Ford Ranger Complaints (2005)

289 consumer complaints on file.

#10671653January 11, 2015
ENGINE
ENGINE MISFIRES AT IDLE CEL FLASHING NEEDS HEADS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10670437January 6, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS SEVERELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRAILER HITCH, TIRE HOLDER, AND FRAME WERE CHIPPING AWAY. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000. UPDATED 7/9/15*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE RUNNING BOARD BROKE WHEN HE LEANED ON IT. THE METAL RUSTED FROM THE INSIDE. UPDATED 07/30/15*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10651522October 30, 2014
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
EXTERIOR OF TRUCK IS IN MINT CONDITION, LOW MILEAGE AND MECHANICALLY SOUND. FRAME AND SUSPENSION RUSTED TO THE POINT OF ROT. FORD DEALER CAUTIONED THAT THE CONTINUED USE OF MY VEHICLE IN THIS CONDITION WOULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF THE TRANSMISSION AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND ADDITIONALLY BECOME A SAFETY HAZARD TO DRIVER AND OTHER MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATORS ON THE ROAD. MY GUT FEELING TELLS ME THESE FRAMES WERE MADE BY THE SAME STEEL MANUFACTURER WHERE TOYOTA FRAMES WERE MADE. THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER OWNERS OF THIS MODEL WHO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WITH THEIR FRAMES. I HAVE OWNED FORD CARS SINCE THE 1970S AND NEVER HAVE HAD A PROBLEM AS SEVERE AS THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10631330September 7, 2014
SUSPENSION, STRUCTURE:BODY, SERVICE BRAKES
I HAVE A 2005 FORD RANGER EXTENDED CAB. I WAS DRIVING IT AND I NOTICED THAT MY BRAKES FELT REALLY FUNNY SO I BROUGHT IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE ROTTED OUT, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY THAT THE FRAME WAS ROTTED OUT. THE BODY MOUNTS ARE ROTTED OUT, THE SHACKLES ARE ABOUT TO FALL OFF. HE ALSO SAID THAT THE FRAME RAILS IN BETWEEN THE LEAF SPRINGS ARE ABOUT TO BREAK IN HALF, AND IF THIS HAPPENED TO ME WHILE I WAS DRIVING I COULD HAVE KILLED SOMEONE OR MYSELF. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF EVERYBODY ELSE DRIVING A FORD RANGER THAT IS NOT AWARE IF ITS ISSUE. I AM ALSO NOW STUCK WITH A TRUCK THAT NEEDS WORK DONE THAT WILL COST TWICE AS MUCH AS IT IS WORTH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10629365August 29, 2014
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD RANGER. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH OVER A SMALL BUMP, THE SPARE TIRE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE AND ROLLED INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE FRAME CROSS MEMBERS ON THE TIRE MOUNT WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 240,000. UPDATED 10/14/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THEY DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE DUE TO THE VEHICLE BEING OUT OF WARRANTY. UPDATED 3/31/15 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10627225August 21, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
WHEN APPLING BRAKES, JUST BEFORE YOU COME TO A STOP THE BRAKES MAKE A NOISE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL SPONGES AT THE END OF THE STOP, PULLING TO THE RIGHT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10626515August 20, 2014
SUSPENSION, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
SEVERE FRAME RUST NOTED AFTER 8/2014 MAINE SAFETY INSPECTION. CHANCES OF VEHICLE PASSING A 2015 INSPECTION VERY REMOTE ACCORDING TO THE TECH DOING THE VEHICLE CERTIFICATION. ONLY 5 MAINE WINTERS ENDURED BY THE VEHICLE 2005_2010. PARKED & GARAGED THE LAST 4 WINTERS.OTHERWISE THE VEHICLE IS PRISTINE. LOTS OF OTHER FOLKS WITH SIMILAR ISSUE ACCORDING TO RESEARCH OF LOCAL BODY SHOPS. WHY?? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10621024August 8, 2014
SUSPENSION, WHEELS, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS, TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
UNDER- BED MOUNTED SPARE TIRE MOUNTS RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING TIRE TO BREAK FREE FROM VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION IT WAS NOTED VEHICLE HAS SERIOUS FRAME DAMAGE FROM RUST, PARTICULARLY THE FUEL TANK SUPPORT STRAPS. THE FRAME IS FALLING APART AT AN ALARMING RATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10615177July 21, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION, AIR BAGS
MY HUSBAND T-BONED A SEMI AT 35 MPH. THE TRUCK SPUN AROUND AND THE REAR OF THE TRUCK ALSO HIT THE SEMI. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. HE INCURRED MULTIPLE INJURIES, SOME OF WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN MINIMIZED HAD AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE TRUCK WAS TOTALED. THERE WAS A DIRECT HIT -- I.E. FRONT OF TRUCK HIT SIDE OF SEMI AND DESTROYED ENGINE (AND MORE), YET AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. . *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10596540June 5, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FIRST TIME WE WERE SHOPPING, WHEN WE STARTED THE CAR IT WOULDN'T START. WE REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP? WHEN IT HAPPEN THE NEXT TIME WE WERE DRIVING WHEN ENGINE SHUT OFF,WE WERE ON A DIRT ROAD HAD NO POWER STEERING,NO POWER BRAKES ONLY GOING 20 MPH.THE SHOP TOLD US THAT IT WAS THE FUEL SHUTOFF VALVE IN CASE OF A CRASH. I PURCHASED THE RANGER 5/30/13 FROM A FORD DEALER.OVER THE PAST YEAR THE ENGINE HAS STOPPED 8 TO 10 TIMES.WE ON A WENT TRIP LAST WEEKEND IT HAPPEN TWO TIMES ON I 84 IN IDAHO WE WERE GOING 75 MPH. I DID GET THE TRUCK OFF THE FREEWAY BUT WONDER WHAT IF WE WERE IN BOISE OR SALT LAKE WITH ALL OF THE TRAFFIC WHAT MITE HAVE HAPPEN.HAS THIS HAPPEN TO OTHER RANGERS ????? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10574761March 25, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS AT A STOP LIGHT WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED O BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,400.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10568227March 10, 2014
AIR BAGS
WE WERE TRAVELING NORTH ON HIGHWAY 37 AND A CAR TRAVELING WEST PULLED OUT FROM A STOP SIGN IN FRONT OF IS WE HIT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF OUR TRUCK INTO THE OTHER VEHICLES LEFT FRONT AND OUR TRUCK CONTINUED OVER THE TOP OF THE OTHER VEHICLES FRONT END.THE AIRBAGS ON OUR TRUCK DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10567490March 5, 2014
ENGINE
ENGINE BEGINS TO RUN VERY ROUGH. TOOK TO MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD MY 3.0 V6 IS SUFFERING FROM WELL KNOW (2004 - 2006) CYLINDER HEAD FAILURE - VALVE RECESSION. NEW HEADS ARE NEEDED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. COST OF REPAIR IS APPROX, $2800. HEAD / VALVE FAILURE / POOR DESIGN OF HEAD IS APPARENTLY WELL KNOWN BY FORD. FUEL LEAKAGE INTO THE FAILED CYLINDER OR CYLINDERS COULD BE A FIRE HAZARD IF NOT REPAIRED AND DRIVEN CONTINUOUSLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10556775December 20, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
FRONT PORTION OF RACK BROKE LEAVING THE TIRE HANGING BELOW THE TRUCK. FORD DEALER SAID THE FRAME WAS RUSTED OUT AND COULD NOT BE FIXED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10556414December 17, 2013
ENGINE
LOUD SQUEAL FOR SEVERAL DAYS THOUGHT IT WAS TENSION PULLEY. THAT WAS REPLACED WITH NO CHANGE. A FEW DAYS LATER GOING DOWN THE ROAD. A VERY LOUD SQUEAL FROM THE ENGINE AREA AND SMELL OF BURNING RUBBER. LATER WAS DETERMINED THE VIBRATION DAMPENER HAD COME APART. THE RUBBER HAD COME PART ALLOWING THE GROOVE SECTION THE BELT RIDES ON TO SLIP TOWARD THE BACK UP AGAINST THE FRONT COVER. IN LOOKING ONLINE FOR INFORMATION IT WAS DISCOVERED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH EXPLORER AND RANGERS WITH THE 4.0 ENGINE. A LOT OCCUR WITH LOW MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND SOME RESULT IT MAJOR REPAIRS AS THE PULLEY FLIES OFF TAKING OUT THE RADIATOR. I WAS ABLE TO REPLACE MINE BECAUSE I AM A MECHANIC AND HAVE THE TOOLS TO DO THE JOB. SO MY REPAIR BILL WAS NOT AS MUCH AS OTHERS HAD STATED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10550124October 30, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY, SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE, THE TECHNICIAN NOTIFIED HIM THAT THE FRAME WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED. IN ADDITION, THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE CORROSION WAS CAUSING THE BRAKES TO FAIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10537222August 26, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD RANGER. UPON INSPECTION THE CONTACT NOTICED RUST ON THE REAR FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS COVERED WITH RUST BUT IT WAS COVERED UNDER A TEN YEAR RUST WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED NOR WAS THE DEFECT DIAGNOSED. THE RUST ON THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE FRAME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10537155August 25, 2013
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS, SUSPENSION
TOP OF FRAME FROM THE SHOCK TOWERS FORWARD HAVE RUSTED THRU AND THE FRAME HAS SPLIT. THE VEHICLE IS ONLY 8 YEARS OLD, HAS ONLY 97,00 MILES ON IT, AND HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE IS GARAGED AT NIGHT AND HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN IN A SNOW STORM DURING THE LAST FOUR YEARS. OTHERWISE VEHICLE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10532313July 29, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER HOWEVER, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE SWITCH THAT SENT FUEL TO THE ENGINE HAD A SHORT AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10515743June 7, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES
ELECTRIC FUEL INERTIA KILL SWITCH MALFUNCTION(OVER HEATING AND CAUSING ENG> SHUTDOWN WHILE DRIVING!) EXTREMELY DANGEROUS!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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