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
The front wheel bearings are going out, it is called the spindle part of the hub, makes loud vibration sounds and can be felt and heard throughout the car at lower speeds. Sounds of rubbing or grinding with low miles and just purchased used from dealer weeks ago.
ODI 10930282
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford f-150. While driving various speeds, the wrench warning indicator illuminated and the speed decreased. The vehicle would not accelerate while depressing the accelerator pedal. The dealer diagnosed that the throttle body failed. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 41,770.
ODI 10920637
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford f-150. While driving 70 mph, the vehicle downshifted to first gear and caused the contact to lose control. The contact was able to shift the vehicle into neutral and pull over. The vehicle was restarted and driven in first gear to the contact's residence. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the power train control module needed to be reprogrammed and…
ODI 10909999
Power Train
With cruise control set on and going 70 mph, on a straight level highway, transmission downshifted to 1st gear. Rear tires slid, engine rpm's were increased from the engine braking effect of the sudden downshift and tires dragging. Pulled off the road and turned off the engine for a short time. Started the engine and went home slowly without another issue. Did a search for what happened and found the recall for 2011…
ODI 10907076
Power Train
Like many other ford throttle body complaints in vehicles 2010-2013 mine has the same electrical connection problem from the vehicle computer to the throttle body itself. Sending the vehicle into the "limp home mode " while in motion at any speed causing a safety issue by, at any given time losing throttle control.this vehicle needs to be included in the earlier recall ( customer satisfaction program via ford motor…
ODI 10905678
Power Train
When driving the truck randomly goes into 1st gear. The problem is escalating. Before it did it once or twice and when you would have it looked at you couldn't duplicate it.
ODI 10986234
Engine · Power Train · Service Brakes
Upon leaving my driveway which is on a hill i went to apply my brakes and had no response, caused me to go off the curb. My brake pedal was hard to operate i went on line and did some research found out about recall.
ODI 10895053
Power Train
Taking off from a start, vehicle acted like transmission was slipping, then slammed between 5th gear and 2nd gear repeatedly, and entered limp home mode. Separate instance: when passing another vehicle on two-lane road, full throttle, vehicle slammed into 2nd gear and entered limp home mode while i was in oncoming traffic, forcing me to abort the pass. Both times, in order to resolve the problem, i had to pull over,…
ODI 11058403
Power Train
Traveling highway at approx. 60 mph when truck downshifted to lower gear causing rear wheels to jump until truck could be stopped. Pulled to side of road and shut vehicle off. After brief period, started truck and was able to drive awhile normally. Truck did the same thing again and i pulled to side of road and shut vehicle off again. Let stand for awhile, then started vehicle and was able to get home. Took the…
ODI 11210274
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford f-150. While driving various speeds, the transmission downshifted into second gear and the vehicle decelerated abruptly. The failure was experienced several times. The vehicle was taken to an unknown dealer where a failure code for the transmission load sensor was found. The transmission load sensor was replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The vin…
ODI 11151742
Fuel System, Gasoline · Power Train
Throttle was completely lost. Truck would only run around 5 mph maximum. Would not take throttle at all. This is a very dangerous condition when in a high traffic and multi lane setting where all the other vehicles are running at high speeds. It is also very dangerous when pulling a 7000 lb trailer with no or extremely limited pull offs for emergencies such as this. It creates a very real possibility of death. This…
ODI 10876560
Power Train · Steering
When i turn on and place the truck in drive, my steering wheel locks up to where i cant use steering wheel, i get a error on dash stating "assist power steering failure. I place truck in park and turn vehicle off, and restart and problem seems fine, until steering wheel locks up while driving and i get this same error. Ford dealer is charging me $2000 to fix this problem. This could cause a major crash. I believe…
ODI 10873343
Power Train
While accelerating to merge into traffic on the interstate the truck shuttered violently and lost all power to the drive train. Motor was still running but transmission would not engage for approximately 10-15 seconds. Tapped accelerator 2 times and motor would rev up but transmission did not engage again until third attempt. I have my truck serviced regularly, this is not a low transmission fluid issue and seems to…
ODI 10872701
Power Train
While driving 75 mph the transmission dropped into a low gear enough to make the tires bark, then within seconds while assessing what happened it happened again. I put the vehicle in neutral and coasted to the shoulder. If a car had been following within 3 or 4 car lengths there would have been a collision. The action was severe and abrupt. The motor never shut off, but the transmission shifted into a lower gear…
ODI 10862932
Power Train
Vehicles has several times after being at a stop, vehicle will not engage transmission. Vehicle will accelerate engine rpm's, but is like it is neutral and speedometer goes to 0. Vehicle will roll, but stops in middle of road, intersection or shoulder if enough speed before it stops. Brought vehicle in 2 times and kinsel ford dealership can't get it duplicate problem. Called ford motor and they told me they can't…
ODI 10865145
Power Train
Truck shifts up & down by self. Jerks hard when shifting. When stopped speedo goes to 30 to 50 and shows in 3rd gear. At start in this situation it jumps violently forward. When trying to merge with traffic will not shift out of 1st gear. Restart and take back roads as it is not safe in traffic or where there are pedestrians at a cross walk. Phil long ford denver is waiting to hear from ford. Ford has started a case…
ODI 10864560
Power Train
While accelerating, the vehicle has suddenly dropped down to a lower gear, and flashed a wrench symbol on the dashboard. When this occurs, all dashboard indicators zero out and speed drops drastically. This has occured on both a city street and on the highway. The time it occured one the highway, i nearly lost control of the vehicle. After the second time the issue occurred, i took the vehicle to a dealership. They…
ODI 10983195
Power Train
I've repeatedly taken this vehicle to the ford dealer. It has the stutter shift problem, sticking in either 1st, 3rd, or 5th gear. Shifting from 1st to 5th when accelerating, downshifting from 5th to ist with the resulting screech of the rear wheels and going into limp mode, remaining in 5th gear when stopping, the display going blank and the rectangle with wrench symbol occurring, etc. Etc. Iv'e read many of the…
ODI 10945580
Power Train
While driving the vehicle at 50mph the truck suddenly shifted from 5th gear to 1st gear causing the rear wheels to loose traction and loss of control into on coming cars in a turn lane. After a few seconds noticing the rpm's reached 6800 the truck shifted to 3rd gear and i was able to avoid impact. No trouble lights or any indications were given. I'm filing a complaint to see if any other owners of this year truck…
ODI 10883292
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
Upon entering freeway merging traffic i had a hard acceleration .my truck stumbled would not go any faster then 30 mph by then the semi was on my rear causing a serious problem had to pull off to the shoulder .waited a few minutes and the problem seam to go away. This has occurred numerous times.
ODI 10895060
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford f-150. While driving approximately 65 mph, the transmission downshifted without warning and the instrument cluster failed suddenly. The vehicle was stuck in fifth gear. The contact notified the dealer and they advised the contact to wait a moment and restart the vehicle. The contact was able to coast the vehicle over to the side of the road to restart the vehicle, which reset the…
ODI 10839948
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford f-150. While driving at any speed, the vehicle would shift into third gear without warning. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, but was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 24,793.
ODI 10946385
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
My truck has been experiencing hesitation upon acelleration and is making noises and my check engine light was on. I took it to the dealership on february 2, 2016 be fixed and at first it was covered under warranty. I took it back on february 16, 2016 bc i had to have a ford rental per ford. The truck was repaired but then it wasn't covered per ford and i had to pay over $400 to get it fixed. My check engine light…
ODI 10853995
Power Train
Vehicle decelerated during attempt hard acceleration. Had loss of power while trying to accelerate on two separate occasions. Once while accelerating on an on ramp and once during acceleration up a steep incline and highway speeds. Both during wet conditions. Check engine light came on while decelerating and then went off after slowing and pulling to side of road. Dangerous circumstance while trying to merge and…
ODI 10820779
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
This is an update to my complaint filed preciously. After the second episode of loss of power and the check engine light coming on. I took my ecoboost powered truck to a ford dealer and they performed tsb 14-0017. This was supposed to fix the engine loosing power. This is why the nhtsa closed the investigation of the f150 ecoboost. This has not worked. Yesterday 11-7-2015 i was on a 2 hour highway trip in rainy…
ODI 10789073