2013 Ford F-150 complaints

WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK AT SPEEDS OF 40-60 MPH THE TRANSMISSION AUTOMATICALLY DOWNSHIFTS TO A LOWER GEAR (6TH TO 1ST) AND THE TRANSMISSION STARTS SHIFTING GEARS VERY ERRATIC THEN SMOOTHS OUT AND SHIFTS BACK TO 6TH GEAR. VERY CONCERNING AND UNSAFE ESPECIALLY WHEN ON THE HIGHWAY OR IN HEAVY TRAFFIC SITUATIONS

ERRATIC SHIFTING WHEN DRIVING. WOULD DOWNSHIFT FROM 5TH TO 1ST RANDOMLY AT HIGH SPEEDS. WHEN PUT INTO DRIVE IN PARKING LOT WOULD START TRANSMISSION IN 5TH AND NOT MOVE. SUSPECT IT IS THE LEAD MOLDING FRAME IN THE TRANSMISSION THAT IS CAUSING THE ISSUE. FORD ISSUED A RECALL FOR ALL LEAD MOLD FRAMES FOR THE 2011 AND 2012 F150S BUT IT IS CLEAR IT IS STILL PLAGUING THE 2013 AND 2014S.

HAVE TAKEN OUR TRUCK TWICE TO THE DEALER WE BOUGHT FROM (CHEVY DEALER) FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND THEY HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE TRANSMISSION FEELS LIKE IT WILL RANDOMLY SLIP INTO NEUTRAL, AND WHEN I SAY RANDOMLY I MEAN WHILE GOING 60MPH ON THE HIGHWAY OR FROM DRIVING AFTER STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN OR TRAFFIC LIGHT. WE PRESS THE GAS AND GET NOWHERE. SOMETIMES, WE SWITCH INTO NEUTRAL, THEN BACK INTO DRIVE AND THAT FIXES THE PROBLEM, BUT IT MOSTLY HAPPENS AS WE ARE DRIVING, WHICH CAUSES OUR SPEED TO SLOW DRAMATICALLY. IT TAKES AROUND 20-30SECONDS FOR IT TO RIGHT ITSELF. WE BOUGHT OUR TRUCK IN JUNE 2018 AND THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS 3WKS LATER WHILE WE WERE ON VACATION. NOW IT HAPPENS REGULARLY/DAILY. WE WERE HOPING IT WAS JUST A TRANSMISSION FLUID PROBLEM, SINCE THE LAST TIME WE TOOK IT TO THE SHOP (JAN.9, 2019), THEY CHANGED THE FLUID AND IT SEEMED TO BE WORKING FINE, HOWEVER THIS HAPPENED AGAIN JUST A FEW DAYS AGO.

I JUST GOT A RECALL NOTICE ON MY 2013 F-150 FX4 ON THE TRANSMISSION ABRUPTLY DOWNSHIFTING HARD. WHICH MINE IS DOING, AND I CALLED MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND I WAS TOLD, THAT I CAN'T COME IN UNTIL THE SECOND QUARTER, AFTER MARCH. WHAT? ARE YOU SERIOUS! PEOPLE HAVE BEEN INJURED BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. MY TRUCK IS STARTING TO HARD SHIFT BAD...BEFORE IT WAS MINOR AND NOW ITS FREQUENT AND WORSE!!! THIS NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF ASAP!

THE DRIVERS SEAT HAS A LOT OF POPPING AND MOVING WHEN SLOWING DOWN OR ACCELERATING. TRUCK ONLY HAD 20,040 MILES ON IT WHEN I BOUGHT IT. IT HAS BEEN A ISSUE FROM THE DAY IT WAS PURCHASED. FEELS LIKE THE SEAT MAY JUST COMPLETELY BREAK AT ANY MOMENT.

ON MY FORD F150 2013 THE BACK WINDOW SHATTERED A FEW MINUTES AFTER I REMOTE STARTED THE TRUCK. THE WINDOW HAD NO PRIOR DAMAGE OR IMPERFECTIONS. THE TRUCK WAS PARKED WHEN THIS HAPPENED.

WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE TRANSMISSION WILL DROP DOWN IN GEARS AND SHOW A WRENCH AND CODE P0720. THE TRUCK WILL SLOW DOWN DRAMATICALLY WITH NO WARNING OR OR BRAKE LIGHTS. THE CODE SHOWS OUTPUT SHAFT SPEED SENSOR. THE VEHICLE DOES THIS OUT OF THE BLUE AT ANYTIME. AT SPEEDS OF 30MPH AND UP. WE HAVE NARROWLY AVOIDED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. THE TRUCK IS TO UNSAFE TO DRIVE ON HIGHWAY.

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO RANDOMLY CHANGE TO 1ST GEAR THEN TO 3RD, 5TH, 1ST. CAUSING THE TRUCK TO TEMPORARILY LOCK UP THE REAR WHEELS AND BUCK UNCONTROLLABLY. VERY FRIGHTNING. ALMOST CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.

A SUDDEN DOWNSHIFT OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING MY 2013 FORD F150 ON A FOUR-LANE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH JANUARY 31,2018. IT HAPPENED TWICE THAT DAY, AND I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER. THEY SAID I SHOULDN'T DRIVE IT UNTIL IT WAS FIXED. THEY STILL HAVE IT AS OF TODAY, 2/7/2018. MY DESCRIPTION OF WHAT HAPPENED EXACTLY MATCHES THE DESCRIPTION IN YOUR DOCUMENTS PUBLISHED 12/25/2017(?). THE DESCRIPTION READS: "...AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPPING UNEXPECTEDLY INTO FIRST GEAR, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING."."THE UNEXPECTED DOWNSHIFT CAN ALSO LOCK UP THE REAR TIRES, OR CAUSE THEM TO SKID." ALL OF THIS HAPPENED INCLUDING THE REAR WHEELS LOCKING UP, CAUSING A MOMENTARY LOSS OF CONTROL WHEN IT HAPPENED. THIS CONDITION IN 2011 AND 2012 F-150S RESULTED IN A RECALL. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT YOU ARE CONSIDERING A RECALL OF 2013 F-150S BASED ON MORE RECENT COMPLAINTS. THIS IS A FRIGHTENING EVENT AND SHOULD BE LOOKED AT.

TAKATA RECALL. LEAD FRAME. TRANSMISSION PART RECALLED IN 2012 AND 2011 F150. DRIVING 20 UPHILL MECHANIC LIGHT CAME ON GLAD I WASN'T ON THE HIGHWAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT'S SPOUSE WAS DRIVING AND PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER ONTO THE SHOULDER. THE DRIVER TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND WAITED A WHILE. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE DRIVER MANAGED TO DRIVE HOME. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE VEHICLE (WRENCH ICON) ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO PRODUCE ANY FAILURE CODES; HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC STATED THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

AFTER GETTING OFF OF WORK AT 1130 PM I WENT OUT TO WARM UP MY TRUCK. AFTER BOUT FIVE MINUTES I WENT BACK OUT TO LEAVE GOT IN THE TRUCK BEGAN TO GO HOME . TO MY SURPRISE NOT FAR DOWN THE ROAD WHEN I WENT TO GO AROUND BIN(CORNER) MY STEERING HAD LOCKED UP AND I COULD BARELY MOVE IT. LUCKILY I DIDN'T GO OFF THE ROAD AND DIDN'T GET INTO WRECK OR ANYTHING OVER THIS ALTHOUGH IT WAS STILL PRETTY SCARY. THE DASH WOULD BEEP AND FLASHED POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT. SO I CALL SOMEONE TO HELP ME THEN GET ON MY PHONE GOOGLE IN POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT AND THE YEAR MAKE AND MODEL OF MY TRUCK AND IT SHOWS ME THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON THAT PRODUCT OR WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE AND THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A REPEATED PROBLEM WITH THIS TRUCK. TRIED TALKING TO THE FORD PEOPLE AND NOT ONLY WERE THEY RUDE BUT WAS TOLD IT WASNT THEIR PROBLEM BASICALLY CUZ THE VIN NUMBER DID NOT SHOW THE RECALL AND I CAN TAKE IT UP WITH THE DEALERSHIP. HOW CAN THEY JUST DO THAT? THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME THING AND I COULD HAVE VERY EASILY BEEN HURT AS WELL AS ANYONE ELSE WITH THIS PROBLEM.

TRANSMISSION SHIFT FROM 5TH GEAR TO FIRST GOING 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE 285 IN ATLANTA, GA. ONE TIME STUCK IN FIRST GEAR. WOULD TEMPORARILY STOP IF VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED. PRINTOUT FROM OUR MECHANIC DESCRIBING THE ISSUE: " VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 6R80 TRANSMISSION BUILT PRIOR TO 4/8/2013 MAY EXHIBIT A TRANSMISSION ENGAGEMENT IN 5TH GEAR WHEN STARTING. THE WRENCH INDICATOR AND/OR SEAT BELT MINDER MAY BE ILLUMINATED, THE SPEEDOMETER READS ZERO AND THE ODOMETER DASHES WHILE DRIVING. SYMPTOMS MAY CLEAR AFTER AN IGNITION KEY CYCLE. DIAGNOSTICS TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) PO720 AND PO722 MAY OR MAY NOT BE STORED IN THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE. THE SERVICE PROCEDURE IS TO REPLACE THE MOLDED LEADFRAME ON THE MAIN CONTROL ASSEMBLY." NALLEY FORD IN SANDY SPRINGS, GA DID THIS ON THIS VEHICLE, KNEW EXACTLY THE PROBLEM AS THEY HAD HAD TO DO THIS BEFORE. IN ATLANTA, IF YOUR VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTS THAT DRAMATICALLY, YOU COULD EASILY BE KILLED OR TERRIBLY INJURED WITH THE AMOUNT OF BIG RIGS FLYING AROUND THE PERIMETER INTERSTATE HERE IN ATLANTA. I WAS SURPRISED THAT THERE WAS NOT A RECALL ON THIS FLAW, AND OTHER SIMILAR, VEHICLES. I AM GRATEFUL THAT MY HUSBAND WAS NOT A STATISTIC. WOULD VERY MUCH LIKE TO KNOW WHAT OTHER COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN REGISTERED REGARDING THIS, NOT TO MENTION THE NEARLY $1,200 PRICE TAG. THANK YOU.

TODAY WHILE DRIVING 70MPH MY TRUCK SHIFTED TO 1ST GEAR CAUSING THE TRUCK TO LOCK THE REAR TIRES, SWERVE FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, RPM'S TO THE MAX REV LIMIT, LOSS OF POWER, DASH CLUSTER WENT BLANK, WRENCH SYMBOL SHOWED UP, THEN WRENCH SYMBOL WAS GONE WITH A BLANK DASH CLUSTER. TRUCK THEN JUMPED TO 3RD GEAR, BACK TO 1ST, THEN BACK UP TO 5TH GEAR. PULLED OVER TURNED OF TRUCK, TOOK OUT KEY, RE-STARTED TRUCK AND ISSUE WAS GONE. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES, HOWEVER, I WAS AT 10-20MPH. ONCE AT 55MPH SHIFT TO 3RD GEAR, BACK TO 5TH, THEN TO 1ST, UP TO 3RD. EVERY TIME THE TRUCK WILL END UP AT 3RD GEAR. THE TRUCK WILL NOT SHIFT DOWN TO FIRST MANUALLY, YOU MUST TAKE OF IN 3RD GEAR WITHOUT ANY POWER. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR 2011-2012 FORD F150'S. THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE INTERNET WITH THESE SAME PROBLEMS ALL WITH YEARS RANGING FROM 2011-2017. O FEEL THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN WITB YOUR VEHICLE GOING FROM 70MPH DOWN TO FIRST GEAR CAUSING THE WHEELS TO LOCK UP AND SWERVE ALL OVER THE HIGHWAY. DO PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE FORD WILL RECOGNIZE THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH MANY YEARS OF THE MODEL!!!!! I'M HAPPY MY FAMILY WAS NOT IN THE TRUCK WHEN THIS HAPPENS. I CAR POOL KIDS EVERYDAY ON THE HIGHWAY. WOULD YOU FEEL SAFE DOING THIS KNOWING THAT FORD KNOWS ABOUT THIS ISSUE FROM PAST YEARS. PLEASE MAKE THESE TRUCKS SAFE!!! I TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALER AND THEY HOOKED UP THE COMPUTER TO MY TRUCK, AND THE COMPUTER SHOWED 0 CODES FOUND. EVERY TIME THIS HAPPENS YOU

***ONGOING LEAD FRAME ISSUE, REFLASHING YOUR TRANSMISSION DOES NOT WORK*** YESTERDAY, (2/2/2019) , MY 2013 F150 WITH 6R80 TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED FROM 5TH GEAR TO 1ST GEAR @ APPROX. 45MPH. THIS TIME THE GUY BEHIND ME HAD TO JUMP A CURB TO AVOID REAR ENDING ME, ALMOST HITTING A PEDESTRIAN. THIS VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN INTO FORD 2 MONTHS AGO WITH SAME ISSUE, THEY SAID NOTHING IS WRONG BECAUSE THEY COULD FIND NO CODE, TOLD ME TO COME BACK WHEN IT'S "ACTUALLY BROKEN". TOOK TO INDEPENDENT SHOP, THEY PERFORMED THE REFLASH PER FORD'S 16V-248 RECALL BECAUSE THIS TRUCK IS EXHIBITING THE EXACT SAME ISSUES. AFTER FLASH, SHIFTING WAS MARKEDLY HARSH FROM 4TH TO 5TH GEAR. DURING THIS INCIDENT, I GOT A LARGE ORANGE WRENCH WARNING THAT WENT AWAY BEFORE I COULD PHOTO. PULLED INTO PARKING LOT, TRANSMISSION STUCK IN 3RD GEAR WHILE PARKED, GAUGES ARE BLANKED OUT, AND AIRBAG SYMBOL IS ON. WAS ABLE TO GET PHOTOS OF THESE THIS TIME. TURNED VEHICLE OFF FOR APPROX 2 MINUTES AND RESTARTED, CONDITION WAS CLEARED WITH NO RESIDUAL WARNING LIGHTS, ETC. DON'T HAVE THE MONEY FOR IT, BUT I'M TAKING BACK TO INDEPENDANT SHOP TO HAVE LEAD FRAME REPLACED AT MY OWN COST. THIS TYPE OF ISSUE IS A TIMEBOMB THAT WILL GET SOMEONE KILLED, WITH SO MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE HOLD UP IS ON AN EXTENDED RECALL.

DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WINDOW PANE SHATTERED/SPIDERWEBBED AFTER USING REMOTE START. ENTERED STATIONARY VEHICLE TEN MINUTES AFTER USING REMOTE START, NOTICED BURNT PLASTIC ODOR, HEARD LOUD BANG AND LOOKED IN REARVIEW MIRROR TO FIND REAR WINDOW PANE HAD SHATTERED.

TRUCK DOWNSHIFTS WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD SPEED SENSOR JUMPS AROUND AND TRUCK STARTS JERKING BACK AND FORTH. NO LIGHTS COME ON THE DASH TO SAY ANYTHING IS WRONG. IT HAS DONE IT THREE TIMES ON THE INTERSTATE. ONCE IT DID IT WHILE NOT MOVING IT JUMPED INTO FOG GEAR AND WOULDN'T SHIFT

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED VEHICLE WILL LOSE POWER AND MPH WILL DROP TO 0 AND WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR. THE DASH WILL DISPLAY A WRENCH AND THE CLUSTER WILL GO BLANK WITH ALL DASHES. UPON TURNING VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON THE DASH WILL CLEAR AND THE VEHICLE WILL DRIVE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE THE ISSUE RETURNS. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AS I HAD MY CHILD IN THE VEHICLE WHEN THIS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 60MPH LUCKILY NO ONE WAS RIGHT BEHIND ME OR I WOULD HAVE FOR SURE BEEN REAR ENDED. I DID A CODE SCAN AND RECIEVE CODE 0722 WHICH IS THE MOLDED LEAD FRAME INSIDE OF THE TRANSMISSION. AFTER DOING RESEARCH I COME TO FIND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 6R80 TRANSMISSION AND THERE WAS EVEN A RECALL ON THE 2011-2012 VEHICLES BUT THE 2013 IS NOT INCLUDED. THROUGH ONLINE FORUMS AND JUST COMMON RESEARCH THIS ISSUE HAS AFFECTED VEHICLES ALL THE WAY THROUGH 2014 AND STILL NO RECALL. MY TRUCK HAS 55,000 MILES ON IT AND WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW IT IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY AND FORD WANTS $895 DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE MOLDED LEADFRAME ALTHOUGH THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AFFECTING THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES. IT IS A SCARY AND DANGEROUS CONCERN THAT REALLY NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED ASAP. I DO NOT BELIEVE I SHOULD BE LIABLE FOR A DEFECT THAT IS KNOWN AND SPECIFICALLY SUCH A MAJOR ISSUE THAT CAN CAUSE A VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER WHEELS LOCK UP AT HIGHWAY SPEED.

VEHICLE REFUSED TO STOP AT RED LIGHT WHEN I WAS TRAVELING AT 40MPH. I HAD TO CLIMB THE MEDIAN TO AVOID HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF.ME.

REAR WINDOW EXPLODED WITHOUT ANY IMPACT FROM A FOREIGN OBJECT. DURING DRIVE I HEAD A LOAD BOOM AND THE REAR WINDOW WAS BROKEN. A SIMPLE INTERNET SEARCH INDICATES THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE FORD F-150

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED FROM FIFTH TO FIRST GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED BY A LOCAL DEALER (KELLY FORD: 420 CABOT ST BEVERLY, MA 01915). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,667.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS WATER LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE'S ROOF ONTO THE SEATS. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOUR TIMES TO PERRY FORD (440 HITCHCOCK WAY, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93105, (805) 682-2411) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WATER WAS ENTERING THROUGH THE BRAKE LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 16808179. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE "DOWNHILL DESCENT" AND POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 38,000.

JANUARY 29, 2019 I WAS SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AFTER LEAVING OFFICE AND HEARD A BIG POP NOISE, SCARED ME TO DEATH. IT WAS DARK AND COLD AND COULD NOT TELL WHERE IT CAME FROM, IT WASN'T TILL I LEFT FOR WORK THE NEXT MORNING IN THE SUNSHINE I SAW MY BACK WINDOW WAS SHATTERED (HARD TO TELL WITH THE HEAD REST AT NIGHT). WHEN I GOT TO OFFICE I LOOKED ON OUTSIDE OF WINDOW FOR DAMAGE BUT COULD HARDLY TELL IT WAS SHATTERED AND THERE WAS NO VISIBLE DAMAGE TO OUTSIDE OF GLASS OR BODY OF MY F-150. I HAVE A POWER REAR MIDDLE WINDOW AND IT WAS FINE, IT WAS THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW. ALSO MY REAR DEFROST WAS NOT ON. THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN TO A LOT OF F-150 TRUCKS. I GOT A QUOTE AND IT WAS $800.00 DOESN'T SEEM FAIR THAT THIS IS HAPPENING QUITE A BIT TO ALL THE DIFFERENT MODEL YEARS AND NOTHING HAS BEEN RECALLED.

TRANSMISSION SHIFTING TO 5TH GEAR FROM A STOP WHICH CAUSES THE TRUCK TO NOT BE ABLE ACCELERATE. TRANSMISSION ALSO SHIFTING TO 1ST GEAR (FROM 6TH) WHILE OPERATING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS CAUSING REAR WHEELS TO LOCK UP.

TRANSMISSION ISSUE. F-150 SHIFTS FROM 6TH TO 1ST GEAR WHEN DRIVING AT 60 MPH. SPEEDOMETER DROPS TO ZERO FOR 2-3 SECONDS ALONG WITH TACHOMETER SPIKING. QUICKLY SHIFT TO MANUAL AND VEHICLE RECOVERS. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME LAST 3 MORNINGS AND AM TAKING TO DEALER TOMORROW. F-150 HAS 74500 MILES ON IT AND HAVE NOT HAD ANY OTHER ISSUES, BUT THIS IS A BIG SAFETY CONCERN WITH SOME OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ. I'M WORRIED THE TIRES ARE GOING TO LOCK UP AND I'M GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF THE ISSUE IS NOT REPAIRED. I'M HOPING THE DEALER COVERS THE REPAIR UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT WITHOUT THE CODES I'M WORRIED IT WILL BE A ARGUMENT. PLEASE ADD 2013 F-150'S TO THE RECALL! I'VE READ THE LEAD FRAME TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

WHILE IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY AND CITY STREETS THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS FROM HIGH GEAR TO LOW GEAR. THIS CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO DRAMATICALLY DECELERATE AND OVER REV THE MOTOR. A CODE DOES NOT APPEAR WHEN THE EVENT HAPPENS. OCCASIONALLY A CODE APPEARS THAT LOOKS LIKE A WRENCH. WHEN THIS CODE APPEARS THE SPEEDOMETER QUITS WORKING. THE CODE WILL NOT STAY ON LONG ENOUGH TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT.. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THEY HAVE DONE A BUMP START AND CHANGED TRANSMISSION FLUID / FILTERS. IT WAS GOOD FOR A MONTH THEN STARTED AGAIN.

WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 60MPH ON THE FREEWAY, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND REVVED VERY HIGH. LEAVING ME STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE TRUCK WENT BACK INTO GEAR, ALMOST CAUSING ME TO GET REAR-ENDED. THIS HAPPENED TWO OTHER TIMES WHILE DRIVING. ANOTHER TIME WHILE DRIVING, ALL THE GAUGES WENT BLANK. I COULD NOT SEE MY SPEED OR ANY OTHER INDICATOR. AFTER PULLING OVER, I TURNED MY TRUCK OFF AND RESTARTED IT WITH NO ISSUES. I NOW HAVE MY TRUCK IN THE SHOP, AND THE LIST OF ISSUES KEEPS GROWING. I ONLY HAVE 62,000 MILES AND ALREADY SEEING SOME MAJOR ISSUES.

REAR, DRIVER SIDE WINDOW JUST SHATTERED OUT OF NO WHERE

EARLY COLD MORNING REAR WINDOW DEFROST WAS ON WHEN THE BACK REAR DRIVER SIDE GLASS EXPLODED. WAS DRIVING TO WORK NOTHING WAS AROUND THIS GLASS. IT HAD BEEN ON ABOUT 15 MINUTES WHEN IT HAPPENED. VERY LOUD POP AT 60 MPH ON A FOUR LANE DIVIDED HIGHWAY.

MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY DOWN SHIFTS INTO 3RD THEN 1ST GEAR WHILE TRAVELING. I WAS TRAVELING AT 60 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHIFTED INTO 3RD THEN 1ST GEAR. THIS CASED THE TIRES TO SKID ON THE ROADWAY, NEARLY CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I SEE THERE WAS A PREVIOUS INVESTIGATION INTO THIS VERY PROBLEM, BUT 2013 YEAR MODELS ARE NOT INCLUDED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE HESITATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS THE THIRD TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PARKWAY FORD LINCOLN (311 COMMERCIAL PKWY, DOVER, OH 44622) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MOLDED LEAD FRAME FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE TRANSMISSION ERRONEOUSLY DOWNSHIFTED INTO THIRD GEAR, WHICH CAUSED THE SPEED TO DECREASE. AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE TRANSMISSION ONLY SHIFTED INTO FIFTH GEAR AND THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY ACCELERATE FROM A STANDING START IN THIRD GEAR. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AND THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD NOT OPERATE. AFTER RESTARTING THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. BUBBA OUSALET FORD LINCOLN (246 N. BROADWAY ST, JENNINGS, LA) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000. *TT CONSUMER STATED LEAD FRAME WAS REPLACED IT WAS RECALLED IN 2011,2012, 2013.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO FIRST GEAR ON ITS OWN, THE BRAKES SEIZED, AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FOUR SEASONS FORD (601 DUNCAN HILL RD, HENDERSONVILLE, NC 28792, 828-693-4281) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE OUTPUT SPEED SENSOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 93,596. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

REAR DRIVER SIDE BACK GLASS SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE WAS AT TEMP. WHEN FAILURE OCCURRED, WITH REAR DEFROSTER RUNNING. WAS TRAVELING TO WORK AT 60 MPH WHEN LOUD BLAST OCCURRED IN VEHICLE. I LOOK AROUND TO SEE IF I HAD HIT SOMETHING WHEN I LOOKED IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR I NOTED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE BACK GLASS WAS SHATTERED AND THE THE REAR DEFROST THAT WAS ON WAS NOW OFF. OUTSIDE TEMP. PER VEHICLE DISPLAY WAS -9 CURRENT MILES ON VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT WAS 59,278. ROAD CONDITIONS WERE ICY DUE TO TIME OF YEAR AND RESENT WINTER STORM. LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND POTENTIAL FATAL IMPACT COULD HAVE OCCURRED AS THE SOUND WAS INTENSE AND DID CAUSE ME TO JERK THE WHEEL. CONTACTED DEALER DUE TO MODEL YEAR THEY STATED THE ISSUE WAS NOT COVERED AT THE DEALER LEVEL AND I WOULD HAVE TO ESCALATE TO FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE. FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE STATED THAT THERE IS NO OPEN CLAIMS/WARRANTY FOR THIS ISSUE AT THIS TIME SO KEEP MY RECEIPT SO IF THERE IS IN THE FUTURE I CAN BE REIMBURSED.

WHEN STARTING THE TRUCK AND PUTTING INTO DRIVE, THE TRANSMISSION WILL SHIFT INTO 5TH GEAR AND REMAIN THERE. I HAVE TO PULL OVER, STOP THE VEHICLE, PLACE THE TRANSMISSION INTO PARK AND RESTART THE ENGINE TO CLEAR THIS ERROR. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY YESTERDAY, MY TRUCK SUDDENLY SHIFTED INTO THIRD GEAR. I THEN RECOVERED SHORTLY INTO FIFTH GEAR BEFORE GOING INTO 6TH GEAR. THE SHIFTING IS NOW INTERMITTENTLY WONKY.

WE WERE DRIVING AT 60 MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT DOWN SHIFTED INTO FIRST GEAR EXPECTANTLY LOCKING UP THE REAR TIRES AND ALMOST CAUSING US TO CRASH. TURNED THE TRUCK OFF THEN BACK ON AND IT TOOK ME TO WORK. LATER THAT DAY WENT TO LUNCH AND THE TRANSMISSION WILL SLIP AND NOT GO ANYWHERE, TURN IT OFF THEN BACK ON AND IT WILL GO AGAIN NOT FAR, BUT WILL GO AND HAS NO POWER THE DASH GOES DEAD THE SPEEDOMETER GOES TO JUST ------------- THIS A HUGE WRENCH COMES UP ON THE DASH. TOOK IT TO FORD AND THE SAY THE TRANS IS BROKEN. I NOTICE MANY OTHER FORDS ARE RECALLED FOR THIS .. PLEASE EXPAND THIS TO THE 13 YEAR MODEL AS I CANT AFFORD 4,000$ WHEN THE RECKER CAME TO GET IT, HE DROVE IT UP ONTO THE FLATBED, HE PUT IT IN PARK AND PROCEEDED TO GET OUT AND IT ROLLED DOWN THE RECKER (IN PARK) PLEASE HELP, SOMEBODY'S GONNA DIE SOON!!

OUTPUT SPEED SENSOR FAILURE CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO GET STUCK IN GEAR. OCCASIONALLY IT WILL SHIFT DOWN IN GEAR AS YOU ARE ACCELERATING CAUSING A STALLING EFFECT TO THE TRUCK. HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES TO MY YOUNG SON WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT FULL SPEED. SPEEDOMOTER WILL ALSO GO COMPLETELY DEAD. USUALLY PULLING OVER CUTTING OFF THE TRUCK, WAITING AND RESTARTING WILL TAKE IT OUT OF THE 5TH OR 1ST GEAR IT IS STUCK IN. SOMETIMES THIS TAKES SEVERAL TRIES. VERY UNSAFE ON THE SIDE OF A BUSY ROAD! HAD 2 TRANSMISSION SHOPS RUN DIAGNOSTICS AND IT IS THE FAULTY SPEED SENSOR REQUIRING ENTIRE LEAD FRAME TO BE REPLACED. BOTH SHOPS TOLD ME TO REACH OUT TO FORD BEFORE I PAY TO HAVE IT REPAIRED WITH THEM. SAME PROBLEM AS PREVIOUS FORD TRUCK MODELS '11 AND '12 THAT FORD HAS RECALLED BUT FORD WILL TAKE NO LIABILITY FOR THIS MALFUNCTION. CALLED 2 FORD DEALERSHIPS THAT BOTH PLAYED DUMB TO THE WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM. CALLED FORD ITSELF AND SPOKE TO A CSR I PRESUME IN ANOTHER COUNTRY FROM THE BROKEN ENGLISH THAT SAID ONLY THERE IS NO RECALL...ABSOLUTELY NO HELP OR INFORMATION FROM FORD. I AM HAVING THIS REPAIRED ON MY OWN DIME AS IT IS THREATENING THE LIFE OF MY SON AND EVERYONE ELSE ON THE ROAD. SHAME ON FORD!

THE FRIGHTENING ISSUE I EXPERIENCED ON JANUARY 7, 2019 IS IDENTICAL TO THE REPORTS I HAVE SINCE READ REGARDING THIS VEHICLE AND THE FREQUENT ISSUES THAT LED TO THE RECALL FOR 2010-2012 FORD F-150'S FOR UNEXPECTED TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS [NHTSA RECALL NO. / MFR RECALL NO. : 16V-248 / 16S19]. WHILE DRIVING 65-70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE, SPEEDOMETER SUDDENLY AND RAPIDLY FLUCTUATED BETWEEN 40 AND 70, THEN TRANSMISSION ABRUPTLY DROPPED FROM 6TH/5TH GEAR TO 1ST GEAR. AS A RESULT, MY WHEELS LOCKED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SKID INTO THE LANE TO MY RIGHT, FORCING OTHER CARS TO SWERVE OUT OF MY WAY TO AVOID A HIGH SPEED COLLISION. IT HAPPENED SO FAST, AND WITHOUT WARNING, THAT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WAS ACTUALLY OCCURRING. ONCE STOPPED (IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSTATE), I DROVE TO THE MEDIAN, TURNED THE ENGINE OFF, SAT FOR A FEW MINUTES TO GATHER MY THOUGHTS, RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT SLOWLY TO MY FORD DEALERSHIP (NOT ON THE HIGHWAY). AFTER INSPECTING MY TRUCK, THE FORD DEALERSHIP VERIFIED THE ISSUE AND STATED THE FOLLOWING (WRITTEN REPORT ATTACHED): RAN KOEC GOT CODE P0720 OSS SENSOR CIRCUIT FAULT, RAN PINPOINT TESTS, FOUND OPEN IN OSS SENSOR WHICH IS PART OF THE MOLDED LEAD FRAME ATTACHED TO THE VALVE BODY, REMOVED THE VALVE BODY, DISSASEMBLED, CLEANED AND INSPECTED THE VALUE BODY, ALL VALVES AND BORES ARE OK, REASSEMBLED VALVE BODY WITH NEW MOLDED LEAD FRAME ASSEMBLY AND NEW REVISED SEPARATOR PLATE GASKET, INSTALLED NEW CLUTCH FEED TUBE SEALS AND SEAL BETWEEN VA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE GEAR SHIFTED FROM HIGH TO LOW GEAR WITHOUT WARNING AND THE VEHICLE JERKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PLANET FORD HD TRUCK SHOP (888-501-9013, LOCATED AT 20332 HOLZWARTH RD, SPRING, TX 77388) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 25,000.

AROUND 100K MILES. TRUCK ALL OF A SUDDEN STARTED TO HARD SHIFT. EVENTUALLY WOULD THROW ORANGE WRENCH LIGHT AND SPEEDOMETER WOULD QUIT WORKING AND WOULD HAVE TROUBLE GETTING THE SPEED UP AS IF IT WERENT SHIFTING. AIR BAG LIGHT WILL COME AND STAY ON. A REBOOT WOULD TAKE THESE PROBLEMS AWAY TEMPORARILY. I'VE READ SAME OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED SAME ISSUES ONLINE ON THE F150 FORUM.

WINDSHIELD WASHERS DO NOT OPERATE BELOW BELOW 25 DEG F EVEN IF RESERVOIR IS EMPTIED OF SUMMER FLUID AND FILLED WITH -20 DEGREE F WINTER FLUID AT END OF SUMMER AND PURGED BY RUNNING PUMP BEFORE COLD WEATHER. WASHER PUMP MOTOR RUNS WHEN ACTUATED SO PROBLEM APPEARS POSSIBLY CHECK VALVE OR NOZZLES AT COWL. COWL AREA CLEARED OF SNOW AND ICE. VERY ANGEROUS VISIBILITY CONDITION ESPECIALLY DURING NIGHT DRIVING AS WINDSHIELD REMAINS SMEARED FROM OTHER VEHICLES.

REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER/OUTSIDE DOOR MIRROR DEFROSTERS ARE INOPERATIVE. PROBLEM WAS FIXED WHILE UNDER WARRANTY AT 34,164 MILES ALTHOUGH ALSO FAILED AGAIN WHEN OUT OF WARRANTY. WHILE NOT POSITIVE, PROBLEM COULD STILL BE FAULTY ELECTRICAL CONTACT DESIGN ON REAR WINDOW SLIDING CENTER GLASS AS PREVIOUS FAILURE. MALFUNCTION CREATES A SAFETY ISSUE AS FROST BLOCKS REAR VISIBILITY BOTH FROM DOOR MIRRORS AS WELL AS REAR WINDOW. DEALER NOTES REAR WINDOW ASSEMBLY MUST BE REPLACED BUT WITHOUT MANUFACTURER COST COVERAGE ASSISTANCE.

EXPERIENCED COMMON EPAS FAILURE MULTIPLE TIMES. HAVE EXPERIENCED AT HIGH SPEEDS, LOSING CONTROL OF ALL STEERING. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN WELL DOCUMENTED ALL OVER THE INTERNET, AND IS ACTUALLY A RECALL IN SOME FORD VEHICLES, INCLUDING THE 2014. BUT THEY HAVE NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE 2013. THIS IS A MAJOR CONCERN AND SAFETY ISSUE. I'VE RECEIVED THIS ISSUE WHEN VEHICLE GETS WET FROM RAIN OR CAR WASH. AND I'VE ALSO EXPERIENCED IT WHEN HITTING A BUMP AT BOTH LOW SPEEDS AND HIGH SPEEDS. SUCH AS A BRIDGE DECK SEAM ON THE FREEWAY, POTHOLE, RUMBLE STRIPS, GRAVEL ROAD WASHBOARD ETC. WHEN HITTING THESE BUMPS, OR WHEN CAUSED DUE TO MOISTURE, "SERVICE ADVANCE TRAC" MESSAGE COMES ON DASH, AND ALL POWER STEERING IS LOST UNTIL VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND STARTED AGAIN. NOT ONLY IS THIS AN EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE FIX, IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, AND COULD PUT A DRIVER IN A LIFE AND DEATH SITUATION. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BY FORD ON ALL VEHICLES THEY MANUFACTURED WITH THIS EPAS SYSTEM IN IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED SEVERAL TIMES. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. AUTONATION FORD NORTH CANTON (5900 WHIPPLE AVE NW, NORTH CANTON, OH 44720, (330) 238-3206) STATED THAT AN APPOINTMENT WOULD NEED TO BE SCHEDULED TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE AND PROVIDE A REMEDY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT AUTHORIZED THE DEALER TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000. *TT

LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING. IN A PARKING LOT, I WAS VERY FORTUNATE I WAS NOT GOING DOWN THE ROAD OR IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. THE TRUCK IS VERY HARD TO TURN, AND CANNOT BE DRIVEN AT THIS TIME UNTIL REPAIRED.

VEHICLE ERRATICALLY SHIFTS FROM 6 GEAR TO 1ST GEAR,CAUSING TIRES TO LOCK UP. SAME ISSUE IS RECALLED IN 2011-2012 F150, BUT NOT COVERED IN 2013. VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE OCCASIONALLY. EACH OCCURRENCE LASTED APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 25 SECONDS. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE ALL OF HIS BODY WEIGHT TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL. CAL CARS (10828 W SUNSET HWY, AIRWAY HEIGHTS, WA 99001, (509) 244-2277) TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE FOR TWO DAYS, BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT SCHEDULED ANOTHER APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER TO RE-CHECK THE BRAKES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS WITH THE REAR DEFROSTER ACTIVATED, A LOUD, ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW WAS SHATTERED. DAHL FORD DAVENPORT (1310 E KIMBERLY RD, DAVENPORT, IA 52807, (563) 391-2600) WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED FROM FIFTH TO FIRST GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME AND PARKED THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS; THEREFORE, THE CONTACT WOULD NEED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. *DT*JB