Owner-reported complaints naming the transmission system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the automatic or manual transmission, including shifting behaviour, shudder, slipping and transmission control modules. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1991 Ford Ranger submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 11 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
SHIFT LEVER WAS PLACED IN PARK POSITION AND THE TRANSMISSION REMAINED IN THE REVERSE GEAR. I BELEIVE THAT THIS IS AN FMVSS VIOLATION OF THE SHIFT /INDICATION SYSTEM.*AK
CLUTCH WAS BAD DUE TO CRACK IN FIREWALL NOT ALLOWING FULL TRAVEL OF MASTER CYLINDER AND PROBLEMS SHIFTING. TRANSMISSION BEARINGS AND GEARS WORN OUT BEYOND REASONABLE REPAIR.
WHEN PURCHASED VEHICLE ABS LIGHTS WERE ON AND STAYED ON. ALSO, CLUTCH BECAME INOPERABLE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FIREWALL WAS CRACKED BROKEN, AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. *AK
NO SUMMARY
THE 5 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION (MADE BY MAZDA) USED ON 3.0L AND 4.0L 2WD RANGERS LEAKS FROM THREE RUBBER PLUGS ON THE TOP OF THE TRANSMISSION BEHIND THE SHIFTER. THIS IS WELL KNOWN AMONG RANGER OWNERS. AFTER LEAKING VERY LITTLE FLUID, MY TRANSMISSION L
DEFECT CAUSES SHIFING INTO ANY GEAR WHEN STOPPED , REPLACE CLUTCH TWICE, NO IMPROV.
CLUTCH CYLINDER LOCATED AT THE BASE OF FIREWALL BROKE THROUGH THE FIREWALL, CAUSING THE GEAR TO BECOME STUCK. WILL NOT MOVE OUT OF GEAR. THIS CAN RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.
GEAR SHIFT KNOB FELL OFF IN DRIVERS HAND WHILE SHIFTING GEARS.
WHILE FULLY ENGAGED IN PARK, VEHICLE SLIPPED INTO DRIVE BY ITSELF, BEING BOTH IN PARK/DRIVE AND THE SAME TIME, BREAKING THE PARKING PAW AND SENDING THE VEHICLE FORWARD, STOPPING ONLY WHEN HUSBAND PUT BRAKES ON. WHEN CONTACTED FORD, THE CONSUMER WQW TOLD THAT BECAUSE OF THE MILES ON THE TRUCK THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *AK
HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT, PULLED OVER, FLAMES COMING FROM FOR FRONT VENT ON THE DASH. (TRANSMISSION) PLEASE GIVE MORE DETAILS. *AK
FACTORY INSTALLED WRONG CLUTCH/PRESSURE PLATE, CAUSING FAILURE. *SKD
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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