2.0 EB Transmission just said goodbye

[eatinginternet]

Welp. My transmission is dead I think. I was coming back home from camping and driving at a steady 75 using cruise control (speed limit is 70 out here). Noticed the transmission was holding a low gear for some reason as I was going down hill, and when the grade went flat the truck started slowing down which I thought weird, cruise control is still on. After slowing to 70 it suddenly rev'd up to redline for a split second like it got popped into neutral. I got the little wrench icon and the truck said to service soon. It seemed to work fine for a bit after that and I was fairly close to home so I decided to limp it. It was doing ok but once I came to a stop for my exit, it shuddered a lot trying to move like driving a manual with a really grippy clutch. It got worse from there and started slipping under almost any amount of power and hunting for gears so I babied the throttle and limped it home. It did ok when the rpms were below 2k rpm so that's where I stayed and accelerated extremely slowly.

It acted a lot like there was no transmission fluid in it, but the underside was dry from what I could see. I haven't abused the truck, it wasn't hot out, and have only towed twice with this thing. It gave no indication of failing besides those last dozen or so miles. Don't off-road it, don't drive in sand, just gravel roads a few times getting to camp. Completely stock.

RIP, it'll take a month just to get an appointment and probably another couple months for them to figure it out and get parts. Why me...

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[Deleted member 5352]

Just out of curiosity, how many miles are on it? I have the same engine and was wondering how much wear it took to wear out the transmission so quickly. I heard of someones tranny going out at just 2,000 miles. Makes me wonder.

 

[eatinginternet]

Just out of curiosity, how many miles are on it? I have the same engine and was wondering how much wear it took to wear out the transmission so quickly. I heard of someones tranny going out at just 2,000 miles. Makes me wonder.

Just hit 12k during the trip.

 

[Nw_adventure]

Well that sucks- Wonder what the root cause will be ? Side note- Find a camp spot without a million people ?

 

[SiGmA_X]

Wow that's not good news. My AWD EB feels pretty funny backing up my very steep driveway sometimes. I wonder what it's going to feel like in 10k-mi, or 50k-mi...

 

[rlhdweman]

You might be fortunate & it's only an electronic problem, a module or sensor need to be replaced.

 

[NJBob]

Is waiting for a month acceptable just to look at it? Vehicle is not driveable. Maybe look at another dealer perhaps.

 

[eatinginternet]

Is waiting for a month acceptable just to look at it? Vehicle is not driveable. Maybe look at another dealer perhaps.

I called two nearby dealers and they both said the same thing ~1 month wait, I will keep calling around but unfortunately I live in a heavily populated area so I think everyone is backed up.

 

[NJBob]

Wow good luck please let us know.

 

[SiGmA_X]

It's completely unacceptable, but very common right now. It took 2wks to get my Hyundai looked at in December (another dealer, the one I bought from, said 5wks..), then 5wks to order the wrong parts... Almost 3mo with an unusable car in total. But Hyundai paid for a rental for the whole time.

 

[Area51BS]

You might be fortunate & it's only an electronic problem, a module or sensor need to be replaced.

yup. Metal parts will still be fine.

 

[eatinginternet]

It's completely unacceptable, but very common right now. It took 2wks to get my Hyundai looked at in December (another dealer, the one I bought from, said 5wks..), then 5wks to order the wrong parts... Almost 3mo with an unusable car in total. But Hyundai paid for a rental for the whole time.

Yeah no such luck here. I have a second project car so I'll probably use that, even though I got my maverick because it was too unreliable.

Actually the first dealership I called was the shortest at a month. Every other place was either 2-3 months just to look at it, or outright not taking appointments at the moment. So much for service huh. This is the Seattle area and I called everyone within 30 miles of me.

 

[Rojo]

Check your fuses, both in the cabin and under the hood. My dad had a crown vic back that he would tow a boat with, one day the transmission went out on it, with symptoms that sound similar to this, it turned out it just blew a fuse. Once they replaced that it worked fine again until he sold it.

 

[Mabcim]

@Ford Motor Company Should a 12k mileage vehicle need to wait a month to see what is wrong?

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