boatdrinks31
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I wonder if anyone had this problem. We were flat towing our 2019 Ranger 4x4 Lariat with 3600 miles on the odometer. We purchased this so we could flat tow behind our motorhome. We had traveled about 4000 miles in the RV from our residence near Ft. Myers, Fl. We performed the prescribed computer entries to engage the flat tow and out of tow mode many times without any problems. BUT in Clayton, GA when we were uncoupling the Ranger it would not engage into drive mode. Luckily there was a Ford dealer about a mile away and they sent a wrecker.
They determined that there was lots of metal in the transmission pan. They queried us as to our towing procedures and they were satisfied we were towing correctly as we used a copy of the owners manual as a checklist to tow and untow. The service manager said the tranny was history an he would have to find a new one somewhere. We could not stay there longer than five days and departed for home w/o the Ranger. The service mgr said he found one in Utah but the dealer had promised it to a customer. His only choice was to get one shipped from the factory. He kept me up on his progress and about two weeks later he installed a new tranny. Ford area service said they would ship the car to the nearby dealer from which I purchased it. All in all it was about a month until we got the Ranger back. Everyone with Ford were very accommodating. The only hitch neither the service mgr and the area Ford agent could tell us what went wrong with the tranny. The service mgr suggested it was a screw-up in the computer. We really like our Ranger but worry about what went wrong. My buddy who was a new car mgr told me the tranny would be shipped back to the factory to determine what went wrong for such a new model.
I have only read in this forum about one transmission problem but nothing like mine.
They determined that there was lots of metal in the transmission pan. They queried us as to our towing procedures and they were satisfied we were towing correctly as we used a copy of the owners manual as a checklist to tow and untow. The service manager said the tranny was history an he would have to find a new one somewhere. We could not stay there longer than five days and departed for home w/o the Ranger. The service mgr said he found one in Utah but the dealer had promised it to a customer. His only choice was to get one shipped from the factory. He kept me up on his progress and about two weeks later he installed a new tranny. Ford area service said they would ship the car to the nearby dealer from which I purchased it. All in all it was about a month until we got the Ranger back. Everyone with Ford were very accommodating. The only hitch neither the service mgr and the area Ford agent could tell us what went wrong with the tranny. The service mgr suggested it was a screw-up in the computer. We really like our Ranger but worry about what went wrong. My buddy who was a new car mgr told me the tranny would be shipped back to the factory to determine what went wrong for such a new model.
I have only read in this forum about one transmission problem but nothing like mine.
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