This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
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: 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.
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 F150 started downshifting while driving at highway speeds. The check engine light illuminated and the over drive light came on. The vehicle was taken to a service station who determined that the transmission failed.
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.
- Meridian, MS, USA
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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.
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. Consumer was unable to fully work until Nov. 2003 due to a pin holding his finger in place.
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.
Automatic transmission failed 1,700 miles over 36,000 mile warranty. Pulled out of stop street, no 3rd gear, vehicle raced as if in neutral. First and second gear ok, reverse ok. Pulled trans oil dipstick, no dark deposits on stick, oil not burnt.
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.
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.
The vehicle stalls numerous times I have been involved in 1 minor accident with a stationary object I was almost hit by a tractor trailer when the vehicle stalled at an intersection I have tried numerous times to resolve the problem to no assurance that the vehicle is good to drive I have contacted Ford and the dealership and also been contacted by them I have been given the run around numerous times. The truck has been to 2 different shops and it goes back in on 9/4/00 they have tried 3 times to correct the problem and only once did they do something to try to correct it and it has not worked
While driving throttle malfunctioned, causing sudden acceleration. Driver had to press down the brakes in order to stop vehicle. This may have caused a crash. Also, problems with the transmission system. After taken in to the dealer, dealer claimed that no adjustments were needed, the floor mats were causing the problem. Consumer believes that adjustments were made however, because vehicle shifts much better now.
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- Cathedral City, CA, USA