Ford is recalling roughly 550,000 F-150 pickup trucks from the 2014 model year in the U.S. because of a transmission issue that can cause the vehicles to unexpectedly downshift to first gear ...

For years, automakers were reliant on 6-speed transmissions. However, they began to adopt 8-speed replacements, following pressure from the government to meet new environmental regulations. When the 8 ...

The Ford F-150 King Ranch edition is included in the NHTSA's preliminary evaluation for sudden transmission downshifting. In June of last year, automaker recalled over 550,000 model year 2014 F-150 ...