Table 1 shows seven common engine and engine cooling related problems of the 2005 Ford Ranger. The number one most common problem is related to the engine and engine cooling (six problems). The second most common problem is related to the check engine light on (three problems).
My daughter called me screaming when her 2005 Ford Ranger fx4 level 2 had unexplained runaway throttle while driving back to college in January 2022. The vehicle had the cruise control on for a couple hours and without warning, began to accelerate to the point that it was at the rev limiter, Read details...
At startup my check engine light came on and as I went to drive away the entire truck started shaking and the check engine light started to flash. I tried to fix the vehicle with a scan tool and started replacing the less expensive parts and when it was all said and done it turned out to be the Read details...
While driving down the highway, the harmonic balancer failed. The pulley separated from the rest of the balancer and slid back to destroy the crankshaft position sensor. Once the sensor failed, the engine stalled. Read details...