2005 FX4 5.4. 147,xxx miles. Tranny needs replaced and Ford quoted me at $2,500 for a new tranny and $1,750 for the labor. I’m just looking for opinions on whether it’s worth replacing. It’s a great truck otherwise. No other major issues, just normal wear and tear. Tough decision since the truck isn’t worth much more than this cost

It was a little low on fluid, but I never saw any leaking fluid in my garage or where I park at work. not burnt, not brown. There was a lot of metal on the magnet, though. All Ford said was that there was an ‘internal failure.’ They couldn’t/wouldn’t tell me anything else other than “I’m gonna be straight with you, it needs a new transmission. It’s not worth rebuilding.’ Took it to a transmission shop to get it rebuilt and am still waiting on them to tell me what exactly failed.

Anyways, it began slipping accelerating from a stop. Then it started to shudder going from 1st to 2nd before it slammed into gear. Then finally, the trans fault light came on and O/D light started blinking. Returned it back to stock and took the programmer out and it got a little better but obviously not enough to continue driving