Ford F-150 Complaints (2013)

2,994 consumer complaints on file.

#11184651March 6, 2019
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE DOWN SHIFTED INTO FIRST GEAR CAUSING THE WHEELS TO LOCK UP.I WAS DOING 75 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11184688March 6, 2019
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED INTO FIRST GEAR. ALSO, THE WRENCH ICON AND CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO NATCHEZ FORD LINCOLN (888-508-9699, LOCATED AT 14 SGT PRENTISS DR, NATCHEZ, MS 39120) WHERE THE TECHNICIAN REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SAME DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE LEAD FRAME AND THE CONNECTOR IN THE TRANSMISSION 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 42,450.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11184470March 5, 2019
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE STEERING BECAME EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN. IF MY WIFE WOULD HAVE BEEN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE SHE WOULD HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO TURN AND POSSIBLY HAD A VERY BAD ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11183859March 4, 2019
VISIBILITY/WIPER
I HIT THE BUTTON FOR THE REAR DEFROST, BUT IT DIDNT LIGHT UP. I HAD STOPPED AT A GAS STATION TO GET A DRINK AND I WAS SITTING IN A PARKING STALL WITH THE TRUCK RUNNING WHEN I NOTICED SMOKE AND SMELLED SOMETHING HOT. SHORTLY THERE AFTER, ABOUT 5 SECONDS,I HEARD A LOUD BANG, WHICH SOUNDED LIKE A GUNSHOT. I TURNED AROUND AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR WINDOW ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THIS TRUCK WAS SHATTERED. I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM TO BE CREATED BY THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER, THAT WHEN THE DEFROSTER ISNT FULLY GROUNDED, IT CAUSES THE WINDOW TO GET TOO HOT CAUSING IT TO EXPLODE. BUT THERE IS NO WAY TO KNOW IF THE DEFROSTER IS ON OR OFF BECAUSE THE LIGHT ON THE DEFROSTER WAS NOT ON PRIOR TO ME SMELLING THE SMOKE AND HEARING THE LOUD BANG.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11184006March 4, 2019
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 ' 50 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION ABRUPTLY DOWNSHIFTED TO FIRST GEAR. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACTS TORSO SLAMMED INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V075000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. BRIGHTON FORD (8240 GRAND RIVER AVE, BRIGHTON, MI 48114, (810) 227-1171) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE RECALL REMEDY WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11184012March 4, 2019
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WIDELY REPORTED- PLEASE READ CAREFULLY! VERY SIMILAR TO EXISTING RECALL*, BUT NOT THE SAME. POTENTIALLY DEADLY. CURRENT RECALL DOES NOT ADDRESS THE SUDDEN UP-SHIFTS MENTIONED HERE. 2013 FORD F-150 MFG DEFECT: MOLDED LEADFRAME ASSY IN 6R80 TRANSMISSION SYMPTOMS: INTERMITTENT LOSS OF SPEED SIGNAL CAUSES SUDDEN/UNEXPECTED SLAMMING UPSHIFT FROM 1ST GEAR TO 5TH WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, CAUSING A COMPLETE AND UNEXPECTED LOSS OF ALL ACCELERATION. INDICATIONS: 5TH GEAR SUDDENLY INDICATED ON DISPLAY, DASHES REPLACE NUMBERS ON SPEED/MILEAGE RELATED DISPLAYS (MPG, ODOMETER). SPEEDOMETER MAY READ 0, AIRBAG SYMBOL POPS ON, LARGE ORANGE WRENCH SYMBOL MAY BRIEFLY APPEAR. PRESSING ON ACCELERATOR DOES NOT CAUSE DOWNSHIFT. MOTOR MAY STALL. REMAINS IN 5TH GEAR WITHOUT SOME OTHER CORRECTIVE ACTION. TURNING ENGINE OFF AND BACK ON WILL RESET THE COMPUTER, AND VEHICLE OPERATES NORMALLY UNTIL NEXT OCCURRENCE. DANGERS: THIS COULD BE FATAL WHEN PULLING OUT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, BOTH FROM THE SIDE (PULLING OUT IN FRONT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC FROM SIDE STREET) OR FROM REAR (SUDDEN, UNEXPECTED LOSS OF SPEED/ NO BRAKE LIGHTS). FORD CANNOT FIX THIS BY RE-PROGRAMMING THE VEHICLE TO IGNORE THE FAULTY SENSOR ANY MORE THAN YOU CAN IGNORE AN ONCOMING CEMENT TRUCK OR TRAIN. REPAIR IS APPROXIMATELY $800. IF NOT RECALLED, OWNERS MAY TRY TO LIVE WITH THE RISKS OR TRADE TO AN UNKNOWING PERSON, ENDANGERING LIVES OF OTHERS. *THIS DEFECTIVE PART IS ALSO THE ROOT CAUSE OF FORD RECALL #19S07, INVOLVING SUDDEN VIOLENT DOWN-SHIFTS (NOT UPSHIFTS). FORD IS AVOIDING THE PROBLEM BY RE-PROGRAMMING THE ECU TO IGNORE THE INTERMITTENT SPEED SIGNALS, ALLOWING THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL MORE GRACEFULLY, DEFECTS TO BE REPAIRED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. THIS APPROACH WILL NOT WORK FOR THE UP-SHIFT PROBLEM. THE DEFECTIVE PART SHOULD BE IMMEDIATELY REPLACED AT FORD'S EXPENSE TO CORRECT BOTH PROBLEMS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11183654March 2, 2019
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING AND IN 6TH GEAR ON A 2 LANE RD, THE TRUCK SHIFTED DOWN INTO 1ST AND CAUSED ME TO SLIDE OFF THE ROAD. WHEEL ALMOST LOCKED UP. I TURNED THE TRUCK OFF AND RESTARTED ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER. PLACED THE SHIFTER IN MANUAL AND USED MANUAL TO GET HOME. THEY NEXT DAY TRUCK RAN BUT ENGINE RUNS ROUGH AND TRANS ACTS UP NOW AND THEN.NO DAMAGE BUT NOW THE TRUCK DOESN'T RUN RIGHT. I CLEARED THE CODES BUT NOT MUCH BETTER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11183424March 1, 2019
POWER TRAIN
2013 FORD F-150 SHIFTS FROM 5TH OR 6TH TO 1ST GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. TRUCK SLOWS DOWN AT A EXTREMELY FAST PACE, ENGINE REPAIR LIGHT COMES ON, AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND SPEEDOMETER STOPS WORKING. HAPPENED WHILE GOING 70 MPH ALMOST CAUSING ME TO WRECK MY TRUCK. THIS WAS ON SATURDAY NIGHT, STARTED MY TRUCK ON MONDAY AND RAN FINE, ON THE WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP TRANSMISSION PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN TWICE ON THE WAY, DEALERSHIP REPROGRAMMED ECM AND WAS NOTIFIED THAT THEY WERE STILL HAVING PROBLEM AND NEEDED TO REPLACE THE MOLDED LEAD FRAME TO FIX THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11183461March 1, 2019
POWER TRAIN
MOVING GRADUALLY PICKING UP SPEED AFTER STOPPING AT RED LIGHT TRUCK GOT TO 4TH GEAR AND THEN PROCEEDED TO DOWN SHIFT ALL THE WAY TO 1ST MAKING IT SEEM LIKE SOME ONE HIT ME FROM BEHIND. THIS CAUSED MY TRUCK TO GO FROM ABOUT 35MPH TO 10MPH VERY QUICKLY AND I WAS LUCKY NOT TO BE HIT BY THE CAR BEHIND ME AND CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11183553March 1, 2019
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TODAY MY WIFE WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK WITH OUR TWO KIDS DOWN INTERSTATE I79 AT 70 MILES PER HOUR AND THE TRUCK SHIFTED ITSELF TOO FIRST GEAR LOCKED UP THE REAR TIRES AND ABOUT MADE THEM WRECK. I HAD TOO LEAVE MY JOB TO GET THEM OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND DRIVE MY TRUCK BACK TOO WORK THIS IS NOT ONLY A ISSUE BUT IT COULD GET SOMEONE SERIOUSLY HURT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11183160February 28, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE DOWN HILL DECENT LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL SENSOR ARE INTERMITTENT WHICH AFFECTS THE BLINKERS, THE POWER LOCKS ON THE DOORS AND SOMETIMES THE TRACTION CONTROL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11183173February 28, 2019
POWER TRAIN
JUMPS FROM HIGH TO LOW GEAR WHILE TRUCK IS IN MOTION WHEN DRIVING AT LOW AND HIGH SPEEDS ON COUNTRY, CITY AND HIGHWAY ROADS. HAS ALSO OCCURRED WHEN STOPPED TO MAKE A TURN INTO TRAFFIC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11183063February 28, 2019
STEERING
STEERING IS BINDING UP DURING TURNS, BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT. FEELS LIKE POWER STEERING HAS FAILED. WHEEL DOES NOT RETURN TO CENTER BUT MUST BE STEERED BACK TO CENTER. NO WARNING LIGHTS PRESENT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11182512February 26, 2019
POWER TRAIN
FORD F-150 RECALL - CURRENT RECALL FROM FEBRUARY 2019 FOR THE UNINTENDED DOWNSHIFT INTO FIRST GEAR ON 2013 F-150 DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM OF SUDDEN LOSS OF GEAR AND UNEXPECTED DOWNSHIFTING. VEHICLE SOFTWARE WAS UPDATED PER THE RECALL AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE SUDDEN DOWNSHIFTING. WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET IMMEDIATELY AFTER COMPLETING THE RECALL REPAIRS, THE VEHICLE LOST GEAR AND SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED INTO 1ST GEAR FROM 5TH GEAR NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. REAR TIRES HAVE LOCKED UP ON OCCASION WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED BACK TO FORD DEALERSHIP IN NEWNAN, GEORGIA WITHIN ONE HOUR OF PICKING IT UP FROM THE SAME DEALERSHIP AFTER THEY HAD COMPLETED THE RECALL SOFTWARE UPDATE. FORD DEALERSHIP IN NEWNAN, GEORGIA THEN RAN DIAGNOSTICS AND IDENTIFIED THE LEAD MOUNT CABLE AS THE ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11182534February 26, 2019
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED AND ERRONEOUSLY DOWNSHIFTED FROM FOURTH INTO FIRST GEAR, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ABRUPTLY REDUCE SPEED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,580. THE VIN WAS INVALID.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11182643February 26, 2019
STEERING
INTERMITTENT POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE, RESULTS IN A DIFFICULT TO CONTROL, AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY SITUATION. FIRST HAPPENED AT APPX 20 MPH WHILE CORNERING, AND MOMENTARY EXIT OF LANE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC UNTIL ABLE TO WRESTLE VEHICLE BACK INTO LANE. I WAS ON A CURVY COUNTRY ROAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11182236February 25, 2019
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:INTERIOR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REARVIEW MIRROR FRACTURED WHILE THE DEFROSTER WAS ACTIVATED. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE REARVIEW MIRROR FRACTURED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11182454February 25, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TAKATA RECALL. I PUT MY TRUCK IN DRIVE AND AS SOON AS I GET OVER 2-5 MPH IT SHIFTS FROM 1ST GEAR TO 3RD. WHEN THIS HAPPENS I LOSS THE SPEEDOMETER AND MY TURN SIGNALS WILL NOT TURN OFF. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON WITH A BIG WRENCH IN THE CENTER OF MY GAUGES. WILL NOT DOWN SHIFT BELOW 3RD AND WILL NOT GO INTO 6TH. ALSO THE ODOMETER,MPG, AND TRIPS ALL GO BLANK.CODE P0720. OUTPUT SPEED SENSOR CIRCUIT. I'M TOLD BY FORD AND A TRANSMISSION SHOP THAT IT'S IN THE TRANSMISSION! TRUCK JUST HIT 69147 MILES AND I HAVEN'T OWNED IT THREE WEEKS YET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11182215February 24, 2019
POWER TRAIN
I NOTICED MY F150 SHIFTING STRANGE AT SOME POINTS RECENTLY(WITH IN THE LAST COUPLE MONTHS) THEN I WAS WATCHING THE NEWS AND SAW THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED ON 11-13 F150S. SO I CALLED MY LOCAL FORD DEALER AND THEY LOOKED UP MY VEHICLE TO SEE IF IT WAS AFFECTED BY THE RECALL. IT WAS PART OF THE RECALL SO THEY ASKED ME TO SET AN APPOINTMENT FOR IT TO BE FIXED. SO I DID, I LEFT IT WITH THEM FOR TWO DAYS ON THE SECOND DAY THEY CALLED TO TELL ME THEY CAN'T FIX IT BECAUSE FORD HASN'T DEVELOPED THE SOFTWARE TO FIX IT AND IT WON'T BE AVAILABLE UNTIL SOMETIME IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF THE YEAR. I ASKED THEM IF I WAS GOING TO GET A RENTAL UNTIL IT CAN BE FIXED DUE TO IT BEING A SAFETY CONCERN. I DRIVE MY 2 SMALL CHILDREN IN THIS VEHICLE DAILY. THEY TOLD ME NO AND THAT I WOULD NEED TO CALL FORD. SO I CALLED FORD AND AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO TRY AND SPEAK TO A MANAGER IN THEIR CUSTOMER RELATIONS DEPARTMENT I FINALLY GET A CALL FROM LENNY THE MANAGER WHO PROCESSED TO TELL ME THAT 'SAFETY IS NOT A JUSTIFIABLE REASON FOR THEM TO ISSUE ME A RENTAL' SO I ASKED HIM WHAT HAPPENS WHEN MYSELF OR MY CHILDREN GET HURT OR KILLED DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE RECALL BEING THAT MY TRUCK CAN SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFT TO FIRST GEAR AS I'M GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. HE DID NOT HAVE ANY ANSWER FOR THAT AND TOLD ME THERE'S NOTHING HE CAN DO. SO I THEN ASKED TO TALK TO SOMEONE ABOVE HIM. HE SAID THERE WASN'T ANYONE ABOVE HIM. I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING THIS TRUCK ESPECIALLY WITH MY CHILDREN IN IT IF IT CAN DOWNSHIFT TO FIRST GEAR AT ANYTIME. THAT CAN CAUSE A BIG PROBLEM AND HURT OR KILL ANYONE IN MY TRUCK AND OTHERS ON THE ROADWAYS. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT'S PUTTING MOTORISTS AT POSSIBLE RISK EVERY TIME ONE OF THESE AFFECTED VEHICLES IS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. AND THEY DON'T HAVE ANY WAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM YET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11182110February 23, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
WHILE IN MOTION (60MPH) GOING DOWN A HIGHWAY, THE TRUCK SHIFTS FROM 6TH GEAR TO 1ST GEAR WITHOUT WARNING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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