What 2,796 owners told NHTSA about the 2013 Ford F-150 Supercab Diesel

I know how to drive it is not cool to be in trouble for not being able to control a truck that malfunction

NHTSA ODI 11453569

Vehicle accelerated without driver pressing gas pedal and RPM gauge jumped up to 5 (which is red zone). Brake pedal went to the floor when brakes were applied instead of causing the vehicle to stop. Emergency brake was used, and driver lost control of the vehicle resulting in a terrible accident. The crash caused injuries to driver and the death of a bicyclist.

NHTSA ODI 11442730

PUT TRUCK INTO PARK TO HELP TRUCK AHEAD OF US UNLOAD BED. OUR TRUCK WAS IN PARK WITH ENGINE ON, WITHIN 3 MIN TRUCK BEGAN ACCELERATING AND CRUSHED BODY IN BETWEEN TWO TRUCKS. HAD TO PRESS BREAKS (CAR STILL ROLLING) SHIFT INTO REVERSE, BACK INTO PARK BEFORE CAR WOULD STOP ROLLING THEN WENT INTO REVERSE. *TR

NHTSA ODI 11327173

I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT 55 MILES/H PULLING A TRAILER WITH A LIGHT LOAD. THE TRUCK SUDDENLY WENT FROM NORMAL ENGINE SOUND TO A LOUDER AND LOUDER SOUND AND IT SLOWED DOWN AS IF I WAS BEEN DRAGGED BACKWARD. THE ENGINE SOUND FELT LIKE THE TRUCK HAD DOWN SHIFTED FROM A HIGHER TO A LOWER GEAR AND WAS BRAKING ON ITS OWN WHILE I WAS TRYING TO COMPENSATE BY GIVING MORE GAS SO THAT I COULD PULLOVER SAFELY. WITHIN A MINUTE THE TRUCK STOPPED STILL, THERE WAS SMOKE AND FIRE THAT SPREAD RAPIDLY THROUGH THE CABINE AND ENGINE. WE NEARLY ESCAPED. I WAS UNABLE TO COMPLETELY CLEAR THE TRAILER OFF THE ROAD AS THE TRUCK HAD COMPLETELY STOPPED. THE TRUCK BURNED COMPLETELY. BEFORE REPORTING THIS INCIDENT I CALLED FORD, PROVIDED MY VIN NUMBER AND ASKED WHETHER THERE HAD BEEN ANY RECENT RECALLS ON MY F150. FORD CONFIRMED THAT A RECALL (# 19S07) THAT IMPACTED MY VIN WAS ISSUED IN FEB, 2019. HOWEVER, I DO NOT REMEMBER RECEIVING ANY NOTIFICATION FROM MY FORD DEALERSHIP.

NHTSA ODI 11232607

WHILE IN MOTION ON A MAIN ROAD THE TRUCK SPONTANEOUSLY DOWNSHIFTED FROM 5TH GEAR TO THIRD GEAR AND IF NOT FOR THE SEATBELT WOULD HAVE THROWN ME THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REVEALED A P0720 CODE AFTER THIS HAPPENED AND THE TRUCK IS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY.

NHTSA ODI 11112187

TRUCK WAS HAVING ISSUES WITH RANDOMLY DISENGAGING FROM CRUISE CONTROL, LOSS OF POWER FROM A STOP, AND ERRATIC DOWNSHIFTING. ON THE HIGHWAY THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD DISENGAGE, SPEEDOMETER WOULD GO TO 0 THEN BACK TO ITS ACTUAL SPEED. FROM A STOP SIGN/STOP LIGHT, WHEN THE LIGHT WOULD TURN GREEN THE TRUCK WOULD SPIT AND SPUTTER, SHIFTING ERRATICALLY, RPM WOULD GO UP BUT NO POWER. WHEN CRUISING AROUND 45MPH TRUCK DOWNSHIFTED FOR NO REASON CAUSING A LOUD CLUNKING SOUND, THIS HAPPENED TWICE CONSECUTIVELY. TOOK IS TO SIMMONS ROCKWELL TO GET IT DIAGNOSED, AFTER I HAD ALREADY RESEARCHED THE ISSUE AND KNEW WHAT IT WAS, AND THEY REPLACED THE MOLDED LEAD FRAME IN THE TRANSMISSION. THIS WAS EXACTLY THE ISSUE THEY HAD THAT CAUSED THE RECALL ON THE 2011/2012 MODELS. THE REPAIR COST WAS @ $500. I WAS JUST READING AN ARTICLE WHICH STATED THAT THE NHTSA MAY ORDER ANOTHER RECALL WHICH WOULD INCLUDE THE 2013 MODEL.

NHTSA ODI 11103982

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE RUBBER CAR MAT SLID UNDER THE BRAKE PEDAL AND WAS OVER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A WALL BARRIER DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL PROPERLY. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE BUT NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,985.

NHTSA ODI 11052851

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE DID NOT DECELERATE AND INCREASED IN RPMS WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A BODY REPAIR SHOP, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

NHTSA ODI 10690861

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE SUDDENDLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT AFTER PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND BACK INTO DRIVE THE FAILURE RECURRED, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO TO THE VEHICLE A SECOND TIME. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000.

NHTSA ODI 10597373