Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Robert E Meyer

Richard Reynolds Hathaway

Kurt Howard Nickerson

Edward Katynski

Donald Morrissett

Jerry Lee Aeschliman, Jr

David Gilewski

Stephen John Bettley

A vehicle includes an engine and a transmission having an input shaft operably coupled to the engine, an output shaft operably coupled to wheels of the vehicle, a primary pump, and a secondary pump. The primary and secondary pumps are each configured to supply pressurized fluid to a valve body of the transmission. A controller is programmed to, in response to a loss of pressure of the primary pump and a speed of the output shaft exceeding a first threshold, shift the transmission to a neutral state, energize the secondary pump once the transmission is in the neutral state, and command the engine to idle speed.

Systems and methods for operating transmission with auxiliary pump in power-limiting mode

The present disclosure relates to a vehicle shifter assembly having a retainer ring between a housing and an instrument panel or console. The retainer ring includes a fluid diverter system configured to guide fluid away from predetermined shifter assembly component(s).

Vehicle shifter fluid diverter system

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Canton, MI, United States of America

Robert E Meyer