Only 55,000 miles of highway usage no hauling/off road axle and bearings must be replaced. Dt
1998 Ford Ranger transmission complaints
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Purchased truck used with 18,000 miles. I immediately started feeling a bumping from the drivetrain upon acceleration. Dealer replaced driveshaft under warranty. By the time the truck reached 40,000 miles I started to feel it again. I have been driving it that way since and it now has 55,000 miles on it. The dealers will not fix it again as it is out of warranty and it is a costly repair. I have talked with others that have the same problem and can not understand why there is no recall for this problem. Mr
I was driving my 98 ford ranger at hiway speed when the transmission case and transfer case exploded. It appeared as though the transmission had locked up for no reason at all. When it locked up it sounded just like a tire had blown out. I called the local dealer and explained the problem. I told them that I was out of time on my warranty but, I wasn't over on the allowed milage. They told me that they were quite sure if my truck didn't have obvious abuse that ford would still cover it under warranty. After they disassembled my transmission they told me that it looked like I had put it in park while going down the hiway, which is totally ridiculous. The truck has been well taken care of. Ford decided not to help with the repair bill because of what the dealer had told them. I guess the bottom line is, if the transmission had completely locked up at that speed, instead of blowing apart, they could have been several injuries because I was driving in heavy traffic on a six lane hiway. There is no doubt in my mind that this was due to some kind of part failure. I was just driving on my way to work when it went.
On 2-14-02 odometer read 54250--------on 3-15-02 odometer read 4,862.
Consumer states vehicle is experiencing several electrical problems, the inside light will not go off when the door is shut, the door ajar light never goes off, when the keys are left inside the ignition with the door closed, the chimer will keep dinging until the key is removed, the dealer claimed the problem was the jewel modular, however the bulbs inside the dash keep blowing, when the blinkers are turned on there is a crackling noise that sounds like a wire shorting out, the windshield wipers act erractically when in delay mode, the hazard lights work intermittently, consumer has concerns with the airbag light, when he turns the switch to the off position, the light goes off and when consumer turns the switch to the on position, the light indicates that the airbag is off.
Problem 1: transmission clunks when starting out from stop, or when slowing down. While this is a problem that does not develop overnight,rather manifests itself over a peroid of time, when I reported it to the dealer, the mileage was past warranty but the time( 3 years ) was not. My complaint is that this involved a part that ford knows to be defective in design. Ford has since redesigned the part, but will not replace the original because it was out of warranty. However, the poorly designed parts, known to be problem plagued, was installed as original equipment, well under the warranty-I.e. 0 miles, 0 months.problem 2&3 involve the electrical system-lane changer had bad contacts ( I could hear noise when engaging ) from almost day one, but finally failed completly after warranty. In addition the door ajar indicator has come on in wet conditions since less than 6 months old. The dealer has tried to fix many times, often failing to duplicate, until I drove directly to dealer with door ajar on. Even then they have failed to fix. I have an appointment to fix this under warranty, but the other problems they refuse to correct without charge or compromise.
The consumer stated that while driving the vehicle, first gear is at least 30% to fast, and 80% to fast on reverse gear and it is impossible to go back.
Rear axel broke.
While traveling approximately 65 to 70 MPH vehicle jumped into 4-wheel drive unexpectedly. No determination has been made as to the cause of this problem. Please provide any additional information / attachments.
My truck was just 3 months now out of warranty.I went to start it to go to work and it would not stay running:just would not.I called gordie boucher service and got an appointment to have it checked out.I was afraid to drive it out there,so I had my husband do that and his father followed in his vehicle. My husband said he had a heck of a time.truck kept killing and wouldn't stay running.I told him to go in the morning so as not to get caught in heavy traffic and stall out and cause an accident!bottom line:needed mass air flow sensor:cost:$360.00.I believe this to be a manufacturer defect regardless of being only 3 months out of warranty.I believe this part should last longer than 3 years,3 months and I want to be reimbursed by ford for the $360.00 I had to pay. I could have had an accident had that happened on my going to work or getting off work or my husband on his way to take it to be repaired!
In this vehicle driveshaft does not fit on the transmission far enough which causes it to fibrate out of balance and knocks the oil seal out of the transmission. Is this a common problem with ford?
Intermittently transmission locks up when coming out to a stop or from reverse to drive. Dealer has inspected vehicle, and could not duplicate or correct the problem.
Transmission is experiencing a clunking noise whenever accelerator pedal is applied from a stop position. Dealer was notified, and informed consumer that vehicle was out of its warranty, and not covered under a recall. *ak the driveshaft has been redesigned and dealer stated consumer should have his replaced with the new design, recall 99v204.
The transmission is beginning to fail although it has been properly maintained. Nlm
Complaints of vibrations in front end began 9-98. This tranamission was serviced at 16321. Complaints of the same vibration continued and was never eliminated. At about 50300 the vibration be came more violent and caused the transmission seals to leak. The the results was a complete break down at highway speeds.
Trani 3rd/4th gears failed. Required rebuilt (warranty just expired).
4- wheel drive has quit working, it has only been used 3-4 times. Also horn has failed, cause unknown. Please provide further information.
Door ajar and light staying on for 45 minutes or more before shuting off. Dealer/manufacturer notified. Feel free to provide any further details on this matter. *ak a seal in the transmission keeps leaking and has been replaced twice, place where car was purchased is going to replace vehicle because in order to fix the problem, the transmission, computer chip, and driveshaft would have to be replaced.
A ford representative informed the consumer of a recall regarding the speed control (possibly a manufacturer's recall), the consumer has not received a recall statement and the dealer would not perform any work.
On take off and stopping there is a jurking in the vechicle upon taking it to a ford dealer near me ( jeffers ford in new lexington ohio) first time it was in they told me they fixed it . On the second time the head maintance man told me he called ford and they was aware of a problem with the drive shafts being bad (to long ) is what I think he said from 1997-2000 ford rangers .so then he wanted to charge me to install a new one at my cost.at which he did say my warrenty was over miles so it was expired but it wasnt at the first time I had it in to them which they said they fixed. I just hope not to many more people have this experance and have to pay for it out of there pockets ..isnt this something that needs to be recalled they are aware of the problem?oh I did ask the maintance if it was safe to drive he responded they (ford motor co.) didnt say. That made me feel real good and safe out on the road ..thank you . Edwin w halsey
Firestone wrangler p265 75 r15 tires experienced early tread wear so consumer had vehicle balanced and aligned many times and problem never corrected, dealer said the problem was the pressure of the tires were too high for large tires on a small truck, another dealer thought the problem to be the rims being to small for such big tires, another dealer replaced tires with radial atx tires that didn't do any better.
Clutch pedal about 1 1/2" free play. Warranty work performed @ airport marina ford on 05/16/00, 05/22/00,08/16/00, 08/24/00.clutch pedal now feels spongy. According to paperwork, slave cylinder, master cylinder, bleed, slave cylinder replacement.
On going/intermittent problem in hot weather condition when applying transmission to stop or decline from a hill. It causes rmps to increase to 1500. Vehicle been in/out of dealer shop on two occasions, and problem still reoccurring. Please provide further details.
The transmision torque converter seems to whine from aprox. 2,500 RPM until gear shift when accelerating. When overdrive is disengaged above 50mph the transmision slams. The wheel lug nuts were not torqued correctly upon delivery of vehicle resulting in 1 elongated rim. Air conditioning has been returned to dealer 3 times. Told nothing was wrong with the system that it was within "ford" specs, yet miraculously it is cold again for approx 1-2 months.
Self adjusting brake kite is not installed causing the rear brakes to worn out. Yh
Strong odor of gear oil was found coating some of the exhaust system and much of the underside of the truck floor and other components in the area of the differential. Pontential of fire or an accident resulting from seizure of the differential (from lack of oil ) is feared.
This failure happened immediately after I purchased the vehicle. I took it back immediately and it was checked by ford, and koons mechanics. They stated everything was good. All koons did for me was replaced 4 tires that were worn on different parts of all tires. I have continued notifing koons about the same proble since the day I bought the vehicle, and they have not done anything. I finally found out from a back yard mechanic that the proble was the drive shaft. I told koons' mechanics that ,and I ordered thru an extended plan the shaft two months ago 2/10/00 .I have not heard from koons yet. I feel that the jumping and swaying will cost me to have a serious accident. Thank you.
Clutch slave cylinder bolts came out knocking hole through transmition case.transmission cross member had to be cut out after speed nuts broke loose.heater failed three times.thermostat replaced twice didn't help.bolts holding cooling fan on came out.switch for dome light failed, and brake rotors warped.
Clutch would not fully disengage while driving, and transmission would slip. Dealer representative stated clutch assembly failed, due to way I drive, which is a wear item and not covered by warranty, and $623.00 to repair. Truck has only 32,000 miles on it. Previous two trucks I owned had manual transmissions and over 140,000 miles on them when I sold them and both had original clutches. I have not changed way I drive, and I drive in same area. Brought to aamco for second opinion and was told pressure plate and clutch failure. Was told by aamco it was probably design defect due to only 32,000 miles and pressure plate failure. Also, aamco rep. Stated new ford ranger and f-150 manual transmission uses automatic transmission fluid, and has 3 rubber plugs in transmission housing. Auto trans. Fluid eats away rubber plugs, which allows dirt in and fluid out, another design defect.
Consumer's vehicle was in park outside of store . Parking emergency brake wasn't on, and vehicle was in first gear. Vehicle rooled out of the parking lot into the street. Then rolled back to the same street and then ran into a 12foot drainage ditch. No injuries reported.
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