If possible, Ford would rather forget the 1997 Ranger pickup truck. Unfortunately, those who purchased it will not forget the problems it came with. Although Ford had a reputation for making some of the best trucks, this version had one of the worst transmissions ever. Some of the problems included: gear slipping, delayed gear shift response, upshifting failure, solenoid failure, loss of gears – particularly reverse gear. Can you imagine driving this monstrosity? Hopefully you are not one of those who found out for themselves what a lemon this pickup truck was.