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1988 Ford RANGER Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1498191
Internal NHTSA #	11129805
Manufacurer	Ford Motor Company
Brand	FORD
Model	RANGER
Model Year	1988
File date	01/09/17
Component	POWER TRAIN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I was driving uphill on highway 152 when my slip yoke exploded blowing out the rear of the bellhousing to my transmission throwing the truck rear end 6 ft in the air and the nose of the truck 3 feet in the air this was caused by the drive shaft taking into the ground when coming down the driveshaft slapped around ripping out the exhaust manifold from the cadillac converter and put a large gash approximately 12in to 18 in into the gas tank when i drop my transmission to replace it i found out that the block was no good due to the fact that 2 square pieces of the block approximately 2 in square came with the transmission as it was pulled leaving the block useless buy this slip yoke exploding which i found out on youtube this had happened to other ford rangers of this particular year due to the fact that the slip yoke is made out of compress material it should be a solid still peace if not for going uphill i'm sure my truck would rolled end-over-end inn making this incident fatal if i had known i could have made an instant didn't report about this situation earlier i would have
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	180000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	LOS BANOS, CA
VIN pattern	1FTCR10T4JUXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	Y
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	2
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	02/07/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	55
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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1988 Ford RANGER Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

1988 Ford RANGER Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

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