Dt*: the contact stated a puddle of oil was noticed under the transmission. The vehicle was towed to an independent repair shop who determined the transmission seal ruptured. The seal was replaced. The repair shop would not just replace the seal, they stated would follow the tsb's instructions and replace all the necessary parts. Updated 09/25/06.
2000 Ford F-150 transmission complaints
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Transmission went out. Vehicle is only driven about 200 miles a week, and sits from monday to friday without being driven at all. It just went out while driving down the road. Has not been fixed yet. Was not going fast at the time because we had just stopped at a light and when we started driving it had no power.
Well I got suckered oct 4 2003 into a 2000 f-150 w/52,000 miles . My lovely truck was doing great until sept 2004 and then my tranny went out. Just blew out. Well $1400 dollars and a lot of (I mean a lot) of money and time later (nov 2004) I got it fixed (happy times right?). Dad, me some buddies put the tranny in. So I am doing great and then I started to smell anti freeze and well some time later in aug 2005 it started a steem shop out the exhaust. Water, anti freeze and oil that is what is was. Looked like head gasket or head might be craked so got new gasket set and got heads tested and reshaped and new head bolts.($400 later) well I finaly got to getting it back together and it is still smoking (today in dec 2005). So something bad is wrong maybe block is craked. I dont know but I am very mad I owe $12,000 on it.
2000 ford lightning super charger intercooler leaks coolant into the engine. Once the coolant is drained, it can cause a condition called vapor lock, which will lock the motor without warning. This would be cause from the super heated air then entering from the super charger. This could cause an accident, and I'm sure is not great for emissions since coolant is now being leaked into the combustion chamber.
2000 ford f150 started downshifting while driving at highway speeds. The check engine light illuminated and the over drive light came on.*mr the vehicle was taken to a service station who determined that the transmission failed.
Contacts stated: he was in a double lane when the tire and axle broke off. Dealer said it was a factory defect. In 32 years he had never seen a break like that. The insurance company said it was their responsibility.
Had four new tires placed on my f150. When the right rear tire was removed, the tech noticed differential fluid and said that the rear right axle seal was blown. Parts required to fix are the bearings, brake reassembly, new rear axle, and emergency brake pads.
Electrical problems. Most significantly the truck shut off while I was driving down a road at about 50mph. Zero electrical and the power stearing was out and I had to muscle the truck to the side of the road, my wife would not have been able to do this.I waited about 15 minutes and it started. Had I been in a turn I may not have been able to turn the truck fast enough and hit oncomming cars. I took it in to john elway ford dealership and they said they couldnt find anything wrong with it and said they could do nothing. They said there was no error code logged in the computer so nothing was done. Today, aug 13, 2004 the truck started but the odometer was not lit but then lit when I backed out of my parking space. My wife later took the truck to the store then to a playground where it failed to start again. This is the third occurance of this and the ford dealership said they could not find anything wrong. When I called ford they agreed that they could not do anything if they could not recreate the problem. I also have an occasional grinding from 2nd to 3rd gear that I have taken it in for several times only to be told sorry we cant recreate the problem. My main concern is losing electrical power while driving. If this happens to my pregnante wife I am very concerned that she could get into a bad accident.
Purchased my 2000 f-150 from gorno ford in trenton, mi with 30,000 miles on the odometer. In less than 2 years and less than 15, 000 miles the following malfunctions have occurred: front t-rod broke (replaced), front u-joints had to be replaced, parking brake froze up disabling entire system, all brake pads and rotors had to be replaced. This vehicle is not even at 50,000 miles yet.
The standard transmission grinds going into third all the time and going into first sometimes. This has been going on since 40,000 miles. After many trips to the dealer, I finally found out that this is a common problem and they would do nothing for me. I love the truck, but hate the transmission.
The rear differential was fixed 3 times. When backing out of a driveway if the shifter was in drive, the vehicle shuttered. The vehicle was taken to the dealer 4 times within a 100,00 miles. *ak the engine failed on one occasion. *sc
I have a 200 ford f-150 that goes into 4 wheel drive by itself could caus a major accident ford repaired it after two attemps and almost one major accident and two towing bills and ford does not fix any damage to the transfer case noting the gears could be stripped and wore down becase of this problem and 4x4 systems so owners are left with a large repair bill down the road on there four by four systems transfer case and joints seals and possible transmision damage.
Our truck jumps into 4 wheel drive by it self.
2000 ford f-150 transmission gone at only 35,500 miles. Power ford diagnosed and recommended a transmission replacement at $3,300.00. I had both major services performed 15,000 service & 30,000 miles service and have changed my oil every 3,000-3,500 miles. I use this car mainly for pleasure on the weekends, thus the low mileage. I asked power ford how I caused this they said I did't, that there is metal/brass in the pan and it is internal damage. But I didn't use them for regular services so there will be no assistance given. How sad!! I work at honda and have the only ford in the parking lot, when I do drive it to work.
While driving the transmission failed. The vehicle would not go faster than 40 MPH. The gas pedal was pressed down but the vehicle had no power. The truck stopped in the road. The rear wheels had no power. *ak
Third gear syncronizer noisey during the two three shift.
Consumer had been having trouble with vehicle popping out of gear. This time vehicle popped out of gear when it was in park, pinning consumer against the fence and cutting his left pinkie finger off. He stated that no one knew why it kept popping out of gear.*ak consumer was unable to fully work until nov. 2003 due to a pin holding his finger in place. *ph
Failure of transmission at 58000 miles. Upon inspection, a sticker was found on the transmission that claimed it was eligible for replacement the year of purchase. Truck was part of the 'sold as heavy duty but we will give you a rebate because it is not really heavy duty' scam.
The rear end bearings were defective and may cause the driveshaft to drop out of vehicle. *ak one could hear a rumble/whining noise up to 40 yards away. The rear end was overhauled. *scc
I had $1375 worth of maintenance done on my 2000 ford f-150 at mak haik ford on aug.14, 2003, such as transmission & power steering flush, replacing fuel, air & oil filters, new brakes & fixing ABS sensor, etc. When I got home straight from the mak haik, the alarm was acting up. Later, I discovered the cruise control was broken. Two days later, while I was in bww on westheimer, my truck combusted into flames (about 30-40 feet high). The truck is a write-off. Mak haik blew up my truck. I want my $1375 back as well as approx. $32,500 for the truck.
Had to replace transmission 3 times in 1 year.
While traveling in overdrive to pass engine went into neutral, losing 3rd gear / overdrive. Failure was internal due to 2 gears stripped out of transmission with one not getting proper heat treatment. Please describe details.
Vehicle would still roll while in park gear on an incline. Dealer was notified. Feel free to provide any further information concerning this matter.
Transmission problems: clutch does not want to disengage properly. Driver must attempt to change gears repeatedly in order to shift. This produces dangerous driving problems. Ignition problem: frequently on start the ignition switch fails to turn on all equipment and ABS brake light comes on. Reported to local dealer and was told to jiggle the switch. Unacceptable. Horn problem: in hazardous driving situations, attempt to sound horn is impossible since area of steering wheel that will cause horn to sound is extremely small. This results in dangerous driving conditions
When turning vehicle off and on, and then when starting vehicle back up odometer jumps ahead one tenth of a mile. Contacted dealer.
Reported to ford motor co. And dealership as significant safety deficiency. (correct speed not indicating, correct drivetrain not indicating).
The motor mounts failed. Nlm
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Consumer was traveling about 10mph on a side street to park and heard a cracking sound. Was trying to turn it in a reverse mode, and it wouldn't move at all. Vehicle had to be towed to dealership.
Consumer had seen coolant coming from vehicle. Took vehicle to dealer for repairs where they found a transmission leakage.
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