2020 Ford F-150 vehicle speed control problems
16 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 2020 Ford F-150 — 2% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“When driving the vehicle it randomly jumps gears, when taking off it went into limp mode today. My wife almost got slammed by a semi truck! I called ford and they are not interested in hearing my case only wanting me to pay these outrageous fees. The pcm recall fix did not fix the gears jumping”
filed Aug 26, 2026
“Over the past year (2025) we have noticed that our F150 King Ranch occasionally was having a rough or harsh shift between the 7-8 gear. We took the Truck to the dealer where we purchased the Truck, Mullnax Ford of Central Florida, in the summer of 2025. We left the vehicle with the service manager…”
filed Jul 6, 2026
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Vehicle Speed Control problems in other F-150 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 F-150 | 9 | 9% |
| 2024 F-150 | 7 | 4% |
| 2023 F-150 | 18 | 4% |
| 2022 F-150 | 16 | 3% |
| 2021 F-150 | 20 | 2% |
| 2019 F-150 | 44 | 3% |
| 2018 F-150 | 73 | 3% |
| 2017 F-150 | 62 | 4% |
| 2016 F-150 | 98 | 5% |
| 2015 F-150 | 142 | 8% |
| 2014 F-150 | 101 | 7% |
| 2013 F-150 | 301 | 10% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2020 Ford F-150
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.