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

THE WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID SYSTEM GETS FROZEN DURING 10 OR BELOW WEATHER. I'VE TRIED USING NAME BRAND WIPER FLUID RATED FOR THE WINTER AND EVEN ADDING MORE ALCOHOL. ALSO TRIED CLEANING OUT THE NOZZLES AND POURING WARM WATER. ONLY THING THAT ADDRESSES IT IS PARKING THE VEHICLE IN A HEATED GARAGE. HAVE TAKEN IT IN FOR SERVICE AND THEY REPLACED THE FLUID WITH THEIR PREFERRED BRAND AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. SO THIS DEFINITELY IS NOT AN ISSUE WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID OR RANDOM CIRCUMSTANCE OF FREEZING NOZZLES. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS DURING THE WINTER AS ROAD SALT AND GRIME SPRAYS ON TO THE WINDSHIELD AND VISIBILITY DROPS.

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IT WAS IN THE TWENTIES DEGREE MARK OUTSIDE. REMOTE STARTED TRUCK. GOT IN THE TRUCK HEARD A LOUD POP SOUND. LOOKED AROUND AND MY DRIVER SIDE REAR WINDOW WAS SHATTERED. NO ONE OR ANYONE WAS AROUND WINDOW WHEN IT HAPPENED. FORD WILL NOT REPLACE.

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ON JANUARY 9, 2018 I USED MY REMOTE STARTER TO START MY TRUCK, WHICH I HAVE SET TO TURN ON THE FRONT AND REAR DEFROSTERS ALONG WITH THE SEAT HEATERS. THE TRUCK RAN ROUGHLY 15 MINUTES BEFORE LEAVING FOR WORK. UPON MY ARRIVAL (APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES LATER), I PARKED, TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND GOT OUT. WHEN I SHUT THE DOOR, I HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE ICE FALLING OFF THE TRUCK. KNOWING THERE WASN'T ANY ICE BUILD UP, I WALKED AROUND TO SEE THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WAS SHATTERED AND PIECES OF GLASS WERE FALLING OUT.

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REAR WINDOW ON THE DRIVERS SIDE POWER SLIDER BROKE AFTER COLD MORNING WHEN I TURNED ON THE DEFROSTER IN THE DRIVEWAY. THIS OCCURRED WITH THE VEHICLE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY OF MY HOUSE AFTER USING THE REMOTE START TO WARM IT UP. CAN NOT NOTICE ANYTHING FROM THE OUTSIDE, BUT THE INSIDE LOOKS SHATTERED.

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USED REMOTE START THIS MORNING TO WARM UP THE TRUCK, WHEN I WENT TO LEAVE THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW WAS SHATTERED DUE TO SOMETHING WITH THE REAR DEFROST.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD F-150. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LATCH WOULD NOT OPEN WHEN PROMPTED FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. VANCOUVER FORD IN VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS UNDER RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

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2014 FORD F-150 XLT CREW CAB 4 DOOR 5.4 COYOTE MOTOR... I'LL BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD HIGHWAY CITY STREET PRIVATE ROAD DOESN'T MATTER TRUCK WILL SHIMMY GO TO 5TH GEAR AND STAY THERE AIRBAG LIGHT WILL COME ON DISPLAY WILL SAVE REMOVE ITEMS FROM PASSENGER SEAT.... IT IS DONE THIS ABOUT 10 TIMES AND A TWO-WEEK TIME FRAME I CAN STOP MY TRUCK TURN IT OFF WAIT A MINUTE START IT BACK UP AND IT'LL DO FINE FOR A COUPLE HOURS SOMETIMES A DAY AND DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD F-150. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE HESITATED DUE TO CONDENSATION ACCUMULATING IN THE MOTOR. ORLEANS FORD (1405 S MAIN ST, MEDINA, NY) WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

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AFTER ABOUT 800 MILES I WAS DRIVING ON A ROAD AT 35 MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED ON ITS OWN WHILE I WAS MOVING AT ABOUT 35 MPH. TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT AND I COASTED UNTIL I HIT THE BACK OF A STOPPED SMALL TRUCK.

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TURNED ON REAR DEFROSTER AND DRIVERS SIDE REAR GLASS SPIDER WEB CRACKED AND MADE A NOISE SIMILAR TO A GUN SHOT, THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY IN MY DRIVEWAY AND THE EXTERIOR TEMPERATURE WAS AROUND 20 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.

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I USED THE REMOTE START TO WARM UP THE TRUCK AND WHEN I GOT INTO THE TRUCK TO GO TO WORK I SAW THAT THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW HAD SHATTERED. I WAS COMPLETELY BAFFLED AS TO HOW THIS HAPPENED AS THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS THAT ANYTHING STRUCK THE WINDOW. I WENT ONLINE AND SAW THAT THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH FORD F150'S. I'M LUCKY IT DIDN'T SHATTER WHILE I WAS DRIVING OR WHILE MY KIDS OR GRANDKIDS WERE IN THE BACK SEAT. THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 19,000 MILES ON IT.

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MY REAR DEFROST CAUSED MY WINDOW TO SHATTER THEN IT STARTED MELTING THE PLASTIC AROUND THE WINDOW. SMOKING AND BURNING. I HAD JUST LEFT MY HOME IT WAS 40 DEGREES IN SOUTH CAROLINA HAD THE FRONT AND REAR DEFROST ON. AT A STOP LIGHT I HEARD IT POP AND SMOKE WAS POURING AROUND THE REAR WINDOW. IT CONTINUED TO SMOKE AND BURN EVEN AFTER I TURNED THE DEFROST AND THE COMFORT SYSTEM OFF.

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ADVANCE TRAC SERVICE WARNING LIGHT AT 42000 MILES ON A MUDDY ROAD. FOLLOWED MANUAL FOR RESET. IT CAME BACK ON IN 200 MILES ON DRY ROADS. VEHICAL HAS BEEN WASHED OF ALL MUD. NOW ALL THE BRAKE LIGHT WARNINGS ARE ON ON THE DASH. ABS, ADVANCE TRACK SERVICE WARNING LIGHT, CAR WITH SQUIGGLE LINES WON'T GO OFF. CALLED FOR SERVICE. READING THIS IS A VERY COMMON COMPLAINT!! RECALL????

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT AUTO STARTED THE VEHICLE AND UPON ENTERING, A LOUD POP WAS HEARD. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE ALONG WITH THE PASSENGER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE BUT FOUND NO DAMAGE BUT UPON REENTERING THE VEHICLE AND LOOKING IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR NOTICED THAT THE REAR GLASS HAD SHATTERED BUT HAD NOT FALLEN OUT. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE REAR DEFOGGER WAS BEING OPERATED AT THE TIME OF THE REMOTE START. THE CONTACT STATED HE WAS ABLE TO SECURE THE WINDOW WITH TAPE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JOHN KENNEDY FORD - FEASTERVILLE LOCATED AT 620 BUSTLETON PIKE, FEASTERVILLE-TREVOSE, PA 19053 FOR REPAIRS BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THE REAR GLASS SHATTERING WAS A KNOWN FORD FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL LIGHTS WOULD FAIL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GEORGE COLEMAN FORD DEALER LOCATED AT 47 PLAZA DR, TRAVELERS REST, SC 29690 WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED OR DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE AND LEFT OVER NIGHT FOR TEST DRIVES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000.

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THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. THE RIGHT REAR DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK OR OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. DOES NOT MATTER IF THE ENGINE IS ON, THE VEHICLE IS MOVING OR STOPPED. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE PASSENGER ON THIS SIDE CAN NOT ESCAPE IN AN EMERGENCY.

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THE REAR DEFROSTER SHATTERED THE REAR WINDOW.

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POWER STEERING FAULT AND SERVICE ADVANSTRAC MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON START UP WHILE PARKED, LOST ALL POWER STEERING IN TRUCK. I TOOK TO LOCAL FORD DEALER, BOB BELL FORD, GLEN BURNIE, MD 21061. DEALER FIRST DIAGNOSED AS BAD BATTERY AND REPROGRAMMING NEEDED. I EXPRESSED I HAD RESEARCHED AND FOUND ISSUES WITH EPAS AS CAUSE, WAS ASSURED BATTERY WOULD CORRECT ISSUE. ONCE HOME THE TRUCK THREW THE SAME CODES THE FOLLOWING MORNING AND HAD LOST OF POWER STEERING. I TOOK BACK TO DEALER THAT AFTERNOON. DEALER ADVISED THEY NEEDED TO INSTALL NEW ELECTRONIC STEERING GEAR PART # EL3Z BE REPLACED WITH PART # EL3Z 3504. TRUCK IS A 2014 FORD F150 WITH ABOUT 56K MILES ON IT. I HAVE FOUND THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS (EASY GOOGLE SEARCH) ABOUT FORDS EPAS GEAR IN THE F150 AND OTHER VEHICLES, CAUSING AN EXPENSIVE REPLACEMENT COST FOR THE ENTIRE STEERING GEAR. TO MY KNOWLEDGE THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS ON SIMILAR IF NOT SAME PART FOR EPAS ON F150 AND OTHERS. I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST YOUR CONSIDERATION INTO INVESTIGATING FORDS EPAS AND HOLDING THEM ACCOUNTABLE FOR A RECALL AND FULL PAYMENT OF REPLACEMENT PARTS. TOTAL OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE WAS OVER $1700, AFTER THEIR INITIAL DIAGNOSIS, REPLACEMENT OF BATTERY, REPROGRAMMING, GEAR REPLACEMENT AND LABOR. THANK YOU

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F150 REPEATEDLY LOST ALL ACCELERATION AND POWER. THE TRUCK WENT INTO A VERY LIMITED LOW POWER STATE AND MANY NEAR COLLISIONS WERE NARROWLY AVOIDED AS THE TRUCK RAPIDLY LOST ALL ACCELERATION AND GLIDED TO A STOP.A RED WRENCH SYMBOL APPEARED ON THE DRIVER DISPLAY STATING A "MECHANICAL" ISSUE. THIS HAPPENED 50 PLUS TIMES ON SURFACE STREETS AND 10 PLUS TIMES WHILE ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. THIS ISSUE GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER A TWO-WEEK PERIOD CULMINATING IN THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY BEING FULLY REPLACED.

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TRANSMISSION HESITATE, WHEN DOWNSHIFTING IT NOT PROCESS QUICKLY AND MAKE A GRINDING NOISE. IN MOTION.

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DRIVING TO WORK, THE BRAKE FLUID WARNING MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED. WHEN I ARRIVED AT WORK THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR WAS COMPLETELY EMPTY. THE DEALER STATED THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE BOOSTER WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE BRAKE FLUID HAD LEAKED INTO THE BOOSTER. I HAD NO BRAKING CAPABILITY, FORTUNATELY I HAD ALREADY ARRIVED AT WORK WHEN I LOST ALL BRAKING CAPABILITY. THERE IS A RECALL ON MASTER CYLINDERS AND BRAKE BOOSTERS ON 2013-2014 F150'S WITH V6 ENGINES BUT MINE IS A V8 SO IT'S NOT PART OF THE RECALL. I HAD TO PAY MY $100 DEDUCTIBLE AND USE MY EXTENDED WARRANTY TO HAVE MY VEHICLE REPAIRED. A TRUCK THAT'S NOT EVEN 3 YEARS OLD WITH 37K SHOULD NOT BE EXPERIENCE COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE.

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EMEERENCY BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. EMERGENCY BRAKE WILL NOT RELEASE. EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON WHEN VEHICLE SHIFTED FROM PARK TO DRIVE. EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT ALARMS AND DISPLAYS RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD. EMERGENCY BRAKE SYSTEM ALARM WILL NOT RELEASE AFTER MULTIPLE PULL ATTEMPTS.

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THE WIPER CONTROL REMAINS ON EVEN WHEN IN THE OFF POSITION. IT WILL KEEP GOING ON THE SLOWEST INTERMITTENT SETTING. THIS DOES NOT MATTER IF YOU ARE STATIONARY OR MOVING. NUMEROUS REPORTS LISTED IN ONLINE FORUMS ALSO.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE FAILURE OCCURED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO RODMAN FORD (53 WASHINGTON ST, FOXBOROUGH, MA) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON FOUR OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 14,000.

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THE AUTOMATIC LOCKS ON THE DOORS STOPPED WORKING ON THE VEHICLE. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER AND WERE TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS ELECTRICAL AND COULD EVENTUALLY IMPACT ALL ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS IN THE VEHICLE. THEY SAID THERE WAS A SHORT ON ONE OF THE DOORS - THEY REPLACED THE BCM AND DRIVER REAR DOOR LATCH WHICH COST $900. AS THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EVEN 2 YEARS OLD, WE COULD NOT UNDERSTAND HOW THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED AND IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A WARRANTY. RECENTLY, WE READ OF A RECALL ON 2015-2017 FORD F-150 TRUCKS RELATED TO POTENTIAL DOOR PROBLEMS ('FROZEN DOOR LATCH OR BENT OR KINKED ACTUATION CABLE') AND WERE WONDERING IF THIS WAS THE SAME PROBLEM WE EXPERIENCED WITH OUR 2014 MODEL.

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