2005 Ford E-450 Transmission and drivetrain Problems
- Complaints
- 5about this part
- Share
- 15%of 34 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 7,593miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 5 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2005 Ford E-450, 15% of the 34 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 7,593 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Vehicle lost power and stopped running while moving at a speed of 55 MPH. Vehicle dangerously skid to a complete stop in the middle of a busy highway, unable to drive onto shoulder. Had to be towed into dealership. Vehicle purchased on 06/14/2005 for $58,000, incident happened 07/08/2005, and vehicle is still in shop as of 08/01/2005. The vehicle only had 3,700 miles on it when this happened. Dealership said the torque converter went out. This vehicle was to be used to transport tourist safely to and from our tour location. I purchased this new vehicle for reliability and safety. …”
NHTSA complaint #10130747, filed 2005-08, 3,700 miles“Truck lost power and stopped running. Had to be towed into dealership. They found a small pin that lets the gears change broke and also the torque converter went out. Ford would not send them a new transmission and made them rebuild the old one. Torque converter on back order - estimated delivery date was february 25. Our problem occurred on january 12. The truck only had 3,600 miles on it when this happened. This is totally unacceptable.”
NHTSA complaint #10107673, filed 2005-01, 3,688 miles“The vehicle does not always go into the correct gear, as indicated on the steering column. When using the automatic gear shift on the column, and placing the vehicle into drive , the vehicle goes into reverse. When the gear shift is moved to reverse , it does not engage and stays in neutral. Sometimes, the vehicle will hover in neutral then suddenly engage into 1st gear without moving the gear shift. This issue was brought to Ford's attention by us in 2007 (11000 miles) and 2009 (23000 miles), and the Ford dealers could not find anything wrong with the linkages. …”
NHTSA complaint #10406809, filed 2011-06, 11,486 miles“Ford f150 2005 rear axle or drive train slips and knocks on acceleration and around corners. Dealer said problem was fixed with more grease in rear axle. Problem still exsists.”
NHTSA complaint #10131192, filed 2005-08Related service bulletins
- 10243490Sep 7, 2023When performing any transmission fluid changes or topoffs involving MERCON SP, MERCON LV has replaced all versions of MERCON SP and can be used going forward. Mixing MERCON LV…
- 10056196May 1, 2014Ford: when shifting between park, reverse and/or during 2-3 shift, an intermittent clunk occurs with a torqshift transmission. Model 2003-2014 f-super duty, e series, excursion…
- 10055629Feb 1, 2014Ford: on some trucks, there is a no crank situation and if voltage on transmission range sensor at pin 21, is less than 5 volts, disconnect the engine cooling fan clutch…
- 10029205Jun 1, 2009Ford/mercury/lincoln: vehicles may exhibit one or more of the following symptoms: drive away hesitation, loss of rpm on deceleration, difficulty starting, and/or idle rpm less…
- 10021054Feb 27, 2007Dtc p0172/p0175 and/or downhill engine surge with 5.4l engine - harsh transmission engagement, shudder on acceleration in reverse and/or shift busyness with 5.45l engine and…
- 10018070Sep 1, 2005Torqshift transmission - intermittent clunk when shifting from reverse gear or drive gear to park. Multiple vehicles. Ford oasis. To include 2006 ford f-53.
- 10016782Jan 1, 2005Engine quits upon drive or reverse engagement, or when coming to a stop-torqshift transmission.
- 10013320Jan 1, 2005Fluid leaking from the vent on the transmission mounted parking brake assembly.
- 10013316Jan 1, 2005A cold weather reverse engagement stall.
- 10014086Dec 13, 2004General (pcm) power train control module programming procedures.
Transmission and drivetrain: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 9% |
| 2016 | 1 | 6% |
| 2015 | 3 | 50% |
| 2013 | 4 | 33% |
| 2008 | 1 | 17% |
| 2007 | 2 | 17% |
| 2005 | 5 | 15% |
| 2004 | 5 | 19% |
| 2002 | 1 | 8% |
| 2000 | 1 | 2% |
| 1999 | 7 | 10% |
Other parts of the 2005 Ford E-450
5 complaintsEngine cooling
4 complaintsFuel system
4 complaintsTires
4 complaintsEngine
3 complaintsBrakes
2 complaintsSuspension
2 complaintsVehicle speed control
2 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
1 complaintsOther or unknown
1 complaintsSteering
1 complaintsBody and structure
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2005 Ford E-450
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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