2004 Ford F-150: stuck in gear or won't shift

Filed Sep 16, 2012 · Transmission · 55,000 miles · CT

Transmission will not go into reverse.

Filed Nov 22, 2010 · Acceleration · 69,500 miles · IL

Tl*the contact owns a 2004 ford f150. The contact was driving 68 MPH with the cruise control activated when the vehicle began to buck with hesitation causing the steering wheel to shake. Suddenly, the cruise control deactivated. The following day after the failure, the gear selector would not shift out of the park gear. The actuator switch was engaged whenever shifting into park. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer but they were unable to diagnose a failure code. The cruise control continued to not operate. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 69,500. Updated 01/24/11 *bf updated 03/18/11

Filed Oct 14, 2010 · Transmission · 122,000 miles · TX

2004 ford f150 4.6l v8, yesterday 10/13/10 while driving on freeway traffic the truck would jerk when I let go of the gas coast for a few feet and get back on the gas. Today 10/14/10 the truck would not go past 30mph, it wont shift into the next gear. Transmission has gone bad.

Filed Apr 22, 2010 · Transmission · 70,000 miles · MA

2004 ford f-150: the transmission will not shift out of 4wd when driving. It will however shift into neutral. The failure was caused by the solenoids which can get wet and short out ruining the actuators. This is a part which ford knows is defective, because they have created a new part. They currently have a tsb out on this issue. In april of 2006 they started putting water guards on the solenoids to ensure this won't happen. Having a transmission that will not engage properly is a safety hazard.

Filed Feb 27, 2010 · Transmission · 65,000 miles · MO

1. Driving the truck at about 60 MPH and heard a strange winding sound. 2. Began to slow down to pull over and the truck seemed to go into a lower gear than warranted by the speed. Pulled truck over and put truck in park then back in drive. Drove in parking lot about 50 feet and it felt like it was in 4wd. Stopped truck and moved the 4wd selection knob to 4wh, and then 4wl and back to 2wd. Attempted to drive truck in parking lot again. Truck seemed to be stuck in 1st gear. Trans fault displayed on lcd display and o/d light was constantly blinking. Read owners manual and it said the truck the truck would go into "limp mode" intended to allow you to drive at a slow speed. While driving in limp mode at about 15-20 MPH the transmission seemed to lock up. Pulled truck over again and put it in park. Tried one more time to put it in drive and get home in limp mode, limp mode allowed us to get home. 3. No repair attempt has been made as of yet due to the anticipated high cost.

Filed Feb 21, 2010 · Transmission · 90,168 miles · MA

Transmission failure, driving to work, transmission shift into neutral , again and again, lost of power in traffic while driving ,all fluids were normal, will not shift into 3rd gear, slips into neutral at 34 MPH, 80,176 miles on od. I drove to ford dealer in 2nd gear, $450.00 just to look at, 3- rings +valve body need replacing, total of $2,468.00 cost of repair. Safety issue == loosing all drive power in traffic, this should have been a recall after seeing all the complaints on this website this is my second big repair with drive train. At 60,000 mile a had to replace the rear differential at $1,600.00+ , I do not tow anything and do not use the truck for work, 4.6l , 2-wheel drive.

Filed Jun 15, 2009 · Engine · 16,235 miles · TX

On a sunday, I was on a side street when the engine went dead. I noticed the wrench light was on. I called the wrecker service as it was still in warranty. The wrecker driver arrived and asked if I had tried to restart it, which I didn't. I started it and drove home. I took it to the dealer on 06/04/08. They could not duplicate the error nor find anything in the computer module. On 03/29/09, the same thing happened. If I had been on a highway or freeway, I might have had a serious accident. I waited a few minutes, then the truck started up again. I took it back to the dealer on 04/01/09. They kept it overnight doing various tests. The computer showed nothing. They finally suggested to replace the throttle body and reprogram the PCM. I agreed even though it was out of warranty and cost me $484 to repair. I was leery of driving on a highway and freeway as if it happens there, I'm sure if I can't pull over I will surely cause an accident. Subsequent checks on the internet found the is a common occurrence. The engine is supposed to go into "limp mode" to allow one to slowly, but safely drive to a safe spot. My truck, and many others, do not go into "limp mode"; they just go dead. I strongly suggest this be investigated before a serious accident occurs due to this default.

Filed Jan 20, 2009 · Transmission · 46,000 miles · PA

My 2004 ford 150 heritage pick-up has serious transmission slippage- it also wont go into reverse at times- I mentioned this at the ford deal while under warranty, and they nothing was wrong with the truck- the transmission starting banging into when 1st put into d- and now has severe slippage in it- the list ed incident date below- is when I 1st started to notice erratic transmission behavior.

Filed Jun 17, 2006 · Transmission · 16,326 miles · NY

My 2004 ford 150 with 4 wheel drive , will not always shift from first to second gear, without a great grinding of the transmission. The vehicle will not shift without bringing the truck to a complete stop and then restarting. I have had the truck in to the dealer twice now but since it will not fail on command the dealer says they can do nothing till it totally fails.

Filed Sep 16, 2004 · Body, Electrical · 5,000 miles · GA

The emission light came on. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, and consumer was told that fuel pump was defective. The gauge went out of control. After filling the tank, the gauge read empty. *ak the brake light wiring was inoperative, alignment was out, the vehicle had stuck in park, the right passenger door was inoperative, the speedometer read wrong, and the vehicle would die out.

Filed Aug 17, 2004 · Brakes, Transmission · CA

While driving and coming to complete stop automatic transmission didn't shift properly from the first to the second gear, finally the stick shift didn't move from park to a drive gear. Also brakes vibrated while driving at any speed .