Transmission Stuck In Gear Problems of Ford F-150 - part 1

1 was driving 55 mph & it locked up on me shifted into 1st gear & is now stuck in 1st gear. I almosted wrecked luckely I wasn't far from home & it's been parked since.

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My truck died, I then jumped it and it was stuck in 5th gear and I drove home and searched it so I restarted it and it was fixed. It has to do with the molded lead frame.

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While driving (at any speed and from any gear) truck frequently, unpredictably exhibits following behavior: - speedometer need drops to zero regardless of actual speed. - truck loses proper shifting functionality. Event has occurred a dozen times or so since 12 December 2020, usually at speeds and gearing above third. Typical result is truck will not downshift below third gear, but on one occasion event occurred at a stop light, and gearing above first would not engage - odometer, trip meter, gas mileage and other digital information displays null out to dashes instead of showing numbers - a wrench symbol appears on right side of the digital display. Symbol sometimes remains for the duration of the event, and sometimes goes away. - sometimes the check engine light appears, sometimes not - airbag light illuminates if I turn the truck off, remove the key, and then re-start, the truck temporarily returns to normal function, with no indication event occurred (check engine light not on, etc). Truck operates normally until it happens again, often within minutes (or even moments) of the reset, but sometimes not again for the duration of a 20 or 25 minute trip. Truck is not safe to operate in this condition and I have now stopped driving it. I have been stuck at a red light on a grade with a load in the bed and traffic behind me, unable to move when the light changes, because first and second gear will not engage, and third gear lacks torque to get moving. Once, after accelerating from a stop, the event occurred and the truck was stuck in first gear, causing unsafe traffic condition (for me and others) while I attempted to pull over safely through traffic. In addition to photos submitted herewith, I have video clips showing occurrence at highway and at surface street speeds. Contact me if you want them.

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Transmission is getting stuck in 1st gear. The speedometer is not working when this happens. The vehicle is not showing any mechanical problem lights on the dash. The truck s a supercab lariat limited 6 speed 4x4, awd. It is not showing up on the recall list vehicle has almost 90,000 miles.

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My truck repeatedl yhas the following happen without warning: speedo stop. Odometer goes to dashes, airbag light comes on and trans stuck in 5th gear. This is identical to tsb13-6-8which caused a recall to f150 until April 2013. My vehicle was made in November 2013. The dealer has confirmed this is same issue as recall but Ford refuses to cover this significant safety issue.

Ford refusing to fix field service action transmission molded lead frame extended coverage number 19n01 truck shifted down to second gear stayed stuck. There is a recall up to 150,000 miles I have 138,000 found this out ;local Ford dealer screwing me over saying not their issues I founs a NHTSA letter saying other wise also a electrical vacuum pump extended repair number 15n05 causing truck to stall going down roead.

I was driving down the road and my truck all of a sudden shifted down into 1st gear and became stuck. Had to stop the vehicle and turn it off. Started driving again and it did the exact same thing within 5 minutes. No lights came on or anything. Has done it for 3 days. I can drive in manual mode but it still has trouble wanting to shift but again no lights coming on.

Vehicle gets stuck in first gear sometimes and wont shift, several times vehicle has shifted to first gear on its own,also vehicle shifts erratically and gets stuck in third gear, dash quits speedo, tach, info center on dash quits working as well as odometer. Have to key off to re-set. This has happen mostly on city streets and occasionally on the highway.

That has a harsh shift from 1st to 2nd gear reported to dealer - pegues hurst Ford in longview texas on 10/18/2019 with 32,551 miles on vehicle. Dealer stated the truck has a 10 speed transmission and they are "squirrely" and that is just how they are. 11/13/2019 from 20-30 mph 3rd to 4th didnt shift , was between gears stuck in road , then would not go into reverse , when did slammed in to gear , sounded like something hammering in transmission. Vehicle has 33,339 miles on it. Once again, service department said that is just how the 10 speed transmission is - "squirrely". The vehicle was in the service department for over 36 days during the two trips to service department. On 1/17/2020 drove to dealer and talked with sales rep and manager at pegues hurst Ford to attempt trade and discuss the continuing problem with the transmission - manager stated "we can only fix what Ford tells us to. I would call Ford and discuss with them repairing your vehicle or getting you into a new one. When crossing us hwy 79 from cr 1408 in jacksonville texas, which is done daily, the vehicle will stall and or stop and then lurch forward when changing from 3rd to 4th gear and when putting into reverse there is a loud metal on metal sound and one occasion the vehicle would not shift into reverse until later that day.

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Vehicle abruptly shifted to 1st and is now stuck in 5th gear taking to dealership but the fact that this is a known issue and can get us killed it is beyond me how Ford is dealing with this. There is a 2 week delay just to ger our vehicles in. What are we supposed to do?.

When pulling off of a residential street onto a city street the evening of oct 1, 2019 (speed limit 45 mph) my truck got stuck in 1st gear. With traffic around me, I attempted to shift into 3rd 2nd and 1st, but no change. I went back to drive and still no change. Then a wrench showed up next to the odometer and the odometer went to - - - - - and speedometer went to 0, rpm still worked. I pulled off the road and turned off truck and restarted and all was fine. This happened to me a couple of days before, but when I shifted to 3rd, it started working again. I had the transmission related reprogram recall completed on 23 sept. Both shifting events occurred after the reprogram. This could be a serious safety concern if it happens at a busy time. Fortunately traffic was light when it happened to me both times. There doesn't seem to be a mechanical problem because turning the engine off and immediately turning on corrected the problem both times. It could be coincidental that this is happening after the reprogram, but I wanted to report because of the number of other people experiencing the same problems. It seems very similar to the descriptions from some people regarding the lead frame issue reported on the 2012 model.

While driving my truck will automatically change gears and the speedometer will go to zero. Sometimes it will drop into a low gear, sometime it will jump into and higher gear. On two occasions now my truck has gotten stuck in 5th gear while driving on the highway. When I come to a complete stop it wont downshift below 3rd gear. Both times this has happened the speedometer seems to short out as well and goes to zero. If I turn the truck off when this happens the transmission resets and all gears work until the next time it occurs while driving. Overall this has now happened 4 times over the past month. I took the truck to the dealership for a transmission related recall, they reprogramed the transmission and the issues has continued to happen. This is a safety hazard and should be address immediately by the Ford motor company.

Takata inflators. I was driving back from charlotte when my transmission got stuck in first gear be. At 3000 to 4000 rpms and won't go down at 40 and 50 miles. I was in motion at the time it was around 7:30 to 8pm. And it still stuck in 1st gear. It start on a city street and I had to drive home on a hwy and it was still go rmps at 3000 to 4000 at any were from 40 to 50 on the high way. I don't want to push it with my transmission.

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Vehicle shows huge wrench on screen. Speedometer/odometer stops working and only have 3rd and 5th gear. Next the truck violently downshifted to 1st gear. Took to the dealer to have recall fixed. They said they reset the computer and downloaded new software. 2 days later, truck was stuck in 1st gear. Pulled over, restarted it and seemed fine. Now about once a day, will suddenly shift into 1st at any speed again. Seems like they never fixed. Back in the shop now so let's see what happens. Loss of work, and my safety is a huge concern. Paying for a vehicle that is truly unsafe!.

I was on my way to work as a firefighter for my shift when with no warning my truck went from high gear straight down to first gear then to park causing sudden stop and a minor accident on i275 cincinnatti then coming home it instantly went into park on us route 50 causing my truck to go out of control and swerved over into the oncoming lane almost hitting someone head on then could not move the truck as it was stuck in park sitting sideways between both lanes I finally was able to get it to move again but it barely moved as it was in high gear stuck there. I was able to barely remove it from the road and had to have a tow truck retrieve it and bring it to my house this is a real safety issue that Ford is not in a hurry to fix on a recall issue on the transmissions therefore leaving me without a truck or vehicle to drive almost had a serious crash twice now. Plus my transmission is completely out of my truck now no movement for any loading etc.

While driving down interstate 10, my transmission abruptly downshifted to 1 at ~55 mph!! this was the worst of several instances of the transmission either failing to shift properly or jerking the vehicle when shifting gears. I've also had the vehicle stuck in 2nd gear while trying to enter the freeway. The dealership and Ford motor company show no concern as they rely on service codes instead of road tests and customer input. I hope I'm able to get another vehicle from a manufacturer I can trust. It's unfortunate because I have owned Ford F-150s for the past 6 years and driven them since high school. This new 10-speed transmission should've never been released to the public. I see others are having the same issue so hopefully a class action lawsuit is soon to follow!.

Traveling down my driveway, coming to a stop and the transmission gets stuck in 3rd gear. It won't down shift into 1st gear so it won't move forward. I put the shifter into reverse and I am able to back up. Put shifter into drive and still stuck in 3rd gear. Back up to my house and park the truck not able to go anywhere. Go into the house wait a couple of hours and then try it again and everything is okay. This has happened to me 3 other times.

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2011 f150 ecoboost: thud came from transmission, seems to be stuck in 5th gear. Speedometer doesn't work during this time and truck goes very slowly.

Truck gets stuck in first gear when shifting from park or reverse to drive. The vehicle then remained in first gear until slamming into 5th.

While driving on a city road transmission downshifted into 1st gear and was stuck in gear. I turned off vehicle and it went back to normal. Few weeks later it did it again. And then couple days later it began shifting from 1st to 5th every time this happened I would shut off and it would stop. Other day it got stuck in 1st gear again and a �wrench� appeared on instrument gauge. I looked on internet and it appears this is a common problem with this truck and that there is a recall when I called Ford I wanna told that mine doesn't fall under recall. How can the same problem with the same model and same year truck be covered for some but not all trucks. This is obviously a know problem that Ford is refusing to cover. This is dangerous and could cause someone injury or worse.

***ongoing lead frame issue, reflashing your transmission does not work*** yesterday, (2/2/2019) , my 2013 f150 with 6r80 transmission suddenly downshifted from 5th gear to 1st gear @ approx. 45mph. This time the guy behind me had to jump a curb to avoid rear ending me, almost hitting a pedestrian. This vehicle had been taken into Ford 2 months ago with same issue, they said nothing is wrong because they could find no code, told me to come back when it's "actually broken". Took to independent shop, they performed the reflash per Ford's 16v-248 recall because this truck is exhibiting the exact same issues. After flash, shifting was markedly harsh from 4th to 5th gear. During this incident, I got a large orange wrench warning that went away before I could photo. Pulled into parking lot, transmission stuck in 3rd gear while parked, gauges are blanked out, and airbag symbol is on. Was able to get photos of these this time. Turned vehicle off for approx 2 minutes and restarted, condition was cleared with no residual warning lights, etc. Don't have the money for it, but I'm taking back to independant shop to have lead frame replaced at my own cost. This type of issue is a timebomb that will get someone killed, with so many complaints of this I'm not sure what the hold up is on an extended recall.

Output speed sensor failure causing transmission to get stuck in gear. Occasionally it will shift down in gear as you are accelerating causing a stalling effect to the truck. Has happened several times to my young son while driving on the highway at full speed. Speedomoter will also go completely dead. Usually pulling over cutting off the truck, waiting and restarting will take it out of the 5th or 1st gear it is stuck in. Sometimes this takes several tries. Very unsafe on the side of a busy road! had 2 transmission shops run diagnostics and it is the faulty speed sensor requiring entire lead frame to be replaced. Both shops told me to reach out to Ford before I pay to have it repaired with them. Same problem as previous Ford truck models '11 and '12 that Ford has recalled but Ford will take no liability for this malfunction. Called 2 Ford dealerships that both played dumb to the well documented problem. Called Ford itself and spoke to a csr I presume in another country from the broken english that said only there is no recall. . . Absolutely no help or information from Ford. I am having this repaired on my own dime as it is threatening the life of my son and everyone else on the road. Shame on Ford!.

The truck gets stuck in first gear and will not accelerate until the vehicle is shut off and turned on again. The vehicle was in motion on a city street and would not advance to second gear.

This truck is spontaneously shifting down to 1st gear. It is also getting stuck in different gears and not shifting properly, Ford supposedly has a customer satisfaction program extending the warranty to 150,000 miles for the lead frame, however I took it to my local Ford dealership and they do not want to honor the customer satisfaction program. I called Ford corporate and the same thing. Not only when this problem happens does the transmission mess up but so does the instrument cluster, to the point where the speedometer doesn't work and the airbag light comes on.

Truck erratically shifted to first gear while traveling at 55mph causing rear wheels to lock up as if I slammed on my brakes. There is a large wrench icon on the display which causes the speedometer to read 0 mph while the vehicle is in motion and odometer reading is dashes "-------. --" truck will also get stuck in first gear while accelerating from a stop which nearly caused me to be involved in an accident because I could not accelerate as I was expecting to. Truck will also get stuck in fifth gear while at a stop. Dashes and wrench clear when truck is shut down and restarted. Erratic behavior is completely random and makes me feel completely unsafe driving my vehicle.

Truck suddenly drops from 6th gear to 1 st gear and barks the rear tires while traveling at 60mph also the instrument panel goes completely out except for the rpm gauge it also down shifts from 6th to 5th and then will not upshift and only down shifts to 3rd gear also it has stuck in 1st gear when taking iff from a red light. It has done everything while traveling down the highway except for the 1st gear issue that happened from a stoped position when I started to take off. Problem does happen all the time and when you pull over and place the vehicle in park and turn the engine off and restart the engine the problem goes away and then it starts it again took the truck to local dealership and was told it would cost 985. 00 to fix this problem when it is the same problem that was recalled on the previous years truck same problem on the 2011 and 2012 also have read the problem is still accouring on the 2014 models as well.

My 2013 Ford F-150 ecoboost gets stuck in 1st gear sometimes while trying to move from a stop. It has also skipped 1st and 2nd gear and gotten stuck in 3rd gear and barely able to move more than 5 mph. It has happened from a dead stop as well as while driving 40 plus miles per hour. Typically pulling over and turning the truck off and back on fixes it. I am afraid it will happen again and cause an accident.

2013 f150 downshifted from 6th gear to 1st gear while traveling approximately 50 mph. This resulted in the tires locking up as if I had slammed on the brakes. It now continues to shift erratically from 1st to 6th to 3rd. It also gets stuck in 1st gear and then will randomly shift normally and then downshift back to first gear. This has been happening frequently for some time with hard shifting but this is the first time it has dropped from 6th gear to first gear. This is definitely a safety issue and I am finding it difficult to have any nearby Ford dealerships take a look at it within the next two weeks.

This is an update to previous report: 11129849. Following the initial sudden downshift to 1st gear the truck was evaluated by the local Ford dealership. No problems were found, however over the next 2 months the truck began to experience frequent shifting errors. The dash gauges would quit or blank out and the truck would become stuck in a single gear, most often 3rd gear. The frequency continued to increase until the vehicle was taken back to the Ford dealership, obd-ii codes were p0720, p0722. A previous Ford bulletin described the exact symptoms in detail however Ford reported my particular vehicle was not involved in the repair bulletin. After discussion with my local technician we elected to proceed with the repair bulletin even though I would have to pay out of pocket. This bulletin required replacement of the transmission lead frame. This has completely resolved the issue.

"2011 Ford f150 lead frame in transmission recall'. I was driving down the interstate when my speedometer dropped to 0, my mileage indicator was showing all dashes ------- and the transmission was stuck in gear someone between 2nd and 5th and my truck started slowing very quickly on its own. I pulled off to the side of the road and disconnected my battery to see if it would reset the readings. Which was unsuccessful. After calling Ford directly I was told my VIN # was not included in the recall that was noted in some other research I had done. I was told in order for it to even be considered it had to be diagnosed at a certified Ford service station. I took my truck in today and was told that it is the exact issue that was in the recall but my VIN was not covered under the recall, even though my truck was the same exact year and manufactured in the exact same place where some of vins were recalled. This is a very dangerous issue and I am grateful I was not rear ended on the interstate as a result of the sudden drop in speed. I want to be included in the request to have Ford broaden the recall that obviously my truck should be included in. If you need additional information please don't hesitate to reach out.

My 2013 Ford F-150 XLT with 71,000 miles is having transmission issues and problems with shifting and completely losing power while driving. This issue has started intermittantly about a month ago. While I'm driving, a giant wrench appears on the dashboard which is then followed by loss of power and acceleration. The vehicle is then stuck into a single gear and the speedometer and mileage computer go blank so I no longer know how fast I'm travelling. My vehicle issue seems very similar to the 2011-2012 Ford F-150 transmission downshifting recall from below. 'federal safety regulators are investigating whether to reopen and expand a previous Ford recall by more than a million vehicles for unexpected downshifting. The initial 2016 recall affected more than 153,000 Ford F-150, Ford expedition, Lincoln navigator and Ford mustang vehicles from the 2011-12 model years. A second recall would increase that number to an estimated 1,375,577 vehicles affected, and expand into the 2013 model year. ".

Unexpected transmission downshifts to 1st gear occurring. My 2013 Ford F-150 v6 automatic transmission is jumping, gets stuck in the first gear. Have to put the vehicle in park and then sometimes shut it off and turn it back on. It also sticks in fifth gear from a dead stop.

Tl the contact owns a 2012 Ford F-150. The contact stated that there was a sudden down shift in the transmission while driving at various speeds. The contact stated that the vehicle was turned off and restarted. The contact mentioned that more recently, while driving at 70 mph, the vehicle inadvertently shifted and was stuck in first gear. The vehicle was towed to j. C. Lewis Ford Lincoln of statesboro (12130 us-301, statesboro, GA 30458, 12130 us-301, (912) 341-6767) for diagnosis and repairs. The contact stated that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA action number: rq17010 (power train); however was experiencing the failure related to the investigation for this year, make and model. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 104,000. Dyd.

Tl-the contact owns a 2012 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 mph, the vehicle dropped down to first gear on its own. The contact pulled over to the side of the road and turned off the vehicle, when it was restarted the vehicle was stuck in third gear. The vehicle was driven to the dealer woody sander Ford 235 w mitchell avenue, cincinnati, OH 45232, they determined that a sensor inside the transmission failed and needed replacement. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 99,800. Bp.

Trans 6r80 was recalled but not for my tk due to the fact it was made in different Ford location being dearborn mi. The truck won't go in reverse, wrench light comes on,when it finally does its stuck in gear. Have to turn truck off to restart and then it will go in gear. Took to Ford dealership for diagnostic. Cause were in codes. . P0705, p0731, p1702, p1921, pinpoint test c p0705. Nec to replace lead frame in transmission. It should not matter what trans shop it was made at if it's doing same thing and poses a safety hazard on the highway at 70 miles per hour. Discovered the problem in a slow construction zone and needed to back up. This tk should of been in recall. Same sr80 trans as ones recalled.