2013 Ford F-150 Electrical System Problems
- 196
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 196 stored complaint records:
- 2 indicate a crash
- 4 indicate injury
- 8 indicate fire
What owners report
- rear window · 19 records
- fuel pump · 14 records
- power steering · 12 records
- engine light · 11 records
- rear defrost · 11 records
- check engine · 8 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 68 |
| 30–60k mi | 53 |
| 1–30k mi | 42 |
| 100–150k mi | 16 |
| 150–400k mi | 5 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System · Unknown Or Other
Used remote start on my pickup in below freezing weather at roughly 28. Came out to drive to work and rear driver side back window had spider web cracks throughout the glass.
ODI 10852617
Electrical System
Rear window shattered while rear defrost was on, in 35 degree temperature. Car was parked and stationary, in covered parking unit, driven 10-miles from home to work. Loud bang heard, and immediately saw the shattered glass in the driver side rear-view window. This has clearly happened many times prior, and this has been attributed to faulty defrost system.
ODI 10852162
Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System
I was driving down a very dangerous highway pass going approximately 65 mph when my engine stalled as random alarms started appearing on my dashboard, then my steering locked from the engine being off. I tried the best i could to get on the shoulder as i had no steering ability and i stepped on the brakes fairly hard. I was lucky because this was the only place in miles with a shoulder. Anywhere else on this road…
ODI 10846374
Electrical System
Rear window does not open and rear-defrost no longer works. Potential for the rear window to explode because of the electrical problem. Service bulletin no. Asi-32259, ford reports, 'a power sliding rear window, on some vehicles, may experience a possible inoperative rear-window defrost. (models 2010-2013 f-150.)
ODI 10882679
Electrical System · Visibility/Wiper
Intermittent problems with the rear defrost last couple of months. Then, last night, the temperature was about 20f. I turned rear defrost on and the light for the defroster went out and wouldn't turn back on. A couple of minutes later, i heard a loud bang from the back and the passenger's side stationary window pane was shattered.
ODI 10837113
Electrical System
Rear window electric defrost was activated by factory remote start system. Apparent defroster overheat or short circuit caused the left panel of the three panel sliding window to explode, resulting in a loud band and spider webbed panel resulting in glass shards in my child's booster seat. Ford does not acknowledge the problem and provided no assistance at the local dealer or ford customer service. Truck was…
ODI 10822179
Electrical System · Unknown Or Other · Visibility/Wiper
2013 f150 ford parked outside on driveway. Sunny with temperature roughly 32 degrees fahrenheit. Remote start used to warm up truck. Walking out to truck when a loud bang/gunshot type of sound happened without warning. Walked around truck and saw that driver's side of the power sliding rear window (3 sections) had started to spider crack. This part of the window then continued to crack until the whole section was…
ODI 10820260
Electrical System
I'm requesting the nhtsa investigate f150 accelerator pedals that are placed too closely to the cabin floor vent. The cabin floor vent on the driver side is perpendicular and to the right of the accelerator pedal at a distance of 3.5 inches. My foot is wider than the pedal, so when my foot is resting on the accelerator it is only 1-2 inches from the vent. Since my foot is directly in front of the vent, it blocks all…
1 injury
ODI 10819477
Electrical System
Remote started my 2013 f-150 raptor and it ran in the drive way for 3-4 min. Started down the road and turned on the rear defrost. After about 2 min, the rear window popped and shattered behind me. After researching, looks to be a known issue that ford seems to not want to acknowledge. I called them today and the customer service rep acted like he did not know of any past issues. Hopefully this will get the…
ODI 10820357
Electrical System
Rear window defroster works intermittently. After doing research and reading many forums i learned there is a contact in rear window that has shorted out and caused many rear window sections to pop and shatter the glass. When i turn my rear defrost on most of the time it doesn't work but when it does i am afraid the glass will break like it had for so many others. This had also caused me not to use it when my kids…
ODI 10790503
Electrical System
Discovered my rear defrost was not working one morning, brought the truck to my local ford dear where i purchased the truck. Was informed that there was a short in the rear window glass and it needed to be replaced.
ODI 10786685
Electrical System · Unknown Or Other · Visibility/Wiper
Power rear middle window shattered when truck was sitting still in parking lot. Rear window defroster was on while driving truck. Windshield wiper come on every twenty seconds with switch in off position
ODI 10779945
Electrical System · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford f-150. While making a turn at approximately 40 mph, the vehicle stalled and the check engine light illuminated. The vehicle resumed normal operation shortly after the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 22,000.
ODI 10749031
Electrical System · Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford f-150. While driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was able to restart; however, the failure immediately recurred. The failure occurred intermittently. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 53,000.
ODI 10748121
Electrical System · Engine
Vehicle hesitation with jerking and loss of momentum when lightly accelerating at speeds between 60 mph and 70 mph when hot. Dealer determined this was caused by the spark plugs and boots and changed them out at 48k miles. Dealer maintenance book lists changing out the spark plugs and boots at 100k miles which a gross underestimated maintenance schedule. This is miss leading to the buyer for expected repair costs…
ODI 10722161
Electrical System
I had just exited the freeway and was at a red light when the truck message board read shift to park , i did that and the truck basically shut down , flashing both a service advancetrac message as well as a start system fault message. The hazard lights would not work nor any signal in the vehicle, the radio, dome lights worked but the keyless remote keys were not working. So we called ford roadside assistance and…
ODI 10705336
Electrical System
My first incident on my truck was total loss of power steering with no warning, dealer said it was electrical issue. Next was stopped at a light and my rear window shattered, glass company said they have done a ton of these and was due to a short in rear defrost causing the window to shatter? Ford dealer stated they didn't know if it would be warranted that send in s photo to ford to be determined warranty or not ?…
ODI 10692658
Electrical System · Structure · Visibility
I started my truck with remote start to warm up when i got in truck i turned the rear defrost on and my drivers side back glass shattered temperature out was 42degrees truck was in garage my little girl was in car seat in the middle what if glass would have gotten it her eyes just glade it shattered and didn't blow up. *tr
ODI 10667557
Body · Electrical System · Visibility/Wiper
Using the factory remote, i started the 2013 ford f150 for first time of the day 12/18/14 and entered vehicle 5 minutes later. Put key in column ignition. Did not touch any controls. With the transmission still in park, a very loud noise occurred. One section of the rear window / backlite had shattered top to bottom, edge to edge. The outdoor temperature was 24f, the heat setting was 67f. Vehicle was backed into…
ODI 10667155
Electrical System · Visibility/Wiper
Rear defogger overheated and shattered rear glass window. Rear window eventually started to fall out. This is a real safety issue in bad weather. Ford has no recall as of today and a lot of these rear windows are being shattered. *tr
ODI 10664823
Electrical System
The back right drivers side rear window shattered due to the wiring or the rear window defroster.this has happened twice on 12/10/14 and 3/27/15.this is a known defect that ford has not addressed yet. *tr
ODI 10702396
Electrical System · Engine
Vehicle sputtered and stalled while slowing down on freeway. After towing to dealer, dealer could only find loose battery cable. 2 days later engine stalled again while accelerating on freeway with same symptoms. Vehicle will not start and is with dealer who initially said no issues can be found. Vehicle symptoms match description of "limp mode". *tr
ODI 10664022
Electrical System
My 2013 ford f150 has had two dead batteries since i purchased in july of 2013 brand new. The first one happened nov of 2014, they put in a new battery and the second in feb 2015 ford dealer can't seem to find anything wrong so they basically just put in a new battery, currently 15k miles. ., but there is a power draw somewhere. This can leave me and my family stranded some where, not safe! *tr
ODI 10691831
Electrical System · Engine
Upon turning off the ignition the starter kicked on and wouldn't stop. Got truck out of garage. It died in the driveway. Saw smoke and sparks. Opened the hood and saw a small fire under the engine block. Called fd but had it out by the time they arrived. *tr
Fire reported
ODI 10632292
Electrical System · Engine
As i tried to accelerate to pass a vehicle the motor in my truck started to miss, the check engine light flashed on and off and i was not able to accelerate. The motor proceeded to idle even though i was pushing in the gas pedal. After about 15 seconds of no response to the gas pedal being pushed the entire truck started shaking as though it was about to fall apart. Another 30 seconds later and everything went back…
ODI 10608991