2011 Ford F-150: harsh or hard shifting

Filed Apr 26, 2026 · Transmission · WV

When taking off the vehicle will shift into 5th gear trying to take off then hard shift down to 1st then up to 3rd and violently jerk forward. When pressing the brake pedal at a stop light it will jerk forward. When going uphill the vehicle will struggle in 5th gear and then downshift to 4th and loose power and gain power and doesn’t move unless at high rpm’s ( 3000-4000). When on the interstate it will start to move and then loose power then gain power over and over. It will be moving fine then but when taking off it will be stuck in 1st gear and refusing to shift which will then cause dangerous situations with going through intersections

Filed Apr 8, 2026 · Transmission · TX

The range sensor Clunk into reverse Down shift sometimes The light on dash cuts off when put into reverse and the wrench light comes on. Only has 137k miles. Just replaced the motor now transmission Other years f150 have recalls why isn’t this year ??

Filed Oct 3, 2025 · Acceleration, Transmission · MD

I was driving in the morning car was started to lag on accelerating and shifting gears slightly. My dashboard and gps system flickered on and off when this happened. The truck putted as well. On my way home the car had trouble accelerating and dropped from 5th gear all the way to first causing me to almost lose control of the vehicle. It continued hard shifting and loss all acceleration. It continued flickering everytime it would sputter and slip gears, Gps and dashboard would flicker. They gears were going haywire. I could not accelerate with the pedal all the way to the floor, and was hard to turn steering wheel. Almost like the Truck was coasting. When we took it to the mechanic they stated it was a transmission range switch which is an issue and many F150's of my year, make and model. My vehicle was not listed as a recalled vehicle yet has the same issue as the other recalled ones. Total repairs are going to cost around $2000. I have not driven my vehicle since the incident and I am frightened after almost losing control from the hard shifting. Prior to this the vehicle ran great. It was an out of nowhere issue. the truck has been maintained well, with all oil changes, and regular maintenece. there is less the 96,000 mile son the truck as well.

Filed Jun 25, 2024 · Brakes, Transmission · 194,285 miles · IL

The contact owns a 2011 Ford F-150. The contact stated that on two occasions while driving at approximately 45 MPH, there was a clunking sound, and the vehicle inadvertently downshifted into first gear. The transmission warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the residence where a hand-held diagnostic machine retrieved DTC code: P0722 (Output Shaft Speed Sensor Circuit no Signal). The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 194,285.

Filed May 9, 2023 · Transmission · MI

Sorry it’s been a few days since I have been able to report the still ongoing issue regarding my truck. 6 times on Saturday my truck had extremely erratic behavior. It’s getting progressively worse and I continuously have to speed above the speed limit in order to get my vehicle to shift. I have been trying not to drive it as I know the hard shifts and high rpm’s are causing additional damage that I’ll likely be responsible for. I’m hopping to hear something back soon as I am rallying up members of local forums to whim filing complaints so we can get Ford to resolve this instead on continuing to put a bandaid on it. I would upload videos however your format doesn’t allow me to upload videos of the incidents.

Filed Sep 5, 2020 · Transmission · 75,000 miles · SC

There is a major problem with the driveshaft. It's coating wears off which causes it to get into a bind when you come to a stop or from a start. Feels like it is hung up in between gears. Ford recalled f150 raptor and fixed it but the regular f150 they didn't recall and it has the same driveshaft. There are numerous videos on youtube call the slip yoke clunk if you need to see what it is doing.

Filed Mar 6, 2020 · Transmission · NY

2011 f150 xlt 4x4 rear slip yoke clunk. My yoke clunks on acceleration either fast or slow.

Filed Nov 21, 2019 · Transmission · 176,000 miles · MI

I had recall 19s07 completed with the PCM flashed a month ago. Right after it was flashed I had extremely hard shifting from 1st to 2nd and a hard down shift from 4th-3rd, during take off and slow down. I called the dealer immediately and was told top bring it back in because the flash was corrupt and they needed to re-flash the truck. I did that and after the re-flash, the hard shifting was still there, not as often, from 1st - 2nd but at least happening at 3 take offs when driving. This continued to the current day. I was told to drive the truck for two weeks for the computer to re-learn my driving habits. Now mind you the truck drove fine prior to having this fsa PCM flash done. I took it in because the danger of having the truck go from 6th to 1st gear at 70mph is high. Now yesterday (11/20/2019) I took off from a stop light (hard shifting still happening), just reached 55mph (in motion) when the truck went from being in 5th/6th gear down to 3rd gear. Immediately the wrench light came on, my mileage display disappeared, and the truck would not leave 3rd gear. I drove slowly to a gas station and turned the vehicle off. This is exact signs of the molded lead frame and the dealer confirmed that with codes. There is a fsa 19n01 that is to replace the lead frame/ however, my truck now has 174,000 miles and 19n01 is covered to 150,000 only and ford will not honor the lead frame to be replaced. Back to my original issue, is the bad shifting of this truck did not begin until I had fsa 19s07 and the system flash. So that lead to the lead frame and speed sensors failing. Both fsa's are for the abrupt downshift possibility, and 19n01 came out after 19s07. Coincidence,? I do not think so. Ford needs to honor the warranty repair of the lead frame by the dealer. Please help before accident's happen

Filed Apr 17, 2019 · Transmission · 147,711 miles · IA

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. The contact received a recall notification for the federal safety agency campaign number: 19v075000 (power train). The vehicle was taken to dahl ford davenport (1310 e kimberly dr, davenport, ia 52807) for the recall repair. Afterwards, the vehicle experienced hard shifting that was not present before the repair. The vehicle was driven back to the dealer where they wanted to charge the contact for a diagnostic test. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and a case was opened. The approximate failure mileage was 147,711.

Filed Apr 10, 2019 · Transmission · 148,000 miles · MO

About 30 MPH, let off accelerator and a loud clunk and jerk happens. Seems to happen more with a small decline

Filed Apr 8, 2019 · Transmission · 149,073 miles · TX

S19s07 / the federal safety agency recall 19v‑075 is causing failure on transmission with no issues. I found online that my 2011 f150 was due for the 19s07 recall 19v‑075 or the intermittent failure of the output speed sensor (oss). This recall has to do with the automatic transmission and "an unintended downshift into first gear can cause an abrupt wheel speed reduction, which could cause the rear tires to slide until the vehicle speed slows down." I have driven and owned the truck since brand new and it had 16 miles on it. I've never had a transmission repair or problem out of it since I've had it. However, not wanting to risk having an issue, I took it in to the local dealer for this recall, they then updated the powertrain control module with software to prevent this. I received the truck back and drove it home. The following morning, I started the engine, pulled the column shifter into reverse, and the orange light for the shifter dial on the dash disappeared. Nothing happened at first and then it suddenly slammed into reverse. The shifter light never lit up until I put it back in to park and the orange shifter light reappeared. I then pulled the shifter lever down in to drive and again, the orange shifter light on the dash disappeared and the transmission did not go into gear for a moment and then suddenly slammed into drive. Again, with no signal on the dash that it was even in a gear, drive, park, etc. Took it back to the local ford dealer explaining the situation and a day later they called to tell me that the transmission has a faulty transmission lead frame connector, would not be covered under warranty, and would cost me close to $1,000 to be repaired. I refused the repair that was now going to cost me caused by the recall and software update. Again, the truck had no issues before taking it in to bill utter ford for the transmission recall and software update.

Filed Mar 6, 2019 · Transmission · 50,000 miles · WA

Transmission clunks in gear with light throttle, mainly 1 to 2 to 3rd and downshift 3 to 2 to 1