Ford F-150 Complaints (2013)

2,994 consumer complaints on file.

#11031614October 3, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES
HARD JUMPY BRAKING. IT WILL SOMETIMES NOT STOP AT ALL OR IT WILL STOP REALLY HARD. THE MECHANIC SAYS THERE WAS A LEAK AND THE VACUUM MOTOR HAS STOPPED WORKING. THIS WOULD HAPPEN ANY TIME MOVING SLOWLY AT HOME OR IN TOWN OR DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES DURING THE PAST MONTH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11030520September 29, 2017
POWER TRAIN
WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED WITHOUT WARNING INTO FIRST GEAR CAUSING THE REAR TIRES TO SUDDENLY LOCK UP. APPEARS TO BE SAME ISSUE THAT AFFECTED 2011-2012 F150 TRUCKS THAT WAS ADDRESSED WITH RECALL 16V-248.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11030152September 27, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES
25000 MILES. HAVE TO REPLACE FRONT BRAKES, RIGHT FRONT CALIPER STICKING. ROTORS, PADS, CALIPER, AND HOSE ALL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. NORMAL DRIVING NO TOWING OR HEAVY LOADS. A KNOWN PROBLEM TO FORD AND DEALERS. FORD THINKS IT'S NOT A SAFETY PROBLEM. SINCE WHEN ARE LOW MILEAGE BRAKE FAILURES NOT A SAFETY PROBLEM? HUGE EXPENSE. FORD NEEDS TO BE ACCOUNTABLE. FORTUNATELY THIS WAS CAUGHT WHEN TIRES WERE ROTATED. NO ACCIDENT OR DAMAGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11025145September 23, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FORTUNATELY, WE HAD JUST RETURNED FROM AVOIDING HURRICANE IRMA AFTER 1100 MILES. A BATTERY INDICATOR CAME ON AT A STOP LIGHT. IT WENT AWAY UNTIL 3 INTERSECTIONS AND TURNS WHEN I PULLED INTO TRAFFIC ON 66TH ST N ST. PETERSBURG FL AND QUICKLY LOST POWER. A MESSAGE APPEARED ON PANEL TO PUT VEHICLE IN PARK. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A LEFT TURN LANE AND HAD IT TOWED TO CLOSEST FORD DEALER THAT WAS OPEN, WALKER FORD. SEE REPAIR INVOICE ATTACHED. I WAS FORTUNATE IN THAT IT DIDN'T HAPPEN IN HIGH SPEED MERGE ATTEMPT BETWEEN HEAVY TRUCKS! AS THE REPAIR SEEMINGLY ONLY RELOCATES THE FUSE AND DOES NOT ADDRESS REOCCURRENCE, I BELIEVE THIS WAS A LIFE THREATENING SAFETY ISSUE AND CONTINUES TO BE A LIFE THREATENING ISSUE!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11024666September 20, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES
THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER RESERVOIR IS LOSING BRAKE FLUID THAT IS LEAKING INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER, CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKES. WE WERE INFORMED, BY OUR GOODYEAR SERVICE PROVIDER IN OUR COMMUNITY AS WE DO NOT HAVE A FORD DEALERSHIP, THAT THERE IS A RECALL# 16S24 FOR FORD F-150 2013-2014 TRUCKS WITH THIS SPECIFIC AND EXACT ISSUE OF BRAKE FLUID LEAKING INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER, HOWEVER OUR TRUCK WAS MADE ON JULY 18 AND THE RECALL DATE IS FOR VEHICLES MADE BETWEEN AUG 1-AUG 31. I FEEL THIS IS A CASE OF COMPLETE NEGLIGENCE ON FORD'S PART, AS OUR VEHICLE IS THE SAME MAKE, YEAR, MODEL AND DISPLAYING THE EXACT PROBLEM THAT THE RECALL IS FOR, YET THEY SAY IT DOES NOT FALL IN THEIR RECALL DETAILS, SO IT IS NOT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY. THEY ARE FULLY AWARE OF THIS EXTREMELY UNSAFE ISSUE WITH OUR VEHICLE, HAVE A RECALL OUT, BUT BECAUSE OURS WAS TECHNICALLY MADE TWO WEEKS BEFORE THE AUG 1ST CUTOFF DATE, THEY WILL NOT PROVIDE ASSISTANCE AND IT IS NOW OUR OUT OF POCKET RESPONSIBILITY. I AM COMPLETELY BESIDE MYSELF ON THE NEGLIGENCE AND IRRESPONSIBILITY WE ARE EXPERIENCING AND RECEIVING FROM FORD/THE FORD RECALL DEPARTMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11023953September 18, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AFTER PARKING THE TRUCK, I CAME OUT AND IT WOULD NOT START, HAD IT TOWED TO MY REPAIR SHOP, WHERE I WAS TOLD IT WAS A BURNED WIRING TO THE FUSE FOR POWER TO INJECTORS. THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS. BUT STILL IT COST ME $300.00
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11024005September 18, 2017
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE "POWER STEERING" AND "DEFAULT IMMEDIATELY SERVICE" WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE, WAITED A FEW MINUTES, AND WAS ABLE TO RESUME DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,460.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11023567September 14, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
ON FIRST OCCURANCE, TRUCK WAS IN MOTION ON HIGHWAY. VEHICLE LOST POWER, GAGES ZEROED OUT AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. PULLED OVER NAD RESTARTED VEHICLE AND IT RAN FINE AND ENGINE LIGHT CLEARED. MULTIPLE LOSS OF POWER OCCURANCES. DOES NOT THROW A CODE WHEN DIAGNOSTICS ARE RAN. TONIGHT, WHEN MERGING ONTO THE INTERSTATE, WHILE ACCELERATING, TRUCK LOST ALL ACCELERATION, ALL GAUGES STOPPED WORKING AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. RESTARTED THE TRUCK, GAGES DID NOT START WORKING UNITL TRUCK WAS TURNED OFF A SECOND TIME BUT THE TRUCK WAS DRIVEABLE. ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT CLEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11023017September 13, 2017
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME INOPERABLE AS THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, HOWEVER THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT NO RECALLS WHERE ON THE VEHICLE FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 92,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11022808September 12, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN BACKING UP, MY REARVIEW SENSOR DID NOT SOUND AND WE HIT A PALM TREE, WHICH DAMAGED THE TAILGATE, SENSOR (MORE THAN ALREADY). NORMALLY, THIS BACKUP SENSOR WILL SOUND WHEN ANYTHING IS IN THE WAY OR EVEN CLOSE. THIS DID NOT HAPPEN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11022185September 7, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH AND MAKING A TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE ADVANCE TRACK FAILURE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALER. THE LOCAL DEALER (ALL STAR FORD, 2586 RANGE PARK DR, DENHAM SPRINGS, LA, 70726) STATED THEY WOULD DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE AND CONTACT THE OWNER BACK WITH THE DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED OR MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11021792September 6, 2017
STEERING
ON SEPT. 1ST 2017 I STARTED MY 2013 F150 XLT 4X4 WITH APPROX. 93,000 MILES AND RECEIVED A POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT, IT HAS SINCE BEEN INTERMITTENT. I CALLED THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD TO BRING IT IN FOR REPAIR AND THAT IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. I WAS ALSO ADVISED THAT IT WOULD BE AROUND 1300.00 FOR THE REPAIR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11021676September 6, 2017
ENGINE
WHILE COMING OFF THE ENTRANCE RAMP TO THE INTERSTATE IN FRONT OF A SEMI I INCREASED MY THROTTLE TO MERGE AND THE TRUCK STARTED TO SHUTTER AND ENGINE LIGHT COME ON AS SOON AS I PULLED IN FRONT OF THE SEMI. PULLED OVER PUT THE TRUCK IN PARK AND TURNED TRUCK OFF TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE LIGHT. TRUCK WAS ABLE TO RUN AFTER TURNING TRUCK OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11021704September 6, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 10 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS SOFT AND EXHIBITED AN UNEVEN AMOUNT OF PRESSURE. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AT: GARY SMITH FORD, 1 BEALE PKWY, FORT WALTON, FL, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER LEAKED BRAKE FLUID INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER. THE TECHNICIAN ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER TO THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS ABOUT 93,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11020615August 30, 2017
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TWO DAYS IN A ROW MY VEHICLE STALLED AFTER VIOLENTLY SHAKING THE STEERING WHEEL, I HAD A COMPLETE POWER LOSS. I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAITED TO RESTART THE ENGINE. AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES I WAS ABLE TO RESTART MY VEHICLE. THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS ONE THE WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP CALLED ME BACK TO INFORM ME THAT MY VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FOR 26 MILES AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING ONLINE TO SEE IF THERE HAVE BEEN ANY ISSUES. BACK IN 2013 AN INVESTIGATION WAS STARTED FOR THIS ISSUE. I SPOKE WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING BECAUSE THE CARS COMPUTERS DID NOT THROW A CODE. NOT ONLY DID NOTHING HAPPEN FORD DID NOT MENTION ANY TSB THAT WOULD HELP OR FIX THIS ISSUE, AFTER I ASKED ABOUT ANY TSB THAT WOULD HELP OR FIX. STILL I GOT NOTHING FROM THE DEALERSHIP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11020677August 30, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
BATTERY VOLTAGE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON, TRUCK ENGINE DIED WHILE SLOWING DOWN ON HIGHWAY TO EXIT. RESTARTED AFTER SITTING BRIEFLY.. WHEN TRYING TO START ON ANOTHER DAY, STARTER WOULD SPIN BUT WOULDN'T START. AFTER DEALER CHANGED BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR, PROBLEM CONTINUED. BROUGHT BACK TO DEALER. NOTED MELTED FUSE FOR FUEL PUMP RELAY. INSTALLED KIT TO REPOSITION FUSE AND WIRE FOR FUEL RELAY PUMP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11020705August 30, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES
I STARTED THE TRUCK AND THE "LOW BRAKE FLUID" LIGHT CAME ON. I DROVE TO THE NEAREST REPAIR FACILITY (ABOUT 4.7 MILES) UPON ARRIVAL THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR, AFTER PUMPING THE H$LL OUT OF THEM I BARELY STOPPED BEFORE CRASHING INTO A GROUP OF CARS. COME TO FIND OUT THE MASTER CYLINDER IS BLOWING FLUID INTO THE BRAKE POWER BOOSTER ON EACH PRESS OF THE BRAKES. THIS HAPPENED ALL OF THE SUDDEN AND COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DEADLY IF NOT FOR THE FACT THAT I WAS GOING VERY SLOW TO BEGIN WITH DUE TO TRAFFIC. NOW WHY, AFTER NOT EVEN 30K MILES WOULD THIS CATASTROPHIC FAILURE HAPPEN?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11019144August 23, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE
DRIVING ON INTERSTATE WHEN BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. TRIED BRAKES BUT THEY DID NOT WORK. VERY HARD PEDAL THAT COULD NOT BE PRESSED ON WITHOUT NOISES COMING THE BRAKES. STOPPED VEHICLE WITH EBRAKE AND TOOK TO LOCALE FORD DEALER. DISCOVERED THAT VACUUM PUMP LOCKED UP CAUSING THE EXAUST CAM TO BREAK INTO PCS INSIDE THE MOTOR. HAD TO REPLACE MOTOR DUE TO THE VACUUM PUMP ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11016411August 20, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
RADIO STOPS WORKING CAUSING THE HANDS FREE PHONE, CLOCK, AND EVERYTHING ON THE MICROSOFT SYNC CONTROL PANEL TO STOP WORKING. FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING. THE SECOND TIME IT WAS STATIONARY. DEALER SUGGESTED DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY TO RESET EVERYTHING WHICH WORKED FOR ABOUT A WEEK THEN CONTINUES TO DO THE SAME THING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11015958August 17, 2017
POWER TRAIN
BEEN HAVING THIS ISSUE INTERMITTENTLY FOR THE PAST 2 MONTHS SINCE BOUGHT THE TRUCK. CAR WOULD LOSE POWER, CHOKE AND TRANSMISSION DISENGAGE AND SHIFTS GEARS RANDOMLY. IT SEEMS TO BE LOCKED IN NEUTRAL. PARKED ON THE SIDE, PUT IT IN P AND THEN D AND IT WILL WORK AGAIN. MAY 2017 - BROUGHT THE TRUCK FOR INSPECTION AT CLOSEST FORD DEALER. THEY COULDN'T REPRODUCE THE ISSUE AND THOUGHT RESETTING THE COMPUTER WOULD SOLVE IT. JULY 2017 - BROUGHT BACK THE TRUCK TO ANOTHER FORD DEALER. THEY COULDN'T REPRODUCE THE ISSUE BUT FOUND OUT THAT THE TRANSMISSION OIL WAS LOW THEREFORE FILLED IT UP. JULY 2017 - STILL HAVING THE ISSUE, LEAVING THE TRUCK AT THE FORD DEALER FOR ONE WEEK... THEY COULDN'T REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM... TOOK THE TRUCK BACK AUGUST 2017 - DROVE ONE MONTH WITHOUT MAJOR CHOCKING. WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 100KM/H AND THE VEHICLE WENT CRAZY DOWNSHIFTING AND LOCKED THE REAR WHEELS, CARS BEHIND ALMOST HIT ME... ALMOST LOST CONTROL BUT WAS ABLE TO PULL AT THE NEXT EXIT AND CALL THE TOWING. IT COULD'VE BEEN WORST... TRUCK IS NOW AT MY LOCAL DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC. THERE'S NO WAY I'M TAKING BACK THE CAR BEFORE THEY FIX IT AUGUST 15, 2017 - LOCAL FORD HAS BEEN ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE ISSUE. TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTING RANDOMLY INTO DIFFERENT GEARS. THE CULPRIT WAS THE LEAD FRAME PART #AL3Z7G276B. UPON INVESTIGATION THERE WAS A RECALL ON THAT FOR 2010-2012 FORDS.. WELL WELL... I WAS STILL ALL COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. HOPEFULLY, NO ISSUE WILL EVER COME BACK!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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