Manual transmission scraping noise / grinding sound

[red.radar]

My personal experiences with brand new vehicles from Ford:

• 2012 F150: bad relay, non functional windshield wipers
• 2018 F150: 10 Speed Trans leaking fluid, Assembly defect and bad gasket
• 2021 F250: Crushed wire harness causing passenger seat sensor to fail resulting in airbag light
• 2023 Bronco: Noisy Transmission.

I have come to expect out of box defects with Ford. I guess the "Quality is Job 1" campaign must have ended. And there is an element of full me once shame on you... Fool me twice...three..four times. Gosh, I am an idiot.

Good news after the out of the box issues are resolved usually its been a trouble free product.

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[I3lackRose]

Welp here starts the games. My repair order for TSB was closed because the vehicle is not at the dealership, parts are back ordered with no ETA. FORD PV CX Team told me I have to take it back to dealer to reopen the work order. WTF?

 

[ASUBronco]

I'll just add to this thread, I brought my 23' Badlands in for the transmission noise and they told me after talking with engineering that they need to replace the transmission and it will be 2-3 weeks until parts arrive.

The info in this forum was helpful, otherwise I may have waited too long before I brought it in.

 

[BigHoof]

I'll just add to this thread, I brought my 23' Badlands in for the transmission noise and they told me after talking with engineering that they need to replace the transmission and it will be 2-3 weeks until parts arrive.

The info in this forum was helpful, otherwise I may have waited too long before I brought it in.

Hopefully this will address your issue, I'm sure it sucks. Previously it has not but maybe there is a fix incorporated into the newest builds.

 

[Broncogirl66]

Doesn't sound transmission related if the engine doesn't run at all. Likely a completely different issue. Let us know what they say either way!

the engine turns over the bronco will not moves in any gear

 

[BigHoof]

the engine turns over the bronco will not moves in any gear

Did you try to switch the transfer case from high to low just to rule that out?

 

[smiths65]

Heard from dealership yesterday, while during the teardown for the TSB for the 5th/6th synchros...they discovered other gearing issues.
So, more time on the lift...probably mid to late next week.

 

[Bmadda]

Heard from dealership yesterday, while during the teardown for the TSB for the 5th/6th synchros...they discovered other gearing issues.
So, more time on the lift...probably mid to late next week.

Anything more technical they can share? Would the tech let you take a pic of what he sees?

 

[smiths65]

Anything more technical they can share? Would the tech let you take a pic of what he sees?

I have asked for pics & more detail, hopefully dealership comes through with more...oil was fine, clear of shavings. Bronco only has 865miles on odometer

 

[I3lackRose]

Welp here starts the games. My repair order for TSB was closed because the vehicle is not at the dealership, parts are back ordered with no ETA. FORD PV CX Team told me I have to take it back to dealer to reopen the work order. WTF?

So got in touch with dealer and the service manager claims my order is not closed and i dont need to come back. He told me there is still a part on order but they also ordered additional pieces and parts for the job though he did not detail what. I told them the heads up that there are some people saying the noise has come back after TSB to which his response was that's interesting. I hope i dont become a pain in the ass to them but FORD needs to follow through and really fix the issue on these. How can i possibly resell a vehicle that sounds like that from the transmission.

 

[smiths65]

So got in touch with dealer and the service manager claims my order is not closed and i dont need to come back. He told me there is still a part on order but they also ordered additional pieces and parts for the job though he did not detail what. I told them the heads up that there are some people saying the noise has come back after TSB to which his response was that's interesting. I hope i dont become a pain in the ass to them but FORD needs to follow through and really fix the issue on these. How can i possibly resell a vehicle that sounds like that from the transmission.

I already am a pain in the ass to the dealer, Bronco has lived at the dealership for over 75% since I took delivery.

 

[I3lackRose]

I already am a pain in the ass to the dealer, Bronco has lived at the dealership for over 75% since I took delivery.

So sorry! I love the vehicle, mostly been no issues but these transmission issues are
pretty crappy to have to deal with so early. Hopefully these vehicles will be nothing but reliable once we work through some early adoptor issues.

 

[TheBuster15]

I know this has been said 1k other times in this thread but I am getting that noise at idle too. It happens when I cold start. I tried the test where you apply pressure to 6th and the noise goes away. My truck has 310 miles on it. I took delivery last Monday. I still love everything about it and it makes my day every time I drive it (other than the noise it makes when I turn it on). I am working with my dealer to get in the queue for a fix.

I know other people are waiting for a recall or a genuine fix other than replacing the scorched synchros, I recommend that you still reach out to the dealer to document that this is happening so that you are protected. This also ensures Ford takes the volume of people impacted by this seriously.

 

[J3D]

I finally got into the dealer yesterday for this issue. They came back and said the 4th & 5th synchro's are bad. Had a multi-page writeup for all the parts that will need to be ordered. And, of course, everything is back ordered. I'm ok with this. Would prefer Ford get this figured out first. One good thing is there's no drivability problems with this issue. I have posted here before. The videos here are exactly what happening to me.
parking lot wheelin' pic...

 

[Mustbeheresomewhere]

I went ahead and made an appointment for the dealer to look at it. They are booked out until the end of March! Its not a rush since it drives fine and I'm not really satisfied with with the answers that Ford has presented so far. At least I've documented it and now I'll just wait and see what happens between now and then.

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