Ford F-150 2013

Model F-150 made in 2013 by Ford got 18 consumer complains. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to engine, power train and structure.

Model 2013

Consumer Complaints


Fail datemilesoccurencesPurchase date
ENGINE
12/06/2012501
 I was traveling at exactly 70 mph on the interstate at about 40 degrees in my brand new 2013 f-150 ecoboost. while attempting to pass a line of slower semi-trucks, i put the accelerator pedal to the floor. the engine rev'd and the started violently shuttering to the point i thought the engine mounts were surely breaking. the vehicle lost most of its power and with another trucker behind me in the passing lane, it immediately became an extremely dangerous situation. i could not accelerate at all and fortunately was able to let the lower traffic pass me so i could fall into the slow lane -- it was very dangerous to put it mildly. the truck fixed itself after about 5 miles of slower driving. i took it to the ford dealership the next morning and they kept it for several days and couldn't find any problems. i tried to duplicate the event and couldn't. the scene repeated itself three times under exactly the same circumstances with two or three weeks separating the occurrences. the last time the dealership service department said ford corporate engineering did not know what the problem was and to try re-installing the computer software. this appears to have fixed the problem but my gas mileage has gone down to an average 18.5 mpg and previously i was getting up to 25 mpg average. *tr
12/06/201250
 I was traveling at exactly 70 mph on the interstate at about 40 degrees in my brand new 2013 f-150 ecoboost. while attempting to pass a line of slower semi-trucks, i put the accelerator pedal to the floor. the engine rev'd and the started violently shuttering to the point i thought the engine mounts were surely breaking. the vehicle lost most of its power and with another trucker behind me in the passing lane, it immediately became an extremely dangerous situation. i could not accelerate at all and fortunately was able to let the lower traffic pass me so i could fall into the slow lane -- it was very dangerous to put it mildly. the truck fixed itself after about 5 miles of slower driving. i took it to the ford dealership the next morning and they kept it for several days and couldn't find any problems. i tried to duplicate the event and couldn't. the scene repeated itself three times under exactly the same circumstances with two or three weeks separating the occurrences. the last time the dealership service department said ford corporate engineering did not know what the problem was and to try re-installling the computer software. this appears to have fixed the problem but my gas mileage has gone down to an average 18.5 mpg and previously i was getting up to 25 mpg average.
10/29/201218751
 While traveling in rain on the highway - outside temp 40 deg f / dewpoint 40 (this is relevant - this issue occurs whenever temp & dew point are within 10 of each other for many others) at 65mph - i attempted to pass a slower moving vehicle. after my lane change, i attempted to accelerate & the vehicle downshifted & revved high for a second and then ilost 90% of my engines power, the vehicle began to shudder & shake and a check engine light (cel) began to blink on my dash. i was nearly hit be 2 fast moving semi trucks as i tried to cross 3 lanes of traffic to get to the berm with 0 ability to accelerate any further. stopping & starting the engine made the issue go away. a similar even occurred this morning as well but cleared itself after i let off of the gas. i have heard numerous reports of this issue on different f-150 forums. the issue is apparently too much condensation in the ecoboost engines twin turbo intercooler (hence the temp/dew point correlation). ford has been attempting to resolve this for 3 years now - and just released a new tsb 12-10-19 which i hope will resolve it. i have had the vehicle for 14 days - and it should not have been sold to me with this known dangerous failure possibility being present. the tsb is being applied to my vehicle tomorrow & i hope it works. numerous others have had different attempts at repair & none have made the issue permanently go away. this is a major safety concern. *tr
10/29/20121875
 While travelling in rain on the highway - outside temp 40 deg f / dewpoint 40 (this is relevant - this issue occurs whenever temp & dew point are within 10 of each other for many others) at 65mph - i attempted to pass a slower moving vehicle. after my lane change, i attempted to accelerate & the vehicle downshifted & revved high for a second and then ilost 90% of my engines power, the vehicle began to shudder & shake and a check engine light (cel) began to blink on my dash. i was nearly hit be 2 fast moving semi trucks as i tried to cross 3 lanes of traffic to get to the berm with 0 ability to accelerate any further. stopping & starting the engine made the issue go away. a similar even occured this morning as well but cleared itself after i let off of the gas. i have heard numerous reports of this issue on different f-150 forums. the issue is apparently too much condensation in the ecoboost engines twin turbo intercooler (hence the temp/dew point correlation). ford has been attempting to resolve this for 3 years now - and just released a new tsb 12-10-19 which i hope will resolve it. i have had the vehicle for 14 days - and it should not have been sold to me with this known dangerous failure possibility being present. the tsb is being applied to my vehicle tomorrow & i hope it works. numerous others have had different attempts at repair & none have made the issue permanently go away. this is a major safety concern.
POWER TRAIN
02/10/2013293051
 The rear end locks up when going around a corner. in a full cab and a 6.5 foot bed. *tr
02/10/201329305
 The rear end locks up when going around a corner. in a full cab and a 6.5 foot bed
STRUCTURE - BODY
02/10/2013293051
 The rear end locks up when going around a corner. in a full cab and a 6.5 foot bed. *tr
02/10/201329305
 The rear end locks up when going around a corner. in a full cab and a 6.5 foot bed