Fords new fix for Shudder for Ranger Tremor...

[jflogerzi]

Oh man. Is there anything on the Ranger that's good to go from the factory?

Factory Seats are comfy

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[Fordup]

Factory Seats are comfy

Wonder if that's so you are comfortable while waiting for the tow truck

 

[jflogerzi]

Wonder if that's so you are comfortable while waiting for the tow truck

Ford = Found on road dead

 

[Wang.S]

Wonder if that's so you are comfortable while waiting for the tow truck

Exactly why the F150 has lay flat seats
They just don't say it in the brochure

 

[Lcr3000]

I've noticed that on my 2021 Tremor as well. When pulling a hill sometimes I manually downshift because as I slow down, it doesn't seem to be trained to shift down quick enough for my liking.

 

[SigOris]

Wouldn’t it be ironic if the fix was a one piece driveshaft?

Someone will be eating a lot of crow if that happens

 

[myothercarizahearse]

Oh man. Is there anything on the Ranger that's good to go from the factory?

My tailgate raised and lowered just fine from factory

 

[davewho]

I have almost 30k miles on my 21 Tremor and it has been perfect. It has not been on the dealer property since I drove it off.

You are….. The One!

 

[JalanX]

21 Tremor and haven’t had any issues with trans or big bumps or slams and not any vibrations at any speeds(90 is the most I’ve gone). Once in a while I’d get the downshift feel when hung in like 6th or 7th going 25mph or so but that’s a normal characteristic & it barely does that anymore for whatever reason.

 

[SSingh1975]

Ignorance is bliss, I guess. I just crossed 20k on mine and never noticed this issue. However, did receivve a random letter in my snail mail with some lawyers wanting my case if I had mine lemon'ed or any repairs for this. Looks like a class action lawsuit might be brewing.

Knocks on wood...I love my truck.

 

[Msfitoy]

Wouldn’t it be ironic if the fix was a one piece driveshaft?

Or if the fix was a EGR/DPFE sensor replacement...

 

[Msfitoy]

Factory Seats are comfy

They ARE!

 

[That guy]

Just a wee update...

Heard back from the dealership... apparently they were sent a drive shaft and flange of for a Tremor. They had a miss understanding, and thought my truck was a non tremor. So, given that, I guess they may be looking for non tremors to upgrade the drive shaft to a CV axel to see if it eliminates vibrations. Back to square 1

 

[That guy]

delete axel... lol

 

[RMCB214]

I had my 21 Tremor at the dealership at around 3000 miles for a mild shudder from a stop. It would go away after I got closer to 10 mph and wasn't noticed at highway or city driving speeds. They did the tsb and shimmed the rear. It shuddered leaving the dealer.

Dealt with that for another 4000 miles and decided to bring it up when they were checking other warranty concerns last week. This time they ordered and installed LB3Z 4R602 E driveshaft. They claimed the rear CV was binding. Pinion angle in spec at 5.6 degrees. Not sure if this new drive shaft is any different. It still has the Rzeppa CV at the pinion.

The new driveshaft didn't cure the problem. Maybe 20-30% better which honestly could be the placebo effect or wishful thinking. A tech loitering around the service desk alluded to the fact that they aren't supposed to go past 6 degrees on the pinon angle regardless. The shims they used on the initial TSB were paper thin.

I dropped the center bearing with 1/8" shims after the TSB but removed them prior to the drive shaft install. I may go back to those and go to 1/4". Quite frustrating.

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