2014 FORD F-150 Complaints

SPONTANEOUS SHATTERING OF REAR WINDSHIELD. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN WHICH THIS HAS HAPPENED WHERE THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED WITH NO CAUSE UNDER THE EXACT SAME CIRCUMSTANCE.. THERE IS NO SIGNS OF INTENTIONAL DAMAGE OR IMPACT. AT THE TIME THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, AND RUNNING WITH THE REMOTE START FUNCTION. THE REAR DEFROST WAS ACTIVATED.

ON THE DAY OF 02/16/2021 I HAD THE REMOTE START ON THE TRUCK SO IT WILL WARM UP AND I HAVE EVERYTHING PRESET ALREADY FOR WARM HEATED AIR AND THE BACK GLASS HEATER AND MIRROR HEATERS TURNED ON. WHEN I GET INTO THE TRUCK IT WAS WARM AND OIL WAS BROUGHT UP TO TEMP SO I WAS READY TO HEAD OUT. WHEN I NOTICED OUT OF MY REAR VIEW MIRROR THAT THE BACK GLASS WAS SHATTERED DRIVER SIDE IT IS A 3 PIECE/1 PIECE GLASS SO IT'S SEPARATED PIECES OF GLASS BY A DIVIDER BUT CAN ONLY BE REPLACED BY BUYING THE WHOLE PIECE AND KIT. I'VE NOTICED THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL OTHER INCIDENTS ON THIS VEHICLE IT IS A 2014 F-150 SUPER CREW 4X4 I'M SUPER UPSET SEEING AS THE TRUCK I HAVEN'T HAD LONG AND ALSO THE FACT THAT FORD DOESN'T WANNA OWN UP TO THEIR FLAW IN THE GLASS. I ALSO LIVE OUT IN THE COUNTRY SO VERY UNLIKELY SOMEONE DID THIS TO MY TRUCK MY DRIVE WAY IS PRETTY LONG SO IT ALL MAKES SENSE THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING I'M SURE THE LOUD POP OF THE GLASS SHATTERED WOULD HAVE DISTRACTED ME ENOUGH TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT AND INJURE MYSELF OR OTHERS. CONSIDERING MY FIRST ASSUMPTION WOULD BE A GUN GOING OFF AND SOMEONE IS FIRING AT ME.

THERE'S A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH FUSE #27 OVERHEATING AND CAUSING THE FUEL PUMP TO STOP WORKING. DO A GOOGLE SEARCH. IT AFFECTS MANY YEARS PRIOR TO 2014. THIS IS SERIOUS AS IT CAN LEAVE PEOPLE STRANDED. IT HAS NOT THROWN A COMPUTER CODE FROM 2014 F15. SIMPLY REPLACING THE FUSE DID ALLOW STARTING BUT IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. THERE'S A FUSE RELOCATION KIT (EL3Z-14293A) AVAILABLE BUT FORD SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PERFORMING THIS REPAIR. THE FUSE DOES'NT BLOW OUT BUT THE FUSE SOCKET OVERHEATS FOR SOME REASON.

WHILE PARKED,ENGINE OFF AND SITTING BEHIND THE WHEEL THE REAR WINDOW PANEL SHATTERED WITHOUT ANY PRIOR DAMAGE TO AFFECT BREAKAGE. THE PANEL IS THE DRIVER SIDE OF 3 PANELS OF PICKUP TRUCK. AFTER RESEARCHING , I'VE BEEN MADE AWARE THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY KNOWS OF THE DEFECT BUT HAS NOT TAKEN ACTION IN RECALLS.

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH THE REAR DEFROST ON TRYING TO CLEAR THE BACK WINDOW, DRIVER SIDE REAR GLASS SHATTERED FOR NO REASON. I WILL BE REPLACING THE BACK GLASS, AS I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND NO EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT A RECALL FROM FORD AT THIS TIME.

BOUGHT USED THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON. DEALER FIXED IT ONCE UNDER WARRANTY OR RECALL. THE LIGHT IS BACK ON AND OUT OF WARRANTY. THE SEATS BELTS DO NOT GRAB AT ALL WHEN HEAVY ON THE BRAKES. THERE WOULD BE NO SEAT BELTS IN A WRECK. PLUS THE VEHICLE WILL NOT PASS STATE INSPECTION. 2014 WITH 37,000 MILES

REAR GLASS EXPLODED !!!!!! WHILE SITTING IN PARKING LOT MOTOR WAS OFF WINDOWS WERE DOWN TEMP WAS AROUND 60 DEGREES DEFROST WAS OFF AS A MATTER OF FACT I DON'T THINK I HAVE EVER USED THE DEFROST AND GLASS EXPLODED

WHILE SITTING IN MY TRUCK WAITING FOR THE WINDOWS TO FINNISH DEFROSTING, I HEARD A LOUD BANG. I LOOKED BEHIND ME AND SAW THAT THE BACK WINDOW HAD SHATTERED. I IMMEDIATELY GOT OUT TO INVESTIGATE AS IT SOUNDED LIKE A GUN SHOT! I LIVE ON A MILITARY BASE AND VIOLENCE OF THIS KIND IS VERY UNLIKELY. I LOOKED AROUND TO SEE THAT THERE WAS NO ONE AROUND THAT COULD HAVE HIT OR THROWN SOMETHING AT MY TRUCK. I CALLED THE INSURANCE AGENT AND HAD AN APPT SET FOR WINDOW REPLACEMENT. WHEN THE TECH ARRIVED I ASKED HIM IF HE HAD SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE, A WINDOW JUST BREAKING ON ITS OWN. HE SAID THAT HE SEES A FAIR NUMBER OF 2014 F150S WITH THIS PROBLEM, AND EVEN THOUGHT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR SUCH. HE SAID THE HEATING ELEMENT IN THE REAR DEFROST SHORTS OUT AND BREAKS THE WINDOW. WHEN I CALLED FORD THEY SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL AND THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A PROBLEM. A SIMPLE SEARCH ON THE INTERNET SHOWS A PLETHRA OF SIMULAR COMPLAINTS NOT JUST ON 2014 MODELS, BUT 2015 AND 2016 AS WELL. THIS IS DANGEROUS! I COULD HAVE BEEN DRIVING AND HAD A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AS A RESULT OF THIS. WORSE EVEN WOULD BE IF MY DAUGHTER WAS SITTING BACK THERE. I AM TIRED OF THE MONEY HUNGRY CORPORATIONS NOT DOING THEIR ETHICAL AND MORAL JOB OF KEEPING THEIR CUSTOMERS SAFE, AND THIS WILL NOT CHANGE UNLESS WE HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE. THANK YOU FOR THE SERVICE YOU PROVIDE TO AMERICANS. I HOPE TO SEE A RECALL ABOUT THIS ISSUE.

VEHICLE STARTED TO DOWN SHIFT INTO 1ST AND 2ND GEARS WHILE DRIVING CAUSING SCARY NOISES AND VEHICLE RPM TO JUMP VERY HIGH AND VEHICLE REAR TIRES TO LOCK UP. VEHICLE DOES THIS WHEN IN MOTION ON HIGHWAYS AND CITY STREETS. ANYTIME I ACCELERATE THE TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTS

SPORADICALLY, OVER THE LAST 6 MONTHS (BUT WITH MORE FREQUENCY IN RECENT MONTHS), AT VARIOUS SPEEDS OR WITH NO OTHER COMMON DENOMINATOR, THE TRUCK LOSES POWER TO THE TRANSMISSION, THE SPEEDOMETER DROPS TO ZERO, AND THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON. THE ONLY WAY TO KEEP THE TRUCK FUNCTIONING IS TO PULL OVER, TURN THE VEHICLE OFF, AND RESTART IT. MOST TIMES, THIS WILL FIX THE ISSUE. IT'S OBVIOUSLY BEEN DANGEROUS IN MULTIPLE INSTANCES. WHILE THE TRUCK IS A 6-SPEED, 2014 FORD F-150, IT WAS BUILT IN NOVEMBER OF 2013. REGARDLESS OF THIS, MY VIN IS NOT PART OF RECALL 19V433000 OR 19V075000, DESPITE THE SAME ISSUE AS THE RECALLS. THESE ADDITIONAL MANUFACTURE DATES SHOULD BE INCLUDED. I WAS ALARMED TO SEE THE NUMEROUS CLAIMS WITH THE SAME ISSUE, OUTSIDE OF THE RECALL. FORD NEEDS TO MAKE ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS TO THAT EFFECT. THIS IS OUR 5TH FORD BETWEEN MY WIFE AND I, OF WHICH 4 WERE TRUCKS. CONSIDERING FORD'S NEGLIGENT FLAW HASN'T BEEN CONSIDERED FOR ANY RECALL, DESPITE OVERWHELMING EVIDENCE FROM ITS OWNERS, IT WILL DEFINITELY BE THE LAST FORD PURCHASED BY US, OUR EXTENDED FAMILY, AND ANY OF OUR BUSINESS AND PERSONAL ASSOCIATES TO WHOM WE WILL PASS ALONG THIS CONCERN. IT'S EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTING.