Engine Clicking And Tapping Noises problems of the 2002 Ford Ranger

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.

Since about 10,000 miles my engine has made a crackling noise under acceleration. 've talked to many other Ranger owners who are having the same problem. Some of them said they took their trucks to a dealership and the service department said the noise was from the timing in the engine and the problem could not be fixed. It was to my understanding that if a automotive company makes a mistake and it is not easily repairable and is frequent there should be a recall so the problem could be fixed. I'm going to sell my truck in the spring because of this problem. I have no idea if this timing problem will have any long term effect on the engine itself but I do not want to wait around and see since Ford only offers a 3 year 36,000 mile warranty and I have 45,000 miles on my truck.

My husband and I were driving on the interstate. My husband attempted to overtake a slow moving vehicle. He had to accelerate between 80 and 85 to overtake in fast moving traffic. Our vehicle acted like it was starved of fuel and was not responding. This put us in a very dangerous situation as there was other traffic on the road. We contacted our local Ford dealership. They test drove the vehicle and stated that they could not find a defect. We expressed our concern that the sudden loss of power puts us in an unsafe overtaking situation. We were invited to take a test drive with a technician. We expressed our concern for the safety of the tecnician and ourselves during a test drive a high speeds. The dealership and Ford manufacturing stated there was nothing wrong with the vehicle. Finally having faxed our concerns to the dealership on10/14/02, we were offered another test drive with a service technician on 10/15/02. During the test drive at speeds not exceeding 65 miles per hour, the technician explained that the vehicle has a "rev limiter" which is governor which stops all acceleration at 85 mph. We feel that this inability to go above 85 miles per hour places in a very vulnerable position. The truck will not be able to respond in an emergency or avoidance situation. This places everyones lives at risk. It seems that Ford motor company is the only one who has decided how fast their trucks should go and have not taken into consideration the danger that they a placing us in. With regard to the air conditioning unit, we have experienced the following: the unit cycles on and off approx. Every 12 seconds. This causes the truck to surge each time the unit comes on as there is a loss of power to the engine. The unit also makes a loud clicking sound as it comes on. The constant surging of the engine makes for a very uncomfortable ride. The Ford delearship and Ford motor company do not consider this a problem. Mr.