NHTSA Complaint #10894005 — 2012 FORD EXPEDITION

VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTS ABRUPTLY WHILE BEING DRIVEN AT APPROXIMATELY 55 TO 60 MILES PER HOUR. VERY DANGEROUS, IT CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. SOME VEHICLES WERE RECALLED BUT FORD SAYS MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT IN THE VEHICLES THAT WERE RECALLED. THE DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM IS EXACTLY AS THE ONE DESCRIBED TO THE RECALLS IN 184,000 FORD VEHICLES FROM 2011-2012. A WRENCH SHOWS UP IN THE DASH BOARD AND A SIGN THAT SHOWS LOW GASOLINE LEVELS. WHEN THIS PROBLEM OCCURS THE ONLY OPTION IS TO PULLOVER AS FAST AS POSSIBLE. I STOPPED TURNED OF THE CAR AND TURNED IT BACK ON. AFTER THE CAR WOULD DRIVE NORMALLY WITHOUT SHOWING ANYTHING ON THE DASHBOARD AND WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS IN THE LAST 3 WEEKS AT LEAST 7 TIMES. WHEN A SCANNER IS CONNECTED IT DOES NOT SHOW ANY SIGNS OR PROBLEMS. VERY DANGEROUS EXPERIENCE EVERY TIME IT HAPPENED. IT USUALLY HAPPENED AT A HIGH SPEED IN THE HIGHWAY WHICH MAKES IT EVEN A MORE DANGEROUS SITUATION. IT HAPPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND BEING DRIVEN OVER 55 MILES PER HOUR. IT FEELS LIKE IT DOWNSHIFTS FROM 5TH TO 1ST GEAR WITHOUT ANY REASON. ONLY WHILE DRIVING 55 MILES PER HOUR OR MORE. IT RELATES TO RECALL 12V190000 AND IT SEEMS LIKE FORD PROMISED TO REPLACE THE "LEAD FRAME" WHICH CAUSES THIS DEFECT AT NO CHARGE UNDER 10 YEARS OR 150,000 MILES. THEY SAY MY VIN NUMBER DOES NOT HAVE RECALLS. I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT THE SYMPTOMS OF THE PROBLEM ARE EXACTLY THE SAME AS WHAT ALL THE 184,000 CARS BETWEEN 2011-2012 HAD EXPERIENCED. IT IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION TO BE IN. I ALSO FOUND THAT IN THE PAST 3 CARS WERE INVOLVED IN ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS ISSUE AND THANKFULLY NO FATALITIES. I DO NOT WANT TO BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS NEGLIGENCE FROM FORD. PLEASE HOLD THEM RESPONSIBLE AND ACOUNTABLE FOR THEIR POOR ACCOUNTABILITY.