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Weeks after
more than
800,000 F-Series pickup trucks
for a fire risk,
has issued another separate recall for approximately 1.48 million 2011-2013 F-150s for a transmission fault. The six-speed automatics could unexpectedly downshift into first gear without warning. Ford and
tangentially issued much smaller recalls for the
,
,
, and
.
According to Ford, some 2011-2013 model year
with six-speed automatic transmissions could “experience an intermittent loss of the transmission output speed sensor signal to the powertrain control module.” This could potentially cause the trucks to temporarily downshift, which could be dangerous if it occurs while driving. Of the 1.48 million affected trucks, 1.26 million are in the U.S. while 221,000 are in
. Thus far, Ford knows of five reported accidents involving the issue. To remedy the problem, owners can take their trucks to
to update the power control module software.
Ford also issued recalls for about 4,350 2019
, Lincoln
, and
in the U.S. and Canada due to a possible fault with the instrument clusters. Although there have been no reports of accidents, Ford says the instrument panel clusters assemblies might be blank or not turn out when the vehicle is started.
Additionally, Ford issued a third recall for 28,200 2017-2019
in the U.S. and Canada. Ford says silicon contamination might build up inside the door latch motor, causing it to malfunction. As a result, the door latch might not always fully engage, and the doors could possibly open unexpectedly. Despite no reports of accidents, Ford will remove and replace door latch assemblies on all doors for those affected by the defect.
If any of these apply to a vehicle you own, contact Ford to discuss whether it is included in any of these recalls and have the vehicle checked out at a Ford
.
from Autoblog http://bit.ly/2S01uth