Problems I've ENCOUNTERED after 6 years with my 2013 F150! 

I have a 13 5.0 xlt with 340k still running with the original engine and transmission.

Got to love a good ole 5.0

Hi, I had one that was a company truck, I work for Baker Hughes in North Dakota for five years 2013 F-150, thermostat was a problem, had to have a shocks replaced, but that’s because of the bad roads. It was general maintenance , and it was the best truck ever. Today I still want one. It had the small v-8 in it. I drive it from 20,000 to 135,000 it was wonderful.

I have a 2011 Ecoboost with 306,000 miles in it so far. Here is a list of what I have had replaced. Brake pads and rotors Timing set and all that goes with it. A/C compressor Oil sending unit Shocks Starter Ball joint. Not that they were bad, just because. Headlight bulbs Water pump A/C blend door motor. Several times Door wiring harness. And the usual oil, tires and such. I think that is pretty good for that many miles and 11 years old. I certainly can't complain

Mine has 102,000 and just had to replace the vacuum line to the 4wd system due to a hole. Then when the temps dropped below freezing it would lock into 4wd, so I waited for it to thaw and gently blew the line out with some air and cleared a decent amount of moisture from it. I know they've had four wheel drive issues, but this only happened when it was below freezing so I figured the water was freezing in the vacuum line causing it to not be able to correctly pull a vacuum. Other than that it's ran great besides my resonator rusting through. Since the system is always pulling a vacuum to keep it in two-wheel drive in the vent tubes are high up in the wheel wells, I figured some moisture could get sucked up in when driving in the rain. It doesn't affect the system when it's liquid because the liquid can move and still is able to pull a vacuum but when it freezes it blocks it.

I have a 2013 STX with 150,000 miles (5L, 4WD). It is a good truck, but I think I've had more issues. The multi-position switch went goofy. I'd turn the windshield wipers off, but they'd stay on in the lowest setting until I turned-off then re-started the truck. That was taken care of under warranty. The water pump gave out at about 100,000 miles. That one pissed me off. It left me stranded for about 6 hours. The stereo internal unit was a big problem. It cost me about 1000 shortly after the truck was out of warranty. I've changed an O'ring at the upper coolant Y-fitting. That was easy, and not that messy. I've changed the transmission cooler lines under the radiator and the engine. That was tough, there's not a whole lot of room between the transmission, engine and frame. Also, adding fluid to the transmission wasn't easy. The dipstick and fill point are under the truck. That took a syphon. The thermostat was easy, but it was messy. A code reader was required to troubleshoot that problem. For standard service, the brakes are easy. I replaced the blower motor earlier this summer. Yeah, only 3 bolts, but I'm old. I had to act like a contortionist to reach them. I haven't had to deal with shocks or suspension, but my truck is bone-stock in that regard. Hopefully, I've corrected all of the weak-points, and the truck can last me another 150,000. I bought it new in 2013, and I want to keep it running. The new trucks are so expensive that I wince at the idea of buying new again.

I’ve had mine for bit over year now and had 0 issues with my 5L Love the thing

I’ve owned my 13 ford 5.0 for a year and a half now. Only issues I’ve had it I had to replace the water pump and to fix the stereo it quit working. Been a very solid truck for me

You can no longer switch between fresh and recirculated air. Same thing happen to me. That was the broken piece in your blower motor.

Approaching 150k in my ‘13 5.0 and had to pull the water pump out today. Picking up a new one in the morning.

It’s not the dash lights draining the battery it’s all the computers still powered up draining the battery. When it’s in park, after a certain amount of time the truck powers down and goes to sleep. Since the truck doesn’t know it’s in park with the bad switch it never goes to sleep.

Just bought a 2013 f150 5.0 lariat. 236k miles. Its solid. Love the truck. Currently having transmission issues. Will have to replace the valve body. I changed the tranny fluid, and i dont think it has ever been changed. I find it to be easy to work on 6r80 transmissions, especially if you have forscan. I look forward to having it around for a while. Ill be doing advanced maintenance on it. When i replace the brakes and rotors, ill be looking into new lines too. Ill be replacing all the transmission components to the updated parts. Then ill be changing the dope in the rear axle. Other than that, upgrade toe dry rotted speajers, and i have something that will serve me well. Maintenance is key. Luckily the carfax had a good trail of maintenance visits to various ford shops.

GF bought her 13 new, 5.0 also. Had tail shaft seal blow out around 75k but now bad. Covered under extended warranty. Had battery die and replaced but didn't know about the 'reset' procedure for the monitor system. Had the lower rad hose leaking at the fitted collar end. At the time they were replace entire $120 hose assy but now there's o-ring kits. Not a hard job either way and a lot of manufacturers use these now. Pass window regulator cable went bad. Whole assembly is the way to go on replacement. Dealer part not cheap but do it yourself took me 30min and that was me being overly cautious. Worst part was when it went bad I was opening the window and near the bottom it just dropped hard. Didn't break but had to cover it overnight. Rear power slider window seal went bad. We had a leak in heavy rain soaked rear headliner corners. Wasn't 3rd brake light but I did try a new one. FYI 3rd BL seal is 1pc to the lamp itself. U can find some aftermarket gasket seal solutions but stock it's 1 unit. Ours still leaked so we tested more and found out the rear window seal was the culprit. Few days ago the rear driver's lock actuator went bye bye. Been on and off for weeks. $112 actuator and latch mechanism....it's 1pc. Also alot of manufacturers doing this these days. Dealer stocked it luckily. Picked up today so I get to have some weekend fun. Oh and we are at 150k+ miles. I've done intake, exhaust, rims-tires and custom tune. Runs strong.

I just bought a 2011 F150 3.5L V6 Ecoboost Lariat 4x4 at about 219,000 mi. I then bought a new driver side tail lamp and many suspension parts. I notice that Ford is pretty coarse in details and finishing, compared with my 2020 Toyota Prius XLE AWD

Had the same thing happen to me with the parking switch. Took me a while to figure it out also, but it was a simple fix once I did. Also had the iwe wheel ends go bad on the driver side which made a horrible grinding sound. Not too bad of a fix either. Other than that, solid rig.

I have those kendas on my jeep and love them! Found this video cause imma buy a 2013 150 this weekend, pricey for an older truck but havent heard anything bad.

Havnt broken a valve spring yet? I did, used boss 302 valve springs to replace my exhaust valves. Used the stallion tool and didnt have to pull the cams. Ive owned mine since new in 14 , has 160,000km ive gone through a water pump(truck shut down immediately after it exploded) I had another water pump start to weep out the bearing, replaced that aftermarket pump with a motorcraft unit. Have a spare with a metal pump wheel incase it goes again. Intake manifold when the exhaust valve spring broke melted internally. Just about every sensor involved with the emissions equipment fried after idling most of the day when it was a legit 46 degrees celcius with the ac on full blast . My cats went bad when my injectors started leaking, plugs and coils. Had the y pipe for the coolant leak so i updated it with the newer part. Both front wheel bearings, bottom ball joints, upper control arms sway bar links. My rough country vertex coilovers are now squeaking and starting to leak after 2 years. Had to change a blower motor as well. But it works nearly everyday for 12 hours for the last five years on forestry and oilfield roads and it gets driven hard! Not bad for what its been through.it had 38,000km when i started this job so 100,000km of essentially offroad driving. I also fell asleep behind the wheel one night and hit the ditch at 100km per hour , woke up pulled it back on the road and found a good place to rest for an hour. Not proud that it happened but proves how tough these trucks are. Literally the toughest half tons ever made, little shit may break but "a ford will run slightly broken forever" quote by the car wizard who doesnt like fords lol

Fordtechmakuloco channel he recommends changing transmission oil lines because they may break where they hook up to trans oil cooler.

Nice rig...I've got a 2013 platinum 3.5 f1titty ecoboost with 400 thousand miles all original. Still on the road and runs like brand new....try that dodge or Chevy...it's all about maintenance and changing your oil....

Most of the time when those T's leak that's going to be the o-rings. Ford had this idea that they wanted use square o-rings for some strange reason. I replaced mine with actual o-rings from Dorman. Haven't had another problem and wasted very little time and antifreeze.

what up Rigly!!!!! I was just looking at one of these used the guy has it pretty clean at about 120k miles I can get him down a lil bit from what he wants I just want a giood truck and the Toyotas are very expensive even used!!!

Ive had numerous issues with my e.b... fuse 27 melted, water pump, thermostat, h.p pump, turbo coolant line leak, and now, yesterday, crank no start... guessing module or pump... ugh.. but love the truck still

my 2014 f150 water pump broke on highway driving in last year, Parking brake also repaired this year other than that It is fine

Ya I have 199k on my 2013 having issues with the ac compressor assembly just ordered a new one hopefully that will fix it.

That place looks just like a spot I fish on a lake by Polk City, IA. Nice looking truck I have the 5.0 2013 as well Kodiak brown with the tan interior

Had my break lines collapse also...put new line and been all good after

i had my hood wrapped [ 2013 supercrew f150 ] and the guy there told me how bad car washes are so i don`t go anymore - just a thought

Great parking issue tip. Thank you!

Love the ford videos, you should do some fishing content!

2013 fx2 3.5L I’ve replaced front pads and rotors water pump oil lines to turbo’s antifreeze hose nut at top of passenger turbo. And upper radiator T-hose engine oil adapter housing. And now it’s leaking antifreeze and oil again and I can’t find from where it has 120k and I still pay a damn note on it 😔

Great video! Very cool! THANK YOU!

How you diggin the tires and wheels? Do you notice a difference in the ride. I have the platinum with the stock 20s been thinking about upgrading. BTW you can make a whole separate channel for wrigley and get mad views. Food for thought

I had that exact same leak.

I just replaced the painted parts of my rear bumper not a hard fix

Nothing more American then a man his truck,and a truck dog😂

Don’t you have the eco boost? I thought I saw a coyote… not sure. Btw I’m going on 206939 miles

Have the Kenda’s bro they been doing great with me I got the same size just on 17’s. I feel you on the $2,000 on tires especially if you daily drive.

Had mine since 2013 66k miles and running like new😅

Only getting 10.4 mpg in my 2013 is that normal what could be causing this

That piece is from your blinddoor

2012 XLT 5.0L 4x4 107,650 miles…. Cop or drop

I have the same truck,had the same blower problem.the newest problem is the drivers power seats and lumbar are not working.Checked fuse switched with passegar side all good .Any ideas .truck is a 2014fx4 145000 k on her

So I have a 2013 but my shifter is on the steering column was there 2 different models in 2013

Got same truck same miles. So far water pump, heater core hose bust, t connector o rings failure, iwe failure, 2 window regulators, 1 sun roof failure. Obviously brakes and rotors. Back up camera malfunction. Ac blower motor failure. Fuel pump fuse blow dead truck.

It's pronounced bilstein

Noooo the plastic piece in the blower motor was your fresh air inlet door actuator nub. Its part of the mechanical door not the actuator.

Is it a pulling son of a gun too?

Would you buy one at current time with 150 miles on the engine?

Was it any recalls for the 2013 Ford F150 and did you ever had to take it back to the dealer for any problems

I have same truck and replaced battery now it wont start, I left it alone 8 hrs after replacing

When are you and that handsome guy that rides shotgun going to do another video?

Which Blaistain shocks did u use.

What oil weight do you use?

,,,, WHAT THE HELL ENGINE DO YOU HAVE IN IT,,,,, THAT is the most important issue????????

Tumbs up for a dog.