My truck will suddenly downshift when driving at highway speeds to a lower gear, causing the rear end to lock-up. Same issue that ford is addressing with the 2014 F-150's with recall 24S37, where they are replacing sensors & reprogramming the PCM. This is going to cause an accident and potential loss of life if this is not fixed by FORD. The recall that was issued should have included many other model years. My truck only has 60k miles on it and have heard of many issues around the same mileage on other years.

- Urbandale, IA, USA

The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the transmission unexpectedly downshifted to 5th gear and remained stuck in 5th gear. The power train warning light was illuminated. The contact pulled over to the side of the road. The contact turned off and restarted the vehicle, and the vehicle responded as needed; however, the failure recurred several times while driving. The vehicle was taken to a certified transmission specialist, where it was diagnosed and determined that the transmission lead frame wiring harness needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The dealer was not notified of the failure. The contact related the failure to an unknown recall. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 125,000.

- Lathrop, MO, USA

I am experiencing the same shifting problems that caused the recall in the 2014 F150 trucks with the 6r80 transmission. Sudden downshifts, limp mode, etc.

- Chesapeake, VA, USA

Iba conduciendo en carretera abierta y el carro se trancó feo estuve a punto de salirme de la carretera, el motor falló y bajo la potencia de manera desmedida, y derrapó, logré controlar el carro pero ahora el carro presenta códigos y fallos en la potencia, tiembla y estoy pagándolo y no me sirve, está parado ocupo ayuda para devolverlo

- Austell, GA, USA

I was driving down the road going about 60mph and all of a sudden my transmission information on my instrument cluster started glitching like my 1-6 and my D for drive was flickering and just disappeared warning sign came up said see owner's manual next thing I know my transmission shifted from six gear down to first gear and locked up my back tires luckily I released the gas pedal right when I noticed it was glitching I think that might of helped a little before it dropped down in gear major safety risk I'm happy I was not on the interstate or hauling anything

- Sidney, OH, USA

Vehicle down shifted to lower gear on highway. "Wrench" alert light.

- Goshen, OH, USA

The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving 6th gear at approximately 50 MPH, the transmission unexpectedly downshifted to 1st gear, causing the vehicle to decelerate to approximately 5 MPH. The failure also occurred intermittently at speeds of 20 MPH. The wrench warning symbol was displayed with the message; -??See Owner-??s Manual". The vehicle then went into LIMP Mode. The contact stated that the vehicle coasted until the symbols went away and the vehicle returned to proper functionality. The contact became aware of a recall with a similar failure however, the recall campaign was unavailable. The vehicle had been taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the transmission had failed. The dealer informed the contact that the failure was related to the recall however, the VIN was not included. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and confirmed that the VIN was not under recall. The manufacturer referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was 110,000.

- Malabar, FL, USA

It happen several times. I was driving at the 50 - 60 mile per hour. The transmissions unexpectedly downshift to first gear and the RPM when above 5-6K. I have to switch the gear to neutral and pull over to the side of the road. Then turn off the engine and turn it back on. The problem seems to go away for a few days. Then it happen again. It's very dangerous when this happen.

- Fountain Valley, CA, USA

The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving 60 MPH, the transmission unexpectedly downshifted, with the transmission warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed and determined that the transmission had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 164,000.

- Jerome, ID, USA

Driver side door some times will not close and have to lock and unlock the door to get it to close, and transmission is making hard gear changes.....

- Mooresboro, NC, USA

Vehicle randomly shifts into 1st or 2nd gear while driving at highway speeds. the wheels lock up and skid, then enters into limp mode. After the incident, the vehicle displays a "check manual, " "Blind Spot Detection, " and "Cross-Traffic Sensor" light display. After a few minutes in limp mode, the vehicle will correct itself and begin driving normally. This happens 70% of the times i drive the vehicle. I have taken it to the ford dealer 3 separate times. The warranty company won't fix it because when they drive it, it doesn't recreate the issue, and they tell me to keep driving it until the transmission goes out completely.

- Fort Worth, TX, USA

Shuddering when going 40 miles per hour to 80 miles per hour

- Culpeper, VA, USA

When traveling at a higher rate of speed (30-60mph) the truck tries to downshift into a lower gear by itself. When this happens, the truck lurches back and forth and makes a grinding noise, the RPM will increase for the second or so that this is happening. This problem is very sporadic.

- Ben Lomond , CA, USA

Driving down the expressway at 70 mph, vehicle gear light indicators started to flash between gears, and vehicle abruptly entered limp-home mode and downshifted to 3rd gear, causing the vehicle to aggressively decelerate to the point of the back wheels squealing. If another car was in standard following distance, it would have been a certain accident.

- Sterling Heights, MI, USA

The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving on several occasions at various speeds, the transmission was slipping and shifting hard. The power train warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed and determined that the transmission and another unknown part needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 85,000.

- Morgantown, WV, USA

While driving at high speed, the transmission suddenly downshifted into first gear. This resulted in a near loss of control. From looking online, it appears there was a recall for prior model years related to the same problem.

- San Antonio, TX, USA

The issues I have had with my 2016 Ford F150 appear to be related to the 6R80 transmission installed in the vehicle. I have experienced unexpected and unwarranted downshifting at highway speeds to lower gears causing the vehicle to decelerate significantly while in motion with traffic. This issue can then cause the vehicle to not start after pulling over to inspect the vehicle. This issue has been reproduced on at least five separate occasions over a two month period. I am attempting to seek repairs for this safety issue through an authorized Ford dealer and have been told there is a several month wait for transmission service due to the amount of other people having transmission issued as well.

- Las Vegas, NV, USA

Truck had defective lead frame assembly in transmission, caused wheels to lockup when downshifted to first while traveling at 65 mph. Ford says no recall, had to pay $1700 for transmission repair of lead frame, and every tire was flat spotted and had to be changed as well. And cost me $700 in towing fees.

- Bernhards Bay, NY, USA

While driving down XXX (XXX in Auburn Hills), a wrench light came on the dash in my truck and started experiencing acceleration issues. I also could no longer see that I was in Drive mode (vs P, R, N, etc.). After I got off the expressway and slowed down at the first light, I noticed it was hard to accelerate again and took some time to begin shifting thru the gears. Once I made it to my destination and turned off the truck, it would not restart, no engine turnover whatsoever. I managed to trick or reset the issue by shifting into neutral (still could not see that I was in Neutral because the transmission could tell where the shifter was at) and I restarting the truck in order to limp home. Truck did not start the next day. Had the vehicle towed to a dealership and the fix was the transmission "lead frame connector" was bad. I was told that there was a recall on this exact same issue on older model F150's but not my 2016. On top of that, I was just outside the "extended warranty" that I purchased when I bought the used truck in 2019. And I still had over 15,000 miles left of the extended warranty, but I had passed the end date first. Cost for fix was appr. $1100. 2016 Ford F150 w/ 5.0L V8 INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

- Waterford, MI, USA

The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the transmission unexpectedly downshifted into first gear. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V444000 (Power Train); however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 39,953.

- Plymouth, NH, USA