New transmission in 2021 XLT is faulty after 1-2 weeks

[Truman52]

Hi guys, back in early June my 2021 Ranger XLT had a transmission failure. It was replaced under warranty and I got the car back on June 30th. The 1st week I noticed that when I would be accelerating up through say 4-5-6 if I backed off just before a gear change it would thud up into the next gear.
But it was very intermittent.
Sometimes it wouldn't do it at all for a few days then it would be back again. Then a couple of times I noticed at around 80 kph it would make a thud noise as it changed a gear.
Today I was driving along at about 80kph and it slipped out of gear completely for around 4 seconds then made a loud thud noise as it dropped back into gear. I had to get Ford Australia to send out roadside assistance to my car at work, just so I could tell him that he won't find an issue and he needs to tell Ford its not safe to drive, just so I could get another hire car.

Tomorrow I will get our company tilt tray truck to take it back to the dealer who replaced the tranny because Ford will only tow it to the nearest dealer, who cant look at it until September anyway..

But any ideas what the issue can be this time??

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[Stevedbvik1]

Hi guys, back in early June my 2021 Ranger XLT had a transmission failure. It was replaced under warranty and I got the car back on June 30th. The 1st week I noticed that when I would be accelerating up through say 4-5-6 if I backed off just before a gear change it would thud up into the next gear.
But it was very intermittent.
Sometimes it wouldn't do it at all for a few days then it would be back again. Then a couple of times I noticed at around 80 kph it would make a thud noise as it changed a gear.
Today I was driving along at about 80kph and it slipped out of gear completely for around 4 seconds then made a loud thud noise as it dropped back into gear. I had to get Ford Australia to send out roadside assistance to my car at work, just so I could tell him that he won't find an issue and he needs to tell Ford its not safe to drive, just so I could get another hire car.

Tomorrow I will get our company tilt tray truck to take it back to the dealer who replaced the tranny because Ford will only tow it to the nearest dealer, who cant look at it until September anyway..

But any ideas what the issue can be this time??

What model transmission is in it? I’m seeing that the Australian versions have either a 6 speed or a 10 speed transmission.

 

[TJC]

If it is a 10R80, have them look very closely at the valve body. I've seen mechanics finding valves sticking on new valve bodys right out of the box.

 

[CP0861]

Hi guys, back in early June my 2021 Ranger XLT had a transmission failure. It was replaced under warranty and I got the car back on June 30th. The 1st week I noticed that when I would be accelerating up through say 4-5-6 if I backed off just before a gear change it would thud up into the next gear.
But it was very intermittent.
Sometimes it wouldn't do it at all for a few days then it would be back again. Then a couple of times I noticed at around 80 kph it would make a thud noise as it changed a gear.
Today I was driving along at about 80kph and it slipped out of gear completely for around 4 seconds then made a loud thud noise as it dropped back into gear. I had to get Ford Australia to send out roadside assistance to my car at work, just so I could tell him that he won't find an issue and he needs to tell Ford its not safe to drive, just so I could get another hire car.

Tomorrow I will get our company tilt tray truck to take it back to the dealer who replaced the tranny because Ford will only tow it to the nearest dealer, who cant look at it until September anyway..

But any ideas what the issue can be this time??

I hate to say it, but your scenario is the exact reason I traded my 2022 in for a 2025 last month.

I had the valve body and torque converter replaced...then the CDF drum...then it needed a valve body and torque converter again about 25,000 miles later, and the dealer agreed to replace the transmission this time (luckily I was still under warranty).

I have zero faith in the 10r80 and just got completely away from it. Maybe it will be fine forever with the new transmission, but my experiences tell me differently.

The 10r60 in the 6g Ranger is waaaaaaaaay nicer, and I loved my 5g even with the trans issues, but I feel like the 6g is superior in almost every way. If you can swing it, I'd check out a 6g and consider getting away from the 10r80 forever.

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