I have had several occasions where the vehicle appeared to slip into a lower gear. At low to normal speed, this caused wheel spin and tire screeching. In addition, the transmission seemed sluggish upon the occurrence and resisted a response from the accelerator. These occurrences all happened in city street driving at low to moderate speeds while the vehicle was in motion

- Dallas, TX, USA

Upon acceleration, generally from a stop, the vehicle will, thud, lose power and cease to accelerate despite pedal being pushed. It also tends to be accompanied by the speedometer jumping. No warnings or messages are displayed in the vehicle. After pressing the pedal several times and nearly rolling to a stop, control over acceleration will eventually resume. The loss of control over acceleration causes a safety risk, especially when pulling out into traffic. This issue does not occur consistently, but was happening with some regularity approximately 1 month ago as well.

- Bloomington, IL, USA

Truck has leaking radiator hoses. Went to local Ford dealership for replacement parts. Was told that I am number 70 in line for those parts. Radiator fluid always low, constantly refilling it. This is dangerous due to the amount of fluid that leaks out on a daily basis. Very nervous about driving truck, fear that it may breakdown on me and leave me stranded on side of road. Concerned about the backlog and waiting so long for parts. Is this a problem with all F150 radiator hoses, and if so shouldn't Ford issue a recall and fix the problem. I am worried T4hat I am going to breakdown on the side of a road late at night in 0' weather and try to find a town truck. I only have one vehicle and not able to rent a car for several weeks while my garage waits for the parts.

- Lunenburg, MA, USA

In the last couple of weeks the transmission is shifting erratically, last week it shifted from 1st to 5th, truck went limp had to stop in the middle of the road due to loss of power shift into neutral and go back to D. today while driving on the highway the tranmission shifted down to 1st gear causing the truck to skid due to the sudden downshift while I was at around 50mph. Mind you I was just getting on the highway when this happened needless to say it was scary. I had pull into the shoulder to regroup myself, turn the vehicle off and then get on the road again.

- Uvalde, TX, USA

On several occasions within the last month, the transmission suddenly, without any warning, shifted into first gear while driving normally, with transmission in D. I estimate that driving speeds during these occurrences varied between 10 and 35 mph. During a couple of occurrences, the gear selection indicator could be seen flashing quickly between several of the lower gears. The date entered below was the date of the most recent occurrence. I have made an appointment with the service department of a local Ford dealer for Monday, Jan 22, 2018.

- North Canton, OH, USA

Transmission shifting issues

- Cincinnati, OH, USA

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. While driving various speeds under 60 mph, the vehicle inadvertently downshifted. The contact stated that the accelerator pedal was depressed, but the vehicle failed to accelerate. The contact was able to coast the vehicle to the side of the road, turn off the vehicle, and upon restarting it several minutes later, the vehicle operated correctly. The contact stated that the failure occurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was taken to (walker Ford 102 orchard park rd, hurricane, wv 25526, (304) 397-5101) where diagnostic testing was performed, but no failure codes were found. The manufacturer was notified and did not assist. The contact referenced NHTSA action number: RQ17010 (power train). The failure mileage was 87,000.

- Scott Depot, WV, USA

Takata recall I was going down the highway in cruz controle an my truck went from 55 mph to 0 mph my transmission down shifted from 6th gear to 1st gear locked up my rear wheels for a few seconds. During take off from a stop it will jump from first gear to fifth gear barelly going after take off.

- Wapello, IA, USA

Truck will shift gears at any time. It dropped to first gear unexpected while exiting interstate back tires locked up.just thankful it wasn't 10 seconds before while on interstate now I don't drive it much you never know when it's gonna shift by itself. It throws a code that says it the speed output sensor. There is a recall for the same thing on a 2012 model built in dearborn and Kansas City between August and March 2012. My truck was built in Kansas City in September. Maybe that recall should be expanded to cover all effected vehicles.

- Benton, TN, USA

While driving at 45 miles an hour on 4th gear my truck unexpectedly shifted into first gear, causing me to lose full control of my vehicle

- North Miami, FL, USA

2013-2014 era F-150 with stock 5.0L V8. Only 47,000 miles. Still under factory Ford powertrain warranty. Vehicle exhibits the common oem coolant system defect regarding the "Y" or "T" connector and radiator hose connections. System excessively leaks coolant. Defect causes leakage of coolant when engine is operating or when sitting/cooling down. Loss of coolant may irreparably damage or destroy engine if not repaired. This may present a safety hazard if vehicle is in motion at time of failure. Defect is noted on numerous Ford truck forums. Some of the oem parts necessary to repair/replace the defected items are not available from Ford at this time. Per Ford dealership, these unavailable parts are on backorder from Ford for several weeks, approximately 4-5 weeks. Vehicle is not currently being driven due to defect, to prevent irreparable damage to the engine, for safety concerns, and oem parts are not available from Ford at this time to repair the vehicle. Ford has not agreed to pay to repair the truck at this time.

- Overland Park, KS, USA

My 2013 F150 ecoboost when driving down the highway has downshifted from 4th into 1st gear on one occasion. And on three other occasions I have been driving down highway between 60-75 mph and truck would downshift on it's own from 6th gear to 3rd gear. After this would happen it would not shift lower than third gear unless pulled off side of road and shut truck off for few minutes and also would not go above fifth gear. Ford dealer says was common problem on 2011 and 2012 models but seems to carry into 2013-2014 models from what they been seeing. No recall on 2013-2014 models though so I had to pay big money to fix problem that Ford knows about and would like reimbursed if this becomes a recall.

- Beecher City, IL, USA

The truck unexpectedly down shifts into first gear without warning.

- Mobile, AL, USA

Transmission shifted erratically into first gear at speed while pulling into busy traffic on highway 280, stalling and revving rpms, causing me to swerve into the turn lane to avoid oncoming traffic. Local Ford dealership (earnest mccarty) is replacing the control module that was already recalled in 2016 on 2011-2012 F-150S (approximate cost $700).

- Birmingham, AL, USA

Taking off from a start, vehicle acted like transmission was slipping, then slammed between 5th gear and 2nd gear repeatedly, and entered limp home mode. Separate instance: When passing another vehicle on two-lane road, full throttle, vehicle slammed into 2nd gear and entered limp home mode while I was in oncoming traffic, forcing me to abort the pass. Both times, in order to resolve the problem, I had to pull over, stop the vehicle, turn ignition off, and re-start the vehicle.

- Menominee, MI, USA

Sudden downshift at highway speed. Vehicle was in motion, 60 mph. Several occurrences until vehicle was safely removed from roadway. Speedometer showed "0 mph" when downshifts occurred. Rear wheels skidded on dry pavement creating extremely unsafe situation. It being unsafe to drive, had it towed to dealer. Stated unsafe to drive and transmission downshifts to lowest gear at highway speeds. Service writer described problem as speedometer problem and did not state a sudden downshift occurred. Service writer entered mileage as 125,002 instead of around 40,000. I gave the service writer several printed instances of downshift occurrences I obtained from various websites. Did not seem interested. If anyone searches databases, the problem would show as a high mileage vehicle with a speedometer problem, instead of a low mileage vehicle supposedly still under warranty with a severe transmission safety issue. Cost, $1049.61 and not covered under warranty (as per dealer) and simply a speed sensor issue.

- Brevard, NC, USA

My Ford F150 with 6R80 automatic transmission vehicle frequently loses vehicle speedometer reading - the display drops outs to zero mph and rough & dangerous downshifts often results even at freeway speeds @ 75 mph. It has happened many times beginning summer of 2017 with stored PCM fault codes still present.

- Livonia, MI, USA

I know that the us govt is looking into Ford that downshift randomly into first gear, and I wanted to report that my F150 has done this twice, I don't remember where the second one occurred but the first one was on the highway going about 65. Sudden unexpected downshift to a low gear and engine rpms redline and truck slows down considerably. My truck was built 1/13.

- Johnston, RI, USA

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. While driving approximately 70 mph, the gear shifter independently shifted from sixth to first gear without warning. The vehicle spun around in a circle more than twice in another direction. The contact had to maneuver the vehicle back around in the correct direction. Stowe Ford (104 E crockett St, gordon, tx 76453, (254) 693-5323) was notified. The manufacturer was notified and indicated that this was a known issue, but a recall had not been issued. The approximate failure mileage was 160,000.

- Santo, TX, USA

When attempting to pull into traffic from stopped position, automatic transmission begins forward motion in 5th gear and will not change from 5th gear. As accelerator is pressed rpms go up but car barely moves. Once truck is turned off and back on transmission is back in 1st gear, but this isn't always an option when cars are approaching rapidly from behind.

- Woodstock, GA, USA