Dumbest Ford Thing Ever - 2025 F150

[ctechbob]

But why have it move at all? If I'm following the OP, the transmission is 100% drive by wire. Moving the shifter lever does NOT move the parking pawl--that is electronically controlled. Removing the key should tell the ECU to park the truck and put a fork in it.

Upon restart, IMO, it should have left the shifter in Drive, and simply had a huge instruction on the display "move shifter lever back to park, dummy". Once done, lever and trans are now in sync, and least amount of failure-prone parts would have been used. [Yes that's a bit over the top, I know.] No need for another actuator in the column.

I'm guessing more than a few other people think this feature is "cool" and probably have taken to doing this more often than not.

100000% my point exactly.

 

[Audiman]

Land Rover has been doing this since 2010 with their rotary knob selectors. It’s nothing new just what people would class as a premium function that’s became standard on a volume vehicle.

 

[yagciogullari]

i have no idea what's going on
[poor european manual noises]

 

[ctechbob]

I'm not sure how the parking brakes work on the new trucks, but the previous generations are weak. I don't love the idea of the electronic shift, but can understand it. My 2014 would roll away on a significant slope, even after the brakes have been rebuilt and adjusted properly. I consider it a parking assist at best.

At least on everything certified to tow per J2807 they have to be able to hold the trailer on a grade at the maximum trailer weight with just the parking brake, so they tend to be pretty good these days.

At least when new, and unsalted.

"The SAE J2807 standard mandates that a tow vehicle's parking brake must hold the fully loaded vehicle and trailer on a 12% grade both uphill and downhill. This is a crucial safety requirement within the standard, ensuring the vehicle and trailer can be safely parked on inclines. "

 

[goblin]

i have no idea what's going on
[poor european manual noises]

Be afraid. Be very afraid.
Respectfully: Citroën DS BVH, Renault Twingo Easy.

Step aside, amateurs !!!
Scarily yours: Saab Sensomatic.

 

[fantastic]

Appears to be a good safety feature. I think this is similar to both of my vehicles not locking the driver side door if the keys are still in the ignition. Vehicles getting safer with less reliant input is a good thing. Is the e brake stronger than the "parking pawl"?

 

[supton]

It dawned on me, after a good dinner, what the problem really is--

There's two majorly wrong things in the OP's video:
-column shifter
-a physical key

I mean, who on earth buys a such a base model that would come with those two antiquated "features"? Like, everyone else has moved onto push button start and console shifting. Only old people would prefer these, and as such, I've come to realize, that this is Ford's way to trigger Boomers. That must be what it is, they know these things shame youngsters into higher trim levels while annoying others likewise into those higher trims.

 

[yagciogullari]

Like, everyone else has moved onto push button start

i was also actually surprised to see that in a new car. even the cheapest cars now have pushbutton start

 

[andrew_j]

i was also actually surprised to see that in a new car. even the cheapest cars now have pushbutton start

Ford F150 is a fleet vehicle and guessing keys cheaper for purchase and appealing to fleet owners not if but when they get lost.