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Hi, i just purchase a used 2020 ranger xlt 4x4 with 60k miles. is it wierd that from a stop it revs up to 2-3k rpm before rolling? is that just how all the rnagers are? im pretty gentle on the gas pedal and i always have auto start stop turned off. thanks
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Shifter in D or S? Sport mode will make shift points higher.
 
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Shifter in D or S? Sport mode will make shift points higher.
Always in D mode. also is it normal for it to shift straight to 3rd gear from first everytime on take off. it revs up to 2-3k then shifts straight o third. happens everytime. drives and shift super smooth everywhere else
 


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Always in D mode. also is it normal for it to shift straight to 3rd gear from first everytime on take off. it revs up to 2-3k then shifts straight o third. happens everytime. drives and shift super smooth everywhere else
D mode will skip 2nd under light throttle...reving to 3k from stop before anything moves indicates transmission slipping...I would have this checked out sooner than later...
 

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Make sure it is actually revving, as when you first start out in the morning the fan sounds like a jet engine for a few seconds. Then quiets down. First time hearing it can be quite disconcerting. But it is loud and sounds a lot like it is revving.
 
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D mode will skip 2nd under light throttle...reving to 3k from stop before anything moves indicates transmission slipping...I would have this checked out sooner than later...
Well it starts to roll as soon as i press the gas. The rpm just jumps up really quickly with what appears to me like very little action at the wheels. Perhaps it is trans slip.
 
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Well it starts to roll as soon as i press the gas. The rpm just jumps up really quickly with what appears to me like very little action at the wheels. Perhaps it is trans slip.
Ok, maybe not as bad as you first described then...if it's not moving until 2-3K then you have problems...if you're saying it shifts at 2-3K, that's normal...
 

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There's a huge difference between revving to almost 3,000 and staying stone dead stopped and revving to 3,000 while the vehicle is moving before shifting.

It's certainly normal for the engine to rev to 3k before shifting to 3rd from a stop.

It's certainly abnormal for the vehicle to rev to 3k and not move.
 

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Make sure it is actually revving, as when you first start out in the morning the fan sounds like a jet engine for a few seconds. Then quiets down. First time hearing it can be quite disconcerting. But it is loud and sounds a lot like it is revving.
My first thought as well. Mine will do this on occasion and it’s the fan.
sounds like a semi truck
 
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Maybe im over thinking it. It definitely moves as soon as i touch the pedal i just felt the movement was disproportionate to the revs
 
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Maybe im over thinking it. It definitely moves as soon as i touch the pedal i just felt the movement was disproportionate to the revs
That’s a whole new story. Normal
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