10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
4 / 5
Injuries / Deaths:
5 / 0
Average Mileage:
48,928 miles

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problem #127

Jun 042020

F-150

  • miles
Blower motor is turning on and off and I have no air when it is 80 degrees 90 degrees and hot! also, hadd to replace master cylinder and was told my truck was not part of recall with exact same problems as recall.

- Neosho, WI, USA

problem #126

Jun 032020

F-150 8-cyl

  • 0 miles
Put truck into park to help truck ahead of us unload bed. Our truck was in park with engine on, within 3 min truck began accelerating and crushed body in between two trucks. Had to press breaks (car still rolling) shift into reverse, back into park before car would stop rolling then went into reverse.

- Indianapolis, IN, USA

problem #125

May 132020

F-150 6-cyl

  • 115,000 miles
While driving on the interstate at approximately 55 miles an hour on straight road at steady speed without warning the truck began to lurch jump and lose power, regain power and lose power. I noticed that the speedometer was very erratic and I had a light flashing on the dash as well. This pattern repeated until I eventually had to pull off the side of the road and restart the truck. It drove correctly the rest of the way home after that.

- Chesapeake, VA, USA

problem #124

May 092020

F-150 8-cyl

  • 90,000 miles
Sunroof fails to close *doesn't engage in to fully seal/locked position. And re-opens. No possible way to manually close without removing headliner. Vehicle was stationary one returning home and engaging close switch to sunroof. Now security and weather tightness is compromised.

- Tigard, OR, USA

problem #123

Apr 162020

F-150

  • 35 miles
I took my 2013 F150 with an open recall to Ford dealer and was running fine before they reprogram the power control module I starting having problems when the vehicle is running speedometer going of air bag light on and also a big wrench came out on the display when I stop it only star drive in on 3rd gear to 5 gear the other gears don't work until I turn off the vehicle and turn it back on but I star driving again and does it again same thing

- Brownsville, TX, USA

problem #122

Jan 102020

F-150

  • 140,000 miles
Defrost blower motor not working, can't keep windows clear for driving safely. Electrical system takes power away from non essential systems and redirects for critical systems if the battery is low or alternator is not working correctly, but there is no indication of what the issue may be.

- Saybrook, IL, USA

problem #121

Jan 022020

F-150

  • 167,000 miles
I am having trouble with my eco boost because when I start my truck I have a loud rattling sound then my truck loses power and shakes alot like a compression leak

- Mililani, HI, USA

problem #120

Feb 192020

F-150

  • 100,680 miles
When using rear defroster my back window shattered

- Green Bay, WI, USA

problem #119

Feb 202020

F-150

  • 62,000 miles
While driving down straight road at 30mph, left rear window shatters with no explanation. Rear window defroster was on and had been on for approx. 5 minutes prior to shattering. No bumps in road or road debris.

- Pflugerville, TX, USA

problem #118

Feb 172020

F-150

  • 111,000 miles
I crank my truck up this morning to let it warm up while sitting in the driveway turn the rear defroster and heard a loud bang then I look back and noticed my driver side rear window was shattered

- Tuscaloosa, AL, USA

problem #117

Jan 302020

F-150

  • 101,000 miles
The truck has a 3 pane, power slide, and defrost rear window. The rear window on the passenger side randomly shattered. The window itself did not fall out and didn't visually have any marking suggesting a forced entry or impact. The vehicle was stationary in a parking spot all day while at work. The truck was also back up to a wall so it is very unlikely that anything could have hit it. The truck was parked directly under a security camera and after review of the footage, no evidence was found as to what could have caused it. The window itself is still intact (as shown in the attached picture) like the outside layers are holding it together. The weather that day was very cold in the morning and got relatively warm throughout the day. I noticed the broken window at the end of the day when leaving work. This window is being repaired this coming Monday for $699 + tax so I do not have any copies of the invoice yet. My insurance also had a higher deductible than what this is going to cost so I chose to cover it out of pocket.

- Andover, KS, USA

problem #116

Dec 212019

F-150

  • 150,000 miles
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

- Brooksville, FL, USA

problem #115

Dec 182019

F-150

  • 138,000 miles
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.

- Monrovia, CA, USA

problem #114

Dec 052019

F-150

  • miles
Insulation coming out of tail pipe

- Marietta, OH, USA

problem #113

Dec 022019

F-150

  • 151,000 miles
I just had this happen to me on my 2013 F150. Same scenario as everyone else. Windows were frosted and turned on rear defroster while warming the truck up. Noticed while driving that the rear windows never defrosted and the light on the rear defrost button would no longer light up. After the windows thawed from the cab heat, I noticed that the passenger side of the three piece window was shattered and only held together by the window tint.

- Woodbrige, VA, USA

problem #112

Nov 132019

F-150

  • 100,000 miles
My husband and I were driving down the road and suddenly our 2013 Ford F150 starts clunking noise and hard jerking making the nose of the truck will pull down really hard when it does this. We are driving 65mph down the highway when this happened almost causing us to crash. Suddenly after this occured the Ford F150 starts acting like the transmission was slipping with only 64,000 miles on it. Tempurature started going up so we pulled over and called a friend to come tow us home. We got home and the truck wont reverse off the trailor. We finally get it off the trailor and take it to the Ford buisness in my town on the way there it acts like its stuck in first gear. We get it back from the Ford dealership and they tell uhs that the transmission is stuck in reverse. That when they start fhe truck it wants to take off like its stuck in gear even in reverse and then tell us that we will have to replace the transmission that was recently put in mind you it ran fine before the loud noise and sudden changing of gears at 65 mph.. so why shouldnt Ford have to fix it.

- Fort Scott, KS, USA

problem #111

Nov 222019

F-150

  • 81,500 miles
Left side of power sliding rear window shattered while driving. No other visible damage to vehicle, and no impact point apparent on glass. Co-worker with 2014 F150 was stopped at a light on the same day and exact same thing happened

- Shelby Twp, MI, USA

problem #110

Nov 162019

F-150

  • 83,118 miles
Upon excellaration and while cruising at higher speed's my vehicle will down shift automatically from 6th gear to third gear causing my rear wheels to lock. I receive a wrench sign on the display the speedometer stops working, the drivers air bag light comes on and the vehicle stays in this gear until I stop and turn off the vehicle and turn it back on. Also at times while driving the vehicle will shift on it's own while driving a constant speed from 6th gear to 4th gear, to 5th gear and back to 6th all while driving at a constant speed.

- Surprise, AZ, USA

problem #109

Aug 272019

F-150

  • 62,000 miles
2 months after purchasing my used 2013 F150 super crew I noticed the 'low pressure oil' flash at random times. It flashes for 2 secs and goes away. I started researching and found other owners like myself are having the same issue. Some cases involved the vehicle shutting down during their drive. My vehicle is only at 62K miles. Please help. This is my livelihood, thank you.

- San Antonio, TX, USA

problem #108

Aug 082019

F-150

  • 87,000 miles
I started my truck and the wrench light came on. The truck was in limp mode and would not accelerate. I restarted the truck and was able to pull it back in the driveway. I plugged in an obd code reader and it gave a P2112 "throttle actuator control system stuck closed." Upon some research I found several models between 2011 through 2015 have had similar issues causing dangerous situations on the highway. The issue was moving when it first occurred, but thankfully it was just outside my driveway, I hadnt made it to the highway yet. I restarted the truck, and was able to park it in the driveway.

- Wright City, MO, USA

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