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Ford ranger chassis problems
Ken, sorry to hear that you aren't happy at all with your Ranger. As far as I know, Mazda designed the vehicle and builds the components for Ford. Am not sure if Ford assembles them or not. I agree it is Ford's fault for reselling them. Ford is hurting its reputation by doing so.
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IIRC there was a "Chicago" plant sticker in the window so I assume they are at least partially assembled in the US. At 80k miles this truck has had a new engine, clutch, crank sensor, fuel pump, fuel tank, charcoal canister assembly, two complete driveshafts, fan motor, the transfer case has been resealed twice for leaks, radio has gone out twice, electric window has failed, tailgate broke and has never latched right since, lots of groans, squeaks, and rattles and more stuff that I can't remember. And I maintain it well and drive like a grandmother. Ford lost big on the extended warranty with this POS.
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Ken, with all that trouble, I'm surprised you haven't taken it to the back 40 and shot it. Didn't lemon laws take effect on vehicles built in 98 and later? Michigan has lemon laws, but isn't it federal? I would be allot more hostile than you are!! Can teach you tips about about outrage if you like.
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I suppose the dealer knew how to play the game and I wasn't aggressive enough. The lemon law covers the first 24k miles. In that period the vehicle was relatively trouble free, except the chassis groan discussed here, the crank sensor, one driveshaft, and the tailgate. None of that seemed to me to be lemon law material especially since the dealer seemed to be working hard to satisfy me and repairs were always done in a day. The engine had developed an internal knock (piston slap or wrist pins) at about 20k miles and the dealer kept stringing me along for the next 10k miles telling me that the new (rebuilt) engine was backordered through Ford. They finally installed the new engine at 30k miles, and at that point the truck was outside of lemon law coverage. BTW, the rebuilt engine has also developed a similar internal knock - apparently the 4 liter V6 engines used in these trucks have a history with that. With all the problems I can say that the truck has left me stranded only one time, when the crank sensor failed in my driveway. At this point the truck is only worth about $5k so I'll keep driving it and hating it. Next time I buy a new vehicle I will be MUCH more aggressive though. Live and learn.
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You know whats funny about this ken, Now the rolls are reversed. A short time ago I was complaining about the lemon deere I owed & you were defending, Now, I own a simular item that I have had vertually no problems with that you have. First I'd like to say that there is always a lemon in every batch of every item. Ford is no worse then deere & I love Ford. I own 4 ford trucks. 2 gas & 2 diesel & they have held up well to the abuse my crew & I have put them threw. I dont think those dirt raods you often travel help any either but I am sorry to hear ya got a bad egg  !
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You know whats funny about this ken, Now the rolls are reversed. A short time ago I was complaining about the lemon deere I owed & you were defending, Now, I own a simular item that I have had vertually no problems with that you have. First I'd like to say that there is always a lemon in every batch of every item. Ford is no worse then deere & I love Ford. I own 4 ford trucks. 2 gas & 2 diesel & they have held up well to the abuse my crew & I have put them threw. I dont think those dirt raods you often travel help any either but I am sorry to hear ya got a bad egg !
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I agree that every manufacturer makes a lemon now and then.
This 98 Ranger actually the third Ford we've had. Prior to this I had a 1990 Ranger that was a great truck until 60k miles when the heads cracked. Fortunately the extended warranty covered that. Dealer said their was a casting flaw in the 2.9L V6 heads and that cracked heads were common on that engine.
My wife drives a Taurus SHO - everything on that thing has broke except the engine. Of course it has a Yamaha engine so it doesn't count.
I can't figure out why Ford can't make a good engine anymore. Heck, with the new PowerStroke problems it seems they can't buy good engines either.
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My company ride is a 2002 Ranger 4x4. It replaced my '98 S10 that in my opinion was a much better truck. The Chevy had a more comfortable interior, better ride, better fuel economy, was more user friendly and in 100k miles the only repairs were two sets of front wheel bearings and a control module for the intermittent wipers.
This Ranger knocks when you start it, the interior is all cheap and cheesy plastic, the radio buzzes when the heater blower is running, it bucks and rolls when you hit a pothole, the motor growls when you accelerate and is overall a piece of cheap tin. Keep in mind, my personal vehicle is a Ram 2500, so I have no reason to be biased to either the Ford or Chevy.
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Ken - did you ever resolve that loud noise issue?
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Yes. The dealer got a new service manager who had heard this noise before - the clutch pilot bearing! It sounded to me and everyone else who listened to it like it was in the chassis or suspension somewhere. They replaced the clutch before the extended warranty was up for the cost of $50 deductible plus a clutch disk. Now that this noise is fixed it's on to the other squeaks and rattles, the worst of which is in the leaf springs.
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