High RPM Slow GO

[sportsfreaked]

Hey guys my 2009 PSD FX4 I do not drive everyday. When it sits for a couple of days it starts fine but when I go to put it into drive and step on the pedal the rpms go up and the truck goes very slow like the transmission is having trouble engaging. It is like I have it in neutral and just reving the engine. After a couple of minutes it does ok and I have no problems when I drive it on back to back days. It is in a garage all teh time as well. Think I need to take it into Ford? I have only 11,000 miles on her. Thanks for the time!!

[BHC]

I had this problem - only like after driving 2 hours on the interstate and then pulling off on an exit ramp or stopping at a light. Upon trying to accelerate engine would rev but could never make it more than 10-15 mph. After no codes - multiple trips to the (fantastic) dealer with no problem ever being duplicated - no warranty work ever being performed - the dealer allowed me a great trade (and I didn't buy the first truck there) to a different truck from a 08 to a 10 but still with the 6.4. Mind boggling.

[sportsfreaked]

Mine does it everytime it sits for more then a day. I dropped it off Friday so it would sit there over the weekend and they are going to look at it today. I hope to hear something today but I am not holding my breath.

[sportsfreaked]

I go to wash the truck b4 taking it in on Friday and notice that the "chrome" I mean plastic on the rims is no loger attached. The only thing holding it on is the wheel balance weights. So I take it in Friday so it can sit over the weekend and they can look at it on Monday. So I call the guy at 4 pm today and say what did you find out. He tells me well he looked at it Saturday and it went into drive with no problem WTF. I am like are you an idiot I wrote it out for you to let it sit over the wekend he says oh yea I forgot. I said that is why I wrote it out for you but I guess he couldn't take the time to type it into his little tablet he had. So I told him to leave it SIT until Thursday and then start it up and put it in Drive and it won't go then Diagnose it. They are ordering 4 new wheels for it as well. Will update when I hear from them on Thursday

[sportsfreaked]

Well the dealer called and said it didn't do it after sitting from Monday untill today it went into drive just fine with no problems imagine that. I guess I will have to video tape it and plug my computer in every time I start it after it sits for a couple of days to get data to give to them. The new wheels are suppos eto be in tommorrow so hopefully I can get it back. I may have to get a 2nd mortgage though to fill with diesel near $4.00 here.

[frkjr_2580]

just a thought. have you checked the trans fluid? i know that an automatic trans will do this if its not at normal opt. temp if its low.

[sportsfreaked]

Originally Posted by frkjr_2580

just a thought. have you checked the trans fluid? i know that an automatic trans will do this if its not at normal opt. temp if its low.

Yes that was the first thing I checked and it was in the normal range. Some have suggested adding a quart to see if that helps and I am going to ask the dealer about it when I go to pick it up.