Ford F-150 Complaints (2013)

2,994 consumer complaints on file.

#11124502September 5, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE FLUID LEVEL SENSOR CAME ON WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. NO BRAKES AFTER THAT POINT. COASTED OFF THE HIGHWAY, CHECKED FLUID LEVEL, EMPTY. ADDED 20 OZ TO MAX FILL LEVEL, LEAKED OUT INSIDE OF 6 MINUTES. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, REPLACED BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER UNDER FORD RECALL 16S24. NOT SURE BOOSTER WAS REPLACED. ISSUE IS I CHECK MY FLUID LEVEL EVERY WEEK BEFORE GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY, I KNEW THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED MARCH 2017, BUT WITH MY FLUID LEVEL STANDING FULL, DIDN'T THINK IT WAS AN ISSUE, I HAD PLANS TO DO THE RECALL IN OCT. THIS IS NOT A SLOW LEAK, THIS IS A FULL ON SEAL FAILURE WITH DRAINING OF THE RESERVOIR INSIDE 6 MINUTES WITH THE TRUCK PARKED. WHEN THAT LIGHT COMES ON, YOU ARE DONE WITH BRAKES. I JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW THIS IS A SUDDEN AND TOTAL LOSS OF FLUID AND NOT JUST A "LEAK". AND THERE ARE NO REAR BRAKES, YOU DON'T JUST LOOSE THE FRONT BRAKES, YOU HAVE ZERO BRAKES. DIDN'T HAVE TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP IN THE PARKING LOT OF A GAS STATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11124334September 4, 2018
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
GETTING OFF THE HIGHWAY THE TRUCK WOULD NO SLOW DOWN. IT WOULD NOT SHIFT TO 2ND OR 1ST GEAR. HARD UNCONTROLLED STOP. WHEN TRIED TO START MOVING AGAIN TRUCK LUNGED FORWARD AND STARTED FROM 5TH GEAR. DROVE DIRECTLY TO THE FORD DEALER AS THIS WAS A SAFETY CONCERN. IT SWITCHED GEARS RANDOMLY THE ENTIRE WAY TO THE FORD DEALER FROM THE HIGHWAY. 2013 47K MILES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11124058September 2, 2018
ENGINE
ECO BOOST POWER LOSS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11123443August 30, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES
AS I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON THE HIGHWAY, I STARTED TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT. MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITH VERY MINOR SPEED REDUCTION. I ATTEMPTED TO PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO ACTUALLY COME TO A STOP. AFTER SOME INVESTIGATION, I WAS TOLD MY MASTER CYLINDER HAD BEEN LEAKING INTO MY BRAKE BOOSTER AND BOTH NEEDED TO BE CHANGED. THIS WAS RECALLED IN 2016, BUT ONLY FOR 2013-2014 F150 WITH A 3.5L ENGINE. SINCE I HAVE A 2013 F150 WITH A 5.0L MINE WAS NOT RECALLED WHICH ALMOST CAUSED ME TO HAVE A WRECK. NOW I AM PAYING OUT OF POCKET TO FIX IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11123371August 29, 2018
POWER TRAIN
FOR THE PAST 6 MONTHS I HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUES THAT OTHERS HAVE DESCRIBED. THERE ARE SEVERAL ISSUES HAPPENING. 1. WHEN COMING TO A STOP THEN ACCELERATING, MOST FREQUENTLY AFTER GETTING OFF HIGHWAY/INTERSTATE THE TRUCKS RPMS WILL REV UP TO 4000, BUT THE TRUCK WILL NEVER SHIFT OUT OF 1ST GEAR. I HAVE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND/OR RESTART THE TRUCK BEFORE IT WILL OPERATE NORMALLY. 2. AGAIN STOP FROM OFF HIGHWAY/INTERSTATE WHEN ACCELERATING THE TRUCK WILL SLOWLY MOVE AND IT WILL STILL BE IN 4TH GEAR WHICH WILL EVENTUALLY GET UP TO SPEED AND START TO ACT NORMAL. 3. WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 30-50MPH THE TRUCK WILL SHIFT DOWN TO 1ST GEAR FROM 6/5TH GEAR CASING THE REAR TIRES TO LOCK AND SKID SLOWING THE TRUCK DOWN QUICKLY. I WAS JUST ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD IN TIME TO NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. 4. WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE TRUCK WILL JERK LIKE IT DOWN SHIFTED AND SHOWS THE WRENCH ICON AND THEN THE SPEEDOMETER DROPS TO 0MPH WHILE STILL TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD. THE TACHOMETER STILL WORKS, BUT THAT IS ABOUT IT. I HAVE TO RESTART THE TRUCK BEFORE IT WILL START WORKING AGAIN. HAD MECHANIC CHECK FOR CODES, BUT THERE WAS NONE. THIS BEHAVIOR IS VERY ERRATIC AND A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARD, I WORRY FOR MY SAFETY. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11122677August 27, 2018
POWER TRAIN
I AM HAVING THE ISSUES DESCRIBED IN RQ17010. SOMEWHAT FREQUENTLY WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP OR DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS (I.E. IN PARKING LOTS) I WILL EXPERIENCE A HARSH DOWNSHIFT IN TO 1ST GEAR WHICH WILL CAUSE THE REAR END TO SLIDE IF IT'S SLIPPERY OUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11122292August 25, 2018
ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING AND MODERATELY ACCELERATING ONTO FREEWAY YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR DECELERATED. ACCELERATOR DID NOT WORK AND MOTOR RAN ROUGH. TURNED IGNITION OFF THEN BACK ON AND STARTED CAR. WARNING LIGHTS WENT AWAY AND MOTOR RAN FINE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11122323August 25, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE FUEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM BLEW THE FUSE. I LOOKED ONLINE AND SAW WHERE MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN AND FORD HAS A SERVICE ADVISORY ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT CHARGE THE OWNER WITH MAKING THE CORRECTION TO THE DEFECTIVE WIRING. THEY DO NOT SIMPLY REPLACE THE MINI 10 AMP FUSE BUT INSTEAD REPLACE A PART OF THE WIRING AND RELOCATE IT TO A STANDARD 20 AMP FUSE. WHEN I EXPLAINED MY CONCERN ABOUT ENGINEERING A FUEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR A 10 AMP RATING AND SWITCHING IT TO THE 20 AMP WHICH COULD ALLOW OTHER PARTS OF THE SYSTEM TO OVERLOAD HE BASICALLY TOLD ME THAT FORD HAD DECIDED THIS WAS HOW THEY WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM BUT NOW I HAVE THE CONCERN OTHER COMPONENTS OF THE SYSTEM FAILING AND SURE ENOUGH IT WAS LESS THAN TWO WEEKS LATER THE FUEL PUMP DRIVER MODULE FAILED CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO STOP RUNNING. THE SERVICE MANAGER ALSO TOLD ME I WAS LUCKY AS HE HAD SEEN TOTAL MELT DOWNS OF FUSE PANELS FROM THIS DEFECT. THIS HAS COST ME $805 IN REPAIRS DUE TO A FAULTY WIRING DESIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AT THE TIME, ONCE IN A PARKING LOT AND ONCE IN MY DRIVEWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11122175August 24, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO THIRD GEAR AND DECELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TACHOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER CEASED TO DISPLAY AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT BLANK. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11121839August 23, 2018
POWER TRAIN
MY TRUCK HAS 58,000 MILES ON IT. ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO IT PERIODICALLY BEGAN HAVING ISSUES LOSING POWER AND SHIFTING ERRATICALLY. INITIALLY, I PULLED OVER AND CUT THE TRUCK OFF AND RESTARTED IT. THIS SOLVED THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY. RECENTLY IT BEGAN TO DO IT MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE RAN A DIAGNOSTIC ON IT. IT CAME BACK AS A PROBLEM WITH THE "LEAD FRAME MODULE" IN THE TRANSMISSION. HE ALSO SAID I MISSED OUT ON A RECALL OF THIS PROBLEM BY 2 MONTHS. (THE RECALL ON THIS ISSUE WAS THROUGH APRIL OF 2013 AND MY TRUCK WAS MANUFACTURED IN JUNE OF 2013.) HE SUGGESTED I TAKE IT TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER IN PARSONS TN. I DID THIS AND ONCE AGAIN HAD THE SAME PROBLEM DIAGNOSED FOR ANOTHER $90 FEE. I WAS QUOTED APPROXIMATELY $600 TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM CORRECTED. I MADE THE EARLIEST APPOINTMENT THEY HAD TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED, WHICH WAS A WEEK LATER. MY APPOINTMENT WOULD HAVE BEEN TODAY, 8/23/2018, BUT THEY CALLED ME YESTERDAY SAYING THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO GET ME IN UNTIL NEXT WEEK. I WENT AHEAD AND RESCHEDULED AND CONTINUED TO DRIVE MY TRUCK. TODAY I WAS DRIVING IT AND WITHOUT WARNING, IT SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED AND MY REAR WHEELS LOCKED UP. I LUCKILY DIDN'T WRECK BUT CAME VERY CLOSE. I CAME HOME AND BEGAN RESEARCHING THE LEAD FRAME ISSUE AND SAW MANY PEOPLE HAD THIS SAME THING HAPPEN. I WAS NEVER TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP MY TRUCK WASN'T SAFE TO DRIVE AND THIS MIGHT HAPPEN. I REALLY LIKE MY TRUCK BUT NOW I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH FORD IN GENERAL. I SEARCHED EXTENSIVELY TO FIND A TRUCK WITH NO MECHANICAL ISSUES AND NOW FIND OUT THAT NOT ONLY DO I HAVE A " MAJOR" ISSUE, BUT IT MISSED OUT ON A BEING CORRECTED FOR FREE BY 2 MONTHS. IF I AM GOING TO HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE A PROBLEM FIXED THAT IS AN ADMITTED DEFECT, I WILL NEVER AGAIN OWN ANOTHER FORD!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11121679August 22, 2018
POWER TRAIN
TRUCK IS DOWN SHIFTING WHEN ON HIGHWAY, AT TIMES WILL NOT ACCELERATE, LOSES SPEEDOMETER INDICTATION, HAS A OUTPUT SPEED SENSOR CODE. WHEN ACCELERATING TRUCK FROM STAND STILL HAVE TO TURN ENGINE OFF SOMETIMES MULTIPLE TIMES TO GET TRANSMISSION TO ENGAGE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11121203August 21, 2018
POWER TRAIN
FOR AWHILE NOW I'VE BEEN HEARING A LOUD RATTLING NOISE WHEN I START MY TRUCK IN THE MORNING.. NEVER PAYED IT MUCH MIND UNTIL RECENTLY, I STARTED TO INVESTIGATE IT ONLINE AND FOUND OUT THAT IT APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESES TRUCKS. IT'S THE TIMMING CHAIN STRETCH.. TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC HE ALSO VERIFIED THAT'S WHAT IT IS HE SAID HE SEEN THIS A LOT WITH THE OTHER FORDS. THEN I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY ARE NOT GOING TO FIX IT BECAUSE IT'S OUT OF WARRANTY, THE TRUCK HAS 65000 MILES, THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR AWHILE NOW, AND FROM WHAT I'M READING ONLINE IT APPEARS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE.. WAS WONDERING WHY FORD WILL NOT HONOR THIS ISSUE AND REPAIR THE PROBLEM?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11120890August 19, 2018
POWER TRAIN
DRIVING VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES AT 45 TO 70 MPH TRANSMISSION SHIFTS INTO 1ST GEAR LOCKING UP REAR TIRES. NEARLY REAR ENDED ON HIGHWAY. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN LAST 3 WEEKS NO TROUBLE CODE CAME UP IN VEHICLE. I AM CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AND I IN THIS VEHICLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED BOTH ON THE HIGHWAY AND CITY STREETS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11120929August 19, 2018
POWER TRAIN
SHIFTING INTO FIRST WHILE ON INTERSTATE. LOCKING UP REAR TIRES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11120837August 18, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I SHUT MY ENGINE OFF, DUMP TRASH AND IT WOULD NOT START. THE ENGINE TURNED OVER, BUT NOT START. WAITED A FEW, MINUTES, STARTED UP. NEXT DAY, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING, GOT IT OFF THE ROAD, WAITED A FEW MINUTES, STARTED UP. BEFORE I COULD GET HOME, THE ENGINE DIED AGAIN. FINALLY RESTARTED IT GOT IT HOME AND HAD IT TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP. AFTER WAITING 5 DAYS FOR REPAIR I INFORMED THE SERVICE MANAGER WHAT I THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS AFTER READING 17 PAGES OF 56, I FOUND 11 INSTANCES THAT MIRROR MY PROBLEM. BURNT FUEL PUMP FUSE. HAD TO BE RELOCATED AT A COST OF $249.19. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11120241August 16, 2018
POWER TRAIN
WHEN DRIVING 45 MPH OR MORE THE TRANSMISSION WILL SOMETIMES STALL OR DOWNSHIFT AND SLOW DOWN VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE JERKS AND HESITATES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11120033August 15, 2018
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH WITHOUT WARNING, THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED FROM 5TH GEAR DOWN TO 1ST GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TOM'S FORD LOCATED AT 200 NJ-35, KEYPORT, NJ 07735, (732) 264-1600, TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ECM/TCM/PCM NEEDED TO BE RESET. THE RESET WAS PERFORMED AND THE VEHICLE FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED OR NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11119549August 13, 2018
POWER TRAIN
SOMETIMES VEHICLE WILL START OR GET STUCK IN 5TH GEAR EITHER FROM THE START OR DURING DECELERATION. ENGINE REVS, BUT FORWARD MOTION COMPROMISED. INTERMITTENT SUDDEN DOWNSHIFTING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. GEAR INDICATOR AND TRAMSMISSION POSITION WILL DROP TO 1ST. THIS CAUSES THE REAR WHEELS TO LOCK UP AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND PUT THE VEHICLE INTO A SPIN. PAID FORD DEALERSHIP TO COMPLETE TSB LEAD FRAME REPAIR IN APRIL 2018. PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORSE. OPENCASE WITH FORD FLEET SERVICE 15493350-J0V7C7
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11119708August 13, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO MASTER CYLINDER LEAKAGE INTO BRAKE BOOSTER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11119308August 11, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
VEHICLE POWER SUDDENLY SHUTDOWN WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY. AFTER PULLING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, ENGINE WOULD ONLY IDLE. ENGINE WOULD NOT REV UP TO A HIGHER RPMS. VEHICLE REQUIRED TOWING TO A REPAIR CENTER. THE FOLLOWING 2 ISSUES WERE FOUND: 1. THROTTLE BODY NEEDED REPLACED. 2. FUEL PUMP ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT WAS HEAT DAMAGED. THE REPAIR CENTER TOLD ME THEY ARE STARTING TO SEE MORE OF THESE TYPE OF ISSUES ON THESE VEHICLES. THE REPAIR CENTER MOVED THIS CIRCUIT AWAY FROM THE HEAT SOURCE CAUSING THE DAMAGE. THIS APPEARS TO BE A DESIGN ISSUE WHICH COULD POSE A SAFETY PROBLEM. A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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