517 problems related to power train have been reported for the 2019 Ford F-150. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2019 Ford F-150 based on all problems reported for the 2019 F-150.
1)it was determined to be a defective cdf drum in the transmission was replaced by an independent service center. 2)the defective cdf drum started causing erratic and hard shifting. The most dangerous issue was when it would try to shift into 9th gear but indicated a shift for first gear on the display. It acted like it was deciding whether to shift to 9th or 1st but doing neither. The wrench icon would pop up on the display and I put on the brakes. If it would have shifted to 1st going 55 mph it could have caused injury to myself and others. 3) no accident happened so I did not report it to any authority. I capped the shifting to 7th gear max. 4)I had the service center inspect the vehicle and they determined the cdf drum was bad and the transmission needed to be repaired or replaced. 5)a warning light wrench icon lit up on the display after it indicated a shift to 1st gear instead of 9th gear going approximately 55 mph. Other symptoms were harsh shifts from 1st to 3rd gear skipping 2nd gear and other rough shifting throughout the range.
In July 2025 my 2019 Ford f150 began to have hard shift changes, unexpected downshifts and other shifting issues especially in 4th and 8th gear. Then during the first week of August I pulled out at an intersection and when the truck shifted into 4th gear it lost all power however the engine was still running. Thankfully no one was behind me as this could have caused a serious accident resulting in the loss of life for those involved. It slowed down to approximately 20 mph then suddenly regained power and lunged and shifted up to 5th. This happened several times so I took it to the local Ford dealer and they said the transmission was defective and needed replacing. The truck’s mileage was 129,000 and they said it was not covered by warranty and that even though Ford was aware of the numerous problems with the 2017-2022 10r80 transmission they refused to issue a recall and instead issued several tsbs (technical service bulletin) to the dealers. It costs me $8699. 72 to have a remanufactured transmission installed and has the improved cdf drum which was part of the defective transmissions Ford used in 2017-2022 in their F-150, ranger, expedition and explorers. Ford knowing and continues to endanger the lives of its customers that operate these vehicles built between 2017-2022 by refusing to issue a recall for the known 10r80 transmission problems and it is costing these customers thousands of dollars to repair what Ford should have done in the first place. Nhtsa must investigate these issues and mandate Ford issue an immediate recall and fully reimburse customers who have paid to have their transmissions replaced.
The contact owned a 2019 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while the contact’s wife was driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle independently accelerated. The contact stated that the brake pedal was depressed to the floorboard; however, the vehicle failed to stop as intended. The contact stated that the vehicle's speed was about 30 mph. The contact stated the vehicle drove across the grass of the neighbor's yard, which was located directly across from the contact’s home. The vehicle crashed into the neighbor's parked vehicle, which was parked in the neighbor's driveway. The vehicle then went into an embankment and into a little ditch. The contact stated that the vehicle came out of the ditch and into the street sideways. No injuries were sustained. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. The neighbor's vehicle was condemned as a total loss. A police report was filed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, and a case was filed. The failure mileage was approximately 66,500.
Transmission slipping in multiple gears, and early shift shudder. Random acceleration in low gear shift point.
The transmission can behave erratically: harsh shifting, jerking or lunging, occasional temporary loss of power, gear slipping, difficulty shifting gears, and unexpected movement while driving. I have already had the vehicle inspected and the transmission serviced, but the behavior continues at random times and is difficult to recreate on demand. This poses a potential safety threat to people in this vehicle and those nearby.
Transmission shifts hard and accelerates unexpectedly. Acceleration is not smooth as expected.
Unexpected downshift from 10th down to 1st gear then back to 10th.
Transmission failure causing downshifts at highway speeds to 1st gear and neutral. Random shifting issues causing vehicle jerking and loss of power to the wheels. Safety of all passengers at risk when merging onto highways into traffic at speed. Unable to safely get to highway speeds without power loss or sudden rough jerking. Problem was reproduced by dealer and 3rd party service shop manufacturer refused to look into the issue, only recommended full replacement at $10,000 of the owners expense and did not guarantee the issue will go away without a warranty. Signs found 20k miles earlier, manufacturer called them "normal symptoms" and shouldn't need to be looked at.
The contact owns a 2019 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving 55 mph, the vehicle lost motive power. The contact was able to restart the vehicle; however, while at stop a light the vehicle jerked abnormally. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer where it was diagnosed and determined that the transmission had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and agreed to cover a part of the cost for the repair. The approximate failure mileage was 58,800.
Transmission shifting to random gears roughly. Driving on highway and went from 7-8 then down to 1 then back to 9 and lost power on the highway. Came back and was able to pull of to the side but this transmission has been rough for a while now but today became a major safety problem. .
The contact owns a 2019 Ford F-150. The contact stated while at a complete stop, the vehicle hesitated while depressing the accelerator pedal. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle jerked forward before resuming normal operation. The contact also stated that while driving at moderate speeds, the transmission unexpectedly downshifted before violently jerking forward as if the vehicle had been rear-ended. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that there were no recalls on the VIN related to the failure. The contact was advised to take the vehicle to a dealer to be repaired. The contact was advised to retain the copies of the receipts in the event of a recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 123,000.
Failure of the timing chain started as a rattle on a cold start. I contacted the dealership, and they indicated that all 2019 ecoboosts need to have cam phasers and timing chain replaced, or they can cause major engine failure.
At freeway speeds, truck suddenly started shifting into random gears. It was cruising in 10th gear at about 65-70mph, with trailer in tow, driving normally and fine. Truck started shifted randomly, slipping gears, and going out of gear completely causing power loss. Transmission would then attempt to shift back into gear, all on its own. It would go into 5th through 10 all while slipping back out of gear in between. Some of the down shifts were sudden, and caused me to concentrate to keep the truck and trailer in control. After a few minutes of this, smoke appeared out the back, quite a deal of smoke. It wasn't long until the transmission temperature guage started reading high (but not warning or critical). Then the check engine like came on with "powertrain error". I was able to pull off the freeway, but under duress as it was very busy, and the smoke caused another motorist to pull over and see if I was on fire. It appeared the transmission fluid was "venting" and spraying on the exhaust, and after pulling over it luckily stopped, otherwise I'm sure that oil would have caught fire shortly.
While driving in texas the transmission of my vehicle started to act up. While going up a hill the transmission came out of gear and would not go which almost caused an accident. The transmission is the Ford 10r80 which has had several safety issues. A recall needs to be issued by Ford to fix the issue at Ford's expense. This will cause a serious accident.
On [xxx] with an empty vehicle besides I myself the driver, going south bound on [xxx] just north of twin falls idaho I had cruise control set to 81 mph when I felt a slow to the vehicle then noticed an uncontrolled/unprompted shift and loss of power indicated on the dash cluster jumping from 10-9-7-10-5-3-8-9 gears then transmission temperature went from 176 degrees to 205 degrees for the remainder of the trip. I proceeded to pull over and let the transmission rest for 45 mins then proceeded with my trip after not seeing any exterior damage or leaks. And it did not shift higher than 9th gear while cruise control was engaged even at lower speeds. The transmission then began to experience harder shifting, and gained a shutter like a clutch pack not engaging properly form 1-3rd gear, and sporadic shifting under light normal driving conditions at random intervals and remains to now have a normal operating temp of 204 degrees under normal driving conditions. Took it to be diagnosed at a Ford dealer and it was the cdf drum that lead to a a cascade of issues leading to the transmission needing replacement. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).
Knocking, rattling noise so we brought to the mechanic. Cam phasers and timing chain need to be replaced.
Transmission has erratic behavior. Several times it would not downshift or would hunt for a proper gear with the 10 speed automatic transmission at intersections and when making turns with oncoming traffic. Very dangerous. I have decided to park it. Dealer said it needs transmission replacement.
The contact owns a 2019 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle experienced hard shifts. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed that the transmission had failed needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 55,000.
The truck will not stay in park and rolls backward if on a slope. This has happened several times and I am afraid someone is going to be injured or killed.
In June we started having transmission issues. Collateral was taken to lynch Ford in mt. Vernon IA. When we would drive the unit the transmission would slip. The final incident was when we were driving down [xxx] at 70 miles per hour the transmission began to slip again. We had to pull over off the side of the road as the truck went in to limp mode. We had to continue to drive to the dealer at a lower rate of speed because we could not get a tow truck to pick us up. Dealer informed us the transmission was out and needed replaced. We spent close to 8k to replace the transmission. The collateral had just turned over 100k for miles. Since installing the new transmission we continue to have transmission issue. Truck as been back to lynch Ford for further a diagnostic. They flashed the transmission and told us to drive the unit 400 miles to see if the flash fixes the problem. We have only had the truck less than 8 months. Location stanwood iowa. There should be a recall on these transmissions and owners who spent money to replace the transmission should be reimbursed. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).
Transmission flutters a little before changing from 1st to 2nd gear. In 4th and 5th gear the transmission pauses a few seconds before going into the next gear. From 8th gear to the ninth gear, the transmission jerks really hard. The transmission only has 72000 miles on it. And also the dash board material is coming up. The lane assist jerks really hard sometimes, forcing you in another lane. No warnings or faults during each incidents.
Went to pull out into traffic and the transmission would not go into gear. It would not go forward or reverse, so I had to push it out of the road. There were no warning lamps on for transmission service.
My 2019 f150 has issues with both the cam phasers and the transmission. Every time I turn on my truck I get the Ford “cold start rattle” because defective parts from the factory that Ford has known were defective and later fixed but for some reason my truck was not in the recall. My truck came off the same assembly line and time period of previous csp or recall programs but my VIN was never included. My truck also has 60,000 miles and the 10 speed transmission clunks all the time. I’m not sure if it’s missing shifts or what is breaking but everyone with a f150 around this year knows they are common to have transmission issues. Sometimes my truck doesn’t find the proper gear getting started and will rev high and barely move until it finally gets shift right and gets moving. These 2019 f150 issues are far too common I see them all across the blogs and internet and know a few other owners who have similar issues.
Driving 80 mph on a toll road and when the truck downshifted while going up a hill, it couldn't find a gear and almost downshifted into 1st gear. It also got stuck in 4th gear in another incident and left me crawling through the middle of an intersection.
The contact owns a 2019 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving 65 mph, the vehicle started shuddering and the rpm became elevated. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed a failure with the cdf cylinder. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, a case was opened, and the contact was referred to the NHTSA hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 78,000.
Transmission, gets stuck in high gears when only doing 20 mph. Had transmission rebuilt and a new torque converter by a Ford dealer. . Still has issues and they have no clue !!!!!!! it puts strain in the eingine. . . . . . And makes the transmission shutter! this has been since 60,000 miles, truck now has 70,100 miles.
Slipping transmission. Hard shifting/slamming into gear. Typically when driving 35-45 mph.
While driving at highway speeds the transmission goes into neutral or downshifts dramatically on its own. My investigation online reveals that this is a common phenomenon with this model and year and I’m shocked there isn’t a recall for this safety issue because of the danger from losing control of the vehicle at highway speed. The information revealed that some vehicles can be repaired with a software update and many require a complete transmission replacement. Please investigate.
Truck has 66,000 miles and we are going to have to replace the rear differential bearing assembly, gear and pinion. No reason that it should fail in less than 100,000 miles for a heavy duty truck.
Since I got the truck new from Ford dealer when cold it would have a ruff time going from first to second gear but nothing special but after 40000 miles im starting to see the hard shifting happening to many time while driving sometimes I press the gas and the truck reduces speed or it just has a very hard shift actually hurts my back when that happens possibly a chance of lossing cotrol of the truck while driving. . . Scary.
The contact owns a 2019 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while her husband was driving approximately 70 mph, the transmission unexpectedly downshifted. The vehicle lost motive power and decelerated to 10 mph, and while depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle failed to respond as needed. The contact stated that her husband pulled over and turned off and restarted the vehicle and was able to continue driving normally. There was no warning light illuminated. The failure also occurred while the contact was driving approximately 35 mph, and the vehicle jolted and lost motive power. The contact stated that the "wrench" symbol was displayed. The contact pulled over and stopped and restarted the vehicle, and was able to resume driving normally. The contact had taken the vehicle to a dealer, who diagnosed the vehicle and determined that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact researched online and related the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 24v444000 (power train); however, neither the VIN nor the model year was included. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 93,000.
The contact owns a 2019 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving 60 mph and attempting to accelerate, there was an abnormal clunking sound coming from underneath the vehicle. The vehicle returned to normal functionality, but the failure became a regular occurrence. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed a failure with the transmission. The contact was informed that the transmission needed to be rebuilt or replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, a case was opened, and the contact was referred to the NHTSA hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 64,000.
Need software update for transmission and sync to 4 or 5 speed sensor.
The 10 speed transmission slips, misses and fails across all gears, but especially in lower gears. Engine only had 37,000 miles on it when I bought the vehicle through carvana. It’s been having this issue from day one.
Truck starting shifting poorly past 30 days. Taken to local Ford dealer with 84,971 miles and was told the entire transmission needed to be replaced due to bad torque converter and metal shavings?.