general problems of the 2013 Ford F-150 - part 2

My 2013 Ford F-150 king ranch suddenly downshifted while traveling at highway speeds. It downshifted into 5th gear, not 1st, luckily. This has occurred twice and I will take my truck to my local dealer tomorrow morning. A few years ago, I had transmission work completed because my truck was stuck in first gear and required tuning off the engine to get it back to shifting properly. At that time, I was unaware of the 2019 recall for the transmission control module and speed sensor, and spent money on the repair because my local Ford dealer denied that this was part of the recall. I now suspect that was not true.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the transmission unexpectedly downshifted, prompting the contact to pull over to the shoulder of the roadway to turn the vehicle off. After restarting the vehicle, the vehicle returned to normal functionality, but the failure became a regular occurrence. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed a failure with the molded lead frame. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to customer satisfaction program: 19n01. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but referred the contact to the NHTSA hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was unknown.

I had all the recalls done to my vehicle that pertains to a problem with my vehicle suddenly shifting to first gear at freeway speeds. This was done about two years ago. On July 7th, 2024 my vehicle suddenly shifted to first gear while traveling at a rate of 55 miles per hour. My rear tires suddenly locked up and I lost control of my vehicle. Luckily I avoided an accident. I’m reporting this information because Ford’s recall to this problem did not solve the issue and this can cause accidents.

I was going 45 mph several times and have had the truck shift to first, the last time was the last and it only has 3 gears when in limp mode.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving 50 mph, the transmission unintendedly downshifted into first gear. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact pulled over, turned off, and restarted the vehicle, but the transmission failed to shift above third gear while driving. The contact turned off and restarted the vehicle again, and the failure was corrected. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where the contact was informed that the mileage had exceeded an unstated warranty coverage. The vehicle was then taken to an independent mechanic, who determined that the lead frame needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 24v444000 (power train); however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to file a complaint with the NHTSA hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 192,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving 60 mph, the vehicle downshifted to 1st gear and made an abnormal clunking sound. The speedometer was at zero (0). The check engine warning light and several unknown warning lights were illuminated. The contact pulled to the side of the road. The contact turned off and restarted the vehicle. The contact was able to drive to the residence. The contact who is an auto technician diagnosed the vehicle and determined that the output speed sensor had failed. The dealer was notified of the failure and informed the contact of the repairs needed to correct the failure. The dealer informed the contact that Ford campaign number: 19n01 repair needed to be performed on the vehicle in addition to NHTSA campaign number: 19v075000 (power train); however, the campaign had expired. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 116,465.

Faulty leadframe and transmission filter.

Truck threw code p2112 throttle body plate closed. Truck immediatly went into limp mode meaning on only poorly tried to idle, no throttle. This is the second time this part has gone bad on this truck. Never mind they are 600 dollars to replace, it was a very dangerous to have the truck just die during a merge onto highway manuver. If I have to do it twice, how many hundreds of thousands of these failures exist? the first time it happened, I almost crashed. My Ford dealer says he sells "alot" of this part. Part number failure is bl3z9e926b.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the transmission unexpectedly downshifted with the power train and the check engine warning light flashed on the instrument panel. The contact was able to pull over to the side of the road and turn off the vehicle. The contact attempted several times to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed a failure with the speed shaft sensor. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the failure persisted. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it remained. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was unknown.

Engine shifted down one gear in the middle of the road while during normally. Almost caused me to loose control of vehicle. This had happen 3 or 4 times. Engine also gets “stuck” in 1st gear until electronic error message comes on dash. Then dash goes blank and then it runs fine. Requires me to restart the engine to fix the issue, however it happens 9/10 times while driving.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the speedometer and the odometer became inoperable. Additionally, the vehicle hesitated to respond while depressing the accelerator pedal. The contact stated after turning off and restarting the vehicle, the vehicle operated as needed; however, the failure later recurred while driving. The vehicle was taken to an unknown dealer, where it was diagnosed with engine and transmission failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 139,000.

While I was driving the speedometer went all the way to zero and started shifting down into first gear. I took it into a Ford shop and they said I was 4000miles over the 150000mile warranty, and that the code p720 popped up on the codes. They said I need to replace the leadframe in the transmission and reprogram it, which will cost me $1500 out of pocket. It is very dangerous driving because I could easily get into an accident when this happens or transmission could blow that gear. I hope Ford extends this warranty because I was reading online and found lots of people having the same issue as me.

The contact owns 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, there was an abnormal clicking sound coming from the vehicle with the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or the dealer. The dealer was made aware of the failure. The contact stated that the clicking sound persisted with several unknown warning lights illuminated. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was filed. The contact was advised to contact the NHTSA hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 140,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving 5 mph and attempting to accelerate, the vehicle lost motive power. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact was able to pull off the road and restarted the vehicle and the vehicle drove normally. The contact stated that the failure recurred. The contact took the vehicle to a local mechanic who performed a diagnostic test. The contact informed that the vehicle might be under recall. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to NHTSA hotline. The approximate failure mileage was 127,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while the vehicle was being serviced for a smog test, the diagnostic codes revealed a failed timing chain and the cam phasers. The contact noticed that when the vehicle was started, there was an unusual loud noise. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with a failed timing chain and failed cam phasers. The timing chain and the cam phasers needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to report the failure to NHTSA. The contact was informed about a customer satisfaction program. However, the contact was informed that the vehicle was not eligible to be repaired under the customer satisfaction program. The failure mileage was approximately 67,400.

I was driving on the highway going 70mph in 6th gear. Myself, my wife, and my 6th month old son were on our way to a doctors appointment when in the middle lane on the highway my truck decided to completely downshift into 1st gear. With doing so my truck locked up and I lost control of the vehicle almost colliding with a semi. I was very lucky to not have wrecked and got onto the shoulder safely where I had no power to my vehicle. I got it towed to a dealership and after paying out of pocket for a diagnostic they found that my truck had a recall with the oss sensor on the transmission witch caused significant engine and transmission damage resulting in $18,000. 00 to fix. Apparently the warranty expires 10 years or 150k miles witch my truck has surpassed both. I wasn’t warned about any recall or found any recall there was no damage or signs of damage to the truck prior to this incident.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving at 35-65 mph, the wrench symbol displayed on the instrument panel. The contact stated that the vehicle began to drive roughly and was jerking. The contact was able to veer to the side of the road and restart the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who was unable to assist. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed that the 02 sensor, purge valve, and throttle body needed to be replaced. The dealer informed the contact that the repairs were not covered under warranty. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and referred the contact to the NHTSA hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 180,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving 70 mph, the vehicle unexpectedly downshifted to second gear, veered into another lane, and became uncontrollable. The contact stated while driving 40 mph, the vehicle lost motive power. The contact stated that the vehicle was surging. The rpm had increased to high, and the wrench symbol was displayed. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who determined that the transmission leadframe needed to be replaced. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the failure was related to NHTSA campaign number: 19v075000 (power train). The manufacturer was contacted and referred to the NHTSA hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 86,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving 60 mph, the vehicle went into limp mode. The transmission and check engine warning lights were intermittently illuminated, while the air bag warning light remained illuminated. Additionally, the transmission was stuck in third gear while driving. Additionally, the speedometer and odometer were inoperable. The contact pulled over and restarted the vehicle several times to correct the failure. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was determined that the lead frame needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the failure to NHTSA action number: rq17010 (power train). The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but informed the contact that there was no recall associated with the VIN. The failure mileage was approximately 190,000.

Exhaust manifold bolt broken and now hear a whistling noise at idle. My concern is CO gas leak. Problem happened last year but took until last month to determine the cause of the noise.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 19v075000 (power train) and the vehicle was taken to the dealer. The dealer informed the contact that the repair could not be completed unless the vehicle was experiencing the failure. The contact stated while driving 45-50 mph, the transmission downshifted unexpectedly, and the rear wheels locked up, causing the vehicle to slide and to stop. The power train warning light and the check engine warning light were illuminated. The contact stated that he turned off and restarted the vehicle, and the vehicle operated as needed. The contact stated that he turned on the hazard lights and drove back to the residence at a slower speed. The vehicle was later taken to the dealer, where it was determined that the failure was related to the recall. The dealer informed the contact that the campaign had expired. The vehicle was not repaired. Additionally, the contact related the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 19v075000 (power train); however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 122,000.

Truck lost power, nearly resulting in accident on freeway while towing a trailer. Left me stranded. Fuel pump fuse was burned out which is a known issue that Ford released a service bulletin for. This is a safety issue and should have been a recall.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving 70 mph, the contact stated that the speed odometer dropped to zero independently. The contact stated that this failure had reoccurred four times within eight hours. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to report the failure to NHTSA. The failure mileage was approximately 160,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, she had to apply extra pressure to the brake pedal to coast the vehicle to a stop. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the brake vacuum pump had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was then taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the valve cover, head gasket set, and the brake vacuum pump needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact notified the dealer of the failure and was advised to take the vehicle back to the dealer. The vehicle had not yet been repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and advised the contact to call the NHTSA hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 19,731.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40–45 mph, the vehicle downshifted from fifth gear to first gear and the vehicle came to a stop. The driver was able to pull over. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who retrieved an unknown dtc code and referred the contact to the local dealer for assistance. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer, where the vehicle was repaired under NHTSA campaign number: 19v075000 (power train). The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 165,000.

I took my truck in a couple of weeks ago to get the recall done due to downshifting. Picked it up the next day and they told me they resolved the issue. The next day it happened again and it continued for a week. I called the dealership (holmes tuttle Ford) and they said they would charge me $200 plus maintenance fee even though it is a recall. Fast forward to today and my truck went out and will not start. Called Ford and they informed me that although they cleared the recall they did not actually fix the problem because it was not present when they turned it on and told me I would have to repair it on my own even though they did not attempt to fix it.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving approximately 70 mph the transmission suddenly downshifted and lock the rear wheels nearly causing the contact to lose control of the vehicle before eventually the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was later towed to the local dealer who diagnosed that the engine long block needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but no assistance was offered. The contact was informed that the vehicle was previously serviced under the NHTSA campaign number: 19v075000(power train). The contact indicated that the vehicle had experienced that same failure listed in the recall. The failure mileage was 170,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at 25 mph, the vehicle started jerking and the vehicle would not accelerate while the accelerator pedal was being depressed the contact also heard an abnormal noise. The check engine light was illuminated. The vehicle was diagnosed and confirmed that it was the speed sensor. The vehicle is pending repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and confirmed that their vehicle was not included in a recall. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000.

As you are driving the vehicle will randomly down shift into first gear, causing the vehicle to potentially slam into first while in mid drive almost as if you hit a wall, this causes the vehicle to lose any information on the dash including speedometer. There are no warning lamps on prior to incident. Took it to a dealer to have it diagnosed and diagnosis was recorded as transmission speed sensor which was common for recalls recently. Uncertain, how or when it started happening there was an elderly couple who owned the vehicle before me. This incident occurs frequently but not all the time.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at 35 mph, the passenger noticed smoke underneath the hood. The driver pulled over, opened the hood, and noticed smoke and fire between the fire wall and engine. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact and other motorists extinguished the fire. The fire department was on the scene. A police report was filed. The driver and passenger sustained burns, but no medical attention was provided. The air bags did not deploy. The vehicle was towed to his family residence. The local dealer was contacted, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 182,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds and accelerating, the vehicle started to lose motive power and unexpectedly downshifted to 1st or 2nd gear. The wrench warning light was illuminated, and the message “service vehicle soon” was displayed. Additionally, instrument cluster failed to display safety information. The vehicle was coasted to the side of the road, and the contact waited for a while before restarting the vehicle. The contact stated that several attempts were needed to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a certified mechanic who diagnosed the vehicle and retrieved a code for the control shift sensor fault. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was contacted and informed the contact that the VIN was not under recall. The failure mileage was approximately 131,000.

Ford has a known problem with the timing chain that results in needed repairs that cost in excess of $4000. The truck has 85000 miles and has been well maintained. I see that Ford had a recall on ecoboost v6 engines. However, no recall was made on the v8 5 liter engine even thoough Ford is well aware of the problem. I believe that Ford is hiding/falsifying information to avoid fixing the problem. I was informed that this issue is not frequent, but does happen in 20 to 25 percent of their vehicles. This is not a warranty issue. This is an issue of Ford not complying with regulations to identify and provide recalls for defective equipment.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer for a recall repair. After driving two blocks away after the repair, the vehicle downshifted unintendedly. The vehicle revved up, but speedometer became inoperable. The check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken back to the local dealer where it was diagnosed and determined that the leadframe needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and referred the contact to the NHTSA hotline for assistance. The contact related the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 19v433000 (power train) however, the VIN was not included. The failure mileage was approximately 220,000.

While driving at highway speed 75mph our truck shut down with no warning. A wrench light came on with no other warnings. No check engine light no warning went from highway speed to limp mode zero power almost got rear-ended trying to make it off highway with no power. The problem is the throttle body has oil intrusion on the dry electrical side shorting out the motor with oil! Ford could care less until someone gets killed they will deny any issues! I also have pictures of item full of oil! this is a no warning problem and Ford cannot diagnose.

The contact owns a 2015 Ford f150. The contact stated while starting the vehicle, he heard an abnormal sound. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer and made them aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 79,720.