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Sep 29, 2015 | 02:37 PM

Casey_78

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Rough shift 2nd to 3rd

I've noticed that my 2013 STX F150 4x4 5.0L shifts quite hard from 1st to 2nd. This clears up when I pull the battery cable for 30 minutes but comes back in about 2 weeks.

Is this a pretty normal thing?

Sep 30, 2015 | 11:21 AM

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I've noticed that my 2013 STX F150 4x4 5.0L shifts quite hard from 2nd to 3rd. This clears up when I pull the battery cable for 30 minutes but comes back in about 2 weeks.

Is this a pretty normal thing?

Hi Casey_78,

Since this keeps coming back, I'd recommend a trip to your dealership for diagnosis. What's the current mileage on your truck?

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Sep 30, 2015 | 02:16 PM

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I've already scheduled something with my local dealership. I will be taking it in next week. I believe the mileage is about 42k

Sep 30, 2015 | 03:12 PM

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I've already scheduled something with my local dealership. I will be taking it in next week. I believe the mileage is about 42k

I'm glad to hear that your dealer will be taking a look soon, Casey_78. Come back and tell us how the appointment goes; I'll be here if you need me to step in and help.

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Oct 6, 2015 | 02:14 PM

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To clarify, the shift was from 1st to 2nd. I miss typed.

Dealer says nothing is wrong. Couldn't reproduce it. Out the cash and no answer. They said they've never heard of that kind of issue. I don't know what tests they ran, but they said it took under an hour and charged me for it. To be expected I guess.

To be honest, I'm not too convinced this dealer did the work. 3,000 miles ago I went in for an oil change asking them to look at my brakes and a leak in my rear diff. They said everything was fine. I called them up the next day saying the rear diff was leaving puddles. Take it back in a week later, this time the seal was screwed up and they replaced it under warranty. Still said the brakes were fine. Took the brakes off myself and found 2 bad rotors and one bad caliper they missed.

I work on trucks plenty and have rebuilt a couple fords but this thing is out of my specialty. Too many fancy computer parts these days.

Oct 6, 2015 | 02:42 PM

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To clarify, the shift was from 1st to 2nd. I miss typed.

Dealer says nothing is wrong. Couldn't reproduce it. Out the cash and no answer...

Thanks for coming back with an update, Casey_78. I'd like to get your shifting concern pushed up the chain to the customer service manager (CSM) for your region. To make that happen, send a PM my way with your full name, best daytime phone number, VIN, current mileage, and servicing dealership. I'll do the rest.

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Oct 7, 2015 | 09:51 AM

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I have a 2013 F150 5.0 4x4 and was experiencing harsh low end shifts and it was fixed with a TCM software update by the dealer.

I would have asked to meet with the service foreman or manager. Some techs are good and others not so much.