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2014 Ford F-53 problems

Owners have filed 26 complaints with NHTSA about the 2014 Ford F-53. Body & structure is the most reported problem area, at 27% of complaints. Next are suspension (12%) and wheels (12%).

At a glance

Complaints
26 filed with NHTSA
Most reported
Body & structure 27% of complaints
Crashes and fires
5 and 3
Injuries and deaths
6 and 0
Typical mileage
6,000 miles 25 complaints with mileage

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

Where the complaints are

Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.

  • Body & structure 27%
  • Suspension 12%
  • Wheels 12%
  • Latches & locks 8%
  • Lighting 8%
  • Wipers, windshield & visibility 8%
  • Air bags 4%
  • Electrical system 4%
  • Engine 4%
  • Fuel system 4%

When problems show up

Complaints by mileage, 2014 Ford F-53 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 6,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 23 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 2 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 0 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 0 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 0 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 6,000 miles
Based on 25 complaints that include mileage. 100% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
View the numbers
MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles23
20k to 40k miles2
40k to 60k miles0
60k to 80k miles0
80k to 100k miles0
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 25 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 6,000 miles.

Safety-related details: 5 complaints mention a crash; 3 complaints mention a fire; 6 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 96% of model years in our database.

It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.

What owners wrote

A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.

Tl* the contact owned a 2014 ford f53 the contact stated that while driving 55 MPH in the rain, the windshield wipers were increased to high speed but, seized in the upward position and the contact crashed the vehicle into a unknown object. There were no injuries or fire due to the crash. A police report was not filed. The air bags did not deploy. There were no warning lights illuminated. The manufacturer was contacted however, no further assistance was provided .the failure mileage was approximately 29,000.

Reported at 29,000 miles, July 2018 Crash

Traveling on I-10 when trucks passed me, I would a lot of times be pushed over to the shoulder of the road. Also on curves still under the speed limit it would seem like the front end was floating or loose steering. All this was traveling any where from 55 to 65 MPH. Going on straight aways with no trucks passing it drove fine.

Reported at 1,800 miles, April 2015

Driver side wheel bearing failure at 1549 miles while driving 60MPH in a straight line on I65 near the tennessee / alabama border. This occurred on 27march2016. Damaged the spindle, hub, brake pads, caps. Towed to mid-tenn ford in nashville where it was repaired under warranty.

Reported at 1,549 miles, March 2016

Headlights are not strong enough to light up the road. Have to use high beam at night. Leg lights like these just disappear out in the dark, is not beamed at all. Cannot see the road, period. Contacted fr but they don't recognize this problem or take any responsibility. Light fixture are also loose and hard to tighten back up. The ford f53 chassis is a 2014 make. Suspension is really bad in the front. 3 times replaced bearings and spindle.

Reported at 6,400 miles, June 2016

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