Vehicle Speed Control Related Problems of the 2005 Ford Ranger

Table 1 shows four common vehicle speed control related problems of the 2005 Ford Ranger. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle speed control (four problems). The second most common problem is related to the accelerator stuck (one problem).

Table 1. Vehicle Speed Control related problems of Ford Ranger


Recently reported Vehicle Speed Control problems of the 2005 Ford Ranger

The Vehicle Speed Control problem

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...

The Accelerator Stuck problem

My 2005 Ford Ranger 4 cylinder 5 speed accelerator pedal sticks requiring more foot pressure than normal to accelerate and making me over accelerate to get the car to start moving.   Read details...

The Car Accelerates On Its Own problem

Driving home from work (1/4 commute from office to house, through residential neighborhood). Moving along street at 25 mph, approach slight road incline & apply gas appropriately for conditions (dry paved road); vehicle suddenly accelerates very rapidly, causing rear end to fishtail, vehicle   Read details...


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