2014 Ford F-150 Electrical system Problems
- Complaints
- 163about this part
- Share
- 11%of 1,539 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 65,000miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 163 complaints about the electrical system of the 2014 Ford F-150, 11% of the 1,539 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 65,000 miles. 4 of these say a crash was involved and 11 a fire, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I was pulling a empty trailer and it started down shifting at 35-45 MPH I had to put it in neutral while driving then back to drive to gear up it did it around 75 MPH the first time and wi5h a trailer had to come to a haunting stop on a highway it's in the past hour done it 5 times .... This is not safe!”
NHTSA complaint #11403031, filed 2021-03, 153,900 miles“I was on the highway heading out of town going 70 MPH, the speedometer went to zero and the RPM rev up to 4000rpm and felt like a downshift , I had a car and semi passing me. It was a scary moment for. I took it to a well known mechanic and ran a test and told me the lead frame was bad. He informed me that my truck was not under recall because my truck was not at the plant where the lead frame was faulty.”
NHTSA complaint #11398450, filed 2021-03, 103,000 miles“When I am driving,and I attempt to accelerate(press gas pedal) the engine loses power. I then have to coast to a stop and put vehicle in park,turn engine off and restart, and drive on. Sometimes it does it again.sometimes it doesn't. It's does it when I'm on road ways. Dangerous it happens in traffic.”
NHTSA complaint #11144274, filed 2018-10, 20,000 miles“My rear defrost caused my window to shatter then it started melting the plastic around the window. Smoking and burning. I had just left my home it was 40 degrees in south carolina had the front and rear defrost on. At a stop light I heard it pop and smoke was pouring around the rear window. It continued to smoke and burn even after I turned the defrost and the comfort system off.”
NHTSA complaint #11053881, filed 2017-12, 102,000 miles“Rear defroster worked sometimes and sometimes not now it stopped completely afraid it will start on its own and shatter my window I have my two grandkids in the back every day afraid they will be harmed if it shatters or catch on fire due to the short why no recalls to fix the problem.”
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Electrical system: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 17% |
| 2025 | 23 | 21% |
| 2024 | 40 | 21% |
| 2023 | 85 | 20% |
| 2022 | 126 | 21% |
| 2021 | 130 | 13% |
| 2020 | 88 | 12% |
| 2019 | 100 | 7% |
| 2018 | 172 | 7% |
| 2017 | 136 | 9% |
| 2016 | 190 | 9% |
| 2015 | 176 | 10% |
| 2014 | 163 | 11% |
| 2013 | 324 | 11% |
| 2012 | 173 | 10% |
| 2011 | 235 | 11% |
| 2010 | 166 | 20% |
| 2009 | 46 | 14% |
| 2008 | 29 | 8% |
| 2007 | 42 | 9% |
| 2006 | 60 | 10% |
| 2005 | 73 | 7% |
| 2004 | 99 | 5% |
| 2003 | 47 | 11% |
| 2002 | 106 | 13% |
| 2001 | 137 | 11% |
| 2000 | 191 | 18% |
| 1999 | 85 | 8% |
| 1998 | 87 | 6% |
| 1997 | 198 | 7% |
| 1996 | 56 | 17% |
| 1995 | 65 | 10% |
| 1994 | 88 | 13% |
| 1993 | 34 | 6% |
| 1992 | 48 | 10% |
| 1991 | 50 | 16% |
| 1990 | 37 | 13% |
| 1989 | 52 | 23% |
| 1988 | 49 | 35% |
| 1987 | 37 | 41% |
| 1986 | 22 | 36% |
| 1985 | 10 | 36% |
| 1984 | 7 | 47% |
| 1983 | 3 | 30% |
| 1982 | 1 | 20% |
Other parts of the 2014 Ford F-150
426 complaintsBrakes
346 complaintsEngine
180 complaintsSteering
160 complaintsOther or unknown
149 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
142 complaintsVehicle speed control
102 complaintsFuel system
72 complaintsAir bags
31 complaintsBody and structure
31 complaintsWheels
25 complaintsElectronic stability control
23 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2014 Ford F-150
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology