1997 FORD RANGER Power Trainautomatic Transmission Problems

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD RANGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE INDICATOR REMAINED LIT UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. WHEN THE SPEED WAS REDUCED, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP FOR INSPECTION AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS RE-BUILT REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,099 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 126,431. UPDATED 05/08/09 *BF THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE SEAT BROKE LOOSE. UPDATED 05/12/09.*JB UPDATED 06/09/09.*JB

THIS TRUCK ACCERLERATES BY ITSELF, IT USED TO ONLY BE BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEARS BUT NOW I CAN BE ON THE FREEWAY AND IN 4TH GEAR WHEN I CAN FEEL THE PEDAL GO DOWN TO THE FLOOR, I'M FORCED TO PUT IT IN NUETRAL UNTIL THE RPMS GO DOWN, TRYING TO GET IT INTO ANOTHER GEAR ONLY GRINDS BECAUSE ITS RUNNING TOO HIGH. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, IF IT HAPPENS AT THE WRONG TIME SOMEONE COULD GET HURT OR THE ENGINE WILL JUST BLOW UP! *AK

TRAMISSION KEEPS WANTING NOT TOGO INTO REVERSE AND INTO 3RD GREAR AT VARIOUS TIMES. *AK

WON'T GO IN ANY GEAR THIS MORNING SEEMED FINE YESTERDAY.THE DOME LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME EVEN WITH THE DOOR CLOSED, IT HAS BEEN LIKE THIS FOR QUITE A WHILE AND IS VERY INCONVENIENT. *AK

MANUFACTURER FAILED TO NOTIFY CONSUMER ABOUT TRANSMISSION, TRANSMISSION WAS MADE OF SYNTHETIC, AND IT STARTED TO WEAVE, WHEN IT REACHED BAD PROPORTION OF OIL AND AIR, AND WILL LOSE TRANSMISSION, CONTACTED DEALER AND DEALER ADMITTED THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH TRANSMISSION.*AK *SLC

NO SUMMARY LISTED. *AK

POWER STEERING HAD TO BE REPLACED, WAS MAKING A NOISE LIKE PUMP WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. AIR CONDITIONER PUMP REPLACED. RIGHT WINDOW IS LOOSE WHILE GOING DOWN. TRANSMISSION SLIPS OCCASIONALLY WHILE TAKING OFF. THERE ARE LOOSE BOLTS UNDERNEATH SEATS. FOG LIGHT FAILED. CONSUMER STATES OIL FROM MASTER CYLINDER DAMAGED HOOD. DOOR LOCK INSIDE DRIVER'S DOOR NEVER WORKED AND WAS REPLACED. *AK *SLC

TRANSMISSION FAILED. *AK

DOME LIGHT STAYS ON AFTER STARTED AND DOOR CLOSED AND DOES NOT GO OFF. PROBLEM SEEING AT NIGHT... NO WAY TO TURN OFF WITHOUT REMOVING THE BULBS. WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT START WHEN TURNED ON THE DO NOT GO OFF WHEN SWITCHED OFF. HAVE TO TURN THE WIPERS ON THEN OFF AGAIN. SHIFT KNOB COMES OFF WHEN PULLING SHIFT LEVER FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND 3RD TO 4TH. MAKES SHIFTING DIFFICULT WHILE STARTING UP A HILL AND MERGING ON THE FREEWAY BECAUSE THE KNOB SLIPS OFF COMPLETELY AND THE SHIFTER ENDS UP IN THE NEUTRAL POSITION. *AK

WHEN PAWL IS MOVED FROM PARK TO DRIVE ENGINE WILL STALL. SOMETIMES WILL NOT START UNLESS ROLLED VEHICLE OUT OF GARAGE AND CLUTCH WAS PRESSED. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED TWICE. YH

THE TRANSMISSION STARTED IN OCTOBER '99 WITH A HARD DOWNSHIFT IN LOW GEAR, SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 15 TO 10 MILES PER HOUR. AT THAT SPEED YOU HAVE A HARD BUMP UNDERNEATH AT YOUR TRANSMISSION AND A HUM AS YOU COME TO A STOP. BRANDON FORD CO. COMPLETELY REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION ON APRIL 25-27. A FEW DAYS AFTER, THE SAME PROBLEM CONTINUED. I TOOK IT BACK AND THEY CALLED THE FORD MOTOR CO. IN MICHIGAN TO GET A COMPUTER REPROGRAMMING OF THE SHIFT, AND PROCEEDED TO DO THIS WORK ON MAY 19. THIS AUTOMOBILE IS STILL HARD DOWNSHIFTING IN LOW GEAR. IF YOU'RE COMING TO A STOP LIGHT BEHIND TRAFFIC, IT SEEMS KIND OF DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE DOWNSHIFT COULD KICK OUT OF GEAR AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THE ONLY THING I HAVE RECEIVED FROM THE FORD COMPANY IS A QUESTIONNAIRE ABOUT THE SERVICE RECEIVED AT BRANDON FORD, NOT ABOUT MY AUTOMOBILE'S SAFETY....

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WHICH WILL SHORT CIRCUIT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER, THE TRANSMISSION FELL OUT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

SELLING DEALER NOTIFIED EACH TIME, SOME REPAIRS MADE, PROBLEM NOT SOLVED. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED TWICE. YH

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WITH OVERDRIVE HAS ERRATIC SHIFTS AT LOW SPEED. IT SHIFTED, FROM DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL TWICE. THE LAST TIME THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE HAD NO FORWARD POWER.

TRANSMISSION FAILED CAUSING VIBRATION.

WHILE DRIVING 45-50 MPH , IT GOES INTO NEUTRAL RATHER THAN GOING TO PASSING GEAR. WHEN FOOT IS RELEASED OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR AND STEPPING ON THE GAS AGAIN, IT WILL ENGAGE. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL HANG UP BETWEEN SHIFTS ACTS LIKE IT IS IN NEUTRAL OR DRAG OUT THE SHIFT IF AT LOW SPEED LIKE 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. TRANSMISSION WILL ALSO MAKE A LOUD NOISE WHEN DOWN SHIFTING TO 1ST GEAR AT LOW SPEEDS.

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

WHILE TRAVLING ON THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE SHIFTS GEARS FROM 4TH TO 3RD. CONSUMER ALSO NOTICED THE RMP IDLES HIGH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK