2014 FORD F-150 Complaints

WHILE DRIVING MY 2014 F150 TRUCK, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY GOT STIFF WHENEVER I TURNED INTO A RIGHT OR LEFT SIDE STREET OR ENCOUNTERED A TIGHT CURVE IN THE ROAD. STEERING IN THESE INSTANCES NECESSITATED VARYING DEGREES OF ADDITIONAL STRENGTH TO MAKE THE TURN AND THEN THE WHEEL RARELY EASILY RETURNED TO A POSITION TO GO STRAIGHT THUS RESULTING IN OVER STEERING. I WAS TOWING MY TRAVEL TRAILER THROUGH MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN AT THE TIME OF THE FIRST INCIDENT ON SEPT. 23,2019, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED UPON DETACHING THE TRAILER AND UNDER MORE NORMAL TERRAIN CONDITIONS. THE TRUCK HAS 80,600 MILES OF MOSTLY HIGHWAY DRIVING. AFTER SOME RESEARCH, I AM FEELING THAT IT IS THE EPAS SYSTEM CAUSING THE PROBLEM. I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK IN EARLY 2015. IT WAS A LEFTOVER FROM 2014. I HAVE ALSO SEEN THAT THERE IS A RECALL (14509/NHTSA RECALL 14V316) FOR THIS YEAR AND MAKE, BUT SINCE THE TRUCK SAT AT THE DEALER DURING THE RECALL, I AM WONDERING IF THE EPAS RECALL WORK WAS ACTUALLY DONE. I HAVE SET A SERVICE APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER ON 9/26/2019 (NEMER FORD QUEENSBURY, NY) BECAUSE I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND MY WIFE WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO APPLY THE STRENGTH NECESSARY TO TURN THE VEHICLE WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURS. I FEAR HOW MANY OF THESE VEHICLES ARE ON THE ROAD WAITING FOR REALLY BAD FATAL ACCIDENTS TO HAPPEN. WHEN THE RECALL OCCURRED, MANY OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLES WERE IN THE HANDS OF DEALERSHIPS AND I AM CONCERNED THAT MANY WERE NOT REPAIRED BY THOSE DEALERSHIPS AND THE OWNERS WERE NEVER KNOWLEDGEABLE OF THE PROBLEM UNTIL INCIDENTS HAPPENED. THERE ARE MANY, MANY REPORTS FROM OWNERS OF THIS MAKE AND MODEL HAVING EPAS SYSTEMS.

WHEN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE THE STEERING SEEMS TO LOCK UP MAKING A SLIGHT ADJUSTMENT GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WILL THROW YOU EITHER TO THE RIGHT OR TO THE LEFT IF MAKING A TURN IT WILL NOT TURN IN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WILL RELEASE ITSELF AND SUDDENLY THROW YOU INTO A TURNS HARDER THAN WHAT YOU WISH AND IF YOU'RE NOT REAL QUICK TO REACT YOU WILL ALMOST CRASH THIS THAT THIS IS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES TO US AND ALSO TO THE TECHNICIAN WHO JUST DROVE THE VEHICLE HE ALMOST WRECKED MY TRUCK BECAUSE OF STEERING LOCKED UP ON HIM ON A 90-DEGREE TURN THIS IS A VERY MUCH A SAFETY HAZARD AND A SAFETY FEATURE OTHER TRUCKS ARE THE SAME YEAR HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS AND I BELIEVE THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED THIS IS A ISSUE THAT WAS CONTINUING TO HAPPEN

THE BRAKES ON MY FORD F150 WENT OUT COMPLETELY, WHILE DRIVING. THE TIME FROM BRAKE LIGHT TO NO BRAKES WAS ABOUT 3-4 MINUTES. I HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO MANEUVER. FORTUNATELY I WAS TURNING INTO A GAS STATION. ALTHOUGH A RECALL HAS BEEN CREATED FOR 2013-2014 FORD F150 FOR THE EXACT ISSUE WITH MY TRUCK, MY TRUCK IS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL (BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER LEAKING INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER). THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. I HAD NO BRAKES. I ASKED THE FORD SERVICE PROVIDER IF THEY REPORT THE ISSUE, AND THE RESPONSE WAS THEY DO NOT. I AM CONCERNED THAT THERE ARE OTHER DRIVERS OUT THERE WHO WILL HAVE THEIR BRAKES GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE REVIEW THIS IMMEDIATELY SO THAT OTHERS WILL KNOW THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THEIR BRAKES COULD GO OUT. I AM ATTACHING THE SERVICE DETAIL. I WAS TOLD THAT THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER JUST HAS A FAULTY PART THAT WENT BAD. HOW DOES THAT HAPPEN TO A BRAKE SYSTEM? NOT SURE WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF MY WIFE OR SON HAD BEEN DRIVING.

2014 FORD F-150. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SWOLLEN LUG NUTS ON ALL 4 WHEELS. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. *JS

ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS WITH ME AND 1 OCCASION WITH A FORD SERVICE TECH. (ALL OF WHICH OCCURRED BETWEEN THE DATES OF SEPT 13 AND 18, 2019) MY F150 ENGINE SHUTDOWN WHILE DRIVING. MY FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE ONTO INTERSTATE 24 IN CHATTANOOGA,TN. SECOND OCCURRENCE WAS WHEN I WAS DRIVING IN HEAVY AFTERNOON TRAFFIC ON US HWY 27 IN ROSSVILLE, GA. BOTH TIMES I WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO SIDE OF THE ROAD OR PARKING LOT TO RE START VEHICLE. AFTER EACH OCCURENCE I TOOK VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC TO CHECK VEHICLE. THE FIRST TIME WAS A LOCAL SHOP DUE TO KNOW DEALERSHIPS CLOSE BY, SECOND TIME I WAS CLOSE TO MTN VIEW FORD IN CHATTANOOGA, TN. AFTER TROUBLE SHOOTING AND VEHICLE SHUTTING OFF ON THE TECHNICIAN, THEY WERE ABLE TO TRACE THE USE DOWN THAT IS PICTURED. THE TRUCK DID NOT LEAVE ANY ERROR CODES OR INDICATIONS TO ISSUE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS NOT CAUSING THE IMMEDIATE ISSUE IT WAS RUNNING FINE WITH NO PROBLEMS INDICATED. THE TECHNICIAN DID INDICATE TO ME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES THAT HE WAS AWARE OF. WITH THAT BEING SAID, I FEEL THAT THIS ISSUE SHOULD HAVE BEEN PLACED INTO A RECALL DUE TO THE DANGER THAT I ENCOUNTERED WITH THE VEHICLE SHUTTING OFF WHILE ON INTERSTATE AND MAJOR HIGHWAY WITH NO INDICATIONS OF ISSUES. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT FORD ABOUT THIS ISSUE BUT THEIR AUTOMATED SYSTEM DOES NOT OFFER A PATH TO REPORT ISSUES.I WAS TOLD THAT THIS FUSE IS THE ONE FOR THE FUEL PUMP. MDF

BRAKE FLUID LEVEL LOW ALERT RECEIVED WHILE DRIVING. ARRIVED AT DESTINATION WITHIN ONE MILE. UPON RETURN TO VEHICLE ONE HOUR LATER AND STARTING VEHICLE AND REVERSING OUT OF PARKING SPOT, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR WHEN PRESSED AND BRAKES DID NOT WORK. MOVED GEAR SHIFT TO PARK AND VEHICLE STOPPED. TOWED TO FORD DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER HAD FAILED. NO EXTERNAL LEAKAGE OCCURRED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD F-150. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WALT SWEENEY FORD (5400 GLENWAY AVE, CINCINNATI, OH 45238) FOR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TWO FRONTAL COIL SPRINGS WERE DAMAGED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ROKSTAD FORD (476600 US-95, PONDERAY, ID 83852, 208-263-3127) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT NO FAILURE WAS FOUND. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

THE REAR WINDOW IN MY 2014 F150 RANDOMLY EXPLODED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN A YEAR AND A HALF. THE FIRST TIME IS WAS COLD AND I ACTIVATED MY REAR DEFROSTERS. SHORTLY AFTER, I HEARD A LOUD BANG AND LOOKED BACK TO SEE MY WINDOW COMPLETELY SHATTERED. THE SECOND TIME, IT WAS 83 OUT AND I WAS DRIVING ON LOCAL ROADS. BOTH OVATIONS THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING UNDER 40 MILES PER HOUR

MY TRUCK DOESN'T WANT TO STEER RIGHT. IT'S VERY HARD TO STEER AND SOMETIMES THE STEERING WHEEL STICKS. HEARD THEY ARE HAVING ISSUES WITH THE ELECTRONIC STEERING IN THESE TRUCKS. THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION WHEN THIS IS HAPPENING AND IT'S WHEN YOU ARE GOING AROUND A BEND. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY TO GET THIS FIXED. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. IT HAPPENS EVERYTIME I DRIVE.