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Thread Number: 78695
/ Tag: Other Home Products or Autos
2002 Ford Ranger 2.3l |
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| Post# 1026906 3/12/2019 at 19:14 (1,871 days old) by cfz2882 (Belle Fourche,SD) | ||
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Not my truck-a co-worker just bought this:2.3L DOHC engine,2wd,base model :)only 64,000 miles,runs/drives like new.just wondering if anyone knows of anything to look out for with these trucks. | ||
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Post# 1026911 , Reply# 1 3/12/2019 at 20:28 (1,871 days old) by jmm63  (Denville, NJ) |
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We had a 00 Ranger step side 4wd. Unfortunately, it was pretty trouble prone its whole life. Some areas of repeat repairs on ours were upper/lower ball joints, rocker arms, front suspension components. Body hardware like door handles, hood release, tailgate. The 4wd system eventually just stopped working. Electrical problems popped up every now and then, like alternator, starter. The engine and transmission were always strong even up to the very end. What did it in finally was rust. The brake lines were rusting and couldn't be repaired without major $$ and finally, one of the rear springs popped up through the bedliner, tilting the rear at on odd angle. That's when we stopped driving it. Now mind you, it was 13 years old at the time and 189,000 miles on it.
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| Post# 1026912 , Reply# 2 3/12/2019 at 20:41 (1,871 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c ) | ||
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Donald drives a 06 It just turned 294000 miles and we just got back from New Jersey in it...Same clutch, valve cover never taken off, its had 1 fuel pump, 1 alternator, brakes done twice, new ball joints and the ac rebuilt,,,and that's it! Best vehicle ever and we are driving it to St Louis soon. | ||
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Post# 1026957 , Reply# 3 3/13/2019 at 10:54 (1,870 days old) by Combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Things to watch out for with a ford ranger pick up truck  | ||
| Post# 1026968 , Reply# 4 3/13/2019 at 14:19 (1,870 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c ) | ||
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???? Not quite Donald wrecked his last one, a 04, he was blinded by the sun and ran it into the back of a tractor and trailer at about 45, pushed the body off the frame but he didn't get a scratch., the airbags and seat belt worked. | ||
| Post# 1026974 , Reply# 5 3/13/2019 at 15:08 (1,870 days old) by Iheartmaytag (Wichita, Kansas) | ||
The company I used to work for ran a fleet of Rangers | ||
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Post# 1026976 , Reply# 6 3/13/2019 at 16:00 (1,870 days old) by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.) |
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I owned a 2002 Ranger brand new for about 13 mo. and I found it to be a great little truck to drive, no problems at all. The only thing I didn’t care for was the governer that limited the speed to 92 mph. Now I know that we shouldn’t be driving that fast, but sometimes it may be necessary to exceed 92 mph briefly, and that option should still be available. Once I was passing a slow vehicle that decided to speed up, and the Ranger flat spotted at 92, and fortunately I was able to drop back and avoid an accident.
Eddie | ||
| Post# 1026979 , Reply# 7 3/13/2019 at 17:07 (1,870 days old) by cfz2882 (Belle Fourche,SD) | ||
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one issue did come up... "SES"light comes on when truck warms up,pulled codes indicate faulty 02 sensor,also,possibly related,engine will idle down,shudder and stall sometimes when pulling up to a light. | ||
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Post# 1026980 , Reply# 8 3/13/2019 at 17:13 (1,870 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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| Post# 1027237 , Reply# 9 3/16/2019 at 19:27 (1,867 days old) by cfz2882 (Belle Fourche,SD) | ||
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idle problem possibly fixed A new o2 sensor was installed and seems to have fixed the stalling problem.A rattling sound could be heard from the top of the engine at idle-almost sounded like a valvetrain problem,but investigated online and found the noise is likely some plastic flappers inside the intake manifold fluttering. | ||
| Post# 1027283 , Reply# 11 3/17/2019 at 10:22 (1,866 days old) by cfz2882 (Belle Fourche,SD) | ||
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EGR I thing there is an EGR valve on the ranger-that will be checked if idle problem comes back.Cool you still have an early Neon going-those are pretty much gone from my area.Didn't the DOHC neon have something like 150 HP?- lots of power for a ~2500LB car :) | ||
| Post# 1027413 , Reply# 12 3/18/2019 at 13:49 (1,865 days old) by cfz2882 (Belle Fourche,SD) | ||
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solved New O2 sensor fixed it. | ||
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