Transmission Not Engage problems of the 2011 Ford F-150

Four problems related to transmission not engage have been reported for the 2011 Ford F-150. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2011 Ford F-150 based on all problems reported for the 2011 F-150.

1 Transmission Not Engage problem

Failure Date: 02/18/2019

Tl-the contact 2011 Ford F-150. The electric transmission would not engage into the reverse gear and the backup camera did not work. The dealer 7320 northwest expy, oklahoma city, ok 73132 (833) 821-8065 stated that the lead frame needed to be replaced. The dealer and the manufacturer both stated that the lead frame was not part of the NHTSA recall number: 19v-075000 (power train) recall on her vehicle. The contact was told she was responsible to pay for the lead frame repairs even though it relates this recall for the failure of output speed sensor (oss) that caused the transmission to unexpectedly downshift. The failure mileage was 190,000. Tf.

2 Transmission Not Engage problem

Failure Date: 10/26/2018

Tl-the contact owns a 2011 Ford F-150. The contact stated that when the vehicle was turned on and attempted to shift in to reverse, the light highliting what gear the vehicle was on, did not illuminated and the vehicle did not engaged on reverse. After few time the vehicle finally did. Ever since 10/26/18 the failure occurred every day, when the vehicle was engaged in reverse. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic for a diagnosis. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 89,000. Bp.

3 Transmission Not Engage problem

Failure Date: 11/17/2016

When shifting the lever to reverse, the transmission does not engage reverse immediately and has a long delay before shifting to reverse. The "r" indicator does not illuminate and the backup lights do not come on even when the transmission engages in reverse. The issue seems to be similar to NHTSA recall #12v190000, but when I contact Ford I am told that there is no recall for my vehicle.

4 Transmission Not Engage problem

Failure Date: 03/15/2013

The contact owns a 2011 Ford F-150. The contact stated when the vehicle was turned on the engine idled excessively and the began to smoke. The failure was experienced numerous times. The vehicle also stalled while driving approximately 20 mph. The contact was a able to drive onto the emergency lane and restart the vehicle; however, when the accelerator pedal was depressed the transmission disengaged and the rpms increased. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing but they were unable to locate the failure. The dealer replaced the turbo charger line; yet, the failure was not corrected. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 20,000. The current mileage was 23,800.




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