1999 Ford F-250 SD Transmission and drivetrain Problems

“Towing an empty horse trailer, when I started to experience the vehicle struggling to pull it. When I got home and was backing the trailer up, the drive went out on the vehicle, I was left with only reverse and drive 1. Now the dealership says they cannot find anything wrong with the transmission and it's going to cost around $900.00 dollars for them to tear it apart and take a look. …”

“A year ago my 1999 Ford f-250 with the triton v-10 blew a spark plug out of the head. I thought that the spark plug had not been tightened properly and had worked its way loose. I replaced all the spark plugs at that time as well as the coil for that cylinder. A week ago I was driving down the road and a different spark plug blew out of the cylinder although this time all the thread had been stripped and I have to remove the head and heli-coil the head to ensure a proper fitting spark plug. …”

“I bought this truck to pull a 5th wheel camper that weighs just under 11,000 pounds fully loaded. We live at the top of a very steep hill and I use 1st gear to keep hold the weight back as we go down the hill. The transmission failed within 5000 miles of purchasing the truck (failed at 55000 miles). Hall Ford service dept. Rebuilt the transmission, which failed again after 1400 miles. They then replaced it with factory rebuilt which failed again after 500 miles. Hall Ford costumer service was exceptional, working with the Ford engineers at the factory to solve the problem. …”

“My 1999 f250 crew cab diesel's transmission spewed transmission fluid three times. The first and second times I had a Ford dealership's mechanics fix the seal at a cost of around $900. The third time I had a private transmission shop fix it correctly for $2,200. Apparently the transmission seal has 2/1000s of an inch clearance and when overheated it blows. The transmission shop owner listed other defects with Ford's transmissions from 1999-2002 also. He said Ford has remedied the problem of its newer models. I don't know why I had to pay almost $4,000 for a faulty designed transmission. …”

“Shortly after my truck rolled over 106,000 it started making some very loud rattling sounds. After a few false starts with diagnosis, it was found that it had a bad torque converter and there is a TSB on the same subject dated 1999 (the same year as my truck) and the problem was recognized but not fixed at the factory, just told my mechanic to replace the part to the tune of $373 for the part and $275 labor. They said the replacement had a new design to keep the same problem from happening again. Why when in 1999 didn't they fix the problem to start with?”