2001 FORD F-350 Power Train Problems

DT: THE CLUTCH PIN BROKE COMPLETELY OFF. THE CLUTCH PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR, AND THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER TALKED TO FORD AND THEY SAID THAT THE CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO TAKE IT TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THERE WAS NO WAY TO MOVE THE VEHICLE EXCEPT TOWING IT. THE CONSUMER HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS TWO OTHER TIMES. THE FIRST TWO TIMES THE BUSHING WAS OVER THE PIN. WHOM EVER WELDED THE PIN, MADE IT HARD IN THE BACK AND AS A RESULT IT FRACTURED AND BROKE COMPLETELY OFF. THE PIN WAS WELDED IN CROOKED WHEN IT WAS MANUFACTURED. THIS IS WHAT CAUSED THE FIRST TWO BUSHINGS TO GO. THESE PROBLEMS STARTED ON AUGUST 15, 2005. *AK (11/09/05) *SC

Mileage: 74,125

TRANSMISSION FAILED ON OUR 2001 F-350 AT 66,463 MILES. VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $3000. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT A FORD DEALERSHIP. FORD OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE BECAUSE REGULAR MAINTENANCE ON THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN PERFORMED AT A FORD DEALERSHIP. THEY DENIED ANY DEFECTS IN THE TRANSMISSION. THEY STATED WE SHOULD HAVE PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY.

Mileage: 66,463

FORD F350 2001, 4R100 TRANSMISSION 'DIODE FREEWHEEL DEVICE" FAILED. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED AS HE PULLED OFF FROM A STOP SIGN, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT CHANGE GEARS. *JB

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SPRAG GEAR CRACKING.*MR SPRAG GEAR LOCK-UP. ALSO, REPAIRS OR OVERHAUL WERE MADE ON THE POWER TRAIN SYSTEM (I.E., AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SYSTEM). *LA

Mileage: 61,028

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SPRAG GEAR CRACKING ITEMS.*MR SPRAG GEAR LOCK-UP. ALSO, REPAIRS OR OVERHAUL WERE MADE ON THE POWER TRAIN SYSTEM (I.E., AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SYSTEM). *LA

Mileage: 63,826

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SPRAG GEAR CRACKING. *MR (REFER TO ODI# 10082059) THE COMPONENT WOULD SHIFT 1-3 AND HAD NO 3RD GEAR DUE TO THE INTERNAL DAMAGE. *SC *JB

Mileage: 42,596

TRANSMISSION FAILED. TRANSMISSION LOCKED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A NEIGHBORING REPAIR SHOP. *AK *NM

Mileage: 94,810

WITHIN 5 SECONDS OF PUTTING VEHICLE IN THE PARK GEAR AND EXITING VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN AN INCLINE AND COLLIDED WITH A SKIDDER. CONSUMER COULD NOT RECALL IF VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF OR IDLING WHEN THIS CRASH OCCURRED. MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THERFORE, COULD NOT PROVIDE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM OR A REMEDY.*AK

VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION WENT HOT AND BLEW OIL INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUSING A FIRE.*MR THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION STILL DOES NOT SEEM TO PERFORM CORRECTLY. *JB

THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT IN ANY GEARS HIGHER THAN SECOND. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. *AK

Mileage: 66,000

WHEN THE CLUTCH WAS APPLIED, THE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR. *JB

HI, THE PART IN THE TRANS. THAT FAILED IS CALLED THE (SWAG )GEAR. HOW I FOUND OUT. I LOST 3RD AND REVERSE COMING HOME FROM NH. I BROUGHT IT TO A DEALERSHIP TO GET IT LOOKED AT, THEY SAID IT WAS RUNNING HOT AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT, COST TO DO SO WAS 2600.00 I NEW I COULD GET IT DONE CHEAPER BY A TRANS. REBUILDER SO THE NEXT DAY I DROPPED IT OFF FOR REPAIR, THE BILL CAME TO 2250.00. MUCH TO MY SURPRISE THE OWNER AND ONE OF HIS STAFF SAID THE PART THAT FAILED WAS RECALLED BACK IN AUG. 2000 ALL VEHICLES THAT HAD THIS TRANS. NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BEFORE SELLING THE VEHICLE. I EXPLAINED THIS TO FORD MOTOR BUT THEY SAID THERE IS NO RECALL ON THE TRANS. PARTS. I DID FIND SOME INFO ON ALLDATA.COM THAT RELATES MORE INFO PLEASE CALL ME 508 889 8782 THANK YOU SCOTT DT

WHEN PULLING INTO GARAGE AREA AT 5 MPH DIFFERENTIAL BRACKET PLATE BROKE. THIS CAUSED STEERING TO LOCK IN A HARD LEFT TURNS. OWNER WAS NOT ABLE TO TURN STEERING WHEEL EITHER DIRECTION. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP, AND CONSUMER HAD TO CONTROL VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION. *AK

OUR CONCERN STEMS FROM NOT ONLY THE FAILURE OF OUR TRANSMISSION, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY FROM THE NUMBER OF TIMES WE HAVE BEEN ASKED BY OTHERS, IF WE HAVE EVER HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH THIS PARTICULAR MODEL. WE FREQUENTLY PULL OUR FIFTH WHEEL RV AND COME INTO CONTACT WITH NUMEROUS PEOPLE AT THE RV PARKS. IN TOO MANY CONVERSATIONS TO RECALL, THE TOPIC OF DISCUSSION HAS BEEN THE 2001 FORD F-350 TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. EVERYONE SEEMS TO HAVE EITHER ENCOUNTERED THE PROBLEM WITH THEIR OWN TRUCK OR KNOWS OF SOMEONE WHO HAS. WE BEGAN EXPERIENCING MINOR PROBLEMS AT AROUND 17,000 MILES WHICH INCREASINGLY GOT WORSE. THE PLANETARY (SP?) GEAR IS WHAT WE WERE TOLD WAS THE ACTUAL PROBLEM THAT FORD HAS PINPOINTED WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS. THE NUMBER OF TRANSMISSION SHIPPING CASES ALONE, FOUND IN BACK OF THE DEALERSHIP WHERE WE HAD OUR TRUCK REPAIRED INDICATIVE OF A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM NOT BEING ADDRESSED BY FORD. FROM WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED, THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT OCCUR UNTIL YOUR MILEAGE IS ABOVE 15,000. SINCE THE WARRANTY ON THE TRANSMISSION EXPIRES AT 36,000, I EXPECT FORD IS SIMPLY PLAYING THE ODDS ON THE REQUIRED REPLACEMENT HAPPENING AFTER THE WARRANTY PERIOD RATHER THAN ISSUING A RECALL ON THE PLANETARY (SP?) GEAR. THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF ALL FORD CONSUMERS FOR LOOKING INTO THIS MATTER. VICKIE RAGLE. *AK

WENT TO DEALER IN AM ABOUT CLUTCH PROBLEMS, DEALER LOOKED AT TRUCK, SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. LEFT DEALER WAS COMING UP TO INTERSECTION, WENT TO DOWN SHIFT, CLUTCH WENT OUT AND BRAKES. HAD NO BRAKES OR CLUTCH! WAS TOWED TO DEALER. HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBEMS SINCE WITH EMERG. BRAKE NOT WORKING. WAS TOWED AGAIN 4/19/2002 WAS PULLING FORWARD CLUTCH WOULD NOT DISENGAGE ALMOST HIT 3 MAIL BOXES AND STONE WALL.*AK

VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY JUMP OUT OF FOUR WHEEL DRIVE INTO TWO WHEEL DRIVE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REOCCURRING.*AK. CONSUMER STATED THE DASH SAYS THE VEHICLE IS IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE, HOWEVER WHEN CONSUMER TRIES TO MOVE THE VEHICLE THE REAR TIRES WILL SPIN.*JB

VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY JUMP OUT OF FOUR WHEEL DRIVE INTO TWO WHEEL DRIVE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REOCCURRING.*AK. CONSUMER STATED THE DASH SAYS THE VEHICLE IS IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE, HOWEVER WHEN CONSUMER TRIES TO MOVE THE VEHICLE THE REAR TIRES WILL SPIN.*JB