Three problems related to manual transmission have been reported for the 2000 Ford F-450. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
While driving vehicle, and upon impact of hitting a pole, the airbags did not deploy. . Consumer stated when the bumper anf grille was removed there was no air bag sensor, the vehicle hit pole and went air borne and landed on a 3ft rock upon hitting a tree, consumer stated the transmission and engine had previously been replaced.
Clutch came apart. Consumer was not able to push clutch into change gears, took to dealer, and they replaced clutch / flywheel and transmission.
This is the second time that clutch went; 350/450, and 550 clutches were defective while driving down a hill, needed to downshift, and gear got locked. Could not downshift at all. Consumer had to put on brakes and kill the engine, also, a/c went out 4 times. The clutch came apart and the pieces fell into clutch plate destroying front shaft of the transmission.
| Manual Transmission problems | |
| Clutch problems | |
| Automatic Transmission problems | |
| Clutch Pedal/linkage problems | |
| Transmission Failure problems |