Transmission has downshifted to first gear multiple times on its own while going highway speeds in 6th gear. Vehicle showed an orange wrench in the vehicle information system on dash.

- Warrenton, VA, USA

The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at 50 MPH, the transmission suddenly downshifted into an unknown gear, and the vehicle jerked and shuddered. Additionally, the engine revved loudly. The dealer was made aware of the failure; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact to take the vehicle to a dealer for diagnostic testing. The failure mileage was approximately 46,000. 26 Apr 2022 update: Traded vehicle to dealership in York, PA on 25 Feb 2022 due to being told that the parts were unavailable from Ford. Later on, got a call from a different Ford dealership that they located a replacement part (AL3Z 7G276 D) Molded Lead Frame. I repurchased the vehicle from the dealership (at a higher price) and had the work performed by L&L Ford in East Berlin, PA. Ford agreed to a cost share of the repair, however my outlay was $348.74 plus the cost of purchasing the vehicle back from the dealership (~$1600). The Molded Lead Frame contains the Transmission Range Sensor component. At this point, this issue has cost me approx. $2000 to resolve when it should have been a safety recall.

- New Freedom, PA, USA

My wife and I were traveling to our home in the truck. When preparing to turn left off the main road, I noticed that the turn signals were not working, requiring me to go to the right off the side of the road, as there was heavy traffic behind us. While on the side of the road, I tried the windshield wipers, window sprayer, and turn signals. None were working. I turned the engine off and then restarted the truck, and limped home. After getting home, the truck was parked while looking for a mechanic to fix whatever was wrong with it. It was recommended to me that the "Wiper Multi-switch" be replaced. This did not eliminate the problem. I then arranged for the Ford Dealer, Woody Anderson Ford, to take the truck in and fix it. The Dealer says the truck has had a major electrical failure and doubts that can be fixed.

- Huntsville, AL, USA

I was driving on the interstate and the vehicle displayed a Blind Spot failure in the middle of the instrument cluster. At that same moment the truck abruptly down shifted almost causing me to loose control and the car behind me to take evasive action off the shoulder of the road. The truck engine was still running but pressing on the accelerator had no response. I had to attempt to navigate two lanes to my left through traffic with no power and in a coast mode. If I were pulling my trailer I would probably not be alive to write this. I took truck to Dave Knapp Ford dealer (where I bough it new). They indicate it is module in the transmission with known issues in various years. They pulled computer info and confirmed what I have written here with exact mph etc. They indicate that this is not a recall. I believe all F150 drivers should be aware of this and are at risk of death or injury.

- Arcanum, OH, USA

While driving at 50 mph, automatic transmission put itself in 1st gear. Tires squealed, and engine revved. luckily, no other traffic in area. Transmission self corrected after a few seconds. The weather was dry. Temperature in the low 40's. Other similar occurrences were when starting from a stop sign or red light, transmission stayed in 1st gear. On all above occasions, the dashboard display simply said to see owners manual. My impression is the transmission is believing I am in manual mode for a few seconds.

- Waverly, OH, USA

during normal highway crusing, the transmission gear indicator started flashing and experienced loss of power, as if the car was in neutral causing me to decelerate. sometimes when the transmission "catches" again, it'll catch in a lower gear such as 2nd, which will cause rapid deceleration. Multiple times I've been worried about getting rear ended when this happens. This issue happens about 3 times per week. Dealership can't diagnose and I even have a video of this happening. Dealership states tranmission repairs are over 3 weeks out. Simply unnacceptable.

- Hoffman Estates, IL, USA

From reading others experiences in this model of F150, I think it was the throttle body. Coming out of a complete stop, I pressed the throttle all the way down. The truck began accelerating, then the dash started chiming, and the truck would lurch forward and back. At this point, the throttle was completely unresponsive. After getting the truck to the side of the highway, 'Service Advance Track' was on the dashboard screen, followed by 'Hill start assist not available'. The local Ford dealership looked at it, and said they fixed it. However, in the past few months it has happened 6 more times. There were no symptoms of the problem prior to the failure.

- Eagle Mountain, UT, USA

After driving at highway speed for approx 1 hour, came to stop at red light. Vehicle idles rough, dropping to 250-300 rpm, then stalled in traffic, requiring restart. Third time this issue has occurred, all at stop signs or red lights.

- Bucksport, ME, USA

Exhaust manifold faulty at 80,000 miles.. Engine broke at 99,000

- Alpine, TX, USA

Hello, Thank you for reviewing this issue. My 2016 F-150 would shift into neutral or 1st gear without warning, even at high speeds. This would cause the rear end to lock-up. Driving at highway speed, then it would go into neutral then into 1st then resume a higher gear. The drop to first required you to hang on, wet or slippery conditions made it dangerous. After a couple of trips to a dealer (without much help at all) and finally at an expert transmission shop (very helpful), we identified the internal transmission speed sensor and gear selection leadframe assembly failed, intermittent behavior resulted. This started about a year ago or two ago with rare and random flickering of gear selections, eventually becoming the issue described above. No codes were thrown until the problem got so severe (longer than 1 second failure) that the computer finally reported a code. The component, purchased with an entire valve assembly (because the part isn't available for 4-6 months) was replaced and the issue is gone. Feel free to call me. [XXX] INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

- Dedham, MA, USA

The transmission suddenly downshifts into first gear from 5th gear at higher speeds, causing a rapid loss of speed. The transmission also has hard shifts, the above problems have happened on several occasions. From safety standpoint the sudden downshift could cause a accident. There were no warning lamps or alarms. I have not had the truck inspected by anyone as it just happened. I have not taken it to a dealer.

- Pahrump, NV, USA

I have a critical safety issue with the 2016 F150 truck I bought from Cavalier Ford, Chesapeake VA. The issue is the 6R80 automatic transmission unexpectedly changes gears while driving. In my case the truck down shifted from high gear to low gear on the interstate while driving about 70 miles per hour. I was fortunate no other cars were near me. My truck almost came to a stop, no brake lights displayed. This occurred the week on Jul 6 2021. It has occurred multiple times since than as well. I had the battery checked, showed bad, and bought a new one Jul 9th. I also had the "Check Engine" light scanned at Autozone. It revealed codes P0706/707, ie Range Sensor inside the transmission. I called Cavalier for an appt (Aug 11th almost a month away!!!), informed it would be $140 for a diagnostic!! It was free at Autozone. I also had another free scan done at Logan's Auto repair on Jul 22nd, having codes P0702/705/706/707/1921, all pointing to the Range sensor in the tranny. I spoke with Cavalier representative Nicole on Jul 16th, no help, and also left Service Mgr. Cathy Hunt. a voicemail on Jul 23rd explaining my dilemma. She has not returned my call. My status now, I have a 2016 F150 Ford truck, I urgently need to work and daily errands, ie Grandkids. There was a recall on this issue on the 2011/12 F150s. How come not now, its a major safety issue, and I see a lot of these trucks around. I wanted to convey this to Ms Hunt. Summary...the motor in this truck blew up at approx 39000 miles, and Ford did replace it. Now, at 79000 miles the transmission is also gone out. Since my extended warranty of 75000 just expired, I need some assistance from either Cavalier or the Ford plant. I need a reliable truck for work and taking care of the grandkids. If no one has reached out to me my COB Jul 28th 2021, a safety complaint will be sent in to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration...Thank you

- Virginia Beach , VA, USA

Truck speed went down when driving, try to seed up on the gas pedal for a few seconds didnt wana move forward. This has happend three time already, My son has a code reader thing that when he plugged it to My truck this code came up P0720. Had to park My truck at home for My worry and safety. My son took it to the Ford dealership and got it a diagnostic test done. On way over there He said the truck drove fine. The dealership test said it was Lead frame Connector. They have to change that and drain the oil of transmission and refill it again. Its almost a month My truck has been park here at home.

- Donna, TX, USA

Leaking brake booster line at 50,000 + miles I have to pay for out of pocket. Also throttle body replacement. Vehicle would lose power then throw a code P2112. Both bad safety issues.

- Humboldt, AZ, USA

The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle downshifted and ceased in first or second gear. The vehicle inadvertently shifted into third gear and ceased in third while the contact was transitioning from the brake pedal to the accelerator pedal at a stoplight. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and diagnosed that the lead frame had failed. The vehicle was not repaired and remained at the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not under recall. The contact was referred to the NHTSA to file a complaint. The failure mileage was 85,600.

- Lomita, CA, USA

Transmission will suddenly downshift into first gear or will downshift out of overdrive at freeway speeds. Transmission will sometimes not downshift to first gear at a complete stop, and will not operate properly until engine is shut off and restarted. Problem is similar to previous 6R80 transmission recall. Problem has been reoccurring since 4/23/21

- Armada, MI, USA

My F150 randomly just downshifted when turning and almost all power. Then shifted back into gear. I read some post about this happening with other people also. This is the first time this has ever happened.

- Swedesboro, NJ, USA

My truck will show a wrench light on the dash and downshift from 6th gear to 1st gear while driving causing the tires to lock up(70mph on the highway). This is a huge safety issues as I almost wrecked when it has done this. The 2011 to 2013 F-150S had a recall for this same issue but there is no recall for the 2016's. truck shows code P0715.

- Chester, VA, USA

Earlier this year, my F-150 started showing signs of overheating. A diagnostic was done and showed nothing. Following this I had the thermostat replaced 3 times. I was experiencing 'limp mode' where I'd be on the highway and the truck would go from 65 to 20 in seconds with only a "bing" sound as a warning. I researched on line to learn what the cause might be.and determined it was probably the etc sensor/knock sensor. My regular mechanic would reboot? the computer system and it would work for a while and then the same thing would happen. I finally went to the Ford dealership where I originally purchased the truck. Due to the unprofessionalism of this dealership, I was compelled to contact Ford corporate office. They informed me that even though this is a manufacturer's defect and there have been complaints about it, they were not in a large enough number to warrant a recall.

- Taunton, MA, USA

The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving 40 mph, the vehicle downshifted to first gear with the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was restarted and drove as designed. The vehicle was taken to mac haik Ford (10333 katy fwy, houston, tx 77024, (713) 932-5000) where it was diagnosed that the lead frame needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted however, no further assistance was provided. The failure mileage was 73,000.

- Houston, TX, USA