2000 Ford F-350 Transmission Problems

THE CLUTCH FAILED TO ENGAGED WHEN APPLIED. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE CLUTCH WOULD ENGAGED ON ITS OWN. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. JB.....CONSUMER STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WITH THE CLUTCH PEDAL FULLY DEPRESSED WHEN THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD TOWARDS THE CROSSWALK NARROWLY AVOIDING PEDESTRIANS. THE CLUTCH PEDAL WA SFUKKY DEPRESSED. CONSUME RHAD TO SHUT OFF THE IGNITION SWITCH TO STOP THE VEHICLE. CONSUME RTOOK THE VEHICLE TO FREEDOM FORD FOR REPAIRS AND WAS PERENTED WITH A BILL FOR $520.34. CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE TOLD CONSUMER THAT REPAIRS WERE NOR COVERED UNDER WARRANTY SINCE THE CLUTCH IS NOT PART OF THE POWER TRAIN. *AK

NHTSA ID

10101549

Incident

Nov 22, 2004

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE GEARS AND PUT HIS FOOT ON THE CLUTCH IT WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. HE MANAGED TO PULL TO THE SIDE AND HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THE CLUTCH WAS GONE. CONSUMER INDICATED THAT HE NEVER LOST CONTROL BECAUSE HE WAS NOT GOING FAST. HOWEVER, HE WAS VERY UNHAPPY BECAUSE THIS IS A 2000 MODEL AND THE GEARS WERE ALREADY GONE. HE HAD TO PAY $1527.00 TO HAVE VEHICLE REPAIRED. *AK THE CLUTCH PEDAL HAD GONE TO THE FLOOR BOARD AND WOULD NOT COME BACK UP. THE CLUTCH PEDAL ALSO LEAKED FLUID. *SCC *JB

NHTSA ID

10040809

Incident

Sep 26, 2003

Mileage

31,000 mi

VEHICLE'S UNDERCARRIAGE CAUGHT ON FIRE.*MR THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE TRANSMISSION HAD OVERHEATED. THE CONSUMER'S INSURANCE COMPANY STATED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN HAD BEEN ISSUED WHICH STATED IF THE VEHICLE WAS USED FOR TOWING THE TRANSMISSION MAY OVERHEAT, BUT THE CONSUMER WAS NEVER NOTIFIED. THE DEALER REFUSED TO PERFORM THE UPGRADE ON THE COOLING SYSTEM BECAUSE THEY WERE UNABLE TO PULL UP THE CODES. ONE YEAR LATER, THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THIS TIME THEY WERE ABLE TO SEE THAT THE TRANSMISSION DID INDEED OVERHEAT, THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, HOWEVER IF THE CONSUMER WANTED THE UPGRADE HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CHARGES. *JB *NLM

NHTSA ID

10048152

Incident

May 1, 2002

WHILE BACKING UP THE TORQUE CONVERTER STARTED LEAKING AT THE GASKET ONTO THE HEADER SYSTEM AND CAUSED A FIRE. *MR *TS *NLM

NHTSA ID

10046451

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A COOLER LINE LEAK, CONSUMER STATED THAT A SIMILIAR LEAK WAS REPAIRED PREVIOUSLY WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND WAS TOLD THAT NO OTHER DAMAGE HAD OCCURED.*JB

NHTSA ID

567710

Incident

Jun 1, 2002

CLUTCH ASSEMBLY BECOMES INOPERATIVE WHILE DRIVING. WHEN OPERATOR TRIES TO STOP THE TRUCK THE CLUTCH WILL NOT DISENGAGE. THIS CAUSES THE TRUCK TO BCOME A MISSILE. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE TRUCK IS TO KILL THE ENGINE. THIS HAS HAPPEN TWICE THE FIRST TIME WHILE EXITING FROM A INTERSTATE HWY AT 70 MPH WHILE PULLING A GOOSENECK TRAILER. THE TRUCK PUSHED THE OCCUPANTS INTO ONCOMING SIDE ROAD TRAFFIC. THE SECOND TIME THE TRUCK HAD TO BE DRIVEN UP ONTO THE SIDEWALK IN A CROWED STREET. BOTH TIMES THE OCCUPANTS WERE NOT INJURED. THIS PROBLEM COMES UNEXPECTED AND WITH NO WARNING. THE MANUFACTURE REPAIRED THE DEFECT THE FIRST TIME BUT REFUSES TO REPAIR THE SAME PROBLEM THIS TIME. *AK

NHTSA ID

767560

Incident

Sep 20, 2002

HAVE 3 FORD F-350 DIESELS ALL HAVE HAD CLUTCH PROBLEMS. TRUCKS WILL STAY IN GEAR AND CLUTCH GOES TO THE FLOOR AND WILL NOT RETURN.. VEHICLE DOESN'T STOP, YOU MUST TURN OFF THE ENGINE TO GET IT TO STOP. VERY DANGEROUS. NUMEROUS REPORTS OF PROBLEMS ON FORD- DIESEL.COM. *TS *JB ***DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12-12-02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS***762849

NHTSA ID

10009371

MANUAL TRANSMISSION PILOT BUSHING MALFUNCTIONED; PILOT BUSHING HAS BEEN REPLACED AT 9000 MILES. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS CLUTCH WOULD SLIP, DEALER REPLCED FLYWHEEL CLUTCH ASSEMBLY AND TRANSMISSION SEAL, AFTER LEAVING DEALER, CONSUMER NOTED DEALER HAD NOT PUT FLUID IN TRANSMISSION, 2 U JOINTS AND THE CAM SENSOR WAS REPLACED DUE TO DRIVETRAIN VIBRATION, TRANSMISSION NOW MAKES HOWLING NOISE, ENGINE HAS A NO START CONDITION. *TT

NHTSA ID

8000861

Incident

Dec 1, 2001

PILOT SHAFT BUSHING GOES OUT AND CAUSES THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION TO LOCK UP. DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. *AK DEALER REPLACED 2 UJOINTS AND THE CAM SENSOR DUE TO DRIVETRAIN VIBRATION. *JB

NHTSA ID

899566

Incident

Aug 22, 2000

WHILE TRAVELING AT 40 MPH, WAS UNABLE TO GET OUT OF GEAR BECAUSE SPRING IN CLUTCH HOUSING FAILED. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND MADE THE REPAIRS. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER.*AK

NHTSA ID

896753

Incident

Sep 14, 2001

VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF GEAR AND ROLLED BACK. CONSUMER WAS NOT PARKED ON AN INCLINE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

NHTSA ID

893303

Incident

Jun 30, 2000

WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED IN GEAR WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE EITHER ENGAGED OR DISENGAGED, VEHICLE JUMPS OUT OF GEAR. DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

NHTSA ID

893046

DATES ARE NOT CORRECT AS I DO NOT HAVE INFORMATION IN FRONT. MAJOR BRAKE ISSUES, TRANSMISSION SHIFTING ISSUES AND TURBO IS NOW LEAKING OIL AGAIN. LOTS OF INTERMITTENT ISSUES THAT NO ONE CAN DUPLICATE. UNSURE WHAT TO DO. *AK

NHTSA ID

744695

Incident

Apr 30, 2000

TRUCK WAS PARKED ON A CAR PORT (COVERED). TRUCK IN GEAR AND PARKING BRAKE ON. I WAS IN GARAGE AT BOTTOM OF HILL. TRUCK ROLLED OFF CAR PORT STRUCK AN OLD JUNK CAR HALF WAY DOWN HILL AND DROVE IT THROUGH THE GARAGE DOOR AND PINNED ME ON THE BACK WALL OF THE GARAGE. I BELIEVE TRUCK WAS IN GEAR AND PARKING BRAKE ON. POLICE CONFIRMED PARKING BRAKE WAS ON WHEN THEY PULLED ME FROM ACCIDENT. *AK

NHTSA ID

740501

Incident

Dec 24, 2000

WHILE TRAVELING AND WHEN DEPRESSING CLUTCH CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO CHANGE GEARS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID

879006

WHEN DRIVING TORQUE CONVERTER VIBRATED. ALSO, WHEN BRAKING PULSATION OCCURED IN BRAKE PEDAL AND A SHIMMY IN FROMT END. AFTER HAVING OIL CHANGED THERE WAS SOME FILLINGS ON THE DIP STICK. CONSUMER HAS COTNACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID

877486

EXCESSIVE SMOKE COMES OUT OF THE TAILPIPE DURING COLD STARTS. *SLC

NHTSA ID

557541

Incident

Apr 28, 2000

WHILE DRIVING AND THEN STOPPING AT A GAS STATION COULD NOT DRIVE VEHICLE. CALLED TOW TRUCK, AND THEY FOUND OUT THAT CLUTCH HAD FALLEN APART.*AK

NHTSA ID

875150

Incident

Nov 15, 2000

TRANSMISSION SLAMS FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR AND IS OVERREVING. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK

NHTSA ID

868558

VEHICLE STALLS. TRANSMISSION OIL FILTER SHIFTS IN A MANNER THAT IT CUTS OUT TRANSMISSION FLOW WHICH CAUSES THE ENGINE TO SHUTDOWN. FORD DOESN'T HAVE THE FILTERS AVAILABLE. DEALERS HAD TO DRILL HOLES ON THE SIDE TO ALLOW OIL TO FLOW. FORD AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, TSB ISSUED, BUT MODIFIED FILTERS STILL NOT AVAILABLE. *AK *ML

NHTSA ID

865064

Incident

Jun 23, 2000

I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE A SHORT TIME AND THE VEHICLE HAS DEVELOPED A BINDING IN THE REAR WHEN TURNING AND THE GAS MILEAGE STARTED TO DECREASE THE TRASSFER CASE WAS NOISY IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE REAREND AND THEY ORDERED PARTS IT TOOK 8 DAYS TO GET MY TRUCK BACK WHEN I PICKED IT UP IT STILL HAD ALL THE SAME PROBLEMS AND AT THAT TIME I TOOK A MECHANIS FOR A RIDE HE NOTICED THE SAME THINGS THAT I DID AT THAT TIME I WAS ASKED TO BRING THE TRUCK BACK ON MONDAY AT WHICH I DID THEN THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THE PROBLEMS WHERE NOT THERE I ALSO HAD ANOTHER PROBLEM WITH THE REAR DIFF SEAL LEAKING THEY REPLACED THE SEAL AND CALLED ME TO COME AND PICK IT UP AT WHICTCK TIME I ASKED ABOUT THE NOISE THAT WAS IN THE DRIVE LINE HE TOLD ME THAT HE DROVE THE TRUCK SEVERAL MILES AND HE COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND THE TRUCK WAS READY FOR PICK-UP I STATED THAT I WOULD NOT PICK UP THE TRUCK UNTILL I TALKED TO A REP AND HE TOLD ME THAT I COULD NOT TALK TO ONE AT THAT I ENDED THE PHONE CALL I CALLED HIS BOSS AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM HE STATED HE WOULD LOOK INTO IT THE FIRST SERVICE MANAGER CALLED ME BACK AT WHITCH TIME HE TOLD ME THAT HE DROVE ONE WITH A GAS THAT HAD 700 MILES ON IT AND IT DID NOT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT THE TRANSFER CASE WAS DEFF I TALKED TO HIM TODAY AND AT THIS TIME THEY CAN NOT FIND EXACTUALLY WHERE THE NOIS IS BUT IT IS IN THE DRIVE LINE

NHTSA ID

724809

Incident

Jun 12, 2000

TRANSMISSION DID NOT HOLD UP AND KEPT BREAKING DOWN. TRANSMISSION BROKE DOWN THE FIRST TIME AT 27,000 MILES. SECOND TIME ON JAN 20, 2000. ENTIRE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED BOTH TIMES. THE FOLLOWING WEEK, TRUCK BROKE DOWN AGAIN. TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WITH 40,000 MILES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID

856371

Incident

Dec 13, 1999

CLUTCH ASSEMBLY SPRINGS SEPARATED FROM THE CLUTCH ON THREE OCCASIONS. DEALER REPAIRED VEHICLE THREE TIMES IN THREE WEEKS. MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ID

856008

TRUCK ROLLED WHILE IGNITION WAS OFF, TRUCK WAS IN GEAR AND EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS APPLIED. *AK

NHTSA ID

718106

Incident

Dec 1, 1999