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my friend has a 1999 Ranger, regular cab, 4cylinder, 2wd. automatic transmission
he had a new transmission put in about a year ago. but during the summer a strange problem started.
at random times his transmission would slam down into 1st gear (regardless of what speed he was going) at the same time the speedometer would just drop to 0 and not work at all. after a while the problem went away and it ran fine again. but recently (weathers started getting cold here in Texas) its started up again. it usually only happens when he makes sharp left turns or goes over a large bump in the road. the speedo will die, and the tranny will drop into 1st. all he has to do to get it going again is tap on the dash above the cluster a few times and the speedo will pick back up and the tranny will work fine again...untill the next left turn/bump
we've taken it into shops already, and have been given excuses ranging from the speed sensor to the ABS sensor. had the ABS Sensor replaced last week, still hasn't fixed the problem, speed sensor is working fine according to the shops he's taken it too. i think its probobly some kind of loose connection in the dash cluster, but i dont have a clue how to get in there or what to look for once i do. (i drive a 06 Colorado, dont know much about Rangers)
anyone have an idea what the problem could be, or what we need to do to fix it?
he had a new transmission put in about a year ago. but during the summer a strange problem started.
at random times his transmission would slam down into 1st gear (regardless of what speed he was going) at the same time the speedometer would just drop to 0 and not work at all. after a while the problem went away and it ran fine again. but recently (weathers started getting cold here in Texas) its started up again. it usually only happens when he makes sharp left turns or goes over a large bump in the road. the speedo will die, and the tranny will drop into 1st. all he has to do to get it going again is tap on the dash above the cluster a few times and the speedo will pick back up and the tranny will work fine again...untill the next left turn/bump
we've taken it into shops already, and have been given excuses ranging from the speed sensor to the ABS sensor. had the ABS Sensor replaced last week, still hasn't fixed the problem, speed sensor is working fine according to the shops he's taken it too. i think its probobly some kind of loose connection in the dash cluster, but i dont have a clue how to get in there or what to look for once i do. (i drive a 06 Colorado, dont know much about Rangers)
anyone have an idea what the problem could be, or what we need to do to fix it?
