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

REAR DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW SHATTERED FROM DEFROSTER.

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REAR DEFROSTER WAS NOT WORKING, I ACTUALLY REALIZED IT WHEN HITTING THE REAR DEFROST ON/OFF BUTTON BY MISTAKE. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME THAT THIS IS KNOWN AND COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE F -150. I NOTICED THE PROBLEM WHEN I WAS A COUPLE OF MONTHS AND 2000 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY. (DIDN'T NEED REAR DEFROST FOR MANY MONTHS). I NEVER NEEDED MY REAR DEFROSTER DURING THE SUMMER IN MICHIGAN. I NOTICED THIS PROBLEM EVEN BEFORE THE FIRST TIME I NEEDED TO USE IT IN THE FALL. WHEN I TOOK IT IN THE DEALER LED ME TO BELIEVE THAT FORD WOULD PAY FOR THIS BECAUSE IT WAS A KNOWN ISSUE. FORD DENIED THAT IT WAS A KNOWN ISSUE AND TOLD ME THEY WOULD ONLY COVER PART OF THE REPAIR, LEAVING ME WITH A $250.00 FEE. THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTERS ON THE F-150 ARE A SAFETY HAZARD AND CAN CAUSE THE REAR WINDOW TO EXPLODE IF NOT REPLACED. THE SERVICE TEAM INFORMED ME THAT I WAS LUCKY THAT MINE HADN'T EXPLODED. I ONLY NOTICED IT BECAUSE MY BUTTON ON MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DIDN'T ILLUMINATE WHEN I TIED TO USE THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER. FORD MOTOR COMPANY SHOULD BE ASHAMED AT THE WAY THEY ARE HIDING THIS KNOWN ISSUE.

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FACTORY RIM HAS DEFECTIVE VALVE STEM RETAINER HOLE. RIM COULD FAIL AT ANY TIME DURING STRESS OR HIGH PRESSURE LEADING TO SUDDEN AIR DECOMPRESSION. VALVE STEM RETAINER HOLE WAS MIS-DRILLED DURING MANUFACTURING. THIS DEFECT COULD BE PRESENT ON MANY VEHICLES. THIS DEFECT WAS FOUND AT THE MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDED TIRE REPLACEMENT INTERVAL.

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2013 F-150 LARIAT' SAME THING, MARCH 2017, VEHICLE STARTED BY REMOTE STARTER IN MY DRIVEWAY, IT WAS APPROX 35 DEGREES OUT,. I BUCKLED MY SON IN THE REAR CAR SEAT, GOT INTO THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND I HEARD A LOUD BANG LIKE SOMETHING REAR HIT THE ROOF AREA. LOOKED AROUND AND DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING. WHEN I LOOKED IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR I COULD SEE THE REAR LEFT SIDE PANEL OF GLASS HAD COMPLETELY CRACKED,"SPIDER-ED". THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT THIS HAD HAPPENED TO MY TRUCK(I WILL BE SUBMITTING A SECOND COMPLAINT REGARDING THAT INCIDENT.

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USED REMOTE START, IT WAS ABOUT 25 DEGREES. WENT OUT GOT IN TRUCK AND HEARD A CRACKING SOUND. TURNED AROUND TO LOOK IN BACK SEAT AND SAW DRIVERS SIDE OF REAR WINDOW WAS SHATTERED.

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VIBRATION WHEN STARTING OFF IN FIRST GEAR OR DRIVE ON AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. ALSO VIBRATION AT 45MPH THRU 52MPH WHILE LIGHT THROTTLE APPLICATION ONLY. THIS IS REALLY NOTICEABLE ON SMOOTH ROADS.

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DRIVING IN HEAVY 5 LANE TRAFFIC AT ABOUT 50-55 MILES AN HOUR, IN THE 3RD LANE FROM THE RIGHT ON I580 EAST. I ACCELERATED TO GET INTO THE EXPRESS LANE AND WHEN I WAS STARTING TO MERGE SUDDENLY THERE WAS NO POWER. IT DIDN'T MATTER HOW MUCH I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL IT HAD NO POWER. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. I HAD TO QUICKLY SIGNAL AND COASTED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE FREEWAY. THERE WAS A WRENCH ICON ON THE DASH AND A WARNING THAT THE TRUCK WAS STUCK IN 4X4. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND AFTER READING THE MANUAL, I STARTED THE TRUCK AND ALL SEEMED FINE UNTIL I TRIED TO MERGE AGAIN AND AGAIN NO POWER FROM THE GAS PEDAL. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO A FORD DEALER.

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BACK SLIDING GLASS WINDOW ON DRIVER'S SIDE (WITH DEFROST) - USED REMOTE CRANKING THIS MORNING TO START THE TRUCK ON A MID 40 DEGREE MORNING. TRUCK HAD BEEN RUNNING APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES. UPON ENTERING THE VEHICLE AND PLACING IT IN REVERSE, I NOTICED THAT THE REAR WINDOW (DRIVER'S SIDE, NON-SLIDING PORTION) WAS SHATTERED. I EXITED THE TRUCK TO INSPECT AND COULD HEAR CRACKING NOISES, LIKE RICE CRISPIES, AS IT WAS STILL CRACKING. THERE HAD NOT BEEN ANY IMPACT TO THE GLASS PREVIOUSLY AND THERE WAS NO IMPACT AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE TRUCK IS APPROXIMATELY 24 MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF PURCHASE AND HAS 20,8XX MILES. I HAVE CONTACTED MY LOCAL FORD DEALER TO INQUIRE ABOUT WARRANTY CLAIMS.

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BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BEFORE FINALLY STOPPING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING SLOWLY GETTING INTO THE STREET. DID NOT CRASHED BECAUSE I WAS KEEPING A LONG DISTANCE FROM THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. TOOK TO THE FORD DEALER AND WAS TOLD OF NO RECALLS AND SUGGESTED TO TAKE IT TO A PLACE WHERE THEY MAKE OIL CHANGES AND MINOR REPAIRS FOR AN INSPECTION. DID AS TOLD AND THEY CHECKED THE BRAKES FOR WEAR, LEAKS AND VISUAL DAMAGE AND FOUND NONE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD F-150 TOWING A COUGAR FIFTH WHEEL CAMPER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOBBLED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE ROTORS WERE OVERHEATING. THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000.

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REAR DEFROST STOPPED WORKING JUST AFTER 36000 MILE WARRANTY EXPIRED,DEFROST BUTTON DOES NOT LIGHT UP. IM AM AN ASC CERTIFIED TECH, CHECKED ALL THE FUSES AND RELAYS, THE DEFROST GRID HAS POWER TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE THREE PANEL REAR WINDOW ONLY, POWER TO LEFT ISNT THERE, IVE SEEN ALOT OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THERE RIGHT REAR GLASS SHATTERING OUT OF NOWHERE AFTER USING REAR DEFROST. POSSIBLY SAME ISSUE?,DOENST MATTER IF VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN OR NOT.

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WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON THE 408 EXPRESSWAY IN ORLANDO FL, I (ALONG WITH WIFE AND KIDS) SPOTTED TRAFFIC CONGESTION AHEAD. WHEN I APPLIED BRAKES I REALIZED MY BRAKES DIDN'T WORK. AN ERROR FLASHED ON MY DASHBOARD SAYING LOW BRAKE FLUID LEVEL. USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND DOWNSHIFTING THE VEHICLE I WAS ABLE TO COME TO A SAFE START USING THE MEDIUM. WHEN I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO FORD I WAS TOLD THE BRAKE FLUID LEAKED INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER CAUSING THE FAILURE IN MY BRAKES. THERE WEREN'T ANY LEAKS VISIBLE FROM THE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD THERE IS A RECALL ON TRUCKS SIMILAR TO MINE FOR THE SAME ISSUE BUT FOR SOME REASON MY TRUCK WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. I HAD TO PAY FORD TO GET THE VEHICLE FIXED.

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TURNED ON REAR WINDOW DEFROST AND ONE OF THE THREE REAR WINDOW PANES CAUSED A LOUD POP! THE DRIVER SIDE PANE HAD CRACKS THROUGHOUT THE WINDOW!. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, AND RUNNING WHILE I WAS GETTING READY TO LEAVE MY HOUSE.

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UNCOMMANDED BLOWER MOTOR SPEED CHANGE OR RECIRCULATION DOOR MOVEMANT.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD F-150. WHILE ACCELERATING, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIGOROUSLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE COILS AND SPARK PLUGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE GEAR SHIFTED FROM SIX TO THIRD GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, BUT THE CONTACT HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE ALL THE WAY TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND THE SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM, CAMSHAFT, TIMING BELT, AND TIMING CHAIN WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 148,000.

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SYMPTOMS OF FAILURE: ON OR ABOUT 1/25/17 THE TRUCK BEGAN COMPLETELY LOSING THROTTLE CONTROL. WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE ONTO THE HIGHWAY OR TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS UP TO 70MPH TRUCK WOULD SHUT OFF WITH COMPLETE LOSS OF THROTTLE RESPONSE, A BLUE WRENCH ICON WOULD APPEAR AND THE DRIVER WOULD HAVE TO TRY AND COAST TO THE SHOULDER SAFELY WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. AT A COMPLETE STOP THE TRUCK WOULD CONTINUE TO NOT HAVE THROTTLE CONTROL, TO REGAIN THROTTLE CONTROL THE DRIVER WOULD HAVE TO RESTART THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK WOULD THEN DRIVE FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AND LOSE THROTTLE AGAIN SEVERAL MILES DOWN THE ROAD. THIS PROBLEM PROVED TO BE A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WHILE TRYING TO MAKE TURNS ACROSS LANES OF TRAFFIC NOT KNOWING IF THE TRUCK WOULD LOSE POWER AND THROTTLE CONTROL IN THE PATH OF AN ONCOMING VEHICLE. THIS ISSUE PROVED TO BE EQUALLY DANGEROUS WHILE SUDDENLY SLOWING FROM HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WITH NO THROTTLE CONTROL AND COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. THE TRUCK WAS DELIVERED TO FORD AUTONATION OF ORANGE PARK 7700 BLANDING BLVD, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32244 ON 1/26/17 AND LEFT IN THEIR CARE FOR PROGNOSIS. ON OR ABOUT 1/26/17 FORD AUTONATION OF ORANGE PARK DETERMINED THE CAUSE OF FAILURE TO BE THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY, THE ELECTRONIC CONTROLLER HAD FAILED INSIDE THE THROTTLE BODY AND THE UNIT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. WAS QUOTED $667 AND TOLD IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SATISFACTION DEPARTMENT AND STARTED A CASE (CAS-11570094) ON 1/26/17 FOLLOWED UP EVERY DAY, AND ON 1/30/2017 WAS CONTACTED BY AUTONATION FORD TO EXPLAIN THAT I WOULD BE PARTIALLY COVERED AND WOULD NEED TO PAY AN OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE OF $250. NEEDING THE TRUCK BACK I AGREED TO PAY THE $250 OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE WHILE CONTINUING TO MAKE AND ATTEMPT TO REGAIN MY OUT OF POCKET A LATER DATE.

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COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER BRAKES CONTINUES. BEGAN AFTER RECALL OF MASTER CYLINDER. POWER ASSIST IS LOST AND BRAKES REQUIRE 2 FEET TO STOP THE TRUCK. ONLY HAPPENS ON RAINING DAYS. DEALER WAS ABLE TO REPRODUCE AND REPLACED PRESSURE SWITCH WHICH HAS NOT CORRECTED IT. LAST NIGHT BRAKES FAILED 4 TIMES ON COMMUTE HOME. HAD TO PULL OFF ROAD TO AVOID COLLISION AND CAUSED ME TO BLOW OUT TIRE HITTING SOMETHING ON SIDE OF ROAD. UNACCEPTABLE FORD!!!! TO DATE 500.00 FOR SWITCH AND 200.00 FOR BLOWN TIRE. NO POINT IN RETURNING TO DEALER UNLESS IT IS RAINING BECAUSE WITHOUT A CODE OR ACTIVE FAULT TECHNICIANS ARE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE. NEED FORD ENGINEERING TO FIGURE THIS OUT BEFORE SERIOUS INJURY.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE THAT CAME FROM THE ENGINE. IN ADDITION, THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE INFORMED THE ENGINE BLEW UP DUE TO ECO BOOST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

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ENTERING THE INTERSTATE AND VEHICLE STARTED TO SHUTTERE/SHAKE AND COMPLETELY LOST POWER ANY KIND OF POWER TO THE ENGINE. THE ACCELERATIOR WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING. WARNING LIGHT, AN ORANGE WRENCH APPEARED ON THE DASH DISPLAY. VEHICLE WOULD ONLY COAST BUT DID NOT DIE. WAS ALMOST STRUCK BY A VEHICLE TRAVELING AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS AS VEHICLE WOULDN'T PULL OVER FAST ENOUGH. VEHICLE DECELERATED REALLY FAST AND IT WAS TERRIFYING WATCHING A VEHICLE APPROACHED ME AND MY CHILD AT INTERSTATE SPEED. NARROWLY ESCAPED DISASTER. VEHICLE SAT ON SIDE OF ROAD FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS AND POWER RETURNED TO VEHICLE.

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REAR WINDOW SHATTERS WHEN USING REAR DEFROST.

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6 POWER BRAKE FAILURES IN LESS THAN 1 MONTH. FIRST TIME TO DEALER COULD NOT FIND ISSUE. AFTER 4 MORE FAILURES THEY WERE ABLE TO REPRODUCE. BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES EXTREMELY HARD AND DIFFICULT TO STOP TRUCK. HAPPENS AT ANY SPEED. THEY REPLACED BRAKE BOOSTER PRESSURE SWITCH AND SAID IT WAS FIXED. IT IS NOT, FAILED TWICE TODAY. ALL 6 FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED AFTER MC WAS REPLACED UNDER RECALL. BRAKE SYSTEM IS UNSAFE!!!!

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WHEN REMOTE START WAS USED WHEN IT WAS COLD OUTSIDE THE BACK GLASS BUSTED. NO RECALL ON THE TRUCK. HAD TO FILE ON INSURANCE TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. WE HAVE FOUND THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED ON A LOT OF FORD F150 YEAR 2010-2015 TRUCKS.

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DRIVING DOWN ROAD AND LOST POWER STEERING. TOOK ALL MY STRENGTH TO STEER TRUCK. PULLED OVER AND DISCOVERED ALSO LOST TURN SIGNAL, HEADLIGHTS DIDN'T WORK. TWO MESSAGES CAME UP, CHECK TRACTION CONTROL AND LOW BATTERY POWER SAVE MODE. MIGHT OF BEEN OTHER THINGS NOT WORKING BUT DIDN'T CHECK FOR ANYTHING ELSE. DROVE IT TO FORD DEALER. AGAIN TOOK ALL MY STRENGTH TO TURN STEERING WHEEL. WAS DRIVING DOWN STRAIGHT ROAD ABOUT 20 MPH. VERY LUCKY DIDN'T HAPPEN ON CORNER OR WHEN WIFE DRIVING IT.

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ELECTRONIC STEERING MODULE FAILED RENDERING THE VEHICLE UNABLE TO STREER.

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