Ford F-150 Complaints (2013)

2,994 consumer complaints on file.

#10806373November 23, 2015
ENGINE
THE ENGINE SPLASH SHIELD HAS COME LOOSE THREE TIMES IN ABOUT A YEAR. THIS IS VERY LARGE COMPONENT UNDER THE ENGINE. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THERE ARE A LOT OF F-150'S WITH THIS ISSUE, THAT SNOW WILL PULL THE SHIELD DOWN. THEY ALSO ASKED WHO CHANGED THE OIL - I BELIEVE THE SHIELD NEEDS TO BE REMOVED TO CHANGE THE OIL. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THE PROBLEM IS NOT COVERED BY FORD OR THE WARRANTY. IF THE SHIELD COMES LOOSE IT CREATES A CLEAR HAZARD FOR CARS BEHIND THE TRUCK. THE SHIELD HAS COME LOOSE AFTER AN OIL CHANGE (BY THE DEALERSHIP), IN THE SNOW, AND ONE OTHER TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10795299November 22, 2015
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING AND ACCELLERATING IN A NORMAL MANNER THE VEHICLE WILL UPSHIFT PROPERLY UNTIL IT REACHES 4TH GEAR AND WILL NOT SHIFT ANY FURTHER, EVEN AT FREEWAY SPEEDS OF 65 TO 70 MPH FOR SEVERAL MILES NO MATTER WHAT I ATTEMPT TO DO. SOMETIMES IT WILL MAKE IT TO 5TH GEAR AND REMAIN THERE EVEN THOUGH I'M NOT LOADED DOWN OR PULLING ANYTHING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10794955November 19, 2015
AIR BAGS
I WAS IN A WRECK MY TRUCK WAS HIT RIGHT ON THE AIRBAG SENSOR SO HARD THAT IT WAS PUSHED INTO THE RADIATOR AND MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSED ME TO HIT MY HEAD OFF THE WINDOW TOW TRUCK DRIVER COULDN'T BELIEVE THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T GO OFF POLICE REPORT FILED FAILURE MILAGE WAS 80000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10790503November 15, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. AFTER DOING RESEARCH AND READING MANY FORUMS I LEARNED THERE IS A CONTACT IN REAR WINDOW THAT HAS SHORTED OUT AND CAUSED MANY REAR WINDOW SECTIONS TO POP AND SHATTER THE GLASS. WHEN I TURN MY REAR DEFROST ON MOST OF THE TIME IT DOESN'T WORK BUT WHEN IT DOES I AM AFRAID THE GLASS WILL BREAK LIKE IT HAD FOR SO MANY OTHERS. THIS HAD ALSO CAUSED ME NOT TO USE IT WHEN MY KIDS ARE IN THE TRUCK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10789591November 10, 2015
POWER TRAIN
DRIVING APPX. 60 MILES PER MILE.THE POWERTRAIN MALFUNCTION LIGHT CAME ON POWER WAS REDUCED AND I HAD TO PULL OVER,SHUT OFF THE ENGINE,THEN RESTART TO CLEAR THE ALARM(THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED) THE FORD GARAGE CAN NOT FIND ANY THING WRONG?BECAUSE THE ALARM IN CLEARED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10789146November 9, 2015
ENGINE
BASICALLY THE TRUCK WILL NOT START. IT HAS PLENTY OF POWER AND DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ELECTRICAL. WHEN STARTING THE TRUCK I HEAR THE STARTER RUNNING FOR ~5 SECONDS BUT THE ENGINE NEVER FIRES OFF. ON MY 4TH OR 5TH REPAIR AFTER HAVING IT TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. EACH TIME THEY TRY REPLACING THE FUEL PUMP ONLY FOR IT TO WORK BRIEFLY. TWICE IT STARTED FOR THEM AT THE DEALERSHIP AFTER IT HAD BEEN TOWED. EITHER THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS OR THE WORK THEY DO FUEL PUMP TEMPORARILY FIXES THE REAL ISSUE. THIS CYCLE HAS REPEATED FOR 4-5 TIMES FOR A VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 30K MILES. FIRST INSTANCE WAS IN FEBRUARY 2013. LAST 3 INSTANCES HAVE BEEN IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS. I HAVE NEVER SEEN A PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING BUT IF ITS A FUEL PUMP ISSUE AS THEY KEEP CLAIMING THEN THE ISSUE COULD ARISE AT ANY TIME. AT THIS POINT I DON'T TRUST NOR FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. OH I SHOULD MENTION THAT THIS LAST TOW TRUCK DRIVER TOWED 9 OTHER FORD-F150 THIS WEEK THAT HAD THE SAME SYMPTOMS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10789073November 8, 2015
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
THIS IS AN UPDATE TO MY COMPLAINT FILED PRECIOUSLY. AFTER THE SECOND EPISODE OF LOSS OF POWER AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON. I TOOK MY ECOBOOST POWERED TRUCK TO A FORD DEALER AND THEY PERFORMED TSB 14-0017. THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO FIX THE ENGINE LOOSING POWER. THIS IS WHY THE NHTSA CLOSED THE INVESTIGATION OF THE F150 ECOBOOST. THIS HAS NOT WORKED. YESTERDAY 11-7-2015 I WAS ON A 2 HOUR HIGHWAY TRIP IN RAINY CONDITIONS. WHILE DRIVING THE MOTOR AGAIN LOST POWER AND COULD NOT EVEN MAINTAIN HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS WAS DANGEROUS TO MY FAMILY AND EVERYONE AROUND US. THE TSB FROM FORD HAS NOT FIXED THE DANGERS OF THESE TRUCKS. PLEASE RE-OPEN THE INVESTIGATION INTO THIS DANGEROUS VEHICLE BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED OR INJURED. AMERICAN ROADS DESERVE SAFE CARS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10788759November 6, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I PURCHASED MY 2013 FORD F 150 V8, 6.2L RAPTOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO FOR THE MAIN PURPOSE OF HUNTING VERY REMOTE AREAS HERE IN MAINE. ABOUT 1 MONTH AGO, I UTILIZED THE REMOTE START TO START THE TRUCK AND DROVE TO WORK. AT NOON THAT DAY, I WENT TO START MY TRUCK, IT WOULD TURN OVER BUT NOT FIRE. CALLED AAA, THEY CHECKED THE BATTERY WHICH WAS FINE AND THEN PLACED KEY INTO DOOR TO UNLOCK AND ENGINE FIRED UP. THEN ABOUT A WEEK AGO, DURING HUNTING SEASON, I DROVE THE TRUCK INTO A GAS STATION, FILLED THE TANK, I WENT TO START THE TRUCK TO LEAVE AND THE SAME ISSUE OCCURRED. I ENDED UP TAKING THE CABLE OFF OF THE BATTERY, THEN REATTACHED AND THE ENGINE FIRED UP. I BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO FORD, THEY STATED THAT THEY DIAGNOSED AS AS KNOWN PROBLEM. THE FUSE TO THE FUEL PUMP WILL NEED TO BE DIVERTED. I TOLD FORD THAT I WAS HEADING NORTH TO HUNT THE NEXT DAY, THEY RECOMMENDED STRONGLY THAT I GET THE ISSUE FIXED ASAP, SAID THEY COULD GET PART AND HAVE THE ISSUE REMEDIED THE NEXT DAY. I SET UP THE APPOINTMENT. FORD JUST CALLED AND SAID THE PART WAS ON BACKORDER, THEY CAN'T GET IT UNTIL NOV 30. HUNTING SEASON ENDS NOV 27TH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10788856November 6, 2015
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
WE HAVE TAKEN THIS VEHICLE NUMEROUS TIMES TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION AND MOTOR (ECO BOOST 6-CYLINDER) THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT SMOOTHLY, THE VEHICLE LURCHES AND HAS A LACK OF POWER/ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND EXPERIENCES THESE PROBLEMS BOTH IN CITY AND HIGHWAY DRIVING. THE NHTSA HAS HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINT AND FORD HAS RECEIVED OVER 4000. THE LAST TIME WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEIR EXPLANATION WAS: "CANNOT DUPLICATE CUSTOMER'S COMPLAINT" THIS PLATFORM IS FAULTY AND SOMEHOW FORD HAS BEEN ABLE TO KEEP IT OFF THE RADAR. APPARENTLY FORD DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX IT AND CONTINUES TO DENY THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10788369November 4, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR LESS THAN ONE HOUR. RETURNED AND STARTED VEHICLE. DEPRESSED BRAKE PEDAL TO SHIFT AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE LOW FLUID LIGHT ILLUMINATED. NO BRAKING ACTION. STOPPED VEHICLE AND CHECKED BRAKE FLUID LEVEL. RESERVOIR HAD LESS THAN ONE QUARTER INCH OF FLUID. CHECKED UNDER AND AROUND VEHICLE AND FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF FLUID LEAK. ADDED 24 OZ. OF FLUID TO RESERVOIR. BRAKES STILL VERY MUSHY WITH VERY LITTLE BRAKING ACTION. DROVE 11 MILES VERY SLOWLY AND PARKED VEHICLE IN DRIVEWAY. RESEVOIR AGAIN ALMOST EMPTY WITH NO VISIBLE LEAKS. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP SAID THEY HAD NOT HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. APPEARS THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BOOSTER ARE BOTH BAD. TRUCK HAD JUST ROLLED OVER 13,000 MI. WHEN PROBLEM OCCURRED. I HAVE READ AT LEAST 15 SIMILAR REPORTS ON THIS PROBLEM GOING BACK AS FAR AS 2011 F-150 VEHICLES. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DEADLY PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10787417October 31, 2015
ENGINE
REPRODUCEABLE LOSS OF POWER AFTER EXTENDED HIGHWAY DRIVING IN HUMID WEATHER. LOSS OF POWER HAPPENS WHEN THE ECOBOOST INTERCOOLER (CAC) BUILDS UP CONDENSATION AND THEN THROTTLE IS APPLIED TO PASS OR MERGE INTO TRAFFIC. WHEN TROTTLE IS APPLIED THE CONDESATION WATER IS PUSHED BY THE TURBOS PSI INTO THE MOTOR. THIS CAUSES A MISSFIRE AND THE ENGINE TO LOOSE POWER UNEXPECTEDLY. THIS HAS HAPPEBED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PASS A SLOW MOVING VEHICLE ON A COUNTRY ROAD WITH ONCOMMING TRAFFIC NEARLY CAUSING A HEAD ON COLLISION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10786851October 28, 2015
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150 EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN P265 60/R18/109T (NA) TIRES. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE TREAD SEPARATED ON ALL FOUR TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE TIRES NEEDED TO REPLACED. THE TIRES WAS NOT REPLACED. THE TIRES WERE THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE DOT NUMBER, TIRE LINE, AND TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10786685October 28, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DISCOVERED MY REAR DEFROST WAS NOT WORKING ONE MORNING, BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO MY LOCAL FORD DEAR WHERE I PURCHASED THE TRUCK. WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE REAR WINDOW GLASS AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10786696October 28, 2015
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
2013 FORD F-150 WITH THE 5.0 V8 ENGINE THAT HAS 51,000 MILES. ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS THE TRUCK WILL CRANK AS NORMAL BUT WILL NOT START, AS WELL AS LOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING. FORD ROAD SIDE HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO SUMMERVILLE FORD. FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT ADVISED THAT A FUSE FORM THE FACTORY WAS TOO SMALL AND WAS OVERHEATING CAUSING THE TRUCK NOT TO START. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME THIS IS A KNOWN/COMMON ISSUE, AND THE FIX WAS FOR THEM TO INSTALL A FUSE RELOCATION KIT BY SPLICING INTO THE WIRING IN THE FUSE BOX AS WELL AS INSTALL A LARGER FUSE. OF COURSE THIS SEEMS LIKE AN ENGINEERING/FUSE LOCATION ISSUE AND NOT A WORN OUT PART ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10786473October 27, 2015
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10786012October 26, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION GEAR ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,637.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10785526October 23, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
LOW BRAKE FLUID WARNING CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. PULLED INTO GAS STATION, SAW BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR WAS NEAR EMPTY. THERE WAS NO SIGNS OF A LEAK. BOUGHT AND REFILLED BRAKE FLUID AND DROVE TO DEALERSHIP-1 MILE AWAY- BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR WAS 1/2 FULL. SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE, KNEW RIGHT OFF HAND WHAT THE ISSUE WAS, BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER FAILURE BLEEDING INTO THE RESERVOIR. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET TO ASERVICE C ENTER. TOOK DAYS TO GET PARTS. SEEMS LIKE A KNOWN ISSUE WITH FORD AND THEY'RE AVOIDING A RECALL...
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10785440October 22, 2015
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD GOING ABOUT 45MPH AND LOST POWER TO GAS WOULDN'T GO OVER 30MPH TOOL LIGHT CAME ON THEN AND NUMBER 1 WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. LET IT SIT FOR HALF A HOUR , TURN BACK ON AND IT MUST HAVE RESET IT SELF P. DROVE BACK HOME WHICH IS 20 MILES AWAY AND IT DID IT AGAIN. I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK BRAND NEW IT ONLY HAS 60K MILES ON IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10783863October 21, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER DOES NOT WORK. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS REPORTS OF A DEFECT IN THE WIRING OF THE REAR DEFROSTER THAT CAUSES REAR WINDOWS TO SHATTER IN COLDER WEATHER. DEALER SAYS THE ENTIRE WINDOW AND SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A FAULTY SWITCH. FORD DOES NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DEFECT. THIS IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD AS THE REAR WINDOW PANEL COULD SHATTER WHILE DRIVING. REAR DEFROSTER MECHANISM IS LINKED TO SIDE MIRROR DEFROSTER MECHANISM, SO THE ONLY WAY TO DEFROST SIDE MIRRORS IS TO ACTIVATE THE ENTIRE SYSTEM. I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT IN ADVANCE OF AN EVENT SUCH AS THE WINDOW SHATTERING ON MY TRUCK IN ORDER TO FORCE THE NHTSB TO MAKE FORD ISSUE A RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM IN AN APPROPRIATE MANNER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10785093October 21, 2015
CHILD SEAT:LATCH CONNECTOR/CLIP
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A RECARO PERFORMANCE SPORT VIBE (NA) REARFACING INFANT SEAT, MODEL NUMBER: 386.01.VIBE. THE SEAT WAS MANUFACTURED ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2014. THE SAFETY SEAT WAS BEING UTILIZED IN A 2013 FORD F-150 LIMITED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LATCH THAT ADJUSTED WITH THE HEIGHT OF THE CHILD COULD BE EASILY MANIPULATED BY A CHILD. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER IMMEDIATELY TO READJUST THE HARNESS. THE FAILURE WAS PERSISTENT. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE CHILD WAS ABLE TO REACH THE LATCH, WHICH WAS OFTEN CHANGED DUE TO THE CHILD USING HIS BODY WEIGHT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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