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The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the transmission gear indicator was no longer illuminated on drive(D). The transmission then unexpectedly downshifted. The "See Manual" message was displayed, and the transmission warning light was illuminated. The contact was able to pull over to the side of the road; however, the vehicle failed to restart immediately. After several attempts, the vehicle was able to restart, and the contact drove to the residence. The failure recurred. An independent mechanic jumpstarted the vehicle at the residence, and the check engine warning light was illuminated. The independent mechanic determined that the transmission range sensor circuit needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V075000 (Power Train); however, neither the VIN nor the model year was included in the recall. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but informed the contact that there was no recall associated with the VIN. The contact was advised to file a complaint with the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was 83,662.
The truck went into limp mode while driving in the highway and did a hard shift down. The truck almost crashed due to the sudden problem. The code that came up was P0706 and P0707. From what I understand, Ford has had problems with this in previous years. The problem still occurs with my truck model as well.
When I-??m driving my truck-??s transmission wants to down shift to first gear at highway speeds making the rear wheels lock up doing 60 plus mph at random times and ford is aware of the issue this could have put me and my small children in a car accident I could only imagine what a first time driver would
- Maryville, TN, USA
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When driving the transmission will shift to different settings forcing the rear wheels to lock up and sending the truck into limp mode. The wrench light will appear for a short amount of time and the truck will go back to running like normal. I was told by the dealer the Transmission Lead Frame needs to be replaced and my vehicle is currently in the shop facing a $1500 repair. I had the power train control module replaced a few weeks ago because the truck had similar problems but not to the extreme of what I faced yesterday [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
This has happened quiet a bit I'm driving on the highway going 75mph set my cruise control and I go to pass or up a hill and the truck engine and tranny light start flashing the truck losses power it won't go even when u push petal to floor it also spits and sputters if u turn of the cruise control put the car n neutral and shut it off then back on it stops this seems to b an constant thing there's no engine light or tranny lights on after it happens
The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, an abnormal rumbling sound was coming from the vehicle without warning. The vehicle was initially taken to a dealer where the transmission was serviced under warranty; however, the failure persisted. An appointment was made with the dealer to have the vehicle serviced. The contact rode along with an independent mechanic who stated that the transmission would shuddering due to a defect with the torque converter. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 65,000.
The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving 60 MPH, the transmission became very difficult to shift into first gear. The contacted that the transmission was partially engaged. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was able to restart but the failure persisted. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where it was diagnosed as a failure with the leadframe. The contact was informed that the leadframe needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but instructed the contact to call the NHSTA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 68,878. The VIN was not available.
Faulty lead frame. Resulted in truck getting stuck in high gear while driving and after multiple occurrences the truck won't start. Transmission sensor malfunction has been confirmed by codes pulled. Very important safety issue that Ford has issued recalls on (just not my VIN) and also has known service bulletins on. Yet no one is fixing for customers or holding Ford responsible for this obviously known issue and ongoing failure.
I have a 2016 F150 built in Kansas City that has the lead frame transmission issue noted in the attached PDF. I am being told that my truck does not qualify for the warranty coverage. Would like to understand why when this is a known is with these transmissions and my truck meets the requirements less than 10 years old and under 150,000 miles. VIN: [XXX] MILEAGE: 95,500 Please explain why my truck does not qualify? Thanks, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Transmission will down shift to first while driving on highway. Code come up for transmission speed sensor short. Same as in the 2011 to 2013 models. That tab should be extended to later models. It is unsafe and could cause an accident/ death in high speed driving.
The rear seat not lock in seat position its very dangerous in accident. Another problem ist when the transmmission decelerate she past the 3 at 1 speed dirrectly and a knoging in the transmission. Can you expect that please
A common transmission failure on these trucks is the lead frame. My truck threw two codes related to the input speed sensor failing which resulted in $2,200 in repairs on a truck with 24,500 miles. This is a common issue that is unresolved and could cause accidents, injury, or death due to truck spontaneously going into limp mode.
The transmission gear selector light will go out and a see owners manual message pops up with a maintenance wrench. Then the truck will not shift gears or even goes into neutral while driving. Very unsafe when driving in traffic.
The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving 60-65 MPH, the vehicle lost motive power. The contact veered to the side of the road. The contact was able to restart the vehicle and drive to the residence. The contact stated that the failure recurred while driving. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the transmission molded leadframe had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The contact related the failure to an unknown recall. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and a case was opened. The manufacturer referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 92,000.
Galvanic corrosion forming on transfer case because of improper bolts used to connect steel bolts onto an aluminum case corrosion is bad will eventually lead to transfer case failure an safety concern
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- Georgetown, SC, USA