1999 Ford F-350 Transmission Problems

WHEN ACCELERATING VEHICLE SLIPPED GEAR OR JERKED FORWARD. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

10103252

Incident

Oct 8, 2004

Mileage

53,000 mi

THE VEHICLE'S CLUTCH MECHANISM FAILED WHILE DRIVING. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO COME TO AN COMPLETE STOP. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

NHTSA ID

10064832

Incident

Mar 22, 2004

Mileage

67,978 mi

VEHICLE WOULD ROLL IN PARKING GEAR. DEALER SAID THAT BEARINGS IN TRANSMISSION WERE WORN COMPLETELY OUT LETTING GEARS BYPASS EACH OTHER. DAMAGE WAS ALSO DONE TO THE TRANSMISSION INTERNAL CASING AND THE GEARS PICTURES ARE AVAILABLE. DEALER PICKED UP 1/2 OF REPAIR COST. HE SAID HE HAD NEVER SEEN THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. DT

NHTSA ID

770325

Incident

Oct 21, 2002

CONSUMER HAS DIFFICULTY GETTING THE TRANSMISSION INTO GEAR AND WHEN SHIFTING, WHEN THE TRANSMISSION DOES SHIFT GEARS, THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE, THE FREE PLAY IN THE CLUTCH IS ALWAYS DIFFERENT, SOMETIMES THE CLUTCH WOULD ENGAGE WHEN THE CLUTCH PEDAL WAS NEAR THE TOP , OTHER TIMES THE CLUTCH WOULD ENGAGE WHEN THE CLUTCH PEDAL WAS PUSHED ALL THE WAY. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A 6 INCH PIECE OF RUBBER HYDRAULIC HOSE IN THE HYDRAULIC LINE OF THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, SO WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS WARMED UP, IT EXPANDED INSTEAD OF STAYING RIDGED. FORD IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND UPDATED THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT PROBLEM IS CONSIDERED A WEAR ITEM. *JB *SCC

NHTSA ID

8021542

Incident

Jun 1, 2002

Mileage

32,636 mi

WHILE CLUTCH IS FULLEY DEPRESSED AND IN GEAR VEHICLE WILL TAKE OFF.CONTACTED DEALER. REPLACED PART, BUT PROBLEM REOCCURRED. *AK

NHTSA ID

8016661

Incident

Mar 19, 2002

WHILE DRIVING ON A FLAT SURFACE AT 15MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST ITS CLUTCH. MAKING IT HARD TO STOP THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE ROLL PIN THAT HOLDS THE HYDRAULIC LINE TO THE SLAVE CYLINDER ON THE CLUTCH HAD COME OUT AND THE LINE DROPPED DOWN. (NO CLUTCH) *SCC

NHTSA ID

8015732

Incident

Aug 6, 2002

VEHICLE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP AND MANUAL CLUTCH WENT OUT. VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD THROUGH A RED LIGHT.*AK.*JB

NHTSA ID

8012282

Incident

Jun 20, 2002

CLUTCH WAS REPLACED AT 40000 MILES, IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. MANUFACTURER/DEALER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK *SCC

NHTSA ID

8011800

PLASTIC SPACER IN CLUTCH ASSEMBLY BROKE, CAUSING CLUTCH TO MALFUNCTION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

8011796

LOW CLUTCH ENGAGEMENT CAUSING THE CLUTCH TO RELEASE WITH PEDAL AGAINST DOWN STOP OR NOT TO RELEASE AT ALL. HAD TRUCK TOWED FOR SAFETY REASONS. WHEN THE CLUTCH DOESN'T RELEASE THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND FAILURE TO BE ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE WHEN CLUTCH GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND NOT DISENGAGE CLUTCH. *JG

NHTSA ID

8011111

Incident

May 28, 2002

CAB OF THE TRUCK VIBRATED VERY HARD AT ANY SPEED. TOOK TO MECHANIC AND THEY REPLACED TORQUE CONVERTER, THEN HUB, STILL SAME PROBLEM. TOOK TO FORD, FORD REPLACED TIRES, STILL SHAKING. THEN, THEY REPLACED DRIVESHAFT, STILL SHOOK. DEALER DID NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

8009239

Incident

Apr 15, 2002

PARKING BRAKE CABLE FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 02V-068. NLM

NHTSA ID

565475

TRANSFER CASE SHIFTING FORK WORE OUT. TRUCK HAD ONLY BEEN IN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE ABOUT A DOZEN TIMES ALL IN SNOW CONDITIONS ON MAJOR HIWAYS. NO OFFROADING AT ALL. HAD TO REPLACE THE SHIFTING FORK, A PLANETARY GEAR AN A IMPUT SHAFT. THIS WAS THE ONLY WAY FORD WOULD SELL THE REPACEMENT PARTS. FORD HAS MADE A DESIGN CHANGE ON THE SHIFTING FORK.*AK

NHTSA ID

760241

Incident

Dec 31, 2001

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING IN HOT WEATHER THE VEHICLE IS HARD TO SHIFT, THIS PROBLEM ALSO OCCURS OCCASIONALLY WHEN THE WEATER IS NOT HOT, AS A RESULT THE DRIVER HAS TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF BEFORE AN ACCIDENT OCCURS. NLM

NHTSA ID

8006376

CLUTCH PEDAL WILL NOT RETURN WHEN APPLIED. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER, AND WAS INFORMED OF A YOKE FAILURE. REPAIRS WERE MADE AT CONSUMER'S COST. DEALER STATED THAT THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM. REPLACEMENT PARTS WERE FROM FORD, CONSUMER IS CONCERNED WHY FAILED YOKE IS NOT A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. *AK *TT

NHTSA ID

897189

Incident

Jul 5, 2001

WHENEVER DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS CLUTCH WOULD GO OUT. WOULD HAVE NO PRIOR WARNING. HAD TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AT LEAST 4 TIMES, AND CLUTCH HAS BEEN CHANGED 4 TIMES. THERE ISN'T ANY INDICATION OF CAUSE OF PROBLEM. IT STILL EXISTS.*AK

NHTSA ID

896382

Incident

Aug 31, 2001

CLUTCH HYDRAULIC RELEASE SYSTEM FAILED CATASTROPHICALLY, CAUSING VEHICLE TO JUMP FORWARD IMMEDIATELY AND VIOLENTLY. FORTUNATELY THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME WAS FAR ENOUGH AWAY SO THAT I DIDN'T HIT IT, BEFORE GETTING VEHICLE STOPPED. ON INVESTIGATION, I FOUND THAT THE ROLL PIN WHICH HOLDS THE CLUTCH LINE INTO THE SLAVE CYLINDER HAD BACKED OUT, AND ALLOWED THE HIGH PRESSURE LINE TO DISCONNECT. WHEN THIS HAPPENED, THE CLUTCH ENGAGED VIOLENTLY, AND THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD ON ENGINE POWER. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT, IF ANY OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES HAD BEEN DIFFERENT.*AK

NHTSA ID

751188

Incident

Aug 25, 2001

THE PARKING BRAKE WILL NOT HOLD WELL ON AN INCLINE. THIS IS ESPECIALLY NOTICED IN REVERSE, AS ON A BOAT RAMP WITH A BOAT THAT I AM TRYING TO LAUNCH. I CAN SET THE BRAKE AS HARD AS I CAN AND THE TRUCK WILL STILL ROLL BACK AGAINST THE PARKING PALL IN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. IT BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO THEN SHIFT THE TRANSMISSION INTO GEAR. THE DEALER HAS LOOKED AT IT TWICE AND STATED THAT THEY DON'T SEE A PROBLEM BUT THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE CONDITIONS.*AK

NHTSA ID

750263

Incident

Jun 19, 2001

VEHICLE STALLS AT ANY SPEED/ ANY TIME. TAKEN TO DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES, CANNOT REMEDY SITUATION. *AK ALSO, TRANSMISSION JERKS WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. *YH

NHTSA ID

893273

Incident

Oct 27, 1999

FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WILL ENGAGE AT ANY SPEED WHILE MAKING A TURN OR STOPPING. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE THREE TIMES, AND CANNOT EFFECTIVELY REMEDY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK

NHTSA ID

890992

Incident

Jan 1, 2001

MANUAL TRANSMISSION CLUTCH ROD CYLINDER BROKE WHILE SHIFTING TO MAKE A TURN. WAS GOING ONLY 25MPH ON A BACK ROAD. WAS ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE AND DROVE IT HOME. HAD IT TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND CAUSE OF BREAKAGE, BUT WAS ABLE TO REPLACE ROD AND SLAVE CYLINDER.*AK

NHTSA ID

887756

Incident

Apr 30, 2001

THE PLASTIC RETAINER LOCATED WHERE THE CLUTCH PEDAL ENGAGES THE ROD FOR THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER WEARS OUT ALLOWING THE ROD TO DISENGAGE THE PEDAL ASSEMBLY WITHOUT ANY NOTICE OF INPENDING FAILURE. THIS HAPPENED TO ME IN A CROWDED PARKING LOT AT THE CANTON TRADE DAYS. LUCKILY I WAS IN 1ST GEAR AND WAS ABLE TO IDLE TO A PARKING SPACE WITHOUT HITTING ANYONE OR ANYTHING. ONCE THE PEDALS COMES LOOSE AND THE ENGINE IS STOPPED IT CANNOT BE RESTARED WITHOUT THE PEDAL ASSEMBLE BEING IN PLACE. THIS PROBLEM CAN BE AVOIDED BY RETURNING BACK TO THE OLD STYLE BALL AND SOCKET SET UP USED ON OLDER VEHICLES AND DOING AWAY WITH THE PLACTIC PIECES IN THE SETUP. HAD I BEEN BEHIND SOMEONE OR BEEN IN A DOWNTOWN DRIVING SITUATION WHERE A PEDESTRIAN BEEN IN FRONT OF ME SUCH AS A STOP LIGHT WHEN IT DECIDED TO COME LOOSE THE OUTCOME MAY HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY SERIOUS. *AK

NHTSA ID

739663

Incident

Jun 3, 2000

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY TRANSFER CASE BROKE AND VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO RUN. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARING. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER SAID THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING BECAUSE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY.*AK

NHTSA ID

876440

Incident

Dec 11, 2000

CLUTCH DID NOT SLIP AT ALL. WAS IN 5TH AND SLOWING FOR AN EXIT TO 4TH. CLUTCH WOULD NOT ENGAGE TO 4TH, TOWED TO DEALER. TOLD SPRINGS FAILED AND HAD BEEN FAILING A LONG TIME. ALSO INFORMED THAT DEALER HAS HAD FREQUENT PROBLEMS AND FORD HAS REDESIGNED CLUTCH ASSEMBLY THREE TIMES. POWER STEERING WILL JUST GO OUT USUALLY IN A TURN. EEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN ENGINE IS HOT OR RUNNING OVER HOUR OR SO. *AK

NHTSA ID

737767

Incident

May 1, 2000

DUE TO DEFECTIVE TURBO INTAKE WHICH BLEWOUT VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. THIS MIGHT HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. DEALER FIXED THIS PART 5 TIMES, BUT IT IS STILL REOCCURRING. ALSO, WHILE DOWNSHIFTING FROM 2ND GEAR TO 1ST GEAR VEHICLE WILL GO INTO REVERSE AUTOMATICALLY, CAUSING DAMAGES TO THE REAR PART OF VEHICLE. *AK ONE TURBO LOST ITS POWER AND SHUTDOWN BEFORE BEING PULLED OVER TO ROAD SIDE. THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT GO INTO REVERSE GEAR. *YH

NHTSA ID

872972

Incident

Oct 1, 1999