Newbie from Wisconsin

[Heckster]

I have a 2001 Ranger, supercab, 4.0,4X4, automatic transmission. I have 120,000 miles on the truck and the tranny has been acting up for the past 25 thousand miles. If I drive nice & easy, it will tend to shift kind of slow & lazy. If I drive faster, it will tend to shift fast & hard & if I drive just right it will shift fairly normal. I have become used to this, but my wife tends to have problems just trying to drive it normal. It never slips and has never let me down, but I am afraid it is coming. I had the fluid & filter changed in the tranny at 60,000 miles & it is due again. I will do this, but I don't think this is the cause of my problems. Has anyone else had similar problems with a Ranger of this year & transmission? Could this be an easy fix? Is there anything I should be looking for or at? Would I be better off buying a used tranny and swapping them out?

When I bought this truck, it had 40,000 miles. Runs like a top, but has never gotten better than 18 mpg on the highway. any tips on this also?

Any and all help & information will be greatly appreciated. Please feel free to send me email.
Dave

 

[celly]

Welcome to the best Explorer resource anywhere. You'll find lots of useful info here. Stick around!

I'm in your rough neck of the woods next week. We're making the two day voyage to Brookfield starting next Tuesday. Yet another long road trip in my '99.