10.0
really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 23 / 3
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 25 / 1
- Average Mileage:
- 72,500 miles
About These NHTSA Complaints:
The NHTSA is the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints can be spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem. See the Back button — blue bar at the very top of the page — to explore more.
« Read the previous 20 complaints
The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. While driving 55 mph, the vehicle would downshift into a lower gear and slow down. The rpms increased and the contact was concerned that the engine would blow a rod. The vehicle was taken to the dealer (watertown Ford Chrysler, 1600 9th avenue SE, watertown, sd 57201, (605) 886-5844) who offered to repair the vehicle at the contact's expense. The repairs were not completed and the cause of the failure was not disclosed. The manufacturer was contacted and stated that the vehicle was not covered by any recall. The failure mileage and VIN were not available. *
- Lake Norden, SD, USA
Vehicle was in motion on the highway traveling at 65-70 mph. Speedometer stops functioning and indicates 0 mph. Odometer indicates a series of dashes "-------". the transmission speed remains at constant RPM regardless of pressure applied to throttle. Indicator for powertrain malfunction/reduced power/electronic throttle control momentarily appears. Driver applies pressure to throttle and hears the engine response, but there's no apparent response in the drivetrain. Drive coasts off highway and shifts from neutral back into drive. Is able to get back into a gear. Turning the vehicle off and restarting seems to correct the issue temporarily.
- Helotes, TX, USA
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.
- Woodbridge, VA, USA
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.
- Rolla, ND, USA
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.
- Franklin, WI, USA
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.
- Pulaski, PA, USA
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
- Bartow, FL, USA
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.
- Brooklyn Center, MN, USA
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.
- Gilbert, AZ, USA
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.
- Clarksville, TN, USA
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
- Fenton, MI, USA
Sporadic shifting. Transmission and/or oil pressure causes the truck to completly shut down on me when driving down the highway.
- Corona, CA, USA
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. *
- Pass Christian, MS, USA
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.
- Sacramento, CA, USA
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.
- Springfield, IL, USA
Truck shifts into first gear from fourth and fifth gears and back wheels lock up has happened several times in the past few weeks
- Fall River, MA, USA
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.
- Morton, IL, USA
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.
- Holt, MI, USA
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 NHTSA may order another recall which would include the 2013 model.
- Corning, NY, USA
- Youngsville, LA, USA