2013 Ford F-150 Engine Problems
- 361
- 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 361 stored complaint records:
- 2 indicate a crash
- 2 indicate injury
- 7 indicate fire
What owners report
- check engine · 19 records
- timing chain · 18 records
- engine light · 12 records
- light came · 11 records
- where diagnosed · 9 records
- first gear · 9 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 159 |
| 60–100k mi | 87 |
| 30–60k mi | 65 |
| 100–150k mi | 30 |
| 150–400k mi | 7 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Engine
Throttle body failed 12/4/17 leading to engine power loss at highway speed. Engine light and wrench warning display appeared. Could not accelerate. Was able to coast to shoulder safely. Restarting the vehicle, it immediately went to limp mode. Vehicle was towed to dealership (apple ford, shakopee mn). Tb was replaced by dealership service center. On 1/22/2020, the vehicle again lost power on highway and warning…
ODI 11301212
Electrical System · Engine
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…
ODI 11289767
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Truck being driven apx 55 mph and no change from me truck has sudden slowdown with speedometer drop to 40s then recovers as truck speeds up on it's own. Same day as trying to park, in drive, pressing on gas engine revs but does not move. Today (7 days later) accelerating from stop transmission sticks in low gear. Has had powertrain recall applied.
ODI 11288554
Engine · Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford f-150. While the vehicle was parked on a down hill driveway, it began to roll backwards. The gear was shifted into park, but the parking brake was not applied. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact was able to stop the vehicle by depressing the brake pedal. On a different occasion, while driving 50 mph, the check engine warning indicator illuminated and the…
ODI 11279828
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Upon trying to pass or accelerate my truck ,it loss power and boggle down check engine lights are on. Leaving my house three blocks away from my distanation
ODI 11265254
Engine
While driving a wrench and check engine light comes on, the car decelerates and will not respond to accelerator. Come to stop with engine shuddering. Checked engine code as p2112. Operating on flat surface street at 45 mph
ODI 11255509
Engine · Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford f-150. While driving 10 mph, the vehicle failed to accelerate when the accelerator pedal was depressed. The contact heard a loud, abnormal noise when trying to accelerate more than 10 mph. The contact also stated that the power train fault warning indicator was illuminated and the transmission temperature was between 180 to 190 degrees. Also, on another occasion, the vehicle began to…
ODI 11255860
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
While accelerating quickly, but not so much as to spin the tires, the vehicle started "bucking". I was doing about 35-40 when it got pretty bad. The engine felt as if it was stopping and starting very quickly. It was actually pretty hard to control and it causes the truck to not allow me to accelerate onto the highway or even reach highway speeds. The check engine light started flashing and did not stop flashing for…
ODI 11254597
Engine · Power Train · Seats
1. Engine doesn't run smooth at highway speed.. 2. Powertrain, transmission - received a recall 19v-075 for software update notice 6/25/2019. Took the f150 to gateway ford dealership for the update. The next time tried to accelerate (8/16/19) the transmission shifter eradicable the dash icons flashed and the pickup stalled as to be in low gear, i shut off the ignition after pulling to the side of the road, restarted…
ODI 11299683
Engine · Power Train
Since purchased new the engine will intermittently completely shut down especially during damp weather. It has spent weeks at different dealerships yet the problem persists. The engine will sputter and kill taking with it the power steering, brakes, and lights. It is still an issue today. The other problem that is really concerning is the automatic transmission will suddenly shift itself into first gear at highway…
ODI 11243727
Electrical System · Engine · Unknown Or Other
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…
ODI 11243060
Engine
I have both exhaust manifolds warped and leaking
ODI 11254339
Engine
As part of safety recall notice 19s07, i scheduled my local ford dealer (koon's/annapolis, md) for service on this recall. I scheduled my 100,000 service appointment to go with it. Curiously, about an hour after making the appointment, a representative from the dealer's service department called to say while they could take the appointment that i was paying for out of my pocket without issue, the recall repair that…
ODI 11231972
Engine · Power Train
Engine turbo, 100000 miles took to dealership to take a look at. Dealer found nothing. At 108000 miles started having the same issues with truck down shifting and grinding and engine squealing.
ODI 11231167
Engine · Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford f-150. The contact took the vehicle to town and country ford (5401 e independence blvd, charlotte, nc 28212, [redacted]) to be serviced per an unknown recall. Upon leaving the dealer and approaching a red light, the contact depressed the accelerator pedal and the vehicle stalled. After several attempts of applying pressure to the accelerator pedal, the vehicle began to move very…
ODI 11229692
Engine · Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford f-150. While driving 65 mph, the contact heard an abnormal noise, the vehicle downshifted into first gear, and the engine lost power. The contact was able to park the vehicle on the side of the road. The vehicle was towed to thornhill ford lincoln (located at u.s. 119 north 500 ford fairlane, chapmanville, wv 25508, [redacted]) where it was diagnosed that the engine needed to be…
ODI 11228681
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Engine
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.…
ODI 11221049
Engine
The ford motorcraft timing chain part at4z-6268a was replaced on 12/28/2018 and failed on june 11,2019. Being a 3.5l ecoboost interference engine, their was consquencial damage to the cylinder and valves leaving the vehicle inoperable. The vehicle was at home resident and required a tow. The safety issue is related to a part that failed, fortunately while stopped, and not in motion. I am currently trying to address…
ODI 11222548
Engine · Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford f-150. While driving 50 mph, the transmission failed without warning. The vehicle was towed to galpin ford ([redacted], north hills, ca 91343, [redacted]) where it was diagnosed that the throttle needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 120,000.
ODI 11223052
Engine · Fuses And Circuit Breakers
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford f-150. While driving 65 mph, the vehicle lost power and stalled. The vehicle was able to restart and the check engine indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to girard ford (450 w thames st, norwich, ct 06360, [redacted]) where it was diagnosed that the fuse was melted and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and did not assist. The…
ODI 11219342
Engine · Power Train
The dealership's first available appointment to address the recall was two weeks out. After trying to get an earlier appointment as the transmission had shifted gears while we were towing a trailer down a hill almost causing us to crash. The receptionist then told us that they actually cant make the correction and that we would be receiving a letter in the mail and refused to take our vehicle in.
ODI 11218196
Engine · Power Train
Truck never had a problem until i took it in for a oil change and to fix a recall problem. After recall fix the next week several times while driving on freeway at 60+mph the car suddenly downshifts in to a low gear and car almost co.es to a dead stop on the freeway. I pulled over and started the truck again and car worked fi e for a trip. Then the next trip on the freeway the car did it again, this time i noticed a…
ODI 11207690
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
Driving on major highway, 65-75 mph, lost engine power and had to pull over, trying not to cause a wreck, and stopped between busy highway and on-ramp to the highway. Found that the engine had stalled and wouldn't restart. Found #27 fuse melted. Changed fuse and was able to restart engine. I don't like repairing ford's engineering mistakes, nor do i like being put in danger because of them. I use this truck for work…
ODI 11206415
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford f-150. The contact called on behalf of her husband. While driving 60 mph, smoke was detected under the hood and the tail pipe. The vehicle was driven to a parking lot where it stalled as flames were detected coming from the engine. A police report was filed. Another motorist had a fire extinguisher and extinguished the fire. The contact's husband sustained burns to one of his hands.…
Fire reported · 1 injury
ODI 11206301
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Vehicle keeps dow shifting and up shifting have called dealer numerous of times with no information of when it will be fixed and i have came close to being in an accident as well dealership will not give out a loaner vehicle either and i need this fixed now it a danger to me and other people on the road
ODI 11217579