2000 Ford F-250 Transmission and drivetrain Problems

“The truck has an intermittent high idle problem. When slowing down, (either by downshifting the manual transmission or coasting to a stop), the engine will sometimes idle at 1500 RPM rather than the nominal 700-800 RPM. If I don't come to a complete stop (like when turning onto my street), the idle will remain high trying to make the truck go faster. If I do come to a complete stop (like at a stop sign), the engine will idle down the second I come to a complete stop. I am concerned about not only my but others safety as the truck tries driving faster than I want when the idle is high. …”

“Dt: live on lake, driveway has a slope and put the vehicle in park and the cut switch off get out of the truck and the vehicle started rolling. Had to jump back in and mess with the gears in order to get the vehicle to stop.”

“The truck is not steering properly, driver has to constantly fight to keep truck from wondering over the road. Dealer says there is a crack on the handle that connects the stabilizer arm to the axle.”

“I was driving home on the interstate when traffic stopped ahead of me. It was raining pretty hard and I was not able to stop and I hit a minivan that was in front of me. (there were 40 - 50 other vehicles involved in this incident, but my piece of the greater wreck only involved myself and the minivan.) I do not know how fast I was going when I made contact, but it was fast enough to cause $16,000 of damage to the front end of my truck. …”

“The contact owns a 2000 Ford F-250. The contact stated that while attempting to enter his vehicle, the gear shifter inadvertently shifted into reverse causing the door to knock the contact down to the ground where the contact was ran over by the vehicle. The contact suffered broken ribs, two fractured vertebrae in the neck, a partially severed right ear, and an unstated injury to his legs. The vehicle then proceeded to roll down a slight hill and came to a stop after crashing into a parked vehicle. …”