Ford F-150 Complaints (2013)

2,994 consumer complaints on file.

#10846374March 14, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING DOWN A VERY DANGEROUS HIGHWAY PASS GOING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN MY ENGINE STALLED AS RANDOM ALARMS STARTED APPEARING ON MY DASHBOARD, THEN MY STEERING LOCKED FROM THE ENGINE BEING OFF. I TRIED THE BEST I COULD TO GET ON THE SHOULDER AS I HAD NO STEERING ABILITY AND I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES FAIRLY HARD. I WAS LUCKY BECAUSE THIS WAS THE ONLY PLACE IN MILES WITH A SHOULDER. ANYWHERE ELSE ON THIS ROAD AND I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR DIED. WHILE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I SMELLED A TINY BIT OF BURNING PLASTIC WITH NO PROBLEM IN SIGHT. I GOOGLED WHAT HAPPENED ON A SPECIAL FORUM WEBSITE FOR FORD RAPTOR OWNERS AND OTHERS HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN WITH FUSE 27. WHICH IS FOR THE FUEL PUMP. SO I CHECKED THE NUMBER 27 FUSE AND SURE ENOUGH IT HAD MELTED, I ACTUALLY HAD TO TAKE IT OUT OF THE FUSE BOX IN MELTED PIECES WITH PLIERS. THE FUSE MELTED WHILE DRIVING SO THE FUEL PUMP SHUT OFF CAUSING MY ENGINE TO STALL AND STEERING TO LOCK. MANY MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD HIS HAPPEN AND FORD RECOGNIZES IT AS A SERVICE BULLETIN. HOWEVER THIS NEEDS TO BE MORE THEN A SERVICE BULLETIN WHEN SOMEONE'S LIFE COULD BE TAKEN DRIVING THE FREEWAY OR DANGEROUS ROAD. WE WERE LUCKY THERE WAS NO COLLISION, INJURIES, OR FIRE, HOWEVER IT COULD HAVE VERY WELL CAUSED AN ELECTRICAL FIRE AND IF SOMEONE WAS ON A CROWDED FREEWAY IN RUSH HOUR A COLLISION IS ALMOST CERTAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10846488March 14, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
YESTERDAY WHEN I GOT INTO MY TRUCK AND STARTED IT THE LOW BRAKE FLUID LIGHT CAME ON AND THE BRAKE PEDAL INSTANTLY WENT TO THE FLOOR LEAVING THE TRUCK WITH NO BRAKES. I GOT OUT AND CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR LEVEL AND IT WAS COMPLETELY EMPTY BUT, THERE WAS NO LEAKS ANYWHERE, THE TRUCK HAD TO BE TOWED TO GET FIXED. I DISCUSSED IT WITH JOE AND UPON EXPLORING THIS FURTHER JOE CAME ACROSS THE ATTACHED ARTICLE AND IT TURNS OUT THIS SUDDEN TOTAL LOSS OF BREAKS HAS HAPPENED TO SEVERAL OTHER F150 TRUCK AND ARE BEING INVESTIGATED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10849652March 14, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
I PURCHASED MY TRUCK ON JANUARY 6TH, 2016. I NOTICED THE SOFT PEDAL ON MY TEST DRIVE, AND THE DEALER SAID THEY WOULD BE HAPPY TO FIX THE ISSUE AT NO CHARGE TO ME, SO I MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE BRAKES SERVICED. THEY REPLACED THE FRONT PADS, AND CUT THE ROTORS, REPLACED THE REAR PADS AND ROTORS. MY BRAKES WERE WORSE. I EXPLAINED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELS TO THE FLOOR. EVEN IF YOU "PUMP" THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL WILL STILL CONTINUE TO GO TO THE FLOOR. UNDER NORMAL, GRADUAL BRAKING, THE IS EXCESSIVE TRAVEL BEFORE THE BRAKES START TO GRAB. UNDER A "PANIC STOP", THE PEDAL WILL GO RIGHT DOWN WITH POOR RESPONSE. AFTER 3 MORE TRIPS, THEY HAVE REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER, ABS MODULE, ALL FOUR PADS, REAR ROTORS, AND BLED THE SYSTEM. NO IMPROVEMENT HAS BEEN ACHIEVED, AND THEY HAVE SINCE SAID THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING MORE FOR ME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10846335March 13, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
DISAPPEARING BRAKE FLUID. REFILLED 3 TIMES IN A MATTER OF 15 MILES. REFILLED AGAIN AT HOME PUMPED BRAKES THE FLUID IS DRAINING BUT IS NOT FOUND ON THE GROUND.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10845517March 8, 2016
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO DRIVE ABNORMALLY WHEN REACHING SPEEDS OVER 60 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR COMPRESSOR HAD FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, HOWEVER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER HOWEVER, DETAILS OF THE DIAGNOSIS COULD NOT BE PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR REPAIRS RELATED TO THE FAILURE AND IT WAS INFORMED EACH TIME THAT THE BRAKES AND ROTORS HAD PREMATURELY DETERIORATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10845516March 8, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
I AM THE OWNER OF A 2013 FORD F150 CREW CAB. MAY I SAY THAT THE BRAKES ON THIS VEHICLE ARE AT BEST SKETCHY, AT WORSE DANGEROUS. I HAVE EXPERIENCED ROUGH STOPS ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND HAD TO HAVE THEM ATTENDING TO BY TECHNICIANS MORE THAN ONCE. THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED, BUT THE STUTTERING STOPS PERSIST. THEY TELL ME THAT NOTHING CAN BE DONE UNTIL I CHANGE THEM AND THAT DOESN'T SIT WELL WITH ME. WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY TO GET WHAT I FEEL ARE DEFECTIVE BRAKES FIXED?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10840294March 7, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
THE 2013 FORD F-150 WILL INTERMITTENTLY RIDE WITH THE BRAKES ENGAGED. WHEN LETTING OFF THE GAS PEDAL IT WILL QUICKLY COME TO A STOP (BOTH ON THE HIGHWAY AND URBAN ROADS). BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE (@ 55,000 MILES) AND I HAVE NOTICED A CONSIDERABLE DROP IN THE CALCULATED MILES PER GALLON SINCE OBSERVING THE ISSUE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT IT WAS WORKING PROPERLY. THEY DID NOT HOOK IT UP TO ELECTRONICALLY TO PERFORM AN ADVANCE DIAGNOSIS. THEY INSTRUCTED ME TO BRING IT BACK WHEN IT ACTS UP AGAIN. THE PROBLEM IS THAT IT HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. THE ONLY WAY I COULD GET THE VEHICLE TO "DISENGAGE THE BRAKES" WHILE DRIVING IS TO COME TO COMPLETE STOP, ENGAGE 4WD, DRIVE A FEW HUNDRED FEET, THEN PLACE THE TRUCK BACK INTO 2WD. THIS WOULD NORMALLY RESET THE BRAKING. APPEARS TO HAPPEN IN COLDER TEMPERATURES. ADDITIONALLY, THE BRAKE PEDAL OCCASIONALLY (EVERY SIX MONTHS) WILL HAVE A GRINDING PULSATING VIBRATION LASTING SEVERAL MINUTES. THE BRAKES DID NOT GO OUT BUT IT FEELS AS IF METAL ON METAL IS GRINDING WHICH CREATES AN UNUSUAL AND ALARMING CIRCUMSTANCE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10840377March 7, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE GOING TOWARDS CHARLOTTE'S SADDLERY, WHICH LUCKILY WAS CLOSE TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP. I WAS WITHIN A MILE OR TWO WHEN THIS HAPPENED. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE BRAKE FLUID LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN I HEARD A BANG AND SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FRONT OF THE CAR AND I LOST BRAKES. I COULD NO LONGER BRAKE BUT FORTUNATELY WAS NOT ON A HIGHWAY SO I JUST DROVE THE MILE TO THE DEALERSHIP VERY SLOWLY KEEPING A BIG DISTANCE FROM ANY CARS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10840398March 7, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE A 2013 FORD F 150 LIMITED 4 X 4. I LOST MY BRAKES TWICE WHILE TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY IN THE FIRST 4 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP. ON JAN 13,2014 WITH APPROX 849 MILES ON THE OD I HAD NO BRAKES. AFTER LETTING THE VEHICLE SIT FOR 8 HRS, MAGICIALLY I HAD FULL BRAKES FUNCTION AND COULD DRIVE TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. ON APRIL 3, 2014 WITH APPROX 2517 MILES ON OD, MY BRAKES FAILED AGAIN WITHOUT WARNING ON THE FREEWAY. I LET THE VEHICLE SIT FOR 8 HOURS AND BY MAGIC THE BRAKES WORKED AS NORMAL. I BELIEVE THERE IS A CORRUPTED PROGRAM IN THE VEHICLE COMPUTER AND THE ABS COMPUTER. THE FIRST LOSS OF BRAKES, THE VACUMN PUMP WAS NOT HOOKED UP AT THE FACTORY. THE BRAKES SHOULD NEVER HAVE WORKED. BUT THEY WORKED PERFECTLY FOR 3 WEEKS BEFORE FAILURE. THE DEALERSHIP HOOKED UP THE VACUMN PUMP. THE SECOND TIME, THE FORD FACTORY INSTRUCTED THE DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE THE VACUMN PUMP. TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY. FORD WANTED TO KEEP MY VEHICLE AND DRIVE IT EVERY DAY TILL IT FAILED FOR THEM. I STILL HAD TO PAY FOR THE LEASE. NO FINANCIAL HELP FROM THE FACTORY OR DEALERSHIP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10840414March 7, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
LOW BRAKE FLUID WARNING THEN NO BRAKES WHEN TRAVELING AFTER WORK. BRAKE PEDAL TO FLOOR WITH NO BRAKES. EMERGENCY BRAKE USED TO GET HOME. BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR EMPTY AND NO APPARENT SIGNS OF LEAKAGE. FROM OTHER SITES ON INTERNET THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE MASTER CYLINDER SEAL LEAKING FLUID TO BOOSTER. FLUID LEVEL NORMAL WHEN CHECKED 3 DAYS PREVIOUS PRIOR TO LEAVING FOR A 1,000 MILE TRIP. WILL TAKE TO FORD DEALER 08MAR16
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10840193March 7, 2016
VISIBILITY/WIPER
3/5/16: AFTER STARTING MY 2013 F150 XLT REMOTELY TO WARM UP, I PROCEEDED TO BACK DOWN MY DRIVEWAY. I HEARD A LOUD POP WHICH STARTLED ME ENOUGH TO STOP THINKING I MAY HAVE HIT SOMETHING (I DID NOT). UPON INSPECTION, I FOUND THE DRIVERS SIDE PORTION OF THE THREE PIECE SLIDING REAR WINDOW WAS SHATTERED. I LOOKED ONLINE AND FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON OCCURENCE LINKED TO THE REAR DEFROSTER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10840113March 6, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE CYLINDER FAILURE; TOOK TWO WEEKS FOR REPAIR AT FORD DEALER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10840120March 6, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
3 WEEKS AGO, THE FRONT BRAKES ON MY '13 F150 BEGAN VIBRATING FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME AT SLOWER SPEEDS AND DID NOT FEEL LIKE THEY WERE RELEASING AT ALL AFTER BRAKING. THIS OCCURRED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE STILL COOL AND IN ALL CONDITIONS, DRY, SNOW AND RAIN. THE TRUCK HAD BARELY 40K MILES SO I TOOK IT TO BRAKES PLUS AND THEY SAID THAT THE BRAKE PADS WERE COMPLETELY FALLING APART; DISINTEGRATING THEY SAID. I HAD THEM INSTALL NEW BRAKES ($275) AND THE VIBRATION WENT AWAY FOR 2 WEEKS, BUT STARTED UP AGAIN. IT COULD BE FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND APPEARED TO BE KEEPING THE VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING. I TOOK THE TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP (LARRY H MILLER FORD, LAKEWOOD, CO) WHERE I HAD PURCHASED IT USED ABOUT 8 MOS PRIOR. I HAD THE COVERAGE OF AN EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 48K MILES. THEY SAID THEY INSPECTED THE BRAKES AND DROVE IT AND COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, THE VIBRATION IS COMPLETELY GONE NOW AND IT'S BEEN ABOUT 3 WEEKS?? I AM CONVINCED THEY DID SOMETHING TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM BUT DID NOW WANT TO TELL ME WHAT THEY FOUND. ESPECIALLY IF IN THE FUTURE THE CALIPERS, MASTER CYLINDER, OR SOMETHING ELSE MAJOR ON THE BRAKES WAS GOING TO FAIL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10840128March 6, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY, SERVICE BRAKES
TOTAL BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE AS I WAS DRIVING ON RESIDENTIAL STREETS. WITHOUT WARNING, WITHIN ONE BLOCK VEHICLE WENT FROM HAVING FULLY FUNCTIONAL BRAKES TO TOTAL BRAKE LOSS. PREVIOUS TO FAILURE, VEHICLE EXHIBITED NO HANDLING ISSUES, SOUNDS, OR SYMPTOMS TO INDICATE THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WHEN I TOUCHED THE BRAKES. WITHOUT WARNING A LOUD, HIGH PITCHED SOUND STARTED COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE SOUND LASTED ABOUT 5 SECONDS. WHEN THE SOUND ENDED, THE BRAKES DID NOT FUNCTION AND WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL IT WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT RESISTANCE. ALL REGULARLY SCHEDULED AND RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE HAD BEEN PREFORMED. AS A RESULT OF BRAKE FAILURE, VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO PASSENGER SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. AVIS FORD DEALERSHIP PREFORMED THE REPAIRS. I ASKED THE DEALERSHIP IF THEY WERE AWARE OF ANY SIMILAR ISSUES HAVING BEEN REPORTED AND THEY SAID THAT THEY WERE UNAWARE OF SUCH SIMILAR REPORTS.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10840134March 6, 2016
VISIBILITY/WIPER
I WAS SITTING STATIONARY AT A RED LIGHT IN SUGAR LAND, TEXAS. I HAD THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER ON, AND I HEARD A LOUD "POP", ALMOST LIKE A GUNSHOT. I LOOKED IN MY REARVIEW MIRROR AND SAW MY DRIVER SIDE REAR WINDOW WAS SHATTERED. UPON FURTHER CHECKING, THERE WAS NO EXTERNAL DAMAGE TO THE WINDOW. AFTER READING NUMEROUS POSTS ONLINE, IT APPEARS THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THIS OCCURRING. I BELIEVE THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER HEATED THE GLASS TOO MUCH, CAUSING THE WINDOW TO SHATTER. PIECES OF GLASS FELL INTO MY DAUGHTER'S CARSEAT. HAD SHE BEEN SITTING THERE, SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED IN GLASS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10840020March 5, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
ON 24 DEC 2013 AT 2:15 PM I HAD TO BRAKE HARD TRYING TO AVOID A CAR COMING ACROSS MY PATH IN A PARKING LOT (THERE WAS A RESULTING ACCIDENT WITH NO INJURIES, BUT DAMAGE TO THE OTHER VEHICLES FRONT FENDER). I WASN'T MOVING VERY FAST LESS THAN (10MPH) AND INSTEAD OF JUST GRABBING THE BRAKES THE TRUCK SHUDDERED VIOLENTLY BEFORE THE BRAKES ACTUALLY GRABBED. I'VE NOTICED THIS ON SEVERAL OTHER OCCASIONS. I'M NOT SURE IF THIS IS EXPECTED BEHAVIOR WITH THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES, BUT I'M CONVINCED I COULD HAVE MANUALLY STOPPED THE TRUCK FASTER.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10839816March 4, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE WITH MY WIFE AND TWO YOUNG BOYS HEADING TO BASEBALL PRACTICE, I LOST ALL BRAKE PRESSURE AND HAD A DIFFICULT TIME BRINGING THE CAR TO A HALT. AFTER SEVERAL DAYS IN THE SHOP, THE SERVICE MANAGER INFORMED ME THE MASTER CYLINDER LOST ALL ITS FLUID WHICH CAUSED THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS ~16 MONTHS OLD AND HAD ~37,000 MILES (JUST BARELY OUT OF WARRANTY). THE DEALERSHIP WAS ABLE TO FIX IT AFTER SEVERAL DAYS AND ONLY CHARGED $100 AS IT WAS CLOSE TO BEING IN WARRANTY AND SEEMED LIKE A HIGHLY UNUSUAL EVENT. I DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT OTHER THAN A ONE OFF FLUKE BUT SAW AN ARTICLE THIS MORNING THAT OTHERS HAD THE SAME ISSUE. I HAVE HAD NO OTHER ISSUES SINCE THE RESOLUTION BUT OBVIOUSLY CONCERNED IT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN WITHOUT WARNING IF ITS A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10839833March 4, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
STARTED VEHICLE AT MY WORK LOCATION, BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, CHECKED BRAKE FLUID RESEVIOR FOUND IT LOW. FILLED WITH BRAKE FUID, DROVE TO DEALER WITH LESS THAT 100% BRAKING POWER. DEALER REPLACED BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER AND BOOSTER. DEALER WORK TICKET ATTACHED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10839825March 4, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, WHEN MY TRUCK SUDDENLY STARTED ROLLING FORWARD. I PUMPED THE BRAKE MULTIPLE TIMES AND THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE GROUND WITH NO BRAKING EFFECT. I MADE CONTACT WITH THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10839843March 4, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
I HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE FOR A LITTLE OVER TWO YEARS AND HAVE HAD TO HAVE MY FRONT BREAKS AND ROTORS REPLACED 4 TIMES. THE FIRST TIME BEING WITHIN THE FIRST MONTH OF PURCHASE OF MY VEHICLE. FORD DID THE FIRST REPLACEMENT FOR FREE, BUT I HAVE PAID FOR THE REST. THE ROTORS SHOW UNUSUAL WEAR AND WARPING EVERY TIME. EVEN WITH NEW ROTORS AND PADS THE BREAKS ARE SQUEEKY AND JERKY. THIS HAS NOT CAUSED ME AN ACCIDENT YET, BUT I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES EVERY 20 TO 25 THOUSAND MILES OTHERWISE I FEEL LIKE THEY WOULD HAVE FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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