Ford F-150 Complaints (2014)

1,539 consumer complaints on file.

#11539477August 18, 2023
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Critical failure of the 6R80 transmission oil cooler lines causing rapid loss of control of speed and drivability.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11538890August 16, 2023
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2014 F-150 has issues with shifting while driving and losing voltage to the transmission lead frame. Safety issue for driving and changing to incorrect gears. When stationary in park, the truck will not start due to loss of voltage and parking sensor issues. Odometer display shows wrench icon shows while driving. Error codes P0706 and P0707 codes show up while driving. Ford dealership has done diagnostics and has determined the problem is the Transmission Molded Lead Frame Electrical Failure. They have reported that this is a common issue.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11538210August 13, 2023
SERVICE BRAKES
Vehicle lost brake pressure warning lights illuminated and got message saying brake fluid is low. Was able to get stopped with minimal brake pressure and found master cylinder empty. Completely filled it made it a few miles down road and it happened again no visible leaks anywhere appears to be losing fluid internally.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11537886August 11, 2023
POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2014 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle hesitated upon depression of the accelerator pedal. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact called the dealer; however, the vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and a diagnostic test was performed. The contact was informed that the timing chain and leadframe needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 140,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11537682August 10, 2023
POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2014 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving at undisclosed speeds, the front of the vehicle was shaking abnormally. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed that the leadframe needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 115,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11537328August 9, 2023
POWER TRAIN
Was driving down the road about 45 mph and the automatic transmission suddenly downshifted to 1st gear out of nowhere causing the back tires to skid
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11537227August 8, 2023
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Driving on the freeway, speedometer starts randomly sensing different speeds like the output speed sensor is not reading correctly. Transmission then downshifts to the speed that the OSS is reading and downshifts to 1st gear while im driving on the freeway going 65mph. It was so abrupt that it locked the differential and chirped the tires, again all while going freeway speeds in traffic! Could have gotten rear ended or caused an accident. I will be taking to Ford to see what they say but i shouldnt have to pay a dime for manufacturing defect and safety issue.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11536529August 4, 2023
POWER TRAIN
At speed transmission will randomly downshift/mis-shift and speedometer reading will become inaccurate and vehicle upon downshift will drop speed suddenly as a result of engaging lower gear resulting sudden shuttering of vehicle and potential risk of being rear ended
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11535765August 1, 2023
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER
The contact owns a 2014 Ford F-150. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked, he smelled an abnormal coolant odor. The contact stated that the failure recurred several times. The coolant warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who informed the contact that the failure was related to coolant leaking from the turbocharger; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed. The contact's son, a certified independent mechanic, diagnosed that the turbochargers were leaking coolant at the radiator pipe connector. The independent mechanic diagnosed that the driver's side turbocharger was leaking coolant onto the skid plate, and the passenger's side turbocharger was leaking coolant onto the exhaust. Additionally, the contact was informed that vehicle was unsafe to drive. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 119,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11534516July 26, 2023
STEERING
The contact owns a 2014 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at slow speeds, the power steering became inoperable. The contact disconnected and then reconnected the battery. The power steering fault message was displayed. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The contact linked the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V316000 (Steering) but the VIN was not included. The failure mileage was 91,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11534036July 24, 2023
SERVICE BRAKES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
The contact owns a 2014 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving 5 MPH and depressing the brake pedal, the brake pedal went to the floorboard but failed to stop the vehicle. The contact stated that the check brake warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that he used the parking brake to stop the vehicle. The contact stated that he had experienced the failure approximately 10 times while driving as well as while reversing. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic and was informed that the brake booster pump and brake lines, and ABS speed sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 165,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11533839July 22, 2023
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
About 3 weeks ago, I started having issues with the truck where the tachometer would jump to redline at the same time the speedometer would drop to 0 driving at 30-40 MPH. The rear wheels locked up twice. This has happened 3 more times since it started 3 weeks ago. The code that came up on the truck was P0720, which is the output speed sensor. Ford issued a recall on 2011-2013 year models for the exact same issue. Mine is a 2014 model with the same exact transmission (6R80) having the exact same problem as the recall models. Luckily the issue hasn't caused an accident for me. That of course can change if it happens again before I am able to get it repaired. Today when it happened I was on the highway driving 65-70 MPH fortunately the rear wheels did not lock up. A wrench symbol appears on the odometer which is "LIMP MODE" and began decelerating on a highway with moderate traffic that could've caused an accident because I couldn't accelerate. I have 30 plus years of driving experience. This situation is very dangerous especially for inexperienced drivers even worse with drivers being distracted with their phones these days.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11533430July 20, 2023
STEERING
The contact owns a 2014 Ford F-150. The contact stated while making a right turn, the steering wheel became firm. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and the contact was informed that the sway bar needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure persisted. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was contacted and informed of the failure. The contact was informed that the VIN was not under recall. The failure mileage was 88,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11532715July 17, 2023
SERVICE BRAKES
Vehicle failed annual State (VA) safety inspection on 7/13/2023 due to Power Brake Booster issue. I see there is a recall out (NSTA#20V332) on Ford F150 for this issue but not on my VIN. Brakes are mushy and stopping time is increased.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11532217July 14, 2023
STEERING
The contact owns a 2014 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the power steering assist failed to operate as needed. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was initially taken to an independent mechanic who confirmed the power steering assist failure. Upon investigation, the contact discovered NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V316000 (Steering) which he linked to the failure. The dealer and the manufacturer were notified of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not under recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 54,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11531799July 12, 2023
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
The contact owns a 2014 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving 20 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed, and the brake seized and became inoperable. The contact was able to stop them by continuing to depress the brake pedal. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the brake master cylinder and booster pump had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that she was informed by the manufacturer that a recall repair was completed in December 2016 and that the warranty had expired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 159,834.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11531837July 12, 2023
POWER TRAIN
I was driving in the highway at 65mph when suddenly the transmission shifted to 1st gear, almost causing a serious accident. There are several reports of the same problem in the internet., Ford did a recall for the 2011-2013 models but not for the 2014 which have the same components.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11531655July 11, 2023
POWER TRAIN
I was driving down the highway at about 75 miles an hour and the vehicle slipped gears likely down to 1st. The rear wheels locked and the vehicle jolted almost as if I had run into something. After that it carried on normally. There were no indicator lights or errors that popped up. It came completely without warning. I took the vehicle in to a local mechanic. They serviced the transmission but did not find any reason for the vehicle to have dropped gears like that. About three days after getting the vehicle back I was again driving down the highway at about 75 miles an hour, the wrench light came on, my speedometer dropped to zero, my odometer cleared, and my gas/mpg cleared all while the vehicle continued down the highway. The airbag light also illuminated and stayed on but the wrench light turned back off again. I pulled over and restarted the vehicle and everything cleared and the vehicle continued as normal. It drove normally for the rest of my drive as well as my drive home. The next morning it did the same thing. As others have mentioned this is a clear safety issue as instruments are just shutting down as the vehicle moves at a high rate of speed and I have to keep pulling over and restarting the vehicle. I luckily have been in areas of low traffic as all of these issues have occurred but there could have been a number of different outcomes had the vehicle locked up while in a higher traffic area traffic. I do not feel that the vehicle is safe to operate and having just had it serviced at two mechanics and neither finding any major issues to cause these problems, I feel that this is a major safety issue with the vehicle itself.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11531291July 10, 2023
POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2014 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving 60 MPH, the vehicle unintendedly down shifted into first gear. The check engine warning light illuminated, and the vehicle abruptly slowed down causing the rear tires to slide. The contact was able to pull over and shut off the vehicle; once the vehicle was restarted the vehicle operated normally. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the contact was informed that the transmission harness needed to be replaced. The transmission harness was unavailable. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted, and a case was filed. The failure mileage was 93,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11530122July 3, 2023
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
The contact owns a 2014 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while pulling out of a parking space and attempting to a stop the vehicle, the brake pedal depressed down to the floorboard and the vehicle failed to come to a complete stop. After a visual inspection, the contact observed that the brake fluid reservoir was empty. The contact topped off the brake fluid reservoir however, three minutes later the reservoir was again empty. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The contact investigated and related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 16V345000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulics) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 52,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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