EccentricRaptor
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Hi everyone! I got my first Raptor (2017) earlier this year and so far I love it except for the transmission acting odd. While I've driven Rangers and larger trucks (F-350 and F-450), I never driven a Raptor or anything like it before getting mine. I knew from reading reviews and such that the 10 speed transmission "fumbles" from time to time when deciding what gear to shift into before I bought one, but that didn't deter me. But, I was wondering if what I'm experiencing is normal or if anyone else has experienced these things before. I have it scheduled later this month to have it looked at by the local Ford dealer, but I wished I knew from others how Raptors typically acted. Here's what I'm experiencing.
- A few days after I bought it, it began bucking on almost every downshift in normal mode (particularly the lower gears). Sport mode bucked/shifted harshly on both upshifts and downshifts. I took it to the local Ford dealer and told them about the update that was out there for early 2017 Raptors (read about it here ). They updated the transmission and that helped a lot. Normal mode was pleasant and I just experienced the random "fumble" when driving in town.
- Sport mode revs on most downshifts to the point that it speeds the truck back up and fights the brakes. It does it the worst when going from 7th to 6th gear and also 6th to 5th. But, I've had it do it on other gears too.
- Normal mode sometimes bucks (very subtle) when going from 4th to 3rd gear. Sport mode does this also but it's not so subtle.
- Sport mode frequently slams into gears when upshifting. However, sometimes it shifts smoothly. 3rd to 4th gear is the worst.
- I tried Manual mode the other day when driving on back country roads. I've driven manual stick shift trucks (older with only five gears and reverse). While I realize these are very different than what's on the Raptor, I didn't expect it to act the way it did. There was a solid 3 second or so delay after using the paddle shifter and it upshifting. And when it did upshift is was unbearably harsh (lurched/bucked). I read the manual on what the recommended speeds were to shift and I didn't get the RPM much past 2000 (hard to do since it wouldn't shift when I told it to).
- I have the most problems about an hour or so after driving - it becomes oddly clunky when upshifting (normal and sport).
Has anyone experienced anything like this?
- A few days after I bought it, it began bucking on almost every downshift in normal mode (particularly the lower gears). Sport mode bucked/shifted harshly on both upshifts and downshifts. I took it to the local Ford dealer and told them about the update that was out there for early 2017 Raptors (read about it here ). They updated the transmission and that helped a lot. Normal mode was pleasant and I just experienced the random "fumble" when driving in town.
- Sport mode revs on most downshifts to the point that it speeds the truck back up and fights the brakes. It does it the worst when going from 7th to 6th gear and also 6th to 5th. But, I've had it do it on other gears too.
- Normal mode sometimes bucks (very subtle) when going from 4th to 3rd gear. Sport mode does this also but it's not so subtle.
- Sport mode frequently slams into gears when upshifting. However, sometimes it shifts smoothly. 3rd to 4th gear is the worst.
- I tried Manual mode the other day when driving on back country roads. I've driven manual stick shift trucks (older with only five gears and reverse). While I realize these are very different than what's on the Raptor, I didn't expect it to act the way it did. There was a solid 3 second or so delay after using the paddle shifter and it upshifting. And when it did upshift is was unbearably harsh (lurched/bucked). I read the manual on what the recommended speeds were to shift and I didn't get the RPM much past 2000 (hard to do since it wouldn't shift when I told it to).
- I have the most problems about an hour or so after driving - it becomes oddly clunky when upshifting (normal and sport).
Has anyone experienced anything like this?