Ford F-150 Complaints (2013)

2,994 consumer complaints on file.

#10939785January 4, 2017
ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH I ACCELERATED TO PASS AND SUDDENLY THE ENGINE BOGGED DOWN AND BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN ALONG WITH ENGINE LIGHT FLASHING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10938804December 30, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT. IN ADDITION, ONCE THE VEHICLE RESTARTED, THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED TO WORK AND THE WRENCH WARNING SENSOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10938589December 29, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING AND AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FUSE BOX NEEDED TO BE RE-LOCATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10938350December 28, 2016
VISIBILITY/WIPER
THE VEHICLE WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY. I REMOTE STARTED IT. 10 MINUTES LATER I ENTERED VEHICLE AND INSERTED KEY AND TURNED ON THE VEHICLE. 10 SECONDS LATER I HEARD A LOUD POP AND WHAT SOUNDED LIKE LEAVES RUSTLING, VERY SLOWLY . IT WAS 5 AM AND DARK, FRIDAY DEC 23RD, SO I DROVE TO A LIT PARKING LOT TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED. I NOTICED THE REAR GLASS BEHIND THE DRIVER'S SEAT WAS SHATTERED. IT WAS AROUND 30F. THERE ARE A LOT OF INSTANCES OF THIS HAPPENING WITH FORD PICKUPS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10937546December 27, 2016
WHEELS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER FRONT TIRE WAS FLAT. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE RIM CAUSED THE TIRE TO BE BLOWN OUT. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH A SPARE TIRE AND WAS TAKEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10937686December 27, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE TRUCK WILL NOT CRANK AT TIMES. VEHICLE STATIONARY, IT WILL MAKE NO SOUND, OR MOVEMENT, MOTOR DOES NOT TURN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10937141December 22, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY/WIPER
JUST BOUGHT MY TRUCK AND I AUTO STARTED IT WITH DEFROST SET TO AUTO. I GOT IN AND HEARD A LOUD POP ONLY TO SEE MY WINDOW SHATTERED. NOTHING HIT IT. TOOK IT TO FORD AND THEY WONT COVER IT. I GOT ONLINE AND SAW HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME THING HAPPENING TO A LOT OF PEOPLE. THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL. WHAT IF MY KIDS WERE IN MY TRUCK!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10936439December 20, 2016
VISIBILITY, VISIBILITY/WIPER
STARTED THE TRUCK TO DEFROST WINDOWS ON A COLD MORNING. BOTH THE FRONT DEFROSTER AND REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER WERE TURNED ON. IT RAN FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES BEFORE I STARTED DRIVING TO WORK. ABOUT 5 MINUTES INTO MY DRIVE I HEARD A LOUD POP. I COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT HAPPENED. IT WAS STILL DARK OUTSIDE AT THE TIME AND WHEN I ARRIVED AT MY WORK, THE PARKING LOT LIGHTS REVEALED THAT MY BACK DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW HAD SHATTERED. I DID NOTICE ON MY DRIVE THAT THE REAR DEFROSTER HAD TURNED OFF WHICH IT NORMALLY DOESN'T BUT I DIDN'T PUT IT TOGETHER THAT THE POP AND THE DEFROSTER WERE CONNECTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10936461December 20, 2016
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
BOTH TAIL LIGHT LAMP ASSEMBLYS HAVE STRESS CRACKS AND MOISTURE IS PRESENT IN ONE OF THEM. I ONLY HAVE 14000 MILES AND TODAY THE DEALER SAID IT'S NOT A WARRANTY ITEM. NOTICED IT AROUND 12000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10936505December 20, 2016
POWER TRAIN
ON THIS VEHICLE, I RARELY USE 4WD, EXCEPT IN WINTER CONDITIONS. I COULD NOT GET THE VEHICLE OUT OF 4WD LOW BACK INTO 4X2, EVEN WHILE THE FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AND IN NEUTRAL. I ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE OVER A SMALL PILE OF SHOVELED SNOW AT THE END OF MY DRIVEWAY ENTERING A CITY STREET AND I SHIFTED IT INTO 4WD LOW. THE VEHICLE WAS IN NEUTRAL AND THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED. IT MADE A HORRIBLE GRINDING AND THEN A "THUD" FROM THE POWERTRAIN AND LURCHED FORWARD. AFTER I WAS OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY I DECIDED TO TAKE IT OUT OF 4WD LOW, SO I STOPPED, AND WITH THE BRAKE APPLIED, I SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL AND THEN SELECTED 4WD HIGH. THE VEHICLE ADVISED TO PULL FORWARD SO I SHIFTED TO DRIVE AND NOTHING HAPPENED. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE AND HAD A VERY HIGH RPM. AND THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED CLIMBING. I THEN SHIFTED BACK TO NEUTRAL AND THEN TRIED REVERSE. SAME RESULT, I GOT THE SAME, NO MOVEMENT HIGH RPM AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE GEARS STARTED TO GRIND HORRIBLY! I IMMEDIATELY SHIFTED BACK TO NEUTRAL. I EVEN ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT TO 4X2, BUT STILL WOULD NOT MOVE. IT SEEMED AS IT WAS STUCK IN BETWEEN GEARS. I THEN HAD TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE WHILE IN NEUTRAL AND PUSHED THE VEHICLE FORWARD, AS THIS IS WHAT THE ONBOARD SYSTEM WAS SAYING. IT WANTED YOU TO PULL FORWARD, BUT NOTHING WAS ENGAGED TO LET YOU PULL FORWARD. NO OTHER OPTION THAN TO PUSH. AFTER A FEW TRIES OF THIS PUSHING AND SHIFTING METHOD, IT FINALLY DECIDED TO CATCH AND IT SLAMMED BACK INTO 4WD HIGH, BUT IT ALSO SOUNDED LIKE THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK WAS BEING RIPPED APART AT THAT POINT. IT WAS IN GEAR FOR ME AND MOVING AGAIN THOUGH, AND I WAS ABLE TO SHIFT IT BACK INTO 4X2 IMMEDIATELY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10936340December 19, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
REMOTE STARTED TRUCK, WARMED UP APPROX. 10 MIN., ENTERED TRUCK, PUT IN DRIVE, MOVED APPROX. 50' FROM DRIVE WAY, HEARD BOOM NOISE BEHIND ME, SOUNDED LIKE AN ARESOL CAN BLEW UP INSIDE MY TOOL BOX, DISCOVERED DRIVER SIDE REAR WINDOW HAD EXPLODED. I LIVE IN RURAL AREA WITH ROCK DRIVEWAY, TRUCK WAS LEVEL IN A STRAIGHT LINE. (12/18/2016). HAD SAME ISSUE WITH 2010 F-150, RIGHT SIDE REAR WINDOW, CONTACTED LOCAL DEALERSHIP, FORD ENDED UP GOING 1/2 ON REPAIR. THIS TIME TRUCK WAS TRAVELING 70MPH ON INTERSTATE HWY. ONLY COMMON DENOMINATORS I COULD SAY ARE, BOTH HAPPENED ON COLD DAYS, BOTH IN THE 30"S,BOTH APPEARED TO BE CAUSED BY HEATED WINDOW DEFROST, HEAT WAS ON DURING BOTH GLASS SHATTERINGS. NO PERSONAL INJURIES EITHER TIME. DON'T HAVE DATE FOR THIS INCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10935616December 16, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED WHEN I TURNED ON THE DEFROSTER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10935640December 16, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY/WIPER
USED REMOTE START TO WARM VEHICLE AND THE 1/3 OF THE REAR GLASS (THE DRIVER'S SIDE) EXPLODED AND SPIDERED. RESEARCH SHOWS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND LIKELY DUE TO FAULTY DEFROSTER. FORD DOESN'T PART OUT THE GLASS SO THE ENTIRE REAR WINDOW NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $650. MY VEHICLE IS GARAGED WHEN AT HOME AND IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH ONLY 51400 MILES. SINCE IT IS OVER 36000 MILES, FORD WON'T DO ANYTHING OR ASSIST WITH COSTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10935198December 14, 2016
POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN MY TRUCK SUDDENLY SURGED AS IF I HAD HIT SOMETHING AND A FAINT SQUEAL OF THE REAR TIRES. THEN AS SUDDEN AT IT HAPPENED THE TRUCK BEGAN TO ROLL SMOOTHLY AGAIN. A WRENCH APPEARED ON THE DASH SCREEN WITH A STATEMENT THAT SAID "MAINTENANCE REQUIRED". THE AIRBAG INDICATION ILLUMINATED. ONCE THE WRENCH SYMBOL AND "MAINTENANCE REQUIRED" STATEMENT DISAPPEARED THE REGULAR SCREEN CAME BACK THAT SHOWED THE MILEAGE AND THE AMOUNT OF MILES UNTIL EMPTY, EXCEPT THE NUMBERS WERE ALL DASHES. ALSO THE SPEEDOMETER WAS SHOWING THAT I WAS GOING 0 MPH WHEN I WAS CLEARLY MOVING AROUND 45 MPH. I TRIED TO ACCELERATE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE NO MATTER HOW MUCH THROTTLE I GAVE IT. I NOTICED THE TRUCK WAS STUCK IN 5TH GEAR. I TRIED TO MANUALLY SHIFT THE GEARS AND WHEN I PRESSED THE + AND - BUTTONS ON THE GEAR SHIFTER THE NUMBER "5" ON THE DASH WOULD FLASH AND NOT CHANGE GEARS. I COULD NOT SEEM TO GET THE TRUCK OVER 2300 RPM. I TOOK A PHOTO OF THE DISPLAY SHOWING THE DASHES AND 0 MPH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10934956December 13, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL CAUGHT ON FIRE AND FLAMES EMITTED THROUGH THE VENTS AND MELTED THE DASH BOARD ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AREA. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED THIRD DEGREE BURNS TO THE RIGHT HAND, THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SUSTAINED SMOKE INHALATION, AND THE REAR PASSENGER SUFFERED EMOTIONAL STRESS THAT ALL REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS PRESENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 02/07/2017*CT *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10934793December 12, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED NORMALLY AND SUDDENLY STALLED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A FUSE MELTED INSIDE THE FUSE BOX. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,564.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10934476December 10, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
3.5 V6 ECOBOOST FIRE. COMPLETELY BURNED MY TRUCK TO THE GROUND WITH MY FAMILY DRIVING IN, WIFE AND 5 YR OLD. PASSENGER SUFFERED 3RD DEGREE BURNS, 12/10/2016. TRUCK WAS IN MOTION, WE SMELT SMOKE AND WITHIN 2 MINUTES THE TRUCK WAS COMPLETELY ENGULFED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10930248December 6, 2016
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND ATTEMPTING TO PASS A VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AFTER EACH FAILURE, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE CONTACT PLACED A SHIELD ON TOP OF THE TURBO COOLER TO PREVENT WATER FROM ENTERING, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000. ...UPDATED 01/23/17 *BF UPDATED 7/16/18*JB *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10930282December 6, 2016
POWER TRAIN
THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS ARE GOING OUT, IT IS CALLED THE SPINDLE PART OF THE HUB, MAKES LOUD VIBRATION SOUNDS AND CAN BE FELT AND HEARD THROUGHOUT THE CAR AT LOWER SPEEDS. SOUNDS OF RUBBING OR GRINDING WITH LOW MILES AND JUST PURCHASED USED FROM DEALER WEEKS AGO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10928956December 1, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
REAR DOORS WILL SOMETIMES LOCK AND CAN'T OPEN THEM FROM INSIDE OR THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE,( EVEN MANUALLY) THEN AT RANDOM THEY WILL START TO WORK AGAIN. WE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH OUR 2014 FORD EXPLORER. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, AS HAVING CHILDREN IN CAR SEATS AND NOT BEING ABLE TO GET THEM OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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