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While driving 75 mph down the interstate the transmission shifted to 2 gear and locked up tires for a split second before shifting back up. I was in traffic and took truck off road into the median, thankfully was able to maintain control of the vehicle before coming to a complete stop. The transmission basically has a mind of its own at times I've been told it is a output speed sensor and will have that replaced. It appears that the 11' and 12's have a recall but not 13' this is a very dangerous issue that needs serious attention be taken care of by Ford
My 2013 Ford F150 will shift into different gears while driving causing the truck to lock up. I was driving 65 mph down the interstate this morning when it shifted into 1st gear causing my tires to lock up and skid all over the road. Luckily I was able to get it off the road before crashing. I have heard this is the output speed sensor which has happened to millions of other F150's. why has this not been recalled?? this is a major safety hazard! https://www.slashgear.com/Ford-faces-1M-recall-expansion-over-worrying-transmission-flaw-02513360/
My truck downshifts without cause, sometimes to 1st gear, and on one occasion my wheels skidded (which was witnessed by my neighbor who was walking his dog and was startled by the skid). The speedometer goes to zero even while moving - I have video from my cell phone of this happening while going approximately 75 mph on the freeway. When this happens all other gauges go to dashes, including the mileage, mpg, etc. The transmission will slip into 2nd and 5th gears and will not go to any other gears. It sometimes remains in 3rd gear even at a dead stop. Turning the truck completely off sometimes "resets" things, but only temporarily. I have contacted a dealer about this and they looked up my VIN and told me there are no recalls for my truck year - even though the same types of things were occurring with 2011-12 F150's, and those are the subject of a recall. This is a safety issue: It happens without warning, sometimes on the freeway traveling at high speeds, sometimes while sitting at a stop light and it shifts to 3rd gear and hardly will get going. I called Ford customer service and explained everything and they said they would report to NHTSA but since it is out of warranty and there is no recall, I would most likely be responsible for the cost of repair. I pointed out a letter sent by NHTSA to Ford on January 18, 2018 addressing issues with my truck model and year, but that did not change anything in the representative's mind. I believe there needs to be consumer protection on this, both from a safety and financial aspect, by NHTSA. I have video of what happened on the freeway with the truck downshifting to 5th gear and remaining there, and when traffic slowed the truck downshifted to 2nd gear and would not shift to any other gear. I had to pull off the freeway with hazard lights flashing and turn off the truck and restart it to try to "reset" things.
My transmission has been acting erratically for the past 30 days. At first the vehicle would lose acceleration and then the rpms would jump 2000, after a couple seconds I would hear a loud thump as the transmission reengaged; the speedometer also registered 0 a couple times when this happened. Other times the transmission would refuse to leave first gear or I would lose power while in first gear for approximately 10 seconds. The worst issue happened when I was driving the vehicle at approximately 35 mph when the transmission shifted into 1st gear and locked up my rear tires! thankfully I didn't get rear ended, or worse, been driving on the highway; there is no way I could have controlled the vehicle at high speeds and could have seriously injured myself or other drivers. Unfortunately these transmission issues are intermittent and do not generate error codes. I've been to two Ford dealers, the first could not replicate the issue and the second was able to determine the issue is caused by a faulty electronic control assembly in the transmission; they had to search service bulletins in order to figure out what is happening. While this seems to be a common complaint with Ford owners, 2013 vehicles are not included in the recall and they want to charge me $1412.75 to fix the issue. In addition, this is a major safety issue.
- Gaithersburg, MD, USA
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While driving on the city street the transmission jumped from higher gear to a lower gear for no reason. Transmission seems to be unable to decide what gear it should be in after stopping at red light. Transmission would be in a high gear and almost unable to take off from a dead stop. After turning vehicle off and cranking up again it seemed to work fine. Then when pulling out onto the highway from a side road I attempted to go and my truck would barely move, I was almost hit by an oncoming vehicle because my truck would not go into the proper gear and take off as designed to. I am afraid to drive it anymore because I may go to take off and not be able to and get hit by oncoming traffic. I also am afraid I may be going down the road and the transmission jump into a lower gear and cause me to lose control and have a wreck. This is a very dangerous problem to have.
135,987 mi. 2013 Ford F 150 econoboost powersteering assit went out! notice a traction fault couple days ago and it went away after I shut off my truck. The steering never did this and it happened in a parking lot making a sharp left turn! and then while trying to drive out of the parking lot turning out to the intersection no power steering"??? just last year I had to replace my throttle body because my truck would go limp while driving! why isn't there a recal on the steering for this year"
Without warning my rear wheels & drivetrain locked up while driving. My vehicle suddenly lost control and I had to drive into the grassy shoulder at around 35 mph to avoid being in traffic. As the problem was occuring, the speedometer went to 0 mph and the airbag light illuminated. The vehicle mileage in the cluster showed all dashes. The transmission felt like it was disconnected from the engine, and transmission was stuck in 5th gear at low vehicle speeds. I cycled the ignition, and truck drove normally after that. This is an intermittent problem and very dangerous to drive with as vehicle will lose power and transmission can shift to 1st gear at high vehicle speeds. My vehicle has the 6R80 faulty transmission with the same type of 6R80 molded lead frame defect problem reported in previous F150 model years. Upon contacting dealership they seemed like they never heard of the issue before. Ford should issue a recall for all vehicles with P0722 output shaft speed sensor diagnostic trouble codes. A simple electrical issue on a $100 part should not cause this type of dangerous reaction. See Ford tsb 13-4-9 and 13-2-3 and recall #16V248000 that should apply to all 2013 F-150's too.
The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. While driving approximately 60 mph and pulling a camper, the vehicle decelerated without warning. The contact pulled over to observe the vehicle and drove home. A local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and did not assist. The failure mileage was 42,642. The VIN was not available.
My lead frame, output speed sensor went out at around 110,000 miles and caused my vehicle to stall completely. This occurred while in the middle of a very busy state hwy intersection and almost caused me to get hit by semi truck and trailer. Very dangerous situation. The readout on the mechanics computer was "output speed sensor"
My lead frame, output speed sensor went out at around 110,000 miles and caused my vehicle to stall completely. This occurred while in the middle of a very busy state hwy intersection and almost caused me to get hit by a semi truck and trailer. Very dangerous situation. The readout on the mechanics computer was "output speed sensor"
While driving home from work, the vehicle downshifted to 1st gear causing a jerk and the back tires to skid for an instant. If someone would have been close enough, they would have rear ended me. I have a video that I took of it and put it in slow motion for you to review. Please contact me for video. Or if you can use this link. Https://youtu.be/6wtmwtxktoo
The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. While driving 45 mph, the accelerator pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle failed to respond. The contact stated that the failure recurred approximately five times. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed. North county Ford (450 w vista way, vista, ca 92083, (760) 945-9900) was contacted and an appointment was scheduled to have the vehicle diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 111,000.
While driving the vehicle will down shift randomly. This has happened while pulling out into traffic and while driving on the interstate causing the back wheels to lock up for a few seconds. I took the vehicle to the dealership a few months ago and they said they did not notice anything wrong. It recently started doing it again but at a much more frequent rate. Unfortunately, I am not a mechanic and have no clue why it would downshift for no reason. I started reading about others having this issue and even recalls for the year prior. This issue is very dangerous and I am not sure how my local dealer sent me on my way knowing this has been an ongoing issue.
Driving truck on hwy when turbo went up and transmission down shifted. Also a few times driving in city turbo climbed up RPM and no odometer they suspect lead frame on transmission
The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at unknown speeds, the rubber car mat slid under the brake pedal and was over the accelerator pedal. As a result, the contact crashed into a wall barrier due to not being able to depress the brake pedal properly. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the issue but no further assistance was provided. The failure mileage was 39,985.
The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. While driving various speeds, the wrench icon displayed "major malfunction" and the vehicle stalled without warning on numerous occasions. The contact stated that the vehicle lost complete throttle control. Ken garff Ford in saint george, Utah 84770 was made aware of the failure, but could not find the source of the failure. An independent mechanic diagnosed that there was a short in the ECM board in the passenger compartment of the vehicle. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and referred the contact to the dealer. The failure mileage was approximately 3,000. Consumer stated no place in the carfax even show's when consumer brought it in to service. No mention they replaced the short block when a piston shrank in cyl no#3 they replace the long block in March 2017 three weeks back in April now to replace head's engine still had a miss two weeks after that they had to replace throttlebody the light still comes on they can not fix problem. Vehicle purchase dated should be on or before incident date updated 9/12/18
The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that the vehicle decelerated and the shifter could not be placed in the correct position. The contact stated that the failure was intermittent. In order to operate the vehicle, it had to be manually restarted. The vehicle was taken to marshall Ford Lincoln (4200 E end blvd S, marshall, tx); however, the vehicle was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 102,000.
Two days in a row my vehicle stalled after violently shaking the steering wheel, I had a complete power loss. I coasted to the side of the road and waited to restart the engine. After about 5 minutes I was able to restart my vehicle. The second time it happened I was one the way to the dealership. The dealership called me back to inform me that my vehicle was driven for 26 miles and could not duplicate. I have been researching online to see if there have been any issues. Back in 2013 an investigation was started for this issue. I spoke with the dealership and the service department told me they could not do anything because the cars computers did not throw a code. Not only did nothing happen Ford did not mention any tsb that would help or fix this issue, after I asked about any tsb that would help or fix. Still I got nothing from the dealership.
The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. When the accelerator pedal was depressed, the vehicle failed to pick up speed and stalled. The contact had to coast the vehicle over to the side of the road and restart the vehicle. The second time the vehicle stalled while driving over 50 mph, and the oil indicator illuminated. The vehicle was unable to be restarted after coasting over to the side of the road. The vehicle was towed to a dealer (levittown Ford, llc, 3195 hempstead turnpike, levittown, NY 11756, (866) 421-1288) who replaced the fuse and re-wired the fuse box per a tsb. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified and stated that they would follow up with a response within 48 hours. The contact wanted to know why a tsb had been issued and if the dealer stated this was a known issue, but there was no recall issued yet by the manufacturer. The approximate failure mileage was 19,600.
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- Dallas, GA, USA