Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||||
| 00B54 | 10/10/2000 | 618565 | Owner notification program parts update regarding 4r100 transmission replacement. *jb | 04/16/2001 | |
| 00B54 | 09/01/2000 | 618564 | Owner notification informing owners that their transmission could be damaged internally and, potentially, could result in a loss of second gear or, ultimately, an inability to move the vehicle if it is driven under certain conditions. | 04/16/2001 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) | |||||
| CSP-08B05 | 10/13/2008 | 10027988 | Ford/lincoln/mercury: program of affected vehicles registered in ca (8500 gvwr), ma (6000 gvwr), or vt (6000 gvwr) and who previously paid to have repairs performed that are now covered under federal emissions warranty. 1999-2001 model year | 02/25/2009 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AXLE HUBS | |||||
| 14895 | 05/01/2001 | 620213 | Some 4x4s may exhibit noise, vibration and ratcheting from the front wheel locking hubs that is initiated by road induced bumps or impacts. *tt | 07/20/2001 | |
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE | |||||
| 04266 | 01/01/2005 | 052610 | 10014275 | A driveline clunk or bump when starting from a stop. *tt | 04/29/2005 |
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||||
| 15550 | 01/01/2002 | 630083 | Subject pertaining to manual transmission shift lever vibration. *yh | 04/12/2002 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 10/06/2010 | 92000 | ||
| I purchased a 2001 ford super duty new. the transmission failed at 61k miles at 6 years old. i replaced that transmission with a 'rebuilt by ford' transmission with a 3 year, 36k mile warranty. that transmission failed (disintegrated) with 31k miles at 37 months. although the dealer is helping with the cost of replacing it again, ford will not help at all. the replacement transmission failed twice under warranty and was serviced with 25k miles on it. | |||
| 07/08/2004 | 34800 | 1 | 09/23/2001 |
| Normal driving ransmission broke.ford replaced transmission. *ak | |||
| 08/12/2001 | 1 | 03/01/2001 | |
| Driving allong highway, when tranmission apparently placed its overdrive override switch on by itself, (this because the button was blinking) as best i can understand this is not the indicator option by choice (owners manaual says light on or off). i cleared the problem and it kept resetting itself ( pull off the side of the road shut vehicle down and restart, clears overdrive). apparently this failed or some other thing with the tranmission failed because smoke appeared in the engine, driver compartment, pulled to the side of the road to avoid fire and found the tranmission fluid boiling out of the tranmission, which apparently burned the tranmission up. car has been at dealer three weeks and they will not tell me what happen, their only explanation is that ford does not allow them to look at the tranmission to determine cause, they are to replace the tranmission and ship the defective unit back to ford. *ak | |||
| 11/26/2000 | 10 | 11/01/2000 | |
| Skips 3rd gear and motor rattles loudly | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - TORQUE CONVERTER | |||
| 07/26/2003 | 79000 | 2 | 04/07/2003 |
| The transmission in my 2001 ford f250 was replaced under warranty with a ford reman unit last summer (july 2002 with 59000 miles). this august(2003) it began pumping out transmission fluid from the bell housing at approximately 79000 miles. the dealer determined that it needed a new torque converter. that's the same diagnosis it had last year. of course, ford will not warranty it. it appears to me that ford has a serious problem with their transmissions. the second only lasted 13 months and 20000 miles. this is the second ford vehicle i've owned with faulty transmissions. the other was the 1999 windstar. that transmission went at 53,000 miles and had never towed anything or been overheated.*ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | |||
| 08/25/2001 | 2 | 08/13/2001 | |
| Problem with clutch failue due to loss of fluid.*akthe pins hold the connection between the clutch master cylinder and the slave cylinder came out causing fluid to leak and resulting in the clutch failing, this failure occured twice and was not fixed properly the first time. *nlm | |||
| POWER TRAIN - CLUTCH ASSEMBLY - PEDAL/LINKAGE | |||
| 06/21/2005 | 83000 | 2 | 10/15/2001 |
| Clutch disengagement needing more travel until nearly touching the floor, occured over a few weeks. the clutch stopped disengaging while towing a trailer out of state at a stop light. if the ignition key wasn't turned off it would have pushed us into oncoming traffic. the clutch master cylinder was replaced, the old part is avaliable. i understand this is a common problem with the super duty ford pickups with manual transmissions. this is the second time it has happened. the first was about 43k miles, now it is 83k miles. several owners of the same type trucks (all with diesel engines) have had similar problems. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||
| 06/10/2002 | 6 | 03/01/2001 | |
| When the pickup is parked on a slight incline in first,second,third gear, if you do not cram on the brake as hard as you can the truck will roll backwards! if you don't have brake you watch truck roll backwards. the ford hotline said this normal. i have drove manuel transmissions all my life,this is not normal! my truck has rolled over 20 feet out into the street.i am concerned that it could pop out of gear and cause a accident or run over someone! the brake system is not good enough and the transmission or rearend has a problem.*ak | |||