2013 FORD F-150 Complaints

Transmission failure, leaded frame model. Truck down shift from 6th to 1st gear and or locks up in 3rd or 5th gear won’t shift up or down. Going 75mph to 1st gear through the truck into a drift and spin. Avoid cars and side wall on pure luck do low traffic. Had kids in the vehicle at the time. Problem has been reproduced by a ford dealer and private mechanics. Components been replaced and still continue to have problems on the 4th transmission in less then 6 month. By inspected by a mechanic no warning on the down shift no light no indication of failure. Throws a system check light but no other lights and light goes off after truck has been turned off and on a agin.

I was driving on the highway at 75 mph when the vehicle went into limp mode. All gauges on the cluster stopped working, the odometer readout became dashes, the wrench icon flashed on the gauge cluster, there was no throttle response, and the transmission was stuck in third gear. I experienced a down shift from 6th gear to 3rd while coasting from from the left lane to the right shoulder. No DTCs were registered. I turned the vehicle off and back on and drive it the remaining mile to my house. It happened again a few days later with my children in the car. I had a scan tool with me and the vehicle registered a P0720 code for the output shaft sensor. Again I was able to coast to the side of the road with no throttle response.

I was going 45 MPH several times and have had the truck shift to first, the last time was the last and it only has 3 gears when in limp mode

AN INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF THE OUTPUT SPEED SENSOR (OSS) IN THE TRANSMISSION MAY RESULT IN AN UNINTENDED DOWNSHIFT TO FIRST GEAR.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that the rear passenger’s side door failed to unlock and open as needed. The contact attempted to manually unlock the door with the electronic unlock button however, the door failed to open. In addition, the contact attempted to use the key fob to unlock the door, but the door failed to open. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving 55 MPH, the vehicle unexpectedly downshifted to first gear, and the transmission and check engine warning lights illuminated. The contact coasted the vehicle to an independent mechanic where the mechanic retrieved a DTC code for an output shaft speed sensor malfunction. The mechanic was able to reset the code; however, the failure returned while the contact was driving back to the residence. The contact recently linked the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V444000 (Power Train) however, the VIN nor the model year was not included. The contact called a local dealer and was informed that the vehicle was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was also notified of the failure and the contact was referred to the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 97,200.

Ford needs to recall and fix the 2013 f150s with the 6r80 transmission as well. It shouldn't be on the road has the same shifting issues the 2014 does and instead of fixing the recalls on all trucks they closed it

Would be driving at about 55-60 mph on the interstate and the truck would drop into first gear slamming me forward almost causing an accident twice !!!! Not including the whiplash it gives you!

About 3 weeks ago, I had come to a stop, and then when I hit the accelerator to come from the stop sign, the "check-engine" light came up, my odometer & speedometer seemed to stop working; additionally, I felt that the vehicle wasn't accelerating. When I arrived home, I turned off & then the vehicle back on; and everything since then seems to have been working. I have taken it too the dealership to see if they can determine this issue, and after 5 days, I still don't have an answer. But I did just notice the 2014 F150 recall, regarding faulty transmission, that was reported on, on June 25th; it seems very similar to what happened to my 2013 F150

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle downshifted, and the RPM dropped to zero. The contact also stated that the instrumental panel was inoperable. The contact was able to pull the vehicle to the side of the road and restart the vehicle. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or local dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 192,000.