NHTSA Complaint #11174524 — 2013 FORD F-150

TRANSMISSION SHIFT FROM 5TH GEAR TO FIRST GOING 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE 285 IN ATLANTA, GA. ONE TIME STUCK IN FIRST GEAR. WOULD TEMPORARILY STOP IF VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED. PRINTOUT FROM OUR MECHANIC DESCRIBING THE ISSUE: " VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 6R80 TRANSMISSION BUILT PRIOR TO 4/8/2013 MAY EXHIBIT A TRANSMISSION ENGAGEMENT IN 5TH GEAR WHEN STARTING. THE WRENCH INDICATOR AND/OR SEAT BELT MINDER MAY BE ILLUMINATED, THE SPEEDOMETER READS ZERO AND THE ODOMETER DASHES WHILE DRIVING. SYMPTOMS MAY CLEAR AFTER AN IGNITION KEY CYCLE. DIAGNOSTICS TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) PO720 AND PO722 MAY OR MAY NOT BE STORED IN THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE. THE SERVICE PROCEDURE IS TO REPLACE THE MOLDED LEADFRAME ON THE MAIN CONTROL ASSEMBLY." NALLEY FORD IN SANDY SPRINGS, GA DID THIS ON THIS VEHICLE, KNEW EXACTLY THE PROBLEM AS THEY HAD HAD TO DO THIS BEFORE. IN ATLANTA, IF YOUR VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTS THAT DRAMATICALLY, YOU COULD EASILY BE KILLED OR TERRIBLY INJURED WITH THE AMOUNT OF BIG RIGS FLYING AROUND THE PERIMETER INTERSTATE HERE IN ATLANTA. I WAS SURPRISED THAT THERE WAS NOT A RECALL ON THIS FLAW, AND OTHER SIMILAR, VEHICLES. I AM GRATEFUL THAT MY HUSBAND WAS NOT A STATISTIC. WOULD VERY MUCH LIKE TO KNOW WHAT OTHER COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN REGISTERED REGARDING THIS, NOT TO MENTION THE NEARLY $1,200 PRICE TAG. THANK YOU.