1994 Ford F-150 Transmission Problems

DT: THE CONTACT STATED PICKUP TRUCK WAS PLACED IN THE GARAGE, AND IN THE EARLY MORNING HE DISCOVERED THE HOUSE WAS ON FIRE ALONG WITH THE TRUCK. HE CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IMMEDIATELY. THE FIRE CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE HOUSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE INSURANCE INVESTIGATOR DETERMINED THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION :CONTROL MODULE (PCM). THERE WERE NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

10141783

Incident

Jan 11, 2005

Mileage

135,000 mi

EFOD TRANSMISSION - 3RD ONE CURRENTLY INSTALLED, ALONG WITH SECOND CONTROL MODULE. RADIATOR SEPARATED AT TANK SIDE JOINTS CAUSING LEAKS. IDLER AND TENSION PULLEYS FAILED. TIRES WERE ORIGINALLY FIRESTONES- TWO HIGH SPEED BLOWOUTS BEFORE IT BECAME NATIONAL NEWS. REPLACED A/C COMPRESSOR IN FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP. SECOND CLOCK MECH. INSTALLED IN STEEERING WHEEL, CAUSED LOSS OF AIRBAG, HORN, CRUISE CONTROL WHEN IT WENT OUT BOTH TIMES. REPLACED U-JOINTS. FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARP EVERY 20,000 MILES. REPLACED FAILED MASS AIR SENSOR AND COOLANT TEMP. SENSOR. REPLACED CRUISE CONTROL MODULE.

NHTSA ID

10124603

Incident

Jun 6, 2005

CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T ACTIVATE. NO ACTIVATION LIGHT WHEN ON SWITCH DEPRESSED. ALREADY HAD TO CHANGE OUT THE CLOCKING MECHANISM, COST $300.00+. NOW GET AN INTERMITTENT AIRBAG LIGHT, HORN IS SPORADIC. ALSO ON 3RD TRANSMISSION DUE TO THAT DEFECTIVE EFOD TRANSMISSION. HAVEN'T TOWED ANYTHING. PIECE OF CRAP. I'LL NEVER BUY ANOTHER FORD.*AK

NHTSA ID

10108093

Incident

Jul 1, 1999

Mileage

85,000 mi

WHILE SHIFTING THE GEARS THE CLUTCH FAILED TO MOVE ON ITS OWN. A LOUD BANGING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE CLUTCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED TO THE SOLENOID SWITCH. *AK

NHTSA ID

10101318

Incident

Nov 18, 2004

PROBLEM RELATES TO THE BUSHING IN THE CLUTCH PEDAL LINKAGE. IT FAILS WITHOUT WARNING WHILE SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION. IT NOT ONLY ACTS AS THE LUBRICATING BUSHING IN THE LINKAGE, BUT ALSO THE KEEPER THAT HOLDS THE CLUTCH PEDAL LINKAGE TOGETHER WHERE IT JOINS THE ACTUATING ROD OF THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER. THE FIRST TIME THAT IT FAILED, AND ALL SUBSEQUENT TIMES, THE CLUTCH PEDAL DROPS TO THE FLOOR, LEAVING THE DRIVER WITH NO WAY TO SHIFT USING THE CLUTCH. IF THE VEHICLE IS MOVING AND THE OPERATOR KNOWS HOW TO PERFORM A SHIFT WITHOUT THE CLUTCH PEDAL, THE VEHICLE CAN BE DRIVEN TO A SAFE LOCATION. OTHERWISE, ONE IS LEFT AT THE PLACE THAT IT CAME APART, WONDERING HOW TO CONNECT THE LINKAGE TOGETHER SO THAT THE VEHICLE CAN BE SHIFTED. TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, A REPLACEMENT BUSHING IS REQUIRED. IT SNAPS INTO THE LOOP OF THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER ROD, WHICH THEN SNAPS ONTO THE CLUTCH PEDAL LINKAGE. THIS HAS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 6 TIMES DURING THE 10 YEARS THAT I'VE OWNED THE VEHICLE, THE FIRST TIME AT ABOUT 3 YEARS OF AGE. THEN APPROXIMATELY EVERY 18 TO 24 MONTHS. TODAY THE BUSHING BROKE THAT I REPLACED ABOUTH 3 MONTHS AGO. I NOW ALWAYS CARRY A NEW SPARE BUSHING. I PUT IN THE SPARE BUSHING, AND AFTER ABOUT 4 SHIFTS, THE NEW BUSHING BEGAN TO FAIL. A PIECE CRACKED OFF. I HAVE THE MOST RECENTLY REPLACED BUSHING IF NEEDED FOR RESEARCH. *AK

NHTSA ID

10075398

Incident

Jun 14, 2004

Mileage

173,500 mi

THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE FIRE WAS FUELED BY BRAKE FLUID AND ALL DAMAGE WAS CONFINE TO THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE DRIVER. THE TORQUE CONVERTER LOCKED UP. *CB *NLM

NHTSA ID

10027060

Mileage

93,000 mi

CONSUMER NOTICED VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO PARK. CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO USE PARK BRAKE.*AK

NHTSA ID

10024852

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS VERY HARD WHEN COMING OUT OF FIRST GEAR. *NLM

NHTSA ID

10010605

Incident

May 10, 2000

Mileage

85,000 mi

I HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION SERVICED 4 TIMES. EACH TIME TEMPERARILY FIXING THE PROBLEM. NOW THE TRANSMISSION HAS I GUESS FAILED COMPLETELY.*AK

NHTSA ID

766519

Incident

Apr 5, 2002

TRANSMISSION WILL SHIFT HARD IN SECOND GEAR. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

8012934

Incident

Feb 23, 2002

TRANSMISSION IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WHEN STARTING VEHICLE IN THE MORNING VEHICLE WOULD JERK HARD WHEN SHIFTING INTO GEAR. *AK *TT

NHTSA ID

8002558

Incident

Jan 1, 2002

VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO GEAR WHILE PARKED ON AN INCLINE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

8002556

WHEN DRIVING ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DASHBOARD, AND VEHICLE'S SPEED WOULD INCREASE WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO WHEN ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WENT OFF, ENGINE WOULD FLUSTER. PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK DEALER REPLACED O2 SENSOR AND SPARK PLUGS. WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE HYDROPLANED AND CONSUMER LOST CONTROL, VEHICLE WENT UP ON A BANK, AND THEN CAME TO A STOP IN A DITCH, CONSUMER HAS NOT DRIVEN VEHICLE SINCE THEN, THERE WAS NO POLICE REPORT BECAUSE DAMAGE DID NOT EXCEED 1000 DOLLARS. *SLC

NHTSA ID

895124

Incident

Feb 10, 2000

THE FRAME AND COMPLETE UNDERCARRIAGES HAVE RUSTED.*JB

NHTSA ID

562145

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

741242

Incident

Feb 10, 2001

TORQUE CONVERTER IN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WITH OVERDRIVE IS FAULTY WHICH CAUSES DAMAGE TO TRANSMISSION. FORD HAS UPGRADED PART, BUT CONSUMER IS HAVING TO COVER THE CHARGES. *AK

NHTSA ID

879326

BRAKES MAKES A LOUD NOISE WHEN APPLIED AND CAR VEERS TO THE LEFT. ALSO THE VEHICLE POPS OUT GEAR WHEN DRIVER IS SHIFTING GERAS. *AK

NHTSA ID

855507

Incident

Aug 1, 1999

WHILE SHIFTING GEARS VEHICLE WOULD START VIBRATING. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID

851926

VEHICLES INTERLOCK SYSTEM FAILED MAKING CONSUMER ABLE TO TAKE KEY OUT OF IGNITION WHEN THE TRUCK IS IN GEAR. NLM

NHTSA ID

513867

THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE TORE UP & WAS INOPERATIVE. WOULD NOT BE USING & WOULD ENGAGE INTO 4- WHEEL DRIVE. HUB HAS PLASTIC RING WHICH WOULD FAIL. BEEN TO DEALER AT LEAST 16 TIMES FOR PROBLEM. HAD HUBS/GEAR BOX REPLACED 5 TIMES. ALSO, EXPERIENCING BRAKE PROBLEM, COULD NOT STOP VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

848239

Incident

Jul 20, 1995

THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT HOLD UP AND GOES OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THE GEAR SHIFT WILL NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE OWNER HAS REPLACED TRANSMISSION FIVE TIMES. *AK

NHTSA ID

846802

IVE HAD TO REPLACE THE STEERING GEAR BOX,THE CLUTCH,AND TWO ALTENATORS IN WHICH ONE ENDED IN A FIRE WHICH COST A CONSIDERABLE ABOUT OF DAMAGE,THE PARTS STORE HAD TOLD ME THAT FORD WAS HAVING THIS PROBLEM IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THE CONSUMER WASN'T NOTIFIED OF THIS ,IN THE END RESULTS IT ALMOST BURNED MY VEHICLE UP. *AK

NHTSA ID

706944

Incident

May 9, 1997

WHILE DRIVING UP HILLS IT IS DIFFICULT FOR THE VEHICLE TO SHIFT, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID

837927

THE TRANSMISSION RUBBER SEALS SHRUNK & THIS ALLOWS OIL IN TRANSFER CASE. WOULD BE ON GEARS. THIS CAUSE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL OR OPERATE PROPERLY. HAVE TAKEN TO MECHANIC & HAD IT REPAIRED.

NHTSA ID

836221

Incident

Jan 14, 1999

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE CLUTCH, WHEN PUSHING THE CLUTCH IN, THE CLUTCH IS REAL HARD. A SPRING WOULD PUSH CONSUMER'S FOOT OFF THE CLUTCH, AND THE VEHICLE WILL JUMP.WHEN IN FIRST AND REVERSE GEARS, VEHICLE JUMPS ALOT, WHICH CAN CAUSE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. *AK

NHTSA ID

834862

Incident

Apr 12, 1996