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2021 Ford Ranger shifting problems reports

11 NHTSA complaints describe hard shifts, slipping gears, jerky transmission on the 2021 Ford Ranger — roughly 10% of all complaints for this model year.

11
Shifting problems reports
10%
share of complaints
35,600 mi
median reported incident mileage (all complaints)

Shifting problems in other Ranger years

2020 Ranger11
2019 Ranger23
Ranger shifting problems by year →

Symptom counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives. One complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate — read the underlying reports on the full 2021 Ford Ranger report before drawing conclusions.