Running a Ranger
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- Location
- North Carolina
- Vehicle Year
- 2000
- Make / Model
- Ford Ranger
- Transmission
- Automatic
I'm new to the forum so if this is in the wrong place tell me. Or if I can get more responses in another section tell me.
Here's the whole story I bought my 2000 4.0 4x4 in late 2016 with a blown motor. Put new Ford motor in 1-24-17 with 233,909 miles on truck. That (original tranny, #1) never had OD and would slam into 2nd if I didn't press the OD Off button right after I cranked it. I finally got tired of doing that and it started slipping in reverse when cold, so I put a new Ford tranny(#2) in on 12-19-18 with 251,335 on truck. That tranny died the same day leaving me stranded. Towed it to Ford dealership and they put another tranny(#3) in it, under warranty, on 1-9-19 with 251,349 miles on truck. That tranny lasted for 1 year 11 months until it started slipping/ shuddering in OD when cold. Took it to Ford and they put another tranny in (#4), under warrenty, on 1-15-21 with 267,890 on truck. This is the current tranny in it. Now it started slipping/shuddering OD occasionally when cold in the summer. Now that the outside temp is getting colder it has became more frequent and worse. It has also starting shuddering in 2nd gear through OD, with each gear change making the slipping/ shuddering more intense.
Tranny #1 lasted 251,349 miles
Tranny #2 lasted 14 miles
Tranny #3 lasted 16,182 miles
Tranny #4 has lasted about 6,500 miles so far.
I have another appointment coming up with Ford November 15th to see if It will need #5. Which will still be under warranty.
I drive very conservative. I do tow often but never over 1000 lbs.
Any thoughts of what could be causing all of this other than junky Ford trannys?
Here's the whole story I bought my 2000 4.0 4x4 in late 2016 with a blown motor. Put new Ford motor in 1-24-17 with 233,909 miles on truck. That (original tranny, #1) never had OD and would slam into 2nd if I didn't press the OD Off button right after I cranked it. I finally got tired of doing that and it started slipping in reverse when cold, so I put a new Ford tranny(#2) in on 12-19-18 with 251,335 on truck. That tranny died the same day leaving me stranded. Towed it to Ford dealership and they put another tranny(#3) in it, under warranty, on 1-9-19 with 251,349 miles on truck. That tranny lasted for 1 year 11 months until it started slipping/ shuddering in OD when cold. Took it to Ford and they put another tranny in (#4), under warrenty, on 1-15-21 with 267,890 on truck. This is the current tranny in it. Now it started slipping/shuddering OD occasionally when cold in the summer. Now that the outside temp is getting colder it has became more frequent and worse. It has also starting shuddering in 2nd gear through OD, with each gear change making the slipping/ shuddering more intense.
Tranny #1 lasted 251,349 miles
Tranny #2 lasted 14 miles
Tranny #3 lasted 16,182 miles
Tranny #4 has lasted about 6,500 miles so far.
I have another appointment coming up with Ford November 15th to see if It will need #5. Which will still be under warranty.
I drive very conservative. I do tow often but never over 1000 lbs.
Any thoughts of what could be causing all of this other than junky Ford trannys?
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