Ford F-150 Complaints (2013)

2,994 consumer complaints on file.

#10855381April 13, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
WHEN ENTERING VEHICLE TO LEAVE FORD VEHICLE WAS PARKED I WENT TO TURN ON THE IGNITION MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER RESERVOIR LOW WARING LIGHT ON DISPLAY ILLUMINATED, LOW BRAKE FLUID ON DISPLAYED. FILLED THE RESERVOIR TO MINIMUM , DROVE FOR 10 MINUTES ON CITY STREETS LOW BRAKE WARNING AGAIN . FORD LOOKED AT IT AND FOUND BRAKE BOOSTER FILLING UP WITH FLUID, ORDERED PART. VACUUM HOSE MAY BE THE UNKNOWN CAUSE. FORD REPLACED PCV VALVE EARLIER IN THE MONTH DUE TO GAS ODER IN OIL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10854785April 11, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
HAD TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING (50MPH)ON THE ROADWAY. USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE (LEFT FOOT ON THE PEDAL, LEFT HAND ON THE HANDLE) TO MANIPULATE THE VEHICLE BRAKES TO GET HOME (AT 25-30MPH) WITHOUT INCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10854528April 9, 2016
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, WHEELS
WE HAVE TAKEN THIS VEHICLE IN THREE TIMES FOR SQUEELING BRAKES AND IT STILL MAKES A HIGH PITCHED NOISE WHEN I STOP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10854588April 9, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
REMOTE STARTED MY PICKUP ON A COLD MORNING. DOING THIS IT AUTOMATICALLY TURNS ON THE DEFROSTERS AND THE ONE IN THE REAR WINDOW. WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND HEAR A LOUD POP. WASN'T UNTIL THAT NIGHT THAT I NOTICED THAT LOUD POP WAS A REAR WINDOW SHATTERING. SOMETHING WITH THE DEFROSTER IN THE BACK WINDOW MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE GLASS TO SHATTER. IN PICTURES YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE THAT NO OBJECT STRUCK THE WINDOW BECAUSE THERE IS NO INDENTATIONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10853995April 7, 2016
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY TRUCK HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING HESITATION UPON ACELLERATION AND IS MAKING NOISES AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP ON FEBRUARY 2, 2016 BE FIXED AND AT FIRST IT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I TOOK IT BACK ON FEBRUARY 16, 2016 BC I HAD TO HAVE A FORD RENTAL PER FORD. THE TRUCK WAS REPAIRED BUT THEN IT WASN'T COVERED PER FORD AND I HAD TO PAY OVER $400 TO GET IT FIXED. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND IT HAD TO GO BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT THIS TIME IT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I JUST GOT MY TRUCK BACK ON APRIL 11,2016 AND TODAY ON APRIL 14, 2016 THE LIGHT IS BACK ON. I AM WAITING ON A CALL BACK FROM THE FORD DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT WHAT TO DO NEXT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10853650April 5, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AIR CONDITIONER HAS CHEMICAL SMELL WHEN TURNED ON... INSPECTED BY FORD PAG OIL TO BE LEAKING FROM THE EVAPORATOR CORE BEHIND THE DASH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10853607April 5, 2016
VISIBILITY/WIPER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WITHOUT WARNING, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES FAILED TO SHUT OFF AND DAMAGED THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR PREMATURELY FAILED. THE PART WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000. UPDATED 05/11/16*LJ *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10853295April 4, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
THE WARNING LIGHT FOR LOW BRAKE FLUID CAME ON WHILE SLOWLY MOVING IN TRAFFIC. VEHICLE WAS IMMEDIATELY PARKED AS THERE WAS A SAFE PLACE TO DO SO. BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER RESERVOIR WAS CHECKED AND HAD VERY LITTLE FLUID. BRAKES WERE ALMOST COMPLETELY GONE AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER FOUND THE BRAKE FLUID HAD LEAKED BACK INTO THE BOOSTER AND BOTH THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BOOSTER HAD TO BE REPLACED. I WAS FORTUNATE NO ONE WAS HURT OR ANY CRASH RESULTED BUT I TRULY HOPE SOMETHING IS DONE BEFORE WE HEAR OF SOMEONE BEING HURT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10852617March 31, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
USED REMOTE START ON MY PICKUP IN BELOW FREEZING WEATHER AT ROUGHLY 28. CAME OUT TO DRIVE TO WORK AND REAR DRIVER SIDE BACK WINDOW HAD SPIDER WEB CRACKS THROUGHOUT THE GLASS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10852349March 30, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHILE DRIVING TRUCK ABOUT 1/2 MILE AWAY FROM MY HOUSE I APPLIED MY BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT DOWN. TO FLOOR AFTER PUMPING THE BRAKE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES THE VEHICLE STOP. I GOT SCARE AND MADE A U TURN TO HEAD BACK HOME AND THE LOW BRAKE FLUID LOW CAME ON I PULLED INTO A AUTO ZONE PARTS STORE OPEN THE HOOD AND SAW THE BRAKE RESERVOIR WAS ABOUT 1/4 " FLUID IN THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR.. I WENT INTO THE AUTO ZONE STORE AND PURCHASE A BOTTLE OF DOT 3 32OZ BRAKE FLUID. I POUR IT IN THE RESERVOIR AND PUMP THE BRAKES. THEN CHECK UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE TO CHECK FOR ANY SIGN OF LEAKS AROUND THE BACK PLATE AROUND ALL THE TIRES THE ROTORS AND RIMS AND LINE THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF ANY LEAKS .UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. I CHECKED THE RESERVOIR ONCE AGAIN WAS. LOW AGAIN I POUR MORE BRAKE FLUID INTO IT. I PUMPED THE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES IT HELD UP SO I PROCESSED BACK HOME. AS A GOT CLOSE TO MY HOME THE LOW BRAKE FLUID LEVEL CAME BACK ON I APPLIED MY BRAKES AND ALMOST [XXX] ON MYSELF THE BRAKES FAILED ONCE AGAIN ABOUT FIFTY FEET FROM MY HOME I PUMPED THE [XXX] OUT OF THE BRAKE PEDAL UNTIL IT FINALLY CAME TO A STOP.. I CHECKED THE RESERVOIR ONCE AGAIN IT WAS FREAKING EMPTY I LOOKED UNDER ONCE AGAIN TO LEAKS COULD BE FOUND.. I LEFT THE TRUCK THERE CHECKED THE WEB PAGE TO SEE IF ANY INCIDENTS WITH MY TYPE OF VEHICLES HAD ENCOUNTER THIS TYPE OF BRAKE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING THIS FORD F150 TYPE VEHICLE FOUND THIS NHTSA PRELIMINARY EVALUATION ON THIS REAL SAFETY MATTER: STATUS: OPEN DATED OPENED - FEBRUARY 29, 2016 RECALL : #PE16003 POSSIBLE RECALL PLEASE TAKE ACTION BEFORE SOME ONE GETS KILLED> CALLING DEALER UP TODAY>>>> INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10852162March 29, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
REAR WINDOW SHATTERED WHILE REAR DEFROST WAS ON, IN 35 DEGREE TEMPERATURE. CAR WAS PARKED AND STATIONARY, IN COVERED PARKING UNIT, DRIVEN 10-MILES FROM HOME TO WORK. LOUD BANG HEARD, AND IMMEDIATELY SAW THE SHATTERED GLASS IN THE DRIVER SIDE REAR-VIEW WINDOW. THIS HAS CLEARLY HAPPENED MANY TIMES PRIOR, AND THIS HAS BEEN ATTRIBUTED TO FAULTY DEFROST SYSTEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10851929March 28, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED, IT DID NOT RESPOND AND WAS DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MORE THAN ONCE AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE16003 (SERVICE BRAKES , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10851405March 24, 2016
VISIBILITY/WIPER
IT SNOWED SOME LAST NIGHT, THIS MORNING I STARTED MY TRUCK AND ATTEMPTED TO TURN ON THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER, BUT THE LIGHT WOULD NOT TURN ON. (I HAVE THE 3 PANEL WINDOW WITH A SLIDING REAR WINDOW IN THE CENTER) AFTER SOME INVESTIGATION ONLINE, I CANNOT CONVINCE MYSELF TO TRY AND USE THE DEFROSTER AGAIN BECAUSE OF THE RISK OF THE WINDOW EXPLODING. NOW NOT BEING ABLE TO USE THE DEFROSTER IS ALSO CAUSING A VISIBILITY ISSUE WHEN THE WINDOW FOGS UP. IT MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO SWITCH LANES AND MERGE. IT REQUIRES A LOT OF TRUST IN THE SIDE MIRRORS WHICH DO NOT PROVIDE ENOUGH VISIBILITY TO MAKE THE SAFEST DECISIONS WHEN MERGING IN TRAFFIC. MY TRUCK WAS STATIONARY WHEN I WAS TRYING TO GET THE REAR DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER TO TURN ON, AND I ATTEMPTED SEVERAL TIMES, INCLUDING SHUTTING THE ENGINE OFF AND STARTING IT AGAIN. FORD SHOULD KNOW OF THIS PROBLEM WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS ON FORUMS AND SEVERAL DEALERS KNOW OF THIS ISSUE AS WELL. FORD WILL NOT COVER PARTS FOR THIS BECAUSE THEY SAY ITS A PART OF THE GLASS, WHICH IS NOT COVERED IN WARRANTY. I AM WRITING THIS IN HOPE TO GET NHTSA TO REVIEW THESE WINDOWS BEFORE MINE MAY IMPLODE AND CAUSE GLASS TO SHATTER ALL OVER THE BACK SEAT WHICH MAY HAVE PEOPLE IN IT WHEN IT COULD OCCUR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10851223March 23, 2016
VISIBILITY/WIPER, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
BACK WINDOW SHATTERED WHEN REMOTE START WAS TURNED ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10850476March 18, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE PEDDLE GOES ALMOST TO THE FLOOR WHEN TRYING TO STOP. YOU HAVE TO GIVE EXTRA TIME AND PUMP THE BRAKES TO STOP. I HAD THE BRAKE PADS REPLACED AND THE ISSUE GOT WORSE AND THE MECHANIC STATED THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE MASTER CYLINDER. THIS SHOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE AT 48,000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10850342March 18, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
UNDER HARD ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE'S SPEED WAS STUCK AT ABOUT 50 MILES PER HOUR. I COULD TO STOP THE VEHICLE WITH MY BRAKES, I WAS ABLE TO PUT IT THE GEAR IN THE N-POSITION PUMP THE GAS PETAL AND THE ENGINE RPM WENT BACK TO NORMAL. THEN I BUT THE GEAR BACK TO THE D-POSITION AND WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10850295March 17, 2016
POWER TRAIN, SUSPENSION
FROM TIME TO TIME THE TRUCK STARTS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND HAVE TO PULL OVER AND STOP.IT SHAKES ALL THE TIME FROM THE REAR BETWEEN 45 AND 60 MPH. HAS BEEN BACK TO DEALER 3 OR 4 TIMES WITH NO RESULTS. THE LAST VISIT I WAS TOLD THIS NORMAL,AFTER SOME RESEARCH THERE SEEMS TO BE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS.I HAVE HAD THIS TRUCK A YR AND 1/2 PUT 10,000 MILES ON IT BECAUSE IM AFRAID SOMETHING IS GOING TO SHAKE OUT OF IT.FORD SHOULD BE ASHAMED TAKING PEOPLES MONEY FOR TRUCKS THEY CANT USE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10850015March 16, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
I LOST ALL PRESSURE IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR.. WHEN I CHECKED THE BRAKE RESERVOIR, IT WAS EMPTY. I WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANY SIGNS OF LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. I REFILLED THE RESERVOIR AND WAS ABLE TO RESTORE PRESSURE BY PUMPING THE BRAKES. A FEW MINUTES BEFORE TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE, I WAS IN MOTION IN AN URBAN AREA, TOWING A BOAT EQUIPPED WITH SURGE BRAKES. I WAS TRAVELLING DOWN A STEEP HILL COULD FEEL THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELLING CLOSER TO THE FLOOR. I'VE HAD NO PROBLEMS SINCE BUT ROUTINELY CHECK THE BRAKE RESERVOIR TO ENSURE THERE IS SUFFICIENT BRAKE FLUID I DIDN'T REPORT IT UNTIL NOW, WHEN I HEARD THAT OTHER F150 OWNERS HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10849851March 15, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE
BRAKE ROTORS WARPING PRIOR TO 18,000 MILES; ENGINE COOLER FAN RUNS IN HIGH SPEED DURING SUMMER MONTHS, ALL THE TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10849862March 15, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER, CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID, AND NOTICED IT WAS EMPTY. THE CONTACT PURCHASED FLUID FROM AN AUTO PARTS STORE AND REFILLED THE BRAKE FLUID; HOWEVER, THE BRAKE FLUID WAS EMPTY AGAIN A MILE DOWN THE ROAD. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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