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2021 Ranger XLT Transmission shifting weird and a Wrench light came on
Turned off the motor and restarted and it went away it has 45k on it .
its' past the 36 / 3 year warranty
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2021 Ranger XLT Transmission shifting weird and a Wrench light came on
Turned off the motor and restarted and it went away it has 45k on it .
its' past the 36 / 3 year warranty
Scan for DTC codes.
 

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With this information, no one here can tell your more than your Ford dealer, but a search of this forum will tell you that pre-2023 models were prone to transmission issues.
 

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There is no DTC codes
If the wrench light came on, a DTC code should be stored. I would recommend getting Forscan and an adaptor to check for codes. Many cheaper scanners only read powertrain codes.
 


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If the wrench light came on, a DTC code should be stored. I would recommend getting Forscan and an adaptor to check for codes. Many cheaper scanners only read powertrain codes.
I have Forscan . I have been resetting adaptive learning I guess I can do it again
 

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2021 Ranger XLT Transmission shifting weird and a Wrench light came on
Turned off the motor and restarted and it went away it has 45k on it .
its' past the 36 / 3 year warranty
Transmission is covered under the 5yr/60K powertrain warranty
 

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if it does it again - (Wrench) light - do no cycle the key off, until you scan for codes, this way you should be able to see the code before it self resets
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