2014 FORD F-150 Complaints

UPON DRIVING AFTER START UP, THE TRUCK WILL EXPERIENCE A HARSH UP SHIFT WHEN SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. THE TRUCK WILL LURCH FORWARD VIOLENTLY. AFTER OPERATING, THE HARSH UP-SHIFT WILL GO AWAY. I HAVE BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER, AND THEY CANNOT DETERMINE WHAT IS CAUSING THE HARSH SHIFT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED AND BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. DURING THE INCIDENT, THE CHECK STEERING WARNING DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING POSITION SENSOR WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,571.

WHILE BACKING UP THE TRUCK, THE POWER STEERING WENT COMPLETELY OUT. THERE WERE NO PREVIOUS SIGNS OF ANY TROUBLE. THIS OCCURRED AT 53,000 MILES. SEVERAL CODES BEGAN TO FLASH ON THE CONSOLE SUCH AS POWER STEERING FAULT AND CHECK TRACTION CONTROL, ETC. AFTER TOWING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY LATER CALLED AND SAID THE STEERING GEAR WAS BAD. IN ORDER TO REPLACE IT, IT IS NECESSARY TO HAVE AN ALIGNMENT ALSO WHICH BRING THE COST TO APPROX. $1600. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY I FEEL MOST CERTAIN I WOULD HAVE EITHER RUN INTO SOMEONE OR WRECKED THE VEHICLE.

SERVICE BRAKES - I HAVE 29,000 MILES AND WITH OUT WARNING THE LOW BRAKE FLUID LIGHT CAME ON AND LOSS OF BRAKING WHILE I WAS SITTING STILL. WENT AND GOT 2 BOTTLES OF FLUID AND FILLED DROVE 10 MILES AND ALL FLUID WAS GONE AND SO WAS BRAKES. TOOK TRUCK TO FORD AND THEY REPLACED BOTH THE BOOSTER AND MASTER CYLINDER WITH THE SAME OEM REPLACEMENT PARTS. THIS IS NOT YET A RECALL BUT AN INVESTIGATION SO WITH THE SAME PARTS INSTALLED I AM VERY NERVOUS NOW TO DRIVE THE TRUCK UNTIL AND REMEDY HAS BEEN PROVIDED.

AFTER DRIVING TO WORK I WAS EXISTING THE FREEWAY, A LOW BREAK FLUID WARNING LIGHT CAN ON. I PROCEEDED ABOUT 4 BLOCKS TO THE OFFICE I WAS WORKING AT, AND PARKED THE TRUCK. WHEN IT WAS TIME TO LEAVE I STARTED TO BACK OUT OF THE PARKING STALL AND HAD A COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES. I HAD TO SHIFT TO PARK TO STOP THE TRUCK. WITH THE TRUCK IN PARK I CHECKED THE BRAKES AGAIN AND THE PEDAL WHEN ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I TURNED OFF THE TRUCK AND CALLED FORD ROAD SIDE SERVICE. I CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID TANK AND IT WAS COMPLETELY EMPTY, WITH NO SIGNS OF ANY FLUID LEAKING ON THE GROUND. AFTER WAITING 3 HOURS FOR A TOW TRUCK TO ARRIVE WE FINALLY GOT IT OUT OF THE GARAGE AND DELIVERED IT TO FORD OF BELLEVUE, IN WASHINGTON STATE. THE SERVICE ADVISER INFORMED ME THAT SINCE I HAD ABOUT 37,500 MILES ON IT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE FORD 36,000 MILE WARRANTY. HE SAID HE WOULD BE IN TOUCH WITH ME ABOUT WHAT WAS WRONG.

WHILE MOVING AT A SLOW SPEED I PRESSED THE BREAK PEDAL AND THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT APPLYING THE BREAKS. I IMMEDIATELY RELEASED THE BREAK PEDAL AND THEN PRESSED IT AGAIN. ON THIS ATTEMPT THE BREAKS DID ENGAGE.

I WENT TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE TODAY AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. A WARNING CAME ON THAT BRAKE FLUID WAS LOW. I OPENED THE HOOD AND THERE WAS NO FLUID IN THE RESERVOIR. I FILLED IT UP AND STARTED DRIVING. WITHIN TWO MINUTES THE WARNING CAME ON AGAIN. I AGAIN OPENED THE HOOD AND THE RESERVOIR WAS EMPTY. THERE IS NO SIGN OF A LEAK UNDER THE TRUCK. ONCE AGAIN I FILLED IT UP AND WITHIN A MINUTE OR TWO THE LOW FLUID MESSAGE CAME ON AGAIN AND THE PEDAL WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE IT TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER VERY SLOWLY, USING THE E-BRAKE AND GEARING TO STOP AS NEEDED. DEALER COULD FIND NO SIGN OF A LEAK AND THINKS IT MAY BE THE FLUID BYPASSING THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER AND COLLECTING IN THE BRAKE BOOSTER. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION AND I SEE I AM NOT THE ONLY 2014 F-150 WITH DEFECTIVE BRAKES. THIS IS A 5000 POUND PLUS VEHICLE, ONE WOULD EXPECT IT TO HAVE A VERY RELIABLE BRAKING SYSTEM. HOPEFULLY THERE WILL BE A RECALL AS A RESULT OF THIS INVESTIGATION HTTP://WWW.NBCDFW.COM/NEWS/LOCAL/US-INVESTIGATES-420000-FORD-F-150S-FOR-BRAKE-FAILURE-371060011.HTML

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT A HIGH SPEED, VARIOUS WARNING INDICATORS FLICKERED AND THE VEHICLE COASTED IN REVERSE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW SHATTERED DUE TO THE OVERHEATING OF THE REAR GLASS WINDOW DEFROSTER. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,200.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD F-150. WHILE IN THE REVERSE POSITION, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND BRAKE FLUID LOW WAS DISPLAYED ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED IN EXCESS. THE CONTACT REFILLED THE VEHICLE WITH BRAKE FLUID; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.