We had sold the house and were moving. Truck was parked in front of house with travel trailer attached to hitch. Preparing to drive away, and had no brakes. Checked brake fluid and had none. Took other car to purchase, came back and filled, and brake fluid all drained out. Had to unhook trailer and have vehicle towed. Local dealer replaced master brake cylinder and booster the next day. Spent $719 plus finding accommodations for the night, dealer said there was no recall at that time. Drove nearly 600 miles, and that night we lost power. Andhad to have the truck towed again. This time they said it was a defective throttle body. Had to stay 1 night in a hotel, then 3 more nights in an rv park waiting for parts, and spent $445 in repairs. Our move was delayed several days with all of this, due to a truck that had less than 60,000 miles on it, and has been well maintained. I since inadvertently found out that master cylinder and booster have now been recalled, but I have to physically go to a ford dealer to request a refund, and was told it could take 6-8 weeks. I was also told that it would not cover the throttle body. I don't understand how our truck that has not given us any problems before could have these two major issues back to back without them being related. All of this has set us back nearly $2000.
2014 Ford F-150 transmission complaints
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While drive at approximately 30-40 MPH, the vehicle transmission down shifted from 5th gear to 1st gear, the engine RPM shot up and I had to pull over. The gear numbers on the dash went from displaying all six gear numbers to displaying only 1st and 2nd gear. This happened on a city street.
Truck just hit 100k miles and recently started to down shift at times. The past couple days we tried to drive the car out of my neighborhood which has hills and going up hill the car would not accelerate when we press the gas. We tried pulling over and putting the car in park but that did not help. We had to turn the car off and back on to get the car to start accelerating again. This happened for two days so we took it to the dealership and they are saying it there is an issue with the sensor that controls the power train. The sensor has to be replaced but also the entire box has to be moved to a different part of the truck to prevent the box from overheating and causing this sensor issue. Sounds like a design flaw. One that is costing over $500 to fix.
Issue occurs when starting the truck, putting the truck into drive to leave from where the truck was parked. The truck will sometimes shift into 5th gear as soon as you put it into drive. As you move forward it will not shift down into first, it will stay in 5th gear. If you stop the truck, shift into park, shut the truck off, then restart the truck and put it back into drive it will function properly. It will start out in 1st and then shift as needed depending on the speed you are going. When driving the truck above 40 and then coming to an intersection and slowing down to about 20 miles an hour to make a left hand turn the truck will down shift into 1st gear suddenly (should be running in 3rd gear at this point) and the engine will rev up substantially, once the truck has turned the corner and you step on the gas the truck will then shift back up into the proper gear (3rd gear or so). On occasion when you start the truck and try to drive the truck from a parked position it will act erratic by shifting from 1st to 5th (going less than 5 miles an hour at this point), then down to 3rd even though the truck is only going 5-10 miles an hour. Generally stopping the truck, shutting the truck off and restarting the truck will cause it operate properly. This issue has happened on and off over the past 6 months.
Tl* the contact owns 2014 ford f-150. The contact stated while driving 60 MPH, the vehicle downshifted from sixth gear to first gear without warning. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to accelerate. The vehicle was turned off and restarted and the vehicle operated as intended. The contact related the failure to the federal safety agency campaign number: 19v075000 (power train). The contact stated that the failure recurred several times. The vehicle was taken to schicker ford of st. Louis (3300 s kingshighway blvd, st. Louis, mo 63139), to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the speed sensor and lead frame needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was informed of failure. The contact was informed that the vehicle was not included due to the date of manufacture. The failure mileage was approximately 140,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ford f-150. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds or stopped, the vehicle independently up-shifted or downshifted without warning. Additionally, the speedometer decreased to zero and was inoperable. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the contact was informed that the solenoid failed to respond and referred the contact to the local dealer. The vehicle was taken to larry h. Miller ford draper (11442 lone peak pkwy, draper, ut 84020 (801) 590-0561) but was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the federal safety agency for assistance. The failure mileage was 70,000.
Abrupt deceleration, chirped tires and vehicle was bogging down vehicle was in motion going roughly 40 MPH on a city street. Has happened twice now bolth times when vehicle is cold, if I was not wearing seat belt I would have went threw windshield. Mph drops to zero and rpms go to about 6000 RPM like as if shifts to first gear from 5 gear
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ford f-150. The contact stated that while driving at 45 MPH, the vehicle down shifted to 1st gear without warning. The contact was able to safely guide the vehicle off of the roadway. The vehicle was restarted but failed to resume normal operation. The vehicle was driven to kindle ford-lincoln 525 stone harbor blvd, cape may court house, nj 08210 (609) 465-5000) to be diagnosed. The result was inconclusive. A transmission flush was performed however, the failure recurred. The vehicle then was taken to (ciocca ford of quakertown service center1531 park ave, quakertown, pa 18951(800) 737-0963) where it was determined that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 68,000.
2014 f150 pickup while at speed (first time at 35mph and second at 65mph) on two occasions downshifted into 1st gear, causing speedometer to read 0 and odometer to read ----------. A technician read code p0722 from computer after last incident. The vehicle was manufactured one month after the end date of a recall designated to address this problem, and ford will not fix this truck under that recall, leaving the expense of the repair to the owner. We do not trust this vehicle to be safe to drive over 40mph as a loss of control at highway speeds due to rear tire lockup could be catastrophic.
I purchased a used 2014 f-150 xlt in june 2019. It's amazing amount of issues this truck has seeing as it's the last of that particular generation. I could deal with most of them, but the big concern is with transmission dropping unexpectedly to a much lower gear.. This was such a concern and safety issue I recall was made by ford but it only covered up to the 2013 model year. I think the model years of impacted vehicles needs to be re-evaluated and extended. I've owned the truck for 10k mi and it only had 40k mi when the event occurred. I was driving home the night monday, january 27, 2020 on the same highway, interstate 81, that I have taken many times. The portion of the highway declines and then flattens out near the exit. The speed limit is 65 MPH and I begin to coast as the road levels out. On this particular night, I was going about 68 MPH and on the downhill portion turning slightly right. The exit was 1/4 mi away. I was in a non-throtlle situation when I felt the truck lurch. As I took a quick look down to the gauges, the truck lurched again and I was able to see the transmission indicator drop from 5th gear to 4th gear. Of course the RPM went up correspondingly. It only stayed in 4th gear for 2 seconds before going back to 6th. I could only imagine how dangerous a drop to 2nd gear or even 1st would be. There is much information on the internet, some correct, some incorrect, and as such numerous ideas are put forth as to the root cause. Some think it's a leaking seal impacting the electrical contact outside the transmission, or a speed sensor issue, or a timing or programming issue, or a transmission valve body issue. I believe the recall involve a reflash on the transmission module to not have the transmission drop gears if the speed sensor fails. Whatever the issue, fort needs to look into extending this beyond the original coverage.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ford f-150. The contact stated that while driving at 55 MPH, the vehicle stalled and loss motive power with several warning lights illuminated. The contact was able to maneuver the vehicle to the shoulder of the roadway. After inspecting the vehicle, the contact became aware of a puddle of oil on the ground underneath the vehicle. The contact was unable to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to the residence and then to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the engine and transmission needed to be replaced. The repair was still pending. A dealer was not contacted or informed of the failure. The manufacturer was contacted and informed of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 126,000. *dt
My first timing chain went out at 59,000 miles the second timing chain has went out at 87,000 miles again. Ford will not provide warranty on the second chain that only lasted 27,000 miles and a ford dealership done the repair.
I placed the vehicle in park. I left the vehicle running got out walked up to the gate to open it and the vehicle started moving on its own. This happened twice. The first time my wife was in the front seat and was able to stop the truck. The second time the truck pinned me between the truck and fence post. A friend was able to jump into the truck and get it turned off. The vehicle was stationary on flat ground sitting in open land not on a road.
The speedometer dropped to zero while traveling 50 MPH and the truck downshifted to 1st gear causing the tires to squeal, fishtail, and the RPM's redlined.I was almost rear ended. This has happened several times in the past couple weeks.
11/30/19 I was driving down the road at approximately 45 MPH and my truck suddenly downshifted. There was a loud bang and the rear wheels locked up and skidded. The vehicle then went back to normal. 2 days later it happened again but not as violently. The truck has around 59k on it. I see there is a recall for this reason on 2013 f150 with 6 speed transmission which is what I have but nothing for the 2014.
When driving down the road transmission will down shift from 6th gear to first gear it did it on the interstate at 70 miles an hour. Did it when it was raining. Was the second time it did it. Take it to the ford dealership they said they couldn't do anything unless it was showing a code. Did some research there is a recall on ford f150.for 09-13 but mine has the same transmission as the 2013. More year's should be added to the recall. Thank you
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ford f-150. While driving 30 MPH, the vehicle completely failed without warning. The contact restarted the vehicle and it resumed normal operation. The contact took the vehicle to rokstad ford (476600 us-95, ponderay, id 83852, 208‑263‑3127) to be diagnosed, but no failure was found. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and stated that there were no recalls. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer referred the contact to the federal safety agency. The failure mileage was 12,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ford f-150. While driving 30-35 MPH and highway speeds, the vehicle downshifted on its own and the check engine indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to smith ford (908 e oak st, conway, ar 72032, (501) 329-9881) where it was diagnosed that the molded lead frame needed to be repaired. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and did not assist. The contact stated that the failure was similar to the federal safety agency campaign number: 19v075000 (power train). The failure mileage was 110,000. *as
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ford f-150. While driving 75 MPH, the vehicle stalled and restarted. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to best ford lincoln (579 amherst st, nashua, nh 03063, (603) 889-0161), but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The contact researched online and stated the failure was due to the drive train. The failure mileage was 173,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ford f-150. While driving 65 MPH, the vehicle jerked without warning and began to lose power on its own. The contact briefly lost control of the vehicle, shifted into neutral, and coasted the vehicle to the side of the road. The contact associated the failure with the federal safety agency campaign number: 19v075000 (power train). The contact spoke with lithia ford idaho falls (980 w broadway st, idaho falls, id 83402, (208) 525-8500) and was informed that diagnostic testing was needed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 51,000. *tt consumer stated most important fact was omitted. "vehicle downshifted from 6th gear to 2nd gear spontaneously."
Transmission suddenly downshifts while driving 55+ MPH down the highway. I have noticed it downshifting from 6th all the way down to 3rd causing excessive rpms. I took it to dealership who said it was "bad gas" that had fouled the plugs. Charged me over $300 and it's not a bit better. Seemingly it occurs most often when I let off of the accelerator (I.e. Going around a curve or topping a hill) but it is very random.
2014 f150 w/~55,000 miles- (1) 7/30/19- carrying light load in bed (200 lbs+/-) & 2 people including driver, on major highway during rush hour accelerating up hill, had driven 15 minutes without issues. Vehicle suddenly lost all power and tachometer red lined. Did not notice if any warning lights on as was trying desperately not to be dead due to 18 wheeler right behind me. Just as suddenly resolved after about 10 seconds. (2) 7/6/19- truck in park with emergency brake engaged, facing uphill on boat ramp with lightweight boat trailer in tow & in "tow/haul mode". (no boat, only driver & 200-300 lbs load in bed) disengaged emergency brake & vehicle rolled backward while still in park. Braked. Put in drive & vehicle rolled backward before finally engaging & able to accellerate up ramp. (3) frequently, since truck brand new, hear a "thunk" when shifting from park to drive (on flat surface) & especially loud, every time I shift from park to reverse (also on flat surface) & always doing either if on a hill. Took to dealer when still under warrantee who says this is normal. I live in a very flat area so only discovered that transmission hesitates &/or slips on these occasions, after warrantee expired. Taking it to my trusted mechanic who employs a certified ford truck master mechanic & has no financial reason to downplay issues.
While driving, an unexpected downshift into first gear causing the vehicle to slow down suddenly without warning and the rear tires may slide or lock, increasing the risk of a crash. This is the exact same issue that ford issued a recall on for the 2011-2012 f150's. There are many issues I have read about recently with other people and this issue will likely kill someone before anything is done. Imagine driving 75 on the interstate and it shifts into 1st gear out of nowhere. This will cause an accident with the potential of death to one or more people if you cannot control this vehicle.
I am experiencing symptoms like those outlined in the recall affecting 2011-2013 f-150 trucks (among other vehicles) with the 6r80 transmission. It shifts erratically and abruptly, and today, I had it downshift from 6th to 1st on the highway as I was changing lanes. Thankfully the tires didn't lock up. The engine revved freely all the way to redline when this occured, given the history of these documented and reported issues, I'm unsure if the second wave of recalls from earlier this year managed to include all of the affected vehicles.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ford f-150. While driving approximately 45 MPH, the vehicle downshifted into first gear without warning. The contact stated that the ignition was cycled off and on and the vehicle operated as intended for approximately 20 miles of driving before the failure recurred. The contact used an odb code reader to perform a diagnostic test on the vehicle, which indicated a p0722-output speed sensor failure. The vehicle was not repaired. Nick mayer ford (located at 6200 mayfield rd, mayfield heights, oh 44124, (440) 449-1000) was contacted by phone and notified of the failure. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 131,000. Piir= y.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ford f-150. While driving approximately 40-50 MPH, the vehicle vibrated uncontrollably. The vehicle was taken to crown ford (located at 256 swain st, fayetteville, nc 28303, (910) 920-9614) where it was diagnosed that the driveshaft needed to be replaced, and the brake calipers, rear brake drums, front brake pads, and front brake rotors needed to be resurfaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failures were still evident. The manufacturer was not notified of the failures. The approximate failure mileage was 158,000.
Periodically speedometer starts moving erratically at constant speed. As a result of this the engine starts shifting gears rapidly. This week while driving 60mph on the highway, the engine shifted abruptly from 6th to 1st gear causing a very dangerous situation.
I have 45k miles and was driving and the compression fitting on the transmission hose at the radiator sheared off. It sprayed transmission oil all over engine and roadway. There was a motorcycle behind me who luckily didn't go down due to the oil. I had to replace the transmssion line and fluid. I also needed to rent a car since I was out of town.
Transmission down shifts while moving, from 6th gear down to 1st, all gauges go to zero but truck does not power off. Can accelerate but does not pick up speed. Similar symptoms for the 2011-2013 f150 recall out now.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ford f-150. While driving various speeds, the vehicle shuddered and failed to engage past third gear. In addition, the check engine indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated that the transmission needed to be replaced. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and did not assist. The failure mileage was 159,000.
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