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Service advanetrac message came on while driving (not at start up) prior to losing power steering while driving. Service advancetrac message came on but went away after 1 minute of driving. A few minutes after message went away, the truck completely lost power steering while driving on a highway (nearly lost conrol). Power Steering Assist fault message then appeared and the Service Advancetrac message reappeared. Had to have truck towed.
In October 2017 the entire rear window heating element was identified as defective. The entire window panel was replaced with Ford contributing partial monetary renumeration for the repair. On November 2, 2021 the rear window heater was activated. The indicator light did not -??light up-??. Approximately 15 minutes later a loud -??bang-?? was heard in the cabin and the presence of smoke was evident. Upon pulling over and inspecting the vehicle, smoke was emanating from the rear right (passenger side) bottom corner. It was also noticed that the entire right panel. Ford has indicated that there is currently no recall associated with this. There are multiple reported incidents of the occurring over many years upon performing a Google search.
On 10/28/2021 at approximately 12 PM my trucks driver side Power sliding rear window shattered after turning on The rear defrost. I live in Florida so Temperature was not an issue but it was lightly raining. Please help! Vehicle was parked in the driveway at the time of the Incident
While driving on the freeway at about 70 mph, the "wrench" symbol popped up on my dash and the truck went into "limp mode" which is where the truck is on but you cannot accelerate. I then had the same thing happen while driving on the street at about 45 mph. Both times, I was able to get off to the side, restart the vehicle and then start driving again. After the car was restarted, there was some harsh shifting between 5th and 6th gear and it seemed a bit sluggish. I contacted the Ford dealership and they told me that they couldn't do anything unless the check engine light or wrench symbol were showing on the dashboard.
- Milpitas, CA, USA
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The vehicle has been having recurring issues with limp mode roughly 5-10 mins after cold start. Wrench lamp lights and vehicle loses all power and has no throttle response. This is becoming a weekly occurring issue. This is extremely dangerous because it could be while at highway speed, in heavy traffic and put the driver and passengers at risk of accident. If vehicle can be safely limped to the shoulder and turned off, vehicle starts back up with no issues after being shut down for a few minutes. Two different Ford dealers have inspected and no codes or service messages are stored so unsure of the precise issue. One recommended changing the throttle body ($600 repair) while the other checked tsb 17-0026 and was unable to remedy or repair.
The fuse block overheats and melts at fuse #27. This fuse controls the fuel system. My truck shut off in trafffic at rush hour and it would not restart. Ford knows this is an issue and they have not publicly posted the fix for it and they charge for the fix that they know is an issue on their part. Why should I pay for a defect on their side?
on several occasions while driving at 50+ mph my truck suddenly downshifts from 6th gear to 1st gear causing the rear wheels to lock up and skid. i have taken the vehicle to the dealership and they refuse to do anything because they can not duplicate the issue. this has happened several times the last time was on the freeway causing me to shoot over 2 lanes of traffic almost causing an accident. the ford dealership and the extended warranty company ameriplus both refuse to help because they both say that they can not duplicate the problem but the vehicle comes up with dtc codes p0731 and p0722
First incident happened yesterday 4/17/21 when driving approximately 25 miles am hour the vehicle would not shift up from first gear, or it into neutral and then back to drive and it worked like normal. Today 4/18/21 I've had two incidents, the first while driving 45 mph the vehicle dropped down to 2nd gear, rapidly slowing. I showed to first gear, put into neutral and back to drive and everything was fine. While driving on the highway at approximately 65-70 mph my truck suddenly downshifted from 6th to 2nd gear, decelerating extremely quickly. I was able to pull over to an exit and put the vehicle into neutral and then back into drive and the transmission resumed like normal. This is extremely concerning that this will happen when driving at highway speeds and the fact this vehicle is my daily driver and I usually have my kids in the vehicle with me. Im very concerned about the safety of driving now especially after learning this exact issue was recalled on the vehicles a year before mine with three same 6 speed transmission, but not on my year.
While traveling northbound on hwy 90 by chimneyrock exit my truck suddenly and abruptly downshifted to 1st, 2nd, 1st and 3rd. Had to oull over and started going again. Now it gets stuck in third and is making one of the cylinders misfire.
Spontaneous shattering of rear windshield. This is the second time in which this has happened where the rear window shattered with no cause under the exact same circumstance.. there is no signs of intentional damage or impact. At the time the vehicle was parked, and running with the remote start function. The rear defrost was activated.
On the day of 02/16/2021 I had the remote start on the truck so it will warm up and I have everything preset already for warm heated air and the back glass heater and mirror heaters turned on. When I get into the truck it was warm and oil was brought up to temp so I was ready to head out. When I noticed out of my rear view mirror that the back glass was shattered driver side it is a 3 piece/1 piece glass so it's separated pieces of glass by a divider but can only be replaced by buying the whole piece and kit. I've noticed there have been several other incidents on this vehicle it is a 2014 F-150 super crew 4X4 I'm super upset seeing as the truck I haven't had long and also the fact that Ford doesn't wanna own up to their flaw in the glass. I also live out in the country so very unlikely someone did this to my truck my drive way is pretty long so it all makes sense this should be a recall if this would have happened while driving I'm sure the loud pop of the glass shattered would have distracted me enough to have an accident and injure myself or others. Considering my first assumption would be a gun going off and someone is firing at me.
While sitting in my truck waiting for the windows to finnish defrosting, I heard a loud bang. I looked behind me and saw that the back window had shattered. I immediately got out to investigate as it sounded like a gun shot! I live on a military base and violence of this kind is very unlikely. I looked around to see that there was no one around that could have hit or thrown something at my truck. I called the insurance agent and had an appt set for window replacement. When the tech arrived I asked him if he had seen anything like this before, a window just breaking on its own. He said that he sees a fair number of 2014 F150S with this problem, and even thought there was a recall for such. He said the heating element in the rear defrost shorts out and breaks the window. When I called Ford they said there was no recall and they have never heard of such a problem. A simple search on the internet shows a plethra of simular complaints not just on 2014 models, but 2015 and 2016 as well. This is dangerous! I could have been driving and had a serious accident as a result of this. Worse even would be if my daughter was sitting back there. I am tired of the money hungry corporations not doing their ethical and moral job of keeping their customers safe, and this will not change unless we hold them accountable. Thank you for the service you provide to americans. I hope to see a recall about this issue.
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.
The backup camera works intermittently. When placed in reverse, the backup screen that displays the image from the camera is blank. The vehicle's transmission shifter has to be placed back into park or placed into neutral, then back into reverse for the camera screen to display an image. This occurs when stationary or moving. This problem began just after the purchase of vehicle. Dealership replaced camera, but problem still occurs. Relying on the camera screen to function when needed and not working, created a near miss on hitting a fixed object.
Traveling down the highway and rear window panel on the driver's side shattered. No impact from any foreign object. This was verified by a safelite representative. Rear window defrost was on at the time.
The truck gets a yellow wrench and quits accelerating. Then it shake and you need to turn it off and on. It's been at the mechanic shop twice this month and did it again. It did it after turning from a stop sign twice today but it has done it on on a straight part of the highway at highway speeds.
Rear windshield exploded while vehicle in a parked, stationary position. Heard a noise like an acorn hitting the roof and within seconds the rear windshield exploded.
While sitting stationary with the vehicle running and talking on the phone the windows began fogging up and I turned on the front and rear defrosters. I then drove about 5 minutes and then stopped to make a turn and the rear driver side window shattered and glass fell onto the back seat passenger.
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- Saint Martinville, LA, USA