1999 Ford Ranger Transmission Problems

I HAVE A 1999 FORD RANGER. THE SHIFT INDICATOR NO LONGER INDICATES THE CORRECT POSITION. WHEN IN PARK THE INDICATOR SHOWS REVERSE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10304220

Incident

Mar 1, 2009

Mileage

60,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY II. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH HE HEARD A BANGING NOISE UNDER THE GEAR SHIFT AREA. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE "U" JOINT CAME APART WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION. AS OF AUGUST 14, 2007, THE DEALER HAS NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 129,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10199584

Incident

Aug 7, 2007

TRANSMISSION WENT "BANG" WHEN I PUT IT INTO REVERSE, AFTER THAT, REVERSE DIDN'T WORK. AMMCO STATES THE TRANSMISSION IS BAD. I'VE BEEN TOLD FOR YEARS NOW BY OTHER FORD TRUCK OWNERS THAT THEIR TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AROUND 40,000 MILES, MINE DIED AT 60,. EVEN FORD'S SALES PEOPLE HAVE ASKED ME ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION. THERE IS A HISTORY HERE OF FORD TRANSMISSIONS SELF DESTROYING. *JB

NHTSA ID

10150475

Incident

Feb 13, 2006

Mileage

60,000 mi

THE TRANSMISSION DEVELOPED A "SLIP" FOUR MONTHS AFTER VEH PURCHASE AND WAS BROUGHT IN FOR SERVICE ON 28 DEC00. THE VEHICLE DISPLAYED THE SAME MALFUNCTION ON OCT 15 2003 (3 MONTHS AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRATION)AND WAS BROUGHT IN FOR REPAIR AT THE DEALER AT A COST OF $1500. DURING DEC2004 (13 MONTHS LATER)THE VEHICLE AGAIN DISPLAYED THE SAME MALFUNCTION AND WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY STATED THE PREVIOUS REPAIR WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED THE MONTH BEFORE.

NHTSA ID

10120202

Incident

Dec 28, 2000

Mileage

15,022 mi

WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. THERE WERE NO LIGHTS TO INDICATE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CONSUMER LATER CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, AND WAS GIVEN AN ASTRONOMICAL FEE FOR REPAIRS. CONSUMER LOCATED THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS TOLD THE SAME THING. ALSO, THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *AK

NHTSA ID

10088054

Incident

Aug 5, 2004

Mileage

45,654 mi

VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN IT JUMPED OUT OF GEAR AND ROLLED INTO A HOUSE. *MR THE VEHICLE WAS LOCKED AND IN THE PARK GEAR. RECALL#99V204000. *SC (INSURANCE COMPANY OF BEHALF OF CONSUMER) *JB

NHTSA ID

10083957

Incident

Jun 1, 2004

CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE ENGINE WAS HOT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO DISENGAGE THE CLUTCH . VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 4000 RPMS. WHEN THE CLUTCH WAS ENGAGED ENGINE CONTINUED TO OPERATE EXCESSIVELY. WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN. MANUFACTURER'S RECALL WAS ISSUED. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. THE INITIAL PROBLEM STARTED SOME TIME AGO WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED. THE PROBLEM CEASED FOR A WHILE. HOWEVER, CONSUMER WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE. AND HAD IT REPAIRED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10081538

Incident

Jun 12, 2002

Mileage

28,000 mi

MANUAL TRANSMISSION IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SHIFT INTO FIRST GEAR WHEN STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. IF THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, OR SLIGHTLY MOVING, IT WORKS FINE. *LA

NHTSA ID

10041816

Incident

Aug 15, 2003

Mileage

70,000 mi

REALIZED I HAD A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM THE FIRST TIME WHILE DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE 95. THE ENGINE STARTED REVVING VERY HIGH AND IN PANIC I SHIFTED DOWN TO NEUTRAL AND THEN BACK INTO DRIVE TO GET IT BACK INTO GEAR. WHEN I TOOK MY TRUCK TO GET LOOKED AT, I ENDED UP GETTING MY TRANSMISSION REBUILT. THE MECHANIC SAID I HAD A DEFECTIVE BUILT TRANSMISSION. I HAD NO IDEA THAT FORD HAD FIRST STARTED USING 5 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS IN 1999, SO THE MECHANIC TOLD ME. I THOUGHT I BOUGHT A 4 SPEED TRANSMISSION AND THAT WAS WHAT FORD SAID THEY SOLD ME. THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN TWO YEARS LATER IN MAY 9, 2003, AND AGAIN I HAD TO GET MY TRANSMISSION REBUILT. DO I HAVE A LEGITIMATE COMPLAINT? *LA

NHTSA ID

10041700

Incident

Oct 1, 2001

Mileage

49,945 mi

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DID NOT SHIFT PROPERLY DUE TO A FAULTY VALVE BODY GASKET WHICH WAS REPLACED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10042564

TO PARK VEHICLE EMERGENCY BRAKE HAD TO BE ENGAGED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT ALL THE WAY INTO PARK. IF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS NOT USED THE VEHICLE WOULD ROLL. *AK

NHTSA ID

10037685

Mileage

42,000 mi

TRUCK PLACED IN PARK. I LEFT VEHICLE TO GO TO MAILBOX. TRUCK STARTED TO BACK UP IN IDLE. DRAGGED ME AND RAN OVER ANKLE. VEHICLE CAME OUT OF PARK INTO REVERSE.*AK

NHTSA ID

10032769

Incident

Jul 25, 2003

Mileage

32,444 mi

NOISE AND GRINDING COMING FROM DRIVE SHAFT AND/OR TRANSMISSION...THIS OCCURS WHEN COMING TO A STOP. ALSO, ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, LIKE THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYS ON AND ALSO THE CAB LIGHT STAYS ON..I ALSO HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED AND IT STILL RUMBLES WHEN USING THE BRAKES..CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO VEER TO A CERTAIN SIDE. *NLM

NHTSA ID

10021058

Incident

Jun 1, 2003

Mileage

29,000 mi

TRANSMISSION IS LEAKING FLUID WHICH IS CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO SKIP AND CONTINUE TO NOT GO INTO GEAR. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

NHTSA ID

8010508

Incident

May 2, 2002

WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT IN 3RD GEAR AND LOST OVERDRIVE. TOOK TO DEALER, AND DEALER INDICATED NEEDED NEW TRANSMISSION. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK

NHTSA ID

8008760

AFTER PUTTING THE VEHICLE INTO FOUR WHEEL DRIVE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED. WHEN THIS HAPPENED, THE VEHICLE FLIPPED AND ENDED UP ON ITS SIDE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE THAT MADE THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE TO THUMP AND LOCK UP, DEALER REPLACED THE RIGHT AND LEFT HUBS AND THE SEALS. THE VEHICLE ALSO HAD ITS HEATING SYSTEM FIXED TWICE. THE REAR BRAKE PARTS ALSO FELL APART AND WERE REPLACED. ONE PERSON WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT MENTIONED. *YH

NHTSA ID

8001324

Incident

Mar 22, 2001

CLUTCH WILL STICK AND RELEASE UNEXPECTEDLY, CAUSING ENGINE TO STALL DURING NORMAL OPERATION. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EXAMINED VEHICLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

8001256

Incident

Dec 1, 2001

WHEN SHIFTING INTO FIRST 3 GEARS GEARSHIFT PUSHES BACK FIRST. THEN, IT GOES IN GEAR, AND VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER 5 TIMES. DEALER HAS REPLACED YOKE AND THE SYNCHRONIZER. HOWEVER ,THIS DID NOT REMEDY PROBLEM.*AK

NHTSA ID

895411

Incident

May 1, 2000

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

750366

Incident

Dec 15, 1999

VEHICLE WAS GOING 70MPH AND SHUT DOWN. SPEED SENSOR SIGNALS IS NOT TO MOVE AT LOW AND HIGH SPEEDS. ONCE IT SHUTS DOWN, IT CAN START BACK UP. IT COST THE CONSUMER $200 TO REPLACE SPEED SENSOR.*AK TRANSMISSION FAILED TOO. *YH

NHTSA ID

891508

Incident

Jun 19, 2001

PROBLEM1: LOUD, OBNOXIOUS SQUAWKING SOUND FROM CLUTCH AREA EVERY TIME I ENGAGE INTO FIRST GEAR, AND SOMETIMES WHEN DOWNSHIFTING AT SLOW SPEEDS. FORD HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM SINCE 1998 BUT STILL HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING TO RESOLVE IT. PROBLEM2: MY REAR ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ALWAYS LOCK UP WHENEVER IT HAS RAINED OR SNOWED. I HAVE TO SLAM THEM ABOUT 10 TIMES TO GET THEM TO STOP LOCKING UP. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, AND MY DEALERSHIP WILL NOT TRY TO FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY SAY THIS IS NORMAL. I DISAGREE BECAUSE THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED TO ME ON ANY OTHER VEHICAL WITH ANTI-LOCK BREAKS.

NHTSA ID

745300

Incident

Oct 1, 2000

VEHICLE IS DRIFTING BOTH FORWARD AND BACKWARD WHEN PUT INTO GEAR, AND WHEN VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. ALSO, BRAKING SYSTEM FAILS TO ENGAGE UNDER WET CONDITIONS, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THEN, BRAKE SYSTEM WOULD NOT DISENGAGE AFTER START UP OF VEHICLE , RESULTING IN A NOISE THAT COMES FROM REAR END OF VEHICLE. *AK DEALER STATES DRIFTING DOES NOT OCCUR WHEN PARKING BRAKE IS USED, FOR A MANUAL VEHICLE DEALER STATES THIS IS NORMAL. BRAKES HAVE LOCKED UP AND HAVE FAILED TO RELEASE, ON ONE OCCASION THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD DULL CLUNK SOUND IN THE REAR AXLE AREA AND VEHICLE MOVED AFTER THAT. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE MOVED BACK QUICKLY IN FAST SHORT SPURTS AND THEN GAVE WAY ROLLING QUICKLY BACKWARD, AFTER THAT IS STALLED AND WAS DIFFICULT TO RESTART. *SLC

NHTSA ID

885027

Incident

Jan 1, 2001

I FEEL THAT MY FORD RANGER IS AN UNSAFE VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH IT SINCE I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW. EVERYTHING STEMMING FROM HOLES IN THE FLOOR TO A FAULTY TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE AMONG FAULTY POWER WINDOWS AND ELECTRICAL ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION.. I JUST WONDER WHAT IS NEXT. I AM WORRIED ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THIS VEHICLE ESPECIALLY WITH ITS PAST TRACK RECORD. PLEASE SEND ME ANY INFORMATION THAT MAY BE OF HELP TO GET FORD TO BUY MY VEHICLE BACK. MY EMAIL IS [email protected] OR [email protected].

NHTSA ID

740761

Incident

Aug 15, 2000

IN COLD WEATHER VEHICLE HAS TO BE PUT IN 4-WHEEL DRIVE TO START, OTHERWISE, VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES THIS VEHCILE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *YH

NHTSA ID

878647

Incident

Dec 20, 2000

ON PREVIOUS 1997 FORD RANGER I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SLAVE CYLINDER FORD SAID THAT PROBLEM HAD BEEN FIXED BUT OBVIOUSLY IT HASN'T IN MY NEW TRUCK I HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM IN SPEAKING WITH THE REPAIR MAN HE STTED THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED AND IT IS ABOUT EVERY 15,000 TO 25,000 MILES WHEN THE SLAVE CYNDER GOES IT IS A TWO DAY JOB COSTING FROM $700 TO $900. FORD IS BURYING THEIR HEADS IN THE SAND. NOW I AM STUCK WHITH THIS PROBLEM WHAT ARE MY RIGHTS? OBVIOUSLY THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH FORD MANUAL TRANSMIN. MANY OF MY FRIENDS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I ALSO HAVE A TRANSFER CASE PROBLEM WITH MY 4X4 IT WON'T GO IN TO FOUR LOW AND WHEN IT DOES I CAN'T BACK THE TRUCK UP NOW IT'S AFFECTING 4 HIGH. IN ADDITION SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH MY RADIO THE VOLUME F VARIOUS AND THE RADIO IT SELF IF YOU SHUT IT OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON IT SOMETIMES DOESN'T TURN BACK ON FOR A GOOD MILE OR TWO AND ONCE I WAS PUTTING MY POWER WINDOW DOWN AND IT SHUT OFF! THIS IS A BRAND NEW TRUCK IT IS ALL HIGHWAY MILE OF SMOOTH RIDING I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO I STUCK PAYING FOR THIS THING TO 2003 AND I CURRENTLY TRYING TO LOOK AT OTHER CARS. MY 1997 TRUCK STILL HAS THE CLUTCH PROBLEM AFTER IT BEEN REPLACED AND ONCE IT WAS IT WAS FINE FOR 11,500 MILES WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP ON IT THEY SAID IT WAS FINE WITHOUT EVEN LOOKING AT IT WHEN I BROUGHT IT TO THEM THEY SAID IT WAS OVER THE 12,000 MILE AND "TOUGH LUCK"! I WILL NEVER BUY A FORD AGAIN! PLEASE HELP! *AK

NHTSA ID

739465