The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle downshifted with the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the transmission failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the same diagnostic was provided to the contact. The contact was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and referred the contact to the NHSTA Hotline for assistance. The approximate failure mileage was 167,000.
2013 Ford F-150 transmission complaints
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The vehicles lead frame is causing truck to down shift no matter the speed then rev super high and barely move when trying to accelerate after. Speedometer, odometer, gauges(everything on the dash) goes to 0 or disappears and a wrench pops up. Truck got towed to a dealership where they updated the pcm and told me the problem was solved. Hours later i was about to enter the highway and the truck downshifts and will hardly move. Taken to ANOTHER dealership where on the phone beforehand the guy confirmed the lead frame issue and told me everything would be fixed free of charge do to recall. Days later they tell me they cannot do it because the warranty expired? i’ve never had this problem before and truck is under 150k miles. rather upset considering how dangerous this is especially if i made it onto the highway and this seems to be a common issue.
The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds on several occasions, the transmission unexpectedly downshifted to 1st gear, and the rear wheels locked-up. The “Power Train” warning light flashed and then disappeared. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the molded lead frame was defective and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the failure to Manufacturer Recall: 19N01. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 96,800.
The ford f150 2013 Wen driving on highway the down shift caused hard reduction and loss control and almost have and accident. Then the transmission stuck on one high Gear.
Driving on the highway and suddenly lost total power. RPMs dropped to zero, speedometer dropped to zero. Truck attempted to downshift immediately and caused the truck to jerk aggressively. All dashboard readings disappeared, mileage, etc. Wrench displayed on screen and airbag sensor lit up. Sudden downshifting of the vehicle and jerking could have caused a wreck or loss of control of the vehicle. Potential injury to passengers/children in vehicle. Pulled on side of road and turned off the vehicle. Restarted it with no lights on dash and gauges back to normal. "Limped" truck to the Ford dealership for inspection and it was confirmed to be the Lead Frame Sensor by stored code reading.
Transmission molded leadframe. At highway speeds, transmission would shift to first. Possible rear end accident. Yes, Ford is well aware of the issue. The part allowed debris to reach contact points which eventually corroded causing issues that could have caused injury to occupants. Yes, the component was inspected by Ford dealer. Code PO720 identified to confirm issue. No warning lamps or messages. First appeared in my truck October 2024
The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 MPH, the transmission unexpectedly downshifted from fifth gear to first gear, the speedometer went from 35 MPH to 0 MPH, and the RPM rose to 7,000 RPM. The contact stated that the “WRENCH” light illuminated, and there was a loud clunk coming from the center console. The contact pulled over onto the side of the road and attempted to restart the vehicle; the contact then waited several minutes before re-attempting to start the vehicle. The contact restarted the vehicle; however, the failure persisted, and the transmission seized in either third or fourth gear. The contact drove the vehicle to his parent’s residence, and the following day the vehicle was driven to a local dealer where the vehicle was diagnosed. The contact was informed that the molded leadframe needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact was informed that the vehicle had received the software update under the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 19V075000 (POWER TRAIN) by the previous owner of the vehicle. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 213,000.
The contact's son owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while her son was driving 50 MPH, the transmission was slipping. The transmission unexpectedly downshifted from first gear to fifth gear. The transmission was stuck in fifth gear. The vehicle failed to move. There was a wrench symbol displayed on the instrument panel. The fifth gear warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that the failure was related to Customer Satisfaction Program: 19N01. The contact called the local dealer, but it was unknown if the vehicle was diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and referred the contact to the federal safety agency Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 200,000.
The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving 73 MPH, the transmission downshifted from 6th gear to 4th gear. The vehicle was taken to the dealer; however, the vehicle was scheduled for diagnostic testing within several days. The vehicle was not yet diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or the dealer. 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 55,812.
In April 2024, My vehicle lost power while driving on the interstate and no warning, just a wrench popped up on the instrument panel. I put the vehicle in neutral and started back up and no more issues since until this past week in October 2024 with about 145000k miles, it happened twice without warning on the interstate. I looked up my Vin# and saw there was a noted issue from Ford Motor Company but no recall. It showed molded leadframe in some of its vehicles through Customer Satisfaction Programs 16N02 and 19N01. This should be a national recall because it is a safety issue when it gives no warning before it happens and could cause a major accident or death.
I lost my speedometer, mileage reading go out along with losing 1st 2nd and 6th gear. I got home turned it off and turned it back on and everything started working again. From what I read this is the same problem that ford had and did a recall on 1.2 million of the same year of truck. But my truck doesn’t show it was recalled
The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving 70 MPH, the transmission unexpectedly downshifted from 6th gear to 1st gear. The contact stated that the vehicle abruptly decelerated. In addition, the contact stated that the tires were locked up. The contact stated that several unknown warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was driven to the residence. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed with a failure of the transmission molded lead frame. The contact was informed that the transmission molded lead frame needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. 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 114,960.
The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH, the transmission unexpectedly downshifted to first gear. The vehicle made an abnormally loud sound. The instrument cluster went blank for several seconds, and the speedometer fluctuated. The contact stated that the transmission had previously been replaced. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The contact related the failure to the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 24V444000 (Power Train); however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to file a complaint with the federal safety agency Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 163,000.
The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving 55 MPH and hauling a travel trailer, the vehicle unintendedly decelerated to 35-40 MPH temporarily. The power train warning light was illuminated. The contact veered to the side of the road. The contact was able to continue driving. The contact stated that the failure recurred while driving. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the fuel pump fuse socket had failed. The dealer relocated the wiring from the fuel pump to an unused fuse socket in the fuse box. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and a case was opened. The failure mileage was approximately 115,900.
The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds the transmission had erroneously downshifted causing the vehicle to suddenly reduce speed. After restarting the engine the failure had self-corrected and the vehicle operated as normal. The vehicle was taken to the local transmission mechanic who was unable to determine the cause of the failure and the vehicle was not repaired. The local dealer and manufacturer were notified of the failure but no assistance was offered. The contact was informed that the VIN was not included in 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 failure mileage was 158,000.
The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the transmission unexpectedly downshifted to first gear. The power train warning light was illuminated. The speedometer fell to 0 MPH. Additionally, the contact stated while driving and depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle made an abnormal sound and hesitated while responding. The contact stated that the failure had been recurring while driving. The contact related the failure to the federal safety agency Campaign Numbers: 19V075000 (Power Train) and 19V433000 (Power Train). An unknown dealer and the manufacturer were notified of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not included in the recalls. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000.
The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving approximately 40 MPH, the vehicle unexpectedly downshifted. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a transmission specialist to be diagnosed and the contact was informed that the lead frame needed to be replaced. The local dealer was contacted, and the contact was advised to take the vehicle to a transmission specialist. The contact informed the local dealer that the vehicle had previously been diagnosed by a transmission specialist. In addition, the VIN was included in an unidentified Customer Satisfaction Warranty that had expired. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 118,000.
The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving at approximately 70 MPH, the vehicle lost motive power. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The “WRENCH” symbol was displayed. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed that a software update was needed, and that the lead frame needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and opened a case, but no additional assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 139,000.
Transmission cooling lines in the 2009-2014 Ford F150 seems to have a known issue of failing near the connector lines by the radiator. My truck has just over 70k miles and just blew without notice (regular neighborhood driving). Link to discussion forum on the issue: [XXX] Mechanic discussing the issue: [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving approximately 5 MPH, the infotainment system display disappeared, the icons on the instrument panel became darkened, the vehicle stalled, the transmission shifted unintentionally, and the transmission sensor was inoperable. Several unstated warning lights were intermittently illuminated. The failure reoccurred on several occasions. The contact was notified that the VIN was included in the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 19V433000 (Power Train). The vehicle was taken to a dealer to get a diagnosis; the dealer informed the contact that the cause of the failure was unidentifiable. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer on several different occasions and the contact was informed once again that the failure cause was unidentifiable. The vehicle was not repaired; however, the failure still occurred. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the lead frame needed to be replaced. The dealer informed the contact that the vehicle was no longer under warranty. The manufacturer was notified and confirmed that the VIN was no longer associated to the recall. The manufacturer referred the contact to the federal safety agency Hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 130,000.
I was traveling on the highway at a speed of 70 mph, when out of nowhere my truck downshifted to first gear; causing me to swerve to the side of the road. I had my vehicle towed to a shop where I was informed it was a module for the transmission and lead case which caused the malfunction. Upon doing the research I learned that it was a recall from the plant which my truck came from. Had repairs done at the tune of $5320.00. Also was told by a consumer service representative that I qualified for reimbursement, but then was told that my vehicle was not part of the recall which specifically displayed the exact symptoms and malfunctions of said recall-24S37.
I took my 2013 Ford F150 in on Feb. 15, 2019 due to a recall. They reprogrammed the software, only took a few minutes. This is recall #19S07. It was due to the truck possibly shifting from any gear into first gear suddenly. Very dangerous. I did not have that problem before or since the recall until one week ago. Pulling onto the highway, RPM's went very high (3500-4000) even though I was only going est. 25 MPH. My speedometer showed "0". This problem comes and goes and now I feel completely unsafe driving my truck. I contacted Ford customer service and I do not think they will fix this unless I cover the tab. I feel that this is unfair. I have taken it in and left it all day but they did not get to it, my local Ford dealer is out until mid November for service. My truck now gets stuck in first gear or downshifts into first gear and the instrument display goes wacky, no speedometer, etc. I noticed a green wrench icon light up yesterday when this happened. Over 1.2 million F-150's had this problem. Over 100,000 trucks did not receive the proper PCU reprogram and need new reprogramming. I believe my truck is one of these as I am now having the exact issues that the recall was supposed to solve. Fortunately, I have not been travelling at high speeds when this happens but this problem can cause the transmission to shift from any gear at any speed into first gear, which could be life threatening. According to Ford, it is the powertrain control module software that causes this problem. Trucks built at Dearborn Assembly Plant, 4/28, 2010 to 10/28, 2013 and Kansas City Assembly Plant, 5/18, 2010 to 11/18, 2013 have this problem. My truck's manufacture date is March 2013 so it falls into both of these timeframes. I feel that this is a severe safety issue and could result in serious injury or even death. I think that because the 2019 service recall did not solve the issue, since my truck has these exact things going on with it, Ford is responsible. Thnx
The 2013 Ford F150 we bought has had nothing but problems with it when we bought it. We did have one recall done on the transmission. We took it back in to the ford dealer and they confirmed now that the transmission is bad and is $7,000 to repair. There should be a recall done on the transmission completely as the transmission should not be bad on a 2013 ford vehicle. When driving the truck it would shift really hard going in to 4th gear. This definitely is a safety issue as we have not been able to even drive this truck on the freeway due to shifting so hard.
the transmission cooling lines broke and caused the transmission to size
The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked, the contact attempted to shift from park(P); however, the vehicle hesitated to shift out of park(P). In addition, the contact stated that while driving 10-25 MPH, the gears felt abnormal during acceleration. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that when the failure occurred while driving, he would merge over to the shoulder of the roadway and shift to park. The vehicle would then resume to normal. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed and determined that the transmission control module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 170,000.
The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle jerked intermittently. No warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that the failure had occurred for the past two years. The vehicle had previously been taken to an unknown dealer several years prior to the failure, but the dealer was unable duplicate the failure. The contact related the failure to the transmission; however, the vehicle had not recently been diagnosed or repaired by a dealer or independent mechanic. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 180,000.
The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle downshifted with the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was able to restart however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the transmission had failed due to a molded lead frame. The contact was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to the NHSTA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 108,710.
The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle unexpectedly downshifted with the transmission warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic but was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was then taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed and determined that the transmission had failed due to a molded lead frame. The contact was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to the NHSTA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 90,500.
Periodically tachometer revs, speedometer and odometer stops working, and the Powertrain Malfunction/Reduced Power/Electronic Throttle Control as well as the Service Engine Soon lights come on. Sometimes will reset when stopped, and the vehicle is turned off for about ten seconds before turning back on.
One year ago I experienced my truck down shift to 1st gear suddenly, my truck shut off and a yellow wrench appeared on the dash. I restarted the truck and it ran fine for a week before this happened again. I found a notice from Ford that the federal safety agency had required Ford to fix this issue. I took my truck to the local Ford dealer, but they couldn't find the associated code for the problem. They did replace a transmission module. This past week, while driving 65 mph, my truck suddenly down shifted to 1st gear and nearly caused an accident with the vehicles behind me. The same yellow wrench appeared and my truck turned off. This time, at the Ford dealer, they found the code that matched up to the federal safety agency alert but they said the repair requirement had expired. I paid $1350.00 for a lead frame replacement. This is exactly the repair required, but Ford would not stand behind the required repair. Do I have any recourse through the federal safety agency?
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