Transmission will downshift into 1st gear or get stuck in 3rd or 5th gear.

- Fairmount, IN, USA

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle would hesitate upon the depression of the accelerator pedal without warning. In addition, an abnormal, grinding noise would be emitted from the transmission. As the failure worsened, the contact took the vehicle to a dealer where a transmission flush was performed; however, the failure returned soon after the transmission flush was performed. The vehicle was then taken to another dealer and two other private mechanics where it was stated that there was a failure with the transmission. The manufacturer was also notified about the failure and the contact was informed that there were no recalls on the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 132,000.

- Fredericksburg, VA, USA

while driving at normal speeds, sometimes the transmission would abruptly downshift to 1st gear. Fortunately, for me, it didn't happen at highway speeds, but I've heard that others have done so. I took my vehicle to a repair shop right away, they suspected the problem, and verified it with the diagnostic codes. I had it repaired at my own expense. I checked with my Ford dealer, and they suspected the same problem, but weren't sure they could even get the part, and couldn't even look at it for 6 days. There NEEDS to be a recall!

- Geneseo, NY, USA

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle would suddenly drop to first gear without warning. The failure occurred intermittently. The vehicle had been taken in for a recall with the NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V075000 (Power Train) for which the remedy had been completed, however, they were still experiencing a failure. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the lead frame failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired due to them missing the deadline for the warranty coverage portion relating to the recall mentioned above. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The contact was referred to the NHTSA Hotline to file a safety complaint. The failure mileage was 116,000.

- Hammonton, NJ, USA

Driving at 65 mph in 6th gear on the highway the transmission downshifted to first. It was as if I had slammed on the brakes, the downshift was completely unexpected and nearly caused me to lose control of the vehicle. After regaining control over the vehicle and getting pulled off the highway into a safe turnout. The transmission had not overheated it was at its normal operating range. I allowed the pickup to sit for a few minutes. I checked the transmission fluid and it was at operating level and was not burnt nor did it have metal flakes in it. After allowing the pickup to sit for about 10 minutes I pulled back onto the highway and attempted to get back up to 65 mph, 1st gear didn-??t shift to 2nd until just below 7000 rpm. 2nd to 3rd gear was also nearly 7000 rpm until the shift. The dash read 4th but the truck quit powering the rear wheels, as if the transmission were in neutral. The truck then flashed the orange wrench on the dash and was stuck in 3rd until I pulled over and parked and shut the pickup off for a few minutes. The problem repeated itself after attempting to get on the highway after letting the pickup sit for a few minutes. Prior to this incident there had been a very random and slight shift delay between 3rd and 4th and the trans would downshift from 6th or 5th to 3rd sometimes and there would be a delay in power for a couple of seconds before shifting to 4th then 5th to 6th

- Columbia Falls, MT, USA

When you going down the road, it just downshifts

- Valdosta, GA, USA

on march 11 2024 while traveling on the highway my f150 lost all power and stoped on the road. the truck was towed to point pleasant ford dealership. I was informed the transmission was completely out of oil. ford said the lines from the transmission to the oil cooler had failed. this was caused by a defective connector to the oil cooler. I was later informed the lines are steel but the connector is aluminum I wonder if the dissimilar metals caused the corrosion. the truck only had 48,000 miles on it although it is 11 years old. the truck stopping in middle of traffic is an extreme hazard.

- Lakewood, NJ, USA

low oil pressure flashing while driving with engine failure - no other issues just happened. Verified by mechanic March 2020

- Street, MD, USA

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while her husband was driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle failed to shift out of 1st gear. The contact stated that the vehicle was stuck in 3rd gear. The wrench warning light and air bag warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that the entire dashboard screen was black. The contact stated her husband restarted the vehicle for the vehicle to return to normal operation. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the lead frame needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired yet. The failure was related to NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V433000 (Power Train). The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline. The approximate failure mileage was 152,000.

- Mineral, VA, USA

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle suddenly jerked, after which the vehicle lost significant motive power. The contact was able to pull to the shoulder of the roadway, where the vehicle failed to shift out of first gear. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed a failure with the leadframe. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V433000 (Power Train), but the VIN was not included. The failure mileage was 150,000.

- Louisville, KY, USA

I own a 2013 Ford F-150. On numerous occasions while driving at any speeds, 40-70;MPH, the vehicle downshifted from 6th, 5th, and 4th to 1st gear, and cease to come to a halt.. The check engine and wrench warning lights illuminated. I would have to turn the truck off and restart to get out of the middle of the road. I would at times have to do this every few miles in order to make it to my destination. The check engine wrench warning light remained illuminated at times and other times would not, and the transmission failed to shift out of 1st gear. This would only happen periodically at 1st, then started happening on a regular basis I took to Ford dealership and got repairs done. At which time I Questioned if there were any recalls and they stated the recall repairs had already been fulfilled on my vehicle, therefore all costs involved are my responsibility. I paid the repair charges in full of approximately 2000$. Upon researching the recalls which started in 2019 NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V433000 (Power Train) or 19V075000 (Power Train). And also seeing documentation in reference to these campaigns that when some of the vehicles were repaired that the broken parts were not all removed from inventory therefore the original recall repairs were made with faulty parts. I then proceeded to phone the Ford dealership back and was pretty adamant that I should be reimbursed for the second repairs as it sounds like same issue of 2019 recall. I was denied my request and was informed to call Ford customer service for reimbursement. As of this date no reimbursement has been made. The failure mileage was approximately 136K

- Cumming, GA, USA

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH, the vehicle downshifted to 1st gear. The contact stated that the power train malfunction warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic however, the failure could not be duplicated. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline. The approximate failure mileage was 87,000.

- Waterville, OH, USA

I had no problems untill I went to vanderhyde Ford for a oil change and had them perforn tranmission downshifting recall. Well now it is doing exactly what the recall was to made to not let it do do. It will down shift abruptly and show a wrench light coms on and turn snigal will not cancell and odometer stops working. They said they had a problem preforming the recall do to a remote starter system on my truck. I am a certified tech with ase and a past parts and service manager and have never heard such problems foir any reprogramming recall. My truck has over 194,000 and never had any ntrans problems before recall. I can clear codes and let it sit and drives normal with no problems and they tell mi it will take $2000 dollars to fix the problem they created. Several other reports of this on internet

- Cedar Springs, MI, USA

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH, the power train warning light illuminated, and the speedometer became inoperable. Additionally, the vehicle lost motive power. The contact was able to veer to the side of the road. The contact was able to restart the vehicle and continue driving. The contact stated that the failure recurred while driving. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the transmission molded leadframe had failed. The dealer informed the contact that the vehicle could not repaired under Ford Campaign Number: 19N01 because the campaign had expired. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 84,000.

- Flagstaff, AZ, USA

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving 55 MPH, the vehicle unintendedly lost power, jerked, and the speedometer went to zero. The wrench warning light and air bag warning light was illuminated. Upon restarting the vehicle, the vehicle failed to shift out of 1st gear. The contact shifted the vehicle to manual drive mode, shifted to 2nd gear and then back to drive and then the gears shifted as designed. The contact drove the vehicle to the dealer and a diagnostic test was performed. The dealer retrieved DTC code: P0722 related to Customer Satisfaction Program: 19N01. The contact stated that the dealer had diagnosed that the lead frame assembly needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 71,243.

- Buena Vista, VA, USA

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving 55 MPH, the vehicle decelerated, and the transmission downshifted from 5th gear to 1st gear. The contact stated that the vehicle was restarted but failed to shift into 1st gear; the vehicle was stuck in 3rd gear. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed that the lead frame had failed. The mechanic related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V433000 (Power Train) and TSB Number: 19N01.The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 198,000.

- Moultrie, GA, USA

My truck had a safety recall to fix a module that was causing to he transmission to down shift into low gear at high speeds Many times while driving the truck on freeway at 65mph the truck would down shift to low gear causing the truck tires to lock up and engine rev and then it would feel like I was rear ended from behind..An illumination of a orange wrench would take over the whole display of gauges.The milage and all gauges would just be lines like -- - - - this and service engine light would come on too.I would pull over and restart the truck and it would drive ok again for a little while.I took it to Ford and had the recall fixed. When I went to pick up truck I was told my motor needed to be replaced because me # 7 cylinder was not holding compression.My truck only has 79,000 miles on it.There was no problem with motor before thr transmission started downshifting at high speeds My truck is under the milage to be fixed under warranty but because I don't drive it that much I am out of warranty because its been past 10 yrs.This recall for transmission i believe is what cause my motor to go bad

- Phoenix, AZ, USA

My 2013 F150 downshifted abruptly from 5th to 1st gear going 55. This caused me to stop dangerously and abruptly. It then got stuck in 1st gear. I turned off truck and restarted and it was stuck in 3rd gear. I did have a check engine light read which were codes: P0720/p0721/p0720 pointing to the output shaft speed sensor. I had Ford dealership TSB performed in 2020 to reprogram PCM to prevent this from happening, wrench icon showed a long with airbag light and dashboard quit working all except RPM gauge. The first time this abrupt downshift occurred was today February 21, 2024. Seems like a very dangerous safety issue and the dealership has no regards to it and said they are booked out and it would be $150 to look into it.

- Avilla, IN, USA

Feb 18th 2024 I was driving my 2013 Ford F150 FX4 (current mileage: 65,900) and I was up to about 55-60 mph when the truck downshifted on its on to 1st gear as I was approaching a curve. My gauges went blank on the vehicle and the check engine light as well as the wrench light came on. I pulled off the road. I tried to turning the engine off and starting it again. As I went to put it in drive, when it hit reverse the truck jerked hard and I went to neutral. As I shifted to drive it jerked hard again and registered the truck in 5th gear sitting still. I tried that (2) more times and same result. I unhooked the battery and reconnected it. Started the truck and no service lights. My family and I continued on our trip to dinner thinking it was just a glitch. After dinner on the way home we experienced the same thing when the truck hit 55-60mph, luckily right in front of an Auto parts store. I had them do a diagnostic test and pulled (3) codes. 1) P0721 Output shaft speed sensor circuit range/performance. 2) P07210-00 and 3) P0722-00. Took it to Ford dealership and said it was a "customer satisfaction recall" but my truck is past the 10 year period being a 2013 model so it's not covered and will be $1,300.

- Newton, NC, USA

Transmission would not shift from 1st gear. yes available for inspection. car would not keep speed with traffic. Had to stop in middle of highway and cut off truck and restart. Has not been sent to dealer. Not inspected. light came on to for maintenance.

- Wilson, NC, USA