2014 FORD F-150 Complaints

FORD F150 SUPERCAB 4X4 5.0 AUTOMATIC. PURCHASED VEHICLE NEW IN FEBRUARY 2015. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE, I NOTICED THE TRUCK WOULD BEGIN TO CREEP FORWARD WHILE STOPPED IN TRAFFIC WITH THE BRAKE APPLIED. THIS WOULD REQUIRE MORE EFFORT TO BE APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL UNTIL THE PEDAL WOULD EVENTUALLY GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I TOOK THE TRUCK IN TO THE DEALER AT AROUND 500 MILES TO HAVE THE BRAKES CHECKED BUT WAS TOLD THAT THIS CONDITION WAS NORMAL FOR POWER ASSIST BRAKES. I HAVE OWNED MANY VEHICLES WITH POWER ASSIST BRAKES AND THIS CONDITION IS NOT NORMAL. THE TRUCK NOW HAS 11000 MILES AND THE CONDITION PERSISTS. BASED ON COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER F150 OWNERS IT APPEARS THAT THESE TRUCKS ARE EQUIPPED WITH DEFECTIVE MASTER CYLINDERS WHICH ARE BYPASSING. SO FAR I HAVE NOT ENCOUNTERED A TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE BUT THE BRAKING PROBLEM WITH MY TRUCK COULD BE A PRECURSOR TO COMPLETE FAILURE. I KNOW THAT THE BRAKE PROBLEM HAS MAINLY BEEN IDENTIFIED ON TRUCKS WITH THE 3.5 ENGINE BUT FORD HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THAT IT COULD AFFECT TRUCKS WITH OTHER ENGINES SUCH AS MINE BECAUSE IT HAS THE SAME BRAKING SYSTEM. WHILE I HAD MY TRUCK AT THE DEALER I WAS ALSO TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT THEY CHECKED THE BRAKES ON A NEW 2014 F150 ON THE LOT AND THE BRAKES DID THE SAME THING AS MINE, THEREFORE IT WAS A"NORMAL" CONDITION. THIS APPEARS TO BE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM AND IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THERE WILL BE MORE ACCIDENTS CAUSED BY THESE FAULTY MASTER CYLINDERS.

BRAKE PEDDLE WENT CLEAR TO FLOOR AUG 2015, WERE TOLD BY FORD DEALERSHIP BREAK FLUID RAN INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER. DID NOT CAUSE A CRASH WE WERE AT A STOP LIGHT ON HILL AND STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS PUT ON EMERGENCY BRAKE BEFORE WE ROLLED INTO THE CAR BEHIND US ONCE LIGHT TURNED GREEN WE WENT UP THE HILL AND TRIED TO TURN COULD NOT STOP AND PEDESTRIANS WERE IN CROSSWALK SO WE COULD NOT TURN HAD TO GO STRAIGHT AND PULL OVER. WE WERE IN DOWNTOWN AND FOUND OUT LATER IF WE WERE ABLE TO TURN IT WAS A VERY STEEP DOWN HILL SO GOOD THAT WE ENDED GOING STRAIGHT IT COULD HAVE BEEN A BIG ISSUE FOR US. THIS ISSUE ONCE FIXED THEN CAUSED THE BAKE LIGHTS NOT WORK WORK SO WE WENT BACK TO DEALERSHIP DUE TO A SWITCH THAT WENT BAD DUE TO THE BRAKE PEDDLE GOING TO THE FLOOR SINCE WE WERE ON VACATION IN NASHVILLE TN WHEN WE LEFT AND STARTED ON ROAD AGAIN SOON FOUND OUT THAT IT ALSO CAUSED THE BAKES WOULD NOT TURN OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH, WE WOULD HIT BRAKES AND WE WERE STILL GOING 70 MPH WE DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON SO WE MANUALLY TURNED OFF CRUISE WITH SWITCH ON STEERING WHEEL. WE HAD TO GET FIXED ONCE WE RETURNED TO OHIO. FORD PAID FOR OUR 3 EXTRA DAY STAY IN A MOTEL WHILE WE WAITED FOR PARTS TO BE FOUND BY US AND OUR DEALERSHIP IN OHIO SINCE THERE SEEMED TO BE NO BRAKE BOOSTERS AVAILABLE DURING THIS TIME. ONCE WE FOUND PARTS HAD THEM SHIPPED TO MID TEN FORD IN NASHVILLE TN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, 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 PEDAL DEPRESSED IN EXCESS. THE CONTACT REFILLED THE VEHICLE WITH BRAKE FLUID; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

SINCE I PURCHACED MY TRUCK IN MARCH OF LAST YEAR.TWICE I HAD BRAKE PEDAL ISSUES.WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES TRYING STOP. THE PEDAL WAS VERY SLOW TO RETURN TO ITS NORMAL POSITION.THE NEXT TIME THE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOORBOARD AS IF I WAS BLEEDING THE BRAKES. AFTER BOTH INCIDENTS I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP'S. BOTH DEALERSHIP'S SAID THEY ARE NORMAL AFTER ROAD TESTING MY TRUCK.

ACCELERATION LAG IN A ROLLING OR STANDING START. MOST NOTICEABLE WHEN STOPPED WITH TRUCK FACING UPHILL OR SLOWING TO A NEAR STOP AND THEN SLOWLY ACCELERATING (SLOWING FOR A STOP LIGHT THAT TURNS GREEN AS YOU APPROACH THE INTERSECTION). ONCE ACCELERATION KICKS IN, THE VEHICLE JUMPS AS IF THE TRANSMISSION HAS DROPPED FROM NEUTRAL TO BEING INTO GEAR AT INCREASED RPM'S OR THE CLUTCH HAS SLIPPED. GEAR INDICATOR DOESN'T SHOW VEHICLE HAD EVER DROPPED INTO NEUTRAL. IF ACCELERATION RATE IS INCREASED FROM STOP OR ROLLING START, PROBLEM DOES NOT SEAM TO OCCUR. PROBLEM WAS NOTICED FROM BEGINNING OF OWNERSHIP AND HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT EVER SINCE (TRUCK WAS PURCHASED NEW IN MARCH 2015). HAVE NOT TAKEN TO DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AS IT IS INTERMITTENT, BUT TALKED TO A NON-FORD MECHANIC THAT HAD HEARD OF OTHER PEOPLE NOTICING ACCELERATION LAG.

THE REAR BRAKES OF MY 2014 F 150 SPORADICALLY LOCK UP FOR A FEW SEC AFTER SHORT OR LONG DISTANCE HIGHWAY DRIVE. THE ACTUAL LOCK UP OCCURS WHEN I MAKE A TURN INTO AND AROUND A PARKING LOT. ONCE I HAVE COMPLETED THE TURN THE BRAKES QUICKLY RELEASE THEMSELVES. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER BUT CAN NEVER REPLICATE IT, SO NOTHING HAS BEEN TO EVEN LOOK AT THE BRAKING SYSTEM. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT IS PROBABLY JUST THE ABS ACTING UP ONCE IN AWHILE.

TL* THE DRIVER OWNED A 2014 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED BUT FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED BUT WAS UNCERTAIN. AS A RESULT, THE DRIVER VEERED OFF THE ROAD AND CRASHED. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A FATAL HEART ATTACK. THE DRIVER RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE16003 (SERVICE BRAKES , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC), AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V316000 (STEERING) AND 14V710000 (SEATS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

LOST ALL BRAKING UNEXPECTEDLY. BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND I IMMEDIATELY HADE NO BRAKES WHATSOEVER. DESCRIBED EXACTLY AS IN THIS ARTICLE - HTTP://WWW.NBCDFW.COM/NEWS/LOCAL/US-INVESTIGATES-420000-FORD-F-150S-FOR-BRAKE-FAILURE-371060011.HTML I WAS LEAVING MY OFFICE PARKING GARAGE AND WAS VERY LUCKY TO HAVE ACTED QUICKLY TO ENGAGE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. CO-WORKERS HELPED ME PUSH THE VEHICLE BACK INTO AN EMPTY PARKING SPOT WHERE IT WAS LATER TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AT DEALERSHIP'S EXPENSE. AROUND 10K MILES OR LESS AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. FORD DEALERSHIP SAID ALL FLUID HAD LEAKED FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER INTO THE BOOSTER. I VIEW THIS AS A SERIOUS DEFECT AND AM HIGHLY SUSPECT OF THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE, AS A RESULT. PLEASE ADVISE.

BRAKE RESERVOIR LOST ALL FLUID RESULTING IN BRAKE LOSS, AFTER TRAVELING 60 MILES PULLING AN RV. ON OUR FIRST TRIP OVER THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE WE STOPPED FOR THE NITE THE NEXT MORNING WE HAD NO BRAKES AND FOUND THE RESERVOIR COMPLETELY DRY. CALLED FORD ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND WERE TOLD IT WOULD COST $462 TO GET THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE TRUCK. I REFILLED THE BRAKE RESERVOIR AND DROVE HOME PULLING THE RV OVER THE MOUNTAINS TO HOME. FORD TOLD ME THAT COULDN'T HAPPEN BUT IT DID THEY REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER UNDER WARRANTY AND GAVE ME A LOANER CAR.

TOOK GRANDKIDS TO SOCCER PRACTICE AND BRAKES FAILED. PUSHED PEDAL AND IT WENT TO FLOOR. PUMPED PEDAL AND REGAINED BRAKE POWER. FLUID LOW INDICATOR CAME ON, SO I PUT FLUID IN AND LIMPED 1 MILE HOME...THE NO FLUID LIGHT CAME ON AND NO BRAKES. THERE IS NO INDICATION OF FLUID LEAKING IN THE WHEELS OR MASTER CYLINDER.