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

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