Transmission jerks and shifts hard jolting passengers around when it does. This has happened since I bought it as a second owner with 30k miles. I aske ford about it and they said “yep there is a problem but our shop doesn’t work on transmissions” I have not found any where else to take it as I lived in a small town. But I heard there are others with this same problem. 5.0 engine with 10sp automatic
2018 Ford F-150 transmission complaints
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Truck has 80,000 miles on it. For the last few thousand miles, the transmission has started to lurch during gear shifts from low speeds causing the vehicle to feel as if it is stalling out. Dealer states it is designed to do this, but due to power loss a collision is a possibility while trying to enter onto a highway with faster speeds. Dealer states the vehicle is learning the driver's driving behavior. After 80,000 miles the vehicle already has learned the driving behavior and there is something else taking place. The vehicle does not throw any warning codes when attaching an OSBII reader to the port. Taken to an independent shop and was told this is a known issue with the 10 speed transmission in the 2018 F-150 vehicles that Ford has not fixed until 2025 and up year models. This is a safety issue at the very least.
Transmission suddenly jerks into another gear and has randomly downshifted at highway speeds to lower gear including 1st gear, then fails to get back into 10th gear.
When cold the truck is experiencing transmission slippage between first and third gear and hard shifting. The engine will rev up but the transmission does not always engage. You have to quickly remove your foot from the accelerator because it will eventually catch and bang into gear. After the transmission gets warm the shift does improve. After checking online for known transmission issues for the 2018 Ford F150 with 10 speed transmission I discovered that the CDF hub has a defect that Ford knows about but will not repair. The hub has a bushing that moves blocking transmission fluid ports. I called a two transmission shops and they were well aware of the issue and were able to give a quote range over the phone because of the volume of these transmissions that they have seen. I took the truck to my local Ford dealer and they checked the issue and confirmed that the CDF hub was the issue and the transmission would require a total rebuild. The rebuild came in at $7,755 dollars plus tax. A replacement transmission was $9035.26 before tax or just over 10,000 after tax. Ford needs to held liable for the engineering defect and be forced to issue a recall.
The contact owns a 2018 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, while the accelerator pedal was depressed, the vehicle loss automotive power. No warning lights were illuminated. The failure occurred on several different occasions. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the transmission fluid needed to be changed. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure persisted. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer to get a diagnosis however, the failure cause was unidentifiable. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to get a diagnosis however, the failure cause was unidentifiable. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.
218 Ford F150 5.0L 4X4 with 10R80 transmission. While accelerating from stop light and attempting to merge into highway traffic flow, transmission shifted to 4 gear and failed to actually change gears resulting on a massive loss of momentum and causing a dangerous situation for myself and other motorists. This was an unknown problem to me, but after doing some research, a very well known problem to Ford. The company has used this transmission in many models of their vehicles and generally results in a full rebuild of the transmission to properly correct the issue. As of today, there are class action cases for this. Ford has correct the know deficiency in the latest (2025+) versions for the transmission, so there should be a recall to correct the problems with previous versions. Ford Motor Company has known about the defect with the lack of lubrication on the CDF drum, as well as other issues, and sold the defective parts anyway. This incident did not result in an accident, but only because traffic was light enough that other motorists were able to swerve around me. This particular highway access does not offer an emergency lane until after the bridge the the onramp spills onto.
In January 2025, Covert Ford [XXX] ) performed a federally mandated PCM recall repair via their mobile service unit. Immediately upon completion, my check engine light (CEL) cam e on. Prior to this service, the vehicle had zero warning lights, fault codes, or symptoms of any kind. The CEL appeared directly and exclusively following the recall work. The timeline is unambiguous. In March 2025, I returned to Covert Ford to have the recall-related fault addressed. Rather than reviewing their own recall work, the dealership charged me a diagnostic fee upfront, followed by additional labor charges, resulting in a bill exceeding $1,100. No diagnostic data, scan results, or technical documentation was ever provided to support their findings. The fault was never resolved. An improperly performed recall can suppress additional fault codes within the vehicle's OBD system, leaving the driver unaware of developing powertrain or safety-critical issues. I operated the vehicle with an active, unresolved CEL for approximately three months — a condition caused entirely by the recall service itself. A federally mandated recall is a manufacturer's commitment to repair a defect at no cost to the consumer. When that repair introduces a new fault and the consumer is billed over $1,100 to diagnose it, the recall process has fundamentally failed. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
I have a 2018 Ford F-150 Platinum Truck. The truck began hard shifting and jolting the truck while slowing down or speeding up. Threw codes P2707/P2708 (F-clutch solenoid); the CDF played part in this issue. I lost several gears (to include gears 1-3, 5, 7, and 9 in drive, and reverse) WHILE driving. This was extremely dangerous and I needed a follow vehicle to stay at a safe distance to escort my limping truck to a safe place. Ford dealership quoted $11,800 to replace transmission. Mom/pop shop offered $9,000.
Transmission started shifting erratically, clunking, downshifting from 10th gear to 3rd gear driving at 50 mph. Jumps from 1 to 3 then hesitates every gear after
CDF Drum Failure which is a known issue by Ford on these trucks. It causes the truck to shift on its own no matter the speed and sometimes randomly come to a complete stop. Year model trucks from 17-22 are all at risk of this issue before reaching 100k miles. My issue was diagnosed by the Ford dealership and I called a transmission shop for a second opinion and they immediately knew what I was referring to since it is so common. No warnings or check engine lights when the issue is occuring.
Hard/Delayed shifting up and down shifting. Transmission slipping, jumps into neutral with high revs, no movement. The warning light illuminated yesterday, shifting/neutral was worse. Turning into traffic, transmission went into neutral for seconds then hard shift squealing the tires.
Under normal driving the transmission will slip as if the truck was in neutral. I take my foot off the gas and coast a short distance then the transmission slips back into gear and I can continue driving
When driving My Vehicle, 4 and 5 gear shift very jerky and harsh and sometimes seem to slip. Multiple times now I have had it go to shift into 4 gear to then drop in neutral and stop taking throttle causing me to suddenly stop going forward. Many times when trying to cross an intersection or go from a stop light I have a missed shift in those gears causing a high chance of injury from being rear ended because suddenly I stop moving forward with no reason. I haven’t had any warning lights for this issue and I’ve had a shop look at it and have all the same issues happen. When towing it’s much worse causing it to slam into gear at very high RPMs. When very cold out it happens every time and I have to let my truck warm up for 15 minutes before leaving because it will drop out of gear. I’ve seen many reports of the 10 speed having many problems and I’m afraid one of the times it doesn’t shift right I will end up rear ended because of something I can’t control. The location I will put in when I was towing, crossing a 2 lane highway and trying to get up to highway speeds with the transmission slamming into gear really worry’s me for not only my safety but others driving on the road.
The 10R80 transmission has failed at 86k miles. Very erratic shifting especially when cold. Complete loss of power coming out of 3rd gear. It would shift from 3rd to 7th then back to 1st then back to 3rd and repeat this behavior. I had a complete loss of power trying to go uphill and had to hit brakes before rolling backwards. Shifting upper gears extremely slow and causing excessive revving between shifts. It would stay in a higher gear when coming to a stop and I would have to press gas hard to get it to shift and it would slam into 1st. Very unsafe driving. I know this is the CDF drum failure but didn't know how unsafe it would be when it started failing.
The vehicle has 57000 miles and i am reporting a commonly known issue with the transmission. Despite multiple service appointments with Ford explaining the issue, I was informed there was nothing wrong. Now, 10 months post extended warranty, Ford is telling me it needs a full transmission replacement. Thoroughout, the vehicle shifted eradically up and down, including on the interstate, quickly dropping speed. It was particularly bad a lower speeds when the engine was cool. Sometimes, at low speed or at a stoplight, the vehicle would disengage the drive train and roll in neutral while the RPMs revved when the throttle was pressed. The vehicle was not operating safely, would roughly bounce around gears, when reported to Ford, told that there was nothing wrong and now being told post warranty that the transmission is a total fail that will require replacement. The latest service appointment one month ago, where I was again told that an oil topoff was all that was needed. This is a well reported safety issue by numerous owners and Ford has failed to take any action or initiate a recall.
Our vehicle has 79,500 miles and the transmission is slipping between 2nd and 3rd, and causing rpm surging. We had a diagnostic done and need the cdf drum replaced with the newly designed part as the current part has a defect. This is apparently a known issue and should be a recall so the defective part can be replaced. This will cost me 7k to 9k to either rebuild or replace my transmission.
The contact owns a 2018 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the accelerator pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle failed to accelerate as intended. The contact stated that the transmission unexpectedly downshifted; however, the vehicle failed to drive forward as needed. The contact stated that after several seconds, the vehicle drove forward as needed. No warning lights were illuminated. The contact stated that later, the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed with transmission failure. The contact was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the failure was a known failure with the vehicle. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 90,000.
I have a 2018 Ford F150 and the 10R80 transmission has failed on my truck. It started with hard shifts and missed gears. The Ford dealership in Tracy, CA quoted me $13k to replace the transmission because of known issues with this transmission. There are multiple tech service bulletins but they are making Ford owners pay for these costly mistakes from the manufacturer. I was at a 3 way intersection on a busy highway in the morning and the transmission all of a sudden had a loss of power and wasn't in a gear when it said it was in 4th gear. Very dangerous to lose power like that in the morning at a busy intersection. I had to have my truck towed home as I couldn't not make home with all the problems that started occurring.
There's already a recall for gear down shifting for this model truck but cuts off as manufactured 8/17. My truck is doing the same thing. It's manufactured on 10/17.
Transmission failure from cdf drum. Well known issue with Ford F150 at this point. Vehicle was purchased new with standard regular maintenance. Only 56k miles. Safety issue if I hadn’t caught it early with some rough shifting.
10R80 Transmission has started to go bad like all the other complaints. CDF Drum walking, Valve Body leaking pressure, Torque Converter bearings are whining and getting louder. Flaring between gears and now at highway speeds from 9th gear to 10th gear is has a flare then goes into "Neutral Lockup" and tries to go back to 1st gear. Thankfully, it hasn't actually locked into 1st gear but this happens frequently and is a major life threatening defect now. I am afraid to drive the vehicle and Ford Motors knows there is an issue (for years) and has not created a recall for my VIN.
Transmission failing caused me to almost get in a collision on multiple occasions. Most recent incident failed to go into gear and was almost tboned.
Issue with CDF drum in transmission. Having transmission rebuilt due to failure.
while driving at highway speeds the transmission has shited gears causing the truck to hesitate, and stuble hunting for gears. This truck has the same 6r80 transmission that is being recalled in 2015-2017 modles. Please have this modle year include.
The transmission shifts very hard into 3rd gear. Now it seems to slip going into 3rd,5th&8th gear.
Sudden transmission downshifts to 1st gear during highway speeds. My truck wasn’t included in transmission recalls by ford. This problem is known but ford won’t replace. The downshift happens without warning. No engine lights or messages appear before or after the downshift. The transmission shifts harsh no matter what - this has been confirmed by multiple mechanics and the mechanics say it’s a known issue with this year transmission - 18’ - 10R80
I was on Spencer street at the light about to cross on Saint rose park way. When the light turned green my truck wouldn’t let me proceed and the it went into a low gear and make a lot of noise until I crossed and stoped at the Horizon ridge light. At the light I turned off the truck like I have done every time this had happened after ford said they did the recall but after they did the recall I’ve been having all these issues. I turned the vehicle back on and put into into drive and it went into reverse I immediately pressed my brakes knowing there is a car behind me. Thankfully the guy saw the truck with the hazards and going into reverse he immediately went into the next lane. I couldn’t move I was stalled. Had the shut the truck off again and then turn it back on and then I was able to go into drive and sit on the side of the road. Meanwhile I can smell like this burning smell. Now this had happened 2 days after they came out to supposedly fix the recall that was on the truck. I didn’t work the next day after they came out to fit it at my job but driving home that day it drove sort of ok I felt a little lack of going into gear. When I went to work it did a hard jerk while driving like if the transmission was going to fall out. I parked at work for my 10 hour shift and when I went to go home I turned on my truck and out it into drive and it went into reverse. Thankfully I was in park and no cars was behind me. I called ford to tell them what had happened after they came and fix it and they told me it was not part of the recall. But yet when I looked up the recall when my insurance let me know if it people was saying they was having issues going into gears and possibly stalling. This is a serious matter and they keep brushing it off and telling me that I need to pay them to look at it. I don’t feel I need to pay if it is their mistake. I took it to my warranty company and they tried to fix it and found nothing on their end. At this point I gor into almost 5accident
The truck will downshift without warning causing an abrupt slow down in speed something is wrong with this transmission Ford should recall this transmission and make it right
The vehicle skips a beat when shifting and it jumps from 10-8 gear for no reason causing the vehicle to lag or shift rough and break
My 10R80 transmission on my 2018 Ford F-150 XLT failed. It started having delayed engagement from gears 1-5. The motor would increase in RPM with no transmission engagement then suddenly slam into gear. I had to have a full rebuild on the motor. This failure put me into danger when pulling out into an active road from a side street. The vehicle would start to move forward then have delayed engagement and not move. Putting me and my family in great harm.
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