Manual Transmission Problems of Ford Ranger

The contact owns a 1997 Ford Ranger. The contact stated that one minute after starting, the vehicle failed to shift into gear and the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer, however the manufacturer was notified. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 181,000 and the current mileage was 181,760.

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Vehicle experienced problems with the brakes. There was moisture building up on the brakes, causing the vehicle to make a loud" boom when trying to move forward. Owner contacted the dealer, and the manufacturer who is telling the owner that there was nothing to be concerned about. When the consumer released the parking brake and engaged the clutch he had to accelerate as much as 3500 rpm's to make the vehicle move forward or backwards.

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I was driving down the road and came up to a light. When the light turned green I tried to put the truck into gear but was unable to do so. I had the car brought to a mechanic and was told that the clutch, slave cylinder, and fly wheel needed to be replaced because a pump had failed and allowed fluid to penetrate all three. The truck only has 48,000 miles on it. I never in my life had to replace a clutch with only 48000 miles.

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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.

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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. 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.

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.

The gear shift cable was melted because of its proximity to the exhaust system, according to the repair shop. I have the part which clearly shows heat caused the failure. I called Ford customer service and my dealer service department. I was told it was a "freak" occurance and not to worry ablut it.

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The vehicle hesitated for 5-30 seconds before accelerating when the gas pedal was depressed. The vehicle has been taken numerous times to dealership for this problem, but the dealership was unable to determine the cause of the problem. Therefore, no solution was provided.

My '97 Ford Ranger standard transmission exhibits high idle conditions while shifting between gears. My dealer was never able to fix the problem since I bought the vehicle new. My vehicle is no longer under bumper to bumper and emissions warranty but I have saved receipts of their attempts to fix the problem during time vehicle was warranted back in 1997. I recently discovered that the Ford motor company has found the exact same high idle problem with their 1998 to 2000 model Rangers and they issued a technical service bulletin tsb00-3-5. When I called my dealer to inquire and ask them to include my '97 Ranger in the bulletin, they were evasive and wouldn't help. I would like to know what my options are. Any help greatly appreciated. Thank you. P. S. For your info, the technical service bulletin can be found at ( case sensitive, please type exactly) v8sho. Com/sho/tsb00-3-5. Html .

Transmission mount retaining bolt loose(5turns); mount to transmission/exhaust bracket.

On going/intermittent problem in hot weather condition when applying transmission to stop or decline from a hill. It causes rmps to increase to 1500. Vehicle been in/out of dealer shop on two occasions, and problem still reoccurring. Please provide further details.

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While driving the vehicle has high engine rpm between 1600 to 2200. Not safe to drive on icy road conditons. Consumer concerned about long term wear and tear on clutch, transmission and rear axle. Dealership is aware of problem.

Standard transmission model is parked on a slight grade the vehicle will roll, neither the transmission nor the engine will hold the vehicle.

While the key is out of the ignition, the defective manual transmission malfunctioned, the vehicle rolled away which almost caused an accident.

When trying to pass other cars or when going into passing gear transmission goes into netural, you have to take foot of gas padel and step on gas pedal and the truck goes back into gear. Transmission has been replaced and dealer will not make any more repairs.

Manual 5-spd transmission loses power when accelerating, especially during hot weather and slightly more so on hilly areas.

The consumer stated that while driving the vehicle, first gear is at least 30% to fast, and 80% to fast on reverse gear and it is impossible to go back.

The transmission is beginning to fail although it has been properly maintained. Nlm.

When pulling up to a stop truck rattles with an awkward sound. Dealership has made several attempts to correct, but with no success. Ford has sent out a TSB on this, but even that has not corrected the problem. A factory representative spoke with the owner and basically told him that the truck was like that. The engine is 3. 0 litre w/5 speed transmission, edge series model pickup. Please describe details.

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When the vehicle is parked in 1st gear and on an incline the truck jumps into nuetral and rolls.