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 truck will down shift at any given time. I have had this issue happen a couple of times in the city at lower speeds 40 mph or less. Truck will typically get back in sink and drive normal. The latest incident was the scariest. I was on the interstate traveling at 70 mph in 6 gear. And the truck down shifts into 1st gear!!!! Locking the rear wheels up in traffic at this speed is dangerous and luckily no one was…
ODI 11180539
Power Train
My car has open recall since feb 2019, no remedy still to get it fixed. I cant drive undafe car, ford nit willing to buy it back. In march i was going down the hill and car was in front if me, i assume i would be able to stop if it had no issues but i think the transmission slipped and it went out of vontrol for a second
Crash reported
ODI 11221628
Power Train
I just got a recall notice on my 2013 f-150 fx4 on the transmission abruptly downshifting hard. Which mine is doing, and i called my local ford dealership and i was told, that i can't come in until the second quarter, after march. What? Are you serious! People have been injured because of this issue. My truck is starting to hard shift bad...before it was minor and now its frequent and worse!!! This needs to be taken…
ODI 11179915
Power Train
While driving the truck at speeds of 40-60 mph the transmission automatically downshifts to a lower gear (6th to 1st) and the transmission starts shifting gears very erratic then smooths out and shifts back to 6th gear. Very concerning and unsafe especially when on the highway or in heavy traffic situations
ODI 11176677
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford f-150. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 19v075000 (power train). The contact called the randall ford dealer [redacted], located at [redacted], fort smith, ar 72903) and it was confirmed that the parts were not available. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and was not able to confirm when the parts were to become available. The contact had not…
ODI 11207566
Power Train
Output speed sensor the recall was put out on feb 12th 2019 and at this point they still don't know when the software will be available to correct the issue. This truck is our daily driver and i am traveling with our child - they say the recall could cause the transmission to drop from 6th gear to 1st gear - this does not make me feel safe. We are going on 3 months now - i called today and they still have no idea…
ODI 11205988
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford f-150. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 19v075000 (power train). The contact called henry curtis ford at [redacted] (located at [redacted], petaluma, ca 94952) and was informed that the parts were not available. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and was not able to confirm when the parts were to become available. The contact had not experienced a…
ODI 11197368
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford f-150. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 19v075000 (power train). The contact called lehighton ford at [redacted] (located at [redacted] e, lehighton, pa 18235) and was informed that the parts were not available. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and was not able to confirm when the parts were to become available. The contact had not experienced a…
ODI 11190948
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford f-150. While driving approximately 50 mph and attempting to apply the brakes, the gear downshifted on its own. Also, the wrench symbol and check engine indicator illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was coasted over to the side of the road. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the transmission failed. The vehicle was towed to plaza ford…
ODI 11186098
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Vehicle is down shifting to gears while the car is in motion, causing the vehicle to come to a abrupt stop. I was going 55 mph and the vehicle down shifted without notice, causing the vehicle to swerve into on coming traffic. This has happen several times, i do not feel safe operating the vehicle. Took it to the dealership and was told that there was nothing that they could do to fix the issue, due to the engineers…
ODI 11180453
Power Train
Vehicle transmission slips while towing causing intermittent speed changes. Received a p0735 dtc code-gear 5 incorrect ratio.
ODI 11180006
Power Train
2013 ford f150 super. Consumer writes seeking reimbursement for worked performed on vehicle. After recall was issued. *ld *js
ODI 11222177
Power Train
I have open recall with no remedy available. One dealer did repair when there is no remedy available!!! Another dealership confirmed about no remedy and no way to fix it. Now ford giving me hard time with buyback because if that 'repair' by their dealership. I attach info
ODI 11208779
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford f-150. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 19v075000 (power train). Quirk ford of augusta ([redacted], hallowell, me 04347, [redacted]) indicated that the software was not available to provide the recall repair. The manufacturer stated that the part may be available in the second quarter of 2019. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution…
ODI 11186779
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford f-150. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 19v075000 (power train). The contact called apple ford at [redacted] (located at [redacted], columbia, md 21045) and was informed that the parts were not available. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and was not able to confirm when the parts were to become available. The contact had not experienced a…
ODI 11186649
Power Train
Erratic shifting when driving. Would downshift from 5th to 1st randomly at high speeds. When put into drive in parking lot would start transmission in 5th and not move. Suspect it is the lead molding frame in the transmission that is causing the issue. Ford issued a recall for all lead mold frames for the 2011 and 2012 f150s but it is clear it is still plaguing the 2013 and 2014s.
ODI 11176686
Power Train
Have taken our truck twice to the dealer we bought from (chevy dealer) for transmission problems and they haven't been able to find anything wrong. The transmission feels like it will randomly slip into neutral, and when i say randomly i mean while going 60mph on the highway or from driving after stopping at a stop sign or traffic light. We press the gas and get nowhere. Sometimes, we switch into neutral, then back…
ODI 11179775
Power Train
TRANMISSIOM SHIF TO FIRST SPEED
ODI 11180924
Power Train
While driving at approximately 40 mph. The transmission started to randomly change to 1st gear then to 3rd, 5th, 1st. Causing the truck to temporarily lock up the rear wheels and buck uncontrollably. Very frightning. Almost causing loss of control of the vehicle.
ODI 11175969
Exterior Lighting · Power Train
Downshifts into 1st... Still...after the recall appointment. Reset, but continues and we have only had the truck a short time. It has almost caused a few wrecks and one with a trailer pulling machinery. We bought this truck to have a newer truck to haul our horses as well, and cannot do that. This needs to be taken care of! We have all ford f 150's in our family and hate to have to change to something else if this…
ODI 11206949
Engine · Power Train
While driving and in 6th gear on a [redacted], the truck shifted down into 1st and caused me to slide off the road. Wheel almost locked up. I turned the truck off and restarted about 10 minutes later. Placed the shifter in manual and used manual to get home. They next day truck ran but engine runs rough and trans acts up now and then.no damage but now the truck doesn't run right. I cleared the codes but not much…
ODI 11183654
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford f-150. While driving 70 mph, the vehicle accelerated on its own. The contact's spouse was driving and pulled the vehicle over onto the shoulder. The driver turned off the engine and waited a while. Once the vehicle was restarted, the driver managed to drive home. The contact stated that the service vehicle (wrench icon) illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic…
ODI 11174464
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Today while driving 70mph my truck shifted to 1st gear causing the truck to lock the rear tires, swerve from left to right, rpm's to the max rev limit, loss of power, dash cluster went blank, wrench symbol showed up, then wrench symbol was gone with a blank dash cluster. Truck then jumped to 3rd gear, back to 1st, then back up to 5th gear. Pulled over turned of truck, took out key, re-started truck and issue was…
ODI 11174383
Power Train
Truck downshifts while driving down the road speed sensor jumps around and truck starts jerking back and forth. No lights come on the dash to say anything is wrong. It has done it three times on the interstate. Once it did it while not moving it jumped into fog gear and wouldn't shift
ODI 11173818
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford f-150. The contact stated that the recall notice for nhtsa campaign number: 19v075000 (power train) was received. After notifying green ford ([redacted], greensboro, nc), the contact was informed that the parts needed for the recall remedy were still not available. The manufacturer was not notified. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.
ODI 11228244