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2018 Ford F-150 shifting problems reports

222 NHTSA complaints describe hard shifts, slipping gears, jerky transmission on the 2018 Ford F-150 — roughly 10% of all complaints for this model year.

222
Shifting problems reports
10%
share of complaints
40,000 mi
median mileage in shifting problems reports (51 with odometer)

Symptom counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives. One complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate — read the underlying reports on the full 2018 Ford F-150 report before drawing conclusions.