Folks, Anyone here who has a F150 and encountered this? My truck has the "auto-stop-start" feature which shuts off the engine when stopped with the foot brake engaged. Lift your foot and the engine starts. Also, this feature may be over-ridden. Here is what is happening, 1. Stop with the "auto-stop-start" feature enabled. 2. The motor shuts off and restarts itself without lifting my foot of of the brake; a big orange wench displays with the words "See Manual". After this sequence of events, the "auto-stop-star" doesn't work. Turn off the motor, restart, and the situation repeats itself. 3. I took my truck to the Ford dealer. A code revealed "Auxiliary Transmission Fluid Pump" failure. 4. Going in next week to let the mechanic do some poking around. It appears this is an issue with the 2015, 16, and 17 F150 equipped with the 2.7L motor/6R80 transmission. I have seen conjecture that the 6R80 was not originally designed to be operated with the "auto-stop-start" and that the transmission was not originally engineered to use the "auto-start-stop" feature. I suspect Ford did this to get around Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards. On the good side, my truck is still under warranty. I did find information where the Ford maintenance manual procedures have updated when working this issue. Hopefully Ford has created a good fix.
Sorry to hear about your problems. I say, take it back to the dealer, let them fix it, and if it keeps happening, trade it in. Cars and trucks are getting too complicated for my liking. I like to be able to work on my toys, if the problems aren't too complicated. That's why I haven't traded in the 2006 Dodge 2500 4x4 Diesel I have. It looks almost new, drives like it's new, and is simple to work on.
Now all you just have to worry about is the ball joints falling out from under the truck or the transmission failing. *coughing* ignition switch recall *coughing* *coughing* auto bailout *coughing* Take it back and let the dealer play with it. Make sure you keep whatever documentation you have on it, incase it pops up again. That way, even if the problem pops up after your warranty expires, you can document a problem that occurred while it was under warranty, incase it pops up again. It sounds to me like they just need to override it and call it a day.
Not an answer to your question, but I am a fleet manager for a large furniture company in the southeast. I have have experienced nothing but hassle with Ford products and will never buy another.
I spent the last decade and a half working for a huge construction company that bought 1/2 through 1 ton pickups based off fleet bid pricing. It doesn't matter which brand you buy, seems like every one of them has a common issue that stands out when you have enough of them to look at. At work I just drive whatever they give me, and at home I drive Toyotas.
Guess I'm a Ford Guy. I don't have the same problem with my Ranger Supercab, but it has a manual 5 speed tranny and that extra pedal - the Man pedal. Oh, and it's a 1986. Still too many sensors, vacuum hoses, & electronics to my liking. Wish I still had that '72 Mach1, except when refueling. The Ranger's 2.9ltr V-6 does get better mileage than a 5.8ltr V-8 with 4bbl and headers.
I had a '76 High Boy with a 460 Crate motor in it, and 4:56 gears. It had the 16 (??) gallon tank behind the seat. You could not go a hundred miles on a tank of gas. Possibly the coolest pickup ever made.
No need to apologize. Honestly, I've always loved Ford's body styles. My issue is when they break, they break expensive.
All four of my children learned to drive a manual transmission before they were allowed to drive an automatic. Funny how the language chances, they used to be called Standards because that was the common type.
One of my first jobs out of high school was delivering office supplies. When I interviewed for the job the boss asked if I could drive a stick. I said of course I can, and by the end of the first day I could.
When you are asked if you can do a job, tell 'em, 'Certainly I can!' Then get busy and find out how to do it. Theodore Roosevelt BULLY!!!!
Dropped my truck off at the Ford shop. They replaced the Auxiliary Transmission Fluid Pump. It was replaced using Ford's Work Shop Manual update which specifically addresses the pump remove and replace procedures. Good to see Ford recognized the problem and addressed the repair. Under warranty. Nice folks at the local dealer.
