2013 FORD F-150 Engine Problems

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IN THE FAST LANE. SUDDENLY THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE CAR EXPERIENCED WHAT APPEARED TO BE A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. I PLACED THE HAZARD LIGHTS ON AND WAS ABLE TO NAVIGATE TO THE SHOULDER, WITH 18 WHEELERS AND OTHER CARS TRYING TO REACT TO MY SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND SPEED. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF, AND RESTARTING IT, IT APPEARS OK TO PROCEED. THIS SAME INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED NOW 8 TIMES IN THE LAST FEW DAYS. I TOOK THE CAR INTO FORD AND THEY ARE CLAIMING IT'S AN ISSUE WITH THE THROTTLE BODY. I MENTIONED THAT I SEE A THROTTLE BODY RECALL FOR 2015-2016 F-150'S, BUT FORD IS DENYING THE ISSUE, INDICATING THERE IS NO RECALL FOR MY 2013. I FIND MANY COMPLAINTS IDENTICAL TO MINE FOR F-150'S EARLIER THAN 2015. THEY ALSO CLAIM...

THERE IS A RECALL FOR 2013 FORD F150 'S DOWN SHIFTING WHILE DRIVING. I CONTACTED FORD CORPORATION AND THEIR EXPLANATION IS. A FIX FOR THE ISSUE WILL NOT BE READY UNTIL THE SECOND QUARTER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE WHEELS SEIZED, THE VEHICLE SLID, AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED SAFELY TO THE ROAD SHOULDER. THE CONTACT HAD TO DRIVE THROUGH THE BACK STREETS TO AVOID TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO SUNRISE FORD (16005 VALLEY BLVD, FONTANA, CA 92335, (888) 629-1239), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN DRIVEN TO UPLAND FORD (555 W FOOTHILL BLVD, UPLAND, CA 91786, (909) 333-4242) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A NEW MOTOR WAS NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GIRARD FORD (450 W THAMES ST, NORWICH, CT 06360, (860) 889-2601) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUSE WAS MELTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS COVERED BY NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10074713/MANUFACTURER COMMUNICATION NUMBER: 15-0137 (ENGINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,287.

THE DEALERSHIP'S FIRST AVAILABLE APPOINTMENT TO ADDRESS THE RECALL WAS TWO WEEKS OUT. AFTER TRYING TO GET AN EARLIER APPOINTMENT AS THE TRANSMISSION HAD SHIFTED GEARS WHILE WE WERE TOWING A TRAILER DOWN A HILL ALMOST CAUSING US TO CRASH. THE RECEPTIONIST THEN TOLD US THAT THEY ACTUALLY CANT MAKE THE CORRECTION AND THAT WE WOULD BE RECEIVING A LETTER IN THE MAIL AND REFUSED TO TAKE OUR VEHICLE IN.

VEHICLE KEEPS DOW SHIFTING AND UP SHIFTING HAVE CALLED DEALER NUMEROUS OF TIMES WITH NO INFORMATION OF WHEN IT WILL BE FIXED AND I HAVE CAME CLOSE TO BEING IN AN ACCIDENT AS WELL DEALERSHIP WILL NOT GIVE OUT A LOANER VEHICLE EITHER AND I NEED THIS FIXED NOW IT A DANGER TO ME AND OTHER PEOPLE ON THE ROAD

AS I AM DRIVING IN MOTION ON HIGHWAY OR STREET THE TRUCK WILL DOWN SHIFT BY ITS SELF CAUSING ME TO SKID TO A STOP, AS I TRY TO ACCERLEARATE IT WILL NOT UPSHIFT, FOR A MINUTE OR TWO. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES! CAUSING MANY NEAR CRASH CONDITIONS.

I HAVE FILE WITH YOU ABOUT THIS BEFORE AND IT HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT THE FORD COMPANY HAS NOT TAKEN CARE OF THIS PROBLEM NOR HAVE THEY TAKEN CARE OF A SECOND RECALL FOR ANOTHER PROBLEM WITH THIS TRUCK BOTH OF THESE PROBLEMS TOGETHER HAVE ALMOST CAUSE 3 VERY NEAR ACCIDENTS FOR ME THE MOST RECENT I WAS PULLING A TRAILER AND ENTERING AND ON RAMP TO INTERSTATE I-94 ON ENTERING AS NORMAL I TRIED TO EXHILARATE TO HIGHWAY SPEED WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN ALL POWER TO THE DRIVE TRAIN STOPPED AND THE TRUCK WENT INTO A NATURAL MODE (LIKE PUSHING THE CLUTCH IN ON A STANDARD SHIFT TRANSMISSION) AT THAT POINT I WAS IN THE DRIVE LANE RIGHT SIDE BUT 2 SEMIS ONE PASSING THE OTHER WERE BARROWING DOWN ON ME I HAD TO CUT SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT AND OFF THE SHOULDER OF...

TRUCK NEVER HAD A PROBLEM UNTIL I TOOK IT IN FOR A OIL CHANGE AND TO FIX A RECALL PROBLEM. AFTER RECALL FIX THE NEXT WEEK SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT 60+MPH THE CAR SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTS IN TO A LOW GEAR AND CAR ALMOST CO.ES TO A DEAD STOP ON THE FREEWAY. I PULLED OVER AND STARTED THE TRUCK AGAIN AND CAR WORKED FI E FOR A TRIP. THEN THE NEXT TRIP ON THE FREEWAY THE CAR DID IT AGAIN, THIS TIME I NOTICED A WRENCH POP UP ON THE DISPLAY AND MY SPEEDOMETER MOVING UP AND DOWN. EVENTUALLY THE SPEEDOMETER WENT STRAIGHT TO ZERO, BUT STILL ALLOWING ME TO DRIVE AFTER PLACING TRUCK IN (FAKE STANDARD MODE. AFTER ARRIVING HOME I PARKED CAR. TURNED OFF ENGINE, RESTARTED AND SPEEDOMETER WORKED AGAIN. CALL LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND DROVE CAR TO SHOP. AFTER HAVING THE CAR FOR 3 DAYS...

REPORTED THIS PROBLEM BEFORE AND NOW IT GETTING WORSE IT WAS JUST THE TRANSIMISSION SHIFTING FROM HIGH GEAR 6 AT 70 MPG IN CRUISE AND WHEN I TAP THE BREAKE PEDDLE TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE IT DOWM SHIFTED TO LOW 1 AND THE RPM WENT FROM 2500 TO 6500 AND STAY IN LOW UNTIL I CAME TO A STOP THEN EVERYTHING WENT BACK TO NORMAL IT NOW ALSO BLOWN TRANSIMISSION LINES AND WHEN I TAKE OFF FROM A SIDE STREET OF STOP LIGHT IT WILL TAKE OFF OK THEN ABOUT THE TIME I REACH THE CENTER OF THE STREET IT WILL SFIFT INTO NUTERAL I CAN STEP OR PUMP THE GAS PEDDLE BUT NOTHING HAPPENS IT JUST GOES INTO A SLOW ROLE AFTER 3 TO 5 SEC IT THEN JUMPS INTO GEAR AND TAKES OFF NORMAL AGAIN ALSO AT SLOW SPEEDS YOU CAN HEAR AND FEEL IT CLUNKING INTO AND...

VEHICLE HAS LOUD TICKING NOISE WHEN COLD STARTED, SEEMED TO BE COMING FROM PASSENGER SIDE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR WARRANTY EMISSION REPAIR, DEALER STATED TURBO HAD GONE BAD AND WIPED OUT TURBO. VEHICLE HAS 63,000 MILES JUST OUTSIDE OF THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY, DEALER DECLINED ASSISTANCE AND WANTED $2500 TO REPAIR TURBO AND WOULD THEN REPLACE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. VEHICLE IS VERY WELL MAINTAINED HAVE ALL RECORDS, IF TURBO WERE TO FAIL WHILE DRIVING IT COULD HAVE POSSIBLY DESTROYED THE ENGINE STATED THE DEALER. WHY IS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THE ENGINE FAILING AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE? VEHICLE ALSO HAS INTERMITTENT SHIFTING PROBLEM AROUND 40-45MPH SEEMS TO SHIFT ERRATICALLY, DEALER SAYS TRANSMISSION LEAD FRAME COULD BE ISSUE OR ECM/PCM PROGRAMMING, THEY HAVE NOT DONE ANY OF THOSE REPAIRS YET.

DRIVING ON MAJOR HIGHWAY, 65-75 MPH, LOST ENGINE POWER AND HAD TO PULL OVER, TRYING NOT TO CAUSE A WRECK, AND STOPPED BETWEEN BUSY HIGHWAY AND ON-RAMP TO THE HIGHWAY. FOUND THAT THE ENGINE HAD STALLED AND WOULDN'T RESTART. FOUND #27 FUSE MELTED. CHANGED FUSE AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART ENGINE. I DON'T LIKE REPAIRING FORD'S ENGINEERING MISTAKES, NOR DO I LIKE BEING PUT IN DANGER BECAUSE OF THEM. I USE THIS TRUCK FOR WORK AND HAVE A LIFETIME'S ACCUMULATION OF SPECIALTY TOOLS KEPT IN THIS TRUCK FOR MY JOB. IF THE TRUCK GOES UP IN FLAMES, WILL FORD REPLACE WHAT IS LOST? THE WAY THIS FUSE, FUSE BOX, AND THE CONNECTION HAS FAILED LOOKS AS THERE CAN POTENTIALLY BE A FIRE. IN MY CASE, THERE WAS AN INTERRUPTION IN NORMAL TRAFFIC FLOW, AT HIGH SPEED, THAT COULD A RESULTED IN A WRECK, INJURY, DEATH, ETC. I WILL FIX THIS,...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT CALLED ON BEHALF OF HER HUSBAND. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, SMOKE WAS DETECTED UNDER THE HOOD AND THE TAIL PIPE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A PARKING LOT WHERE IT STALLED AS FLAMES WERE DETECTED COMING FROM THE ENGINE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. ANOTHER MOTORIST HAD A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND SUSTAINED BURNS TO ONE OF HIS HANDS. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT RECEIVED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 260,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE WHEELS SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE HESITATED. AS THE VEHICLE SLID, THE TRANSMISSION GEAR DOWNSHIFTED AND THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACTED SWERVED OFF THE ROAD AND WAS ABLE TO BRAKE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME SAFELY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED FOR AN ENTIRE WEEKEND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PERRY FORD NATIONAL CITY (2050 NATIONAL CITY BLVD, NATIONAL CITY, CA 91950, (619) 477-2711) WHERE IT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

FORD RECALL NUMBER 19S07. 3.5 L ENGINE. VEHICLE IN MOTION. CITY STREET AND HIGHWAY SPEEDS. PROBLEM. UNINTENDED DOWNSHIFT INTO FIRST GEAR CAUSING ABRUPT WHEEL SPEED REDUCTION. NO AVAILABLE REMEDY FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY.

2013 FORD F-150 ECOBOOST WITH 62000 MILES. CURRENTLY GIVING CEL CODE P0016. THIS IS THE TIMING CHAIN STRETCH ISSUE. MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO ACCELERATE TO PASS A VEHICLE. SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS ISSUE WITH 62K MILES. NOW THAT I AM 2K MILES OUT OF POWER TRAIN WARRANTY IT IS NOT COVERED EVEN THOUGH I HAD IT TO DEALER FOR SERVICE AND NOTHING WAS EVER MENTIONED WITH THIS ISSUE. I HAVE HAD THE RATTLE FOR SOME TIME.

WHILE DRIVING THE 2013 FORD 150 ECOBOOST, IT SUDDENLY LOST POWER,THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON.... TRIED ACCELERATING BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO...HAD TO FIND A WAY TO MOVE OUT OF THE STREET BEFORE SOMETHING HAPPENED AND HAVE SOMEONE CRASH THE BACK....HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE..AFTER FINDING A PLACE TO PARK, TURNED THE TRUCK OFF...WHEN TURNED IT BACK ON WAS WORKING FINE AGAIN WHILE DRIVING THE 2013 FORD F150 ECOBOOST. IT SUDDENTLY LOST POWER, THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, I TRIED TO ACCELERATE BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO. I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURN OFF THE TRUCK AND TURN IT BACK ON. WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON IT WAS WORKING FINE AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES DURING THE WEEK. AND FORD IS NO HELP UNLESS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. IT'S IS SUPER UNSAFE TO DRIVE, YET FORD SAYS TO KEEP DRIVING THE VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SPONTANEOUSLY DOWNSHIFTED INTO FIRST GEAR AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED SUNSET FORD (11700 GRAVOIS RD, ST. LOUIS, MO 63127, (314) 843-4431) AND WAS INFORMED THAT DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WAS NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 208,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

AT APPROXIMATELY 60,000 MILES MY TRUCK WOULD OCCASIONALLY MAKE A RATTLING SOUND IMMEDIATELY AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE. OVER TIME IT GOT WORSE, I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME IT WAS PROBABLY A LOSE COVER, OR A COMPONENT SUCH AS A WATER PUMP WAS FAILING AND IT WOULD BE HARD TO KNOW WHICH ONE IT WAS UNTIL IT FAILED COMPLETELY. SO I CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. TIME PASSED, MILAGE WENT UP AND THE PROBLEM GOT WORSE. I STARTED RESEARCHING THE ISSUE MYSELF AND REALIZED IT WAS THE TIMING CHAIN AND PHAZERS. THIS COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE ENGINE FAILURE AND IF IT HAPPENS AT THE WRONG TIME COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE ECOBOOST TRUCK FROM 2011-2016 MODELS AND IT TYPICALLY HAPPENS VERY EARLY IN THE VEHICLES LIFE(AROUND 50K MILES). APPARENTLY IT IS DUE TO THE EXCESSIVELY LONG TIMING CHAIN AND WEAK...

TIMING CHAIN STRETCH DUE TO DESIGN FLAW. $3200 QUOTE FROM FORD FOR A FIX. TIMING CHAIN RATTLE ON STARTUP

VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY SPUTTERS WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP AND ALSO WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. I REPLACED THE IGNITION COIL AND SPARK PLUG IN CYLINDER 3. UNFORTUNATELY, THE INTERMITTENT SPUTTER CONTINUES TO BE AN ISSUE AS WELL AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEING ACTIVATED. ACCELERATING IN TRAFFIC AND FROM A STOP IS DANGEROUS AND REQUIRES ADDITIONAL ATTENTION AND DRIVING TECHNIQUES TO PREVENT A POTENTIAL REAR END COLLISION CAUSED BY A VEHICLE APPROACHING MY VEHICLE FROM THE REAR.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT A RATE OF 70-75 MPH, I NOTICED BY SPEEDOMETER TWITCH A FEW TIMES. I FOCUSED ON IT WHILE DRIVING AND NOTICED THE TRUCK DOWNSHIFT TO 3RD GEAR FROM 6TH, AND THE SPEEDOMETER DROPPED TO ABOUT 45MPH ON A DIME. ANOTHER INSTANCE I WAS DRIVING HOME, AND THE TRUCK DECIDED TO SHIFT FROM 6TH GEAR DOWN TO 1ST, AFTER WHICH I QUICKLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND SLOWED TO A STOP ON THE SHOULDER. WHILE DRIVING ON A DIRT ROAD ABOUT 40MPH MY TRUCK THEN SHIFTED FROM 5TH TO 3RD LURCHED AND WENT BACK TO 5TH GEAR. AN ODD EXPERIENCE IS WHEN MY TRUCK, WHEN IN A PARKING LOT SHIFTED FROM 1ST GEAR TO 5TH(???) I PULLED OVER AND PLACED THE VEHICLE IN THE MANUAL MODE FOR SHIFTING AND DROVE A FEW MILES. AFTER WHICH I RECEIVED A WRENCH SYMBOL AND MY ALL OF MY METERS...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION ERRONEOUSLY DOWNSHIFTED, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, AND THE SPEEDOMETER WAS INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SHULTS FORD HARMARVILLE (1300 GULF LAB RD, PITTSBURGH, PA), BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000. THE VIN WAS INVALID..*BF CONSUMER STATED ODOMETER QUITS WORKING, SPEEDOMETER STOPS WORKING, WILL NOT WORK IN MANUAL GEAR, AIRBAG LIGHTS COME ON, THERE IS NO POWER ON THE HILL TO GET TO THE TOP. WHEN THE IGNITION IS TURNED OFF AND KEY IS TAKEN OUT HIT LOCK BUTTONS RESTART. VEHICLE STARTS WORKING AS IF NOTHING IS WRONG. VEHICLE IS ERRATIC. MANUFACTURER IS REVIEWING THE CASE. ?PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION...

VEHICLE STALLS RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING, NO MATTER IF IT'S ON THE HIGHWAY OR CITY STREETS. THIS IS DANGEROUS. IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES. IT'S THERE NOW AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO FIGURE IT OUT. FORD IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND RECALLED THE 2011 AND 2012 AND SOME 2013S. BUT NOT MINE. THIS VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. IT'S AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. IT LEFT ME STRANDED IT RURAL COLORADO IN A SNOW STORM IN 7 DEGREE WEATHER WITH MY DAUGHTER. I DID RESTART BUT THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN REALLY BAD HAD IT NOT.

APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS AGO I PURCHASED A USED 2013 FORD F-150 FROM A LOCAL DEALERSHIP IN WARREN, MICHIGAN. RECENTLY I RECEIVED A NOTICE IN THE MAIL DETAILING A RECALL REGARDING VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 6R80 TRANSMISSION ' SUDDEN DOWNSHIFT (SAFETY RECALL 19S07). AFTER RECEIVING MY POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE SOFTWARE UPDATE APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS AGO FROM SZOTT FORD IN HOLLY, MICHIGAN, I EXPECTED MY TRANSMISSION TO RUN SMOOTHLY. SIX DAYS AGO, WHILE PULLING THROUGH A BUSY INTERSECTION, MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT LEAVE FIRST GEAR. SOMEHOW, I AVOIDED BEING HIT FROM CROSSING TRAFFIC. SHORTLY AFTER AVOIDING AN ACCIDENT, THE VEHICLE THEN SWITCHED ABRUPTLY FROM FIRST GEAR TO FIFTH GEAR (GOING AROUND 10 MPH). AFTER PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT I TURNED THE CAR OFF. WHEN I RESTARTED THE CAR, IT STARTED IN FIFTH GEAR. THE CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO MANUAL AND WOULD NOT LEAVE FIFTH GEAR. AT NO POINT DURING THIS...

WHILE DRIVING AT FULL SPEED (50 MPH), MY FORD-F-150 WENT INTO "LIMP MODE" AND A WRENCH LIGHT APPEARED. THE TRUCK IMMEDIATELY DECELERATED WITHOUT ACTIVATING THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO BE REAR-ENDED ON A DARK COUNTRY ROAD. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER EVENTUALLY. AFTER SHUTTING OFF THE TRUCK AND RESTARTING IT, I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME BUT THE PROBLEM REOCCURED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE I COULD TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. AT THE DEALER - IT WAS NOTED THAT THIS IS IDENTICAL (BOTH IN TRUCK ACTIONS AND ELECTRONIC CODES) TO THE 16N02 RECALL FOR 2011-2012 FORD -F-150'S BUT THAT MINE WAS NOT COVERED DUE TO MY VIN NUMBER NOT BEING PART OF THAT BATCH. I HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPAIRED (AS OFFERED IN THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED WARRANTEE) SO THAT MY TRUCK WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. THERE WAS NO VISIBLE DAMAGE OR WEAR TO ANY OF THE PARTS THAT...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V075000 (POWER TRAIN). WHILE DRIVING 40-45 MPH IN FOURTH AND/OR FIFTH GEAR, THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED INTO FIRST GEAR AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LONG-LEWIS FORD LINCOLN (2551 JOHN HAWKINS PKWY, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35244, (205) 989-3673) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS, BOOTS, AND TIMING NEEDED TO BE ADJUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE RECALL SOFTWARE REMEDY WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: CAS17397322. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REGIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE WOULD CALL HIM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

2013 FORD F-150 WITH 142K MILES BEGAN RATTLING UPON START UP. VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS HAD THE OIL CHANGED PER SCHEDULE AND HAS ALWAYS USED FULL SYNTHETIC MOBIL 1 OIL. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 3.5'S EVEN ON WELL TAKEN CARE OF VEHICLES. REPAIR WAS ESTIMATED AT 3200.00 PLUS TAX TO REPLACE CHAIN. F-150 WAS TAKEN IN AND W HEN THE DEALERSHIP OPENED THE ENGINE THEY INDICATED THAT IT WAS IN PRISTINE CONDITION INSIDE AND NO SIGNS OF SLUDGE OR INDICATORS THAT ENGINE WASN'T TAKEN CARE OF. DEALERSHIP ALSO INDICATED THAT THERE IS A TSB FOR THESE ENGINES.

WHILE DRIVING AT 70MPH NOTICED MY TRUCK HAD DOWN SHIFTED INTO 5TH GEAR, I SLOWED TO PULL OVER AND NOTED THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ON, THE WRENCH INDICATOR AND SPEEDOMETER WAS AT ZERO. MY TRUCK SUDDENLY DOWN SHIFTED TO 1ST GEAR AT APPROXIMATELY 25-30 MPH. I WAS ABLE TO STOP SAFELY AT THE SHOULDER AND TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AND RESTARTED. MY TRUCK STARTED NORMALLY. I WENT TO FORD HUNTINGTON BEACH AND DESCRIBED THE SITUATION. AFTER EVALUATING DEALER STATED TRANS FLUID FULL, POSS LEAD FRAME DAMAGE AND VALVES GETTING STUCK. $1600! I INFORMED THE DEALER OF THE PENDING RECALL FOR THE TRANSMISSION ON THIS VEHICLE AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT ONLY COVERED A SOFTWARE UPGRADE. DAMAGE CAUSED BY A KNOWN FAULT SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER.

WIDELY REPORTED- PLEASE READ CAREFULLY! VERY SIMILAR TO EXISTING RECALL*, BUT NOT THE SAME. POTENTIALLY DEADLY. CURRENT RECALL DOES NOT ADDRESS THE SUDDEN UP-SHIFTS MENTIONED HERE. 2013 FORD F-150 MFG DEFECT: MOLDED LEADFRAME ASSY IN 6R80 TRANSMISSION SYMPTOMS: INTERMITTENT LOSS OF SPEED SIGNAL CAUSES SUDDEN/UNEXPECTED SLAMMING UPSHIFT FROM 1ST GEAR TO 5TH WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, CAUSING A COMPLETE AND UNEXPECTED LOSS OF ALL ACCELERATION. INDICATIONS: 5TH GEAR SUDDENLY INDICATED ON DISPLAY, DASHES REPLACE NUMBERS ON SPEED/MILEAGE RELATED DISPLAYS (MPG, ODOMETER). SPEEDOMETER MAY READ 0, AIRBAG SYMBOL POPS ON, LARGE ORANGE WRENCH SYMBOL MAY BRIEFLY APPEAR. PRESSING ON ACCELERATOR DOES NOT CAUSE DOWNSHIFT. MOTOR MAY STALL. REMAINS IN 5TH GEAR WITHOUT SOME OTHER CORRECTIVE ACTION. TURNING ENGINE OFF AND BACK ON WILL RESET THE COMPUTER, AND VEHICLE OPERATES NORMALLY UNTIL NEXT OCCURRENCE. DANGERS: THIS COULD BE FATAL WHEN PULLING OUT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, BOTH FROM THE SIDE (PULLING OUT...

WHILE DRIVING AND IN 6TH GEAR ON A 2 LANE RD, THE TRUCK SHIFTED DOWN INTO 1ST AND CAUSED ME TO SLIDE OFF THE ROAD. WHEEL ALMOST LOCKED UP. I TURNED THE TRUCK OFF AND RESTARTED ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER. PLACED THE SHIFTER IN MANUAL AND USED MANUAL TO GET HOME. THEY NEXT DAY TRUCK RAN BUT ENGINE RUNS ROUGH AND TRANS ACTS UP NOW AND THEN.NO DAMAGE BUT NOW THE TRUCK DOESN'T RUN RIGHT. I CLEARED THE CODES BUT NOT MUCH BETTER.

TODAY MY WIFE WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK WITH OUR TWO KIDS DOWN INTERSTATE I79 AT 70 MILES PER HOUR AND THE TRUCK SHIFTED ITSELF TOO FIRST GEAR LOCKED UP THE REAR TIRES AND ABOUT MADE THEM WRECK. I HAD TOO LEAVE MY JOB TO GET THEM OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND DRIVE MY TRUCK BACK TOO WORK THIS IS NOT ONLY A ISSUE BUT IT COULD GET SOMEONE SERIOUSLY HURT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 30-60 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A NEW OUTPUT SPEED MODULE NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO JENKINTOWN FORD (1650 THE FAIRWAY, JENKINTOWN, PA 19046, (888) 503-1980), BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,100.

1. LOSS OF BRAKES RESULTING IN PEDAL GOING ALL WAY TO FLOOR AT 35 MPH CITY. RECALL 16S24 BUT FORD DEALERSHIP IS SAYING MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED 2. LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MERGE ONTO HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH, THIS HAS OCCURRED THREE TIMES. 3. RECALL 19S07: BROUGHT INTO DEALERSHIP, STATED THEY DON'T HAVE THE SOFTWARE YET TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM OF SUDDEN POWER TRAIN DOWNSHIFT PRIME FORD 857 PORTLAND RD SACO MAINE 04072 SERVICE MANAGER :STACEY DRUMMEY 207-571-5035

TRANSMISSION SHIFT FROM 5TH GEAR TO FIRST GOING 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE 285 IN ATLANTA, GA. ONE TIME STUCK IN FIRST GEAR. WOULD TEMPORARILY STOP IF VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED. PRINTOUT FROM OUR MECHANIC DESCRIBING THE ISSUE: " VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 6R80 TRANSMISSION BUILT PRIOR TO 4/8/2013 MAY EXHIBIT A TRANSMISSION ENGAGEMENT IN 5TH GEAR WHEN STARTING. THE WRENCH INDICATOR AND/OR SEAT BELT MINDER MAY BE ILLUMINATED, THE SPEEDOMETER READS ZERO AND THE ODOMETER DASHES WHILE DRIVING. SYMPTOMS MAY CLEAR AFTER AN IGNITION KEY CYCLE. DIAGNOSTICS TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) PO720 AND PO722 MAY OR MAY NOT BE STORED IN THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE. THE SERVICE PROCEDURE IS TO REPLACE THE MOLDED LEADFRAME ON THE MAIN CONTROL ASSEMBLY." NALLEY FORD IN SANDY SPRINGS, GA DID THIS ON THIS VEHICLE, KNEW EXACTLY THE PROBLEM AS THEY HAD HAD TO DO THIS BEFORE. IN ATLANTA, IF YOUR VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTS THAT...

TODAY WHILE DRIVING 70MPH MY TRUCK SHIFTED TO 1ST GEAR CAUSING THE TRUCK TO LOCK THE REAR TIRES, SWERVE FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, RPM'S TO THE MAX REV LIMIT, LOSS OF POWER, DASH CLUSTER WENT BLANK, WRENCH SYMBOL SHOWED UP, THEN WRENCH SYMBOL WAS GONE WITH A BLANK DASH CLUSTER. TRUCK THEN JUMPED TO 3RD GEAR, BACK TO 1ST, THEN BACK UP TO 5TH GEAR. PULLED OVER TURNED OF TRUCK, TOOK OUT KEY, RE-STARTED TRUCK AND ISSUE WAS GONE. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES, HOWEVER, I WAS AT 10-20MPH. ONCE AT 55MPH SHIFT TO 3RD GEAR, BACK TO 5TH, THEN TO 1ST, UP TO 3RD. EVERY TIME THE TRUCK WILL END UP AT 3RD GEAR. THE TRUCK WILL NOT SHIFT DOWN TO FIRST MANUALLY, YOU MUST TAKE OF IN 3RD GEAR WITHOUT ANY POWER. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR 2011-2012 FORD F150'S. THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE INTERNET...

2011 - 2015 PHASERS AND TIMING CHAIN

WHEN I ACCELERATE ON THE HIGHWAY TO MERGE OR PASS MY TRUCK LOOSES POWER COMPLETELY CAN NOT ACCELERATE. IT SHUDDERS FOR ABOUT 45 SECONDS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON FLASHING AND IT SUDDENLY COMES BACK TO LIFE. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL FORD AND THEY SAID IT WAS A HIGH PRESSURE PUMP THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I REPLACED IT AND IT IS STILL HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH THESE TRUCKS. THE MORE RESEARCH I HAVE DONE THE MORE I FIND ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE. FORD SHOULD BE HELD LIABLE AND RECALL THESE TRUCKS FOR THIS PROBLEM. I NOW HAVE TO TAKE IT TO ANOTHER FORD DEALERSHIP HOPING THEY CAN FIGURE IT OUT. LAST FORD TRUCK I WILL EVER OWN.

BOUGHT THE TRUCK IN SEPTEMBER 2015 WITH 60,000 MILES ON IT.NOW I HAVE 101159 MILES ON IT NOW. AT ABOUT 98,000 MILES MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOST ACCELERATION POWER WHEN FIRST TAKING OFF FROM A STOP OR IF I GET ON THE GAS THE TRUCK HESITATES AND WILL EITHER ACCELERATE SLOW OR WON'T ACCELERATE AT ALL. ALMOST GOT IN AN ACCIDENT ABOUT A WEEK AGO WHEN MERGING ONTO THE FREEWAY DO TO LOST POWER. CONTACTED A MECHANIC AND HE CAME PICKED THE TRUCK UP AND RAN TESTING ON IT AND COUPLE HOURS LATER CALLED BACK AND SAID MY TIMING CHAINS AND PHASERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WITH THAT SAID IT WILL COST ME $3,000-4,000 TO GET THIS FIXED AND I SIMPLY DO NOT HAVE AN EXTRA COUPLE THOUSAND DOLLARS TO SHELL OUT FOR THIS FIX . I HAVE BEEN DOING A LOT OF SEARCHING AND HAVE...

THE FUEL PUMP FUSE (FUSE 27) OVERHEATS AND BURNS OUT RESULTING IN THE ENTIRE TRUCK SHUTTING OFF AT SPEEDS. THIS HAPPENED TO ME AT 65 MPH ON A HIGHWAY LEAVING ME WITH NO ENGINE AT THAT SPEED.

ENGINE HAS GRINDING NOISE FOR 2-3 SECONDS ON DAILY INITIAL STARTUP AND WHEN ENGINE IS COLD AFTER SITTING SEVERAL HOURS. DEALER PERFORMED ENGINE DIAGNOSTIC AND DIAGNOSED THE TIMING CHAIN ISSUE. FOR TIMING CHAIN ISSUES, THIS REQUIRES THE REPLACEMENT OF TIMING CHAIN AND PHASERS. DEALER EST COST TO FIX = $4000+. THIS HAS BEEN A REPORTED ISSUE FOR THIS ENGINE OVER THE LAST 3+ YEARS. FORD HAS REFUSED TO ADDRESS ON A RECALL, OR REFUND CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE ALREADY INCURRED THIS EXPENSE.

PASSANGER SIDE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLT AS BROKE OFF CAUSING AN EXHAUST LEAK. THE VEHICLE HAS 59010 MILES AND IS A 2013. FORD WANTS OVER 1600 TO FIX SAID ISSUE. FORD IS NOT WILLING TO ACCEPT FAULT OR COVER UNDER EMISSIONS WARRANTY.

DATE 11/9/2018 VEHICLE: FORD F150 2013 DRIVER: EXPERIENCED MILES: 148,653 DATE OF INCIDENT: 11/1/2018 LOCATION: SOUTH BOUND ON I-275 IN SOUTHEAST, MI ROAD CONDITION: DRY DRIVER WAS ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 73 MPH IN THE LEFT LANE PASSING A SEMI WHEN THE VEHICLE SHIFTED FROM 6TH GEAR INSTANTLY INTO 1ST GEAR. CAUSING THE VEHICLES REAR END TO LOCK UP AND THROW THE VEHICLE SIDEWAYS. DRIVER WAS FACING THE SIDE OF THE TRACTOR TRAILER HEAD ON NOW WHILE THE REAR END WAS BOUNCING OFF OF THE RUMPLE STRIPS. THE MOTOR WAS WELL OVER 6800 RPMS CAUSING THE TAC TO BOUNCE BETWEEN 6500 AND 7000RPM. NOT ONLY DID THIS PUT A LOT OF STRESS ON THE MOTOR AND TURBO, THIS ALSO SHOCKED ALL OF THE DRIVELINE COMPONENTS. A SHIFT LIKE THIS IS COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS A "MONEY SHIFT" BECAUSE IT DESTROYS AN ENTIRE DRIVELINE AS WELL AS THE MOTOR. LUCKILY THE...

MY 2013 FORD F150 IS STALLING AT AT ANY SPEED, AND THE WRENCH ICON APPEARS ON THE DASHBOARD. SOMETIMES THE ENGINE ICON ALSO APPEARS WHEN THIS HAPPENS. IT'S OFF AND ON. THE ENGINE LIGHT DOES NOT STAY ON. I TOOK IT IN FOR A CHECKUP, AND THEY SAID FUEL SYSTEM NEEDS CLEANING. ALSO, MY TRANSMISSION HAS STARTED JUMPING AT LOW SPEEDS, AND REDUCES THE VEHICLE TO AND ABSOLUTE CRAWL....LESS THAN 5MPH. IT'S NOT A HIGH SPEED PROBLEM...JUST AT LIGHTS ,COMPLETE STOPS AND STOP AND GO DRIVING/TRAFFIC.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE I5 FREEWAY IN ORANGE COUNTY CA AROUND 6:45 PM DOING APPROXIMATELY 65-70 MPH, SUDDENLY MY TRUCK DOWNSHIFTED INTO FIRST GEAR CAUSING ME TO START FISH TAILING AND ALMOST FLIPPED OVER. MY ENGINE THEN WENT INTO A FULL REV, REDLINING. I WAS ABLE TO GET OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WHERE I HAD MY TRUCK TOWED TO THE DEALER.

FUEL PUMP FUSE IS PRONE TO FAILURE DUE TO DESIGN FLAW. FORD IS AWARE AND A SERVICE BULLETIN HAS BEEN ISSUED. ALSO A 'FUSE 27 RELOCATION KIT' AVAILABLE. THIS FAILURE CAUSES THE FUEL SYSTEM TO FAIL WITHOUT WARNING AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO STOP OPERATING. A RECALL SHOULD BE DONE OR OFFER OF FREE REPAIR SHOULD BE AVAILABLE.

MY F150 STALLS IN TRAFFIC THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND WENCH LIGHT COMES ON THEN ENGINE LOSE POWER AND HAVE TO STOP AND TURN ENGINE OFF AND RESTART. HAD IT AT DEALER THEY TOLD ME THE PLUGS NEEDED REPLACED THEY DID IT BUT DIDN,T HELP STILL DOING THE SAME THING COST ME 475.00 DOLLARS, DOES ALL THESE THINGS IN MOTION STILL NOT FIXED PARKED RIGHT NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE IT

TRANSMISSION - MOLDED LEADFRAME MALFUNCTION ON 5.0 MOTOR. THE 2011-2012 RECALL FOR THE MOLDED LEADFRAME MALFUNCTION ALSO AFFECTS 2013 VEHICLES SUCH AS OURS LEADING TO THE TRUCK LOOSING POWER, STALLING OUT, SHIFTING ON IT'S OWN FROM 5TH TO 1ST AND THE OTHER WAY LEAVING THE TRUCK A WRECK WAITING TO HAPPEN AT ANY TIME DURING DRIVING. THIS RISKS THE LIVES OF THE DRIVER, PASSENGERS AND EVERYONE ELSE ON THE ROAD. WHEN THIS HAPPENS YOU MUST BRING THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP, SHUT IT OFF, WAIT FOR COMPUTER TO CYCLE, THEN RESTART. FORD SHOULD BE EXPANDING THE RECALL TO REPLACE THIS DEADLY MALFUNCTIONING PART AT THEIR COST. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 10 TIMES WITHIN 30 DAYS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE WHICH WAS BOUGHT FROM MAXWELL FORD IN AUSTIN TEXAS. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED IT WAS IN A PARKING LOT AFTER JUST STARTING THE TRUCK AND BACKING OUT OF...

VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING AND WON'T RESTART FOR HOURS. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES SINCE MAY AND TWICE SINCE SEPTEMBER 2018. EACH TIME IT HAS BEEN TAKEN TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND THE FORD DEALER SAYS THAT THEY CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG THAT CAN BE RECREATED. I HAVE STALLED OUT ON AN 8 LANE HIGHWAY. THIS WAS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS OCCURRENCE. I RECENTLY HAD THE ENTIRE TRUCK SERVICED, FROM OIL CHANGE TO THROTTLE BODY CLEANING TO SPARK PLUGS TO TRANSMISSION CLEANED, AXLES CLEANED. ALL OF THIS WAS DONE MID AUGUST 2018 AND STILL HAS NOT FIXED THE ISSUE. I HAVE 102,367 MILES ON MY VEHICLE. WHEN I LOOKED TO SEE IF THERE WERE OTHERS WITH THIS ISSUE, I FOUND THAT THERE WERE MANY AND THAT FORD IS REFUSING TO ISSUE A RECALL TO REPAIR THIS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND HAZARDOUS MALFUNCTION. I AM SITTING ON THE ROADWAY RIGHT AT THE MOMENT,...

ON THREE OCCASION OVER THE PAST 12 MONTHS WHILE DRIVING OUR VEHICLE HAD A COMPLETE LOSS OF THROTTLE RESPONSE. CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLOW WHILE IN TRAFFIC CAUSING VEHICLES BEHIND TO SWERVE TO AVOID A COLLISION. COASTING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD A BLU WRENCH ICON WAS LIT UP ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLES IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF THEN THE MOTOR WAS RESTARTED WITH NO DIFFICULTY. THE WRENCH ICON WENT OFF AND VEHICLE RAN APPROPRIATELY.