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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.
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.
- Mount Ville, PA, USA
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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.
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.
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. The consumer stated the fuel pump was replaced for the 4th time.
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.
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- South Euclid, OH, USA