I have a 2007 Ford F-150 automatic transmission with 70,000 miles. I bought this truck new off the lot and have never pulled anything with it.In late July a guy left his toddler aged kid in his car while running without a seat belt. The kid put the car into drive, the car hit my parked truck and pushed it 75ft into an intersection. Thankfully everyone was OK.
About a week ago lost all foreword gears, I have been told the transmission needs to be completely replaced.

Could this be latent damage from the car being pushed in park?
At the time of the collision my e brake was not engaged and there were no skid marks visible on the street when it was pushed.

Thanks
Mike

 

make em buy you a tranny just for good measure, then build your tranny to withstand 1000000000 horsepower. lol just kidding, i dunoo how it pushed it without leaving skidmarks that tell me something gave way there..

 

If pushed, even in park, it will move. The Park pawl only holds back a little bit of force. Just like if you were rolling at 5 mph, and shove it in Park, it makes an aweful racket. That is why the manufacturer suggests using the ebrake while parked.

It's a habit for me, because all I drive is standard and I know and fully understand how transmissions work.

From prior experience, I've had automatic transmissions not stay in park while on super steep inclines. For those I shove the transmission in Neutral, then set the parking brake, release off the service brakes, and then apply Park. Plus it is easier on the transmission park pawl.

 

Pushing a truck in park can damage the parking pawl. That will prevent it from holding in park, but it will not keep the trans from moving the truck. It's a coincidence.