1997 Ford F-150 transmission problems
Owners reported transmission problems in 97 complaints for the 1997 Ford F-150, 3% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 97 3% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 83,000 miles 16 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 7 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 2
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When transmission problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 5 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 5 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 16 transmission complaints that report mileage, the median is about 83,000 miles, and 12% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 7 crashes, 2 fires, 3 injuries, 2 deaths.
What owners wrote
Mfr # 97s86 NHTSA recall # 97v171000; consumer contacted the dealer to have recall work corrected. Work was corrected. However, the consumer was involved in an head-on collision traveling 15 MPH due to the steering wheel locking up. Consumer also stated the driver's and passenger's side air bags did not deploy.
Automatic transmission failure of overdrive. Overdrive will go out all at once, loosing speed and becoming a hazard in middle of road.
Other problems reported for the 1997 Ford F-150
- Engine 543 complaints
- Tires 334 complaints
- Fuel system 269 complaints
- Brakes 260 complaints
- Body & structure 231 complaints
- Cruise control 227 complaints
- Suspension 214 complaints
- Steering 213 complaints