2013 Ford F-150 Complaint Log

ONE OF THE VEHICLE'S REAR WINDOWS (THE 1 REAR WINDOW CLOSEST TO THE DRIVERS SIDE; THERE ARE 3 REAR WINDOWS IN TOTAL) WAS SHATTERED WITH NO APPARENT IMPACT POINT. IT WAS A COLD MORNING AND THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED WITH THE REMOTE START OPTION FROM THE KEY FOB. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, AND HAD NOT BEEN MOVED PRIOR TO NOTICING THE SHATTERED WINDOW. AS THE VEHICLE DOOR WAS OPENED, I COULD HEAR A "CRACKLING" WHICH RESEMBLED THE SOUND OF STATIC. I WAS ABLE TO SEE THE SHATTERED WINDOW, AND IT IT SOUNDED AS THOUGH THE WINDOW SHATTER WAS SPREADING. THERE WERE NO HOLES OR DENTS IN THE WINDOW, AND THERE WAS NO "CIRCLE" OF SHATTERED GLASS THAT WOULD RESEMBLE AN IMPACT POINT. THE LAST TIME THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN, THE DAY PRIOR, THE WINDOW WAS NOT SHATTERED.

REMOTE STARTED MY 2013 F150 FX4 CREW CAB AND 10 SECONDS LATER HEARD A LOUD POP. GOT INTO TRUCK AND SAW BACK DRIVER SIDE WINDOW BLOWN OUT. TRUCK NEVER MOVED. LOOKING FURTHER AND ONLY SEE DEFROST CONTROLLER TOUCHING GLASS.

BILLY CAIN FORD SOLD A TRUCK TO ME AS LOW MILEAGE WITH NO CARFAX DAMAGE. SALESMAN TOM CHACKO PROMISED A CARFAX REPORT AT CLOSING. HE FAILED TO PRODUCE THE REPORT UPON DELIVERY TO ME AT WORK. TOM VOWED THE TRUCK HAD NO DAMAGES. CARFAX/AUTO CHECK SHOWED 4 BRAKE FAILURES AND 2 ALTERNATOR FAILURES. GREENE FORD VERIFIED FLOOD DAMAGE 12-11-18. TOM CHACKO DENIED THEIR FINDINGS 12-12-18, REQUESTED WRITTEN REPORT. LEMON SQUAD DOCUMENTED FLOOD DAMAGE 12-26-18. ALL THREE REPORTS SHOW CONSISTENT FLOOD DAMAGE. JASON PIRKLE WARRANTY/FINANCE MANAGER REFUSED TO REPAIR FAILED EMISSIONS STATING THEY WERE NOT COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY PURCHASE. THE EMISSIONS CODED 170MI AFTER PURCHASE INDICATING THAT CODE WAS RESET BEFORE MY PURCHASE. THE EMISSIONS DAMAGE WAS COVERED UNDER EMISSIONS PERFORMANCE WARRANTY COVERAGE FEDERAL MANDATE. GREENE FORD GLADLY REPAIRED THE EMISSIONS WITH NO ISSUES. JASON PIRKLE PRESENTED THE TRUCK TO WELLS FARGO BANK, STATE FARM INSURANCE, AND FORD MOTOR WARRANTY DIVISION AS UNDAMAGED VALUE. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS SALVAGE VALUE BECAUSE OF THE FLOOD DAMAGE. OVER $5000 IN REPAIRS AND 34 DAYS IN THE REPAIR SHOP. THE TRUCK HAS MASSIVE ELECTRICAL ISSUES FROM FLOOD DAMAGE. I HAVE NOT DRIVEN THE TRUCK SINCE 12-11-2018. MAJOR EFFORTS WERE TAKEN TO DECEIVE THE BUYER OF THIS TRUCK. IF BILLY CAIN FORD HAD PRESENTED THE TRUCK TRUTHFULLY I WOULD HAVE NEVER PURCHASED THE TRUCK. BILLY CAIN FORD DID A PURCHASE INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE SERVICE INSPECTION, AND COMPLETE DETAIL SO THEY HAD KNOWLEDGE OF FLOOD DAMAGE. A REGISTERED MAIL REQUEST FOR BUY BACK WAS SENT TO CODY CAIN 1-17-2019 AND HE NOT RESPONDED TO THE REQUEST. BILLY CAIN FORD HAS NOT MADE A HONEST WRITTEN OFFER TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE TO DATE.

REAR POWER WINDOW SHATTERED WITH NO IMPACT DAMAGE FOUND. VEHICLE WAS REMOTE STARTED AT ROUGHLY 5:00 AM, AMBIENT TEMPERATURE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. AS I WAS EXITING MY HOUSE, THE VEHICLE IDLING IN THE DRIVEWAY, I HEARD A LOUD BANG / POP. SOUNDED LIKE A ROCK BEING THROW AT A BODY PANEL. I INSPECTED THE ROOF AND HOOD AT THE TIME THINKING SOMETHING FELL FROM A TREE BUT NO DENT OR OBJECT WAS FOUND. AT 12:08PM I TOOK MY LUNCH BREAK AND WHEN AT A STOP LIGHT I LOOKED IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR TO SEE THE GLASS SPIDERED BUT STILL IN PLACE FROM THE WINDOW TINT. I PULLED OVER TO TAKE A LOOK FOR IMPACT DAMAGE BUT NONE WAS FOUND. UPON RETURNING TO WORK, TOOK PICTURES OF THE EXTERIOR GLASS IN CASE OF ANY COVERAGE WHERE EVIDENCE IS NEEDED. A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH SHOWED THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE AND THAT IT MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER. I WORK IN THE AUTOMOTIVE FIELD, SPECIFICALLY A DEALERSHIP SERVICE EMPLOYEE, AND KNOW WHEN IT IS A DEFECT OR IF THERE WAS OUTSIDE INFLUENCE AND I CAN SAY WITHOUT A DOUBT THAT THIS IS A DEFECT. EITHER IN THE GLASS ITSELF OR WITH THE HEATER CIRCUIT / GRID. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE FROM A QUALITY STANDPOINT AS WELL AS FROM A BUSINESS STANDPOINT.

MY AUTO TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTS INTO FIRST GEAR WHILE DRIVING. IT LOCKS UP THE WHEELS AND IS POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS. FORD HAD A RECALL FOR 2011 AND 2012 F-150'S WITH THIS EXACT PROBLEM (RECALL #16S19), BUT THEY SAID IT DOES NOT APPLY TO MY TRUCK.THAT IS WRONG AND IT SHOULD APPLY TO MY TRUCK BECAUSE THE RECALL IDENTIFIES THE EXACT PROBLEM. IT IS THE "POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE/TRANSMISSION SOFTWARE UPDATE". IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY AND AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 25 AND 45 MPH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTED INTO FIRST GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ACADEMY FORD (877-894-4901, LOCATED AT 13401 BALTIMORE AVE, LAUREL, MD 20707) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LEAD FRAME CONNECTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 113,000.

WE TOOK OUR FORD F150 IN FOR ERRATIC DOWNSHIFTING, WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT BECAUSE NO ERROR CODES ARE POPPING UP AND THEY CAN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM THEY ARE RETURNING OUT VEHICLE TO US. MY ISSUE IS FORD KNOWS THIS IS AN ISSUE AND KNOWS THE FIX IS TO UPDATE THE SOFTWARE THEN LOOK FOR ERROR CODES, BUT THEY ARE ACTING AS THEY HAVE NO IDEA THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AMONGST THE 2011-2013 MODELS AND THEY ARE SENDING THE UNFIXED CAR BACK HOME TO BE A SAFETY HAZARD NOT ONLY TO MY FAMILY BUT THE FAMILIES ON THE ROAD AROUND US.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED WHILE TRAVELING 50 MPH AND UPSHIFTED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED, THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PULL OVER, RESTART THE VEHICLE, AND CORRECT THE GEAR; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR. DON HATTAN FORD (10004 US-54, AUGUSTA, KS 67010, (316) 775-3673) WAS UNAWARE OF THE FAILURES AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE AND TRUCK SUDDENLY SHIFTED TO 3RD GEAR LOCKING UP MY TIRES. THANK GOD I DIDN'T LOSE CONTROL AND DROVE OFF THE ROAD TO A STOP. TURNED OFF TRUCK AND BACK ON. DROVE OK FOR A BIT. WILL KEEP DROPPING GEARS OR RANDOMLY SHIFTING UP AND DOWN. FROM A START IT COULD SOMETIME TRY TO GO INTO 5TH. AT TIMES ALL THE DASH INDICATORS FLASH AND GO TO DASHES.

THE FUEL PUMP FUSE (FUSE 27) OVERHEATS AND BURNS OUT RESULTING IN THE ENTIRE TRUCK SHUTTING OFF AT SPEEDS. THIS HAPPENED TO ME AT 65 MPH ON A HIGHWAY LEAVING ME WITH NO ENGINE AT THAT SPEED.

IN OCTOBER TRANSMISSION HAD A COUPLE OF HARD SHIFTS. *DT

CONTINUING TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH DOWNSHIFTING. TOOK TO FORD DEALERSHIP, THE ACTED LIKE THEY HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS GOING ON OR HADN'T EVEN HEARD OF THE RECALL OF THE 2011 OR 2012 MODELS AND THE OPEN INVESTIGATION INTO THE 2013. NOW FOR A THIRD TIME, DRIVING ON SAT. OCT. 20, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO 5TH SPEEDOMETER FELL TO ZERO HAND HAD TO SHUT OFF AND RESTART CAR TO GET IT GOING AGAIN. DRIVING IN A RURAL AREA WITH SPEED LIMITS OF 45-55 MPH. I WAS TRAVELING AROUND 50MPH AT THE TIME. WE ARE VERY FRUSTRATED AS THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH KIDS IN THE CAR 2 TIMES NOW AND WE DON'T WANT THEM KILLED DUE TO FORD'S INABILITY TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND RECALL THE 2013 MODELS. WE HAVE SUBMITTED DOCUMENTATION VIA CELL PHONE PICTURE THAT IS TIME STAMPED WITH MY HUSBANDS WATCH IN THE PICTURE TO VERIFY WHEN IT IS HAPPENING.

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ERRATIC SHIFTING WHEN AT SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY AND WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. SPEEDOMETER, GEAR DISPLAY AND OTHER DASHBOARD INDICATORS STOP FUNCTIONING WHEN IT HAPPENS. TRANSMISSION MAY STICK IN 3RD GEAR DEPENDING ON CURRENT SPEED WHEN IT HAPPENS AND IN SOME CASES THE WRENCH ICON SHOWS ON THE DIGITAL DISPLAY. STOPPING AND RESTARTING VEHICLE USUALLY MAKES IT GO BACK TO NORMAL TEMPORARILY. LOCAL DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS THE TRANSMISSION LEAD FRAME CONNECTOR AND REPLACED BUT COST WAS NOT COVERED CURRENT 2011-2012 RECALL.

I HAD FILED A COMPLAINT EARLIER THIS WEEK, BUT YESTERDAY, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. DRIVING THE FORD F150 2013 ON CITY STREETS (RURAL AREA, SPEED LIMITS VARY BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH) AND THE TRUCK SLIPPED AND SHIFTED ERRATICALLY BETWEEN A FEW GEARS FOR A FEW SECONDS. THE ENTIRE FAMILY WAS IN THE CAR INCLUDING 3 KIDS. THEN LATER THE SAME DAY ON ROUTE 3 IN THE SUNBURY OHIO THE CAR IS IN 5TH GEAR SPEEDOMETER READING ZERO SUDDENLY. ROUTE 3 VARIES BETWEEN 50 AND 55 MPH AND MY TRUCK WAS GOING IN THIS RANGE AT THE TIME IT DROPPED TO ZERO. ONLY ONE IN CAR AT THE TIME SO I CAPTURED IT ON PHOTO READING 5TH GEAR AND 0MPH UPLOADED BELOW/

POWER ASSIST FAILURE

WHEN ON INTERSTATE 76 MY TRUCK HAD ABRUPT SHIFTING AND LOOSING CONTROL OF TRANSMISSION, SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER WHEN REACHING IT APEARS IT COULD BE THE MOLDED LEAD FRAME. AFTER SHUTTING DOWN AND RESTARTING IT FIXED ITSELF THEN LATER IT OCCURRED AGAIN WHILE ON RT 267 IN THE CENTER LANE THE TRUCK LOCKED INTO FIRST GEAR DURING HIGH TRAFFIC AND I BARELY MADE IT TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROADWAY (PENNSYLVANIA)

VEHICLE ON OCCASION DOWNSHIFTS UNEXPECTEDLY. THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION TYPICALLY ABOVE 50MPH AND SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTS TO 1ST. NOT ON HIGHWAY BUT ON A 4 LANE ROAD WITH SPEED LIMIT AROUND 55MPH. HAPPENED WHILE PICKING MY PRESCHOOLER (3YO) UP, VERY SCARY AND NOT ACCEPTABLE ESPECIALLY SINCE THERE WAS ALREADY A REACALL FOR 2011 AND 2012 MODELS WITH THE SAME TRANSMISSION AND PROBLEMS.

I WAS DRIVING MY F150 WHEN I COME TO A STOP LIGHT. ONCE THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I ACCELERATED AND GOT TO SPEED (55MPH) WHEN THE TRUCK SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTS TO 1ST. I PULLED OVER PUT IN PARK AND TURNED OFF. STARTED AGAIN AND WORKED FINE. LATER THAT DAY THE TRUCK DID IT AGAIN. THIS TIME I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60MPH WHEN IT SHIFTED DOWN TO 1ST. PULLED OVER AND WENT TO TAKE OFF AND IT STARTED IN SECOND THEN JUMPED TO 5TH AND WOULDN'T SHIFT. I COULDN'T TAKE OFF IN 5TH SO I PUT IN PARK TURNED OFF AND WAITED 10MINS BEFORE STARTING AGAIN. IT WORKED FINE AFTER. THIS IS VERY SCARY.

VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING AND WON'T RESTART FOR HOURS. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES SINCE MAY AND TWICE SINCE SEPTEMBER 2018. EACH TIME IT HAS BEEN TAKEN TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND THE FORD DEALER SAYS THAT THEY CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG THAT CAN BE RECREATED. I HAVE STALLED OUT ON AN 8 LANE HIGHWAY. THIS WAS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS OCCURRENCE. I RECENTLY HAD THE ENTIRE TRUCK SERVICED, FROM OIL CHANGE TO THROTTLE BODY CLEANING TO SPARK PLUGS TO TRANSMISSION CLEANED, AXLES CLEANED. ALL OF THIS WAS DONE MID AUGUST 2018 AND STILL HAS NOT FIXED THE ISSUE. I HAVE 102,367 MILES ON MY VEHICLE. WHEN I LOOKED TO SEE IF THERE WERE OTHERS WITH THIS ISSUE, I FOUND THAT THERE WERE MANY AND THAT FORD IS REFUSING TO ISSUE A RECALL TO REPAIR THIS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND HAZARDOUS MALFUNCTION. I AM SITTING ON THE ROADWAY RIGHT AT THE MOMENT, WAITING FOR AAA TO TOW MY TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP.

EITHER I START FROM BEING STOPPED AND IT IMMEDIATELY GOES TO 3RD OR 5TH GEAR OR IT WILL DROP TO A LOW GEAR WHEN I'M GOING HIGHWAY SPEED. IF I PUT IT IN PARK IT FIXES PROBLEM BUT IS VERY SCARY WHEN IT HAPPENS, ESPECIALLY WHEN GOING FAST OR STARTING FROM A STOP AND CROSSING AT AN INTERSECTION IN TRAFFIC. THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN 2-3 TIMES A WEEK. NO CODE WHEN BROUGHT TO THE DEALER. ONCE A YELLOW WRENCH HAS GAME ON AND WHOLE DASH WENT BLANK.

LEAD FRAME FAILED. CAUSED VEHICLE TO DOWNSHIFT SUDDENLY WHILE SPEEDOMETER READ VERY LOW. MULTIPLE TIMES. AT HIGHWAY SPEED IN FULL AUTO OR IN MANUAL GEAR SHIFT OVERRIDE. THE VEHICLE WOULD DOWNSHIFT AT 65MPH TO 2ND OR 1ST GEAR, LOCKING UP THE REAR AXLE. COST TO REPAIR AT DEALERSHIP WAS $810.61

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE, THE BRAKE PEDAL VIBRATED AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT BRAKES WERE NOT ENGAGING. OCCASIONALLY, THE CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM INDICATOR WOULD ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURES OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER (DICK EDWARDS AUTO PLAZA, 1825 GOLDENBELT BLVD, JUNCTION CITY, KS 66441) STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V345000 (SERVICE BRAKES). THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,838.

WITH 58,000 MILES ON 3.5 ECOBOOST -CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON WITH ERROR CODES P0016 AND P0299. FORD DEALER ADVISED TIMING CHAIN STRETCHED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT COST OF $2500. LESS THEN 10 MILES AFTER PICKING TRUCK UP FROM REPAIRS - CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON WITH P0299 CODE AGAIN. BACK INTO SHOP.

DRIVER SIDE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED AFTER TURNING ON THE REAR DEFROSTER. VEHICLE WAS MOVING ON A STATE HIGHWAY.

TOOK VEHICLE OUT OF GARAGE AFTER WARM UP AND WHILE ACCELERATING TO 55 MPH THE TRANSMISSION WENT INTO NEUTRAL. I LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED DOWN INTO A MUCH LOWER GEAR. AT FIRST I THOUGHT THE BRAKES HAD LOCKED UP AND PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE. I PUT THE TRUCK IN PARK AND WENT OUT TO SEE IF I HAD A SMOKING BRAKE. NOTHING LOOKED WRONG SO I GOT BACK IN AND STARTED TO PULL AWAY FROM THE CURB AND THE VEHICLE WENT INTO NEUTRAL THE SHIFTED INTO A HIGHER GEAR THEN INTO A LOWER GEAR. I LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND PUT IT INTO NEUTRAL THEN TRIED DRIVE AGAIN. THE ERRATIC SHIFTING CONTINUED FOR ABOUT 5 MILES THEN SEEMED TO WORK CORRECTLY. THE NEXT DAY I ATTEMPTED TO BRING IT TO WORK TO GET IT LOOKED AT AND THE SAME SITUATION OCCURRED EXCEPT THE VEHICLE THEN DOWNSHIFTED TO 1ST AND WOULD NOT COME OUT. I STOPPED SHUT THE TRUCK OFF AND STARTED AGAIN AND WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER WITH THE ERRATIC SHIFTING INTO LOWER GEARS FOR 30 MILES. I HAVE THE PAPERWORK FROM THE FORD DEALER SHOWING ME IT WAS THE MOLDED LEAD FRAME FAILED AND A CONNECTOR #AL3Z-7G276-D, CONNECTOR# 6L2Z-7G276-AA. TOTAL COST $1292.94

WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH MY 2013 FORD F150 (32,000 MILES) SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTS INTO 1ST GEAR. THE REAR WHEELS LOCK UP LEAVING SKID MARKS ON ROAD. THE SPEEDOMETER SHUTS DOWN AS WELL AS OTHERS ON INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THE TRUCK JUMPS OUT OF CONTROL. I HAVE TO SHUT IT OFF AND RESTART TO MOVE IT. I CALLED FOR A FLATBED TOW TRUCK AND IT IS NOW AT A FORD DEALER. I HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AND CRASHES. FORD HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO STEP UP AND RECALL THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. I HAD ANOTHER TECHNICIAN DRIVE MY TRUCK FOR A SECOND OPINION. IT DID THE SAME THING FOR HIM. HE TOLD ME DO NOT DRIVE THIS TRUCK IT IS TOO DANGEROUS. PLEASE DO SOMETHING!

WHEN THE TRUCK WAS IN CRUISE CONTROL, THE ENGINE STARTED RANDOMLY DOWNSHIFTING ALL THE WAY TO 1ST GARD.

TRANSMISSION - MOLDED LEADFRAME MALFUNCTION ON 5.0 MOTOR. THE 2011-2012 RECALL FOR THE MOLDED LEADFRAME MALFUNCTION ALSO AFFECTS 2013 VEHICLES SUCH AS OURS LEADING TO THE TRUCK LOOSING POWER, STALLING OUT, SHIFTING ON IT'S OWN FROM 5TH TO 1ST AND THE OTHER WAY LEAVING THE TRUCK A WRECK WAITING TO HAPPEN AT ANY TIME DURING DRIVING. THIS RISKS THE LIVES OF THE DRIVER, PASSENGERS AND EVERYONE ELSE ON THE ROAD. WHEN THIS HAPPENS YOU MUST BRING THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP, SHUT IT OFF, WAIT FOR COMPUTER TO CYCLE, THEN RESTART. FORD SHOULD BE EXPANDING THE RECALL TO REPLACE THIS DEADLY MALFUNCTIONING PART AT THEIR COST. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 10 TIMES WITHIN 30 DAYS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE WHICH WAS BOUGHT FROM MAXWELL FORD IN AUSTIN TEXAS. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED IT WAS IN A PARKING LOT AFTER JUST STARTING THE TRUCK AND BACKING OUT OF A STALL.

WENT TO PASS ON HIGHWAY IN MY 2013 F150 WITH A 6.2L ENGINE, AND THE THROTTLE STUCK WIDE OPEN CAUSING ME TO ACCELERATE UP TO 80+ MPH. IT DID NOT DECELERATE FOR ABOUT 1 MIN. I HAD TO AVOID HITTING OTHER VEHICLES.

WHILE DRIVING THE SPEEDOMETER WILL GO FROM THE CURRENT MPH WHETHER THAN IS 10MPH OR 50MPH AND INSTANTLY DROP TO 0MPH. THE TRUCK WILL THEN DOWNSHIFT TO 1ST GEAR AND VIOLENTLY THROW YOU FORWARD IN THE VEHICLE. FORD HAS A TSB OUT ON THIS: 13-6-8. THE TSB APPLIES TO 2011 - 2013 F150S. THE 2011-2012 WERE RECALLED, BUT FOR SOME REASON THE 2013 WAS NOT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE BUCKED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ACE FORD (487 MANTUA PIKE, WOODBURY, NJ 08096, 856-845-6600) AND THEY TESTED THE BRAKES, BUT FOUND NO FAILURE. THE DEALER OFFERED TO REPLACE THE BRAKES AND ROTORS. THE CONTACT AGREED AND THE REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

RACK AN PINION DEFECT. ALL OVER THE FORUMS SAME RUN OF TRUCK BETWEEN 2011 AND 2013 WITH TRACTION AND HILL DECENT MODE ERRORS LOSS OF POWER STEERING IN BAD SITUATIONS LIKE ON HIGHWAY. FORD DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED MANY COMPLAINTS BUT FORD WILL NOT HONOR REPAIR. MY BLINKER FAILED POWER STEERING LOCKS UP AND FORD SAYS HAVE TO REPLACE WHOLE SYSTEM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. BAYSTATE FORD, INC (703 WASHINGTON ST, SOUTH EASTON, MA 02375, (888) 433-4496) WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

MY 2013 FORD F150 IS STALLING AT AT ANY SPEED, AND THE WRENCH ICON APPEARS ON THE DASHBOARD. SOMETIMES THE ENGINE ICON ALSO APPEARS WHEN THIS HAPPENS. IT'S OFF AND ON. THE ENGINE LIGHT DOES NOT STAY ON. I TOOK IT IN FOR A CHECKUP, AND THEY SAID FUEL SYSTEM NEEDS CLEANING. ALSO, MY TRANSMISSION HAS STARTED JUMPING AT LOW SPEEDS, AND REDUCES THE VEHICLE TO AND ABSOLUTE CRAWL....LESS THAN 5MPH. IT'S NOT A HIGH SPEED PROBLEM...JUST AT LIGHTS ,COMPLETE STOPS AND STOP AND GO DRIVING/TRAFFIC.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WITHIN A YEAR OF OWNING THE VEHICLE, THE GEAR WAS IN DRIVE AND INDEPENDENTLY DOWNSHIFTED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH OR HIGHER. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE SPEED TO DRASTICALLY REDUCE AND POTENTIALLY CAUSE A CRASH. THE CONTACT HAD TO QUICKLY AND CAUTIOUSLY COAST THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: RQ17010 (POWER TRAIN) ALTHOUGH THE INTERMITTENT FAILURE WAS IDENTICAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. TEN MINUTES AFTER THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE REAR DEFROSTER, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR WINDOW HAD SHATTERED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL WINDOW REPAIR SHOP WHO INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A FAULTY REAR DEFROSTER. THE VEHCILE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER (LEGACY FORD, 27225 SOUTHWEST FWY, ROSENBERG, TX) WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,900.

WHILE DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAY GEAR WHEN FROM 6TH GEAR TO 1ST GEAR THEN A ORANGE WRENCH CAME UP ON THE SCREEN I ALMOST CAUSED AND ACCIDENT & THIS HAS HAPPENED TIMES BEFORE ON THE STREET

SPEED SENSOR LEAD FRAME PROBLEM. VEHICLE WOULD PERIODICALLY GET STUCK IN A GEAR, DIGITAL SPEEDOMETER WOULD GO TO ALL DASHES, AND AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD POP UP. OTHER TIMES, IN HIGHEST GEAR, THE VEHICLE WOULD DROP A GEAR UNANNOUNCED. WOULD TAKE OFF IN 5TH GEAR AT TIMES. WOULD SHIFT HARD AT TIMES.

FORD F-150 3.5 V6 ECOBOOST STALLS OUT AT EXCESSIVE SPEEDS. WHILE TRYING TO OVERTAKE ANOTHER VEHICLE THE TRUCK MISFIRES BECAUSE OF THE INTERCOOLER COOLS THE AIR TO COLD TO EVAPORATE THE CONDENSATION AND HITS CYLINDER FOUR WHICH CASES IT TO MISFIRE WHICH THEN CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL. FORD KNOWS ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS BUT DOES NOT NOTIFY THE CUSTOMER ABOUT THE POTENTIAL OF IT HAPPENING TO PEOPLE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUES!

TAKATA RECALL , THE REAR DEFROST DOES NOT WORK AND IT HAS HAPPENED TO MULTIPLE PEOPLE WHERE THE REAR GLASS EXPLODES. I HAVE DISCONNECTED THE CABLE CONNECTING THE REAR DEFROST TO STOP IT FROM HEATING UP BUT IT IS A COMMON ISSUE ON 2013 FORD F-150 TRUCKS. IF THE CABLE CONNECTING THE REAR DEFROST BEHIND THE DRIVER SIDE IS DISCONNECTED THE LIGHT FOR THE REAR DEFROST WORKS AND THE SIDE MIRRORS WORK BUT ONCE CONNECTED AGAIN NOTHING WORKS

BATTERY WENT DEAD, AFTER CHARGING IT THE MOONROOF WILL NOT CLOSE TIGHTLY. TRIED TO RESET IT, IT JUST BOUNCES BACK. IT WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS FROM A STOP SIGN AND TURNING LEFT, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO FIFTH GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RICK RIDINGS FORD (1817 RIDINGS DR, MONTICELLO, IL 61856, (800) 774-2521) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LEAD FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,266.

THREE TIMES IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP ON A CITY STREET THE TRUCK WILL JERK FORWARD AND BACKWARD CHIRPING THE TIRES LIKE IT'S SLIPPING GEARS. WHILE THIS IS HAPPENING IF I GIVE IT GAS EITHER IT WON'T REV UP OR IT WILL REV UP BUT NOT ACCELERATE ALMOST LIKE IT'S IN NEUTRAL. ALSO, THE SPEEDOMETER DROPS DOWN TO ZERO AND BOUNCES UP AND DOWN EVEN WHILE THE TRUCK IS MOVING WHEN THIS HAPPENS. MY WIFE REFUSES TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE PROBLEM IS CORRECTED AND QUITE FRANKLY I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT EITHER. I FIND IT TERRIBLE THAT FORD HAS NOT INCLUDED THE 2013 VEHICLES INTO THE RECALL OF THE EARLIER MODELS SUFFERING FROM THE SAME DEFECTS.

ENGINE WOULD CRANK BUT NOT START. THE WRENCH EMBLEM APPEARED ON MY INSTRUMENT PANEL COMPUTER. THE FORD DEALER SAID IT WAS THE FUSE FOR THE FUEL PUMP HAD ACTUALLY GOTTEN HOT AND MELTED. IT SEEM THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. IT WAS SITTING IN MY GARAGE, AND WOULD NOT START.

UNEXPECTEDLY DOWNSHIFTING INTO FIRST GEAR WHEN AT SPEEDS OF 40 MPH. THEN SUDDEN UPSHIFT TO FOURTH THAN IN LIMB MODE. FOUND ALSO THAT THE TRANSMISSION QUICK CONNECT WAS LEAKING AND LOST ALL TRANSMISSION FLUID AND NO WARNING LIGHTS TO LET ME KNOW THAT ALL THE FLUID WAS MISSING. FORD TOLD ME THAT I REQUIRED A NEW TRANSMISSION BUT IT TOOK THEM A WEEK TO NOTICE THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS MISSING. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY TIGHTEN UP THE QUICK CONNECT AND THE LEAK MAY STOP. WELL, A DAY LATER STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM OF UPSHIFTING AND DOWNSHIFT AT 3RD TO FOURTH. ALL THE FLUID WAS MISSING AGAIN NO WARNING LIGHTS. I REPLACE LINES AND FUILD AND THE UPSHIFT AND DOWN SHIFT IS GONE BUT NOW HAVE GRINDING OF THE THRID AND FOURTH GEAR.

RECENTLY EXPERIENCED SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER, CRUISE CONTROL, BLINKER CONTROL, AND TRANSMISSION SHIFTING QUITS WORKING. IF I SHUT OFF AND START AGAIN PROBLEMS GOES AWAY. I HAD RESEARCHED THE ISSUE AND IT IS THE SPEED SENSOR. THEY HAVE A TSB BUT MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED EVEN THOUGH IT HAS THE EXACT SAME ISSUES. A FORD DEALER SAID TO REPLACE THE LEAD FRAME, AGAIN THE EXACT SAME ISSUE OF THE TSB. TODAY, WHILE TRAVELING AT 70MPH ON THE HIGHWAY IT SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED CAUSING THE TIRES TO LOCK UP AND SQUEAL AND DROPPING MY SPEED RAPIDLY. THANK GOODNESS NO ONE WAS RIDING MY TAIL. VERY SCARY INCIDENT, AFRAID TO DRIVE VEHICLE NOW. VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH FORD AS I HAVE SEEN MANY PEOPLE HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE AND IT HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED. IT'S UNSAFE FOR US THAT HAVE THESE VEHICLES AND FOR OTHERS ON THE ROAD WITH US. MAYBE WE NEED TO FILE A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT.

NORMAL DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH, THEN SUDDEN DOWN SHIFT. SPEEDO TO 0 WHILE TACH REVS AND ALL OTHER GAUGES QUIT. I SEE A RECALL ON 2012 RAPTORS INVOLVING LEAD FRAME REPLACEMENT AND PCM RESET. MINE HAS THE SAME TRANNY AS RECALLED. HAPPENED YESTERDAY ONCE WHILE I DROVE AND 4 TIMES TODAY WHILE WIFE DROVE. SHE WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED.

VEHICLE WAS STOPPED IN THE LEFT TURN LANE. WHEN THE GREEN ARROW APPEARED, PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO MOVE AT A RATE THAT WAS NOT NORMAL FOR WHAT THE TACHOMETER WAS READING. THE VEHICLE THEN JOLTED SUDDENLY AS IF THE 1ST GEAR HAD ENGAGED. THIS WAS SHORTLY FOLLOWED BY THE VEHICLE LOSING ROAD SPEED. IT SEEMED THAT 5TH GEAR HAD BEEN ENGAGED. THE SEATBELT CAUTION AND WRENCH SYMBOL CAME ON. THE SPEEDOMETER DROPPED TO 0. I WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE OUT OF TRAFFIC LANES, BUT IT WAS SLOW BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT IN FIRST GEAR. PUTTING THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND BACK TO DRIVE DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. ONCE STOPPED, I SHUTDOWN THE VEHICLE AND WAITED 30 SECONDS BEFORE RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. THIS SEEMED TO FIX THE ISSUE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL NOT GO ON FOR THIS FAILURE. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD DEALERSHIPS WHO ARE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE UNLESS THERE IS AN ASSOCIATED CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND CODE THAT CAN BE RETRIEVED FROM THE ONBOARD COMPUTER. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE A POWERTRAIN FAILURE WHILE IN TRAFFIC CAN LEAD TO A VEHICLE BEING UNABLE TO CLEAR AN INTERSECTION IF THERE'S ONCOMING CROSS TRAFFIC. I REQUEST THAT NHTSA INVESTIGATE F150 MODEL YEAR 2013 FOR THIS ISSUE WITH THE ERRATIC SHIFTING IN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AT LOW SPEEDS.

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. TWICE WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY IN 6TH GEAR AT GREATER THAN 65 MPH THE VEHICLE SHIFTED FROM 6TH TO 4TH GEAR FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHICH CAUSED THE TIRES TO SQUEAL AND THE ENTIRE VEHICLE JERK AND SLOW SIGNIFICANTLY. NO WARNING OR ERROR OR WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. FIVE OTHER TIMES WHILE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 15 MPH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CONTROLS ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT FROM 2ND GEAR TO 5TH GEAR WHICH SIGNIFICANTLY BOGGED THE VEHICLE DOWN AND ALMOST STALLED. FORD ERROR CODE P0722, OBD-II TROUBLE CODE ASSOCIATED WITH THE TRANSMISSION OUTPUT SPEED SENSOR CAME IN. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AND IT WAS DETERMINED THE MOLDED LEAD FRAME CONNECTOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED REPLACED.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 55 MILES AN HOUR, MY TRANSMISSION SHIFTED FROM 4TH GEAR TO 1ST GEAR WITH NO REASON.