10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
23 / 3
Injuries / Deaths:
25 / 1
Average Mileage:
72,343 miles

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problem #817

Mar 272023

F-150

  • 55,600 miles
The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the transmission unexpectedly downshifted into first gear while the speedometer dropped to zero (0). The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and confirmed that the VIN was included in Ford Campaign Number: 19N01 for Transmission Leadframe Extended Warranty Coverage; however, the warranty had expired.?The failure mileage was approximately 55,600.

- Milwaukee, WI, USA

problem #816

Mar 202023

F-150

  • 157,000 miles
The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at 70 MPH, the vehicle decelerated intermittently and unexpectedly downshifted into first gear. The vehicle was taken to the dealer; however, the dealer was unable to duplicate the failure. The failure recurred. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V075000 (Power Train). The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but did not offer assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 157,000.

- Laredo, TX, USA

problem #815

Mar 062023

F-150

  • 139,000 miles
The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle downshifted into first gear and the vehicle fishtailed. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed that the transmission molded lead frame had malfunctioned. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the failure was related to NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V075000 (Power Train). The manufacturer was contacted and informed the contact that the vehicle was not covered under the recall. The manufacturer referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 139,000.

- Oshkosh, WI, USA

problem #814

Mar 202023

F-150

  • miles
Truck will randomly shift into first, second, and even shift up into 5th from lower gears. Sometimes restarting the truck fixes the issue, but other times it takes multiple restarts or even a battery reset.

- Brookings, SD, USA

problem #813

Mar 062023

F-150

  • miles
I will be driving and next thing you know it will do a hard jerk down shift then may do it one more time then its ok. Happens least once a day almost going on 2wks. I see there is/was recall on this happening but no letter or anything was sent to me!! How can i get this fixed?

- Morrow, GA, USA

problem #812

Feb 282023

F-150

  • 150,000 miles
The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that the vehicle was failing to start as needed with the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed that the fuel pump fuse needed to be replaced. The contact was advised to take the vehicle to a local dealer for repair. The vehicle had not yet been taken to a local dealer for repair. The contact stated while driving at approximately 5 MPH, the vehicle stalled and was rear-ended. A police report was not filed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 150,000.

- Clarksville, MD, USA

problem #811

Mar 072023

F-150

  • miles
Driving down the freeway, the vehicle lost response to the throttle and transmission resulting in no ability to safely move off the road and needing to coast to the shoulder. A wrench icon on the dash appeared along with an engine light which stayed illuminated and was reading a p0720 error code (Output shaft speed sensor). This occurred twice while going freeway speeds, and once at city street pace. The issue was able to be reset by turning the vehicle on and off, but repeated a couple more times. This is available for inspection as the check engine light has stayed illuminated. A similar issue has occurred where the vehicle will have a wrench symbol on the dash, with the speedometer mileage not working in addition to not shifting below 3rd gear and above 5th gear.

- Raleigh, NC, USA

problem #810

Feb 182023

F-150

  • 140,248 miles
The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving 65-67 MPH, the vehicle unintendedly downshifted from 6th to 1st gear and crashed into the rear of another vehicle. The air bag warning light, the power train and the check engine warning lights were illuminated. Additionally, The speedometer and the odometer ceased to work. The air bags did not deploy. There was no injury sustained. A police report was filed. The contact was able to continue driving. The contact stated that he was a certified mechanic and had diagnosed that the lead frame assembly needed to be replaced. The contact stated that he had received a notice of Ford Campaign Number: 19N01. The local dealer and other unknown dealers were notified of the failure and informed the contact that they did not have the parts. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA hotline. A case was opened. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 140,248.

- Summit, MS, USA

problem #809

Mar 022023

F-150

  • miles
While driving the truck at highway speeds the back wheels locked up over revving the engine. Ford is claiming destroyed engine is not related to the recall even though it was caused by the recall

- Tipton, IN, USA

problem #808

Nov 282022

F-150

  • miles
The vehicle drops out of gear unexpectedly. Has interrupted the operation of the vehicle on the highway and city streets. Have had to move to the side of the highway or street to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was submitted to the dealership for inspection and repairs. Several images were provided the dealership of failure indicators that were presented on the dash panel.

- Santa Clara, CA, USA

problem #807

Mar 032023

F-150

  • miles
unexpected down shifting of transmission and sudden exceleration and loss of some control their was no warning light or check engine light

- Lakeside, AZ, USA

problem #806

Mar 032023

F-150

  • miles
Locked up in 1st gear while driving.

- Athens, GA, USA

problem #805

Dec 052022

F-150

  • miles
My 2013 Ford F150 has been throwing wrench light while downshifting automatically. for months. Then I lose my speedometer and the airbag light illuminates. I also have had random downshifting that causes a lock up in the back end (basically giving the feeling of slamming on the breaks). I took my vehicle in to Ford dealership on 12/8/22 and they did states that it was part of the 19N01 lead frame recall. My truck was at around 104,000 miles. I have called multiple times with no luck on when part will be available. I have no other vehicle to drive and ford has not offered any type of resolution. After having the rear end lock up multiple times I am concerned to continue driving the vehicle. I am also very concerned with what kind of other damage all this erratic downshifting is doing to my vehicle, especially the automatic transmission.

- Valparaiso, IN, USA

problem #804

Nov 222021

F-150

  • 120,000 miles
The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle was experiencing unexpected hard downshifts. The vehicle was taken to a Ford Roush dealer to be repaired under NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V075000 (Power Train); however, the dealer informed the contact that they could not perform the recall repair. The contact contacted several unknown dealers who informed him that they could not complete the recall repair because the vehicle was a Roush vehicle. Additionally, the contact stated while driving 55 MPH, the vehicle downshifted to 2nd gear. The vehicle then shifted to 4th gear and lost motive power. The contact veered off to the side of the road. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. The dealer then towed the vehicle to a certified transmission repair shop where unknown repairs were completed; however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000. Parts distribution disconnect.

- Middle Island, NY, USA

problem #803

Feb 132023

F-150

  • miles
I'm having a problem with my transmission locking up on me it's Switching gears without no notice and there is a recall on this I need to be done

- Conway , SC, USA

problem #802

Feb 062023

F-150

  • 120,000 miles
The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost motive power. Additionally, the vehicle was jerking while driving, and the transmission failed to shift gears as needed. Additionally, the brake pedal was depressed but failed to immediately stop the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where an unknown recall repair was performed to reprogram the transmission; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to file a complaint with the NHTSA Hotline. The manufacturer informed the contact that the vehicle was out of warranty. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000.

- Pharr, TX, USA

problem #801

Jul 082022

F-150

  • 110,000 miles
The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V075000 (Power Train) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the vehicle would not exceed 20 MPH and the gear shift indicator light had failed to indicate the selected gear. Additionally, the vehicle would jerk and downshift unintendedly while driving. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the failure had been reoccurring while driving. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who informed the contact that the failure was related to the recall; however, the parts were not available for the recall repair. The contact stated that the vehicle had been at the dealer for 5 months. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that there was a parts shortage. The manufacturer referred the contact to the dealer. The failure mileage was approximately 110,000. Parts distribution disconnect

- Lynnwood, WA, USA

problem #800

Jan 232023

F-150

  • 123,000 miles
The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving approximately 70 MPH with the cruise control engaged, the vehicle was jumping and revving up. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact pulled over and restarted the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and the contact was referred to the dealer. The vehicle was taken to another local dealer Walt's Live Oak Ford (1109 Ohio Ave N, Live Oak, FL 32064) where it was diagnosed with a sudden downshift and control module replacement. The codes were reset. The vehicle was not repaired. While driving, the vehicle revved up. There was an unknown warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who referred him to the local dealer. The vehicle was taken to another local dealer where it was diagnosed with powertrain failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the failure was like NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V433000 (Power Train). The manufacturer was contacted but no additional assistance was provided. The failure mileage was 123,000.

- Madison, FL, USA

problem #799

Jan 302023

F-150

  • 197,000 miles
The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle downshifted to first gear. The service warning light was illuminated. The contact then stated that after she drove home, she turned off and restarted the vehicle and the warning light disappeared. The contact stated that she researched online and noticed that the VIN was included in the NHTSA Campaign Number 19V075000 (Power Train). The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the power control module needed to be reprogrammed. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure recurred. The service warning light illuminated and disengaged the air bags. The contact turned off and restarted the vehicle however, the failure recurred. The contact then stated that the speedometer failed, and the gear shifter failed to operate as designed. Additionally, the contact stated that vehicle was taken back to the dealer where it was again diagnosed that the leadframe failed and needed to be repaired. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed that her vehicle was out of warranty. The failure mileage was approximately 197,000.

- Byesville, OH, USA

problem #798

Jan 252023

F-150

  • 170,000 miles
The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving approximately 55 mph when the speedometer suddenly began dropping rapidly and the transmission shifted to 2 gear. The dashboard and a wrench displayed on it so the contact pulled to side of the road and waited about a minute to restart. Once the vehicle was restarted the check engine light was illuminated. They went home where they had a diagnosing machine which they ran on their vehicle and learned that the output speed sensor had no signal. The vehicle had not been taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and confirmed that their failure related to NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V075000 (Power Train) however their vin was not included. The approximate failure mileage was 170,000.

- Ashland, OH, USA

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