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Attempted to mount my spare tire and the metal covering on my lugnuts had expanded causing me to be unable to remove the flat tire. Done some research and discovered this to be a common occurance on my 2013 F150. Thi issue w/Ford needs to be resoveld to prevent any furthure diffilculties. Needs to be a solid lugnut to replace those that have the metal skin covering the lugnut. Thanks
I-??ve went though 8 wheel bearings in the last 6 months on the drivers side tire alone. I-??ve had to replace brake hoses every few weeks and I-??ve had to take it to two different dealerships. Also it keep downshift from 6 gear to first with no warning. I-??m afraid it-??s gonna cause me to wreck.
4wd SOLENOID AND ACTUATOR MALFUNCTION TO ENGAGE AND DISENGAGE 4WD AT WILL WITHOUT USING THE 4WD BUTTON CAUSING DAMAGE TO BOTH SOLENOID, ACTUATOR AND WHEEL HUBS WHICH CAUSE ISSUES WITH DRIVING AND USING 4WD ON THE VEHICLE SAFELY. THIS IS KNOWN ISSUE WITH 2003-2020 MODEL F150 (NON RAPTOR MODELS) AS WELL AS EXPEDITION. THERE IS NO WARNINGS OR MESSAGES TO ALERT THE DRIVER OF ANY ISSUES THAT ARE HAPPENING UNTIL IT'S TOO LATE AND THE HUB IS GRINDED DOWN CAUSING WHEEL ISSUES THEN.
I was turning into gas station when I applied brakes to turn, power steering quit working and brakes, luckily there was no one exiting or i would have crashed into them. I was able to muscle steering wheel to make the turn. I then muscled steering wheel to a parking spot where brakes began to work. Dash board read check advance track there were no check engine lights or warning prior to turning. I then shut off vehicle then turned back on and it ran fine but drove with caution. This has happened 2 other times where power steering has feld but came back suddenly but this time on 2/11/22 I had no power steering at all for at least 60 to 70 feet. I have not had a mechanic or dealership look at because I don't know when it will happen its more of a hit and miss. The fact that there's no check engine light or warning lights on I believe any diagnostics would not show anything wrong.
- Cheyenne, WY, USA
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Lug nuts are swollen dealership wants 192 to replace with same ones the are defective replaced once already they won't do a tire rotation due to the lug nuts
Swollen Lugnuts. Ford can-??t rotate my tires because my wheels have swollen Lugnuts. We-??ll it-??s a known problem at Ford and apparently has been for a long time.Why can-??t one of their technicians takeoff my Lugnuts?I have no clue I wasn-??t even provided the information until I read the service report. It was once mentioned to me before at a servicealthough I thought it was a joke. Because they didn-??t note that in the service report. Why there-??s no recall I have no idea because it is a safety issue!!
Ford dealership could not rotate my tires because of swollen lug nuts. Safety issue as they said the lug nuts could break and I would lose a tire resulting in a crash.
While driving the power to my speedometer would go out. Also the truck would increase in RPM's. the last time it happened the wheels locked up on me. In most cases the problem would be fixed once I turned the car off and re started it.
Vehicle was stationary during routine maintenance: Oil/filter change, multi point inspection, tire rotation. Lug nuts were swollen and cracked creating potential safety problem. Swelling due to bimetallic separation of the lug nuts. Lug nuts were replaced at a cost of about $200.
Driver noted unusual lack of positive control sensation during normal maneuvering while driving. Took the vehicle to local service center. Suspension, W08heel and tire material condition appeared satisfactory. Lug nuts were swollen. 24 lug nuts had to be replaced. Tires were rotated. Vehicle maneuvering appears normal after repair. Finding and repair was completed by tom frost Firestone, Inc. Warrenton, va 20186 invoice 1012727 540-347-1500
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.
I take my Ford F-150 to one dealership for maintenance and now they say the lug nuts need replaced. If were on the road and had a flat I could not remove the tire due to the damaged nuts. I understand this is a known defective item that Ford continues to install on all vehicles.
The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. While driving, the vehicle lost power. The wheels seized, the vehicle slid, and the check engine indicator illuminated. The vehicle was coasted safely to the road shoulder. The contact had to drive through the back streets to avoid traffic. The vehicle was driven to sunrise Ford (16005 valley blvd, fontana, ca 92335, (888) 629-1239), but was not diagnosed. The vehicle was then driven to upland Ford (555 w foothill blvd, upland, ca 91786, (909) 333-4242) where it was diagnosed that a new motor was needed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and did not assist. The failure mileage was 100,000.
The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. While driving 50 mph, the vehicle downshifted on its own. In addition, the wheels seized and caused the contact to lose control of the vehicle. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 19V075000 (power train). The contact stated that grapevine Ford (located at 801 E, tx-114, grapevine, tx 76051, (817) 756-6642) exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified and stated that the part was not available for the repair. The failure mileage was 64,950. Parts distribution disconnect.
On 4/2/19 while driving at approx. 50 mph, all at once, the speedometer dropped to 0, air bag light came on, and the truck started running an idling rough. When we got to our destination we were planning on calling on someone to pick us up. We started the truck to move it out of the way, and it was back to normal. We drove home no problems. I drove the truck to work the very next day, 10 minutes away, ran errands, about 30 minutes driving, and went back to work. Still no problems. As I was getting ready to leave work, I hadn't been driving but a few minutes, then the truck all of sudden downshifted to first gear. I almost lost control. I was up to about 45 mph at this point. The back end of the truck kept sliding until it finally slowed down. Luckily I live in a small town with not a lot of traffic. I am not going to attempt to drive it again until out local dealership checks it out. I called the dealership and they have advised us to bring it there on Monday April 8th, and leave it with them.
Had to have all 24 lug nuts replaced at 62,000 miles. I had to replace 12 lug nuts before this starting in 2014.. very difficult to remove. They get destroyed removing but get stripped and are impossible to remove with supplied wrench. I work in the woods and can't get road service. These lug nuts are a poor design.
Date 11/9/2018 vehicle: Ford F150 2013 driver: Experienced miles: 148,653 date of incident: 11/1/2018 location: South bound on I-275 in southeast, mi road condition: Dry driver was on the highway going 73 mph in the left lane passing a semi when the vehicle shifted from 6th gear instantly into 1st gear. Causing the vehicles rear end to lock up and throw the vehicle sideways. Driver was facing the side of the tractor trailer head on now while the rear end was bouncing off of the rumple strips. The motor was well over 6800 rpms causing the tac to bounce between 6500 and 7000rpm. Not only did this put a lot of stress on the motor and turbo, this also shocked all of the driveline components. A shift like this is commonly referred to as a "money shift" because it destroys an entire driveline as well as the motor. Luckily the vehicles driveline was still intact after this harsh downshift and the driver was able to throw the truck into manual mod shift the truck back up to 5th gear and counter steer 2-3 times to correct from the tail end kicking out. The driver believes that an average driver would have died in this same situation. The driver feels lucky to be alive after experiencing this. After the driver pulled the truck into the nearest Ford dealer and explained what happened they told the driver that they have not heard of this problem before and that they wouldn't be able to look at the vehicle for at least a week. The drive then called Ford to report the issue and on three separate calls on 11/1/2018 Ford told the driver that they will not cover the problem, because it's not a re-call. The driver would greatly appreciate it if the NHTSA can open an investigating into the 2013+ models of the F150's transmission suddenly shifting from 6th to 1st gear. This is a very deadly malfunction especially with icy roads just around the corner in mi.
Driving down interstate and truck suddenly shifted to 3rd gear locking up my tires. Thank god I didn't lose control and drove off the road to a stop. Turned off truck and back on. Drove ok for a bit. Will keep dropping gears or randomly shifting up and down. From a start it could sometime try to go into 5th. At times all the dash indicators flash and go to dashes.
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- Lufkin, TX, USA