Ford F-150 Complaints (2013)

2,994 consumer complaints on file.

#11353368September 5, 2020
STEERING
THE STEERING WOULDN'T MOVE AND NONE OF THE TURNING SIGNALS WORK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11353051September 3, 2020
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED WHILE COMING BACK FROM WORK, SPEEDOMETER SHUT ITSELF OFF AND A WRENCH ICON SHOWED ON THE DASHBOARD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11353074September 3, 2020
STEERING
ON 8/29/2020 I WAS DRIVING MY 2013 FORD F-150 AND I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN IN A INTERSECTION AND RIGHT WHEN I WAS TURNING MY STEERING WHEEL IT FROZE UP AND BECAME EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN. I HAD TO SLAM ON MY BRAKES AND PULL THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT WITH ALL MY MIGHT AND ALMOST WENT OVER THE CURB. LUCKILY I WAS DOWN THE STREET FROM MY HOME SO I MANAGED TO TO SLOWLY TAKE DRIVE TRUCK BACK HOME. AFTER GOING ONLINE AND RESEARCHING THE STEERING PROBLEM I FOUND OUT THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH THERE 2013 FORD F-150'S. EVEN OTHER YEARS OF FORD F-150 HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS ALSO. THE 2014 F-150 HAVE A RECALL ON THERE STEERING SYSTEMS. FORD HAS NOT TO THIS DAY ISSUED A RECALL YET FOR THE 2013 FORD F-150 BUT IT HAS RECALLS FOR FUSIONS AND OTHER 2013 FORD MODELS. THIS IS VERY DISCONCERTING TO ME BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY ISSUE. LUCKILY I WASN'T GOING 75 ON THE FREEWAY AROUND A CURVE WHEN THIS HAPPENED OR THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A CATASTROPHE. SHAME ON FORD FOR PUTTING FAULTY STEERING SYSTEMS IN THESE VEHICLES AND NOT ISSUING A RECALL STILL. I HAD TO PAY $2,000 TO GET THE RACK AND PINION REPLACED AND I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT THEY MAKE ME PAY FOR THERE FAULTY PART. I DO NOT FEELS SAFE DRIVING THIS TRUCK ANYMORE AND I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER FORD PRODUCT IN THE FUTURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11352435September 1, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING FROM OHIO BACK TO NORTH CAROLINA, MY WIFE AND I WERE TRAVELLING AT 75 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING MY TRUCK ABRUPTLY STALLED TO 5 MPH WITH NO POWER FROM THE ACCELERATOR. I MANAGED TO GET THE TRUCK OUT OF THE HIGH SPEED LANE ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY AND ON TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TURNED THE TRUCK OFF. A FEW MINUTES LATER, I TURNED THE TRUCK BACK ON AND ALL FUNCTION RESUMED. THIS HAS HAPPENED IN THE PAST, BUT WHEN I TOOK IT IN FOR WORK THERE WAS NO ISSUE REPORTED OR READ AND THE ERROR COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP. SERVICE INFORMED ME I HAD A BAD THROTTLE BODY. THIS TRUCK WAS PART OF A "CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM" RUN IN 2013 FOR A BAD THROTTLE BODY AND TOTAL LOSS OF ACCELERATION. MY TRUCK RECEIVED THE REPAIR IN 2014 VOIDING THE THROTTLE BODY 10 YEAR OR 150,000 MILE WARRANTY. THE SAFETY CONCERN REMAINS AND IS ENDANGERING MY LIFE, MY WIFE, AND OUR FUTURE CHILD. THE PART MIGHT BE REPLACED WITHOUT FIXING THE PROBLEM. AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE MAY KEEP THIS VEHICLE HAVING REOCCURRENCES. THIS HAS ME VERY CONCERNED ABOUT A SERVICE THAT DOES NOT INCREASE VEHICLE SAFETY. AND BECAUSE OF THAT CONCERN I BEGAN TO INQUIRE IF ANYONE ELSE HAS HAD THIS ISSUE. IT TURNS OUT THAT IN 2015 A CLASS ACTION SUIT WAS FILED AGAINST FORD AND SETTLED ON INDIVIDUAL BASISES (JANIS BENKLE ET AL V FORD MOTOR COMPANY). CURRENTLY, THERE ARE NO PROGRAMS TO ASSIST OWNERS LIKE MYSELF IN THIS SITUATION. THE ORIGINAL PROGRAM IS NO LONGER VALID AND THE REPAIR PERFORMED WAS ONLY GOOD FOR ONE TIME (THAT REPAIR APPARENTLY WOULD NOT SOLVE THE SAFETY CONCERN AS OTHERS HAVE STATED THAT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED AFTER A NEW THROTTLE BODY WAS PUT IN). I HAVE SOUGHT OUT AN AUDIENCE WITH THE "ZONE MANAGER". HOWEVER, I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT IS IMPOSSIBLE AS CUSTOMER CARE WILL NOT GIVE THAT INFORMATION AND NEITHER WILL THE DEALERSHIP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11352056August 30, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DRIVING AT 70MPH, ENGINE BECAME WEAK, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, TRANSMISSION WENT TO 5TH GEAR, SPEEDOMETER WENT TO 0 THOUGH TACHOMETER WAS STILL SHOWING AROUND 2,000 RPM. AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. TRUCK WOULDN'T SHIFT UP OR DOWN. CAME TO A STOP, TRANSMISSION WENT TO 3RD. HAD TO SHUT OFF TRUCK AND RESTART. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN 1 MONTH. I JUST PURCHASED THIS TRUCK THREE WEEKS PRIOR TO THIS OCCURRENCE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11350383August 20, 2020
STEERING
RANDOMLY THE STEERING LOCKS UP AND LOSES POWER STEERING - USUALLY ON A TURN LEFT AND RIGHT - ISSUE LASTS 2 TO 5 SECONDS AND THEN RETURNS TO POWER STEERING. A HILL DECENT FAILURE WARNING LIGHT APPEARS AND THEN A SERVICE ADVANCETRAC WARNING LIGHT. ALSO FEELS LIKE THE BRAKES ARE BEING APPLIED AUTOMATICALLY. VERY DANGEROUS IN TRAFFIC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11350389August 20, 2020
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE OPEN HIGHWAY AT 65MPH, A YELLOW WRENCH APPEARED IN MY DASH INFORMATION PANEL AND THE VEHICLE ENTERED "LIMP MODE". THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND I HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY TRANSITION ONTO THE SHOULDER IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART, HOWEVER, IT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM TWO ADDITIONAL TIMES ON THE WAY TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP. THE OBD DIAGNOSTIC CODE WAS P2112
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11350225August 19, 2020
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,952.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11349782August 17, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES
THE BRAKES WENT OUT ON MY 2013 F-150, THE MASTER CYLINDER LEAKED BRAKE FLUID INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER. 'I WAS DRIVING AND WENT TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR I WAS LUCKY THERE WASN'T A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME OR I WOULD HAVE HIT IT. 'I PULLED INTO GAS STATION AND GOT DOT 4 BRAKE FLUID AND FILLED UP THE RESERVOIR, THE INDICATOR LIGHT SHOWED 98% FULL. 'I DROVE COUPLE BLOCKS HOME AND WENT TO STOP AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR AGAIN (I WAS LUCKY I DID NOT GO THRU THE GARAGE).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11349912August 17, 2020
WHEELS
DRIVER NOTED UNUSUAL LACK OF POSITIVE CONTROL SENSATION DURING NORMAL MANEUVERING WHILE DRIVING. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO LOCAL SERVICE CENTER. SUSPENSION, W08HEEL AND TIRE MATERIAL CONDITION APPEARED SATISFACTORY. LUG NUTS WERE SWOLLEN. 24 LUG NUTS HAD TO BE REPLACED. TIRES WERE ROTATED. VEHICLE MANEUVERING APPEARS NORMAL AFTER REPAIR. FINDING AND REPAIR WAS COMPLETED BY TOM FROST FIRESTONE, INC. WARRENTON, VA 20186 INVOICE 1012727 540-347-1500
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11349368August 15, 2020
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG LIGHT ON HAD TO REPLACE 2 WIRING HARNESSES AND SENSORS.THIS VEHICLE HAS 50600 MILES AND I HAVE OWNED IT SINCE NEW. FORD SAYS FIVE YEARS OR 60000 MILES WARRANTY. I HAD IT REPAIRED BY MY MECHANIC AT COST OVER 500.00 DOLLARS. I BELIEVE SAFETY ISSUES SHOULD BE COVERED BY WARRANTY FOR DEFECTIVE PARTS.THANK YOU!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11349186August 14, 2020
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
TRUCK WENT INTO LIMP MODE IN TRAFFIC AND ALMOST HAD A WRECK BEFORE I COULD GET OFF FREEWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11348998August 13, 2020
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
WHEN I WAS BACKING MY F150 OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY I HEARD A LOUD SQUEALING SOUND WHEN I TURNED MY STEERING WHEEL. THIS CAUSED A STABLE TRAC LIGHT, A HILL DECENT LIGHT, AND A POWER STEERING LIGHT. I CLICKED ON THE OK BUTTON TO CLEAR ALL THREE FAULTS ON THE DASH BECAUSE THE TRUCK SEAMED TO WORKING PROPERLY. AS I DROVE TO WORK A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME SLAMMED ON THEIR BREAKS AND WHEN I WENT TO REACT THE POWER STEERING DID NOT WORK. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE THAT COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY AND OR DEATH TO ME AND MY KIDS. THE POWER STEERING DID COME BACK AND WORKED FOR A FEW DAYS THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN WHEN A CAR TURNED IN FRONT OF ME AND WHEN I SWERVED TO MISS A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE TRUCK THE POWER STEERING FAILED YET AGAIN. I NOW HAVE ALL THREE FAULTS EVERY TIME I START THE TRUCK AND THE POWER STEERING IS COMPLETELY OUT NOW. THIS CONDITION IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IF A YOUNGER PERSON OR SOMEONE THAT DOESN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO OR HAVE THE PHYSICAL STRENGTH TO MANUALLY TURN THE VEHICLE WHEN THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT WITHOUT WARNING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11348424August 10, 2020
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DEFROSTER MALFUNCTIONED WITH A THREE PANEL SLIDING WINDOW. THE WINDOW PANEL BEHIND THE DRIVER SHATTERED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS THE THIRD TIME THAT THE SAME WINDOW PANEL SHATTERED SINCE OWNING THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER HASSETT FORD (3530 SUNRISE HWY, WANTAGH, NY 11793, 516-785-7800) STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE ISSUE AND THERE WAS ALSO NO WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11348452August 10, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES
2013 FORD F-150 RECALLED BY FORD IN 2016 UNDER RECALL 16V345000. VEHICLE HAD THE DEFECTIVE HITACHI MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED IN MAY OF 2017 BY JENKINS FORD IN FORT MEADE FLORIDA AT NO CHARGE. ON JULY 30TH 2020 WHILE TRAVELING ON AN INTERSTATE DEPRESSED BRAKE PEDAL, TRAVELLED TO THE FLOOR WITH MINIMAL BRAKING AND BRAKE FLUID LOW LEVEL LIGHT CAME ON WITH WARNING CHIME. REMAINED IN CONTROL TO STOP VEHICLE WITH NO ACCIDENT. VEHICLE TOWED TO BARTOW FORD, DIAGNOSED AS FAULTY MASTER CYLINDER SEAL ALLOWING COMPLETE BYPASS OF BRAKE FLUID INTO THE VACUUM BOOSTER. FORD REFUSED TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR $1282 CLAIMING THEY HAD FIXED THIS PROBLEM IN 2017. UPON INVESTIGATION CONFIRMED THAT THE DEFECTIVE HITACHI MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED WITH ANOTHER IDENTICAL DEFECTIVE HITACHI MASTER CYLINDER. IT MAKES NO SENSE TO TRY TO CORRECT A DEFECT WITH THE IDENTICAL DEFECTIVE PART WHEN THE BRAKING OF A 6000 POUND VEHICLE IS AT STAKE! I JUST SAW ANOTHER RECALL JUST OUT FOR 2015 THRU 2018 F150 WITH THE SAME POORLY DESIGNED SINGLE SEAL MASTER CYLINDER. HOW MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS HAVE THERE BEEN FOR THE REPLACEMENT MASTER CYLINDER ALSO FAILING?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11348487August 10, 2020
ENGINE
HAS A REALLY ROUGH START. KNOCKS REALLY LOUD WHEN IDLE. DRIVES ROUGH AND KNOCKS AS WELL. AFTER A WEEK OF SEARCHING FORUMS I FOUND THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE THE CAM PHASERS REPLACED. MOST OF THEM JUST SAID THEY CHANGED OUT THE ENGINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11344284August 10, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
VEHICLE HAS OUTSTANDING SAFETY RECALL NHTSA# 19V075 (MANUF RECALL# 19S07). REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO SCHEDULE RECALL WITH LOCAL DEALERS FAILED. DEALERS EITHER DID NOT RESPOND OR SAYS THEY WILL "GET BACK WITH YOU". CONTACTED FORD AND THEY SENT EMAIL STATING THAT THEY WILL GET IT TAKEN CARED OF, THEN NOTHING. FOLLOW-UP EMAILS GO UNANSWERED. BEEN TRYING TO SCHEDULE THIS SINCE APRIL. PLEASE HELP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11343730August 6, 2020
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DROVE TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ELECTRONIC STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,044.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11342466July 31, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I HAD THE WRENCH LIGHT COME ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND DIDN'T HAVE MUCH OF A PROBLEM AT FIRST. THEN A DAY LATER WHEN I WAS GOING TO WORK, I TURNED THE TRUCK ON AND PUSHED THE GAS AND THE LIGHT CAME ON AND I COULD NOT ACCELERATED AT ALL. MY RPM'S WOULD NOT CLIMB. I HAD TO LET MY TRUCK START TO GO ON ITS OWN THEN MY GAS PEDDLE WOULD FINALLY CATCH AND MY TRUCK WOULD GO. LATER THAT DAY I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, GOING ABOUT 40MPH, AND MY VEHICLE WENT INTO LIMP MODE. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND RESTART MY TRUCK. IT DID LIKE 3 TIMES ON THE WAY HOME. WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND IS HOW AS SOON AS I START MY TRUCK, WITH IT STILL IN PARK, AND HIT THE GAS THE LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND THE TRUCKS RPMS DON'T WORK. THIS IS ONE OF MANY PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD WITH THIS TRUCK. THE A/C IS A WHOLE OTHER TOPIC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11342392July 30, 2020
STEERING
ELECTRIC POWER STEERING RACK AND PINION STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, HAD TO PULL OVER AND GET THE TRUCK TOWED. CONTACTED LOCAL FORD DEALER, THEY ADVISED REPLACING THE ELECTRIC RACK AND PINION FOR ABOUT $1900. THEY ACKNOWLEDGED IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN, HOWEVER FORD HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS MODEL YET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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