OK.. I have about 6k miles on my ranger so far and I can't get over how clunky the transmission is.. Especially the last 2 downshifts. I brought it back to dealer at 4k and they said it's common with the rangers... "updated" the transmission programming and sent me on my way... Gave it about 1500 miles to "learn" and issue never got better... Brought it back to dealer... They said they "updated" the tranny programming again "specifically for my issue" almost 500 miles later still terribly clunky. So does anyone else have this issue? Have you been able to fix it? If so.. How? Will a tuner help with it? It's pretty sad that ford knew of these tranny issues and still put the truck into production and has not put a fix out... I've had cars and trucks with 150k+ miles on it that shifted smoother than this thing.. Thanks for your time and any help you can give

 

Welcome to the forum

Google: 2019 ford 10 speed transmission problems

There is already a class action lawsuit about this new transmission, it was first used in 2017
Model number is a 10R80

Don't have one so can't comment specifically about your issues

 

Mine has recently started really hitting hard when shifting, especially when first starting out. And, I do not recall shifting into reverse as having the amount of heavy clunk and aggressive attempt to overcome the brake as is now happening.

Yes, it IS a truck..... I GET that.....

 

I get its a truck too.. But recently I've test drove other trucks.. Plus I had a 2005 quad cab dodge ram and none of them felt like this. My main issue is coming to a stop.. A big clunk before I stop... Or once I let go of the break.. It clunks.. Like it forgot to downshift in first.. Really annoying.. Clunks hard enough it vibrates the truck... Maybe different suspension would help reduce the impact of the clunk.. But it's very off-putting. And just feels like it hesitates in the lower gears. Like it's unsure of what to do..

 

Ah, well I don't have that. Mine seems to slam into the next gear harder than required. And going into reverse, it slams as if you popped the clutch at the starting line when the tree turned green.

 

Mine feels exactly the same. With only 500 miles. Frustration lever 1,000

 

Not that I'm happy that your having the same problems.. But I'm happy I'm not the only one.. Very frustrating

 

Believe me, I'm so, so happy to know that I'm not alone on this.

 

Hi Guys,

I don't wanna raise any hopes or make you spend money, but this is my personal story (And I do not work with these people or get anything). Like I say on previews threads, I am having the vibration problem. Still, the most annoying is when I'm going into a stop, and the transmission feels like it wants to shift to a lower gear. Yesterday I got the Start / Stop Eliminator from 4D Tech (The one that you leave on), and I swear that the problem went away (Or at least 90%). I am not sure, but maybe the problem has to do with the Start/Stop programming?

 

So you think the vibration was from starter motor?

You can turn that off manually to test that, you just have to do that every time you start the vehicle, stop/start eliminator does that for you, "hits the button" electronically, a 2nd time after startup which turns off auto stop/start

 

I've got clunky issues here too. It started around 800 miles and has become worse. I've got 5,600 miles and it's bad. I'm glad I got the extended warranty

 

I've been to dealer 2x...both times said it needs an update and both times still clunky.. So at this point.. I kind of hope the tyranny explodes... Get a new one and maybe fix the problem.. But it doesn't look like they are interested to fix it under warranty

 

Reading this meaning all Ranger have their transmission problem all over the world
mine 2015(auto) have jolt/clank noise so obviusly when move from second to the third.
so many Ranger owner here in oz mostly have the same issue.

 

Its not just Rangers or Fords, ALL automatics have issues, the convenience of not shifting gears yourself has a price, lol

 

Don't make excuses for what sounds like a problematic automatic transmision Ron.
Weather or not it's strictly mechanical, or computer related is the question, Ford can't seem to figure that out.

They're beating around the bush by trying to update the computer, but I think the issue is bigger then that.
If it turns out where they have to recall all the trucks with this problem and have to drop the tranny's, I think that may be the end of the new Ford Ranger.

The Edsel disaster seems to be repeating itself.

 

Well the 2015 T6 Ranger doesn't have the Ford/GM 10-speed automatic, so different transmission
I think poster has the 6R - 6 speed

Not making excuses, but all automatics, since the 1st one, have always had their issues, there are many interdependent systems for an automatic to work correctly, adding computer control added another layer of possible problem points, so troubleshooting a "glitch" is way harder than troubleshooting a complete failure
Not a Ford thing

The 10-speed has only been in use since 2017 so 3 years, not alot to go on for a "glitch", it took 4 years to ID the tensioner issues in the 4.0l SOHC engines and that was a simple system that had a complete failure, and another 2-3years to fix it with new design for tensioners

 

Have driven most auto here truck/wagon or sedan from diffrent maker in Oz but seems I find only my truck now have that clank/jolt when it change gear.
one of my forum friends here get new trans when it claim it to ford dealership. Hes more seviere problem not just sound clank and a bit of jolt hes you can feel it like it throw you from the seat.
yes T6 has 6 auto trans and here we just got 10trans for the twin turbo 2lt enggine early this year.
let see what are the owner said about their new truck trans
time will tell

 

The 10 speed 2019 Ranger seems to have some jolting when first started, not much if any later, very intermittent jolts shifting down from highway speeds, it may be shifting down two steps at once.. When absolutely new, it had zero at any time.

I do not agree that "all automatics have problems". If you spend enough, you get extreme smoothness, as with Bentley, or Rolls.

 

So you know of one that can go 1,000,000+ miles and never need any kind of service or maintenance ?

 

Completely different question. Expensive cars need ordinary service just as any other, or they may suffer a "failure to proceed" incident.

True of ANY price level of vehicle. I assume you change the oil in your vehicles,(or have it done).

 

A car is a car, poor maintenance and bad habits means more repairs, Rolls Royce and Bentley's are no different, in fact they are worse.
They are overly designed and too complex, why RR did this, I don't know.
Most sit for long periods of time and the hydraulics get all gummed up from lack of use.
Electronics suffer from corrosion because they sit in unheated garages.
Lots of silt in the engines from sitting for many years with only occasional use and not enough coolant changes.
They don't get driven long enough to warm up properly and sludge is a problem.
I know all of this because I used to belong to the RROC.

The early transmissions were just basically a GM power glide, and they were horrible jerky things, the later Silver Shadow's were better, but only as smooth as the technology was at the time.
Later cars were just the same as any other car.

The only car that I know of that had over a million miles on it was a mid 70's Chrysler New Yorker.
It belonged to a traveling salesman who literally drove it all over the continent, when my Dad was teaching shop mechanics he brought it in to the high school to have his oil changed _ the guy was too cheap take it to a garage.
My Dad got a student to do it and give some credit for the job.

The car burned no oil, or at least there was no detectable blue smoke.
It ran like a swiss watch and never had a valve job, and AFAIK, the only thing done to the tranny is had its oil changed.
Back then Chrysler made cars like tanks, quality and reliability was the norm, not weight savings.
The car was heavy, but things were over kill and under-worked, things lasted a very long if one did the maintenance.
Then along came the energy crisis and that was the end of that.

 

All the expensive cars I have been in had trannys that one did not notice, there was nothing special about them other than the fact they did nothing bad, and were smooth enough that they were just not a factor.. Which is as it should be. And those were cars driven every day, not trailer queens.

The 10 speed automatic is used in some other vehicles, so I expect that problems will be addressed as they show up. That may not translate to service bulletins.

I did get a service bulletin notification recently, but it did not apply to my truck. IIRC it was for the 4WD.

 

If a manufacturer had a transmission that had 0% failure rate on a properly maintained transmission, they would still be using it.

No one does, that I know of, that means "all automatics have problems".

 

Yes, the bands will eventually wear out and one will run out of adjustment.
Maintaining the transmision and not abusing will make them last longer, but they will need servicing eventually.

However our 2001 Ford deliver truck with around 200k on it never gave any problems, maybe when it reaches 400k it will need servicing.

 

But not everyone with that same transmission can say that.

So I guess it would be better to say, "All brands/styles of automatic transmissions have problems".