Automatic Transmission Leak issue leads to surprising discovery & rebuilt transmission

flip said:

Pump bushing? I can see the bushing going bad and having metal contamination. Depending on what those 30 parts are, the powertrain cost cap we have to fill out basically tells us if it reaches the threshold for replacement or repair. I was told it factors in each dealers labor and parts markups but not sure what % it takes to put over the top. The other factor it takes into account is part and complete replacement unit availability. If one of the parts on the tech list is on galactic backorder and can't be obtained from another dealer, they can get the blessing for then next level service assembly (complete unit).

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djn3400 said:

@flip thanks for the info!

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djn3400 said:

While changing a few weeks ago at 15k miles I noticed some drops of transmission fluid that had formed on the bottom of the bell housing area. I wiped them and checked a couple of days later and they were back. I didn’t have any spots on my garage floor though so it wasn't a large leak.

I took the Bronco in a couple of weeks back to have the leak checked out, thinking it was a bad seal or something. It was still only dripping a few drops each day. After 2 weeks in the shop, I received an update last week that the transmission tech couldn't figure out where the leak was coming from and he contacted Ford. Ford told him to pull the transmission and inspect it. They also told me at that time that it was leaking pretty bad and there was a large puddle under the lift when they came in one morning.

Today I got an update that a bushing or bearing (the service advisor wasn't sure which one the tech told him) had turned sideways in the transmission and tore up the gears and other bearings and such. He said the tech has ordered over 30 components and will be rebuilding it when the parts arrive. He said this is the 2nd or 3rd one they have seen like this. The weird thing is that it drove completely normal and I never heard any strange noises or anything that would indicate that bearings and gears in my transmission were being destroyed. I mentioned that to the service advisor today and he said that's how the others have been too, no noise or drive issues. Looks like I'll be without my Bronco for a couple more weeks.

Anyone else ever hear of this? Should I be concerned with the rebuilt transmission going forward? I'm surprised they didn't just replace the transmission and send the old one back to Ford for teardown and analysis since this seems to not be an isolated incident.

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djn3400 said:

While changing a few weeks ago at 15k miles I noticed some drops of transmission fluid that had formed on the bottom of the bell housing area. I wiped them and checked a couple of days later and they were back. I didn’t have any spots on my garage floor though so it wasn't a large leak.

I took the Bronco in a couple of weeks back to have the leak checked out, thinking it was a bad seal or something. It was still only dripping a few drops each day. After 2 weeks in the shop, I received an update last week that the transmission tech couldn't figure out where the leak was coming from and he contacted Ford. Ford told him to pull the transmission and inspect it. They also told me at that time that it was leaking pretty bad and there was a large puddle under the lift when they came in one morning.

Today I got an update that a bushing or bearing (the service advisor wasn't sure which one the tech told him) had turned sideways in the transmission and tore up the gears and other bearings and such. He said the tech has ordered over 30 components and will be rebuilding it when the parts arrive. He said this is the 2nd or 3rd one they have seen like this. The weird thing is that it drove completely normal and I never heard any strange noises or anything that would indicate that bearings and gears in my transmission were being destroyed. I mentioned that to the service advisor today and he said that's how the others have been too, no noise or drive issues. Looks like I'll be without my Bronco for a couple more weeks.

Anyone else ever hear of this? Should I be concerned with the rebuilt transmission going forward? I'm surprised they didn't just replace the transmission and send the old one back to Ford for teardown and analysis since this seems to not be an isolated incident.

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Toccoa said:

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Jmor said:

When the advisor said he has had 2 or 3 others, did the subject come up of which year , models, or engines were affected. What is yours?

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MayhemMike said:

Confused how an internal part failed ( not fully understanding the actual part”)and created a way for transmission fluid to leak out. Also fail to understand how a failed part moved and caused other internal damage and the transmission had no usage issues. New one on me.

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j_marinelli said:

or.......

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