So I have been a Ford guy since about 2003.. Had probably 15 of them or more. Currently have 3 of them. I bought a 2020 F450 Limited to use primarily for towing a 19K pound 5th wheel and occasional other towing needs. Went out this am to hook up a trailer and the wrench light came on.. Then the truck wouldn't move in drive or reverse... I shut the truck off and restarted it, Could then move it in Drive as well as reverse.. But the wrench light came right back on.. Off to the inter web I go and apparently the 10 speed transmission is a problem child in these trucks.. Have an appointment this week at the dealer to look at it. Truck has 15k miles on it so its under warranty.. Hopefully its a simple fix and does not tie up the rig long... Its supposed to be pulling our camper to Fla next month..
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Topzide
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Did you buy this new or used? Hopefully it's a simple fix and not require a bunch of parts. The strike still has the parts stuff backed up. Sounds like you also need to invest in a code reader for your truck. May give you some better insight to what may be wrong. I've got a good reader setup for my Ram diesel. Saved my butt many times! Good luck you'll get to pull the camper next month.
I bought it "used" about 2 years ago with 800 miles on it. The previous owner traded it for a black one to match his car trailer.
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Good luck. I haven’t had any wrench lights yet, but I know my day is coming.
tacticalturnip
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That's something else, to pay that much for a machine that's built to do one thing and do it real good, and it can't manage it due to reliability issues at 15k miles.
I'm under the impression all the truck manufacturers have been having issues since, roughly, COVID.
I'm under the impression all the truck manufacturers have been having issues since, roughly, COVID.
I've been told not to buy any vehicle post 2020.
groundcover
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Friend of mine had an issue with his F550, dealer said it was due to his undercoating seeping into an electrical plug over the fuel tank !
Im about 40 miles south of the city. Don't often drag a trailer into the city.. But on occasion, I have to bring a scissor lift in and use that truck to do so.
Could be.
CADplans
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This 2018 model year truck is gonna be in my stable of vehicles for a - L O N G - time!!
I went out and bought it on a whim one day,, the timing could not have been more perfect.
GM was offering big discounts, and interest rate of 0% on the loan.
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About 12 years ago a guy that retired from the same place as
me we were talking about new trucks as he wanted one and I
told him that you get a standard cab V8 standard tranny when
you want to sell it be will almost worthless and he purchased it new
$24k+ and only had approx 13K miles on it and wanted to trade
for something different they offered him $6k. Chevy 2500
willy
me we were talking about new trucks as he wanted one and I
told him that you get a standard cab V8 standard tranny when
you want to sell it be will almost worthless and he purchased it new
$24k+ and only had approx 13K miles on it and wanted to trade
for something different they offered him $6k. Chevy 2500
willy
CADplans
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The rear seat is only for my (four) grandchildren on the odd day that I pick them up from school.
Other than that, this could be a one door vehicle,, the truck is too high for my wife to get in.
No, matter, I am tall, the truck suits me,,
As far as price, I was looking for the smallest 4WD 3/4 ton they had,,
this one was discounted below the price of a "white service truck",, How could I say no,,??
CADplans
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Most people that buy these 2500 trucks do so because of the tremendous tax write-off.
That is why the H2 Hummer was sold so extensively,, its high weight put it in the high depreciation-rate class.
LOTS of farmers wives drive 2500 Suburban's,,
Do you think they use that vehicle to pick up the 3,400 pound replacement axle for the combine??
NOPE,, tax write-off.
And they do not care how much gas the vehicle burns,,
another tax write-off.
AND, I think it is actually an ADVANTAGE to get a low trade-in allowance.
If they get a big trade-in on a 100% depreciated vehicle,,
THAT money has to be declared as INCOME!!
Brought the F450 in today.. A day early, and they had time to look at it. Diagnosis was that it needs a new valve body in the transmission. My belief is that's not all but I'll give it a shot and see. Hopefully it makes the trip to Fla without issue.
Snobdds
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I thought the F450 and F550 got the old tried and true 6 speed transmission.
I haven't had any problems with my F250 and ten speed transmission, but I do like the old 6 speed better.
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I thought it did, too. When I priced a 2020 F-550, it was a 6-speed.
2020 was the first year the 10 speed went behind the 6.7 diesel. Mine is the Limited trim level ..but I believe the 10 speed was in all the super duty trucks from 2020 on. I traded a 18 F350 that had the older transmission.. No problems with it at all. I can say that the 10 speed pulling 18K pounds goes through the gears and you don't even feel the shift.
