2011 Ford F-150 Speed Control & Cruise Problems

At 45 mph the gear downshifted causing back tires to skid. Then gear illumination disappeared and wouldn't go into gear(while trying to leave a steep boat ramp) very scary!

Unexpectedly downshifting into first gear result in a loss of vehicle control happened on September 20, 2024 and continue on and off.

While driving, my truck down shifted suddenly. Already 3 times on different occasions.

A recall was issued for an intermittent failure of the transmission speed sensor (OSS), campaign 16S19. I took the truck to a Ford Dealership, Mike Reichenbach Ford, in Florence SC. The technician reprogrammed the PCM. This did not resolve the issue and the truck continues to downshift or not shift at all. I spoke with the dealership and with the Ford Motor Company. I believe this truck was taken to a dealership more than once without the issue being resolved. I am respectfully request Ford make good on the safety recall of a known issue.

Was in 6th gear(on a 6speed transmission) and immediately my truck downshifted to 1st gear causing my back tires to lock up and almost crash into a median. This is due to a CSP that Ford no longer offers to fix because it "expired".

Transmission downshifted to 1st gear causing the rear wheel to lock momentarily while driving 40mph on the highway and then shifted back to 5th gear. Transmission will occasionally stay on 3rd or 5th gear when at a complete stop. Dealership refuses to remedy recall issue for my truck. I have complained multiple times.

My truck start to accelerate by itself and the light indicator goes crazy from parking to gear 1 From there the truck it can be controlled

Ford 150 2011 has had acceleration issues for the last 2 years. I heard there was a recall on this model of truck with the Eco boost but mine was not on the list but I am now having issues and mechanics are having a difficult time figuring out what has been happening. Code light doesn't specify a problem.

I was driving on the highway at 65 mph and the truck downshifted on it's own from 6th gear to 3rd gear causing the truck to loose power. This has happened twice while driving on the highway and the transmission recall has been updated prior to this.

Driving down the expressway yesterday doing approximately 72 miles per hour and the vehicle does a HARD SLAM down to first gear and picks right back up to 6th. Now my concern is not only for the lead frame issue, but my transmission is being damaged every time this continues to happen. Since Ford was not able to even LOOK at my car until June 2023 (Its currently APril 28, 2023), I elected to take to a reputable 3rd party repair shop. At which I was told that the parts on are order and on an "undetermined time" for receiving and Im stuck driving my vehicle with these issues, that ford is aware of, that are becoming a bigger safety issue each time I drive it. Disappointing to say the least. Ford cant build quality trucks. They dont own up to their known safety issues. They cant even schedule to see them in a reasonable timeframe. They dont have adequate parts available. And us consumers are stuck footing the bill and inconvenience. Do better Ford. We are all disappointed.

My truck has been shifting hard..or taking a very long time to shift into gear. When I put the truck into reverse it doesn't indicate/light up the R-reverse light on dashboard which is dangerous not knowing what gear the truck is actually in..after quite some time it will slam or thud hard into reverse but still doesn't illuminate on the dash...then when switching into drive it slams very hard into gear. My acceleration has also been acting up and does not accelerate normal anymore. It's very sluggish and slow to get going which is very dangerous sometimes when entering a highway. I've also been going 40-50 mph and suddenly I lose power and my truck slows down and I have no control over it..hitting the gas only revs engine but does nothing. My reverse lights don't work sometimes either and my rear window has also quit working. I have contacted the locao ford dealer about these issues and the person was not only rude but was without doubt trying to rush me off the phone and told me they were booked up for many weeks and it'd be awhile before I could get the truck looked at...I bought thus truck in November 2019 and had taken it in for a recall that they had to do a quick reprogramming...come to find out there was also at the time a safety recall which "expired'" at 10 years or 150000 miles which is IMO total nonsense and unprofessional of Ford to not make this a real recall that they are required to fix knowing the many issues thousands of vehicles are having due to there negligence when they were built. It's not right to have there customers pay thousands out of there pockets to replace parts that are known to quit working properly and cause many safety issues for people driving the faulty vehicles. We are already paying monthly payments and the only thing the expired safety compliance/ not actual recall is doing for Ford is making them lose loyal customers. I truly worry about the unsafe occurrences that may happen with my child in my truck now and it's not right

My vehicle is experiencing the same issues that were identified under recall 16V-248 with the exact same year, make and model vehicle. Several times, while driving at high speeds, the vehicle will display a wrench logo (MIL) and the vehicle will either downshift to 1st gear or completely lose all power to the pedal. After turning the ignition off and back on, for a period of time the vehicle will only move in 1st gear, will not downshift and the speedometer will not move. The check engine light will illuminate for a period of a few days and will without reason turn back off until the downshifting happens again.

Well known 6R80 Transmission Molded Lead Frame defective, causing unexpected and dangerous downshift/loss of power, instrument gauges malfunction and both wrench light and engine light come on. Ford somehow avoided recall to save millions, instead issuing Customer Satisfaction Program 19N01, however replacement part is in short supply and dealerships weren't taking appointments then due to Covid pandemic. Following up recently with Ford dealer since symptoms have worsened, apparently program is now expired and they won't fix. We were nearly rear-ended twice attempting to merge onto freeway, so took it to a reputable local former Ford tech, but he can't obtain the part, which is back ordered everywhere, yet apparently Ford has. Putting everyone on notice and hoping it doesn't take a serious accident/avoidable lawsuit for Ford to do the right thing. Pls advise accordingly. Thank You. Desperate in NV...

Vehicle speedometer stopped working, the total mileage indicator read all dashes “- - - - - -“ and the transmission was shifting to the wrong gear. For example from a stop the truck would immediately be in fifth gear. The yellow wrench indicator came on briefly and then went away. I turned the truck off then on again and the problem went away and I made it home. Today I took the car to get the safety recall completed, and on my way home the car speedometer stopped working again and I was not able to accelerate while I was making a left turn. This left me stranded in the middle of the intersection and I had to restart the car and the problem went away. I asked the dealer if they would look into the lead frame extended warranty and they would not honor the coverage because I am at 155,000 miles and the coverage ends at 150,000 miles and because it is a 10 year coverage but my car was manufactured 10 years and 3 months ago. The recall did not fix my issue and the vehicle is not safe to drive. The issue is however intermittent and I am a college student who must commute 1hour away to attend the university. I don’t feel safe driving the vehicle, there was one point when the car down shifted rapidly and caused my car to jerk to a stop. I was only going 15 miles per hour so it was not too dangerous. Please help. The recall software update is all they were willing to help me with. Although the problem still persists.

MY TRANSMISSION IS DOWNSHIFTING ON ITS ON WHEN DRIVING HOME WITHOUT CHANGING GEARS. I HAVE TO SHUT IT OFF AND WAIT BEFORE I CAN DRIVE IT AGAIN. I WAS IN THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC WHEN THIS HAPPENS AND IT IS VERY SCARY. AND IT CONTINUES SO I'M UNABLE TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE IT'S TO DANGEROUS.

AFTER TAPPING THE FLOOR ACCELERATOR THE ENGINE WENT TO FULL THROTTLE AND STAYED THERE. EVEN AFTER PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN PARK THE ENGINE REMAINED AT 7000 RPM. OUTSIDE TEMP WAS -2F. VEHICLE HAD BEEN IDLING FOR 7 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE EVENT OCCURRED WHILE PULLING INTO PARK AT 10 MPH. ALMOST HIT A PARKED CAR AND BUILDING BUT WAS ABLE TO BRAKE AND PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK. AFTER RUNNING AT FULL THROTTLE IN PARK FOR AT LEAST 30 SECONDS THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. ALSO, THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD WASH SPRAY STOPPED WORKING A FEW DAYS EARLIER.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE VEHICLE ABRUPTLY DOWN SHIFTS , DASH BOARD GOES BLANK, WRENCH LIGHT POPS UP AND SPEEDOMETER ZEROS OUT. FORCING YOU TO STOP

THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK BECAUSE OF A CENSOR EITHER UP BY THE STEERING COLUMN OR THE SENSOR BY THE MASTER CYLINDER UNDER THE HOOD ! IT'S ABOUT A $150.00 FIX BUT I JUST GOT THIS TRUCK AND STARTED DRIVING IT SO I WAS SHOCKED WHEN I WAS HAVING PROBLEMS SO EARLY!! FOR A AVERAGE PERSON THAT IS NOT MUCH BUT FOR ME I LIVE IN DISABILITY IT SURE TAKES THE MONEY AWAY FROM FOOD I WAS GOING TO BUY SO IT'S A HARDSHIP. I LOVE THE TRUCK AND IT'S GREAT BUT IT'S HARD FOR ME TO GET IT FIXED BECAUSE I RELY ON THE CRUISE CONTROL TO KEEP THE SAME SPEED WHEN GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY . PLEASE IF THERE IS ANYTHING YOU CAN DO PLEASE LET ME KNOW INCLUDING SENDING ME THE PART AND I'LL PUT IT ON IT?S THE CRUISE CONTROL SENSOR UNDER THE HOOD BY THE MASTER CYLINDER. IT RELEASE SO THE TRUCK WILL SLOW DOWN WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL IS TURNED OFF . PLEASE AND THANK YOU. HAVE A BLESSED DAY [XXX] AGAIN THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME . IT'S JUST HARD FOR EVERYONE RIGHT NOW . I KNOW IF I HAD THE PART I COULD FIX IT IN 30 MINUTES! THANK YOU SIR OR MAN I HAVE TALKED TO A LOT OF PEOPLE AND THEY SAID THEY ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS I AM . I HOPE YOU CAN JUST SEND ME THE PART IF I NEED TO BUY IT I SURE WILL I?LL SEND THE MONEY AS SOON AS I GET THE PART ! PLEASE AND THANK YOU I REALLY NEED YOUR HELP I JUST DON'T HAVE THE CASH UNTIL I GET PAID. THANK YOU AGAIN SO MUCH [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN TWICE BUT THE SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T WORK AND WON'T COME OUT OF 1ST OR SECOND GEAR. LUCKILY BOTH TIMES IT WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY AFTER I STARTED IT. CODES P0720 AND P0722 CAME UP BOTH TIMES WHICH IS THE SPEED SENSOR PROBLEM. THERE IS OR WAS A RECALL ON THIS YEAR AND MAKE, MODEL AND I NEED IT FIXED PLEASE. THANK YOU.

I WAS DRIVELING MY TRUCK FROM 6 GEAR JUMP DOWN TO 1 GEAR. I STOP TURN OFF AND TURN BACK ON MY TRUCK WAS FINE AFTER THAT BUT NOW DOESN'T CHANGE FROM THE FIRST GEAR. THIS HAPPEN IN HIGHWAY 26 LUCEDALE MS.