2013 Ford F-150: jerking or lurching

Filed Oct 6, 2026 · Brakes · TX · crash

Vehicle Information: 2013 Ford F-150 SuperCrew 3.5L V6 EcoBoost (VIN: [XXX]) While operating the vehicle, experienced a severe and sudden degradation of brake hydraulic pressure. The brake pedal travels abnormally deep and requires the driver to "double-pump" (fully let off the brake pedal and re-press it a second time) to achieve enough line pressure to stop the vehicle. Additionally, while stopped at an intersection, the vehicle began violently jerking and resisting movement because the brake calipers failed to release, holding the vehicle back until a heavy secondary press of the pedal forced the system to recede. Safety Risk & Background: This behavior matches the exact mechanical failure profile of Ford Safety Recall 16S24 and Recall 20S31 (internal failure of the brake master cylinder rear cup seal leaking corrosive fluid directly into the vacuum brake booster). I am the original owner of this vehicle from new. My exact VIN is currently excluded from the official recall database due to an early 2013 manufacture date boundary. However, the vehicle is suffering from the identical catastrophic failure of the identical under-recalled factory braking component, resulting in extreme deceleration failure and unintended brake lockup while moving. This constitutes an immediate crash hazard to my teenage driver that is currently operating this vehicle. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Filed Jul 20, 2026 · Transmission · 157,000 miles · MS · 1 injury

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving 70 MPH, the vehicle unexpectedly downshifted into first gear, causing the rear wheels to lock up and slide, jerking the contact back and forth. The contact sustained pain in the neck, shoulders, and back. The check engine and power train warning lights were illuminated. The contact pulled over to the side of the road, and the vehicle was towed to the dealer, where it was diagnosed with molded leadframe failure; however, the contact was informed that the extended warranty coverage associated with the failure had expired. The vehicle was not yet repaired due to the cost. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 157,000.

Filed Jun 24, 2026 · Steering · KY

While driving the steering wheel will jerk and pull the wheel to the right then have no power steering at all. This has happened three times now with one time I ran off the road while going around a corner , luckily on a fm road with no traffic. I have to stop turn the vehicle off wait a few minutes then restart and it is fine again for awhile. I used a code reader to find a torque shaft sensor code where it loses communication with itself intermittently which is inside the electric power steering rack and unserviceable outside a 2k whole steering assembly. This is a dangerous fault , I used my truck at work until this happened and lost my job due to not being able to perform my duties as a maintenance tech. I see the recalls online about this issue I’ve tried to schedule a service to have it reprogrammed but everytime I try the ford site just spins and never loads for this service yet will work just fine for any other aspect .. please help I shouldn’t have to lose everything because of fords known issue with the power steering .. I’m the second owner of this vehicle and have no other problems ever with the truck outside of normal maintenance. I can’t afford the rack due to losing my job and can’t get to a job due to the issue it’s a catch 22 .. please help…

Filed May 19, 2026 · Transmission · VA

While slowing down at normal speeds, my 2013 Ford F‑150 will suddenly and violently downshift into a much lower gear (appears to be 1st gear). When this happens, the rear wheels lock up briefly, causing the truck to skid and jerk forward. This creates a serious loss of control and a risk of collision. The issue is intermittent but recurring. It has happened multiple times under normal driving conditions. No warning lights remain on afterward, but traction control sometimes flashes during the event. I reported this to a Ford dealer, but they refused to repair it. This appears to match known issues with the 6R80 transmission and leadframe failures on similar F‑150 models. This is a major safety hazard. If this occurs in traffic or on wet roads, it could easily cause a crash. I am requesting that the federal safety agency investigate and require Ford to address this defect.

Filed Apr 21, 2026 · Acceleration · CA

Car would jerk and transmission was failing

Filed Mar 27, 2026 · Transmission · 162,000 miles · MO

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving 60 MPH, the transmission abruptly downshifted from 6th gear to 1st gear, and the vehicle jerked and pulled to the right. No warning light was illuminated. The dealer was notified of the failure and offered to perform a diagnostic test, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact associated the failure with the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 19V433000 (Power Train). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 162,000.

Filed Mar 18, 2026 · Steering · LA

I was driving down the road when my power steering went out in the middle of a sharp turn. As the power steering was going out the screen on the dash showed “Service power steering now” and beeped three times, giving me only about a second to read the message and react to losing power steering. The steering wheel jerked right and I almost drove off the road. I have since taken it to a ford dealership where they informed me that the entire rack and pinion needs to be replaced.

Filed Nov 24, 2025 · Transmission · CO

.Driving on the interstate cruise control set on 75 all of a sudden, lose power speedometer to 0. Transmission, jerks have to pull over. Get home check the code. Said it was the transmission lead frame, oss sensor. Im lucky I didn't wreck. It's a safety concern, should be a recall.

Filed Jul 17, 2025 · Acceleration, Transmission · OK

While driving at highway speeds, about 55mph, transmission just jerked. Happened multiple times until I could get it in to be serviced. Service light comes on, speedometer goes to zero, safety lights come on and its not able to downshift. I fear this could be a very dangerous especially at this speeds.. After stopping and turning of the road it still would not reset. It would not reset until I parked the vehicle and shutdown then restarted. Picture attached shows the dash..... while going 55 speedometer went to zero. Was in 5 gear and would not change, mileage went to "--------" Engine light and Airbag lights come on...... the federal safety agency site shows no recalls but Ford does show their own recall. Ford will not cover this repair because they said they notified of a recall but nothing was ever sent to me or told to me in any previous trips to dealership. This is a known safety risk and Ford should still be pushing to get these parts replaced. Fords Campaign after to search online. 19N01 Description Transmission molded leadframe

Filed Jun 6, 2025 · Transmission · 88,000 miles · TX

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving on the highway at various speeds, the vehicle jerked and failed to accelerate as intended while depressing the accelerator pedal. In addition, the transmission unexpectedly downshifted to a lower gear and the instrument panel failed to function as intended. The contact stated that several unknown warning lights were illuminated. The contact pulled over and waited for a while before the vehicle was restarted and function as intended. The failure progressively worsened. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer to be diagnosed, and the contact was informed that the transmission lead frame was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The contact related the failure to the Customer Satisfaction Program: 19N01; however, the VIN was not included. The approximate failure mileage was 88,000.

Filed May 19, 2025 · Transmission · 230,000 miles · TX

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving 60 MPH, the vehicle jerked and briefly lost motive power before slamming into gear. The contact stated that the transmission unexpectedly downshifted to first gear and the vehicle went into LIMP Mode. The check engine warning light and several other unknown warning lights were illuminated. The contact was able to pull over to the side of the road. The vehicle was taken to Auto Zone, where it was diagnosed that the wheel speed sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 19V433000 (Power Train); the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 230,000.

Filed Apr 12, 2025 · Electrical, Engine · KY

I was traveling 55 mph on highway when without any warning or hesitation the truck on its own down shifted to 2nd gear, resulting in the rear end of truck to swing all the way around turning me a whole 45 degrees! I was very lucky to have been able to pull out of the fish tailing act caused by the down shifted at such a high speed. I had to tow it home from there bc the transmission would then be stuck in 5th gear and randomly shift to 2nd with a bad jerking motion. My local ford dealership told me the recall has expired for my truck?!?!?