10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
23 / 3
Injuries / Deaths:
25 / 1
Average Mileage:
72,500 miles

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problem #628

Dec 072020

F-150

  • 182,000 miles
Going in motion on the turnpike at 70mph my truck down shifted to 2nd gear. After that the wrench and the airbag light came on the dashboard. The mileage erased and the speedometer stopped working. At a stationary red light my truck would show I was on 3rd gear. Fortunate for me I was by myself when this problem occurred but I could've been with my family and now I'm scared to drive my truck and even more scared to bring he family with me on my truck. That is the newest car in my house and would think it would be the most dependable but unfortunately it's not and I can't even afford to buy another car because I was affected by this pandemic. If I can sell the car back to the bank it would be great because I don't even feels safe bringing this car as the family truck.

- Miami, FL, USA

problem #627

Nov 292020

F-150

  • 86,711 miles
The truck shifts by itself into other gears at a stop. It also shifts by itself into first gear when I am going 25-35 mph.

- Marina, CA, USA

problem #626

Dec 012020

F-150

  • 100,000 miles
Truck downshifts to first gear unpredictably at any speed.

- Osceola, IA, USA

problem #625

Dec 012020

F-150

  • 36,000 miles
3rd time this has happened, pressed gas pedal to accelerate onto highway. Gas pedal was stuck in down position with engine revving. Held brake to slow it down, picked right back up when let off. No floor mats where near the pedal, and tapping the brake didn't disengage it. Was stuck for several minutes at dangerous speeds

- Brooklyn, NY, USA

problem #624

Nov 302020

F-150

  • miles
Transmission down shifted hard the truck almost completely stopped in the road and the speed odometer stopped working and the repair wrench came on and went off. I had to stop and turn the truck off to fix the speed odometer. It did it twice more on the way home. Soft ware update has already been performed.the air bag light came on as well.

- Greenwood, AR, USA

problem #623

Nov 282020

F-150

  • 160,000 miles
Monkey wrench comes on all gauges fail airbag light comes on drops to 5th gear in the past year recently same thing happening but it down shifts unexpectedly and in 2nd and 3rd gearing it's at 5K-6K rpms

- Martin, TN, USA

problem #622

Oct 282020

F-150

  • 182,100 miles
The truck will suddenly down shift while driving. The is after completion of the recall in 2019. Three times the truck has skipped gears on breaking. Once while breaking to make a turn causing the truck to almost stall. Once going down a dirt hill causing the back wheels to lock up and slide. Didn't cause an accident. Once after going over a speed bump causing the truck to jerk suddenly and made the driver think they hit something.

- Anthony, FL, USA

problem #621

Nov 102020

F-150

  • 197,000 miles
The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that the vehicle was repaired under NHTSA campaign number: 19V433000 (power train). The contact stated while driving approximately 40 mph, the vehicle downshifted from 4th gear to 1st gear independently, without warning. The contact stated that the vehicle slid into a ditch. The contact sustained no injuries. The vehicle was towed to ted russell Ford Lincoln (8551 kingston pike, knoxville, tn 37919) however, the cause of the failure was not determined. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure however, no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 197,000.

- Vonore, TN, USA

problem #620

Oct 202020

F-150

  • 145,000 miles
Less than 24 hours after tsb 19S07 was performed on my truck, I was entering the freeway when check engine light, airbag light both turned on. Speedometer shut off, read 0, same with odometer. Vehicle refused to shift below 3rd gear. I then had to drive through a merge light to enter freeway and start from 3rd gear. I had to drive the 3 miles or so back home like this. Truck had no issues prior to the recall being done.

- Reno, NV, USA

problem #619

Oct 172020

F-150

  • 191,000 miles
The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that the vehicle downshifted from 6th gear down to 1st gear while driving 55 mph causing the wheels to lock-up. The vehicle coasted to the side of the roadway. The tachometer remained operable with several other instrument panel features inoperable. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was restarted however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was driven to the residence. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed nor repaired. The contact used an obd scanner and retrieved fault code: P0721 (output shaft speed sensor range/performance). The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 191,000.

- Crisfield, MD, USA

problem #618

Jan 172019

F-150

  • 160,000 miles
In normal city street, with my family, it's suddenly happened with no any speed maybe below the 40km,

- Jeddah City, NY, USA

problem #617

Oct 062020

F-150

  • 188,353 miles
Lead frame, output speed sensor. Wrench icon and slow to up shift. No acceleration and loss of gauges

- Vero Beach, FL, USA

problem #616

Oct 012020

F-150

  • 101,050 miles
Had recall fix completed approx. March 2019 by Ford dealership on 2013 F-150, but while in motion, transmission still slips gears often, as well as, delayed shifting of gear.

- Pembroke Pines, FL, USA

problem #615

Jul 192020

F-150

  • 47,600 miles
My truck 2013 F-150 V-6 trans. 6 speed 47K miles on 7/19/2020 truck down shifts dash speed off wrench came on on 07/31/2020 truck down shifts bangs dash speed off wrench came on on 8/4/2020 took truck to Ford and found code lead frame bad and will replace free on 9/9 2020 part was installed on 9/25/2020 trans. Bangs going from #2 to#3 gear wrench light on on 9/30/2020 took to Ford for problem code -no code was found on 09/30/2020 picked up truck and drove about five blocks to stoplight truck was stuck in 5th gear and would hardly move then banged into first gear called Ford back same day an they said didn't know anything and would check with Ford tech. This has been an on going problem with Ford 6 speed trans. This is a very unsafe condition and I can no longer drive this truck

- Ashville, NY, USA

problem #614

Jan 012019

F-150

  • 138,000 miles
The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving 55 mph, the vehicle downshifted independently and the instrumental panel went blank. The contact stated that the vehicle was repaired under either NHTSA campaign number: 19V075000 (power train) or 19V433000 (power train) however, the failure occurred. The contact stated that the service engine soon warning light was illuminated. The contact parked on the side of the roadway, restarted the vehicle and drove to his destination. The contact called and informed friendship Ford of lenoir located at 515 wilkesboro blvd ne, lenoir, nc 28645, (828) 754-1524, of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of failure. The failure mileage was approximately 138,000.

- Taylorsville, NC, USA

problem #613

Aug 172020

F-150

  • 151,500 miles
While driving down the highway the truck shifted from 5th gear to 1st gear... the wheels seemed to have locked up as we did leave a skid mark on the highway. Nearly sent us through the windshield... thank goodness for seat belts. Wrench symbol appeared on the console. Pulled over... turned off vechicle, turned back on and showed in 1st gear.. started driving and would not shift out of first gear and wrench reappeared... powered off again and back on wrench disappeared... seemed to drive normal after a couple miles wrench appeared again and we had no gauges on the dashboard operational except RPM. Dealership performed recall 19S07 for this known issue... on test drive it was still not resolved so they said they needed to do 19N01 but that this was only allowed as a warranty repair up to 150000 miles. I had 151866 when brought to the dealership. So I now have an unsafe truck with a known recall issue that Ford will not repair because I had 1866 miles more than their warranty. They want 800 for me to fix it myself which I must do and there is no guarantee that this will fix the issue. Ford should be obligated to fix issues tied to known safety problems with the vehicle. Who knows next time it does it someone could rear end me and be seriously injured.

- Depoe Bay, OR, USA

problem #612

Sep 172020

F-150

  • 92,500 miles
The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated while his daughter was driving 70 mph, the vehicle downshifted from 6th gear to 1st gear. An unstated warning light was illuminated. The driver pulled over, restarted the vehicle, and continued to drive to her destination. The contact called bird kultgen Ford located at 1701 w loop 340, waco, tx 76712, (254) 666-2473, to notify the dealer of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of failure. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with NHTSA campaign number: 19V433000 (power train) however, the VIN was not included. The failure mileage was approximately 92,500.

- Tehuacana, TX, USA

problem #611

Aug 242020

F-150 6-cyl

  • 150,000 miles
The contact's wife owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that his wife received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 19V433000 (power train). The contact's wife took the vehicle to griffin Ford-Lincoln, Inc (511 7th St w, tifton, ga 31794) to have the recall repair performed. The contact stated that immediately after having the vehicle repaired, the rear tires would lock up without warning while down shifting. The contact would pull over and restart the vehicle to resume normal driving. The contact also stated that while slowing down at various speeds, the vehicle independently switch into a higher gear with the check engine light illuminated intermittently. The contact's wife took the vehicle back to the same dealer where she was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The contact then called the manufacturer and was offered no further assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000.

- Warwick, GA, USA

problem #610

Sep 032020

F-150

  • 130,500 miles
Vehicle downshifted while coming back from work, speedometer shut itself off and a wrench icon showed on the dashboard

- Dodge City, KS, USA

problem #609

Aug 192020

F-150

  • 130,031 miles
While traveling on the open highway at 65mph, a yellow wrench appeared in my dash information panel and the vehicle entered "limp mode". the engine shut down and I had to make an emergency transition onto the shoulder in heavy traffic. The vehicle was able to restart, however, it had the same problem two additional times on the way to the nearest Ford dealership. The obd diagnostic code was P2112

- Knoxville, TN, USA

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