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
A drastic shift from 5th gear down to 1st &/or a reduction in speed brought about by braking, without a corresponding downshift. So you either get slammed forward by sudden downshift, or creep through an intersection in 5th gear. This has happened numerous times in the past couple of months.
ODI 11112138
Power Train
While driving on a highway at approximately 55mph, a transmission line apparently failed without warning due to rust through. The vehicle immediately started smoking due to the fluid contacting the exhaust. The truck started to hesitate and within seconds dropped to 15 mph. I was able to pull off of the highway without further incident. The vehicle has just over 72,000 miles. The dealer told me that this is a very…
ODI 11112992
Power Train
Hard shift down from higher to lower gears while driving. Transmission is an automatic and truck will be going 40-60 mph and all of a sudden downshift to 1st gear, causing rapid decline is speed, tires to lock up, and truck will go into "limp" mode. You will have to turn the truck off an on and let it sit for a while for it to clear out. At the same time the gauge panel will go crazy and start jumping up and down in…
ODI 11112437
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford f-150. While driving approximately 40 mph, the vehicle downshifted from fourth gear to first gear and the rear wheels seized. The contact had to pull over to the shoulder and turn off the vehicle. After approximately two minutes, the vehicle was restarted and operated normally. The contact also stated that the failure occurred on a daily basis for two weeks. The vehicle was taken to…
ODI 11110716
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Sporadic shifting. Transmission and/or oil pressure causes the truck to completly shut down on me when driving down the highway.
ODI 11111700
Electrical System · Power Train
Truck shifts into low gear at higher rates of speed and all gauges shut off, its a 720 code, output speed sensor circuit, ford had a recall that went to march of 2012 and mine was built in october and not covered under the recall, this is a safety issue and you could loose control at anytime when it start to down shift when going 70mph
ODI 11111816
Power Train
Vehicle was in motion on the highway traveling at 65-70 mph. Speedometer stops functioning and indicates 0 mph. Odometer indicates a series of dashes "-------". The transmission speed remains at constant rpm regardless of pressure applied to throttle. Indicator for powertrain malfunction/reduced power/electronic throttle control momentarily appears. Driver applies pressure to throttle and hears the engine response,…
ODI 11114042
Power Train
Transmission would downshift for no reason. Also sometimes it would try to start off in the wrong gear. Turning the engine off and on resets the issues, but it come back. Dealer fixed the issue, around $1000.
ODI 11109600
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
Vehicle experiences hard downshift from higher to lower gears while driving at highway speeds on interstate highway, causing rear wheels to skid and vehicle to jerk. Vehicle looses power with rpm indicator on dash showing engine revving at or above 1,500 to 2,500 rpms while driving on local roads and streets. When starting from a stopped position the engine rpms will climb to 1,500 to 2,000 and the vehicle will no…
ODI 11114648
Engine · Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford f-150. While driving 55 mph, the vehicle would downshift into a lower gear and slow down. The rpms increased and the contact was concerned that the engine would blow a rod. The vehicle was taken to the dealer (watertown ford chrysler, 1600 9th avenue se, watertown, sd 57201, [redacted]) who offered to repair the vehicle at the contact's expense. The repairs were not completed and the…
ODI 11114181
Electrical System · Power Train
Once the truck is idling, after a few moments a wrench logo is displayed and all the tach gauges turn off and the acceleration is sluggish. Sometimes when driving the truck doesn't leave 1st gear or it'll bounce around gears. When the truck is turned off and then turned back on, everything can go right back to nornal. Having this issue is a major safety issue if the vehicle stalls in traffic or worse. Many reports…
ODI 11105404
Power Train
Truck shifts into first gear from fourth and fifth gears and back wheels lock up has happened several times in the past few weeks
ODI 11109564
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford f-150. While driving 70 mph, the gear shifted into first gear without warning. The contact had to turn the vehicle off and back on for it to operate normally. The vehicle was taken to strieter lincoln motor company (520 w kimberly rd, davenport, ia 52806, [redacted]) where it was diagnosed, but the dealer stated that the vehicle was out of warranty. The vehicle was not repaired. The…
ODI 11130914
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford f-150. While driving 50 mph, the gears shifted without warning and caused the rear tires to seize. The vehicle was taken to the dealer (charlie henderson ford inc, 105 u s 90, waveland, ms 39576, [redacted]) for diagnostic testing, but no errors were found. The contact stated that the failure continued. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was…
ODI 11110990
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford f-150. While driving approximately 60 mph, the vehicle downshifted on its own. The contact continued driving to a complete stop due to heavy traffic. The contact switched into neutral and turned off the vehicle. The vehicle was turned off, restarted, and operated normally. The contact stated that the same failure occurred previously and the yellow wrench warning indicator…
ODI 11102665
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford f-150. While driving 45 mph, the engine made an abnormal noise, the rpms increased, and the vehicle decelerated rapidly and almost came to a complete stop. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was approximately 81,000. *tt*jb
ODI 11102633
Power Train
Truck would drop out of gear while driving, and most gauges stopping working when this happened. Happened 3 times before i got a repair. 2 of those times were at about 30-35 mph and the transmission came out of 4th or 5th and jumped into 1st gear, throwing the truck around a bit. I happened to be slowing down each of those times and it didn't become a safety concern. The 3rd time was at least 60 mph on a freeway,…
ODI 11112319
Power Train
Transmission randomly downshifts while driving, causing wheel lockup and unsafe condition
Fire reported
ODI 11102583
Electrical System · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Sudden downshift into 1st gear at highway speeds. Speedometer and digital display stops working.
ODI 11101648
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 f-150. While driving 35 mph in third gear, the vehicle gear unexpectedly shifted to fifth gear and then to first gear with the power train warning indicator illuminated. The contact pulled the vehicle over to the side of the road and turned the vehicle off. Once the vehicle was restarted, it operated normally. The contact also mentioned that the failure occurred periodically. The vehicle…
ODI 11119006
Power Train
At highway speeds mph drops to zero transmission shifts to 5th gear airbag and seatbelt lights come on. To reset truck must be stopped turned off and restarted. Other times speedometer is erratic and transmission shifted erratic also even to first gear at hwy speeds.
ODI 11101037
Power Train
I was driving roughly 30 mph down a residential street with some loose rocks (due to a recent storm) when my f150 suddenly dropped into first gear causing my rear wheels to lock and slide a bit. I was going straight and there was nothing out of the ordinary going on.
ODI 11100493
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Truck was having issues with randomly disengaging from cruise control, loss of power from a stop, and erratic downshifting. On the highway the cruise control would disengage, speedometer would go to 0 then back to its actual speed. From a stop sign/stop light, when the light would turn green the truck would spit and sputter, shifting erratically, rpm would go up but no power. When cruising around 45mph truck…
Crash reported
ODI 11103982
Power Train
My truck had 3 separate incidences, the first two times the truck would downshift without warning and the tachometer would jump around sporadically while the truck lurched. The third incident would be that taking off from a cold start the vehicle would start out in 5th gear and the speedometer would not move from 0.
ODI 11100671
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train
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…
ODI 11217432