2013 FORD F-150 Complaints

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the transmission unexpectedly downshifted. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was restarted; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 107,700.

Had recall performed for downshift concerns and on [XXX] my truck tried to downshift while I was driving approximately 40 to 50 mph which was very scary. My question is why didn't the completed recall fix that concern and what can be done about this before it becomes catastrophic if not fatal to have this downshifting concern on my vehicle. Thank you sincerely [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

We had a recall for reprogramming transmission in March 2023 at ford dealer last week my son driving on highway and it downshifted to low speed almost caused a car to hit truck.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the transmission unexpectedly downshifted and the service warning light illuminated. In addition, the vehicle lost motive power and the control panel display was inoperable. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or the dealer. The contact stated that the failure had occurred twice. The contact stated that in July 2019, the transmission was replaced under the NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V075000 (Power Train). The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and the contact was informed that the repair was not eligible for repair under warranty. The failure mileage was approximately 85,000.

Not sure if it is the powertrain or the intercooler for the turbos but when you press the gas to get on the highway or at high speed on the highway and press the gas the check engine light blinks and the vehichal goes into limp mode. Easy to recreate and doesnt seem like ford has a recall for it or even a fix. Every eco boost truck ever made seems to have this issue and if you get rear ended because of it , that sounds like a safety hazard to me. The only fix I have seen from the f150 forums to youtube or anywhere on google is to drill a 1/16 hole in the intercooler and let sludge and condensation drip all over the place. Does not sound like a great fix to me.Not even sure if the intercooler is the culprit or if it's the power train.Any help with this would be greatly appreciated.

This is a longstanding issue and I've provided language from the Edmunds website to describe: " The defect has been traced to an output speed sensor on the vehicle's transmission lead frame. Under certain conditions, the transmission controls could force a temporary downshift into first gear. Depending on the speed of the vehicle at the time of the downshift, the driver could experience an abrupt speed reduction that could cause the rear tires to slide or lock up. This condition could result in loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash. Affected vehicles are equipped with a 6R80 transmission." Around 2020, I brought the vehicle to a local Ford/Lincoln dealer, and the powertrain control module software was updated. The update only keeps the transmission from affecting the shift to 1st gear. If related diagnostic trouble codes had been present they would have replaced the lead frame at no cost to the customer. An additional dangerous condition occurs, for roughly 5 seconds, where the transmission will not transmit engine power to the wheels. The warranty extension was for 10 years or 150,000 miles from the warranty start date. The problem is there should not have been a time component to the warranty extension. If they were willing to extend to 150,000 miles no other limitation should have been allowed. Nearly anytime I need to accelerate to pass on the highway the transmission will try to shift into 1st gear. I'm forced to have to drive in manual shift mode as the 5-second power lag described previously has caused a few very dangerous situations that nearly caused accidents. So for 4 years now the problem has been getting progressively worse to the point that I've had to make unnecessary changes to how I drive the vehicle. It is an automatic and I should not have to use manual mode for it to function or be safe.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving approximately 60 MPH, the transmission unexpectedly downshifted from 6th gear to 1st gear, causing the vehicle to slow down dramatically as if the brake pedal had been depressed. The contact stated that the "WRENCH" symbol was illuminated. The contact stated that the failure was intermittent but had become a recurring failure. The contact had taken the vehicle to an independent mechanic who diagnosed the vehicle and determined that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The contact researched online and related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V433000 (Power Train) however, the VIN was not included. The failure mileage was approximately 210,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving 75 MPH, the contact became aware of a failure with the transmission. The contact stated that the transmission downshifted unexpectedly with the transmission warning light illuminated. The vehicle was restarted; however, the failure recurred. The dealer was contacted; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed, or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to the NHSTA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 140,015.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the transmission unexpectedly downshifted into 3rd gear causing the vehicle to abruptly decelerate. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who diagnosed that the lead frame was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The contact was informed that the vehicle was not covered under Extended Warranty coverage regarding the failure. Additionally, the vehicle was previously repaired under the NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V433000 (Power Train). The contact stated that the vehicle had experienced the failure listed in the recall. The failure mileage was 150,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact state while driving 60 MPH, the transmission unexpectedly downshifted from sixth gear to third gear. The contact stated that due to the rear-wheel drive feature, the rear tires skidded. Additionally, the contact stated that the vehicle lost motive power and there was no electrical power to the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed with transmission speed sensor failure. The contact was informed that the transmission speed sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was filed. The contact was informed that the repair was not covered under recall. The failure mileage was approximately 167,559.