Three problems related to water pump have been reported for the 2013 Ford F-150. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2013 Ford F-150 based on all problems reported for the 2013 F-150.
While driving with no warning the truck started to over heat, the battery died, and I lost steering due to the faulty water pump breaking and the serpentine belt coming off while in rush hour traffic.
Tl the contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. While driving various speeds and turning the steering wheel, an abnormal clicking noise was heard. Also, when the vehicle was turned off, there was an abnormal noise coming from the engine. The vehicle was taken to prime Ford saco (857 portland rd, saco, me 04072, (207) 282-0300) where it was diagnosed that the water pump and steering column needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 109,480.
At approximately 60,000 miles my truck would occasionally make a rattling sound immediately after starting the engine. Over time it got worse, I took it to a mechanic and he told me it was probably a lose cover, or a component such as a water pump was failing and it would be hard to know which one it was until it failed completely. So I continued to drive the vehicle. Time passed, milage went up and the problem got worse. I started researching the issue myself and realized it was the timing chain and phazers. This could potentially cause engine failure and if it happens at the wrong time could cause an accident. This is a very common problem with the ecoboost truck from 2011-2016 models and it typically happens very early in the vehicles life(around 50k miles). Apparently it is due to the excessively long timing chain and weak phazers.