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I have been driving around town in tow mode, with the 7,8,9 and 10 locked out for in-town driving at 35mph or below and that has solved a lot of the performance issues. For speeds up to 45 mph, I change the overdrive gear lockout as needed to keep the rpms above 1500 and below 2000. Anything...

I have been using tow mode while driving in town for several months now and lock out 8th, 9th and 10th. Depending on the speed limit, especially if I am stuck driving at 30, lock out 6th as well. The lugging is minimized and on the highway at speeds above 45, I turn the tow mode off. When I am...

How do you lock out 7-10?

No updates. It is now a cultivated habit to push the tow mode button when I get in the truck. I had the 20K mile service done last week and the service advisor told me that Ford is now advising to use Sport Mode or Tow Mode. He did not give me a cite for that info, though. Easier to tell...

I am having the 20K mile service performed on Friday. I will ask them to check the trans fluid again (they checked it when I first reported my issue and swore it was perfect) but I have no faith they will actually do it. There is no way I can get under there to do it, I will have to take it to...

I am a slow convert to the start up shudder not being my issue. I have had techs and shop foremen ride with me and tell me that even though what they feel in my truck is the worst they have ever experienced with the bucking and shaking while steady in a gear (not shifting), the truck was...

I got home from an 1800 mile trip to the mountains yesterday. In town and on mountainous roads, I used the tow mode and had no shudder or shaking at all. The RPMs stayed above 2000 and it was very smooth. For anything above 40 mph, I used normal driving mode and had no issues. I had the...

I have done that for a couple of days now and that makes all the difference. Smooth shifts and the RPMs are held above 1500 RPM. Starting a long trip tomorrow and will use the Tow mode in town, normal shifting on the highways.

I know you have read most of the comments, probably including mine. My question is, what are the chances that there is a transmission fluid level issue in either the transmission or the torque converter? Ford has made it damned near impossible for owners to check the level in the transmission...

I have to wonder if a class action suit is the answer.

I tried to update my Sync with the $40 thumb drive, and sat and sat and sat. An hour later, I gave up. Then I noticed that you have to have the 3.4 update already done before the thumb drive will update it. Naturally, mine was never updated. I have the system set to auto update via wifi and...

In a moment of unguarded honesty, the shop foreman at the dealer where I bought it told me that he didn't want to pay his techs the warranty rate to diagnose issues that Ford swears are "operating as designed". He also told me that my issue was the "worst he had ever experienced". That was...

Every single time I have taken my vehicle in for service, I have been asked that. With the issues I have had, you think they would know by now where I bought the damn thing!! I got the same question from the dealer I went to for a second opinion. I hadn't noticed that taking it back to the...

I had two dealers tell me that in FL. Both had me drive vehicles that also had that problem to try to prove their point. If I hadn't driven one that didn't have the problem, I might have believed them. Ford is telling the dealers to tell the owners it is "operating as designed" or something...

Duh, I meant to say tach. I was multitasking. The tach is rock steady.

I don’t believe it is engine hesitation. The odometer is rock steady while it’s bucking. I tried a tank of premium on a trip and saw no difference, but I was on a trip and it was mostly highway speeds. I will try it again in town. I wish I could lemon law it, but I got it as a Certified Pre...

As an aside, my ex-father in law had a '74 F-150 Super Cab and it was a blast to drive. I had a lot of luck in it, if you catch my drift, before I got married.

Phil, just as a matter of curiosity, was the shudder in the '74 Super Cabs restricted to vehicles with an automatic transmission or did it occur with manual transmissions as well? Personally, I would much rather have a manual transmission than an automatic, but that's just me. When I go to...

That was how I understood the instructions.

I will have that done.