8.4
pretty badTypical Repair Cost:
$2,600.00
Average Mileage:
88,666 miles
Total Complaints:
5 complaints
Most common solutions:
- not sure (4 reports)
- the transmission was rebuilt (1 reports)
transmission problem
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2009Oct 08
F-150 FX4 5.4L V8
- Automatic transmission
- 100,164 miles
so i drive about 200 miles a week in this truck and besides the amazingly stupid spark plug design ford came up with and the camshaft phasers, its been a good truck... not. i was driving home after a long trip i went to the house let the truck sit for a bit then went to the store and when i hit about 40 mph my transmission didn't engage. i thought i had accidentally hit it into neutral but it was still in drive it just reved up. i took the od off and it was fine it jus was revving up too high for my liking. i am doing some research and looks like im not the only one that is having this problem... i know this is not going to be a cheap fix on top of the 3000 spark plug and camshaft replacement ford told me i needed. what happened to the reliable truck i was so used to driving u can beat them up and still wanted more... and now when things are supposed to be better, they quit on u for doing the basic things they are designed to do way too soon....
2009Jul 30
F-150 XLT 5.4L
- Automatic transmission
- 92,000 miles
2004 f-150 5.4l with tow package, transmission slipped one time a couple weeks ago. Then i was getting on the freeway and when the truck tried to go into overdrive, it didnt! It was just revving up and not going into gear. it does this at about 40 mph. if i turn the overdrive off the transmission jumps into first occasionally but since OD is off it will not try to shift into OD and is driveable 1st 2nd 3rd okay
2008Jun 01
F-150 STX 4.6L
- Automatic transmission
- 45,000 miles
I have no overdrive in this vehicle. I was told the overdrive gear is wiped out. It is a 3000 dollar fix through ford. My truck only has 45k miles. I was told by the manager at the dealership that this is a one in million occurrence. I find this hard to believe when I talked to a couple of friends who also have transmission issues with their v8 fords.
2007Aug 14
(reported on)F-150 XLT 5.4L
- Automatic transmission
- 106,000 miles
My last three trucks have been F150s. The 1989 was sold at around 115K miles with no transmission problems. The 1995 is still here with 240K miles and the original tranny. It has pulled trailers through the mountains at 80+ MPH - no problems, even the engine is original and doesn't burn oil. Now Ford has had another "better idea" and has churned out a piece of junk at an inflated price. They even acknowledge it because they have a bulletin out on the problem. Mine's paid for; I'll drive it for now - BUT I'll be looking at Toyota next time.
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2009Oct 08
F-150 FX4 5.4L V8
i was driving home from school which is 74 miles from where i live... i do this 2 times a week... so its a 150 mile aprox round trip.. no problems watsoever during this time...i got home showered and headed out to the store when suddenly my engine starts to rev like crazy i look at my shifter and everything seems fine.. i slow down and accelerate again up to 40 mph where my transmission seems to not engage in o/d... i took the o/d off and headed home.... i was infuriated considering what this truck has cost me in repairs with its amazingly restarted spark plug design for the modular 3 valve design broke 1 spark plug and the dealer another 3...then i had to replace the annoying camshaft phasers which where making noise all this added up too about $3500.....and now this at first i though it was just my luck but after doing some research. i found out that there is hundreds of cases like mine... ive owned a 1998 and a 2001 f150 and they NEVER gave me any problems whatsoever... looks like the wrong company seems to be going bankrupt at least it seems that Chevy build RELIABLE trucks. not pieces of this current sh*t... and i understand things breakdown but f*** barelly 100 000 miles and already 2 new camshafts and valves and two board out spark plug holes? and looks lik a tranny rebuild on the way... looks like this is the last ford me or anyone else in my family will be buying in a long time...
Joe A.
Wichita, KS, USA
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