Cooling Fan Problems of Ford Ranger

On Friday, March 27th, 2026. My 2019 Ford Ranger began shaking before the engine stalled. Warning lights for an engine check came on and my vehicle would not go above 20 mph after restarting. When pressing on the accelerator the engine would rev but the vehicle would not accelerate. I took the 2019 Ford Ranger to a local Ford dealership service center and they diagnosed the following problems (listed in full below). The cooling fan was at issue and multiple wires connecting my engine to the rest of the vehicle were melted off. The Ford dealership said that this issue is extremely rare and they have never seen it before. After receiving this information from the dealership I discovered that the 2019 Ford Ranger has had several recalls with the areas at issue in my vehicle. The recalls are under number 25v685000 (engine block heater), and 20v137000 (fan). Here is the full diagnosis from the Ford dealership attached below: verified customer concern found vehicle to have cel light on, and multiple warning lights performed diag and found short circuit present. Traced short found cooling fan clutch failed and harness rubbing in cluch assembly for cooling fan the fan lowers the temperature of the engine. The cooling fan motor is an electric motor that turns the fan blades. When the vehicle is in traffic or under heavy load, the engine relies on the fan to cool itself. Some vehicles may use multiple electric fans for better control of the cooling system. For the most part, electric cooling fans are controlled by the same computer that controls the engine. However, in some engines, the fans are turned on and off by a temperature-sensitive switch mounted in either the radiator or elsewhere in the cooling system. Spark plug replacement 4 cylinder: 4 cyl tune up the platinum spark plug is a type of spark plug. The platinum is a precious metal that is used in the composition of the spark plug. The center electrode is made of platinum.

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Carquest water pump new 18420011 (t4188) complete failure after 100 miles. A new water pump was installed onto a 2003 Ford Ranger v6 3. 0 VIN-v truck. He vehicle was driven between 25 - 60 mph off and on for approximately 1 week totaling about 100 miles. Under normal driving conditions (30-35 mph) and with slight acceleration, the bearing housing sheared off from the water pump body launching the cooling fan/clutch into the radiator. Power steering failed (no drive belt) and the cooling system dumped it's contents. The body of the pump is still intact to the vehicle, but the rest of it came off. Upon inspection of an identical part from the same store, there is an apparent casting color difference on the pump. It appears that there is a casting defect present in the pump and the installed pump broke almost perfectly aligned to the casting color differentiation.

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Truck pulls to the right especially at highway speeds. At times severe vibration and rubbing noise. Safety definetly an issue when driving vehicle. More recently 4x4 engaged & truck tilted to front right and made loud grinding noise, could only drive 5mph or so. Put in reverse and was able to drive it at highway speeds but still pulls, vibrates and is getting worse. Now, a oil leak found. Also, anti lock brakes are locking up. Fan motor cooler not working correctly.

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Clutch slave cylinder bolts came out knocking hole through transmition case. Transmission cross member had to be cut out after speed nuts broke loose. Heater failed three times. Thermostat replaced twice didn't help. Bolts holding cooling fan on came out. Switch for dome light failed, and brake rotors warped.

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Intermittently while driving there was vibration in the rear end of the vehicle. Tires were rotated 4 times, but the vibration still occurred. Also, at 5,000 miles, cooling fan bearing/hub squeaked because of moisture build up. The fan belt was replaced. Squeaking noise recurred at 10,000 miles. Dealership lubricated the fan belts. But, the squeaking noise recurred at 35,0000. The fan belt needed to be replaced again.