# 2017 FORD F-150 — POWER TRAIN
> NHTSA complaint `2040184` · 2024-11-14 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** F-150
- **Year:** 2017
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** POWER TRAIN
- **Miles at failure:** 141,992
- **Speed:** 55 mph
## Narrative
Vehicle would downshift into 1st gear even at highway speeds locking tires up, sometimes would downshift into 3rd.   At one time it caused truck to slide off into ditch hitting mailbox and a culvert.  Was charged $2,000 for a new lead frame and months later back at ford with transmission failure where they say I’m responsible for full cost of transmission
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