ColoradoRanger
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- Vehicle Year
- 1999
- Make / Model
- Ford
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- Automatic
1999 Ranger XLT 4WD Auto (5R55E assumed from year of Ranger). Engine died while driving. Coasted to shoulder. Engine restarted and runs fine but no forward or reverse. Manual manipulation of selector on tranny feels fine with detents where they are supposed to be. No leakage. Tranny fluid is good. Towed to shop, they commented on how good the fluid looks. No codes. They of course quoted a replacement tranny. When I asked they said that they did not check any pressures because that doesn't matter when you have no engagement at all, only when bad shifting or missing gears. They said since no codes it's a mechanical issue inside the tranny, not electrical or in the control system. They couldn't even tell me if the pump is working since they did no pressure checking. No clunking or noise from tranny. No RPM change when shifted into any gear. Truck can be rolled freely while in any gear but park does engage fine and locks transmission. Any help or advice on diagnosing this myself would be well appreciated. This is my son's first car and he loves it too much to let go of. I am using this car to teach him how to repair and maintain a vehicle. So far we have changed out the radiator, a heater mixture valve, brakes, the ignition coils, wires, and plugs. I am a very good mechanic but zero auto transmission repair experience.