2014 FORD F-150 Complaints

I WAS DRIVING ON THE OFF RAMP FROM THE HIGHWAY WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POP. I LOOKED IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR TO SEE THE DRIVER SIDE PANEL OF MY BACK WINDOW SHATTERED.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, GOING ABOUT 45 MPH, I WENT TO SWITCH LANES FROM THE RIGHT LANE TO THE LEFT LANE, AND WHEN SUDDENLY MY POWER STEERING (POWER STEERING ASSIST) WENT OUT ON MY VEHICLE, AS THIS HAPPENED, THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED LEFT, CAUSING ME TO RUN OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF ROAD, I GRABBED THE WHEEL AND WITH ALL MY MIGHT FOUGHT THE STEERING WHEEL TO GO BACK RIGHT, AND BARELY ESCAPED HITTING A HUGE OAK TREE, THE TRUCK WAS THEN NOT ABLE TO BE DRIVEN.WHEN I TRIED TO DRIVE IT AGAIN, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT LET ME TURN IT, IT WAS FIGHTING ME AND TRYING TO GO THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF WHICHEVER WAY I TIRED TO MAKE IT GO. IF I TRIED TO TURN LEFT, IF FOUGHT ME TO GO RIGHT, WHEN I TRIED TO TURN RIGHT IS FOUGHT MY TO STAY LEFT. NO MATTER WHICH WAY I TRIED TO TURN IT, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST SEEMED TO DISAGREE. THE ERROR ON MY DASH SAID "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT". I STARTED DOING RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND THAT FORD DID A RECALL ON MY MODEL, AND YEAR FOR A PROBLEM WITH "POWER STEERING ASSIST", THE SAME ISSUE THAT MY TRUCK IS SHOWING IN THE ERROR, BUT FORD SAY MY TRUCK WAS NOT PART OF THAT RECALL. I ALSO FOUND ON SOME FORUM WEBSITES MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE HAPPEN TO THEM, AND PUTTING THEM IN DANGEROUS SITUATIONS.

I WAS SIMPLY BACKING OUT OF THE PARKING LOT AT WORK, AND A LOUD 'POP' AND THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED. TRUCK HAD BEEN WARMING UP, AND I FEEL IT MAY HAVE BEEN DUE TO THE REAR WINDOW DEFROST. WHEN I GOT OUT TO LOOK, THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF ANY IMPACT TO THE WINDSHIELD.

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.

PARKED IN A PARKING LOT IN A SUBURBAN AREA BUT IN AN ISOLATED PART OF THE LOT HAVE A SUPER CAN WITH SUICIDE DOORS, WAS ABLE TO GET IN THE BACK SEAT AND CLOSE ALL DOORS. FRONT CONSOLE WAS UP. THERE WAS NO EXIT AND I HAD NO COMMUNICATION DEVISE SUCH AS A CELL PHONE. AFTER COMBING THE BACK SEAT AREA FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES I HAPPENED TO SEE THE FRONT CONSOLE LEVER AND WAS ABLE TO GET IT DOWN AND REACH FRONT DOOR HANDLE.. IT WAS A 100 DEGREE DAY AND HAD THIS NOT HAPPENED AT APPROX 10PM I MAY HAVE DIED. I COULD NOT REACH THE MANUAL BUT THERE WAS NOTHING CONCERNING THE DOORS WHEN I EVENTUALLY WAS ABLE TO READ IT. FORD COMPLAINT WAS MADE NOVEMBER 2,2018, WAS TOLD TO CONTACT DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT. WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECOURSE AND NOTHING COULD BE DONE TO RECTIFY ISSUE

THE FAN/BLOWER FOR THE HEATER/AC WILL RANDOMLY SHUT OFF. THEN OTHER TIMES IF YOU TOUCH UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE DASH IT WILL TURN OFF AND ON.

THE HEATER/AIR CONDITIONING FAN/BLOWER WILL RANDOMLY STOP WORKING CAUSING YOU TO FREEZE WITHOUT HEAT OR OVERHEAT WITHOUT THE AIR CONDITIONING. IT CAN BE HIT OR KICKED UNDER THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT TO GETTING IT GOING OCCASSIONALLY BUT NOT ALWAYS. ALSO IF YOU HIT A POTHOLE IN THE ROAD IT CAN ALSO CAUSE IT TO STOP WORKING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE POWER REDUCED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED ON A HILL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEARS FAILED TO SHIFT PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS REVERSED DOWN A HILL AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR FACILITY TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE RESULTS WERE UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT ROUGHLY 75MPH THE VEHICLES SPEEDOMETER SUDDENLY JUMPED TO 105MPH THEN DOWN TO 65MPH, THEN TO ROUGHLY 90MPH AND FINALLY DROPPING TO 0MPH AT WHICH TIME THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY SHIFTED DOWN INTO 1ST GEAR CAUSING THE REAR WHEELS TO LOCK UP WHILE GOING 75MPH ALMOST KILLING MYSELF. AFTER THIS OCCURRED AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF. ONCE RESTARTED EVERYTHING SEEMED TO BE FUNCTIONING AS IT SHOULD. A COUPLE DAYS OF DRIVING NORMALLY WENT BY BEFORE THE VEHICLE LOCKED ITSELF IN 5TH GEAR, THE ONLY WAY THIS WAS FIXED WAS FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE CYCLED ON AND OFF. A FEW MORE DAYS OF NORMAL DRIVING WENT BY AND THE VEHICLE THEN EXHIBITED SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 5TH ONCE SPEED REACHED ABOUT 5MPH. THIS OCCURRED UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS CYCLED ON AND OFF. FROM MY RESEARCH ONLINE THIS IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE OUTPUT SHAFT SPEED SENSOR IN THE TRANSMISSION LEAD FRAME. 2012-2013 F150S WERE RECALLED DUE TO THESE SAME SYMPTOMS, HOWEVER, THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL FOR 2014'S AS OF YET, EVEN THOUGH THEY USE THE SAME FAULTY TRANSMISSION LEAD FRAME.

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.