There are 58 stored owner reports matching the powertrain & transmission leading-label group for the 1999 Ford F-350 in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)TAKATA RECALL. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND MY TRUCK SHUT OFF RANDOMLY MY OVERDRIVE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AFTER THIS AND CONTINUED TO FLASH AND STILL SHUTS OFF SO I REPLACED MY FUEL FILTER, CPS SENSOR AND IT STILL SHUTS OFF. IT'S LIKE I'M GOIN DOWN THE ROAD AND IT STALLS. IT DOES IT MORE THAN ONCE WHEN I'M DRIVING I JUST SHUT IT OFF AND START IT AGAIN.
LARGE AMOUNT OF TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED OUT ON DRIVEWAY MAKING TRUCK UNABLE TO DRIVE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-350. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THE REAR AXLE WAS FAULTY AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY FAILURES, THE REAR AXLE WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT APPROXIMATELY 30,000 MILES, LATER THE MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THE REAR AXLE WAS FAULTY AGAIN AND THE AXLE WAS REPLACED A SECOND TIME. AFTER HAVING THE AXLE REPLACED, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT TO THE SIXTH GEAR WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 363,000. UPDATED 7/14/15*CN UPDATED 10/16/2017*CN
1999 FORD F-350 SUPER DUTY P/U CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER FAILED W/O WARNING. TRUCK WOULDN'T COME OUT OF FORWARD GEAR. CLUTCH PEDAL INEFFECTIVE - WENT TO FLOOR AND STAYED. NARROWLY MISSED WOMAN AND TWO CHILDREN CROSSING INTERSECTION. TRUCK BRAKES WOULDN'T STOP OR HOLD THE TRUCK. FORWARD MOTION CONTINUED UNTIL IGNITION WAS SHUT OFF. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE FIRST TIME TRUCK ALMOST WENT THROUGH SHOPPING CENTER WINDOWS. FORD CHARGES OVER $500 TO REPLACE THE PART, WHICH WILL AGAIN FAIL AND PROBABLY CAUSE DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY. *TR
DRIVING MY 1999 F350 FORD CREW CAB LONG BOX. VEH IS A 7.3 DIESEL WITH A 6ZF 6SPD TRANSMISSION. TRAVELING 75MPH THE VEHICLE DEVELOPS A MILD VIBRATION. I PUSH IN THE CLUTCH TO PULL OUT OF TRAFFIC, THE REAR DRIVE LINE FLANGE BOLTS SHEER OFF AT THE TRANSFER CASE, THE DRIVE LINE KNOCKS A HOLE IN THE FLOOR BOARD OF THE VEHICLE CAVES IN THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER TEARS OUT THE CARRIER BEARING AND SEPARATES THE TWO PIECE DRIVE SHAFT. THE REAR SECTION OF THE DRIVE SHAFT HITS THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL SENDING THE REAR OF THE TRUCK AIRBORNE AND BREAKING THE DRIVE LINE OFF AT THE REAR AXLE. FURTHER INSPECTION I FIND THE TRANSFER CASE HAS BEEN TORN FROM THE TRANSMISSION EXTENSION HOUSING DESTROYING THE TRANSMISSION HOUSING. THIS TRUCK HAS 124000 MILES ON IT HAS NEVER HAD WORK ON THE DRIVE TRAIN. AND INSPECTION OF THE DRIVE TRAIN LESS THAN A YEAR AGO SHOWED NO SIGNS OF EXCESS WEAR. *TR
WHILE PULLING A TRAILER IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE (BECAUSE OF GROUND CONDITIONS) THE FRONT PINION SHAFT SNAPPED. DURING RESEARCH FOR REPAIR PART MOST PEOPLE ASSOCIATED WITH THE NEEDED REPAIR WERE AWARE THAT THE PROBLEM EXISTED. I WAS EVEN TOLD BY A DANA EMPLOYEE THAT THE PINIONS WERE NOT HEAT TREATED PROPERLY. *TR
(1) DRIVING MY 1999 FORD F-350 SUPER DUTY DIESEL HOME FROM WORK. (2) I PUSHED IN THE CLUTCH PEDAL TO SHIFT DOWN, THE CLUTCH FAILED TO RELEASE AND THE PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR. I ENDED UP IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AVOIDING A COLLISION. THE TRUCK IS UNDRIVEABLE, BLOCKING TRAFFIC, AND REQUIRED TOWING. (3) THE CLUTCH RELEASE FOR HAD CRACKED AND BENT ALSO CAUSING A FAILURE OF THE CLUTCH HYDRAULIC CIRCUIT. REPLACEMENT OF THE RELEASE FORK AND HYDRAULIC CIRCUIT RESTORED THE TRUCK TO OPERATION CONDITION. THE PART NUMBER OF THE NEW CLUTCH RELEASE FORK WAS DIFFERENT THAN THAT OF THE ONE REMOVED, LEADING ME TO SUSPECT A PROBLEM WITH THE STOCK RELEASE FORK. ORIGINAL RELEASE FORK PART NUMBER F61A-7515-BE. NEW INSTALLED RELEASE FORK PART NUMBER YC3Z-7515-BB. I HAVE RETAINED THE OLD RELEASE FORK AT MY HOME ADDRESS.*JB
DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 98V303000 CONCERNING THE AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE . THIS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK UPDATED 1/4/2006 - THE VEHICLE HAD A HOSE BREAK THAT WENT THROUGH THE TRANSMISSION COUPLER RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED OFF THE ROAD AND AT A COMPLETE STOP THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPAIRED BUT THE AIR BAG HAS NOT. *NM
WHEN ACCELERATING VEHICLE SLIPPED GEAR OR JERKED FORWARD. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
THE VEHICLE'S CLUTCH MECHANISM FAILED WHILE DRIVING. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO COME TO AN COMPLETE STOP. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM
I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH A VEHICLE I PURCHASED NEW IN 1999. IT HAS BEEN IN THE DEALER'S SERVICE SHOP MULITPLE TIMES AND ALSO FOR THE SAME PROBLEMS. MOST RECENTLY IS A PROBLEM I HAVE HAD THE DEALER INSPECT AND TRY TO FIX 4 TIMES AND IT IS STILL A PROBLEM. APPARENTLY THE 4X4 IS NOT FULLY DISENGAGING AND CAUSES MANY PROBLEMS WHILE IN 2-WHEEL DRIVE. I AM TAKING IT IN AGAIN FOR THE 5TH TIME FOR THIS PROBLEM ON MONDAY AND I AM AT A COMPLETE LOSS. I PAID A LOT OF MONEY FOR THIS TRUCK AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT AND THEY ARE ONGOING. PLEASE HELP!!!*AK
THE TORQUE CONVERTER WENT OUT AND DESTROYED THE TRANSMISSION. HAD TO HAVE COMPLETE REPLACEMENT THAT FORD SAID WOULD NOT BE COVERED. VEHICLE HAD 75,000 MILES. *JB
TRANSMISSION "PARK" FAILURE. *JB
VEHICLE WOULD ROLL IN PARKING GEAR. DEALER SAID THAT BEARINGS IN TRANSMISSION WERE WORN COMPLETELY OUT LETTING GEARS BYPASS EACH OTHER. DAMAGE WAS ALSO DONE TO THE TRANSMISSION INTERNAL CASING AND THE GEARS PICTURES ARE AVAILABLE. DEALER PICKED UP 1/2 OF REPAIR COST. HE SAID HE HAD NEVER SEEN THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. DT
WHILE DRIVING ON A FLAT SURFACE AT 15MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST ITS CLUTCH. MAKING IT HARD TO STOP THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE ROLL PIN THAT HOLDS THE HYDRAULIC LINE TO THE SLAVE CYLINDER ON THE CLUTCH HAD COME OUT AND THE LINE DROPPED DOWN. (NO CLUTCH) *SCC
VEHICLE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP AND MANUAL CLUTCH WENT OUT. VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD THROUGH A RED LIGHT.*AK.*JB
CONSUMER HAS DIFFICULTY GETTING THE TRANSMISSION INTO GEAR AND WHEN SHIFTING, WHEN THE TRANSMISSION DOES SHIFT GEARS, THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE, THE FREE PLAY IN THE CLUTCH IS ALWAYS DIFFERENT, SOMETIMES THE CLUTCH WOULD ENGAGE WHEN THE CLUTCH PEDAL WAS NEAR THE TOP , OTHER TIMES THE CLUTCH WOULD ENGAGE WHEN THE CLUTCH PEDAL WAS PUSHED ALL THE WAY. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A 6 INCH PIECE OF RUBBER HYDRAULIC HOSE IN THE HYDRAULIC LINE OF THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, SO WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS WARMED UP, IT EXPANDED INSTEAD OF STAYING RIDGED. FORD IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND UPDATED THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT PROBLEM IS CONSIDERED A WEAR ITEM. *JB *SCC
LOW CLUTCH ENGAGEMENT CAUSING THE CLUTCH TO RELEASE WITH PEDAL AGAINST DOWN STOP OR NOT TO RELEASE AT ALL. HAD TRUCK TOWED FOR SAFETY REASONS. WHEN THE CLUTCH DOESN'T RELEASE THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND FAILURE TO BE ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE WHEN CLUTCH GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND NOT DISENGAGE CLUTCH. *JG
CAB OF THE TRUCK VIBRATED VERY HARD AT ANY SPEED. TOOK TO MECHANIC AND THEY REPLACED TORQUE CONVERTER, THEN HUB, STILL SAME PROBLEM. TOOK TO FORD, FORD REPLACED TIRES, STILL SHAKING. THEN, THEY REPLACED DRIVESHAFT, STILL SHOOK. DEALER DID NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
WHILE CLUTCH IS FULLEY DEPRESSED AND IN GEAR VEHICLE WILL TAKE OFF.CONTACTED DEALER. REPLACED PART, BUT PROBLEM REOCCURRED. *AK
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