We have classified the 12 complaints from 2002 Ford Ranger about POWER TRAIN into the following categories.
I took my 1 year and 2 month old ranger to the dealership to correct a problem i had been having with it not going into gear. the condescending man at the dealership told me after a 5 minute look at my truck that i needed to have my clutch replaced, and that it was out of warranty by 2 months. in calling around to get prices on the replacement of the clutch, i was almost unanimously told that it was next to impossible to have a clutch go out in a vehicle in that short of a time period, when it has not been abused, which mine has not. in researching this, i have found that a lot of people have had similar problems with the clutch on the 2002 ford ranger 3.0. *jb
At 55 to 60 mph vehicle jerks and lunges. took vehicle to dealer,and they stated this was normal. *ak consumer believes that the vehicle is defective. *yh
I get 14 miles to the gal on the freeway the sticker said 19. the engine shakes at idle. it has a lean idle miss. the shaking is very bad at times. transmission does not shift right, causing bad gas mileage. i have taken it to three different dealers they all say there is no problem. but 14 miles to the gal is not acceptable.*ak
The transmission disengaged while driving. checked the transmission fluid level, and noticed that it was very low. i brought the fluid level to normal levels, and noticed that it leaks transmission fluid very badly.
The clutch failed with less than 100 miles, would not disengage. towed to dealer. *yd
Dealer presented vehicle as repaired 12-22-1 (replaced slave cylinder for clutch). was still not disengaging. still at willey ford.
Slight jerking coming from drive train when lightly accelerating and braking. dealer replaced driveshaft in aug. 2002, problem went away temporarily, came back and returned to dealer. was told there is no repair available. called ford motor to complain and got no satisfaction.*ak