2019 Ford F150 2.7

Just hit 100k miles.

Apparently I’m one of the thousands of people having this issue with their 10R80 transmission.

The usual slipping, jerking, and sudden lack of responsiveness from the accelerator.

Was fine last week—now I can’t trust it go anywhere. I couldn’t get it ‘out of neutral’, whether I put it in drive or reverse.

I’m a home inspector and own draft line cleaning business, so all I do is drive.

The shop we work with for all our Transits said to get rid of this thing and don’t bother replacing the transmission. We trust these guys.

I like I said, I live in this thing (the last 2 years now) so this is a nightmare situation.

I have 10k set aside in case I found a room or an apartment for rent, so I could theoretically afford the new transmission.

I don’t know what to do.

  • HeavyDropFTW@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    If you’re having transmission issues, go to a highly rated transmission shop to get a diagnosis/quote. Those transmission guys know what they’re doing. If they end up telling you it’ll need to be rebuilt/replaced, decide from there.

    A transmission rebuild could be $2k or more. A new one would likely ruin your savings.

    • Dear-Delivery-666@alien.topOPBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Thanks for the advice.

      So essentially any shop that puts an emphasis on their transmission service is a safe bet?

      Are ‘transmission service specific’ shops a common subset of shops (like import / specialty shops)?

      • HeavyDropFTW@alien.topBEnglish
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        10 months ago

        Yeah, transmission shops are fairly plentiful. And many of them - it’s basically the only thing they do. Many of them are not chain stores. Just a few dudes who have been in the business for likely decades.

        Sort of like an alternator shop. They specialize in rebuilding alternators and starters.

    • Dear-Delivery-666@alien.topOPBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Still owe. Bought for 36k in 2021.

      Still owe 25k.

      They also mentioned a TSB 21-2357 apparently associated with this. No luck with that either.

  • dalgonadata@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I’d take it to a local shop that specializes in transmissions and get a qualified opinion first

    • Dear-Delivery-666@alien.topOPBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      That was my thinking.

      I wasn’t quite sure about deciding in a place to take it. I’ll read reviews and ask around, but what might you say is an indicator of a good shop?

      The truck has been great otherwise. I just read online that these transmissions have several months lead time.

      I wish it was Monday already.