What 2,137 owners told NHTSA about the 2011 Ford F-150 Supercab Diesel

I WAS DRIVING AROUND 50MPH AND EXPERIENCED SUDDEN DOWNSHIFTING, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THIS VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY RECALLED FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM, BUT ALL THEY DID WAS UPDATE SOFTWARE RATHER THAN FIXING THE REAL ISSUE: THE MOLDED LEAD FRAME. THEY ARE WELL AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND THIS PART SHOULD BE REPLACED ON EVERY AFFECTED VEHICLE BEFORE THEY EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM RATHER THAN AFTER.

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OUT PUT SENSOR WENT BAD TRUCK WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF 5TH GEAR AND THERE WAS NO SPEED O METER .DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 75MPH TRUCK DOWNSHIFTED INTO 3RD GEAR THEN WENT TO 5TH GEAR BUT WOULDN'T SHIFT OUT OF 5TH GEAR PLUS THEIRS NO RECALL.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED INTO FIRST GEAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED ONCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V075000 (POWER TRAIN). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V075000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. GREEN FORD (3800 W WENDOVER AVE, GREENSBORO, NC 27407, (336) 292-8310) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

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TRANSMISSION SHIFTS FROM 3RD GEAR INTO 1ST GEAR WITHOUT NOTICE, CAUSING THE TRUCK RPM'S TO SPIKE AND THE TRUCK COMES TO A SUDDEN STOP, ONCE CONTROL IS REGAINED THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT OUT 1ST GEAR FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AND MUST BE DRIVEN VERY SLOWLY TO PREVENT THE ENGINE FROM OVER REVVING.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE UPSHIFTED FROM FIRST TO FIFTH GEAR INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME AND THEN TO CHIPOLA FORD (4242 LAFAYETTE ST, MARIANNA, FL 32446). THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING TRANSMISSION OIL AT THE BEARING HOUSING AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V075000 (POWER TRAIN). THE DEALER STATED THAT IN ORDER FOR THEM TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR, THE OIL LEAK HAD TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,000.

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2011 F-150. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ABRUPTLY DOWNSHIFTED TO A LOWER GEAR CAUSING THE SPEED TO REDUCE SEVERAL MILES PER HOUR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CONSUMER REFERENCED RECALL NOTICE 19S07/NHTSA RECALL 19V-075. *JS

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AFTER RECEIVED A RECALL LATER FOR OSS ON MY TRUCK, BRING TO GERVAIS FORD AYER MA, ON THE WAY TO THE DEALER, TRUCK TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFT, DEALER LOOK AT, AFTER ALL, THEY SAID THAT THE RECALL WAS ONLY FOR SOFTWARE UPGRADE AND THE PROCEDURE WAS DONE BEFORE FOR A 3TH PART, BUT YEAR AGO THE VALVE BODY WAS CHANGE ON THE SAME DEALER AND THE PROBLEMS ARE SIMILAR, THEY TRY TO CHARGE ME FOR DIAGNOSIS, THAT I REFUSED.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO CRANK AND START INTERMITTENTLY. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT HAD TO WAIT A BRIEF MOMENT BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE GEAR WAS CHANGED, THE GEAR INDICATOR WOULD NOT DISPLAY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. ALSO, THE "PRNDL" ILLUMINATION FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. LONG MCARTHUR FORD (3450 S 9TH ST, SALINA, KS 67401, (785) 823-2237) AND THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM MANUFACTURER CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12C123 AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V190000 (POWER TRAIN, EXTERIOR LIGHTING) DUE TO THE MILEAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V075000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DAHL FORD DAVENPORT (1310 E KIMBERLY DR, DAVENPORT, IA 52807) FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. AFTERWARDS, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED HARD SHIFTING THAT WAS NOT PRESENT BEFORE THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY WANTED TO CHARGE THE CONTACT FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND A CASE WAS OPENED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,711.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE OCCASIONALLY. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE SHIFTED INTO REVERSE, THE REVERSE INDICATOR WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FOX FORD MAZDA (3560 28TH ST, GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49512) WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V582000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND WAS UNABLE TO ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 181,000.

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2011 FORD F150. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ISSUES WITH TRANSMISSION. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED FROM 6TH GEAR INTO 1ST GEAR, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DRASTICALLY DROP IN SPEED AND SKID OUT OF CONTROL. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SHOULDER. THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNWILLING TO ASSIST WITH THE VEHICLE'S REPAIRS. *JS

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO SALINAS VALLEY FORD LINCOLN (1100 AUTO CENTER CIR, SALINAS, CA 93907, (831) 444-4444) TO BE REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V075000 (POWER TRAIN). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT SHIFT INTO THE REVERSE GEAR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE REVERSE GEAR FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 248,000.

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BEGINNING APPROXIMATELY 9 MONTHS AGO, WHEN I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE, IT BEGAN SUFFERING SUDDEN DOWN SHIFTS. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IT WOULD SUDDENLY DROP INTO THIRD GEAR, OR FIRST GEAR, VERY DRAMATIC! VERY SCARY! SOMETIMES IT WOULD GET STUCK IN FIRST GEAR WHEN I PULLED AWAY FROM A STOP SIGN AND, WHILE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, I HAD TO FIND A WAY TO PULL OVER AND SHUT OFF THE CAR AND RESTART IT TO CLEAR THIS FAULT. SOMETIMES THE FAULT WOULD NOT CLEAR WHEN I RESTARTED THE TRUCK. THIS BEGAN HAPPENING MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY AND I WAS VERY CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF MY FAMILY, WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN. WE PURCHASED THIS AS A FAMILY AND WORK TRUCK AND SUDDENLY WE FELT OUR LIVES WERE IN DANGER DRIVING IT. I LEARNED THERE WAS A RECALL ON 2011 F-150S FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM BUT WAS TOLD MY PARTICULAR TRUCK WAS NOT COVERED IN THIS RECALL. NO REASON WAS GIVEN. I OPTED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR MYSELF AND IT SOLVED THE PROBLEM. THAT WAS A LITTLE OVER A MONTH AGO AND WE HAVE NOT HAD A SINGLE RECURRENCE OF THE FAULT SINCE I PAID FOR THE REPAIR. DURING A PHONE CALL WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY I WAS PROMISED BY THEIR EMPLOYEE SHAY, EMPLOYEE NUMBER TO 19116 3, THAT FOR IT WOULD BE FULLY COVERING MY REPAIR. CAS - 17206 574 THEY DID COVER A REPAIR NUMBER ONE NINE S07, BUT THE MECHANIC IN CHARGE AT VALLEY FORD IN KALISPELL MONTANA TOLD ME I NEEDED 16 N 02. ONCE 16 N02 HAD BEEN PERFORMED MY TRUCK NO LONGER HAS SUFFERED ANY DOWNSHIFT OR TRANSMISSION ERRORS. IT IS MY BELIEF THAT MY TRUCK AND MANY LIKE IT SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE 16N02 RECALL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

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TRUCK WAS IN 4TH OR 5TH GEAR . WAS TRAVELING APROX 40 - 45 M.P.H. WITH OUT WARNING TRANSMISSION SHIFTS INTO 1ST GEAR. SLIDING ON LOOSE GRAVEL.

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STAYS IN LOW GEAR AND WON'T UP SHIFT. SHUT TRUCK OFF AND AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS IT SHIFTS. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. ONCE IT DID IT WHILE STOP AT A REDLIGHT. WENT TO PULL OUT AND IT WOULDN'T SHIFT OUT OF LOW GEAR. DID IT ANOTHER TIME WHEN I GOT IT IN AND FROM A COLD START ,PUT IT IN DRIVE AND IT WOULDN'T SHIFT OUT OF 1ST GEAR.

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ABOUT 30 MPH, LET OFF ACCELERATOR AND A LOUD CLUNK AND JERK HAPPENS. SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE WITH A SMALL DECLINE

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RECALL 12C23 DEALER& MANUFACTURER STATE DOESN'T APPLY DESPITE SAME SYMPTOMS IN RECALL. DEALER WITNESSED ISSUE WHILE DOING RECALL 19S07 I TOLD THEM OT HAD STARTED ABOUT THE SAME TIME I DISCOVERED THE CURRENT 19S07 RECALL. FORD SAID THEY WERE REPORTING THE ISSUE AS WELL.

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MOLDED LEAD FRAME AND OSS REPLACEMENT. I WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE MOLDED LEAD FRAME RECALL 16N02. I EXPERIENCED THE ELECTRICAL ISSUE DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL IN MY DRIVEWAY. MY DASHBOARD LIT UP LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE AND WOULD ONLY DRIVE IN FIRST GEAR. I DROVE TO A MECHANIC THAT WAS CLOSER THAN THE FORD DEALER AND WAS OFF OF BACK ROADS SO I COULD DRIVE IN FIRST GEAR. I PAID FOR THE REPAIR. I RECENTLY RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE 19S07 WHICH IS FOR PROGRAMMING THE OSS SENSOR. I ASKED TO BE REIMBURSED FOR MY REPAIR AND I WAS TOLD NO BY CRESCENT FORD & TRUCKS. THEY SAID 19S07 IS FOR PROGRAMMING ONLY. I BELIEVE FORD SHOULD REIMBURSE ME FOR THE LEAD FRAME, CONNECTOR, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID, AND THE SPEED SENSOR.

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S19S07 / NHTSA RECALL 19V-075 IS CAUSING FAILURE ON TRANSMISSION WITH NO ISSUES. I FOUND ONLINE THAT MY 2011 F150 WAS DUE FOR THE 19S07 RECALL 19V-075 OR THE INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF THE OUTPUT SPEED SENSOR (OSS). THIS RECALL HAS TO DO WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND "AN UNINTENDED DOWNSHIFT INTO FIRST GEAR CAN CAUSE AN ABRUPT WHEEL SPEED REDUCTION, WHICH COULD CAUSE THE REAR TIRES TO SLIDE UNTIL THE VEHICLE SPEED SLOWS DOWN." I HAVE DRIVEN AND OWNED THE TRUCK SINCE BRAND NEW AND IT HAD 16 MILES ON IT. I'VE NEVER HAD A TRANSMISSION REPAIR OR PROBLEM OUT OF IT SINCE I'VE HAD IT. HOWEVER, NOT WANTING TO RISK HAVING AN ISSUE, I TOOK IT IN TO THE LOCAL DEALER FOR THIS RECALL, THEY THEN UPDATED THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE WITH SOFTWARE TO PREVENT THIS. I RECEIVED THE TRUCK BACK AND DROVE IT HOME. THE FOLLOWING MORNING, I STARTED THE ENGINE, PULLED THE COLUMN SHIFTER INTO REVERSE, AND THE ORANGE LIGHT FOR THE SHIFTER DIAL ON THE DASH DISAPPEARED. NOTHING HAPPENED AT FIRST AND THEN IT SUDDENLY SLAMMED INTO REVERSE. THE SHIFTER LIGHT NEVER LIT UP UNTIL I PUT IT BACK IN TO PARK AND THE ORANGE SHIFTER LIGHT REAPPEARED. I THEN PULLED THE SHIFTER LEVER DOWN IN TO DRIVE AND AGAIN, THE ORANGE SHIFTER LIGHT ON THE DASH DISAPPEARED AND THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT GO INTO GEAR FOR A MOMENT AND THEN SUDDENLY SLAMMED INTO DRIVE. AGAIN, WITH NO SIGNAL ON THE DASH THAT IT WAS EVEN IN A GEAR, DRIVE, PARK, ETC. TOOK IT BACK TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER EXPLAINING THE SITUATION AND A DAY LATER THEY CALLED TO TELL ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAS A FAULTY TRANSMISSION LEAD FRAME CONNECTOR, WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, AND WOULD COST ME CLOSE TO $1,000 TO BE REPAIRED. I REFUSED THE REPAIR THAT WAS NOW GOING TO COST ME CAUSED BY THE RECALL AND SOFTWARE UPDATE. AGAIN, THE TRUCK HAD NO ISSUES BEFORE TAKING IT IN TO BILL UTTER FORD FOR THE TRANSMISSION RECALL AND SOFTWARE UPDATE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V075000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. LANCE CUNNINGHAM FORD (4101 EAST CLINTON HWY, KNOXVILLE, TN 37912, (866) 591-3943) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL MAY OR JUNE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

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AS A RESULT OF THE UNWANTED TRANSMISSION SHIFTING RECALL ISSUE, MY TRUCK HAS EXPERIENCED DAMAGE CAUSING PERMANENT TRANSMISSION DAMAGE. DEALER CLAIMS THAT FORD HAS ONLY AUTHORIZED A COMPUTER UPDATE; THEIR UNWILLING TO REPAIR THE RESULTING ISSUE UNTIL FORD GIVE AUTHORIZATION TO DO SO. WHEN I CONTACTED FORD THE REPRESENTATIVE SAID FORD IS ONLY AUTHORIZING COMPUTER UPDATE, DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE FAULTY PROGRAM HAS CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V075000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE SOFTWARE TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. ANDY MOHR FORD (2713 EAST MAIN STREET, PLAINFIELD, IN) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

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WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION TRANSMISSION GOES INTO FIFTH GEAR AND SPEEDOMETER GOES TO 0.ALSO VEHICLE SOMETIMES WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR UPON ACCELERATING.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, IT LUNGED FORWARD EVEN WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE BEGAN EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED THREE MONTHS AGO. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 184,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

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