1999 Ford Ranger Base from North America - Comments

My California 1999 Ranger 3.0 V-6 has a timing belt, 62000 miles and all of the undercarriage rubber boots are rotted out, the wipers come on without warning and the dome light stayed on until I removed the bulb. Poor gas mileage for a V-6 automatic and I wouldn't buy another one.

I have a 99 Ford Ranger 4x4 XLT 3.0 liter. The transmition was replaced at 120,000. I am now having ball joints replaced at 140,000. Otherwise it has been a great truck. I also have the electrical problems refered to earlier.

99 Ranger 3.0 Flex Fuel 4x4 four door, 193000. Synthetic oil every 5000. Changed ball joints at 80000. Wipers coming on is a recall item. Dome light came on at 20000, sprayed with WD40, never another problem. Waiting to fix second recall on cruise now. Only on third set of tires, Firestone Steeltax 6 plys run 120000 before need replacement. Best vehicle I ever had.

I own a 1999 Ford Ranger 2.5 L V-4, and have 112,000 miles on it. As long as one keeps with the suggested maintenance schedule, the bare-bones, manual-transmission model will have very few problems. The only truck I've ever owned, and I hope to keep it for a long time to come.

I own a 1999 Ford Ranger 2.5 liter manual shift. The vehicle has 110000 miles. I have only spent $16.00 on a magnetic sending unit for the speedometer at 80000 miles. The Ford dealer even showed me how to replace it, it only took 20 minutes. Had windshield wipers come on from time to time for no reason. I found a fix on the internet that is simple. You carefully open the wiper timer on the turn signal stalk and clean all the grease out. Spray with contact cleaner and clean with q tips, then lightly regrease and reassemble, this solved the problem. Be careful you do not lose any parts. It would be best to Google the repair for exact directions. Truck gets 27-30 mpg, original plugs and timing belt. Excellent vehicle.