Ford F-150 Complaints (2013)

2,994 consumer complaints on file.

#10691831March 3, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2013 FORD F150 HAS HAD TWO DEAD BATTERIES SINCE I PURCHASED IN JULY OF 2013 BRAND NEW. THE FIRST ONE HAPPENED NOV OF 2014, THEY PUT IN A NEW BATTERY AND THE SECOND IN FEB 2015 FORD DEALER CAN'T SEEM TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG SO THEY BASICALLY JUST PUT IN A NEW BATTERY, CURRENTLY 15K MILES. ., BUT THERE IS A POWER DRAW SOMEWHERE. THIS CAN LEAVE ME AND MY FAMILY STRANDED SOME WHERE, NOT SAFE! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10690934February 26, 2015
ENGINE
PICKUP HAS A TICKING NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT AFTER ENGINE REACHES OPERATING TEMP. NOTIFIED FORD ABOUT ISSUE AND WAS ADVISED TO TAKE TO DEALERSHIP. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AS ADVISED DEALERSHIP STATED THIS WAS NORMAL FOR A 5.0 LITER ENGINE. NOTIFIED FORD AFTER TAKING TO DEALERSHIP THEY HAVE NOT RESPONDED BACK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10690861February 26, 2015
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE DID NOT DECELERATE AND INCREASED IN RPMS WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A BODY REPAIR SHOP, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10690188February 24, 2015
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
REMOTE STARTED VEHICLE OUTSIDE ON 0 DEGREE EVENING. ENTERED TRUCK AFTER ABOUT THE MINUTES, PUT KEY IN IGNITION, AND TURNED KEY TO ON POSITION. WHILE I WAS PREPARING TO DRIVE I HEARD LOUD POP IN THE BACK SEAT AREA OF VEHICLE. I IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW PANE, IN THE THE PIECE REAR WINDOW, WAS SHATTERED. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10683109February 12, 2015
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THIS OCCURRED ON A RAINY HOT DAY SOUTHBOUND TOWARDS CAPE COD. I WAS DRIVING MY SECOND 2013 FORD F150, BOTH OF WHICH HAVE THE ECOBOOST ENGINE. I ATTEMPTED TO PASS ON A TWO LANE ROAD, AND UPON ACCELERATION THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SHUTTER, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, ENGINE LOST MOST OF ITS POWER, AND VEHICLE SLOWED DRAMATICALLY. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 30 SECONDS THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RETURN TO A NORMAL OPERATING MODE. HAD THERE BEEN ONCOMING TRAFFIC, I WOULD NOT BE WRITING THIS. AS I SAID, THIS IS MY SECOND ECOBOOST, AND I THOUGHT THAT FORD WOULD HAVE FIXED WHAT IS CLEARLY A POTENTIALLY FATAL FLAW WITH THIS ENGINE. I HAD THE SAME ISSUE OCCUR TWICE BEFORE IN MY PRIOR ECOBOOST F150. I BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO A DEALER TODAY FOR ANOTHER MINOR ISSUE AND ASKED THAT THE ECOBOOST ISSUE BE ADDRESSED, BUT THAT REQUEST WAS REJECTED BY THE DEALER, WHOM SIGHTED FORD POLICY. CLEARLY THERE IS A PATTERN OF FAILURE ON THESE ENGINES, AND JUST AS CLEAR IT APPEARS THERE IS AN EFFECTIVE AND ECONOMICAL FIX, BASED ON MY PERSONAL RESEARCH OF AVAILABLE INFORMATION ON LINE. IT IS UNEXPLAINABLE WHY FORD WOULD NOT GET IN FRONT OF THIS ISSUE BEFORE THERE IS A FATAL ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10682770February 11, 2015
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
I WAS DRIVING ON US 82 EAST BOUND, APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES EAST OF BONHAM, TEXAS, WHEN SUDDENLY MY SUNROOF EXPLODED SEND A SHOWER OF GLASS ON TOP OF ME. IT SOUNDED LIKE A SHOTGUN BLAST WENT OFF, I AM LUCKY THAT I DIDN'T WRECK FROM THE EXPLOSION. FORD MOTOR COMPANY REFUSES TO REPAIR THE SUNROOF, SAYING THAT SOMETHING MUST HAVE HIT IT. NOTHING HIT THE SUNROOF, THE EXPLOSION SENT THE SUNROOF UP NOT DOWN. I HAVE PICTURES, AND FROM WHAT I CAN FIND OUT THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON OCCURRENCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10682790February 11, 2015
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
BACK (REAR WINDOW) STATIONARY GLASS EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD! FIRST, I HAD EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH THE REAR DEFROST NOT FUNCTIONING THE LAST COUPLE MONTHS. THEN, THE DEFROST JUST STARTED WORKING AGAIN WITHOUT ISSUE A MONTH AGO? LAST NIGHT THE TEMPERATURE WAS ABOUT 20F. I TURNED THE REAR DEFROST ON AND WITHIN 5 MINUTES OF DRIVING I HEARD GUNSHOT/LARGE BANG AND NOTICED MY DRIVER?S SIDE STATIONARY PANE ON THE REAR SLIDER WAS SHATTERED. I HAVE SMALL KIDS AND THANKFULLY THEY WERE NOT IN THE TRUCK AT THE TIME. SMALL SHARDS OF GLASS ENDED UP IN THE TRUCK. I CALLED DEALER AND HAVE TO BRING IN FOR THEM TO TAKE ?PICTURES? TO SEND TO FORD. THIS IS A DANGER AND SEEMS WELL DOCUMENTED ON THE INTERNET FOR 2010 MODELS UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10682229February 9, 2015
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150 WITH ECO BOOST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SWITCH GEARS WITHOUT WARNING AND JERK VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL STOPPED WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10681144February 4, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TURNING LEFT, THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE IN ORDER TO REGAIN NORMAL STEERING FUNCTION. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT WAS FAULTY. AS A RESULT, THE ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE ADVISED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V316000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10679964January 30, 2015
ENGINE
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 50 MILES PER HOUR, THE VEHICLE LOSS POWER AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TO ME PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STOPPED, THEN THE VEHICLE START TO SHUDDER REAL BAD. I TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTED IT, AND THE PROBLEM DISAPPEARED FOR ABOUT A WEEK, THEN IT OCCURRED AGAIN WITH THE SAME EFFECTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10679801January 29, 2015
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
2014 F-150. PURCHASED NEW, SUNROOF IS OEM NOT AFTERMARKET. SUNROOF EXPLODED ON HIGHWAY. NO ROCKS OR EVIDENCE OF ANY OUTSIDE FORCE. OUTDOOR TEMP ~68F. SPEED AT TIME OF PROBLEM APPROXIMATELY 55MPH. ON HWY I-880 AT HWY 237 EXIT. DEFECTIVE GLASS IS BELIEVED TO BE THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10678830January 26, 2015
WHEELS, TIRES
PURCHASED TRUCK IN MARCH 2014 & SINCE HAVE HAD OVER 10 FLAT TIRES. TOOK TRUCK TO DEALERSHIP & WAS TOLD TIRES ARE CRACKING DUE TO BEING DRIVEN ON A GRAVEL ROAD. WAS NOT AWARE THAT THE VEHICLE WE PURCHASED WAS NOT SUITABLE TO BE DRIVEN ON THE GRAVEL ROADS WE LIVE ON. TIRES ARE A SAFETY HAZARD FOR ANYONE THAT DRIVES ON GRAVEL ROADS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10676607January 20, 2015
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. DURING THE CRASH, THE HOOD OPENED AND SMASHED THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD AND INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO THE NECK AND LACERATIONS TO THE HEAD AND BOTH HANDS THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000. DJR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10676722January 20, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
VEHICLE WOULD REPEAT LAW BATTERY MESSAGE. TOOK TO DEALER BATTERY TESTS GOOD. VEHICLE WOULD SOMETIMES DIE OVERNIGHT WITH A NO START CONDITION IN MOURNING. 6 DEALER VISITS AND ONE NEW BATTERY, "NO PROBLEM FOUND" FROM DEALER. THIS VEHICLE COULD STRAND YOU AT ANY TIME. I HAVE A OPEN CASE FROM FORD BUT PROBLEM CONTINUES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10676498January 19, 2015
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
DRIVING HOME FROM THE AIRPORT ON I205 AND I HEAR THIS LOUD POP ACTUALLY THOUGHT SOMETHING MIGHT HAVE HIT THE CAR. THIS MORNING I NOTICED THE LEFT PANEL OF THE REAR WINDOW IS SHATTERED WITHOUT ANY VISIBLE EVIDENCE OF ANYTHING HITTING THE WINDOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10672662January 15, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE DOWNHILL ASSIST WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE DOWN HILLASSIST ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY. AS A RESULT, THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED AND THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,800.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10671310January 9, 2015
VISIBILITY/WIPER
DRIVER SIDE REAR SLIDER GLASS EXPLODED WHEN PUTTING ON THE DEFROST, TRAVELING 55 MPH AT ZERO DEGREES OUTSIDE, CALLED FORD AND THEY SAID NOT THERE PROBLEM, HAD TO FIX MYSELF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10670596January 7, 2015
ENGINE
I WAS DRIVING TO PICK MY SON UP FROM SCHOOL GOING ABOUT 25 MPH I TURNED RIGHT ACCELERATED AND THE TRUCK COMPLETELY LOST POWERED IT DID NOT STALL JUST LOST ALL POWER AND THE GAS PEDAL HAD NO RESPONSE I WAS ABLE TO IDLE TO MY SON'S SCHOOL. THANK GOODNESS NO ONE WAS ON THE ROAD BEHIND ME BECAUSE WHEN I LOST POWER THE TRUCK JUST STOP ABRUPTLY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. CAN'T IMAGINE HOW THAT WOULD HAVE PLAYED OUT IF I HAD BEEN GOING 70 DOWN THE HIGHWAY. FORD IS SAYING IT'S THE THROTTLE BODY I DON'T THINK THAT'S CORRECT :( *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10669794January 3, 2015
VISIBILITY/WIPER
I WAS WARMING UP MY 2013 F150 LARIAT SUPERCREW BEFORE LEAVING MY HOME TO HEAD TO WORK. I ALWAYS USE THE REMOTE START FEATURE. IT TURNS ON THE HEATED SEATS, CLIMATE CONTROL AND THE MIRROR/REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, I OPENED THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR, GOT IN AND BEFORE SHUTTING THE DOOR I HEARD A LOUD POP. TURNS OUT THAT IT WAS THE DRIVERS SIDE SECTION OF MY 3 PANEL SLIDING REAR WINDOW SHATTERING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10669639January 2, 2015
VISIBILITY/WIPER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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