Clutch Problems of Ford F-350 - part 1

(1) driving my 1999 Ford F-350 super duty diesel home from work. (2) I pushed in the clutch pedal to shift down, the clutch failed to release and the pedal stuck to the floor. I ended up in the middle of an intersection avoiding a collision. The truck is undriveable, blocking traffic, and required towing. (3) the clutch release for had cracked and bent also causing a failure of the clutch hydraulic circuit. Replacement of the release fork and hydraulic circuit restored the truck to operation condition. The part number of the new clutch release fork was different than that of the one removed, leading me to suspect a problem with the stock release fork. Original release fork part number f61a-7515-be. New installed release fork part number yc3z-7515-bb. I have retained the old release fork at my home address.

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The clutch failed to engaged when applied. The consumer noticed that the clutch would engaged on its own. The consumer was able to drive it to the dealer for inspection. The mechanic was unable to duplicate the problem. Jb. . . . . Consumer stopped at a traffic light with the clutch pedal fully depressed when the vehicle lurched forward towards the crosswalk narrowly avoiding pedestrians. The clutch pedal wa sfukky depressed. Consume rhad to shut off the ignition switch to stop the vehicle. Consume rtook the vehicle to freedom Ford for repairs and was perented with a bill for $520. 34. Customer service representative told consumer that repairs were nor covered under warranty since the clutch is not part of the power train.

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The vehicle's clutch mechanism failed while driving. As a result the vehicle was unable to come to an complete stop. Please provide any additional information.

Consumer stated that while driving, when he attempted to change gears and put his foot on the clutch it went all the way down to the floor. He managed to pull to the side and had vehicle towed to the dealer. The dealer told the consumer that the clutch was gone. Consumer indicated that he never lost control because he was not going fast. However, he was very unhappy because this is a 2000 model and the gears were already gone. He had to pay $1527. 00 to have vehicle repaired. The clutch pedal had gone to the floor board and would not come back up. The clutch pedal also leaked fluid.

Multiple failures of clutch master/slave cylinder assemblies. Told by the dealer that the failures are probably due to other problems in the clutch. I replaced my clutch and found a siezed pilot shaft bearing, damage to flywheel, and bad clutch pressure plate.

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When coming to a stop or shifting the clutch will not disengage, and the pedal stays on the floor -- multiple incidents.

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When coming to a stop or shifting the clutch will not disengage, and pedal stays on the floor.

When the clutch was applied, the pedal traveled to the floor.

Clutch assembly becomes inoperative while driving. When operator tries to stop the truck the clutch will not disengage. This causes the truck to bcome a missile. The only way to stop the truck is to kill the engine. This has happen twice the first time while exiting from a interstate hwy at 70 mph while pulling a gooseneck trailer. The truck pushed the occupants into oncoming side road traffic. The second time the truck had to be driven up onto the sidewalk in a crowed street. Both times the occupants were not injured. This problem comes unexpected and with no warning. The manufacture repaired the defect the first time but refuses to repair the same problem this time.

When coming to a stop clutch will not disengage, and pedal stays on floor.

Vehicle was at a complete stop and manual clutch went out. Vehicle lurched forward through a red light. .

Consumer has difficulty getting the transmission into gear and when shifting, when the transmission does shift gears, there is a grinding noise, the free play in the clutch is always different, sometimes the clutch would engage when the clutch pedal was near the top , other times the clutch would engage when the clutch pedal was pushed all the way. The consumer was informed that there was a 6 inch piece of rubber hydraulic hose in the hydraulic line of the clutch assembly, so when the vehicle was warmed up, it expanded instead of staying ridged. Ford is aware of the problem and updated the clutch assembly, however, the consumer was told that problem is considered a wear item.

Low clutch engagement causing the clutch to release with pedal against down stop or not to release at all. Had truck towed for safety reasons. When the clutch doesn't release this could cause an accident and failure to be able to stop vehicle when clutch goes all the way to the floor and not disengage clutch.

While clutch is fulley depressed and in gear vehicle will take off. Contacted dealer. Replaced part, but problem reoccurred.

While traveling at 40 mph, was unable to get out of gear because spring in clutch housing failed. Dealer was notified and made the repairs. Feel free to provide any further information on this matter.

Went to dealer in am about clutch problems, dealer looked at truck, said there was no problem. Left dealer was coming up to intersection, went to down shift, clutch went out and brakes. Had no brakes or clutch! was towed to dealer. Have had several probems since with emerg. Brake not working. Was towed again 4/19/2002 was pulling forward clutch would not disengage almost hit 3 mail boxes and stone wall.

Whenever driving at various speeds clutch would go out. Would have no prior warning. Had taken to dealership at least 4 times, and clutch has been changed 4 times. There isn't any indication of cause of problem. It still exists.

Clutch hydraulic release system failed catastrophically, causing vehicle to jump forward immediately and violently. Fortunately the car in front of me was far enough away so that I didn't hit it, before getting vehicle stopped. On investigation, I found that the roll pin which holds the clutch line into the slave cylinder had backed out, and allowed the high pressure line to disconnect. When this happened, the clutch engaged violently, and the vehicle lurched forward on engine power. This could have caused a major accident, if any of the circumstances had been different.

While driving and then stopping at a gas station could not drive vehicle. Called tow truck, and they found out that clutch had fallen apart.

The plastic retainer located where the clutch pedal engages the rod for the clutch master cylinder wears out allowing the rod to disengage the pedal assembly without any notice of inpending failure. This happened to me in a crowded parking lot at the canton trade days. Luckily I was in 1st gear and was able to idle to a parking space without hitting anyone or anything. Once the pedals comes loose and the engine is stopped it cannot be restared without the pedal assemble being in place. This problem can be avoided by returning back to the old style ball and socket set up used on older vehicles and doing away with the plactic pieces in the setup. Had I been behind someone or been in a downtown driving situation where a pedestrian been in front of me such as a stop light when it decided to come loose the outcome may have been extremely serious.

Clutch did not slip at all. Was in 5th and slowing for an exit to 4th. Clutch would not engage to 4th, towed to dealer. Told springs failed and had been failing a long time. Also informed that dealer has had frequent problems and Ford has redesigned clutch assembly three times. Power steering will just go out usually in a turn. Eems to happen when engine is hot or running over hour or so.

I know many fellow Ford diesel 6 spd. Owners having clutch&transmission problems. Ford dealers tell us it's an isolated problem. I guess that's why my truck is in douglas, wy and I live in needville, TX.

Clutch replaced several times due to breakage during service/inspection.

Transmission did not hold up and kept breaking down. Transmission broke down the first time at 27,000 miles. Second time on Jan 20, 2000. Entire clutch assembly was replaced both times. The following week, truck broke down again. Transmission needed to be replaced with 40,000 miles. Please provide any further information.

Ie99-069; when traveling 68 mph and attempting to downshift, the clutch would not disengage, shifted out of gear. Also, in order to stop vehicle consumer applied extreme pressure to the brake pedal, but vehicle continued to accelerate, consumer then turned the vehicle off by removing the key from the ignition. Consumer has contacted the dealer, dealer has not replaced parts. Please provide any further details.

Clutch slave cylinder stuck to the floor almost resulting in vehicle hitting another, service bulletin on failure, however unable to fix due to back ordered parts. Mjs.

Clutch locks up and its impossible to shift gears. Failures occur without any warning when the clutch disc spring pockets break, jamming the clutch. If this happens in traffic it could cause a serious accident. Ford admits that there is a failure problem with clutch disc. Consumer says clutches are lasting 25k miles between failures.

I am not the only Ford F-350 truck owner having these clutch problems. I have talked to several guys who have put 3 or more clutches replaced under 100,000 miles. There is definately a problem with these clutch assemblies. These trucks are sold as super-duty work trucks, but are not withstanding the workloads they are supposedly built for. I have contacted Ford several times with no satisfaction. I feel a recall should be in order.

When driving the clutch is too small for the engine and the transmission, causing the clutch to keep burning out. T vehicle has been in the shop five times for repairs, and the dealer states the clutch is too small for the other parts in the vehicle.

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Clutch was replaced at 40000 miles, it needs to be replaced again. Manufacturer/dealer have been notified.

Plastic spacer in clutch assembly broke, causing clutch to malfunction. Please provide further information.

Have 3 Ford F-350 diesels all have had clutch problems. Trucks will stay in gear and clutch goes to the floor and will not return. . Vehicle doesn't stop, you must turn off the engine to get it to stop. Very dangerous. Numerous reports of problems on Ford- diesel. Com. ***dimsii ivoq entry posted after 12-12-02 cut over to artemis***762849.

Clutch will fail when shifting from high to low. Please provide further information.

A spring keeps popping out of clutch disc and jamming it. Consumer had clutch replaced 4 times. Cause is unknown.

While traveling and when depressing clutch consumer was unable to change gears. Please provide further information.