Wanted to slow down on snow covered road for stopped traffic ahead/pushed in clutch/attempted to downshift from 4th gear/found shift lever to be locked up/clutch would not disengage/found it near impossible to brake vehicle to a stop/was forced to drive vehicle off road to avoid hitting stopped vehicle in rear. Stopped vehicle by shutting off engine. Found the clutch cylinder out of fluid. Refilled and clutch action seemed ok. Could not find any noticeable leaks. Called dealership. Talked to service rep. Rep felt it may off been low on fluid due to cluch wear. Drove about 35 miles and again when I attemped to downshift to slow down for stop light /no clutch operation. No clutch fluid. Only way one can shift to neutral is to shut engine off. Very dangerous. Discovered when I took vehicle in for repair that a O-ring in clutch slave cylinder leaked. Ford tech said this a common problem especially if it is very cold temperature outside. Funny Ford had a similar clutch problem with their 1987 F150 trucks except it was due to a weak firewall mounting for clutch oil resorivor. Again clutch would not disengage properly and Ford had a factory modification to fix.

- Wolcott, NY, USA

Vehicle experiences trouble with the transmission, sometimes it won't go into reverse.

- Torrington, CT, USA

Transmission is failing.

- Bushnell, FL, USA

5-speed manual synchronized transmission is so poor in shifting timing that it continually misses second and third gears.

- Garland, TX, USA