The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that the vehicle experienced independent downshifting while being operated at various speeds. The failure occurred without warning. The vehicle was taken to jones Ford (510 florence rd, savannah, tn), but was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and did not assist since there were no recalls for the failure. The contact was informed to call NHTSA to have the VIN added to a recall. The failure mileage was 70,500.

- Selmer, TN, USA

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. While driving approximately 60 mph, the vehicle downshifted on its own. The contact continued driving to a complete stop due to heavy traffic. The contact switched into neutral and turned off the vehicle. The vehicle was turned off, restarted, and operated normally. The contact stated that the same failure occurred previously and the yellow wrench warning indicator illuminated. The contact turned the vehicle off and restarted it again. The dealer and an independent mechanic were not contacted. The manufacturer was made aware of the failures. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 55,000.

- San Antonio, TX, USA

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. While driving 45 mph, the engine made an abnormal noise, the rpms increased, and the vehicle decelerated rapidly and almost came to a complete stop. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was approximately 81,000.

- Hilo, HI, USA

Transmission randomly downshifts while driving, causing wheel lockup and unsafe condition

- Groton, MA, USA

Sudden downshift into 1st gear at highway speeds. Speedometer and digital display stops working.

- Dallas, GA, USA

At highway speeds mph drops to zero transmission shifts to 5th gear airbag and seatbelt lights come on. To reset truck must be stopped turned off and restarted. Other times speedometer is erratic and transmission shifted erratic also even to first gear at hwy speeds.

- Helena, AL, USA

My truck had 3 separate incidences, the first two times the truck would downshift without warning and the tachometer would jump around sporadically while the truck lurched. The third incident would be that taking off from a cold start the vehicle would start out in 5th gear and the speedometer would not move from 0.

- Webster, TX, USA

I was driving roughly 30 mph down a residential street with some loose rocks (due to a recent storm) when my F150 suddenly dropped into first gear causing my rear wheels to lock and slide a bit. I was going straight and there was nothing out of the ordinary going on.

- Barrington Hills, IL, USA

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. While driving various speeds, the vehicle shook as the accelerator pedal was depressed. The contact also stated that the vehicle felt as if it were in neutral. The vehicle was taken to the dealer (taylor Ford, 13500 telegraph road, taylor, mi 48180), but the cause of the failure could not be diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. He manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was approximately 89,000.

- Taylor, MI, USA

While driving 75mph vehicle shifted from 6th to 3rd on the highway. Check engine light came on. After putting into park and turning off truck and restarting it the check engine light was off and vehicle drove fine for about another week. This time, while driving the vehicle shifted from 6th to 4th and check engine light came on. I was able to pull the code since turning the truck on and off didnt reset anything. The code was P0720 output speed sensor "leadframe". odometer, mph, speed, trip, fuel usage did not work. Rpms worked and the gear I was in worked.

- Corpus Christ, TX, USA

While driving to work today, and making a right hand turn, my vehicle completely shut off. That is, the engine died, the power steering died, and the brakes died while the truck came to a complete stop in the middle of the lane. Let me reiterate - the truck completely died in the middle of the road and there was a complete loss of control over the vehicle. Had there been another vehicle, object, or person in front of me, I would have likely collided with them (thankfully the road was empty) research has lead me to find that this is a known issue with Ford and the F150 series from years 2010 to approximately 2014. Fuse number 27 in the engine fuse box is undersized from the factory and melts due to the inability to handle the amperage. I found mine melted after today as well. Ford has "addressed" this issue with a tsb (Ford tsb-15-0137 see attached) which it charges customers for to replace the fuse and wiring for the fuse with a new, up sized fuse and wires. They do not cover this free of charge unless your truck is under warranty. As this is a glaring safety issue that numerous people have reported, I ask that the NHTSA investigate this and have Ford initiate a recall on the affected vehicles, and make the repair free of charge to customers. This issue is a manufacturing flaw and one that has the ability to cause loss of life and property due to failure to control the vehicle. Some forums where people have reported the same issue: www.fordraptorforum.com/F39/engine-cut-off-low-oil-pressure-warning-11894/index16.html www.fordraptorforum.com/F39/Ford-raptor-fuel-pump-fuse-issue-45129/index37.html https://www.F150forum.com/F12/engine-shots-off-while-driving-402848/ www.F150ecoboost.net/forum/31-F150-ecoboost-problems/26113-engine-randomly-died-while-driving.html

- Palm Bay, FL, USA

My truck downshifts without cause, sometimes to 1st gear, and on one occasion my wheels skidded (which was witnessed by my neighbor who was walking his dog and was startled by the skid). The speedometer goes to zero even while moving - I have video from my cell phone of this happening while going approximately 75 mph on the freeway. When this happens all other gauges go to dashes, including the mileage, mpg, etc. The transmission will slip into 2nd and 5th gears and will not go to any other gears. It sometimes remains in 3rd gear even at a dead stop. Turning the truck completely off sometimes "resets" things, but only temporarily. I have contacted a dealer about this and they looked up my VIN and told me there are no recalls for my truck year - even though the same types of things were occurring with 2011-12 F150's, and those are the subject of a recall. This is a safety issue: It happens without warning, sometimes on the freeway traveling at high speeds, sometimes while sitting at a stop light and it shifts to 3rd gear and hardly will get going. I called Ford customer service and explained everything and they said they would report to NHTSA but since it is out of warranty and there is no recall, I would most likely be responsible for the cost of repair. I pointed out a letter sent by NHTSA to Ford on January 18, 2018 addressing issues with my truck model and year, but that did not change anything in the representative's mind. I believe there needs to be consumer protection on this, both from a safety and financial aspect, by NHTSA. I have video of what happened on the freeway with the truck downshifting to 5th gear and remaining there, and when traffic slowed the truck downshifted to 2nd gear and would not shift to any other gear. I had to pull off the freeway with hazard lights flashing and turn off the truck and restart it to try to "reset" things.

- Parker, CO, USA

My transmission has been acting erratically for the past 30 days. At first the vehicle would lose acceleration and then the rpms would jump 2000, after a couple seconds I would hear a loud thump as the transmission reengaged; the speedometer also registered 0 a couple times when this happened. Other times the transmission would refuse to leave first gear or I would lose power while in first gear for approximately 10 seconds. The worst issue happened when I was driving the vehicle at approximately 35 mph when the transmission shifted into 1st gear and locked up my rear tires! thankfully I didn't get rear ended, or worse, been driving on the highway; there is no way I could have controlled the vehicle at high speeds and could have seriously injured myself or other drivers. Unfortunately these transmission issues are intermittent and do not generate error codes. I've been to two Ford dealers, the first could not replicate the issue and the second was able to determine the issue is caused by a faulty electronic control assembly in the transmission; they had to search service bulletins in order to figure out what is happening. While this seems to be a common complaint with Ford owners, 2013 vehicles are not included in the recall and they want to charge me $1412.75 to fix the issue. In addition, this is a major safety issue.

- Gaithersburg, MD, USA

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. While driving approximately 60 mph, the vehicle inadvertently downshifted and then shifted back to a drivable gear after two seconds. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to preferred Ford (1401 S beacon blvd, grand haven, mi 49417, (616) 842-0600) where the contact was informed that the VIN was not included in any recalls. The failure was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 79,000. The consumer stated the transmission shifted into first gear and sticks while driving.

- Grandhaven, MI, USA

I was driving down the on ramp to merge with traffic and my truck shifted to 1st gear locking up the back tires which caused me to almost loose control and get rear ended by the person behind me. Cause of problem found at Ford dealer was faulty molded lead frame.

- Waterloo, IA, USA

On April 14, 2018 I was driving my 2013 F-150 on the highway approximately 70mph in the rain when the back wheels suddenly locked up and I abruptly began stopping and I lost control, fishtailing to the left and right (almost to a spin), barely missing vehicles around me and the wall to the left. The car behind me somehow veered around and missed me too. As this was happening the truck was making a loud noise as it automatically slowed down. I somehow made it to the side of the road where I parked and shut the truck off and tried to settle down and gain my composure (...it was scary, I thought I was going to die from this incident!). I restarted the truck and slowly began drive. It seemed to drive ok so I decided to take the truck to the dealer for service. As I was driving cautiously, well below the speed limit on a 40mph road the engine then shut down and I could see a screen appear with "low oil pressure". I glided to a parking lot and had my truck towed to the dealer where I purchased the truck (Suburban Ford of waterford Michigan). The dealer said there was a knock in the engine and said it threw a rod. They said the engine failure was the result of the wheels locking up. I researched and found the exact same issue on 2013 F-150's with the transmission automatically downshifting to a low gear causing the rear wheels to lock up. The dealer said they were aware of this and said there is a recall for this on 2011 and 2012 F-150's for this but no recall presently active on the 2013 F-150. I purchased a full warranty for the truck when new but the truck is just out of warranty at 110K miles. The dealer said they could provide a refurbished engine for $10,000. I've been going back and forth with Ford and the dealer at this point. This is a very dangerous life threatening issue. See: autoweek.com/article/recalls/Ford-downshifting-recall-may-expand

- Commerce Township, MI, USA

Speed sensor. When driving you could be stopped or moving at a high rate of speed for example I was going 50mph when the truck shifted into first causing the truck to come almost to a complete stop almost causing an accident. At other times wheb you start the truck it will shift from 1st gear to 5th gear and the wrench indicator will appear on dash while everything else turns to dashes (mileage etc). The speedometer will then show zero even while still moving.

- Clarksville, TN, USA

Unexpected vehicle downshift. Unexpectedly downshifts while driving highway speeds. Speedometer will waiver erratically or bottom out down to zero. Gear indicator will drop to 1st, go back to 5th, and waiver anywhere in between. Vehicle comes to sudden drop in speed which barks the tires and throws the driver forward.

- Jacksonville, AL, USA

The transmission will shift out of gear, into a higher gear, or into a lower gear without warning. The speedometer goes to zero and the rpms will race to 5000 or 6000. The worst instance of this happened at 60 mph when it all of a sudden shifted into first gear causing the rear tires to squeal, the engine to rev, and also loose control of the vehicle. The error code of a "wrench" popped up on the dashboard. In my research, the 2011 and 2012 F150S have already been recalled but this needs to include the 2013 as well. The repair is the "lead frame" in the transmission at a cost of over $1,000. This is a very serious safety issue.

- Vail, AZ, USA

Transmission downshifts without notice from 6th gear to 1st gear while traveling at high speeds resulting in rear tires locking up. Periodically shifts from park directly to 5th gear and gear selection cannot be overridden by the driver unless the vehicle is turned off and restarted.

- Byesville, OH, USA