Truck would crank but not start. Had towed to dealership and they found fuse 27 was melted. Was informed that this was a known design flaw. The fuse was relocated to slot 70. Car did not but could have caught fire causing catastrophic damage and injuries to myself or others.
2013 Ford F-150 fuel system complaints
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Truck lost power, nearly resulting in accident on freeway while towing a trailer. Left me stranded. Fuel pump fuse was burned out which is a known issue that ford released a service bulletin for. This is a safety issue and should have been a recall.
While driving at highway speed 75mph our truck shut down with no warning. A wrench light came on with no other warnings. No check engine light no warning went from highway speed to limp mode zero power almost got rear-ended trying to make it off highway with no power. The problem is the throttle body has oil intrusion on the dry electrical side shorting out the motor with OIL! FORD could care less until someone gets killed they will deny any issues! I also have pictures of item full of oil! This is a no warning problem and ford cannot diagnose.
I was driving home from work and speedometer stoped working. My truck downshifts with no warning. I don't know if this is a transmission issue. Would not show my speed also the gas gauge is always at half way. The truck is a danger and sits parked in my yard due to it being so unsafe. Why won't Ford fix their broken vehicles?
Pickup would crank but not start. Fuel pump fuse melted. This should be a recall. This left me stranded 350 miles form home for a 10 dollar fix.
Took my vehicle in for 145,000 mile check. Informed the gas pump fuse relocation was not performed, started to melt. For the fix I was asked to pay $336. This an electrical and fuel issue. It is a known issue by Ford. Should this not be a recall, if it is a safety concern?
The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated after adding 85 octane fuel, the vehicle began to stall. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact stated the vape locked and had to wait for a short time before being able to restart the vehicle and continue driving to his destination. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer who was unable to duplicate the failure. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.
For about 1 year, the fuel remaining has been drastically uncertain. The standard dash gauge; the secondary instrument indicating gallons / miles remaining till empty; and the tertiary warning light indicating low fuel, are totally unreliable. Example: “5 miles to Empty” is actually approximately 15 gallons remaining. Very recent, the tertary warning light has stopped functioning altogether. This may indicate an electrical short or other fault in the fuel tank / system. With a capacity of about 35 gallons, I could easily miscalculate fuel used and end up stranded in the middle of nowhere or in a dangerous part of a city.
I was driving my truck in north Georgia while towing a trailer under 5000 lbs. The truck was in cruis control at 68 mph and the truck suddenly down shifted from 5th to 1st. I got the truck off the interstate at a reduced speed since it wouldn't shift up. When this happened an orange wrench light came on. When I stopped I turned the truck off and the light went away. We fueled up and got on the road. Shortly after the truck did the same thing with dropping to first gear and felt like it lost power steering. We pulled over and detached the trailer. I then got back on the road and after getting off the interstate and to slower roads the truck did the same thing. Every time the truck did this it reset the lights on the dash. The truck then sat for 5 days with out being driven. On my way home the check engine light came on. On Sunday June 12th the truck was dropped off at banner ford in Mandeville louisiana. The mechanic advised that while the truck acted like the lead frame recall issues they will not do anything unless I can prove the truck did this. The proof is they need to have a code show up. However, every time it did this the wrench light went away when the truck was restarted. I was told by Ford that when this happens I need to drive the truck straight to dealer without turning it off. Since the dealer said they couldn't do anything I called the 1 866 Ford number. The CAS # with Ford is attached to this. There has been poor communication with ford toe through this. The dealer told Ford that I picked the truck up earlier this week but in reality I picked it up today because the dealer called me yesterday. The ford apparently the dealer mechanic never communicated with Fords mechanic to resolve my issue and told them I got my truck sooner.
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 driving on a 4 lane busy street, my truck stopped running. It would not re-start. It had a full tank of gas, would crank over but not start. I had it flat towed to my home. It was determined to not be getting gas. I found a tsb on the problem and I had to pay for the repair from ford. Fuse #27 was too small to handle the current for the fuel pump relay. It was a design flaw and I believe ford should pay for the fix. This could of been more dangerous if I was on the freeway. I called fomoco and was told it was my responsibility. Does ford have any liability ?
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..
Electronics in the throttle body cause a computer fault while driving, which results in the engine (3.5 l twin turbo v-6) instantly going into limp mode, where the engine produces no power. This sudden loss of power is extremely dangerous. It happens with no warning. It can happen while attempting to accelerate through an intersection with oncoming traffic. It can happen at freeway speeds where the sudden deceleration can cause a collision, and where there is no place to pull over safely. This fault is very common in ford f-150's and ford automobiles. It has been a problem ignored by ford and the federal safety agency for years! It should be the object of a recall! I replaced the throttle body on my f-150 at 75,000 miles. Now, 25,000 miles later it needs to be replaced again! This is ridiculous, as well as expensive! Please, make ford stand behind their dangerously flawed product!
3rd time this has happened, pressed gas pedal to accelerate onto highway. Gas pedal was stuck in down position with engine revving. Held brake to slow it down, picked right back up when let off. No floor mats where near the pedal, and tapping the brake didn't disengage it. Was stuck for several minutes at dangerous speeds
Goes into limp mode at intersection very dangerous throttle body
Truck went into limp mode in traffic and almost had a wreck before I could get off freeway.
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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford f-150. The contact stated that the after refueling the vehicle, the contact became aware of a fuel leak underneath the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the fuel filler neck was defective and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The contact reached out to el cajon ford (1595 e main st, el cajon, ca 92021) where the dealer confirmed that they were aware of the failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 108,000.
After purchase, I got a continuous p0308, cylinder 8 misfire. Problem is that cylinder 4 has low/no compression, dragging down cylinder 8 as well.
We own a ford f-150 3.5 l ecoboost v-6 king ranch pickup truck. Truck was purchased in 2014 new. Have serious concerns as the vehicle has so many current issues. From day one of purchase and while still in the dealership parking lot, upon start up there was a very loud clattering sound. Sales rep said it was because it was cold and it had been sitting. Purchased vehicle, had problems immediately with dangerous lag in acceleration (which we still do), an average of 12 mpg if we were lucky and very serious engine misfires with major decrease in power accompanied by sputtering whole vehicle shuddering while trying to merge on the highway or with hard acceleration. Very dangerous, especially if in the fast lane, which we were. We started to limp over several lanes of traffic to the shoulder and the truck regained power. Many misfires like this, all explained to the ford service tech and verified on the trucks computer. So many in fact it was necessary to replace all spark plugs at less than 57k miles. We just picked our truck up today, feb 18th, 2020, after it was in the shop again, this time for 12 days, to fix this misfire problem again and numerous other issues with the front hubs staying locked in 4 wd while in 2 wheel drive and switching in and out, timing chain replaced, and the ecoboost turbo tubes replaced as they were cracked, iwe replaced, and left front actuator. Also about 3 weeks ago it had transfer case motor replaced as well as numerous switches, all which did not correct the problems. My husband and I decided to take it on the highway to see if the lag misfire problem was fixed. When he hit the gas there was a screechy sound from the top of the engine, power seriously decreased once again on the highway and the check engine light was back on. I sent an email to ford and auffenberg ford in ref to these continuing problems.
This is related to tsb 15-0137. Although my vehicle has not failed yet, many have. My fuse #27 shows signs of melting and I will have to replace it with a larger fuse and heavier gauge wire at a cost of about $150 (including labor). It is a safety issue, as my daughter drives this truck with horses in tow. On several forums I have read that the engine shuts off while driving due to failure of the fuel delivery system. No power steering or brakes, which is a real problem with a 120 pound 20 year old at the helm with a horse trailer! The truck has just over 100,000 miles on it. This is a known ford defect that causes a safety issue, and ford should be paying this cost so that there is no financial impediment to safe operation of the vehicle within its planned useful life.
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.
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.
Fuse #27 burnt up and vehicle would not start because that fuse controls the fuel pump. This issue was addressed in tsb 15-0137. Incredible to believe that something this simple has not been a recall for driver safety. Vehicle luckily was not in motion when it happened. This most likely would not be an item located in a vihicle incident....so there is a good chance you have no idea how many deaths this has caused.
The end of last may, pulling our camper up the raton pass, in a construction zone and a foggy sleet storm the mil illuminated, the engine died and we were barely able to negotiate our way back to the shoulder, after just having merged into the left lane. We were able to restart the truck and it died a couple more times along the way so we took it to xit ford in dalhart tx. The tech there found a bunch of codes stored in the PCM, cleared them and sent us on our way and the drive back to dallas was uneventful. After we got home, the wife was driving her truck on the freeway and it died on her on 3 different occasions, so I took it to north central ford, since they had done a PCM recall re-flash (19v‑075) on it prior to leaving for our trip. They told us there was an even newer re-flash and the preformed that and it seemed to settle down. With the recent cold snap we have had, the truck has started to exhibit a "a crank no-start" symptom and with a little research I came across "tsb 15-0137" which fits all of our symptoms to a tee. This is a very dangerous situation... Having your truck die on you, while pulling a trailer, up an almost 8000 foot pass, in a storm... It is a wonder we were not killed! The tsb was published september 2, 2015 and covers f150 model years 2009 - 2014. I believe ford should issue a recall for this, there are many people on the internet complaining about having the same issue and I would not have found the cure without them. The issue is caused by the fuel pump control module fuse not having contacts large enough to carry the current required, getting hot and melting in the fuse box. The remedy listed in the tsb is a new fuse with contacts at least 10 times larger. When I checked our truck fuse 27 was indeed melted and I ordered el3z-14293-a as specified in the tsb. I am also surprised that neither dealership seemed to know about the tsb.
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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford f-150. While the vehicle was parked in the driveway of the contact's residence, it failed to start. The vehicle was towed to lithia springs ford (870 thornton rd, lithia springs, ga 30122, (770) 941-9000) where it was diagnosed that the fuel pump relay failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and did not assist. The failure mileage was 137,100.
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
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.
Travelling in 30-35mph zone when all power drops - the dash screen lit up orange with the wrench icon, engine light came on, throttle response was lost which made the truck slow down. I veered over into the turn lane as the truck came to a stop. When it stopped, it was idling very roughly. The throttle was barely responsive... I could only inch forward (even if I floored it), but that's about it. I shut the truck off, waited 10 seconds, turned it back on, and all was well. This has happened 3 times in 3 weeks. I would not want to be on the highway when this happens.
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