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The contact owns a 2012 Ford F-150. 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 gorno Ford (22025 allen rd, woodhaven mi 48183, 734-676-2200) where it was confirmed that the part was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool showed no recall associated with the VIN.
The contact owns a 2012 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 mph, the vehicle inadvertently downshifted without warning. The vehicle was not taken to the local dealer to be diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with NHTSA campaign number: 19V075000 (power train). The vehicle was repaired under the recall however, the failure persisted. The manufacturer was informed of the failure and referred the contact to NHTSA for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 116,500.
The contact owns a 2012 Ford F-150. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 19V075000 (power train) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the check engine warning light illuminated as the vehicle downshifted to 1st. The vehicle was taken to bob swope Ford (1307 N dixie ave, elizabethtown, ky 42701, (270) 640-0788) to be diagnosed however, the mechanic was unable to duplicate the failure. The contact was informed that the transmission load plate was contaminated with metal shavings. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure recurred. The contact felt unsafe driving the vehicle. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 47,500. Parts distribution disconnect.
The contact owns a 2012 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the transmission would intermittently downshift without warning. The contact then received a recall notice for NHTSA campaign number: 19V075000(power train) and took the vehicle to ray skillman Ford, Inc.(1250 us-31, greenwood, in 46143) where they serviced the recall. One day as the contact was driving at 73 mph, the vehicle suddenly downshifted to first shift and the contact hit his head on the steering wheel. Both rear wheels locked up as the vehicle spun out of control and veered into a ditch. The contact was able to regain control of the vehicle and drove out of the ditch. The contact did not seek medical attention for his injury. Due the failure, the variable timing chain was damaged and was no longer able to be driven. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and they informed him to take the vehicle to a local dealer. The contact then had the vehicle towed back to the dealer where they diagnosed the vehicle with engine failure. The vehicle had yet to be repaired and remained in the possession of the dealer. The failure mileage was approximately 160,000.
The contact owns a 2012 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle stalled with the powertrain malfunction indicator warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact called dave sinclair Lincoln St. Peters (4760 N service rd, St peters, mo 63376) where he was informed that there were no recalls on the VIN. Upon investigation, the contact discovered NHTSA campaign number: 16V248000 (power train) which he linked to the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but offered no assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 188,000.
- St.Peters, MO, USA
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While driving (at any speed and from any gear) truck frequently, unpredictably exhibits following behavior: - speedometer need drops to zero regardless of actual speed. - truck loses proper shifting functionality. Event has occurred a dozen times or so since 12 December 2020, usually at speeds and gearing above third. Typical result is truck will not downshift below third gear, but on one occasion event occurred at a stop light, and gearing above first would not engage - odometer, trip meter, gas mileage and other digital information displays null out to dashes instead of showing numbers - a wrench symbol appears on right side of the digital display. Symbol sometimes remains for the duration of the event, and sometimes goes away. - sometimes the check engine light appears, sometimes not - airbag light illuminates if I turn the truck off, remove the key, and then re-start, the truck temporarily returns to normal function, with no indication event occurred (check engine light not on, etc). Truck operates normally until it happens again, often within minutes (or even moments) of the reset, but sometimes not again for the duration of a 20 or 25 minute trip. Truck is not safe to operate in this condition and I have now stopped driving it. I have been stuck at a red light on a grade with a load in the bed and traffic behind me, unable to move when the light changes, because first and second gear will not engage, and third gear lacks torque to get moving. Once, after accelerating from a stop, the event occurred and the truck was stuck in first gear, causing unsafe traffic condition (for me and others) while I attempted to pull over safely through traffic. In addition to photos submitted herewith, I have video clips showing occurrence at highway and at surface street speeds. Contact me if you want them.
Having trouble to shift to 1st gear and theres time that I have to turn off the traction control off cuase it won't go to 1st gear that happens when I stop been havin that trouble with thise 2 things my truck barely has 25,300 miles on it hope you can help
I was driving on the freeway going 60 miles an hour and my transmission went from 6th gear to 1st gear locking up my wheels and I skidded and almost lost control
As I was driving my truck went crazy on my dash every electronic reading was wack out of commission speed went to zero on my odometer and from six speed to 1 my truck would not run any faster but my RPM guage was sky high until I realized I had to put my truck in neutral to pull over to turn off my truck.
The contact owns a 2012 Ford F-150 the contact stated while driving approximately 60 to 80 mph, the vehicle downshifted to first gear. The contact stated that the failure occurred on numerous occasions. The check engine warning light illuminated and the instrument panel darkened during the failure. The contact moved onto the road shoulder, shifted into neutral, turned off the vehicle and opened the door to reset the computer. The contact then unlocked the door, restarted the vehicle and the vehicle resumed normal operation. The contact performed a self diagnostic test on the vehicle and retrieved dtc codes: P0722, P1500, T0720 which confirmed a loss of communication between the speed sensor within the transmission. The vehicle was taken to don rich Ford company Inc (221 E montgomery St, villa rica, ga 30180, (770) 459-5132) to be diagnosed. The dealer declined to re-flash the computer as requested by the contact. The manufacturer was contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 139,000.
While driving, either going 25 mph in a housing development or 75 mph on the interstate, the truck will sometimes shift gears, throw a wrench light, and the speedometer will read 0. there has been a recall for an issue similar to this for trucks between 2011 and 2013. Trucks not covered under this recall were given a feild service action for extended warranty. They know this is an issue to more vehicles than what they recalled. Owners were not notified of this field service action. Not only that, but this is very dangerous while going 75 mph on the interstate. This causes the truck to down shift, slow down, and you must pull over for safety on the interstate. A code will pop up as P0720 or P0721. Ford should be doing more since they know it is an issue, or they would not have extended the warranty. This is happening to many F-150 vehicles built in those date ranges.
When driving at a normal highway speed of anywhere between 50 to 75 mph the transmission will down shift to 1st gear. Does not suddenly slow down because the gear returns to 5 or 6th gear immediately. I have had a Ford dealership address the issue by reprogramming the control module on the transmission but I am still experiencing this problem. I believe it to be a high safety risk. The occurrence happens intermittently. So there is no specific date available.
I am experiencing erratic shifting and my transmission on multiple occasions has shifted from 5th gear down to first gear while traveling high rates of speed resulting in my wheels locking up.
The speed reduced from 50 to 20 and then suddenly stop. The speedometer went to 0 after taking it to do the recall for sudden transmission downshift. Before that it wasn't doing it. Ford does not want to fix it because it's over 150,000 miles, but I just knew about this past recall.
The contact owns a 2012 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving 30 mph approaching an intersection, the vehicle jerked and loss motive power without warning. The contact restarted the vehicle however, the vehicle failed to resume normal operation. The failure recurred intermittently. The dealer bob thomas Ford Inc (2215 dixwell ave, hamden, ct 06514) was contacted and informed of the failure. The contact was informed that there were no recalls on the vehicle. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that the warranty had expired. The contact referenced NHTSA campaign number: 19V075000 (power train) as a possible solution however, the VIN was not included. The failure mileage was approximately 190,000.
I was backing out of my driveway when as soon as I got out my truck suddenly locked up and then the engine light came on with the service light and also the wrench light and as I was driving my speedometer wouldn't go past 0 but would still accelerate. This was happening while driving down the road going about 15mph.
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- Allen Park, MI, USA