Vehicle shifts gears erratically. Going from 6th gear to 1st at 70 mph

- Arlington, TX, USA

When on interstate 76 my truck had abrupt shifting and loosing control of transmission, speedometer, odometer when reaching it apears it could be the molded lead frame. After shutting down and restarting it fixed itself then later it occurred again while on rt 267 in the center lane the truck locked into first gear during high traffic and I barely made it to the shoulder of the roadway (Pennsylvania)

- Hatboro, PA, USA

Vehicle on occasion downshifts unexpectedly. The vehicle is in motion typically above 50mph and suddenly downshifts to 1st. Not on highway but on a 4 lane road with speed limit around 55mph. Happened while picking my preschooler (3yo) up, very scary and not acceptable especially since there was already a reacall for 2011 and 2012 models with the same transmission and problems.

- Galena, OH, USA

I was driving my F150 when I come to a stop light. Once the light turned green I accelerated and got to speed (55mph) when the truck suddenly downshifts to 1st. I pulled over put in park and turned off. Started again and worked fine. Later that day the truck did it again. This time I was on the highway at 60mph when it shifted down to 1st. Pulled over and went to take off and it started in second then jumped to 5th and wouldn't shift. I couldn't take off in 5th so I put in park turned off and waited 10mins before starting again. It worked fine after. This is very scary.

- New Iberia, LA, USA

While traveling 40 mph my 2013 Ford F150 (32,000 miles) suddenly downshifts into 1st gear. The rear wheels lock up leaving skid marks on road. The speedometer shuts down as well as others on instrument cluster. The truck jumps out of control. I have to shut it off and restart to move it. I called for a flatbed tow truck and it is now at a Ford dealer. I have seen hundreds of complaints about this and crashes. Ford has had this problem and needs to step up and recall this before someone gets killed. This is very dangerous. I had another technician drive my truck for a second opinion. It did the same thing for him. He told me do not drive this truck it is too dangerous. Please do something!

- Ontario, OH, USA

With 58,000 miles on 3.5 ecoboost -check engine light went on with error codes P0016 and P0299. Ford dealer advised timing chain stretched and needed to be replaced at cost of $2500. Less then 10 miles after picking truck up from repairs - check engine light on with P0299 code again. Back into shop.

- Maple Grove, MN, USA

While driving the speedometer will go from the current mph whether than is 10mph or 50mph and instantly drop to 0mph. The truck will then downshift to 1st gear and violently throw you forward in the vehicle. Ford has a tsb out on this: 13-6-8. the tsb applies to 2011 - 2013 F150S. The 2011-2012 were recalled, but for some reason the 2013 was not.

- Louisville, KY, USA

While driving on expressway gear when from 6th gear to 1st gear then a orange wrench came up on the screen I almost caused and accident & this has happened times before on the street

- Atlanta, GA, USA

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. While driving various speeds, the transmission shifted into first gear independently and shifted out of gear with no acceleration. The vehicle was taken to supreme Ford (400 E howze beach rd, slidell, la 70461) where it was diagnosed that the lead frame harness assembly needed to be repaired. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 67,000.

- Lacomb, LA, USA

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that there was an internal failure with a connector in the transmission assembly. The vehicle intermittently shifted from sixth gear to first gear and, at times, failed to accelerate. The vehicle was not diagnosed by a dealer. An independent mechanic diagnosed that the connector(s) needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was not available.

- Madison, TN, USA

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. While driving at low speeds from a stop sign and turning left, the transmission shifted into fifth gear without warning. The vehicle was taken to rick ridings Ford (1817 ridings dr, monticello, il 61856, (800) 774-2521) where it was diagnosed that the lead frame needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 17,266.

- Urbana, IL, USA

Eratic downshifting, transmission sometime would shift to a low gear while at highway speeds, causing tires to lock up. Vehicle also would get stuck in high gear making acceleration from a stop in an active roadway impossible as car would not move

- Eagan, MN, USA

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. While driving 70 mph, the gear shifted into first gear without warning. The contact had to turn the vehicle off and back on for it to operate normally. The vehicle was taken to strieter Lincoln motor company (520 w kimberly rd, davenport, ia 52806, (563) 391-1500) where it was diagnosed, but the dealer stated that the vehicle was out of warranty. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 56,000.

- Bettendorf, IA, USA

Three times in the last two months this has happened to me. While accelerating from a stop on a city street the truck will jerk forward and backward chirping the tires like it's slipping gears. While this is happening if I give it gas either it won't rev up or it will rev up but not accelerate almost like it's in neutral. Also, the speedometer drops down to zero and bounces up and down even while the truck is moving when this happens. My wife refuses to drive the vehicle until the problem is corrected and quite frankly I don't feel safe driving it either. I find it terrible that Ford has not included the 2013 vehicles into the recall of the earlier models suffering from the same defects.

- Magnolia, OH, USA

Vehicle was stopped in the left turn lane. When the green arrow appeared, pressure was applied to the accelerator. The vehicle began to move at a rate that was not normal for what the tachometer was reading. The vehicle then jolted suddenly as if the 1st gear had engaged. This was shortly followed by the vehicle losing road speed. It seemed that 5th gear had been engaged. The seatbelt caution and wrench symbol came on. The speedometer dropped to 0. I was able to move the vehicle out of traffic lanes, but it was slow because the transmission was not in first gear. Putting the vehicle into neutral and back to drive did not fix the problem. Once stopped, I shutdown the vehicle and waited 30 seconds before restarting the vehicle. This seemed to fix the issue. The check engine light will not go on for this failure. I have contacted Ford dealerships who are unable to diagnose the issue unless there is an associated check engine light and code that can be retrieved from the onboard computer. This is a safety issue because a powertrain failure while in traffic can lead to a vehicle being unable to clear an intersection if there's oncoming cross traffic. I request that NHTSA investigate F150 model year 2013 for this issue with the erratic shifting in the automatic transmission at low speeds.

- Helotes, TX, USA

While traveling in 4th gear, the vehicle suddenly went into 1st gear. It would not go out of 1st gear until I shut it off and restarted. Happened again before I got it home. Dealer replaced the lead frame harness, cost $1025. This could have resulted in a serious accident. Vehicle had 60844 miles on odometer.

- Millbury, MA, USA

While driving my truck's speedometer will shut down, as well as the other instrument cluster, except my tach. It will then go into "limp mode" until I'm able to get to the side of the road and recycle the engine. The code the computer is showing indicates an output power speed sensor. This would also indicate a relationship with the leadframe. I was wondering why there is no recall on 2013 F150 while sharing the same 6R80 transmission and causing the same problems?

- Jamestown, KY, USA

At highway speed transmission will downshift to 1st gear locking rear tires. Engine rpms hit 5000 to 6000 revs. Speedo will stop working. Have to pull off the road and restart the truck which resets everything till it happens again. At times during intown driving transmission shifts erratically.

- Kansas City, KS, USA

Normal driving about 40 mph, then sudden down shift. Speedo to 0 while tach revs and all other gauges quit. I see a recall on 2012 raptors involving lead frame replacement and PCM reset. Mine has the same tranny as recalled. Happened yesterday once while I drove and 4 times today while wife drove. She was almost rear-ended.

- Ellsworth, ME, USA

2013 Ford F-150 traveling 65mph all of a sudden will down shift to first gear causeing the vehicle to almost instantly stop in traffic! Ford had a recall on this issue but will not assist with fix since my vehicle is not under the recall! told me to go to dealer to get a $120 diagnostic, but once it happens the codes clear 60 seconds after and can not be found at dealership. So Ford basically told me to keep driving it till it happens again and hope I'm near a dealership

- Wisconsin Dells, WI, USA