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Manual transmission is extremely difficult to shift into first gear when stopped at a red light. If the vehicle is in motion, or slightly moving, it works fine.
Noise and grinding coming from drive shaft and/or transmission...this occurs when coming to a stop. Also, electrical problems, like the door ajar light stays on and also the cab light stays on..I also had the brakes replaced and it still rumbles when using the brakes..causes the vehicle to veer to a certain side.
Problem1: Loud, obnoxious squawking sound from clutch area every time I engage into first gear, and sometimes when downshifting at slow speeds. Ford has known about this problem since 1998 but still has not done anything to resolve it. Problem2: My rear anti-lock brakes always lock up whenever it has rained or snowed. I have to slam them about 10 times to get them to stop locking up. This is very dangerous, and my dealership will not try to fix the problem because they say this is normal. I disagree because this has never happened to me on any other vehical with anti-lock breaks.
Vehicle is drifting both forward and backward when put into gear, and when vehicle is turned off. Also, braking system fails to engage under wet conditions, resulting in extended stopping distance. Then, brake system would not disengage after start up of vehicle, resulting in a noise that comes from rear end of vehicle. Dealer states drifting does not occur when parking brake is used, for a manual vehicle dealer states this is normal. Brakes have locked up and have failed to release, on one occasion the consumer heard a loud dull clunk sound in the rear axle area and vehicle moved after that. Consumer states vehicle moved back quickly in fast short spurts and then gave way rolling quickly backward, after that is stalled and was difficult to restart.
When vehicle is parked and the manual shift is in gear after being parked a while the transmission slips/does not engage, and if the parking brake is not applied, then the vehicle rolls free as if in neutral
- West Warwick, RI, USA
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