2014 FORD F-150 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 44 MPH, THE LOW BRAKE FLUID WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, WHICH PREVENTED THE BRAKE SYSTEM FROM ENGAGING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO FIRST GEAR AND ENGAGE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO FORD LINCOLN OF FRANKLIN TENNESSEE (1129 MURFREESBORO ROAD, FRANKLIN, TENNESSEE 37064, 615-544-7054). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V345000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAY SCREEN FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SCREEN INTERMITTENTLY FROZE AND FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT HEARD AN ALARM AND THE SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO UNLOCK THE DOOR. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED A MINOR INJURY THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER LOCATED IN ALHAMBRA, CALIFORNIA FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 56,000.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY TRUCK LOSSED ALL THROTTLE POWER. A WRENCH ICON CAME UP ON MY SCREEN AND I HAD TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY ONTO THE SHOULDER. WHEN I STOPPED THE TRUCK WAS SHUDDERING REALLY BAD AND WOULDN'T MOVE. I TURNED IT OFF AND RESTARTED IT. THE WRENCH WENT AWAY AND IT WOULD MOVE AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY WAS STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I'LL BE REPLACING THE SAME PART. FIRST TIME WAS UNDER WARRANTY THIS TIME WON'T BE. BUT WHEN THIS PART FAILS IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. IF IT HAD FAILED WHILE I WAS CROSSING LANES OF TRAFFIC I COULD'VE BEEN IN A ACCIDENT. YOU LOSE ALL THROTTLE CONTROL WHEN IT STICKS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD TO BE DEPRESSED WITH EXTREME PRESSURE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THUNDER BASIN FORD (1100 W 2ND ST, GILLETTE, WY 82716, (307) 682-4735) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. *TT

I WAS DRIIVING ON I-55 NB AT MM 120 ON SAT 6/2/2018. THE LOW BRAKE FLUID WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AS MY BRAKES STOPPED WORKIG. FORTUNATELY I HAD AN RV WHICH DID STILL HAVE BRAKES. THERE WAS NO BRAKE FLUID IN SYTEM AND NO VISIBLE LEAKS. I ADDED 2 CANS OF FLUID BUT IT WAS GONE IN 2 MILES. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TOTHE FORD DEALER IN BLOOMINTON, IL.AND ON MONDAY I WAS TOLD ITHE BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER. I SEE ONLINE THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM ( YOUR #16V345000) (FORD #16S24). THE DEALER SAYS MY VIN IS NOT COVERED BUT I LOST MY BRAKES AT 60 MPH AND FEEL IT SHOULD BE COVERED, IT'S THE SAME ISSUE.

BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND BRAKES FAIL TO OPERATE WHILE DRIVING. BRAKE FLUID DRAINING FOR MASTER CYLINDER AND ENTERING BOOSTER

WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY ROAD IN A 45MPH ZONE, MY DASH WARNING LIGHT FOR BRAKE, AND WARNING TEXT SAYING BRAKE FLUID LOW CAME ON. THEN LESS THAN A MINUTE LATER, BEFORE REACHING MY DESTINATION, WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, AND STOPPING POWER WAS PRACTICALLY NONEXISTENT. I WAS ABLE TO STOP, BUT NOT UNTIL AFTER BLOWING THROUGH A YIELD SIGN AT A CORNER. I DOWNSHIFTED MY TRANSMISSION TO SLOW DOWN, AND STANDING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL DID ALLOW SOME SMALL AMOUNT OF BRAKING TO HELP ME TO A STOP. I HAPPENED TO BE IN FRONT OF AN OREILLY AUTO PARTS STORE SO I WENT IN AND BOUGHT A BOTTLE OF BRAKE FLUID, THINKING/HOPING IT WAS JUST A LOW RESERVOIR THAT HADN'T BEEN NOTICED FOR 3 YEARS? AFTER OBSERVING THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR WAS BELOW THE "MIN" LEVEL I FILLED TO "MAX" AND PROCEEDED DOWN THE ROAD TO MY DESTINATION, KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE BRAKE ACTION. LESS THAN A MINUTE LATER THE LIGHTS CAME ON AND IT STARTED ALL OVER AGAIN. THAT'S WHEN I PARKED, AND WAITED FOR A FRIEND. WE BOUGHT A COUPLE MORE BOTTLES OF BRAKE FLUID AND I FILLED IT UP AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER AS BEST I COULD WITHOUT RUNNING INTO ANYTHING, AND LEFT IT THERE FOR THEM TO FIX.

2014 F-150 3.5L ECOBOOST. ENGINE WILL COMPLETELY LOSE POWER AND GO INTO "LIMP MODE" WITH ORANGE WRENCH. DEALER CLAIMS THEY CANNOT RETRIEVE PROBLEM CODE SO I BOUGHT A OBD SCANNER AND DTC CODE READS AS P2112. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I WILL HAVE TO GET THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY REPLACED. THE FIRST TIME THE TRUCK HAD APPROX. 62,000 MILES ON IT, THIS TIME IT HAS APPROX. 111,000. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS. BOTH TIMES THIS PART HAS FAILED I HAVE HAD MY ENTIRE FAMILY IN THE TRUCK AND HAVE HAD TO LITERALLY DODGE SEMI TRUCKS AND OTHER CARS NEARLY CAUSING SERIOUS ACCIDENTS TO MAKE IT TO A SAFE SHOULDER. WAITING FOR A FACTORY RECALL, I WILL NOT LET THIS GO. IM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AT THIS POINT.

ON 25 MAY18, MY 2014 F-150 BEGAN COMPLETELY LOSING THROTTLE CONTROL. WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE ONTO THE HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH, MY TRUCK WOULD SHUT OFF WITH COMPLETE LOSS OF THROTTLE RESPONSE, A WRENCH ICON APPEARED, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I COASTED TO THE SHOULDER SAFELY WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. AT COMPLETE STOP, I HAD NO THROTTLE AND A ROUGH ENGINE IDLE. I RESTARTED THE TRUCK AND DROVE HOME WITHOUT ISSUE. THE FOLLOWING MORNING I DROVE THE TRUCK 70 MILES ROUND TRIP WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE FOLLOWING EVENING, I LOST THROTTLE X2 WITHIN .5 MILES WHEN I LEFT MY HOUSE. I DROVE TO THE DEALERSHIP, 3 MILES AWAY, AND THE THROTTLE WENT OUT 4 MORE TIMES WITHOUT WARNING CREATING A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WHEN MAKING TURNS IN INTERSECTIONS WHEN I HAD COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THE FAILURE WAS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY. UPON RESEARCH, I FOUND A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST FORD FOR SAID ISSUE, HOWEVER MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT "IMPACTED" BUT THE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM. REPLACEMENT COST QUOTED BY FORD WAS $373.66 AND INSPECTION RECOMMENDATION OF "PERFORMING FUEL INJECTION AND THROTTLE BODY SERVICE." AH, THROTTLE BODY WOULD SERVICE WOULD COME UNDER REPLACEMENT, RIGHT? THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT REP AGREED "I DIDN'T EVEN THINK OF THAT." CREATED A CASE # UNDER THE "CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM" BUT MADE NO HEADWAY ON A KNOWN ISSUE. WILL STILL COST $200 OUT OF POCKET WITH EXTENDED WARRANTY. NOT A VERY SATISFIED CUSTOMER - KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE CONTROL AND TAKING NO OWNERSHIP OF ISSUE BY FORD

THE 20 AMP FUSE FOR THE FUEL PUMP RELAY OVERHEATED AND MELTED CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STOP. THIS PROBLEM HAD BEEN SHOWING UP INTERMITTENTLY, ONLY WHEN STARTING, FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS. SEARCHED ON-LINE AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR F150 TRUCKS AND THAT FORD IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, HAS ISSUED A SERVICE KIT TO CHANGE THE FUSE TO A LARGER VERSION BUT HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL.