2003 Ford Ford Truck Transmission and drivetrain Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 17%of 12 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 50,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2003 Ford Ford Truck, 17% of the 12 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 50,000 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.
“My 2003 Ford expedition was parked on an incline with the parking brake set. The vehicle rolled down the hill and hit a building. It damaged the building and the vehicle(yet to be determined in amount). Took the vehicle to the Ford dealership to have it fixed and they found nothing wrong. Called the Ford satisfaction line and they are looking into it. The truck should not roll down an incline in park. I watched the vehicle roll. I refuse to place my 3 children back in the vehicle until the transmission can be fixed. …”
NHTSA complaint #10129388, filed 2005-07, 50,000 miles“While the consumer was traveling, the transmission failed causing the consumer to loose control and strick a guardrail (Ford daybrake 2003, ohio traffic crash report).”
NHTSA complaint #568146, filed 2002-11Transmission and drivetrain: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 2 | 17% |
| 2002 | 14 | 38% |
| 2001 | 1 | 5% |
| 2000 | 3 | 12% |
| 1999 | 1 | 3% |
| 1998 | 1 | 4% |
| 1997 | 4 | 12% |
| 1996 | 2 | 11% |
| 1995 | 7 | 33% |
| 1994 | 2 | 13% |
| 1993 | 1 | 14% |
| 1992 | 1 | 10% |
| 1990 | 2 | 25% |
Other parts of the 2003 Ford Ford Truck
2 complaintsBrakes
1 complaintsEngine cooling
1 complaintsEquipment
1 complaintsFuel system
1 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
1 complaintsOther or unknown
1 complaintsSeats
1 complaintsBody and structure
1 complaintsTires
1 complaintsWheels
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2003 Ford Ford Truck
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology