New BT-50 - Jumping out of gear

Joined: 06 Jul 2004 Location: Noumea, New Caledonia

Hi everyone,

I bought a new Mazda BT-50 TD yesterday. Today, I decided to try out low range for the first time on some hilly but reasonably smooth terrain. I was coming down a steepish hill in low first on engine braking when the gearbox lever jumped out of gear.
I thought I may not have engaged first gear properly the first time, so I tried again, and within 20 meters, it popped out again. This thing only has 125 ks on the clock so far and it's already playing up... Crying or Very sad

Has anyone had this issue with their Ford Ranger / Mazda BT-50?
Does anyone know what could be wrong?

Thanks,

Joined: 31 Jan 2005

hey mate sorry to inform you but they arent a real crash hot bit of gear hey, have a ranger as a work ute and the thing jumps out of gear all the time i work underground and it jumps out of 4 wheel drive and normal gearbox. my truck has only done 3000km's on it mate done it since new get use to it.

Joined: 06 Jul 2004 Location: Noumea, New Caledonia

OK, some good news! Apparently the jumping out of gear problem must have been because the car was new and something in the gearbox was not working as it should because it hasn't done it again at all. The dealer was very good about it and would've done everything necessary to fix it, only it's gone away, for good I hope.

Mud_5lut, you must've got a real dud cause before mine, I'd never heard of anything like that happening to these models which is why I chose it over the other brands. Either that or you're really a Toyota dealer... Wink

Cheers to all!

Joined: 09 Jan 2008 Location: pt talburpin

i have just got me a brand new bt-50 cab chass
picked it up with 18km on the clock
if its poping out of gear and your not miss useing it take it back and they shuld have to fix the problem

Joined: 30 Dec 2002 Location: Adelaide

A few people have had that problem on the 4WD Monthly forums. The BT50's seem to have a few issues, perhaps being made in Thailand might have something to do with it? Confused

Joined: 06 Jul 2004 Location: Noumea, New Caledonia

All six of the major dual cab utes sold today are made in Thailand. They include the Toyota Hilux, Ford Ranger, Mitsubishi Triton, Holden Rodeo, Nissan Navara and Mazda BT-50.

This said, I haven't had any more problems with mine since I last posted. Apparently, the gearbox issue on 4wdaction has more to do with 5th gear jumping out when towing really heavy loads.

As for my problem, I think it was probably a sticky detent spring that wasn't holding first gear in too well.

Joined: 30 Dec 2002 Location: Adelaide

OK, so you haven't got much choice in where the 4WD utes are built..... it doesn't mean the other brands don't have issues as well. We've got a 2WD Thai built Hilux dual cab at work and it reminds me of early Hyundai's; it would also easily be the worst new vehicle I've driven.

Joined: 06 Jul 2004 Location: Noumea, New Caledonia

I know what you mean about the Hilux. I test drove one just after I test drove a Prado. Felt like they were from two different car makers, one Japanese, the other one Chinese...

That's why I drive a BT-50 Very Happy

Joined: 01 Feb 2006 Location: Brisbane

our company car is a BT-50 and its done 20,000 in three months and I just had the gear box replaced (all under waranty) it kept jumping out of fifth gear it seems to be a common problem as I have heard a few others doing the same thing also the clutch is a sore point as well I have complained about mine but they say its fine. is it just me or when you replace a gearbox, flywheel and pressure plate you would asume they would replace the clutch? it shudders when taking off in first

Joined: 06 Jul 2004 Location: Noumea, New Caledonia

Apparently they ALL shudder when you take off in first gear or reverse but I don't think it's a clutch problem as they do it even with the clutch all the way out. It's the same as trucks do.