F150 transmission randomly disengages during acceleration causing truck to quickly decelerate instead of accelerating. The loss of transmission engagement is for a period of time just when you need the most control. Our problem started approximately a month ago intermittently and has become a daily though unpredictable event. When the transmission does engage it bangs into gear or shifts erratically into different gears not related to application of foot pressure on accelerator. I took our F150 to a Ford dealer ($145 to diagnose) and an independent transmission repair shop and both called out the problem as a CDF clutch failure and that it is a known design defect by Ford that they are ignoring. Worst of all, the only fix is a replacement transmission at a cost of $9K and because the dealer has so many in line of our vehicle they said despite a redesigned transmission being available, they could not actually perform the replacement for about a month. Ford should be accountable for knowing of a design defect that results in high consequence safety risks of its vehicle occupants. This Ford transmission defect introduces a manufacture’s defect safety hazard to drivers and because it last up to 30 or more seconds, it needs to be called out by NHTSA to Ford as a real safety issue with high potential negative safety consequences they should proactively address. The first time it happened to my wife it was in a true near miss with my wife turning right and accelerating onto the highway. Another vehicle did not recognize she had lost power and was heading into her flank as her vehicle went lame almost hitting her. Ford should be directed by NSHTA issue a recall. I have also attached Ford Safety Bulletin 24-2436 but note it does not raise this to the safety urgency it needs to have.