Ford F-450 SD transmission problems
27 complaint narratives mention transmission terms.
Key facts
444 owner complaints analyzed
86 distinct recall campaigns
50,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1991 to 2026 model years. Data snapshot: . 268 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Transmission and shifting evidence
27 of 444 complaints match this topic (6.1%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 962673 · 1995-03-28 (March 28, 1995)
WHEN VEHICLE IS HOT, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL NOT WORK, TRUCK WILL NOT MOVE. TT
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 962673 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10105826 · 2005-01-05 (January 5, 2005)
6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION REPLACED UNDER WARANTY AT 29,600 MILES THE FIRST TIME. FAILED, AND WOULD COST MORE TO REBUILD SO IT WAS REPLACED AGAIN AT 88,260 MILES AT MY EXSPENSE TOTALLING $3,632.00. FORD WOULD NOT MAKE ANY AFTER WARRANTY ASSITANCE. HAVE HEARD THIS TRANSMISSION IS WEAK. *AK CAN U HELP ME TO GET FORD TO REIMBERCE FOR THE COST OF THIS SECOND TRANSMISSION??
Owner-reported narrative. 88,259 miles reported. Look up ODI 10105826 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 550444 · 2000-01-18 (January 18, 2000)
DEFECTIVE CLUTCH PREVENTED SHIFTING THE GEAR. YH
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Owner report 757575 · 2002-01-31 (January 31, 2002)
THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY [ POWERTRAIN COMPONENT] FAILURE IS THE DIRECT RESULT OF EXCESS HEAT BUILD UP FROM A STATED "INHERENT COMPONENT SLIPPAGE" WHICH RESULTS IN A BUTTERFLY EFFECT FAILURE AS DESCRIBED BY MEEGAN FOR SERVICE MANAGER... UPON MY INSPECTION OF THE COMPONENTS IT IS EVIDENT THAT EXCESSIVELY HIGH HEAT OCCURRED AS SHOWN BY THE DISCOLORATION OF THE PRESSURE PLATE ASSEMBLY... THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT FAILURE OCCURS WHEN THE HEAT CAUSES DISTORTION OF THE PRESSURE PLATE RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF APPLIED PRESSURE FROM THE PRESSURE PLATE DIRECTED …
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 757575 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 8007442 · 2002-04-11 (April 11, 2002)
NHTSA RECALL 02-V-068-000/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 02-S34; VEHICLE HAS MANUAL TRANSMISSION THAT REQUIRES PARKING BRAKE TO BE ENGAGED WHEN PARKED. WHILE DISENGAGING PARKING BRAKE, THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY BROKE, NOT ALLOWING VEHICLE TO STAY STABLE. VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL ISSUED. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR PARTS WERE THE SAME PARTS AS WHAT FAILED TO BEGIN WITH, CONSUMER HAS 2 OF THESE VEHICLES, ONLY ONE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, HOWEVER BOTH PARKING BRAKES FAILED. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURES ARE CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH THE A…
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 8007442 at NHTSA ↗