Chuck Van

cthusker

I seriously doubt there's any real quality difference between 17's and 18's...........

SCrewYou

Well, the 17 5.0 and 2.7 still had the 6 speed vs the 10 speed for 2018. The 3.5 EB shouldn't be any different as they both have the 10 speed, if anything the 18 should have fewer problems as they've had a year to work it out.

Chuck Van

BadCon

A lot of the issues have to do with the trans tuning and Fords desire to keep everything locked up for the best fuel economy. Also when looking at the 17, that's many years of refinements and updates to the 6r80 transmission, while they have had significantly less time with the 10r80.

m2mc2

I have a 2017 with the 5.0 and 6 speed. No complaints so far. Transmission always shifts nice and smooth. Went with the 5.0 because I plan to keep the truck for 10 years and need to tow a 25' boat short distances (10 miles at the beginning of the boating season and 10 miles at the end of the season).

icantdrive55

Get the 10-spd. Best tranny I've had in a truck or a Ford! Had the 6R80 in my '09 and liked that, too, but the new 10R is better by far.

There's a million+ trucks out there with the new process trans and only a handful of threads with owner issues.

gatorblue92

I had a rental 2018 3.3 last week with the old 6 speed and it actually made me miss the 6 speed in my old 2015. I've had no complaints with my 2018 5.0 10 speed transmission at all but I was really impressed with the smoothness of the older transmission compared to mine. Sometimes simpler is better.

icantdrive55

The reason the older 6-spd feels smoother is because of the aggressive lock-up algorithms Ford uses to program the new tranny to achieve the higher mileage rating.

Shifts are much more firm, unlike the old "slush box" shifts most drivers are used to. I actually prefer it, but obviously many owners complain about the harshness.

BoostGhost

‘17 5.0 6 speed here and it’s as smooth as butter.