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Complaint 287554

1998 FORD RANGER • POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION • incident Mar 27, 2001

Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
287554
Make
FORD
Model
RANGER
Model Year
1998
Component
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Incident Date
Mar 27, 2001
Date Received
Apr 11, 2001
Data As Of
Jul 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

Owner Narrative

COMPLAINTS OF VIBRATIONS IN FRONT END BEGAN 9-98. THIS TRANAMISSION WAS SERVICED AT 16321. COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME VIBRATION CONTINUED AND WAS NEVER ELIMINATED. AT ABOUT 50300 THE VIBRATION BE CAME MORE VIOLENT AND CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION SEALS TO LEAK. THE THE RESULTS WAS A COMPLETE BREAK DOWN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.

Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.

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