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jballs@sh.itjust.works to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

Ford recalls over 550,000 pickup trucks because transmissions can suddenly downshift to 1st gear

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Ford recalls over 550,000 pickup trucks because transmissions can suddenly downshift to 1st gear

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jballs@sh.itjust.works to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago
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Ford is recalling more than 550,000 pickup trucks in the U.S. because the transmissions can unexpectedly downshift to first gear no matter how fast the trucks are going.
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  • NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world
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    Porsche just recalled every Taycan as well for a brake hose that can leak.

    Tesla, Ford and Porshe all back to back.

    Someone, university or something looked into this once, and found that something like 70% of the time recalls happen in groups like this as OEMs wait for others to announce their recalls first as they take the bigger stock /media hit. Then anyone else who had one but hadn’t announced it yet jumps in and doesn’t suffer as much.

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      Seems like it works because I haven’t seen a post about Porsche. I just learnt about it from your comment.

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        Ya, that’s how it goes.

        Here it is

        https://pubsonline.informs.org/doi/abs/10.1287/msom.2020.0937

        It says on average 7.6 following recalls get announced, so we might get a few more!

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      Add Honda CRV fuel pumps to that. Can cause the engine to just shut off at any time. And Honda won’t even have the parts available until the fall unless you are currently experiencing issues related to the fuel pump.

      • NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world
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        Now GM bolts

        https://gmauthority.com/blog/2024/06/chevy-bolt-ev-bolt-euv-recalled-again-for-incorrectly-installed-battery-fire-detection-software/

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        I wonder how long they can “hold onto” a recall like this while waiting for others to announce one first.

        Is it just like, oh there’s so much paperwork so we have a 6 month window, and it doesn’t even matter since the parts aren’t available until the fall anyway?

        There should probably be better rules on holding info back.

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    Probly need to make em longer.

    That’ll probably fix it.

    Yyyep.

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      Yeeeup

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        *waggling finger guns at ya, bruther.

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      They’ll just flash the computer to default to be 4th gear upon signal loss instead of 1st gear. Danger problem averted. Cost is only 30 minutes of labor.

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    Gotta love how corporations can just put dangerous deathmobiles on the street and just pull a “oopsie daisy” when people start complaining

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      I hate the car industry so much. Oh no you can’t put on a muffler on your car, it’s too loud.

      Except obviously when you can afford a Lamborghini, because rich people can be as loud as they want.

      Uh no that that rear spoiler looks dangerous, that’s not allowed.

      But you can sell cars that just hop into 1st gear, that’s a honest mistake

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        Can’t have pop up headlights or hood ornaments because they’re dangerous to pedestrians.

        But you can have a hood that’s six feet tall because that’s totally safe for pedestrians.

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    Fix Or Repair Daily

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      Ford stands for Fix It Again, Tony

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        Found On Road Dead

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          Finally Over Rut in Driveway.

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            Features OJ’s and Ron’s DNA.

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              Fucked Over Rebuilt Dodge

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                FUBAR’d Outta Research & Development

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        Ah, that would be Fiat ☺

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          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AJCdmW33fM

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            Do I look like I know what a Fiat is?

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        Dale…

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    Surprise money shift

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      cash register rings

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    Automatic transmissions for the L

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      Who amongst us has never accidentally shifted into 1st instead of 3rd?

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        *puts stone back in pocket*

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          Can I have this dude’s stone if they’re not using it?

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    Well that’ll slow your roll.

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    What gear are you in?!

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      Lol “well what do I know about shifting?”

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    Driver Returned On Foot

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      Found on road dead

      Fix or repair daily

      Failure of Research/Development

      Fucker only runs downhill

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    Yo dawg, we heard you like engine braking so we gave you engine breaking in your engine braking!

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    And yet I can’t buy a kei truck because that is supposedly unsafe.

    Can buy a motorcycle, can buy a pedestrian killer, can buy a SUV that seems to beg to want to rollover, but can’t buy a small truck.

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    I bet ford regrets not being able to OTA update software…

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      Yes, because the computer can fix the physical gears in the transmission.

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        Transmissions are all electronically controlled now.

      • bryan@lemmy.sdf.org
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        Article literally says it’s a software update that needs to be applied to the transmission computer.

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