general problems of the 2013 Ford F-150 - part 1

The feul pump fuse holder melts and the car dies instantly. This is very dangerous if you where merging into traffic or on a major interstate traveling at speed. Also leaving you stranded in the middle of nowhere at freezing temps or scorching temps and you have no cell service. This should be a immediate recall before people are injured or killed.

Driving along on freeway and vehicle immediately shut down in the middle lane. From my investigation I found out Ford issued a TSB (15-0137) indicating crank no start, loss of rpm. This vehicle shut down and failure had put me at risk on a freeway where everyone is doing 65 miles an hour at night. My findings after pulling the melted fuse out and putting it back in the vehicle started up. My concern is that fort has a TSB on this however vehicle shutting down on the freeway is a definite safety concern. Dealer wants $300 for this repair because it is not a recall. It is just a TSB. However, the other sad factor is the TSB kit to do the repair is $45 plus $280 for the repair.

Driving on interstate highway. Entered a tunnel at 65 mph. Near the end of the tunnel traffic started to slow down. I applied the brakes and the engine started to accelerate. I had full pressure on the brake pedal but the vehicle kept accelerating. There was a loud fan noise. Fortunately the vehicles ahead started to accelerate up to the speed limit - and beyond. I took my foot off the brake and turned on cruise control. The fan sound stopped and the truck maintained cruise control setting. I had heard the fan speed up twice before but I was parking each time1 and turned off the engine within seconds of hearing the fan motor speed up. I returned to my home and heard the fan motor speed up once more. I took the vehicle in to my local service station. They were able to recreate the problem. "bad thermostat causing engine cooling fan to come, increasing idle speed. Replaced thermostat".

On vehicles equipped the r680 six speed transmission, the oil lines break off at the quick disconnect to the transmission oil cooler due to metal fatigue. When this happens, it causes 14 quarts of automatic transmission fluid to be pumped out onto the roadway from the front of the vehicle and on the tires and roadway. Several things can happen when this happens. 1. Loss of control resulting in a crash. 2. Vehicle stopping on roadway and unable to continue. 3. Roadway gets covered with oil may cause other vehicles to crash. 4. Enviornmental issues. I am reporting this because it is a problem that is common and should be addressed. The problem is well documented on the internet and youtube. (Ford f150 transmission cooler lines breaking. ) in my case the line snaped off when I was in my driveway. Very lucky.

My 2013 f150 had been acting strangely in showing a wrench on the led screen and shutting off the electrical components on my dash. When this happens, it also sticks the transmission in between 3-5th gear. I am unable to shift down to 1st or 2nd gear, or up to 6th gear. After this happened a few times, it started to shift me in to park and stop my wheels from turning. This happened to me 3 times while traveling down the highway at 80mph. All 3 times, it lasted only a few seconds, but it was enough to screech my brand new tires and leave marks on the ground as if I had slammed on my brakes. It returns to normal and continues down the road.

As I was pulling out onto the road it died blocking a 2 lane road at around 5am so was pitch black luckily cars where paying attention & saw me I was able to roll it back off the road. Had a mechanic look at it after being towed back home he noticed fuse 27 was melted that is fuse for the fuel pump. Currently awaiting how much it will be to fix.

Vehicle dash lights will come on while driving (wrench light specifically) and vehicle looses all power and drops to 0 rpm 0 speed. This has happened multiple times and is extremely dangerous! after 4 months, we finally got our appointment at a Ford dealership where they diagnosed the lead frame needs to be replaced. Truck is a 2013 Ford f150 with 114,000 miles and there is a bulletin for this concern but the truck is out of warranty by age. The total bill is $1,769. 54 and I contacted Ford to see if they would help for customer satisfaction and was told no.

My 2013 Ford F-150 svt raptor experienced the failure condition described in TSB 15-0137 causing sudden and complete loss of power, with no previous warnings, due to the fuel pump relay fuse holder melting and the fuel pump abruptly shutting off. This occurred while my son was driving the vehicle and while he did an admirable job of getting the truck off to the shoulder with no power, he was nevertheless on a freeway onramp around a blind turn with a merge where drivers were attempting to accelerate to highway speed, thus placing him in a dangerous situation for the hour or so it took to get a tow to the Ford dealer for repair. This failure mode (and subsequent repair) has had a TSB for 9 years and clearly has the ability to cause a safety concern, as it did in this case. Had I known about this TSB, I would have implemented it proactively given the severity of the potential failure and the high likelihood for it causing a safety issue. There are already dozens of complaints on this exact topic in NHTSA's database. Please consider elevating this safety-related defect to a full recall.

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.

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?.

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.

Fuse for fuel pump keeps burning out causing engine to shutdown or not start at all. Smell wire burning smell when opening hood to check fuses. Am afraid this will eventually cause a fire in fuse box. Looked up videos on youtube and it states that Ford recommends rerouting fuse port but this is electrical in nature and could cause a fire or perhaps other mechanical failures. I am not a mechanic nor do I have financial means to pay someone to reroute a bad fuse port which can eventually cause a fire.

Driving normal on highway and truck turned off. No power steering. No brakes. No power. Almost crashed with 18 wheelers. Was going 65 on third lane on a 6 lane highway.

On 5/24/21 I started to pull out onto a two lane, 55mph road with a trailer behind me. The truck stalled and I was stuck across both lanes and could have been hit broadside from either direction. I was told by our local Ford dealer that there is a technical service bulletin (TSB-15-0137) for the fuse holder for the fuel pump. I researched online and this is a very common problem. I had a similar issue occur in March of 2021 where my truck would not start in a driveway and the Ford dealer did not find the problem and it seemed to have fixed itself. The fuse holder is apparently not designed for the amount of current in the circuit. This is a very serious issue. I could have been seriously injured or killed that day. This problem does not lead to any warning lamps, messages, other symptoms or error codes.

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 NHTSA 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!.

Not sure if it is the powertrain or the intercooler for the turbos but when you press the gas to get on the highway or at high speed on the highway and press the gas the check engine light blinks and the vehichal goes into limp mode. Easy to recreate and doesnt seem like Ford has a recall for it or even a fix. Every eco boost truck ever made seems to have this issue and if you get rear ended because of it , that sounds like a safety hazard to me. The only fix I have seen from the f150 forums to youtube or anywhere on google is to drill a 1/16 hole in the intercooler and let sludge and condensation drip all over the place. Does not sound like a great fix to me. Not even sure if the intercooler is the culprit or if it's the power train. Any help with this would be greatly appreciated.

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.

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. .

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.

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.

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.

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.

While accelerating quickly, but not so much as to spin the tires, the vehicle started "bucking". I was doing about 35-40 when it got pretty bad. The engine felt as if it was stopping and starting very quickly. It was actually pretty hard to control and it causes the truck to not allow me to accelerate onto the highway or even reach highway speeds. The check engine light started flashing and did not stop flashing for about 2 minutes. The truck would also not let me accelerate for that amount of time either.

While traveling on i70 in colorado and towing a travel trailer the vehicle lost all power. The cause of the problem was a throttle body. I have learned this problem is fairly common with the ecoboost engine and has not been completely resolved leaving those driving these vehicles in danger.

While driving on major highway I lost power to my 2013 f150 6. 2l. I had a tractor trailer on my right side and a jerk tailgating me. I finally managed to get the vehicle to the breakdown lane. I really thought I was going to be in a major accident.

Just outside of 60. 000 mi warranty truck threw a code p2112. Paying for it out of pocket I bought new tac unit and installed and cleared code truck ran fine up till 144. Ooo mi . Then began clattering upon 1st start up after sitting several hours . They said that it needed new timing set and tensioner. I bought and installed and replaced all timing componants. Truck also began showing codes p2112 again and will only cut out while vehicle is in motion and under a load . . Cylcle key and will start and drive a block and repeat only this time it throws the p2112 code and as long as the check engine light is on the truck wont stall as before.