Service bulletins for the 1998 Ford Ranger
A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.
295 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| 9805009 | 2000-06-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. CUSTOMER MAY EXPERIENCE A CRANK AND NO START CONDITION. *TT |
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| 0057 | 2000-06-14. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A SQUAWKING/EEKING NOISE THAT MAY BE HEARD FROM THE CLUTCH ON ACCELERATION FROM A STOP OR WHEN UNDER LOAD IN FIRST GEAR. *MJS |
| 0054 | 2000-06-14. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT VARIOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS, HARD TO START, ENGINE HESITATION, ROUGH OR UNUSUAL ROLLING IDLE, ENGINE SURGE OR LACK OF POWER, KNOCK, STUMBLE. *MJS |
| 00B37 | 2000-06-13. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SUBJECT ON THE OWNER NOTIFICATION PROGRAM 00B37, THE CURRENT TRACTIONH BATTERY MAY PREMATURELY TRIGGER THE LOS (LIMITED OPERATING STRATEGY). *MJS |
| 13795 | 2000-06-12. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. SOME VEHICLES WITH 2.5L MANUAL TRANSMISSION MAY EXHIBIT A HIGH IDLE CONDITION ON DECELERATION AND/OR WHEN THE CLUTCH IS DISENGAGED. *MJS |
| 13794 | 2000-06-12. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH M5OD R1 TRANSMISSIONS MAT EXHIBIT A 2-3 UPSHIFT GRIND. *MJS |
| 8377 | 2000-06-12. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. EXPERIENCE A GROWLING NOISE FROM THE FRONT AXLE IN 4X2 OR 4X4 MODE AFTER ENGAGING 4X4 MODE AND THEN DISENGAGING WITHIN 40 SECONDS. *TT |
| 13745 | 2000-06-12. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A CONDITION OF NO 4 X 4 LOW RANGE ENGAGEMENT OR A STUCK IN 4 X 4 LOW RANGE. *MJS |
| 976011 | 2000-06-12. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS. TECHNICIANS EXPERIENCING YELLOW POP-UPS ON SERVICE BAY DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM (SBDS)." *TT |
| 8008 | 2000-06-08. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. BUZZING AND GRINDING NOTCHY NOISE WHEN SHIFTING(2-3 UPSHIFT). |
| 8007 | 2000-06-08. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL. A HIGH IDLE CONDITION ON DECELERATION AND/OR WHEN THE CLUTCH IS DISENGAGED. |
| 13844 | 2000-06-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS. SOME VEHICLES WITH 2.5L ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT A BELT SQUEAL INITIALLY AT COLD START-UP. *TT |
| 13835 | 2000-06-08. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. SOME 3.0L MANUAL TRANSMISSION EQUIPPED VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CONCERN OF ENGINE IDLE HIGH (1500-2000 RPM) DURING DECELERATION. *TT |
| 0036 | 2000-06-07. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE BUZZING AND OR GRINDING NOISE DURING 2-3 SHIFT- VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH M50D TRANSMISSION AND BUILT BEFORE 11/1/99. *MJS |
| 8164 | 2000-06-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. INFORMATION ON 5R55E - 4R55E - 4R44E PUMP ALIGNMENT TOOLS. *TT |
| 0035 | 2000-06-07. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL. VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE HIGH IDLE. *MJS |
| 8091 | 2000-06-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2.5L ENGINES MAY EXHIBIT A BELT SQUEAL INITIALLY AT COLD START-UP. *TT |
| 7886 | 2000-06-07. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT. THE VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH A3.0L AND AUTOMATIC/MANUAL TRANSMISSION MAY VIBRATE AT HIGH SPEEDS WHICH MAY CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION EXTENSION HOUSING SEALS TO LEAK OR THE TRANSMISSION EXTENSION HOUSING ABUISHING TO SPIN. |
| 7885 | 2000-06-07. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. THE VEHICLE MAY EXHIBIT THE SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER INOPERATIVE AS WELL AS MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMPS ILLUMINATED OR FLASHING AFTER THE GENERIC ELECTRONIC MODULE (GEM), CENTRAL TIMER MODULE (CTM), OR FOR WHEEL ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (4WABS) MODULE HAS BEEN REPLACED. THIS MAY BE DUE TO THE NECESSITY TO PROGRAM THE VEHICLE ATTRIBUTE INFORMATION INTO THE AFFECTED MODULE. |
| 0015 | 2000-06-06. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. INFORMATION REGARDING THE NEW TRANSMISSION COOLER FLUSHER- SERVICE TIP. *MJS |
| 13543 | 2000-05-18. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:BANJO HOUSING. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 3.0L ENGINE AND AUTOMATIC / MANUAL TRANSMISSION MAY EXHIBIT TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKAGE FROM THE TRANSMISSION EXTENSION HOUSING. *TT |
| 13528 | 2000-05-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES WITH 3.0L ENGINES MAY EXHIBIT SPARK KNOCK (PING) UNDER ACCELERATION. *TT |
| 13484 | 2000-05-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.0L OHV ENGINES MAY EXHIBIT EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION AS REPORTED BY THE CUSTOMER. *TT |
| 13442 | 2000-05-16. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.0L OHV ENGINE AND MANUAL TRANSMISSION MAY EXHIBIT A SQUAWK NOISE FROM THE CLUTCH ON TAKE OFF. *TT |
| 13440 | 2000-05-16. Service bulletin. STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. EXPERIENCING VERY LIGHT STEERING VIBRATION / SHIMMY / NIBBLE AT ENGINE IDLE OR LOW SPEEDS (PARKING LOT TYPE MANEUVERS). *TT |
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