While driving transmission will quit working, losing power. Gear shift will lock up when consumer pulls off. Then, shift gear will start working again.
1999 Ford F-150 transmission complaints
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I purchased this 1999 ford f150 truck in june of 1999, within in a few months the truck was registering more miles than I had put on this truck. I returned to dealer and made complaint. I was told they could not find anything wrong. Then I returned to dealer with same complaint on several orther times. Finally I called the dmv office in whiteville nc , they got in touch with the quality ford co. And then quality ford replaced the odometer in truck. At this time I was also complaining about truck making a knocking sound. They told me they could not find anything wrong with the vehicle. They have always told me this on every compliant I made about the truck. Now today 12-4-00 the truck is still jumping mileage , I had the truck in the shop in november and it was there for two weeks, I finally picked the truck up on 11-28-00 and I was told that they had driven the truck to fayettville nc and that the truck did jump mileage with the driver and that they were going to replace the odometer again, and that they had ordered the odometer and that it would be in on friday 12-1-00. I contacted them on monday 12-4-00 and they told me to bring the truck to them on thursday 12-7-00 and that they would put the odometer in on this day and replace the back window which pours water when it rains, but that they were not going to do anything about the motor knocking because it was just a charecteristic of the motor and it would not hurt the motor. This is not what I payed for . I paid for a new truck and I think I got a lemon. I amm tired of changing the odometer in this truck. I never know the real mileage on this vehicle because they just put whatever they think should be on truck back on the odometer. This is not right to me. Isn,t it against the law to mess with mileage on a vehicle. Please help me I just dont know what to do with this vehicle except to hire me an attorney and get my money back out of this vehicle and get my vehicle back that I traded in on this truck along with.
I am being ignored by ford. This is getting out of hand.6 times in 18months.what happened to making a quality vehicle? No safety defec tlisted.
The transmission fluid and filter was changed at 41,306 miles. Service department at dealership now reports that the entire transmission needs to be rebuilt or replaced. Ford initially declined to help with the repair cost, and it is now being reconsidered. Has this transmission type been one that has cronic problems?
While warming transmission was released while applying brakes, and vehicle took off. After 20 feet vehicle hit a house, and air bags deployed. Dealer has been contacted.
Interior lights fail to go out after vehicle has been turned off. After starting vehicle, speedometer shot to 100rmps after shifting. Took to dealer & lights still on & not going off. Eventually, lights went out.
Ford says +/- 7mph is in tolerance. My odometer is -.15 miles in 10; speed is 3 to 5 MPH off. It causes problems with law not to mention milage if I sell truck.
I have had problems with the absbrakes on this vehicle 5 times the dealership told that there is nothing wrong but the front brake do not work still this truck is not safe to drive.the tranmission sounds like it if about bust in half every time you shift it from first.they said it shifts fine.iam a certified drive train mechanic it dont shift fine.I will be consulting an attorney about persueing a lemon law claim.
I had brought my truck to courtesy ford they had found a part defective in the transmission, the technician had stated they had fixed the problem, when I got truck back it was still having same problems. Told courtesy ford again that problem restarted, technician checked out again and stated nothing wrong, I am still having my transmission jerk and bang when accelerating and also decelerating
Transmission won't go in 1st gear for take off. Once in reverse to neutral, it won't go in 1st gear. Dealer has looked at transmission twice, but said that there was no problem. They have offered to give a loaner vehicle to check the vehicle again.
When coasting at highway speeds or accelerating, transmission will hesitate in shifting from 2to3 and 3to4. Has LED to nearly being rearended on several occasions. Plaza ford states nothing is wrong with the vehicle. Also idles hard upon startup and 4x4 does not always engage - dealer also said can't repeat the problem.
Speedometer assembly failed. Nlm
Master cylinder had to be replaced after going out twice/ABS light stayed on constantly. Dealer fixed brakes twice. Also, rear brake line failed, and consumer had no brakes. Had to use emergency brakes. Also, when truck was six months old rear axle broke.
While traveling at highway speed of 65 MPH 4- wheel drive engaged by itself, causing vehicle to jump across the road into an embankment and rollover twice into an upright position. Upon impact, both air bags failed to deploy. Manufacturer notified. No injuries reported. Fell free to provide further details.
Transmission shifts hard going up a gear and when shifting down a gear.
Front windshield-the windshield would rattle going down the freeway everytime we would be in the truck. Took it in to advise the dealership and all they did was reseal it. Took it in again the second time and they did the same thing. After the third time I made them put in a new windshield. 2 weeks ago this cracked in half. Also the transmission was slipping. They replaced it with a new one. Also the rear end was leaking.
Vehicle pulls a 5500lbs trailer: whenever slowing down to make a turn on an incline, shifting from second to first gear, vehicle will shutter and jerk violently.also, rear end virbrates when taking off from a stop. If traveling 70mph and above, entire vehicle shakes. Contacted the dealer, and they can't fix it.
The driver smells burning oil due to the right rear cylinder head leaking. Yh
The steering geometry and suspension travel lend the vehicle to excessive over steer resulting in loss of control. Yh
While traveling on the highway at 70 MPH driveshaft broke in half. This could have LED to a vehicle collision. Dealer notified, will not warranty the drive shaft because of modifications made to it. *ak
Automatic transmission failed to shift in cold weather. Yh
While driving on the highway 60mph there were two cars ahead being towed with no lights on. Consumer didn't see them, and struck them from behind. Neither airbags deployed. Contact dealer for repairs. Parked in front of the trailer, thought the park lever was up, but it was in neutral with hand brakes on vehicle rolled forwards, and hit the trailer, cause airbags to deploy.
Transmission dropped into lower gear & started to severely jerk. Engine revved up to 5,000 rpms. The roads were slippery & wet causing no control of vehicle. Took vehicle to dealership & mechanic could not duplicate problem. The problem is intermittent. *ak
This vehicle has a terrible transmission problem - the 2nd to 3rd shift, and the 3rd to 2nd shift are rough and slowly tear the transmission apart. Mine has been repaired 4 times and is still suffering from poor shifts and undependability. The engine had a very severe knock when first started - the engine was replaced at 14,500 miles with a remanufactured unit. This vehicle has had 2 transmission rebuilds, one transmission replacement and a remanufactured engine and the vehicle only has 14,900 miles on the odometer!
When the transmission is in first gear, the engine is shuts off and vehicle will roll. Dealer said that engine bleeds off compression which allows vehicle to roll when it is shut off while in first gear.
I am on my second rear sliding window and it is leaking also. I am on my second transmission, and there is a clunking or slapping noise when you come to a stop. A ford engineer says that this is normal or common on all new ford pickup trucks. I disagree the truck did not make this sound when it was first new. They have tried 3 or 4 times to fix the popping noise in the dash and have not been able to get rid of it.
Vehicle purchased new. Vehicle returned to dealer 18 days later due to problems. Metallic rattling and tinging noise coming from rear along with a fluttering, winde up noise coming from drive shaft. Other minor problems included wind noise(fixed once but still there), clunking in transmission(reprogrammed) and a vibration felt at 40-50 MPH.dealer first replaced a complete drive shaft , then a complete rear axle assembly was replaced. Still have vibration while driving vehicle.
Clutch does not engage properly with the application of the clutch pedal. The clutch can be pressed, but will not engage which causes the vehicle to jump forward. Dealer can't find solution.
The truck vibrates at 36 to 44 MPH. Vibration is worse at 41-42 MPH. The vehicle has been returned to the dealer three times. I have contacted david wrightsman, field service engineer, ford customer division, atlanta regional office. He has driven the truck and states that correcting vibrations in the f150 series is a "black art". Ford has a bulletin out on vibrations. Service bulletin 99-11-1, the federal safety agency item number: sb606433. I have found out that this problem has exisited for some time. My concern is that the vibration is wearing on unknown components of the truck and will cause a failure at an unpredictable time. The tires are in balance and run true and are not the cause. My dealer has said they will call me if they come up with a solution
Was going 65mph when the steering got real stiff. Was hard to turn. Had come to a stop. Unable to turn steering to turn wheels. Master clutch slave cylinder had very little resistance on the clutch when the pedal was pressed. When the vehicle is cold it can happen. Vehicle is very difficult to shift into another gear. Will be taking vehicle to dealer.
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