Ford F-150 Complaints (2013)

2,994 consumer complaints on file.

#11151751November 15, 2018
POWER TRAIN
EXPERIENCE AN INTERMITTENT LOSS OF THE TRANSMISSION OUTPUT. DEPENDING ON VEHICLE SPEED AT THE TIME OF THE DOWNSHIFT, AN UNINTENDED DOWNSHIFT INTO FIRST GEAR MAY OCCUR CAUSING THE REAR TIRES TO SLIDE OR LOCK UP UNTIL THE VEHICLE SLOWS. THIS MAY RESULT IN A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL WITHOUT WARNING, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. CODE P0731 WHEN THE CODE P0731 IS SET IN THE POWERTRAIN COMPUTER, IT MEANS THAT THE POWERTRAIN COMPUTER OR PCM IS SEEING GREATER THAN A SPECIFIED RPM DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE ROTATIONAL SPEED OF THE INPUT RPM SENSOR AND THE TRANSMISSION OUTPUT RPM SENSOR IN GEAR 1.CODE P0732 WHEN THE CODE P0732 IS SET IN THE POWERTRAIN COMPUTER, IT MEANS THAT THE POWERTRAIN COMPUTER OR PCM IS SEEING A GREATER THAN A SPECIFIED RPM DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE ROTATIONAL SPEED OF THE INPUT RPM SENSOR AND THE TRANSMISSION OUTPUT RPM SENSOR WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN 2ND GEAR.CODE P0733 WHEN THE CODE P0733 IS SET IN THE POWERTRAIN COMPUTER, IT MEANS THAT THE POWERTRAIN COMPUTER OR PCM IS SEEING A GREATER THAN A SPECIFIED RPM DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE ROTATIONAL SPEED OF THE INPUT RPM SENSOR AND THE TRANSMISSION OUTPUT RPM SENSOR WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN 3RD GEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11151620November 14, 2018
POWER TRAIN
MY AUTO TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTS INTO FIRST GEAR WHILE DRIVING. IT LOCKS UP THE WHEELS AND IS POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS. FORD HAD A RECALL FOR 2011 AND 2012 F-150'S WITH THIS EXACT PROBLEM (RECALL #16S19), BUT THEY SAID IT DOES NOT APPLY TO MY TRUCK.THAT IS WRONG AND IT SHOULD APPLY TO MY TRUCK BECAUSE THE RECALL IDENTIFIES THE EXACT PROBLEM. IT IS THE "POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE/TRANSMISSION SOFTWARE UPDATE". IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY AND AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 25 AND 45 MPH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11151259November 13, 2018
POWER TRAIN
WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, THE TRUCK LOST SPEEDOMETER READING AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BEGAN SHIFTING ERRATICALLY. TRANMISSION SHIFT LEVER WAS MOVED TO MANUAL WITH NO CHANGE IN BEHAVIOR. THIS RESULTED IN AN UNSAFE EMERGENCY STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD DURING HEAVY TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. CONDITION RESET ONLY AFTER TRUCK WAS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON. PROBLEM REPEATED ITSELF ON DRIVE TO DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP DETERMINED IT WAS TRANSMISSION LEAD FRAME AND REPLACED IT. WAS INFORMED THAT MY TRUCK BUILD DATE WAS JUST OUTSIDE OF THE RECALLED DATE WINDOW SO I PAID THE $870 FOR THE REPAIR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11151306November 13, 2018
POWER TRAIN
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. TWICE WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY IN 6TH GEAR AT GREATER THAN 65 MPH THE VEHICLE SHIFTED FROM 6TH TO 4TH GEAR FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHICH CAUSED THE TIRES TO SQUEAL AND THE ENTIRE VEHICLE JERK AND SLOW SIGNIFICANTLY. NO WARNING OR ERROR OR WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. FIVE OTHER TIMES WHILE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 15 MPH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CONTROLS ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT FROM 2ND GEAR TO 5TH GEAR WHICH SIGNIFICANTLY BOGGED THE VEHICLE DOWN AND ALMOST STALLED. FORD ERROR CODE P0722, OBD-II TROUBLE CODE ASSOCIATED WITH THE TRANSMISSION OUTPUT SPEED SENSOR CAME IN. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AND IT WAS DETERMINED THE MOLDED LEAD FRAME CONNECTOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11151027November 12, 2018
POWER TRAIN
UNEXPECTED TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS TO 1ST GEAR OCCURRING.MY 2013 FORD F-150 V6 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS JUMPING, GETS STUCK IN THE FIRST GEAR. HAVE TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND THEN SOMETIMES SHUT IT OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON. IT ALSO STICKS IN FIFTH GEAR FROM A DEAD STOP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11151050November 12, 2018
POWER TRAIN
TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH ON STRAIGHT, LEVEL HIGHWAY, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS IN 6TH GEAR (HIGHEST GEAR), SUDDENLY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED INTO MUCH LOWER GEAR WITH NO ACTION TAKEN ON MY PART. TRANSMISSION WAS SUBSEQUENTLY RUINED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11150707November 10, 2018
ENGINE
PASSANGER SIDE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLT AS BROKE OFF CAUSING AN EXHAUST LEAK. THE VEHICLE HAS 59010 MILES AND IS A 2013. FORD WANTS OVER 1600 TO FIX SAID ISSUE. FORD IS NOT WILLING TO ACCEPT FAULT OR COVER UNDER EMISSIONS WARRANTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11150721November 10, 2018
POWER TRAIN
2013 F-150 WITH 6R80 TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. (1) ON 8/17/2015 TOOK TRUCK IN TO DEALER AT 40,000 MILES DUE TO ERRATIC SHIFTING AND SHUDDER, NO AVAILABLE ERROR CODES. THEY PERFORMED A REPROGRAMMING AND SAID A TIRE WAS OUT OF BALANCE. PROBLEM SEEMED TO GET BETTER, BUT STILL EXHIBITED SLIGHT SHUDDER AND OCCASIONAL BUMP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS MALFUNCTION WAS REPORTED TO FORD (2) ON 01/24/2018 (MILEAGE 77,000), TRUCK SHIFTED INDEPENDENTLY TO FIRST GEAR AT APPROX. 65MPH, CAUSING SUDDEN SPEED DECREASE AND MOMENTARY LOSS OF CONTROL. REAR END COLLISION NARROWLY AVOIDED. LARGE ORANGE WRENCH LIGHT ON DASH. RPM'S NEAR REDLINE WHILE PULLING OVER TO SHOULDER. RESTARTED AND FUNCTIONALITY WAS RESTORED, WARNING LIGHTS & CODE NO LONGER AVAILABLE. TOOK TO FORD DEALER, THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE WITHOUT CODE, RECOMMENDED NEW BATTERY. PROBLEM SEEMED LIKE GLITCH, ALTHOUGH WOULD SOMETIMES SHIFT INTO 5TH GEAR IN PARKING LOTS. (3) ON 11/08/2018 (MILEAGE 84,000), TURNING LEFT ACROSS HIGHWAY, TRUCK LOST ALL POWER IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC. COLLISION NARROWLY AVOIDED. NO WARNING LIGHTS OR CODES, RESTARTED TRUCK IN INTERSECTION AND FUNCTIONALITY RESTORED. WHILE PULLING INTO PARKING LOT AT 5-10MPH, TRUCK INDICATES IT IS IN 5TH GEAR. RESTARTED, WAS ABLE TO DRIVE REMAINING 2 MILES HOME WITHOUT ISSUE. AGAIN, NO CODES AVAILABLE, BUT EXTREMELY UNSAFE. WILL BE TOWING BACK TO DEALER ON 11/12/2018 AND REPORTING THESE ISSUES TO FORD ONCE AGAIN. SYMPTOMS ARE IDENTICAL TO MOLDED LEAD FRAME OUTPUT SHAFT SENSOR ISSUES ADDRESSED IN 2016 FORD RECALL, THIS IS AN INCREDIBLY UNSAFE CONDITION AND RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO INCLUDE 6R80 TRANSMISSION IN THE 2013 MODEL YEAR!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11150276November 9, 2018
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME. UPON REACHING HOME, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO GULF COAST FORD (3000 STATE HIGHWAY 288, ANGLETON, TEXAS 77515, (713) 422-7200) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FUSE WITHIN THE FUSE BOX MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH CASE NUMBER: CAS-16321706. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT REFERENCED TSB NUMBER: 15-0137 AS A POTENTIAL CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,596. *DT UPDATED 12/20/18*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11150289November 9, 2018
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WITHIN A YEAR OF OWNING THE VEHICLE, THE GEAR WAS IN DRIVE AND INDEPENDENTLY DOWNSHIFTED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH OR HIGHER. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE SPEED TO DRASTICALLY REDUCE AND POTENTIALLY CAUSE A CRASH. THE CONTACT HAD TO QUICKLY AND CAUTIOUSLY COAST THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: RQ17010 (POWER TRAIN) ALTHOUGH THE INTERMITTENT FAILURE WAS IDENTICAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11150301November 9, 2018
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, WHEELS
DATE 11/9/2018 VEHICLE: FORD F150 2013 DRIVER: EXPERIENCED MILES: 148,653 DATE OF INCIDENT: 11/1/2018 LOCATION: SOUTH BOUND ON I-275 IN SOUTHEAST, MI ROAD CONDITION: DRY DRIVER WAS ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 73 MPH IN THE LEFT LANE PASSING A SEMI WHEN THE VEHICLE SHIFTED FROM 6TH GEAR INSTANTLY INTO 1ST GEAR. CAUSING THE VEHICLES REAR END TO LOCK UP AND THROW THE VEHICLE SIDEWAYS. DRIVER WAS FACING THE SIDE OF THE TRACTOR TRAILER HEAD ON NOW WHILE THE REAR END WAS BOUNCING OFF OF THE RUMPLE STRIPS. THE MOTOR WAS WELL OVER 6800 RPMS CAUSING THE TAC TO BOUNCE BETWEEN 6500 AND 7000RPM. NOT ONLY DID THIS PUT A LOT OF STRESS ON THE MOTOR AND TURBO, THIS ALSO SHOCKED ALL OF THE DRIVELINE COMPONENTS. A SHIFT LIKE THIS IS COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS A "MONEY SHIFT" BECAUSE IT DESTROYS AN ENTIRE DRIVELINE AS WELL AS THE MOTOR. LUCKILY THE VEHICLES DRIVELINE WAS STILL INTACT AFTER THIS HARSH DOWNSHIFT AND THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO THROW THE TRUCK INTO MANUAL MOD SHIFT THE TRUCK BACK UP TO 5TH GEAR AND COUNTER STEER 2-3 TIMES TO CORRECT FROM THE TAIL END KICKING OUT. THE DRIVER BELIEVES THAT AN AVERAGE DRIVER WOULD HAVE DIED IN THIS SAME SITUATION. THE DRIVER FEELS LUCKY TO BE ALIVE AFTER EXPERIENCING THIS. AFTER THE DRIVER PULLED THE TRUCK INTO THE NEAREST FORD DEALER AND EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPENED THEY TOLD THE DRIVER THAT THEY HAVE NOT HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM BEFORE AND THAT THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE FOR AT LEAST A WEEK. THE DRIVE THEN CALLED FORD TO REPORT THE ISSUE AND ON THREE SEPARATE CALLS ON 11/1/2018 FORD TOLD THE DRIVER THAT THEY WILL NOT COVER THE PROBLEM, BECAUSE IT'S NOT A RE-CALL. THE DRIVER WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT IF THE NHTSA CAN OPEN AN INVESTIGATING INTO THE 2013+ MODELS OF THE F150'S TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY SHIFTING FROM 6TH TO 1ST GEAR. THIS IS A VERY DEADLY MALFUNCTION ESPECIALLY WITH ICY ROADS JUST AROUND THE CORNER IN MI.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11150649November 9, 2018
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
MY 2013 FORD F150 IS STALLING AT AT ANY SPEED, AND THE WRENCH ICON APPEARS ON THE DASHBOARD. SOMETIMES THE ENGINE ICON ALSO APPEARS WHEN THIS HAPPENS. IT'S OFF AND ON. THE ENGINE LIGHT DOES NOT STAY ON. I TOOK IT IN FOR A CHECKUP, AND THEY SAID FUEL SYSTEM NEEDS CLEANING. ALSO, MY TRANSMISSION HAS STARTED JUMPING AT LOW SPEEDS, AND REDUCES THE VEHICLE TO AND ABSOLUTE CRAWL....LESS THAN 5MPH. IT'S NOT A HIGH SPEED PROBLEM...JUST AT LIGHTS ,COMPLETE STOPS AND STOP AND GO DRIVING/TRAFFIC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11150093November 8, 2018
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING DEFAULT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING LOST POWER. AS A RESULT, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANDERSON FORD OF ST. JOSEPH (2207 N BELT HWY, ST. JOSEPH, MO 65406) WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL AND THE POWER STEERING BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000. THE VIN WAS INVALID.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11149950November 7, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES
3 MAJOR BRAKE JOBS IN LESS THAT 70 THOUSAND MILES AND A RECALL TO THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. I HAVE HAD A PULSING IN MY PEDAL AND FRONT END LITERALLY AT 20K MILE INTERVALS AND HAVE HAD TO MACHINE / RESURFACE OR FULLY REPLACE ROTORS AND PADS 3 TIMES ON A TRUCK WITH ONLY 60K IN MILES ON IT FORD STILL REFUSES TO ADMIT A PROBLEM HOWEVER THE ROTORS THEY ARE USING HAVE SINCE BEEN REPLACED IN FACT AFTER THE 2 YEARS OF USING THESE ROTORS BUT THE PROBLEM STILL REMAINS I JUST WANT TO SOMETHING ON RECORD SHOULD SOMETHING HAPPEN TO MYSELF OR ANY ONE I HAVE AS A PASSENGER AS WRITTEN DOCUMENTATION OF THIS CONTINUED PROBLEM. THIS IS NOT ONLY DANGEROUS ITS IRRESPONSIBLE ON THEIR PART
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11149908November 7, 2018
POWER TRAIN
MY 2013 FORD F-150 SHIFTED INTO FIRST GEAR WHILE TRAVELING AT 55 MPH. I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY WANT TO REPLACE A MODULE IN THE TRANSMISSION THAT COST $1200. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT FORD HAS RECALLED OTHER VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM BUT NOT MINE. I CALLED FORD AND THEY DIDN'T SEEM TO CARE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO BUT THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. HOW CAN I GET FORD TO RECALL MY TRUCK?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11149604November 6, 2018
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED WHILE TRAVELING 50 MPH AND UPSHIFTED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED, THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PULL OVER, RESTART THE VEHICLE, AND CORRECT THE GEAR; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR. DON HATTAN FORD (10004 US-54, AUGUSTA, KS 67010, (316) 775-3673) WAS UNAWARE OF THE FAILURES AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11149614November 6, 2018
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE I5 FREEWAY IN ORANGE COUNTY CA AROUND 6:45 PM DOING APPROXIMATELY 65-70 MPH, SUDDENLY MY TRUCK DOWNSHIFTED INTO FIRST GEAR CAUSING ME TO START FISH TAILING AND ALMOST FLIPPED OVER. MY ENGINE THEN WENT INTO A FULL REV, REDLINING. I WAS ABLE TO GET OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WHERE I HAD MY TRUCK TOWED TO THE DEALER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11149763November 6, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
FUEL PUMP FUSE IS PRONE TO FAILURE DUE TO DESIGN FLAW. FORD IS AWARE AND A SERVICE BULLETIN HAS BEEN ISSUED. ALSO A 'FUSE 27 RELOCATION KIT' AVAILABLE. THIS FAILURE CAUSES THE FUEL SYSTEM TO FAIL WITHOUT WARNING AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO STOP OPERATING. A RECALL SHOULD BE DONE OR OFFER OF FREE REPAIR SHOULD BE AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11145365November 5, 2018
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTED INTO FIRST GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ACADEMY FORD (877-894-4901, LOCATED AT 13401 BALTIMORE AVE, LAUREL, MD 20707) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LEAD FRAME CONNECTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 113,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11149481November 5, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING AT A SLOW SPEED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. AUTONATION FORD PANAMA CITY (LOCATED AT 730 15TH ST, PANAMA CITY, FL 32401, (850) 253-7000) WAS CONTACTED AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V345000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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