Ford recalls 53,000 trucks that can roll away when parked

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Ford recalls 53,000 trucks that can roll away when parked
April 1 2017


Car giant Ford is recalling 53,000 2017 F-250 trucks because they can roll away even when they are parked due to a manufacturing error.

Ford said drivers should use the handbrake to make sure that the parked cars do not move.

Dealers will replace the defective part for free, but Ford does not have the replacement parts yet. It will notify owners when the parts are available.

The recalled trucks have 6.2-litre engines and were made at a Kentucky plant from October 2015 up to Thursday and sold in North America.

Read more: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/ford-recalls-53000-trucks-that-can-roll-away-when-parked-35585295.html

[truthisfreedom]

1. That's one hell of a defect.

[kimbutgar]

2. Will chump do away with these recall notices because they are "job killers"

Snark...

[Afromania]

3. Fewer regulations

just what they need....

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

4. I honestly don't understand why everyone

doesn't engage the handbrake when they park.

[NutmegYankee]

5. It stopped being taught once automatic transmissions took off.

Those that drive manual transmissions normally always set it.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

7. I have always and only driven a standard transmission.

But even automatic transmission cars are capable of rolling down an incline if the emergency brake isn't set. Does anyone here recall that a family visiting the site where Susan Smith so tragically drowned her young sons, left family members inside a van, didn't set the emergency brake, and the van rolled into that very same lake? When it happened, all I could think was: Emergency brake.

Everyone, every single time, should use that brake. Automatic or manual transmission, it doesn't matter.

All of this is part of why I'm so firmly committed to driving a standard transmission, and why I think more people ought to also.

Don't get me wrong. I do understand why many people prefer an automatic, but that doesn't negate engaging the emergency brake.

Not that the car company should be off the hook on this.

[AndyTiedye]

9. I Always Set the Parking Brake Now, Not So Much When I Was Living in the Frostbelt in Winter

The parking brake can freeze in winter conditions.
Leaving the car in 1st or Reverse kept it from moving and avoided the freezeups.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

10. I have lived in parts of the country with winter freezing conditions

almost my entire adult life. I have NEVER had a parking brake freeze. Never. Of course, with a standard transmission car I also always park it in gear.

But I honestly wonder if the "parking brake can freeze in winter conditions" is either an urban legend or something that might have happened many years ago but doesn't happen with cars built since 1959 or so. And I chose 1959 because my very first car was a '59 VW Beetle (convertible, no less) old enough that it didn't have a gas gauge but the reserve tank thing, and had a manual choke. I always used the parking brake and it never froze, although truth told, that was in Tucson, AZ, and it didn't often get as cold as freezing there/

And even if the parking brake really can freeze in winter conditions (and I'll repeat, I've never experienced that anywhere I've lived, including Minnesota, Colorado, and Kansas) you should still be setting that brake in summer, fall, and spring.

[AndyTiedye]

12. That Was in New England, Land of Thaw-and-Freeze Winters

Not at all like Aridzona. Much colder and wetter.
Often warm enough during the day for some stuff to melt, but always well below freezing at night. Great ice-forming conditions.
Freezing rain was common.

I do not miss those winters, and I always set the parking brake here in California.
(Also not driving a stick anymore, since hybrids only come in automatic).

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

13. Again, I've lived in lots of places with Thaw and Freeze Winters.

Minnesota, Colorado, the Washington DC area, Kansas, and now New Mexico. Arizona was the least of my time driving.

And I've never had a parking brake freeze. What am I missing?

I honestly think that the claim that parking brakes will freeze is something of an urban legend, and not a very good excuse not to use them. And the incident I referred to above did not take place in winter, and the people involved weren't going to be leaving the car overnight.

It really isn't an issue of driving an automatic vs an stick (although I did once test drive a hybrid that was a stick shift), but an issue of setting the parking brake.

[obamanut2012]

20. Parking brakes do not freeze, no matter where you live

Maybe decades ago they did, but we grew up somewhere like you do, and that didn't even happen then.

[obamanut2012]

19. I always do -- always -- and get mocked for doing it

Not by everyone, but by some folks.

And, I have always driven automatics.

[kwijybo]

6. Not the first time

I have a 1991 Ford Ranger that had a recall notice for the exact same thing. The cable to the transmission was just a smidge to short to allow the end to engage the pawl (and keep the truck from moving). It too, if I recall correctly, was assembled at the Kentucky plant.

That being said, it's a great little truck, and I am excited that they are bringing the Ranger back. The old girls getting a little long in the tooth (like the owner).

[moondust]

8. QC?

Sometimes I get the impression that rigorous quality control is a thing of the past, i.e. throw it together and push it out the door to get the money and hope it works. And not just for vehicles.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

11. I almost hate to say this, but the quality control

of American made cars can be terrible. Which is why I've never owned an American made car.

[moondust]

14. I've owned a couple.

But that was back before the 80s--before Reagan irresponsibly abandoned the post-OPEC-embargo campaign for fuel economy and energy efficiency (and removed Carter's solar panels from the WH roof ), which seemingly freed Detroit MANAGEMENT to return to making V8s and other (junky) gas guzzlers. Free market!!!

Where Did the Carter White House's Solar Panels Go?

By 1986, the Reagan administration had gutted the research and development budgets for renewable energy at the then-fledgling U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) and eliminated tax breaks for the deployment of wind turbines and solar technologies—recommitting the nation to reliance on cheap but polluting fossil fuels, often from foreign suppliers.

[Adrahil]

18. Gonna bust your chops a bit here....

American car companies do pretty well in term of quality these days. A lots has changed since the 80's. Doesn't mean there can't be screw-ups of course. I'm a Honda fan... own two and never had a serious problem, but right now, I am considering a Chevy... they've done very well in quality these days.

[FigTree]

15. Should be called the Trump-Truck. nt

[Baconator]

16. I drive an automatic F-150 but set the handbrake as a habit...

... after years with a manual jeep.

[Bengus81]

17. Haven't heard of any injuries yet....

Isn't that what they said about Pinto's that would BLOW UP?? What??? Why we've never heard that claim. Hmmmmmm

Then when they found out they WOULD blow up under certain circumstances they put a value on LIFE vs LAWSUITS and decided not to fix them.