2013 Ford F-250 Engine Problems

Terrible exhaust fumes in the truck cab when using the heat or ac probably due to the extremely common exhaust manifold issues with these trucks. It could kill me and my child

NHTSA ID

11699570

Incident

Nov 11, 2025

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-250. The contact stated while driving at an unknown speed, the check engine warning light illuminated, and the vehicle entering LIMP Mode message was displayed. The contact was able to stop on the side of the road and have the vehicle towed. The vehicle was towed to the dealer who stated that the EGR cooler needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired because the dealer stated that the code was not a match for Customer Satisfaction Campaign Number: 21M04. The manufacturer was contacted and confirmed that code did not match the Customer Satisfaction Campaign Number: 21M04. The failure mileage was 99,000.

NHTSA ID

11504727

Incident

Sep 30, 2022

Mileage

99,000 mi

REDUCTANT HEATER NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY UNDER EXTENDED EMISSIONS PROGRAM FOR THIS MODEL YEAR, ALTHOUGH LARGER TRUCKS WITH SAME DRIVETRAIN WERE COVERED. IT IS COVERED UNDER CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 18M01, FOR 2011-2015 F450 THROUGH F550 DIESEL TRUCKS, BUT ONLY FOR 2011 THROUGH 2012 FOR F250 AND F350 TRUCKS. THIS IS THE DEF HEATER ASSEMBLY.

NHTSA ID

11341065

Incident

Jul 20, 2020

Mileage

37,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ABS, REDUCED POWER MODE, AND CHECK ENGINE INDICATORS ILLUMINATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT CALLED THREE DIFFERENT DEALERS, INCLUDING WENDLE FORD AT 509-484-4800 (LOCATED AT 9000 N DIVISION ST, SPOKANE, WA 99218) AND WAS INFORMED TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO THEIR FACILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.

NHTSA ID

11205559

Incident

Apr 15, 2019

Mileage

90,000 mi

VALVE SPRING WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY THE VALVE SPRING BROKE AFTER ONLY 78,000 MILES ON THE ENGINE.

NHTSA ID

11120888

Incident

Aug 16, 2018

Mileage

78,000 mi

TRAVELLING NORTH ON I25 IN NEW MEXICO. GOING 60 MPH PULLING A 5TH WHEEL TRAILER. LOW FUEL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON AND LOST POWER STEERING. SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER HOOD. THEN ALL WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND COASTED TO SIDE OF THE ROAD. BY THE TIME I STOPPED, THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS FULLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. TRIED TO RELEASE THE HOOD BUT CABLE MELTED. EXITED THE VEHICLE AND CALLED 911. PASSER BY LOANED ME FIRE EXTINGUISHERS BUT FIRE TOO HOT. FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED WITHIN MINUTES AND EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. TRUCK TOWED TO A HOLDING YARD.

NHTSA ID

11102396

Incident

Jun 3, 2018

Mileage

62,000 mi

PART OF SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE HEAD. THE REMAINING PORTION FELL INTO THE CYLINDER CAUSING INTERNAL DAMAGE TO TWO CYLINDERS. DEALER HAD TO INSTALL REMANUFACTURED ENGINE. VERY EXPENSIVE.

NHTSA ID

11033216

Incident

Mar 24, 2017

Mileage

115,213 mi

EXHAUST GAS TEMPERATURE SENSORS CONTINUE TO CAUSE ISSUES, BEGINNING WITHIN A YEAR OF PURCHASE OF VEHICLE NEW IN 11/2013 (JULY 28, 2014). MY TRUCK HAS BEEN IN THE FORD SHOP AT LEAST SEVEN TIMES NOW (CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP NOW--JULY 2017--FOR A SENSOR THAT SHOWED PROBLEMS AND WAS REPLACED LAST MONTH--JUNE 2017). THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING IN EACH CIRCUMSTANCE; THE FIRST TIME MY DASHBOARD LIT UP AND SAID "STOP SAFELY NOW"--I BARELY MADE IT OFF THE HIGHWAY BEFORE THE TRUCK SHUT DOWN. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO DEALERSHIP.

NHTSA ID

11005168

Incident

Jul 12, 2017

Mileage

12,572 mi

AT APPROXIMATELY 44,000 MILES THE RADIATOR DEVELOPED A LEAK. WARRANTY ON THIS ITEM I WAS TOLD EXPIRED AT 36,000 AND IT WILL NOT BE COVERED.

NHTSA ID

10891666

Incident

May 2, 2016

Mileage

44,000 mi

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT THIS ISSUE HAS HAPPENED. THE FIRST OCCASION WAS ON 1-22-15 WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, MESSAGE CENTER ALERT NOTIFIED THAT A EMISSIONS FAULT HAD OCCURRED AND VEHICLE WILL BE PUT INTO EMERGENCY MODE AND SPEED WILL BE LIMITED TO 50 MPH WITHIN 50 MILES. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER AND WAS NOTIFIED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE DEF SYSTEM. AT THE SAME TIME, I WAS INFORMED THAT AN UPDATE WAS NEEDED (14E03 PROGRAM UPDATE). THIS WAS A FUEL SYSTEM CALIBRATION. ALL WORK WAS COMPLETED WITH NO EXPLANATION. I LEFT AND THE TRUCK SEEMED FINE WITH NO MESSAGES. THE SECOND ISSUE HAPPENED ON 2-3-15 O.D. READING 57393. I WAS DRIVING 75 MPH ON IH10 WHEN THE MESSAGE CENTER NOTIFIED ME THAT A EMISSIONS SYSTEM ERROR HAD OCCURRED AND THE VEHICLE SPEED IS NOW LIMITED TO 50 MPH. AS A RESULT, THE TRUCK BEGAN TO IMMEDIATELY SLOW TO 50 MPH. I LOOKED IN MY REARVIEW MIRROR AND NOTICE A SEMI-TRUCK CLOSING FROM BEHIND AT 70-75 MPH. WE WERE BOTH IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE AND ANOTHER CAR WAS NEXT TO THE TRUCK IN THE PASSING LANE. THE TRUCK HAD NO WAY TO MOVE OVER AND AVOID ME. AS THEY APPROACHED ME, I HAD TO MOVE RIGHT TO THE SHOULDER TO TRY TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF THE PENDING DISASTER. THE SEMI-TRUCK STARTED TO JACKKNIFE AND BARELY MISSED ME. THE OTHER CAR HAD TO MOVE OVER INTO THE MEDIAN. THIS WAS HORRIBLE AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER AND THEIR REPORT STATES THAT A NOX MODULE FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE... NOT AN EMISSIONS ISSUE. HOW STUPID CAN YOU POSSIBLY BE TO PUT A POSSIBLE EMISSIONS PROBLEM IN FRONT OF ALL OF THE HUMAN LIVES AT STAKE. IN ADDITION, THERE SEEMS TO BE SEVERAL EMISSIONS SENSORS THAT CAN FAIL THAT WILL SHUT THE TRUCK DOWN IMMEDIATELY. THIS IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE AND SHOULD BE CORRECTED. FORD ADMITTED THAT THEY OVERRIDE THIS LIMITATION FOR AMBULANCES. EITHER THE TRUCK IS SAFE OR IT'S NOT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10682169

Incident

Feb 3, 2015

Mileage

57,393 mi