2013 FORD F-150 Engine Problems

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.

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.

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 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 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...

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.

When traveling on road and want to speed up to get on freeway, change lanes, or simple speed up I lose power shift and it goes from 6 to 4 or 3 in gears and I can't accelerate which has almost caused many accidents. The check engine signal will only blink right when it's happening and loose speed and the AC air flow will get warm until it corrects itself after I either slow down or shut truck off completely. But always happens when you accelerate at any time.

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 contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled. The contact stated that the vehicle had started off driving in 5th gear instead of 1st gear. The instrument cluster was blank. While driving 50–60 MPH, the vehicle unintendedly downshifted to second gear. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, who informed the contact that there was no coverage for the repair of the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the failure was related to NHTSA Action Number: RQ17010 (Power Train). The manufacturer was contacted and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The approximate failure mileage was 166,000.

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 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 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 restart 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 me that the vehicle might be under recall. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline. The approximate failure mileage was 127,000.

low oil pressure flashing while driving with engine failure - no other issues just happened. Verified by mechanic March 2020

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while the vehicle was receiving a smog test, the diagnostic codes revealed a failure with the timing chain and the cam phasers. The contact stated that when the vehicle was started, there was an abnormally loud sound coming from the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with a failed timing chain and failed cam phasers. The contact was informed that 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 the NHTSA Hotline. 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.

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.

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 which my truck has surpassed both. I wasn’t warned about any recall...

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, the cam phaser was rattling loudly. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact called the local dealer, who scheduled an appointment. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.

My 2013 f150 ecoboost 3.5 has warped exhaust manifolds like all the other f150 owners that are out there complaing of the same issue,but for some reason alot of vin# have been left off the recall list why? There is a recall for this problem with this engin listed for all other ford cars 2011-2015 with this enging, The f150 is listed on line but for some reason my vin# did not pop-up as others with the same issnue and same and falls ind the years Ford listed as a recall. . If my engine and others who are expereancing the same problem as others F150s that have been recalled. Ford needs to fix this with my truck and others. I barley drive this truck anymore because of this and the cost at a Ford dealership is almost $3000.00. I have been complaing for years and this needs to be...

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 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 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...

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

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 the 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...

I believe the power train is defaulting. It is available for someone to look at if they come to us, as it is not drivable. The safety of my family and other drivers on the road is at high risk, as the truck shuts off while driving at any given moment without warning. The problem has been ongoing ever since we had the transmission software recall issue, "fixed." We have taken the truck back to the Ford manufacturer, Airport Ford in Florence, Kentucky, twice, with no help of getting the issue resolved. The wrench light came on before the problem started. We looked into that by taking it to Airport Ford in florence Kentucky. The issue is still ongoing and we are currently no longer driving the vehicle as it will no longer stay running. This has been going on since we had the truck fixed due to a recall...

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.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving approximately 70 MPH, the transmission downshifted and locked the rear wheels, nearly causing the contact to lose control of the vehicle before 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 provided. The contact was informed that the vehicle was previously serviced under NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V075000 (Power Train). The contact stated that the vehicle had experienced the failure listed in the recall. The failure mileage was 170,000.

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 while driving 25 MPH, the vehicle started jerking and failed to accelerate as needed while the accelerator pedal was being depressed. The contact also heard an abnormal sound coming from the vehicle. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was diagnosed with wheel speed sensor failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and confirmed that the 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 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.

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.

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.

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.

I have a Exhaust manifold leaking on the drive side lower back side. I'm scared it could catch my truck on fire if a backfire could happen while with my family with me

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated while starting the vehicle, he heard an abnormal sound coming from the vehicle. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed with needing the camshaft rocker arm to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but continued to experience the failure. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed and determined that the camshaft rocker arm needed to be replaced a second time. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 11,756.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that after having a routine oil change, while driving 35 MPH, the low oil pressure warning light illuminated, and the wrench symbol displayed on the instrument panel. The contact stated that the vehicle lost motive power and stalled. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer where it was diagnosed that the fuse for the battery needed to be replaced. The contact stated that the fuse had overheated, and the wiring harness needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was referred to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 76,000.

I was driving home from work and speedometer stoped working. My truck downshifts with no warning. I don't know if this is a transmission issue. Would not show my speed also the gas gauge is always at half way. The truck is a danger and sits parked in my yard due to it being so unsafe. Why won't Ford fix their broken vehicles?

Cam Phasers have failed

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH, he heard an abnormal sound. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed with needing the timing belt assembly and the camshaft cover gasket to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with TSB: 18-2305, however the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 81,000.

LCD panel goes blank, when i shift it, it smacks hard and does not go into gear. cuts out and speedometer fails. Have to shut off and restart

*cam shaft rattle on cold start up- started around 140,000 miles- safety issue *vacuum pump leaking causing other unknown problems, when running the heater and a/c, blows strong cloud of exhausted in the passengers face- safety and health issue *driver seat will not move- checked all power and seat motor- no issues found. dealerships unable to figure out issue. first the problem was intermittent now no movement - safety issue * A/c will not blow cold air, everything else works correct, full charge, fuse ETC. unable to find the issue. *PCM intermittent issues. safety issue *BCM- unknow if this is causing the problem Most of these issues are not throwing check engine light, they only say to check voltage. I have contacted several dealerships who agree that this is a on going issue with this make, model and several years. ford found the issue and corrected on newer model but...

Took my vehicle in for 145,000 mile check. Informed the gas pump fuse relocation was not performed, started to melt. For the fix I was asked to pay $336. This an electrical and fuel issue. It is a known issue by Ford. Should this not be a recall, if it is a safety concern?

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that the vehicle was failing to start as needed with the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed that the fuel pump fuse needed to be replaced. The contact was advised to take the vehicle to a local dealer for repair. The vehicle had not yet been taken to a local dealer for repair. The contact stated while driving at approximately 5 MPH, the vehicle stalled and was rear-ended. A police report was not filed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 150,000.

I'm having a problem with my transmission locking up on me it's Switching gears without no notice and there is a recall on this I need to be done

Ford knowingly has allowed a faulty design on its 3.5 Ecoboost engine where the exhaust manifold bolts shear off on it's first generation motor. The exhaust manifold bolts shear off allowing exhaust gases to enter the cab thru the firewall. The sheared bolts and leaking manifold also alter the emissions of the vehicle. Exhaust gases in the cab of the vehicle would explain my headaches when driving longer distances. The local Ford Dealer has inspected and confirmed this is a known issue with multiple F-150's manufactured from 2011 -2017. The manufacturer has redesigned the system in vehicles starting in 2018 but has refused to resolve the issue for previous years. The repair estimate from the dealer is $3944. There were no warning signs of the failure and no communications from the manufacturer of this issue prior to a routine service being performed by the local dealer. The manufacturer has been...

Vehicle coolant leaks in large quantities from rubber seals in a tee connection fitting near the water pump. This type of coolant leak could cause engine failure while in operation and an accident.

I pulled in to traffic and all of a sudden the truck went into limp mode. I barely missed being hit. I pulled up on the median strip with cars going 60 MPH past me. I parked the truck for 30 minutes. The wrench light came on. After sitting for 30 minutes the check engine light came on. I edged off the median and limped the truck to the next exit for a mechanic. The mechanic pulled the code P2112 Throttle Actuator Control System Stuck Closed. This was incredibly dangerous and I could have been hit. In checking on line, it appears to be a common problem that FORD knows about and it should be a recall!!