2014 FORD F-150 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V345000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH, THE LOW BRAKE FLUID WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (SATCHER MOTOR COMPANY, 1850 JEFFERSON DAVIS HWY, GRANITEVILLE, SC 29829, (888) 478-0818). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT FILED A CASE WITH THE MANUFACTURER BECAUSE THE DEALER WAS CHARGING FOR A PORTION OF THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

BRAKE BOOSTER AND BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED. RECALL PART ON F150 WITH AN ECO BOOST BUT I HAVE SAME VEHICLE WITH 5.0 ENGINE AND SAME PART FAILED. NEED HELP AS THIS SAFETY PART IS RECALLED ON SOME MODELS.

ON THE MORNING OF AUGUST 10, 2018, I WAS DRIVING WHEN I HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE INSIDE OF THE TRUCK. WHEN I VIEWED THE DAMAGE, THE BACK WINDSHIELD WAS SHATTERED FROM THE INSIDE. LOOKING FROM THE OUTSIDE, THERE WAS NO VISIBLE DAMAGE.

MY SON WAS ONLY TRAVELING STRAIGHT AT A LOW SPEED ON A SIDE STREET WHEN HE WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO STEER HIS TRUCK. HE THEN APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP. HE HAD TO TURN OFF THE TRUCK WAIT A FEW MINUTES THEN TURN IT BACK ON SEVERAL TIMES TO GET HOME. WE CHECKED TO SEE IF THIS MAJOR MANUFACTURING DEFECT WAS COVERED BY WARRANTY OR A RECALL. NO WARRANTY OF COURSE (2014 F150 WITH 53,000 MILES) THE RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM WAS FOR TRUCKS BUILT BETWEEN MAY 26, 2014 AND JUNE 19, 2014 AND OF COURSE MY SON'S WAS BUILT IN OCTOBER 2014. WE ARE TOLD THAT IT WILL COST SOMEWHERE AROUND $2000 TO TRY TO FIX THIS AND MORE THAN LIKELY IT WILL CONTINUE TO FAIL EVEN AFTER BEING "FIXED". FORD KNOWS IT'S BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE THEY STARTED WITH IT BUT REFUSES TO FIX THE PROBLEM FOR EVERYONE. THEY WOULD RATHER RISK THE LIVES OF THEIR CUSTOMERS THAN CORRECT THEIR ISSUES. I HAVE CHECKED ONLINE AND FOUND THAT EVEN AFTER PEOPLE PAY TO GET THIS FIXED IT CONTINUES TO FAIL. RECALL NUMBER 14V316000 RECALL DATE 06/12/2014 COMPONENT STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM SUMMARY FORD MOTOR COMPANY (FORD) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2014 FORD F-150 TRUCKS MANUFACTURED MAY 26, 2014 TO JUNE 19, 2014, AND EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST STEERING (EPAS). THE AFFECTED VEHICLES MAY HAVE AN INCORRECTLY INSTALLED EPAS GEAR MOTOR POSITION SENSOR MAGNET THAT CAN LEAD TO A TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL WHILE DRIVING. CONSEQUENCE A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL WHILE DRIVING INCREASES THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH. WHAT OWNERS SHOULD DO FORD WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE EPAS STEERING GEAR, FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN IN JULY 2014. NOTE: OWNERS ARE ADVISED NOT TO DRIVE THEIR VEHICLES UNTIL THEY HAVE BEEN REMEDIED. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-800-392-3673. FORD'S NUMBER FOR THIS RECALL IS 14S09.

NO RECALL, BUT HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH THE TRANSMISSION FROM DAY ONE, IT JERKS DOES NOT CHANGE GEARS THE WAY THEY SHOULD, SUPPOSEDLY FIX THEY INSTALLED A NEW TRANSMISSION PUMP AND STILL THE SAME, SAY THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM . WHEN ON THE HIGHWAY HAVE TO SLOW DOWN AND THEN WHEN YOU TRY TO ACCELERATE IT JERKS TRY TO PICK UP SPEED

THROTTLE CONTROL SPORADICALLY BECOMES UNRESPONSIVE WHILE IN MOTION. VEHICLE MUST BE STOPPED , PLACED IN PARK, AND RESTARTED. OCCURS REGARDLESS OF SPEED OR DRIVING CONDITIONS. P2112 ERROR CODE

LOSS OF POWER AND SPEED. WRENCH APPEARS ON DASHBOARD. HAD TO COAST TO HIGHWAY SHOULDER. ENGINE STILL RUNNING, BUT VERY ROUGH. TURNED OFF ENGINE, AND RESTARTED. THIS HAPPENED 9 TIMES IN 4 DAYS GOING FROM SALT LAKE CITY UTAH TO FLORIDA. VERY DANGEROUS! TOOK IT TO LOCAL DEALER ON 7/25/2018. DIAGNOSED FOR $89 AND DETERMINED IT WAS A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY. IT WAS REPLACED FOR AN ADDITIONAL $284. PROBLEM CORRECTED. FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE SAID MY PART WAS NOT COVERED BY ANY PREVIOUS RECALL OR "CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM"

TURBO WENT IN THE TRUCK WHICH THEN CAUSE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION DAMAGE. MECHANIC SAYS THE ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, AND TURBOS NEED TO BE REPLACED QUOTING OVER 10K. ALSO, A NEIGHBOR HAD A 2014 F150 DO THE SAME EXACT THING AROUND THE SAME MILEAGE AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS VERY ODD.

VEHICLE ENTERED LIMP MODE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE THROUGH AN INTERSECTION OF A CITY STEEET CAUSING SUDDEN UNINTENTIONAL DECELERATION. VEHICLE NO LONGER ABLE TO ACCELERATE AND HAD TO LIMP ONTO SHOULDER. CEL ON AND BLUE WRENCH ON SCREEN. THE NEXT DAY THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEED RESULTING AGAIN IN SUDDEN UNINTENTIONAL DECELERATION.

ON THE NIGHT OF JULY 12 2018, I TOOK MY WIFE AND MY 3YR OLD TO A STORE IN MY 2014 F150 WITH ONLY 37,300 MILES, EVERYTHING FELT NORMAL ON THE TRUCK WITH NO INDICATIONS OF ANY MECHANICAL PROBLEMS. ON OUR WAY BACK HOME WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 65MPH I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN FOR A MERGING CAR AND MY FOOT WENT CLEAR TO THE FLOOR BOARD AND NO BRAKES WHAT SO EVER, AT THE SAME TIME A WARNING CAME ON THE DASH THAT SAID 'BRAKE FLUID LEVEL LOW'. THIS COULD HAVE ENDED HORRIBLE IF IT WOULD HAVE BEEN AROUND RUSH HOUR. LUCKILY THERE WAS LIGHT TRAFFIC AND I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE TRUCK WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND EMERGENCY BRAKE. AFTER THIS WAS OVER I CHECKED THE BRAKE CYLINDER AND IT WAS EMPTY, I KNOW IT WAS FULL BUT THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF LEAKS, AFTER FILLING IT BACK UP I TOOK IT FOR A DRIVE AND IN JUST 2 MILES IT WAS EMPTY AGAIN WITH MO BRAKES. THE TECH AT THE FORD DEALER SAID THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER WENT OUT AND THAT THE FLUID LEAKED INTO THE BOOSTER. THIS DIDNT JUST PUT MY LIFE IN DANGER, IT WAS ALSO MY WIFE AND 3YR OLD AND ANY DRIVER AROUND ME. HOW DOES A TRUCK LOOSE SOMETHING AS IMPORTANT AS THE BRAKES AT ONLY 37,000 MILES?