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What 1,362 owners told NHTSA about the 2014 Ford F-150 Supercab Diesel

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (1,362)Crash / fire / injury (58)Transmission & drivetrain (341)Brakes (312)Engine (163)Steering (151)Electrical system (142)Visibility & wipers (139)Speed control (88)Fuel system (70)Airbags (31)Body & structure (30)

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Feb 12, 2020Transmission & drivetrainBrakes

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE DOWN SHIFTED TO 1ST GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY GUIDE THE VEHICLE OFF OF THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED BUT FAILED TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO KINDLE FORD-LINCOLN 525 STONE HARBOR BLVD, CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, NJ 08210 (609) 465-5000) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE RESULT WAS INCONCLUSIVE. A TRANSMISSION FLUSH WAS PERFORMED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE THEN WAS TAKEN TO (CIOCCA FORD OF QUAKERTOWN SERVICE CENTER1531 PARK AVE, QUAKERTOWN, PA 18951(800) 737-0963) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

NHTSA ODI 11308802

Feb 12, 2020Steering

POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY MAKING STEERING DIFFICULT AND ACCIDENT LIKELY.

NHTSA ODI 11308839

Feb 10, 2020Electrical system

DOOR LOCK ON BOTH REAR DOORS GET STUCK IN THE LOCK POSITION. I PHYSICALLY HAVE TO TAKE PLIERS TO PRY UP ON THE KNOB TO UNLOCK THE BACK DOORS.

NHTSA ODI 11308390

Feb 10, 2020Electrical system

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH MY REAR DEFROST OPERATING. I SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING THAT HAD AN "ELECTRICAL BURN" SMELL. I THENHEARD A LOUD "POP". I LOOKED IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR AND SAW THAT MY REAR DRIVER SIDE BACK GLASS PANEL (SLIDING GLASS WINDOW) WAS SHATTERED. THIS WAS ESPECIALLY CONCERNING BECAUSE MY DAUGHTER WAS SEATED DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE SHATTERED GLASS IN HER CAR SEAT. I RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND SAW NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER IN THIS MODEL OF TRUCK. THAT EXPLAINS THE ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL.

NHTSA ODI 11308150

Feb 3, 2020Electrical systemFuel system

WAS HAVING TROUBLE STARTING MY TRUCK ONE DAY. CRANKING AND CRANKING BUT NOT FIRING. SOMETIMES IT WOULD EVENTUALLY FIRE, SOMETIMES IT REQUIRED A JUMP TO GET IT GOING. TOOK IT INTO FORD, THEY REPLACED THE BATTERY. DIDN'T HAPPEN FOR A FEW MORE DAYS. SAME THING. CRANK, CRANK, CRANK, BUT WOULDN'T START. DID SOME SEARCHING ONLINE, AND FOUND SIMILAR SITUATION REGARDING A BURNT/MELTED FUSE 27 (THE FUEL PUMP FUSE). FORD KNOWS ABOUT THIS ISSUE SO MUCH THAT THEY EVEN CREATED A PART TO MOVE THE FUEL PUMP TO A LARGER FUSE. I'M GLAD THIS ISSUE ONLY HAPPENED WHILE SITTING STILL AND I WAS ABLE TO GET THE FUSED REPLACED WITHOUT INCIDENT. HOWEVER, I WOULD IMAGINE THAT SOON MY VEHICLE WOULD HAVE STOPPED WHILE TRAVELING DUE TO THE FUEL PUMP FUSE COMPLETELY DYING. ALSO SEEMS LIKE A FIRE HAZARD, OR IT COULD DO FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE FUSE BOX OR TO SURROUNDING FUSES. FORD SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS IMMEDIATELY.

NHTSA ODI 11306808

Jan 31, 2020Transmission & drivetrain

2014 F150 PICKUP WHILE AT SPEED (FIRST TIME AT 35MPH AND SECOND AT 65MPH) ON TWO OCCASIONS DOWNSHIFTED INTO 1ST GEAR, CAUSING SPEEDOMETER TO READ 0 AND ODOMETER TO READ ----------. A TECHNICIAN READ CODE P0722 FROM COMPUTER AFTER LAST INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED ONE MONTH AFTER THE END DATE OF A RECALL DESIGNATED TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM, AND FORD WILL NOT FIX THIS TRUCK UNDER THAT RECALL, LEAVING THE EXPENSE OF THE REPAIR TO THE OWNER. WE DO NOT TRUST THIS VEHICLE TO BE SAFE TO DRIVE OVER 40MPH AS A LOSS OF CONTROL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS DUE TO REAR TIRE LOCKUP COULD BE CATASTROPHIC.

NHTSA ODI 11306291

Jan 31, 2020Electrical systemBody & structure

I HAVE A NOTIFICATION LIGHT ON THE DASH STATING THAT MY LEFT REAR DOOR IS OPEN, WHEN IN FACT, IT IS NOT. THERE IS A FAULTY WIRE I BELIEVE THAT IS CAUSING THIS ISSUE. ALSO, I CANNOT LOCK MY ENTIRE TRUCK WITH THE KEY FOB BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE, AND I CAN ONLY DO IT MANUALLY. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. ALSO, MY FRONT MAP LIGHTS AND THE REAR WINDOW DEFROST DOES NOT WORK. I LIVE IN A COLD STATE (INDIANA) SO IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE THESE ELECTRICAL ISSUES TAKEN CARE OF. JUST LIKE MOST PEOPLE, I HAVE CHILDREN THAT ARE FREQUENTLY IN MY TRUCK. NOTHING HAS BEEN HIT OR DAMAGED IN ANY WAY. THIS JUST STARTED HAPPENING FOR THE FIRST TIME IN JUNE 2019. I'VE TOLD MY LOCAL FORD DEALER, BUT THEY TELL ME THAT SINCE IT IS NOT ON RECALL I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR IT OUT OF POCKET. I AM A DISABLED VETERAN, AND THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY THE EASIEST THING FOR ME TO DO, ESPECIALLY SINCE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I'VE THOUGH ABOUT GETTING AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT HOW CAN I BE SURE THAT WILL COVER THE COST OF THE REPAIRS? THANK YOU

NHTSA ODI 11306348

Jan 30, 2020Transmission & drivetrain

I PURCHASED A USED 2014 F-150 XLT IN JUNE 2019. IT'S AMAZING AMOUNT OF ISSUES THIS TRUCK HAS SEEING AS IT'S THE LAST OF THAT PARTICULAR GENERATION. I COULD DEAL WITH MOST OF THEM, BUT THE BIG CONCERN IS WITH TRANSMISSION DROPPING UNEXPECTEDLY TO A MUCH LOWER GEAR.. THIS WAS SUCH A CONCERN AND SAFETY ISSUE I RECALL WAS MADE BY FORD BUT IT ONLY COVERED UP TO THE 2013 MODEL YEAR. I THINK THE MODEL YEARS OF IMPACTED VEHICLES NEEDS TO BE RE-EVALUATED AND EXTENDED. I'VE OWNED THE TRUCK FOR 10K MI AND IT ONLY HAD 40K MI WHEN THE EVENT OCCURRED. I WAS DRIVING HOME THE NIGHT MONDAY, JANUARY 27, 2020 ON THE SAME HIGHWAY, INTERSTATE 81, THAT I HAVE TAKEN MANY TIMES. THE PORTION OF THE HIGHWAY DECLINES AND THEN FLATTENS OUT NEAR THE EXIT. THE SPEED LIMIT IS 65 MPH AND I BEGIN TO COAST AS THE ROAD LEVELS OUT. ON THIS PARTICULAR NIGHT, I WAS GOING ABOUT 68 MPH AND ON THE DOWNHILL PORTION TURNING SLIGHTLY RIGHT. THE EXIT WAS 1/4 MI AWAY. I WAS IN A NON-THROTLLE SITUATION WHEN I FELT THE TRUCK LURCH. AS I TOOK A QUICK LOOK DOWN TO THE GAUGES, THE TRUCK LURCHED AGAIN AND I WAS ABLE TO SEE THE TRANSMISSION INDICATOR DROP FROM 5TH GEAR TO 4TH GEAR. OF COURSE THE RPM WENT UP CORRESPONDINGLY. IT ONLY STAYED IN 4TH GEAR FOR 2 SECONDS BEFORE GOING BACK TO 6TH. I COULD ONLY IMAGINE HOW DANGEROUS A DROP TO 2ND GEAR OR EVEN 1ST WOULD BE. THERE IS MUCH INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET, SOME CORRECT, SOME INCORRECT, AND AS SUCH NUMEROUS IDEAS ARE PUT FORTH AS TO THE ROOT CAUSE. SOME THINK IT'S A LEAKING SEAL IMPACTING THE ELECTRICAL CONTACT OUTSIDE THE TRANSMISSION, OR A SPEED SENSOR ISSUE, OR A TIMING OR PROGRAMMING ISSUE, OR A TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY ISSUE. I BELIEVE THE RECALL INVOLVE A REFLASH ON THE TRANSMISSION MODULE TO NOT HAVE THE TRANSMISSION DROP GEARS IF THE SPEED SENSOR FAILS. WHATEVER THE ISSUE, FORT NEEDS TO LOOK INTO EXTENDING THIS BEYOND THE ORIGINAL COVERAGE.

NHTSA ODI 11306144

Jan 30, 2020Transmission & drivetrainEngine

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND LOSS MOTIVE POWER WITH SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROADWAY. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT BECAME AWARE OF A PUDDLE OF OIL ON THE GROUND UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE AND THEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR WAS STILL PENDING. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED OR INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000. *DT*JB

NHTSA ODI 11303052

Jan 27, 2020Transmission & drivetrain

MY FIRST TIMING CHAIN WENT OUT AT 59,000 MILES THE SECOND TIMING CHAIN HAS WENT OUT AT 87,000 MILES AGAIN. FORD WILL NOT PROVIDE WARRANTY ON THE SECOND CHAIN THAT ONLY LASTED 27,000 MILES AND A FORD DEALERSHIP DONE THE REPAIR.

NHTSA ODI 11302326

Jan 27, 2020Visibility & wipers

I WAS DRIVING ON THE ATLANTIC CITY EXPRESSWAY ON JANUARY 20TH AND AT APPROXIMATELY 3:30 PM, I HEARD A VERY LOUD POP, AS IF A ROCK HAD HIT MY WINDSHIELD. I CHECKED AND SAW NOTHING, THEN LOOKED IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR AND SAW THAT THE REAR VIEW WINDOW ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE HAD JUST SHATTERED. IT WAS A CLEAR DAY WITH LIGHT TRAFFIC AND I HAVE NO IDEA HOW THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED. I HAD MY SOFT COVER ON AND IT WAS STILL ON WHEN I ARRIVED AT THE AUTO REPAIR SHOP THAT WOUND UP REPLACING THE WINDOW. THE OWNER OF THE SHOP SAID HE HADN'T SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT. HE CALLED FORD TO SEE IF THEY HAD ANY INFORMATION AND HE WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY HAD NO RECALLS. UNFORTUNATELY I DIDN'T TAKE A PICTURE OF IT. HOWEVER, I DID SEARCH ONLINE AND SAW THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED SIMILAR OCCURRENCES. I ALSO SAW THAT YOUR ORGANIZATION IS INTERESTED IN RECEIVING REPORTS SUCH AS THIS, SO THAT IS WHY I AM SUBMITTING IT. IT DEFINITELY SURPRISED ME WHEN IT HAPPENED AND I AM THANKFUL NO OTHER VEHICLE WAS NEARBY AS I DID SWERVE INITIALLY. I AM ENCLOSING THE INVOICE I RECEIVED FROM THE REPAIR SHOP. THEY DIDN'T CHARGE ME FOR ANYTHING BUT THE PARTS. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO READ THIS!

NHTSA ODI 11302396

Jan 25, 2020

REMOTELY STARTED THE TRUCK IN 35 DEGREE WEATHER ON 22 JANUARY 2020 IN MY DRIVEWAY. I UNLOCKED MY TRUCK AND GOT IN TO MOVE IT AND NOTICED THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE GLASS WAS SHATTERED. I DID NOT NOTICE ANY VISIBLE CAUSE OF THE DAMAGE SO SURMISED IT MUST HAVE BEEN A DEFECT.

NHTSA ODI 11301822

Jan 24, 2020Electrical systemEngineFuel systemFire3 injuries

I DROVE MY F-150 ECCOBOOST TRUCK TO THE SNOW, SAME AREA I HAVE BEEN HUNDREDS OF TIMES AND SUDDENLY SMOKE BURST FROM THE ENGINE, THEN FLAMES SHOT OUT AROUND THE HOOD, POPPED THE HOOD AND FOUGHT THE FIRE FOR HALF AN HOUR, IT KEPT RESTATING. IT STRANDED MYSELF AND CHILDREN, AND WE HAD A HARROWING EXPERIENCE THAT WAS PRETTY DICEY. FORD HAD JUST PUT IN A NEW ENGINE, AT MY COST, +14,000.00, AFTER THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED. THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR IT AT THEIR COST, EVEN THOUGH I HAVE COPIES OF THE FAULT CODES FROM BEFORE THE FAILURE OF THE TIMING CHAIN THAT DESTROYED THE OLD ENGINE. THE NEW ONE HAD UNDER 10,000 MILES ON THE NEW ENGINE, PROBABLY ABOUT 5,000 MILES ON IT. WE HAD DRIVEN ON THE RELATIVELY FLAT GRADE MAINLINE ROAD, AND DROVE UP ABOUT 0.8 MILES, CLIMBING MAYBE 400 FT ELEVATION OVER THAT DISTANCE. I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TURNING THE VEHICLE AROUND WHEN THE ENGINE BURST INTO FLAMES. IT WAS ON A GRAVEL ROAD. WE HAD TRAVELED FROM HOME, 35.2 MILES.

NHTSA ODI 11301678

Jan 21, 2020Visibility & wipers

I WAS BACKING UP IN MY DRIVEWAY, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEARD A BIG BANG, I PUT MY PICKUP IN PARK AND GOT OUT TO SEE WHAT IT WAS, WHEN I SEEN MINE BACK DRIVER SIDE WINDOW SHATTERED, I HAVE NO IDEAL WHAT HAPPENED, AND I DID NOT HAVE ON THE DEFROSTER, I AM STILL PUZZLED WHAT HAPPENED.

NHTSA ODI 11300790

Jan 21, 2020Steering

STEERING STARTED GETTING TIGHT THE WEEK OF JANUARY 20,2020.IT DOES LOOSEN UP SLIGHTLY ONCE YOU DRIVE IT FOR A FEW MILES BUT IT IS NOT 100%.IT IS SUPER HARD TO TURN IN THE MORNING OR AFTER SITTING 8 HOURS WHILE AT WORK. BUT I ESTIMATE IT TAKES DRIVING IT ABOUT 6 TO 10MILES BEFORE IT GET EASIER. I HAVE 73,000 MILES ON THIS TRUCK AND ACCORDING TO VIN. DATE NO RECALL ON STEERING ISSUE.

NHTSA ODI 11300852

Jan 7, 2020Visibility & wipers

REAR WINDOW BROKE WHEN REAR DEFROST WAS ACTIVATED.

NHTSA ODI 11297561

Jan 7, 2020Transmission & drivetrain

I PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK. I LEFT THE VEHICLE RUNNING GOT OUT WALKED UP TO THE GATE TO OPEN IT AND THE VEHICLE STARTED MOVING ON ITS OWN. THIS HAPPENED TWICE. THE FIRST TIME MY WIFE WAS IN THE FRONT SEAT AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE TRUCK. THE SECOND TIME THE TRUCK PINNED ME BETWEEN THE TRUCK AND FENCE POST. A FRIEND WAS ABLE TO JUMP INTO THE TRUCK AND GET IT TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY ON FLAT GROUND SITTING IN OPEN LAND NOT ON A ROAD.

NHTSA ODI 11297725

Jan 6, 2020Electrical systemFire

I GOT A LEFT REAR DOOR AJAR WARNING ON THE DASH OF MY 2014 FORD F150 CREW CAB PICK UP TRUCK. I WOULD CHECK THE DOOR AND IT WAS CLOSED PROPERLY. EVERY TIME I STARTED THE TRUCK I WOULD GET THE WARNING. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH FORD TO FIND OUT WHY THIS WAS HAPPENING. ON THE DAY OF THE APPOINTMENT WITH FORD, I STARTED THE TRUCK AND HEARD A BUZZING TYPE NOICE FROM THE REAR SEAT AREA. I GOT OUT TO HE TRUCK WITH IT RUNNING AND OPENED THE LEFT REAR DOOR TO SEARCH FOR THE BUZZING NOISE. AS I WAS LOOKING FOR THE NOISE I STARTED TO SMELL PLASTIC BURNING, THEN OUT OF THE LEFT PILLAR BETWEEN THE FRONT AND BACK DOOR SMOKE STARTED POURING OUT OF WHERE THE SEAT BELT GOES BEHIND THE COVER WHERE THE SEAT BELT RETRACTS TO. SMOKE AND THE SMELL OF THE PLASTIC STARTED TO FILL THE CABIN AREA OF THE TRUCK. I SHUT THE TRUCK OFF. WITHIN ABOUT TEN MINUTES THE SMOKE CLEARED BUT THE SMELL OF BURNED PLASTIC WAS STRONG. I THEN HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO MILLER FORD IN LUMBERTON, NEW JERSEY. A PRELIMINARY REPORT FROM FORD IS THAT THE ELECTRICAL HARNESS IN THE DOOR POST AND UNDER THE CARPET AREA IS MELTED. I AM AWAITING TO HEAR FROM FORD THE FINAL STORY AT THIS TIME.

NHTSA ODI 11297430

Jan 3, 2020Brakes

I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK NEW IN MARCH 2015. I HAVE HAD IT SERVICED ACCORDING TO MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDATIONS EVERY 5,000 MILES. BOTH FRONT BRAKE LINES HAVE RECENTLY BURST WITH NO WARNING, AS FOLLOWS: - ON 1 MAY 2019, WHEN THE TRUCK HAD 105,488 MILES ON IT, I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP AT A CITY STREET RED LIGHT. THE PEDAL SUNK TO THE FLOOR CAUSING THE TRUCK TO ENTER THE INTERSECTION AMIDST ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT OR SOUND BEFORE OR AFTER THE FAILURE. BRAKE FLUID GUSHED ONTO THE GROUND FROM THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE. A FORD SERVICE AGENT DIAGNOSED THE CAUSE AS A BULGE IN THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE HOSE WHERE IT MET THE CALIPER THAT HAD BURST WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED MINUTES AFTER LEAVING THE SAID FORD SERVICE FACILITY AT WHICH THEY HAD JUST PERFORMED A BRAKE INSPECTION AND SAID ALL FOUR BRAKES LOOKED NEW AND THE VEHICLE WAS IN GOOD CONDITION. - ON 11 DECEMBER 2019, WHEN THE TRUCK HAD 113,089 MILES ON IT, WHILE THE TRUCK WAS PARKED, I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO START THE TRUCK. THE BRAKE PEDAL SANK TO THE FLOOR. AGAIN, THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT OR SOUND BEFORE OR AFTER THE FAILURE. I LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK AND SAW BRAKE FLUID GUSHING OUT OF THE FRONT LEFT BRAKE HOSE. A FORD SERVICE AGENT DIAGNOSED THE CAUSE AS A RUPTURE IN THE FRONT LEFT BRAKE HOSE.

NHTSA ODI 11296930

Jan 2, 2020Visibility & wipers

THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW SHATTERED THIS MORNING FROM HAVING MY REAR DEFROSTER ON. I TURNED MY DEFROSTERS ON BEFORE WORK THIS MORNING AND THEN DROVE APPROX 3 MILES BEFORE HEARING A LOUD SOUND FROM THE TOP REAR OF MY VEHICLE. IT WAS A CLEAR 1 LANE ROAD SO IT WASN'T POSSIBLE FOR ANYTHING TO HAVE HIT ME. EVENTUALLY I SAW THAT THE ENTIRE REAR WINDOW WAS SHATTERED. THE ONLY THING UNIQUE WAS THAT I HAD MY DEFROSTERS ON. I LOOKED ON THE INTERNET TO SEE IF THIS COULD HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE AND QUICKLY REALIZED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE REPORTED MY MANY PEOPLE. HOWEVER, IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE FORD WILL ACCEPT IT AS THEIR FAULT.

NHTSA ODI 11296718

Dec 31, 2019

BACK GLASS SHATTERED ALL THE SUDDEN AFTER AUTO START AND DEFROST ARE COMING ON TRUCK WAS PARKED AND IT WAS EARLY MORNING

NHTSA ODI 11292342

Dec 30, 2019SteeringElectrical system

I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING STRUCTURE AS I TURN RIGHT AND THEN TRY TO SRAIGHTEN INTO THE STREET MY STEERING WHEEL WAS NOT ABEL TO TURN N WAS MAKING A FUNNY NOISE AS I TRIED TO AND ALMOST CRASHED HAD TO YANK THE STEERING WHEEL HARD AND WAS BARELY ABEL TO TURN ENOUGH TO NOT HIT A CAR NOW CAR IS JUST ABEL TO GO STRAIGHT.FROM MY KNOWLEDGE IT HAS TO DO WITH THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING THE TRUCKS COME WITH AND LOOKED INTO IT AS I WAS PARKED AS CLOSE AS I COULD TO THE SIDE OF THE STREET THAT THE TRUCKS ARE KNOWN FOR THEM GIVING OUT WITH NO WARNING N A RECALL WAS DONE ON A CERTAIN BATCH I CALLED FORD N DEY SAID NO MY TRUCK HAS NO RECALLS N READ UP THAT THE RECALL NUMBER WAS 14S09 N WAS HAPPENING TO ALOT OF THOSE TRUCK MODELS

NHTSA ODI 11292101

Dec 23, 2019Visibility & wipers

REAR WINDOW SHATTERED WITHOUT CAUSE.

NHTSA ODI 11290976

Dec 23, 2019Seat belts

PRETENSION ON DRIVERS SIDE HAS BEEN REPLACED 2 TIMES NOW HAS TO BE DONE AGAIN AFTER4 MONTHS..PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON.THEY SAY NOTHING IS WRONG WITH IT.

NHTSA ODI 11290910

Dec 20, 2019Visibility & wipers

USED REMOTE START TO START MY TRUCK AFTER WORK. WALKED OUT TO MY TRUCK TO FIND THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW TO BE COMPLETELY SHATTERED.

NHTSA ODI 11290259

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