NHTSA Complaint #11611236 — 2008 FORD F-150

POWER TRAIN issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11611236
Vehicle	2008 FORD F-150
Component	POWER TRAIN
Date of Incident	July 1, 2022
Date Filed	August 27, 2024
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	TX

Consumer Description

Vehicle will not go into reverse. After research and reviews of this transmission in this year model, the reverse band is a known issue by Ford. Even the transmissions installed for replacement have bad reverse bands. There was a service advisory put out by ford but the advisory is no longer available. The reverse band is weak and the incorrect part was installed from factory.

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