jballs@sh.itjust.works to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoFord recalls over 550,000 pickup trucks because transmissions can suddenly downshift to 1st gearapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square53fedilinkarrow-up1264arrow-down13
arrow-up1261arrow-down1external-linkFord recalls over 550,000 pickup trucks because transmissions can suddenly downshift to 1st gearapnews.comjballs@sh.itjust.works to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square53fedilink
minus-squarebryan@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down5·1 month agoI bet ford regrets not being able to OTA update software…
minus-squareZron@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoYes, because the computer can fix the physical gears in the transmission.
minus-squareShepherdPie@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·1 month agoTransmissions are all electronically controlled now.
minus-squarebryan@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoArticle literally says it’s a software update that needs to be applied to the transmission computer.
I bet ford regrets not being able to OTA update software…
Yes, because the computer can fix the physical gears in the transmission.
Transmissions are all electronically controlled now.
Article literally says it’s a software update that needs to be applied to the transmission computer.