I know this has been asked a million times but does anybody have stats about the 10 speed tranny?
In January I bought a 2018 STX, 2.7 liter with the 10 speed. It had 88,000 on it at that time. 102000 currently.
It's been a great truck so far but everywhere I look, people are saying the 10 speed transmissions have major issues. The only thing I have noticed is some slightly abrupt shifting when it's cold. I just put it in eco mode until it warms up a little and it's fine after that.
Do the numbers add up to a bad transmission design or is it just a case of the squeaky wheel gets the grease? In other words, the few folks that do have issues being very vocal? I know that as expensive as these repairs can get, I'd be vocal as well. Ha.

 

What i have read is the CDF IIRC Clutch Drum had an oil hole not drilled in the right location and that's where the problems come from!! Also, IIRC sometime in 2022 or 2023 the problem was supposed to be fixed with an updated Clutch Drum.

 

Only 25K+ miles on my 2020, so far the 10 speed is smooth as silk

 

32K on my 2017 (first year for 10R80) smooth as silk as well. Never had an issue.

 

2019 2.7 11,300 miles.
With cold engine, a bit of a rough downshift taking the first corner. But I think that's normal. No issues.

 

Thanks all for the info, I will keep it in mind.


 

You're not going to find any stats. Only Ford would have any data, from warranty work, and they're not sharing that with the public. You're not going to get a good sense from the Internet either, because only people who have a problem are going to be writing about it, so it can appear that "everybody" has that thing wrong with their truck when it's actually a small percentage. I've had no problems with my transmission at almost 5 years/65K miles (fingers crossed).

 

I have a similar truck with the 5.0 and 10 speed. Purchased with around 45,000, now at 58,000. I had a harsh 1-3 shift first thing in the morning. After that it was fine. I had the dealer do the software update for oil consumption and the harsh shift is gone. That was 6,000 miles ago. I suspect it is because the adaptive tables were wiped clean. You may want to try that. It can be done with Forscan.

 

2020 XLT with the 3.5. 75,000 miles. The 10 speed is clunky as h*ll. Dealer says everything is fine. Biggest gripe is when it down shifts at lower speeds (like when entering a parking lot from the street) big "clunks" and judders the whole truck. Also, when I come to a stop and shift into neutral\reverse. Not happy about it, but its out of warranty and I can't afford a new truck, so I'm just hoping for the best.