1st, transmission, when at the speeds of 40 and 45, hesitates and wants to upshift and downshift, the behaivor is not normal at all, and I am making an appt. To get it fixed. 2nd, the high beam/ low beam switch must be faulty, at times the lights will totally shut off. 3rd when refeuling, usually on a quarter tank and less when taking off the gas cap there is alot of pressure built up in the tank. 4th the interior lights will sometimes come on when either door is opened, I have to shut the door and reopen it.
1997 Ford F-150 transmission complaints
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With transmission in "d" traveling at a constant speed, shifts back and forth between gears, then disengages. Also, with transmission in "d" when accelerating gently in 1st gear, the shift into 2nd happens after 2500 RPM.
Transmission started slipping and then the transmission shifted into neutral while driving. The transmission would not change into passing gear. It kept slipping back to neutral. Had to have transmission replaced.
No rear axle brakes in emergency stop attempt, resulting in crash.
While driving down the road vehicle was pulling to the right side of the road, and upon trying to catch the steering wheel, consumer accidently hit the shift lever and vehicle went into reverse. Also, when starting up the vehicle the overdrive light would come on and stay on.
While driving the wheel bearings separated from the vehicle, tire and rim also eparated from vehicle, resulting in a collision. The dealer has been notified.
In may 99 heard rattle from left rear. Found spring clamp missing bushing, no big deal. But did notice bottom leaf was kicked out on aft end (and kicked in of fwd end) appx 1/4 to 3/8". While dealer replace lugs: nuts on recall said leaf spring no big deal. I wrapped loose clamp in tape to stop rattle. Now in 11/99 while washing car I noticed lower leaf is kicked out considerably farther, now measuring a full 1". I have contacted ford cac, and the dealer will probably install a kit per sb99-6477. However, I view this as a very big problem/safety issue because the ford tsb kit only replaces the existing clamp for the two uppoer leafs. The lower leaf is "adjusted" back into place. Internet research shows numerous people with same compaint. This is not a satisfactory solution. In my current situation the lower leaf, at a 1" aft kickout, is contacting the fwd inside and aft outside u-bolt. There can be no other outcome to this than for the spring to exert enough force over time to weaken both u-bolts to the point of failure. In my case I'll be watching like a hawk. However were it not for the initial rattle I doubt that I would have ever seen the problem until at some point in the future when my axle fell off. I've been happy with the truck and ford in general until now, but I feel like they need to wake up and address this. Looking at chevrolet trucks they have what seems to be a better design philosophy; the chevrolet truck has "square" u-bolts, threads down , which straddle the leaf spring assemblies with close tolerance to keep the stack together on top of axle. Ford's design has the u-bolts on either side of the spring stack, threads up, and relies on the compression force to keep the stack together instead of the u-bolt itself. I would encourage you to look at this issue; over time as these trucks acquire more mileage there may be some u-bolt failures.
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I called ford customer service and they didn't even ask what part failed. They were just concerned that the vehicle was out of warranty!!! While driving up my driveway, the truck suddenly slammed into 4x4 low range. This caused the engine RPM's to increase significantly and brought the truck to an almost sudden stop. This was a sudden failure and could have caused an accident if it had occurred on the highway.
I have experienced the 3 defects listed.....first, the powertrain, when four-wheel drive is engaged at a stop and an engagement time of at least 30sec. To 1min. Is given, when I release my brake to proceed the powertrain makes a loud thump, this happens about 75% of the time....second the washer sprayers on the hood do not spray the windsheild. One sprays way off and the other sprays nothing. And third the high beam low beam switch is defected. When engaged in high beam and driving a short accures and the lights will flicker from high to low and completely off with no head lights at all......if you have any questions about any of these defects please contact shane e. Mass at my home number ((712)-322-5233) .... Thank you.
Tire broke off from the frame axle causing the vehicle to spin resulting in collision. Yh
Automatic transmission shifts into neutral while driving at highway speed.
While driving between 30-35 MPH @ approx 1500 RPM the transmission shuters and shakes before down shifting to second gear. This problem only occurs while in third gear at this low RPM when the transmission is under a load, such as going up hill. Dealer can not fix
While driving at 65 MPH the right rear axle fell out which could have caused an accident. Either clip that holds axle is faulty or improperly installed.
After parking vehicle disengaged from park and went into to drive, causing vehicle to lose control.. Please provide further information.
Vibration invehicle when transmission shifts between 35 and 40 miles per hour.
Rear u-joint went out. One rear wheel bearing failed due to rust; there was not lubricant.
Axle housing shaft twisted, causing axle to slide in and out and wear on the inside of rear end.
The problem started with the transmission slipping and the door ajar chime continuously chimes. We took the truck to a local ford dealership, don davis ford 1901 n. Collins arlington, texas 76101 number 817‑461‑1000. We informed the dealership of the trucks problems and the next day they called to tell us that the door chime had been fixed but that the transmission needed to be flushed according to the manufacturers suggestion. We stated that if this would fix the problem to go ahead and proceed. About 3 weeks later billy was on the highway towards home when the transmission in the truck failed he had to push the truck off the highway and walk to get help. We took the truck this time to another ford dealer, westway ford 801 w airport freeway irving, texas 972‑256‑5551, this dealership found the transmission fluid to be burnt. The fluid smelled burnt but was still red in color also they found metal fragments in the fluid and the transmission filter was not changed out at the time the "delux flush" was performed by the previous dealership. Hence: if the flush was necessary then why would`nt the filter change out be? According to don davis ford, ford recommends the flush but not the filter to be changed and they were going by the manufacturers suggestions. We have contacted ford but their only response is "if you had purchased the truck new then we would have covered the transmission being replaced" . Great huh? As far as the door ajar chime we still have that problem and it has become a nusance due to the fact that no ford dealership has been able to make the repair or advised us on how to disconnect the silly chime buzzer. Your response and or comments would be greatly appreciated. Sincerely, debbie holsomback
Driver seat belt does not retract properly, factory wiring harness for trailer has no running lights. 4 wheel drive failure have had in the shop 6 times. Center console does not lock in down position.
While driving at approx. 55-65 MPH in a heavy rain the transmission suddenly quit pulling. It was as if the transmission were shifted into neutral. By turning the overdrive off I was able to make it home in second gear. I took the truck to satcher motors for repair. They reported that the third and fourth gears had went out. This truck has never pulled a boat or trailer and has never hauled any heavy loads. This would seem to me to be a factory defect. I contacted ford and talked to them twice but they offered no assistance. The repair bill was $1322.80. I believe this to be a factory defect, as I have heard of other people having trouble with ford transmissions. I believe ford should be made to repair or replace these defective transmissions at their expence.
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Vehicle was in park, and jumped out of gear. Vehicle went over an enbankment and into some trees. Vehicle had to be towed. *ak
All my ford trucks have done the same thing,just this torque converter went a little early,will ford ever fix these problems and our they dangerous?
Front hubs work intermittently when in 4 wheel drive. Took to dealer and he said that since they cannot duplicate the problem (wouldnt work for me on grass), that they stated that there is no problem, but if you have one to call a tow truck if you get stuck again. Also another problem--spare tire and wheel assembly were replaced by charapp with wrong diameter tire and wheel. Dealer did not recommend using this size spare tire because it was a different size than the original tires on the truck. This makes no sense for them to give me this spare when they admit it is a safety hazard..
Head gasket failed (cracked) causing other component failures. Yh
Automatic transmission is hard to shift into overdrive. Feels like going over speed bump. Had called dealer & was informed transmission needed to be flushed out.
When trying to stop vehicle would shake and cut off, except when in neutral. The dealer said torque converter needed to be replaced.
Power rear view mirror failed. Mjs
Clutch slave assembly can start leaking at any time, rendering clutch useless, causing stalling, and lunging at a stop. Ford has redesigned the part, meaning the original has a flaw. (tech bulletin # bc2301970501,) but safety warrants a recall.
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