Transmission Gear Indicator problems of the 2012 Ford F-150

Two problems related to transmission gear indicator have been reported for the 2012 Ford F-150. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2012 Ford F-150 based on all problems reported for the 2012 F-150.

1 Transmission Gear Indicator problem

Failure Date: 02/15/2018

Transmission on 2012 drops to 1st gear orange wrench light comes on sometimes when I stop then start up it will not get out of 1st gear.

2 Transmission Gear Indicator problem

Failure Date: 12/15/2016

I was driving on the freeway. I was driving approximately 70mph / 6th gear. My truck shifted on it's own ( I could tell by the dashboard gear indicator) into 1st gear. This caused my rear tires to lock up and put my vehicle into a skid.




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