Consumer states while traveling at 75 MPH lost complete acceleration. Vehicle would only function in first gear. Dealer was not able to duplicate problem.
2001 Ford F-150 transmission complaints
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While driving the transmission emitted a noise and the gears moved between first and third gear.
Fluid leak in clutch system, dealer could not find source so he relpaced master cylinder and slave cylinder. Then feb 21 2003 had same problem. Dealer relaced complete cluch assembly including the slave cylinder. Also at this time they noticed that the air bag switch was not functioning prorerly. This switch had been turned off at time of delivery and was never turned on again. How can this switch fail under this condition? This truck is driven over the road and well maintained. I don't feel that I should be having this much trouble when the clutch is not used as much as if it were used for in town or suburan driving. I feel that this model and year has a faulty clutch and air bag system.
Consumer states while driving the vehicle at any speed, the automatic transmission begins severely slip from gear to gear. Forcing to pull out of the road. Dealer was notified. Please provide further information. Ts
Significant automatic transmission slippage, almost as if the transmission is slipping into neutral. This happened yesterday when I was making a left turn and was nearly stopped in the middle of the intersection. This problem started after about 20 minutes of freeway driving, and 10 minutes of in-town driving. It was prominent in all auto transmission gears: reverse, 1, 2, and 3/drive. I had the vehicle towed to the closest dealership in arroyo grande, ca 93420.
Purchased 2001 ford f150 larietsuper crew cab pu on 4/01/2000, 26 miles on odometer, at time of purchase also purchased roadside assistance pkg and extended warranty, esp, from ford , have had serious braking problems with vehicle, vehicle was repeatedly serviced at ford dealership for these repairs, none of which were covered, in may 2002 entire engine failed and had to be rep[laced, was informed by dealership that the problem was that one of the eleectronic brains that control /operate this component failed, on dec 27, 2002 the transmission gave out entirely, luckily the vehicle was not on the freeway at the time, was towed to dealership where it still sits, have called, e-mailed and mailed info to ford customer care without any results other then from phone rep saying that there is nothing that ford will do...this vehicle has been very costly to maintain and for a ford is definatly not bulit "ford tough"...I am very disappointed in the attitude of ford motor company regarding my disappointmnent with this vehicle
Vehicle is not safe without seatbelts working properly 100%. Dt rq04011.
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Consumer stated that while driving at any speed and no warning the manual transmission will jerk making a loud noise. Dealer replaced three times and the problem is reoccurring. Please provide further information. Mr
While driving consumer was unable to take vehicle out of gear. Dealer examined vehicle, and determined that slave cylinder failed, causing clutch assembly to leak.
While vehicle was downshifting transmission was making a noise . Vehicle was serviced. Consumer is now on third transmission. Please provide further information.
A scraping sound from the right rear was noticed at 31,000 miles. Informed dealer of noise, sounded like brakes scrapping. Dealer said brakes were fine. 51,000 miles noise turned into a wining sound. Dealer said it was a non-related sound. Ford refused to honor warranty for mis-diagnois during warranty period. Dealer did not give any further advise nor recommendations at 31,000 miles. Ford said a wheel bearing check was not done at 30,000 miles. Dealer tech said axel was out of factory tollerance was cause. Repair cost was $3,500.00. I did not know what made the noise , I was describing the noise as possible brakes, but now ford says that is what I asked them only to look at. That is not true, I said it is making a noise , sounds like the brakes, they should have drove it rather than just looking at the brakes. They said it was fine then, now they say I should have brought it back if the noise was still there. I did not as they said it was ok. When it started grinding , I then brought it back. I was lucky it did not lock up and cause an accident.
While driving at 65 MPH transmiission fluid was leaking from rear. Please provide any further iformation.
An ongoing probelem transmission not shifting into gear after stopping vehicle. Vehicle been to the dealer on three occasions; but, problem still reoccurring. Feel free to provide any further information.
Gear shift sticks and is sometimes impossible to shift gears.
Tapping noise in transfer case below four wheel drive shifter.
While driving at state speed limit heard a loud noise from rear of vehicle. Without a warning lost steering control, resulting in a collision, mechanic stated rear axle bracket had a malfunction which resulted in spring unhooking and releasing axle.
The transmission hesitates as it shifts from 1st gear to second gear. I was told it is normal by the dealer where I bought the truck and other dealerships as well. I have found out there is a defect in the transmission which causes this delay in the shifting of the transmission. This problem has been found in 4r100 transmissions built from 7/27/2000 to 3/23/2001. I believe this transmission to be unsafe and ford denies there is a problem. I want this transmission replaced with a new transmission. I have had this problem since the truck was new and all ford does is deny, deny, deny.
I have taken this vehicle to the service department on 7 different occasions for vibration while driving at speeds of 34, 52 and 72 MPH. They have had the ford regional rep look at this vehicle 4 times and he insists that I have a tire problem! I have already been through 5 new sets of tires, 2 new sets of wheels, a drive shaft replacement and a rear end overhaul and I still have the same problem! I would appreciate any assistance that your office could provide in helping resolve these problems!*ak (tiresize: p26570r17)
When slowing down, and then accelerating, a clunk in the driveline occurs, dealer replaced parts in rear axle, drive shaft and both u-joints, replaced anti clunk spring in transmisson, but after five times to the dealership , I was told that ford had been contacted and they said that I would have to live with the problem that they had several trucks with the same problem but they had come to the conclusion that the sound was sound being transfered through the driveshaft, I was told that some trucks do this and some do not, I did complain to ford, and I am still awaiting there response
Intermittently when coming down an incline it would come out of overdrive; dealer notified. Feel free to provide any further information.
Two days after truck purchase, reported to dealer truck has bad vibration, rough idle, pulls to the right, truck hesitates to go into gear, truck hesitates before shifting, engine knock and clunk in t-case area. Transmission has been replaced twice,road forced balance 4 tires,switched tires and wheels,front end alignment three times,torque converter replaced,crankshaft pully replaced,dampers installed for vibration. All problems still exist. Ford has offered to buy back the truck but they will not give me all of my money back.
Ring and pinion gear was making noise when driving. Vehicle has been in dealer's shop and had replaced ring and pinion gear on several occasions. However, problem was still reoccurring. Manufacturer was notified, and informed consumer that they did not not have a correction at this time. Feel free to provide any further information concerning this matter.
While parked and idling vehicle jumped out of park into drive. Dealer was notified. Feel free to provide any further information on this matter.
While driving at 10 to 15 MPH vehicle would not go into any gears. Consumer turned truck off and put in gear. Then, consumer was able to drive home slowly and park vehicle. About 5 minutes later, started vehicle, and it jumped forward, it was not in gear, someone could have been seriously injured. Vehicle was towed to dealer. Please provide any further information.
Trans axle would bind/lock up whenever making sharp turns while using 4 wheel drive mode.
Engine was leaking oil and a new one was on order. It was replaced on 2-12-2001. On 4-17-2001 oil was leaking from same spot. Dealer said it was coming from transmission. Dealer was inspecting the transmission. Consumer will add more information if possible.
When driving and stopping transmission slips. It takes a two seconnd delay for truck to move. Dealership is aware of problem.*ak the transmission slipping occurs during stop and go traffic. It was unpredictable when it would happen, and it was a possible safety hazard.
This was 2nd transmission failure; both times the transmission fluid sprayed under vehicle & tires, making vehicle slide on road. Both transmission and drive shaft were replaced; tech stated the rear seal had blown.
2 transmission failures; replaced with new transmission & drive shaft; per second tech notes: found damaged extension housing bushing spun and was on drive shaft, clutchs burned, band burned, solenoid was stuck in boreconverter hub worn, drive shaft worn, back flushed cooler inst for repair was over 1400 flow test.
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