Ford F-150 Complaints (2013)

2,994 consumer complaints on file.

#10516223June 11, 2013
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
VEHICLE LOST POWER WHEN TRYING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE. NOTE I WAS IN A 75 MPH AREA TRYING TO PASS A VEHICLE THAT HAD TRASH FLYING OFF TRUCK. IN ANY CASE WHEN I PUNCHED THE ACCELERATOR THE VEHICLE DID A NOSE DIVE AS IT LOST POWER. IT TOOK ABOUT 2 SECONDS FOR THE VEHICLE TO RESTORE TO NORMAL OPERATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10515966June 10, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY NOR WOULD IT ACCELERATE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE 7,475. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10515760June 7, 2013
ENGINE
MY VEHICLE IS A 2013 FORD F-150 ECOBOOST. I WAS TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE TRUCK SHUDDERED VIOLENTLY. WHILE THIS WAS OCCURRING THE VEHICLE HAD LITTLE POWER. I WAS IN THE LEFT HAND LANE, AND WAS PINNED BETWEEN A TRACTOR TRAILER ON MY RIGHT AND A CAR BEHIND ME. THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED FOR APPROX. 8 TO 10 SECONDS THEN STOPPED. I WAS THEN ABLE TO ACCELERATE AND PASS THE TRUCK. WEATHER CONDITIONS: RAINING TEMP: BETWEEN 75 AND 80 DEGREES TIME: 7:00 A.M. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10515575June 6, 2013
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE DURING HEAVY RAINS. TRAFFIC IN MY LANE STOPPED. I TRIED TO CHANGE LANES AND ACCELERATE BRISKLY. WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHUTTER AND THE ENGINE POWER DIED. IT SEEMED TO GO INTO LIMP MODE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND LEFT ME HANGING IN THE TRAVEL LANE WITH FASTER TRAFFIC ALMOST CAUSING A CRASH. VEHICLE IS ONE WEEK OLD AND HAS APPROXIMATELY 600 MILES ON IT. THE ENGINE IS THE FORD ECOBOOST 3.5L V6. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED TO GET IT TO DRIVE NORMAL AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10515418June 6, 2013
ENGINE
ON 5/22/13, WHILE TRAVELING ON I-81 VEHICLE HWY MILEAGE DROPPED FROM 20.3 TO APPROX 16 MPG. ON 5/23 WHILE DRIVING TO FORD DEALERSHIP IN HOULTON, MAINE I WAS PASSING A VEHICLE AT 30MPH INA 45 ZONE AND THE ENGINE ALMOST SHUT DOWN. I HAD TO PULL BACK BECAUSE OF APPROACHING TRAFFIC. AT THE FORD DEALER, THEIR COMPUTER CHECK SHOWED THE ENGINE DROPPED THE #6 CYLINDER (THAT'S WHAT THEY TOLD ME). THEY SAID IT WAS A ECOBOOST PROBLEM AND WOULD HAVE TO CALL THE FACTORY ENGINEERS. TWO WEEKS LATER, I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM FORD OR THE FORD DEALER. I ORDERED & THEY BUILT THE TRUCK IN APRIL 2013. IT WAS DELIVERED 4/26 AT CHEROKEE FORD, WOODSTOCK, GA. I BOUGHT THE ECOBOOST ENGINE BECAUSE OF THE EPA HWY MILEAGE RATING OF 21 MPG AND PAID $1050.00 EXTRA TO GET IT. I HAVE ALWAYS GO BETTER THAN THE RATED MPG ON MY VEHICLES, SO THIS IS NOT DRIVING HABITS. [XXX] 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
#10514979June 4, 2013
ENGINE
I WENT TO PASS A CAR AND THE ENGINE STARTED TO CUT OUT AND LOSE POWER. I DID FINALLY PASS THE CAR AND THE ENGINE WAS ERRATIC FOR AT LEAST 2 MORE MILES. ENGINE LIGHT WAS FLASHING THE ENTIRE TIME BUT THEN STOPPED AND EVERYTHING WAS OKAY. IT HAD JUST STOPPED RAINING AT THE TIME AND WAS HUMID, TEMP 75. IT HAPPENED DURING FULL THROTTLE. I HAVE CONTACTED MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE LOOKING INTO IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10515004June 4, 2013
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING NORTH ON I-95 IN GEORGIA AT 65 MPH, I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE. THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY, LOSE POWER, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS 70 DEGREES WITH MODERATE RAIN. I HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND SHUT OFF THE MOTOR. THE ENGINE RESTARTED OK. I DID NOT ATTEMPT ANY MORE HARD ACCELERATIONS. I HAD NO MORE STALL PROBLEMS. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY FOUND A MISFIRE CODE, BUT HAD NO EXPLANATION OR FIX TO PREVENT THE PROBLEM FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. THIS IS AN ECOBOOST VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10515075June 4, 2013
ENGINE
2013 FORD F-150 XLT V6 ECOBOOST DISPLAYING SHUTTERING AND VIOLENT SHAKING UPON 1ST START UP OF THE DAY AND SOMETIMES 2ND START UP OF THE DAY IF IT'S BEEN A WHILE BETWEEN STARTS IN ST LOUIS, MO. FEELS LIKE AN OLD VEHICLE START UP NOT ANYTHING LIKE A BRAND NEW $42K TRUCK SHOULD SOUND LIKE. MY WIFE ALSO STATES IT SHUTTERS WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY SOMETIMES. I TOOK TO DEALER (SUNSET FORD) AND LET THEM KEEP IT OVERNIGHT SO THEY WOULD START AND CHECK IN THE MORNING. OF COURSE THEY HAD THE NERVE TO SAY IT DID NOT DO ANYTHING WHEN THEY STARTED IT. WELL AFTER READING VARIOUS POSTS ABOUT HOW THEY SEEM TO NOT WANT TO FIX THE PRODUCT THEY SELL I WAS UPSET. SO WHEN I WENT UP THERE I HAD THE SERVICE MANAGER GO WITH ME OUTSIDE TO START IT LATER THAT DAY AFTER THEY ALREADY STARTED IT AND IT DID THE SAME THING I TOOK IT IN THERE FOR. IT'S LIKE THEY DIDN'T EVEN DO THEIR JOB PROPERLY. HE HEMMED AND HAWED AND STATED TO BRING IT BACK UP FOR ANOTHER SERVICE APT LATER IN THE WEEK. I HAVE YET TO DO SO B/C MY TIME IS TOO VALUABLE FOR THEM TO GIVE ME THE RUN AROUND BUT IT STILL ALWAYS SHUTTERS AND SHAKES SOMETIMES VIOLENTLY UPON START UP. DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO OTHER THAN TRADE IT BACK IN FOR ANOTHER TRUCK BRAND FOR SOMEONE ELSE TO DEAL WITH. IT'S A SHAME B/C I REALLY LIKE FORDS MY GRANDFATHER RETIRED FROM THERE. I GUESS LIKE EVERY OTHER COMPANY THEY JUST KEEP GETTING LEANER AND MEANER. GOOD FOR THEIR POCKET BOOKS I GUESS BUT NOT FOR THE EVERYDAY MAN OR WOMAN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10515259June 3, 2013
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I WAS ENTERING A SHARED MERGE LANE AND ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE INTO THE TRAVEL LANE ON MY LEFT. IT WAS RAINY AND I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE BRISKLY. THE TRUCK SHUDDERED SHARPLY, LOST POWER AND WENT INTO "LIMP HOME" MODE. SEVERAL VEHICLES HAD TO MOVE SHARPLY TO AVOID ME AS I RETURNED TO THE MERGE LANE. THE VEHICLE RETURNED TO NORMAL WITHIN MINUTES. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES SINCE. ALWAYS RAIN AND BRISK ACCELERATION. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT SEE A DIAGNOSIS FROM THE COMPUTER. THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, SAID I WAS CURRENT WITH THE SERVICE BULLETINS, AND SENT ME ON MY WAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10514607June 1, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
WHILE ON I95 IN VIRGINIA, AFTER TRAVELING FOR ABOUT AN HOUR WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON IN AN INTERMITTENT RAIN, I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE. I DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR AND THE TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE AND BUCK. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE. ANY ATTEMPT TO DO SO CAUSED THE TRUCK TO JERK AND SHAKE. AS I MOVED TO THE RIGHT LANE TO GET TO THE SHOULDER, THE LIGHT STOPPED FLASHING AND THE TRUCK BEHAVED NORMALLY. I COULD NOT REPLICATE THE INCIDENT SINCE I DID NOT DRIVE AT A CONSTANT SPEED AGAIN FOR ANY PERIOD OF TIME REMAINING IN THE TRIP. THIS OCCURRED IN A 2013 FORD F150 XLT SUPERCREW WITH A 3.5L ECO BOOST ENGINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10514553May 31, 2013
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2013 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10515252May 31, 2013
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1ST FAILURE - ROAD LITTLE ICY. TURNED AROUND AND TRUCK SHUT DOWN. 2ND FAILURE - MAY, 27 2013, DROVE TO TOWN, TRUCK WOULD NOT START. LEFT IT OVER NIGHT, STARTED IN THE MORNING, DROVE IT HOME. CALLED FORD DEALER SAID TO BRING IT IN. WOULDN'T START. WRECKER TOOK IT TO FORD DEALER. THEY ARE STILL WORKING ON IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10514184May 30, 2013
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2013 F150 XLT W/ ECOBOOST 42K COST , HAD TO ACCELERATE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF A POTENTIAL ACCIDENT AND THE ENGINE STALLED STARTED MISSING BARELY MISSED TOTALING THE TRUCK HAD TO PLOW IN TO A GRASS MEDIAN TO KEEP FROM BEING HIT. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE TRUCK AND GET IT HOME AND HAVE NOT DRIVEN IT SINCE. I AM SO DISAPPOINTED. IF THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE I DON'T KNOW WOULD BE, THIS IS SCARY STUFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10513988May 29, 2013
ENGINE
ECOBOOST V6 3.5L. DRIVING ABOUT 3 HOURS 70-75 MPH WITH LAST HOUR IN RAIN. HAD TO PASS CARS ON TWO OCCASIONS AFTER THE RAIN. BOTH TIMES UPON ACCELERATION, CAR SHUDDERED VIOLENTLY, LOST SPEED AND ENGINE LIGHT WAS FLASHING. BOTH TIMES HAD TO PULL OVER AND TURN OFF CAR, THEN RESTART TO GET ENGINE TO WORK. FIRST TIME ENGINE LIGHT TURNED OFF. SECOND TIME ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON SOLID UNTIL I GOT IT TO DEALERSHIP. THEY REPLACED THE INTERCOOLER AND CAC SHIELD. HAS NOT OCCURRED SINCE WITH 6 MONTHS DRIVING INCLUDING SEVERAL TESTS OF ACCELERATION. HOWEVER, I HAVE NOT TRIED IT IN THE RAIN, AND I'M SEEING REPORTS OF MOISTURE ACCUMULATION AS THE ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10514011May 29, 2013
ENGINE
STUTTERING, LOSS OF POWER , BAD FUEL MILEAGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10513736May 28, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
VEHICLE IS GETTING WAY BELOW ESTIMATED MPG. TRUCK IS BARELY GETTING 16 MPG WHILE THE FALSE ADVERTISEMENT SAYS THE TRUCK WILL GET 17-21 MPG. THIS IS A BRAND NEW TRUCK AND HAS THOSE FAR SHOWN FALSE ADVERTISEMENT IN GAS MILEAGE. ALONG WITH THE MPG, WHEN IN CRUISE CONTROL THE TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTS ALL THE WAY DOWN TO 2ND GEAR WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPG LEAVING THE RPMS AT A HIGH RATE WHEN IT DOWN SHIFT. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE WAY THIS TRUCK DOWN SHIFTS IN CRUISE CONTROL. THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO AS THIS IS NOT THE WAY A 50K PLUS TRUCK SHOULD BE DRIVING OR THE FALSE REPRESENTATION OF THE MPG THAT FORD HAS CLAIMED. IF I HAD KNEW THE MPG WOULD HAVE BEEN THIS BAD I WOULD HAVE CONSIDERED A DIFFERENT VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10513746May 28, 2013
POWER TRAIN
AFTER LEAVING I-20 AND ON THE ENTRANCE RAMP UNTO I-95 NORTH, I WAS ACCELERATING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO A LOWER GEAR, THE ENGINE RPM WENT UP, BUT THE VEHICLE DIDN'T ACCELERATE. I HAD TO BRAKE AND PULL OF TO THE SHOULDER TO ALLOW TRAFFIC TO PASS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND IT FELT LIKE THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHAKING, AFTER A MILE EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL. WE WERE EXPERIENCING HEAVY RAINS ON I-20 WEST OF CHARLESTON SC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10513751May 28, 2013
ENGINE
I HAVE A NEW FORD F-150 WITH ONLY 1,500 MILES ON IT. I WAS LEAVING A RESTAURANT GETTING ON THE ROAD WITH CARS RUSHING BEHIND ME GOING ABOUT 45MPH WHEN ALL THE SUDDEN THE TRUCKS ENGINE STARTED SHAKING REALLY BAD. THE ENGINE LIGHT COME, TRUCK STARTED BEEPING AND THE TOOL WRENCH STARTED TO FLICKER ON THE DASH BOARD SAYING "SERVICE". THE TRUCK STOPPED ACCELERATING ALL OF THE SUDDEN AND NO MATTER HOW MUCH I PUSHED THE PETAL TO ACCELERATE, TRUCK WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL. LOST ALL POWER TO ACCELERATE. CARS FROM BEHIND HAD TO QUICKLY MANEUVER OUT OF MY LANE TO AVOID HITTING ME. COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN GOING FASTER. CALLED FORD ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TO TAKE TRUCK TO DEALERSHIP TO SEE WHAT??S GOING ON. I HAVE READ OTHER SIMILAR PROBLEMS TO MINE STATING THE WEATHER AND/OR CONDITION OF ROAD WAS WET BUT AS FOR MY ISSUE THE WEATHER OUTSIDE WAS COOL AND SUNNY NO RAIN OR WET ROAD AT THE TIME THE ISSUE HAPPENED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10513816May 28, 2013
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
UPON HARD ACCELERATION TO PASS ON HIGHWAY THE TRUCK LOST POWER CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUALLY FLASHED AND SHUTTERED WHEN ATTEMPTED TO GIVE TRUCK ANY ACCELERATION. AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF DRIVING ON SHOULDER TO GET TO SAFE EXIT VEHICLE SEEMED TO RESET AND REGAIN ALL FUNCTIONS AND POWER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10513867May 28, 2013
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED AND INDEPENDENTLY ENGAGED INTO LIMP SAFE MODE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,300. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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