2013 Ford F-150 Interior & seats Problems

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that the front driver's side door failed to open from the inside. The contact's brother replaced the driver’s side door handle with the rear driver's side door handle. The vehicle was then taken to a dealer where the vehicle was inspected, and the contact was provided an estimate for the repair. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was 181,934.

NHTSA ID

11681318

Incident

Aug 17, 2025

Mileage

181,934 mi

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the driver's side rear door unexpectedly opened. The contact stopped the vehicle and attempted to close the door; however, the door failed to close and became inoperable. The dealer was contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 258,000.

NHTSA ID

11677263

Incident

Jul 30, 2025

Mileage

258,000 mi

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that the passenger's side rear door failed to lock as needed. The contact stated that the locking mechanism was inoperable. The local dealer was contacted but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted, and the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The approximate failure mileage was 145,000. The VIN was not available.

NHTSA ID

11660466

Incident

Apr 9, 2025

Mileage

145,000 mi

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. While the contact’s wife was driving approximately 60 MPH, the transmission unexpectedly downshifted to first gear, causing the vehicle to abruptly slow down. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer who diagnosed that the transmission lead frame was faulty and needed to be replaced. The lead frame was replaced, and the vehicle was repaired. Additionally, the rear driver’s side door failed to open from inside or outside the vehicle. The message "Door Ajar" was displayed. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who replaced the internal door wire, and the vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 66,000.

NHTSA ID

11650771

Incident

Mar 26, 2024

Mileage

66,000 mi

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Edge. The contact stated that while his wife was driving 50 MPH, the driver's side door opened unexpectedly. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic however, the vehicle was not diagnosed. The mechanic referred the contact to the dealer for assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but was not diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to the NHSTA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 153,000.

NHTSA ID

11601208

Incident

Jul 11, 2024

Mileage

153,000 mi

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that the rear passenger’s side door failed to unlock and open as needed. The contact attempted to manually unlock the door with the electronic unlock button however, the door failed to open. In addition, the contact attempted to use the key fob to unlock the door, but the door failed to open. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

NHTSA ID

11597326

Incident

Jun 27, 2024

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated the rear passenger’s side door failed to latch close or lock as intended. The contact used excessive force on the latch to open the rear passenger’s side door. There was no warning light illuminated. The local dealer was contacted, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.

NHTSA ID

11596436

Incident

Jun 25, 2024

Mileage

100,000 mi

*cam shaft rattle on cold start up- started around 140,000 miles- safety issue *vacuum pump leaking causing other unknown problems, when running the heater and a/c, blows strong cloud of exhausted in the passengers face- safety and health issue *driver seat will not move- checked all power and seat motor- no issues found. dealerships unable to figure out issue. first the problem was intermittent now no movement - safety issue * A/c will not blow cold air, everything else works correct, full charge, fuse ETC. unable to find the issue. *PCM intermittent issues. safety issue *BCM- unknow if this is causing the problem Most of these issues are not throwing check engine light, they only say to check voltage. I have contacted several dealerships who agree that this is a on going issue with this make, model and several years. ford found the issue and corrected on newer model but refuses to help with the ones on the road.

NHTSA ID

11512541

Incident

Mar 1, 2023

When the driver door is open and the door is locked - either by manually inserting the key into the door and turning the lock, or using the key fob and pushing the button, or even by starting the vehicle where it automatically locks all the doors, the actuator in the door lock flips into the lock position and won't release - (again either by turning off the vehicle, entering the key and turning or pushing the unlock button on the key fob). It's extremely frustrating especially in the winter time since its cold and you want to start your car up to warm it up. It's only by what I've experienced as a random combination by pushing the button, holding the pin up, turning the car off and on, shifting from gear to neutral, etc does it unlock.

NHTSA ID

11445934

Incident

Jan 3, 2022

MY RPM KNEEDLE POP OFF. MY SEATS ARE TEARLING

NHTSA ID

11405414

Incident

Mar 23, 2021

Mileage

12,500 mi

1. ENGINE DOESN'T RUN SMOOTH AT HIGHWAY SPEED.. 2. POWERTRAIN, TRANSMISSION - RECEIVED A RECALL 19V-075 FOR SOFTWARE UPDATE NOTICE 6/25/2019. TOOK THE F150 TO GATEWAY FORD DEALERSHIP FOR THE UPDATE. THE NEXT TIME TRIED TO ACCELERATE (8/16/19) THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER ERADICABLE THE DASH ICONS FLASHED AND THE PICKUP STALLED AS TO BE IN LOW GEAR, I SHUT OFF THE IGNITION AFTER PULLING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, RESTARTED IT AFTER A BIT AND CONTINUED ON MY WAY. THIS HAS HAPPENED AGAIN, NOT SURE OF DATES. AS I WAS TRAVELING OUT OF SOUTH DAKOTA I CONTACTED GATEWAY, THEY SAID TO TAKE THE PICKUP TO ANOTHER FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY WOULD FIX IT. TOOK IT TO AUTO NATION FORD IN CORPUS CHRISTI, TX. THEY WOULDN'T FIX IT . THEY SAID THE UPDATE WAD ALREADY DONE. THE PICKUP DROVE AND WORKED GOOD PRIOR TO THE RECALL UPDATE AND NOW IT WILL SHIFT RADICALLY AND DASH ICON FLASHING WHEN ACCELERATING RAPIDLY. IN ADDITION THE DRIVERS SEAT IS WEARING OUT. IT SHOULD REAR BETTER THAN THAT. THE PICKUP ONLY HAS 90,178 MILES ON IT AND SHOULD LAST ME LONGER THAN THAT. ONE MORE ISSUE. THE POSITIVE BATTERY POST CONTINUALLY CORRODES. I'VE CLEANED IT MANY TIMES AND STILL CORRODES. PLEASE HAVE SOMEONE ADDRESS THESE ISSUES ON MY F150. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE NO COST TO ME PER YOUR ADVERTISING ON TV. THANK YOU [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

11299683

Incident

Aug 16, 2019

Mileage

89,100 mi

THE DRIVERS SEAT HAS A LOT OF POPPING AND MOVING WHEN SLOWING DOWN OR ACCELERATING. TRUCK ONLY HAD 20,040 MILES ON IT WHEN I BOUGHT IT. IT HAS BEEN A ISSUE FROM THE DAY IT WAS PURCHASED. FEELS LIKE THE SEAT MAY JUST COMPLETELY BREAK AT ANY MOMENT.

NHTSA ID

11179969

Incident

Dec 22, 2018

Mileage

20,040 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR LOCKS ON THE VEHICLE FAILED AND COULD NOT BE UNLOCKED. THE DOOR WAS ABLE TO UNLOCK THE NEXT MORNING. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED BEFORE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER (KIRK AUTO COMPANY, 235 SW FRONTAGE RD, GRENADA, MS 38901) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

NHTSA ID

11075446

Incident

Feb 8, 2018

Mileage

81,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE REAR DRIVER'S DOOR, THE CONTACT COULD NOT OPEN IT FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE REAR DOORS WERE DESIGNED TO ONLY BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (JIM SHORKIE FORD, 1234 LONG RUN RD, WHITE OAK, PA) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENTIRE DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,002. *TT *TR

NHTSA ID

11072368

Incident

Feb 1, 2018

Mileage

45,002 mi