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2013 Ford F-150 electrical system problems

325 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2013 Ford F-150, which is 8% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
325 8% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
68,000 miles 236 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
2 and 16
Injuries and deaths
6 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2013 Ford F-150 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 68,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 28 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 28 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 41 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 47 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 44 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 21 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 7 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 5 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 7 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 6 complaints 200k+ miles: 2 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 68,000 miles
Based on 236 complaints that include mileage. 41% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles28
20k to 40k miles28
40k to 60k miles41
60k to 80k miles47
80k to 100k miles44
100k to 120k miles21
120k to 140k miles7
140k to 160k miles5
160k to 180k miles7
180k to 200k miles6
200k+ miles2

What the data shows

Of the 236 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 68,000 miles, and 41% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 crashes, 16 fires, 6 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford f-150. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 40 MPH, the instrumental panel caught on fire and flames emitted through the vents and melted the dash board on the front passenger side area. The contact sustained third degree burns to the right hand, the front seat passenger sustained smoke inhalation, and the rear passenger suffered emotional stress that all required medical attention. The vehicle was towed for further inspection. The manufacturer was not notified.

December 2016 FireInjury

Remote started my 2013 f-150 raptor and it ran in the drive way for 3-4 min. Started down the road and turned on the rear defrost. After about 2 min, the rear window popped and shattered behind me. After researching, looks to be a known issue that ford seems to not want to acknowledge. I called them today and the customer service rep acted like he did not know of any past issues. Hopefully this will get the attention it needs soon.

Reported at 85,000 miles, January 2016

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