Automatic Transmission Problems of Ford F-350 - part 1

The contact owns a 2020 Ford F-350. The contact stated that while driving approximately 50 mph the transmission had erroneously down shifted from 10th to 1st gear, causing the vehicle to abruptly reduce speed in the middle of the road. Also, on several occasions the transmission had erroneously shifter out of gear. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who serviced the transmission but the failures continued to occur. No further information was available. The vehicle was later taken to a different dealer who diagnosed that the transmission required a complete overhaul. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 72,000.

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The contact owns a 2020 Ford F-350. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle shifted abnormally hard from first gear to second gear and from second gear to third gear. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed a failure with the transmission requiring a replacement transmission. The contact was informed that the dealer observed metal shavings in the transmission oil. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to customer satisfaction program 21b03. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, a case was opened, and the contact was referred to the NHTSA hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was unknown.

2020 Ford F-350. Consumer writes in regard to transmission issues.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford f-550. The contact stated that the vehicle was rough idling. Additionally, the vehicle had smoke coming from the rear end tailpipe and the contact smelled an abnormal odor. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The failure mileage was 74,000. The contact received notifications of NHTSA campaign number:  22v644000 (back over prevention) and 22v880000 (power train) however, the parts to do the recall repairs were not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had experienced a failure.

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My 2005 Ford 350 4x4 cracked the trans case because or the low/reverse snap ring came loose & broke the trans case at 55000 mi. Talked to Ford about this & they said there is nothing they could do &there has not been a problem with this, but I found out that they have had a problem & had a recall on this (recall #05b27). Ford dealer said that this would cost me $4622. 00. They fixed this problem I think in the 2006 models therefore they knew they had a problem. My warranty ran out on this truck about 1 month ago.

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I have a 2008 350 super duty Ford truck. I have about 35,000 miles on the truck and in those miles I have had about a dozen incidents where the trucks automatic transmission did not start from a dead stop in 1st. Gear. In stead it must have started in 3rd. Or 4th gear resulting in what would be a very underpowered start. I would press the accelerator to the floor which would result in the transmission down shifting and the wheels spinning even when pulling a 5th wheel trailer. Twice, while empty, I nearly had an accident when I needed a rapid response to enter traffic. The last time this happened was 8/25/2010. When I have taken this complaint to a Ford dealership, they say they can not find any codes, however the last time the dealer did a computer update on the truck and that was about 10 months ago and I thought the problem was solved. I met another person with the same power train as mine who had the same problem, finally his transmission went out and had to be replaced. I would like to have you investigate this issue, it may save a life.

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The contact owns a 2011 Ford F-350. When attempting to shift between gears the vehicle would hesitate. The vehicle would also down shift into neutral gear while the rpms increased but the accelerator pedal did not respond. The failure occurred intermittently since the vehicle was purchased in August 2010. The dealer made two attempts to duplicate the failure. The performance was monitored by the dvr system; however, the system could not detect any codes. The manufacturer was aware of the failure; however, they did not offer any assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The current mileage was 31,000. The approximate failure mileage was 1,500.

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About a mile after I turned off of hwy 101 onto hwy 166 going east while hauling my 32' toyhauler with my 2005 Ford f350 superduty 4x4 drw crew cab truck when smoke started billowing out the rear of my truck, a friend that was following me thought my truck was on fire as fluid sprinkled on his windshield. I was not able to safely pull over for a couple of miles. When I stopped I found that my transmission fluid had spewed out onto the tail pipe of the truck that caused the smoke and all over the highway. I had the truck and trailer towed to santa maria Ford and had to wait a day for them to open. When they inspected the transmission, the mechanic told me that the problem was a faulty retainer (snap) ring that came off (unseated) the low/reverse clutch that caused the crack in the transmission case. The mechanic told me there was a Ford recall on this problem a few years earlier. He did not want me to mention that he told me anything to anyone at the Ford dealership, because he was afraid of losing his job. I left the truck at the dealer because they said it needed a rebuilt transmission. When I returned home I researched the problem and found Ford recall 05b27 that was exactly the problem that had occurred. The recall stated that you had to have a snowplow package installed on the truck to receive the recall. This truck did not have the snowplow package. But, it did have the exact transmission with the faulty snap ring that the trucks with the snowplow package had. It should not matter if my truck had a snowplow package or not. Ford knew that my truck had the faulty part installed in the transmission and never sent me a recall. I could have had an accident or may have caused one, due to this (Ford motor company known) faulty part cracking the transmission case and spewing transmission fluid all over the road. Hwy 166 is a very winding road in areas and who knows if an accident may have happened due to the excess slippery fluid all over the road. My cost $4441. 00.

08/2007 at 27,127 miles Ford f350 superduty was taken in to dealer for repair due to the following: hesitation upon acceleration and transmission catching and loud bang, like it is jerking into gear. Dealer repaired under warranty. 08/2008 at 36,800 miles (just out of warranty) taken in again for same problem and dealer want to charge us to replace transmission. The vehicle has never been used to pull trailers or heavy equipment so there is no reason for the transmission to be failing with so little mileage.

The contact owns a 2005 Ford F-350 superduty. When the vehicle was placed into reverse, it would not back up. The vehicle was driven to the dealer and they stated that the reverse clutch retainer ring, the reverse piston retainer ring, the clutch housing, and the transmission case needed to be replaced. The failure mileage was 63,726.

On June 11, 2007 at approximately 11:00am I was unloading a piece of construction equipment off the back of my trailer. The trailer was connected to my 2007 Ford f350 super duty dual rear wheel truck. The truck was in park the emergency brake was set and the keys were out of the ignition. As I descended off the trailer the tires of the truck began to roll while I was inside the cab of the excavator and on top of the trailer. The vehicle was parked on a flat surface. It rolled for approximately 195 feet as I was unable to stop it. The trailer began to jackknife and eventually the machine fell off the trailer with me still in the cab. The truck only stopped after it struck a small car that was parked at the bottom of a hill. The vehicle was towed to a Ford dealership where Ford sent an engineer to examine the transmission and front end of the vehicle. His conclusion was that he did not see anything wrong with the transmission but that the truck must not have been in park all the way. I contested these findings and have asked Ford to continue to look into this matter. If in fact his findings about the truck not being in the park position are accurate how was I able to remove the key from the ignition. As I previously stated, at the time the truck began to move it was in park the emergency brake was set and the keys were in my pocket. It is my contention something malfunctioned in the transmission or there is a defect with the vehicle that will allow the keys to be removed from the ignition when the truck is not in a fully engaged park position. After the accident occurred I examined the road surface did not see any skid marks or notice any flattening out of the tires. If the vehicle was in park and the brake was truly engaged properly one would believe there should have been some skid marks left on the road surface as I traveled a total distance of 195 feet before hitting the parked car.

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New 2006 Ford 3500 super duty has had a vibration since I bought it and it is more of a buck and jerk when in tow/haul mode with trailer.

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Loss of pulling power on my 2004 Ford 350 super duty. The truck will lose power to pull under even a small load. When pulling out I have to have a large area of no traffic, have had several incidents where I came close to being hit in the side when I had a power failure and pulling onto roadway. I have had the problem looked at by a Ford service center 11 times and they can not repair the problem and refuse to repurchase the truck.

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The contact stated while making a right hand turn the vehicle hesitated. The transmission will catch, and there is a loud bang , and then the vehicle will lunge forward. When the vehicle is in reverse the transmission hesitates as well. It seems as though there may be something broken in the transmission or in the rear suspension. The dealership where the vehicle was purchased referred the contact to a local dealer to have the vehicle inspected. The vehicle was not inspected to determine the exact cause of the problem. The consumer had difficulty placing the vehicle into park. Updated 11/16/105.

Consumer states 2001 Ford f350 has a transmission problem. The transmission will not shift into overdrive and became stuck between third and fourth gear when going between 60-65 mph. While driving the rpm's also revved and the vehicle started not to shift into second gear. The dealer replaced the sensor. The problem just started last weekend. Consumer has heard about a recall for transmissions in f350 1999 and 2000, but that information was not available in the NHTSA database.

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My 2001 Ford f350 required a new transmision. The viecle had only 33,340 miles and was 3 years 3 months new.

While driving transmission hesitated when it switched gears ,and when you would reverse it hesitated so you could back up. Metal flakes were found in the transmission fluid from in the pan. Ford dealer was aware of the problem, and transmission has to be rebuilt. Other transmissions with similar serial #'s were under recall by Ford motor company, but ours wasn't recalled ,and they were unwilling to rebuild it.

While driving at 35 mph, the vehicle stopped and would not shift into drive. Vehicle was towed. The planet gear was defective.

When accelerating vehicle slipped gear or jerked forward. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.

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There are toxic fumes coming through the defroster when it is turned on. Which is distracting the driver on the road. Manufacturer had been contacted by consumer. The consumer purchased a carbon monoxide detector in which the vehicle registered 40 ppm. As the weather turned cold, the consumer was unable to use the defroster or heater due to the diesel fumes from the exhaust system. The consumer suffered nose bleeds and his mother-in-law had become ill while riding in the vehicle. Two dealerships stated that they could not find anything wrong with the vehicle. The engine died while going down hill to a stop at times, the vehicle stuck in 4x4 low, driver door molding was coming a loose, head light was inoperative at times and the switch was replaced, the rear door did not line properly and leaked air therefore both rear door upper seals were adjusted.

(1) no events leading up to failure. (2) transmission decided that it no longer wanted to shift. I was running empty pulling nothing. I was pulling off at my exit coasting as I came up to the light. As the truck shifted down I heard a clunk. Now I get a clickingl/grind/clunk where the truck tries to shift. The truck has 79k miles on it. Most of the miles are highway miles. I occassinally pull a 6500 lb travel trailer. I took the truck to my dealer who has a diesel/heavy duty truck shop. They say I need a new transmission and that it is out of warranty. (3) new transmission was installed.

2001 Ford f350 superduty - I am a disabled veteran who does not use this vehicle to tow. The transmission would not shift from 2nd gear. The transmission has to be replaced completely at my expense. With so many complaints, why is there not a recall, or why has Ford not paid for the replacement?.

While driving up a hill there was erratic behavior in the transmission that caused inconsistency in the shifting. As a result, vehicle stalled in the middle of an intersection , and steering failed.

While driving at 55 mph,my new 2004 f350 6. 0 super duty diesel transmission locked uo,. Causing the vehicle to skid out of control at a intersection. Had vehicle towed to dealership where a new transmission was installed . Two mouths later, vehicle started stalling while at idle and while driving, causing loss of steering and brakes. Vehicle again taking to dealer were new codes from Ford where put in computer. This did not correct the problem. Returned vehicle to dealer again mechanic not available. Vehicle returned with no diagnostics. Then three days later vehicle back at dealership for another transmission. With only 12,000 miles on vehicle. I fear for the safety of family and others while driving this vehicle.

Vehicle had 38,000 miles on it when transmission went out on 2001 crewcab psd. Ford said "too bad, warranty expired now". Ended up spending $5000 on a new transmission, not from Ford, but from a diesel expert who said this is common to this vehicle, and specifically this year - he also has the same vehicle and had the exact same problem. We have owned Ford vehicles for over 25 years, but never again will we buy a Ford because we now feel they do not stand behind their vehicles. Especially after finding out that this appears to be a pretty common problem, Ford does know about it, yet refuses to do anything about it.

Lost 3erd gear in automatic trans. Found out this is a common problem with this year truck. Got an estimate for $3600. 00 by the Ford dealer. Called Fords help line and was told Ford would not help that there is no recall for this problem. How many cases does it take before a recall is issued?.

Brake shift interlock, failed vehicle rolled without depressing brake petal. Failure resulted in the death of ian joseph campbell 4/14/04 nothing has been done to correct problem.

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I have a 2002 f350 super duty diesel truck. Several times (6-8 times) this vehicle has spontaneously moved from park to reverse. So far no injuries or damage to vehicle has occurred as a result of this failure. A CO-worker of mine has reported the same problem with his 2004 Ford f250 superduty diesel truck.

Within 5 seconds of putting vehicle in the park gear and exiting vehicle rolled down an incline and collided with a skidder. Consumer could not recall if vehicle was turned off or idling when this crash occurred. Manufacturer indicated that they could not duplicate the problem, therfore, could not provide the cause of the problem or a remedy.

I have had many problems with a vehicle I purchased new in 1999. It has been in the dealer's service shop mulitple times and also for the same problems. Most recently is a problem I have had the dealer inspect and try to fix 4 times and it is still a problem. Apparently the 4x4 is not fully disengaging and causes many problems while in 2-wheel drive. I am taking it in again for the 5th time for this problem on Monday and I am at a complete loss. I paid a lot of money for this truck and have had nothing but problems with it and they are ongoing. Please help!!!.

Vehicle was purchased for pulling a horse trailer. Transmission and engine locked at 600 miles. Driver stated there was a real bad jerk. Currently, when driving vehicle was constantly bucking. Vehicle was jerking while cruise control is either on or off, and when pulling trailer on any speed. Dealer performed diagnosis, nothing was found. Dealer also replaced icp, and ap switch to repair transmission lock-up.

The contact owns a 2004 Ford f350 super duty. While driving 70 mph, the vehicle stalled and experienced a loss of power. The dealer diagnosed the vehicle on 17 occasions and replaced the 2004 turbo with a 2006; however, the failure continued to occur. The computer was also calibrated each time the dealer diagnosed it, but the vehicle continued to lose power. On June 19, 2008, the dealer stated that the low stall speed on the automatic transmission was the reason he was not receiving power. The manufacturer stated that they would call him with detailed information. The current mileage was approximately 46,900 and failure mileage was approximately 1,500.

Automatic transmission sprag gear cracking. Sprag gear lock-up. Also, repairs or overhaul were made on the power train system (I. E. , automatic transmission system).

Automatic transmission sprag gear cracking. (refer to odi# 10082059) the component would shift 1-3 and had no 3rd gear due to the internal damage.

Automatic transmission sprag gear cracking items. Sprag gear lock-up. Also, repairs or overhaul were made on the power train system (I. E. , automatic transmission system).