2014 FORD F-150 Complaints

A COOLANT LEAK FROM THE UPPER HOSE AT THE CONNECTION THE HOSE IS IN GOOD CONT IT APPEARS TO BE THE PLASTIC O RING THATS CAUSES IT TO LEAK

DRIVING THROUGH PARKING LOT OF WALMART TRAVELING AT SPEED 10 MILES . NO ONE WAS AROUND ME.I WAS ABOUT TO PARK WHENI I HEARD A LOUD BANG. CHECKED AROUND THE TRUCK ON TOP AND SIDES. WHEN I OPENED THE REAR DOORS FOUND THAT RIGHT REAR WAS SHATTERED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. TWO YEARS AGO I PAYED FOR THE REPAIRS DONE BY SAFTELITE AUTO GLASS. AT THAT TIME THE WHOLE REAR GLASS SHATTERED WHEN I,WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT.

2014 F150 ECOBOOST: WHILE DRIVING ~50MPH, THE VEHICLE ABRUPTLY DOWNSHIFTED TO FIRST GEAR CAUSING MY REAR TIRES TO LOCK UP. I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE SKIP AND REDUCED MY SPEED TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AT THAT TIME, MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT TO RESET ANY ELECTRONIC CONTROLS AND THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE NORMAL AGAIN. SIMILAR OCCURRENCES HAVE HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY, WHERE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST AFTER COMING TO A REST. OR THE VEHICLE WOULD REMAIN IN 5TH GEAR, IF I WAS ALREADY IN MOTION WHEN IT ACTED UP AND WOULD NOT SHIFT DOWN EVEN IF I CAME TO A REST. FROM MY RESEARCH, THIS APPEARS TO BE SIMILAR TO THE LEAD FRAME RECALL THAT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR 2011-2013 VEHICLES. MY VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED ON 11/13, BUT APPEARS TO BE OUTSIDE OF THE RECALL TIMEFRAME.

FORD HAS OBVIOUSLY MACHINED MANIFOLDS FOR THE F-150 THAT ARE LESS THAN RELIABLE AND LACK IN QUALITY. THE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS ARE NOT HARDENED TO ENDURE ENGINE HEAT AND END UP WARPING. THIS CAUSES EXHAUST BOLTS TO BREAK, EXHAUST GASKETS TO BE DESTROYED AND IN TURN CAUSES LOUD NOISES AND POTENTIAL DAMAGE TO THE MOTOR ON THEIR F-150 TRUCKS. FORD OBVIOUSLY KNOWS THAT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM ON THEIR HANDS AS THEY ARE CURRENTLY DEALING WITH 1,700+ VEHICLES THAT ARE SITTING IN SERVICE SHOPS ACROSS THE COUNTRY FOR THIS VERY REASON. I CALLED FORD TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS CAUSING THE ISSUE AND THEY EXPLAINED THAT THE MATERIALS JUST AREN'T HOLDING UP TO DRIVING CONDITIONS. FORD IS WORKING REDESIGNING THE MANIFOLDS AND RELEASING THEM FOR PURCHASE. HOWEVER, IT YOU HAVE AN ISSUE THIS LARGE AND HAVE ADMITTED THAT IT IS DUE TO YOUR OWN FAILURE TO PRODUCE A PRODUCT/PART THAT WILL ENDURE NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED BY FORD. PERSONALLY, I DON'T DRIVE THIS TRUCK VERY OFTEN. IT IS STORED INSIDE AND TAKEN CARE OF TO THE EXTREME. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED IN A GARAGE FOR A FEW DAYS TO A WEEK (APPROXIMATELY) AND WHEN I STARTED THE TRUCK I HEARD A LOUD "CLICKING" NOISE. I TOOK IT OUT FOR A DRIVE TO SEE IF I COULD LOCATE THE NOISE. AT FIRST IS WAS JUST A FAST CLICKING NOISE ON ACCELERATION. THIS BECAME A LOUD CLICKING MIXED WITH A WHISTLING NOISE. THINKING IT WAS A BEARING IN ONE OF THE TURBOS, I TOOK IT IN FOR INSPECTION AND THEY FOUND THE BROKEN EXHAUST STUD AND DAMAGED EXHAUST GASKET. WHILE WORKING ON FIXING THE ISSUES, THEY FOUND THAT ALL OF THIS RESULTED FROM THE DEFORMED MANIFOLD.

WHEN I TURNED ON THE REAR DEFROST THE BACK WINDOW OF THE TRUCK SHATTERED. ON 11-24-20, I WARMED UP MY 2014 FORD F150 WITH THE REMOTE START FEATURE. WHEN I PUT THE KEY IN, I TURNED ON THE REAR DEFROSTER WHILE THE TRUCK WAS STILL IN PARK. THE BACK WINDOW DRIVER SIDE PANE SHATTERED. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD 8 TIMES, BUT THE RESPONSE IS CONTINUALLY THE SAME, "IT IS THE OWNER'S RESPONSIBILITY, NOT FORD." FORD HAS A SERIOUS PRODUCT FAILURE THAT HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO PERSIST FOR TOO LONG.

ON 12/11/2020 I TURNED ON MY REAR WINDOW DEFROST AND THE DRIVER SIDE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED.

I RECENTLY HAD MY LOW BRAKE FLUID WARNING COME ON, DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT AT THE TIME AND ADDED SOME DOT4 FLUID TO MY RESERVOIR. LOOKED THINGS OVER BRIEFLY, THE RESERVOIR SEEMED INTACT, MASTER CYLINDER DIDN'T APPEAR WET, NO SPOTS ON THE GARAGE FLOOR, SO ALL WAS GOOD. AFTER ALL THE TRUCK IS 6+ YEARS OLD, I JUST FIGURED THE TIME HAD JUST COME TO SERVICE THE FLUID AND HAVE THE BRAKES LOOKED AT. TWO WEEKS LATER I HADN'T HAD TIME TO GET IT TO THE SHOP AND THE WARNING APPEARED AGAIN. SO I CHECKED THE RESERVOIR AND SURE ENOUGH IT WAS LOW AGAIN. SO THIS TIME MY INVESTIGATION WAS DEEPER AND I FOUND FLUID ON THE BOTTOM OF THE MASTER CYLINDER WHEN I WIPED MY HAND UNDER IT. THE FOUND MORE BELOW THE MASTER CYLINDER ON THE SHOCK MOUNT AND INNER FENDER WELL. SO I STARTED SHOPPING AND CHECKING PRICES ON PARTS I MIGHT NEED TO FIX THIS AND HAPPENED ON THIS ARTICLE ON TODAY'S GOOGLE, ABOUT A RECALL. SO I WENT TO THE NTSB WEB SITE AND CHECKED MY VIN #. NOPE NO RECALL FOR MY VIN #. WENT BACK TO THE ARTICLE AND REREAD IT. SO IT SEAMS THAT MY 2014 WITH THE MADE IN DEARBORN STICKER STILL IN THE FRONT WINDOW IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL THAT DESCRIBES MY PROBLEM TO THE 'T' ! I CERTAINLY BELIEVE IT DOES, AS DO THE PRO'S I'VE SHOWN. I'M AN A&P FAA NDT INSPECTOR AND DEAL WITH THESE VERY ISSUES IN THE AIRLINE BUSINESS DAILY AND THINK THERE MIGHT BE AN OVERSIGHT TO THE NUMBER OF TRUCKS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I PLAN TO GO AHEAD WITH MY REPAIRS BECAUSE I NEED IT, BUT HOPE YOU WILL EXAMINE YOUR SCOPE OF THIS MORE CLOSELY. THANKS FOR THE SERVICE YOU PROVIDE TO KEEP US SAFE!

2014 FORD F-150. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE TIRES SEIZED UP AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE ACCELERATOR FAILED AND A WRENCH WAS DISPLAYED ON THE DASH. THE VEHICLE THE COASTS AT 5MPH. THE VEHICLE CAN POWERED OFF AND ON WHICH MAY TEMPORARILY CLEAR THE FAILURE. *JS

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR FROM NEUTRAL WHEN STOPPED ON OCCASION. THE TRANSMISSION HAS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS STARTED IN 5TH GEAR FROM A STOP AND WILL NOT ALLOW A MANUAL SHIFT TO ANY LOWER GEAR UNTIL IT FINALLY SENSES A SPEED CHANGE. WHEN VEHICLE IS MOVING FROM AN STOP WHEN STUCK IN 5TH GEAR IF MANUALLY SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL AT SPEEDS UP TO 35 MPH AND ABOVE AND THEN SHIFTED TO DRIVE THE TRANSMISSION WILL DROP TO FIRST GEAR CAUSING THE ENGINE TO OVER REV. THIS PROBLEM STARTED OCTOBER 2020 AND WAS NOTED AT GUS JOHNSON FORD SPOKANE VALLEY WA AT A REGULAR SERVICE APPOINTMENT. NO VEHICLE CODE WAS NOTED AT THAT TIME. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS 71271 MILES ON IT. THIS PROBLEM IS NOTED ON A RECALL FOR MODEL YEARS 2011 THRU 2013, I DON'T THINK IT IS FIXED YET.

#27 FUSE. 20AMP MICRO FUSE. MELTED AND FAILED. ENGINE CRANKS BUT WILL NOT TURN OVER. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AMONG F150 OWNERS. THIS COULD BE A POTENTIAL SAFETY AND FIRE HAZARD AS THE FUSE IS BEING OVERHEATED AND FAILS. SCORCH MARKS AND MELTING ARE NOTED ON THE FUSE. VEHICLE WAS PARKED. FIRE COULD RESULT.