Owner-reported complaints naming the transmission system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the automatic or manual transmission, including shifting behaviour, shudder, slipping and transmission control modules. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1999 Ford F-550 Sd submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 19 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
WHILE DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION STOP SHIFTING GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE ALSO HAD MAJOR OIL LEAKS THROUGH THE FUEL SYSTEM. *JB
AS THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND STAYED. THE MASTER CYLINDER AND SLAVE CYLINDER HAD EXCESS WERE ON THE PRESSURE PLATE FINGERS. THE TRANSMISSION WAS HARD TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE AND LOW GEAR. THE HARD CLUTCH MADE NOISE. THE CLUTCH COMPANY WAS WELL AWARE OF FORD'S PROBLEM AND HAD RE-ENGINEERED AND DESIGNED A NEW PACKAGE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THERE WAS FUEL LEAKING AT THE FUEL FILTER, THE SWAY BAR WAS BROKEN, THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYED ON, ENGINE OIL LEAK, AND THE GAS CAP WAS BROKEN. *AK *SC *JB
WE PURCHASED OUR F550 FROM FACT. ON 2/7/99, IN DEC 1999 THE 4 SPEED AUTO TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITH 9470 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THREE WEEKS BEFORE REPLACING WITH A REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION, WE WERE TOLD THAT THE REMANUFACTURED ARE BETTER AS THEY ARE COMPLETLY GONE THROUGH; APPARENTLY THE NEW ONES ARE NOT. ALSO HAD TO REPAIR A MAJOR OIL LEAK BY REPLACING SEVERAL HOSES, O RINGS AND THE RIGHT CYLINDER HEAD HIGH PRESSURE OIL LINE AND FITTING. MAY 4 OF 2000 REPAIR TO THE SWITCHES IN THE DOOR LATCH ALONG WITH MISC INSIDE ELEC REPAIRS. JULY 24, 2001 ENGINE OVERHEATING, DEALER REPLACED GASKETS, THERMOSTATS AND OTHER RELATED ITEMS, SERVICE DOCUMENT INDICATED RECALL WORK DONE BUT NO EXPLAINATION AS TO WHAT. SEPTEMBER 2, 2003 TRUCK FIRE, BURNS AN EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTING TO EXTINGUISH. TRUCK TOWED TO DEALER, WIRE HARNESS ON BOTH SIDES REPLACED, FIRE WAS ON DRIVER SIDE THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS READY TO BURN ALSO. RECEIVED TRUCK BACK, 6 HOURS LATER TRANSMISSION GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY. TOWED BACK TO DEALER AND FORDS RESPONSE IS, WE PAY $2000.00 TOWARDS A REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION AND THEY WOULD IN TURN PICK UP THE REST OF THE COSTS AND EXTEND OUR POWER STROKE DIESEL ENGINE WARRENTY FOR 4 MORE YEARS, NY PROBLEM IS THE TRANSMISSION NEW IN 1999 ONLY COST $995.00 LET ALONE THE FACT THAT THIS TRANSMISSION ONLY HAS 28,000 MILES ON IT, AM I PAYING FOR THE DEFECTIVE WIRING ALSO? I THINK FORD IS YANKING OUR CHAIN AND YOUR CHAIN AND IT NEEDS TO STOP NOW. WE IMPOWER YOU TO HELP US THE CONSUMER AND TAX PAYERS FIGHT THIS KIND OF CONSUMER ABSUE AND I HOPE IT DOES NOT HAVE TO RESULT TO THE LOSS OF TOO MANY MORE LIVES BEFORE IT IS STOPPED. IT IS SO OBVIOUS THAT THERE ARE SOME SERIOUS DEFECTS WITH THIS VEHICLE SERIES AND I AM CURIOUS AS TO WHEN IT WILL BE ADDRESSED.*AK
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE CLUTCH WILL NOT ENGAGE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ONLY GO FORWARD. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS
SLAVE CYLINDER NEEDING TO BE REPLACED 4 TIMES DUE TO ROD LENGTH NOT BEING LONG ENOUGH FOR CLUTCH PEDAL TRAVEL ON 1999 F550 TRUCK WITH SIX SPEED TRANSMISSION. ALSO FLYWHEEL SPRINGS BREAKING IN FLYWHEEL CAUSING UNDUE WEAR ON CLUTCH DISK AND NOT BEING COVERED UNDER WARRENTY. I HAVE TWO TRUCKS WHERE I HAVE THESE REACCURING PROBLEMS AND HAVE PAID EACH TIME TO REPAIR AT AN AUTHORIZED FORD DEALERSHIP
WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING A TURN CLUTCH WENT OUT FOR NO REASON. DRIVER HAD TO TURN VEHICLE OFF IN ORDER TO STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE BEFORE. CONSUMER HAD CLUTCH PARTS REPLACED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING/ PARKING, AND PULLING IN CLUTCH GOES OUT. CONTACTED DEALER, THEY REPLACED PART 3 TIMES, ON THIRD VISIT THEY TOLD CONSUMER THAT TRANSMISSION WAS THE CAUSE.*AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY ALL OF A SUDDEN CLUTCH WENT OUT. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE INTO DEALER ALMOST EVERY 20OOO MILES. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK THE VEHICLE HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THE CRUISE CONTROL GOES OFF WHILE DRIVING FOR NO REASON. THE BOLTS SHEERED OFF FROM THE DRIVE SHAFT. THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, INJURING THE CONSUMERS SON, ALSO CONSUMER STATES EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ON RECALL, HOWEVER DID NOT SPECIFY IF REPAIRS HAD BEEN DONE.*YH
WHILE DRIVING CLUTCH BROKE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO REMAIN IN GEAR AT 65 MPH. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK CONSUMER STATES PRESSURE PLATE IN CLUTCH SHATTERED THREE TIMES WITHIN 46,000 MILES. *JB
WHILE WORKING ON SNOW TRUCK SUDDENLY CAUGHT ON FIRE. DAYS LATER, A FIRE INVESTIGATOR SAID THAT FIRE HAD STARTED BECAUSE OF TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING IN TURBO, AND CAUSING VEHICLE TO BURN.*AK
CLUTCH ASSEMBLY MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING ANY GEAR TO GET STUCK IN PLACE. DRIVER WOULD HAVE TO SHUT VEHICLE OFF IN ORDER TO GET OUT OF THE GEAR. FORD HAD TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY TWICE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY CLUTCH FAILS,CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, TO GAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE ENGINE HAS TO BE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
GEARS WOULD GET STUCK. CONSUMER COULD NOT DOWNSHIFT, BUT COULD SHIFT UP. WHEN ON INTERSTATE AND TRYING TO STOP, IT WOULD NOT STOP UNLESS CONSUMER SWITCHED OFF VEHICLE. TO START, CONSUMER HAD TO CRANK IT WHILE IN GEAR.*AK
CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER FAILED. YH
THE DEFECTIVE SHIFT FORK IN THE TRANSFER CASE IS COATED IN PLASTIC WEAR, AND CAUSES THE FORK AND CONPONENTS TO MOVE FREELY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL / SHUT OFF WHEN PARKING. VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A CRASH. DEALER REPLACED TRANFER CASE TWICE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK *YC
CLUTCH BURNS OUT PREMATURALLY. THE CLUTCH HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES PRIOR TO THIS FAILURE. LEFT HIGH PRESSURE FUEL LINE HOLE RUBBED FROM ENGINE BLOCK/ WATER PUMP FAILURE. *AK
THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY WOULD NOT FULLY DISENGAGE AFTER VEHICLE COMES TO A STOP. THE CLUTCH WOULD SHIFT AFTER STOPPING. HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER TWICE FOR CLUTCH PROBLEM, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.
CLUTCH IS STICKING IN THE VEHICLE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION/BRAKES FAILED.
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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