2013 Ford F-150 complaints

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that after stopping at a traffic light and attempting to move, the accelerator pedal was depressed; however, the transmission failed to shift into first gear. There were several unknown warning lights illuminated. The contact pulled over to the side of the roadway and restarted the vehicle and the vehicle operated as designed. The contact stated that the failure was intermittent. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.

While driving my 2013 F150 my transmission shifted down to 3rd gear, my odometer went blank and the speedometer stopped working. The truck would only shift from 3rd gear to 5th gear. Research shows this to be a common problem with a "Lead Frame Harness". Leading to a very dangerous situation if traveling at a high rate of speed when the transmission downshifts on its own!

I lose all brake pressure driving at certian times. my brakes 100% of the time make this horrible grinding noise and I lose braking power after going from drive to reverse. I always end up getting a check brake system warning message. There is a recall for the vacuum pump and for a seal that is bad but I'm not included since my vehicles manufacturer date is 2/13 and not 8/13. I feel like this is wrong and not fair

I was turning into gas station when I applied brakes to turn, power steering quit working and brakes, luckily there was no one exiting or i would have crashed into them. I was able to muscle steering wheel to make the turn. I then muscled steering wheel to a parking spot where brakes began to work. Dash board read check advance track there were no check engine lights or warning prior to turning. I then shut off vehicle then turned back on and it ran fine but drove with caution. This has happened 2 other times where power steering has feld but came back suddenly but this time on 2/11/22 I had no power steering at all for at least 60 to 70 feet. I have not had a mechanic or dealership look at because I don't know when it will happen its more of a hit and miss. The fact that there's no check engine light or warning lights on I believe any diagnostics would not show anything wrong.

While driving the dash lit up power steering failure and the power steering went out causing temporary loss of control of the vehicle. The first incident was a week prior when there seemed to be a temporary loss of power steering. After inspection and tighening of connectors by a mechanic, the problem seemed to go away until to day when I had a total failure.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60-70 MPH, the vehicle downshifted to first gear. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 19V075000 (Power Train) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who diagnosed that the control module needed to be reprogrammed. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure recurred. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 130,000. Parts distribution disconnect.

Was stopped at a red light, when my brake pedal suddenly went to the floor and the truck started moving forward toward the car stopped in front of me. Drove around the car and pulled off to the side. Tested it and found the brakes slowly stopped the truck if I pumped them. Got the truck home and found no leaks in any of the brake lines, wheel cylinders or master cylinder. Checked on line and found many others with the same problem; many of whom were not covered in Certain 2013-2014 Model Year Ford F-150 trucks equipped with 3.5L Ecoboost Engines, Brake Master Cylinder Replacement recall #16S24, as mine was also not covered.

While driving the truck will shift gears and get stuck in gears, particularly first gear. When stuck RMP's rev high and cause the truck to lurch forward even when foot is on the brake. Speedometer goes to 0 even while driving. Truck can switch to manual gear, but will only allow to go to 3rd gear and no higher. Putting truck in park and shutting it off will sometimes reset and allow to get back on the road. Other times it will stay stuck in first gear. I believe this is an issue with the lead frame. Our safety was put at risk as we tried to take off from a stop light and the truck would not shift out first. The lurching almost made me hit the person in front of me and the person behind me almost hit me as the truck was lurching forward. Any higher speed would have surely caused an accident. Truck has been take to a Ford dealership service center. There is a CSP from Ford on the lead frame of the truck with our VIN number but because no code has been recorded, Ford will not fix the issue under the CSP. We have not had any warning lamps or messages before, during, or after the issue occurs. Ford needs to acknowledge that the problem with the lead frame does not always produce a an error code. They need to replace all the lead frames in the affected vehicles if it demonstrates these issues immediately to keep drivers safe. Error code should not be the only determining factor of fixing this issue as it is obvious that they don't occur in every case and driver are in serious dange

Driving along and it would not go above 2rd gear. then the "wrench" light came on and truck went into limp mode. The truck wouldn't go over 20 mph. It created a dangerous situation on the road. I don't feel safe driving my family around in the truck.

The back up camera show blue or black while trying to backup.

On more than 2 accasions transmission shifted from 6th gear to1st gear several times truck had wrench sign come on speedometer showing 0 mph had to pull over turn truck off wait 30 seconds restart truck it would go back working had to do this on many accasions truck finally got where it would not shift out of1st gear last time it did it I had to pull off road suddenly I hit a water drain and busted front tire finally got it home called Ford they tell me my truck is not in the recall even though it is doing same thing

Lug nuts are swollen dealership wants 192 to replace with same ones the are defective replaced once already they won't do a tire rotation due to the lug nuts

When traveling I’m hears 3-6, the vehicle with downshift to 1st gear and decrease speed.

Timing chain has no tension and requiring immediate repair of timing chain and phasers. Check engine light illuminated with codes P0012 & P054C. It is evident this is an acknowledged issue with Ford due to the number of TSBs issued for this motor. Diagnosed at an independent repair shop and confirmed at local Ford dealership and is available currently at the Ford dealership for inspection upon request. Safety risk of loss of power or complete engine failure while operating. Occasional cold start noises occurred for about a year prior to the check engine light on 1/13/2022 - Check engine light appeared, and was taken to a repair shop the next day.

I drove my truck home that afternoon and parked with no problems or alarms got up next morning to leave had hill decent default alarm when I cranked the truck and obviously that affected the electric power steering and I could not turn the steering wheel. First thought that came to mind what if this had happened and I lost steering control while driving home yesterday. As I checked into the problem I learned of the electric control power assist steering also learned that there had been many other incidents with steering failures some with accidents. Also learned that I cannot find any recalls related to this problem which is a very dangerous problem. After getting some advice I checked out the wiring harness underneath the fuse box which is located under the hood. While shining a light up into the fuse box I immediately saw burned wires. Then called my Ford dealer in Easley, South Carolina who did not return my call even though I told them I was without a vehicle and had a very serious electrical problem with my truck. I took pictures of wires and would like for you to investigate this. Very dangerous situation!!!!!

While driving lost all power steering assist ! Was able to avoid a head on crash. But if my wife was driving it could have been deadly !! Was able to get home Thank God. Service Advancetrac is now on dash. Hope this is addressed it could of been deadly !!!!!!!!!

It's a well known problem to Ford. Driving down interstate 70 mph and downshift to 5th wrench light comes on no speedometer air bag light on. The problem is the molded lead frame. Ford is going to get someone seriously hurt or killed with this if they won't do anything about it till this happens.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle failed to shift into gear smoothly. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact called the local dealer, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 35,000.

This morning (45 degrees F) I remote-started the truck to warm it up. As I strapped in my 5 year old into his carseat (Which does not contact the rear window at any point), We were startled by a load pop as the driver's side rear window broke. I immediately walked to the back of the truck to inspect and a small amount of smoke was raising from the bottom right side of that window where it meets the frame. I believe the rear window defroster was the cause of it. This happened 6 inches from my son's head..

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at 60 MPH, the vehicle independently downshifted as both the check engine and powertrain malfunction indicator warning lights appeared on the instrument panel. The vehicle remained stuck in gear as he drove to the dealer. The contact was informed that there was an extended warranty placed on his vehicle for the failure; however, the warranty had expired. Upon investigation, the contact also discovered NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V075000 (Power Train) which he linked to the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred him to NHTSA for assistance. The vehicle had been repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 220,000.

While driving my work truck down the road at highway speeds, the truck suddenly jolted, redlined, and then the little wrench, service light, came on. The lights for what number gear the truck is currently in went out, the the lights for PARK NEUTRAL DRIVE MANUAL 2 1 went out, and the truck was stuck in a gear, maybe 5th gear. When the truck redlined without notice it caused the vehicle to cross the double yellow line. After I stopped and shut the truck off it wouldn't restart. I had to have the truck towed. The pickup is still currently at the garage.

When the driver door is open and the door is locked - either by manually inserting the key into the door and turning the lock, or using the key fob and pushing the button, or even by starting the vehicle where it automatically locks all the doors, the actuator in the door lock flips into the lock position and won't release - (again either by turning off the vehicle, entering the key and turning or pushing the unlock button on the key fob). It's extremely frustrating especially in the winter time since its cold and you want to start your car up to warm it up. It's only by what I've experienced as a random combination by pushing the button, holding the pin up, turning the car off and on, shifting from gear to neutral, etc does it unlock.

Uncontroled shifting issues that causes vehicle to chande gears from 6th to first gear without notice, almost causing accidents.....other eratic changes as well....2013 ford f150s are apparently know for this.....a piece called Molded Lead Frame is the cause.....they only replace when a certain code comes up.....they Ford service dept advise me not to drive it

Driving at highway speeds and the transmission try’s to go into a lower gear and starts locking the tires up then goes out of gear then back into gear as this is going on the speedometer goes up and down. It has happened several times. I took it to the dealer where I bought it from (pinnacle Ford Nicholasville ky) and they stated it was do to a bad coil pack or plug! Wrong! I may have a code for that do to the transmission shifting up and down so hard but the transmission is the main problem. They were no help and I will never buy from them again. Please make Ford fix this is very dangerous. I have new born child and this could cause a serious accident.

The truck downshifts into 4th gear and the speedometer and odometer stop working and the airbag light comes on when driving on the highway. I have to pull over and shut the truck off and restart it to reset it. also when starting from a stop sometimes it wont shift out of first gear.

Complete loss of braking power resulting in very dangerous driving condition to n way home. Inspection seems to be a leering master break cylinder into booster. Was driving home on highway and came to a stop light, when pressing the brakes my pedal when all the way to the ground with no stopping power to speak of followed by warnings of low break fluid. Had there been another vehicle there present this would have resulted in a very bad incident. Luckily it was late and not may were out there and I was able to use down shifting for engine braking to slow down and get to a stop. This problem came out of no where as I upkeep my vehicle well with servicing and never had a problem

My 2013 Ford F-150 suddenly downshifted when at highway speeds. The check engine warning came on and the speedometer suddenly stopped working. I could feel the transmission jumping gears. I was able to get the truck to a local auto parts store, where they ran a diagnostic P0720. I was able to put the truck in Manual and was able to drive the truck to the nearest Ford dealer. They told me they are not accepting any vehicles with transmission problems until 2022 due to parts and labor shortages. I was able to get the car to a local repair shop, but they were unable to repair it. That shop referred me to Ford Customer Satisfaction Program 16N02, which calls out the exact problem my truck is having.

The truck seems to downshift on its own randomly. Thwre are times where i turn the trucm off and turn it back on then its back to normal. Other times it takes about 10 mins to work normaly again. Also the truck won't let me accelerate at times. It just sounds like I'm reving the engine.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving 45 MPH, the vehicle inadvertently stalled. The check engine warning light illuminated. The contact veered to the side of the road. The contact was unable to restart the vehicle after several attempts. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The contact was able to restart the vehicle the next day. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the fuel pump module and the fuel pump needed to be replaced. The contact stated that the vehicle was repaired; however, the failure reoccurred while driving. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the fuel pump module and the fuel pump needed to be replaced. The dealer also diagnosed that the fuse box needed to be relocated to prevent fuse #27 from burning due to the engine heat. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but provided no assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 105,000.

The Molded Lead frame fails and the current recall of " reprogramming " the problem only solves it for a short, in my case, 3-hour window. The molded lead frame is faulty and causes the vehicle to immediately jump from 1st to 5th and back to 5th gear when driving and lock up tires. This is dangerous enough but even more dangerous in bad weather. It is beyond well documented that reprogramming doesn't actually fix this issue for any length of acceptable time. Drivers are being put back at risk, then having to spend thousands to replace the molded lead frame, which is what should be done, to begin with, not reprogram. Please, I am begging you before more lives are lost and innocent owners spend hundreds of thousands collectively trying to save their lives. Make Ford responsible for this and have the recall replace, NOT REPROGRAM....REPLACE! the Molded Lead frame in these 2011-2013 6r80 Transmissions.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that the moon roof failed to close securely. The contact used a tarp to cover the moon roof. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and diagnosed that the moon roof assembly needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired and remained at the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 72,861.

I was first driving about 50MPH in 6th gear when my truck downshifted to 1 without warning. Luckily no one was behind me and I was able to get into the right lane. I tuned my vehicle off and back on and my truck shifted just fine. To say I was and scared is an understatement luckily I have had plenty of training just in case, I’m sure many have not. I got a diagnostic test on it and there were no errors. About a week later I was driving 80 down the freeway when my truck went from 6 gear to idol. Luckily I was able to steer off the highway to get away from traffic. Again, I turned off and back on my truck. No lights or indications, but now I have an appointment to get another complete diagnostic on it. Just want to make sure everyone is aware that there is an issue. I have around 180,000 miles on the vehicle. I don’t have any files to upload at this time because my truck goes in next week.

Vehicle accelerated without driver pressing gas pedal and RPM gauge jumped up to 5 (which is red zone). Brake pedal went to the floor when brakes were applied instead of causing the vehicle to stop. Emergency brake was used, and driver lost control of the vehicle resulting in a terrible accident. The crash caused injuries to driver and the death of a bicyclist.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that the check engine warning light would intermittently illuminate on the instrument panel. The contact had taken the vehicle to two dealers who both informed him that they could not service the vehicle unless the check engine warning light was illuminated while in their possession. The contact then took the vehicle to an independent mechanic who diagnosed the vehicle with a defective output shaft speed sensor. The mechanic linked the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V433000 (Power Train) and referred him back to the dealer. The dealer acknowledged that the defect was covered under warranty not recall; but, the vehicle could not be serviced until the check engine warning light was illuminated. The manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 65,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that upon the cold start of the vehicle, an abnormal rattling sound would emit from the vehicle without warning. The contact called Lake Elsinore Ford (31500 Auto Center Dr, Lake Elsinore, CA 92530) and Hemborg Ford (1900 Hamner Ave, Norco, CA 92860) and was informed that there were no recalls associated with the VIN. The manufacturer was also notified of the failure and referred him to NHTSA for assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 125,000.

Swollen Lugnuts. Ford can’t rotate my tires because my wheels have swollen Lugnuts. We’ll it’s a known problem at Ford and apparently has been for a long time .Why can’t one of their technicians takeoff my Lugnuts?I have no clue I wasn’t even provided the information until I read the service report. It was once mentioned to me before at a servicealthough I thought it was a joke. Because they didn’t note that in the service report. Why there’s no recall I have no idea because it is a safety issue!!

While accelerating/driving in city traffic the vehicle lost power suddenly and abrupt and would not respond to any gas/throttle input. There were no prior indication of an issues. at the time when the vehicle lost power the maintenance sign/warning came on. The vehicle was not able to maintain or increase speed to main traffic flow and became safety risk to the driver and other motorists. The dealer diagnosed and replaced the throttle body to repair the vehicle. The dealer has claimed that the part is not a emission related part. The dealer could not verify the repair would be covered under any warranty that apply to the vehicle. The faulty and replaced throttle body has been retrieved from the dealer ship with the repair of the vehicle and is available upon request.

I was driving down the street around 7am, it was about 54 degrees outside and the portion of my rear window behind the driver seat exploded, sounded like a gun shot. I pulled over and I could hear sizzling and saw steam/smoke coming from a seam in the window so I got back in and turned off my rear defroster and the sizzling went away. I am concerned this will happen again after I get the window fixed or worse, I am worried my truck could go up in flames with my wife or kids in it.

I was on my way to work while on the highway during a slick morning. My truck shifted from fifth gear downtown 1st which caused me almost lose control. Now every time I drive it my truck yanks really hard in between gears. I’ve looked up multiple forums about this issue and it is a known Ford transmission defect. It also states that it can be very dangerous which I can contest having experienced

Throttle body replaced in 07/2019 after failure and limp mode / no power on interstate. Throttle body failure again this past week. Ford refuses to address safety failure of throttle body.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-159 with 125000 miles. The contact was driving about 25 mph when the vehicle downshifted to 1st gear. The contact was able to pullover and put the vehicle in park to reset the transmission. This failure happened several times. The contact stated that now when the failure happen the vehicle do not get out of first gear. The contacts vehicle was not included in recall (19V433000 Unexpected Transmission Downshift). The vehicle was taken to her local dealer but the vehicle was not repaired since it was not included in the recall. Friend had it repaired.

Traveling eastbound on Hatcher Boulevard at about 35 miles per hour the truck shifting down into first gear all by itself causing the rear tires to lock up and I lost control of the vehicle momentarily. Fortunately there was no accident. The guy behind me was well behind me. But it was real close. This is very dangerous

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving 40 MPH, the vehicle downshifted to first gear and stalled without warning. The instrument cluster became inoperable with dashes. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer and was diagnosed however, there were no codes retrieved. The contact stated that ECM cleared the data. The battery had been removed. The computer was updated however, the vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure however, no further assistance was provided. The approximate failure mileage was 127,000

During standard driving in column traffic the transmission went from 6th gear to 1st gear while traveling at 65mph. Later the speedometer went dead and did not respond to speed changes both the transmission and speedometer reset after restart. Speed and control were lost during the gear shift. The week prior to this event occurring an upgrade to the computer software for unplanned transmission downshift, that was meant to prevent this from happening. The transmission has lost the speedometer and power on several occasions since the initial event. Which I have recorded and pictures. The component has been inspected by a manufacturer, and determine that the Lead Frame was the most probable cause. This event had never occurred prior to the software recall was performed. The service technician indicated that this was a known issue and that Ford had extended a warranty on the lead frame indicating it was a known problem. There was no indication of a problem until the even occur and it did not originally cause an OBDII code. Subsquent events did trip a P0720 Code being the output speed sensor fault.

Rpid downshift from 45mph to less than 10mph, resulting in the wheels to practically lock up, and lose control to the vehicle.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving approximately 65 MPH, a loud thumping noise was heard before the vehicle shutoff. During the failure the “service transmission" message was displayed. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who was unable to duplicate the failure. There was no service codes present. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was also notified of the failure. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 34,000.

Took vehicle in for recall issue and job not completed according to recall specifications. Break booster will need to be replaced if break cylinder leaks into part.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle inadvertently downshifted without warning. The contact pulled over to the side of the road and restarted the vehicle and drove to his residence. The failure reoccurred several days later. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic who diagnosed the failure with a defective output shaft speed sensor that needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The mileage was unknown.

After safety recall was performed for transmission software relating to vehicle speed sensor, my truck has been downshifting without warning, the speedometer drops to zero, and the truck will not shift gears. I did not have any transmission issues prior to the safety recall software update.

Driving down the road at 40mph on the way to work this morning. Turned on the rear window defroster and about 2 minutes later, the driver side panel of the back tempered glass window spontaneously shattered. There is no evidence of any obvious defect to either side of the window. An impact wouldn't be possible given I was driving forward at 40 mph. I have looked online and seen message boards full of similar reports but don't see any recalls. I wanted to add my report to the numbers as this is ridiculous and I now have to pay $800 to have something replaced that definitely appears to be a known manufacturer defect.