Can't be normal: Transmission makes loud hard shifts

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I have a 21’ had the same problem took it in two months ago needed a new transmission. They finally got the transmission in today. They said it’ll be ready in one week. My dealer said if any truck is doing that it’s a bad transmission. It’s been sitting there for two months. I have a rental. I just hope this new transmission takes care of it.
 

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I have the same issue. I can recreate the issue on command.

I believe the issue on mine is when you’re accelerating and the truck thinks you’re going to need an upshift but you suddenly slow down and the truck then tries to downshift.

I get that clunk noise everyday.
Same on my 17 & 18.

Brought it into the dealership, they replaced some sort of solenoid but still doing the same crap.
 
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I have put 500-600 miles on it in normal mode since I noticed the very hard shifts in sport mode. No issue over those miles in normal mode.

Since I really need the room and comfort my pickup affords, I will be gambling taking it on a 2400 miles road trip starting this Sunday.

I've got an appointment to have the transmission looked at later in October after I return. I tried three different Ford dealerships and they were all 3-4 weeks out just to have a transmission tech look at it.
 

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I have a 2023 as well,
I cleared my transmission learning table? and disabled adaptive learning, as been great ever since
I followed the same steps with my '23 clearing & disabling adaptive learning, and it definitely made a difference, but I still occasionally get that harsh clunk when stopping quickly at lower speeds. Did the redesigned CDF drum in the '24 models solve this issue?
 

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I have put 500-600 miles on it in normal mode since I noticed the very hard shifts in sport mode. No issue over those miles in normal mode.

Since I really need the room and comfort my pickup affords, I will be gambling taking it on a 2400 miles road trip starting this Sunday.

I've got an appointment to have the transmission looked at later in October after I return. I tried three different Ford dealerships and they were all 3-4 weeks out just to have a transmission tech look at it.
Sport mode needs to learn as well. Drive it like it's in normal mode for 500 miles and it will smooth out. If you're driving like it's a drag race, of course it's going to shift hard.
 

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Sport mode needs to learn as well. Drive it like it's in normal mode for 500 miles and it will smooth out. If you're driving like it's a drag race, of course it's going to shift hard.

I’ve noticed this in my 24.

Drive Normal mode nice and easy, and it stays smooth.

If you feel like hauling a$$ reserve that for Sport mode, and it keeps things stable.

When I would drive aggressive in Normal it would thunk, and vice versa in Sport.
 

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I had my 23 in Sport mode coming back from a trip this past Weekend. I was coming down a long downhill grade and it down shifted so hard it sounded like a bomb went off under the Raptor. I was surprised my rear end wasn’t laying out on the highway.
My GF said WTF was that, it can’t be normal!
 

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I had my 23 in Sport mode coming back from a trip this past Weekend. I was coming down a long downhill grade and it down shifted so hard it sounded like a bomb went off under the Raptor. I was surprised my rear end wasn’t laying out on the highway.
My GF said WTF was that, it can’t be normal!
It is normal if you make it normal

The transmission learns over time. If you have it in sport and drive it like a race car, it's going to do that. If you drive it like it's in normal while in sport mode, it is a much better, but aggressive still, style of drive.

It takes about 500 miles or so for it change around.
 
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