1999 Ford F-150 Transmission Problems

REMOVED AND INSTALLED TRANSMISSION LINE (FILLER PIPE WHERE YOU PUT OIL IN RUSTING THROUGH) INSTALLED TRANSMISSION DIPSTICK TUBE. 06/22/2005. REMOVED AND INSTALLED TRANSMISSION FILTER, TRANSMISSION FLUSH 08/30/2005. ON 02/08/2006 REMOVED TRANSMISSION, REBUILD TRANSMISSION, INSTALLED TRANSMISSION, FLUSHED TRANSMISSION COOLER. THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE FILLER PIPE(OIL INPUT) RUSTING AND LETTING WATER INTO THE SYSTEM. IT SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED FOR A 1999 FORD PICKUP F-150 WITH 65000 MILES, NO MATTER HOW OLD OR NEW IT WAS. I HAVE ALWAYS HAD FORD TRUCKS OR CARS AND DROVE THEM FOR THOUSANDS OF MILES WITHOUT THE AMOUNT OF PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD WITH THIS ONE, THERE IS A NOISE IN THE REAR END THAT I AM WATCHING NOW. *NM.....*AK

NHTSA ID

10152114

Incident

Jun 22, 2005

Mileage

65,000 mi

(1) 1999 FORD F150 THAT HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED, JUMPS INTO LOW GEAR WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEED LIMIT (45-55) THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT IS FLASHING. (2)IT THROWS YOU AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS VEHICLE HAD NOT GIVEN ANY INDICATION OF PROBLEMS (3) CARRIED TO DEALER (MALLOY FORD, JASPER) ON JULY 23 WHEN I COULD TAKE IT. IT HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED YET. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS A HEAT RELATED PROBLEM, BUT CALLED BACK AND SAID IT WOULD NEED OVERHAULED FOR $3604 OR REPLACED FOR $2281.52. *NM

NHTSA ID

10131487

Incident

Jul 19, 2005

Mileage

84,000 mi

THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE IN THE CONSUMER 1999 FORD F150 ENGAGED IN LOW RANGE WHILE DRIVING. THIS CAUSED THE TRUCK TO JERK, LOSE CONTROL AND THE REAR END TO GO OUT.*MR THE CONSUMER HAD A NEW REAR END PUT IN BUT THE TRUCK HAS CONTINUED TO GO IN AND OUT OF 4 WHEEL DRIVE AUTOMATICALLY. NOW THE TRUCK START ON IT'S OWN. THE CONSUMER HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TO KEEP FROM BURNING OUT THE STARTER. WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL IS ON THE TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T SHIFT AND THE RPM'S RACED INTO THE RED. THE CONSUMER COULD HEAR CLICKS UNDER THE DASH WHILE THIS WAS HAPPENING WHICH RESULTED IN THE BATTERY BEING DRAINED. THE RADIATOR LEAKED. *NM

NHTSA ID

10121595

Incident

Feb 24, 2005

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND TRIED TO SET THE CRUISE CONTROL. IT WOULD NOT ACTIVATE. CONSUMER CONTINUED HOME, PARKED THE VEHICLE. THE NEXT DAY CONSUMER GOT INTO THE VEHICLE, STARTED THE VEHICLE , AND PROCEEDED TO PLACE IT INTO GEAR, BUT VEHICLE WILL NOT LONGER GO INTO GEAR. WILL CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER.*AK

NHTSA ID

10115865

Incident

Mar 24, 2005

Mileage

102,000 mi

TRANSMISSION GEARS BREAKING, TIMING CHAIN LOOSENING. *JB

NHTSA ID

10109870

Incident

Dec 8, 2004

CONSUMER STATES GEAR POSITION INDICATOR (PRNDL) BROKE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10031266

Incident

Jul 28, 2003

TRANSMISSION BLEW A BACK SEAL. THERE WAS METAL AND BRASS SHAVINGS IN THE TRASNMISSION. THE REPAIR PERSON SAID HE BELIEVED THE PROBLEM WAS BEING CAUSED BY "REAR SEAL WALKING OR SPINNING OUT, PROBABLY DUE TO EXCESS DRIVESHAFT MOVING OR FLEXING. WE REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION AND A WEEK LATER WE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. EXCEPT THIS TIME THE REAR SEAL GOT SO HOT IT BLEW THE TRANSMISSION CORE ALSO. I HAVE SPENT 1700.00 SO FAR. NO END IN SITE AND NO HELP FROM FORD.*AK

NHTSA ID

10025208

Incident

Jun 13, 2003

Mileage

62,000 mi

I BOUGHT THE 99 F-150 USED. I'VE OWNED IT FOR 2 YEARS AND IN THOSE TWO YEARS SPENT OVER 3000 DOLLARS REPAIRING IT. I CANT HANDLE THE THOUGHT OF KEEPING A TRUCK THAT COST SO MUCH IN REPAIRS. AND NOW THE DEALER TELLS ME I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THIS IS ONE WEEK AFTER I SPENT OVER 500 REPLACING THE SPARK PLUGS, FUEL FILTER, AND GETTING THE FUEL INJECTORS CLEANED. I HAVE ONLY 58,000 MILES ON THE THING AND WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE PLUGS DON'T NEED TO BE TOUCHED FOR 100,000 MILES. WELL IT WAS MISSING AND THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. THE TRUCK SLAMS INTO GEAR BETWEEN 1 AND 2, AND NOW THE PROBLEM IS MY TRANSMISSION IS BAD. AT 58,000 MILES? AND I'VE NEVER EVEN TOWED ANYTHING. JUST REGULAR WEAR AND TEAR? I THINK THESE TRUCKS MUST BE LEMONS. AFTER I GET THE TRANSMISSION FIXED, I'LL HAVE SPENT $5,600 IN A TWO YEAR SPAN. I HAVE TO SELL IT BECAUSE THE REPAIRS ARE MORE THAN THE PAYMENT. I GUESS THAT'S WHY IT WAS SOLD TO ME WHEN IT WAS ONLY TWO YEARS. OLD. *NLM

NHTSA ID

10023974

Incident

Jun 27, 2003

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH VEHICLE STALLS/ DIE WITHOUT WARNING THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. MR CONSUMER WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WENT BAD AND WAS IN NEED OF REPLACING. *JG *JB

NHTSA ID

8022073

Incident

Jul 1, 2002

Mileage

99,000 mi

WHILE SHIFTING VEHICLE INTO GEAR ALL GEARS WILL BECOME STUCK, AND WILL NOT RELEASE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

NHTSA ID

8016376

Incident

Sep 1, 2001

SEAL FAILER AT 75 MPH CAUSED THE OVERRIVE TO FAIL, CAUSING TRANSMISSION BANDS TO FAIL. I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY POLICY, HOWEVER, THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO COVER THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THEY FEEL THE TRANSMISSION WAS DELIBERATELY RUN WITH OUT FLUID. THE REAR SEAL FAILED, CAUSING THE REAR HOUSING TO ALSO FAIL. THIS ALL HAPPENED UNKNOWINGLY WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 75 MPH. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD OBVIOSLY BE RUN LOW ON FLUID WHEN THE REAR SEAL COMPLETELY BLOWS OUT OF IT SEAT. I AM HOPING THAT YOU WILL DO WHATS RIGHT AND HELP ME GET THIS MATTER RESOLVED BY INFORMING MY EXTENDED WARRANTEE PROVIDER THAT THIS INSIDENT WAS UNAVOIDABLE. THANK YOU.*AK

NHTSA ID

764902

Incident

Jul 18, 2002

TRUCK WAS UNSTABLE WITH CAUSE UNKNOWN BY DEALERSHIP. OWNER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE IN FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION SEVERAL TIMES, HOWEVER NOTHING HAS CHANGED. VEHICLE VIBRATES EXCESSIVELY WHEN AT IDLE WITH RPM GAUGE FLUCTUATING UP/DOWN. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE ENGINE RUNS ROUGH, OIL LEVEL DROPPED AND THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE IN WHICH THE DEALER REPLACED THE FAN BLADE AND FAN CLUTCH. REAR BRAKES EXPERIENCED GRINDING, DEALER APPLIED A SILENCER TO THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PADS. CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE A/C AND HEATER, PROBLEMS STILL EXISTS. VEHICLE USES A LOT OF GAS, IDLES ROUGH AND EXPERIENCES SMALL HESITATION UPON ACCELERATION. VEHICLE KICKS INTO GEAR. VEHICLE DRIFTS TO THE RIGHT, WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEEDS, VEHICLE AND STEERING WHEEL VIBRATE. DRIVER SIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR RATTLES WHEN CLOSING DOOR, WHEN EVERYTHING IS CLOSED THERE IS AN OUTSIDE NOISE, DEALER RESEALED THE WINDSHIELD. WHEN TURNING ON THE LIGHTS, THE CLOCK AND A/C ARE DELAYED. THERE IS A WHINING NOISE WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL. WINDOW CONTROL BUTTONS STICK AT TIMES, DEALER REPLACED THE WINDOW SWITCH. *SLC

NHTSA ID

8013741

Incident

Sep 19, 1999

HEAD GASKETS BLEWOUT. 2 SETS OF HEAD GASKETS BLEWOUT WITHIN LAST 6 MONTHS. ALSO WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH TRANSMISSION. *AK

NHTSA ID

8004608

Incident

Feb 18, 2002

CONSUMER STATED THAT THERE WAS AN OIL BURNING SMELL UNDER VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FILTER WAS LEAKING OIL ON THE EXHAUST PIPE.*JB

NHTSA ID

753229

Incident

Mar 23, 2000

VEHICLE HAS A HOWLING NOISE IN THE REAR SUSPENSION, TOOK TO DEALER, HAD REPLACED PART OF THE REAR END,HOWEVER IT DID NOT CHANGE THE PROBLEM, WAS INFORMED THIS IS NORMAL ON SOME MODELS. *JG

NHTSA ID

564147

SUDEN JUMP IN IDLE SPEED(TO3000)RPM.DANGEROUS TO HOLD VEHICLE STOPPED IN SNOW. TRANSMISSION DOES NOT DOWNSHIFT TO LOW GEAR TILL RMP DROPS BELOW 1000. DANGEROUS TO STOP VEHICLE. FOOT MUST BE APPLIED FIRMLY ON BRAKE PEDAL AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS FOR THE DURATION OF THE STOP FOR FEAR OF VEHICLE LURCHING FORWARD AND HITTING CAR IN FRONT. DEALER SAID HE FIXED. PROBLEM STILL PRESENT. VERY OBJECTIONABLE ODOR IN VEHICLE( LIKE BURNING OFF OLD OIL DEPOSITS ON METAL) PRESENT AT TIMES. UNBEARABLE TO AN ASTHMATIC PERSON. VEHICLE OTHERWISE IN SOUND SHAPE.*AK

NHTSA ID

754608

Incident

Dec 1, 2000

TRANSMISSION CONVERTER STARTED MAKING NOISE WHEN DOWNSHIFTING. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM . THERE WERE STRESS CRACKS ON ROOF. ALSO, SHEET METAL SHOWED A GAP BETWEEN OPENINGS. *AK

NHTSA ID

897591

Incident

May 1, 2000

VEHICLE PARKED & IDLING. SLIPPED INTO REVERSE & ROLLED INTO RIVER - TMDC 1040501008450. *AK

NHTSA ID

751773

Incident

Jun 4, 2000

VEHICLE MAKES A HOWLING NOISE, IT JERKED/ ACCELERATED AND A CLUNK NOISE WHEN LETTING OFF GAS. DEALER ADMITTED THEY HEARD A NOISE. CONSUMER ASKED FOR A NEW REAR END, AND DEALER DENIED THE PART. *AK CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE 2001 MODELS, CONSUMER IS AKSING THAT THE PART BE FIXED OR THE DEALER TO BUY THE VEHICLE BACK. *SLC

NHTSA ID

894647

Incident

Aug 16, 2001

WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON UNEXPECTEDLY, ESPECIALLY DURING OR FOLLOWING TURNS CAUSING A MAJOR DISTRACTION. THE TRANSMISSION "COASTS" DURING DECELERATION. WHEN POWER IS APPLIED AFTER THAT THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO SLIP BACK INTO GEAR, CAUSING THE TRUCK TO JERK. *AK

NHTSA ID

748570

Incident

May 1, 1999

PICKUP JUMPED OUT OF PARK INTO REVERSE GOING BACKWARDS INTO GARAGE DOING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. DEALER SUGGESTED I CONTACT FORD WHICH I DID. THEY REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING. *AK

NHTSA ID

746282

Incident

Feb 10, 2001

WOULD BE DRIVING AND WOULD SHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR, AND IT WOULD MAKE GRINDING NOISES. THEN, LOCKED OUT OTHER GEARS. WOULD EITHER STOP OR SLOW DOWN VEHICLE AND SHIFT INTO ANOTHER GEAR. HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND INFORMED BY MECHANIC ENGINE NOT LONG ENOUGH TO TURN GEARS IN TRANSMISSION. NOT ABLE TO REPAIR PROBLEM. A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON TRANSMISSION GEARS. *AK

NHTSA ID

888797

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

744983

Incident

May 4, 2001

ALL THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED OUT WHILE ON FREEWAY BURNED UP OVERDRIVE AND DRIVE THERE WAS NO WARNING OF ANY KIND WHEN I SLOWED DOWN IN TRAFFIC AND TRIED TO ACCELERATE THE TRUCK WENT NOWHERE. IN ANOTHER SITUATION THE RESULTS COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE. *AK

NHTSA ID

744680

Incident

Apr 14, 2001

CONSUMER WASN'T ABLE TO INCREASE VEHICLE'S SPEED DUE TO TRANSMISSION, AND GEAR STAYED IN FIRST GEAR. ALSO, BACK WINDOW WAS LEAKING WHEN IT WAS RAINING. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

884151