I am the latest victim. About two weeks ago, I stopped at a gas station for a drink; came back out, truck wouldn't start. The ignition fired, but the engine would not turn over. This went on for about five minutes, until the truck started and ran just fine. I thought this was weird, but since I have never had an issue with the truck before (2013, 24k miles) I chalked the incident up to the weather or ghosts or maybe aliens.
Fast forward to three days ago. I am driving on the highway when my HUD lights up with a message (low oil pressure) and plays the CEL chime. As I am lowering my head to look, the engine cuts out completely and the power steering fails - basically a catastrophic vehicle failure. For those who have never had this happen before at highway speeds, it is very, very scary. Fortunately, I was in the right lane and near an exit, so I limped off the road before being murdered by someone texting and driving.
I sat there for a few minutes, truck wouldn't start. I check the oil (it was fine), and try again to start the vehicle. This time, she fires right up, no CEL. I slowly take back roads to a mechanic, hoping they can at least pull the code that was thrown.
While I am waiting for the mechanic, I check Google to see if anyone has had this issue before. A search for "Ford Raptor low oil pressure" brings me to this thread (thanks FRF!) and so I tell the mechanic to check fuse location #27. Sure enough, the fuse is destroyed, basically melted into the box (picture below). Since it is the day before Thanksgiving, the repair kits are apparently back-ordered, and Ford dealerships are hit-or-miss for service anyway, I ask the mechanic to go ahead and try to fix it.
When we call Ford for the TSB, they claim to have not heard of this issue or TSB. Only when we provide the actual TSB number do they admit knowledge. Yikes. Basically, the mechanic ends up re-routing fuse #27 outside the box and directly to the battery (picture below). I have not seen Ford's "fuse box relocation kit" but I imagine it accomplishes essentially the same thing. I have had no issues since.
I HIGHLY, HIGHLY recommend that all of you check your fuse boxes immediately at location #27 for any signs of thermal damage. I also HIGHLY, HIGHLY recommend that you schedule an appointment ASAP at Ford for the TSB update related to this issue. If one of us gets caught in the wrong circumstances and experiences total power loss, the results could be very bad. In my opinion, this issue warrants a recall, not a TSB.