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The dome light started staying on at about 50,000 miles. I finally lubricated the switch in the door and it stopped.
Windshield wipers come on from time to time. I haven't repaired them yet.
Fan clutch failed at 150,000 miles.
Timing belt broke at 220,000 miles.
Transmission pilot shaft bearing failed at 280,000 miles.
Muffler heat shield came loose at 180,000 miles.
The dash lights burned out at 250,000 miles.
Fuel pump failed at 450,000 miles.
The hydraulic throw out bearing is currently leaking. Have not fixed it yet. I am adding fluid regularly until I have time to take the truck off the road to repair it.
I drive approx. 3500 miles a week delivering mail. I believe this vehicle has been very reliable. In four years I have had 2 failures that caused the mail to be late. The timing belt and the fuel pump. I replaced the spark plugs at 430,000 miles. I believe that they are very difficult to change. This is the base 2 wheel drive unit with air conditioning.
Whoa! That's a lot of mileage. Those Rangers really sound like they hold up pretty well...
I have the same truck you have, a '99 Ranger with 2.5 motor and manual tranny. I only have 41,000 on mine, but have had not so much as a flat tire or blown light. I know quite a few people who have put 300,000 or more miles on their Rangers. I have put over 200,000 on a 1990 model with the 2.3 motor and manual tranny. Those rangers will last for a long time. As long as you keep the oil changed regularly they'll run forever, well almost.
Mine has only 100890 and the only problem I have ever had is some electrical problems (dome lights staying on and door ajar light coming on from time to time, a 40 dollar fuse)
Nothing wrong though I would sell, now I'll just keep driving thanks.
I have almost 90,000 miles on a 99 Ranger - seems to have similar problems to those mentioned already. Dome light stayed on till I took out the bulb. Wipers occasionally come for a few seconds for no reason.
Any suggestions for changing the spark plugs on the intake side would be greatly appreciated.
If it's running smoothly and gas mileage is OK, don't bother changing the plugs.
I have a 99 XL splash 2WD, just passed 109000 and need my 3rd set of tires. Going for good ones with 60K life, friend says truck will never see 150K! Hope to prove him wrong.
This is a great little truck, getting 24-28mpg on highway (manual trans). Routine maintenance, try to change oil every 3K, only problem with power steering unit, but replaced at 35K under warranty. I have the windshield wiper issue too- it's a known Ford problem, but not life threatening so I live with it. Dome light problem too, but soaking door latch parts with WD-40 solved it for me. Just wondered if spark plug change/tune up at 100K is essential.
I have a 99 ford ranger 4x4. around 150k miles, I am on my third tranny, 4 wheele drive pretty much broken, have had to do maintenance every month as something new always seems to fail when something else is fixed, in the process of changing the serpentine belt. countless other small problems. just about ready to sell and never think about a ford again.
It sounds like this truck has been VERY good to you. If you would have replaced parts at the recommended intervals you probably would not have had most of the problems you listed. Waiting until the timing belt broke at 220,000 miles is excessive. The timing belt should have been replaced at 75,000 miles, so yours was definitely living on borrowed time. Replacing the spark plugs at 430,000 miles fits in to the excessive category as well. I would think with that many miles on the plugs there was probably very little left of the center electrode. In my opinion, 50,000 would be excessive for plug replacement. If this is a vehicle that needs to run all the time, I would recommend a preventative maintenance program such as fleets use. Putting a time life on parts as is done with aircraft helps to prevent the equipment from failing.
Ford Ranger don't have a timing belt they have a chain which does not need to be replaced unless it breaks for the life of the vehicle.
Just turned 250,000 on my 99 Ford Ranger XLT 4x4 4.0L.
Problems.
- Clogged fuel injectors at 175,000
- Rear End had to be replaced at 200,000
- Ball Joints at 240,000
- My last Dash light died tonight, they started burning out awhile ago...
- I do all the suggested maintenance except only change the oil every 6 or 7 thousand miles (High Mileage Synthetic Oil). Tune ups at 100,000 and 200,000 miles.
Everything else is original, I am the original owner. I love this truck. It still has the power it had when I bought it. Best vehicle I have ever owned!
I have a 99 XLT supercab 4x2 with the 4 cylinder engine. It just turned 96,000. So far I've had the power steering unit replaced at 60,000 because it started whining so loud it was embarrassing in parking lots, and more recently at 75,000 miles the alternator decided to go out on the freeway at 60 mph. It was as if the truck had a sudden cardiac arrest. At 85,000 miles the gas indicator light went out. Am currently getting 25-30 mpg on the freeway, 17-20 in town. No tune-ups yet, though I have it serviced every 5000. It's a good little truck and I'm glad I purchased it. Hope it lasts as long as some of the others mentioned on this page.
I have a 99 Ranger 3.0 2wd and love this truck. It has 118,000 miles and runs like a champ.
I have went through some hard times with it though. I changed the plugs at about 114,000 miles and one broke off, got stuck in the cylinder and it was all bad. That cost me about 350 bucks, which sucked.
Then I noticed a power steering leak, leading to a rack and pinion replacement, which was about 120 bucks.
Then I had to replace a speed sensor after experiencing very high RPMs before making it out of 1st, and my speedometer not working until about 30 mph. That didn't cost very much though. Besides these problems and a new belt tensioner, this is a nice running truck and I only hope to get as many miles on it as that guy.
I have a 99 Ranger 3.0 V-6, with 80k miles. Until last night its been the best truck I've had, however if your oil pump fails, besides leaving you on the side of the road, it will also (so I've learned) require you to pull the entire engine to replace. Sounds like the spark plugs are almost as bad.
Just turned 220,000 on my 99 Ford Ranger.
No Problems. run great.
The comment that Ford Rangers do not have a timing belt may apply to the V-6, but the 4 does have a belt.