Q: On cold starts my f250 goes into reverse fine. But after driving, it hangs up and then slams into reverse.
My 2008 5.4 gas f250 goes into reverse fine on a cold start. But after driving it. It hangs up going from drive to reverse then slams into reverse.
My car has 105000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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