Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||||
| 99152 | 07/26/1999 | 608431 | Information on the new flush and fill tool available through rotunda. *tt | 01/05/2001 | |
| 0015 | 01/10/2000 | 612203 | Information regarding the new transmission cooler flusher- service tip. *mjs | 06/06/2000 | |
| 98112 | 01/19/1998 | 605573 | Subject regarding a new service center support that uses a thrust bearing (#3 and #4) in place of thrust washers has been released. *tt | 07/12/1999 | |
| 9888 | 04/27/1998 | 601238 | Information on a new transmission fluid usage chart. *yc | 07/10/1998 | |
| 97511 | 03/03/1997 | 51945 | Fluid- transmission fluid usage charts. *jd | 07/17/1997 | |
| BC1350950906 | 09/01/1995 | 45756 | High altitude transmission available. *tw | 04/25/1996 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - COOLING UNIT AND LINES | |||||
| 002310 | 11/13/2000 | 616522 | Subject regarding contamination from prior transmission concerns or excess wear may be trapped in the transmission fluid cooling system. *tt | 03/05/2001 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - TORQUE CONVERTER | |||||
| 962612 | 12/16/1996 | 50997 | Transaxle - torque converter replacement guidelines and torque converter/transaxle cooling system cleaning procedures - service tip. *tw | 06/17/1997 | |
| 96249 | 11/18/1996 | 50908 | Torque converter - leak test procedure - service tip. *tw | 06/17/1997 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||
| 01/10/1994 | 0 | ||
| Speedometer cable reconnected. *sd | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| Transmission is leaking, rubber plugs dry out and start to leak. tt | |||
| POWER TRAIN - CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | |||
| 12/26/1997 | 2 | 12/16/1997 | |
| Clutch rod retainer fell to the floor on two occasions. | |||
| 12/06/1994 | 6 | ||
| Clutch assembly replaced. *sd | |||
| 06/15/1991 | |||
| Man-tran:5 sp overdrive: clutch suddenly releases while letting up pedal; vehicle lurches forward/backward depending on which gear its in; intermittent problem. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - CLUTCH ASSEMBLY - PEDAL/LINKAGE | |||
| 04/05/2010 | 51000 | 1 | |
| I bought a 1988 ford ranger tan gold in color love the truck, but i went to indiana to pick my son up everything was fine but on the way back that's when everything started to fall apart here. ok, starter wouldn't restart had to pop clutch it, an then the clutch pedal itself gave away from the fire wall on the way home to savanna il. ok, it was dark out so the next day went to look and my and i saw there was crack there so we tried to fix this an see why it wasn't restarting up. ok but just had pop clutch the truck got back around and parked ok, i called midas to see if they would weld this up for me. we have tried carpenter tape to try pull the fire wall back in to release the clutch to get this truck somewhere to be fixed at the ford dealership is in freeport il , but i have called on ford to do something and not wait on an accident or recall. the fluid that leak out hit the motor going down the road is hot , starter to i want settlement plus repair. updated 5/12/10 *cn updated ivoq 05/26/10 | |||
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE - DRIVESHAFT | |||
| 04/02/1995 | |||
| Drive shaft broke where connected by front pole propelling entire vehicle air born then crashing. please describe details. tt | |||
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||
| 07/11/2010 | 650050 | ||
| 1988 ford ranger was towed back out here on 4/1/2011 ok this 1988 ford reanger has not been drove anywhere ok it also was on recall for brake work an this can't be done either cause of other issue with power train an you need brake an be able to use the clutch as will ok an this is stitting in the side od the driveway here the 1988 ford ranger has x out recall right with this vin number 1ftbr10t7jub93364 , an while thye was working on this 1988 ford ranger there was damage done , they never put the part back at all there big whole there this 1988 ford rnager was a trade in at fairway ford in freeport il on 2003 ford ranger | |||
| 12/12/1999 | 10/01/1987 | ||
| Transmission vibrates and makes a lot of noise- gears sound loose. *ak | |||
| 12/06/1994 | 6 | ||
| Transmission replaced. *sd | |||