# Ford Ranger stalls in reverse

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-ranger-stalls-in-reverse/11506>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** stalling, ford, ranger\
**Created:** [March 6, 2008, 6:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-ranger-stalls-in-reverse/11506 "2008-03-06T18:52:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![george\_strumph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47774/32.png) [@george\_strumph](https://community.cartalk.com/u/george_strumph)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2008, 6:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-ranger-stalls-in-reverse/11506/1 "2008-03-06T18:52:40Z")

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My truck: 2001 Ford Ranger; 4x4 Off Road, 4.0L(Fl Inj.), Auto, 58,000 miles.  
  
  
  
 Problem: Truck shudders and stalls in reverse after engine is at operating temp. The same thing happens when transmission is manually placed in low. This problem exists in all drive modes.

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**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2008, 7:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-ranger-stalls-in-reverse/11506/2 "2008-03-06T19:41:47Z")

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How long has it been since it’s had a good, complete tuneup?

When the engine is cold it idles at a higher RPM. This may be masking a simple need for a tuneup. Plugs with too large a gap may not have the oomph to get it going from a dead start at lower RPMs.