Ford F-150 Complaints (2013)

2,994 consumer complaints on file.

#10609610July 10, 2014
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THERE IS A CHEMICAL SMELL THAT COMES AND GOES FROM THE AIR VENTS WHEN THE A/C IS ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10609608July 10, 2014
POWER TRAIN
ON SLOW TAKE OFF THE TRUCK HAS A VIBRATION UP TO 5 MPH. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME UNLESS THERE IS SOMETHING BEING TOWED BEHIND IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10609612July 10, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ONLY HAPPENED ONCE BUT I TIRED TO USE THE KEY FOB TO UNLOCK THE DOORS. IT DID NOT DO ANYTHING FOR THE TRUCK, NONE OF THE BUTTONS WOULD. UNLOCKED THE DOOR WITH THE KEY HAD TO START IT BEFORE THE ALARM WENT OFF. LOCKED IT GRABBED THE SPARE KEY CAME BACK A FEW MINUTES LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED. NEITHER KEY THAT CAME WITH THE TRUCK WOULD RESPOND, DEALERSHIP COULD VERIFY THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10608991July 8, 2014
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AS I TRIED TO ACCELERATE TO PASS A VEHICLE THE MOTOR IN MY TRUCK STARTED TO MISS, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED ON AND OFF AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE. THE MOTOR PROCEEDED TO IDLE EVEN THOUGH I WAS PUSHING IN THE GAS PEDAL. AFTER ABOUT 15 SECONDS OF NO RESPONSE TO THE GAS PEDAL BEING PUSHED THE ENTIRE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING AS THOUGH IT WAS ABOUT TO FALL APART. ANOTHER 30 SECONDS LATER AND EVERYTHING WENT BACK TO NORMAL. THIS OCCURRED IN A 2013 F-150 WITH THE ECOBOOST MOTOR. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10608534July 7, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK BRAND NEW FROM FORD IN DECEMBER, WHILE ON A ROAD TRIP DOING ALL INTERSTATE DRIVING, I HAD TO BRAKE HARD TO AVOID A COLLISION WHEN A SEMI TRUCK CUT INTO MY LANE. I SLOWED SHARPLY FROM 65 TO 30, APPLYING HARD BRAKING TO THE PEDAL AND STEERING TO AVOID CONTACT WITH THE SEMI TRUCK. SINCE THEN MY BRAKES HAVE BEEN PULSING WHEN APPLIED TO SLOW MY VEHICLE, AS IF THE ROTORS ARE WARPED. MY TRUCK NOW HAS 11,000 MILES ON IT AND THE PULSING JUST KEEPS GETTING WORSE AND WORSE. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10608277July 5, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
REGULAR MORNING, RIGHT AS I WAS DRIVING OUT OF THE PARKING LOT, TWO ALARMS WENT OFF: "POWER TRAIN" AND "SERVICE ENGINE SOON". AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS AN ERROR SO I CONTINUED TO DRIVE OUT OF THE PARKING LOT. NOT EVEN 10 YARDS OUT, MY TRUCK BEGAN TO JERK FORWARD SO I PUT ON PARK AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. I STARTED AGAIN, ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE BACK TO MY PARKING STALL, AND SAME THING HAPPENED. I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK ABOUT 10 MONTHS AGO AND IT ONLY GOT 7800 MILES ON IT. I HAVEN'T PUT ANY STRENUOUS WORK LOAD ON THIS TRUCK, MAINLY USED FOR COMMUTING SO FAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10606879June 29, 2014
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE
WAS ACCELERATING ENTERING INTERSTATE I95 NORTH BOUND FROM AN ON RAMP AND SUDDENLY MY VEHICLE LOST POWER AND BEGAN TO STALL AND SHUTTER. THE TRUCK RAPIDLY LOST POWER PLUS SPEED AND A TRACTOR TRAILER TRUCK ALMOST RAN IN TO THE BACK OF ME. I DEALT WITH THIS ISSUE FOR THE REMAINDER OF MY 500 MILE TRIP TO NYC (AND STILL DEALING WITH THIS ISSUE TODAY NOW WEEKLY BASES). ONCE BACK HOME I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO WAS AWARE OF MISFIRE ISSUES WITH MY TRUCK MODEL (APPARENTLY IT IS KNOWN BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE TRUCK STALLS AND MISFIRES ISSUE AND SAID I HAD ALL THE LATEST UPDATES HOWEVER STILL TODAY I EXPERIENCE STALL AND MISFIRE MAINLY UNDER HARD ACCELERATION. LATELY THE ISSUE HAS WORSEN AND I AM TOLD BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THERE IS NOTHING THAT THEY CAN OF WILL DO ABOUT IT UNTIL THEY COME UP WITH A FIX. THIS VEHICLE IS A MAJOR SAFETY RISK PERIOD. I HAVE ASKED THE MANUFACTURER OVER AND OVER TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM HOWEVER THEY SIMPLY TOLD ME THEY DON'T HAVE A FIX FOR IS AS OF YET. I AM ASKING THAT YOU LOOK INTO THIS AND INVESTIGATE MY CONCERN PLEASE DON'T WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE GOD FORBID LOOSE THEIR LIFE BECAUSE THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. WE NEED TO BE MORE PROACTIVE THAN REACTIVE. THE FORD F150'S EQUIPPED WITH THE TURBO ECO BOOST ENGINE IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT AND LOOSE THEIR LIFE BEFORE SOMETHING MIGHT BE DONE - THAT IS THE SAD PART. PLEASE I BEG YOU TO LOOK INTO MY CONCERN AND FOLLOW UP ASAP. JUST LAST NIGHT MY VEHICLE STALLED I HAVE TO CONSTANTLY DRIVE IT CAUTIOUSLY. I ONLY HAVE LESS THAN 14,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE BECAUSE I AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT - I DON'T WANT TO SELL IT TO NO ONE ELSE BECAUSE I WOULD FEEL BAD KNOWING THE MAJOR SAFETY ISSUES THIS VEHICLE HAS - I JUST CAN'T BRING MYSELF TO PUTTING SOMEONE IN A VEHICLE THAT COULD HURT THEM. PLEASE GET BEHIND FORD AND INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10605948June 25, 2014
ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AFTER DRIVING FOR SEVERAL HOURS ON THE INTERSTATE WE HAD STOPPED TO RE-FUEL. UPON RE-ENTRY ONTO THE INTERSTATE THE TRUCK FAILED TO ACCELERATE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THE TRUCK WAS SHAKING IT TOOK 30-40 SECONDS BEFORE NORMAL OPERATION RESUMED. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, TWICE ON OF WHICH WERE ON THE INTERSTATE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC OR PASS VEHICLES. ALL THREE TIMES THE CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN HIGH HUMIDITY,RAIN & TRAVELING AT A RELATIVELY CONSTANT SPEED FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10606031June 25, 2014
POWER TRAIN
F150 2013 ECOBOOST. TRUCK AS A VIBRATION AT THE SPEED OF 25 TO 30MPH AND AGAIN AT 40 TO 50MPH AND AGAIN AT 55MPH. IF YOU PRESS THE GAS PEDAL A LITTLE MORE THE VIBRATION STOPS OR IF YOU RELEASE THE GAS PEDAL THE VIBRATION STOPS AS WELL, (ONLY ON THOSE SPEEDS) I' TAKEN THE TRUCK 5 TO 6 TIMES TO THE DEALER AND THEY CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM AND THAT IT IS NORMAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10604957June 21, 2014
POWER TRAIN, STRUCTURE:BODY
MY BRAND NEW FORD F150 SVT RAPTOR WAS IN PARK AT MY RESIDENCE AND WHILE I WAS STANDING OUTSIDE MY TRUCK IT STARTED COMING BACKWARDS LIKE SOMEONE PUT IT INTO REVERSE. MY MOTHER WAS IN THE YARD AND SHE IS A WITNESS TO WHAT HAPPENED. I HAD BOTH OF THE DOORS OPEN AND WHILE IT WAS LIKE SOMEONE HAD PUT IT INTO REVERSE WHICH NO ONE WAS IN MY VEHICLE I JUMPED INTO THE TRUCK AND TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKE IT WAS TOO LATE. THE TRUCK WHILE COMING IN REVERSE WHICH THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN PARK THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR CAUGHT THE POLE ON OUR CARPORT AND ABOUT RIPPED THE DOOR OFF. I CALLED EVERYONE UNDER THE SUN WITH THE FORD COMPANY AND THEY THOUGHT I WAS TELLING THEM A FIB. I DON'T KNOW WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS BUT SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BECAUSE IT COULD HURT OR CAUSE A DEATH TO SOMEONE..... *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10598485June 16, 2014
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND STALLED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 350.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10597759June 11, 2014
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER IS ON LOW AND RECIRCULATE, THERE IS A STRONG CHEMICAL SMELL LIKE PAINT THINNER OR ADHESIVE COMING OUT OF THE PANEL VENTS. PROLONGED EXPOSURE CAUSES HEADACHES AND DIZZINESS. THIS OCCURS AT ALMOST ANY SPEED AND WEATHER CONDITION HOT ENOUGH TO REQUIRE AIR CONDITIONING. HAS BEEN TO DEALER 3 TIMES. THEY CAN DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM BUT CANNOT FIX IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10597373June 10, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE SUDDENDLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT AFTER PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND BACK INTO DRIVE THE FAILURE RECURRED, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO TO THE VEHICLE A SECOND TIME. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596649June 6, 2014
SEAT BELTS, STRUCTURE:BODY
WIND NOISE OF 85+DBA IN THE CAB COASTING DOWN HILL. I LIVE IN TENNESSEE, FOUND ON THE INTERNET AUTO DECIBEL DATABASE,RATED THE F 150 AT 61-70 DBA NOT TO PACIFIC BUT SOME NUMBERS TO WORK OFF OF,"THANKS" NO ONE I TALKED TO AT FORD MOTOR COMPANY COULD COME UP WITH THAT INFORMATION?? DAA GO FIGURE NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC IS WHAT I WAS TOLD, BULL BUTTER IF I HAD BEEN AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS OF THESE TRUCKS I WOULD NOT HAVE BOUGHT IT, YOU THINK? AND SO DID THE DEALER SLOAN FORD ALONG WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY. BLIND SPOT PLUM SCARY.TO THINK OF HOW MANY KIDS AND SENIORS HAVE TO DIE, BE FOR ANYTHING IS DONE?? 60+KIDS & 50+ PEOPLE OVER 70 DIE EVERY YEAR FOR $$$$$ YEARS OF KNOWING & YEARS HIDING THE TRUTH & FACTS MONEY FOR ONE SMALL GROUP&TRAGEDY FOR THE OTHERS WHO MAKE PAYMENTS WITH THEIR MONEY AND LIVES SO SAD BACK SEAT IS A DEATH TRAP YOU CAN'T GET OUT IF THE FRONT DOOR IS CLOSED.MY WIFE COULD NOT REACH THE FRONT DOOR HANDLE FROM THE BACK SEAT. STUCK INSIDE WITHOUT AN EXIT SCARY; ACCIDENT WITH A FIRE OR IN WATER?? THE ANCHOR POINT FOR THE FRONT SEAT BELTS ARE THE BACK DOORS IN A FRONTAL OFF SET POOL CRASH OR SIDESWIPE ACCIDENT YOU COULD TEAR THE DOORS OFF AND THE BELT IS FASTEN ACROSS YOUR BODY IN A ROLLOVER HOW MANY TIMES DOES THE DOORS FLY OPEN AND BE TORN OFF THE DESIGN OF THE TRUCK ALLOWS THIS TO HAPPEN PRESS DOWN ON THE TOP AND THE DOORS WILL POP OPEN LIKE A BANANA SO CHEAP HINGES & LATCHES WE THE PEOPLE NEED PROTECTION FROM THE CAR COMPANIES WITH THIS KIND OF PRODUCT UNFORGETTABLE AND UNFORGIVABLE FAR TO TRUSTING FAR TO LONG THE THINGS PEOPLE WILL DO FOR MONEY DO WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO KNOW THE WHOLE TRUTH ABOUT ANY PROBLEM WITH THAT COMES WITH A PAYMENT BOOK FOR FIVE YEARS YOU THINK SO MUCH NOISE YOU CAN NOT CARRY ON A NORMAL CONVERSATION AND RIDE IN THE TRUCK TWO DIFFERENT & DISTINCT NOISE ONE ON EACH SIDE OF YOUR HEAD YOU HAVE TO ALMOST YELL TO BE UNDERSTOOD PLEASE HELP! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10594941May 29, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DRIVING AND TRUCK DIED, WITHOUT POWER, BRAKES, STEERING DIFFICULT., NO DASH LIGHTS, NO HAZARD LIGHTS, NOTHING. TRIED TO RESTART, NOTHING, PUSHED IT OUT OF HIGHWAY. USED CAR DEALER, REPLACED PCM? NOW IT DRIVES, ENGINE LIGHT ON. TAKING TO DEALER, FIRST AVAILABLE APPOINTMENT NEXT WEEK. 28,000 MILES F150 2013 4X4 PICKUP. ONLY GETTING 13.5 MPG WITHOUT TRAILER, WORSE WITH. NOT HAPPY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10594957May 29, 2014
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 81 NEAR DIXIE CAVERNS, VIRGINIA, WHILE ENTERING CURVE ON INTERSTATE, THE STEERING SEEMED TO FAIL AND WOULD NOT TURN. IMPACTED THE GUARDRAIL AND CAME TO A STOP. NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE INVOLVED. THE SYSTEM TO ALERT 911 ALSO FAILED. THE HORN HONKED FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE THE SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. TRUCK WAS DAMAGED ON THE ENTIRE PASSENGER SIDE. INQUIRED AT DEALERSHIP ABOUT STEERING PROBLEMS WITH FORDS AND WAS TOLD THERE WERE NONE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10594479May 28, 2014
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE FOLLOWING OCCURRED IN A 2013 F150 PLATINUM WITH 12,000 MILES ON IT. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE CAR LOST POWER AND STUTTERED AND FELL INTO LIMP MODE. YOU COULD NOT DRIVE OVER 10 MPH. THIS HAS BEEN JUST ONE OF MANY SIMILAR INCIDENTS. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN SEVERAL TIMES BUT FORD CANNOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM, SO THEY WILL NOT FIX ANYTHING. RECENTLY, THE CAR JUST MISFIRED WHILE DRIVING AROUND 40MPH, THESE INCIDENTS OCCUR SUDDENLY THEN THE CAR RECOVERS. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP, I WILL PICK IT UP TODAY, THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM, SO NO SERVICE WAS DONE. THE REASON IT WAS IN THE SHOP THIS TIME? I WAS DRIVING TO WORK IN THE MORNING AND THE CAR BASICALLY COLLAPSED WHILE DRIVING, ALMOST CAUSING A HUGE ACCIDENT, THIS INCIDENT WAS MORE EXTREME THAN THE OTHERS AND THE CAR WAS STUCK IN LIMP MODE FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS, THE WOMAN BEHIND ME ALMOST SMASHED INTO ME. THIS IS A 50K TRUCK WITH 12,000 MILES ON IT. THIS TRUCK IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. RECALL!!!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10594411May 27, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ENGINES RUNS ROUGH ESPECIALLY AT IDLE AND OTHER RANDOM TIMES THROUGH THE DAY. COOLANT LOSS CONTINUING FROM NEW IN JULY 2013 TO PRESENT DAY MAY 2014. EVIDENCE OF WATER IN OIL WITH MILKY RESIDUE IN FILLER CAP. NO EXTERNAL LEAKS. DEALER AND FORD SAY THAT COOLANT LOSS IS NORMAL AND MILKY RESIDUE IN ENGINE OIL IS NORMAL. FORD WILL NOT AUTHORIZE ANY REPAIRS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10592356May 19, 2014
ENGINE
2013 FORD F-150 3.5 ECOBOOST ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS HAS LOSS OF POWER ON TAKE-OFF WHEN MAKING LEFT HAND TURNS. THIS LOSS OF POWER SEEMS MORE LIKE A LONG DELAY IN POER APPLICATION TO THE WHEELS, LONG ENOUGH THAT WHEN MAKING LEFT HAND TURNS IN TRAFFIC BECOMES DANGEROUS AND I HAVE BEEN IN TWO NEAR MISSES IN THESE STALL SITUATIONS. THE VEHICLE COMES TO LIFE SUDDENLY WITH A BOOST OF FULL POWER LITERALLY SCARING YOU WHEN IT FINALLY DOES DECIDE TO GO AFTER A 1-3 SECOND DELAY, AND OFTENTIMES EVEN AFTER LETTING OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR YOU STILL GET THE POWER SURGE AND HAVE TO MASH THE BRAKES. I HAVE LEARNED TO KEEP A FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND MANGE THE DELAY, JUST HOPE I DON'T GET IN A TIGHT SPOT WHERE I NEED TO HAVE SUDDEN POWER FROM A STOP. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10592361May 19, 2014
SUSPENSION, EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY, ENGINE
2013 FORD F150 ECOBOOST SUPERCREW (157" WB) WHEN LOADED EXHIBITS PULSE/BUCKING/SHAKING WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP. NOTICEABLY WORSE AS MORE LOAD IS APPLIED. VEHICLE IS RATE WITH PAYLOAD OF 1500 LBS AND IT ONLY TAKES 200-300 LBS IN THE BED TO FEEL IT AND WHEN YOU HAVE 700-800 LBS IT LITERALLY BUCKS. HAD AT DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES AND BEEN IN CONTACT WITH FORD TECH LINE WHO ALL SAY THAT NO DAMAGE OR SAFETY ISSUE EXISTS AND TO LIVE WITH IT. I PAID $42K FOR THIS VEHICLE AND NOW I CAN'T EVEN PUT ANYTHING INTO THE BED TO TO UNSAFE STARTS THAT ARE GOING TO LEAVE ME STRANDED. TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE THE COMPUTER TRIES TO COMPENSATE FOR THE VIBRATIONS AND STARTS TO LOWER POWER CAUSING IT TO NOT GO WHICH IS DANGEROUS IN LEFT HAND TURN SITUATIONS. THE TECH SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO AS FORD STATES THESE ARE KNOWN ISSUES. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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