I think Ford would be wise to change the Errors so that if you have a Gear Shift Module (GSM) issue that is what the alert says in the App if not what the dash says, and if you have a more serious issue like a battery module or two it should say that, the Truck has the information available...
Yesterday the Dealer replaced my bad Gear Shift Module (GSM) with a new one, it was on back order from about July 31, 2025 to Sep 5, 2025. I can tell it was replaced because the fold down button has changed slightly, less shiny and it has a blue light up inlay.
Local Ford dealership installed a new Gear Shift Module (GSM) today after the backorder delay. Took them about an hour. I can tell the tray ABS plastic has a slightly different mold surface quality, and the shifter fold down button is less shiny and has a black inlay, other then that it appears...
Dealer accepted my Gear Shifter "GSM" Forscan error as fact and ordered me the back ordered part. I had them confirm the part number for the reworked replacement Shifter on the 2024 Lariat as NL3Z-7210-AL for the other trucks it ends in AK. Both the ICE trucks and the EV trucks us the same...
I have noticed the hotter it is outside +95F the more likely I will get the Gear Shift Mechanism (GSM) error as read on the scanner and the service engine soon orange wrench on the instrument screen. I attached a video of the fold shifter button failing to fold making a nice clunking sound as...
Get Forscan, I got that same message, "Powertrain malfunction/reduced power - A powertrain or 4-wheel drive fault has been detected." First time last month and it is unsettling. After scanning and reading some other posts it is likely just a bad shifter and in my case only on very hot days...
I just found this thread on the CSP-25B09 Replace Floor Console GSM letter. I posted the following in the Powertrain Malfunction / Reduced Power thread where most people seeing this Ford app error are having batteries go bad.
Ford App says Powertrain Malfunction / Reduced Power but dash...
Powertrain Malfunction / Reduced Power
Service vehicle soon Orange Wrench on dash display 7314.6 miles on a late year 2024
Ford App says Powertrain Malfunction / Reduced Power but dash display reads 100% power available no noticeable decrease in power, but not pushed hard.
Forscan picks up a...