2020 Ford F-250 CREW CAB - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

"bushing sliding down the cdf clutch hub causing fluid pressure to bleed by on sealing ring causing multiply/potential problems. vechile was inspected by ford after going in for a recall that was already on the transmition due to the planetary 4 assembly and this problem was found. the recall didn't fail this part did and put debris throughout the transmition. when taken in, it had a hard shift while driving and while putting it in gear. truck has 98,500 miles, but had been doing this for about 5 to 6 months. ford required us to drop of the truck for 4 to 6 weeks before they would look at it. we couldn't make an appointment for the recall."

"the truck slips out of gear for no reason, suffers very hard shifts causing the truck to jerk, and skips gears making it impossible to drive safely. also, i lost power on the freeway several times and the truck would up shift and down shift erratically causing issues maintaining speed in traffic. i took the truck to the ford dealer and was told i needed a new transmission. ford has issued a recall for the diesel truck with this transmission but refuses to repair other trucks with the same faulty transmission. this truck costs almost $60,000 new, was built in january 2020 with a faulty and dangerous transmission but ford is refusing to help their customers."

"transmission failed after 106k miles, incurring $7k of repair costs. the failure caused the vehicle to seriously hesitate and could have resulted in an unexpected slow down while driving. there was no warning ahead of time outside slight hesitation on accelerating which my auto repair shop determined was spark plug related. then suddenly when driving my son home from a friends house the check engine light came on and hesitation was significant on 12/23/23. there are several bulletins regarding the 10 speed transmission in ford trucks and expeditions, i've owned several ford trucks in the past and never had a transmission fail after 100k miles, conveniently after the warranty. these trucks should go 150-200k before having major mechanical issues. ford will not recognize the issue and do the right thing ie: a full recall."

"the contact owns a 2020 ford f-250. the contact received notification of recall 22e-004, after which the vehicle was repaired. the contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed and towing a camper, he became aware that the vehicle had lost significant motive power and was struggling to tow as expected. no warning lights were illuminated. the vehicle was taken back to the dealer, who advised that the vehicle had been reprogrammed according to ford's specifications. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure but was unable to assist. the failure mileage was 8,000."

"you are driving and when the transmission goes to change gears it has like a dead spot in it an hesitates sometimes a couple seconds sometimes a little longer but it could cause you yo get rear ended then it will kick in real rough and go . there are recalls on the ford trucks transmission but not for my year of truck but its the same transmission the 10 speed and its doing the exact say thing as the complaints in the recall. i took it up around two months after i bought it and they told me this is how these trucks shift that is not correct at all . my warranty has just ran out and ford does not want to stand behind it. they should be made to cover any truck with this transmission in it just not certain trucks ."

"about a year after i purchased the truck, the transmission started shifting extremely hard on occasion making a loud bang and the truck lunges on the shift. the truck shifts so hard on occasions that it sounds like it could explode. transmission failure could cause numerous safety issues for myself, passengers and other drivers; flying parts sudden stop and/or loss of control while driving to mention a few. i have mentioned the shifting problem on at least two occasions when the truck has been at a ford dealership for regular maintenance but i was told it not shift hard for them and that nothing is wrong with it. i am 71 years old and worked on vehicles all my life and the occasional extremely hard shifting is not normal and is an indicator to me that something is not right. no warning lights come on prior to, during or after the hard shift to my knowledge. i have read numerous complaints by other f250 owners, recalls to repair gen 1 trannys and in a lot of instances the gen1 transmission was replaced with gen 2. i would prefer a “new” transmission. thank you."

"the contact owns a 2020 ford f-250. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 22v256000 (power train) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. parts distribution disconnect."

"transmission locks rear wheels when it shifts 3rd to 4th gear nearly caused accident. cannot get parts to repair for 6 months or more. can on get a rebuild for $5500. plus labor. i see hundreds of complaints on this transmission not good for an $85.000 truck very unsafe"

"transmission stuck in 7th gear three times. transmission failed and is not fixable. transmission has to be replaced. ford has several recalls on the transmission but my truck doesn’t fall under the vin recall list."

"the contact owns a 2020 ford f-250. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 22v256000 (power train) however, the parts for the repair were unavailable. the dealer was made aware of the issue and confirmed that parts were not yet available. the contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle would hesitate and jerk upon the depression of the accelerator pedal without warning. the manufacturer had been notified of the recall. the contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the repair. the failure mileage was approximately 62,000. vin tool confirms parts not available."