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99 Ranger Pickup advise...
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blue65coupe
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transmission, worst part about those things
2 door or 4 door? I have an 03 4x4 4 door. Door switches were stupid at times that year. The switch gets stuck and thinks the door is open. Happens on my daughters 03 Focus as well. Other than crappy gas mileage, I like my Ranger.
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I had a 99 4 litre--I had a feel like a ujoint was bad when it was pretty new--found out ford had a driveshaft problem that year--seems like they put a aluminum shaft in it or switched the front yoke to fix it--I am sorry I don't remember which it was--the feel was bad at take-off from stop--mine got poor mileage also,16-17 tops--no other major problems
RyanG85
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Great little tucks. The 4 liter OHV engine is awesome. Good torque and super dependable. The 3 liters are turds. The lower door latches on the rear doors are known to stick (at least in the crappier climates). The door ajar switch for the rear doors is in that lower latch and almost always stick causing the light to stay on. Its easiest to just unplug the harness from the switch which can be done in minutes by removing the rubber plug at the bottom of the rear door in the door sill. Use a screwdriver and pop the connector off.
RyanG85
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Yes there was a TSB for that. I think they replaced the drive shaft on those?"Flysure1" said:
Gigantopithecus
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Re: Re: 99 Ranger Pickup advise...
My old work truck did that. Also had the gas pedal remove itself from the firewall. We had 2 trucks in our fleet that had the pedals dangling from the throttle cable. But I think that's because one of the techs had a bad habit of breaking things that usually don't break.
"RyanG85" said:
My old work truck did that. Also had the gas pedal remove itself from the firewall. We had 2 trucks in our fleet that had the pedals dangling from the throttle cable. But I think that's because one of the techs had a bad habit of breaking things that usually don't break.
I think this truck suffers from all of the above... I thought it smelled like fuel oil when I sat in it and the seller mentioned he just sprayed PB blaster on the door switches to shut off the door ajar light...
We took it for a test drive and wasn't too impressed... It seemed like excessive gear whine from either the transmission or transfer case. I spoke to my BIL after who also mentioned that there is a driveshaft support bearing that often goes on these and that could be the source of the whine, although he characterized as more of a rumble like a bad wheel bearing. This just sort of sounded like it was running in low gear even though it was in 2 wheel high for the test drive.
The guy (flipper) was asking 4500 OBO... after a quick once over, I told him we were thinking 33-3500 before we even test drove it seeing that the Edmunds appraisal for a clean one is ~3100 - he wants at least $3900. The rust underneath (not terrible though - by Mustang standards), drive train whine, bent bumper, rusty lower doors, leaky valve cover, minor power steering whine, sketchy tires, and spray bom scratch repairs all lead to this being a potential money pit. For it's age, I can't say it was terrible but my son can afford something a few less problems, so I suggested we pass on this for now. Given that the town it was advertised in has hardly any businesses in it, I was hoping it might have been a 1 owner well cared for truck. To me the low mileage is worth paying more for provided the truck also appeared low mileage.
We took it for a test drive and wasn't too impressed... It seemed like excessive gear whine from either the transmission or transfer case. I spoke to my BIL after who also mentioned that there is a driveshaft support bearing that often goes on these and that could be the source of the whine, although he characterized as more of a rumble like a bad wheel bearing. This just sort of sounded like it was running in low gear even though it was in 2 wheel high for the test drive.
The guy (flipper) was asking 4500 OBO... after a quick once over, I told him we were thinking 33-3500 before we even test drove it seeing that the Edmunds appraisal for a clean one is ~3100 - he wants at least $3900. The rust underneath (not terrible though - by Mustang standards), drive train whine, bent bumper, rusty lower doors, leaky valve cover, minor power steering whine, sketchy tires, and spray bom scratch repairs all lead to this being a potential money pit. For it's age, I can't say it was terrible but my son can afford something a few less problems, so I suggested we pass on this for now. Given that the town it was advertised in has hardly any businesses in it, I was hoping it might have been a 1 owner well cared for truck. To me the low mileage is worth paying more for provided the truck also appeared low mileage.
Dennis Harrelson
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I'm kinda late on this thread, but in case you find another one, in addition to the previously stated issues, the wiper switch can be a PIA, and since you mentioned rust, pay particular attention to the leaf spring shackles; they must not have been painted from the factory. I bought a '97 a coupla years ago, looked real good for rust, but the shackles were completely gone, so much so that jacking the truck from the bumper caused the remains to just fall on the floor. Not too hard to fix, though, and they're readily available