2012 Ford F-150: complete transmission failure

Filed Jan 24, 2025 · Transmission · MO

While driving down the interstate truck suddenly down shifted causing everyone in the vehicle to fly forward. I shifted truck to neutral and pulled to the side of the road. When I started the truck back up transmission would not shift out of 3rd gear and then went down to 1 st gear the truck and back to 3rd never getting out of 3rd and the wrench light came on. Took to the mechanic they said the lead frame was bad but the the computer had also thrown a fatal transmission code, and that I would need a new transmission at a price of $8000. I have tried to contact and look up a recall I can find them on other trucks but says there's not one for mine

Filed Dec 13, 2024 · Transmission · 135,000 miles · GA

The contact owns a 2012 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the transmission unexpectedly downshifted with the transmission warning light flashing on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The independent mechanic retrieved a fault code for transmission failure. The contact was informed of the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 19V075000 (Power Train); which the mechanic linked to the failure. The dealer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed that the vehicle was not under recall or warranty. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 135,000.

Filed Jun 27, 2024 · Transmission · 99,000 miles · PA

The contact's wife owns a 2012 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle shuddered and vibrated while shifting from 3rd to 4th gear. Additionally, the contact stated that while driving 25-35 MPH, the transmission failed to downshift and was stuck in 4th or 5th gear; requiring that the accelerator pedal be depressed harder for the transmission to shift out of the gear. The contact stated that the vehicle then responded by accelerating abruptly, nearly causing a crash. Additionally, the contact stated while driving 45 MPH, the vehicle shuddered while shifting from 3rd to 4th gear, and then shifted into 5th gear. The vehicle then downshifted into first gear unexpectedly, and the rear wheels locked-up, causing the vehicle to skid and to stop on the side of the road. The contact attempted to continue driving; however, the vehicle failed to shift out of first gear. The contact stated that he disconnected and reconnected the battery temporarily and was able to resume driving; however, the failure persisted. Several unknown warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was test-driven, and the failure was replicated. The mechanic provided videos and pictures of the transmission fluid leaking at the bellhousing. The vehicle was taken to the dealer several times with videos of the transmission leak, but the dealer informed the contact that the failure could not be duplicated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact related the failure to the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 19V075000 (Power Train); however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the dealer for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 99,000.

Filed Jun 26, 2024 · Transmission · 120,000 miles · NJ

The contact owns a 2012 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the contact became aware of a failure within the transmission. The contact stated that the transmission failed to shift into gear properly and the transmission remained in drive(D). There was no warning light illuminated. The dealer was not contacted, and the vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000.

Filed Jul 27, 2022 · Transmission · 130,000 miles · CA

The contact owns a 2012 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at speeds above 50 MPH, the vehicle had experienced sudden transmission down shifting. Eventually the transmission failure occurred in all gears and the vehicle would not properly accelerate. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who diagnosed that the transmission was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The contact indicated that the vehicle had previously been serviced under the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 19V075000 (Power Train). The contact stated that the vehicle had experienced the failure listed in the recall. The failure mileage was 130,000.

Filed Mar 1, 2020 · Transmission · 170,000 miles · CA

7/25/2019: southern california -- northbound hwy 101, headed home from glendale to oxnard. So-cal traffic being what it is, travel was stop & go, with brief bursts of actual speed-limit travel. I was doing about 55mph, coming to a bottleneck where traffic was accumulating. I gently pressed the brake pedal, when my truck downshifted. I was expecting a 5-4 downshift, but instead my truck slammed into 1st gear, tires locked. I skid to a stop, dumbfounded. During deceleration, there was a grinding noise, so I pulled over & checked things out. I'm not a mechanic, but I checked all the fluids and trans temp, which were all in operating range. I drove gently the rest of the way home, fearing that it might happen again, but it didn't. The next morning when I left to work, there was a loud whine that seemed to be coming from the transmission at higher RPM, just prior to upshift. I drove gently to work and back home later that evening. The following day was saturday, 7/27/19: took my truck to a local shop, where they told me that my transmission was showing signs of rapid failure and that if I continued to drive it that it might last another week, if I was lucky & that my truck would one day soon, leave me stranded on the side of the fwy. The following week I ordered a remanufactured transmission, to the tune of about $3000. A month later, my mechanic brother-in-law & I swapped out the tranny, including the torque converter & tranny cooler. Then I had to have it towed to the mechanic shop, so my ecu & tcu could be reprogrammed to accept the new tranny & updated to fix the recall. What recall? This was the first mention of any recall. So, my question now is: will ford reimburse me for the cost of transmission replacement, for what was a known faulty product? If so, who do I contact? Thank you for any assistance. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

Filed Jun 26, 2019 · Acceleration, Transmission · 152,000 miles · LA

I purchased my vehicle used from a ford dealership in 2017. I brought it in a few months after I purchased it due to rear tires locking up and a sudden downshift. Was told no codes were found wrong and they couldn't duplicate the issue. April 30, 2019 had to have it towed back in. Was informed of a recall on lead mane frame for first time. After replacing lead frame vehicle still will not preform properly and I have now been told entire transmission needs to be replaced. I haven't received any letter nor made aware at time of purchase of any recall. Ford continues to refuse any remedies to justify this problem. I'm a single mother of 3 and am outraged by the companies failure to notify me of this safety recall. The company refuses to help because my mileage is 152,000 miles. 2,000 over the extended warranty for recall. If I would have been notified in a timely manner of this faulty transmission and possibly deadly recall I would have immediately tended to it. My children are my world and ford cares less about their safety and mine and it is wrong. Please help me and my babies.

Filed Jun 25, 2019 · Transmission · 71,392 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford f-150. While driving approximately 45 MPH, the vehicle downshifted into first gear on its own. The contact had to pull the vehicle over to the side of the road. The vehicle was turned off and restarted, but the same failure occurred. The vehicle was towed to bishop ford (1440 us-6, bishop, ca 93514) where it was diagnosed that the lead frame of the transmission failed and needed replacement. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 71,392.

Filed Apr 30, 2019 · Transmission · 88,000 miles · NC

I have taken my truck in to the dealership for 2 years now on multiple occasions with a loud screeching noise coming from the transmission. The dealership replaced many parts outside of the transmission per the recommendation of the warranty company. The truck is now not in safe driving conditions. It is now dropping down in first gear at 65 MPH. I see where there was a recall on 2011-2013 select vehicles with the same problem. The shifting down to first happens all the time now and has put me in a difficult situation on the highway with nearly crashing. When it downshifts at speeds between 45-65 it will not continue to drive safely, it will only go at low speed in a jerking motion. The service director at capital ford in charlotte, nc dealership where I bought it from said that they have made many attempts to fix it but have not yet pin pointed the problem. The truck is now out of warranty and is stating that I will have to pay for a new transmission. Please advise.

Filed Apr 30, 2019 · Transmission · 148,000 miles · IN

I have brought my truck in previous times when it was under warranty, I described the same issue every time about a sudden downshift. I have this documented in service sheets I have obtained from them. They said they couldn't replicate the issue or stated it was a reprogramming issue. Over time the downshift issue has damaged the transmission and finally LED to it completely failing. I was scheduled to have the recall service on tuesday 4-23-2019, on 4-18-19 I was driving on hwy 62 at 35mph the truck did the sudden downshift nearly causing me to be rearended, after the downshift my truck lost all power and it had to be pushed into a parking lot. Then I had it towed to the heritage ford dealership. The issue which is finally been addressed as a recall has LED to the transmission failure. I have been quoted $4500.00 for the transmission replacement. I would appreciate any help. Thank you, information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

Filed Apr 2, 2019 · Transmission · TN

2012 ford f150. Consumer writes in regards to transmission failure. *ld

Filed Jan 2, 2019 · Transmission · 75,941 miles · PA

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford f-150. While driving various speeds, the vehicle suddenly lost power and failed to accelerate properly. The vehicle was taken to bj maurer ford (327 alwine rd, boswell, pa) where it was diagnosed that the power train control module was faulty and needed to be reprogrammed. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact was informed that the VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 16v248000 (power train). The contact stated that the vehicle experienced the same failure listed in the recall. The manufacturer was notified and did not assist. The failure mileage was 75,000. *tt consumer stated ford says the problem will be cured when the first problem is repaired. Consumer states symptons still the same and transmission needs to be replaced.