2011 Ford F-150 Power Train Problems
- 495
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 495 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 2 indicate injury
- 2 indicate fire
What owners report
- first gear · 28 records
- power train · 27 records
- lead frame · 14 records
- failure mileage · 14 records
- downshifted first · 11 records
- speed sensor · 10 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 137 |
| 100–150k mi | 109 |
| 1–30k mi | 88 |
| 30–60k mi | 68 |
| 150–400k mi | 57 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Power Train
Leaving driveway, started to accelerate up slight incline on subdivision street and truck unexpectedly jumped from 1st gear to 5th and then suddenly downshifted to 1st gear causing vehicle to lurch forward as speed rapidly decreased to near idle speed. Seems to occur when vehicle shifts from 1st to 2nd, because if the truck is put back into park it will start to drive in first and when it shifts to 2nd it…
ODI 11128330
Power Train
I was driving about 45 mph and transmission shifts into low gear causing back tires to lock up and it was raining which resulted in a little spin out
ODI 11128239
Engine · Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. While driving at unknown speeds, the vehicle downshifted to first gear and the rear wheels seized. In addition, the check engine indicator illuminated. The contact called the local dealer (al bilton ford, [redacted], holly hill, sc 29059, [redacted]) and was informed that the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 16v248000 (power train). The vehicle was not…
ODI 11128699
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. The contact stated that the gear shifter became stuck when the vehicle was in reverse. When the vehicle was turned off and restarted, it operated normally. Also, while driving at low speeds, the transmission slipped. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the transmission range sensor and transmission fluid were added, including a new filter. The manufacturer…
ODI 11164308
Power Train
For the past couple months, i have been dealing with my truck downshifting on its own. The first time it happened, i was going 60 mph and it seemingly went from 6th gear down to 1st or 2nd making the truck feel like it had hit something and lost power. It didnt happen again for a month and a half and now happens more and more often. Diagnostics show it may be a output shaft speed sensor issue. I contacted ford and…
ODI 11154065
Engine · Power Train
The truck looses power while driving down the road. Most of the time i have been driving as a slow rate of speed 20-35 mph. The engine continues to run and the wrench light comes on the dash. The transmission receives no power and the truck will only coast forward . Immediate solution is to pull over, shut the engine off and restart. The truck then has power. The problem may repeat itself within miles or it may not…
ODI 11124082
Power Train
Hi, while going out to dinner on friday evening 8/31/18. My 2011 ford f-150 was running fine... Stopped for a traffic light... Light turn green as we were going around 35... 40 miles per hour on a straight part of ct10 all of a sudden the truck went from running fine to it going into a skid while still accelerating... It was crazy!!!! Good thing i was wearing my seatbelt i felt that it would have sent me thru the…
ODI 11124108
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Vehicle chooses when to pick up speed vehichle jerks (trying to change gears) odometer stops reading vehichle jerks comes to an immediate down shift (stop) vehichle does this in motion and it can be at any rate of speed
ODI 11128570
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. While driving 60 mph, the gear independently shifted into first gear, causing the contact to veer off the road. The contact turned off and restarted the vehicle, but the failure recurred approximately four times. The vehicle was taken to bob bell ford (7125 ritchie hwy, glen burnie, md 21061, [redacted]) where it was diagnosed with lead frame failure. The vehicle was not…
ODI 11128151
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. While driving approximately 35 mph, the vehicle downshifted to first gear on its own. The contact pulled over and shut the vehicle off for approximately two minutes. Once restarted, the vehicle operated normally. The failure occurred seven times last week. The vehicle was taken to empire ford of new bedford ([redacted], new bedford, ma 02746) where it was diagnosed that the…
ODI 11123832
Power Train
I recently looked up any recalls involved with my vehicle. The first that came up was the transmission recall for f150 of my year. To be honest i only looked it up because my truck shifted from 4th to 1st while i was driving at about 35mph. The second time this happened i was leaving a golf course and the truck was shifting from 1st to 3rd and back to 1st again. Also the speedometer was going crazy on both…
ODI 11124134
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving my 2011 f150 i got of i99 at the tyrone exit. While slowing to a stop at about 35 mph the truck shifted from 5thgear to 1st which cause the wheels to squawk and slide almost causing me to lose control, i pulled over in the bk parking lot shut it off an restarted once i put it in gear to drive it showed i was in 5th gear so i shut it off again waited a few minutes s td started it again and this time it…
ODI 11150232
Electrical System · Power Train
On hghway transmission jerks when placing in reverse or drive also on road feels like it is pulling back like it wants to go in lower gear...'.also back door not closed on dash reading (electrical) miles on truck is 103000
ODI 11120546
Power Train
Ford has a recall(16s19) on 2011-2012 f-150 trucks but according to my vin my truck is not affected. On occasions my i have experienced these problems associated with the recall. What do i do?
ODI 11118674
Power Train
While vehicle in motion, started to lose acceleration and jerk, lost all power while driving uphill on major road in traffic and indicator panel displayed wrench. Per owners manual appears to be transmission failure and truck is in 'limp home' mode, will need tow. Truck is 2011 ford f150, lariat with v6 ecoboost turbo. Mileage is only 64k, truck is lightly used, has never been driven hard, otherwise in excellent…
ODI 11115873
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. While driving at low speeds, the rear wheels seized. The vehicle was taken to an unknown ford dealer where it was diagnosed that the transmission control module failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact also mentioned that the vehicle may have downshifted during the failure. The manufacturer was contacted and stated that the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign…
ODI 11129469
Power Train · Steering
Read the blogs on it from 1000s of other 2011 ford f 150 owners please
ODI 11128561
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Power Train
Takata recall'- our truck keeps shifting into several gears causing the truck to pull back hard and unable to drive on highway due to shifting changes which can't be controlled by the driver.
ODI 11128390
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. While driving various high speeds on an incline, the transmission's gear shifting ability malfunctioned. The contact stated that there was a loss of acceleration and the speedometer decreased to zero. The contact stated that the wrench icon illuminated. The contact restarted the vehicle to correct the failure. The dealer (viva ford, 5550 n desert blvd, el paso, texas 79912,…
ODI 11115436
Power Train
Truck shifted from 5th gear to 1st gear. Caused truck to slide and then gauges failed. Pulled to side of road and cut engine off. Restarted and transmission shifted fine. Truck does this about every two days. This was on a straight highway.
ODI 11114785
Power Train
While driving the truck, it has begun to ride choppy when accelerating at around 40-mph and 60-mph. The choppy performance goes away when hard accelerating (putting the gas pedal to the floor) at those speeds, but the transmission warning light comes on when continuously doing this at 60-mph. The truck starts to lose power and does not shift, nor ride smoothly at the speeds; the front of the vehicle begins to…
ODI 11114331
Electrical System · Power Train
P0705 transmission range sensor input failure. Ford says there are zero recalls on this vin ever.
ODI 11119935
Power Train
Beginning approximately 9 months ago, when i purchased this vehicle, it began suffering sudden down shifts. At highway speeds it would suddenly drop into third gear, or first gear, very dramatic! Very scary! Sometimes it would get stuck in first gear when i pulled away from a stop sign and, while in heavy traffic, i had to find a way to pull over and shut off the car and restart it to clear this fault. Sometimes the…
ODI 11196443
Power Train
2011 ford f-150 lariat 5.0. 132,000 miles. 16n02 ' molded leadframe extended coverage ' 2011-2012 ford & lincoln. My f-150 built in january 2011 at kansas city assembly is not covered by the current extended warranty coverage due to the range of months covered in 2011. My truck downshifted while driving.the wrench indicator illuminated and the truck would only go into 5th gear after i stopped and cycled the key.…
ODI 11111944
Power Train
My 2011 ford f150 lariat 5.0l has 100,000 miles at which time i began having issues with erratic transmission shifting. T has happened multiple times both at high speeds and low speeds. Truck will downshift and transmission jumps all over the place. Very scary and very unsafe. I was able to get the error code which was p0720 output shaft speed sensor circuit. I checked my vin and did not find any recalls associated…
ODI 11110370