Ford Faces Lawsuit in Canada Over Malfunctioning 10-Speed Gearbox in F-150

A suit has been filed against Ford successful Canada by Charney Lawyers, who assertion "significant operational issues" with the 10-speed automatic gearbox successful the F-150 pickup truck and different models. The class-action suit targets some the Ford Motor Company and Ford Motor Company of Canada.

The lawsuit, filed successful Vancouver, highlights problems with the 10-speed transmission, peculiarly the '10 R80' variant. The transmission is reported to acquisition "unintended lunging" and, successful immoderate cases, upshifts oregon downshifts that were not initiated by the driver—two of 5 issues raised by Canadian owners of prime Ford models.

Lawsuit Targets F-150, Mustang, Ranger, and Lincoln Navigator; Ford “Inundated” by Claims

The ineligible enactment targets 2017-2018 models of the Ford Expedition, Mustang, Ranger, F-150, and Lincoln Navigator, each equipped with the 10R80 10-speed automatic transmission. Key complaints include:

• Unintended lunging erstwhile shifting from parkland to drive.
• Shimmying and shuddering portion successful motion.
• Difficulty shifting gears.
• Premature deterioration of clutch plates and transmission components.
• Sudden gearshift that has not beryllium indicated by the driver.

This enactment reportedly began aft Ford Canada was "inundated" with complaints pursuing the transmission’s instauration successful 2017. However, Ford Canada lone began investigating the issues aft receiving 11 lawsuit complaints.

This ineligible enactment has prompted an probe by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) successful the United States. The NHTSA estimates that up to 1.3 cardinal Ford vehicles could beryllium affected, with peculiar attraction fixed to "unexpected downshifting incidents" successful 2015-2017 F-150 models, though nary circumstantial details astir these incidents person been released.

Further accusation connected the Charney Lawyers ineligible enactment and however to record a akin ailment tin beryllium recovered here.

A Ford and General Motors Joint Venture

Introduced successful 2017, the 10-speed automatic transmission, including the ‘10 R80’ variant, was a associated task betwixt Ford and General Motors, with Ford taking the engineering lead. This concern followed their earlier collaboration connected a nine-speed transverse automatic gearbox for front-wheel-drive vehicles, which would yet beryllium utilized successful models similar the Chevrolet Blazer, GMC Terrain, and Cadillac XT6.

Ironically, simulations during improvement suggested that an overly wide cogwheel ratio dispersed betwixt the archetypal and tenth gears could harm the transmission’s performance. To antagonistic this, the 10-speed cogwheel ratios were narrowed, adjacent much truthful than Porsche’s PDK seven-speed connected the Panamera and the nine-speed ZF connected the Jeep Cherokee, resulting successful smoother powerfulness transportation and amended performance.

Capable of handling torque capacities of astatine slightest 650-pound-feet, the caller ‘10 R80’ variant was archetypal featured successful high-profile models similar the Ford F-150 and the 2017 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1. It was aboriginal introduced successful the Mustang, Expedition, Lincoln Navigator, and adjacent the Ford Police Interceptor successful 2019.

Source: Charney Lawyers