10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
3 / 0
Average Mileage:
37,911 miles

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problem #102

May 262023

F-150

  • miles
The truck will jump from sixth gear to first gear, or will go from first gear straight to fifth and be stuck in fifth, or be stuck in first, the truck will randomly take off on its own or come to a screeching stop on highways going 60 mph, the gear indicator will stop working, alongside all other gauges on the dash, such as gas mileage, RPM, speedometer, heat and oil gauge will all stop working, when the vehicle is pulled over and shut off, it will start normal and run normal for a short amount of time.

- Northpole, AK, USA

problem #101

Jan 092023

F-150

  • miles
The rear doors on the truck would not open. Ford reports that it is a "wear and tear" issue b/c the piece at the end of the cable that pulls the latch to open the door is plastic. My concern is not being able to open the doors if there were people (perhaps a baby in a car seat), in the back seat and there was an accident. It seems to me that it is a simple engineering fix. My complaint to Ford went nowhere. There are several videos on YouTube about this problem so I suspect it is a fairly common problem.

- Woolwich, ME, USA

problem #100

Dec 072022

F-150

  • miles
I was driving my F150 on the road another day and it shut off all of sudden in the middle of the road. I tried to restart it but was not successful. It was rush hour and it was so dangerous sitting in a truck in the middle of the road. Luckily I was not hit by other vehicles.

- Reading, PA, USA

problem #99

Nov 282022

F-150

  • miles
I was driving down the road and vehicle suddenly dropped in to third gear, the speedometer was indicating 0 MPH, a wrench was displayed on my center screen and the check engine light came on.

- Pleasanton, CA, USA

problem #98

Sep 092022

F-150

  • miles
Took my 2014 F-150 in for an oil change on 09/09/2022 at Brondes Ford in Maumee Ohio, in the time spent there waiting for the vehicle to be done a representative came out to tell me that they were unable to rotate my tires do to swelling of the [lug nuts] and said it would cost me $120 From what I read online this is a big problem with Ford vehicle's.

- Swanton, OH, USA

problem #97

Feb 012017

F-150

  • miles
The Ford f-150 2014 heated mirrors and rear sliding window defrost system stop working ALL fuses and relays were checked and in good working order. When brought to Ford Motor company dealer attention was told that rear window would have to be replaced at my cost to correct safety problem. Living in Michigan where we get freezing rain and snow being unable to use outside mirrors to safely see traffic to change lanes is a big risk factor for all on the highways. Ford motor company knows of this but not concerned to make right with owners of vehicles. These vehicles have been inspected by Ford motor. There is NO WARNING light to let one know that system is not functioning other then ice build up on mirrors.

- Livonia, MI, USA

problem #96

Jun 232020

F-150

  • 41,000 miles
The contact owns a 2014 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle started stalling and failed to accelerate as needed. Additionally, the maintenance warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact was able to pull over to the side of the road and restart the vehicle. The contact stated that the vehicle operated as needed. The vehicle was diagnosed and the throttle body was replaced; however, the failure reoccurred. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 41,000.

- Amarillo, TX, USA

problem #95

Jan 082022

F-150

  • miles
My rear driver side window shattered while I was driving. It was around Jan 8th 2022 give or take the temperature was freezing but no ice had to be scraped. I warmed my truck up for a 3-4 mins before leaving work. As I was on the freeway no more than 10 min after starting my truck I was driving about 60mph at 5:30 in the morning I herd a super loud pop sounded almost like a rock hit my windshield but didn-??t see anything. I didn-??t find out what had happened until I got home. It did make me swerve just a little bit not know was happening but no cars were out that early. So only one of the three sections shattered but not into pieces it-??s still intact as of now but is in a ton of little gravel size pieces. So I-??m not able to use the electric middle window to open as I-??m sure it will completely break the other section. Also I was not even using the rear defrost at the time just the front window part. I-??m sure the temperature is to blame but either way it could have been a lot worse if there was traffic at the wrong time. I-??ll be turning into insurance to have it fix in the next few days.

- Vancouver, WA, USA

problem #94

Feb 272022

F-150

  • miles
We have experienced 2 incidents where a wrench appears on the screen followed by a complete loss of acceleration. The first incident occurred while on the highway driving 65 MPH, we made it over to the side of the highway, shut the vehicle off and restarted after about 1-2 minutes. We were able to make it home without another incident. I took the vehicle to the dealer and they could not find any error codes. I had a tune-up done before the second incident occurred. We were traveling 40 MPH on a very narrow curvy road during the second incident and were extremely fortunate to clear the corner with just enough room to get the truck off the side of the road before coming to a complete stop. Just as before a wrench appears on the screen. We shut the truck off and restarted it after 1-2 minutes and was able to make it home without another incident.

- Olympia, WA, USA

problem #93

Feb 152022

F-150

  • miles
Rear, 3 piece window with center slider, driver side window shattered with no incident or impact. Online research suggested possible rear window defrost malfunction.

- St. Augustine, FL, USA

problem #92

Dec 102021

F-150

  • miles
Brakes are hard to push. Verified by independent service center. Warning message when it happened.

- Alexander City, AL, USA

problem #91

Nov 222021

F-150

  • miles
The symptoms are exactly as described in the leadframe recall of 2013 F-150 trucks - my truck is 2014. The truck suddenly shifts to 1st gear while travelling at higher speeds, sluggish acceleration, check engine light and the wrench icon appearing on the display, MPG display dropped to zero, and the speedometer stopped working while driving. The symptoms appeared gradually over the last 6 months, with the speedometer and the wrench icon happening yesterday. The last time I took it to the mechanic, about 2 months ago, the check engine light was on, but no codes. This is a safety issue because sudden shifting to 1st gear while at a higher speed is going to cause loss of control and an accident.

- Mishawaka, IN, USA

problem #90

Nov 212021

F-150

  • miles
Service advanetrac message came on while driving (not at start up) prior to losing power steering while driving. Service advancetrac message came on but went away after 1 minute of driving. A few minutes after message went away, the truck completely lost power steering while driving on a highway (nearly lost conrol). Power Steering Assist fault message then appeared and the Service Advancetrac message reappeared. Had to have truck towed.

- Saint Martinville, LA, USA

problem #89

Nov 072021

F-150

  • miles
The back doors use to swing open when driving now they won-??t open at all. Both of our raptors did this. It is a problem

- Agoura Hills, CA, USA

problem #88

Nov 022021

F-150

  • miles
In October 2017 the entire rear window heating element was identified as defective. The entire window panel was replaced with Ford contributing partial monetary renumeration for the repair. On November 2, 2021 the rear window heater was activated. The indicator light did not -??light up-??. Approximately 15 minutes later a loud -??bang-?? was heard in the cabin and the presence of smoke was evident. Upon pulling over and inspecting the vehicle, smoke was emanating from the rear right (passenger side) bottom corner. It was also noticed that the entire right panel. Ford has indicated that there is currently no recall associated with this. There are multiple reported incidents of the occurring over many years upon performing a Google search.

- Ocean, NJ, USA

problem #87

Oct 282021

F-150

  • miles
On 10/28/2021 at approximately 12 PM my trucks driver side Power sliding rear window shattered after turning on The rear defrost. I live in Florida so Temperature was not an issue but it was lightly raining. Please help! Vehicle was parked in the driveway at the time of the Incident

- Saint Cloud , FL, USA

problem #86

Oct 262021

F-150

  • miles
While driving on the freeway at about 70 mph, the "wrench" symbol popped up on my dash and the truck went into "limp mode" which is where the truck is on but you cannot accelerate. I then had the same thing happen while driving on the street at about 45 mph. Both times, I was able to get off to the side, restart the vehicle and then start driving again. After the car was restarted, there was some harsh shifting between 5th and 6th gear and it seemed a bit sluggish. I contacted the Ford dealership and they told me that they couldn't do anything unless the check engine light or wrench symbol were showing on the dashboard.

- Milpitas, CA, USA

problem #85

Jun 302021

F-150

  • miles
The vehicle has been having recurring issues with limp mode roughly 5-10 mins after cold start. Wrench lamp lights and vehicle loses all power and has no throttle response. This is becoming a weekly occurring issue. This is extremely dangerous because it could be while at highway speed, in heavy traffic and put the driver and passengers at risk of accident. If vehicle can be safely limped to the shoulder and turned off, vehicle starts back up with no issues after being shut down for a few minutes. Two different Ford dealers have inspected and no codes or service messages are stored so unsure of the precise issue. One recommended changing the throttle body ($600 repair) while the other checked tsb 17-0026 and was unable to remedy or repair.

- Billings, MT, USA

problem #84

May 132021

F-150

  • miles
The fuse block overheats and melts at fuse #27. This fuse controls the fuel system. My truck shut off in trafffic at rush hour and it would not restart. Ford knows this is an issue and they have not publicly posted the fix for it and they charge for the fix that they know is an issue on their part. Why should I pay for a defect on their side?

- Sandy Springs, GA, USA

problem #83

May 272021

F-150

  • miles
on several occasions while driving at 50+ mph my truck suddenly downshifts from 6th gear to 1st gear causing the rear wheels to lock up and skid. i have taken the vehicle to the dealership and they refuse to do anything because they can not duplicate the issue. this has happened several times the last time was on the freeway causing me to shoot over 2 lanes of traffic almost causing an accident. the ford dealership and the extended warranty company ameriplus both refuse to help because they both say that they can not duplicate the problem but the vehicle comes up with dtc codes p0731 and p0722

- Palmdale, CA, USA

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