Safety agency opens an investigation of 1.3 million Ford F-150s

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has started an investigation into certain F-150 pickups that owners say have transmission issues.

Feds Investigating Nearly 1.3 Million Ford F-150 Pickups with Serious Transmission Problems

NHTSA is investigating 2015-2017 Ford F-150s for sudden, unexpected transmission downshifts.

NHTSA investigating 1.3 million Ford F-150s with faulty transmissions that may lock the rear axle

A signal loss to a sensor can cause the transmission to downshift several gears, potentially causing the rear wheels to lock up.

1.3 Million Ford F-150s Are Under Federal Investigation Over Unexpected Downshifts

Nearly 1.3 million 2015-2017 model year Ford F-150 units are under federal investigation for a previously probed issue, after an initial NHTSA investigation and subsequent recall allegedly failed to ...