Nearly three-quarters of a million Ford and Lincoln drivers could come back to a vehicle that isn't where they left it. A new recall involving the Expedition, Explorer, F-150, Aviator, and Navigator involves the little piece in your transmission that keeps your vehicle in park. It could get damaged while you drive, which means that your truck or SUV might not stay in park the next time you leave it. Ford will have a fix, but don't expect it to be ready until next year.

 

The problem, according to Ford's filings with the NHTSA, is that the transmission might not be making its shifts correctly. This isn't a problem with putting the truck in park accidentally or shifting between forward and reverse while you're still moving; it's deeper than that.