just had mine in for the same issues 2-3 would slip and bang sometimes, and up-shift from 3-5 for no reason and would not shift into reverse when ever it felt like it. after a week the truck drove great , yesterday it started down shifting hard from 5-3 . so i will give it some time and see what happens.

 

Guess I will have to bring mine back to the dealership. This pisses me off to no end. it was a very apparent problem that happened all the time when the truck was driven. I bet now that it is off warranty they will see the problem and fix it on my dime. im sick of ford and my truck.

 

Aren't our transmissions covered under the 100k powertrain warranty?

I was driving down the highway yesterday. I can't remember if cruise was set or not. But doing 70 my truck bucks and i can't figure out why until i look at the instrument cluster. It down shifted on it's own from 6th to 4th and stayed locked there for about a minute. WTF!

 

Hi everyone,

Don't forget that I can look into ways to help once you've had your truck diagnosed at the dealership. To get started, just send me a PM with your info and I'll start checking out options. Be sure to include your full name, best daytime phone number, VIN, current mileage, and servicing dealership.

Crystal

 

Thanks Crystal, I'm going to give mine about another week, my (original issue) didn't happen all the time. maybe this new 5-3 shifting will act the same way

 

Good deal, 99FORD EXPY.; keep us posted.

Crystal

 

I had the same shift flares for atleast 20k miles because my local stealership wanted $650 to repair and said it could take a week because the parts could be hard to find.
So I researched and bought a disc on ebay that shows how to repair my 2011 f250 and is basically the repair book copied on dvd. This is the exploded solenoid picture.

So I had the day off and decided to just drain the atf fluid, remove the pan, remove the solenoid wiring harness, remove the solenoid retaining clip, and pull the solenoids myself and write down the numbers and call and find them or order them. Luckily a ford dealer about 30 min away had all 3 so I reinserted the solenoids and put back the retaining clip and harness. Bolted back the pan, and poured back the same fluid. (Didn't have another vehicle). Then went and picked them up came back home and went back through the steps and swapped out the solenoids and this time I put in new atf fluid Valvoline MaxLife D (any mercon lv will work) 10 qts. But I have and egr and dpf deleted truck so I used my sct 3015x to retune the transmission and engine when I was done so no need to reflash by ford. So far I haven't had any flares but it has only been 2 days. Usually it flares every single morning with a harsh downshift jerk after about a minute at my first stop. If you have this issue you know what I'm talking about.
The solenoids that need replacing are in the 5th, 7th, and 10th position. When you pull them look for the number on the side and write it down. Do not mix them up. Then buy the solenoids needed matching to the numbers below. You need the large number to the right.



Solenoid Band Number Normally High Solenoid Part Number
1 BC3Z-7G383-J
2 BC3Z-7G383-K
3 BC3Z-7G383-L
4 BC3Z-7G383-M
5 BC3Z-7G383-N
Mine were :
5th position had a number 4 so it was 7G383 - M and cost $88.90.
7th position had a number 5 so it was 7G383 - N and cost $40.86.
10th position had a number 3 so it was 7G383 - L and cost $40.86.
If you are thinking of doing this. DO IT! It was so easy and took about an hour and a half. I have read that if you buy the exact same numbered solenoids you do not need the reflash. I also heard that if you are "deleted" you must return to stock then do the work, have ford reflash, then return to deleted. Not true. If the tuner tunes the transmission then there is no need to have ford flash because you are completely rewritting the transmission. In total the solenoids were $180 plus about $50 for the atf fluid.


Solenoid diagram

 

Great job, and thanks for the information. I was going to do this to mine before it went out.

 

I am going to wait till the 18 of this month to drop it off at ford. Ill be away for a month in a nice warm tropical spot lol. wont need my truck till November 21 or so. Ive just been driving in manual mode locked in third around town in the mornings. This has keep the trans from the harsh 3-4 shift. Get coffee and trans is warm by then , let the truck shift as it likes once it reaches 40c for temp.This has worked well for me as a crutch, till I can get my heap to the dealer again.Im just about ready for a new truck, just not sure if it will have a ford emblem on it.

 

Jenksie13 also forgot to thank you for the great post. I just don't have the time to mess with mine. Want to come to alberta and fix mine? Its getting cold here. Ive never towed anything and also no tuner. Why is mine being a little _ _ _ _ _ ? Fill in the blanks.

 

Great info Jenksie

 

well its been about 10 days , shifting from 5-3 has stopped , but now last night after 70 miles or so on the highway i got off the ramp , stopped at the stop sign . proceeded to go and nothing happened other then the RPM gauge went to 4000 . that happened twice , guess I'm going back to the dealer again .

 

Thanks for continuing to keep us in the loop, 99FORD EXPY. When are you heading in to the dealership?

Crystal

 

well if I'm lucky Wednesday my week is pretty full, i just looked at my receipt from the last time it was at the dealer . I told them about TSB 11-7-10 and they said that TSB was NOT for my truck . the door sticker reads 4/11/2011 the oasis report reads 5/11/2014 so i dropped the issue . they told me that after fixing P164A that the TCM was updated at the same time and it should be fine. well yes and no the TSB issue is gone but now i have NEW issues with engagement of 1st gear and i think it is now slipping in different gears.
perfect timing i need to pull a camper very soon. the build date has me stumped

 

Let me know when you make it in, 99FORD EXPY.; I'll be able to do some research once your dealership has diagnosed your truck. How many miles do you have on it?

Crystal