Ford F-150 Complaints (2013)

2,994 consumer complaints on file.

#11162062December 17, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT NOTICED A BURNING ODOR AND TOWED THE VEHICLE TO FUTURE FORD LINCOLN (650 AUTOMALL DR, ROSEVILLE, CA 95661, (888) 656-7577). THE DEALER REPAIRED A FUEL PUMP AND WIRING THAT WAS HEAT DAMAGED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD CALL THE CONTACT BACK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11162080December 17, 2018
POWER TRAIN
ON HIGHWAY, SPEED(60 MPH), GAUGES ON DASH BEGAN SWINGING WILDLY, TRANSMISSION BEGAN SHIFTING UP AND DOWN RAPIDLY AND THEN DOWN SHIFTED TO 1ST GEAR AT 60 MPH. THE REAR TIRES STARTED SCREAMING AND THREW ME SIDEWAYS INTO THE NEXT LANE AND ONTO SHOULDER OF ROAD. I HAD BEEN ON HIGHWAY FOR APPROX. 20 MINUTES BEFORE FAULT HAPPENED. I RESTARTED AND VEHICLE SEEMED TO OPERATE. I ATTEMPTED TO TRAVEL TO FORD DEALER WHEN AFTER ANOTHER 20 MINUTES FAULT RESUMED THROWING TRUCK OFF HIGHWAY AND LUCKILY ONTO EXIT ROAD. I AGAIN RESTARTED TRUCK AND PROCEEDED AT 20 MPH TO NEARBY DEALER. MY FORD DEALER FOUND INTERMITTENT LOSS OF OSS SIGNAL FROM THE LEAD FRAME. EXACT PROBLEM AND REPAIR AS IN RECALL #16N02 BUT MY TRUCK WAS JUST OUT OF RECALL RANGE. I BELIEVE THIS SAFETY RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO INCLUDE 2013 TRUCKS WITH THE SAME UNSAFE CONDITION. I HAD SOME DRIVE TRAIN WARRANTY LEFT SO REPAIR COST ME ONLY $100.00 BUT RECALL WOULD HAVE EXTENDED MY TRANSMISSION WARRANTY TO 150,000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11161803December 16, 2018
VISIBILITY/WIPER
2013 FORD F-150 SUPERCAB FX4. POWER SLIDING REAR WINDOW WITH DEFROST SHATTERED WITHOUT IMPACT. I HAVE A FIBERGLASS TOPPER, SO THERE IS NO WAY THAT SOMETHING FROM THE OUTSIDE COULD HAVE IMPACTED THE WINDOW. THE DRIVER-SIDE SHATTERED, BUT THE SLIDER AND PASSENGER-SIDE WERE UNAFFECTED. THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS IN THE LOW 30S FAHRENHEIT; NOT SURE WHETHER THE REAR WINDOW DEFROST WAS ACTIVATED. I HEARD THE GLASS BREAK WHILE I WAS DRIVING, BUT DID NOT REALIZE WHAT HAD HAPPENED UNTIL I ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION.WHEN I CLOSED THE DRIVER-SIDE REAR DOOR, I HEARD THE GLASS FALL OUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11161840December 16, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
HEATER/AIR BLOWER CAUGHT ON FIRE. THERE WAS NOT AN OBSTRUCTION CAUSING THE FAN/BLOWER TO OVER HEAT. I CAUGHT IT SOON AFTER THE FIRE STARTED SO WAS ABLE TO PUT IT OUT BEFORE THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY IN MY FRONT DRIVEWAY AND HAD JUST STARTED IT RUNNING TO WARM UP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11161871December 16, 2018
POWER TRAIN
AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK THE TRANSMISSION BEHAVES ERRATICALLY. WHEN ACCELERATION FROM A STOP ALL POWER IS LOST. A BIG WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON ON THE DASHBOARD. I AM FORCED TO COAST OR LIMP OUT OF TRAFFIC. USUALLY IT WILL STOP IF I SHUT THE TRUCK OFF AND RESTART IT. ANOTHER PROBLEM I HAVE EXPERIENCE IS SUDDEN DOWNSHIFTING INTO FIRST GEAR WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH. AGAIN I NEED TO PULL OVER AND SHUT THE TRUCK OFF AND RESTART IT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. ANOTHER POWERTRAIN ISSUE I HAVE EXPERIENCED, HOWEVER NOT AS DANGEROUS. IS ALL OF A SUDDEN ALL THE GAGES WILL GO BLANK. NO SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER, OR ODOMETER. SOMETIMES I'LL SEE THE BIG YELLOW WRENCH. AGAIN, TO FIX THIS I NEED TO SHUT THE TRUCK OFF AND RESTART IT. I HAVE A 2013 FORD F-150 XLT WITH 3.5 ECOBOOST APPROXMITTLY 80,000 MILES. I EXPERIENCE AT LEAST ONE OF THESE THREE PROBLEMS AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK AND SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11161503December 15, 2018
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP OUT OF GEAR PERIODICALLY. DASH WOULD ALSO RESET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11161293December 14, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TRUCK SUDDENLY DROPS FROM 6TH GEAR TO 1 ST GEAR AND BARKS THE REAR TIRES WHILE TRAVELING AT 60MPH ALSO THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GOES COMPLETELY OUT EXCEPT FOR THE RPM GAUGE IT ALSO DOWN SHIFTS FROM 6TH TO 5TH AND THEN WILL NOT UPSHIFT AND ONLY DOWN SHIFTS TO 3RD GEAR ALSO IT HAS STUCK IN 1ST GEAR WHEN TAKING IFF FROM A RED LIGHT. IT HAS DONE EVERYTHING WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY EXCEPT FOR THE 1ST GEAR ISSUE THAT HAPPENED FROM A STOPED POSITION WHEN I STARTED TO TAKE OFF. PROBLEM DOES HAPPEN ALL THE TIME AND WHEN YOU PULL OVER AND PLACE THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND TURN THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTART THE ENGINE THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY AND THEN IT STARTS IT AGAIN TOOK THE TRUCK TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST 985.00 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM WHEN IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT WAS RECALLED ON THE PREVIOUS YEARS TRUCK SAME PROBLEM ON THE 2011 AND 2012 ALSO HAVE READ THE PROBLEM IS STILL ACCOURING ON THE 2014 MODELS AS WELL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11161314December 14, 2018
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY 2013 FORD F-150 ECOBOOST GETS STUCK IN 1ST GEAR SOMETIMES WHILE TRYING TO MOVE FROM A STOP. IT HAS ALSO SKIPPED 1ST AND 2ND GEAR AND GOTTEN STUCK IN 3RD GEAR AND BARELY ABLE TO MOVE MORE THAN 5 MPH. IT HAS HAPPENED FROM A DEAD STOP AS WELL AS WHILE DRIVING 40 PLUS MILES PER HOUR. TYPICALLY PULLING OVER AND TURNING THE TRUCK OFF AND BACK ON FIXES IT. I AM AFRAID IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11161407December 14, 2018
VISIBILITY/WIPER
AT APPROX 0800 ON 12/03/2018 WHILE DROPPING MY DAUGHTER OFF AT POTOMAC HEIGHTS ELEMENTRY SCHOOL, WE WERE SITTING STILL WAITING IN THE PARENTS DROP OFF LINE ON THE SCHOOL PROPERTY WHEN WE HEARD A VERY LOUD BANG, MY DAUGHTER POINTED AT THE REAR WINDOW AND SAID THAT IT WAS SHATTERED, SHE POINTED AT THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW, AT WHICH TIME I GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE TO INSPECT IF WE WERE HIT BY ANYTHING. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION YOU CAN SEE NO IMPACT TO THE VEHICLE OR THE WINDOW. I GOT BACK INTO THE VEHICLE AND PULLED FORWARD TO DROP OFF MY DAUGHTER AND AT THAT TIME REPORTED TO THE SCHOOLS STAFF WHAT HAD HAPPENED. I ASKED FOR THEM TO REVIEW THEIR VIDEO TAPE AND SEE IF SOMETHING HAD IN FACT HIT THE VEHICLE AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD AND CALL ME BACK. AT APPROX 0845 I CALLED THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AFTER LOOKING ONLINE TO SEE THAT IT IS A VERY WELL DOCUMENTED ISSUE THAT IS HAPPENING IN FORD F-150 FROM 2010-2018 MODELS. I SPOKE WITH DOUG GREEN, THE SERVICE MANAGER, AND HE SAID THERE ARE NO RECALLS OR SERVICE ISSUES CURRENTLY BUT THAT HE WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND IT IS A CASE BY CASE BASIS THROUGH FORD. HE REQUESTED PICTURES OF THE SHATTERED GLASS AND MY VIN AND SAID HE WOULD CONTACT FORD WITH ALL THE INFORMATION AND SEE HOW WE MOVE FORWARD. POTOMAC HEIGHTS ELEMENTRY SCHOOL CONTACTED ME, MR STARK, KARL, WHO IS THE PRINCIPAL OF THE SCHOOL AND AFTER REVIEWING THE VIDEO HE OBSERVED NOTHING HITTING THE VEHICLE AND WITNESSED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AT THE TIME OF THE DAMAGE, HE ALSO REPORTED OBSERVING MYSELF GETTING OUT OF THE VEHICLE TO INSPECT FOR DAMAGES AS MENTIONED ABOVE, HE HAS AGREED TO PROVIDE ME WITH A COPY OF THE VIDEO AND SPEAK WITH FORD IF AT WHICH TIME THAT IS NEEDED AS A WITNESS OF NO ACCIDENT AND NOTHING HITTING VEHICLE AND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN INCIDENT HAPPENED HE WILL ALSO HAVE A BETTER IDEA OF THE APPROX TIME OF WHEN IT TOOK PLACE. MD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11160826December 11, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ED KENLEY FORD (877-841-1691, LOCATED AT 1888 N MAIN ST, LAYTON, UT 84041) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT FUSE 27 IN THE FUSE BOX WAS TOO SMALL AND NEEDED TO BE RELOCATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 81,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11157241December 10, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE A 2013 F150 AND HAVE A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. AFTER MY MECHANIC LOOKED INTO IT HE SAID IT IS THE TIMING CHAIN RATTLING AT START UP. THE TRUCK HAS ONLY 52000 MILES ON IT. BARELY BROKE IN AND NOW HAS A ROUGH IDLE AND LOSS OF POWER WHEN DRIVING. MY MECHANIC CAME UP WITH 4 DIFFERENT CODES SHOWING CAMSHAFT AND CRANKSHAFT POSITION CORRELATIONS. TURBO CHARGER UNDER REST. SYSTEM TO RICH BANK 1 & 2 AND MISFIRE DETECTED AT START UP. THIS IS A 2013 TRUCK WITH 52000 MILES AND FORD IS TELLING ME IT PROBABLY ISN'T UNDER WARRANTY AND COULD COST AROUND $3500 OR MORE TO FIX. I SEE THEY HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS SAME ISSUE WITH THE 2011 & 2012 F150S. INTERNET IS FULL OF THIS SAME ISSUE. HOW CAN THEY GET AWAY WITH IT FOR 3 YEARS AND NO RECALL?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11157061December 8, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY/WIPER
THURSDAY MORNING 12-6-18 IT WAS ABOUT 0 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT I STARTED MY TRUCK AND TURNED ON THE REAR WINDOW / MIRROR DEFROSTER. I WAS ABOUT 2 MILES FROM THE HOUSE WHEN I HEARD A BANG COMING FROM MY BACK SEAT AREA ON THE DRIVERS SIDE IT WAS LOUD ENOUGH THAT IT MADE ME JUMP. AT THE TIME I COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT IT WAS BUT MY REAR DEFROSTER WOULD NO LONGER WORK. I MESSED AROUND WITH IT A FEW TIMES BUT IT WOULD NOT LIGHT THE DASH LIGHT. LATER ON AS THE SUN WAS SHINING JUST RIGHT I NOTICED THE DRIVERS SIDE OF MY BACK WINDOW WAS SHATTERED. AT THAT POINT IT ALL BECAME CLEAR TO ME WHAT THE NOISE WAS AND WHERE IT HAD COME FROM. F150 BACK GLASS SHATTERED WITH REAR DEFROSTER ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11156976December 8, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
DUE TO THROTTLE BODY FAILURE, THE TRUCK HAS GONE INTO A "LIMP" MODE SEVERAL TIMES. NEEDLESS TO SAY FOR THE TRUCK TO SUDDENLY STOP ACCELERATING WHEN ON THE HIGHWAY OR EVEN WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP SIGN COULD BE DEADLY. I WONDER HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE DEAD BECAUSE OF THIS AND WERE NOT ABLE TO TELL ANYONE THE ACCIDENT WAS DUE TO THE FAILURE AND NOT BECAUSE OF THEIR DRIVING. NOT SURE I WANT MY WIFE OR KIDS TO DRIVE ANYTHING MADE WITH FORD'S THROTTLE BODY DESIGN. I SEE THERE WAS A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 13N03 TO FIX THROTTLE BODY PROBLEMS INSTEAD OF A RECALL. NEEDLESS TO SAY THIS CUSTOMER IS NOT SATISFIED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11156758December 7, 2018
POWER TRAIN
WHEN PUTTING THE TRUCK IN DRIVE FROM A PARKED POSITION OR AN IDLING POSITION THE TRANSMISSION HARD SHIFTS TO 2ND GEAR AND THEN HARD TO 1ST AND THEN ALL THE WAY TO 5TH. TRUCK HAS 69,750 MILES. HAS HAPPENED ON TWO OCCASIONS. FORTUNATELY NOT WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. HAVE READ THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. THIS TIME IS WILL ONLY GO FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND HAS FINALLY COME UP WITH THE WRENCH SERVICE LIGHT. FORD NEEDS TO FIX THIS KNOWN PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE SERIOUSLY GETS INJURED OR WORSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11156767December 7, 2018
POWER TRAIN
THE TRUCK WAS SHIFTING BETWEEN 5TH AND 6TH GEAR SPORADICALLY WHILE DRIVING 65 MILES PER HOUR ON THE FREEWAY. THEN SUDDEN WHILE DRIVING AT THAT SAME SPEED IT SHIFTED TO 1ST OR 2ND GEAR LOCKING UP THE TIRES. THIS CAUSED OTHER VEHICLES TO HAVE TO SLAM ON THEIR BRAKES ALMOST CAUSING A PILE UP. THE TRUCK SUDDENLY SHIFTED BACK TO 6TH GEAR AND BEGAN SHIFTING BACK AND FORTH AGAIN BETWEEN 5TH AND 6TH GEAR UNTIL I COULD EXIT THE FREEWAY. UPON EXIT THE VEHICLE SHIFTED FROM 4TH OR 5TH GEAR TO 1ST GEAR WHEN EXITING LOCKING UP THE TIRES AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11156850December 7, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY, VISIBILITY/WIPER
REAR DRIVERS SIDE PORTION OF CENTER SLIDING WINDOW SHATTERED FOR NO REASON WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, UNOCCUPIED AND NOT RUNNING. TOPPER IS ON THE BOX, WHICH RULES OUT ANY SORT OF IMPACT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11156478December 6, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER FAIL. I HAVE HAD 2 BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER FAILS AND WILL BE TAKING THE VEHICLE IN FOR THE 3RD TIME TO REPLACE ANOTHER BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE AUGUST 2018. 3 MASTER CYLINDERS WITHIN THE LAST 5 MONTHS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11156671December 6, 2018
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE SHIFTS INTO 1 GEAR WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS. VEHICLE WILL ALSO REMAIN IN HIGH GEAR AFTER COMING TO A STOP, NO CODES SHOW. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11156063December 5, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON THE 2012 AND 2013 MODEL YEAR F150 WITH REAR WINDOW DEFROST IT IS VERY COMMON FOR THE ELECTRICAL WIRING OR CONNECTION TO FAIL AND LITERALLY BLOW OUT THE BACK WINDOW. IT ALSO AFFECTS THE HEATED MIRRORS IF THE TRUCK HAS THAT OPTION TOO. WHEN THE REAR WINDOW BLOWS OUT IT CAN LITERALLY BLOW HOLES PUT OF THE GLASS. WITH KIDS HAVING TO RIDE IN THE BACK THIS IS NOT SAFE. THE REAR DEFROST WILL WORK FINE OR MALFUNCTION A COUPLE TIMES AND THEN WILL EVENTUALLY FAIL AND BREAK/BLOW THE WINDOW OUT. IT IS A VERY WELL KNOWN PROBLEM THAT FORD IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT. I'VE CONTACTED FORD AND THEY REFUSE TO FIX IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11156384December 5, 2018
POWER TRAIN
WHILE ACCELERATING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE THROTTLE SUDDENLY WENT DEAD AND AN ORANGE WRENCH APPEARED ON THE DASH. I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE TRUCK TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHUT IT OFF. WHEN IT RESTARTED I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME. THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO FIND ANY CODES. DEALER WOULD NOT REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY WITHOUT A CODE. FORD REFERRED ME BACK TO THE DEALER. THIS IS UNSAFE AND APPARENTLY IS A FAULTY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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