That Didn't Take Long: Ford Recalls 3500 One Month Old Rangers For Shifter Issues

While 3,500 vehicles is a small number in the recall world, it’s a pretty big chunk of all North American Ford Rangers in existence at this point. Automotive News reports Ford sold 2,153 Rangers in North America last month — the midsize pickup’s first month on the market.

The issue involves the truck’s shifter, which can move out of “park” while the engine is off. The automaker claims “the PRNDL bezel wiring may interfere with the shifter interlock override, preventing the shifter from locking in the park position and allowing the driver to shift the transmission out of park with the vehicle off and without a foot on the brake pedal.”

Tiberius1701A - 2/8/2019 2:32:43 PM

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Yet nary a peep when BMW issues recalls on their new models.

CANADIANCOMMENTS - 2/8/2019 2:35:28 PM

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TOYOTA. Be boring. Stay happy. Sleep at night.

MDarringer - 2/8/2019 6:23:34 PM

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It's an astoundingly simple fix.

MrEE - 2/9/2019 12:25:55 PM

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The perfect return of Ranger, no thanks.

MDarringer - 2/9/2019 1:37:19 PM

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Yeah, Mr. Hypocrite because you've never been the owner of a vehicle with a recall.

skytop - 2/9/2019 1:41:50 PM

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It is to be expected with a totally brand new vehicle being placed into production. The Ranger will be very successful if Ford keeps the price points reasonable.

MrEE - 2/10/2019 9:50:18 AM

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That is why you don't buy the first year and better longer for many brands.

MDarringer - 2/10/2019 11:36:50 AM

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Hyperbole. Like MANY recalls the fix is simple.