Six problems related to transmission failure have been reported for the 2001 Ford F-350. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
I was driving my 2001 Ford f350 to work. Just as I turned off the highway my truck lurched and the rear wheels began to skid. I put my truck into neutral and the rear wheels began to roll again. I coasted to a stop on the shoulder of the road. I tested the brakes and they where fine. I tried reverse and forward and everything seemed fine. I was close to work and the road shoulder was very narrow so I decided to see if I could get to work. The truck started out fine. However when it shifted to 3rd gear it lurched again and the rear wheels began to skid. I manually shifted back to second gear and the truck resumed normal operation for that gear. After talking to a number of transmission mechanics the consensus was clear. The mechanical diode on the direct drum was seized. This problem is well documented. It is common on 2001 Fords trucks with the 4r100 transmission. These are the only Ford trucks with this mechanical diode. After approximately 6 months of production Ford switched back to using a roller sprag just as it had used in all automatic truck transmissions before and after. If this catastrophic transmission failure had occurred moments before or at any point the next day (snow rain mix) the result would have been total loss of control of the vehicle. I have had a transmission shop remove the defective part. They replaced it with the a redesigned Ford part that replaces the mechanical diode with a roller sprag.
Transmission failure while driving down the highway, no apparant reason for failure.
Transmission failed. Transmission locked in the middle of traffic. Vehicle was towed to a neighboring repair shop.
Ford f350 superduty autmatic transmission failed after only 50,000 miles. Ford knows there is a problem but won't do anything. I know of a few others.
Transmission failed on our 2001 F-350 at 66,463 miles. Vehicle was out of warranty and transmission had to be replaced at a cost of $3000. Transmission was replaced at a Ford dealership. Ford offered no assistance because regular maintenance on the vehicle had not been performed at a Ford dealership. They denied any defects in the transmission. They stated we should have purchased an extended warranty.
Ford 2001 f350 super heavy duty 7. 3l, auto with overdrive, 2 wheel drive, crew cab. Just purchased in February 2002 from ted britt Ford in virginia. Truck has 40,000 miles and transmission is failing! hearing from various auto mechanics this is extremely typical with this vehicle and no unnormal to have to replace 3 to 4 transmissions a week for same type of vehicle and problem. There must be a recall or service bulletin for this problem. $1,800. 00 is a hefty amount of money to have to put into a relatively new truck with 40,000 miles. Ford should have to pay for this defect.