1993 FORD F-350 Power Train Problems

CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER TOO CLOSE TO EXHAUST AND OVER HEATS O-RING CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID AND LOSS OF CLUTCH. LESS THAN 50,000 MILES ON TRUCK AND IS USED FOR TOWING 5TH WHEEL RV SOME TIMES IN MOUNTAINS IT HAS WENT OUT TWO TIMES NOW ONCE ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO AND JUST TODAY, 08/17/2005. HEAT INSULATOR WAS IN PLACE BOTH TIMES. *JB

Mileage: 48,365

THE CLUTCH GOT STUCK IN DRIVE. CONSUMER HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO REMOVE THE GEAR, AND THE VEHICLE IS IN THE SHOP FOR T REPAIRS. *AK

Mileage: 90,000

CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER, PUSH ROD PLASTIC EXTENSION FRACTURED AND BROKE WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE SHIFTED OUT OF GEAR AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP FORWARD MOTION UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS STOPPED. WITH FURTHER INSPECTION OF THE COMPONENT I WAS ABLE TO DETERMINE THAT WEAR AND LUBRICATIONS WILL CAUSE THIS FAILURE. AN ENTIRE ALL METAL UNIT SHOULD REPLACE THIS COMPONENT. VEHICLE WAS AT 150,000 MILES WHEN FAILURE OCCURRED.*JB

Mileage: 156,939

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER TRIED TO PUSH CLUTCH IN THE BUSHING BROKE, AND THE LINKAGE FELL APART, MAKING CLUTCH INOPERATIVE. *AKCONSUMER HAD NOT FOLLOWED UP ON THE FINAL RESPONSE TO THE COMPLAINT FILED VIA TELEPHONE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE BROKE DOWN 800 MILES FROM HIS HOME. CONSUMER FEELS A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. THE FAILURE TO COMSUMERS VEHICLE WAS DUE TO A PUSH ROD MAST. *JG

WHILE DRIVING AND STEPPING ON THE CLUTCH TO REDUCE SPEED, CLUTCH BROKE DOWN, AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING. *AK

WHILE DRIVING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, PULLED UP TO A STOP SIGN, PUSHED THE CLUTCH IN, PUSH ROD ASSEMBLY BROKE AND MADE THE VEHICLE LURCH FORWARD . WHEN THIS HAPPENED,CONSUMER HAD NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE VEHICLE WAS TO KILL THE ENGINE. CONTACTED THE DEALER, THEY WANTED 90.12 FOR THE WHOLE MASTER CYLINDER. BUT DID NOT NEED THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY FIXED, JUST THE PUSH ROD. THE NEW KIT COMES WITH A METAL ROD AND THE FACTORY PART HAS A PLASTIC PIECE THAT CRACKS. *AK

FORWARD PLANETARY IN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MADE OF ALUMINUM--- THE CENTER SPLINES STRIPPED OUT FOR THE THIRD TIME -- FINALLY FOUND ALL STEEL AFTER MARKET REPLACEMENT -- ASSEMBLY SHOULD HAVE BEEN STRONGER TO BEGIN WITH -- OTHERS MUST BE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM OR NO ONE WOULD HAVE NEEDED TO MAKE A STRONGER AFTERMARKET REPLACEMENT

THE DRIVESHAFT CAME OFF DUE THE DEFECTIVE WELDS AND BOLTS WHICH MAY CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.*AK WHILE AFTER 2 HRS DRIVE THE POWER STEERING FLUID HAD LEAKED OUT,ALSO DIESEL FUEL WAS LEAKING. *ET

SLAVE CYLINDER FAILED, WAS UNABLE TO DISENGAGE FROM THE CLUTCH. *AK

THE CLUTCH ROD MADE OUT OF PLASTIC, CAUSED THE CLUTCH TO BREAK AND DISABLED THE CLUTCH, CAUSING THE TRUCK NOT TO BE ABLE TO STOP. *AK

HARSH SHIFTING OF TRANSMISSION.

SLAVE CYLINDER FAILED, DRIVER ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT DUE TO BEING UNABLE TO DISENGAGE FROM CLUTCH GEAR.

OWNER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER GOES OUT. THIS IS 5TH TIME PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED. CAUSE IS UNDETERMINED. OWNER IS VERY CONCERNED FOR SAFETY. *AK

THE CLUTCH LINKAGE SPLIT.PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

ACCESSORY DRIVELINE HAS BROKEN NINE TIMES. TT