Ford F-150 2011

• Recall 136000 [USA]: Unexpectedly downshifting into first gear may result in a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
  Ford motor company (ford) is recalling certain 2011-2013 f-150 vehicles equipped with a 6-speed automatic transmission. The transmission may unexpectedly downshift into first gear, regardless of vehicle speed.
  ford will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the powertrain control module, free of charge. The recall began march 4, 2019. Owners may contact ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 19s07.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Safercar.Gov.

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• Recall 110498 [USA]: An unexpected downshift into first gear can cause the vehicle to slow down suddenly without warning and the rear tires may slide or lock, increasing the risk of a crash.
  Ford motor company (ford) is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 ford f-150 trucks, 2012 ford expedition, lincoln navigator, and ford mustang vehicles. The affected vehicles are equipped with an automatic transmission that may unexpectedly downshift to first gear, regardless of vehicle speed.
  ford will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the powertrain control module with updated software, free of charge. The recall began on september 19, 2016. Owners may contact ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 16s19.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Safercar.Gov.

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• Recall 90488 [USA]: If this condition exists, the transmission may not go into reverse or when the driver pushes the shift lever in the reverse ?r? position and the vehicle?s transmission does go in reverse, the ?r? may not illuminate on the dashboard of the f-150, expedition, or navigator models and/or the backup lamp on the rear of the f-150, expedition, navigator, or mustang vehicles may not illuminate. these conditions increase the risk of a crash or a pedestrian being struck due to the vehicle?s not signaling it is in reverse.
  Ford is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 ford f-150, 2012 expedition and lincoln navigator, and 2012-2013 mustang vehicles, for failing to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard nos. 102, "transmission shift lever sequence, starter interlock, and transmission braking effect" and 108 ?Lamps, reflective devices and associated equipment.? These vehicles may have a transmission range sensor (trs) that was calibrated out of specification for reverse gear.
  ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the trs as necessary, free of charge. The safety recall began on june 11, 2012. Owners may contact ford motor company customer relationship center at 1-866-436-7332.
  ford's recall campaign number is 12c23.Customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.Safercar.Gov.

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• Recall 91493 [USA]: This will allow the operator to inadvertently shift the vehicle into gear without the brake pedal being depressed, increasing the risk of a crash or injury to a nearby pedestrian.
  Ford is recalling certain model year 2011 f-150 vehicles manufactured from september 9, 2011, through september 22, 2011, and model year 2012 f-250, f-350, f-450 and f-550 heavy duty vehicles manufactured from september 12, 2011, through september 22, 2011. These vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard number 114, ?Theft protection.? The transmission can be shifted out of the park position without pressing the brake pedal due to brake shift interlock switch problem.
  ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the brake shift interlock switch function and replace the switch if necessary, free of charge. The safety recall began on december 22, 2011. Owners may contact the ford motor company customer relationship center at 1-866-436-7332.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.Safercar.Gov .

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• Recall 68880 [USA]: If an electrical short develops, an overheating condition may occur which could result in a vehicle fire.
  Ford is recalling certain model year 2011 ford f-150, f-250, f-350, f-450, f-550, edge, and lincoln mkx trucks manufactured from october 25, 2010, through november 20, 2010. These vehicles were inspected using integrated diagnostic system (ids) that had a custom software routine to read the suspect body control module (bcm) serial number. Based on the serial number the bcm was either not affected or replaced. The custom software routine was not reading the correct set of characters, and was not able to identify a bcm that required replacement affected bcms may have the potential for an internal short.
  dealer will inspect the body control module and if necessary replace it free of charge. The safety recall began on march 7, 2011. Owners may contact ford motor company customer relationship center at 1-866-436-7332.
  ford safety recall no. 10s14.Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.Safercar.Gov .

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• Recall 84204 [USA]: If an electrical short develops, an overheating condition may occur which can result in an unattended vehicle fire.
  Ford is recalling certain model year 2011 f-150, f-250, f-350, f-450, f-550, edge and lincoln mkx vehicles. During a six-day production period, the supplier of the body control module manufactured modules that may have the potential for an internal short.
  dealer will replace the body control module if necessary free of charge. The safety recall began on january 11, 2011. Owners may contact ford at 1-866-436-7332.
  ford's recall campaign number is 10s14.Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.Safercar.Gov .

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• Recall 2019065 [Canada]: Powertrain
  Issue: on some trucks, a sensor problem may cause the transmission to suddenly downshift to first gear. This could cause the rear wheels to suddenly slow and potentially create a loss of stability. Safety risk: a loss of vehicle stability could cause a loss of control and increase the risk of a crash. Corrective actions: the company will notify owners by mail. Owners will be instructed to take their vehicle to a dealer to have the powertrain control module reprogrammed.

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• Recall 2017246 [Canada]: Brakes
  On certain vehicles equipped with 3.5l v6 gtdi ecoboost engines, the electric vacuum pump (evp) may fail due to moisture entry through the engine vacuum harness. Failure of the evp may result in reduced brake assist immediately after first start up, and depending on the driver’s reaction, may result in extended stopping distance which may increase the potential for a low-speed collision causing injury and/or damage to property. Correction: dealers will replace the evp and vacuum harness.

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• Recall 2016183 [Canada]: Powertrain
  Certain vehicles equipped with a 6-speed automatic transmission may experience an intermittent loss of the transmission output-shaft speed sensor (oss) signal to the power control module. This could potentially cause an unintended downshift into first gear, which depending on vehicle speed at the time of the downshift, may cause the rear tires to slide or lock up until the vehicle slows. This may result in a loss of vehicle control without warning, increasing the risk of a crash causing injury and/or damage to property. Correction: dealers will reprogram the powertrain control module with updated software.

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• Recall 2012149 [Canada]: Powertrain
  Certain vehicles may have been equipped with an incorrectly manufactured transmission range sensor. In some instances, when the shift lever is placed in the "r" position, signal may not be provided to the electronic transmission range indicator "prndl" for "r" illumination and/or for backup lamp activation. Should the backup lamps fail to illuminate, the driver's intentions to reverse may not be conveyed clearly to other motorists and/or pedestrians, which could result in property damage and/or personal injury. Correction: dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the transmission range sensor.

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• Recall 2011426 [Canada]: Powertrain
  Certain vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of canada motor vehicle safety standard 102 - transmission control functions. The brake transmission shift interlock (btsi) switch may have been incorrectly manufactured and could fail. This would allow the transmission gear shift lever to be moved out of the park position without depressing the brake pedal. Depending which gear the driver selects, the vehicle could begin to move forward or backward immediately. This movement could result in property damage, or cause the vehicle to strike a bystander, potentially resulting in personal injury. Correction: dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the btsi switch.

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• Recall 2010463 [Canada]: Electrical
  On certain vehicles, the body control module (bcm) may develop an internal short. If an electrical short occurs, an overheating condition may result in a vehicle fire causing property damage and/or personal injury. Correction: dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the body control module.

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Bulletins are notices put out by manufacturers in conjunction with the NHTSA to notify the public of manufacturing issues or changes.

• Unexpected transmission downshift investigation # RQ17010

  The office of defects investigation (odi) opened an investigation based on consumer allegations of transmissions unexpectedly downshifting to a lower gear without input from the driver on model year (my) 2011-2013 ford f-150, expedition and navigator vehicles. Odi has received 455 unique reports related to the alleged problem that were not covered under a previous recall for this issue (16v-248).Expedition and navigator complaint rates are lower than f-150 complaints. Of those 455 reports, 34.7% claimed that the rear wheels locked up when the transmission downshifted. There were 4 accident claims with no injuries. There are many instances where drivers report leaving their lane or the road because of this issue.In response to odis information request (ir) letter, ford motor company (ford) responded with 783 unique reports related to the alleged problem. There were 6 accident claims with 3 injuries. Ford also submitted 1206 warranty claims related to transmission downshifting failures. The failure can occur at any time, but typically at higher speed, and include symptoms such as sudden transmission downshifting, loss of speedometer, erratic shifting of transmission, and transmission stuck in one gear. The failures typically occur without warning and may result in the rear wheels momentarily locking up. The driver often had to fully stop the vehicle and restart it to get the vehicle to shift properly.On february 2nd, 2019 ford notified odi that it would conduct a safety recall (19v-075) to remedy transmission downshifting failures on all 2011-2013 f-150 vehicles. Ford will also offer extended warranties to 2011-2013 expedition and navigator vehicles with the same issue. Per ford, some vehicles may experience an intermittent loss of transmission output speed sensor (oss) signal to the powertrain control module (pcm), potentially resulting in a temporary unintended downshift into first gear. Ford will reprogram the pcm with software that will prevent an unintended downshift into first gear and illuminate the malfunction indicator light in the event of an intermittent oss signal loss.The recall action initiated by the manufacturer appears to address the safety risks of concern to odi.Accordingly, the investigation is closed.The odi reports cited above can be reviewed at www-odi.Nhtsa.Dot.Gov/owners/searchnhtsaid under the identification (odi) numbers found in the attached list.
  

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• Brake vacuum pump failure investigation # EA15006

  On february 15, 2016, ford motor company initiated customer satisfaction program 15n05 to extend warranty coverage for the electric vacuum pump in certain model year (my) 2011 through 2012 ford f-150 pickup trucks equipped with 3.5l gtdi engines.The program extends coverage for up to 10 years of service or 150,000 miles from the warranty start date of the vehicle, all vehicles are eligible for the program through july 30, 2016 regardless of mileage.Fords program covers all repairs related to electric vacuum pump (evp) malfunctions including excessive noise, vibration, or change in brake pedal feel while applying the brakes at cold start. Ford states that the engine intake manifold is the primary source of vacuum for the brake booster and is fully compliant to motor vehicle safety standards without the supplemental vacuum supplied by the evp.The company also contends that failure modes related to the evp are progressive and provide warning to operators by way of noise and vibration before an operator to experience any temporary change in brake pedal feel.Odis analysis of warranty data found that the majority of claims involved consumer concerns with evp noise or vibration from the left front fender area when the vehicle is first started. Continued operation in this mode with pump motor noise will eventually result in the evp seizing or becoming non-functional.Component failure analysis indicated that ford and its supplier, continental, identified a pump crank drive corrosion condition due to moisture entry through the vacuum intake.Corrosion damage to evp internal components may eventually result in a blown fuse in the power distribution box and total loss of evp function.Analysis of consumer complaints, field reports, and warranty data related to evp failures found thatincidents predominantly occurred in driveways and parking lots in the periods immediately after cold engine starts.Many consumers operated their vehicle for some period of time with a blown evp fuse without realizing that the pump had failed or that the vehicle had a brake system malfunction.Consumers who did experience braking performance issues reporteda temporary hard brake pedal condition at start-up followed by more consistent normal pedal feel after few seconds.On june 22, 2015, ford developed a remedy procedure and issued tsb 15-0105 instructing dealers to replace the vacuum pump and install a new vacuum pump harness kit. In addition to reviewing test data submitted by ford, odi assessed safety risks associated with the alleged defect under various operating conditions, including: 1) baseline system performance with full engine and evp vacuum available using exemplar parts, 2) disabled evp and booster vacuum regulated to simulate worst case conditions for engine intake manifold vacuum supply to the brake booster (approximately 300 mbar); and 3) all source vacuum to the brake booster removed and optimized hydraulic braking (ohb) mode active to represent complete loss of brake booster function (note: this condition is a more severe brake boost system failure mode than the alleged defect).Odi also analyzed all complaints and warranty claims to identify incidents alleging brake system performance concerns related to evp failures.These analyses identified no brake performance issues or resulting changes in stopping distances either on highway or city traffic conditions.Two complaints alleging evp malfunctions caused or contributed to rear-end collisions during attempted decelerations from road speeds are not believed to be related to the alleged defect.The evp provides supplemental vacuum during initial start-up and idle with a cold engine.Both incidents (continued on attachment a)
  

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• Reduced power during hard acceleration investigation # PE13018

  On may 22, 2013, the office of defects investigation (odi) opened pe13-018 to investigate 95 complaints alleging incidents of reduced engine power during hard accelerations in model year (my) 2011 through 2013 ford f-150 trucks.Odi was aware of three technical service bulletins (tsbs) issued by ford for a condition that was related to moisture accumulation in the charge air cooler (cac) for the turbochargers.A preliminary evaluation was opened to gather information to assess whether the subject vehicles contain a safety related defect.The subject vehicles are powered by ford’s 3.5l ecoboost engine which uses twin turbochargers to obtain a balance of fuel economy and engine power based on the driver’s demand.When the driver requests more power from the engine, as in accelerating to pass, merge, ascend hills or haul a load the two turbochargers will spin up compressing the air which is then used to increase the power created by the combustion in the engine.The compressed air, which gains heat by the compression process, is passed through a charge air cooler (cac) which is designed to lower the temperature of the air in order to make the combustion process even more efficient (figures 1 and 2).In response to odi’s information request letter, ford indicated that a misfire condition could occur after steady-speed operation under significantly humid and rainy conditions.Ford’s analysis found that under those conditions, condensation could form and accumulate on the inside of the cac tubes which could then be ingested into the engine during particularly hard acceleration near wide-open throttle.An engine misfire of up to three cylinders could occur if the amount of condensed water released from the cac exceeded the engine’s operating threshold for water ingestion.Ford noted that due to regulations set by the epa, the powertrain software would disable up to two of the misfiring cylinders for no more than 30 seconds and until the driver tips out the throttle in order to protect the catalytic converter from damage. Ford’s testing of this condition on the subject vehicles showed that a vehicle experiencing such a condition would continue to maintain its speed as well as accelerate, albeit at a lower rate than expected by the driver.Similar results were obtained in testing done by nhtsa’s vehicle research and testing center in east liberty, ohio (figure 6).In an ongoing process to address the problem ford issued a series of tsbs where a deflector shield was installed onto the cac (figures 3, 4 and 5).In january 2014 ford indicated that its data shows that the tsbs have been effective in resolving the problem, that for the my 2013 vehicles their remedy is 100% effective and the latest tsbs for my 2011 – 2012 are 95% effective.The 525 complaints to odi and the total 4,120 unique vin complaints listed in the failure report are incidents of alleged reduced power or driveability symptoms and not all are necessarily related to the condition created by water ingestion.Reduced power conditions can occur for a variety of reasons including faults with ignition coils, spark plugs, a catalytic converter, the throttle body, turbocharger, fuel pump/filter, powertrain control module (hardware or software) or transmission shifting problems.Ford also noted that in a large number of warranty claims on the subject vehicles, the cac was replaced or a tsb procedure was performed when the symptoms exhibited were inconsistent with a cac water ingestion related issue.Given these circumstances, further use of the agency resources in this matter does not appear to be warranted.Accordingly, this investigation is closed.The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by nhtsa that a safety-related defect does not exist.The agency will continue to monitor complaints and other information relating to the alleged defect and take further action in the future if warranted.
  

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The contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the brakes would not engage when the brake pedal was depressed. The contact was also stated that the vehicle made an abnormally loud grinding sound whenever the brake pedal was depressed. The contact stated there was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the local dealer nor an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact was relating the failure to an unknown recall. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure and referred the contact to the nhtsa for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 128,000.

The truck will go from gear 6 to gear 1 and i lose all power. I've almost been in a wreck multiple times. I entered my vin and it shows no recalls on my truck but when i tried looking up what's going on with it i seen a recall regarding the exact same thing. Idk if it's because it's canadian or why.

Going down the road at 55 mph, and the truck went down to first gear, wouldn't show my speed, then wouldn't come out of 3rd gear.

Tried to apply the brakes and the brake pedal went to the floor without actuating the brakes. This happened suddenly and with no warning of any kind prior to the failure. I had to use the parking brake to bring the vehicle to a stop. The "brake fluid low" warning came on in the instrument cluster. The warning and the failure happened simultaneously, i.E. There was no indication of a problem until the braking system failed entirely. The vehicle had no braking action at all from the hydraulic brake system. Upon inspection the seals in the master cylinder appear to have failed, pulling all of the brake fluid into the brake vacuum-booster. It is my understanding that a problem identical to this one led to several accidents and a recall in the 2013-2015 f150. Clearly the issue is not limited to those model years as my truck is a 2011.

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. The contact owns cooper tires, tire line: discoverer at3 4s, tire size: p275/65/r18, dot number: utyj1m64318. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 21t002000 (tires) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The vehicle was taken to big o tires (1820 main st nw, los lunas, nm 87031) where it was confirmed that the part was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified and referred the contact back to big o tires. The contact had not experienced a failure. The vin was not available. Parts distribution disconnect.

Vehicle's slams into 1st while driving. There is a recall on this issue, but dealership says ford has stopped their initial fix. Apparently their fix is not working. Not able to get timeline on when ford will come up with a solution for this. Does not seem safe to drive, but i need a vehicle. I can't get it repaired so now i'm in limbo with no vehicle. Feel helpless.

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. The contact stated while driving approximately 35-40 mph, the hazard lights independently activated, the doors failed to unlock, and the windows failed to adjust as desired. The contact stated that the battery had failed. The contact disconnected the battery to stop the hazard lights from draining the battery. The contact stated that the other failures persisted. The vehicle was diagnosed by an independent mechanic who informed the contact that the body control module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 208,000.

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.

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.

Common OBD-II Error Codes

• B141B [1] B141B
• B141C [1] B141C
• P161A [1] P161A
• P0016 [1] Crankshaft Position - Camshaft Position Correlation (Bank 1 Sensor A)
• P0300 [1] Random/Multiple Cylinder Misfire Detected
• P0301 [1] Cylinder 1 Misfire Detected
• P0302 [1] Cylinder 2 Misfire Detected
• P0303 [1] Cylinder 3 Misfire Detected
• P0304 [1] Cylinder 4 Misfire Detected
• P0305 [1] Cylinder 5 Misfire Detected
• P0306 [1] Cylinder 6 Misfire Detected
• P2270 [1] O2 Sensor Signal Biased/Stuck Lean Bank 1 Sensor 2
• P2272 [1] O2 Sensor Signal Biased/Stuck Lean Bank 2 Sensor 2
• P1636 [1] Theft Deterrent Start Enable Signal Not Correct/ Main Relay Malfunction (Power Hold)
• C1278 [1] STEERING Wheel Angle 1and 2 Signal Faulted
• C1280 [1] Yaw Rate Sensor Signal Fault
• C1282 [1] Lateral Accelerometer Signal Fault
• C1963 [1] Stability Control Inhibit Warning
• P0722 [2] Output Speed Sensor No Signal