We have classified the 196 complaints from 2013 Ford F-150 about ELECTRICAL SYSTEM into the following categories.
The battery will be drained overnight randomly. first time the truck was a year old. dealer replaced battery. over a year later, same thing. replaced battery. i replaced battery four months back and the truck has discharged the battery by the morning. completely dead battery. will charge fine and drive fine. no alternator issue. the radio / computer screen will display "battery saver" when the engine is turned off for no reason.
I regularly have my truck serviced . . today my engine light came on with no warning. it sent a message to put vehicle in park. it was towed to my home. it will not let me shift to drive with an uncontrollable vibration. it did almost the same thing when it was recalled. i have always paud my payments on time ... had it servuced accordingly. mt truck has given me more problems than i deserve. we were on tge main highway when this happened thank god no one was coming behind me it would have been a bad accident...help [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).' *pm
The rear window defroster keeps going out. this is the 3rd time the unit has failed on a 2013 truck. the unit also controls the heated mirrors. the fix is to remove and replace the rear window with the defrost unit.
2013 ford f150 raptor. been reading about several 2011 to 2016 about the rear back glass defrost not working due to bacd contacts on the window or even shaders for no reason. i think ford should replace this if it fails. with the back defrost not working also makes the side heated mirrors not work due to then being on the same circuit.
While driving, the steering seized up making the vehicle nearly impossible to control. multiple warning lights: "service advanced track, power steering, hill descent assist". dealer reports that epas system has gone bad/failed. i've read numerous reports on the steering/electric issue. this is a major safety concern and needs to be recalled. this truck is in immaculate shape and has 67,000 miles on it. steering should not be failing. please get a recall going on this before someone dies i also had a wheel stud/bolt sheer off two weeks back.
My 2013 f150s engine started missing out of no where and my check engine light started flickering, and then wouldn't accelerate as i was trying to get on the highway. it almost shut off. made it to the dealer and they are saying it's the coil packs, i had the same issue but not this bad with my 2008 f 150 which they ended up doing a recall on for the same issue. i think something needs changed as this seems to be an ongoing issue in these trucks and the fix isn't cheap or covered under warranty! and could cause an accident. also i wasn't having any issues with my truck till i took it to the dealer for the recall they had on the accelerator issue, which was only fixed 3 weeks ago.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford f-150. the contact stated that the vehicle failed to start. after raising the hood and looking in the fuse panel under the hood, the contact noticed that the fuel pump relay fuse showed signs of melting. the vehicle was taken to ford square of mt. vernon (1501 broadway st, mt vernon, il 62864, (618) 242-8600) where it was diagnosed that the fuse needed to be relocated. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was not contacted. the approximate failure mileage was 66,800. *ln*jb
My daughter rolled down the window, it made a strange noise and stopped. she tried to roll it down again and the window fell all the way into the door and would not come up again.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford f-150. the contact noticed an abnormal odor when entering the vehicle. the dealer was not contacted. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was contacted. the failure mileage was 48,907.
I started my truck and the wrench light came on. the truck was in limp mode and would not accelerate. i restarted the truck and was able to pull it back in the driveway. i plugged in an obd code reader and it gave a p2112 "throttle actuator control system stuck closed." upon some research i found several models between 2011 through 2015 have had similar issues causing dangerous situations on the highway. the issue was moving when it first occurred, but thankfully it was just outside my driveway, i hadnt made it to the highway yet. i restarted the truck, and was able to park it in the driveway.
When entering onto the interstate i felt the truck was not getting up to speed. i then noticed on my dashboard a big wrench. i felt my truck continue to not gain speed even though i was stepping on the gas.the screen then went black and and when the dashboard came back on i had nothing showing. no mph ,fuel economy, etc and i was stuck in 5th gear.i could not increase speed but only decrease if i stepped on the break.i don't know how fast i was going but it was not fast at all since everyone was passing me(maybe 40 mph).i also noticed my airbag light was on. i had to pull over on the interstate and restart my truck.once i did that everything came back on and worked for the rest of the ride. i was recently part of a ford recall but had that fixed.i had the automatic downshifting happen to me 3 times before the first recall was in place. i just got a letter last week that they need to redo the recall, i had the downshifting happen to me and this was not it. this is a entirely different safety issue ...
Traveling 50 mph on a 4 lane road when engine shut off. had power to vehicle but no steering or brakes. i was able to get off the 4 lane highway successfully. the truck would turn over but not crank, after sitting 90 minutes, it cranked. took to ford dealership the next morning. they said it was the #27 fuse that controls the fuel pump. put a kit in to move the #27 fuse to an isolated location so it wouldn't get hot and malfunction. the cost was $250. i asked it there was a recall and they said no. i said someone is going to get killed because this is dangerous. the response was we have been getting a lot of these. i was lucky and was able to get off the road. the next person might not be as lucky. something needs to be done before someone is fatally injured.
I'm calling this a safety issue due to erratic unlocking of driver door. door when operated by remote to unlock, most times needs 2 actuations, of handle to actually open by user. my wife after shopping felt a presence and tried to enter our vehicle and was badly frightened when she could not enter immediately she pulled on handle without opening door and thought she had not actuated the remote correctly she preformed the action to unlock and had to pull door handle 2 times to enter and lock it to feel safe. he vehicle was stationary and i don't know if this fits the standard for a safety issue. it seemed like it at the time. dealer wants a diagnostic charge to remedy which i thought was unfair vehicle has 82,000 miles
I received notice of recall to schedule repair (software) upgrade. i contacted the dealer several times to only be told to keep calling back to see if they have received the software upgrade from ford. they said there is no problem with continuing to drive the truck until the problem is repaired.
I was driving on the freeway in the fast lane. suddenly the wrench warning light and check engine light came on, and the car experienced what appeared to be a total loss of engine power. i placed the hazard lights on and was able to navigate to the shoulder, with 18 wheelers and other cars trying to react to my sudden loss of power and speed. after turning the car off, and restarting it, it appears ok to proceed. this same incident has happened now 8 times in the last few days. i took the car into ford and they are claiming it's an issue with the throttle body. i mentioned that i see a throttle body recall for 2015-2016 f-150's, but ford is denying the issue, indicating there is no recall for my 2013. i find many complaints identical to mine for f-150's earlier than 2015. they also claim ford denies the issue and refuses to fix the problem. most also reference concern for a significant safety issue, feeling that ford will only fix this once people die. i took my f-150 to the local ford dealer today and ...