Expert Warns Of Major Flaws In Ford And GM 10-Speed Transmissions

[markal49]

How many miles does it have? The first couple of thousand miles mine was shifting a little oddly, but now it's mellowed out at 7k.

15k

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[Daweism]

Mine has a jerky 3rd to 4th shift in sport mode if driving at an incline but it doesn't bother me, I trade in every 3 to 4 years anyways.

 

[Raptor-24]

My 23 Tremor with 19K miles, the drive shaft and assembly exploded at 15mph. Did some gnarly damage. The 1080R is having tons of issues. Traded that in after warranty work on a Raptor.

 

[Bushmechanic]

If they want to prevent this nonsense, the solution is simple:

A lever, a cable, and a reasonable number of gears. Problem solved. End of story. PERIOD.

 

[High Plains Drifter]

This is a real deal. My 20 F250 transmission went out last month at 35,000 mi. Just after warranty expired. Bottom line is they are using cheap parts inside such as high porosity aluminum that is prone to failure. when valves start to leak, fluids are not in the right place and metal starts to enter circulation. Then everything starts to wear and break. Usually starts with the clutch drum. Mine was a catastrophic failure. This is in all the 10 speeds that GM and Ford developed jointly.

 

[Gary Brantley]

How many miles does it have? The first couple of thousand miles mine was shifting a little oddly, but now it's mellowed out at 7k.

I bought our new '24 STX Ranger in mid-March. It's at about 2,000 miles now and I've noticed some hard upshifts and downshifts in the lower gears. Perhaps that will smooth out with more miles but it doesn't give me a lot of confidence in the transmission.

 

[High Plains Drifter]

I bought our new '24 STX Ranger in mid-March. It's at about 2,000 miles now and I've noticed some hard upshifts and downshifts in the lower gears. Perhaps that will smooth out with more miles but it doesn't give me a lot of confidence in the transmission.

That is how mine started. Then it goes to floating before it finds a gear. Then it starts missing gears. Then you need a tow truck. I would change your fluid and filter right now to try and abate the damage. If you catch it before you have damage, you can get a kit from https://nextgendiesel.com/collections/ford-transmissions-transmission-parts that upgrades the parts that start the cascade of failures. But if you already have symptoms, it may be too late for a kit.

 

[Gary Brantley]

That is how mine started. Then it goes to floating before it finds a gear. Then it starts missing gears. Then you need a tow truck. I would change your fluid and filter right now to try and abate the damage. If you catch it before you have damage, you can get a kit from https://nextgendiesel.com/collections/ford-transmissions-transmission-parts that upgrades the parts that start the cascade of failures. But if you already have symptoms, it may be too late for a kit.

That is interesting. What does Ford say about that? Shouldn't that be a warranty fix?

 

[sweeks888]

That's it. I'm trading my Ranger for a Taco.

LOL... good luck with that gimmicky electric motor stuck on the tranny, to try and improve mileage and reduce turbo lag, along with losing all of the under back seat storage area needed to house the battery for that motor.

 

[HighDesertRanger]

That is how mine started. Then it goes to floating before it finds a gear. Then it starts missing gears. Then you need a tow truck. I would change your fluid and filter right now to try and abate the damage. If you catch it before you have damage, you can get a kit from https://nextgendiesel.com/collections/ford-transmissions-transmission-parts that upgrades the parts that start the cascade of failures. But if you already have symptoms, it may be too late for a kit.

Interesting. Have you installed this kit?

 

[Boosted6G]

That being said, I am increasingly suspicious of these "experts" on YouTube raising alarms. I spent

This. If I listened to every clickbait doomsayer on social media I wouldn't: own anything, do anything, say anything, or eat anything.

 

[DutchRanger]

I bought our new '24 STX Ranger in mid-March. It's at about 2,000 miles now and I've noticed some hard upshifts and downshifts in the lower gears. Perhaps that will smooth out with more miles but it doesn't give me a lot of confidence in the transmission.

I felt the same way. Bring it to the dealer with your concern, so that you have a paper trail. And hope that the truck smoothes out over time.

 

[Gary Brantley]

I felt the same way. Bring it to the dealer with your concern, so that you have a paper trail. And hope that the truck smoothes out over time.

Yeah, that's my plan. I'm going to try to get the oil changed at our most local Ford dealer and will raise the issue with their service manager. The shifting issues and the somewhat mushy brakes are my only mechanical complaints so far. But, don't get me started on the Sync4a...aye yi yi!

 

[stemplar]

If they want to prevent this nonsense, the solution is simple:

A lever, a cable, and a reasonable number of gears. Problem solved. End of story. PERIOD.

If you're implying that a manual transmission would somehow just be flawless, look at the new (4th gen) almighty, halo-donning, always reliable tacoma with the manual transmission:

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/manual-transmission-needs-replaced.829779/

...but I'm sure Ford would just knock it out of the park.

 

[High Plains Drifter]

Interesting. Have you installed this kit?

I am planning to since I now have a new tranny. But I cannot find a reputable shop willing to do it. They say it is easy, but I am not about to do it myself.

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