2014 FORD F-150 Complaints

FOUND THE BRAKE FLUID TO HAVE SUDDENLY LEAKED AND LOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE CAR'S BRAKES SYSTEM WHILE DRIVING. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND ALMOST HAD THE TRUCK ROLL INTO A BUSY INTERSECTION WHILE DRIVING ON A DOWNHILL STREET. NO MODIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN PERFORMED TO THE TRUCK'S BRAKE SYSTEM AND TRUCK HAS BEEN WITH LOW MILEAGE (36000~). TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER TO FIX AND THE SAME ISSUE OCCURRED THAT SAME WEEK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40-50 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CROWN FORD (LOCATED AT 256 SWAIN ST, FAYETTEVILLE, NC 28303, (910) 920-9614) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVESHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND THE BRAKE CALIPERS, REAR BRAKE DRUMS, FRONT BRAKE PADS, AND FRONT BRAKE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE RESURFACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURES WERE STILL EVIDENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,000.

AFTER PULLING OUT OF THE PARKING LOT OF THE PLACE WE STAYED AND DRIVING 1/2 MILE ON A 2 LANE ROAD, I ATTEMPTED TO PULL OVER AT A GAS STATION FOR GAS BEFORE GETTING ONTO THE INTERSTATE. I NOTICED THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS VERY SPONGY AND BRAKING WAS BARELY RESPONSIVE. THE PEDAL WAS PRESSED TO THE FLOOR AND THEN THE CHECK BRAKES INDICATOR MESSAGE DINGED ON THE TRUCK'S INFO DISPLAY AS I WAS SLOWLY ABLE TO PULL INTO THE GAS STATION. AFTER USING THE E-BRAKE TO ASSIST IN BRINGING THE TRUCK TO A STOP, I PLACED THE TRUCK IN PARK AND RAISED THE HOOD. I CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR LEVEL AND IT WAS WELL BELOW THE MINIMUM LINE AND WAS CLOSE TO COMPLETELY EMPTY. I CRAWLED UNDER THE VEHICLE TO VISUALLY INSPECT FOR LEAKS OF ANY KIND FROM THE BRAKE LINES FOLLOWING THEM UP TO THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER WITH NO PRESENCE OF ANY LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. I ADDED A TOTAL OF 2 QUARTS OF DOT 4 BRAKE FLUID TO THE RESERVOIR IN THE HOPES THAT MAYBE THE SYSTEM WAS JUST LOW SOMEHOW. I DROVE THE TRUCK BACK TO THE PARK WE HAD JUST LEFT ONLY A LITTLE OVER A HALF MILE AWAY AND PARKED THE VEHICLE AS THE BRAKING WAS STILL GREATLY DIMINISHED. AS IT IS THE WEEKEND, I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE SERVICED. I HAVE CALLED THE FORD RECALL HELP LINE AND WAS TOLD THAT MY TRUCK WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE 2013-2014 F150 VEHICLE RECALL EVEN THOUGH IT IS THE 3.5 ECOBOOST MODEL AND WAS BUILT USING THE IDENTICAL BRAKE COMPONENTS THAT WERE RECALLED BY FORD. BASED ON THE DESCRIPTION OF THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER FAILURE CONDITIONS INDICATED IN THE 16S24 FORD RECALL AND THE CONDITIONS I AM EXPERIENCING WITH MY VEHICLE'S BRAKE FAILURE, I AM CONFIDENT THESE CONDITIONS ARE RELATED AND THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER HAS FAILED FLOODING THE BRAKE BOOSTER WITH BRAKE FLUID.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V345000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO KEN GRODY FORD CARLSBAD (LOCATED AT 5555 PASEO DEL NORTE, CARLSBAD, CA 92008, (760) 438-9171) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. *TP

REAR SEAL ON BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED AND ALL FLUID WENT INTO BRAKE BOOSTER RESULTING IN COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES. THIS WAS A HUGE RECALL BUT DID NOT COVER MY VEHICLE. EMERGENCY BRAKE HAD TO BE USED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. I WAS ON CITY STREET AND NARROWLY AVOIDED A CRASH AT AN INTERSECTION. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MEL HAMBLETON FORD IN WICHITA KS. DIAGNOSED THERE AND CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED FOR APPROXIMATELY $800. RECALL DOES NOT COVER MY VIN NUMBER AND THERE IS NO WARRANTY.

PERIODICALLY SPEEDOMETER STARTS MOVING ERRATICALLY AT CONSTANT SPEED. AS A RESULT OF THIS THE ENGINE STARTS SHIFTING GEARS RAPIDLY. THIS WEEK WHILE DRIVING 60MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE ENGINE SHIFTED ABRUPTLY FROM 6TH TO 1ST GEAR CAUSING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXCESSIVE FORCE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CONTINUED DRIVING AND LATER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MCFARLAND FORD SALES (LOCATED AT 151 PORTSMOUTH AVE, EXETER, NH 03833, (603) 772-5953). THE VEHICLE WAS TEST DRIVEN AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES NEEDED TO BE ADJUSTED AND THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE TURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT LATER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO PORTSMOUTH CHEVROLET (LOCATED AT 549 US-1 BYP, PORTSMOUTH, NH 03801, (844) 299-6541) WHERE THE FRONT AND REAR ROTORS WERE REPLACED WITH THE AIR VENT ROTORS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,500.

TRUCK GAVE "SERVICE ADVANCE TRAC" WARNING. ONLY 1 DAY LATER, A LOUD SQUEALING CAME FROM FRONT OF TRUCK, THEN LESS THAT 1 MINUTE LATER, ALL STEERING WAS OUT. FORTUNATELY I WAS IN A PARKING LOT WHEN THE STEERING WENT OUT WHILE TRYING TO PARK THE VEHICLE. THE NOISE CAME WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL EITHER RIGHT OR LEFT. AS OF 6/18/2019, WHILE CHECKING MILEAGE FOR THIS REPORT, A WARNING OF "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE" CAME ON.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND AND THE BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BOOSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED NICK NICHOLAS FORD INC (2901 FL-44, INVERNESS, FL 34453, (352) 726-1231) AND WAS REFERRED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,030.

THE INDICATOR LIGHT FOR THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG TURNS ON AT RANDOM TIMES WHILE DRIVING. I HAD THE ERROR CODES RAN BY THE DEALERSHIP AND THERE IS A MALFUNCTIONING WEIGHT SENSOR IN THE SEAT RAIL, WHICH WAS RECALLED FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THIS SAME MAKE AND MODEL. THIS LIGHT COMING ON WILL NOT USUALLY SHUT OFF UNTIL THE TRUCK IS SHUT OFF AND THEN IT WILL RESET. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE APRIL OF 2019 AND HAS SLOWLY BECOME MORE CONSISTENT. I HAVE TAKEN A PHOTO OF EACH OCCURRENCE WHEN THE ISSUE STARTED TO BECOME MORE PERSISTENT. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS JUNE 7TH 2019. I HAVE IMAGES FROM MAY 9, 15, 17, 18, 20, 21, 23 2019 AND JUNE 7 2019 WHERE IT OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES THAT DAY.