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Service bulletins for the 1999 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.

308 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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Only bulletins with component: Transmission and driveline are shown. Show all

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135052000-11-29. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT. ALL 4X4 VEHICLES WITH ELECTRONIC SHIFT ONTHE FLY TRANSFER CASES WILL DISPLAY CONTACT PLATE PIDS OPPOSITE OF THE 1999 OR EARLIER WORKSHOP MANUAL INDICATES WHEN USING NGS WITH 15.0 LEVEL OR LATER SOFTWARE. *TT
71952000-11-24. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 15, 1999, THE 4R55E AND 5R55E TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY FOR CERTAIN VEHICLES ARE AVAILABLE AS A FORD QUALITY RENEWAL (FQR) ASSEMBLY. *TT
128672000-11-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4R44E OR 5R55E TRANSMISSION MAY EXHIBIT SLIPPING SHIFTS, DELAYED OR NO ENGAGEMENTS. *TT
125212000-11-14. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. VEHICLES WITH LIMITED SLIP / TRACTION-LOK REAR AXLES MAY EXHIBIT A CHATTER NOISE WHILE TURNING. *TT
60322000-11-14. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A HIGH PITCHED SQUEAL OR WHISTLE TYPE NOISE FROM THE FRONT END AT SPEEDS FROM 10 MPH TO 40 MPH. *TT
127042000-11-09. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). SUBJECT REGARDING ALL VEHICLES REQUIRES A PARAMETER RESET TO BE PERFORMED ON THE PASSIVE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM MODULE (PATS / VIC / HEC) WHEN THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) IS REPLACED. *TT
128432000-11-08. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. SOME 4X4 VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A HIGH PITCHED SQUEAL OR WHISTLE TYPE NOISE FROM THE FRONT END AT SPEEDS FROM 10 MPH TO 40 MPH. *TT
99-61842000-11-03. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT SLIPPING SHIFTS, DELAYED OR NO ENGGEMENTS. *TT
140722000-08-07. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:BELL HOUSING. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN OIL LEAK AT THE REAR SEAL OF THE TRANSMISSION EXTENSION HOUSING. *TT
140562000-07-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN OIL LEAK FROM THE FRONT AXLE PINION OIL SEAL AREA. **MR
85602000-07-26. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:BELL HOUSING. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN OIL LEAK AT THE REAR SEAL OF THE TRANSMISSION EXTENSION HOUSING. **MR
85122000-07-26. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN OIL LEAK FROM THE FRONT AXLE PINION OIL SEAL AREA. **MR
9851752000-06-20. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SOME VEHICLES WITH 4X4 OPTION OPERATING IN 4X2 MAY EXHIBIT A SLIGHT OR A ROLLING THUMP / BUMP ON SLIGHT TO MODERATE ACCELERATION. *TT
9851742000-06-20. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SOME VEHICLES WITH 4X4 OPTION IN 4X2 MODE MAY EXHIBIT A PING SOUND ON SLIGHT TO MODERATE ACCELERATION IN FORWARD OR REVERSE. *TT
121532000-06-19. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. SOME 3.0L AND 4.0L RANGERS WITH 4 X 4 OPERATING IN 4.2 MODE MAY EXHIBIT A SLIGHT OR A ROLLING THUMP/BUMP ON SLIGHT TO MODERATE ACCELERATION. *MJS
121522000-06-19. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. SOME VEHICLES WITH 4 X 4 OPTION OPERATING IN 4 X 2 MODE MAY EXHIBIT A PING SOUND ON SLIGHT TO MODERATE ACCELERATION IN FORWARD OR REVERSE. *MJS
121022000-06-16. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. SOME MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS MAY EXHIBIT A CONCERN OF ENGINE IDLE HIGH DURING DECELERATION. *MJS
00572000-06-14. 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
137942000-06-12. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH M5OD R1 TRANSMISSIONS MAT EXHIBIT A 2-3 UPSHIFT GRIND. *MJS
83772000-06-12. 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
137452000-06-12. 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
80082000-06-08. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. BUZZING AND GRINDING NOTCHY NOISE WHEN SHIFTING(2-3 UPSHIFT).
138352000-06-08. 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
00362000-06-07. 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
78862000-06-07. 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.

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.