Transmission, rough shifting?

2010 FORD F-150
150,000 MILES • V8 • 4WD • AUTOMATIC
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CARRIE THOMAS PAYNE
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Transmission seems to shift roughly between gears. Also, it will periodically get stuck in too low of a gear while driving down road and display a wrench icon on display. When that happens, turning off the truck and restarting it fixes that issue for a little while.
Jun 26, 2023 at 6:32 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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Hi,

First, make sure the transmission fluid is clean and full.

Here is a link you may find helpful:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-check-and-add-transmission-fluid

If the fluid is clean and full, take a look at this link:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/detailed-guide-to-diagnose-and-repair-hard-shifting-in-automotive-automatic-transmissions

Since you mentioned the check engine light turns on, I would recommend scanning the computer for diagnostic trouble codes. In this case, the can-bus would be the best thing to scan.

CAN stands for controller area network. Basically, all the different modules are tied together via a few wires. This type of scan will retrieve codes regardless of the module storing them.

Here is a link showing how it's done:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/can-scan-controller-area-network-easy

Let me know what you find.

Joe
Jun 26, 2023 at 11:22 PM
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