Ford F-150 Complaints (2014)

1,539 consumer complaints on file.

#11509853March 2, 2023
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
The contact owns a 2014 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the brake pedal was depressed but the vehicle failed to respond. The brake warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that upon depressing the brake pedal with excessive force, the brake pedal responded but with a delay. The contact stated that the failure occurred intermittently. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11509709March 1, 2023
POWER TRAIN, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR
The contact owns a 2014 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving at 80 MPH, the vehicle downshifted to first gear and decelerated to 20 MPH, causing the front seat passenger’s head to strike the dashboard. No medical attention was required. The contact pulled over to the side of the road and then drove the vehicle back to the residence. The contact stated that a certified mechanic arrived at the residence to diagnose the vehicle. The contact was informed that the output shaft sensor failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline. The approximate failure mileage was 87,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11509269February 27, 2023
BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA
The contact owns a 2014 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while reversing, the rear-view camera displayed a reverse image. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the rear-view camera needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was opened. The manufacturer informed the contact that the vehicle was out of warranty and advised the contact to file a complaint with the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 101,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11508361February 21, 2023
STEERING
The contact owns a 2014 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving approximately 3-60 MPH, the steering wheel seized. The contact stated that the steering wheel was difficult to turn. There was no warning prior to the failure. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufactures was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 122,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11508151February 20, 2023
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA
Rear camera for backing is reversed. In the camera’s view on my frontal screen the left side of the vehicular is on the right side. Safety issues when backing up due to display being reversed especially at night. Electrical system on dash computer and headlights and dash lights turn off and on periodically. They blink off and on for a few seconds. Also affects rear camera sometimes but turning off camera and computer screen said to contact the dealer for camera issues. Also have check engine light coming on. Hand held computer and car shop both state “ low voltage, oxygen sensor, bank one, sensor one. Three times check engine light on in past 2 weeks after shop stated it was fixed. Electrical short in dash and computer screen could be shorting out sensors.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11507635February 16, 2023
STEERING
The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle experienced a loss of power steering, requiring excessive force to steer the vehicle. No warning lights were illuminated. The contact referenced the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V316000 (Steering). The vehicle was taken to a local dealer, who made the contact aware that the VIN was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to file a complaint with the NHTSA Hotline. The approximate failure mileage was 114,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11506979February 13, 2023
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
The contact owns a 2014 Ford F-150. The contact stated while parking the vehicle, the vehicle independently accelerated. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact desperately depressed the brake pedal and was able to stop the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed. The dealer was contacted, and the mechanic stated that the failure was not a known failure. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11506618February 10, 2023
POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2014 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while his son was driving at various speeds, the vehicle was accelerating independently despite not depressing the accelerator pedal. Additionally, the transmission was inadvertently shifting between gears unintendedly. The powertrain malfunction warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where the contact was made aware of the Customer Satisfaction Program: 19N01 (Transmission Molded Leadframe Extended Coverage) and was advised to take the vehicle to a local dealer. The contact made a local dealer aware of the failure; however, the vehicle was not yet diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and the contact was informed that the VIN was not included in the Customer Satisfaction Program. The contact was advised to file a complaint with the NHTSA hotline. The failure mileage was 89,171.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11506371February 9, 2023
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
The contact's son owns a 2014 Ford F-150. The contact stated that after two months of the vehicle not being driven, the brake warning light appeared on the instrument panel upon starting the vehicle. As the contact's son was approaching a stop light, the brake pedal depressed the floorboard as the vehicle crossed the intersection. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic where the mechanic discovered a brake fluid leak due to a defective brake master cylinder and brake booster. Upon investigation, the contact discovered NHTSA Campaign Number: 20V332000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulics) which he linked to the failure. The dealer and the manufacturer were notified of the failure, and the contact was informed that the VIN was not included in the recall. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 51,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11506402February 9, 2023
POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2014 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving at approximately 50 MPH, the vehicle decelerated independently. The contact had not depressed the brake pedal. The contact stated that the vehicle inadvertently downshifted to first gear without the contact using the shift lever. The contact pulled over and placed the vehicle into park(P) and turned off and restarted the vehicle. The contact stated that the vehicle began to operate normally once he shifted back into drive(D). The contact stated that the wrench symbol and service engine warning lights were illuminated. The contact stated that the failure was intermittent and occurred at various speeds. The contact had taken the vehicle to a local dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that the powertrain control module (PCM) needed to be replaced. The contact was informed that the part was on a national backorder. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The contact researched online and related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V075000 (Power Train). The failure mileage was approximately 155,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11506508February 9, 2023
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
This began in November of 2022 as an Intermittent concern. At first, it appeared that I could temporally correct by pulling over completely shutting off the truck and re-starting (re-booting) but is rapidly becoming worse and today (02/09/2023) became untenable, no matter what I did; the speedometer would not work or behaved erratically for brief periods; the information center display disappeared and then became dashes; the transmission randomly down-shits gears causing the wheels to lock up briefly or does not shift at all, causing engine RPMs to spike. While thankfully this has only occurred at speeds below 40 MPH, I feel that this is a safety concern for myself and others as operation of my vehicle becomes haphazard and unpredictable and I am very concerned that it may happen at higher speeds causing a crash. While I have not had the "wrench" displayed, I have read the following codes: U0401 INVALID DATA RECEIVED FROM ECM/PCM; P0316 MISFIRE AT START; P0722 OUTPUT SPEED SHAFT SENSOR The local dealer sates that he believes it to be a Molded Lead Frame issue that was recalled in previous F-150 models but as mine was a 2014, it was not covered. Obviously, the problem has not been resolved for subsequent models.Additionally, the needed replacement part is unavailable and on indefinite back-order, or as the dealer put it, on "inter-galactic back-order" So now, I have an expensive paper weight in my driveway, waiting for a part that may be months or even up to a year to arrive.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11506216February 8, 2023
STEERING
The contact owns a 2014 Ford F150. The contact stated while driving 60 MPH, the steering wheel loosened without warning. The contact pulled over and turned off the vehicle. The vehicle was restarted, and the vehicle operated normally. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the contact was informed that the vehicle was experiencing failure like NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V316000 (Steering) but the vehicle was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and stated that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V316000 (Steering) and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was 192,131.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11506243February 8, 2023
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:REAR WINDOW:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT
Rear window shattered when truck was parked. I was opening front door to get inside at the time.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11506271February 8, 2023
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
The contact owns a 2014 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed and approaching a red traffic light, the brake pedal was depressed and went to the floorboard. The contact added additional brake fluid to the reservoir, but the brake fluid leaked out. The vehicle was towed to her residence. The contact called the local dealer, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the failure was like NHTSA Campaign Number: 16V345000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic). The manufacturer was not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 41,200.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11504804January 31, 2023
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:REAR WINDOW
Back window shattered for unknown reason. The back window on my truck just shattered for reasons unknown. After doing some research this is a known issue with f150 trucks. The back window has a defroster installed
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11504555January 30, 2023
STRUCTURE
The contact owns a 2014 Ford F-150. The contact stated that upon removing the passenger's side floor mat after it rained, the contact noticed that the carpet was significantly wet. The contact then discovered that the carpet showed the presence of mold. Additionally, the contact stated that the bolts securing the front passenger’s and driver’s seats to the chassis were corroded. The dealer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that it was a known failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and a case was opened. The failure mileage was approximately 87,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11503970January 27, 2023
BACK OVER PREVENTION
The contact owns a 2014 Ford F-150. The contact stated while reversing out of a parking space, the Back Over Prevention camera failed to display an image, causing the vehicle to crash into another vehicle. The other vehicle was damaged. There was no injury sustained. A Police report was not filed. The vehicle was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was contacted and stated that the vehicle was not under recall. The failure mileage was 130,000. The VIN was not available.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11503078January 22, 2023
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Vehicle got stuck in the snow. Tried getting vehicle out and almost had it free when I noticed the temperature gauge rising. I then shut the vehicle down and was calling for help for 10 minutes then noticed a flame come out of the engine bay. Yelled for my family to get out. Me and my wife rushed to get our kids out of the vehicle and down the road. The cab and engine bay are gone. I don’t know what caused the fire but it needs to be figured out my family was endangered.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11502412January 18, 2023
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
I was travelling down the highway at near 60 mph and without warning the truck shuttered and shifted to first gear. This nearly started and chain reaction crash with myself and 3 other vehicles as I was nearly rear ended, I also could've easily lost control. Had I been towing my travel trailer at the time this would have caused a major accident without question. 2 codes were thrown at this time P0720 and P0722, this comes back to a Lead Frame issue with the transmission. I took the truck to my local dealer and they stated they couldn't get the issue to happen again and that there was nothing wrong as they could tell because the codes do not store. The only symptom prior to was all the went blank just before the truck shuttered and went to first gear.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11501579January 13, 2023
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2014 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the speedometer went to 0 MPH and the transmission inadvertently shifted to 1st gear, the engine revved up, and the rear tires almost locked up. The service engine warning light illuminated, and the vehicle shifted to LIMP Mode. The failure was intermittent. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 290,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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