Bulletins

BulletinBulletin dateReplacement BulletinItem no.SummaryAdded
POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
9915207/26/1999608431Information on the new flush and fill tool available through rotunda. *tt01/05/2001
001501/10/2000612203Information regarding the new transmission cooler flusher- service tip. *mjs06/06/2000
9811201/19/1998605573Subject regarding a new service center support that uses a thrust bearing (#3 and #4) in place of thrust washers has been released. *tt07/12/1999
988804/27/1998601238Information on a new transmission fluid usage chart. *yc07/10/1998
9751103/03/199751945Fluid- transmission fluid usage charts. *jd07/17/1997
95171108/01/199545968Transmission-a4ld-harsh 1-2 upshift-vehicles equipped with 4.0l engine.*sd04/25/1996
9520910/01/199546475Spark knock/detonation may occur while cruising or accelerating at highway speeds w/ ambient temps of 70 degrees f (21 degrees c) or higher. this is due to too much spark advance. replace the powertrain control module (pcm) w/ a revised pc04/25/1996
9520710/01/199546474Some vehicles may stall or near-stall on initial start-up after an extended soak time and engine at ambient temp. this is due to fuel calibration requirements of the powertrain control module (pcm), at certain ambient temps, not properly m04/25/1996
BC135095090609/01/199545756High altitude transmission available. *tw04/25/1996
9512906/01/199545094Transmission-a4ld-harsh 1-2 upshift-vehicles equipped with 4.0l engine. *tw11/01/1995
POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - COOLING UNIT AND LINES
0314807/21/200310003748New transmission cooler flusher - service tips. 2003 escort and super duty f series included. *tt10/29/2003
00231011/13/2000616522Subject regarding contamination from prior transmission concerns or excess wear may be trapped in the transmission fluid cooling system. *tt03/05/2001
POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - TORQUE CONVERTER
96261212/16/199650997Transaxle - torque converter replacement guidelines and torque converter/transaxle cooling system cleaning procedures - service tip. *tw06/17/1997
9624911/18/199650908Torque converter - leak test procedure - service tip. *tw06/17/1997
POWER TRAIN - AXLE ASSEMBLY
98307402/27/1998607369Concerns with axle wind-up and / or clunking, popping, ratcheting type noises when making cornering maneuvers. *tt09/21/1999
1290506/01/1999606937Some vehicles may experience axle wind up and / or clunking, popping, ratcheting type noises when making cornering maneuvers on vehicles equipped with a four wheel drive hi or low range mode. *tt09/08/1999
BC013196010212/01/1995464384x4 front axles must use hypoid 4x4 gear oil p/n f1tz-19580-a & high temp 4x4 front axle & wheel bearing grease when servicing. it is not recommended to use heavier weight lubes in these front axles.04/25/1996
POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE
660307/01/1999610704Some vehicles may exhibit an audible pinging or creaking noise that may be heard from the driveline when engine torque is initially applied to the driveline. *tt05/11/2000
9916108/09/1999607653Experiencing an audible pinging or creaking (not a clunking noise) heard from the driveline when engine torque is initially applied to the driveline such as when shifting from park to drive or reverse, between drive and reverse. *tt10/04/1999
97111097231211/10/199753668Concerns with pinging or creaking being heard from the driveline when shifting from park to drive or reverse, between drive and reverse, or when engaging the clutch. *yc03/30/1998
96241711/18/199650915Noise - pinging or creaking from driveline when vehicle is put into gear. *tw06/17/1997
POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION
736611/01/1999610793Some vehicles equipped with manual transmission may exhibit neutral gear rollover noise (a light metallic rattling sound from the transmission) which occurs at idle with transmission in neutral clutch engaged (clutch pedal up). *tt05/15/2000
1342310/01/1999609688Vehicles equipped with manual transmission may exhibit neutral gear rollover noise which occurs at idle with transmission in neutral and clutch engaged. *tt04/06/2000
BC230197050105/01/199752797New clutch slave cylinder with a redesigned lip seal. *tw09/12/1997
BC067896102510/25/199650356Information on aode/4r7w transmission main control & case replacement. *tt04/24/1997

Consumer Complaints

Fail datemilesoccurencesPurchase date
POWER TRAIN
04/15/20022
 Speedometer is not reading the correct speed, t keeps jumping 5 miles less, then 5 miles more at any given time. *ak speedometer completely failed. dealer replaced entire dash. however speedometer is doing the same thing. *tt
06/01/1997110/21/1994
 Speedometerfailed, unable to determine what the precise speed is.
POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
04/14/200104/01/1994
 According to the mechanic a defective plug in transmission caused fluid to leak out, thus failure of transmission occurred. i was stranded on the interstate at 3:30am, fortunately no accident occurred as the trucks transmission locked up going 65mph. ford declines any problem with the transmission plug. however, the mechanic mentioned the same problem occurring on other rangers he has fixed. i found (online) other complaints about ranger transmissions. due to the faulty plugs, a gradual leak occurs, unoticable to the average person. this could become a hazardous situation for those traveling on the interstate or highways, especially if the vehicles engine dies, because the steering locks up when the engine quits. i would simply like for all ranger owners to be aware of this situation. i realize that ford will do little or nothing about this situation, but some good old fashion customer satisfaction would be nice.
01/05/1998109/01/1994
 Oil plugs in gear box leaked causing transmission to go out happened while on busy freeway was lucky as we made it to shoulder and no one was injured el centro motors was dealer who fixed it as robinson ford said not under warranty el centro motors employee admitted it was faulty(bad)plugs but said warranty did not cover plugs el centro motors 385 main st el centro,ca 92251 (760) 352-8030 thank you for your help another mechanic i talked to said he had heard of that same problem from some of his other customers (independent mechanic) thank you for your assistance.*ak
12/15/200003/01/1994
 No summary listed for above vehicle. *ak
11/22/200010/01/2000
 We bought the truck used on 10/12/00. forty days later the transmission went out. have their been any recalls on this truck? *ak
05/18/20000
 There are three plugs on top of the transmission made of rubber that cracked and transmission fluid was leaking. *ak
03/01/1999207/01/1997
 Transmission whined for a time, fluid level was verified ok. transmission then jumped out of gear at 70 mph on interstate (gear was overdrive). transmission was fixed at that time. transmission now whines again at 82k miles.
06/05/199906/01/1999
 Second gear has gone out in my ranger. i have heard of 6 other similar incedents. *ak
08/01/1997505/01/1995
 Vehicle stalled when crossing major intersection. vehicle also jumps when shifting.
11/01/1995205/30/1994
 Transmission failed resulting in leakage.
03/01/1995502/01/1995
 Transmission shifts hard between first and second gears.
01/08/19951
 When cold starting vehicle rpm picks up when transmission is shifted into reverse from park, also rpm picks up when shifting from park into drive. *ak
12/05/1994
 When parked on an incline, truck will roll backwards. tt
POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - COOLING UNIT AND LINES
 When towing another vehicle transmission fluid leaks. manufacturer and dealer have been notified. *ak
 Transmission is leaking fluid from the plugs in the transmission. please describe. *ak
POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - LEVER AND LINKAGE - COLUMN SHIFT
04/01/1998
 Automatic four wheel drive failed/repalced now with manual system. *ak
11/16/1999604/01/1994
 After making a hard right turn when the vehicle is first started, the automatic locking hubs for the 4 wd system tried to engage and caused an uncontrollable shaking of the front end of the truck. in addition, there is a loud whining from the transfer case. once the vehicle is stopped, the problem corrects itself. *ak
12/06/1998107/01/1995
 While driving in snow and when pushing the button to engage the automatic four wheel drive, the four wheel drive did not engage. the problem has not been reported to the dealership. *ak *ml
POWER TRAIN - AXLE ASSEMBLY
05/02/19971
 While driving left rear axle came out with wheel/tire still attached, vehicle spun, right rear axle came completely out, loss of vehicle control, slid 425 ft, crashed into some trees. according to dealer, lock rings broke. *ak
01/15/1995
 The rear axle bent, causing the rear of the vehicle to bounce when the brakes are applied. *ak
08/23/1995
 While driving, right rear axle broke causing right rear wheel to fall off; heard noise on right side of wheel; vehicle spun around, hit guard rail on bridge.
01/07/19951
 Vehicles rear axle broke off while driving, causing wheel to fall off. tt
POWER TRAIN - AXLE HUBS
11/18/19971
 Firestone atx tires, p26575r15, dot w29vins423 experienced vibration, consumer stated vehicle jumped and left road into a ditch causing damage to vehicle, consumer feels that the tires shook so bad and caused the 4wd hub to engage causing vehicle to drag on left front wheel and steer left, consumer also states the hub did fail in the summer or fall of 2000 and it was replaced. *slc
11/16/1999604/01/1994
 After making a hard right turn when the vehicle is first started, the automatic locking hubs for the 4 wd system tried to engage and caused an uncontrollable shaking of the front end of the truck. in addition, there is a loud whining from the transfer case. once the vehicle is stopped, the problem corrects itself. *ak
POWER TRAIN - CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
08/27/200001/01/1997
 Known defect. ford is not interested in repairing. they are on their third component upgrade. live in interior british columbia. only had access to states, no provinces.thankyou for your website. no safety defec tlisted. *ak
12/30/199702/26/1994
 Clutch slave cylinder cracked and began to leak fluid.
 Wner states while driving vehicle it stalls in traffic; he also notes that he has to restart vehicle while in traffic due to a faulty clutch, he further indicates that he had three put in and the same problem happened again. *ak
 1) clutch assembly has faulty spring that hangs until breaking. gears failed to respond grinding gears. 2) abs brakes when applying brakes, pedal goes to floor.
POWER TRAIN - CLUTCH ASSEMBLY - PEDAL/LINKAGE
11/25/2000
 Clutch leaks from slave cylinder when applying clutch in cold weather. dealer notified, and informed consumer that vehicle was not covered under a manufacturer's recall. please feel free to provide any further details on this matter. *ak
06/14/19964
 Plastic rod under clutch pedal broke, causing clutch to fail. *dh
POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE
09/11/1999111/01/1994
 Auto-locking hubs make whining sound and 4wd will no longer engage. understand from area mechanics that this is common due to poor design in auto locking hub feature. preparing to bring to dealer for an estimate. this item should not wear out from normal driving. (ref. similar: sbn# bc2261060194, nhtsa item# sb036362)
POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE - CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT
10/03/1996
 The rear cv booth cover come off, causing the rear driveshaft to loosen and come off.
POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE - DRIVESHAFT
03/26/1996112/01/1993
 Axle driveshaft failed.
06/04/1994
 Transmission
02/28/199805/01/1996
 Shift rail plug fails allowing transmission to lose fluid.
02/13/1996
 Driveshaft dropped out while driving, causing an accident. *ak
POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION
10/10/20041000001
 While parked, the vehicle came out of gear and rolled down a hill. as a result, the vehicle was damaged. please provide additional information. *jb
04/05/20021
 Consumer states that while driving, the transmission will lose power or vehicle will slow down.*jb
03/01/2001
 Transmission is making very loud and noisy sounds. while in fifth gear transmission gets stuck. *ak
05/18/2000111/01/1998
 The leak in the transmission was the result of failure of the plastic plugs located on top of the transmission. the aastro transmission and automoblie repairs had reported to me of the problem. they also had encountered other vehicles like mine and with the same situations.( dot number: tire size: p225/70r14 )
03/01/1999105/01/1994
 The leak in the transmission was the result of the failure of the plastic plugs located on top of the transmission. this was reported to me by the dealers service personnel when vehicle was taken for repair. i was informed that thic was a common problem with the mazda transmission used in the ranger truck. ther have been at least two other reports to nhtsa on this problem. from information i have received, if the fluid in the transmission becomes low, it will result in the transmission being damaged. it appears that this problem is much more common that reported and seems a result of the use of plastic plugs in the top of the transmission. i was informed of this potential problem when i took my truck to be serviced. i was told that the leaking was a common problem. the service personnel at the dealership also said that the plug failure was not uncommon. it appears that this may be a problen that is masked by other transmission problems. *ak
05/01/1998108/01/1994
 Transmission went into neutral on inerstate blowing most of the gears apart.
10/01/1998110/01/1994
 The plugs in the transmission case (i'm not sure of the exact anatomy) shrunk resulting in the lost of transmission fluid. in turn, the transmission was damaged from driving without fluid. i was unaware of the problem at the time and did not realize something was wrong until too late. the truck was still driveable, but only for a matter of time. it is being repaired now. i've spoken with several mechanics locally who have all told me that this seems to be a common problem with the ford transmission for several years. i've followed all of ford's customer service channels and have received no help. i've also met with an attorney. thank you for any help you can give.
08/29/199804/30/1994
 Transmission totally failed due ti improper seals, causing transmission fluid to leak.
11/01/1995205/01/1994
 Transmission locked up, failed.
01/28/1997101/01/1995
 The shift rail plug that is located on the top cover of the transmission has a tendency to lose its sealing capabilities, causing the transmission to lose its fluid at a slow rate.
12/05/1995
 Manual transmission failure, when engaging manual transmission with the clutch depressed, vehicle will not move. tt
 5-speed transmission when parked in first gear on very slight driveway, truck drifted backward onto another parked vehicle. please describe details. tt
POWER TRAIN - TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
08/10/19941
 Transmission transfer case (4wd) failed. *skd

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