Third transmission needed in 111k miles

[AzScorpion]

But they WILL recall for a windshield wiper issue.

You know the reason for that. It's easy and it's not a lot of money like the transmission.

Farther in the video at the at the 7:35 mark Nate says "They design these things to fail".

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[JimG_AZ]

BTW, if I were paying somebody to rebuild my transmission, I would probably just pay to have the valve body replaced too since it is a known issue with this transmission.

 

[AzScorpion]

That was the owner who said he has never seen the valve body fail. The chief mechanic said the value body failure was on fewer transmissions than the trash can or drum issues. It is probably time to send an email to their podcast to have them clarify this. At least with the valve body change, you do not need to drop the transmission. Looks like you just need to remove the pan and the filter and valve body is easily accessible. So, I guess this leads to the question: if they get the transmission functioning correctly without replacing the valve body, is the valve body still bad?

The Yelp reviews are very interesting. Their overall score is probably not bad for a transmission shop. It does sound like the owner and the employees answering the phone may need to change their attitude.

First the owner should know all about the transmission and he claims he's never seen one come in for valve bodies. The mechanic Jon first says there were a few but then at the 13.55 he said "I don't remember it" when Dave says this. Maybe most missed this but you can read it right in the transcript below the video.

So which is it, you have or haven't seen this? Sorry but one (or both) are lying and I'd never trust this shop!

 

[TJC]

Here's my $.02 worth of input.

Upgrade to a firmware that gets rid of the lugging shift pattern that destroys the drive train, and cool the fluid to 150F-160F.

If my transmission fails, I'll have it rebuilt using the upgraded 3rd part parts. If it costs me $10K, so be it. If I get 10 years out of the truck it will have paid for itself.

I'll not be purchasing another new truck or car. I'm going backwards to tech that is reliable and cane be repaired at independent shops.

I'm so very happy that I had my old 2005 Ranger rebuilt from the ground up. It was worth every penny of the $10K that I spend doing it. We did it just in case. And it proved to be a good decision.

 

[JimG_AZ]

First the owner should know all about the transmission and he claims he's never seen one come in for valve bodies. The mechanic Jon first says there were a few but then at the 13.55 he said "I don't remember it" when Dave says this. Maybe most missed this but you can read it right in the transcript below the video.

So which is it, you have or haven't seen this? Sorry but one (or both) are lying and I'd never trust this shop!

For the record, I have never used this shop nor do I know these guys. There were two things I liked about what they said. (1) Trying to properly diagnose the problem. What may initially appear to being a transmission related issue, may be caused by something else. (2) That the transmission is totally repairable and you may not need to do a swap or a full rebuild. If I can get out of paying $10k for something that can be repaired for closer to $5k, I’m listening.

Now I would assume if my transmission started acting up, and I took it to a Ford dealer and said I am paying cash, I’ll probably get good service. On the other hand, I am not sure what I will get if it is a warranty repair. In the warranty case, I’ll bet it is multiple repairs (starting with resetting adaptive learning) and sitting on their lot for weeks waiting for them to even look at it. LOL…and while my truck is waiting, I’ll get a call from sales asking if I’m interested in trading up.

 

[Racket]

If my transmission fails, I'll have it rebuilt using the upgraded 3rd part parts. If it costs me $10K, so be it. If I get 10 years out of the truck it will have paid for itself.

I'm there with you - it's about economics. I'm coming to the conclusion that newer and newer vehicles are not improving over previous generations. Look at what many of us on this forum have done - Forscan mods, suspension improvements, little tweaks to individual components and other upgrades (damper? damper!) and common failures of factory components.

If the engine holds up for enough miles and chassis doesn't fail outright I'd even consider rebuilding the motor if needed. Extending the utility of the truck by 10 years is attractive math.

The only concern would be the elaborate electronic components.

 

[AzScorpion]

I'm there with you - it's about economics. I'm coming to the conclusion that newer and newer vehicles are not improving over previous generations. Look at what many of us on this forum have done - Forscan mods, suspension improvements, little tweaks to individual components and other upgrades (damper? damper!) and common failures of factory components.

If the engine holds up for enough miles and chassis doesn't fail outright I'd even consider rebuilding the motor if needed. Extending the utility of the truck by 10 years is attractive math.

The only concern would be the elaborate electronic components.

And at the end of 20 years the only thing left working will be the damper!

 

[Bob902]

 

[AzScorpion]

Sometimes the truth hurts.

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