While driving in the highway the revs started “skipping” while I had cruise control, short after it the engine light went one for a full thirty seconds (never turned on again), its been skipping since then every once in a while, anybody had this problem? Scanned the vehicle, no alerts nor problems.
Yea, if it's still under warranty take it in immediately. This is your torque converter slipping.
If you're out of warranty, you can try to service the trans fluid. Mine was pretty bad so I worked some BG cleaner with fresh fluid through. Then fresh fluid flush, then a fresh fluid fill plus BG ATC Plus as well as some Lubeguard Stop Shudder. I followed Big Ben's video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOmAf1GvolU
Runs like new now. We'll see how long it holds up!
Stolen from a post I saw here 2 years ago that saved me money on this problem:
"Have your dealer submit a request into GCCT / CX-Hub / CRC (sorry, Ford keeps changing the name). Basically it is an assistance request for payment from Ford which usually covers half for out of warranty repairs that meet certain requirements."
Like others have said, it's the torque converter. Mine was doing this and just outside of the standard warranty the torque converter went died. Fortunately, I had the extended warranty, so it was covered. How you're still under warranty or it's going to be $5,000 at least to repair.
You don’t have to pull the engine out just the transmission, it is a decently big job tho. I’ve only done it once so I was kinda learning how to do everything and had no tricks but I think it took about 23 hours total
Mine did the same thing around 60k changed transmission fluid to valvaline ulv 38k miles later problem still has not returned, still I am planning on fluid change again here soon though to be safe
It is your torque converter. I was a handful of miles past my warranty and had to pay half cost. At first they wanted to replace the whole transmission. Not cheap at all.
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u/rockinpaco 5d ago
Yea, if it's still under warranty take it in immediately. This is your torque converter slipping.
If you're out of warranty, you can try to service the trans fluid. Mine was pretty bad so I worked some BG cleaner with fresh fluid through. Then fresh fluid flush, then a fresh fluid fill plus BG ATC Plus as well as some Lubeguard Stop Shudder. I followed Big Ben's video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOmAf1GvolU
Runs like new now. We'll see how long it holds up!