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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATES THE TRANSMISSION WAS MALFUNCTIONING BY RAPIDLY SHIFTING TO A LOWER GEAR WHILE TRAVELLING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS 45 TO 50 MPH. THE CONTACT HAD TO QUICKLY SLAM ON THE BRAKES BRAKES AND PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE MANUFACTURER STATED SIMPLY THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL SO THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIRS. THE DEALER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. TF

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WHILE DRIVING, SOMETIMES DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MILES AN HOUR PLUS THE TRUCK WILL WITHOUT WARNING DOWNSHIFT TO FIRST GEAR. THIS HAS CAUSED SIGNIFICANT CONTROL PROBLEMS WHEN THE WEATHER IS BAD AS ROADS ARE SLICK. WE ALSO LOOSE OUR SPEEDOMETER. WE HAVE TAKEN OUR TRUCK INTO FORD AND THEY TWICE REPROGRAMMED THE TRUCK. THE FIRST TIME FAILED RIGHT AWAY THE SECOND TIME THEY SAID IT WAS GOOD AND WHILE DRIVING HOME WITH OUR KIDS IN THE CAR IT ONCE AGAIN DOWNSHIFTED WITHOUT WARNING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MILES AN HOUR. WE NOW HAVE SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT HAVING OUR FAMILY IN THE TRUCK FOR FEAR OF LOSS OF CONTROL WITHOUT WARNING. THIS STARTED HAPPENING WHEN WE FIRST PURCHASED OUR TRUCK IN JULY OF 2018 AT 148,000 MILES IT NOW HAS 162,000 AND IS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY.

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I RECENTLY DISCOVERED THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM GOING AROUND WITH FORD IN THEIR TRANSMISSION 6-SPEED TRANSMISSIONS AUTOMATICS IN YEARS 2011 TO 2014 I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF MY VEHICLE IS ON THIS RECALL LIST SO I CAN TAKE IT IN FOR SERVICE AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT IS THE USUAL SCENARIO REGARDING REPAIRS TO THIS PROBLEM

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE GEAR SHIFTED FROM FOURTH TO FIRST GEAR UNINTENTIONALLY. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE AND POWER TRAIN FAULT WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE REAR WHEELS SEIZED AND THE GEAR SELECTOR WAS NOT ENGAGING INTO THE SELECTED GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR CIRCUIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE AS LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V248000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD UNEXPECTEDLY DOWNSHIFT TO FIRST GEAR, REGARDLESS OF THE VEHICLE SPEED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND AN UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO O'REILLY AUTO PARTS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SPEED SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 163,000.

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ENGINE COMPLETELY TURNS OFF OR DIES AND ALL INSTRUMENTS ALSO TURN OFF. NOT ABLE TO STEER OR NAVIGATE THE VEHICLE AT ALL. IT'S COMPLETELY DEAD. ALSO TRANSMISSION LURCHES FORWARD WITH NO WARNING AT LOW SPEEDS CAUSING YOU TO SLAM ON BRAKES OR HIT WHATEVER IS IN FRONT OF YOU.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION AUTOMATICALLY DOWNSHIFTED. THE FIRST, SECOND, AND SIXTH GEARS WERE SKIPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEACON JONES FORD-LINCOLN (3301 MCLAIN ST, GOLDSBORO, NC 27534) WHERE THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V248000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,180.

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AS I DRIVE MY F-150 AS A DAILY DRIVER AND EVERYDAY IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM. BUT AS IT SNOWED THE OTHER DAY I PROCEEDED TO THE GROCERY STORE ON A STATE HIGHWAY AND I WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 35MPH WITH A 50 MPH POSTED SPEED LIMIT AND AS IT DOWNSHIFTED UNEXPECTEDLY I LOST CONTROL AND THE VEHICLE SPUN AROUND AND ENDED UP FACING THE WRONG WAY ON THE ROAD. THANKFULLY THERE WAS NO OTHER VEHICLES INVOLVED

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED AND THE REAR WHEELS SEIZED. IN ADDITION, THE RPM GAUGE DECREASED TO ZERO AND THE WRENCH SYMBOL ILLUMINATED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V248000 (POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 181,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE AND WRENCH WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED INTO FIRST GEAR. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SHOULDER, SHUT OFF THE ENGINE, AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THE FIRST TIME IN DECEMBER OF 2018 AND WORSENED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THOROUGHBRED FORD (8501 N BOARDWALK AVE, KANSAS CITY, MO 64154) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MOLDED LEAD FRAME FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

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THE FORD F-150 WITH A 6R80 TRANSMISSION WAS DOWN SHIFTING WHILE DRIVINGI IT. HAD TO HAVE IT REPAIRED BY FORD. THEY SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS TRANSMISSION. THER HAS BEEN TROUBLE WITH THIS TRANSMISSION. SEVERAL TIMES THE ALST 2 YEARS

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MY 2011 FORD F150 3.5 L ECOBOOST HAS SUFFERED A PROBLEMATIC OUTPUT SHAFT SPEED SENSOR ISSUE (ERROR CODE P0722) WHERE MY TRUCK WILL SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFT TO 1ST GEAR. THE SPEEDOMETER SHOWS ME GOING 'ZERO' AND THE ODOMETER SHOWS DASHES INSTEAD OF THE MILEAGE. A COUPLE TIMES I WAS GOING HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN THE DOWNSHIFT HAPPENED CAUSING A LOT OF CONCERN FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY! I RESEARCHED THIS AND LEARNED THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT ONLY IF THE TRUCK WAS MANUFACTURED IN DEARBORN OR KANSAS CITY, WHICH MINE WAS NOT. (TSB13-6-8) MY MECHANIC NOW TELLS ME THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS GROWN, THAT I NOW NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. HE QUOTED ME $7,500 TO FIX THIS. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY BUT DON'T HAVE A CHOICE BUT TO GET IT FIXED. IF THIS PROBLEM WAS ONLY IN THE TWO FORE-MENTIONED FACTORIES, THEN WHY DID I SUFFER THE SAME ISSUE? THAT MAKES NO SENSE. I SUSPECT THE PROBLEM IS MORE WIDESPREAD THEN JUST TRUCKS FROM DEARBORN OR KC.... I NEED HELP, FORD!

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2011 F150 WITH RECALLED TRANSMISSION 6R80 HAS PROBLEMS DESCRIBED IN RECALL BUT MY VIN IS NOT REPORTING IN RECALL. THE RECALL NUMBER IN QUESTION IS FORD RECALL #16S19, NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 16V248000. MY TRANSMISSION IS DOWNSHIFTING TO FIRST AT ANY SPEED CAUSING TIRES TO LOCK AND SKID AS WELL AS LOOSE POWER COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING. TOOK TRUCK TO TED BRITT FORD THIS MORNING AND THEY CONCUR WITH THE ISSUE BUT AGAIN VIN IS NOT IN RECALL. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE COVERED BY RECALL. TRUCK IS UNDER 10 YEARS OLD AND 115K MILES.

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DRIVING ON I95 TRAVELING AT 81 MPH, TRUCK SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED HARD TO AROUND 30 MPH ALMOST CAUSING ME TO BE REAR ENDED BY A SEMI. WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, SPEEDOMETER WENT TO 0 AND ODOMETER READING WENT TO ALL DASHES. WAS ABLE TO GET TO SIDE OF INTERSTATE. WAS TOLD THERE IS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THIS PROBLEM ESTABLISHED IN 2016 WITH MY YEAR TRUCK BUT WAS TOLD BECAUSE MY TRUCK WAS MADE IN MARCH OF 2011 IN KANSAS IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED. IF IT WAS MADE IN DETROIT IN MARCH OF 2011 IT WOULD BE COVERED. OUTRAGEOUS. AFTER RESEARCH, I FIND THIS IS STILL HAPPENING ON THIS MODEL AND YEAR OF FORD F150. ACCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED AND ARE STILL OCCURRING BUT I CAN GET NO RESPONSE FROM FORD AS TO WHY THIS IS NOT BEING FIXED UNDER THIS EXTENDED WARRANTY. I WANT SOMEONE TO KNOW BEFORE A DEATH OCCURS IF ONE HAS NOT OCCURRED TO DATE.

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ON THE MORNING OF JANUARY 17TH 2019 I WAS TRAVELING EASTBOUND ON TX-114 BETWEEN N KIMBALL AVE AND E SOUTLAKE BLVD TRAVELING AT THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT WHEN MY 2011 F150 DOWNSHIFTED INTO 1ST GEAR CAUSING THE REAR WHEELS TO LOCK UP AND THE REAR END STARTED TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT. I REGAINED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND PULLED OVER TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER. I EXITED THE HIGHWAY AND KEPT THE SPEED BELOW 30MPH AND DROVE DIRECTLY TO THE GRAPEVINE FORD DEALERSHIP. I BELIEVE THIS IS RELATED TO FORD RECALL 16S19, NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 16V248000. A FEW YEARS AGO THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTING HARD AND THE LEAD FRAME WAS REPLACED AT 5 STAR FORD IN LEWISVILLE, TX.

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VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTS VIOLENTLY IN MOTION, FREEWAY SPEED YOU REDUCE ACCELERATION AND GEAR SHIFTS FROM 6 TO 4; STREET SPEED FROM 3 OR 4 TO 1. SIMILARITIES TO RECALL NOTICE 16V248000

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED INTO SECOND GEAR AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V248000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SISK FAMILY FORD (565 OAK ST, FOREST CITY, NC 28043, 828-245-1626), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 136,000.

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I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 50MPH WHEN MY TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY POWERED DOWN AND WENT TO 1ST GEAR. AFTER DOING REASEARCH THE ISSUE IS LEAD FRAME TO THE TRANSMISSION.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND THE VEHICLE JERKED SO HARD THAT THE CONTACT ALMOST STRUCK THE WINDSHIELD. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS, THE GEAR SHIFTED BACK INTO DRIVE ON ITS OWN. IN ADDITION, THE SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONED AND NONE OF THE GAUGES FUNCTIONED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO DRIVE NORMALLY HOURS AFTER THE FAILURE, BUT THE SERVICE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SHAKER'S FAMILY FORD LINCOLN (831 STRAITS TURNPIKE, WATERTOWN, CT 06795, (860) 945-4900) WHERE THE DEALER DENIED THAT THE VEHICLE MALFUNCTIONED AND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED, BUT ANOTHER APPOINTMENT WAS MADE FOR NEXT WEEK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

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VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTS FROM HIGH SPEEDS DOWN TO 1ST OR 2ND GEAR WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THIS CAUSES RAPID DECELERATION AND HIGH RPMS. ALSO AT TIMES THE TRANSMISSION WILL ALSO NEUTRAL OUT AND I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER ACCELERATION.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER BECAME STUCK WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, IT OPERATED NORMALLY. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR AND TRANSMISSION FLUID WERE ADDED, INCLUDING A NEW FILTER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000. *DT*JB

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SUDDEN AND RANDOM DOWNSHIFTING. WHILE IN DRIVE, THE TRANSMISSION WILL SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFT INTO A LOWER GEAR, COMPLETELY AT RANDOM. THIS CAUSES A MAJOR LURCH AND "JUMP" IN THE TRANSMISSION AND SPEED DECREASES GREATLY. HAPPENS AT HIGH AND LOW SPEEDS. DOES NOT SEEM TO BE INDUCED BY "HARD" DRIVING OR GENTLE DRIVING. CANNOT FORCE IT TO OCCUR. HAVE NOT TAKEN IT INTO DEALER TO BE CHECKED AS NO CODES (ENGINE LIGHT OR GEAR) APPEARS. THIS IS A KNOWN RECALL ISSUE FOR OTHER F150'S BUT MY TRUCK ISN'T COVERED, BUT IS DEFINITELY HAVING THE SAME ISSUES.

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STARTED VEHICLE IN GARAGE, DEPRESSED BRAKE, MOVED SHIFT SELECTOR TO REVERSE POSITION AND "R" INDICATOR DIDN'T LIGHT, VEHICLE WOULDN'T MOVE IN REVERSE. WOULD MOVE FORWARD & "D" INDICATOR LIT. TURN VEHICLE OFF, RESTARTED, MOVED SHIFT LEVER TO "R" INDICATOR AND IT LIT AND VEHICLE WOULD MOVE. THIS HAPPENED 3 TIMES BETWEEN 12/21/2018 & 12/25/2018. HAD FRIEND TRY SHIFTING WHILE I WATCHED REAR BACKUP LIGHTS. THEY LIT WHEN "R" WOULD LIGHT, AND WOULDN'T LIGHT WHEN "R" WOULDN'T LIGHT. ALSO ON 25TH, ALL SHIFTER POSITIONS WOULDN'T LIGHT WHEN RETURNING HOME. VERY SCARY!

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WHILE DRIVING MY SPEEDOMETER GOES TO DASHES AND TRUCK FAILS TO SHIFT. I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND SHUT THE TRUCK OFF TO TRY AND RESET IT. IT TAKES SEVERAL TIMES OF DOING THIS TO RESET THE TRUCK.

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THERE WAS A RECALL / EXTENSION OF FACTORY WARRANTY FOR THE 2011 F150 RELATED TO FAILINGS OF THE OUTPUT SPEED SENSOR ON THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION LEAD FRAME. MY TRUCK HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH FAILINGS OF THE SPEED SENSOR AND THE LEAD FRAME, AND REPORTEDLY NEEDS A NEW LEAD FRAME. THE TRANSMISSION CONTROLS HAVE FORCED A DOWNSHIFT INTO FIRST GEAR, CAUSING A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE UNIT THEN GOES INTO LIMP MODE. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BY FORD HAS HAPPENED TO MY UNIT SEVERAL TIMES. IT HAS LED TO THE RECALL OF CERTAIN UNITS: F150'S BUILT IN THE KANSAS CITY PLANT BETWEEN 8/19/2011 THRU 3/9/2012-MINE WAS BUILT IN THIS PLANT ON 10/2011 AND SHOULD FALL UNDER THIS EXTENDED WARRANTY / RECALL, BUT I HAVE BEEN TOLD MY UNIT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL, WHICH IS PUZZLING.

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