TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED. WHEN THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE BRAKE PEDAL AT A LOW SPEED ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKE PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH AN UNKNOWN DEALER, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000. *TT THE CONSUMER STATED THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THERE WAS A RECALL PERTAINING TO THE FAILURE IN 2017. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAR FOR THE REPAIR. *JS
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 →
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER WAS ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT RUNNING TO WARM UP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW (OF THE THREE PART WINDOW) FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WESTFIELD FORD INC. (6200 SOUTH LA GRANGE ROAD, COUNTRYSIDE, IL 60525, (877) 470-0298) WHERE THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH ANY REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.
TRUCK WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY. REMOTE STARTED, SAT FOR 5 MINUTES IN DRIVEWAY. ENTERED TRUCK AND HEARD A POP. LOOKED IN REAR VIEW MIRROR AND NOTICED DRIVERS SIDE PANE OF REAR POWER SLIDING WINDOW HAD SHATTERED, APPARENTLY THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER OVER HEATS THE GLASS AND CAUSES IT TO EXPLODE. HAVING DOME SOME RESEARCH THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING TO MANY F-150 OWNERS FROM 2010 RIGHT UP TO 2015. FORD REFUSES TO REPLACE GLASS. HA THERE BEEN A CHILD IN A REAR FACING CAR SEAT IN THE VEHICLE IT COULD HAVE CAUSED INJURY FROM THE SHARDS OF GLASS. THIS IS A WIDE SPRED PROBLEM FROM WHAT MY RESEARCH SHOWS.I IMPLORE THE NHTSA TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THE DEFROSTER AND HAVE FORD MOTOR COMPANY ABSORB THE COST OF REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT OF WINDOWS AFFECTED BY DEFECTIVE DEFROSTERS. VEHICLE HAS 30K MILES ON IT, NOT ACCIDENTS, NO NEGLIGENCE BY OWNER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE REAR WINDSHIELD FRACTURED AFTER THE REAR DEFROST WAS ENGAGED. ANDERSON FORD IN SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO AN AUTO GLASS SPECIALIST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000.
I STARTED MY TRUCK THIS MORNING WITH THE AUTOSTART IT RAN ABOUT 10 MINUTES I WENT OUT GOT IN THE TRUCK AND STARTED ON MY WAY TO WORK ABOUT FIVE OR SIX MINUTES INTO IT MY TRIP MY DRIVER SIDE BACK WINDOW SHATTERED. THERE WAS NOTHING THAT CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE WINDOW IT IS A POWER SLIDING REAR DEFROST WINDOW. I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO REASON AS TO WHY THIS HAPPENED OTHER THEN THE REAR DEFROST IT WAS ABOUT 35 HERE THIS MORNING WITH A HEAVY FROST ON THE GROUND
3 TIMES WITHIN A 2 MONTH PERIOD WHILE DRIVING, MY TRUCK DISPLAYED THE WRENCH SYMBOL IN THE EVIC SCREEN AND IT WENT INTO LIMP MODE.(THE MOST RECENT WAS 2-28-18) PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, SHUT IT DOWN AND RESTARTED. THAN IT WORKED AS NOTHING HAPPENED. THANK GOD I WAS NOT IN HEAVY TRAFFIC OR TOWING. THIS IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN.
MY REAR WINDOW ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SPONTANEOUSLY EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING HOME. BELIEVED TO BE FROM A REAR DEFROST DEFECTION.
I WAS DRIVING ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET WITH THE REAR DEFROSTER ON. SNOW AND LOW TEMPS WERE HAPPENING AT THE TIME. WHILE DRIVING IT SOUNDED LIKE A GUN SHOT WENT OFF. I CHECKED MY MIRRORS AND REAR VIEW MIRROR AND THAT'S WHEN I NOTICED THE REAR WINDOW DRIVERS SIDE WAS SHATTERED. THANK GOD NO ONE WAS SITTING THERE. UPON SOME INTERNET SEARCHING THIS IS A WELL KNOWN EVENT FOR F-150 AND FORD STILL HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT IT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 FORD F-150. WHILE TRADING IN THE VEHICLE, THE DEALER (MARK PORTER FORD, 1360 MAYHEW RD, JACKSON, OH 45640) INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE CURRENT VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY INVOLVED IN A CRASH. WHILE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IN JUNE OF 2017, THE CONTACT ASKED THE DEALER IF THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN A CRASH AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT HAD NOT. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
WIPERS STAY ON IN SLOWEST INTERMITTENT SETTING, WILL NOT TURN OFF! VISIBILITY IS AFFECTED BY WIPERS SMEARING WINDSHIELD.
DRIVER SIDE HVAC BLEND DOOR FAILURE SEEMS TO BE DEFECTIVE BASED ON NUMBER OF FAILURES. BLOWS ONLY HOT AIR (FULL HEAT).
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE PANEL WINDOW SHATTERED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (JIM ROBINSON FORD LINCOLN, 95 ROBINSON DR, TRIADELPHIA, WV 26059) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR DEFROSTER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD F-150. AFTER THE DEFROSTER WAS ACTIVATED, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW EXPLODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PRESSURE WAS COMING FROM INSIDE. THE CONTACT CALLED BEACH FORD AT 757-486-2717 AND WAS INFORMED THAT RESEARCH WOULD BE CONDUCTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.
BACK WINDOW EXPLODED WITH NO APPARENT CAUSE AFTER PUTTING DEFROST ON. SHATTERED ON MY 2 MONTH OLD BABY. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN AND DOCUMENTED ISSUE WITH THESE TRUCKS AND THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL RIGHT AWAY NOT ONLY DID HE ALMOST GET CUT BUT I AM OUT 1000 TO REPLACE THE WHOLE SLIDING REAR WINDOW ASSEMBLY!!
REMOTE STARTED MY TRUCK SATURDAY MORNING 2/3/2018 AS I LIVE IN IOWA AND IT IS COLD THIS TIME OF YEAR. AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES WENT OUT GOT IN THE TRUCK TURNED IT ON AND PUT IT IN REVERSE AND STARTED BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. WHEN I HEARD A LOUD BANG LIKE A GUNSHOT OR SOMEONE DROPPING A CINDER BLOCK ON MY ROOF. I GOT OUT AND LOOKED AROUND TO SEE IF SOMETHING HAD HIT MY TRUCK AND DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING. I GOT BACK IN LOOKED OUT MY REAR WINDOW AND THE DRIVER SIDE REAR WINDOW WAS SHATTERED. YOU COULD TELL THAT IT WASN'T HIT BECAUSE THERE WAS NO FOCAL POINT WHERE SOMEONE OR SOMETHING WOULD HAVE MADE CONTACT. THE ENTIRE THING WAS SHATTERED.
GRINDING/HOWLING NOISE FROM REAR END AT 63,200 MILES.. NEEDED TO HAVE RING AND PINION REPLACED
VEHICLE STALLED OUT ON OFF RAMP ENTERING INTERSTATE AND HAPPENED 4 MORE TIMES WHEN DRIVING OR ACCELERATING TO INTERSTATE SPEEDS. NECESSARY TO COAST TO SHOULDER OF INTERSTATE AND RESTART VEHICLE .... (PREVIOUSLY IN SHOP IN SHOP 09/12/17 FOR RING AND PINION)
SOUNDED LIKE AN EXHAUST LEAK COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT 71604 MILES .. LOSS OF POWER.. NEEDED TO HAVE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND GASKET REPLACED 9DRIVERS SIDE).. PREVIOUS ISSUES-- RING AND PINION 62,500, THROTTLE BODY 67900
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE OSS IN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY LOST POWER. THE WRENCH ICON AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE WAS FAILING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE OSS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND WAS UNABLE TO ASSOCIATE THE FAILURE WITH A RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH. TRUCK DIED COMPLETELY, DASH FLASHED "PUT INTO PARK" MY 15 YEAR OLD SON WAS DRIVING AND HAS SENCE TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL INSTEAD. HE MANUVERED TO THE SHOULDER FROM THE INSIDE LANE. THE TRUCK INTERIOR LIGHTS COME ON, BUT NOTHING ELSE. NO POWER TO ANYTHING WHEN KEY IS INSERTED. WE ARE LUCKY WE WEREN'T KILLLED. THIS HAPPENED LAST SATURDAY JANUARY, 27 2018. ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY AND IT WAS AROUND 50 DEGREES. 65,000 MILES ON TRUCK. 2014 F150 ECO- BOOST 3.5
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER TRAIN FAULT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE'S POWER SEIZED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER ONE ATTEMPT, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TUTTLE-CLICK'S CAPISTRANO FORD (33301 CAMINO CAPISTRANO SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CA 92675) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CARBURETOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.
THE FORD SYNC 2 WITH GPS THAT'S TIED INTO THEIR 911 ACCIDENT REPORTING SYSTEM. REPORTS MY VEHICLE LOCATION IN LAKES AND ON NON EXISTENT ROADS WHEN ON MAJOR ROADS AND FREEWAYS. I HAVE VIDEO AND STILL SHOTS. AS A RET FIREFIGHTER, I CAN SAY THAT PEOPLE COULD DIE IF WE CAN'T FIND THEM IN TIME. FORD KNOWS THIS AND THAT'S A VIOLATION OF THE TREAD ACT. THERE ARE MANY CLASS ACTION SUITS GOING ON NOW ABOUT THIS DEFECTIVE SYSTEM WHICH FORD HAS NOW COMPLETELY ABANDONED. MY TRUCK WAS UNDER FORDS MANUFACTURES BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY AND THE DEALERS CAN'T FIX THEM WITHOUT THESE NEW SD CARDS. FORD SOLD THIS TRUCK WITH THE DEFECTIVE SD CARD AND I HAVE A LETTER FROM THEM SAYING THAT FORD WANTS TO SELL ME A NEW SD CARD FOR 175.00 FOR A FIX WHILE CLAIMING THAT IT'S FROM A THIRD PARTY YET THEY ARE STILL PROFITING FOR THE REPLACEMENTS. FORD KNOWS THAT THOUSANDS OF FORD AND LINCOLN CAR AND TRUCK OWNERS ARE HAVING MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE SYNC 2 SYSTEM AND THEY ARE IGNORING OUR COMPLAINTS. MY GPS AND THE VOICE COMMANDS HAVE BECOME UNSTABLE.AND THE SYSTEM IS COMPLETELY UNUSABLE. AND THAT'S AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN WHEN FAMILIES CAN'T GET HELP IN THE EVENT OF A SERIOUS CRASH. FORD USED TO SUPPLY THESE SD CARDS WHEN DOING MASTER RESETS FOUND ON THEIR WEB SITE BUT NOW THEY DON'T SEEM TO CARE AS ACCORDING TO ONE FORD DEALER THEY STOPPED PAYING FOR THIS WARRANTY WORK BECAUSE THIS FIX COST TOO MUCH.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DIFFEE FORD LINCOLN (1681 I-40, EL RENO, OK, (405) 262-4546) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: CAS13937768. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
WARPED EXHAUST MANIFOLD 2 TIMES NOW WITHIN 6 MONTHS. 38K AND 44K MILES. EXHAUST LEAKS INTO CAB OF TRUCK WHEN UNDER LOAD AND MAKES A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE.
2014 FORD F-150. CONSUMER WRITES SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS TO THROTTLE BODY EVEN THOUGH WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. CONSUMER STATES THAT REPAIR WAS A FACTORY DEFECT. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE FAILURE WAS REPAIRED, BUT RECURRED. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE SECOND FAILURE. *JS *JS
POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT UPON START UP. UNABLE TO DRIVE. SOMETIMES "SERVICE ADVANCE TRAC" WILL ILLUMINATE. TRUCK JUST SITS, UNABLE TO DRIVE. VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER.
THE COOLANT IN MY VEHICLE HAD LEAKED OUT AT THE FIRST SIGN OF UNUSUALLY COLD WEATHER HERE IN ATLANTA. I HAD TO WAIT A WEEK TO GET THE HOSES/ORINGS TO FIX MY VEHICLE BECAUSE FORD CO. REPORTED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE BECAUSE SEVERAL THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES THAT HAD THE SAME FAILING PARTS WERE TRYING TO ORDER DURING THE COLD WEATHER LAST WEEK. NOW THAT IS IS REPLACED, IT IS STILL LEAKING THE COOLANT OUT. MY MECHANIC SAYS LEAKING THIS MUCH COOLANT IS A SAFETY HAZARD DUE TO IT HARMING ENGINE/MOTOR AND VEHICLE FIRE. THE HOSES AND O RINGS LAST WEEK THAT THEY PUT ON MAY ALSO BE COMPROMISED., AS THEY ARE LEAKING TOO. SURE WOULD LIKE TO BRING THIS TO ATTENTION OF FORD CO.
THE WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID SYSTEM GETS FROZEN DURING 10 OR BELOW WEATHER. I'VE TRIED USING NAME BRAND WIPER FLUID RATED FOR THE WINTER AND EVEN ADDING MORE ALCOHOL. ALSO TRIED CLEANING OUT THE NOZZLES AND POURING WARM WATER. ONLY THING THAT ADDRESSES IT IS PARKING THE VEHICLE IN A HEATED GARAGE. HAVE TAKEN IT IN FOR SERVICE AND THEY REPLACED THE FLUID WITH THEIR PREFERRED BRAND AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. SO THIS DEFINITELY IS NOT AN ISSUE WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID OR RANDOM CIRCUMSTANCE OF FREEZING NOZZLES. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS DURING THE WINTER AS ROAD SALT AND GRIME SPRAYS ON TO THE WINDSHIELD AND VISIBILITY DROPS.
IT WAS IN THE TWENTIES DEGREE MARK OUTSIDE. REMOTE STARTED TRUCK. GOT IN THE TRUCK HEARD A LOUD POP SOUND. LOOKED AROUND AND MY DRIVER SIDE REAR WINDOW WAS SHATTERED. NO ONE OR ANYONE WAS AROUND WINDOW WHEN IT HAPPENED. FORD WILL NOT REPLACE.
ON JANUARY 9, 2018 I USED MY REMOTE STARTER TO START MY TRUCK, WHICH I HAVE SET TO TURN ON THE FRONT AND REAR DEFROSTERS ALONG WITH THE SEAT HEATERS. THE TRUCK RAN ROUGHLY 15 MINUTES BEFORE LEAVING FOR WORK. UPON MY ARRIVAL (APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES LATER), I PARKED, TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND GOT OUT. WHEN I SHUT THE DOOR, I HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE ICE FALLING OFF THE TRUCK. KNOWING THERE WASN'T ANY ICE BUILD UP, I WALKED AROUND TO SEE THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WAS SHATTERED AND PIECES OF GLASS WERE FALLING OUT.
REAR WINDOW ON THE DRIVERS SIDE POWER SLIDER BROKE AFTER COLD MORNING WHEN I TURNED ON THE DEFROSTER IN THE DRIVEWAY. THIS OCCURRED WITH THE VEHICLE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY OF MY HOUSE AFTER USING THE REMOTE START TO WARM IT UP. CAN NOT NOTICE ANYTHING FROM THE OUTSIDE, BUT THE INSIDE LOOKS SHATTERED.
USED REMOTE START THIS MORNING TO WARM UP THE TRUCK, WHEN I WENT TO LEAVE THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW WAS SHATTERED DUE TO SOMETHING WITH THE REAR DEFROST.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD F-150. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LATCH WOULD NOT OPEN WHEN PROMPTED FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. VANCOUVER FORD IN VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS UNDER RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
2014 FORD F-150 XLT CREW CAB 4 DOOR 5.4 COYOTE MOTOR... I'LL BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD HIGHWAY CITY STREET PRIVATE ROAD DOESN'T MATTER TRUCK WILL SHIMMY GO TO 5TH GEAR AND STAY THERE AIRBAG LIGHT WILL COME ON DISPLAY WILL SAVE REMOVE ITEMS FROM PASSENGER SEAT.... IT IS DONE THIS ABOUT 10 TIMES AND A TWO-WEEK TIME FRAME I CAN STOP MY TRUCK TURN IT OFF WAIT A MINUTE START IT BACK UP AND IT'LL DO FINE FOR A COUPLE HOURS SOMETIMES A DAY AND DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD F-150. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE HESITATED DUE TO CONDENSATION ACCUMULATING IN THE MOTOR. ORLEANS FORD (1405 S MAIN ST, MEDINA, NY) WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.
AFTER ABOUT 800 MILES I WAS DRIVING ON A ROAD AT 35 MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED ON ITS OWN WHILE I WAS MOVING AT ABOUT 35 MPH. TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT AND I COASTED UNTIL I HIT THE BACK OF A STOPPED SMALL TRUCK.
TURNED ON REAR DEFROSTER AND DRIVERS SIDE REAR GLASS SPIDER WEB CRACKED AND MADE A NOISE SIMILAR TO A GUN SHOT, THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY IN MY DRIVEWAY AND THE EXTERIOR TEMPERATURE WAS AROUND 20 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
I USED THE REMOTE START TO WARM UP THE TRUCK AND WHEN I GOT INTO THE TRUCK TO GO TO WORK I SAW THAT THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW HAD SHATTERED. I WAS COMPLETELY BAFFLED AS TO HOW THIS HAPPENED AS THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS THAT ANYTHING STRUCK THE WINDOW. I WENT ONLINE AND SAW THAT THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH FORD F150'S. I'M LUCKY IT DIDN'T SHATTER WHILE I WAS DRIVING OR WHILE MY KIDS OR GRANDKIDS WERE IN THE BACK SEAT. THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 19,000 MILES ON IT.
MY REAR DEFROST CAUSED MY WINDOW TO SHATTER THEN IT STARTED MELTING THE PLASTIC AROUND THE WINDOW. SMOKING AND BURNING. I HAD JUST LEFT MY HOME IT WAS 40 DEGREES IN SOUTH CAROLINA HAD THE FRONT AND REAR DEFROST ON. AT A STOP LIGHT I HEARD IT POP AND SMOKE WAS POURING AROUND THE REAR WINDOW. IT CONTINUED TO SMOKE AND BURN EVEN AFTER I TURNED THE DEFROST AND THE COMFORT SYSTEM OFF.
ADVANCE TRAC SERVICE WARNING LIGHT AT 42000 MILES ON A MUDDY ROAD. FOLLOWED MANUAL FOR RESET. IT CAME BACK ON IN 200 MILES ON DRY ROADS. VEHICAL HAS BEEN WASHED OF ALL MUD. NOW ALL THE BRAKE LIGHT WARNINGS ARE ON ON THE DASH. ABS, ADVANCE TRACK SERVICE WARNING LIGHT, CAR WITH SQUIGGLE LINES WON'T GO OFF. CALLED FOR SERVICE. READING THIS IS A VERY COMMON COMPLAINT!! RECALL????
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT AUTO STARTED THE VEHICLE AND UPON ENTERING, A LOUD POP WAS HEARD. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE ALONG WITH THE PASSENGER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE BUT FOUND NO DAMAGE BUT UPON REENTERING THE VEHICLE AND LOOKING IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR NOTICED THAT THE REAR GLASS HAD SHATTERED BUT HAD NOT FALLEN OUT. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE REAR DEFOGGER WAS BEING OPERATED AT THE TIME OF THE REMOTE START. THE CONTACT STATED HE WAS ABLE TO SECURE THE WINDOW WITH TAPE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JOHN KENNEDY FORD - FEASTERVILLE LOCATED AT 620 BUSTLETON PIKE, FEASTERVILLE-TREVOSE, PA 19053 FOR REPAIRS BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THE REAR GLASS SHATTERING WAS A KNOWN FORD FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL LIGHTS WOULD FAIL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GEORGE COLEMAN FORD DEALER LOCATED AT 47 PLAZA DR, TRAVELERS REST, SC 29690 WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED OR DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE AND LEFT OVER NIGHT FOR TEST DRIVES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000.
THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. THE RIGHT REAR DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK OR OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. DOES NOT MATTER IF THE ENGINE IS ON, THE VEHICLE IS MOVING OR STOPPED. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE PASSENGER ON THIS SIDE CAN NOT ESCAPE IN AN EMERGENCY.
THE REAR DEFROSTER SHATTERED THE REAR WINDOW.
POWER STEERING FAULT AND SERVICE ADVANSTRAC MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON START UP WHILE PARKED, LOST ALL POWER STEERING IN TRUCK. I TOOK TO LOCAL FORD DEALER, BOB BELL FORD, GLEN BURNIE, MD 21061. DEALER FIRST DIAGNOSED AS BAD BATTERY AND REPROGRAMMING NEEDED. I EXPRESSED I HAD RESEARCHED AND FOUND ISSUES WITH EPAS AS CAUSE, WAS ASSURED BATTERY WOULD CORRECT ISSUE. ONCE HOME THE TRUCK THREW THE SAME CODES THE FOLLOWING MORNING AND HAD LOST OF POWER STEERING. I TOOK BACK TO DEALER THAT AFTERNOON. DEALER ADVISED THEY NEEDED TO INSTALL NEW ELECTRONIC STEERING GEAR PART # EL3Z BE REPLACED WITH PART # EL3Z 3504. TRUCK IS A 2014 FORD F150 WITH ABOUT 56K MILES ON IT. I HAVE FOUND THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS (EASY GOOGLE SEARCH) ABOUT FORDS EPAS GEAR IN THE F150 AND OTHER VEHICLES, CAUSING AN EXPENSIVE REPLACEMENT COST FOR THE ENTIRE STEERING GEAR. TO MY KNOWLEDGE THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS ON SIMILAR IF NOT SAME PART FOR EPAS ON F150 AND OTHERS. I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST YOUR CONSIDERATION INTO INVESTIGATING FORDS EPAS AND HOLDING THEM ACCOUNTABLE FOR A RECALL AND FULL PAYMENT OF REPLACEMENT PARTS. TOTAL OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE WAS OVER $1700, AFTER THEIR INITIAL DIAGNOSIS, REPLACEMENT OF BATTERY, REPROGRAMMING, GEAR REPLACEMENT AND LABOR. THANK YOU
F150 REPEATEDLY LOST ALL ACCELERATION AND POWER. THE TRUCK WENT INTO A VERY LIMITED LOW POWER STATE AND MANY NEAR COLLISIONS WERE NARROWLY AVOIDED AS THE TRUCK RAPIDLY LOST ALL ACCELERATION AND GLIDED TO A STOP.A RED WRENCH SYMBOL APPEARED ON THE DRIVER DISPLAY STATING A "MECHANICAL" ISSUE. THIS HAPPENED 50 PLUS TIMES ON SURFACE STREETS AND 10 PLUS TIMES WHILE ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. THIS ISSUE GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER A TWO-WEEK PERIOD CULMINATING IN THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY BEING FULLY REPLACED.
TRANSMISSION HESITATE, WHEN DOWNSHIFTING IT NOT PROCESS QUICKLY AND MAKE A GRINDING NOISE. IN MOTION.
DRIVING TO WORK, THE BRAKE FLUID WARNING MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED. WHEN I ARRIVED AT WORK THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR WAS COMPLETELY EMPTY. THE DEALER STATED THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE BOOSTER WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE BRAKE FLUID HAD LEAKED INTO THE BOOSTER. I HAD NO BRAKING CAPABILITY, FORTUNATELY I HAD ALREADY ARRIVED AT WORK WHEN I LOST ALL BRAKING CAPABILITY. THERE IS A RECALL ON MASTER CYLINDERS AND BRAKE BOOSTERS ON 2013-2014 F150'S WITH V6 ENGINES BUT MINE IS A V8 SO IT'S NOT PART OF THE RECALL. I HAD TO PAY MY $100 DEDUCTIBLE AND USE MY EXTENDED WARRANTY TO HAVE MY VEHICLE REPAIRED. A TRUCK THAT'S NOT EVEN 3 YEARS OLD WITH 37K SHOULD NOT BE EXPERIENCE COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE.
EMEERENCY BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. EMERGENCY BRAKE WILL NOT RELEASE. EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON WHEN VEHICLE SHIFTED FROM PARK TO DRIVE. EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT ALARMS AND DISPLAYS RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD. EMERGENCY BRAKE SYSTEM ALARM WILL NOT RELEASE AFTER MULTIPLE PULL ATTEMPTS.
THE WIPER CONTROL REMAINS ON EVEN WHEN IN THE OFF POSITION. IT WILL KEEP GOING ON THE SLOWEST INTERMITTENT SETTING. THIS DOES NOT MATTER IF YOU ARE STATIONARY OR MOVING. NUMEROUS REPORTS LISTED IN ONLINE FORUMS ALSO.
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