1993 Ford F-150 Transmission Problems

FORD EARLY MODEL E4OD TRANSMISSION HAS HAD MANY AND MULTIPLE PART FAILURES. MY THIRD 92-96 F-150 W/E4OD. CURRENTLY HAS BAD CONVERTER AND VALVE BODY. WILL NOT LOCKUP IN OVERDRIVE CAUSES SHUDDERING AND VERY BAD GAS MILEAGE. BANGS HARD INTO GEARS AND HAS DELAYED INITIAL SHIFT INTO FORWARD AND REVERSE. TWO PREVIOUS VEHICLES NEEDED COMPLETE REBUILDS OF TRANSMISSIONS. ALL EXPERIENCED HARSH SHIFTS, SLIPPING INTO GEAR, SHUDDERING AT VEHICLE SPEEDS, BLOWING SEALS W/FLUID LEAKAGE AND BAD FUEL MILEAGE. INQUIRED ABOUT A REBUILD AND WAS TOLD TO REBUILD WITH REPLACEMENT OF MANY REDESIGNED INTERNAL PARTS MOST OF WHICH HAD FAILED PREVIOUSLY INCLUDING PUMP,CONVERTER AND SUPPORT. ALL THREE VEHICLES HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITHIN 10K MILES OF OWNING. DAILY DRIVEN WITHOUT BEING USED FOR ANY TOWING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10255430

Incident

Jan 17, 2009

Mileage

159,380 mi

WHILE SLOWING FROM HIGHWAY SPEEDS, I ATTEMPTED TO DOWNSHIFT. WHEN I PUSHED IN THE CLUTCH PEDAL, IT WENT TO THE FLOOR, HAVING NO EFFECT, LEAVING THE ENGINE ENGAGED WITH THE TRANSMISSION WHILE THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AS I WAS APPROACHING TRAFFIC STOPPED AT A TOLL BOOTH. I WAS ABLE TO FORCE THE SHIFTER INTO NEUTRAL. AND COME SAFELY TO A STOP. UPON INSPECTING THE CLUTCH LINKAGE, I FOUND THAT A PLASTIC RETAINER HAD COME OFF A SHAFT CONNECTING THE CLUTCH PUSH ROD TO THE CLUTCH CROSSOVER SHAFT. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY POOR AND UNSAFE METHOD OF CONNECTING VITAL DRIVETRAIN COMPONENTS. SOMEONE OF LESS DRIVING EXPERIENCE OR STRENGTH MAY NOT HAVE KNOWN WHAT TO DO, OR BEEN ABLE TO SAFELY STOP THIS VEHICLE DUE TO THE FAILURE OF A CHEAP PLASTIC PART AND AN UNSAFE AND INFERIOR DESIGN. THIS MAY KILL SOMEONE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10130666

Incident

Jul 22, 2005

Mileage

213,000 mi

TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING IN ALL GEARS AND REVERSE IS NOT WORKING AT ALL. *NLM

NHTSA ID

10016630

Incident

Jan 15, 2002

Mileage

253,770 mi

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND NO WARNING THE TRANSMISSION WILL SLIP GEARS CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED TS

NHTSA ID

8022803

Incident

Nov 1, 2002

TIRE VIBRATION AT 65 MPH, FOUND ORIGINAL GENERAL TIRE (TIRE INFORMATION UNKNOWN) TREAD SEPARATED AND OUT OF ROUND. REPLACED WITH GOODYEAR GSA'S. *TT

NHTSA ID

565701

Incident

Nov 7, 1998

MY FORD F150 TRUCK HAS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION, WITH A HYDRAULIC CLUTCH CYLINDER, WHICH IS INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION HOUSING. A FEW YEARS AFTER I GOT THE TRUCK, THE HYDRAULIC CLUTCH CYCLINDER, INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION HOUSING, STARTED LEAKING FLUID, JUST AFTER THE MANUFACTURERS 3-YEAR WARRANTY RAN OUT. SOMETIMES THE HYDRAULIC CLUTCH CYLINDER LOSES ALL THE FLUID OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME (SEVERAL MONTHS), AND SOMETIMES IT LOSES ALL OF THE FLUID IN A FEW DAYS. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, I WAS ON THE FREEWAY, AND I PUSHED IN THE CLUTCH TO DISENGAGE THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE TRAFFIC WAS SLOWING DOWN IN FRONT OF ME, AND THE CLUTCH DID NOT WORK. IT WAS FORTUNATE THAT AN ACCIDENT DID NOT RESULT.

NHTSA ID

752777

Incident

Nov 11, 1995

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS VERY HARSHLY INTO REVERSE AND SOMETIMES SKIPS THIRD GEAR.*AK

NHTSA ID

741756

DUE TO DESIGN OF CLUTCH PEDAL ASSEMBLY WHICH IS LOCATED UNDER DASH, CLIP ON ROD IS HELD BY BRACKETS WHICH ARE PLASTIC, AND THEY BROKE OFF, CAUSING VEHICLE NOT TO ENGAGE IN GEAR, WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. *AK THE LEVER USED TO MOVE THE SEAT FORWARD BROKE AT 70,000 MILES. THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE CLUTCH SLAVE, THREE ALTERNATORS, POWER WINDOWS AND HEATER HAD BEEN REPLACED. *YH

NHTSA ID

877869

Incident

Jan 9, 2001

THIS FACTORY REBUILT TRANSMISSION IS THE THIRD TRANSMISSION THIS VAN HAS HAD IN 80,000 MILES. THE PROBLEM EXISTS IN THE ELECTRONIC OVERDRIVE. BETWEEN 35MPH AND 45 MPH THE ELECTRONICS HUNTS FOR A GEAR WITH GRINDING OCCURRING. EVENTUALLY THE GRINDING OCCURS AT OTHER SPEED RANGES. THE MECHANIC HAS SEEN THIS OCCURRING ON A WIDE RANGE OF FORD PRODUCTS CAUSING OWNERS $2,700+ IN REOPAIRS EACH TIME. *AK

NHTSA ID

730443

Incident

Aug 1, 2000

WHILE SHIFTING THE CLUTCH THE EYELET EXPLODED, CAUSING THE GEAR TO GO INTO NEUTRAL, NOT ALLOWING THE DRIVER TO SHIFT. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. OWNER BELIEVES THAT THIS PART SHOULD BE STEEL RATHER THAN PLASTIC. *AK *ML

NHTSA ID

858292

Incident

Mar 7, 2000

VEHICLE, WHICH IS A 4-WHEEL DRIVE, EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION GEARS. THERE IS RECALL 93V089000, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN ALTHOUGH IT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID

858124

Incident

Mar 6, 2000

WHILE PUTTING VEHICLE IN PARK AND GETTING OUT VEHICLE STARTED ROLLING, AND BROKE CONSUMER'S LEG. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID

857374

SLAVE CYLINDER FAILURE CAUSED CLUTCH TO MAKE NOISE AND NOT TO DISENGAGE. YH

NHTSA ID

551058

Incident

Mar 18, 1994

CLUTCH ASSEMBLY FAILS TOO SOON, IS NOT DESIGNED TO LAST, REPLACEMENT OCCURRED AT 63,000 MILES ,AND NEEDS REPLACING AGAIN. DEALER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID

835242

Incident

Feb 15, 1999

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 TO 50 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS VIBRATING AND SHAKING. THE CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE, AND WAS LOSING POWER. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THE DEALER REPAIRED THE TORQUE CONVERTER. *AK

NHTSA ID

832204

Incident

Dec 8, 1998

FUEL PUMP FAILED.

NHTSA ID

529835

PAINT BEGAN TO PEEL OFF VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

516579

Incident

Apr 1, 1995

TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR TWICE.

NHTSA ID

603289

Incident

Feb 5, 1997

TRANSMISSION REPLACED.

NHTSA ID

515387

Incident

Feb 25, 1997

TRANSMISSION FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL (93V-089). *AK

NHTSA ID

514475

Incident

Feb 4, 1997

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. RECALL #93V089000.

NHTSA ID

546605

Incident

Feb 3, 1997

FAILURE ON THE CLUTCH, THE CLUTCH CANNOT BE DISENGAGED WHEN DRIVING. *AK

NHTSA ID

803394

Incident

Mar 1, 1994

VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN SLIGHT INCLINE WHILE IN PARK, CAUSING ACCIDENT.

NHTSA ID

507448

Incident

Jul 10, 1996

SLAVE CYLINDER LEAK.

NHTSA ID

504063

Incident

Feb 13, 1996

ENGINE SHIFTED ON MOUNT IN MINOR ACCIDENT. *SD

NHTSA ID

501436

Incident

Dec 15, 1995