Ford Motor Company is recalling select 2024-2025 Ford Bronco, 2024-2025 Ford F-150, 2024 Ford Ranger, 2025 Ford Mustang, 2025 Ford Explorer, and 2025 Lincoln Aviator models over an issue with the transmission.
The defect: in affected vehicles, the transmission valve body may have been machined incorrectly, which can cause reverse gear failure, or unexpected forward movement in reverse or neutral gear.
The hazards: unexpected vehicle movement increases the risk of a crash.
Ford is not aware of any reports of accidents or injuries related to this issue.
Components: transmission main control valve body
Affected vehicles: select 2024-2025 Ford Bronco SUVs produced between November 27th, 2024, and February 4th, 2025, Ford F-150 pickups built from November 22nd, 2024, to January 31st, 2025, 2024 Ford Ranger models produced between November 15th, 2024, and December 15th, 2024, 2025 Ford Mustang vehicles built between December 19th, 2024, and February 3rd, 2025, 2025 Ford Explorer SUVs produced from November 25th, 2024, and January 30th, 2025, and 2025 Lincoln Aviator models built between December 4th, 2024, and December 20th, 2024.
Number of vehicles affected: 269
The fix: dealers will replace the transmission main control valve body, free of charge.
Owners should: wait for communications from Ford, which will begin on May 5th, 2025. The Ford reference number for this recall is 25S19.
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Purchased 2025 F150 Lariet Jan 9, 2025. A few days later the shift lever "froze" in the recessed position. it became free by itself the next day. Next the " Service Vehicle " light started coming on . One Ford Service Representative tried telling me that it must be an oil issue. AT 500 MILES!! I left it at Griffith Ford; they had it for 2 full days for Diagnostics, but offered no solution. The warning light continued to come on intermittently. I've gone back to the dealership a couple of times and they wanted me to leave the vehicle for several days.
On March 23,2025 while backing into my shed the shift lever " froze" in reverse. Upon shutting the vehicle off, I couldn't restart it in reverse. On exiting the vehicle I tried the remote start feature on the fob. IT STARTED IN REVERSE! I still couldn't shift though.
I've taken the truck to a different dealership and after 3 days they have diagnosed the problem as a defective transmission module. It'll be at least another 5 days at the dealership.
The truck is a nice shade of red which I've named the Red Lemon.
Someone please tell me at what point do they say bye bye to the CEO of Ford?