2014 Ford F-150 complaints

Truck turn over no start. Ford forum fuse 27 issue. My fuse 27 melted, replaced and truck started. Tsb 15-137. Fuse 27 relocation kit. Forum stated dealer install is $400. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL.

On 2 separate occasions while driving I have went to stop and brake pedal would not push down . Brake system failure light and alarm came on

While traveling at 60MPH transmission downshifts to 1st gear causing rear end to basically lock up and skidded into oncoming traffic lane. Luckily I didn’t hit anyone. Transmission also locks into 5th or 3rd gear at a stop and will not shift out. Unpredictable at best, VERY DANGEROUS.

On 12-26-21 tried to start truck, It cranked but did not start. called for a tow to the dealer. while waiting on tow I looked up fuse information to the fuel pump. after locating fuse that controls power to fuel pump relay I pulled fuse and it was burnt on one side of the prong. I called off tow and got home and did some research for this problem seems 09 thru 14 this particular 20amp fuse is being over heated. I also found a service bulletin 15-0137 on a ford site, and its stating that a ( Fuel Pump Fuse Relocation Kit ) in which I have to pay $270 for. I believe this is fire hazard and a safety because if this fuse is blown while driving it will shut down the vehicle. I have watched several video's on this issue and believe it should be recalled do to the nature of the problem. There was also no warning nor any warning lamp on the dash to show an issue. made an apointment to the ford dealer for 12-27-2021 to have this relocation kit put on before there is a fire from this overheating of this fuse in the fuse compartment.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford F-150. The contact stated that after her husband activated the defroster, it caused the rear windshield to shatter. The local dealer and several other dealers were made aware of the failure. All the dealers informed the contact to take the vehicle to an auto-glass dealer to replace the windshield. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that there was no recall associated with the VIN. The failure mileage was approximately 140,000.

When driving, twice power has cut out with the vehicle without warning. I was also unable to start the vehicle on one occasion - it cranked but did not fire. Traced the problem to a melted #27 fuse in the engine bay, which is a known issue with these vehicles apparently.

Brakes are hard to push. Verified by independent service center. Warning message when it happened.

Since my truck was new I have had a problem with no acceleration, misfire, brakes, and some kind of growling noise when I come to a stop and or making right-hand turns. Just after my warranty expired I was driving on the highway and I had to slow down my truck cut off. Today it cut off in traffic 4 times, this isn't very safe. I pulled the codes and it was a P2112 throttle actuator closed. I saw on a web page that Ford extended the warranty on this issue to 10 years or 150,000 miles, I called Ford and they said that they will only charge me to fix this problem.

My 2014 F150 LISTED ABOVE IS HAVING BRAKING ISSUES. THE PEDAL IS HARD AS A ROCK AT TIMES AND YOU HAVE TO PUT ALL OF YOUR WEIGHT INTO STOPPING THE VEHICLE. WHEN THIS OCCURS IT MAKES A GURGGLING SOUND OUT AT THE BRAKE BOOSTER. UPON VIEWING SOME MECHANICAL SITES ON THE NET THIS HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS YEAR MODEL TRUCK AS THE MASTER CYLINDER COULD BE LEAKING INTO THE BOOSTER AND OR THE BRAKE BOOSTER HAS GONE BAD. I PUT IN MY VEHICLE VIN AND IT SHOWS ZERO RECALLS FOR MY TRUCK. HOW CAN THIS BE WHEN IT'S EXACTLY WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO OTHERS OF THE SAME YEAR REGAURDLESS OF WHERE IT WAS BUILT. MY 17 YEAR OLD SON DROVE THIS TO SCHOOL TODAY AND ALMOST HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE UPON PARKING AS THE PEDAL GOT SO HARD HE COULD HARDLY STOP THE TRUCK FROM HITTING THEM, THE LIGHT DID COME ON IN THE DASH PANEL BUT WENT OUT. WILL THIS BE A RECALL IN THE NEAR FUTURE BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED? ARE WE SUPPOSED TO GET THIS FIX AT OUR EXPENSE? PLEASE CONTACT US AT YOUR EARLIEST CONVENIENCE TO HELP US WITH THIS MATTER.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the powertrain malfunction warning light was illuminated, then the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and diagnosed with throttle body failure. The dealer replaced the throttle body. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but informed the contact that the VIN was not included in any recalls and referred the contact to file a complaint with NHTSA. The failure mileage was 62,790.

The symptoms are exactly as described in the leadframe recall of 2013 F-150 trucks - my truck is 2014. The truck suddenly shifts to 1st gear while travelling at higher speeds, sluggish acceleration, check engine light and the wrench icon appearing on the display, MPG display dropped to zero, and the speedometer stopped working while driving. The symptoms appeared gradually over the last 6 months, with the speedometer and the wrench icon happening yesterday. The last time I took it to the mechanic, about 2 months ago, the check engine light was on, but no codes. This is a safety issue because sudden shifting to 1st gear while at a higher speed is going to cause loss of control and an accident.

Service advanetrac message came on while driving (not at start up) prior to losing power steering while driving. Service advancetrac message came on but went away after 1 minute of driving. A few minutes after message went away, the truck completely lost power steering while driving on a highway (nearly lost conrol). Power Steering Assist fault message then appeared and the Service Advancetrac message reappeared. Had to have truck towed.

I was driving with my defrost on front and rear windows at night time. I was stopped at a light when I heard a loud bang followed by a crackling noise. I safely found a spot to park close by and inspected if anything hit my truck. Nothing. My rear window on my cab was completely shattered. No evidence of anything hitting it. My truck bed was completely empty and had the canopy on. There was nothing in between the rear truck and canopy. What the heck? Had to be the rear defrost. There are multiple stories on the internet just like mine, with zero recall!!!! Ford make this right. Now I’m out 780.00 due to Fords faulty defrost wiring.

Transmission sudden downshift. Causing loss of control.

I was turning into a had station and my advance trac message came on than a loud screeching noise was made and I had no power steering I looked online and it said maybe my battery terminal fuse was bad so I replaced it even though it was fine I did some .ore research and come to find out my epas gear motor went out so I had to order a replacement I asked ford about the recall and they seem to not know anything about it at the dealership so when I called ford corporate they instructed me to call back the dealership so I'm stuck going back and forth it's kinda weird there's a recall for exact thing that went out in my truck and my truck is the same year so I'm a little confused maybe ford true to sweep this under the rug and repace the trucks that came forward years ago and be done with it ohhh did Mention my truck just hit 60k miles

On several occasions while driving at 50+ mph my truck suddenly downshifts from 6th gear to 1st gear causing the rear wheels to lock up and skid. i have taken the vehicle to the dealership and they refuse to do anything because they can not duplicate the issue. this has happened several times the last time was on the freeway causing me to shoot over 2 lanes of traffic almost causing an accident. the ford dealership and the extended warranty company ameriplus both refuse to help because they both say that they can not duplicate the problem but the vehicle comes up with dtc codes p0731 and p0722This is extremely concerning that this will happen when driving at highway speeds and the fact this vehicle is my daily driver and I usually have my kids in the vehicle with me. Im very concerned about the safety of driving now especially after learning this exact issue was recalled on the vehicles a year before mine with three same 6 speed transmission, but not on my year.

Hard brake pedal at stopping and backing up with a grinding sounds

The back doors use to swing open when driving now they won’t open at all. Both of our raptors did this. It is a problem

Coolant leaks and rear glass shattering!!

In October 2017 the entire rear window heating element was identified as defective. The entire window panel was replaced with Ford contributing partial monetary renumeration for the repair. On November 2, 2021 the rear window heater was activated. The indicator light did not “light up”. Approximately 15 minutes later a loud “bang” was heard in the cabin and the presence of smoke was evident. Upon pulling over and inspecting the vehicle, smoke was emanating from the rear right (passenger side) bottom corner. It was also noticed that the entire right panel. Ford has indicated that there is currently no recall associated with this. There are multiple reported incidents of the occurring over many years upon performing a Google search.

Monday November 1, 2021. I was traveling at approximately 45 mph when transmission downshifted to 1st gear. The tires locked up, causing severe skid bringing me to an abrupt stop. Fortunately, traffic was light and no one was behind me.

Driving down the interstate at around 70 mph all of the lights went out and the veh shut down after about a min or so I started the veh with out any problem. The battery light went on I drove about tem more miles. I shut the veh off got gas pulled out of the gas station and the lights went out and the engine shut off. I pulled over restarted the engine the battery light was still on but it started with out any problem and drove home.

On 10/28/2021 at approximately 12 PM my trucks driver side Power sliding rear window shattered after turning on The rear defrost. I live in Florida so Temperature was not an issue but it was lightly raining. Please help! Vehicle was parked in the driveway at the time of the Incident

While driving on the freeway at about 70 mph, the "wrench" symbol popped up on my dash and the truck went into "limp mode" which is where the truck is on but you cannot accelerate. I then had the same thing happen while driving on the street at about 45 mph. Both times, I was able to get off to the side, restart the vehicle and then start driving again. After the car was restarted, there was some harsh shifting between 5th and 6th gear and it seemed a bit sluggish. I contacted the Ford dealership and they told me that they couldn't do anything unless the check engine light or wrench symbol were showing on the dashboard.

I was travelling down US Highway 1 when I received a dashboard warning "Power Steering Assist Fault." The steering became extremely difficult and required two hands and a lot of exertion to steer the vehicle. Fortunately I was driving straight line at the time of the failure without other vehicles in close proximity. Driver safety was definitely impacted and could have caused a loss of control. The fault has remained on, even after turning on and off the vehicle. The vehicle is with the Ford service center for diagnostics and repair. Vehicle has only 83,000 miles.

The steering went out. It felt like i had no power steering and was barely able to steer. the steering would not come back to neutral. It was almost impossible to drive. The dealer told me they get this issue a few times a week. I had to have the intermediate shaft and both tie rods replaced. I did complain to Ford who more or less said too bad

Swollen lug nuts. Was advised by Paradise Ford, Cocoa, FL dealership all 24 needed to be replaced. My cost $124.00. The service technician stated to me, “it’s a bad design, Ford should cover this.”

Steering is very sticky when turning left or right. Seems like low on fluid. But no pump is on this.

The Airbag warning light appears on my dashboard. I took it to my local garage and he scanned the system that shows code B1214:13-8B - Passengers Safety Belt Retractor Pretensioner Deployment Control. I called Ford corporation and they said there are no recalls, however, I went online and a Ford recall #17S17 exists (Recall #17V472000)

Driving 55 mph the truck slammed into 1st gear at the same time rpm shot up then jumped to 3rd gear then stuck in 5th gear i thought they fixed this issue with the update on the ecm in 2013. If it is a problem with the lead on the vehicle speed sensor on the transmission why is that not being replaced instead of making it shift to a higher gear. With it shifting to a higher gear is not a fix its a bandaid for a bigger issue......

The contact owns a 2014 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving at approximately 70 MPH up a hill, the check engine warning light illuminated, and the vehicle inadvertently slowed down. The contact stated that once at the top of the hill the vehicle resumed normal speed however, the check engine warning light remained illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed the failure with the Variable Camshaft Timing (VCT) sensor. No repairs were completed as the aftermarket warranty company did not cover the repairs. The vehicle was then taken to another independent mechanic who confirmed that the VCT and timing change tensioner needed to be repaired. The contact stated that the diagnostic failure code was P0016. The vehicle was not repaired as the independent mechanic informed the contact that the failure was a known failure with the timing chain tensioner and the contact was advised to contact the manufacturer for a recall. There was a Technical Service Bulletin for the failure however, the vehicle was out of warranty, and the manufacturer declined to cover the repairs. The contact stated that the vehicle was purchased USED in July of 2021 and was unaware of any Technical Service Bulletin. The vehicle was then taken to dealer who confirmed the failure. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 76,000.

Brake fluid leaking into break booster

I was driving at 45 mph and suddenly, the truck downshifted into low gear and slowed immediately down to about 5 mph. A vehicle following me nearly rear ended me. On more occasions, trying to get off the highway, the trucks motor overreved, then slammed into gear as if it was trying to shift, but couldn’t. I immediately called Ford Corporate and was told to take it to a dealership. I did this and was told it would be 6 weeks before they can get me in the shop, and that was if that part could be found. I have seen a recall for 2011-2013 F150’s, but Ford told me that 2014 was not included. This is very dangerous for anyone to have this happen to, luckily, I have many years of experience driving combination vehicles. If I had been towing my 36’ camper or if this happened to an inexperienced driver, it could have been disastrous. I have since taken it to a small, experienced transmission shop and was told that this is very, very common. Even on 2014 and up. Any 6R80 transmission in a Ford. Please take a look at this and update these model years for everyone’s safety.

Engine exhaust manifold warps and the manifold heads break off in the block

I bought my 2014 Ford F150 3.5 L truck new from Livermore, CA Ford. At 24,158 miles I received a recall for a brake master cylinder failure notice. Ford repaired the brake system under 16S24. At 64,018 June 2021 as I was driving out of my church parking lot I stepped on the brakes and pedal went to the floor. No other indicator. I checked online and found the Ford recall. I had not remembered that they already fixed it. When I took it to the dealer they said I would have to pay because there was no recall on it. I guess when they fixed it the first time they took my VIN off of the list. I could have killed someone because the failure was immediate. I paid over $1000 for the repair and contacted Ford. They said too bad, that there is no recall. I have been a mechanic over 60 years and never had to replace a master cylinder. Then my new modern F150 has it fail twice in 3 years? I tried to file a complaint with Ford and they told me no. That with no recall too bad. I love my truck but this dangerous situation should not be allowed.

Our 2014 F150 has had a problem with brakes squealing since day 1 I've checked for recalls but our vehicle doesn't fit the criteria. We are told by a brakes company we do not have a brake problem . There are only 68000 miles on vehicle something has been causing the noise the entire time The reason we are only now checking is my husband just got hearing aids and now acknowledges the problem( wouldn't take my word for it) Have there been any other complaints regarding this?

The contact owns a 2014 Ford F-150 equipped with Bridgestone Tires, Tire Line: Dueler, Tire Size: 275/65/R18, DOT Number: 98YIDOL. The contact stated that upon taking the vehicle to the dealer to have the deflated passenger’s side rear tire repaired, the dealer informed him that there was tread separation on all four tires. The contact also stated that there were cracks in between the tread. The tires were not replaced; however, they were patched. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate vehicle failure mileage was 93,000. The tire failure mileage was 70,000.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 MPH and hauling a trailer, the wrench service light suddenly illuminated and moments later the transmission erroneously down shifted into 1st gear, causing the speed to abruptly reduce and the driver to nearly lose control of the steering. The vehicle was later taken to the local dealer who diagnosed that the powertrain control module was faulty and needed to be reprogrammed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 75,000.

The vehicle has been having recurring issues with limp mode roughly 5-10 mins after cold start. Wrench lamp lights and vehicle loses all power and has no throttle response. This is becoming a weekly occurring issue. This is extremely dangerous because it could be while at highway speed, in heavy traffic and put the driver and passengers at risk of accident. If vehicle can be safely limped to the shoulder and turned off, vehicle starts back up with no issues after being shut down for a few minutes. Two different Ford dealers have inspected and no codes or service messages are stored so unsure of the precise issue. One recommended changing the throttle body ($600 repair) while the other checked tsb 17-0026 and was unable to remedy or repair.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving 65 mph or at highway speeds, the vehicle downshifted to first gear and the rpm revved up to 5,000 rpm, the rear wheels locked up, the vehicle lost traction control and started skidding. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to a certified mechanic however, the mechanic was unable to identify the cause of the failure. The contact stated that the failure was related to NHTSA campaign number: 19V433000 (Power Train) and 19V075000 (Power Train) however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and it was confirmed that the VIN was not included in the recall. The failure recurred and became more severe. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 150,000.

Driving at a 25 mph got an engine warning light and engine shut down - extremely dangerous condition - error message on dash showed wrenches - error message when further investigated showed P2112 AND P2112PE. Engine shut down again - after restarting and driving for approximately 15 minutes at 50 miles per hour. Pulled to side of road restarted NO ERROR codes this time! YIKES. This relates to the Throttle Body. Looked online and found this happens A LOT to FORD trucks, and somehow my F150 2014 is not in the recall. I purchased part from dealer and FORD said they would not refund any money as this VIN number does not have any recalls. Can you explain why this defective Throttle Body in my vehicle has not been recalled? P.S. I have attached a picture of oil that has leaked into the defective Throttle Body causing malfunction.

Last night while coming home from dinner I was cruising around 40 mph when all of a sudden the transmission downshifted to 1st gear and basically locked up the rear tires. It scared my family along with myself.

When taking off into traffic the truck simply dies, this doesn't happen all the time. When I try to crank the truck the it tries to turn over, but sounds like no fuel it getting through. The last time this happen my wife and son pulled out of the subdivision onto two lane road going up hill. I had the truck towed to the nearest parking lot. When looking at the fuse box I noticed the 20amp mirco fuse was burnt/melted into slot on the fuse panel. I was able to get the fuse out and replaced it with a 15amp mico fuse. The truck started up with no problems. My wife also told me that she has noticed the truck looses fuel pressure when going down the road. This happens occasionally. we have notice the battery lite comes on when the problem occur. when this happens I could usually wait 20 min and then it would start, but the last time it happen the 20 min waiting period didn't help. I took the truck to Pinnacle Ford in Lexington and they told me there the was known problem with a tech advisory bulletin associated to this problem. The fix the problem and I feel better my wife and children will not be suck on the road with a broken down truck.

THE FUSE BLOCK OVERHEATS AND MELTS AT FUSE #27. THIS FUSE CONTROLS THE FUEL SYSTEM. MY TRUCK SHUT OFF IN TRAFFFIC AT RUSH HOUR AND IT WOULD NOT RESTART. FORD KNOWS THIS IS AN ISSUE AND THEY HAVE NOT PUBLICLY POSTED THE FIX FOR IT AND THEY CHARGE FOR THE FIX THAT THEY KNOW IS AN ISSUE ON THEIR PART. WHY SHOULD I PAY FOR A DEFECT ON THEIR SIDE?

Complete hydraulic brake failure (front and rear). While the vehicle was in motion, brakes were applied to stop the vehicle, but the brake peddle went completely to the floor without any braking operation. The vehicle had to be stopped with the parking brake. Upon further inspection, the brake fluid reservoir had fluid in it, but brake fluid was leaking out from the region of the master cylinder and booster. This vehicle was recalled for the same, or similar issues, and the recall repairs were performed by Ford in 2016, however, this issue occurred after the recall repairs.

While driving my vehicle it suddenly downshifts from 6th gear to 1st gear causing the rear wheels to lock up.

Lost brakes at the same time the low Brake Fuid warning light came on. Was able to slow down by shifting the automatic transmission into a lower gear and using the Emergency Brake. The the fluid in the Brake Fluid reservoir was empty. I refilled the Brake Fluid reservoir up to the full line. It Brake warning light was off so I decided to try to make it back home. About 2 uses of the brakes and they failed completely again as I used the same method of stopping the truck as I did before when I found a safe place to get off the road. After having it towed to my house I pulled the Master Cylinder off the Brake Booster and the Booster was full of Brake Fluid. The rear seal of the Master Cylinder had completely failed. The issue is the same issue as on the other 2 recalls on 2014 Ford F150 Ecoboost and the other 2014 Ford F150 with the rear seal on the Brake Master Cylinder failing which allows the Brake Fluid to be pumped into the Brake Booster instead of the Brake Calipers. If they used the same Brake Master Cylinder on the 5.0 Liter F150 as they did on the recalled F150s, then they need to recall these also.

Vehicle was on & operating for 20 minutes and after traveling 1-2 miles all of the sudden smoke came from engine compartment. Pulled over immediately, and turned vehicle off when a full fledged fire began in the engine block on passenger side. Ran into gas station and used a fire extinguisher to get fire under control. 911/Fire Dept was contacted and hosed down hood, engine compartment. Analysis showed the source of the fire was from the passenger side hood accent light (factory installed) short circuited and was the origin of the fire.

We received a low brake fluid light on the dash. I verified the low level was legit by inspecting the brake fluid reservoir, which was indeed empty. I filled the reservoir with DOT 4, I drove approximately 2 miles, and received the low level brake fluid alarm again. I drove approximately 17 miles until I could get more DOT 4, during this 17 miles I used the trailer brakes to stop as I had no Ford F-150 braking. I filled the reservoir with more DOT 4 and drove 2.5 hours home, with the low fluid level alarm in due my master cylinder and booster continuously leaking… the truck got turned in the Bill Brandt Ford where they found a leaking master cylinder and broken booster.

Brakes failed after I had driven and parked the truck. Brakes worked normal. Cranked up and went to drive away and brake warning light illuminates. Applied brakes and pedal goes to the floor. Opened hood, Master cylinder empty. It’s looks like the Brake Master cylinder suddenly failed. Luckily it happened when I was starting off.