Ford F-150 Complaints (2013)

2,994 consumer complaints on file.

#11389566January 23, 2021
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
ELECTRONICS IN THE THROTTLE BODY CAUSE A COMPUTER FAULT WHILE DRIVING, WHICH RESULTS IN THE ENGINE (3.5 L TWIN TURBO V-6) INSTANTLY GOING INTO LIMP MODE, WHERE THE ENGINE PRODUCES NO POWER. THIS SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. IT HAPPENS WITH NO WARNING. IT CAN HAPPEN WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE THROUGH AN INTERSECTION WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. IT CAN HAPPEN AT FREEWAY SPEEDS WHERE THE SUDDEN DECELERATION CAN CAUSE A COLLISION, AND WHERE THERE IS NO PLACE TO PULL OVER SAFELY. THIS FAULT IS VERY COMMON IN FORD F-150'S AND FORD AUTOMOBILES. IT HAS BEEN A PROBLEM IGNORED BY FORD AND THE NHTSA FOR YEARS! IT SHOULD BE THE OBJECT OF A RECALL! I REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY ON MY F-150 AT 75,000 MILES. NOW, 25,000 MILES LATER IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN! THIS IS RIDICULOUS, AS WELL AS EXPENSIVE! PLEASE, MAKE FORD STAND BEHIND THEIR DANGEROUSLY FLAWED PRODUCT!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11389448January 22, 2021
ENGINE
DRIVER SIDE TUBO/SUPERCHARGER COOLANT LEAKS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11389488January 22, 2021
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING EXPERIENCED LOSS OF SPEEDOMETER, WRENCH LIGHT AND AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATION, AND VEHICLE ENTERING LIMP MODE. VEHICLE HAD P0720 AND P0721 TROUBLE CODES. ALSO EXPERIENCED AN UNEXPECTED DOWNSHIFT TO FIRST GEAR WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MILES AN HOUR NEARLY CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11389304January 21, 2021
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY DOWNSHIFTED TO FIRST GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO ASSUME NORMAL DRIVING SOON AFTER THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO COURTESY FORD LINCOLN(3533 N VERMILION ST, DANVILLE, IL 61832) WHERE THEY REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER; HOWEVER, DESPITE THE REPAIR, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT LINKED HIS FAILURE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:19V433000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11388782January 19, 2021
POWER TRAIN
I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVING ALONG AT A CONSTANT 65MPH AND SUDDENLY MY TRUCK JUMPED IN A LOWER GEAR, RPS REVED WAY UP, THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED ALMOST OUT OF MY HAND, TIRES EVEN HAD A SLIGHT SQUEAL. IT ALMOST FELT LIKE I HAD HIT SOMETHING. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY IT WAS BACK TO NORMAL AND BACK TO RESUMED SPEED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11387469January 11, 2021
STEERING
PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT, JUST AFTER TRAVELING ON THE 65 MPH HIGHWAY, MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND KICKED BACK HARD INJURING MY LEFT THUMB. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN AT ALL. THE TRUCK REMAINED OPERATIONAL OTHERWISE BUT THE STEERING REMAINED LOCKED. A WARNING MESSAGE APPEARED SAYING "POWER STEERING FAILURE". HAD TO HAVE THE TRUCK TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. I HAVE RESEARCH THE HUNDREDS, IF NOT MORE, COMPLAINTS AND SAFETY ISSUES WITH THE F-150 STEERING AND THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY FORD AS THIS WILL, IF NOT, CAUSE SERIOUS BODILY HARM. THIS IS THE LAST FORD I WILL EVER OWN, PERIOD. THEY DO NOT STAND BY THEIR INEPT ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS AND CUSTOMERS ARE PAYING THE PRICE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11387483January 11, 2021
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE TRANSMISSION WOULD ERRONEOUSLY DOWNSHIFT CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ABRUPTLY REDUCE SPEED. THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS CAUSING THE DRIVER TO NEARLY LOOSE CONTROL AND CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER LITHIA FORD OF MISSOURI LOCATED AT 3943 BROOKS ST, MISSOURI, MT 59804 WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE PCM WAS NOT PROPERLY COMMUNICATING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT, NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURES BEGAN AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V075000 (POWER TRAIN) AND THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11387601January 11, 2021
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WITH THE SPEEDOMETER FAILING TO OPERATE AS DESIGNED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DOWNSHIFTED AND HAD TO BE RESTARTED TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER NOR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE INSPECTED. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT LINKED THE FAILURE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V433000 (POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 116,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11386911January 7, 2021
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE SLIDING REAR WINDOW PANEL LOCATED ON THE DRIVER SIDE SUDDENLY SHATTERED. DURING THE FAILURE, THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER HAD BEEN ACTIVATED AND THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE WAS BELOW 30 DEGREES. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.*DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11385961December 31, 2020
POWER TRAIN
ENGINE STOPS WITH WRENCH CODE. SOMETIMES WILL RESTART AND RUN OK. BROKE DOWN 500 MILES FROM HOME AND TOOK TO MECHANIC, PROBLEM WAS NOT FOUND, HOWEVER CONTINUED TO RUN. STOPPED AGAIN 3 TIMES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN DANGEROUS SITUATIONS A FEW MONTHS LATER. THE SECOND TIME TO A MECHANIC THE PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED TO BE UNDERSIZE FUSE PORT ON FUSE BLOCK AND FUSE RELOCATE KIT FORD (EL3Z-14293-A) WAS INSTALLED. THIS SEEMS TO BE KNOWN PROBLEM AND OWNERS SHOULD BE ADVISED AS THE VEHICLE LOSES COMPLETE POWER SOMETIMES CREATING A DANGEROUS SITUATION. FUSE AMPERAGE IS ADEQUATE BUT TERMINALS ARE TOO SMALL, IT IS MOVED TO A LARGER TERMINAL AREA ON FUSE BLOCK, THIS SEEMS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11385471December 29, 2020
STEERING, VISIBILITY/WIPER
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND A MESSAGE POPS UP ON THE SCREEN. IT SAYS "STEERING ASSIST FAULT". IT SHOULD HAVE SAID OMG DON'T PANIC AND SLOW THE TRUCK TO A COMPLETE STOP AND TRY NOT TO DIE BECAUSE YOU HAVE LOST ALL OF YOUR STEERING CAPABILITIES. I COULD NOT IMAGINE IF I WAS AROUND TOO MANY VEHICLES OR ONE OF MY CHILDREN WERE DRIVING THE TRUCK. THIS IS SUCH A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN THAT ALL F150S WITH THIS POTENTIAL PROBLEM SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN UNTIL REPAIRED. WITH ALL OF THE SAFETY MEASURES AND COMPANIES SUCH AS YOU GUYS WHY ON EARTH IS THIS TRULY LIFE THREATENING ISSUE ALLOWED? APPARENTLY, THE 2013 MODEL IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM? THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS AND MANY EASILY FOUND FORUMS TALKING ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THERE HAS TO BE DEATHS ATTRIBUTED TO THIS ISSUE. FOR WHAT IS WORTH THE OTHER ISSUES ARE NONLIFE-THREATENING BUT NOLESS ANNOYING AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. I HAVE TWO 2013 F150 FORDS AND BOTH HAVE HAD THEIR REAR WINDOWS REPLACED DUE TO THE DEFROST BREAKING. THE LARIAT HAS HAD IT'S REPLACED TWICE, TWICE! BOTH TRUCKS HAVE HAD THEIR SUNROOF GUTS REPLACED. ONE ALMOST FLEW OFF THE VEHICLE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. COMPLAINTS AND FORUMS GALORE TALK ABOUT ALL THREE OF THESE ISSUES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11385140December 27, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, STEERING
THE DASH LIGHTS COME ON RANDOMLY WHEN THE TRUCK IS SITTING WITH NO KEY IN IT. THE RADIO STOPPED WORKING. THE HEAT ONLY WORKS ON LOW AND HIGH WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ON ANY OTHER SETTING. THE STEERING BECOMES TWITCHY WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11384936December 25, 2020
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
IN MOTION, THE MIL COMES ON, IT GOES INTO LIMPMODE AND THROWS TROUBLE CODE P2111.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11383289December 14, 2020
AIR BAGS, POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
GOING IN MOTION ON THE TURNPIKE AT 70MPH MY TRUCK DOWN SHIFTED TO 2ND GEAR. AFTER THAT THE WRENCH AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD. THE MILEAGE ERASED AND THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. AT A STATIONARY RED LIGHT MY TRUCK WOULD SHOW I WAS ON 3RD GEAR. FORTUNATE FOR ME I WAS BY MYSELF WHEN THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED BUT I COULD'VE BEEN WITH MY FAMILY AND NOW I'M SCARED TO DRIVE MY TRUCK AND EVEN MORE SCARED TO BRING HE FAMILY WITH ME ON MY TRUCK. THAT IS THE NEWEST CAR IN MY HOUSE AND WOULD THINK IT WOULD BE THE MOST DEPENDABLE BUT UNFORTUNATELY IT'S NOT AND I CAN'T EVEN AFFORD TO BUY ANOTHER CAR BECAUSE I WAS AFFECTED BY THIS PANDEMIC. IF I CAN SELL THE CAR BACK TO THE BANK IT WOULD BE GREAT BECAUSE I DON'T EVEN FEELS SAFE BRINGING THIS CAR AS THE FAMILY TRUCK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11383330December 14, 2020
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING MY FORD F-150 ON 12-11-2020 GOING ABOUT 40 - 50 MPH MY TRUCK SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED FROM 6TH GEAR WHILE DRIVING DOWN TO FIRST GEAR. THIS CAUSED MY TRUCK TO GO INTO A TIRE SQUEALING SKID. I WAS LUCKY NO ONE WAS AROUND ME. ONCE I GOT CONTROL AND THE TRUCK SLOWED IT STILL WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR. I PULLED OVER AND WAITED A COUPLE OF MINUTES AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. ONCE I TURNED IT BACK ON EVERYTHING SEEMED NORMAL I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO MY HOME A COUPLE OF BLOCKS AWAY WITH NO PROBLEMS. THERE I LET THE CAR SIT OVER THE WEEKEND NOT DRIVING IT AGAIN UNTIL I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 12-14-2020. EARLIER THAT YEAR ON 6-25-2020 I TOOK MY TRUCK INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO DO THE SOFTWARE UPDATE WHICH WAS SUPPOSED TO ELIMINATE THE SUDDEN DOWNSHIFTING IN THE 6-SPEED TRANSMISSION THAT I HAVE. FROM WHAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED APPARENTLY THE FIX DID NOT WORK. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CLAIMED THAT THE FIX SHOULD HAVE TAKEN CARE OF THE PROBLEM AND IT HAD TO BE SOMETHING ELSE. THEY ARE CURRENTLY RUNNING DIAGNOSTICS TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. I HAVE ALSO CONTACTED THE CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHICH SAID THEY COULD DO NOTHING ELSE UNLESS FORD FURTHER OPENS RECALLS AGAIN FOR THIS VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD ALL I COULD DO IS KEEP THE RECEIPTS FOR THE LABOR AND REPAIRS AND HOPE THAT MAYBE I CAN GET REIMBURSED IN THE FUTURE IF THE RECALL IS OPENED AGAIN. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE WHICH CAN ALSO BE LIFE-THREATENING FORD NEEDS TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT AND REPAIR THESE VEHICLES PROPERLY INSTEAD OF GOING THE CHEAP ROUTE AND TRYING A SOFTWARE FIX WHICH ONLY MASKS THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY. I AM CURRENTLY WITHOUT ANY WAY TO AND FROM WORK AT THIS TIME DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT EVEN GIVE A LOANER VEHICLE FOR MY PROBLEMS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11378648December 9, 2020
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP, A FELLOW MOTORIST INFORMED HIM THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR BRAKE LIGHT WAS INOPERABLE. NEITHER A DEALER NOR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 95,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11382750December 9, 2020
POWER TRAIN
THE TRUCK SHIFTS BY ITSELF INTO OTHER GEARS AT A STOP. IT ALSO SHIFTS BY ITSELF INTO FIRST GEAR WHEN I AM GOING 25-35 MPH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11378232December 7, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE FLUID LEAKING INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER, AUDIBLE CHIME, MESSAGE CENTER ALERT, BRAKE WARNING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THIS HAPPENED WHEN WE WERE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11378108December 6, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY HUSBAND AND I BOUGHT THE 2013 F150 PLATINUM ON OCT. 17TH 2020 WITH 96,726 MILES ON IT. AT 97,400 MILES, WE HAVE PUT LESS THEN 700 MILES ON THE USED VEHICLE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN ON DEC. 4TH 2020 OUR WINDOW SHATTTERED. MY HUSBAND PARKED THE TRUCK IN THE DRIVE NEXT TO THE HOUSE AS WE HAVE ALWAYS DONE WITH ALL OUR VEHICLES. MY HUSBAND WAS HEADING OUT FOR WORK ON DEC 4TH 2020 WHEN HE HEARD WHAT SEEMED LIKE A GUN SHOT GOING OFF. HE HAD USED THE AUTO START ON THE TRUCK AND WENT OUT ABOUT 5-10 MINUTES LATER TO PLACE HIS LUNCH BAG AND COFFEE THERMOS IN THE REAR FLOORBOARD OF THE TRUCK LIKE HE DOES EVERY MORNING. HE CLOSED THE DOOR AND STARTED TO WALK TOWARDS THE END OF THE DRIVEWAY TO CHECK THE MAIL FROM THE PREVIOUS DAY SINCE IT HAD NOT BEEN CHECKED. WHEN HE CLOSED THE DOOR AND GOT TO THE REAR OF THE TRUCK HE HEARD THE LOUD BANG ( GUN SHOT SOUND), THINKING IT WAS A GUN SHOT HE WALKED BACK TO THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK AND AROUND IT LOOKING FOR ANY INDICATION OF A GUN SHOT OR A PERSON WITH A GUN.HIS MILITARY TRAINING KICKED IN... UPON INVESTIGATING HE FOUND NOTHING THAT SEEMED OUT OF THE NORM SO HECONTIUED DOWN THE DRIVE, CHECKED THE MAIL AND GOT BACK TO THE TRUCK TO GO TO WORK. DRIVING TO WORK HE SEEN ON THE BACK WINDOW WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS ICE. HE TURNED THE REAR DEFROST ON WAITING FOR IT TO MELT OFF AND THOUGHT NOTHING MORE OF IT. THAT AFTERNOON AFTER WORK HE HAD REALIZED THE ICE LOOK WAS STILL THERE. WHEN HE GOT HOME HE LOOKED AT THE WINDOW CLOSER. COME TO FIND OUT IT WAS THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW THAT HAD MADE THE LOUD SOUND. THE WINDOW HAD SHATTERED FOR NO REAL REASON. THE WINDOW IS A HAZARD AS IT COULD OF FELL OUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD AND REPORTED THE ISSUE. WAITING ON A RETURN CALL AS TO IF THEY ARE GOING TO REPLACE THE WINDOW UNDER WARRANTY OR NOT. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL REPORTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE OTHER PLACES ONLINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11377982December 4, 2020
POWER TRAIN
TRUCK DOWNSHIFTS TO FIRST GEAR UNPREDICTABLY AT ANY SPEED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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