May 18, 2022; Vehicle has 140,650 miles. My truck drove fine all day until It seems the like the transmission failed, it just kicked out of gear. The check engine light came on, as did the air bag light. The truck had no power, no fuel control, and seemed no transmission control. The first time, I was able to coast to a safe area, stop, and put the truck into park. It would not shift back into gear to proceed. I shut the vehicle off, and in park. Restarted and proceeded to continue, then it drove fine for less than 1/2 mile, and the check engine light and air bag light both came on again. The same problem occurred as before, no power and no transmission. I was able to coast to safety again, and shut the truck off again. Placed into park and restarted. Put into gear, and drove to a parts store about 1 mile away, with no problems, but I could feel the transmission hesitating to change gears. The parts store was unable to get any malfunction codes from the truck. We were able to drive the truck home without any other problems yet, 13 miles.
2013 Ford F-150 engine complaints
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The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while making a right turn the traction control and hill descent warnings would illuminate. During the failure the turn signal became inoperable and the driver had to manually hold the turn signal in order for the signal to operate. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who diagnosed that the failure was due to a failed steering angle sensor. The vehicle was not repaired. Also while driving a squilling type noise was present coming from under the vehicle due to a damaged exhaust manifold. The manufacturer was also notified of the failures but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 100,000.
Truck downshifts without warning speedometer stops working
lost all of the electrical power to my truck as I was going to drop it off at the dealership for a recall. On my way there my truck downshifted into first gear over revved the motor and caused it to shut the motor down and loss of the computer as well. I had it towed to my local shop. I called Ford to see what they want me to do next and said to have it towed there and I did .Ford cant get power to the truck because there motor is no good. ford also tells me that the oil is way over full. but I know it wasn't over full it holds 6 quarts of oil and I know that.so they state that the oil is over filled and blew the truck up. but the problem is the computer and in that event caused the motor to blow up and push gas and break fluid into the motor truck only has 80,000 miles on it. this I feel as a manufacturers default and frontier ford of Anacortes WA. And ford itself only honors there own techs so they are going by what they say. I have been dealing with this for almost 7 months with out a truck witch has cost me a job and among other issues and loses. feel as they didn't honor or care about the customer or even looking into the dealership that has my truck. when I asked to seek with a supervisor I was told they are no supervisor available and that they would call me back i have still never heard from them. How long must I be without a truck or a jib because they aren't doing there job correctly and making my life here impossible to get a head in such hard time as it is. Thank you [XXX]. L look forward to hearing from you. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
Exhaust manifolds warped breaking manifold studs causing exhaust leaks and power loss . Manufacture known design flaw! Could potentially cause carbon monoxide issues.
Warped exhaust manifold. Ford needs to go on line and see how many models are having the same issue. This repair cost 2400.00 for turbo. I have poor gas mileage, poor exclamation, exhaust leak into cabin causing drowsiness..Please help all of us Ford owners
recently purchased this vehicle only to discover that it has a stretched timing chain(noise). Research shows that this has been an ongoing issue with Ford. I'd like to know if Ford has a plan in place to issue a recall notice to fix?
The truck seems to downshift on its own randomly. Thwre are times where i turn the trucm off and turn it back on then its back to normal. Other times it takes about 10 mins to work normaly again. Also the truck won't let me accelerate at times. It just sounds like I'm reving the engine.
The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving 45 MPH, the vehicle inadvertently stalled. The check engine warning light illuminated. The contact veered to the side of the road. The contact was unable to restart the vehicle after several attempts. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The contact was able to restart the vehicle the next day. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the fuel pump module and the fuel pump needed to be replaced. The contact stated that the vehicle was repaired; however, the failure reoccurred while driving. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the fuel pump module and the fuel pump needed to be replaced. The dealer also diagnosed that the fuse box needed to be relocated to prevent fuse #27 from burning due to the engine heat. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but provided no assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 105,000.
while accelerating/driving in city traffic the vehicle lost power suddenly and abrupt and would not respond to any gas/throttle input. There were no prior indication of an issues. at the time when the vehicle lost power the maintenance sign/warning came on. The vehicle was not able to maintain or increase speed to main traffic flow and became safety risk to the driver and other motorists. The dealer diagnosed and replaced the throttle body to repair the vehicle. The dealer has claimed that the part is not a emission related part. The dealer could not verify the repair would be covered under any warranty that apply to the vehicle. The faulty and replaced throttle body has been retrieved from the dealer ship with the repair of the vehicle and is available upon request.
The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving 40 MPH, the vehicle downshifted to first gear and stalled without warning. The instrument cluster became inoperable with dashes. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer and was diagnosed however, there were no codes retrieved. The contact stated that ECM cleared the data. The battery had been removed. The computer was updated however, the vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure however, no further assistance was provided. The approximate failure mileage was 127,000
The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving 65-70 MPH and making a stop, the vehicle inadvertently stalled. The warning message "No Oil" appeared on the instrument panel. The contact was unable to veer to the side of the road. The contact was able to restart the vehicle after several attempts. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The contact stated that the failure had been reoccurring while driving and making a stop. The contact stated various unknown warning lights were illuminated. The independent mechanic was unable to duplicate the failure. The dealer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact that there was no recall related to the failure. The vehicle was taken to the independent mechanic but was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and advised the contact that they could not issue a recall as the federal safety agency oversaw issuing recalls. A case was opened. The approximate failure mileage was 90,000.
Every day the transmission jumps to 1st gear and stays there. We have to pull over and put it in park or neutral then try to drive again. Most of the times it stays in 1st gear for 5 or 6 times of pulling over before it will return to normal. This happens regardless of speed at time it happens. It displays the 'wrench' on the screen, air bag light comes on and speedometer stops working. We are deathly afraid of even getting on a highway. We have read the same problem on the internet happening to hundreds of people, yet there is no recall notice yet. Why are there no recalls if we are all having the EXACT same thing. Some people reported their lead frame harness was replaced and fixed the problem and some reprogrammed the control module.
Vehicle defect in the EcoBoost engine causes coolant to leak into the cylinders, causing the potential for engine fires and failure, misfires, collision risk, and costly repairs.
The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle would stall with the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 141,936.
Truck going from 6 gear down to first but every service center tells me I cannot get a appointment not even be place on the waiting list due to lack of technicians, I need help because my truck is not safe to drive
The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving approximately 40 mph, the transmission malfunctioned and erroneously down shifted causing the engine RPM’s to rev very high while the vehicle decelerated. During the failure, the hill descent and check engine light warning lights were illuminated. Additionally, there were several unknown warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who diagnosed that the engine was faulty. The contact indicated that the vehicle was included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 19V075000 (Power Train) and the vehicle had experienced the same failure listed in the recall. The manufacturer was not yet notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 136,000.
The 4x4 tried to turn on while the vehicle is running by it self.
Horrible timing chain rattle upon cold start up. 73K Miles and Ford is very aware of this issue on the 3.5 liter ecoboost engines and will not address but they have changed the designs in the newer year models. Have videos to prove issue and dealer would not help even with extended warranty
While driving the power to my speedometer would go out. Also the truck would increase in RPM's. The last time it happened the wheels locked up on me. In most cases the problem would be fixed once I turned the car off and re started it.
The vehicle has two "types" of problem that may be related. In some cases, the truck drops down into 1st gear regardless of the speed. This has happened three times since I picked up the truck following the attempted recall repair, but none of these incidences of dropping into 1st gear caused error codes to pop up. In another "type" of incident, the speedometer drops to zero even while in motion, and the vehicle stays in 3rd gear no matter the speed (including when not in motion, even after shifting into park and back to drive, the vehicle automatically jumps to 3rd gear before I even start to move). During this second type of incident, the airbag light came on, as did the wrench/check engine light. This second type of incident triggered many error codes: u0401:68-48 b00a0:68-08 u0401:00-08 p0722:00-68 u0401:86-08 u0401:00-08 u0401:68-08 b1083:07-08 u0423:00-28
The vehicle drops into 1st gear for no reason, including when at high speed. This causes the rear wheels to skid and the vehicle to loose control. I have taken the vehicle to two ford dealerships, and they have done the software update under recall 19s07, but the vehicle continues to have this problem. Both dealerships tell me they believe the lead frame needs to be replaced to fix the sudden downshifting, but ford corporation refused to pay the cost of this repair because ford corporation say the lead frame is not covered by the 19s07 recall unless there are "error codes" (which there are not, even though the truck has downshifted three times at speeds of about 35 MPH since they "fixed" the software).
I bought this truck used. On 2 occasions it completely shift off with no warning. I googled and read that if the antifreeze runs low it will completely shut down until antifreeze is brought back to level. Recently I have used the vehicle more. I check the reservoir at least once a month fir this particular level. Everytime I have to add antifreeze. No evidence whatsoever of any leakage. Last month I did not check due to having a shoulder surgery so the truck sat unfriendly fir approximately 6 weeks. I used the truck to go to my local walmart store approximately a 9 mile trip one way. I noticed going to store the cooling fan cut on and stayed on. I looked at gauges and they were ok. After picking up groceries I cranked the truck . I pulled out of parking lot drove about a mile and noticed my check engine light came on. I started watching the gauges. The temperature gauge was slowly climbing to the hot range. I turned in the defroster and heater to pull heat off the engine constantly watching so I could make it back home. I live in a rural community and did not want to break down. I slowed my speed to 20-30 MPH which did help keep gauge in safe zone. When I arrived home my husband checked the reservoir which was completely empty. He added 1-1/2 gallons of coolant. We let sit and then cranked the truck it is now back to running in the normal range. I posted what happened on my facebook page. I have discovered this is a very common problem with the 2013 f-150 and in my opinion very dangerous since there is absolutely no warning that fluid level has mysteriously dropped and evaporated and the truck shuts down and will not start until coolant is refilled. I haven't been stranded on the side of the road ... Yet... But this is certainly something that should be investigated.
I first starting having the problem 5 days ago and the odometer will go to zero and the truck will not be responsive in terms of pressing the gas and a wrench symbol comes up. I was told it is the lead frame control.
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
Pulling camper onto interstate, accelerated to merge. Truck shook, engine light came on and truck barely made it safely to the next exit. Pepboys replaced #2 coil. Made it the rest of the trip. Unable to tow camper or accelerate normally, as truck shudders and slows significantly in residential and interstate speeds. Ecoboost seems to be an issue with this particular model truck and engine, so I have to take it to ford. I've already had to replace the transmission around 66,000..
The v6 ecoboost engine is trash. Had to have it replaced with another crappy v6 ecoboost engine that is no better than the original. The original engine through a rod on the highway. The second one is getting coolant in the oil
Driving @ 35 MPH and transmission down shift to 1 on the gauge. Truck slowed to almost a complete stop. Pull over and stopped. Shift to 'park', waited a few seconds, shift back to 'drive' and made it home. Occurrence was similar to the problems experienced with previous transmission recall. Presently, no similar occurrence from 1/31 to present.
Recently had my truck go throught a inspection check at a professional automotive shop and it was diagnosed with right and left exhaust manifold leaks. This issue is causing exhaust manifold gases to leak into my cabin and power loss while engine is running. Reason for leaks are due to exhaust manifold bolts breaking and warped exhaust manifold.
When driving the engine began to shudder and lost power. The vehicles engine blew and subsequently lost power and I had to get to the side of the ride road. There are thousands of reports online of people having their eco-boost engines blow due to a moisture issue in fords design. Ford issued a tsb not a recall for the problem and have last many motorist including my self at danger as the engines can go without warning. Ford has denied my claim I made through them as well as many others passing them off as lack of maintenance and out of warranty. However, my truck has been serviced and well taken care off. Research shows that people have had this issue happen at various millage conditions while some have not experienced the issue at all. Ford has failed to provide insight into why this happens and a guarantee it can be prevented.
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