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2016 Ford F-150 Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1625715
Internal NHTSA #	11288276
Manufacurer	Ford Motor Company
Brand	FORD
Model	F-150
Model Year	2016
File date	17/09/19
Component	POWER TRAIN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	While driving straight ahead at a steady 35 mph on a 2% downgrade, small city, double lane, one-way, debris free street, the automatic transmission shifted abruptly from 4th gear to 1st gear. I did not make any gear shift lever changes nor did i change any options such as pushing the sport mode, tow mode,locking differential, hill descent or traction control buttons. I was seated comfortably, both hands on the steering wheel, seat belt fully engaged with no in-vehicle distractions such as a phone or radio tuning. The engine immediately raced to 6400 rpm causing the rear wheels to start a skid even though the road surface was dry and free of any debris. After approximately 4 seconds i realized that the transmission had forcibly, on its own, shifted into 1st gear, so i put the transmission into neutral. The dash mounted gear indicator showed 4th gear during this altercation which made it harder to know what was going on until i shifted to neutral. Although it took another 5 seconds for the transmission to respond fully to this input, it finally went into neutral. Shortly thereafter the rear wheels went into coast mode. I was able to narrowly avoid colliding with the vehicles in the left lane because of my quick corrective action of putting the transmission gear selector into neutral. I've not had this dangerous self-shifting transmission to 1st gear at highway speed occur but the one time on september 19, 2019, but it does still concern me. My truck had approximately odometer 32,000 miles at the time of this occurrence. I bought the truck new with 16 miles and have not modified or poured any additives into the transmission. My truck has not been abused or towed. I sincerely hope this doesn't happen to any other 2016 f150 truck owners, but perhaps, unfortunately it may have. I also hope this helps in maybe finding a fix should there need to be one.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	32000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	CUMMING, GA
VIN pattern	1FTEX1CP7GFXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	6
Drive train type	RWD
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Vehicle speed	35
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A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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2016 Ford F-150 Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2016 Ford F-150 Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

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