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
I was driving down the interstate and my truck just downshifted into 1st out of no where causing my back tires to lock up and me to lose control of my vehicle. I brought it to the dealership and they said it was an internal part failure dealing with an output sensor on the lead frame. It looks like there is a recall for this exact problem on 2011-12s but mine is a 2013 bought in 2012, and is still under 50,000, car…
ODI 11079702
Power Train
On 3/12/18 at approximately 7:20am, without warning my rear wheels & drivetrain locked up while on an icy/frost covered bridge at i96 and newburg rd in livonia. My vehicle suddenly lost control as i my steering wheel and front wheels were about to make a left turn manunever. My vehicle spun out of control at around 10 mph and my vehicle hit the bridge curbing. Luckily i didn't hit another vehicle at that…
Crash reported
ODI 11079008
Power Train
I was driving at 60 mph and the truck suddenly downshift twice. The second downshift revved the engine very high causing a quick jerk at the fairly high speed. This occurred at approximately 6000 ft on a two lane straight mountain road. Had this occurred a few days earlier when driving on snow and ice, i would have surely lost control and collided head on with the large boulders or huge pine trees. This could have…
ODI 11076926
Power Train
While traveling approx. 30 mph transmission shifts suddenly into 1st or shifts suddenly into 5th/ dash info disappears/ orange wrench displayed. Suspect bulkhead connector.
ODI 11081388
Power Train
The 2013 f150 transmission downshifts often and randomly while the vehicle is operating at higher speeds (45 mph +) on the highway and on city streets. Typically the vehicle is movng straight and not turning. The downshift is typically from 6th gear to 3rd gear and more often from 5th gear to 2nd gear. In the latter instance, the rear wheels skid when the pavement is wet. The transmission moves back into the…
ODI 11076111
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford f-150. The contact stated that the speedometer failed to function, there was a sudden loss of power, and the vehicle inadvertently downshifted. The dealer (grand ledge ford, 6080 e saginaw hwy, grand ledge, mi 48837, [redacted]) stated that the transmission lead frame needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified and suggested that the vehicle be diagnosed and repaired by a…
ODI 11104557
Power Train
Vehicle will abruptly downshift to 1st gear at highway speeds of 65 mph causing rear tires to lock up and skid. Dtc codes p0720 and p0722 indicate faulty transmission sensor. Extremely unsafe!
1 injury
ODI 11082469
Power Train
Vehicle will randomly shift into random gear while driving at various speeds. Speedometer will drop to 0 and quit functioning and airbag indicator will come on. You have to turn off engine and restart vehicle. This started the day after i bought it used from a ford dealer. It has occured at 5 times in the last week. These are the same symptoms as recall for 2012 f-150's listed in nhtsa campaign #16v248000. My…
ODI 11075615
Power Train
The transmission will stay in 3rd or 5th gear sometimes at a stop. This causes a power loss and no acceleration. The transmission will also "hunt for a gear a low speeds between 1st and 2nd gears. An orange wrench will flash in the info center on the dash when this is happening intermittently. The transmission also downshifted from 6th gear to 1st gear while the cruise control was set at 75 mph. This caused the…
ODI 11076383
Power Train
Transmission in the truck started shuddering while driving several times. Also lost power when pulling into traffic. Wrench light came on dash and all gauges zeroed out. Took to vehicle to dealer and they advised was a po722 trans lead frame issue. The same issue ford has had with 2011 and 2012 trucks. Paid $800 to have it fixed while owners of 2011 and 2012 fords are having their same issue fixed for free.
ODI 11076646
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train
Dining acceleration the truck would sputter in higher rpm then just recently i would be doing 70 mph down the highway and i would get a service light with power reduction which in turn would require me to pull over shut the truck off restart it and try again. I would get back up to speed and it would repeat. Each time only getting about a mile up the road and it would repeat. Took the truck into the dealer as it was…
ODI 11075154
Power Train
In february 2018 my 2013 ford f-150 while driving at approximately 50 to 60 mph the truck would without warning slam into first gear and causing the rear tires to skid for a split second. This truck is the vehicle that my wife uses on a daily basis to commute and to run our kids back and forth from school and sporting events so to me it was very unpredictable and extremely dangerous situation to be put in without…
ODI 11186326
Power Train
The vehicle will unexpectedly shift into 1st gear no matter what speed you are at. I had it shift from 5th to 1st at 55 mph and lock up the rear wheels. I immediately pulled off the road and had it towed.
ODI 11081085
Engine And Engine Cooling · Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford f-150. On several occasions, while driving various speeds, the vehicle downshifted and stalled. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to nielson ford (375 nj-23, sussex, nj 07461, [redacted]) multiple times, but no diagnostic failure codes were found and the failure could not be duplicated. The vehicle was not repaired and continued to downshift and…
ODI 11078325
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford f-150. While driving between 30-40 mph, the vehicle downshifted into first gear without warning. The contact pulled the vehicle off the road, turned off and restarted the vehicle, and the vehicle started to operate as intended. The failure was intermittent. The vehicle was taken to mooresville ford (located at 151 e plaza dr, mooresville, nc 28115, [redacted]) to be diagnosed. The…
ODI 11180053
Power Train
Transmission shifts to 1st gear, locks break for a split second, speedometer goes to zero while in motion. Happens on both highway and city street. Read up on it and seems like it could be the molded leadframe but not positive. Happens often, about every other week
ODI 11073635
Power Train
Faulty lead frame in transmission causing abrupt down shifts from 6th to 1st at high speeds as well as getting stuck in any one particular gear for prolonged periods of time at all travel speeds. I have video footage of the transmission stuck in 5th gear at 0 mph. Repair bills totaling $552.95 attached. Note mileage is 65289.
ODI 11074631
Power Train
My truck has 58,000 miles on it. About 6 months ago it periodically began having issues losing power and shifting erratically. Initially, i pulled over and cut the truck off and restarted it. This solved the problem temporarily. Recently it began to do it more and more frequently. I took it to my local mechanic and he ran a diagnostic on it. It came back as a problem with the "lead frame module" in the transmission.…
ODI 11121839
Power Train
And start up the truck shifts from 1st to 5th gear and back down and all gears in between shifting is erratic and dangerous problem goes away after about 5 stops and restarts wrench on dash illuminates also check engine light
ODI 11076063
Power Train
We found out recall after accident last year - when turning - automatic transmission downshifted locked, vehicle skid and caused accident. Was declared a total loss by insurance, we told them was not our fault. We had to pay deductible and out of pocke to try to replace vehicle. Now same vehicle is also under same recall.
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 11182000
Power Train
'erractic shifting' three times i was driving at 50 to 60 miles per hour and suddenly the erratic shifting (truck down shift with any warning) and the rear tires locked up immediately. (when this happens the speedometer and the rpm is erractic too) it is too dangerous if another car would have come near me would have crashed. These times i had time to put the emergency lights. Turn off the truck and turn it on…
ODI 11067334
Power Train
Transmission is shifting erratically. Dropping several gears for no reason. Gas mileage has been slowly degrading over the last year. I believe this is because the transmission is over revving before shifting gears. The transmission fluid often smells burnt.
ODI 11088342
Power Train
A sudden downshift occurred while driving my 2013 ford f150 on a four-lane highway at approximately 60 mph january 31,2018. It happened twice that day, and i immediately took it to my local ford dealer. They said i shouldn't drive it until it was fixed. They still have it as of today, 2/7/2018. My description of what happened exactly matches the description in your documents published 12/25/2017(?). The description…
ODI 11175081
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford f-150. The contact stated that there was an internal failure with a connector in the transmission assembly. The vehicle intermittently shifted from sixth gear to first gear and, at times, failed to accelerate. The vehicle was not diagnosed by a dealer. An independent mechanic diagnosed that the connector(s) needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was…
ODI 11132843
Power Train
I have had several occasions where the vehicle appeared to slip into a lower gear. At low to normal speed, this caused wheel spin and tire screeching. In addition, the transmission seemed sluggish upon the occurrence and resisted a response from the accelerator. These occurrences all happened in city street driving at low to moderate speeds while the vehicle was in motion
ODI 11065707