VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN GARAGE AND IT WAS APPROX 40 DEGREES OUTSIDED. STARTED TRUCK USING REMOTE START, WHEN I INSERTED KEY INTO IGNITION AND TURNED VEHICLE ON TO DRIVE THERE WAS A LOUD BANG OR POP FROM THE REAR OF CAB. I GOT OUT OF VEHICLE TO LOOK AROUND AND FOUND REAR SLIDING WINDOW WAS SHATTERED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, WITH NO EVIDENCE OF ANYTHING HITTING THE GLASS, OBVIOUSLY SINCE IT WAS IN A GARAGE. I THEN DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND NUMEROUS WEBSITES WITH HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING OF THIS SAME EXACT ISSUE HAPPENING ON 2010-2014 F150 TRUCKS. I THEN DROVE IT TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER FOR REAPAIRS/REPLACEMENT. THEY CAN NOT EXPLAIN HOW OR WHY IT HAPPENED, AGREED THAT IT WAS OBVIOUS NOTHING STRUCK THE WINDOW CAUSING IT TO SHATTER. THEY'VE ALSO INFORMED ME FORD IS NOT WILLING TO COVER THIS UNDER WARRANTY? I'M NOT SURE HOW MANY VEHICLES HAVE TO BE AFFECTED BY THIS IDENTICAL ISSUE BEFORE A RECALL OR TSB IS ISSUED? THIS IS AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM WITH FORD'S REAR WINDOWS AND COULD CAUSE SERIOUS HARM IF SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, INJURING CHILDREN IN BACK SEAT, ETC.. IT'S BEEN A WEEK NOW AND I'M STILL GETTING THE RUN AROUND FROM FORD.
2014 Ford F-150 complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2014 record →
WAS DRIVING AND HEARD A LOUD POP. SOUNDED LIKE A GUN SHOT AND BACK GLASS WAS SHATTERED . DIDN'T LOOK LIKE ANYTHING HIT IT.
THE POWER DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS IN ALL FOUR DOORS HAVE FAILED WITHIN A PERIOD OF TWO MONTHS. WHEN THE ACTUATORS FAILS, THE DOOR WILL NO LONGER LOCK/UNLOCK WITH KEYLESS REMOTE OR BY USING THE INSIDE BUTTON TO UNLOCK THE DOORS. ONLY THE DRIVER DOOR HAS A KEY HOLE, SO WHEN THE OTHER RDOOR ARE NOT WORKING, THE ONLY WAY TO UNLOCK THE DOOR IS FROM THE INSIDE. OCCASIONALLY WHILE THE DOOR ACTUATORS IS NOT WORKING, THE DOOR IS DIFFICULT TO OPEN FROM THE INSIDE AS IF THE LOCK IS DIFFICULT TO UNLOCK. THE ONLY REPAIR TO FIX THE ACTUATORS IS BY REPLACING THE ENTIRE DOOR LATCH MECHANISM. I WORRY THE DOOR WOULD BECOME INOPERABLE AND UNABLE TO OPEN SOMEONE COULD BE TRAPPED INSIDE. ANOTHER CONCERN IS VEHICLE THEFT DUE TO THE DOOR NOT LOOKING AS ASSUMED WHEN PRESSING THE BUTTON.
TAKITA RECALL: PASSENGER SEAT WHEN OCCUPIED SHOWS OFF; SOMETIMES IT SHOWS ON.. THIS IS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION IN CITY OR ON HIGHWAY.
REAR SLIDER WINDOW IS THE ISSUE. AFTER STARTING MY TRUCK, WHILE SITTING INSIDE I TURNED ON THE REAR DEFROST. WITHIN MINUTES WHILE SITTING STATIONARY THE DRIVER SIDE REAR WINDOW PANE SHATTERED. VEHICLE IS UNDER WARRANTY BUT FORD WILL NOT COVER. THIS IMPEDES MY VIEW OF THE ROAD AND CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS AS IT COULD CAUSE A DRIVER TO STARTLE AND HAVE AN ACCIDENT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD F-150. WHILE REVERSING THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME STUCK TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE BACK ONTO THE DRIVEWAY, INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, AND FOUND THAT THE BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING THROUGH THE BRAKE LINES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000. *DT*JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD F-150. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE GARAGE, THE VEHICLE LOST STEERING ABILITY. THE CONTACT ROCKED THE VEHICLE BACK AND FORTH AND THE STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOUR OTHER TIMES, BUT THEN RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. *TT*JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH AND TOWING A 2012 KZ SPORTSMAN TRAVEL TRAILER, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALER (ED CORLEY FORD, 1870 W SANTA FE AVE, GRANTS, NM 87020, (505) 285-4695) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A FUSE WAS DAMAGED, THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND A NEW RELOCATION KIT NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER,THE FAILURE RECURRED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH AND TOWING A 2012 KZ SPORTSMAN TRAVEL TRAILER, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MOJAVE AUTO GROUP (1010 W. MAIN ST., BARSTOW, CA 92311, 760-256-2241) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL DUE TO BEING STRANDED IN AN UNSAFE LOCATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: CAS-16131250. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE RESOLUTION OF THE REPAIRS WOULD HAVE TO MADE WITH THE LOCAL DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.
REMOTE STARTED 2014 FORD F-150. REAR WINDOW HEATER WAS ON DUE TO DEW ON REAR WINDOW. OUTSIDE AIR TEMPERATE WAS 42 DEGREES F. TRUCK WAS RUNNING OUTSIDE FOR 5 MINUTES. LOADED 2 CHILDREN UP AND DROVE 30 SECONDS WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POP. PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVE'RS WINDOW WAS COMPLETELY CRACKED. SMALL GLASS PARTICLES WERE NOTICED. WINDOW FRAME WAS VERY HOT TO THE TOUCH AND VISIBILITY WAS GREATLY REDUCED. THIS APPEARS TO BE EITHER A DEFECT OF THE HEATING ELEMENT, CONTROLLER, OR WINDOW.
WHEN I AM DRIVING,AND I ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE(PRESS GAS PEDAL) THE ENGINE LOSES POWER. I THEN HAVE TO COAST TO A STOP AND PUT VEHICLE IN PARK,TURN ENGINE OFF AND RESTART, AND DRIVE ON. SOMETIMES IT DOES IT AGAIN.SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T. IT'S DOES IT WHEN I'M ON ROAD WAYS. DANGEROUS IT HAPPENS IN TRAFFIC.
I TOOK MY 2014 F-150 IN FOR A STANDARD OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION ONLY TO BE TOLD AT THE END OF THE DAY THAT THE LUG NUTS WERE SWOLLEN AND THAT FORD COULD NOT TAKE THEM OFF UNLESS I PURCHASED NEW LUG NUTS. FURTHERMORE, THE FORD TECHNICIAN ADVISED NOT BUYING LUG NUTS FROM FORD AS THEY WILL EVENTUALLY FAIL AGAIN. FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE WILL NOT TAKE ANY ACTION TO ASSIST IN THE MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS A NORMAL TIRE IRON WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET THE CURRENT LUG NUTS OFF AND COULD LEAVE MY FAMILY STRANDED WITHOUT ANY OPTIONS IN THE EVENT OF A FLAT TIRE.
LEFT MOST REAR WINDOW SHATTERED. I USED THE REMOTE START TO TURN ON THE VEHICLE FOR A FEW MIN TO WARM IT UP THEN AS I GOT IN I SAT THERE FOR A COUPLE MINUTES WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THE REAR GLASS SHATTERED. AFTER THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL IN THE TRUCK. I NOTICED BURN MARKS ON THE PLASTIC HOUSING SURROUNDING THE GLASS. TRUCK WAS STATIONARY AND NOT A SINGLE PERSON WAS AROUND ME SO I KNEW AN OBJECT DIDN'T HIT IT UNLESS IT WAS A METEORITE. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND NOTICED THOUSANDS OTHERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THIS HAS TO BE RECALLED FOR SAFETY. I WORK AT THE FORD PLANT IN BUFFALO AND THEY NEED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS. I SHOULDN'T BE PAYING OUT OF MY POCKET FOR THESE FAULTY DEFROSTERS.
THIS MORNING, I GOT IN MY TRUCK AND STARTED IT. AS I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY PARKING SPACE, LESS THEN 1 MINUTE WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, I HEARD A HUGE POP IN MY BACKSEAT. I LOOK BACK, THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR WINDOW JUST SHATTERED. I GOT OUT AND IMMEDIATELY TOOK PICTURES, SEE BELOW, AND CHECKED FOR ANY IMPACTS AND THERE WERE NONE. MY WINDOW LITERALLY SHATTERED ON ITS OWN. I AM TAKING IT TO FORD THIS AFTERNOON AFTER WORK.
I'M HAVING TWO ISSUES WITH THE DRIVE TRAIN OF MY 2014 F150. FIRST IS ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. ITS AS IF THE DRIVESHAFT IS MISSING A TOOTH AND DOESN'T TURN WITH THE TRANSMISSION. IT HESITATES THEN CATCHES AND YOU HEAR A THUD LIKE METAL HITTING METAL. THE OTHER ISSUE IS FAR MORE SERIOUS. WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY I BEGAN ACCELERATING TO CHANGE LANES. AS I CHANGED LANES AND PUT MY FOOT DOWN, THE TRUCK ACTED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO ACCELERATE OR DOWNSHIFT AND ACCELERATE, BUT THEN DID NEITHER. IT WAS LIKE THE GAS PEDDLE WAS DEAD. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDDLE, THEN RE-APPLIED AND IT WAS FINE. I HOWEVER WAS ALMOST REENDED. I'VE SEEN BOTH OF THESE ISSUES BY SEVERAL FOLKS ON NHTSA WEBSITE AND OTHER SITES ASSOCIATED.
USED THE AUTO START FROM INSIDE MY HOUSE. TRUCK WAS RUNNING FOR ABOUT 4 MINUTES, WHEN I GOT IN. WHILE STILL STATIONARY, WITHIN A MINUTE I HEARD A LOUD POP. GOT OUT AND LOOKED AROUND, AND NOTICED THE REAR DRIVER SIDE GLASS WAS SHATTERED. THIS WAS AT 5:30 AM IT WAS 53 DEGREES F AND WET FROM PREVIOUS RAIN
PULLED THE TRUCK OUT OF THE GARAGE TO WARM UP. IT WAS ABOUT 35 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. AND WHEN I GOT OUT INTO THE COLD AIR, THE REAR CAB WINDOW SHATTERED. THERE WAS NO IMPACT FROM ANYTHING, JUST SIMPLY THE CHANGE IN TEMPERATURE WAS ENOUGH TO SHATTER THE GLASS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING BECAME INOPERABLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TOWNSEND SALES & SERVICE (340 MAIN ST, TOWNSEND, MA 01469, 978-597-8955), BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000.
4 YEAR OLD TRUCK PASSENGER DOOR AND REAR DRIVER DOOR LOCKS DO NOT WORK. YOU CAN PULL THE DRIVER SIDE KNOB UP AFTER YOU ROLL THE WINDOW DOWN WHICH IS LUDACRIS IN MY BOOK I HAVE TO SMALL CHILDREN AND IF WE WERE HAPPEN TO GET IN AN ACCIDENT I WOULD HATE TO HAVE TO BUST THE WINDOW OUT IF IT WAS SERIOUS. I COULD UNDERSTAND IF THIS VEHICLE WAS 10 YEARS OLD AND THEY STOPPED WORKIN BUT THIS IS NOT THE CASE 4 YEARS OLD FORD SHOULD REPLACE WHAT EVER IS WRONG...... I HAVE READ OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS MODEL YEAR AND OTHER FORD F150 DOOR ISSUES SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE.... THANKS FOR YOUR TIME.
AT 61,000 MILES, WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, MY MASTER CYLINDER SUFFERED A SUDDEN CATASTROPHIC FAILURE (TOTAL BRAKE FLUID LEAK). THIS RESULTED IN REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF ENTIRE FRONT BRAKING SYSTEM AT DEALERSHIP.
WHILE IN MOTION AT HIGHWAY SPEED (55-70MPH) AND CITY SPEED (20-35MPH)THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND/OR HESITATED UPON ACCELERATION SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF 3 DAYS THE MIDDLE OF MAY 2018. AFTER DIAGNOSIS BY FORD DEALERSHIP THAT TIMING CHAIN ON THE ECOBOOST ENGINE WITH ONLY ABOUT 75,000 MILES ON IT REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. ABOUT 5 DAYS AFTER TIMING CHAIN REPLACEMENT THE HESITATION RETURNED AND UPON DIAGNOSIS BY FORD DEALERSHIP IT WAS DETERMINED THE PHASERS WERE BAD. DESPITE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AND REPORTS OF THIS OCCURRING IN 2011-2015 FORD F 150 ECOBOOST MODELS IN AMERICA AND CANADA FORD REFUSES TO ADMIT THERE IS A DEFECT. WHILE MAYBE NOT DIRECTLY A SAFETY ISSUE I BELIEVE IT IS AS ONE OF THE FAILURES OCCURRED ON THE INTERSTAE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WHILE PASSING A SEMI TRUCK AND POWER WAS LOST AND EVASIVE ACTION HAD TO BE TAKEN TO AVOID A COLLISION DUE TO THE TIMING CHAIN POWER FAILURE. CAN'T ARGUE WITH WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED, IF THAT ISNT A SAFETY CONCERN FOR FORD OR THE NHTSA I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS. DEFECTIVE SYSTEM FOR 2011-2015 FORD F150 ECOBOOSTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD F-150. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WITH THE DEFROSTER ACTIVATED, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL POPPING NOISE AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW SHATTERED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *DT *JB
WHILE ACCELERATING UP A HILL TRAVELING ABOUT 45MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND WENT INTO "LIMP HOME" MODE. FORTUNATELY I HAD ENOUGH MOMENTUM TO MAKE IT TO A SIDE ROAD AS THE COUNTRY ROAD HAD NO SHOULDERS. AFTER SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTING, EVERYTHING RAN NORMALLY AGAIN. POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. ONLINE SEARCH POINTS TO POSSIBLE ISSUE WITH THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED AND THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKE PEDAL FUNCTIONALITY. THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE DIAGNOSIS WAS NOT PROVIDED. AUTONATION FORD ARLINGTON (1400 INTERSTATE 20 WEST, ARLINGTON, TX 76017, (817) 200-4503) REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V343000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) AS A POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000. *TT UPDATED 11/20/18*JB
WHILE TURNING TO THE LEFT I HEARD A SEQUELCHING NOISE. I THEN GOT A MESSAGE TO SERVICE MY ACUTRACTION SYSTEM. I WOULD TURN MY TRUCK OFF THEN BACK ON AND IT WOULD RESET AND GO OFF. THIS TOOK PLACE FOR A FEW DAYS. WHILE MESSAGE WAS ON THE LEVER FOR MY TURN SIGNALS WOULD NOT STAY ACTIVATED. TODAY (9/25/2018) I GOT THE MESSAGE AGAIN. THIS TIME I ALSO GOT A POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE AND IT BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. TRUCK ONLY HAD 66,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE GOT RID OF TRUCK BECAUSE OF IT. I HAVE ALSO HAD A FAULT IN THE AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE.
LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST CAUSING YOU TO OVER STEER OR UNDER STEER ESPECIALLY WHEN COMING OUT OF A TURN. MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS ISSUE ARE POSTED ON VARIOUS INTERNET SITES. PARTIAL RECALL OF EPAS UNIT FOR CERTAIN VIN. MY VEHICLE MANUFACTURE DATE IS AUGUST 22, 2014 PER FORD CUSTOMER CARE. MANFACTURE DATE IS JUST WEEKS AFTER RECALL LOT OF IDENTIFIED VEHICLES. VEHICLE CANNOT BE SAFELY DRIVEN
VEHICLE DEVELOPS A COOLANT LEAK FROM THE QUICK CONNECT FITTINGS ON THE TURBO. THE LEAK STARTED AT 30K MILES. FITTINGS CIRCLED IN GREEN LEAKED FIRST. THEN THE BLUE ONES BEGAN LEAKING AT 31K MILES AND WHEN REPAIRING THE ONES IN YELLOW WERE REQUIRED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL
FIRST RECEIVED ADVANCE TRAC WARNING, THEN HILL DESCENT WARNING AND THEN POWER STEERING FAILURE INDICATION. POWER STEERING FAILURE WAS SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WHEN IN MOTION DOING A TURN, DUE TO ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM LOCK UP WHICH PREVENTED THE FRONT WHEELS FROM TURNING AS MUCH AS EXPECTED. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS UNEXPECTED CONDITION AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WITH INJURIES OR WORSE IF OCCURRED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS!
HAD TO REPAIR THE "LEAD MOLDED FRAME & GASKET" ! TRUCK WOULD JUMP THREW GEARS WHILE MOVING AT ANY SPEED. FINAL DRAW WAS WHEN TRUCK DROPPED TO 1ST GEAR WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH ON I-64 EAST NEARLY CAUSING TRUCK TO FLIP OVER AFTER SCREECHING TIRES AND RUNNING OTHER CARS OFF THE ROAD! FORD DEALERSHIP MAINTENANCE DEPT. TOLD ME THERE WERE RECALLS FOR SAME PROBLEM ON F-150'S BUT NOT FOR THE YEAR 2014 AS MINE IS!.. PLEASE NOTE IF IT WERE WET/RAINING AT THE TIME THIS HAPPENED TO US, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A SEVERE ACCIDENT WITH POSSIBLE CASUALTIES...!!!
TRUCK HAS 46665 MILES. WHEN DRIVING FIRST 10 MINUTES (CITY DRIVING) VEHICLE SHUDDERS, SHOWS WRENCH INDICATOR AND GOES INTO LIMP HOME MODE (NO ACCELERATOR). HAVE TO PULL OVER, TURN OFF IGNITION AND RESTART ENGINE. PROBLEM CODE SHOWS P2112 (THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM...STUCK CLOSED). THIS MAY HAPPEN 3 TIMES IN FIRST 15 MINUTES OF DRIVING, BUT THEN GOES AWAY WHEN CAR WARMS UP. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED ABNORMAL EXHAUST SMOKE AND BAD GAS MILEAGE. HAVING TRUCK GO INTO LIMP HOME MODE IN MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC IS VERY DANGEROUS.
THE BRAKES SUDDENLY WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I LEARNED THAT THE BRAKE FLUID IN THE MASTER CYLINDER HAD LEAKED INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER. THERE IS NO WARNING AND IT HAPPENS SUDDENLY. IN RESEARCHING THIS, I LEARNED THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF FORD F150S THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.
ETB. WE LOST POWER ON ARE 2014 F 150 ECO BOOST DOING 50 PLUS MILES AN HOUR .. OUT OF NO WHERE IT STARTED TO NOT ACCELERATE AND JUST SHUT DOWN . CHECK ENGINE POPPED ON WE MANAGED TO MOVE TO THE SIDE . IT STARTED UP AFTER TWO ATTEMPTS THEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON . IT DROVE TO NEAREST SHOP TO HAVE CODE CHECKED THEY SAID OH ITS THE ETB.. THAT'S RECALLED. SO WE EXPLORED AND RESEARCHING WHY IT'S NOT ON RECALL. WE WERE ABOUT A MOMENT AWAY FROM BEING SLAMMED INTO THE CONCRETE MEDIUM FROM BEHIND.
WAS DRIVING 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WHEN THE WRENCH LIGHT INDICATOR STARTED FLASHING. THE TRUCK THROTTLE BECAME UNRESPONSIVE AND I HAD TO COAST TO A STOP CROSSING 2 LANES WITH NO ACCELERATION. VERY DANGEROUS! HAD TO TURN THE TRUCK OFF AND RESTART TO GAIN BACK ACCELERATION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE LANES, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND BECAME STUCK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SPED UP TO 80 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL. TEAM FORD LINCOLN (5445 DREXEL RD, LAS VEGAS, NV 89130, (702) 395-5100) WAS CONTACTED AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS MADE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,591. **TR CONSUMER STATED: I NOTIFIED BOTH TEAM FORD AND FORD CORPORATION ON 8-20-2018, 8-21-2018, 8-22-2018, 8-23-2018 SENT CERTIFIED LETTER TO BOTH ON 8-28-2018. FOUND OUT THE COMPLAINT #CASE 15580321 WAS CLOSED ON 9-1-2018. ON 8-20-18 MY ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK. STAYED ENGAGED. REACHING OVER 80MPH. SLOW, STEADY PRESSURE TO BRAKE SLOWED 2014 FORD F150. I REPORTED INCIDENT TO TEAM FORD AND FORD CORPORATIONS ON 8-22-2018 MY ACCELERATOR SPEED WAS STUCK AT 72MPH, AFTER REMOVING MY FOOT FROM ACCELERATOR PEDAL. IA PPLIED SLOW AND STEADY PRESSURE TO BRAKES. I PULLED OFF U.S. 95 NORTH ON DURANGO AND REPORTED 2ND INCIDENT TO TEAM FORD AND FORD CORPORATION. ON 8-23-2018 TEAM FORD FOUND NO CODES. FLOOR MAT WAS NOT THE PROBLEM 9-19-2018. UPDATED 10/19/18*JB
I AM REQUESTING THAT THE DOT NHTSA INVESTIGATE THE DOOR ACTUATOR FAILURE ON MY 2014 FORD F150. THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR ACTUATOR HAS FAILED. DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK AND CANNOT BE OPENED MANUALLY USING THE INSIDE HANDLE, OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE, NOR WITH A KEY. DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK USING THE REMOTE NOR KEYPAD. DRIVER MUST ENTER AND EXIT THE VEHICLE USING THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. I PURCHASED NEW ON 4/8/15 AND HAS 73,258 MILEAGE. THE VIN IS [XXX]. MY PHONE NUMBER IS [XXX] IF YOU NEED ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *CC *TR
WAS AT WENDY'S DRIVE THROUGH AFTER GROCERY SHOPPING AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON THOUGHT BRAKE FLUID WAS JUST LOW. BY THE TIME I WAS ALMOST HOME MAYBE 2-3 MILES AWAY I HAD NO BRAKES AT ALL PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR. WHEN TRAVELING AROUND 50 MILES AN HOUR AND YOU REALIZE YOU HAVE NO BRAKES IT'S A VERY SCARY SITUATION. I WAS ABLE TO GET TRUCK STOPPED BUT WASN'T SURE IF IT ACTUALLY WOULD. PER LOOKING ONLINE OTHER PEOPLE WITH SAME MODEL FORD TRUCKS HAVE EXPERIENCED SAME EXACT ISSUE WHERE BRAKE FLUID LEAKS FROM MASTER CYLINDER INTO BRAKE BOOSTER CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE. VERY VERY DANGEROUS FORD SHOULD ISSUE RECALL!
I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH AND COMING TO A RED LIGHT. I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDDLE AND IT WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THERE WAS A WARNING CHIME AND THE DASH ILLUMINATED A BRAKE SERVICE WARNING AND A LOW BRAKE FLUID LEVEL WARNING. THERE WERE VIRTUALLY NO BRAKES AND I HAD TO DOWN SHIFT THE TRANSMISSION AND USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO COME TO A STOP, JUST IN TIME BEFORE GOING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION UNDER A RED LIGHT. WE HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THAT ALL OF THE FLUID IN THE MASTER CYLINDER HAD LEAKED INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER. THEY SAID THAT OUR TRUCK DID NOT MEET THE PROPER DATE TO BE TAKEN CARE OF UNDER THE KNOWN RECALL (NHTSA RECALL #16V-345, FORD RECALL #16S24) FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. THAT RECALL ENDED ON TRUCKS BUILT UP TO 8/14 AND OUR TRUCK WAS BUILT ON 12/14. WE HAD TO HAVE THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER REPLACED UNDER OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY WITH ONLY 22,901 MILES ON OUR TRUCK. THIS WAS A CATASTROPHIC BRAKE FAILURE (VIRTUALLY NO BRAKES) WITH ZERO WARNING. IF THERE HAD BEEN TRAFFIC OR IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN GOING ANY FASTER, THIS COULD HAVE BEEN AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS BRAKE FAILURE. WE ARE VERY CONCERNED THAT THE REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE THE EXACT SAME SUB-STANDARD AND DANGEROUS PARTS THAT HAD CATASTROPHICALLY FAILED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE INFORMATION THAT THIS VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE HAD BEEN ADDRESSED AND THAT REDESIGNED PARTS HAD BEEN INSTALLED IN MY TRUCK. WE FEEL THAT OUR TRUCK NEEDS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND THA
BRAKE BOOSTER AND BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED. RECALL PART ON F150 WITH AN ECO BOOST BUT I HAVE SAME VEHICLE WITH 5.0 ENGINE AND SAME PART FAILED. NEED HELP AS THIS SAFETY PART IS RECALLED ON SOME MODELS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V345000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH, THE LOW BRAKE FLUID WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (SATCHER MOTOR COMPANY, 1850 JEFFERSON DAVIS HWY, GRANITEVILLE, SC 29829, (888) 478-0818). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT FILED A CASE WITH THE MANUFACTURER BECAUSE THE DEALER WAS CHARGING FOR A PORTION OF THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
ON THE MORNING OF AUGUST 10, 2018, I WAS DRIVING WHEN I HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE INSIDE OF THE TRUCK. WHEN I VIEWED THE DAMAGE, THE BACK WINDSHIELD WAS SHATTERED FROM THE INSIDE. LOOKING FROM THE OUTSIDE, THERE WAS NO VISIBLE DAMAGE.
ENGINE COOLANT LEAKING FROM COOLANT RECOVERY TANK HOSE CONNECTION.
MY SON WAS ONLY TRAVELING STRAIGHT AT A LOW SPEED ON A SIDE STREET WHEN HE WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO STEER HIS TRUCK. HE THEN APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP. HE HAD TO TURN OFF THE TRUCK WAIT A FEW MINUTES THEN TURN IT BACK ON SEVERAL TIMES TO GET HOME. WE CHECKED TO SEE IF THIS MAJOR MANUFACTURING DEFECT WAS COVERED BY WARRANTY OR A RECALL. NO WARRANTY OF COURSE (2014 F150 WITH 53,000 MILES) THE RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM WAS FOR TRUCKS BUILT BETWEEN MAY 26, 2014 AND JUNE 19, 2014 AND OF COURSE MY SON'S WAS BUILT IN OCTOBER 2014. WE ARE TOLD THAT IT WILL COST SOMEWHERE AROUND $2000 TO TRY TO FIX THIS AND MORE THAN LIKELY IT WILL CONTINUE TO FAIL EVEN AFTER BEING "FIXED". FORD KNOWS IT'S BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE THEY STARTED WITH IT BUT REFUSES TO FIX THE PROBLEM FOR EVERYONE. THEY WOULD RATHER RISK THE LIVES OF THEIR CUSTOMERS THAN CORRECT THEIR ISSUES. I HAVE CHECKED ONLINE AND FOUND THAT EVEN AFTER PEOPLE PAY TO GET THIS FIXED IT CONTINUES TO FAIL. RECALL NUMBER 14V316000 RECALL DATE 06/12/2014 COMPONENT STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM SUMMARY FORD MOTOR COMPANY (FORD) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2014 FORD F-150 TRUCKS MANUFACTURED MAY 26, 2014 TO JUNE 19, 2014, AND EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST STEERING (EPAS). THE AFFECTED VEHICLES MAY HAVE AN INCORRECTLY INSTALLED EPAS GEAR MOTOR POSITION SENSOR MAGNET THAT CAN LEAD TO A TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL WHILE DRIVING. CONSEQUENCE A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL WHILE DRIVING INCREASES THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH. WHAT
THROTTLE CONTROL SPORADICALLY BECOMES UNRESPONSIVE WHILE IN MOTION. VEHICLE MUST BE STOPPED , PLACED IN PARK, AND RESTARTED. OCCURS REGARDLESS OF SPEED OR DRIVING CONDITIONS. P2112 ERROR CODE
NO RECALL, BUT HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH THE TRANSMISSION FROM DAY ONE, IT JERKS DOES NOT CHANGE GEARS THE WAY THEY SHOULD, SUPPOSEDLY FIX THEY INSTALLED A NEW TRANSMISSION PUMP AND STILL THE SAME, SAY THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM . WHEN ON THE HIGHWAY HAVE TO SLOW DOWN AND THEN WHEN YOU TRY TO ACCELERATE IT JERKS TRY TO PICK UP SPEED
TURBO WENT IN THE TRUCK WHICH THEN CAUSE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION DAMAGE. MECHANIC SAYS THE ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, AND TURBOS NEED TO BE REPLACED QUOTING OVER 10K. ALSO, A NEIGHBOR HAD A 2014 F150 DO THE SAME EXACT THING AROUND THE SAME MILEAGE AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS VERY ODD.
LOSS OF POWER AND SPEED. WRENCH APPEARS ON DASHBOARD. HAD TO COAST TO HIGHWAY SHOULDER. ENGINE STILL RUNNING, BUT VERY ROUGH. TURNED OFF ENGINE, AND RESTARTED. THIS HAPPENED 9 TIMES IN 4 DAYS GOING FROM SALT LAKE CITY UTAH TO FLORIDA. VERY DANGEROUS! TOOK IT TO LOCAL DEALER ON 7/25/2018. DIAGNOSED FOR $89 AND DETERMINED IT WAS A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY. IT WAS REPLACED FOR AN ADDITIONAL $284. PROBLEM CORRECTED. FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE SAID MY PART WAS NOT COVERED BY ANY PREVIOUS RECALL OR "CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM"
BACK SLIDING WINDOW SHATTERED FOR NO REASON. TRUCK WAS IN DRIVEWAY WARMING UP
VEHICLE ENTERED LIMP MODE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE THROUGH AN INTERSECTION OF A CITY STEEET CAUSING SUDDEN UNINTENTIONAL DECELERATION. VEHICLE NO LONGER ABLE TO ACCELERATE AND HAD TO LIMP ONTO SHOULDER. CEL ON AND BLUE WRENCH ON SCREEN. THE NEXT DAY THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEED RESULTING AGAIN IN SUDDEN UNINTENTIONAL DECELERATION.
SERVICE ADVANCETRACK AND SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHTS ILUMINATED WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY IN A STRAIGHT LINE. NO SHARP TURNS OR HARD BRAKING, JUST SRAIGHT LINE DRIVING.
ON THE NIGHT OF JULY 12 2018, I TOOK MY WIFE AND MY 3YR OLD TO A STORE IN MY 2014 F150 WITH ONLY 37,300 MILES, EVERYTHING FELT NORMAL ON THE TRUCK WITH NO INDICATIONS OF ANY MECHANICAL PROBLEMS. ON OUR WAY BACK HOME WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 65MPH I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN FOR A MERGING CAR AND MY FOOT WENT CLEAR TO THE FLOOR BOARD AND NO BRAKES WHAT SO EVER, AT THE SAME TIME A WARNING CAME ON THE DASH THAT SAID 'BRAKE FLUID LEVEL LOW'. THIS COULD HAVE ENDED HORRIBLE IF IT WOULD HAVE BEEN AROUND RUSH HOUR. LUCKILY THERE WAS LIGHT TRAFFIC AND I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE TRUCK WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND EMERGENCY BRAKE. AFTER THIS WAS OVER I CHECKED THE BRAKE CYLINDER AND IT WAS EMPTY, I KNOW IT WAS FULL BUT THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF LEAKS, AFTER FILLING IT BACK UP I TOOK IT FOR A DRIVE AND IN JUST 2 MILES IT WAS EMPTY AGAIN WITH MO BRAKES. THE TECH AT THE FORD DEALER SAID THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER WENT OUT AND THAT THE FLUID LEAKED INTO THE BOOSTER. THIS DIDNT JUST PUT MY LIFE IN DANGER, IT WAS ALSO MY WIFE AND 3YR OLD AND ANY DRIVER AROUND ME. HOW DOES A TRUCK LOOSE SOMETHING AS IMPORTANT AS THE BRAKES AT ONLY 37,000 MILES?
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING HIGH SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL NEEDED TO BE DEPRESSED FORCEFULLY IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SIMMONS-ROCKWELL FORD (1160 CO RD 66, HORNELL, NY 14843, (607) 324-4444) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIMING BELT WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.
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