Problems with 2004 Ford F-150 POWER TRAIN

Transmission overdrive failed at 130k miles causing transmission to be replaced.

My 2004 f-150 shift cable broke as i attempted to put it in park. this rendered the vehicle unable to be put in park and it rolled backwards. the reason it broke was because of it resting against the bottom of the exhaust manifold where it joins to the wye pipe on the driver side. it burnt the cable causing it to break. the next model year in 2005 this was changed as ford redesigned and relocated it to exit in a completely spot. the hole that it exits thru in 2004 is plugged off in the 2005 model. it would seem that this was done due to multiple instances of warranty claims and possible lawsuits arrising from this dangerous design.

Horrible vibration in rear end of truck when leaving from a stop and turning.

2004 ford f-150 stops pulling after 35-40mph. it's like it gets put into neutral. this is really dangerous! this can cause a major accident. and to think that i trusted ford with my life, my wife's life, and 3 small children's lives is sickening. there is more instances of this same problem than you can count. i don't get it! ford knows it's a problem but won't fix it. nhtsa won't do an investigation. the u.s. loves to make the working make carry the load! fix the problem ford or i and others will never buy your garbage again!

The whole vehicle vibrates and shudders at highway speed with now warning. it now feels as if the rear axle in moving, give an odd sensation when applying the gas pedal or taking your foot off the gas pedal. i am a technician by trade, so i put the truck up on the lift at my shop and have noticed the pinion in the rear differential has significant up and down movement. after researching a bit, it seems the pinion and ring gear gall themselves, i'm not sure if the pinion bearing failed causing this. or if the ring and pinion failed causing the bearing to fail. at any rate there seems to be a lot of individuals with my experience, a quick search online may provide a scope of the issue.

Driving along and suddenly the engine reved and the transmission was no engaged. i pulled off the highway and turned the engine off and started again with no problem. since then, my transmission has quit while driving several times. i did discover if i turned the od odd it would work but has no overdrive. fortinately, i was able to pull over and not have an accident. this is a dangerous issue and needs to be addressed by ford with a recall and repair.

With my foot on the brake, i put the truck in reverse to begin backing out of a driveway. i applied a little gas to slowly backup around the turn in the drive. as i was rolling backwards, i had my foot on the brake because i was navigating past other parked vehicles. as i was clearing one of the vehicles, the truck suddenly jolted backwards hitting a tree. so then, with my foot on the brake, i put the truck in drive so that i could pull forward away from the tree. as i began to press on the gas pedal and the truck instantly thrust forward, hitting another tree, stopping the truck & knocking the tree over. it happened with such power that the wheels spun down into the mulch bed before i was able to brake, put the truck into park and remove the keys to turn it off. while the damage on the back bumper was minimal, the damage to the front of the truck was extensive & the insurance company declared the truck a total loss. there was one other time, while on the local highway at a stoplight, ...

80, 000 miles on the truck, and it now needs its rear differential replaced for the 6th time. on top of that , now the cam phasers are going bad. can't drive it now again as it may leave me stranded in an intersection again. i drive 7 miles each way to work, and occasionally use the truck for vacations.

My truck gets up to about 50 mph then acts like it goes into neutral , no power to the back wheels. i've noticed that more than a few 2004 f-150 owners have the same complaint. has any investigation been done and if so what were the findings. i live on disability social security and can't afford to have a transmission repaired.i was on a paved road at the time. *tr

Takata recall.

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford f-150. the contact stated that the steering shaft locked up several times. in addition, the oem part for the shifter cable was black and now it was plastic with a coated metal. the contact was uncertain if the change of the oem part was structurally sound because the shift cable had to be replaced more than once. the manufacturer was notified of the failure and provided no solution. the vin was unknown. the approximate failure mileage was 211,240.

Unknown. major popping in rear end while turning. when truck is in park i can roll it back and forth a good 10 inches in both directions.

Takata recall : truck is slipping in forward gears and the reverse will not move even if u you rev it up it's like it's in neutral. all this happened when i was leaving work to go home

112,000 and sent the truck in for a humming noise . the whole rear end needed to be replaced. the truck has had only highway driving with no off roading. differential oil replaced every year.

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford f-150. after exiting the vehicle with the transmission in park, the vehicle suddenly began to drive in reverse. the contact was able to get back inside to stop the vehicle. upon inspection, the contact discovered that the shift lever became disconnected. the cause of the failure was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was 138,000.