Continuing to experience problems with downshifting. Took to Ford dealership, the acted like they had no idea what was going on or hadn't even heard of the recall of the 2011 or 2012 models and the open investigation into the 2013. Now for a third time, driving on sat. Oct. 20, the vehicle shifted into 5th speedometer fell to zero hand had to shut off and restart car to get it going again. Driving in a rural area with speed limits of 45-55 mph. I was traveling around 50mph at the time. We are very frustrated as this has happened with kids in the car 2 times now and we don't want them killed due to Ford's inability to take responsibility and recall the 2013 models. We have submitted documentation via cell phone picture that is time stamped with my husbands watch in the picture to verify when it is happening.

- Galena, OH, USA

Vehicle experienced erratic shifting when at speed on the highway and when accelerating from a stop on multiple occasions. Speedometer, gear display and other dashboard indicators stop functioning when it happens. Transmission may stick in 3rd gear depending on current speed when it happens and in some cases the wrench icon shows on the digital display. Stopping and restarting vehicle usually makes it go back to normal temporarily. Local dealer diagnosed the problem as the transmission lead frame connector and replaced but cost was not covered current 2011-2012 recall.

- Overland Park, KS, USA

I had filed a complaint earlier this week, but yesterday, it happened again. Driving the Ford F150 2013 on city streets (rural area, speed limits vary between 45 and 55 mph) and the truck slipped and shifted erratically between a few gears for a few seconds. The entire family was in the car including 3 kids. Then later the same day on route 3 in the sunbury Ohio the car is in 5th gear speedometer reading zero suddenly. Route 3 varies between 50 and 55 mph and my truck was going in this range at the time it dropped to zero. Only one in car at the time so I captured it on photo reading 5th gear and 0mph uploaded below/

- Galena, OH, USA

Lead frame failed. Caused vehicle to downshift suddenly while speedometer read very low. Multiple times. At highway speed in full auto or in manual gear shift override. The vehicle would downshift at 65mph to 2nd or 1st gear, locking up the rear axle. Cost to repair at dealership was $810.61

- Madison, NC, USA

Transmission - molded leadframe malfunction on 5.0 motor. The 2011-2012 recall for the molded leadframe malfunction also affects 2013 vehicles such as ours leading to the truck loosing power, stalling out, shifting on it's own from 5th to 1st and the other way leaving the truck a wreck waiting to happen at any time during driving. This risks the lives of the driver, passengers and everyone else on the road. When this happens you must bring the vehicle to a complete stop, shut it off, wait for computer to cycle, then restart. Ford should be expanding the recall to replace this deadly malfunctioning part at their cost. This has happened at least 10 times within 30 days of owning the vehicle which was bought from maxwell Ford in austin Texas. The last time this happened it was in a parking lot after just starting the truck and backing out of a stall.

- Chetek, WI, USA

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