NHTSA Complaint #11504952 — 2020 FORD EXPEDITION

1) Automatic transmission; Yes 2) Transmission defect causes the vehicle to unexpectedly lose power, increasing the chance vehicles traveling behind could collide with the vehicle (powertrain occasionally does not initially respond to throttle input) 3) Yes 4) The vehicle has been inspected by a Ford dealership; unknown with regard to inspection by others (the vehicle has been serviced by a Ford dealership five times and the problem has not been corrected; early symptoms did not include unexpected loss of power; Ford refuses to replace the trans) 5) October 2021; initial symptom was harsh downshifts; symptoms as of 16 January 2023, are harsh downshifts, harsh reverse engagement when vehicle is cold, erratic upshifts (see above) and burning transmission fluid; an error message appeared while driving on 16 January (see attached)