1994 Ford F-150 Power Train

DT: THE CONTACT STATED PICKUP TRUCK WAS PLACED IN THE GARAGE, AND IN THE EARLY MORNING HE DISCOVERED THE HOUSE WAS ON FIRE ALONG WITH THE TRUCK. HE CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IMMEDIATELY. THE FIRE CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE HOUSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE INSURANCE INVESTIGATOR DETERMINED THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION :CONTROL MODULE (PCM). THERE WERE NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE SHIFTING THE GEARS THE CLUTCH FAILED TO MOVE ON ITS OWN. A LOUD BANGING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE CLUTCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED TO THE SOLENOID SWITCH. *AK

PROBLEM RELATES TO THE BUSHING IN THE CLUTCH PEDAL LINKAGE. IT FAILS WITHOUT WARNING WHILE SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION. IT NOT ONLY ACTS AS THE LUBRICATING BUSHING IN THE LINKAGE, BUT ALSO THE KEEPER THAT HOLDS THE CLUTCH PEDAL LINKAGE TOGETHER WHERE IT JOINS THE ACTUATING ROD OF THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER. THE FIRST TIME THAT IT FAILED, AND ALL SUBSEQUENT TIMES, THE CLUTCH PEDAL DROPS TO THE FLOOR, LEAVING THE DRIVER WITH NO WAY TO SHIFT USING THE CLUTCH. IF THE VEHICLE IS MOVING AND THE OPERATOR KNOWS HOW TO PERFORM A SHIFT WITHOUT THE CLUTCH PEDAL, THE VEHICLE CAN BE DRIVEN TO A SAFE LOCATION. OTHERWISE, ONE IS LEFT AT THE PLACE THAT IT CAME APART, WONDERING HOW TO CONNECT THE LINKAGE TOGETHER SO THAT THE VEHICLE CAN BE SHIFTED. TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, A REPLACEMENT BUSHING IS REQUIRED. IT SNAPS INTO THE LOOP OF THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER ROD, WHICH THEN SNAPS ONTO THE CLUTCH PEDAL LINKAGE. THIS HAS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 6 TIMES DURING THE 10 YEARS THAT I'VE OWNED THE VEHICLE, THE FIRST TIME AT ABOUT 3 YEARS OF AGE. THEN APPROXIMATELY EVERY 18 TO 24 MONTHS. TODAY THE BUSHING BROKE THAT I REPLACED ABOUTH 3 MONTHS AGO. I NOW ALWAYS CARRY A NEW SPARE BUSHING. I PUT IN THE SPARE BUSHING, AND AFTER ABOUT 4 SHIFTS, THE NEW BUSHING BEGAN TO FAIL. A PIECE CRACKED OFF. I HAVE THE MOST RECENTLY REPLACED BUSHING IF NEEDED FOR RESEARCH. *AK

CONSUMER NOTICED VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO PARK. CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO USE PARK BRAKE.*AK

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS VERY HARD WHEN COMING OUT OF FIRST GEAR. *NLM

TRANSMISSION WILL SHIFT HARD IN SECOND GEAR. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO GEAR WHILE PARKED ON AN INCLINE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

TRANSMISSION IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WHEN STARTING VEHICLE IN THE MORNING VEHICLE WOULD JERK HARD WHEN SHIFTING INTO GEAR. *AK *TT

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

TORQUE CONVERTER IN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WITH OVERDRIVE IS FAULTY WHICH CAUSES DAMAGE TO TRANSMISSION. FORD HAS UPGRADED PART, BUT CONSUMER IS HAVING TO COVER THE CHARGES. *AK

NO SUMMARY

WHILE SHIFTING GEARS VEHICLE WOULD START VIBRATING. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

VEHICLES INTERLOCK SYSTEM FAILED MAKING CONSUMER ABLE TO TAKE KEY OUT OF IGNITION WHEN THE TRUCK IS IN GEAR. NLM

WHILE DRIVING UP HILLS IT IS DIFFICULT FOR THE VEHICLE TO SHIFT, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE TRANSMISSION RUBBER SEALS SHRUNK & THIS ALLOWS OIL IN TRANSFER CASE. WOULD BE ON GEARS. THIS CAUSE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL OR OPERATE PROPERLY. HAVE TAKEN TO MECHANIC & HAD IT REPAIRED.

THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT HOLD UP AND GOES OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THE GEAR SHIFT WILL NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE OWNER HAS REPLACED TRANSMISSION FIVE TIMES. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE CLUTCH, WHEN PUSHING THE CLUTCH IN, THE CLUTCH IS REAL HARD. A SPRING WOULD PUSH CONSUMER'S FOOT OFF THE CLUTCH, AND THE VEHICLE WILL JUMP.WHEN IN FIRST AND REVERSE GEARS, VEHICLE JUMPS ALOT, WHICH CAN CAUSE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH THE SHAFT CASE THAT GOES INTO THE TRANSFER CASE OUT OF THE BACK OF THE TRANSMISSION WORE OUT.CONSUMER CAN HEAR NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING. *AK

UNIVERAL JOINT FAILED ON BOTH FRONT WHEELS.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE JUMPS OUT OF GEAR,RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER. THE DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. *AK

THE PLASTIC BUSHING USED ON THE CLUTCH PLATE BROKE WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING, INABLEING THE CONSUMER TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO GEAR. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

SPEEDOMETER CABLE FAILED. MJS

THE TRUCK STALLS AND VIBRATES WHILE DRIVING. OWNER NOTICED A SLIGHT NOISE IN THE TRANSMISSION AT 19K MILES. HE BROUGHT IT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE SERVICE MECHANIC , IT WAS NOT UNTIL 53K MILES THAT THE MECHANIC TOLD HIM THAT TORQUE CONVERTER WAS GOING BAD. *AN

REPLACED TRANSMISSION, COULD NOT FIND REPLACEMENT PARTS. *AK