2014 FORD F-150 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT AUTO STARTED THE VEHICLE AND UPON ENTERING, A LOUD POP WAS HEARD. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE ALONG WITH THE PASSENGER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE BUT FOUND NO DAMAGE BUT UPON REENTERING THE VEHICLE AND LOOKING IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR NOTICED THAT THE REAR GLASS HAD SHATTERED BUT HAD NOT FALLEN OUT. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE REAR DEFOGGER WAS BEING OPERATED AT THE TIME OF THE REMOTE START. THE CONTACT STATED HE WAS ABLE TO SECURE THE WINDOW WITH TAPE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JOHN KENNEDY FORD - FEASTERVILLE LOCATED AT 620 BUSTLETON PIKE, FEASTERVILLE-TREVOSE, PA 19053 FOR REPAIRS BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THE REAR GLASS SHATTERING WAS A KNOWN FORD FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. THE RIGHT REAR DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK OR OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. DOES NOT MATTER IF THE ENGINE IS ON, THE VEHICLE IS MOVING OR STOPPED. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE PASSENGER ON THIS SIDE CAN NOT ESCAPE IN AN EMERGENCY.

POWER STEERING FAULT AND SERVICE ADVANSTRAC MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON START UP WHILE PARKED, LOST ALL POWER STEERING IN TRUCK. I TOOK TO LOCAL FORD DEALER, BOB BELL FORD, GLEN BURNIE, MD 21061. DEALER FIRST DIAGNOSED AS BAD BATTERY AND REPROGRAMMING NEEDED. I EXPRESSED I HAD RESEARCHED AND FOUND ISSUES WITH EPAS AS CAUSE, WAS ASSURED BATTERY WOULD CORRECT ISSUE. ONCE HOME THE TRUCK THREW THE SAME CODES THE FOLLOWING MORNING AND HAD LOST OF POWER STEERING. I TOOK BACK TO DEALER THAT AFTERNOON. DEALER ADVISED THEY NEEDED TO INSTALL NEW ELECTRONIC STEERING GEAR PART # EL3Z BE REPLACED WITH PART # EL3Z 3504. TRUCK IS A 2014 FORD F150 WITH ABOUT 56K MILES ON IT. I HAVE FOUND THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS (EASY GOOGLE SEARCH) ABOUT FORDS EPAS GEAR IN THE F150 AND OTHER VEHICLES, CAUSING AN EXPENSIVE REPLACEMENT COST FOR THE ENTIRE STEERING GEAR. TO MY KNOWLEDGE THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS ON SIMILAR IF NOT SAME PART FOR EPAS ON F150 AND OTHERS. I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST YOUR CONSIDERATION INTO INVESTIGATING FORDS EPAS AND HOLDING THEM ACCOUNTABLE FOR A RECALL AND FULL PAYMENT OF REPLACEMENT PARTS. TOTAL OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE WAS OVER $1700, AFTER THEIR INITIAL DIAGNOSIS, REPLACEMENT OF BATTERY, REPROGRAMMING, GEAR REPLACEMENT AND LABOR. THANK YOU

F150 REPEATEDLY LOST ALL ACCELERATION AND POWER. THE TRUCK WENT INTO A VERY LIMITED LOW POWER STATE AND MANY NEAR COLLISIONS WERE NARROWLY AVOIDED AS THE TRUCK RAPIDLY LOST ALL ACCELERATION AND GLIDED TO A STOP.A RED WRENCH SYMBOL APPEARED ON THE DRIVER DISPLAY STATING A "MECHANICAL" ISSUE. THIS HAPPENED 50 PLUS TIMES ON SURFACE STREETS AND 10 PLUS TIMES WHILE ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. THIS ISSUE GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER A TWO-WEEK PERIOD CULMINATING IN THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY BEING FULLY REPLACED.

TRANSMISSION HESITATE, WHEN DOWNSHIFTING IT NOT PROCESS QUICKLY AND MAKE A GRINDING NOISE. IN MOTION.

THE WIPER CONTROL REMAINS ON EVEN WHEN IN THE OFF POSITION. IT WILL KEEP GOING ON THE SLOWEST INTERMITTENT SETTING. THIS DOES NOT MATTER IF YOU ARE STATIONARY OR MOVING. NUMEROUS REPORTS LISTED IN ONLINE FORUMS ALSO.

EMEERENCY BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. EMERGENCY BRAKE WILL NOT RELEASE. EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON WHEN VEHICLE SHIFTED FROM PARK TO DRIVE. EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT ALARMS AND DISPLAYS RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD. EMERGENCY BRAKE SYSTEM ALARM WILL NOT RELEASE AFTER MULTIPLE PULL ATTEMPTS.

DRIVING TO WORK, THE BRAKE FLUID WARNING MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED. WHEN I ARRIVED AT WORK THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR WAS COMPLETELY EMPTY. THE DEALER STATED THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE BOOSTER WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE BRAKE FLUID HAD LEAKED INTO THE BOOSTER. I HAD NO BRAKING CAPABILITY, FORTUNATELY I HAD ALREADY ARRIVED AT WORK WHEN I LOST ALL BRAKING CAPABILITY. THERE IS A RECALL ON MASTER CYLINDERS AND BRAKE BOOSTERS ON 2013-2014 F150'S WITH V6 ENGINES BUT MINE IS A V8 SO IT'S NOT PART OF THE RECALL. I HAD TO PAY MY $100 DEDUCTIBLE AND USE MY EXTENDED WARRANTY TO HAVE MY VEHICLE REPAIRED. A TRUCK THAT'S NOT EVEN 3 YEARS OLD WITH 37K SHOULD NOT BE EXPERIENCE COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE FAILURE OCCURED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO RODMAN FORD (53 WASHINGTON ST, FOXBOROUGH, MA) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON FOUR OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 14,000.

EXPLODING REAR GLASS - 45F EXTERNAL TEMP, TURNED ON THE REAR DEFROSTER, AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES I HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE SOMEONE HIT THE TRUCK WITH A BASEBALL BAT! I LOOK AROUND AND NOTICE THE DRIVERSIDE PORTION OF MY 3 SECTION POWER SLIDING REAR WINDSHIELD HAS SHATTERED. AFTER CALLING A REPAIR PLACE I LEARNED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THESE TRUCKS. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL FROM WHAT I CAN TELL, SOUNDS LIKE THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM IS FAULTY REAR DEFROST ELEMENTS GETTING TOO HOT AND CAUSING THE GLASS TO SHATTER IN COLD WEATHER. TRUCK RAN FOR A FEW MINUTES IN THE DRIVEWAY BEFORE LEAVING FOR WORK. GLASS SHATTERED ABOUT A MILE INTO THE DRIVE WHILE GOING AROUND 40 MPH ON A CITY STREET (BARKER CYPRESS IN CYPRESS, TX TO BE EXACT).