Engine cranks but will not start. After research ford knows this is a fuse problem over heating, a 20 amp fuse in 26 slot. This has happen 2 times and goes away but comes back. Truck was parked and would not start.
2013 Ford F-150 electrical complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford f-150. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the service engine light illuminated on the instrument panel with the speedometer failing to operate as designed. The contact also stated that the vehicle independently downshifted and had to be restarted to resume normal operation. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer nor an independent mechanic to be inspected. Upon investigation, the contact linked the failure to the federal safety agency campaign number: 19v433000 (power train) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 116,000.
The dash lights come on randomly when the truck is sitting with no key in it. The radio stopped working. The heat only works on low and high will not do anything on any other setting. The steering becomes twitchy while driving down the road.
Air bag light will not go off since I changed the seats out also back up camera is a blue screen
While driving from ohio back to north carolina, my wife and I were travelling at 75 MPH when suddenly and without warning my truck abruptly stalled to 5 MPH with no power from the accelerator. I managed to get the truck out of the high speed lane on a two lane highway and on to the side of the road. I turned the truck off. A few minutes later, I turned the truck back on and all function resumed. This has happened in the past, but when I took it in for work there was no issue reported or read and the error could not be replicated. The truck was towed to a ford dealership. Service informed me I had a bad throttle body. This truck was part of a "customer satisfaction program" run in 2013 for a bad throttle body and total loss of acceleration. My truck received the repair in 2014 voiding the throttle body 10 year or 150,000 mile warranty. The safety concern remains and is endangering my life, my wife, and our future child. The part might be replaced without fixing the problem. An electrical issue may keep this vehicle having reoccurrences. This has me very concerned about a service that does not increase vehicle safety. And because of that concern I began to inquire if anyone else has had this issue. It turns out that in 2015 a class action suit was filed against ford and settled on individual basises (janis benkle et al v ford motor company). Currently, there are no programs to assist owners like myself in this situation. The original program is no longer valid and the repair performed was only good for one time (that repair apparently would not solve the safety concern as others have stated that the problem persisted after a new throttle body was put in). I have sought out an audience with the "zone manager". However, I have been informed that is impossible as customer care will not give that information and neither will the dealership.
Driving at 70mph, engine became weak, check engine light came on, transmission went to 5th gear, speedometer went to 0 though tachometer was still showing around 2,000 RPM. Airbag light came on. Truck wouldn't shift up or down. Came to a stop, transmission went to 3rd. Had to shut off truck and restart. This has happened 3 times in 1 month. I just purchased this truck three weeks prior to this occurrence.
I had the wrench light come on while I was driving and didn't have much of a problem at first. Then a day later when I was going to work, I turned the truck on and pushed the gas and the light came on and I could not accelerated at all. My RPM's would not climb. I had to let my truck start to go on its own then my gas peddle would finally catch and my truck would go. Later that day I was driving home from work, going about 40mph, and my vehicle went into limp mode. I had to pull over and restart my truck. It did like 3 times on the way home. What I don't understand is how as soon as I start my truck, with it still in park, and hit the gas the light illuminates and the trucks rpms don't work. This is one of many problems I have had with this truck. The A/C is a whole other topic.
Steering column telescopic in/out and up and down blows fuses all the time others on forums are having same problem when looked up for info. Fuse is either 23 or 24 on passenger side. Ford never listed this in owners diagrams. This is a very big problem that many people are complaining about in many year models.
Rear camera image on mirror turns blue and can't see anything
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford f-150. The contact stated while driving at 60 MPH, the gear down shifted from sixth gear down to third, back up a few gears then back down, without warning and caused consumer to lose control temporarily. The failure occurred on two occasions. The vehicle was taken to the dealer llc chapman ford located at llc 3951 columbia ave, columbia, pa 17512 where it was diagnosed that the wire harness melted which needed replacement along with the PCM. In addition, the dealer informed that there might be a possibility that the transmission would have been damaged as well but wont be determined until further use of the vehicle. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 54,000. *dt
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.
Stopped running, died coming off interstate at 75 MPH. Day before died and wouldn't start just rolled and rolled over. Hour later, it started. Had it towed off interstate would not start. Started once at dealer. Dealer stated the fuse 27 is known to melt and after a week in the shop it is fuse 27 which also had to be rewired. It is on websites that fuse 27 does this all the time.. Shutting off on interstate is a horrible experience especially when ford knows of this defect.
While driving on freeway around 70mph, the truck lost complete power. All functionality of vehicle including power steering and hazard flashers were inoperable. Fortunately I was in the right lane and able to guide the vehicle safely to the shoulder. The cause appeared to be bcm connector c2280g (which supplies all power to bcm) had unseated itself and become disconnected. After reconnecting, the vehicle was fully operable again. This is the second time the problem occurred but only the first time while driving highway speeds. The first occurance was in january of 2020. The connector appears to be in good condition and feels like it snaps back securely in place. A quick google search revealed the attached general service bulletin which indicates this is a known problem and an extremely dangerous problem at that.
The battery will be drained overnight randomly. First time the truck was a year old. Dealer replaced battery. Over a year later, same thing. Replaced battery. I replaced battery four months back and the truck has discharged the battery by the morning. Completely dead battery. Will charge fine and drive fine. No alternator issue. The radio / computer screen will display "battery saver" when the engine is turned off for no reason.
An electrical problem in the epas unit has resulted in the loss of power steering in my 2013 ford f-150. Vehicle has 63,000 miles and has no accidents and has not been subject to abnormal driving conditions. The problem presented itself when the weather became cold during the fall of 2019. When outside temperatures dropped below 65 degrees and I started my vehicle I received a "power steering assist failure" warning and the vehicle did not have power steering. Testing over a 4 week period as the outside temperature fluctuated between 40-80 degrees allowed me to see the connection to the power steering failure and the outside temperature. Additionally, when the outside temperature was close to, but did not exceed 65 degrees. I could start my vehicle and drive it around, the heat from the engine would warm the unit enough to allow it to work. All I needed to do was turn the vehicle off and then back on and the power steering would work. After reading about all the recalls ford has issued related to their epas unit I believe there is systemic problem with the part. Additionally, this part cannot be serviced and requires a full replacement. Part cost is $1500 plus 2-3 hours of labor. Putting the total cost to repair at $1800 - $1900 in my area.
I regularly have my truck serviced . . Today my engine light came on with no warning. It sent a message to put vehicle in park. It was towed to my home. It will not let me shift to drive with an uncontrollable vibration. It did almost the same thing when it was recalled. I have always paud my payments on time ... Had it servuced accordingly. Mt truck has given me more problems than I deserve. We were on tge main highway when this happened thank god no one was coming behind me it would have been a bad accident...help [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).'
I went to start the vehicle and it would crank b ut not start. I found that a very common problem with this truck is the fuel pump fuse. I located this fuse and found that it was in fact blown, and melted in half. Ford has created a repair for this, because it is such a common problem, but has not issued a recall. This needs to be repaired by ford for the customers at no charge.
The rear window defroster keeps going out. This is the 3rd time the unit has failed on a 2013 truck. The unit also controls the heated mirrors. The fix is to remove and replace the rear window with the defrost unit.
While doing 50 MPH, speedometer went to '0', all digital display items went to '0' front airbag light came on, and a large wrench looking display showed. Stayed on for a short time. Speedometer and fuel economy display did not work for rest of driven then returned to working for next driving use.
While driving, the steering seized up making the vehicle nearly impossible to control. Multiple warning lights: "service advanced track, power steering, hill descent assist". Dealer reports that epas system has gone bad/failed. I've read numerous reports on the steering/electric issue. This is a major safety concern and needs to be recalled. This truck is in immaculate shape and has 67,000 miles on it. Steering should not be failing. Please get a recall going on this before someone dies I also had a wheel stud/bolt sheer off two weeks back.
2013 ford f150 raptor. Been reading about several 2011 to 2016 about the rear back glass defrost not working due to bacd contacts on the window or even shaders for no reason. I think ford should replace this if it fails. With the back defrost not working also makes the side heated mirrors not work due to then being on the same circuit.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford f-150. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start. After raising the hood and looking in the fuse panel under the hood, the contact noticed that the fuel pump relay fuse showed signs of melting. The vehicle was taken to ford square of mt. Vernon (1501 broadway st, mt vernon, il 62864, (618) 242-8600) where it was diagnosed that the fuse needed to be relocated. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 66,800. *ln
My 2013 f150s engine started missing out of no where and my check engine light started flickering, and then wouldn't accelerate as I was trying to get on the highway. It almost shut off. Made it to the dealer and they are saying it's the coil packs, I had the same issue but not this bad with my 2008 f 150 which they ended up doing a recall on for the same issue. I think something needs changed as this seems to be an ongoing issue in these trucks and the fix isn't cheap or covered under warranty! And could cause an accident. Also I wasn't having any issues with my truck till I took it to the dealer for the recall they had on the accelerator issue, which was only fixed 3 weeks ago.
My daughter rolled down the window, it made a strange noise and stopped. She tried to roll it down again and the window fell all the way into the door and would not come up again.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford f-150. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who stated that the fuel pump needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failures continued. The vehicle was repaired on two different occasions. The vehicle was taken to five star ford lincoln (located at 711 e wishkah st, aberdeen, wa 98520, (360) 533-3673) where it was diagnosed that a fuse needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure continued. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 77,000. *bf the consumer stated the fuel pump was replaced for the 4th time.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford f-150. The contact noticed an abnormal odor when entering the vehicle. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted. The failure mileage was 48,907.
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.
I was driving and made a right turn and the power steering gave out for a few seconds. Then once I straightened back out I could not reproduce the problem. This has happened several times but can happen when turning either way.
When entering onto the interstate I felt the truck was not getting up to speed. I then noticed on my dashboard a big wrench. I felt my truck continue to not gain speed even though I was stepping on the gas.the screen then went black and and when the dashboard came back on I had nothing showing. No MPH ,fuel economy, etc and I was stuck in 5th gear.I could not increase speed but only decrease if I stepped on the break.I don't know how fast I was going but it was not fast at all since everyone was passing me(maybe 40 MPH).I also noticed my airbag light was on. I had to pull over on the interstate and restart my truck.once I did that everything came back on and worked for the rest of the ride. I was recently part of a ford recall but had that fixed.I had the automatic downshifting happen to me 3 times before the first recall was in place. I just got a letter last week that they need to redo the recall, I had the downshifting happen to me and this was not it. This is a entirely different safety issue that is making me afraid to drive my own truck since most of my time is on the interstate. Photos are attached of what was happening to me on the interstate.
I'm calling this a safety issue due to erratic unlocking of driver door. Door when operated by remote to unlock, most times needs 2 actuations, of handle to actually open by user. My wife after shopping felt a presence and tried to enter our vehicle and was badly frightened when she could not enter immediately she pulled on handle without opening door and thought she had not actuated the remote correctly she preformed the action to unlock and had to pull door handle 2 times to enter and lock it to feel safe. He vehicle was stationary and I don't know if this fits the standard for a safety issue. It seemed like it at the time. Dealer wants a diagnostic charge to remedy which I thought was unfair vehicle has 82,000 miles
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