My wife and I were driving on hwy 79from palistine tx to jacksonville tx thursday 7/11/2016 when we noticed smoke coming out from under the truck we pulled over and noticed fire under the hood I tried to poor water on it all it did was just get worse and our truck all my work tools my lively hood blew up.
Engine & cooling
Ford EV Ranger Engine problems by year
54 complaints filed with NHTSA about the Ford EV Ranger's engine & cooling. Stalling, loss of power, oil consumption, overheating, head gaskets, timing chains and engine failure.
Engine complaints by model year
Latest EV Ranger engine complaints
Engine error code p303 displayed and engine missing on that cylinder. Ford tsb 05-26-3 states head replacement necessary to correct. This appears to be a generic issue with the 3.0 Liter vulcan engines,. Car will not pass emissions inspection until this is repaired.
Engine ejected spark plug from cylinder number three. Mechanic said it is a common problem with ford vehicles manufactured with an aluminum head. I am fortunate that this occurred while accelerating from a stop sign at only 20mph. At higher speeds, the mechanic said the spark plug may have ejected itself straight through the hood after which, the engine often catches fire because of the gasoline spurting out of the cylinder. Repair included a helicoil tap kit and new spark plugs. This is a very dangerous defect and...
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should be addressed by ford and all government safety agencies. This truck has very low mileage for it's age and has been taken very good care of. There is no reason why this should have happened other than faulty design and use of an aluminum head. *Tr
I was coming home from work and I went to park my truck in the front yard. When the truck was about to stop the engine roared, as if I really hit the gas pedal and I had to jam the car in park to get it to stop. Today, as I was coming home from work, I was coming to a four way stop in a school zone. When I was almost stopped the truck engine accelerated and I had to put the truck in park to get it to stop. I need to know is there a recall from ford for this. I cannot let anyone else drive my truck for fear it will happen to them and they will not know what to do. *Tr
The 2002 ford ranger was coming to a complete stop at about 3 mph, when all of a sudden the truck accelerated really high. I threw the gear selector into neutral and it continued to race but the wheels were no longer spinning, I hit the gas pedal and then threw it back into drive with no further problems. This is very concerning and I need help please. Thank you. *Tr
I have a 2002 ford ranger 2.3L 4 cyl an when I start to drive my car will shift from 1st to 2nd so rough that my car jumps forward and then my overdrive light starts blinking and then everytime I press the gas from stopped it shifts very rough. I have been researching this problem and seems like a lot of people have this problem with this model. Also when I take off there is a loud vibration sounding like it is coming from the dash or engine compartment I don't know what this is about but figured I would add that in. *Tr
2002 Ford ranger. Consumer writes in regards to safety defect with plastic intake manifold *tgw the consumer stated recently while driving, suddenly and without warning as he left off the accelerator to make a turn , the engine rpm's dropped and the vehicle started idling erratically and almost slatted out completely. The consumer read on a website where a plastic plug could come out of the front of the plastic intake manifold. He removed the power steering pump and soon after, he discovered the plastic plug and...
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about a 3/8 hole in the intake manifold. The hole caused the vehicle to loose vacuum in the system, therefore it was the cause of the erratic idle/stall. The consumer stated he welded the part back together after learning it would cost anywhere from $500-$1000 to replace. *Jb
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 ford ranger. The contact stated he heard a clicking noise coming from the engine while driving various speeds. The vehicle was taken to an independent repair shop where the contact was informed that the timing chain needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 32,000 and the current mileage was 58,300.
I own a 2002 ford ranger with a 3.0Fev it has had the problem related to nhtsa id 10018746, ford tsb 052212. While the truck was under warranty the dealers could not "find the problem" after the warranty ran out they found this issue and are willing to fix it for several hundred dollars. *Tr
I have a 2001 focus zx3 - 5sp that tends to stall when the ac is on. But it may not stall during the "initial" use period. Without warning, it will stall after the vehicle is turned off and then restarted. My service shop checked the computer codes for a problem and nothing came up. Yesterday, it was driven for about 30mins with the ac on (outside temperature around 80+ degrees). The vehicle ran fine with the rpms normal when stopped. The vehicle was turned off for about 90 mins. When attempting to restart ...
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it would stall. To get started I needed to keep foot on gas pedal (to maintain a high enough rpm to prevent the stall). If I did not keep the rpms up, vehicle would stall. While driving and stopping, I needed to keep my foot on the gas pedal to maintain the rpms. (This can be challenging with a 5-spd.) The vehicle was then parked for over four hours. It then started without problem and ran normally. During this period I did not have the ac on. I see that this may be a common problem with the focus. However, neither ford motor's customer service line nor the local ford dealer are aware of the problem. The vehicle was taken to a ford dealership (echelon ford) on 6/8/10 for a diagnostic of the problem and they could not recreate it. I was charged $108 for the shop time and still have no technical answer to this critical and potentially fatal problem... *Tr
On 02-21-2010 my 2002 ford ranger started on fire. I was returning home with in less then 5mins my car was burst into flames. After the fire department came to my aid there was nothing left of my truck. I received the recall notice from ford in 12-2010 and took my truck in for the recall repair. This was 3 weeks before the fire. Even with the recall my truck burst into flames leaving nothing but the frame. *Tr
While accelerating or attempting to pass another vehicle the engine starts to cut off like it is starving for fuel. Started happening about 1 year ago and continues to this date. *Tr
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 ford ranger. While driving 35 mph the vehicle began to over heat and smoke came out of the engine. The contact was able to stop the vehicle and shut the engine off; however, as soon as he shut the engine off, the vehicle caught fire. The contact attempted to extinguish the fire and was unsuccessful. The entire vehicle was engulfed in flames and was completely destroyed. The cause of the fire has not been determined. The vin was not available. The failure mileage was 146,000.
The vehicles engine shuts off as it is being accelerated, or at cruising speed. The engine is the only system affected but causes vehicle to be undrivable for around 5-10 seconds until vehicle puts itself back in gear after shutting off. This occurs randomly sometimes right away after vehicle is started and moved or other times after longer periods of driving. It has occurred repeatedly, when the vehicle engine comes back and it does put itself back into gear and you start to accelerate again it will cut off. ...
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It has caused operator not to be able to accelerate to merge onto highways, pull out onto roads, or to maintain cruising speeds in roads or highways. It has been taken to ford dealership for repairs 3 times. Each time the engine control relay diode has been changed and blamed for problem. The vehicle has been connected to computer and driven(first time at ford repair shop), the engine has cut out causing vehicle to stop accelerating and the computer shows that nothing is happening. It continues to read that the vehicle is running fine.I have personally replaced coil pack, and throttle position sensor. The first time diode was replaced the vehicle ran for almost 8 months then problem recurred. It was taken to ford and diode replaced again, this time lasting only 2-3 months. It was taken to ford the 3rd time for diode to be replaced, this time lasting only 2 weeks. I called the ford shop and spoke to manager and was told that the entire wiring harness would have to be replaced because they could not figure out why the engine was cutting out. I was also informed that the wiring harness was not available for them to get and that there was nothing they could do to fix my vehicle, so I was to continue to drive it even though the engine shuts off while driving. *Tr
2001 Ford has an oil leak on the top of the engine. Consumer states that ford feel that the leak is normal and that there is no responsibility for them. *Nj the consumer stated the oil leak was caused by metal chip debris or damage to the sealing surface that occurred during the manufacturing process. In order to repair the problem, the engine must be pulled out of the vehicle. *Jb updated 03/01/10
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