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2013 Ford F-150

Safety Score
58
Average
Recalls
3
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars

Recalls (3)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
2019-06-10 19V433000 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM) 107,857 Details
2019-02-11 19V075000 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 1,263,051 Details
2016-05-24 16V345000 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FLUID 225,012 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2026-03-26 POWER TRAIN No 0 Vehicle suddenly and unexpectedly downshifts to first gear when driving at highway speed causing quick reduction in spe…
2026-03-24 POWER TRAIN No 0 The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving 60 MPH, the transmission abruptly downshifted…
2026-03-13 VISIBILITY/WIPER No 0 Was running the rear defrost and the passenger side of the rear window made a loud popping noise and shattered on the i…
2026-03-10 POWER TRAIN No 0 Vehicle went from 70 mph to 1st gear without driver. Pulled over restarted vehicle ran fine. Did it again. I have be…
2026-03-07 STEERING No 0 I was driving down the road when my power steering went out in the middle of a sharp turn. As the power steering was go…
2026-03-02 POWER TRAIN No 0 The contact owns a 2013 Ford F150. The contact stated that while driving at 30 MPH, the speedometer went to zero unexpe…
2026-02-22 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 On two separate occasions, the vehicle downshifted. Once while driving on the interstate at 70 mph, the vehicle downsh…
2026-02-19 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 My front windshield is leaking from the top of the window. I can see little trails of dried drips on the inside of my w…
2026-02-17 POWER TRAIN No 0 The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while accelerating from a stop, the transmission unexpected…
2026-02-16 POWER TRAIN No 0 The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the transmission unexpecte…
2026-02-12 POWER TRAIN No 0 While driving, the transmission deaccelerated into first gear while going 65 mph.
2026-02-11 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 2013 Ford F‑150 Limited – VIN [XXX] On [XXX], my 2013 Ford F‑150 Limited experienced a sudden and dangerous transmiss…
2026-02-11 POWER TRAIN No 0 I will have random downshifts while driving my car. Sometimes on the highway at high speeds driving 65-70mph the Ford F…
2026-02-09 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 Driving at normal rate of speed around a right hand turn. Truck spontaneously downshifted in the turn causing tires to …
2026-02-07 POWER TRAIN No 0 The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving approximately 50 MPH, the transmission unexpe…
2026-02-07 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 while applying the brake i had complete brake failure. I learned the brake booter and master cylinder were leaking a…
2026-02-04 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed on the highway, the v…
2026-02-03 POWER TRAIN No 0 The vehicle continuously goes into limp mode caused by a bad sensor in the transmission, this is a known issue and ford…
2026-02-02 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 While driving at a 40+ mph speed the truck suddenly downshift to 1st gear and all gauges stop working. 3rd will downsh…
2026-01-28 ENGINE No 0 While driving the truck it suddenly shifts down gears, and shoots up rpms, causing the truck to slow down drastically a…
2026-01-23 ENGINE No 0 Faulty molded transmission leadframe. There was a customer satisfaction program for this, that expired 3 years ago. My…
2026-01-15 POWER TRAIN No 0 The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40 MPH, the transmission shifte…
2026-01-12 POWER TRAIN No 0 Transmission shift from 6th gear to 1st gear while on the highway. I nearly wrecked due to the sudden shift in gears. O…
2026-01-07 POWER TRAIN No 0 Truck would randomly go into limp mode while driving. Highways, country roads, middle of town, making it difficult to p…
2026-01-05 POWER TRAIN No 0 2013 f150 EcoBoost ,cam phasers Ford truck and timing chain are known to go out on these trucks have not been recalled…
2026-01-05 POWER TRAIN No 0 While driving my 2013 F150 Eco boost is started shifting erratically. While at 60 MPH the truck would down shift on it'…
2026-01-05 POWER TRAIN No 0 The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at 35 MPH, the transmission unexpectedly down…
2026-01-02 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 I am an owner of a 2013 F150 with a 5.0 liter V8 engine my transmission speed sensor malfunction causing my truck to ab…
2026-01-02 POWER TRAIN No 0 Driving on the intetstate, the truck lost speed and went down to 5th gear. I have since been told that it is a problem…
2026-01-01 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 Subject: Safety Complaint – Transmission Lead Frame Failure (2013 Ford F-150) I am submitting a safety complaint regar…
2026-01-01 POWER TRAIN No 0 While driving around 45 mph, the truck down shifted into first gear without notice and almost caused the vehicle behind…
2025-12-31 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Yes 1 The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 50 MPH, the vehicle unexpect…
2025-12-30 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 The feul pump fuse holder melts and the car dies instantly.This is very dangerous if you where merging into traffic or …
2025-12-28 POWER TRAIN No 0 I was driving on the freeway when all of a sudden my rear tires locked up and my truck started down shifting erraticall…
2025-12-25 POWER TRAIN Yes 0 The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that she received notice of Manufacturer Recall Number: 19F07 an…
2025-12-24 POWER TRAIN No 0 My truck is associated with recall 19V-075. I had the local dealer perform the software flash however my transmission i…
2025-12-23 POWER TRAIN No 0 The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. While driving approximately 70 MPH on the highway, the transmission suddenly failed…
2025-12-21 POWER TRAIN No 0 Four times in the previous two weeks, while driving between 20 and 50MPH, the transmission has downshifted from 6th to …
2025-12-19 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 Driving along on freeway and vehicle immediately shut down in the middle lane. From my investigation I found out Ford i…
2025-12-15 POWER TRAIN No 0 I was driving about 55 mph when suddenly my 2013 truck down shifted to either first or third gear and I barely was able…
2025-12-12 VISIBILITY/WIPER No 0 Turned on my rear defroster to melt ice and snow. As I was sitting in a drive-thru, just 15 minutes later, I saw smoke …
2025-12-11 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 I just left my house didn't go no more than a mile and my pickup truck burnt to the ground for no reason at all. Total …
2025-12-11 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 I left my house going to the store about a mile and never made it my 2013F150 5.0 engine caught on fire about a block b…
2025-12-05 POWER TRAIN No 0 While taking my daughter to a friend's birthday party, we were traveling at a speed of ~50 miles per hour when the tran…
2025-12-02 POWER TRAIN No 0 The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving on the expressway at 75 MPH, the transmission…
2025-11-23 POWER TRAIN No 0 .Driving on the interstate cruise control set on 75 all of a sudden, lose power speedometer to 0. Transmission, jerks h…
2025-11-21 POWER TRAIN No 0 Driving 70 mph on highway. Transmission suddenly downshifted from 6th to 5th. Cruise control turned off. Speedometer we…
2025-11-10 POWER TRAIN No 0 Driving down the road in 5 th gear and truck by its self shifted into 2 end gear it has done this 6 times now it is ver…
2025-11-03 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 Took vehicle to dealership to have recall 19V075 completed. Dealership informed me that Ford motor company will only re…
2025-11-02 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 Vehicle: 2013 Ford F-150 SuperCrew Cab Component: Rear Defroster / Rear Window Assembly Summary of Issue: Rear window …