Ford said the repairs would be at my cost. Disconnect the horn and left-hand front fog lamp electrical connectors. If you look inside the wheel wells behind the fender liner, right about where the frame is one O2 sensor, the other is underneath the truck about half way back in relation to the transmission. The floor transaxle range selector lever must be held in the rearward position using a constant force of 1. In too many conversations to recall, the topic of discussion has been the 2001 Ford F-350 transmission problem. Thanks, speed sensor in the rear end Ahhhh finally something I know all about.
It is… Yes, but you have to use wheel spacers. Detach the wiring harness from the securing clip. Also the spacer is going… Look under the hood behind the air cleanerMine is on top of the engine, under that weird cover you would expect the throttle body to be on a gasoline engine. We began experiencing minor problems at around 17,000 miles which increasingly got worse. Thank you on behalf of all Ford consumers for looking into this matter. You wouldn't believe how much this works on pinball machines. I occassinally pull a 6500 lb travel trailer.
Check operation of transaxle in each transmission range position. Here are the instructions for adjustment: Shift Control Linkage The transmission shift linkage adjustments must be performed in the order in which they appear. Especially after finding out that this appears to be a pretty common problem, Ford does know about it, yet refuses to do anything about it. It's at the top of your transmission. While driving the rpm's also revved and the vehicle started not to shift into second gear.
How many cases does it take before a recall is issued?. You'll see the shifting cable connected to it. Tighten retaining nut to 17-23 Nm 13-17 lb-ft. The truck has 79k miles on it. Watch Out For These People!! The problem just started last weekend. The number of transmission shipping cases alone, found in back of the dealership where we had our truck repaired indicative of a widespread problem not being addressed by Ford. I'm sure there's a second filter somewhere, maybe that's the one somewhere behind the air cleaner???? Consumer could not recall if vehicle was turned off or idling when this crash occurred.
From what we have learned, this problem does not occur until your mileage is above 15,000. I was pulling off at my exit coasting as I came up to the light. One of our Fords has has had a problem every now and then the speedometer would stop working and the overdrive light would flash on and off. Everyone seems to have either encountered the problem with their own truck or knows of someone who has. I'm guessing its a speed sensor on the transmission or the rear but if you guys have any ideas as to what the problem is and what I need to do to fix it would be great to hear from you. You must use a 2 inch spacer available online to fit the wheels.
Since the warranty on the transmission expires at 36,000, I expect Ford is simply playing the odds on the required replacement happening after the warranty period rather than issuing a recall on the planetary sp? The transmition fails to shift from 1st to 2nd gear. Raise and support the vehicle. Called Fords help line and was told Ford would not help that there is no recall for this problem. . It started out about when we hit 30-40,000 miles and was only when towing.
It wasn't so bad till just recently where it completely went out and only works shortly every now and then. But you know how those repair shops are. I was running empty pulling nothing. Mechanics are telling alot of people that their tranny needs replaced. You tranny is not overheating like most people believe, its the switch.
The dealer replaced the sensor. Ford used 8 lug 170mm wheels for a long time, so a lot of wheels are out there that will fit the lug pattern. My truck has 58,000 miles, and I donot pull any heavy loads. Posted on Feb 13, 2010 P0705 - Trans Range Switch Circuit Get under the truck and look where the trans shift linkage connects to the trans, there is a post that comes out of the trans, on that post u will see a large switch with multipile wires connected to it, that is the range selector switch, you need to remove the shift arm and a couple of bolts to remove the range switch, it is adjustable, u will see the slots, make sure u put the new switch in the same position as the old one or the truck may not start. You have to lift a lid that reveals a circular screw top that when unscrewed holds the fuel filter in a bath of diesel fuel. It is easiest to get to by crawling under the bumper. There is a gray panel under the steering column.