Transmission Not Engage problems of the 2013 Ford F-150

Five problems related to transmission not engage have been reported for the 2013 Ford F-150. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2013 Ford F-150 based on all problems reported for the 2013 F-150.

1 Transmission Not Engage problem

Failure Date: 02/02/2018

�erractic shifting� three times I was driving at 50 to 60 miles per hour and suddenly the erratic shifting (truck down shift with any warning) and the rear tires locked up immediately. (when this happens the speedometer and the rpm is erractic too) it is too dangerous if another car would have come near me would have crashed. These times I had time to put the emergency lights. Turn off the truck and turn it on again, (somethimes you have to do it several times to make the truck work again) and another problem is somethimes the gear not engage, the engine revs but it runs almost nothing) don't feel safe driving this truck.

2 Transmission Not Engage problem

Failure Date: 08/17/2017

Been having this issue intermittently for the past 2 months since bought the truck. Car would lose power, choke and transmission disengage and shifts gears randomly. It seems to be locked in neutral. Parked on the side, put it in p and then d and it will work again. May 2017 - brought the truck for inspection at closest Ford dealer. They couldn't reproduce the issue and thought resetting the computer would solve it. July 2017 - brought back the truck to another Ford dealer. They couldn't reproduce the issue but found out that the transmission oil was low therefore filled it up. July 2017 - still having the issue, leaving the truck at the Ford dealer for one week. . . They couldn't reproduce the problem. . . Took the truck back August 2017 - drove one month without major chocking. Was driving on the highway at 100km/h and the vehicle went crazy downshifting and locked the rear wheels, cars behind almost hit me. . . Almost lost control but was able to pull at the next exit and call the towing. It could've been worst. . . Truck is now at my local dealer for diagnostic. There's no way I'm taking back the car before they fix it August 15, 2017 - local Ford has been able to reproduce the issue. Transmission was shifting randomly into different gears. The culprit was the lead frame part #al3z7g276b. Upon investigation there was a recall on that for 2010-2012 Fords. . Well well. . . I was still all covered under warranty. Hopefully, no issue will ever come back!.

3 Transmission Not Engage problem

Failure Date: 01/21/2017

Transmission suddenly downshifts to first gear while driving at a steady speed approximately 40-50 mph causing cars following to brake severely to avoid collision. Transmission also intermittently fails to engage in drive when pulling out into traffic leaving vulnerable to collision with on coming traffic.

4 Transmission Not Engage problem

Failure Date: 06/06/2016

While accelerating to merge into traffic on the interstate the truck shuttered violently and lost all power to the drive train. Motor was still running but transmission would not engage for approximately 10-15 seconds. Tapped accelerator 2 times and motor would rev up but transmission did not engage again until third attempt. I have my truck serviced regularly, this is not a low transmission fluid issue and seems to be the same issue reported by other f150 owners across the country. This is a safety issue, I was almost hit in the rear after this happened. The service light came on when this issue occurred; however, after going to the dealer and shutting the engine off the service light did not reappear when started again.

5 Transmission Not Engage problem

Failure Date: 05/02/2016

Vehicles has several times after being at a stop, vehicle will not engage transmission. Vehicle will accelerate engine rpm's, but is like it is neutral and speedometer goes to 0. Vehicle will roll, but stops in middle of road, intersection or shoulder if enough speed before it stops. Brought vehicle in 2 times and kinsel Ford dealership can't get it duplicate problem. Called Ford motor and they told me they can't help me until a certified technician sees it. Was told I need to drive vehicle until it does this again and call roadside assistance and don't restart so codes won't clear. I feel this was unsafe because vehicle can stall in a intersection and cause a cause a wreck. Ford told me they couldn't help me until they could actually see this prove. I have to have a vehicle and drive it until it does it so I can get this fixed.




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