2010 Platinum- Has anyone finally found how to fix the transmission problem.
01-05-2011, 10:15 PM
#11
Senior Member
not sure if anyone is offering custom tunes for the new f150 yet. Diablo doesnt, edge does but you will have to call them to verify that the evo can adjust the torque management.
If you find a tuner for the new fords that does it do not eliminate all the TM only about 75%. Otherwise you will wear the tranny out as its harder on it. TM is basically protects the tranny from abuse
If you find a tuner for the new fords that does it do not eliminate all the TM only about 75%. Otherwise you will wear the tranny out as its harder on it. TM is basically protects the tranny from abuse
01-05-2011, 10:23 PM
#12
Senior Member
Using a tuner and installing a tune will not void the warranty unless you jacked with parameter so bad the engine or tranny dumped. Even then the dealer and inspector have to prove the tune caused the failure which is literally impossible. We cant pull the programmer tune and compare to what the stock tune should be and cross check parameters. Tuners are plug and play, instlall the tune you want (takes about 60 seconds) if you have to go to the dealer for a pcm/ecm (same thing) or tcm ebcm flash then you need to install your stock tune, go to the dealer and have them re flash for any updates, take your truck back home and re install your tune.
Ford IDS will not detect an aftermarket pcm tune. IDS is the pc that we use to diag everything for the ford vehicles, there is no alert or sensor that tells that a tune has been installed. I know this for fact as Ive been wrenching at a ford dealer for several years.
If you have a tune installed and have to go to the dealer for any other service dont even worry about it, we dont check for tunes, we dont ask, we dont care. If your engine failed for some form of abuse we still dont care because we want the work.
Unless you know the facts dont make rumors about what you think is true regarding aftermarket tuners
01-05-2011, 11:49 PM
#14
Senior Member
I appreciate the vote of confidence and i'll go with what you say. I traded in my 03 screw for the Platinum and reading all the negative posts about the tranis basically pushed me into the same category because my 03 didnt have that problem either. I will be getting a programmer in the next month so if you say it will take care of the hesitation then it's a dead issue. Thanks for the reply!
mine no hesitate
in fact if your not careful you will spin the rears
13k on my clicker and she is doing very well
01-06-2011, 12:22 AM
#15
Expanding the Stable
While I do appreciate your opinion as much as the next guy, I can't help but chuckle at the fact that you seem to be so confident in knowing whether or not the OP has a real problem with his trans.
I'll tell you what---there is a REAL problem with my trans, and more than "just a couple" people on this forum have confirmed that I am not alone with this.
You think I'm being ****?
Well, when the truck stickered at $49,900 and it has as many problems/symptoms/issues as I have noticed, you better believe I am gonna complain about it. I have tried to be patient with the learning process of the TCM but it is getting on my last nerve. Between the confused transmission and my clicking headliner, I'm slowly going insane on account of the most expensive vehicle I've ever bought....
I'm going to give it a couple more thousand miles before I take it in to the dealer and tell them that I don't want it back until it's fixed. I don't know if you have been reading the other trans problem threads or just ignoring them because of how frequently those titles pop up, but I can assure you that there is a real collection of 09-up trucks that have transmission problems.
I'll tell you what---there is a REAL problem with my trans, and more than "just a couple" people on this forum have confirmed that I am not alone with this.
You think I'm being ****?
Well, when the truck stickered at $49,900 and it has as many problems/symptoms/issues as I have noticed, you better believe I am gonna complain about it. I have tried to be patient with the learning process of the TCM but it is getting on my last nerve. Between the confused transmission and my clicking headliner, I'm slowly going insane on account of the most expensive vehicle I've ever bought....
I'm going to give it a couple more thousand miles before I take it in to the dealer and tell them that I don't want it back until it's fixed. I don't know if you have been reading the other trans problem threads or just ignoring them because of how frequently those titles pop up, but I can assure you that there is a real collection of 09-up trucks that have transmission problems.
these trucks do not have a tranny problem. You have how many of these trucks sold worlwide with 0 problems and then of course you get on a forum and sure enough there is a handful of people that think the world is imploding and their transmissions are failing because their 1996 truck shifted quicker and the 4 other people on the site said they have the same problem, so there must be a recall or some fix for a non existent problem that they overly **** make themselves believe.
The reason there is a delay when you stomp on the gas is because of torque managment. Its on all the trucks so you do not destroy your trans.
You can buy a programmer or have your ecm tuned to eliminate all or a percentage of the tm. for example my 2007 silverado did the the same thing(as did my 2010 ram ). I had a custom tune and eliminated 100% of the engine TM and 75% of the tranny TM. world of difference. When you stomped on her there was 0 hesitation. just power to the ground.
These 6 speed trannys are great and they learn your driving habits. Im at 10100 miles and it has completed its learning cycle and its butter. It has some rough points in the initial 9k miles but the tcm needs to learn your patterns. The 2010 ram had an amazingly smooth tranny, best Ive ever driven with but its reliability is whats in question. STOP BEING SO **** PEOPLE, THE TRANNY IS ONE OF THE BEST OUT THERE WITH ALMOST 0 FAILURES.
The reason there is a delay when you stomp on the gas is because of torque managment. Its on all the trucks so you do not destroy your trans.
You can buy a programmer or have your ecm tuned to eliminate all or a percentage of the tm. for example my 2007 silverado did the the same thing(as did my 2010 ram ). I had a custom tune and eliminated 100% of the engine TM and 75% of the tranny TM. world of difference. When you stomped on her there was 0 hesitation. just power to the ground.
These 6 speed trannys are great and they learn your driving habits. Im at 10100 miles and it has completed its learning cycle and its butter. It has some rough points in the initial 9k miles but the tcm needs to learn your patterns. The 2010 ram had an amazingly smooth tranny, best Ive ever driven with but its reliability is whats in question. STOP BEING SO **** PEOPLE, THE TRANNY IS ONE OF THE BEST OUT THERE WITH ALMOST 0 FAILURES.
01-06-2011, 08:20 AM
#16
Senior Member
These 6 speed trannys are great and they learn your driving habits. Im at 10100 miles and it has completed its learning cycle and its butter. It has some rough points in the initial 9k miles but the tcm needs to learn your patterns. The 2010 ram had an amazingly smooth tranny, best Ive ever driven with but its reliability is whats in question. STOP BEING SO **** PEOPLE, THE TRANNY IS ONE OF THE BEST OUT THERE WITH ALMOST 0 FAILURES.
Don't be so quick to start preaching, the problems aren't with failures, it's with shifting. And they are far from isolated. It may not affect reliability, but it is very annoying. I have a harsh shift and sometimes a hesitation when it shifts from 1-2 and 2-1. There are TSBs on it but it appears to be a design flaw on Ford's part. That is why they have changed the tranny for the 2011's:
http://media.ford.com/article_displa...ticle_id=33099
This excellent post describes why the current design is flawed:
https://www.f150forum.com/f38/explan...issions-76090/
Also it doesn't take 9k miles for your tranny's ECM to adapt, it is less than one tank of gas according to Ford.
To the OP, I have tried a SCT X3 with custom tunes from VMP. No real improvement in the 1-2 and 2-1. The throttle response was better, as in not some much of a delay, but I found that removing that delay made the throttle too sensitive at highway speeds, that with the slightest bit of throttle the truck would surge forward. I believe that SCT xcal3 is the only tuner that reprograms the tranny at this point.
01-06-2011, 08:35 AM
#17
My trans is f'd, too. Already had it flashed once and it's way worse than it was before. It will actually slam into gear when downshifting and the shudder when shifting into reverse shakes the whole truck. They gave me the "learning your driving habits for a few days so you might not notice it" but it's been almost a month.
01-06-2011, 08:40 AM
#18
my 2010 has the tranny issue some others on here have had as well. the hard 1-2, and 2-1 shift. took it to the dealer to be told it's an "adaptive" transmission. so they "reset" it back to what it should be, issue went away for about 300 miles, now it's back. granted, it's not as bad as before, but it's back nonetheless. the issue isn't with failure just yet for most of us, it's the fact that these trucks do cost a lot of money, and even a hard shifting tranny is unacceptable. i had a worn out 1997 Dodge Ram before i bought my 2010 F150 and even that transmission shifted like butter every time with 270,000 miles on the clock. there is a member on this very forum who had his truck replaced under the lemon law because of his tranny, try telling him there is nothing wrong with them...
01-06-2011, 08:47 AM
#19
Senior Member
For what ever reason, my shifting issues did not really go away until I hit about 10k miles. Now, no issues at all. The learning curve is a little flatter than I expected!
01-06-2011, 09:33 AM
#20
Senior Member
of course there are some "real" problems with all transmissions, but I guarentee If I drove your truck I, like all the dealers you have taken it to will tell you the tranny is fine. I find it funny that all of you with the trans hard shifting are always told by the dealer that its a normal operating charecteristic of the trans until its learned your habits. This 6 speed tranny is a "smart" tranny and will do just that.
Those of you that paid 49K for a truck paid for options, not the tranny. We all have the same 6 speed trans for the most part so throwing out how much you paid is 100% irrelevant. So because your truck stickered at 49(if you actually paid that you got raped without lube) it means it has a better trans than my 39k stickered XLT SCREW that I paid 28 for? NO they are the same trans, Mine had the nasty hard 1-2 shift up until 10k and now its awesome. Go drive a new chevy, I had oneof those. Worse than the ford and its not a 6 speed. The new ram is like I said smooth as butter but its reliability is a joke.
Seriously, your dealer is telling you its fine. Its fine. If you dont like it buy a KIA. Its a truck not a caddy, buick or lexus. There are very few TSBS on these trucks which is a good thing, the dealer you are taking it to would fix the problem if there was one, we all want work even if its warranty
Those of you that paid 49K for a truck paid for options, not the tranny. We all have the same 6 speed trans for the most part so throwing out how much you paid is 100% irrelevant. So because your truck stickered at 49(if you actually paid that you got raped without lube) it means it has a better trans than my 39k stickered XLT SCREW that I paid 28 for? NO they are the same trans, Mine had the nasty hard 1-2 shift up until 10k and now its awesome. Go drive a new chevy, I had oneof those. Worse than the ford and its not a 6 speed. The new ram is like I said smooth as butter but its reliability is a joke.
Seriously, your dealer is telling you its fine. Its fine. If you dont like it buy a KIA. Its a truck not a caddy, buick or lexus. There are very few TSBS on these trucks which is a good thing, the dealer you are taking it to would fix the problem if there was one, we all want work even if its warranty