Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||||
| 18583 | 04/01/2005 | 10017886 | No start/hard start/rough running during cold weather - incorrect seasonal fuel blend. *tt | 12/06/2005 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||||
| 06166 | 10021051 | Possible engine damage - install special service tools prior to removing crankshaft pulley bolt. *kb | 02/27/2007 | ||
| 06116 | 01/01/2006 | 10020173 | Possible engine damage - install special service tools prior to removing crankshaft pulley bolt - service tip. *tt | 08/03/2006 | |
| 05263 | 01/01/2005 | 10018950 | Mil on with various misfire related dtc's p0300-p0306 and p0316 - 3.0l-2v vulcan engine. *tt | 01/25/2006 | |
| 18375 | 01/01/2005 | 10013315 | High idle at cold start. *tt | 04/14/2005 | |
| 18364 | 01/01/2005 | 10013308 | Hard start or flooding when engine is cold. *tt | 04/14/2005 | |
| 0533 | 02/21/2005 | 10012949 | Hard start or flooding during cold start on 2.3l engine. *tt | 04/05/2005 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 03/01/2012 | 20000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 ford ranger. while driving 40 mph, the contact attempted to accelerate and noticed that the vehicle had continued to accelerate on its own. the contact had to shut the vehicle off in order to stop the failure. the vehicle was taken to a local mechanic, where the throttle body was replaced. the current and failure mileages were 20,000. the vin was not available. sm. | |||
| 03/01/2012 | 20000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 ford ranger. while traveling 40 mph the contact attempted to accelerate and noticed that the vehicle had continued to accelerate on its own, in order to stop the failure the contact had to shut the vehicle off. the vehicle was taken to a local mechanic where the throttle body was replaced.the current and failure mileages are 20000. the vin was not available. bml | |||
| 12/25/2011 | 50000 | ||
| I was coming down off 57 in rush traffic when the car died unexpectedly. completely shut off, no warning, and would not start again. several tries, more gas, more shut offs,screaming horns and i got it to the gas station off the highway. it went to garage. its exhaust valve, wires and plugs were changed. died on drive off the garage. went in, had more repairs. died in parking lot. had computer diagnostics. 172 and 174 were diagnosed-failure of computer in exhaust system and mass air valve control. basically, the exhaust system failed and shut off the engine. one of the heads is also suspicious.exhaust leaks are bad for the engine. all this, over $1,000 repairs, on top of transmission leak, two sets of brake pads and two sets of tires, in a truck between 39,000 - that is when it started- and 50,000 miles. in case you don't know this, right after the factory warranty expired, the truck fell apart. i found out that one person died of such failure in washington state and 2 were injured in oregon. all in ranger truck. truck is well serviced, tires are not worn at all, have less than 12,000 and it is a killer truck. ford is not responsive to the fact that their truck is a lemon. their service center: i brought it to yorba linda ford dealer at 39,000 because the idle was rough, was told it was in my head and 12,000 later the idle is still dying, killing the engine. | |||
| 06/10/2010 | 112000 | ||
| The contact states his mother-in-law owns a 2005 ford ranger. the vehicle was taken in for a oil change, at the dealership, two hours later the mechanic came and told her the engine blew up, the mechanic stated the pulley on the cam-shaft seperated and cause the timing to jump and lock up the engine. the engine is so bad it can | |||
| 08/12/2009 | 84000 | 1 | |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2005 ford ranger. he stated while driving at 50 mph he noticed that his check engine light illuminated on the instrument panel. the vehicle was taken a dealer and inspected where it was determined that number four cylinder was failing and in order to make the repair the vehicle would need to have the valve seats replaced. the contact was in the process of contacting the manufacturer. he feels that there should be a recall on the aluminum head valve seats because they lose compression with the metal that the manufacturer is using for the aluminum head valve seats. the failure mileage was 84,000 and the current mileage is 87,000. bl updated 10/5/09 *cn updated 10/07/09 | |||
| 05/30/2006 | 16413 | 2 | 07/12/2005 |
| Purchase vehicle july 2005, vehicle never had a good pull to it and i thought it was the way the truck just pulled until may 2006 when i was hit from behind by a ford explorer, my truck got worse. in june 2007 engine light came on wouldn't go off. gas cap light came on wouldn't go off. tried to tighten cap, lights still haven't went off. took truck to mechanic found out that my truck had a cracked head that was indicated that it could have been a defect from the manufacture and or possibly due to collision also ford manufacture had a defect call back on all 2005 ford ranger. in december 2005 five month after i purchase the truck and they ( ford) did not even notify me of the defect. i do have a copy in my possession from my mechanic. also i was told that my truck could ignite and catch a fire at any time. *tr. updated 01/11/08.*lj there was a cracked head on the fuel sending unit. updated | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| 03/01/2012 | 1 | ||
| 2005 ford ranger edge. consumer states problem with harmonic balancer in engine. *tgw | |||
| 11/21/2009 | 38000 | 1 | |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2005 ford ranger. the contact smelled plastic burning in the engine. he took the vehicle to the dealer who advised him that he needed to replace the alternator at his expense. the manufacturer stated that they were unable to offer him any assistance. the vehicle had not been repaired at the time of the complaint. the current mileage was approximately 50,000. the failure mileage was approximately 38,000. updated 02/26/10 *bf updated 06/14/10.*jb | |||
| 05/02/2007 | 7 | 02/22/2007 | |
| I am the owner of a 2005 ford ranger there was a problem with the transmission. it was taken to the dealer after approximately 5 days we were able to pick the ford up and the transmission was replaced. shortly after this the vehicle started to shut down while driving for no apparent reason .during one of these times it shut down i was rear ended,it was taken back to the dealer was there for 3 days, and they said there was nothing wrong with the vehicle as they could not duplicate the problem the dealer informed me the vehicle had no problems, and was very safe to drive. also, i contacted ford , and was informed there have been no other complaints of the 2005 ford ranger just shutting down. this vehicle was far from safe not only for the driver and any passengers but also for other drivers on the road. as it just shut off when it wantedf. *ak | |||