2000 Ford F-150 Transmission and drivetrain Problems
- Complaints
- 47about this part
- Share
- 4%of 1,075 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 54,104miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 47 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2000 Ford F-150, 4% of the 1,075 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 54,104 miles. 3 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“First I purchased the Ford F-150 2000 year model from a car dealership on oct 28, 2019. Immediately there was problems keeping it running. They put a new battery in it 2 days later then while reaching 50 MPH my tons would drop and the truck would not accelerate I had just put 51 dollars in the tank, then I pushed the gas to the floor my rooms would go all the way to 3 then I would have to let off the gas and it seemed to do a hard switch in gear. As this continued the entire truck shook till I figured ok just pump the gas and let off before the shaking got to bad. …”
NHTSA complaint #11278578, filed 2019-11, 100,000 miles“Transmission went out. Vehicle is only driven about 200 miles a week, and sits from monday to friday without being driven at all. It just went out while driving down the road. Has not been fixed yet. Was not going fast at the time because we had just stopped at a light and when we started driving it had no power.”
NHTSA complaint #10156632, filed 2006-05, 85,830 miles“The standard transmission grinds going into third all the time and going into first sometimes. This has been going on since 40,000 miles. After many trips to the dealer, I finally found out that this is a common problem and they would do nothing for me. I love the truck, but hate the transmission.”
NHTSA complaint #10075344, filed 2004-06, 40,000 miles“Well I got suckered oct 4 2003 into a 2000 F-150 w/52,000 miles . My lovely truck was doing great until sept 2004 and then my tranny went out. Just blew out. Well $1400 dollars and a lot of (I mean a lot) of money and time later (nov 2004) I got it fixed (happy times right?). Dad, me some buddies put the tranny in. So I am doing great and then I started to smell anti freeze and well some time later in aug 2005 it started a steem shop out the exhaust. Water, anti freeze and oil that is what is was. …”
NHTSA complaint #10146615, filed 2005-12, 93,000 miles“Electrical problems. Most significantly the truck shut off while I was driving down a road at about 50mph. Zero electrical and the power stearing was out and I had to muscle the truck to the side of the road, my wife would not have been able to do this.I waited about 15 minutes and it started. Had I been in a turn I may not have been able to turn the truck fast enough and hit oncomming cars. I took it in to john elway Ford dealership and they said they couldnt find anything wrong with it and said they could do nothing. …”
NHTSA complaint #10086826, filed 2004-08, 28,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10017892Apr 1, 2005Rear axle noise repair.
- 10014659Mar 1, 2005Axle whine howl. This includes 1997-05 ford vehicles.
- 10014275Jan 1, 2005A driveline clunk or bump when starting from a stop.
- 10014086Dec 13, 2004General (pcm) power train control module programming procedures.
- 10013369Nov 1, 2004General power train control module (pcm) programming procedures.
Transmission and drivetrain: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26 | 24% |
| 2024 | 58 | 30% |
| 2023 | 159 | 38% |
| 2022 | 161 | 27% |
| 2021 | 319 | 31% |
| 2020 | 360 | 49% |
| 2019 | 739 | 55% |
| 2018 | 1,017 | 44% |
| 2017 | 556 | 38% |
| 2016 | 610 | 29% |
| 2015 | 432 | 25% |
| 2014 | 426 | 28% |
| 2013 | 1,344 | 45% |
| 2012 | 682 | 38% |
| 2011 | 828 | 38% |
| 2010 | 121 | 14% |
| 2009 | 33 | 10% |
| 2008 | 50 | 14% |
| 2007 | 57 | 12% |
| 2006 | 46 | 8% |
| 2005 | 112 | 10% |
| 2004 | 232 | 11% |
| 2003 | 62 | 15% |
| 2002 | 53 | 6% |
| 2001 | 74 | 6% |
| 2000 | 47 | 4% |
| 1999 | 75 | 7% |
| 1998 | 83 | 6% |
| 1997 | 151 | 5% |
| 1996 | 26 | 8% |
| 1995 | 75 | 12% |
| 1994 | 56 | 8% |
| 1993 | 40 | 7% |
| 1992 | 28 | 6% |
| 1991 | 13 | 4% |
| 1990 | 13 | 5% |
| 1989 | 9 | 4% |
| 1988 | 8 | 6% |
| 1987 | 2 | 2% |
| 1986 | 2 | 3% |
| 1985 | 1 | 4% |
Other parts of the 2000 Ford F-150
191 complaintsVehicle speed control
188 complaintsFuel system
152 complaintsEngine cooling
135 complaintsBrakes
80 complaintsAir bags
69 complaintsSteering
68 complaintsBody and structure
66 complaintsSuspension
41 complaintsTires
34 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
27 complaintsEngine
23 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2000 Ford F-150
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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