Ford has done it again and it’s time for a recall. The Expedition and F-150 transmission gears have issues that cause a parked vehicle, with the keys in the ignition, to move on its own. How crazy is that? I had my own incident with a brand new Ford Thunderbird back in the mid-80s and since that day, I have only owned one Ford. I just don’t trust it will do what it’s built to do so I’m weary of them.

I was sure my issues were electrical until I heard about this latest recall, and honestly, I don’t care how much I loved my F-150, I’d be looking to sell my truck. That’s how bad my experience scared me. My car literally accelerated with both my feet pressing hard on the brake pedal, in traffic no less! I came so close to slamming into a CDTA bus and the cars behind me would have definitely hit me from the rear and very possibly the driver’s side. I thought it was an electrical malfunction, because when I turned off the heat, directional, and radio I had control of it again. Now, I’m rethinking it and suggesting you get an instant cash offer from us and sell your truck or SUV. Let us worry about the recall.

After my incident, when my workday ended I headed straight back to where I’d made my purchase and got rid of it. No one believed the story I had and they just chalked it up to “I was sliding on an icy road”, but that wasn’t true. It had a mind of its own that day.

Today I see a recall on approximately 350,000 vehicles because of faulty transmission gears. It applies to Ford’s 2018 F-150 pickup trucks and their Expedition SUVs models. The issue in question is when a driver puts the SUV or truck in park and remove the keys from the ignition, some of the vehicles actually move. To top this off there’s been one accident resulting in injury reported and this recall comes on top of another similar transmission problem that affects other 2017 and 2018 models – F-150s, Expeditions, Lincoln Navigators, and Mustangs.

All Vehicle Models in Recall – (note you will see additional models)

• 2018 Ford F-150 vehicles built at the Dearborn Assembly Plant from January 5, 2017, to February 16, 2018
• 2018 Ford F-150 vehicles built at the Kansas City Assembly Plant from January 25, 2017, to February 16, 2018
• 2018 Ford Expedition vehicles built at the Kentucky Truck Plant from April 3, 2017, to January 30, 2018
• 2018 Ford F-650 and F-750 vehicles built at the Ohio Assembly Plant from April 25, 2017, to March 9, 2018

The culprit causing all these dangerous “moving on its own” issues, is possibly a missing transmission roll pin causing some of their models to not shift into park successfully, or a gear shift cable clip that may come loose causing the same result. Can you believe it boils down to a pin or a clip?

If you’re the owner of either of these 2018 models, take it to a certified Ford mechanic at a dealer for a free inspection and any needed repairs, which are also free. What would I do, based on my personal experience in the mid-80s? Tell you to sell your truck! Now!

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