Transmission started randomly shifting. In one case it went from 6th gear to 1st and locked up the wheels. Obviously this occurs when car is moving and shifting. Lead frame of the transmission is what was defective. The problem occurred with 93000 miles on the odometer. 6th to 1st shift at speed and locking up the wheels is deadly.
2013 Ford F-150 transmission complaints
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Speedometer, odometer, cruise control, blinker control, and transmission shifting quits working. Believe it's the transmission lead frame causing the problem like in the 2011 and 2012 f150's.
While traveling at 50-60mph the speedometer drops to 0 and the transmission slams down to first gear and then shoots right back up to sixth gear. It happened on several occasions while driving on the freeway and state highways. On one occasion the speedometer stayed at zero even though I was still traveling at 45-50 MPH and the transmission was stuck in 5th gear. Even when I pulled over and put the car into park it was still telling me it was in 5th gear. This condition is very scary especially when traveling at a fairly high rate of speed. I can't imagine what might have happened if I was towing my boat when this sudden down shift occurred. My two youngest children were in the vehicle with me on the most recent occurrence, which made the situation more nerve racking. My dealer diagnosed it as a faulty output speed sensor on the transmission lead frame. I know there is a recall for ford f150's 2011 and 2012 model years with this same exact issue. I think this recall needs to be expanded to 2013 models as the same thing is still occurring in this model year. I have a video of two occurrences if you would want me to submit it but it looks like I can only upload pictures.
While driving on a highway at approximately 55mph, a transmission line apparently failed without warning due to rust through. The vehicle immediately started smoking due to the fluid contacting the exhaust. The truck started to hesitate and within seconds dropped to 15 MPH. I was able to pull off of the highway without further incident. The vehicle has just over 72,000 miles. The dealer told me that this is a very common problem and ford will not warrant this issue. I was also told that this was so common, the replacement parts are on backorder through ford. The truck is still in the shop waiting on parts.
Hard shift down from higher to lower gears while driving. Transmission is an automatic and truck will be going 40-60 MPH and all of a sudden downshift to 1st gear, causing rapid decline is speed, tires to lock up, and truck will go into "limp" mode. You will have to turn the truck off an on and let it sit for a while for it to clear out. At the same time the gauge panel will go crazy and start jumping up and down in speed and RPM. When fixed they charged for a gasket, oil, connector, screen asy, trans kit, and oil. The notes from dealership are: r+r valvebody, overhaul valvebody and replace internal harness, new filter and gasket, refill trans. Approximate cost $1400.00
Truck would drop out of gear while driving, and most gauges stopping working when this happened. Happened 3 times before I got a repair. 2 of those times were at about 30-35 MPH and the transmission came out of 4th or 5th and jumped into 1st gear, throwing the truck around a bit. I happened to be slowing down each of those times and it didn't become a safety concern. The 3rd time was at least 60 MPH on a freeway, but this time the transmission luckily stayed in neutral, and I coasted to a stop at the side of the freeway. This time gave a dtc of p07022. I shut off the engine and everything worked ok after restarting. This is when I stopped driving this truck until I could get it repaired. Took to dealer, they replaced the lead frame connector, but not the entire lead frame. Shifting has been a little weird after that, I may have to take it in again.
A drastic shift from 5th gear down to 1st &/or a reduction in speed brought about by braking, without a corresponding downshift. So you either get slammed forward by sudden downshift, or creep through an intersection in 5th gear. This has happened numerous times in the past couple of months.
Transmission randomly shifts, sometimes into 1st gear even at 40 MPH. Occasionally, speedometer, gas gauge, gear indicator all die and a yellow wrench appears on the display. My research indicates it may be the transmission lead frame.
Truck shifts into low gear at higher rates of speed and all gauges shut off, its a 720 code, output speed sensor circuit, ford had a recall that went to march of 2012 and mine was built in october and not covered under the recall, this is a safety issue and you could loose control at anytime when it start to down shift when going 70mph
Sporadic shifting. Transmission and/or oil pressure causes the truck to completly shut down on me when driving down the highway.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford f-150. While driving 50 MPH, the gears shifted without warning and caused the rear tires to seize. The vehicle was taken to the dealer (charlie henderson ford inc, 105 u s 90, waveland, ms 39576, (228)-467-9005) for diagnostic testing, but no errors were found. The contact stated that the failure continued. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 68,000. **tr
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford f-150. While driving approximately 40 MPH, the vehicle downshifted from fourth gear to first gear and the rear wheels seized. The contact had to pull over to the shoulder and turn off the vehicle. After approximately two minutes, the vehicle was restarted and operated normally. The contact also stated that the failure occurred on a daily basis for two weeks. The vehicle was taken to the dealer (future ford of sacramento, 4625 madison ave., sacramento, california, (916) 547-2285) for diagnostic testing, but the results were unknown. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 83,200.
Transmission would downshift for no reason. Also sometimes it would try to start off in the wrong gear. Turning the engine off and on resets the issues, but it come back. Dealer fixed the issue, around $1000.
Truck shifts into first gear from fourth and fifth gears and back wheels lock up has happened several times in the past few weeks
Once the truck is idling, after a few moments a wrench logo is displayed and all the tach gauges turn off and the acceleration is sluggish. Sometimes when driving the truck doesn't leave 1st gear or it'll bounce around gears. When the truck is turned off and then turned back on, everything can go right back to nornal. Having this issue is a major safety issue if the vehicle stalls in traffic or worse. Many reports are made on the internet's and I haven't seen a recall. Funny how the 2011-12 models have an oasis on it but not the 2013 granted it's plagued by the same issue.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford f-150. The contact stated that the speedometer failed to function, there was a sudden loss of power, and the vehicle inadvertently downshifted. The dealer (grand ledge ford, 6080 e saginaw hwy, grand ledge, mi 48837, 517- 627-8100) stated that the transmission lead frame needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified and suggested that the vehicle be diagnosed and repaired by a dealer. The approximate failure mileage was 111,000.
Truck was having issues with randomly disengaging from cruise control, loss of power from a stop, and erratic downshifting. On the highway the cruise control would disengage, speedometer would go to 0 then back to its actual speed. From a stop sign/stop light, when the light would turn green the truck would spit and sputter, shifting erratically, RPM would go up but no power. When cruising around 45mph truck downshifted for no reason causing a loud clunking sound, this happened twice consecutively. Took is to simmons rockwell to get it diagnosed, after I had already researched the issue and knew what it was, and they replaced the molded lead frame in the transmission. This was exactly the issue they had that caused the recall on the 2011/2012 models. The repair cost was @ $500. I was just reading an article which stated that the federal safety agency may order another recall which would include the 2013 model.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford f-150. The contact stated that the vehicle experienced independent downshifting while being operated at various speeds. The failure occurred without warning. The vehicle was taken to jones ford (510 florence rd, savannah, tn), but was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and did not assist since there were no recalls for the failure. The contact was informed to call the federal safety agency to have the VIN added to a recall. The failure mileage was 70,500. *tt
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford f-150. While driving approximately 60 MPH, the vehicle downshifted on its own. The contact continued driving to a complete stop due to heavy traffic. The contact switched into neutral and turned off the vehicle. The vehicle was turned off, restarted, and operated normally. The contact stated that the same failure occurred previously and the yellow wrench warning indicator illuminated. The contact turned the vehicle off and restarted it again. The dealer and an independent mechanic were not contacted. The manufacturer was made aware of the failures. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 55,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford f-150. While driving 45 MPH, the engine made an abnormal noise, the rpms increased, and the vehicle decelerated rapidly and almost came to a complete stop. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was approximately 81,000. *tt
Transmission randomly downshifts while driving, causing wheel lockup and unsafe condition
Sudden downshift into 1st gear at highway speeds. Speedometer and digital display stops working.
At highway speeds MPH drops to zero transmission shifts to 5th gear airbag and seatbelt lights come on. To reset truck must be stopped turned off and restarted. Other times speedometer is erratic and transmission shifted erratic also even to first gear at hwy speeds.
My truck had 3 separate incidences, the first two times the truck would downshift without warning and the tachometer would jump around sporadically while the truck lurched. The third incident would be that taking off from a cold start the vehicle would start out in 5th gear and the speedometer would not move from 0.
I was driving roughly 30 MPH down a residential street with some loose rocks (due to a recent storm) when my f150 suddenly dropped into first gear causing my rear wheels to lock and slide a bit. I was going straight and there was nothing out of the ordinary going on.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford f-150. While driving various speeds, the vehicle shook as the accelerator pedal was depressed. The contact also stated that the vehicle felt as if it were in neutral. The vehicle was taken to the dealer (taylor ford, 13500 telegraph road, taylor, mi 48180), but the cause of the failure could not be diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. He manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was approximately 89,000.
While driving 75mph vehicle shifted from 6th to 3rd on the highway. Check engine light came on. After putting into park and turning off truck and restarting it the check engine light was off and vehicle drove fine for about another week. This time, while driving the vehicle shifted from 6th to 4th and check engine light came on. I was able to pull the code since turning the truck on and off didnt reset anything. The code was p0720 output speed sensor "leadframe". Odometer, MPH, speed, trip, fuel usage did not work. Rpms worked and the gear I was in worked.
While driving to work today, and making a right hand turn, my vehicle completely shut off. That is, the engine died, the power steering died, and the brakes died while the truck came to a complete stop in the middle of the lane. Let me reiterate - the truck completely died in the middle of the road and there was a complete loss of control over the vehicle. Had there been another vehicle, object, or person in front of me, I would have likely collided with them (thankfully the road was empty) research has lead me to find that this is a known issue with ford and the f150 series from years 2010 to approximately 2014. Fuse number 27 in the engine fuse box is undersized from the factory and melts due to the inability to handle the amperage. I found mine melted after today as well. Ford has "addressed" this issue with a tsb (ford tsb-15-0137 see attached) which it charges customers for to replace the fuse and wiring for the fuse with a new, up sized fuse and wires. They do not cover this free of charge unless your truck is under warranty. As this is a glaring safety issue that numerous people have reported, I ask that the federal safety agency investigate this and have ford initiate a recall on the affected vehicles, and make the repair free of charge to customers. This issue is a manufacturing flaw and one that has the ability to cause loss of life and property due to failure to control the vehicle. Some forums where people have reported the same issue: http://www.fordraptorforum.com/f39/engine-cut-off-low-oil-pressure-warning-11894/index16.html http://www.fordraptorforum.com/f39/ford-raptor-fuel-pump-fuse-issue-45129/index37.html https://www.f150forum.com/f12/engine-shots-off-while-driving-402848/ http://www.f150ecoboost.net/forum/31-f150-ecoboost-problems/26113-engine-randomly-died-while-driving.html
My truck downshifts without cause, sometimes to 1st gear, and on one occasion my wheels skidded (which was witnessed by my neighbor who was walking his dog and was startled by the skid). The speedometer goes to zero even while moving - I have video from my cell phone of this happening while going approximately 75 MPH on the freeway. When this happens all other gauges go to dashes, including the mileage, mpg, etc. The transmission will slip into 2nd and 5th gears and will not go to any other gears. It sometimes remains in 3rd gear even at a dead stop. Turning the truck completely off sometimes "resets" things, but only temporarily. I have contacted a dealer about this and they looked up my VIN and told me there are no recalls for my truck year - even though the same types of things were occurring with 2011-12 f150's, and those are the subject of a recall. This is a safety issue: it happens without warning, sometimes on the freeway traveling at high speeds, sometimes while sitting at a stop light and it shifts to 3rd gear and hardly will get going. I called ford customer service and explained everything and they said they would report to the federal safety agency but since it is out of warranty and there is no recall, I would most likely be responsible for the cost of repair. I pointed out a letter sent by the federal safety agency to ford on january 18, 2018 addressing issues with my truck model and year, but that did not change anything in the representative's mind. I believe there needs to be consumer protection on this, both from a safety and financial aspect, by the federal safety agency. I have video of what happened on the freeway with the truck downshifting to 5th gear and remaining there, and when traffic slowed the truck downshifted to 2nd gear and would not shift to any other gear. I had to pull off the freeway with hazard lights flashing and turn off the truck and restart it to try to "reset" things.
My transmission has been acting erratically for the past 30 days. At first the vehicle would lose acceleration and then the rpms would jump 2000, after a couple seconds I would hear a loud thump as the transmission reengaged; the speedometer also registered 0 a couple times when this happened. Other times the transmission would refuse to leave first gear or I would lose power while in first gear for approximately 10 seconds. The worst issue happened when I was driving the vehicle at approximately 35 MPH when the transmission shifted into 1st gear and locked up my rear tires! Thankfully I didn't get rear ended, or worse, been driving on the highway; there is no way I could have controlled the vehicle at high speeds and could have seriously injured myself or other drivers. Unfortunately these transmission issues are intermittent and do not generate error codes. I've been to two ford dealers, the first could not replicate the issue and the second was able to determine the issue is caused by a faulty electronic control assembly in the transmission; they had to search service bulletins in order to figure out what is happening. While this seems to be a common complaint with ford owners, 2013 vehicles are not included in the recall and they want to charge me $1412.75 to fix the issue. In addition, this is a major safety issue.
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