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2005 FORD RANGER — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

crash2 injured · 641150 · 2007-10-05

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
RANGER
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Miles at failure
16,413

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

PURCHASE VEHICLE JULY 2005, VEHICLE NEVER HAD A GOOD PULL TO IT AND I THOUGHT IT WAS THE WAY THE TRUCK JUST PULLED UNTIL MAY 2006 WHEN I WAS HIT FROM BEHIND BY A FORD EXPLORER, MY TRUCK GOT WORSE. IN JUNE 2007 ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WOULDN'T GO OFF. GAS CAP LIGHT CAME ON WOULDN'T GO OFF. TRIED TO TIGHTEN CAP, LIGHTS STILL HAVEN'T WENT OFF. TOOK TRUCK TO MECHANIC FOUND OUT THAT MY TRUCK HAD A CRACKED HEAD THAT WAS INDICATED THAT IT COULD HAVE BEEN A DEFECT FROM THE MANUFACTURE AND OR POSSIBLY DUE TO COLLISION ALSO FORD MANUFACTURE HAD A DEFECT CALL BACK ON ALL 2005 FORD RANGER. IN DECEMBER 2005 FIVE MONTH AFTER I PURCHASE THE TRUCK AND THEY ( FORD) DID NOT EVEN NOTIFY ME OF THE DEFECT. I DO HAVE A COPY IN MY POSSESSION FROM MY MECHANIC. ALSO I WAS TOLD THAT MY TRUCK COULD IGNITE AND CATCH A FIRE AT ANY TIME. *TR. UPDATED 01/11/08.*LJ THERE WAS A CRACKED HEAD ON THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. UPDATED

Source

Authoritative
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ODI Number
10205059
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