2013 Ford F-150 Power Train Problems
- 567
- 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 567 stored complaint records:
- 14 indicate a crash
- 10 indicate injury
- 2 indicate fire
What owners report
- first gear · 38 records
- power train · 34 records
- recall notice · 15 records
- downshifted first · 11 records
- without warning · 10 records
- warning indicators · 9 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 224 |
| 100–150k mi | 106 |
| 30–60k mi | 103 |
| 1–30k mi | 69 |
| 150–400k mi | 20 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
I recently purchased this vehicle used less than a week ago. I have only driven it for about 75 miles. While driving down a busy street at 45 miles an hour the truck down shifted to first gear and simultaneously the speedometer stopped working. I kept control of the vehicle but if a vehicle would have been following closely it is possible if not likely to have rear ended me. I checked the vin and it states no open…
ODI 11309097
Power Train
While driving 65 mph my 2013 f150 downshifted into first gear and locked the rear tires cause me to spin out of control. This caused minor body damage to the vehicles rear bumper, from hitting something off the side of the road. I called multiple dealerships and explained what happened at the beginning of febuary 2020. They explained that they could get me into fix the problem for about 20 days at minimum and even…
Crash reported
ODI 11306897
Power Train
I was driving on a highway going approximately 60 mph when it unexpectedly downshifted. My momentum violently jerked me forward, the tires squeeled, and the rpm gauge went up to over 6,000. Another issue is that it occasionally will not shift out of first gear. I will be starting from a stop and i'll be going about 10-15mph and if i don't let off the throttle the engine will just rev up past 4000 rpms.
ODI 11291996
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Unexpectedly downshifting into first gear while in motion, speed ometer and mileage goes to zero, rpms starts to run high, and the tool light on the dash board comes on, in city streets and on highway driving. I have to stop and shut down the vehicle and wait a few minutes. When i start up the vehicle and put it in drive gear the transmission jerks.
ODI 11306713
Power Train
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.
ODI 11287016
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Truck being driven apx 55 mph and no change from me truck has sudden slowdown with speedometer drop to 40s then recovers as truck speeds up on it's own. Same day as trying to park, in drive, pressing on gas engine revs but does not move. Today (7 days later) accelerating from stop transmission sticks in low gear. Has had powertrain recall applied.
ODI 11288554
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford f-150. While driving 25 mph, the vehicle downshifted abruptly without warning. The failure recurred while driving 65 mph. Prior to the failures, the contact took the vehicle to apple ford ([redacted], columbia, md 21045, [redacted]) and was informed that the vin was included in nhtsa campaign number: 19v433000 (power train). The contact called the same dealer about the failures and…
ODI 11282894
Power Train
My 2013 f-150 will suddenly downshift while i am doing 25-35 mph. Sometimes it will not upshift from 1st gear. It may take several seconds or several minutes for it to shift out of 1st gear. When it does upshift again it will slam into the higher gear. Sometimes the speedometer stops working, the airbag icon comes on, the engine icon comes on, a wrench icon comes on, sometimes the display is a series of dashes and…
ODI 11282384
Engine · Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford f-150. While the vehicle was parked on a down hill driveway, it began to roll backwards. The gear was shifted into park, but the parking brake was not applied. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact was able to stop the vehicle by depressing the brake pedal. On a different occasion, while driving 50 mph, the check engine warning indicator illuminated and the…
ODI 11279828
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford f-150. The contact stated that while driving at 50 mph, the air bags warning light illuminated, the vehicle independently downshifted to 1st gear, and the wheel started to slide. The contact managed to veer to the shoulder of the road. The contact turned the vehicle off and back on and the vehicle operated as intended. The vehicle was taken to (mike ferrell ford lincoln, inc.1705 w…
ODI 11301062
Power Train
After the first incident with sudden down shifting of my transmission, i took my truck in to my local ford dealership. I was informed that a new programming fix was available for the active recall. The "fix" was completed, and now about 3 weeks later the truck continues to downshift suddenly. Not only sudden downshifting, but during acceleration the transmission seems to struggle shifting out of first gear. My truck…
ODI 11271161
Power Train
Was driving 2013 ford f150 fx4 with ecoboost engine about 60 miles per hour when truck suddenly shifted into 1st gear and caused truck to rev rpm's and rapidly and unexpectedly to decrease speed due to shifting to first gear almost causing an accident on a city street. After the speed decrease, unable to get car into higher gear and drove at very low speeds to exit road. Turned car off and on and it not help. After…
ODI 11270011
Power Train
While cruising down the highway this past weekend at 75 mph the truck suddenly went down into 3rd gear, then down to first and went into a stall mode. I pressed down on the accelerator and received no response. The rpm gauge went up to almost 5000. I then placed the transmission in neutral and then back to drive, whereupon the vehicle finally went back to normal and in 6th gear!
ODI 11268344
Power Train
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…
ODI 11265736
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Upon trying to pass or accelerate my truck ,it loss power and boggle down check engine lights are on. Leaving my house three blocks away from my distanation
ODI 11265254
Power Train
While driving about 45 mph on a city road the truck suddenly downshifted into either 1st or 2nd gear. This caused a sudden slow down and loss of power while in traffic. The powertrain warning indicator light flashed and my truck went into limp mode for the remainder of the ride home. After parking my truck and re starting the vehicle, no warning indicators are visible, check engine light is not on and the truck…
ODI 11256073
Engine · Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford f-150. While driving 10 mph, the vehicle failed to accelerate when the accelerator pedal was depressed. The contact heard a loud, abnormal noise when trying to accelerate more than 10 mph. The contact also stated that the power train fault warning indicator was illuminated and the transmission temperature was between 180 to 190 degrees. Also, on another occasion, the vehicle began to…
ODI 11255860
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
While accelerating quickly, but not so much as to spin the tires, the vehicle started "bucking". I was doing about 35-40 when it got pretty bad. The engine felt as if it was stopping and starting very quickly. It was actually pretty hard to control and it causes the truck to not allow me to accelerate onto the highway or even reach highway speeds. The check engine light started flashing and did not stop flashing for…
ODI 11254597
Engine · Power Train · Seats
1. Engine doesn't run smooth at highway speed.. 2. Powertrain, transmission - received a recall 19v-075 for software update notice 6/25/2019. Took the f150 to gateway ford dealership for the update. The next time tried to accelerate (8/16/19) the transmission shifter eradicable the dash icons flashed and the pickup stalled as to be in low gear, i shut off the ignition after pulling to the side of the road, restarted…
ODI 11299683
Engine · Power Train
Since purchased new the engine will intermittently completely shut down especially during damp weather. It has spent weeks at different dealerships yet the problem persists. The engine will sputter and kill taking with it the power steering, brakes, and lights. It is still an issue today. The other problem that is really concerning is the automatic transmission will suddenly shift itself into first gear at highway…
ODI 11243727
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford f-150. While driving 60 mph, the transmission downshifted on its own and the tires slid. The vehicle began to coast as the transmission kicked back into gear. In addition, the service transmission warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was driven to bredemann ford ([redacted], glenview, il 60025, [redacted]), but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware…
ODI 11252232
Power Train
The recall was to be resolved by end of second quarter 2019. Vin: [xxx] year: 2013 make: ford model: f-150 number of open recalls: 1 nhtsa recall number: opens new window takes away from vin lookup section> awaiting# recall date: february 12, 2019 manufacturer recall number: 19s07 summary: on your vehicle, an intermittent failure of the output speed sensor (oss) in the transmission may result in an unintended…
ODI 11243224
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
On 10 aug 2019 i took my ford in for transmission recall, reprogramming to prevent uncontrolled downshifting. I had never had had any problems with downshifting prior to this date. Once recall was done within a week my truck drastically downshifted twice before taking it back to the dealer who performed the recall. They said there was no problem with my truck and told me my wheels locking was not a sign of…
ODI 11297526
Power Train · Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford f-150. The contact stated that the vehicle was repaired per nhtsa campaign number: 16v345000 (service, brakes hydrualic) regarding the master cylinder and brake booster. A computer update was also performed on the vehicle after an indicator concerning the transmission and two other unknown indicators flashed. After the repairs, the down hill descent and service advancetrac warning…
ODI 11234787
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Struggling gear to gear doing acceleration and spontaneously downshifting periodically on its own. I have participated in two recalls dealing with the unexpected downshifting but no change to the issue i am still having the same problems the last recall was 7/12/2019. It seems like to use recalls are not fixing the issue what can i do? I will kindly appreciate some type of feedback to steer me in the right direction…
ODI 11231557