2016 Ford F-150 Powertrain & Transmission Problems

On my way home from a trip on Tuesday 4-14-26 at about 60 mph with cruise control on the truck downshifted and turned cruise control off and a small wrench came on display. I made my way to next town at reduced speed, wouldn't get out of 5th gear, found a ford dealer had them scan and check out. They found 2 codes P061B:00-24- pcm and P0722:00-68 They cleared codes and drove truck with no return of trouble. I resumed my trip home and same thing happened about 1 hour later, stopped for fuel, and returned to the road with no problem or wrench on display. Came home went to my local transmission shop and he informed me that this was a known problem and warranty has been extended to 10years or 150k miles. Went to my local Ford dealer and they didn't know anything about extended warranty coverage

The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 MPH and descending a hill, the brake pedal was depressed, and the transmission unexpectedly downshifted into a lower gear. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 30,000.

When I come to a stop at a stop sign or waiting for traffic to pass to make a turn, and try to accelerate, my truck does not accelerate as usual. On the dash it shows that the gear shifts into 5th, from the get go, after having been at a full stop. At some point it then down shifts from 5th to 2nd. A wrench appears on my dash as well. A very loud fan noise also came from my engine area. This was highly dangerous, because as i was trying to turn left on a fast paced road, my truck could not / would not accelerate as normal and i was kind of stuck sideways on a two lane road. The same happened when i tried to turn off the road. I was making a left turn. Unfortunately i had to come to a full stop to let the other cars pass, so i could make my left. Once i tried to accelerate to make my left hand turn, it took quite a while for me to make the turn and i was kind of stuck sideways on the road. The gears were not shifting properly throughout my drive from my house to my destination and back. I stopped using it once i got back to my house.

transmission not shifting properly and shutting down not able to drive,hard shifting from 3rd to 4th, it iS A 6 speed V8

In 1 week 2 unexpected shifts into neutral occurred. On the third occurrence the wrench light came on and the vehicle would not shift out of third gear. I pulled code P1702. I will be replacing the transmission molded lead frame this weekend. It is not safe to drive.

While driving at steady speeds around 50–65 mph, the vehicle intermittently feels like it shifts into neutral and the engine revs unexpectedly. After a moment, the transmission re-engages. This creates a safety concern, especially at highway speeds. Issue appears consistent with reported problems involving OSS (Output Shaft Speed) sensor or transmission lead frame signal loss in 2015–2017 Ford F-150 vehicles currently under NHTSA investigation.

Saturday 4/4 I took the truck to get a tire repaired. It would not initially start. 5 minutes later it finally did. Then a few blocks away the trucks internal lights started flashing and it jumped from drive into a lower gear. I thought my drive quit working. I pulled over and had reverse and low so I attempted to put in drive, still wouldn't go. After about 5 minutes I was able to get the truck back into drive and get it home where it sits today. I just bought it 1 1/2 months ago. It happened to my son also on Thursday 4/2 but I just found out about it. He was going highway speeds when lights started flashing and truck jerked from drive into a lower gear. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. I want to know what you are going to do about it? I just paid $22,000 for this truck. I shouldn't have to deal with this. My son looked it up and says it is P0707 lead frame failure or output shaft speed sensor. Whatever the case, it would be nice to know what can be done about it other than switching to manual dirive.

While driving at highway speed, in traffic, the transmission down-shifted without warning almost causing me to lose control and almost rear ended by another vehicle. The vehicle then lost power and would barely make it uphill. After parking safely and shutting it off, the check engine light came on and it would not crank and would not show what gear it was in. According to the Ford dealer, where I had it towed for repair, it suffered a lead frame failure and pcm failure and cost over $2300.00 to repair plus a $240.00 tow bill.

There currently is a NHTSA inspection investigation going for this issue. I only have 75k miles on this truck. The shifting is off. Sometimes it goes out of gear. I had to stop and restart everything to get it home. Getting on the freeway it went to first gear and I had to pull over. Made a weird noise in shifting. The shift illumination goes on and off. The shifting was acting definitely not right.

The truck out of nowhere downshifted when I was going down the highway at 60 and locked up the back tires, and then it went into limp mode and woundnt drive very fast. The mechanic shop said that it was probably that the TRS and the 6R80 transmission were currently being investigated for these safety concerns and i couldnt agree more. I could have hit someone or even got hurt my self.

I’m reporting a serious transmission issue with my 2016 F-150. While driving, the 'wrench' light suddenly pops up on my dash and the truck starts shifting erratically. Sometimes it feels like it’s searching for a gear or jerking unexpectedly. I had the codes scanned and found P0706, P0707, and P1921. These are all related to the Transmission Range Sensor (TRS) signal. I know the NHTSA is currently investigating this exact failure under EA26001 because it causes the truck to lose track of what gear it’s in. Even though my tires haven't locked up yet, the erratic shifting is making the truck unpredictable and dangerous to drive in traffic. It’s clearly the same Lead Frame defect that is being investigated for a recall.

Date of occurrence 3-11-2026 2016 F-150 5.0 6R80- Vehicle down shifted to first gear sporadically locking rear wheels up around 30-35 mph. Wrench light came on saying see manual. Shortly after the check engine light came on. I came to a stop and the truck wouldn’t shift properly. When I would put it in reverse it would slam into gear. The dash would not show if I was in park, drive or reverse. I shut the vehicle off and it would not restart or turn over. I was only a mile or two from home. Was able to get it home in neutral with the truck off with a short tow. The truck started fine and acted fine the following day. I thought it was just a glitch so I drove it around in the driveway. And once the truck and trans got up to full operation temps the same problem occurred. Thankfully it was still in the driveway so that’s where it sits now. It is very unsafe and unstable to drive. 130,000 miles. I was able to hook my code reader up to it and now I’m getting codes P0707/P0706 all Transmission range sensor codes. P0707(1/ 6) Stored Transmission Range Sensor 'A' Circuit Low DTC Severity 2 of 3: This fault may pose damage to components and should be repaired as soon as possible.//// P0706(2/6) Stored Transmission Range Sensor 'A' Circuit Range/Performance/// P0707(4/6) Pending Transmission Range Sensor 'A' Circuit Low The vehicle is still at my residence I have not moved it since the occurrence. Has not been inspected by dealer or mechanic. Will have to arrange a flatbed tow to a facility so there is no risk of injury or causing any more possible damage if any exists.

Transmission conductor plate (lead frame) failed and had to be replaced this week. Vehicle has only 54,000 miles on it. Total cost to repair was $1,167..

My truck is equipped with a 6R 80 transmission and as I was pulling off an offramp onto interstate 295 my transmission shifted into first gear and my truck skidded and came to a stop sideways with oncoming, traffic, barely avoiding me. The rear end of my truck literally locked up.

Transmission suddenly shifts into low gear without warning and regardless of speed of travel.

Truck down shifts automatically while driving and while parked.

Transmission jumping through gears and lost ability to shift shortly after the jumping of gears. it jumps straight in to 5th gear when put in to Drive

Driving and randomly truck gets confused on what gear its in, wrench light goes on and codes read transmission speed range sensor.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while stopped at a traffic light, the light changed, the accelerator pedal was depressed, and the vehicle rolled backwards unexpectedly while in drive(D). The vehicle was stopped and shifted to park(P) and then shifted into drive(D) and responded normally. While driving and close to the residence, the vehicle started to lose motive power. The vehicle responded as if it were shifted into neutral(N). The contact arrived at the residence and turned off the vehicle, and the vehicle was difficult to restart. The "WRENCH" symbol was displayed. A handheld scanner was used to retrieve DTC: P0706 and P0707 for transmission range sensor failures. The vehicle was not taken to a local dealer or independent mechanic. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 66,000.

Truck down shifts randomly, causes a shutter, and has a hard time accelerating. I had a sensor replaced inside of my transmission along with new transmission fluid put in and it failed to fix my problem.