2014 FORD F-150 Electrical System Problems

Vehicle was on & operating for 20 minutes and after traveling 1-2 miles all of the sudden smoke came from engine compartment. Pulled over immediately, and turned vehicle off when a full fledged fire began in the engine block on passenger side. Ran into gas station and used a fire extinguisher to get fire under control. 911/Fire Dept was contacted and hosed down hood, engine compartment. Analysis showed the source of the fire was from the passenger side hood accent light (factory installed) short circuited and was the origin of the fire.

FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED YESTERDAY 4/17/21 WHEN DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MILES AM HOUR THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT UP FROM FIRST GEAR, OR IT INTO NEUTRAL AND THEN BACK TO DRIVE AND IT WORKED LIKE NORMAL. TODAY 4/18/21 I'VE HAD TWO INCIDENTS, THE FIRST WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE VEHICLE DROPPED DOWN TO 2ND GEAR, RAPIDLY SLOWING. I SHOWED TO FIRST GEAR, PUT INTO NEUTRAL AND BACK TO DRIVE AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65-70 MPH MY TRUCK SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED FROM 6TH TO 2ND GEAR, DECELERATING EXTREMELY QUICKLY. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO AN EXIT AND PUT THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND THEN BACK INTO DRIVE AND THE TRANSMISSION RESUMED LIKE NORMAL. THIS IS EXTREMELY CONCERNING THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND THE FACT THIS VEHICLE IS MY DAILY DRIVER AND I USUALLY HAVE MY KIDS IN THE VEHICLE...

I WAS PULLING A EMPTY TRAILER AND IT STARTED DOWN SHIFTING AT 35-45 MPH I HAD TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING THEN BACK TO DRIVE TO GEAR UP IT DID IT AROUND 75 MPH THE FIRST TIME AND WI5H A TRAILER HAD TO COME TO A HAUNTING STOP ON A HIGHWAY IT'S IN THE PAST HOUR DONE IT 5 TIMES .... THIS IS NOT SAFE!

I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY HEADING OUT OF TOWN GOING 70 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER WENT TO ZERO AND THE RPM REV UP TO 4000RPM AND FELT LIKE A DOWNSHIFT , I HAD A CAR AND SEMI PASSING ME. IT WAS A SCARY MOMENT FOR. I TOOK IT TO A WELL KNOWN MECHANIC AND RAN A TEST AND TOLD ME THE LEAD FRAME WAS BAD. HE INFORMED ME THAT MY TRUCK WAS NOT UNDER RECALL BECAUSE MY TRUCK WAS NOT AT THE PLANT WHERE THE LEAD FRAME WAS FAULTY.

THERE'S A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH FUSE #27 OVERHEATING AND CAUSING THE FUEL PUMP TO STOP WORKING. DO A GOOGLE SEARCH. IT AFFECTS MANY YEARS PRIOR TO 2014. THIS IS SERIOUS AS IT CAN LEAVE PEOPLE STRANDED. IT HAS NOT THROWN A COMPUTER CODE FROM 2014 F15. SIMPLY REPLACING THE FUSE DID ALLOW STARTING BUT IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. THERE'S A FUSE RELOCATION KIT (EL3Z-14293A) AVAILABLE BUT FORD SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PERFORMING THIS REPAIR. THE FUSE DOES'NT BLOW OUT BUT THE FUSE SOCKET OVERHEATS FOR SOME REASON.

WHILE SITTING IN MY TRUCK WAITING FOR THE WINDOWS TO FINNISH DEFROSTING, I HEARD A LOUD BANG. I LOOKED BEHIND ME AND SAW THAT THE BACK WINDOW HAD SHATTERED. I IMMEDIATELY GOT OUT TO INVESTIGATE AS IT SOUNDED LIKE A GUN SHOT! I LIVE ON A MILITARY BASE AND VIOLENCE OF THIS KIND IS VERY UNLIKELY. I LOOKED AROUND TO SEE THAT THERE WAS NO ONE AROUND THAT COULD HAVE HIT OR THROWN SOMETHING AT MY TRUCK. I CALLED THE INSURANCE AGENT AND HAD AN APPT SET FOR WINDOW REPLACEMENT. WHEN THE TECH ARRIVED I ASKED HIM IF HE HAD SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE, A WINDOW JUST BREAKING ON ITS OWN. HE SAID THAT HE SEES A FAIR NUMBER OF 2014 F150S WITH THIS PROBLEM, AND EVEN THOUGHT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR SUCH. HE SAID THE HEATING ELEMENT IN THE REAR DEFROST SHORTS OUT AND BREAKS THE WINDOW....

SPORADICALLY, OVER THE LAST 6 MONTHS (BUT WITH MORE FREQUENCY IN RECENT MONTHS), AT VARIOUS SPEEDS OR WITH NO OTHER COMMON DENOMINATOR, THE TRUCK LOSES POWER TO THE TRANSMISSION, THE SPEEDOMETER DROPS TO ZERO, AND THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON. THE ONLY WAY TO KEEP THE TRUCK FUNCTIONING IS TO PULL OVER, TURN THE VEHICLE OFF, AND RESTART IT. MOST TIMES, THIS WILL FIX THE ISSUE. IT'S OBVIOUSLY BEEN DANGEROUS IN MULTIPLE INSTANCES. WHILE THE TRUCK IS A 6-SPEED, 2014 FORD F-150, IT WAS BUILT IN NOVEMBER OF 2013. REGARDLESS OF THIS, MY VIN IS NOT PART OF RECALL 19V433000 OR 19V075000, DESPITE THE SAME ISSUE AS THE RECALLS. THESE ADDITIONAL MANUFACTURE DATES SHOULD BE INCLUDED. I WAS ALARMED TO SEE THE NUMEROUS CLAIMS WITH THE SAME ISSUE, OUTSIDE OF THE RECALL. FORD NEEDS TO MAKE ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS TO THAT EFFECT. THIS IS OUR 5TH FORD BETWEEN MY WIFE AND...

DOOR LATCHES GET STUCK LOCKED CAN NOT OPEN BY HAND IF I WAS TO GET IN A WRECK OR HAVE A MEDICAL ISSUE I COULD NOT EXIT VEHICLE THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE I PURCHASED VEHICLE ON ALL DOORS IN TRUCK I HAVE DONE REPLACED 1 ACTUATOR NOW ALL NEED REPLACING

#27 FUSE. 20AMP MICRO FUSE. MELTED AND FAILED. ENGINE CRANKS BUT WILL NOT TURN OVER. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AMONG F150 OWNERS. THIS COULD BE A POTENTIAL SAFETY AND FIRE HAZARD AS THE FUSE IS BEING OVERHEATED AND FAILS. SCORCH MARKS AND MELTING ARE NOTED ON THE FUSE. VEHICLE WAS PARKED. FIRE COULD RESULT.

STEERING WHEEL DOESN'T LOCK; MUSIC CONTINUE TO PLAY WITH KEY OUT AND DOORS OPEN; PUSH VOLUME BUTTON ON STEERING WHEEL RADIO CHANGE STATION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON DROPPING HIS CHILD OFF AT SCHOOL, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD, ABNORMAL POPPING SOUND. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT BECAME AWARE THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE GLASS HAD SHATTERED INTO SEVERAL PIECES. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE BACK TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATING SYSTEM IN THE REAR DEFROSTER OVERHEATED WHICH CAUSED THE GLASS TO SHATTER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MEL HAMBELTON FORD (11771 W KELLOGG DR, WICHITA, KS 67209) AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED AN ESTIMATE FOR THE REPAIR OF THE GLASS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 119,000.

MY 2014 FORD F150 QUAD CAB TRUCK WAS PARKED AFTER DRIVING TO WORK, APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES OF DRIVING. AFTER PARKING THE CAR, ANOTHER EMPLOYEE NOTICED THE COOLING FAN WAS STILL RUNNING (OR ENGINE-ON SOUND) AND AT THE END OF MY ~9 HOUR SHIFT, I RETURNED TO MY FORD TRUCK WITH A DEAD BATTERY, WHICH REQUIRED A BOOST TO START THE TRUCK. AFTER RETURNING HOME FROM WORK, THE COOLING FAN CONTINUED TO OPERATE WITH THE VEHICLE PARKED AND THE IGNITION SWITCH IN THE OFF POSITION. AFTER REVIEWING THE ELECTRICAL DIAGRAM USING A FORD MOTORCRAFT ONLINE MANUAL SUBSCRIPTION, AND TRACING THE COOLING FAN CIRCUIT, WE FOUND THAT THE COOLING FAN RELAY (HI-POWER FOMOCO, RELAY NUMBER O101K 8T2T-14B192-AA) IF LIGHTLY TAPPED WITH A SMALL SCREWDRIVER HANDLE, THE COOLING FAN TURNED OFF. THE AIR FLOW THROUGH THE COOLING FAN AND HEAT EX-CHANGERS DID NOT FEEL HOT IN TEMPERATURE AND THERE WAS NO OVERHEAT CONDITION...

I RECENTLY FINANCED A TRUCK AND THE SELLER DID NOT DISCLOSE THAT IT WAS A FLOOD DAMAGE VEHICLE. I DID AUTO CHECK AND FOUND OUT THERE WAS ALSO RECALLS ON THE TRUCK WHEN HE SOLD IT TO ME. THAT HE DIDN'T FIX RECALLS ARE FOR THE SEATBELTS N THE BOLTS FOR THE SEABELTS. THE TRUCK ALSO IS LEAKING OIL. HE ALSO TEMPERED WITH THE ENGINE LIGHTS BECAUSE IT'S LEAKING OIL BUT NO LIGHTS TURNED ON. I WANT A FULL REFUND OF EVERY DOLLAR I HAVE GIVEN HIM. HE ALSO LIED ON THE ODOMETER .

THE REAR POWER SLIDING DEFROSTING WINDOW WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO WHEN THE REAR DEFROSTER AND HEATED MIRRORS STOPPED WORKING AND IT NOW STOPPED WORKING AGAIN AND IS CLEARLY A DEFECTIVE DESIGN AS THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME CONDITION AND EVEN SOME WHERE THE WINDOW SHATTERS FROM OVERHEATING. IT FIRST HAPPENED AROUND 23,000 MILES AND NOW AGAIN AT 54,000 MILES.

MY TRUCK WOULD RANDOMLY HESITATE DURING THE ACCELERATION PHASE. EVENTUALLY IT LED TO ME BEING STRANDED DUE TO THE INABILITY OF THE VEHICLE TO START. TRUCKED WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS WAS A REOCCURRING DESIGN PROBLEM IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM THAT FORD HAS BEEN AWARE OF FOR QUITE SOMETIME. I URGE YOUR AGENCY TO STRONGLY CONSIDER A RECALL FOR NUMEROUS REASONS. 1. IT'S A DESIGN FLAW 2. WHILE I WASN'T AN ISSUE FOR ME NORMAL ACCELERATION CAN BE JUST AS IMPORTANT AS NORMAL BRAKING IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS DUE TO SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS.(MERGING, TURNING LEFT ACROSS TRAFFIC, ETC.) 3. IT WASN'T AN ISSUE FOR ME BUT MY SERVICE INVOICE INDICATED A SLIGHT BURN ON THE FUSE TERMINAL. OBVIOUSLY A POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD DUE TO POOR DESIGN. THANK YOU FOR UPON CONSIDERATION.

PROBLEM: CRANK NO START. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. TURNS OUT TO BE THE FUSE FOR THE FUEL PUMP. HEATS UP ON ONE SIDE AND LOOKS TO BE MELTING. NEVER POPS THE FUSE. ALLOWS THE TRUCK TO START SOMETIMES AND WHEN YOU LEAST TO EXPECT IT JUST KEEPS CRANKING WITH NO START. AFRAID IT MAY CAUSE A FIRE!

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FEBRUARY 2020 FROM SNYDER MOTORS-BOZEMAN, AND DROVE IT FROM APPROXIMATELY 107K TO 110K MILES WITH NO ISSUES. THIS VEHICLE FIRST PERFORMED THIS MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE ON APPROXIMATELY MAY 10TH, 2020. I WAS ATTEMPTING TO PASS A VEHICLE ON THE TWO-LANE MONTANA HIGHWAY FROM NORRIS, MT TO FOUR CORNERS, MT. I QUICKLY ACCELERATED FROM 65MPH TO 80MPH AND PASSED THEM IN THE LEFT LANE DURING A PASSABLE STRETCH. JUST AS I HAD ALMOST FINISHED PASSING, I NOTICED THE LIGHT THAT INDICATES MY MODE OF DRIVE (PARK, NEUTRAL, REVERSE, ETC.) FLICKER VERY QUICKLY AND ERRATICALLY BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT DRIVE MODES. WHEN THE LIGHT FIRST HIT THE REVERSE POSITION, IT VIOLENTLY SHOOK THE VEHICLE WITH ME AND MY TWO GOOD FRIENDS WITHIN. I THEN LOST ALL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE'S POWER AS IF IT HAD SHIFTED ITSELF INTO NEUTRAL. I WAS THEN FORCED TO VERY QUICKLY BRAKE AND GET...

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED 65 TO 75 THE TRUCK JUST SHUTS DOWN ,STOPS RUNNING THIS IS THE 4TH TIME IN 5 YEARS THIS HAS HAPPENED TO US ALMOST HAD A MAJOR REAR END MISHAP AS A SEMI WAS ON US GOING UP A BRIDGE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC,A WRENCH SHOWED UP ON DASH DISPLAY TRUCK STARTED BUT DIED 3 MORE TIMES AT ROAD SPEED IN 20 MILES. *TR

DUE TO THE FUSE BOX BEING IS LOCATED ABOVE THE RADIATOR, IT IS EXPOSED TO DIRECT HEAT, AND CAUSED THE FUEL PUMP RELAY FUSE TO COMPLETELY MELT. THIS CAUSED MY TRUCK TO COMPLETELY DIE TWICE WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE, AND FORD SHOULD RECALL THIS ISSUE SINCE IT IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE THAT DRIVERS ARE HAVING. A SIMPLE FUSE BOX RELOCATION WOULD BE AN EASY SOLUTION. *TR

REAR DEFROSTER FAILURE; ALSO IMPACTS HEATED OUTSIDE MIRRORS, RENDERING THEM INOPERABLE. ACCORDING TO DEALER, THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON FAILURE AND ONLY FIX IS TO REPLACE THE REAR WINDOW (~$1200.00).

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH MY REAR DEFROST OPERATING. I SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING THAT HAD AN "ELECTRICAL BURN" SMELL. I THENHEARD A LOUD "POP". I LOOKED IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR AND SAW THAT MY REAR DRIVER SIDE BACK GLASS PANEL (SLIDING GLASS WINDOW) WAS SHATTERED. THIS WAS ESPECIALLY CONCERNING BECAUSE MY DAUGHTER WAS SEATED DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE SHATTERED GLASS IN HER CAR SEAT. I RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND SAW NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER IN THIS MODEL OF TRUCK. THAT EXPLAINS THE ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL.

DOOR LOCK ON BOTH REAR DOORS GET STUCK IN THE LOCK POSITION. I PHYSICALLY HAVE TO TAKE PLIERS TO PRY UP ON THE KNOB TO UNLOCK THE BACK DOORS.

WAS HAVING TROUBLE STARTING MY TRUCK ONE DAY. CRANKING AND CRANKING BUT NOT FIRING. SOMETIMES IT WOULD EVENTUALLY FIRE, SOMETIMES IT REQUIRED A JUMP TO GET IT GOING. TOOK IT INTO FORD, THEY REPLACED THE BATTERY. DIDN'T HAPPEN FOR A FEW MORE DAYS. SAME THING. CRANK, CRANK, CRANK, BUT WOULDN'T START. DID SOME SEARCHING ONLINE, AND FOUND SIMILAR SITUATION REGARDING A BURNT/MELTED FUSE 27 (THE FUEL PUMP FUSE). FORD KNOWS ABOUT THIS ISSUE SO MUCH THAT THEY EVEN CREATED A PART TO MOVE THE FUEL PUMP TO A LARGER FUSE. I'M GLAD THIS ISSUE ONLY HAPPENED WHILE SITTING STILL AND I WAS ABLE TO GET THE FUSED REPLACED WITHOUT INCIDENT. HOWEVER, I WOULD IMAGINE THAT SOON MY VEHICLE WOULD HAVE STOPPED WHILE TRAVELING DUE TO THE FUEL PUMP FUSE COMPLETELY DYING. ALSO SEEMS LIKE A FIRE HAZARD, OR IT COULD DO FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE FUSE BOX OR TO SURROUNDING...

I HAVE A NOTIFICATION LIGHT ON THE DASH STATING THAT MY LEFT REAR DOOR IS OPEN, WHEN IN FACT, IT IS NOT. THERE IS A FAULTY WIRE I BELIEVE THAT IS CAUSING THIS ISSUE. ALSO, I CANNOT LOCK MY ENTIRE TRUCK WITH THE KEY FOB BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE, AND I CAN ONLY DO IT MANUALLY. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. ALSO, MY FRONT MAP LIGHTS AND THE REAR WINDOW DEFROST DOES NOT WORK. I LIVE IN A COLD STATE (INDIANA) SO IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE THESE ELECTRICAL ISSUES TAKEN CARE OF. JUST LIKE MOST PEOPLE, I HAVE CHILDREN THAT ARE FREQUENTLY IN MY TRUCK. NOTHING HAS BEEN HIT OR DAMAGED IN ANY WAY. THIS JUST STARTED HAPPENING FOR THE FIRST TIME IN JUNE 2019. I'VE TOLD MY LOCAL FORD DEALER, BUT THEY TELL ME THAT SINCE IT IS NOT ON RECALL I WILL HAVE...

I DROVE MY F-150 ECCOBOOST TRUCK TO THE SNOW, SAME AREA I HAVE BEEN HUNDREDS OF TIMES AND SUDDENLY SMOKE BURST FROM THE ENGINE, THEN FLAMES SHOT OUT AROUND THE HOOD, POPPED THE HOOD AND FOUGHT THE FIRE FOR HALF AN HOUR, IT KEPT RESTATING. IT STRANDED MYSELF AND CHILDREN, AND WE HAD A HARROWING EXPERIENCE THAT WAS PRETTY DICEY. FORD HAD JUST PUT IN A NEW ENGINE, AT MY COST, +14,000.00, AFTER THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED. THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR IT AT THEIR COST, EVEN THOUGH I HAVE COPIES OF THE FAULT CODES FROM BEFORE THE FAILURE OF THE TIMING CHAIN THAT DESTROYED THE OLD ENGINE. THE NEW ONE HAD UNDER 10,000 MILES ON THE NEW ENGINE, PROBABLY ABOUT 5,000 MILES ON IT. WE HAD DRIVEN ON THE RELATIVELY FLAT GRADE MAINLINE ROAD, AND DROVE UP ABOUT 0.8 MILES, CLIMBING MAYBE 400 FT ELEVATION OVER THAT DISTANCE. I WAS...

I GOT A LEFT REAR DOOR AJAR WARNING ON THE DASH OF MY 2014 FORD F150 CREW CAB PICK UP TRUCK. I WOULD CHECK THE DOOR AND IT WAS CLOSED PROPERLY. EVERY TIME I STARTED THE TRUCK I WOULD GET THE WARNING. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH FORD TO FIND OUT WHY THIS WAS HAPPENING. ON THE DAY OF THE APPOINTMENT WITH FORD, I STARTED THE TRUCK AND HEARD A BUZZING TYPE NOICE FROM THE REAR SEAT AREA. I GOT OUT TO HE TRUCK WITH IT RUNNING AND OPENED THE LEFT REAR DOOR TO SEARCH FOR THE BUZZING NOISE. AS I WAS LOOKING FOR THE NOISE I STARTED TO SMELL PLASTIC BURNING, THEN OUT OF THE LEFT PILLAR BETWEEN THE FRONT AND BACK DOOR SMOKE STARTED POURING OUT OF WHERE THE SEAT BELT GOES BEHIND THE COVER WHERE THE SEAT BELT RETRACTS TO. SMOKE AND THE SMELL OF THE PLASTIC...

I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING STRUCTURE AS I TURN RIGHT AND THEN TRY TO SRAIGHTEN INTO THE STREET MY STEERING WHEEL WAS NOT ABEL TO TURN N WAS MAKING A FUNNY NOISE AS I TRIED TO AND ALMOST CRASHED HAD TO YANK THE STEERING WHEEL HARD AND WAS BARELY ABEL TO TURN ENOUGH TO NOT HIT A CAR NOW CAR IS JUST ABEL TO GO STRAIGHT.FROM MY KNOWLEDGE IT HAS TO DO WITH THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING THE TRUCKS COME WITH AND LOOKED INTO IT AS I WAS PARKED AS CLOSE AS I COULD TO THE SIDE OF THE STREET THAT THE TRUCKS ARE KNOWN FOR THEM GIVING OUT WITH NO WARNING N A RECALL WAS DONE ON A CERTAIN BATCH I CALLED FORD N DEY SAID NO MY TRUCK HAS NO RECALLS N READ UP THAT THE RECALL NUMBER WAS 14S09 N WAS HAPPENING TO ALOT OF...

MY 2014 F-150 PLATINUM EDITION REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW GLASS CRACKED THIS MORNING. AUTO STARTED MY TRUCK AND THE DEFROST AUTOMATICALLY TURNS ON AS IT'S WARMING UP THE TRUCK. 5 MIN LATER AFTER GETTING IN THE TRUCK DROVE THE TRUCK FOR 10 SEC OR SO AND I HEARD A LOUD POP! MY GLASS HAD SHATTERED INTO THE PIECES. DID RESEARCH AND SEEN I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS HAD THIS HAPPEN TO THEM. THE DEFROST SENSOR HAS BEEN CAUSING THIS TO THE 09-14 F150 AND FORD IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS.. I CALLED A COUPLE DEALERSHIPS AND ASKED THEM ABOUT IT AND THEY ALSO TOLD ME THEY HAVE HAD A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE CALL THEM ABOUT THIS ISSUE. WHAT IS FORD GOING TO DO ABOUT THIS? I DON'T REALLY WANT TO PAY 1K OUT OF POCKET TO FIX SOMETHING THAT'S AN ISSUE WITH THE MANUFACTURER. IF THIS...

DRIVING WITH THE REAR DEFROSTER ON HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THEN NOTICED MY DRIVERS SIDE REAR WINDOW WAS COMPLETELY SPIDER WEBBED. I'VE READ MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE.

I HAVE A 2014 F150 ECOBOOST AND THERE IS A RECALL FROM FORD FOR A TEMPORARY LOSS OF SIGNAL WITH THE OUTPUT SHAFT SPEED SENSOR HOWEVER NOT FOR MY YEAR. I TRIED TO GO TO FORD TO HAVE THEM REFLASH THE PCM LIKE THE OTHER YEARS THEY COULD NOT DO IT I HAVE HAD MY TRUCK GO INTO 1ST GEAR ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE ON THE FREEWAY AT 60+ MPH. I HAVE HAD IT STUTTER IN 1ST GEAR AND THEN SHIFT TO 5TH WITH THE WRENCH LIGHT TURNING ON WHILE TRYING TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC

VEHICLE FIRE. I STARTED THE VEHICLE UP IN MY DRIVEWAY AND HEARD A SMALL POP/EXPLOSION AND SMOKE CAME OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF THE TRUCK, POPPED THE HOOD AND COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE SOURCE OF THE ISSUE. I STARTED THE TRUCK AGAIN AND NOTICED WHERE THE FIE/SMOKE WAS, SHUT OFF THE TRUCK, AND PROCEEDED TO RUSH INTO THE HOUSE TO GRAB THE KITCHEN FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND PUT THE FIRE OUT. THANKFULLY I WAS NOT DRIVING AND MY HOUSE DIDN'T CATCH FIRE. I CALLED MY MECHANIC AND HAD THE TOW TRUCK DELIVER THE VEHICLE TO HIM AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS THE OEM ALTERNATOR THAT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP WANTING TO REPORT THE ISSUE AND THE DEALERSHIP IN THEIR WORDS SAID "NOT SURE WHAT YOU WANT US TO DO?" NOT ARE YOU OK, THIS IS SERIOUS LET US HELP, ETC....

ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS WITH ME AND 1 OCCASION WITH A FORD SERVICE TECH. (ALL OF WHICH OCCURRED BETWEEN THE DATES OF SEPT 13 AND 18, 2019) MY F150 ENGINE SHUTDOWN WHILE DRIVING. MY FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE ONTO INTERSTATE 24 IN CHATTANOOGA,TN. SECOND OCCURRENCE WAS WHEN I WAS DRIVING IN HEAVY AFTERNOON TRAFFIC ON US HWY 27 IN ROSSVILLE, GA. BOTH TIMES I WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO SIDE OF THE ROAD OR PARKING LOT TO RE START VEHICLE. AFTER EACH OCCURENCE I TOOK VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC TO CHECK VEHICLE. THE FIRST TIME WAS A LOCAL SHOP DUE TO KNOW DEALERSHIPS CLOSE BY, SECOND TIME I WAS CLOSE TO MTN VIEW FORD IN CHATTANOOGA, TN. AFTER TROUBLE SHOOTING AND VEHICLE SHUTTING OFF ON THE TECHNICIAN, THEY WERE ABLE TO TRACE THE USE DOWN THAT IS PICTURED. THE TRUCK DID NOT LEAVE ANY ERROR...

NO RADIO AND TIME FLASHES ON DISPLAY.

DRIVING ON I-10 IN ARIZONA PULLING A CAMPER ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. PULLED OVER, RESTARTED ENGINE, TRIED AGAIN, SHUT OFF AGAIN COUPLE MILES LATER. DID THIS SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL WE REACHED FORD DEALER. THEY FOUND FUEL SYSTEM MINI FUSE HAD MELTED IN FUSE PANEL. WITH VERY LITTLE RESEARCH FOUND THIS HAS BEEN A ISSUE SINCE 2009-2014 TRUCKS. FORD REFUSES TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. THEY HAVE A TSB FOR IT. THEY MOVE FUSE TO OPEN SLOT IN FUSE PANEL & PUT A HEAVIER FUSE THAT CAN HANDLE LOAD. NOT ONLY DID THIS COST ME $500. BUT ALSO PUT ME & MY FAMILY IN EXTREME DANGER (SHUT DOWN ON FREEWAY WITH 18WHEELERS NEXT TO US) SOMEONE NEEDS TO MAKE FORD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE CHECK F-150 FORUMS, MANY OTHERS. THANKS

THE CONNECTOR THAT PLUGS INTO THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR IS LOOSE AND GETS HOT CAUSING THE CONNECTION TO BE LOST IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS CONNECTOR. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ AND HEARD THAT THERE HAS BEEN TRUCKS CATCHING ON FIRE AND BURN TO THE GROUND. IF YOU COULD PLEASE CONTACT ME AT (XXXX) PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

LEFT FOR WORK THIS MORNING (APRIL 29TH 2019). TEMP WAS 48, LEFT THE HOTEL AND TURNED ON REAR DEFROST, SMELLED A BURNING ELECTRONICS SMELL WITHIN ABOUT 2 MINUTES AFTER TURNING ON THE REAR DEFROST AND HEARD A LOUD POP AS I WAS TRAVELING AT 35MPH. I LOOKED BACK TO SEE MY DRIVERSIDE REAR WINDOW COMPLETELY SHATTERED. CALLED FORD AND ASKED THEM IF THEY NEW OF ANYTHING, THEY JUST BRUSHED ME OFF. IM CONCERNED GREATLY MORE FOR THE ELECTRICAL SMELL EVEN THOUGH IM HIGHLY UPSET ABOUT THE WINDOW. I DONT WANT A VEHICLE FIRE. THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT, NOT A WEAR AND TEAR ITEM OR A CONSUMABLE. I AM THOROUGHLY CONVINCED FORD NEEDS TO FIX THIS, BOTH MY WINDOW AND THE ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL. I WORKED AT A DEALER AS A TECHNICIAN, IF MY TRUCK CATCHES FIRE, I WILL HIRE A LAWYER.

THE SERVICE ADVANCETRAC AND HILL DESCENT CONTROL FAULT COME UP ON MY DASHBOARD AND MY POWER STEERING DOES NOT WORK. WHILE MOST VEHICLES CAN BE DRIVEN WITHOUT POWER STEERING BUT THIS TRUCK IS NOT DRIVABLE WITHOUT THAT FEATURE. THE LIGHTS AND BLINKERS DO NOT WORK. THESE FAULTS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING AND I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE AND CRASHED. I'M LUCKY I DIDN'T HIT AND KILL SOMEBODY. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE FOR WHICH AFFORD ALREADY KNOWS ABOUT BUT REFUSES TO FIX OUR TRUCK.

WIPER MOTOR, RADIO/ IGNITION SYSTEM, REMOTE LOCKING/ UNLOCKING & CRUISE CONTROL. 1ST ISSUE: WIPER MOTOR WILL NOT TURN TO OFF, THE WIPERS RUN INTERMITTENTLY IN THE OFF POSITION EVERY 20-30 SECONDS THE WIPERS WILL RUN. PULLED FUSE UNTIL REPAIRS CAN BE MADE TO SWITCH AND/OR MODULE. 2ND ISSUE: WHEN IGNITION IS TURNED OFF & KEY REMOVED, AND THE RADIO IS PLAYING OR OFF, A LOW BATTERY WARNING MESSAGE APPEARS: REMOVE IGNITION KEY AND TURN OFF THE RADIO. THE ISSUE WILL NOT CURE UNLESS TRUCK IS VACATED & LOCKED. DEALER CAN'T REPLICATE ISSUE NO REPAIRS MADE BUT STILL OCCURS FROM TIME TO TIME. 3RD ISSUE: POWER LOCK/ UNLOCK BY REMOTE DOES NOT COMMUNICATE WITH TRUCK INTERMITTENTLY, REPLACED BOTH REMOTE BATTERIES STILL HAVING ISSUES GETTING TRUCK TO UNLOCK/ LOCK. DEALER CAN'T REPLICATE PROBLEM & NO REPAIRS ARE MADE. 4TH ISSUE: CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT DISENGAGE WHEN PRESSING BRAKE PEDAL, HAVE TO TURN...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD CRANK, BUT NOT START. THE CONTACT REFERENCED AN UNKNOWN TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB) REGARDING A FUSE BURNING OUT THAT NEEDED TO BE RELOCATED. THE TSB ALSO INDICATED THAT THE FUSE SHOULD BE COVERED BY A FORD WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SONORA FORD (13254 MONO WAY, SONORA, CA 95370, (209) 532-5593) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FUSE WAS NOT COVERED EVEN AFTER THE CONTACT SHOWED THEM THE TSB. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

AS I WAS ENTERING AN ON RAMP TO THE FREEWAY, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED FROM 5TH GEAR TO 2ND AND THE SPEEDOMETER JUMPED FROM AROUND 45 TO LESS THAN 20 AND BACK UP AGAIN. AFTER GETTING ON THE FREEWAY, THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO HAVE PAUSED, THE SPEEDOMETER AGAIN JUMPED FROM 65 DOWN AND UP AGAIN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER LOCKS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR MALFUNCTIONED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT HAD TO MANUALLY LOCK AND UNLOCK THE DOOR. JIM HUDSON FORD (1201 W MAIN ST, LEXINGTON, SC 29072, (803) 359-4114) ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER TO BE ADDED TO THE LIST FOR AN UNKNOWN RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

WHEN IGNITION IS TURNED OFF, AND THE RADIO IS STILL PLAYING, A LOW BATTERY WARNING MESSAGE APPEARS WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO REMOVE IGNITION KEY AND TURN OFF THE RADIO. IN THE PAST, AFTER SEVERAL OF THESE MESSAGES, THERE WAS NO POWER TO START THE ENGINE.

ON DECEMBER 5, 2018, MY 2014 FORD F-150 FX4 CAUGHT FIRE AT THE BOTTOM OF MY DRIVEWAY. I WENT OUT TO START MY TRUCK TO TAKE THE GARBAGE TO THE ROAD FOR PICKUP. I PUT THE TRUCK IN PARK AND BEGAN TO UNLOAD THE GARBAGE FROM THE BACK OF TRUCK. AFTER UNLOADING THE LAST BAG, I NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, BY THE TIME I WENT TO POP THE HOOD SMOKE AND ALREADY TAKEN OVER THE CAB AND A FIRE HAD STARTED UNDERNEATH THE PASSAGER SIDE DASHBOARD. I RUSHED TO CALL 911, BY THE TIME THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED THE TRUCK WAS A TOTAL LOSS. THE HEATER STOPPED WORKING MOMENTS BEFORE THE FIRE AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RULED IT AN ELECTRICAL FIRE, LIKELY FROM THE HEAT SOURCE.

TURNED ON THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER TO CLEAR THE WINDOW OF ICE, THE UNIT OVERHEATED, DID NOT BLOW A FUSE, INSTEAD GOT SO HOT IT BURNED AND SMOKED AND SHATTERED THE WINDOW! THIS HAPPENED IN MOTION. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS! FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THESE WINDOWS!

DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH, THE "CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM" WARNING FLASHED ON THE DASH. I WENT TO PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WAS LOCKED IN PLACE. I PHYSICALLY COULD NOT DEPRESS THE PEDAL, NOT EVEN ENOUGH TO DISABLE THE CRUISE CONTROL. I HAD TO SWITCH CRUISE OFF ON THE WHEEL, SHIFT TO NEUTRAL, AND COAST TO A STOP ON THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. SHUT THE TRUCK DOWN, TURNED BACK ON AND THE CODE DISAPPEARED AND MY BRAKES WORKED AGAIN. LATER THAT DAY, THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED ON THE INTERSTATE AGAIN. PHYSICALLY COULD NOT DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL. IT WAS LIKE IT WAS LOCKED IN PLACE AND I COULD NOT BRING THE TRUCK TO A STOP. I TOOK MY TRUCK INTO THE DEWEY FORD IN ANKENY, IA A COUPLE NIGHTS LATER AND THEY BEGAN DIAGNOSTICS. 4 DAYS LATER, THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM, AND ADVISED...

THE TRUCK WAS BROUGHT FOR SERVICE INITIALLY BECAUSE THE AC BLOWER WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. IT WAS TURNING ON AND OFF BY ITSELF. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THAT THE MOTOR SPEED CONTROL MODULE HAS TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THE MODULE WAS REPLACED ON 7/13/18. ON 11/20/18, I BROUGHT THE TRUCK BACK TO SERVICE BECAUSE THE AC BLOWER WASN'T WORKING AGAIN. AND AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATE, THE TECHNICIAN FOUND THE PIGTAIL GOING TO THE MODULE REPLACED BURNED. BOTH OF THE TIMES, THE SERVICE WAS PAID IN ORDER TO GET THE WORK DONE, AND THE REASON BEHIND THIS ISSUE WAS A HIGH RESISTANCE CAUSED THE HARNESS TO GET BURNED.

AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON OVER THE PAST COUPLE YEARS. I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK IN TO FORD DEALER SERVICE CENTERS FOR MULTIPLE VISITS AND HAVE SPENT A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF TIME AND MONEY TRYING TO SOLVE. MOST RECENTLY, THE TRUCK WAS AT THE DEALER WITH THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON AND WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING, THE LIGHT TURNED OFF. AS SOON AS THE LIGHT WAS OFF, THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE THAT COULD BE DONE OTHER THAN RETURNING TO THE SERVICE CENTER IF/WHEN THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IF THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON, NONE OF THE AIRBAGS WILL DEPLOY. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN FOR A MODERN VEHICLE THAT I HAVE BEEN PRUDENT IN TRYING TO REMEDIATE BUT HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. REGARDING WHAT SPECIFICALLY OCCURS, WHEN STARTING THE TRUCK EITHER THE AIRBAG LIGHT WILL BE ON OR OFF. IF...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD F-150. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE REAR DEFROSTER FAILED TO OPERATE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER (AMATO FORD, 1510 MAIN ST, MUKWONAGON, WI) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND NO S*OLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. *TT*JB

THERE SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR DEFROSTER SYSTEM ON ALL FORD F150'S FROM 2011THRU 2016. IT EITHER JUST STOPS WORKING CAUSING A ELECTRICAL SHORT AND POSSIBLE FIRE AND ELECTRICAL DAMAGE OR BODILY INJURY IF CONTACTED BY A PERSON, OR MOST COMMONLY IT WILL SHATTER THE REAR WINDOW CAUSING A VISUAL OBSTRUCTION OUT THE REAR WHILE DRIVING. ANOTHER ISSUE WITH THIS DEFECT IS THAT WHEN THE WINDOW DOES SHATTER, IT HAS BEEN KNOWN TO CREATE A HOLE IN THE GLASS WHICH COULD LEAD AGAIN TO A PERSON BEING INJURED WITH THE BROKEN GLASS. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THIS, AND WITHIN 20 MINUTES I HAVE DISCOVERED OVER 200 OTHER CUSTOMERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. UNFORTUNATELY THE DEALERS NOR THE CUSTOMERS NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURE OF THE ISSUE. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY OF THESE HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY WARRANTY, BUT IT SEEMS THAT THE FORD DEALERS SAY IT IS...

REAR WINDOW PANEL SHATTERED IN PLACE DUE TO THE DEFROSTER OVERHEATING. THERE HAD BEEN NO PRIOR DAMAGE TO THE WINDOW, AND THE WINDOW SHATTERED WHILE THE CAR WAS STATIONARY AND IDLING IN THE PARKING LOT AT MY WORK, ONLY TO DEFROST AND WARM UP. IN THE ATTACHED IMAGES, IT IS EVIDENT FROM THE PICTURE INSIDE THE VEHICLE THAT THE WINDOW HAS COMPLETELY CRACKED, AND FROM THE OUTSIDE, IT IS PROVEN THAT THERE WAS NO IMPACT OF A FOREING OBJECT THAT RESULTED IN THIS.