ok that makes sense. Thank you !
You're welcome, You can find the thread I started in my Profile where I'll try to answer said ?s
Like I said, look around. The F-150 lawsuit says a lot IMHO.If ford was replacing 90% of their transmissions they'd be out of business. The numbers simply don't support that.
I did recently get a TSB performed when I felt it wasn't shifting as smoothly as it had been, and it's settled in pretty well. I asked them to take a look at it because when it's at its best it's really nice to drive, and it seemed a bit off. If the TSB fixes things for good, then great. If it doesn't, I'll deal with it when it's an issue. But again, could most of the 10R80s be getting TSB service? No way, ford would be out of business. How many is it? We'll never know.
In general I hate all automatics, but I've been pretty happy with this one. Are there times when it might make a weird decision? Sure...but that's true of all automatics. So "it doesn't always do exactly what I think it should" isn't really a thing I worry about. It has its own characteristics, and when you learn them you can make it do what you want. A lot of the complaints seem to be along the lines of "it shifts more than the 3 speed hydramatic I'm used to so it must be broken", or "it doesn't use every one of the gears", both of which seem silly--it's got 10 gears and it's going to use them as it needs to. They seem to have (for the most part) achieved good efficiency when cruising light while maintaining the ability to work hard in the low range when that's what you need.
What is a valid concern (vs subjective disagreements about how it works) is whether the transmission will last. In modern times I've had a honda transmission start crapping out around 100k, and had problems years ago with a subaru transmission. Mostly I've driven manuals and haven't had such problems.Dramatic rhetoric aside, I don't think there's any evidence that the transmission that's been in one of the best selling vehicles on the road for more than 5 years has massive failure rates. Will some of them fail? For sure. Is it something that people need to be worrying about? Doesn't seem like it. So yeah, it's a valid concern, but one that people should consider once, note that things seem ok, and then just not lose sleep over it.
Well if it’s any consolation, I’ve read probably a hundred posts with transmission shifting issues and even more comments and not only on here. When I spoke with the dealership they said they were very backed up with transmission issues and mainly the 10 speeds. I can say that I’ve never even had to think about the transmission shifts of my other vehicles. This one is makes itself very noticeable. If I keep this truck and still have issues I’ll be probably using your tune. I’m guessing most probably don’t have or notice issues but for those of us that do, it’s nice to have people trying to figure it out. I’m sure overall the ranger is solid, but I’ve never had a single missed shift in the last 20 years of driving trucks until now. I’ve honestly never had a recall or major issue warranting taking a truck back in until now and now I have multiple issues and a recall. I’m sure most these trucks are fine but mines definitely not one of them. Could I live with it? Possibly. But not with a brand new truck.
You're 2,000 miles past grenade stage...probably holding out because you still have warranty...best of luck...maybe you'll have the unicorn that makes it past 100K...Mine is running wonderful but I have had a bump here and there over time with the tranny. It has only happened in D (drive) not S (sport). It happens when I'm just coasting along at speed and let off the gas.....then bump. It hasn't happened that much but I think that is enough to take her in for a check out considering all the issues in here. I'm at 97K and have the extended warranty out to 125K so hopefully I would not be in it for a bunch of dinero.....
Hi Bill, I was wondering if your truck has had the pcm flash or valve body swap done yet?
Does the receipt call out any specific part numbers? From what I remember of the service manual, the valve body is replaced as a unit or I think you can change the system pressure or TC solenoid by itself, but I don't remember any plates.
