2013 Ford F-150 Body & structure Problems

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated while the vehicle was at the dealer for unrelated repairs, the contact was informed that the throttle body housing was failing. The contact was informed that the throttle body housing needed to be replaced. The vehicle was being repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was filed. The contact referenced NHTSA Campaign Number: 10V659000 (Structure); however, the VIN was not associated with the recall. The contact was advised to contact the NHTSA Hotline and report the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 201,987.

NHTSA ID

11668702

Incident

Jun 20, 2025

Mileage

201,987 mi

Seems to be a defect with the rear door saying it is ajar on the display screen also it wound lock or u lock with the key fob or PIN code. I have confirmed the door is completely shut. Defective wiring harness or something else may be the issue.

NHTSA ID

11663567

Incident

May 28, 2025

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving 35 MPH, the contact heard an abnormal sound and became aware that the spare tire had almost struck another vehicle that was following behind. The vehicle was steered over to the side of the road and inspected. The contact stated that while inspecting the vehicle he observed that an unknown steel cable underneath the vehicle holding up the spare tire was corroded and had snapped. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 120,000.

NHTSA ID

11611335

Incident

Aug 28, 2024

Mileage

120,000 mi

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that after a visual inspection of the rear fender wells and bed post, she became aware of extensive frame rusting. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who determined that the bed liner was holding moisture, resulting in abnormal corrosion. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 150,000.

NHTSA ID

11554041

Incident

Oct 15, 2023

Mileage

150,000 mi

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150 used to haul a 2022 Highland Ridge RV. The contact stated that when the RV was parked, the awning detached from the RV. The awning was not able to be re-installed. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V573000 (Structure) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was unknown. Parts distribution disconnect.

NHTSA ID

11532911

Incident

Jun 5, 2023

Moonroof guides/track. The plastic components fail on hundreds of thousands of these trucks F150/250/350+ Ford knows full well but sits on its hands. They refuse to sell a simple repair kit and charge $1200 for the entire moonroof assembly. Then 6 hours labor to take the headliner down and install. So over $2000 for something that really should only fail in a handful of vehicles. I've owned 5 different cars with these types of roof and never had an issue even after 10 years with a few of the ones I've owned. There are aftermarket repair kits that range from $25 for cheap off-shore kits to $119 for a US made kit. Ford is shirking their responsibility for a poorly engineered and manufactured part and basically fleecing these truck owners.

NHTSA ID

11422356

Incident

Jun 24, 2021

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE FRAME SUPPORT FRACTURED AND DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALER MAGUIRE'S FORD EAST (100 N THISTLEDOWN DR, PALMYRA, PA 17078, (717)838-8300) AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SUBFRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 106,000.

NHTSA ID

11397585

Incident

Feb 7, 2021

Mileage

106,000 mi

MY VEHICLE IS LEAKING FROM THE ROOF INSIDE MY TRUCK AND GETTING MY SEATS WET. IT'S OBVIOUSLY A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM BECAUSE I'VE SEEN OTHER 2013 FORD F-150 OWNERS COMPLAINING OF THE SAME THING. I CALLED MY FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE AWARE THAT IT'S A KNOWN PROBLEM STATING FORD USED INFERIOR PARTS ON THE TOP STRIPS THAT RUN ALONG THE TOP AND DOWN TO THE REAR WINDOW. THE DEALER SAID I'D HAVE TO PAY @ OVER $500 TO GET THIS PROBLEM REPAIRED WHERE THEY REMOVE THE ENTIRE BACK WINDOW AND PUT NEW STRIPPING ON TOP THAT USES NEW SCREW PACKAGE THAT DOESN'T BREAK DOWN AND ALLOW WATER TO ENTER. I SEE THAT A SIMILAR REPORT OF THIS PROBLEM WAS ENTERED ON THIS SITE IN 2013. IT JUST SO HAPPENS IT TOOK A LONGER TIME FOR MY PROBLEM TO OCCUR DUE TO HAVING MY VEHICLE BEING PARKED OUTSIDE MORE.

NHTSA ID

11359862

Incident

Jun 1, 2020

Mileage

60,000 mi

PAINT BUBBLED AROUND THE CENTRE HIGH MOUNT STOP LIGHT. SERVICE ADVISOR AT GALLOWAY FORD SAID IT WAS RUST AND A COMMON PROBLEM AND WOULD COST AROUND $1200.00 TO REPAIR. ALSO ADVISED THAT RUST IN THIS AREA IS PRONE TO REOCCUR. DEALER RECOMMENDED I CALL FORD CUSTOMER SUPPORT. FORD CUSTOMER SUPPORT SAID THAT THIS WAS "NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR" AND REFUSED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. MY VEHICLE HAS 62K MILES ON IT AND IS WASHED AND WAXED ON A REGULAR BASIS. NOWHERE ELSE ON THE TRUCK ARE THERE SIGNS OF RUST. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO COLLISION EXPERTS IN CAPE CORAL FLORIDA FOR REPAIR. COLLISION EXPERTS STATED THAT THIS WAS A MANUFACTURE PAINT DEFECT AND IS A COMMON PROBLEM AROUND THE HIGH MOUNT STOP LIGHTS. THE HIGH MOUNT STOP LIGHT WAS REMOVED, REAR WINDOW REMOVED, REAR SEATS REMOVED IN ORDER TO PROPERLY REPAIR THIS DEFECT. THIS WAS AN $800.00 REPAIR.

NHTSA ID

11316693

Incident

Feb 25, 2020

Mileage

62,000 mi

ON OCTOBER 11, 2019 @ APPROXIMATELY 4::15PM I PARKED MY VEHICLE AT A LOCAL STORE TO SHOP. I EXITED MY VEHICLE AND UPON ACTIVATING THE REMOTE DOOR LOCK, I HEARD A LOUD 'POP' THAT SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING STRUCK MY VEHICLE. I PERFORMED A BRIEF INSPECTION OF THE EXTERIOR OF MY VEHICLE BUT FOUND NO EVIDENCE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK BY ANYTHING. UPON MY RETURN DRIVE HOME WHEN CHECKING MY REAR VIEW MIRROR, I THEN NOTICED THAT THE REAR GLASS WINDOW ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS SHATTERED. UPON MY ARRIVAL AT MY HOME, I INSPECTED BOTH THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE BROKEN GLASS AND COULD NOT FIND ANY INDICATION THAT THE GLASS WAS IMPACTED BY A FOREIGN OBJECT NOR DID I FIND ANY POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THE BREAKAGE.

NHTSA ID

11288887

Incident

Dec 11, 2019

Mileage

78,400 mi

2013 FORD F150 RAPTOR. BEEN READING ABOUT SEVERAL 2011 TO 2016 ABOUT THE REAR BACK GLASS DEFROST NOT WORKING DUE TO BACD CONTACTS ON THE WINDOW OR EVEN SHADERS FOR NO REASON. I THINK FORD SHOULD REPLACE THIS IF IT FAILS. WITH THE BACK DEFROST NOT WORKING ALSO MAKES THE SIDE HEATED MIRRORS NOT WORK DUE TO THEN BEING ON THE SAME CIRCUIT.

NHTSA ID

11277741

Incident

Nov 1, 2019

Mileage

178,457 mi

THE CAR IS EXPERIENCING EXTREME RUSTING ALONG THE REAR WHEEL WELLS.

NHTSA ID

11277182

Incident

Aug 1, 2019

BODY OF THE TRUCK IS RUSTING OUT OVER THE WHEEL WELLS.

NHTSA ID

11243926

Incident

Aug 1, 2017

I'M CALLING THIS A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO ERRATIC UNLOCKING OF DRIVER DOOR. DOOR WHEN OPERATED BY REMOTE TO UNLOCK, MOST TIMES NEEDS 2 ACTUATIONS, OF HANDLE TO ACTUALLY OPEN BY USER. MY WIFE AFTER SHOPPING FELT A PRESENCE AND TRIED TO ENTER OUR VEHICLE AND WAS BADLY FRIGHTENED WHEN SHE COULD NOT ENTER IMMEDIATELY SHE PULLED ON HANDLE WITHOUT OPENING DOOR AND THOUGHT SHE HAD NOT ACTUATED THE REMOTE CORRECTLY SHE PREFORMED THE ACTION TO UNLOCK AND HAD TO PULL DOOR HANDLE 2 TIMES TO ENTER AND LOCK IT TO FEEL SAFE. HE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND I DON'T KNOW IF THIS FITS THE STANDARD FOR A SAFETY ISSUE. IT SEEMED LIKE IT AT THE TIME. DEALER WANTS A DIAGNOSTIC CHARGE TO REMEDY WHICH I THOUGHT WAS UNFAIR VEHICLE HAS 82,000 MILES

NHTSA ID

11230674

Incident

Jun 18, 2019

Mileage

82,015 mi

CAR STARTED TO RUST QUICK HAD AIR BUBLES BUILT UP ON VEHICAL WENT TO THE NEAREST DEALER TO GET THAT DONE THEY TOLD ME THEY CANT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR AND THE SPEED SENSOR THEY DONT WANT TO FIX IT FOR DEALER IS LOCATED ON RT 30 IN PLAINFIELD.AND MY FEUL MEATER ON THE DASBOARD IS INACURATE

NHTSA ID

11206371

Incident

Apr 4, 2019

Mileage

97,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS WATER LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE'S ROOF ONTO THE SEATS. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOUR TIMES TO PERRY FORD (440 HITCHCOCK WAY, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93105, (805) 682-2411) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WATER WAS ENTERING THROUGH THE BRAKE LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 16808179. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000.

NHTSA ID

11173376

Incident

Jan 1, 2013

Mileage

27,000 mi

REAR DRIVERS SIDE PORTION OF CENTER SLIDING WINDOW SHATTERED FOR NO REASON WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, UNOCCUPIED AND NOT RUNNING. TOPPER IS ON THE BOX, WHICH RULES OUT ANY SORT OF IMPACT.

NHTSA ID

11156850

Incident

Dec 6, 2018

Mileage

122 mi

UPON USING MY REMOTE START, AND THEREBY USING THE REAR DEFROSTER, THE DRIVER SIDE REAR WINDOW MADE A VERY LOUD POP SOUND WHILE I WAS STANDING NEAR MY PARKED CAR. UPON EXAMINATION, THE ENTIRE PASSENGER REAR WINDOW PANEL WAS SHATTERED AND SPIDER-WEBBED. IT APPEARS TO BE A RELATIVELY COMMON ISSUE WITH FORD TRUCKS AS OF LATE.

NHTSA ID

11155572

Incident

Nov 29, 2018

Mileage

70,000 mi

REAR POWER WINDOW SHATTERED WITH NO IMPACT DAMAGE FOUND. VEHICLE WAS REMOTE STARTED AT ROUGHLY 5:00 AM, AMBIENT TEMPERATURE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. AS I WAS EXITING MY HOUSE, THE VEHICLE IDLING IN THE DRIVEWAY, I HEARD A LOUD BANG / POP. SOUNDED LIKE A ROCK BEING THROW AT A BODY PANEL. I INSPECTED THE ROOF AND HOOD AT THE TIME THINKING SOMETHING FELL FROM A TREE BUT NO DENT OR OBJECT WAS FOUND. AT 12:08PM I TOOK MY LUNCH BREAK AND WHEN AT A STOP LIGHT I LOOKED IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR TO SEE THE GLASS SPIDERED BUT STILL IN PLACE FROM THE WINDOW TINT. I PULLED OVER TO TAKE A LOOK FOR IMPACT DAMAGE BUT NONE WAS FOUND. UPON RETURNING TO WORK, TOOK PICTURES OF THE EXTERIOR GLASS IN CASE OF ANY COVERAGE WHERE EVIDENCE IS NEEDED. A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH SHOWED THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE AND THAT IT MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER. I WORK IN THE AUTOMOTIVE FIELD, SPECIFICALLY A DEALERSHIP SERVICE EMPLOYEE, AND KNOW WHEN IT IS A DEFECT OR IF THERE WAS OUTSIDE INFLUENCE AND I CAN SAY WITHOUT A DOUBT THAT THIS IS A DEFECT. EITHER IN THE GLASS ITSELF OR WITH THE HEATER CIRCUIT / GRID. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE FROM A QUALITY STANDPOINT AS WELL AS FROM A BUSINESS STANDPOINT.

NHTSA ID

11142920

Incident

Oct 26, 2018

Mileage

87,000 mi

WAS DRIVING VEHICLE WITH DOORS LOCKED TOOK A CORNER AND THE DOOR LOCK FAILED AND THE DOOR FLEW OPEN ALONG WITH A LOT OF PERSONAL ITEMS, THEN A FEW DAYS LATER THE OTHER DOOR DID THE SAME THING, THE DOOR LATCH FAILED AND THE DOOR SWUNG OPEN! 2011 AND 2012 FORD F-150 HAVE A RECALL ON THIS BUT FORD SAYS MY TRUCK DOES NOT!

NHTSA ID

11129480

Incident

Sep 7, 2018

THE BACK DOORS WILL LOCK AND U CAN'T UNLOCK THEN. I'VE HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR A COUPLE YEARS. I'VE HAD BOTH BACK DOORS LOCK ON ME FOR 3 DAYS I COULD NOT OPEN EITHER. THAN THEY UNLOCK. I STILL HAVE THE RIGHT REAR DOOR LOCKED . SAFETY CONCERNS IF YOU WERE INVOLED IN A CRASH AND HAD PASSENGERS IN THE BACK THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET OUT. I NEVER KNOW WHEN THEY WILL UNLOCK

NHTSA ID

11118511

Incident

Jan 19, 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE CHASSIS FELT LOOSE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING NEXT TO A LARGER VEHICLE AND THE AIR FROM THAT VEHICLE WOULD DRAW THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CLOSER, ALMOST CAUSING A CRASH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE FELT THE LOOSEST AND IT WAS DIFFICULT TO DRIVE WITH A TRAILER ATTACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000.

NHTSA ID

11101339

Incident

May 17, 2018

Mileage

29,000 mi

THE BACK WINDOW, ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, SHATTERED WITH THE DEFROSTER ON WHEN ACTIVATED BY THE REMOTE START FUNCTION. IT WAS 25F, I PUT SOMETHING IN THE BACK OF THE TRUCK, LOCKED IT, HIT REMOTE START AND WALKED AWAY FOR ABOUT AN HOUR. I CAME BACK, OPENED THE BACK DOOR TO REMOVE WHAT I NEEDED AND SAW THE WINDOW WAS SHATTERED. THE TRUCK WAS SITTING IN A PARKING LOT OVERNIGHT AND HAD NOT MOVED.

NHTSA ID

11091299

Incident

Apr 17, 2018

Mileage

132,000 mi

WHEN I TURNED ON THE REAR DEFROSTER MY REAR WINDOW SHATTERED

NHTSA ID

11066196

Incident

Jan 30, 2018

Mileage

50,800 mi

I HEARD A LOUD POP WHILE DRIVING AND DISCOVERED ONE SECTION(DRIVER SIDE) OF MY BACK WINDOW WAS CRACKED. IT IS A POWERED WINDOW WITH DEFROST.

NHTSA ID

11065993

Incident

Jan 28, 2018

Mileage

50,000 mi