Ford F-150 Complaints (2013)

2,994 consumer complaints on file.

#11101440June 12, 2018
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11101037June 11, 2018
POWER TRAIN
AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS MPH DROPS TO ZERO TRANSMISSION SHIFTS TO 5TH GEAR AIRBAG AND SEATBELT LIGHTS COME ON. TO RESET TRUCK MUST BE STOPPED TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. OTHER TIMES SPEEDOMETER IS ERRATIC AND TRANSMISSION SHIFTED ERRATIC ALSO EVEN TO FIRST GEAR AT HWY SPEEDS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11100755June 10, 2018
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TRUCK WENT IN TO "LIMP MODE" WHILE ACCELLERATING TO GET ON HIGHWAY. VEHICLE DECELLERATED. WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE WAS SHUT DOWN AND TOWED. FOUND THROTTLE BODY AND MOTOR ASSYMBLY DEFECTIVE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11100671June 9, 2018
POWER TRAIN
MY TRUCK HAD 3 SEPARATE INCIDENCES, THE FIRST TWO TIMES THE TRUCK WOULD DOWNSHIFT WITHOUT WARNING AND THE TACHOMETER WOULD JUMP AROUND SPORADICALLY WHILE THE TRUCK LURCHED. THE THIRD INCIDENT WOULD BE THAT TAKING OFF FROM A COLD START THE VEHICLE WOULD START OUT IN 5TH GEAR AND THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD NOT MOVE FROM 0.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11100493June 8, 2018
POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING ROUGHLY 30 MPH DOWN A RESIDENTIAL STREET WITH SOME LOOSE ROCKS (DUE TO A RECENT STORM) WHEN MY F150 SUDDENLY DROPPED INTO FIRST GEAR CAUSING MY REAR WHEELS TO LOCK AND SLIDE A BIT. I WAS GOING STRAIGHT AND THERE WAS NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY GOING ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11100392June 7, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
VEHICLE EXHIBITED A CRANK NON-START CONDITION. FUSE 27 WAS EXAMINED AND FOUND TO BE MELTED. THESE TWO OBSERVATIONS SATISFY FORD'S CONDITIONS OF TSB 15-0137. FORD KNOWS THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH THEIR DESIGN AND OFFERS A FUSE RELOCATION KIT (EL3Z-14293-A). THE FUSE WAS MELTED FROM POOR FUSE BOX CONTACT DESIGN. THANKFULLY, THIS HAPPENED ON STARTUP AND NOT WHILE THE TRUCK WAS IN MOTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11100281June 6, 2018
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FELT AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (TAYLOR FORD, 13500 TELEGRAPH ROAD, TAYLOR, MI 48180), BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. HE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 89,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11098389May 29, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE DRIVING SATURDAY MORNING AROUND 7 AM ON MAY 26, 2018 MY BRAKE FLUID LIGHT CAME INTO THE DASH. WHEN I PRESSED ON MY BRAKES I NOTICED THERE WAS NOT MUCH RESISTANCE WHEN PRESSING THEN THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I WAS FIRST ON RT37 IN RHODE ISLAND HEADING TOWARDS CRANSTON WHEN I NOTICED THE LIGHT AND EXITED IMMEDIATELY WHEN I THEN FOUND THAT MY BRAKES WERE NO LONGER WORKING. PER MY MECHANIC -THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER IS LEAKING FLUID INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER DEPLETING THE BREAK FLUID IN THE PRIMARY RESERVOIR MINIMIZING BRAKING CAPABILITIES. AFTER LEARNING WHAT THE PROBLEM WITH MY TRUCK WAS I RESEARCHED ANY RECALLS. PER THE NHTSA THE SAME ISSUE ALREADY RECALLED ON MAY 26 2016 FOR 271000 OF THE SAME TRUCK MAKE MODEL AND YEAR. FORD IS DENYING THAT MY PERSONAL VEHICLE IS INVOLVED IN THE RECALL. THE TRUCK HAS ALL MAINTENANCE REQUIRED AND APPROXIMATELY 53000 MILES, FAR UNDER THE ESTIMATED TIME A PROBLEM LIKE THIS SHOULD ARISE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11098402May 29, 2018
ENGINE
HAD TO BUY A NEW ENGINE! THE TRUCK STARTED RUNNING ROUGH ON THE DRIVE HOME FROM WORK ON FRIDAY, APRIL 6. ON SATURDAY MORNING, APRIL 7, I TOOK IT TO GET GAS. AFTER FILLING MY TANK, THE TRUCK WOULD NOT START BACK UP. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED FROM THE GAS STATION. TOWED IT TO KELLER FORD, GRAND RAPIDS, MI. CODES P0011, P0016, P0017, P0019, P0021, P0172, P0175, P0299, P0313, P0365, P0369, P0390, P0394, P0430 AND P052C. THE TECHNICIAN ALSO PERFORMED A POWER BALANCE TEST AND A COMPRESSION TEST, IT WAS DETERMINED HALF THE ENGINE HAD ZERO COMPRESSION AND THE OTHER HALF HAD LOWERED COMPRESSION. ALL OF THESE RESULTS INDICATED THE TRUCK NEEDED A FULL ENGINE REPLACEMENT. $7,650 FOR THE NEW ENGINE. A VEHICLE WITH 80,000 MILES AND ONLY 5 YEARS OLD SHOULD NOT NEED A NEW ENGINE. A MECHANIC TOLD US THIS IS A PROBLEM AND HE REPLACES AN ENGINE ON THESE FORD TRUCKS AT LEAST A FEW TIMES A MONTH. WE HAD THE ENGINE REPLACED AT SULFORCE AUTOMOTIVE, GRANDVILLE, MI
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11098486May 29, 2018
STEERING
UPON START UP, WHEN LEAVING WALMART PARKING LOT HILL DESCENT CONTROL FAULT AND SERVICE ADVANCE TRAC CAME ON THE DISPLAY. I LOST ALL POWER STEERING!!! AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION, THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE.. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN! IF THIS HAPPENED AT HIGH SPEED IN A CORNER THIS COULD BE DEADLY!!! THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY FORD! MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE! NEEDS TO BE RECALLED....I AM TAKING IT TO LOCAL FORD DEALER ASAP!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11098494May 29, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKES SEIZED. ALSO, THE "CHECK BRAKES" WARNING INDICATOR AND THE FLUID INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED CARBONE FORD AT (802) 442-2888 (897 N BENNINGTON RD, BENNINGTON, VT 05201) AND WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11098644May 29, 2018
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING 75MPH VEHICLE SHIFTED FROM 6TH TO 3RD ON THE HIGHWAY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER PUTTING INTO PARK AND TURNING OFF TRUCK AND RESTARTING IT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS OFF AND VEHICLE DROVE FINE FOR ABOUT ANOTHER WEEK. THIS TIME, WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SHIFTED FROM 6TH TO 4TH AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CODE SINCE TURNING THE TRUCK ON AND OFF DIDNT RESET ANYTHING. THE CODE WAS P0720 OUTPUT SPEED SENSOR "LEADFRAME". ODOMETER, MPH, SPEED, TRIP, FUEL USAGE DID NOT WORK. RPMS WORKED AND THE GEAR I WAS IN WORKED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11098257May 28, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
DRIVING IN TRAFFIC FRIDAY OF THE LONG MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND, TRAVELING AT 75MPH, NO WARNING MY F150 STALLS. FINALLY GET PULLED ALL THE WAY TO THE SHOULDER. AFTER SITTING FOR AN HOUR AND GETTING HELP, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FUSE FOR THE FUEL RELAY HAD MELTED. 50 CENT PART COULD HAVE CAUSED A DEADLY CRASH! WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL ON THIS? MECHANIC THAT WORKED ON MY F150 SAID THIS IS ABOUT THE 12TH ONE HE HAD WORKED ON. I ALSO SEE THAT FORD HAS ISSUED A TSB ON THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11098178May 27, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE CONTINUES RUNNING BUT SUDDENLY DISCONTINUES MOVEMENT OF VEHICLE. AFTER COUPLE MINUTES WITH ENGINE OFF VEHICLE WILL RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. HAS HAPPENED TWICE, ONCE ON NEIGHBORHOOD STREET WHEN TURNING CORNER AND SECOND TIME ON FREEWAY TRAVELING ABOUT 60MPH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11098084May 26, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES
FAILURE OF MASTER CYLINDER WITH NO WARNING. ONLY INDICATION WAS A MESSAGE INDICATING LOW FLUID LEVEL AND BRAKE LIGHT ON DASH ILLUMINATING. SOME BREAKING ABILITY WAS RETAINED BUT WAS DIMISHED. ISSUE OCCURRED WHILE ONE A LIGHTLY TRAFFICED LOCAL ROAD. REFILLING OF FLUID ONLY RESULTED IN SAME LOSS OF FLUID AND WARNING LIGHTS REOCCURRING A FEW MOMENTS LATER. DIAGNOSED AS FAILED MASTER CYLINDER AND FLUID ACCUMULATION IN BRAKE BOOSTER ALSO NECESSITATED ITS REPLACEMENT, WITH BOTH REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS A MY13 3.5 L ECOBOOST MODEL WITH A JULY 17 2013 BUILD DATE, AND 59500 MILES. THIS IS JUST 2 WEEKS OUTSIDE OF EFFECTED VEHICLES PREVIOUSLY RECALLED FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11097910May 25, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKES DO NOT STOP TRUCK ,THE PEDAL PUSHES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, START TO GET A WHEEL VIBRATIONS AS VEHICLE SLOWS. WILL NOT STOP IN A PANIC SITUATION. VEHICLE IS DRIVEN MOSTLY CITY AT SPEEDS OF 35 TO 40 MILE PER HOUR. SEEMS MORE PRONOUNCED ON HILLS AND COMING TO A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. VEHICLE JUST TURNED 20,000 MILES, HAVE ALREADY REPLACED BRAKES AND ROTORS A TWO YEARS AGO .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11097815May 24, 2018
STEERING
OFF AN ON LOSING POWER STEERING. CAN BE VERY TIGHT TO STEER. NEARLY PULLED ME INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHEN STEERING WHEEL KINDA GOT STUCK AND DID NOT RECOVER TO STRAIGHTEN TRUCK. I HAD TO PULL WHEEL TO GET BACK IN LANE. BEEN GOING OFF AN ON BUT NOW MOSTLY MANUAL STEERING AND GETTING WORSE. NOTHING MECHANICAL, RACK N PINON, KNUCKLES, UJOINT, BRAKES, ETC. FORD HOOKED UP DIAGNOSTIC AND IT SHOWED ALL GOOD. NO INDICATOR LIGHTS ON IN TRUCK.SOUNDS SIMILAR TO OTHER RECALLS YOU HAVE. FORD LOOKED AT IT A MONTH AGO. NOW CANT GET IN FOR 2 MORE WEEKS. IS IT SAFE TO DRIVE?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11097584May 23, 2018
ENGINE
THE TIMING CHAIN STRETCHED CAUSING MY ENGINE TO MISS TIME. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF A FORD DEALER THAT IF THIS WAS AVOIDED LONG ENOUGH IT COULD HAVE BLOWN MY ENGINE. ALSO WHILE DISCUSSING THIS ISSUE WITH THE SERVICE MECHANIC HE INFORMED ME HE SEES THIS ISSUE FREQUENTLY. THIS TELLS ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT IS BRINGING GROSSLY IGNORED BY FORD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11097282May 22, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY 2013 FORD F150 WILL SHIFT INTO DIFFERENT GEARS WHILE DRIVING CAUSING THE TRUCK TO LOCK UP. I WAS DRIVING 65 MPH DOWN THE INTERSTATE THIS MORNING WHEN IT SHIFTED INTO 1ST GEAR CAUSING MY TIRES TO LOCK UP AND SKID ALL OVER THE ROAD. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET IT OFF THE ROAD BEFORE CRASHING. I HAVE HEARD THIS IS THE OUTPUT SPEED SENSOR WHICH HAS HAPPENED TO MILLIONS OF OTHER F150'S. WHY HAS THIS NOT BEEN RECALLED?? THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD! HTTPS://WWW.SLASHGEAR.COM/FORD-FACES-1M-RECALL-EXPANSION-OVER-WORRYING-TRANSMISSION-FLAW-02513360/
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11096763May 18, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES
VEHICLE BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY WITH NO WARNING. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AS I APPROACHED A STOP LIGHT WITH 2 CARD IN FRONT OF ME, I WAS ABLE TO ENGAGE THE E BRAKE TO STOP THE TRUCK. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE INCIDENT THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS WELL AS THE LOW BRAKE FLUID WARNING INDICATOR. I REFILLED THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR BUT AFTER DRIVING A FEW MILES THE ALARM SOUNDED AGAIN, ONCE AGAIN THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR WAS COMPLETELY EMPTY. VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO OPERATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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