2001 Ford Ranger transmission problems
34 complaints about transmission have been filed for the 2001 Ford Ranger, which is 5% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 34 5% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 60,000 miles 21 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When transmission problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 7 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 6 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 21 transmission complaints that report mileage, the median is about 60,000 miles, and 48% were reported before 60,000 miles.
None of the transmission complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.
What owners wrote
Vehicle experiencing loss of power whenever air conditioner is being used. Vehicle been in dealer shop on three occasions, and problem still reoccurring. Also throttle positioning sensor was replaced, also tachometer is acting erractically transmission not shifting properly. Vehicle lost power while coming to a complete stop for a traffic light, consumer hit the vehicle in front of him due to brakes also failing, there was no damage to either vehicle, clutch pedal goes soft, consumer has had to pull pedal up at…
I was driving to work one morning, and the o/d light (over drive light) started to flash on my 2001 ford ranger xlt 4.0 v-6 4x4 truck. I had no idea in what that meant. I drove to work, I called around and that is a trouble condition on the transmission, I said on the tranny it only has 73 thousand miles on it. I was surprised, and the truck is very well kept up.
Other problems reported for the 2001 Ford Ranger
- Body & structure 114 complaints
- Suspension 91 complaints
- Air bags 64 complaints
- Brakes 63 complaints
- Cruise control 57 complaints
- Seat belts 46 complaints
- Tires 40 complaints
- Engine 35 complaints