Transmission Fluid Leaking problems of the 2005 Ford F-250

Noticed a cloud of smoke behind vehicle while driving 55 mph on highway. Upon inspection found it was leaking transmission fluid from hole in top of transmission onto exhaust (exact same problem as described in Ford bulletin 05b27) had to replace transmission at 57,265 miles at a cost of $4,000. 00. Ford would not warranty it.

The contact owns a 2005 Ford F-250 sd. The contact stated that while refueling, the transmission fluid began leaking. The contact drove the vehicle to the dealer where the dealer advised that there was a hole on top of the transmission. The dealer informed the contact that the leak had caused the transmission to malfunction and the transmission would need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 105,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Ford f250 super duty. While driving at approximately 15 mph, the contact discovered that flames were coming from under the vehicle. The contact was able to extinguish the fire without the assistance of the fire department. The vehicle was then towed to the dealer where the technician stated that the fire began due to transmission fluid leaking onto the engine manifold. The technician stated that the wiring harness and transmission needed to be replaced. The wiring harness was replaced yet the transmission was not. The vehicle was n ot repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

I pulled into my shop and was on cell phone when a person came up yelling (very upset) at me that I almost made them crash,they said that they were following me down the mountain and my truck sprayed them with transmission fluid and he tried to clear his windshield, but the wipers just smeared it, I said I didn't know trans was leaking and said my apologies. I got out and noticed a puddle under my transmission. It looked like my pan gasket was leaking, removed and replaced my pan gasket filled with oil , started truck nothing was leaking then went to go home put it in reverse and left a large streak of oil in front of me, shut down truck trans fluid was just poring out of it, looked like cooler line was spraying and leaking, replaced feral, filled again, ran truck found to be leaking from trans housing. . Read more...

Transmission upper housing case has developed crack not near bolt flanges but on top of housing. . Causing fluids to leak on exhaust system. . . Not damage to bottom of housing. . . No abuse. .

2005 Ford f250 with a cracked transmission. Consumer would like reimbursement for replacing transmission with a rebuilt transmission. The transmission housing cracked and leaked fluid. The transmission had to be replaced at 44,000 miles. The consumer stated Ford knew there was a problem with the internal snap ring which caused the transmission case to crack.

The contact owns a 2005 Ford f250. The contact observed that there was a transmission fluid leak. The contact is a certified technician and confirmed that the failure was contributed to the transmission snap ring. The vehicle has not been repaired for the malfunction at this time. The VIN was not available. The contact had concerns of the safety risk involved. The failure and current mileages were 42,000.

A snap ring inside the transmission fails allowing the planet to shift forward breaking housing tabs off causing a external leak of transmission fluid to other vehicles driving down the road,no warning a transmission may lock up causing safety concerns, Ford has recognized the situation before and sent a internal notice to mechanics to fix the problem, no recall was ever sent. Trucks between 90,000 and 120,000 have this problem, Ford said I was first ever complaint, which is a lie, I have found through research early 2004 through 2006 models have this problem of failure without notice. Ford hopes for these to get past warranty so customer has to pay a outrageous sum to fix, so far I have found 40 cases resulting this situation in my area alone and mainly 9/10 are Ford f250s. I seen the internal communication but was denied a copy of it. My service advisor at silsbee Ford showed me. Also this part is not covered under any extended warranty, and Ford denies ever having this problem, the vehicle behind me was showered with transmission fluid almost resulting in a crash because it smeared on her windshield to the point that she could not see. No warning ,so sound, I drove another 20 miles before I noticed a major slip in shifting and discovered a leak. The tranny fluid sprayed all over the exhaust pipe smoking and a stench of burning tranny fluid.