Faults:

FORD RANGER XLT 4x4.

Bought the truck in March of 2004. It had 17,000 miles on it then. It now has 48,000.

At 23,000 the transmission went out.

At 28,000 the Fuel Pump went out.

At 33,000 I was told by the dealer during a regular maintenance visit that I needed both upper ball joints replaced.

At 38,000 the top brake light seal failed and the inside of my truck was getting soaked every time it rained.

At 47,000 I had to replace the front brakes.

At 48,000 the Pinion seal on the front drive shaft started leaking as well as the left front axle seal.

The dealer replaced the pinion seal 3 times before figuring out the yoke on the drive shaft was grooved and that was part of the problem.

The truck has very little power and the transmission never shifts when it needs to unless you press the accelerator to the floor.

General Comments:

This truck is junk. I will never buy another FORD product as long as I am driving. In my opinion, their quality has really gone downhill over the last few years.

I always wanted to stay with American made products, but the next truck I buy will be a TOYOTA! At least they are dependable.

Faults:

One problem is the "Door Ajar" light comes on sometimes for no reason and the dome light will stay on until it corrects itself, haven't had this checked yet.

General Comments:

I love this truck.

Has excellent acceleration.

Has so much more power then I had expected to get out of this truck. The new 4.0l is great.

For some people the ride might be a little rough, but it seems like a very nice ride as long as I don't hit any bumps going very fast then you can really feel it.

Faults:

The differential pressure feedback sensor, DPFE, went bad. Vibrations come through the steering wheel.

General Comments:

The Ford Ranger is a capable off road vehicle. It has more than enough power and chassis strength for towing, rock crawling or other utilitarian uses.

The draw back to this is it makes for an uncomfortable daily driver car. It is best suited for a winter or work vehicle.

It is best not to drive this truck everyday seeing as how it gets absolutely terrible gas millage. Even with a 4.0L.

Faults:

One problem is that the light for the airbag comes on now and then. When I brought it to the dealership, they said there was no problem and I was charged $50.00 just to hook the truck to the computer.

The driver side door has a constant squeak in it though. Just enough to drive me crazy.

General Comments:

I love this Ford Ranger, I just think it is completely under powered. I mainly stick to city driving which is not too bad, but when I do have to go on the interstate, it is a nightmare. The pick up is so incredibly slow that I have to punch the gas to make 70 miles per hour, which really killed gas.