1991 Ford Ranger power train problems
12 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 1991 Ford Ranger — 9% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Consumer purchased manual locking hubs from dealership to replace automatic locking hubs that were original equipment for vehicle. After manual locking hubs were installed on front wheels vehicle was taken for a test drive. After driving for five miles at a speed of 10 to 15 mph, housing for…”
filed Jan 28, 2002
“Shift lever was placed in park position and the transmission remained in the reverse gear. I beleive that this is an fmvss violation of the shift /indication system.*ak”
filed Jul 6, 2001
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related service bulletins
Subject regarding contamination from prior transmission concerns or excess wear may be trapped in the transmission fluid cooling system. *tt
002310 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Nov 13, 2000Information regarding the new transmission cooler flusher- service tip. *mjs
0015 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Jan 10, 2000Some vehicles equipped with manual transmission may exhibit neutral gear rollover noise (a light metallic rattling sound from the transmission) which occurs at idle with transmission in neutral clutch engaged (clutch…
7366 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Nov 1, 1999
Power Train problems in other Ranger years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Ranger | 10 | 31% |
| 2024 Ranger | 23 | 35% |
| 2022 Ranger | 17 | 46% |
| 2021 Ranger | 54 | 49% |
| 2020 Ranger | 45 | 37% |
| 2019 Ranger | 90 | 34% |
| 2011 Ranger | 5 | 2% |
| 2010 Ranger | 1 | 1% |
| 2009 Ranger | 3 | 2% |
| 2008 Ranger | 1 | 0% |
| 2007 Ranger | 2 | 1% |
| 2006 Ranger | 4 | 1% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1991 Ford Ranger
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.