We were driving at 60 mph and all of a sudden it down shifted into first gear expectantly locking up the rear tires and almost causing us to crash. Turned the truck off then back on and it took me to work. Later that day went to lunch and the transmission will slip and not go anywhere, turn it off then back on and it will go again not far, but will go and has no power the dash goes dead the speedometer goes to just ------------- this a huge wrench comes up on the dash. Took it to Ford and the say the trans is broken. I notice many other Ford are recalled for this.. please expand this to the 13 year model as I cant afford 4,000$ when the recker came to get it, he drove it up onto the flatbed, he put it in park and proceeded to get out and it rolled down the recker (in park) please help, somebody's gonna die soon!!

- Lawrenceville, GA, USA

When starting the truck and putting into drive, the transmission will shift into 5th gear and remain there. I have to pull over, stop the vehicle, place the transmission into park and restart the engine to clear this error. Also, while driving on the highway yesterday, my truck suddenly shifted into third gear. I then recovered shortly into fifth gear before going into 6th gear. The shifting is now intermittently wonky.

- Minneapolis, MN, USA

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. While driving approximately 60 mph, the gear shifted from high to low gear without warning and the vehicle jerked. The vehicle was taken to planet Ford hd truck shop (888-501-9013, located at 20332 holzwarth rd, spring, tx 77388) to be diagnosed, but the failure could not be duplicated. The failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that there was no recall. The contact was referred to the dealer. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 25,000.

- Spring, TX, USA

The frightening issue I experienced on January 7, 2019 is identical to the reports I have since read regarding this vehicle and the frequent issues that led to the recall for 2010-2012 Ford F-150's for unexpected transmission downshifts [NHTSA recall no. / mfr recall no. : 16V-248 / 16S19]. while driving 65-70 mph on the interstate, speedometer suddenly and rapidly fluctuated between 40 and 70, then transmission abruptly dropped from 6th/5th gear to 1st gear. As a result, my wheels locked and caused the vehicle to skid into the lane to my right, forcing other cars to swerve out of my way to avoid a high speed collision. It happened so fast, and without warning, that it was difficult to understand what was actually occurring. Once stopped (in the middle of the interstate), I drove to the median, turned the engine off, sat for a few minutes to gather my thoughts, restarted the vehicle and drove it slowly to my Ford dealership (not on the highway). After inspecting my truck, the Ford dealership verified the issue and stated the following (written report attached): Ran koec got code P0720 oss sensor circuit fault, ran pinpoint tests, found open in oss sensor which is part of the molded lead frame attached to the valve body, removed the valve body, dissasembled, cleaned and inspected the value body, all valves and bores are ok, reassembled valve body with new molded lead frame assembly and new revised separator plate gasket, installed new clutch feed tube seals and seal between valve body and fluid pump, installed new fluid filter and pan gasket, filled transmission with new fluid reprogrammed PCM and cleared dtcs, verified repairs. Despite parallels to the previous recall issue, Ford informed me it is not covered (there is nothing I could have done to prevent it) and the total cost to me was $1,418.83. Please expand the recall - it will save lives.

- Franklin, TN, USA

Vehicle erratically shifts from 6 gear to 1st gear, causing tires to lock up. Same issue is recalled in 2011-2012 F150, but not covered in 2013. Very dangerous issue.

- Fairgrove, MI, USA

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. While driving 60 mph, the transmission shifted from fifth to first gear without warning. The contact was able to drive home and parked the vehicle. The dealer was not notified. The manufacturer stated that there were no recalls; therefore, the contact would need to pay for the repairs. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 90,000.

- Klamath Falls, OR, USA

The truck gets stuck in first gear and will not accelerate until the vehicle is shut off and turned on again. The vehicle was in motion on a city street and would not advance to second gear.

- Cheyenne, WY, USA

Transmission lost power at 75 miles per hour on the highway. The wrench sign came on dash and then all displays showed -----. additionally, the speedometer stopped working and the air bag light illuminated. When transmission reengaged, it was in 3rd gear, causing wheels to lose traction. I was able to navigate heavy traffic to get to the shoulder, where truck shifted to 5th gear once stopped. I was able to make it off the highway, however, the truck would shift randomly between 3rd, 4th and 5th gear but would not shift in to 1st, 2nd or 6th. Grapevine Ford dealership pulled code P0722 from 6R80 transmission and determined transmission lead frame was faulty. Ford does not accept responsibility and will not pay for this known problem. The 6R80 lead frame has been recalled on 2011 and 2012 F150's but has not yet been recalled on 2013 F150's.

- North Richland Hills, TX, USA

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. While driving 60 mph, the vehicle decelerated to 30 mph without warning. The vehicle was taken to eide Ford Lincoln (800 E bismarck expy, bismarck, nd 58504, 701-222-3500) where it was diagnosed that the lead frame failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 82,190.

- Bismarck, ND, USA

Tranmission will start shifting between 2nd and 5th gear while drive at any speed causing the tires to lock up and chirp. Other times the transmission will not shift out of 1st gear. Other times while driving 60mph+ the speedo needle will go to 0mph and transmission is unresponsive. In all cases the vehicle must be pulled over, tuned off and restarted to correct he issue. It is a safety concern when there is no safe area to pull off of the road. This has been an on going issue for a few months. Suspected lead frame failure.

- Vacaville, CA, USA

While driving at highway speed the transmission abruptly down shifts to first gear. In the winter with snow/ice on the road this causes the rear wheels to lock-up. I do not want someone to run into the rear of my vehicle or loose control. The truck was assembled in Sept of 2012. The engine is a 3.7 liter w/ 6 speed auto. 4 wheel drive. In June of 2018 (6/22/2018) I brought this truck to copper country Ford, houghton mi. And had the service department "reflash" update the tcm ( transmission control module)

- Laurium, MI, USA

On 4 different occasions while in reverse truck immediately stopped as if I had backed into an object parking lot. Two times while driving aprroximately 45 to 50 mph my vehicle immediately increased rpms, again it felt as if someone rear ended me. Most recent vehicle would not shift. Manual shift option worked. Restarted motor 4 times hoping to resolve the issue. Vehicle never shifted out of 5th. As traveling, speedometer stopped working, airbag light came on, odometer display went to dashes, traction control stopped working, wrench light came on, display for gears was either 5th or 3rd depending on speed. At about 55 mph the vehicle performed a hard jerk, high rpms, almost bringing me to a complete stop in heavy traffic highway. Again as if someone rear ended me. Finally limped home. Now I'm afraid to drive the vehicle. My 5 year warranty expired 10-23-2018. Contacted Ford dealer not in recall and warranty out so it's money out of my pocket. This is so disheartening to know it's a factory default yet Ford will not honor the repairs.

- La Porte, TX, USA

My 2013 F-150 is experiencing the exact same symptoms that are covered under a Ford recall for 2011 thru 2012 F150S 16N02 molded leadframe extended warranty recall. The transmission will downshift into first gear all by itself, even at highway speeds, resulting in rear wheel skidding and transmission lock-up.

- Greenwood, MO, USA

Delayed shifts, loss of power, speedometer not working, engine wrench illuminated, po 720/722 lead frame replaced very scary losing power at high speeds and revs in red line

- Edmonton, WA, USA

Issues with the transmission that was diagnosed to be with the lead frame, similar to those described with the 2011-2012 recall. I had random issues where it would slip from 2nd to 5th starting from a stop. Then I had it suddenly downshift from 4th to 1st when going about 50mph, enough to chirp the tires.

- River Falls, WI, USA

My automatic transmission on my truck started not wanting to shift into the proper gear. It went from shifting into a higher gear as I was trying to merge into traffic, which caused me to lose pretty much all power. This could have cause a wreck in busy traffic. The most worrisome problem was that it started shifting into 1st gear when driving in normal traffic. It happened 3 times at speeds of 30 mph, causing the back tires to lock and a loss of all power. It happened a final timewhen I was traveling at 55 mph. It went from 5th gear to 1st causing my tires to lock again and almost causing the person traveling behind me to wreck into me. It was very scary. Even though I was on a curvy road I was able to maintain control, but I had lost all power and the rpms on the engine went extremely high. As soon as I could I took it to the dealership and they replaced a part in the transmission as well as reset the computer. This issue is very scary and could have caused a serious wreck at the speed I was traveling at, not to mention if it was a higher rate of speed. In researching this online, I found many similar issues affecing Ford trucks

- Powell, TN, USA

Sudden downshift into low gear, feels like first gear. Rear wheels lock and slide. Speedometer displays 0, and odometer displays 0, digital gauges in the center go blank. This is followed with a loss of power. Coasting to a safe place, turn off the ignition, restart and have gauges back, driving with normal shift points. This has occurred 5 times in the past 14 days. And this truck is not a daily driver, so this is occurring each time the vehicle is operated. We only use this truck for driving in the city, we are terrified of driving on any interstate or highway or at any speed above 40 miles per hour due to the locking up of the rear wheels. There is no photo documentation due to the rapid onset of the downshift. I fear this vehicle will be involved in a crash.

- Hixson, TN, USA

Two problems: I) from a stop, such as following traffic control device instruction like at a traffic light, yield (before merging onto a highway), stop sign, parking spot, etc, the truck attempts to start moving forward in 5th gear. The truck does not move forward unless shifted to neutral or park and then back into drive. Truck will not accelerate from a stopped position in 5th gear. II) more concerning is that the truck decides to downshift inappropriately (e.g. it should upshift or stay in gear, but downshifts erratically calling). This leads to stopping short and causes the truck to buck. It results in almost total loss of control of the vehicle and presents a horrible risk to driver, passengers, and others on the road. Had to pull off side of road over a curb causing property damage and almost a heart attack! I have 68,000 miles on a truck that should last for at least double that. The truck has been babied and well-maintained since it was purchased. This is sad that Ford won't accept responsibility for using a faulty transmission with known issues. Ref: Molded leadframe issue including tsb 13-6-8

- Verona, NJ, USA

Traveling at various speeds (30-70 mph), transmission shifts from upper gears (3rd-6th) immediately down to 1st gear, failing to downshift through the gears in between. Wrench icon appears on display. Display also shows dashes instead of numbers and the speedometer drops to zero although still moving forward. Rear tires break traction. Crash potential is high due to loss of control of vehicle, especially on wet roads. This has been occurring over the last several months. At first it just seemed like a random hard shift (2nd to 1st when accelerating) perhaps once a month - easily forgettable. In the last two weeks however, it's happened 4 times at speeds over 30 mph and once at 70 on an interstate highway. The truck is too dangerous to operate and is will be sidelined until repaired. Scan tool showed P0722 (output shaft speed sensor). The only fix is to replace the leadframe connector (P/N: al3Z-7G276-D) in the transmission. This applies to the 6R80 transmission. Signs/symptoms are identical to the 2016 recall of 2011-2012 F-150's. it seems Ford extended the free replacement warranty for 10 years/150,000 miles for effected vehicles. Unfortunately, I've just passed the 150K mark, so if the recall is expanded, I'm already outside the mileage limit, so I'll be stuck with the bill.

- Gulf Breeze, FL, USA

Started on the interstate and got up to about 65 mph and truck shifted to 1st gear and began to skid and hop and was all over the road, (luckily no traffic was close to me) got control of the truck and came to a stop. No check engine lights or anything out of the ordinary on dash panel. Continued on my way at a very slow speed until I got to an exit to turn around and get back home. When getting back home again no check engine lights

- Ashland, KY, USA