2014 FORD F-150 Complaints

We have experienced 2 incidents where a wrench appears on the screen followed by a complete loss of acceleration. The first incident occurred while on the highway driving 65 MPH, we made it over to the side of the highway, shut the vehicle off and restarted after about 1-2 minutes. We were able to make it home without another incident. I took the vehicle to the dealer and they could not find any error codes. I had a tune-up done before the second incident occurred. We were traveling 40 MPH on a very narrow curvy road during the second incident and were extremely fortunate to clear the corner with just enough room to get the truck off the side of the road before coming to a complete stop. Just as before a wrench appears on the screen. We shut the truck off and restarted it after 1-2 minutes and was able to make it home without another incident.

On two separate occasions while driving at normal operating speed (30-40 MPH) the yellow wrench icon appeared (which I researched and found it deals with the throttle body) and I lost my speedometer, odometer, distance to empty, airbag light illuminated, and vehicle had little to no acceleration. I believe it might have something to do with the lead frame on the transmission.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the power steering assist became inoperable. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated that the steering may lock up. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer and the contact was informed that the VIN was not under recall. The contact stated the failure was related to NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V316000 (Steering). The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving 70 MPH on the highway, the vehicle shifted down to 1st gear, and the tires locked up. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact was able to take the vehicle to an independent mechanic. The mechanic had repaired the PCM and the vehicle speed sensor. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 147,047. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED AFTER THE REPAIR, THE VEHICLE WOULD GO INTO LIMP MODE AT APPROXIMATELY 150 DEGREES. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO SHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR AT A STOP LIGHT, BUT WHEN RESTARTED THE VEHICLE OPERATES AS DESIGNED.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 45 MPH, the vehicle downshifted from 5th to 1st gear inadvertently. In addition, the rear wheels seized without warning. The vehicle was restarted and was driven in third gear at a slow speed. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the solenoid needed to be replaced. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 160,000.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the transmission suddenly downshifted causing the speed to abruptly decelerate. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the transmission lead frame was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer and local dealer were notified of the failure but no assistance was offered. The approximate failure mileage was 76,000.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at various highway speeds the transmission had erroneously downshifted causing the vehicle to suddenly reduce speeds. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who diagnosed that the transmission lead frame was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but no assistance was offered. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 155,000.

Unknown. Rear window suddenly shattered cause may be from defroster system. I’ve been reading several other drivers having the same issue with their rear window suddenly shattering when having the defroster running

The contact owns a 2014 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle inadvertently downshifted to 1st gear. The contact stated that the vehicle was usually in 3rd or 5th gear whenever the failure would occur, causing the vehicle to come to an abrupt stop. The contact would pull over, restart the vehicle, and the vehicle would temporarily operate as needed; the failure would recur after driving approximately 10 miles. The vehicle was taken to be diagnosed and the contact was informed that the lead output shaft sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The contact referenced NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V433000 (Power Train) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was contacted and confirmed that the VIN was not included. The contact was informed that the repair would be an out-of-pocket expense. The failure mileage was 92,348.

DRIVER SIDE BACK GLASS SHATTERED DUE TO WINDOW DEFROST ON REMOTE START UP. HEATING ELEMENT IN GLASS SHORTED OUT, ARCED, BEGAN SMOKING AND SHATTERED THE GLASS.