The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the transmission unexpectedly downshifted with the power train and the check engine warning light flashed on the instrument panel. The contact was able to pull over to the side of the road and turn off the vehicle. The contact attempted several times to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed a failure with the speed shaft sensor. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the failure persisted. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it remained. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was unknown.
2013 Ford F-150 transmission complaints
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This is on my 2013 Ford F150 XLT 5.0 Engine with 6R80 Transmission: While driving on a highway or city streets, the vehicle will drop down gears, a wrench light on dash will display, the airbag light will illuminate, the speedometer will quit working and the engine will be gone. Also on the third time this happened, the check engine light will come on with Code P0720, Output Shaft Speed Sensor Circuit fault. Ford has known about this problem and has issued TSB's. It is related to a faulty Transmission Molded Lead Frame. This is a safety issue and Ford needs to replace this without limits on time or mileage. See TSB 16-0008
Ford recalled 107,850 2013 Ford F-150 trucks with 5.0-liter or 6.2-liter engines due to a transmission issue. The recall was issued on June 10, 2019, with the recall number 19V433000. The transmission could unexpectedly shift into first gear, regardless of the vehicle's speed This could cause a loss of vehicle control and increase the risk of a crash I took the truck to Ford to fix and they did not fix the issue after saying they did and confirming there was an issue. This appeared 2 months ago and since then I have been getting the run around from ford.
The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving 50 MPH, the transmission unexpectedly downshifted. Additionally, the speedometer failed to function as intended. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or the dealer. The dealer was made aware of the failure and the contact provided the cost for a diagnostic test. In addition, the contact stated that three days prior to the failure the dealer performed an undisclosed recall repair and the PCM was reprogrammed. The contact stated that the failure reoccurred two miles after leaving the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 92,295.
The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving 40 MPH, the vehicle unexpectedly downshifted. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that the powertrain control module had failed and needed to be replaced. The dealer confirmed that the VIN was not included in the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 19V075000 (Power Train). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 132,309.
The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving 55 MPH, the transmission unexpectedly downshifted from 5th gear to 3rd gear. The contact stated that occasionally, the vehicle lost motive power and stalled. In addition, the instrument cluster had displayed a black screen. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed with a failed molded lead frame control module. The contact was informed that the molded lead frame control module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact was informed that the repair was not covered under recall or special programs. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but provided no assistance. The contact was advised to contact the federal safety agency Hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 156,000.
The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated after an independent mechanic had performed the water pump replacement, the mechanic informed the contact that the vehicle was experiencing transmission failure. The mechanic referred the contact to the dealer for a diagnostic test. Additionally, the contact stated that upon driving the vehicle for an extended time, the engine warmed up, and the odometer turned blank. Additionally, the vehicle failed to accelerate as needed. The contact stated that the failure had been recurring while driving. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where the contact was informed of Technical Service Bulletin Number: 13-4-9. The contact was advised that the vehicle was not covered under the TSB because the vehicle was out of warranty. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the federal safety agency Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 95,000.
The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving the transmission would randomly downshift into 1st gear causing the vehicle to abruptly reduce speeds. Also, the speedometer had intermittently malfunctioned and did not properly display. The cause of the failures was not yet determined. The manufacturer was contacted and informed that the vehicle was previously serviced under the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 19V075000 (POWER TRAIN). The contact indicated that the vehicle had experienced that same failure listed in the recall. The local dealer was not yet contacted. The failure mileage was 110,000.
The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving approximately 45 MPH, the transmission unexpectedly downshifted to first gear. No warning light was illuminated; however, the icons on the instrument panel became dark. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed and determined that the lead frame wiring harness needed to be replaced. The contact researched and became aware of the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 19V433000 (Power Train); however, the VIN was not included. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 97,000.
The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving approximately 55 MPH in 6th gear, the transmission unexpectedly downshifted to 1st gear and immediately decelerated. The contact was able to control the vehicle and parked on the side of the road to inspect the vehicle. The contact could not identify the cause for the failure. The contact was able to restart the vehicle and drive the vehicle to the residence. The dealer was contacted and informed the contact of a Customer Satisfaction Program, the federal safety agency ID Number: 10201087 (Power Train), relating to the failure and spoke of a software update however, the vehicle was not covered under the CSP. The dealer referred the contact to the manufacturer for assistance. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and confirmed that the vehicle was not covered under the CSP. The contact was referred to the federal safety agency Hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was 112,000.
The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the transmission unexpectedly downshifted with the power train and check engine warning lights intermittently flashing on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the contact was provided an estimate for a diagnostic test. Upon investigation, the contact discovered the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 19V075000 (POWER TRAIN) and linked the failure to the recall. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was no longer covered under an undisclosed Customer Satisfaction Program. The contact was referred to the dealer for assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 93,000.
The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the instrument cluster became inoperable and the vehicle lost drive power while the RPMs were significantly high. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to exceed an unidentified low speed. The power train warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that he pulled to the side of the road on some occasions. The contact stated that the failure had progressively worsened, and the vehicle no longer responded as needed upon turning off and restarting the vehicle. Additionally, the contact stated that the vehicle made an abnormal clunking sound while shifting into gears. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact related the failure to the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 19V075000(Power Train); however, the VIN was not included. The dealer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 138,000.
Truck would not shift out of first gear after coming to a stop and then accelerating. I had to pull over, shut truck off and restart truck. This has occurred 3 times in 2 days. Noticed wrench light came on indicating a problem. Hooked to code reader and got codes po722 (output shaft speed sensor circuit no signal) and code b00a0 (occupant classification system). After doing some research I found that Ford has had some recalls and service problems with this same issue. I was never notified by Ford of any recalls or service issues with this vehicle. I only found out after doing research on what the codes meant and how to try and fix the issues. The engine could have blown up from running high rpm’s because it wouldn’t shift. After reading other people’s experiences with this same issue I am extremely concerned for the safety of myself and others that this issue could cause a serious accident. The first occurrence was 12/19/24 and then again 12/20/24. I plan to take the truck to a repair shop as soon as I can get an appointment. The vehicle is available for inspection upon request.
The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving approximately 60 MPH, the transmission unexpectedly downshifted to first gear. No warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that the VIN was not included in the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 19V433000 (Power Train). The vehicle was taken back to the residence. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 149,000.
The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated while accelerating from a complete stop, the speedometer was inoperable, the RPM was significantly high, and the vehicle failed to shift into gear as designed. The power train and the check engine warning lights were illuminated. The contact stated that the failure recurred intermittently. The contact stated that while driving from a complete stop at a traffic light, the vehicle failed to shift out of first gear. The contact stated that upon pulling to the side of the road and restarting the vehicle several times, the vehicle responded as needed on several occasions; however, the vehicle remained stuck in first gear on other occasions. The dealer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was previously repaired under the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 19V075000 (Power Train), which the contact related to the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 213,000.
Driving along and then I get a quick illuminated wrench symbol which disappears. All the dash information disappears but the tach still worked but the speedometer stopped working but an illuminated airbag symbol came on and stayed light. The truck was sluggish and didn’t want to shift were it should have. This first time this happened on Oct 29, 2014 then again Dec 9, 2014. The mileage on my 2013 Ford F-150 truck with the 6R89 transmission and has 133, 657. I know this is related to the Molded Leadframe in the transmission because I was notified by Ford in May 2019 and they said it could be fixed for free as long as there were trouble codes (P-0720 and P-0722) if not they wouldn’t cover it. There was a warranty extension but for 10 yrs or 150,000 miles which ever comes first. I called Ford customer service on Dec 11, 2024. Long story short the guy said he was sorry I was having this issue but the extended warranty expired last year. I bought the truck new in Dec 2013. I said it’s still a safety issue so they should still cover it but he said no because of the time gram even though I was under the 150,000.
Transmission shift dropped on its own down to 1st gear while driving and would not shift to next gear.
The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the transmission unexpectedly downshifted causing the vehicle to abruptly decelerate. The vehicle was taken to the local mechanic who diagnosed a failure with the transmission. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The local dealer was not contacted. The contact was informed that the vehicle was previously 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 197,000.
The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the transmission unexpectedly downshifted to 1st gear. The transmission then failed to shift out of 3rd and 4th gear intermittently. The speedometer failed to display the accurate speed while driving. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but not diagnosed. The vehicle had not been repaired. The contact became aware of the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 24V444000 (Power Train); however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and confirmed that the vehicle was no longer covered under an undisclosed extended warranty. The failure mileage was unknown.
Addition to complaint #11630474 did research on VIN to find out my vehicle is not covered under the safety recall.
Purchased a used 2013 f150 in sept 2024. Vehicle seemed fine for about a month when transmission did the sudden downshift into first gear. It did it twice in the distance of a few hundred feet. Luckily was only going 25 MPH but wife left permanant handprint in the grab handle. Finished the 3 miles to the house and has sat ever since. Afraid to drive it because it's all highway speeds to town. Will have to be towed to dealership for repair/recall work.
The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving 60 MPH, the vehicle hesitated and shifted out of gear independently. The contact pulled over to the side of the road and turned off the vehicle. The vehicle was restarted; however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the VIN was not included in the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 19V075000 (POWER TRAIN). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.
[XXX] . I was driving with cruise control at 60mph when the speedometer suddenly fell to zero and the truck jerked momentarily into low gear which schreeched the tires due to the sudden and uncontrolled deceleration. Fortunately the road was dry and no vehicles were close behind me. And fortunately I was driving (and not my wife or kids) and I wasn't in busy metro traffic which surely would have caused a multi car crash. No malfunction/idiot lights appeared in the dash display. The local mechanic read a diagnosis as the OSS and said to have Ford repair it. Ford repaired P0722 and P012B and charged me $1817.45; paid in full using my credit card. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Vehicle was going around 55 mph and dropped out of gear and into limp mode or 1st gear. Happened yesterday as well around 55 mph with cruise control on. Used a scan tool and no codes given.
We had recall work on the truck done on Nov 14, 2024 for the power train randomly downshifting to 1st gear without warning. Yesterday, Nov 30, 2024, I was exiting the hi-way at approximately 50 mph when the truck jerked, tires squealed, throws me to the steering wheel, and goes to limp mode. I was able to get it into a nearby parking lot and turned it off. The truck will not start now. This is exactly what the recall said it was supposed to fix.
I was recently driving on the freeway in the #1 lane when my 2013 F150 began to experience a loss of power. While traveling at 70 mph, I noticed that my transmission had shifted and was stuck in 5th gear. I continued to depress the accelerator with no response. I then felt a sudden jolt from the transmission shifting to a lower gear and continued to travel. There was no warning light indicating that the truck was experiencing a malfunction. On Nov 26th I took my truck to an authorized Ford dealership service department who performed a diagnostic test on the transmission who recommended an immediate transmission flush and service, which I scheduled immediately. While on scheduling the repairs to my vehicle I learned that there was a recall on the 2011-2013 Ford F150 trucks. I learned that the federal safety agency issued a recall on 2/11/2019 and 6/10/19 due to the component failure of the transmissions in those vehicles causing the loss of power while driving. Both of these recalls involved either electrical component failure or mechanical failure of the parts installed in each vehicle that involved the powertrain. I was never notified by the federal safety agency or Ford Motor Corporation of the recalls on my vehicle. During a phone conversation with Ford I was told that there is no longer a recall on the 2011-2013 F150. I was also told by a representative of Ford that there is no record of Ford sending me notification of the time of the recall. Here are the recall numbers that I found: 1. 19V075000 2. 19V433000 3. 16V345000 Thank you for your consideration.
1 was driving 55 MPH & it locked up on me shifted into 1st gear & is now stuck in 1st gear. I almosted wrecked luckely I wasn't far from home & it's been parked since.
I was entering the highway at approximately 55 mph when my truck suddenly downshifted into a lower gear. The vehicles behind me had to shift lanes to avoid a collision and I had to shift lanes until the truck up shifted again. I have not scheduled an appointed with the dealership yet but plan to. There are no warning lamps or other problems prior to this incident.
The contact owns a 2013 Ford f-150. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the transmission independently downshifted and the check engine warning light illuminated. In addition, the check engine warning light remained illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed with a transmission molded lead frame failure. The contact was informed that the transmission lead frame needed to be replaced. The vehicle was being repaired. In addition, the contact stated that the failure had been reoccurring intermittently. The vehicle had been taken to the dealer several times due to the failure; however, the failure could not be duplicated because the check engine warning light failed to remain illuminated. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but did not assist. The contact was informed that Customer Satisfaction Program: 19N01; had expired. The failure mileage was approximately 65,000.
Since I purchased the vehicle I have found numerous it’s that are claimed as recommended fixes as the dealer has told me. And now that I keep seeing the rear camera show up for recalls is what made me mad enough to write this. My vehicle has the rear camera that will go off and either not show anything as if I was not in reverse which I am at the time, or it just shows a blue screen. And I have seen other people complain about this on YouTube for my model/year. Also the transmission lead frame which they did end up actually saying when it went that there was a recall for this, BUT if a certain code supposedly didn’t show up on the code reader it was not covered under the warranty. Which of course mine did not have the correct code so I had to pay out of pocket. But coincidentally when I picked it up they said they gave me a discount which everyone knows when a dealer states something they are charging there is no change in the price, but that went from $1150 to $850 I believe. Also the timing chain is known to jump and cause engine failure. Next this stuff may not have to do with safety so I’m sure you will also deny responsibility for is the rear main seal is known to leak. The turbo leaks behind the passenger side front tire. And the driverside back split power heated window is known to shatter. Can anyone tell me how all these can be on the internet as problems and “recommended fixes” then now the new ones get recalls for the same issues and mine is not covered and the new ones are. Yes you can look them all up and see them for yourself. When I found the back window one I was looking to find out how to replace it myself when the first video that showed up was a guy saying he did the same thing looking for how to fix it, and seen videos of people saying that it is a recommended fix for ford. The only receipts I may have, I will look is for the transmission lead frame and the one for the back window. I will look for them. The other problems still
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