUT THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE A REMEDY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. *TR

WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE E-470 AND HEAR WHAT SOUNDED LIKE AN EXPLOSION AND REALIZED OUR SUNROOF SPONTANEOUSLY EXPLODED FROM THE INSIDE OUT. FORD IS SAYING THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND HAS HAPPENED TO ALOT OF PEOPLE. SOMEONE NEEDS TO CHECK ON THIS PLEASE. *TR

I WAS ACCELERATING UP A HILL AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WHEN A RAPID DECELERATION OCCURRED. I HAD TO QUICKLY MERGE ONTO THE SHOULDER IN ORDER TO AVOID BEING HIT FROM BEHIND. I THEN SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE, WAITED, COMPOSED MYSELF, RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE SAFELY TO WORK. I DID, HOWEVER, HAVE THE "CHECK ENGINE" ILLUMINATE ON MY WAY HOME AND SEEMED TO SENSE SOME STIFFNESS IN THE BRAKES. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN IN A VEHICLE WITH 8000 MILES ON IT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING IN HUMBLE WHILE IT WAS RAINING AND I ACCELERATED TO GET OVER TO THE NEXT LANE. WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE MY TRUCK STARTED TO LOSE POWER AND THE ENGINE LIGHT STARTED BLINKING AND THE ENGINE SHUTTERED. I THEN LET GO OF THE GAS PEDAL AND PULLED OVER AND KILLED THE TRUCK. WHEN I CRANKED THE TRUCK BANK ON THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS OFF AND THE TRUCK DROVE FINE. *TR