I was driving on the freeway at 70mph and suddenly my gear selection started blinking and it downshifted to 3rd gear by itself. Definitely a scary experience. Apparently when the frame lead sensor goes out it causes the truck to go into safe mode which is 3rd gear at any speed."
I found Julio Transmission through Yelp, I called him to inquire about replacing the lead frame sensor off a 2017 Ford F150 with 170,000 miles on the 6R80 transmission. I had codes P0706 & P0707 on the Ecu.
I told him I had all the parts (lead frame, gasket, filter, oil and a new oil pan with a bolt to make it easier to service going forward) and I would like to know how much he would charge me for the Labor.
He told me to text him the codes and he responded and told me the price of $250, I was in shock because the dealer had quoted me $800 depending if there wasn't anything else to change. I did not hesitate to scheduled my truck with him.
He explained that he has over 25 years of experience and that he had service these transmissions before. He also shared that he was very familiar with the replacement protocols for the Lead frame sensor.
He took about two hours to get it done and so far I drove the truck and it feels great.
He showed me the old sensor, gasket, old oil pan and the transmission fluid which had never been changed and it was black.
I will update the review if needed but as of now I'm glad I found him. read more