1995 Ford Ranger Power Train

!) DRIVING 1995 FORD RANGER ON DESERTED STRETCH OF ROAD. ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT GEARS. ) THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER CAME LOOSE FROM ITS MOUNTING BRACKET, DISABLING GEAR SHIFTING. NO WRECK OR OTHER DAMAGE DUE TO BEING ALONE ON ROAD. TRUCK DISABLED IN ROAD. HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER SHOP. ) DEALER NOT OPEN NEXT DAY ( SATURDAY). I EXAMINED REPAIR MANUAL AND FOUND THAT CYLINDER TWISTS INTO PLACE AND SHOULD BE HELD IN PLACE BY RECESSES IN MOUNTING BRACKET. I RE-INSERTED CYLINDER INTO MOUNT AND CLUTCH WAS RESTORED. BUT CYLINDER WOULD NOT STAY IN MOUNTING RECESSES AND APPEARED LIKELY TO COME LOOSE AGAIN. RETURNED TO DEALER 5 DAYS LATER. THEY TIGHTENED MOUNT BRACKET (DIDN'T SEEM LOOSE TO ME), BUT CANNOT UNDERSTAND INCIDENT, SAY THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO, AND THAT IT SHOULD NOT RECUR. CYLINDER STILL APPEARS SLIGHTLY UNSEATED FROM MOUNT. DESIGN APPEARS MARGINAL TO ME. 45 DEGREE ROTATION OF CYLINDER DETACHES IT FROM MOUNT. THE RECESSES TO RETAIN CYLINDER IN POSITION ARE VERY SHALLOW. IT IS ALREADY PARTLY ROTATED DUE TO CONNECTORS' STRAIN. I WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED TO FIND THIS SITUATION IN OTHER TRUCKS. ENTIRE CLUTCH SYSTEM, INCLUDING MASTER CYLINDER, WAS REPLACED LESS THAN 4 MONTHS AGO. *AK

WHEN SHIFTING GEARS, THE ENGINE REVS UP TO VERY HIGH RPMS...HOLDS FOR A FEW (5) SECONDS AND THEN DROPS DOWN TO IDLE AT APPROX. 1600 RPMS. SEEMS TO HAPPEN MOST FREQUENTLY AFTER TRUCK HAS BEEN DRIVEN A WHILE. HAVE TAKEN TO TWO MECHANICS BUT TO NO AVAIL. *LA

TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP AT 70MPH, CAUSING VEHICLE TO VIBRATE UNCONTROLLABLY AND THE VEHICLE TO SKID DANGEROULSY. MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK

THE AUTOMATIC LOCKING HUB ASSEMBLY ON THE 95 MODEL YEAR RANGER IS DEFECTIVE IN DESIGN. I HAVE NOW REPLACE THIS PART 3 TIMES AT A TOTAL COST TO ME OF $1000. THE EXACT PART IN QUESTION IS A PLASTIC BUSHING IN TH HUB THAT GOES BAD. FORD WILL NOT SELL THIS BUSHING ALONE, THEY REQUIRE YOU TO BUY THE ENTIRE HUB ASSEMEBLY. THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WILL NOT FUNCTION IF THIS BUSHING IS NOT IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. I AM CONCERNED FOR THOSE OF US IN NORTHERN STATES THAT INJURIES AND FATALITIES WILL OCCUR BECAUSE OF THIS FAULTY PART. *AK

THE CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER FAILED. NLM

WHEN I SHIFT FROM 2ND-3RD-4TH, NO MATTER WHAT GEAR I PUT IT IN, THE MOTOR REVES REALLY HIGH. ALMOST LIKE IT HAS TO BE SHIFTED AGAIN. WE HAD IT BACK TO THE DEALER ONCE BEFORE. THEY SAID THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM. IT STARTED ACTING UP AGAIN 2 MONTHS LATER. WHEN WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER IT WASN'T DOING IT AT THE TIME. IT SEEMS LIKE IT ONLY DOES IT AFTER YOU DRIVE THE VEHICLE AWHILE. IF AT ALL POSSIBLE, CAN YOU PLEASE LET US KNOW IF OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. AND HOW DO WE GO ABOUT HAVING THEM FIX THE VEHICLE AND PIN POINT THE PROBLEM I'AM HAVING WITH IT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP.

CABLE THAT GOES FROM THE SHIFTER TO THE TRANSMISSION JAMMED BETWEEN THE FRAME, CAUSING THE MUFFLER TO BURN THOUGH THE CABLE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CABLE THAT GOES FROM THE SHIFTER TO THE TRANSMISSION JAMMED BETWEEN THE FRAME AND MUFFLER, CAUSING THE MUFFLER TO BURN THOUGH THE CABLE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CLUTCH ASSEMBLY WENT BAD. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

TRANSMISSION/OVERDRIVE ACTS LIKE IT'S NOT SHIFTING. WOULD STALL. OVERDRIVE LIGHT FLASHES. BEEN TO DEALER 3 TIMES. TORQUE CONVERTOR PUT ON. WORKED FOR A WHILE. CYLINDER SWITCH & WIRING HARNESS WERE ALSO REPLACED. STILL HAS SAME PROBLEM. *AK

THROTTLE CONTROLS ARE FAULTY. WHEN TRYING TO DECELLERATE, THE ENGINE SOMETIMES DEFAULTS TO AN IDLE IN THE 1200 TO 1600 RPM RANGE, AND WON'T DECELLERATE TO LESS THAN 40 MPH UNLESS PRESSING THE BRAKES OR SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL. WHEN TAKING FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR AND THE CONTROLS DEFAULT TO AN IDLE IN THE 1400-1500 RPM RANGE AND VEHICLE ACCELERATES. HAD SEVERAL NEAR-MISSES. *AK

TRANSMISSION NOISE 4 TIMES.

THROW OUT BEARING FAILURE. *AW

MAN-TRAN:PARKED TRUCK, LEFT IN 1ST GEAR, PARKING BRAKE NOT ON, GOT OUT, VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARD, HIT TREE/FENCE, TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF 1ST GEAR. *AK

CLUTCH CYLINDER /SLAVE ASSEMBLY FAILURE. *AK