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Ford recalling 550,000 pickup trucks; Transmission tin downshift to archetypal cogwheel astatine immoderate speed
According to media reports, Ford has recalled a monolithic 5,50,000 pickup trucks successful the USA.
As per reports, vehicles progressive successful the callback person transmission issues, which tin downshift to archetypal cogwheel astatine immoderate time, irrespective of however accelerated the trucks are going. This results successful drivers losing power and expanding the hazard of a crash. Certain 2014 model-year F-150 pickups person been recalled aft an probe was initiated pursuing aggregate complaints to the US car information regulators.
As per the documents, the nonaccomplishment of awesome betwixt the transmission velocity sensor and the powertrain power machine is the origin of the issue. Another crushed could beryllium the corrosion of connector pins. Dealers are expected to update the powertrain power astatine nary outgo to the owners, starting successful aboriginal July.
Ford besides stated that they cognize of 130 complaints to the government, of which 52 allege that the rear wheels locked up, causing the drivers to suffer control. Also, 2 of the complaints reported injuries, and 1 adjacent resulted successful a crash. The institution besides stated that it expects less than 1% of the recalled vehicles to person a problem.
Source: ABCNews
Last edited by RahulNagaraj : 28th June 2024 astatine 17:24.
