Auto Trans rolls when in gear
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Auto Trans rolls when in gear
I just purchased a brand new 2011 Ranger 4X4 with a 5-speed auto transmission and have noticed that when I'm parked on a hill pointing up hill and then place the transmission in drive to go forward the truck rolls backward down hill until I give it gas then it will go forward. I then checked the opposite and parked on a hill facing downward and placed the truck in reverse and the truck began rolling forward down hill until, again, I gave it some gas and it then went backward. It is as if the gears do not engage until the I step on the accelerator. I had a 1999 Ranger and it held just fine when on a hill and placed into gear without giving any gas. Is this normal for the newer Rangers or is there a problem with the transmission?
My wife drive this truck and it makes her very nervous since it acts like a standard transmission when driving off from a stop light on an upward hill.
My wife drive this truck and it makes her very nervous since it acts like a standard transmission when driving off from a stop light on an upward hill.
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Thank you all very much for your replies. I feel much better about the truck now.
I was afraid I got a hold of a bad Ranger and was in for trouble since my 1999 Ranger
didn't perform this way. It sounds like this is normal so I won't lie awake nights worrying
about a warranty claim or a maintenance bill.
Thanks again to all.
I was afraid I got a hold of a bad Ranger and was in for trouble since my 1999 Ranger
didn't perform this way. It sounds like this is normal so I won't lie awake nights worrying
about a warranty claim or a maintenance bill.
Thanks again to all.
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I had thought of increasing the idle speed as Scrambler82 suggested but when I mentioned this to the maintenance shop at the dealer he said idle speed was computer controlled and couldn't be manually adjusted. Is this correct? I would have thought there would be some way to increase the idle if not merely by adjusting the gas feed cable as a last resort.
Don't know if this would help but I would like to try if it didn't involve a permanent adjustment.
What do you guys think?
Don't know if this would help but I would like to try if it didn't involve a permanent adjustment.
What do you guys think?
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