One problem related to manual transmission has been reported for the 2003 Ford Ranger. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2003 Ford Ranger based on all problems reported for the 2003 Ranger.
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.