Ford F-150 Complaints (2013)

2,994 consumer complaints on file.

#11292222December 31, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THIS IS RELATED TO TSB 15-0137. ALTHOUGH MY VEHICLE HAS NOT FAILED YET, MANY HAVE. MY FUSE #27 SHOWS SIGNS OF MELTING AND I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE IT WITH A LARGER FUSE AND HEAVIER GAUGE WIRE AT A COST OF ABOUT $150 (INCLUDING LABOR). IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AS MY DAUGHTER DRIVES THIS TRUCK WITH HORSES IN TOW. ON SEVERAL FORUMS I HAVE READ THAT THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING DUE TO FAILURE OF THE FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM. NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES, WHICH IS A REAL PROBLEM WITH A 120 POUND 20 YEAR OLD AT THE HELM WITH A HORSE TRAILER! THE TRUCK HAS JUST OVER 100,000 MILES ON IT. THIS IS A KNOWN FORD DEFECT THAT CAUSES A SAFETY ISSUE, AND FORD SHOULD BE PAYING THIS COST SO THAT THERE IS NO FINANCIAL IMPEDIMENT TO SAFE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE WITHIN ITS PLANNED USEFUL LIFE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11291996December 30, 2019
POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY GOING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WHEN IT UNEXPECTEDLY DOWNSHIFTED. MY MOMENTUM VIOLENTLY JERKED ME FORWARD, THE TIRES SQUEELED, AND THE RPM GAUGE WENT UP TO OVER 6,000. ANOTHER ISSUE IS THAT IT OCCASIONALLY WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR. I WILL BE STARTING FROM A STOP AND I'LL BE GOING ABOUT 10-15MPH AND IF I DON'T LET OFF THE THROTTLE THE ENGINE WILL JUST REV UP PAST 4000 RPMS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11292036December 30, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE BRAKES FAILED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY AND DOWNSHIFT TO AN EVENTUAL ROLLING STOP. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND PUMPED THE BRAKES PEDAL. THE BRAKE PEDAL EVENTUALLY STARTED TO LOOSEN UP AND THE BRAKES WORKED NORMALLY. BENNA FORD SUPERIOR (3022 TOWER AVE, SUPERIOR, WI 54880, (715) 394-8669) STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE SAME DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT CHECKED WITH AN INDEDENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER COULD BE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,600.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11291906December 29, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH A CAR PULL OVER INTO LANE IN FRONT OF ME? I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES AND THEY WERE AS HARD AS A ROCK, LUCKILY I STEERED TO THE AIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND DOWN SHIFTED TILL THE TRUCK CAME TO A ROLLING STOP, THE BRAKE AND THE PARKING BRAKE LIGHT ARE ON AND THE BRAKES WERE STILL AS HARD AS A ROCK , I TRIED SHUTTING THE TRUCK OFF AND RESTARTING, AND STILL THE SAME RESULT, I PUT THE TRUCK IN DRIVE AFTER AWHILE AND KEPT MESSING WITH IT PUSHING AS HARD AS COULD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND I GOT A LITTLE BIT OF BRAKES , AFTER DRIVING A FEW MILES THEY STARTED WORKING AGAIN, NOW I'M AFRAID WAITING WONDERING IF IT'S NOT GONNA WORK AGAIN, IT'S DANGEROUS, IT'S MY MAIN VEHICLE AND MOST OF MY FAMILY RANDOMLY USES IT. I'VE HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRUCK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11291800December 28, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
EXTREMELY HARD BRAKE PEDAL, VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP EASILY IN NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS, IF PEDAL IS PUMPED REPEATEDLY RED BRAKE LIGHT AND CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING APPEAR. IF KEY IS CYCLED ON THEN OFF WARNINGS GO AWAY BUT BRAKE PEDAL FEELS THE SAME. AFTER EXTENSIVE RESEARCH I FOUND VACUUM PUMP (NON ELECTRIC) LEAKING OIL. I REPLACED IT AND THE SAME ISSUES STILL HAPPEN. I'VE FOUND 2 RECALLS THAT DON'T APPLY TO MY TRUCK. ONE RECALL STATES THE MASTER CYLINDER SEAL IS LEAKING WHICH CAUSES THE BRAKE PEDAL TO GO TO THE TO FLOOR. THE OTHER IS A STIFF PEDAL BUT THAT ONE WAS FOR AN ELECTRIC VACUUM PUMP ISSUE. PLEASE HELP BEFORE FORD KILLS ME. ALSO. I ASKED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP (BELL FORD) FOR TSBS REGARDING THIS AND WAS DENIED THE INFORMATION. THIS SHOULD BE CLASSIFIED AS A SAFETY RECALL THAT NEVER EVER EXPIRES!!!!!!!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11291273December 26, 2019
STEERING
EPAS (ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIT STERRING) SENSOR FAILED, ELECTRONIC STEERING FAILS AND ACTS IF THERE IS NO POWER STEERING CAUSING VERY DIIFFICULT MANUVERING. THS COULD EASILY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT OR FATALITY. SEVERAL ON-LINE COMPLAINTS ABOUT IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11290972December 23, 2019
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES. WHEN STARTING TO TAKE OFF IN LOW SPEEDS, 20-30 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION WILL SLIP INTO NEUTRAL THEN INTO FIRST SLOWING THE TRUCK DOWN RAPIDLY. ALSO, WHILE TRAVELLING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON CRUISE CONTROL, THE VEHICLE WILL DROP TO 5TH GEAR AND THE SPEEDOMETER WILL DROP TO 0, THE ODOMETER AND ALL DISPLAY PANEL SHOWS NOTHING, THE CRUISE WILL NOT WORK, AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11290593December 21, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
PARKED CAR AND OPENED DOOR TO GET WHEN I HEARD A LOAD POP AND REALIZED THE BACK WINDOW SHATTERED. IT WAS PARKED IN A EMPTY PARKING LOT WITH NO POSSIBILITY OF EXTERNAL IMPACT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11290172December 19, 2019
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH, THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED ON ITS OWN WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND THEN TO LUTHER FAMILY FORD (LOCATED AT 3302 36TH ST S, FARGO, ND 58104, (701) 282-2350) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT UNKNOWN ENGINE COMPONENTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V075000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WAS COMPLETED IN JUNE OF 2019. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE RECENT FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,073.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11289980December 18, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WRENCH (CHECK ENGINE) COMES ON FOR UNKNOWN REASON AND VEHICLE LOOSES ALL THROTTLE ABILITY! HAS COME ON 7 TIMES. HAS OCCURRED DRIVING AT 25 UP TO 65 MPH. TODAY I WAS IN THE FAST LANE WRENCH CAME ON AND SHUT DOWN THROTTLE. I MANAGED TO CROSS 3 LANES IN TRAFFIC. EACH TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED I'VE STOPPED AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. THE RESTARTED & RUNS FINE. TAKEN TO FORD AS WELL AS PRIVATE MECHANICS BUT NO CODES SAVED. HAS HAPPENED 6 TIMES. FORD TOLD ME THEY CANT FIX WITHOUT A CODE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11289767December 17, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
I REGULARLY HAVE MY TRUCK SERVICED . . TODAY MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITH NO WARNING. IT SENT A MESSAGE TO PUT VEHICLE IN PARK. IT WAS TOWED TO MY HOME. IT WILL NOT LET ME SHIFT TO DRIVE WITH AN UNCONTROLLABLE VIBRATION. IT DID ALMOST THE SAME THING WHEN IT WAS RECALLED. I HAVE ALWAYS PAUD MY PAYMENTS ON TIME ... HAD IT SERVUCED ACCORDINGLY. MT TRUCK HAS GIVEN ME MORE PROBLEMS THAN I DESERVE. WE WERE ON TGE MAIN HIGHWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED THANK GOD NO ONE WAS COMING BEHIND ME IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A BAD ACCIDENT...HELP [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *PM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11289246December 16, 2019
VISIBILITY/WIPER
ONE COLD MORNING I REMOTE STARTED MY VEHICLE SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY. AFTER LEAVING THE HOUSE I NOTICED THE DRIVER SIDE REAR WINDOW WITH SLIDER WAS SHATTERED. THERE WAS NO EXTERIOR DAMAGE OR SOMETHING THAT MADE AN IMPACT. I HAVE ALSO READ MANY OTHER ACCOUNTS OF THIS ISSUE ON FORD FORUMS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11288887December 13, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
ON OCTOBER 11, 2019 @ APPROXIMATELY 4::15PM I PARKED MY VEHICLE AT A LOCAL STORE TO SHOP. I EXITED MY VEHICLE AND UPON ACTIVATING THE REMOTE DOOR LOCK, I HEARD A LOUD 'POP' THAT SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING STRUCK MY VEHICLE. I PERFORMED A BRIEF INSPECTION OF THE EXTERIOR OF MY VEHICLE BUT FOUND NO EVIDENCE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK BY ANYTHING. UPON MY RETURN DRIVE HOME WHEN CHECKING MY REAR VIEW MIRROR, I THEN NOTICED THAT THE REAR GLASS WINDOW ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS SHATTERED. UPON MY ARRIVAL AT MY HOME, I INSPECTED BOTH THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE BROKEN GLASS AND COULD NOT FIND ANY INDICATION THAT THE GLASS WAS IMPACTED BY A FOREIGN OBJECT NOR DID I FIND ANY POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THE BREAKAGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11288554December 11, 2019
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TRUCK BEING DRIVEN APX 55 MPH AND NO CHANGE FROM ME TRUCK HAS SUDDEN SLOWDOWN WITH SPEEDOMETER DROP TO 40S THEN RECOVERS AS TRUCK SPEEDS UP ON IT'S OWN. SAME DAY AS TRYING TO PARK, IN DRIVE, PRESSING ON GAS ENGINE REVS BUT DOES NOT MOVE. TODAY (7 DAYS LATER) ACCELERATING FROM STOP TRANSMISSION STICKS IN LOW GEAR. HAS HAD POWERTRAIN RECALL APPLIED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11288213December 10, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I WENT TO START THE VEHICLE AND IT WOULD CRANK B UT NOT START. I FOUND THAT A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS TRUCK IS THE FUEL PUMP FUSE. I LOCATED THIS FUSE AND FOUND THAT IT WAS IN FACT BLOWN, AND MELTED IN HALF. FORD HAS CREATED A REPAIR FOR THIS, BECAUSE IT IS SUCH A COMMON PROBLEM, BUT HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. THIS NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED BY FORD FOR THE CUSTOMERS AT NO CHARGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11287452December 6, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING, THE BRAKES SEIZED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE MECHANIC WHERE THE PISTON, ROTORS, BRAKE LINE, BRAKE PADS, AND BRAKE FLUID WERE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BIG COUNTRY FORD LINCOLN (500 W COMMERCE ST, BROWNWOOD, TX 76801, (325) 643-1651), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11287243December 5, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
MY TRUCK HAS A 5.0 MOTOR BUT IS EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME THING AS THIS RECALL THAT ONLY AFFECTS TRUCKS WITH A 3.5 MOTOR. I HAVE TO REFILL THE RESERVOIR ABOUT ONCE A MONTH WHETHER I AM DRIVING IT OR NOT. NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V345000 MANUFACTURER FORD MOTOR COMPANY COMPONENTS SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC POTENTIAL NUMBER OF UNITS AFFECTED 225,012 SUMMARY FORD MOTOR COMPANY (FORD) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2013-2014 F-150 VEHICLES MANUFACTURED AUGUST 1, 2013, TO AUGUST 31, 2014 EQUIPPED WITH 3.5L ENGINES. THE MASTER CYLINDER REAR CUP SEAL MAY ROLL, RESULTING IN BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE FROM THE PRIMARY RESERVOIR INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11287269December 5, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
INSULATION COMING OUT OF TAIL PIPE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11287378December 5, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER KEEPS GOING OUT. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THE UNIT HAS FAILED ON A 2013 TRUCK. THE UNIT ALSO CONTROLS THE HEATED MIRRORS. THE FIX IS TO REMOVE AND REPLACE THE REAR WINDOW WITH THE DEFROST UNIT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11287016December 4, 2019
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE GETS STUCK IN FIRST GEAR SOMETIMES AND WONT SHIFT, SEVERAL TIMES VEHICLE HAS SHIFTED TO FIRST GEAR ON ITS OWN,ALSO VEHICLE SHIFTS ERRATICALLY AND GETS STUCK IN THIRD GEAR, DASH QUITS SPEEDO, TACH, INFO CENTER ON DASH QUITS WORKING AS WELL AS ODOMETER. HAVE TO KEY OFF TO RE-SET. THIS HAS HAPPEN MOSTLY ON CITY STREETS AND OCCASIONALLY ON THE HIGHWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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