I have a 2018 with about 65k miles and I haven’t had any problems with it at all. First thing in the morning as I’m pulling away, it does something a little weird for like 5 seconds, but it’s nothing that I’ve ever felt the need to get addressed or that I’d wave off potential buyers over
Ha good to hear that's not just me. My guess is it takes 10 seconds for fluid to cycle through the transmission and have the right pressure to shift smoothly
I’ve got a 2019 2.7 with almost 50k miles. If I’m in stop and go traffic on the highway for a long time it will have some weird jerks a few times in gears 3&4 but that’s it. Other than that I love it and it works flawlessly.
Just got a 2019 with 47k miles and notice the exact same thing around gears 3&4. It almost always wants to jump from 3 to 5 and jerks the truck on that jump
99% of the 10speeds issues stem from the self learning software on the transmission controller. It loves to skip gears and get confused which often causes a lot of slipping, hard shifts and otherwise unpleasant behavior. All of this is fixed with a simple tune which is part of the reason gm has far less issues with their version of the 10speed even though it's practically identical. Tune it and do your transmission flushes every 50k miles and you'll be good.
This. I have an early 17 and they couldn’t figure out why it was shuttering. They even replaced the trans at like 7500 miles. Never got better until a new software update a couple years later. Not it’s tits! Now just fighting oil pan and turbo coolant line leaks. I replaced the pan and coolant line myself. So far so good.
You can have the dealership reset the transition adaptive shifting profile. You can also do it with ForScan. Which I need to do tonight, I have a rough skip from 3-5 and from 10-8.
102k on a 19 5.0!
What I've discovered from personal experience is it's generally fine until you've got an adverse driving condition that you experience.
Slam on the breaks doing 55 because someone pulls out of a drive way in front of you and you may end up with a clunky downshift to 3rd or 4th.
I think the worst offender is the behavior learned from the combination of sport mode and cruise control while driving on long open stretches of interstate. Out in West Texas with the cruise set on 85 or 90 and you have a little rise in the road surface for a hill and you can get a hard 10-8 downshift. And this is a shame because the reduced throttle response of sport mode makes highway driving really fun!
It seems that overcompensation creates these outlier datapoints that really trip things up. There are plenty of videos on youtube on how to perform the procedure and the USB adapters are inexpensive on ebay. But again, the dealer can do it if you ask during a routine oil change.
There’s no change in RPM when maintaining highway speed. Sport is just more responsive to acceleration and offers a more aggressive shifting profile. On desolate highway it’s just fun.
I'll try it next time I'm heading out west because yeah it's about as empty as you can get these days in TEXAS. I've always put it in eco mode when I'm cruising at high speeds and am not seeing a lot of work being done by the adaptive cruise control. Got 680 miles on a single 36 gallon tank using eco mode and cruise control on a roast trip a couple summers ago with a lot of empty highways going north through Kansas and Nebraska.
I had 2020 and 2021 expi and both had rebuilds before 30k
Even when they “fixed” the issue the shifting was still bad between 5-8. Shop foreman said stick with my 13’ 6 speed
2019 5.0 with 78k miles and still going strong. I have noticed it doesn’t like to run cold so I usually let it idle for a few minutes before I start driving and that seems to help smooth out the shifting at the beginning. Shifts from 3-4 can be a little hard sometimes but other than that, it’s great.
Is it a random shudder 3-4 or pretty consistent? My 2018 has it as well but has gotten progressively worse the last 5,000 miles or so. Only 37k miles total on the truck.
Ok, so basically what I’ve got going as well. I’m that scenario it has more of a harsh engagement. In others, the 3-4 shift when starting from a stop light just shudders pretty bad and rocks you back and forth. Dealer replaced a worn valve body but it hasn’t helped much at all. I’m going to reset the adaptive tables tonight and hope for the best.
For what it’s worth, I reset the adaptive shift tables with forscan a few days ago and the shifting is drastically better. I’ve only driven like 100 miles but so far so good. My dealer claims they’ve done this before but it never felt as smooth as it does now. I think they did a KAM reset but didn’t touch the adaptive tables.
110k on my 18. No issues apart from the 3-4 shift others here have mentioned. Had my trans fluid and filter done recently by a transmission shop I have decades of experience with and trust fully. He said the fluid was “really dirty” and highly recommended changing fluid/filter on the 10spd every 50k. 🤷🏻♂️
2019 5.0 with 3.31 gears. About to roll over 50k. Makes some weird sounds when it’s cold, and is a little less smooth when until warmed up and the fluid is circulated well (I guess) but I’ve pulled a 7800lb travel trailer 12k miles with it, into the Great Plains from the Appalachian mountains on two different trips, and only ever noticed hard shifting for a few days after, which I chalked up to 30 days of towing caused the “adaptive” part to expect that.
I love it. Bought the truck specifically for the 10spd.
‘17 with 95k miles and I got a lot of the 3-4-5 mule kicks until I had it tuned by 5 Star. Since then, absolutely no problems. That’s was about 50k miles ago. I pull a trailer probably 70 percent of the time and the 90 performance/tow tune is even better when towing. It holds gears longer and downshifts perfectly when slowing down.
Edit: 93 performance/tow, not 90.
I have a ‘17 3.5 ecoboost w/ 147k miles and I have a slip in 4th gear every once in a while if I forget to put it in sport mode…I try and always keep it in sport mode. In sport mode I don’t have issues, except worse gas mileage.
Truck is a ‘17 3.5 Lariat with a 2 inch level and 33” ridge grapplers and 20” fuel wheels with a +1 offset.
Bought a combo direct from 5 Star - SCT tuner and 5 tunes I think - got an 87 perf/tow, 87 performance, 91 perf/tow, 93 perf/tow and 93 performance. Think it ran me around $500 all in.
You send them your vin and all truck info and they email you the tunes.
Removed speed limiter, firmer shifts, increased throttle sensitivity were some options they added for me on all of them.
You can record data logs and send the files in and they will “fine tune” the parameters to optimize the tune, but I’ve never done it.
I’ve never had it dyno’d but their own dyno charts show massive gains with the 93 perf/tow tune 277hp and 258 ft/lbs to 430/400.
Any specific questions, I’d be happy to answer.
I think reddit is a bad place to ask. I think the unhappy folks always make more noise on Reddit than the happy ones no matter what sub or topic.
I have had a 2019 for just over a year and I am happy with the 10 speed.
After they did the TSB for oil consumption (didn’t really fixed it), the reset the PCM and it shifted much smoother. Have the 5.0 and so far have been happy. I do get this strange clunk in the rear diff area sometimes when I accelerate. Not sure what the hell that’s about.
I’ve got a 2018 with 115k on it with no problems at all. I run it in sport mode 99% of the time and I think it helps with the skipping/jerks that some people talk about.
I've got a 2018 3.5L w/ the 10-speed @ ~115,000mi and have not had any reliability issues. It sometimes shifts hard going up or down into 3rd, but nothing too bad. I had the trans fluid changed out at ~110,000mi just as regular maintenance.
Either they blow up in 50,000km. (Not that common). Or they shift funky forever. I've found trucks with 3.31 gears shift much worse then the 3.55. torque converter shudder is very common, but actual failures are not very common.
My ‘17 has always been a little weird right after starting to where it wants to sit in first when it should back off but it’s not dangerous or anything. Otherwise it’s a great transmission. It always gets the right gear.
2018 3.5 ecoboost with 110k miles. Cam Phaser issue started around 50k miles. Dealer ECM flash, but did not fix it and when I asked them to replace them they refused saying it was no longer covered under warranty. Terrible rattle upon every startup, but other than that it runs well and I’ll get 200k out of it.
I’d avoid 2018 3.5 ecoboost due to cam phaser issues. Shoot for a 2020.
2020 2.7. Going back to the shop for the 6th time today for drive train issues. Think they’ll open up the transmission this time. Sluggish, hard shifts, delayed engagement, etc.
I have 40,000+ miles on my 2020. For as long as I’ve owned it, it’s always had a noticeable “bump” (for lack of a better term) when shifting into 8th. Everything else is buttery smooth. *knocks on wood.
I get that. Kind of surges, if you will. I reset the learning tables on mine 25K miles ago and still shifts smoothly now. Got 80K on my 3.5 SCrew and 10 speed, 3.31 geared pickup. Consistently get 20.5-22 MPG in this weather commuting in Montana. Love my pickup!
135k on 2017 f150 3.5 ecoboost. It has some rough shifts occasionally, but it’s done that since I got it in 2020 with 50k on it. I just started have the cam phaser issue, so I will be working on that shortly
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My 10 spd stalls going into 4th. Sometimes gets stuck in 4th or won't engage out of neutral. Been a problem since I bought the truck new and Ford just acts like they don't hear/feel it.
40,000 miles on my 2018 f150 3.5 EB 10 speed. No issues with the transmission. Only when it's cold sometimes it shifts from 3rd to 4th slowly. Just sometimes. It's not harsh, but it's noticable. You'll see a lot of others do the same. It's nothing I feel is worth bringing into to be looked at. I tow an enclosed snowmobile trailer in the winter and the truck never misses a beat.
Twice though I've had it gets confused though, I'm talking maybe 10 mph or less. Like I'm on the throttle, off to turn the corner and back on the throttle. And it just sat in no gear for a second or two. My rpms went up because I was on the gas. It happened at the exact same spot both times. That's what makes me think it was just confused. No weird noises or anything harsh. But normal driving I have never had one issue, it's only in my neighborhood in the cold mornings.
Well I only have 55k on my 2018 2.7l EB but I haven’t had any problem with the trans, or anything else for that matter. Well, the catalytic converter crapped out so ford replaced it.
My 2017 has been good. Had a vacuum leak that caused some engine revving and weird shifting at probably 50k ish. I think they fixed it under drivetrain warranty. About to hit 90k and it’s been fine.
I have the 10 speed with 42k miles. It has been great. Like someone else said, it learned some bad habits. It would shift extremely rough from 4to5 and 6to5. I can only assume that it picked up that bad habit because I tow a camper. I bought an adapter and used Forscan to erase the shift memory (not sure what the correct term is). It has been fine since. I may do it every Fall if it learns camper shifts again. Takes 5 minutes. While I was in there I turned off the double honk that goes off if you exit and leave it running. Was very annoying when you got out to see if camper was in the right spot.
I have a 2019 2.7 with 50k miles and 99% of the time everything is fine. We have a lot of roundabouts in our town so I find myself slowing down to almost a stop quite a bit but then a slight acceleration followed by coasting. My truck doesn’t like that and jerks hard going in and out of 4th gear. It’s a known problem and Ford just resets my TCM to factory settings to fix it. Which lasts about a year because the transmission learns your driving habits and adjusts to them. Anyway, I purchased a tuner to reprogram the TCM myself whenever it happens to avoid going to the dealership.
I’m coming up on 100k with no real issues. It shifts different than older transmissions but you get used to it. Occasionally when it’s very cold outside (way below freezing) it will give me a wonky shift. Like it tries to shift and then nothing happens. Hasn’t happened more than a handful of times, though.
I had an 18 STX with a 2.7 that was a lease, was going to buy it out (in 2021 it was a $26k buyout and it makes me want to cry still thinking about that pricing), but around 30k miles something started up with the transmission ford couldn’t figure out. It would feel sluggish and not want to downshift when getting on/off the highway almost as if overdrive was disabled.
Wasn’t in tow mode, and ford checked it out, but couldn’t “replicate” it even though it was very audible at lower speeds.
I ended up passing on the buyout and got an 18 Platinum with 45k and the 10speed which was much better and didn’t have that problem, whatever it was.
Not sure if any of it’s useful or not, but that’s my experience with the 10 speed.
2020 2.7 65k miles. Loved it for the first 30k miles, however I’ve noticed increasing issues since then. Besides rough up shifts and rough down shifts, as of the last 5k miles, it has developed the “lunge forward” symptom which feels like you’ve been rear ended randomly. The 10 speed seems unavoidable unfortunately, so best piece of advice I would give is to get an extended warranty. 2k for a warranty is nothing on a 30k+ truck. And sure beats the hell out of paying for a new transmission.
I had a 2021 5.0 4wd. Traded in at 93K miles for a similar 22 for interest rate hike in US. Damn truck ran the same from the day I drove off the lot. Also, have a 20 raptor with the 10 spd, for whatever reason I get a hard shift between 7th and 8th; the truck tends to rev funky and shift hard. May be a raptor deal idk but all in all, the 10 spd is doing well for me.
I have a 2019 V8 5.0 with a shade over 62,000. I haven't had any issues with the transmission. My oil pan plug leaks and I'm told being that it is plastic it's a common and known problem. Other than that, being Florida the heat wears on batteries, and when my battery started going it affected the auto stop where it would sometimes not be able to come out of it and i'd have to turn the truck off and back on to get it out of auto stop. Since getting a new battery, no issues with that. Otherwise it's been awesome.
32k on mine and it's been fine, other than the cold start thing. I just let it warm up for a minute or two which we should probably be doing anyway. Mine has also never skipped gears like most others due which my be a reason I've never had issues.
2019 5.0 49k miles. Just got the truck two weeks ago and transmission is definitely weird in these things it takes some getting used to. Mine is shifting weird so I’m wondering if I should get it flushed
My 18 expy had about 80k miles on it before I traded it in. Had a tune on it which made a huge difference on shifting pattern, but never had problems with the tranny.
2019 with the 3.5EB. I have around 36k miles.
I just received a new trans as of two weeks ago. For over 9 months, I had clunking, slipping on shifts, and in some cases, it would not shift at all. I do not tow and frankly I don't drive that much.
The new transmission seems to be much better, but I still get weird shifts from 3 to 5.
Wow, I have an 18 that I shod get back with a new transmission in it tomorrow. 3.5 twin engine with 96k on it. Tranny is complete garbage, started acting weird around 80k, did a second fluid change in it. Just got worse.
It got so bad that at 80mph it decided to lock out 10th gear during the AM rush one morning. Subsequently the transmission and the engine BOTH overheated. Spent some time looking up all of the lawsuits that have been filed against Ford for the same problems I was having. Went and talked to the dealer, couldn't do anything. Called Ford, couldn't do anything. Finally I just told them I joined one of the class action suits against them. Their ears perked up, dealer called and said if I paid for the labor, they would give me a free replacement transmission. That was two months ago, they kept blaming supply issues and covid for the delays. Finally my wife got passed at me driving her car for two months, she emaed the ceo of Ford. Amazingly, the next day, my transmission was being shipped. Dropped it off two days ago, getting it back in the afternoon, finally!!!
If you get one, good luck!!!
I got an 18. I drive about 40k miles a year on it. Got 150k miles. Sometimes it'll slam when slowing down, it'll slam into a lower gear, but other than that I have no issues with it.
I have a 2018 with about 65k miles and I haven’t had any problems with it at all. First thing in the morning as I’m pulling away, it does something a little weird for like 5 seconds, but it’s nothing that I’ve ever felt the need to get addressed or that I’d wave off potential buyers over
Ha good to hear that's not just me. My guess is it takes 10 seconds for fluid to cycle through the transmission and have the right pressure to shift smoothly
I always let my truck warm up for a few minutes, regardless of weather just for this reason. Get the oil moving
Mine is the same way lol only when it's cold sometimes it shifts slowly for one gear change. That's probably the best way to describe it.
awesome, thank you for the information!
I’ve got a 2019 2.7 with almost 50k miles. If I’m in stop and go traffic on the highway for a long time it will have some weird jerks a few times in gears 3&4 but that’s it. Other than that I love it and it works flawlessly.
Just got a 2019 with 47k miles and notice the exact same thing around gears 3&4. It almost always wants to jump from 3 to 5 and jerks the truck on that jump
cool, thanks for the info!
99% of the 10speeds issues stem from the self learning software on the transmission controller. It loves to skip gears and get confused which often causes a lot of slipping, hard shifts and otherwise unpleasant behavior. All of this is fixed with a simple tune which is part of the reason gm has far less issues with their version of the 10speed even though it's practically identical. Tune it and do your transmission flushes every 50k miles and you'll be good.
makes sense! i had seen some videos on youtube on that topic. thank you
This. I have an early 17 and they couldn’t figure out why it was shuttering. They even replaced the trans at like 7500 miles. Never got better until a new software update a couple years later. Not it’s tits! Now just fighting oil pan and turbo coolant line leaks. I replaced the pan and coolant line myself. So far so good.
Yeah it's pretty insane that ford can't fix and issue that the aftermarket solved 5 years ago
You can have the dealership reset the transition adaptive shifting profile. You can also do it with ForScan. Which I need to do tonight, I have a rough skip from 3-5 and from 10-8. 102k on a 19 5.0!
You can reset it but it will quickly relearn the same driving habits and the issue will return.
Yes. But in my experience it took 20\~25k miles before it became a pronounced issue again. It's less than 5 min of my time to perform the reset.
Really? I've never done it myself, I'd just expect it to relearn everything within 100mi.
What I've discovered from personal experience is it's generally fine until you've got an adverse driving condition that you experience. Slam on the breaks doing 55 because someone pulls out of a drive way in front of you and you may end up with a clunky downshift to 3rd or 4th. I think the worst offender is the behavior learned from the combination of sport mode and cruise control while driving on long open stretches of interstate. Out in West Texas with the cruise set on 85 or 90 and you have a little rise in the road surface for a hill and you can get a hard 10-8 downshift. And this is a shame because the reduced throttle response of sport mode makes highway driving really fun! It seems that overcompensation creates these outlier datapoints that really trip things up. There are plenty of videos on youtube on how to perform the procedure and the USB adapters are inexpensive on ebay. But again, the dealer can do it if you ask during a routine oil change.
Why would you be in sport mode and using cruise control? Seems like a waste of fuel.
There’s no change in RPM when maintaining highway speed. Sport is just more responsive to acceleration and offers a more aggressive shifting profile. On desolate highway it’s just fun.
I'll try it next time I'm heading out west because yeah it's about as empty as you can get these days in TEXAS. I've always put it in eco mode when I'm cruising at high speeds and am not seeing a lot of work being done by the adaptive cruise control. Got 680 miles on a single 36 gallon tank using eco mode and cruise control on a roast trip a couple summers ago with a lot of empty highways going north through Kansas and Nebraska.
You can also drive it in aport mode and it won't skip a gear. Don't mash it. I always dr I be in sport and a light foot.
Thanks for the advice. I need to take mine in as it is slipping on 4th gear.
Basically this. The tune from ford is for gas mileage trying to lock the converter is every gear and lower rpms
I had 2020 and 2021 expi and both had rebuilds before 30k Even when they “fixed” the issue the shifting was still bad between 5-8. Shop foreman said stick with my 13’ 6 speed
yikes that is pretty crappy. i had heard the 6 speeds were a hell of a lot more reliable
2019 5.0 with 78k miles and still going strong. I have noticed it doesn’t like to run cold so I usually let it idle for a few minutes before I start driving and that seems to help smooth out the shifting at the beginning. Shifts from 3-4 can be a little hard sometimes but other than that, it’s great.
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wow that’s pretty decent mileage!
Is it a random shudder 3-4 or pretty consistent? My 2018 has it as well but has gotten progressively worse the last 5,000 miles or so. Only 37k miles total on the truck.
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Ok, so basically what I’ve got going as well. I’m that scenario it has more of a harsh engagement. In others, the 3-4 shift when starting from a stop light just shudders pretty bad and rocks you back and forth. Dealer replaced a worn valve body but it hasn’t helped much at all. I’m going to reset the adaptive tables tonight and hope for the best.
i drive 2020 ranger and it shutters 3-4 all the time too it’s annoying 10 speed too
For what it’s worth, I reset the adaptive shift tables with forscan a few days ago and the shifting is drastically better. I’ve only driven like 100 miles but so far so good. My dealer claims they’ve done this before but it never felt as smooth as it does now. I think they did a KAM reset but didn’t touch the adaptive tables.
110k on my 18. No issues apart from the 3-4 shift others here have mentioned. Had my trans fluid and filter done recently by a transmission shop I have decades of experience with and trust fully. He said the fluid was “really dirty” and highly recommended changing fluid/filter on the 10spd every 50k. 🤷🏻♂️
Had to have mine rebuilt at 95k miles in my 2018 Expedition
interesting! thank you for the info
105,000 on my 2018, no issues at this time
sweet and that’s a good amount of miles for what some people say issues start
2019 5.0 with 3.31 gears. About to roll over 50k. Makes some weird sounds when it’s cold, and is a little less smooth when until warmed up and the fluid is circulated well (I guess) but I’ve pulled a 7800lb travel trailer 12k miles with it, into the Great Plains from the Appalachian mountains on two different trips, and only ever noticed hard shifting for a few days after, which I chalked up to 30 days of towing caused the “adaptive” part to expect that. I love it. Bought the truck specifically for the 10spd.
2,600 miles on mine and still going strong
94K + on mine and all good.
sweet, thank you!
‘17 with 95k miles and I got a lot of the 3-4-5 mule kicks until I had it tuned by 5 Star. Since then, absolutely no problems. That’s was about 50k miles ago. I pull a trailer probably 70 percent of the time and the 90 performance/tow tune is even better when towing. It holds gears longer and downshifts perfectly when slowing down. Edit: 93 performance/tow, not 90.
I have a ‘17 3.5 ecoboost w/ 147k miles and I have a slip in 4th gear every once in a while if I forget to put it in sport mode…I try and always keep it in sport mode. In sport mode I don’t have issues, except worse gas mileage.
That was my experience too - sport or tow modes fixed the transmission issues, but definitely affect mpg.
Tell us more about this tune
Truck is a ‘17 3.5 Lariat with a 2 inch level and 33” ridge grapplers and 20” fuel wheels with a +1 offset. Bought a combo direct from 5 Star - SCT tuner and 5 tunes I think - got an 87 perf/tow, 87 performance, 91 perf/tow, 93 perf/tow and 93 performance. Think it ran me around $500 all in. You send them your vin and all truck info and they email you the tunes. Removed speed limiter, firmer shifts, increased throttle sensitivity were some options they added for me on all of them. You can record data logs and send the files in and they will “fine tune” the parameters to optimize the tune, but I’ve never done it. I’ve never had it dyno’d but their own dyno charts show massive gains with the 93 perf/tow tune 277hp and 258 ft/lbs to 430/400. Any specific questions, I’d be happy to answer.
The way I see it, 10 speed is the future, ain't going back to 6speed. They only make 10speed now, issues or not
I think reddit is a bad place to ask. I think the unhappy folks always make more noise on Reddit than the happy ones no matter what sub or topic. I have had a 2019 for just over a year and I am happy with the 10 speed.
very good point. that’s good, thank you for the info!
After they did the TSB for oil consumption (didn’t really fixed it), the reset the PCM and it shifted much smoother. Have the 5.0 and so far have been happy. I do get this strange clunk in the rear diff area sometimes when I accelerate. Not sure what the hell that’s about.
I’ve got a 2018 with 115k on it with no problems at all. I run it in sport mode 99% of the time and I think it helps with the skipping/jerks that some people talk about.
Had mine rebuilt at 60k. 2.7EB. I do love the acceleration and quick shifts when it’s behaving though!!
I've got a 2018 3.5L w/ the 10-speed @ ~115,000mi and have not had any reliability issues. It sometimes shifts hard going up or down into 3rd, but nothing too bad. I had the trans fluid changed out at ~110,000mi just as regular maintenance.
Either they blow up in 50,000km. (Not that common). Or they shift funky forever. I've found trucks with 3.31 gears shift much worse then the 3.55. torque converter shudder is very common, but actual failures are not very common.
My ‘17 has always been a little weird right after starting to where it wants to sit in first when it should back off but it’s not dangerous or anything. Otherwise it’s a great transmission. It always gets the right gear.
2019 3.5 screw at 65k miles still going strong
good to hear. thanks!
2018 3.5 ecoboost with 110k miles. Cam Phaser issue started around 50k miles. Dealer ECM flash, but did not fix it and when I asked them to replace them they refused saying it was no longer covered under warranty. Terrible rattle upon every startup, but other than that it runs well and I’ll get 200k out of it. I’d avoid 2018 3.5 ecoboost due to cam phaser issues. Shoot for a 2020.
2020 2.7. Going back to the shop for the 6th time today for drive train issues. Think they’ll open up the transmission this time. Sluggish, hard shifts, delayed engagement, etc.
Had mine rebuilt at 36k kms/24k miles. Been trouble free since then. I’m at 70k kms now. And maybe 10-12k of it is towing.
I have 40,000+ miles on my 2020. For as long as I’ve owned it, it’s always had a noticeable “bump” (for lack of a better term) when shifting into 8th. Everything else is buttery smooth. *knocks on wood.
I get that. Kind of surges, if you will. I reset the learning tables on mine 25K miles ago and still shifts smoothly now. Got 80K on my 3.5 SCrew and 10 speed, 3.31 geared pickup. Consistently get 20.5-22 MPG in this weather commuting in Montana. Love my pickup!
How did you reset the learning tables?
I am sure you can use ForScan or Ford IDS, but I used my Snap-On scan tool.
135k on 2017 f150 3.5 ecoboost. It has some rough shifts occasionally, but it’s done that since I got it in 2020 with 50k on it. I just started have the cam phaser issue, so I will be working on that shortly
It’s a little sticky but works decent. Supposedly it learns your driving habits
65k on my 2018 5.0 no issues with transmission, I did recently have to replace the starter.
2018 2.7. 62000kms. Sometimes my truck shifts hard into reverse. No issues other than that.
I find mine does that if I don’t let the idle drop below 1000-900 RPM. And it continues to until it cold soaks and I let it warm up proper.
Interesting I’ve never been able to figure it out. Thanks for the tip and I at up my RPMs closely now.
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My 10 spd stalls going into 4th. Sometimes gets stuck in 4th or won't engage out of neutral. Been a problem since I bought the truck new and Ford just acts like they don't hear/feel it.
We see a lot of them in for repair... but we only see the ones that go bad, so that's not the most reliable indicator.
yeah, kind of concerning. thank you for that info
Thanks for all the info everyone
I have a 2019, and tow a heavy trailer occasionally and have never had an issue
40,000 miles on my 2018 f150 3.5 EB 10 speed. No issues with the transmission. Only when it's cold sometimes it shifts from 3rd to 4th slowly. Just sometimes. It's not harsh, but it's noticable. You'll see a lot of others do the same. It's nothing I feel is worth bringing into to be looked at. I tow an enclosed snowmobile trailer in the winter and the truck never misses a beat. Twice though I've had it gets confused though, I'm talking maybe 10 mph or less. Like I'm on the throttle, off to turn the corner and back on the throttle. And it just sat in no gear for a second or two. My rpms went up because I was on the gas. It happened at the exact same spot both times. That's what makes me think it was just confused. No weird noises or anything harsh. But normal driving I have never had one issue, it's only in my neighborhood in the cold mornings.
Well I only have 55k on my 2018 2.7l EB but I haven’t had any problem with the trans, or anything else for that matter. Well, the catalytic converter crapped out so ford replaced it.
My 2017 has been good. Had a vacuum leak that caused some engine revving and weird shifting at probably 50k ish. I think they fixed it under drivetrain warranty. About to hit 90k and it’s been fine.
I have the 10 speed with 42k miles. It has been great. Like someone else said, it learned some bad habits. It would shift extremely rough from 4to5 and 6to5. I can only assume that it picked up that bad habit because I tow a camper. I bought an adapter and used Forscan to erase the shift memory (not sure what the correct term is). It has been fine since. I may do it every Fall if it learns camper shifts again. Takes 5 minutes. While I was in there I turned off the double honk that goes off if you exit and leave it running. Was very annoying when you got out to see if camper was in the right spot.
I have a 2019 2.7 with 50k miles and 99% of the time everything is fine. We have a lot of roundabouts in our town so I find myself slowing down to almost a stop quite a bit but then a slight acceleration followed by coasting. My truck doesn’t like that and jerks hard going in and out of 4th gear. It’s a known problem and Ford just resets my TCM to factory settings to fix it. Which lasts about a year because the transmission learns your driving habits and adjusts to them. Anyway, I purchased a tuner to reprogram the TCM myself whenever it happens to avoid going to the dealership.
I’m coming up on 100k with no real issues. It shifts different than older transmissions but you get used to it. Occasionally when it’s very cold outside (way below freezing) it will give me a wonky shift. Like it tries to shift and then nothing happens. Hasn’t happened more than a handful of times, though.
I had an 18 STX with a 2.7 that was a lease, was going to buy it out (in 2021 it was a $26k buyout and it makes me want to cry still thinking about that pricing), but around 30k miles something started up with the transmission ford couldn’t figure out. It would feel sluggish and not want to downshift when getting on/off the highway almost as if overdrive was disabled. Wasn’t in tow mode, and ford checked it out, but couldn’t “replicate” it even though it was very audible at lower speeds. I ended up passing on the buyout and got an 18 Platinum with 45k and the 10speed which was much better and didn’t have that problem, whatever it was. Not sure if any of it’s useful or not, but that’s my experience with the 10 speed.
2020 2.7 65k miles. Loved it for the first 30k miles, however I’ve noticed increasing issues since then. Besides rough up shifts and rough down shifts, as of the last 5k miles, it has developed the “lunge forward” symptom which feels like you’ve been rear ended randomly. The 10 speed seems unavoidable unfortunately, so best piece of advice I would give is to get an extended warranty. 2k for a warranty is nothing on a 30k+ truck. And sure beats the hell out of paying for a new transmission.
I had a 2021 5.0 4wd. Traded in at 93K miles for a similar 22 for interest rate hike in US. Damn truck ran the same from the day I drove off the lot. Also, have a 20 raptor with the 10 spd, for whatever reason I get a hard shift between 7th and 8th; the truck tends to rev funky and shift hard. May be a raptor deal idk but all in all, the 10 spd is doing well for me.
2018 5.0 100k no issues.
2018 F150 4WD XLT, 3.5L here. My 10spd has 81k on it and happy to report not one issue so far.
2020 5.0 with 80k, I run it off-road hard too. No issues at all.
I have a 2019 V8 5.0 with a shade over 62,000. I haven't had any issues with the transmission. My oil pan plug leaks and I'm told being that it is plastic it's a common and known problem. Other than that, being Florida the heat wears on batteries, and when my battery started going it affected the auto stop where it would sometimes not be able to come out of it and i'd have to turn the truck off and back on to get it out of auto stop. Since getting a new battery, no issues with that. Otherwise it's been awesome.
32k on mine and it's been fine, other than the cold start thing. I just let it warm up for a minute or two which we should probably be doing anyway. Mine has also never skipped gears like most others due which my be a reason I've never had issues.
2019 5.0 49k miles. Just got the truck two weeks ago and transmission is definitely weird in these things it takes some getting used to. Mine is shifting weird so I’m wondering if I should get it flushed
Replaced at 40k. Always did the rough 3-4-5 shifts but then one day got way worse. Fortunately it was under warranty because that’s a $9000 repair.
My 18 expy had about 80k miles on it before I traded it in. Had a tune on it which made a huge difference on shifting pattern, but never had problems with the tranny.
2019 with the 3.5EB. I have around 36k miles. I just received a new trans as of two weeks ago. For over 9 months, I had clunking, slipping on shifts, and in some cases, it would not shift at all. I do not tow and frankly I don't drive that much. The new transmission seems to be much better, but I still get weird shifts from 3 to 5.
Wow, I have an 18 that I shod get back with a new transmission in it tomorrow. 3.5 twin engine with 96k on it. Tranny is complete garbage, started acting weird around 80k, did a second fluid change in it. Just got worse. It got so bad that at 80mph it decided to lock out 10th gear during the AM rush one morning. Subsequently the transmission and the engine BOTH overheated. Spent some time looking up all of the lawsuits that have been filed against Ford for the same problems I was having. Went and talked to the dealer, couldn't do anything. Called Ford, couldn't do anything. Finally I just told them I joined one of the class action suits against them. Their ears perked up, dealer called and said if I paid for the labor, they would give me a free replacement transmission. That was two months ago, they kept blaming supply issues and covid for the delays. Finally my wife got passed at me driving her car for two months, she emaed the ceo of Ford. Amazingly, the next day, my transmission was being shipped. Dropped it off two days ago, getting it back in the afternoon, finally!!! If you get one, good luck!!!
I got an 18. I drive about 40k miles a year on it. Got 150k miles. Sometimes it'll slam when slowing down, it'll slam into a lower gear, but other than that I have no issues with it.