2019 FORD RANGER Complaints

Cruising at highway speed ,truck starting bucking and losing speed. Took a minute for it to stop. Then resumed normal speed. This has happened twice. First incident was shorter in length.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Ranger. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the HVAC blower motor failed to blow cold or hot air as needed. The failure caused the defroster to be inoperable and failed to defrost the front windshield. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the climate control housing box needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and confirmed that there was no recall associated with the VIN. The failure mileage was approximately 26,662.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Ranger. The contact stated that upon activating the air condition, the vents failed to blow cold or redirect airflow. The contact stated that due to the failure as a result, the defogger and defroster failed to operate as needed. There were warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed a failure with the front pre-tensioner and air intake damper position sensor. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V726000 (Visibility). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified, and a case was opened. The failure mileage was 31,500.

2019 Ford Ranger air conditioning compressor failed. When compressor seized, the component smelt of burning. The compressor failure has been confirmed by the Ford dealership. There was no warnings prior to the problem occurring. Similar recalls have been made on other 2019 Ford Rangers.

Vehicle is a 2019 Ford Ranger mileage is 25700..just had to have all four rotors and brake pads replaced. rear axle rotors showed unaccepatable pitting causing premature wear on pads, while front showed evidence of intermittent pulsing, causing uneven wear . dealership informed me that their hands were tied, this was considfered a normal wear and tear. Ford Customer Care also informed me that there were no programs at this moment to address this problem. I have noticed on your site that there are consumer complaints about the brakes on this vehicle and it's my request that further investigation of the brakes and materials is warranted

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Ranger. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle hesitated. The contact then stated that the vehicle failed to shift while accelerating. As a result, the contact had to use the automatic shift to manually drive the vehicle. The power train warning light illuminated. The dealer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed that a technician was unavailable at the specific location and advised to take the vehicle to a sister dealer where the vehicle remained and diagnosed that the transmission had failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was offered half the cost of the repair, but no further assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 62,000.

Ford failed to install a upper engine cover on Rangers with the 2.3 Eco Boost engine, this lets water to gather around the spark plugs causing misfires and stalling. This can cause vehicles to stall on the highway. This has been a on going problem with these vehicles. These covers were installed from the factory on Ford Explorers with the same engines from the factory. Ford service has used air to blow water from around the spark plugs. Then they tell the customer the need to buy the cover to prevent this from happening again.

The air conditioner blows hot air on the driver's side and cold air on the passenger side. No safety issues. It has not been verified by a dealer. We notified them a year ago. No warning lights.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Ranger. The contact stated that the transmission was shifting roughly. While approaching a stop, there was an abnormal squealing sound detected from the tires, with the vehicle vibrating. The vehicle was randomly changing lanes while driving. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who test drove the vehicle and confirmed that the vehicle had abruptly downshifted, and the tires were squealing. The contact called the local dealer, but the vehicle was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 50,000.

In May of 2022 at approximatley 46,000 miles a family members 2019 Ford Ranger had the A/C unit on, but VERY hot air was blowing on drivers side. After inspection and Pin Point Test the Ford Dealership determined a manufactures Drivers Side Temp Blend Door was malfunctioning and was replaced at full charge of both parts and labor to the owner. A few days later after the manufactures malfunctioning part was replaced, the VERY same issue developed and caused a family member to pass out due to over 100 degress inside the vehicle. After OTHER inspection by the Ford Dealership it was determined the manufactures Blend Door Acuator, was malfunctioning and was replaced at full charge of both parts and labor to the owner. ON THE WEEK OF APRIL 10, 2023, THIS VIN'S FORD RANGER HAS EXPERIENCED THE EXACT SAME ISSUES AND HAS BEEN DETERMINED THE EXACT SAME MANUFACTURES PARTS ARE MALFUNCTIONING. THIS MUST BE DETERMINED AS A RECALL!