2013 Ford F-150: engine knocking or ticking

Filed Sep 26, 2025 · Engine · VA

My truck is making a ticking and whistling noise once it is cranked and running. Ford issued a recall on f150’s for a manifold exhaust leak with the same noises I am hearing. The recall # is 19S32. My truck has the same problem and issue as described in the recall. My year and model truck needs to be covered under the recall.

Filed Apr 14, 2025 · Engine, Transmission · 203,000 miles · MT

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated while towing an empty horse trailer at 65 MPH, the vehicle downshifted into second gear, and the engine revved abnormally. The contact stated that there was a knocking sound coming from the engine compartment. The vehicle was turned off and towed to the residence. The vehicle was not yet diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 203,000.

Filed Sep 30, 2024 · Engine · 42,000 miles · PA

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle, there was a loud ticking sound coming from the engine compartment. The vehicle returned to normal functionality, but the failure became a regular occurrence. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed a failure with the timing chain. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was then taken to the dealer, who confirmed the diagnosis. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to Technical Service Bulletin: 18-2305. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the federal safety agency Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 42,000.

Filed Aug 25, 2022 · Engine, Transmission · 122,000 miles · NC

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that the vehicle was repaired under the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 19V433000 (Power Train). While driving 60 MPH, the vehicle inadvertently decelerated to 0-MPH without warning. The contact stated that there was an abnormal knocking sound coming from the engine. The contact was able to pull over safety and had the vehicle towed to the dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was taken to another dealer for a second diagnostic test. The contact was informed that the valve spring in the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The contact was unable to reach a representative at the manufacturer. The failure mileage was 122,000.

Filed Mar 11, 2021 · Engine · 157,000 miles · MN

Engine knocking on startup. The knock is more easily heard from the passenger side of the vehicle. The knocking is the most noticeable for the first 30 seconds of startup. This occurs every day. The amount of knocking follows an increase in engine RPM. One occasion I was driving 65 on the freeway, the engine compartment started violently shaking. The car lost acceleration and flashed the check engine light. This was the start of the engine knock.09

Filed Aug 10, 2020 · Engine · 98,000 miles · TX

Has a really rough start. Knocks really loud when idle. Drives rough and knocks as well. After a week of searching forums I found that a lot of people are having this problem and have the cam phasers replaced. Most of them just said they changed out the engine.

Filed Oct 9, 2019 · Engine · 51,000 miles · TX

Timing chain for ecoboost stretches and engine knocks

Filed May 10, 2019 · Engine, Transmission · 63,000 miles · NH

Vehicle has loud ticking noise when cold started, seemed to be coming from passenger side catalytic converter. Took vehicle to dealer for warranty emission repair, dealer stated turbo had gone bad and wiped out turbo. Vehicle has 63,000 miles just outside of the power train warranty, dealer declined assistance and wanted $2500 to repair turbo and would then replace the catalytic converter. Vehicle is very well maintained have all records, if turbo were to fail while driving it could have possibly destroyed the engine stated the dealer. Why is an essential part of the engine failing at such low mileage? Vehicle also has intermittent shifting problem around 40-45mph seems to shift erratically, dealer says transmission lead frame could be issue or ECM/PCM programming, they have not done any of those repairs yet.

Filed Dec 21, 2018 · Engine · 98,000 miles · OH

Bought the truck in september 2015 with 60,000 miles on it.now I have 101159 miles on it now. At about 98,000 miles my check engine light came on and I lost acceleration power when first taking off from a stop or if I get on the gas the truck hesitates and will either accelerate slow or won't accelerate at all. Almost got in an accident about a week ago when merging onto the freeway do to lost power. Contacted a mechanic and he came picked the truck up and ran testing on it and couple hours later called back and said my timing chains and phasers needed to be replaced. With that said it will cost me $3,000-4,000 to get this fixed and I simply do not have an extra couple thousand dollars to shell out for this fix . I have been doing a lot of searching and have been finding that a ton of people have had this problem and when they contact ford, ford is basically saying they are sol and have to pay out of pocket for the fix. I still owe $22,000 and thought about trading it in for something else but feel they will knock $4,000 off what the vehicle is worth. I have no idea what to do at this point. Please help!!!

Filed Apr 29, 2018 · Engine, Transmission · 110,000 miles · MI

On april 14, 2018 I was driving my 2013 f-150 on the highway approximately 70mph in the rain when the back wheels suddenly locked up and I abruptly began stopping and I lost control, fishtailing to the left and right (almost to a spin), barely missing vehicles around me and the wall to the left. The car behind me somehow veered around and missed me too. As this was happening the truck was making a loud noise as it automatically slowed down. I somehow made it to the side of the road where I parked and shut the truck off and tried to settle down and gain my composure (...it was scary, I thought I was going to die from this incident!). I restarted the truck and slowly began drive. It seemed to drive ok so I decided to take the truck to the dealer for service. As I was driving cautiously, well below the speed limit on a 40mph road the engine then shut down and I could see a screen appear with "low oil pressure". I glided to a parking lot and had my truck towed to the dealer where I purchased the truck (suburban ford of waterford michigan). The dealer said there was a knock in the engine and said it threw a rod. They said the engine failure was the result of the wheels locking up. I researched and found the exact same issue on 2013 f-150's with the transmission automatically downshifting to a low gear causing the rear wheels to lock up. The dealer said they were aware of this and said there is a recall for this on 2011 and 2012 f-150's for this but no recall presently active on the 2013 f-150. I purchased a full warranty for the truck when new but the truck is just out of warranty at 110k miles. The dealer said they could provide a refurbished engine for $10,000. I've been going back and forth with ford and the dealer at this point. This is a very dangerous life threatening issue. See: http://autoweek.com/article/recalls/fords-downshifting-recall-may-expand

Filed Apr 28, 2017 · Acceleration, Engine · 72,000 miles · NC

Driving on interstate at roughly 70 MPH with cruise control engaged, truck lost power and started to coast. Speedometer swept to 0 indicated speed, tachometer indicated engine at idle speed, around 1000 RPM, while coasting from 70 MPH slowing to roughly 40 MPH. Vehicle regained powered drive briefly then again lost power and coasted. After resuming coasting, the back tires then breifly locked up, vehicle shuddered, then resumed coasting. Extremely dangerous as vehicle being driven in traffic on interstate and became nearly uncontrollable. Explanation from dealer service department was that the wiring harness from transmission to ecu passes through firewall through a grommet that is known to fail. The wiring chafes and causes a short and the transmission to malfunction. Apparently a tsb is issued for repair at customer's expense per dealer but I have not been able to find it. This appears to be a proverbial ticking timebomb for f150 owners and should absolutely be subject to a recall.

Filed Sep 2, 2016 · Engine · 61,000 miles · TN

While driving on the highway in rainy conditions, went to accelerate and the truck engine hesitated then shuttered and nearly shut down. The check engine illuminated and this continued for approximately a minute. This has occurred on four different situations all at 70-80 MPH while trying to pass. In one situation, it nearly caused an accident. Also having the ticking and severe knocking during engine start first time in the morning or after cold soaking. Ford has refused to fix the issues on their own because the truck has 63,000 miles.