2002 Ford Ranger Engine

VEHICLE HAS STALLED OUT WHILE DRIVING ON THREE (3) OCCASIONS AND WAS PREVENTED FROM STALLING ON ONE OTHER. FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS ON 06/14/02 WITH APPROXIMATELY 2800 MILES, VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING APPROX. 15-20 MILES AN HOUR AND TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT. SECOND FAILURE WAS ON 07/09/02 WITH APPROX. 3650 MILES, VEHICLE AGAIN WAS MAKING A TURN AT APPROX. 15 MPH. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED THE EVENING OF PICKING UP THE VEHICLE FROM JEROME DUNCAN FORD FOR SERVICE. HOWEVER, JEROME DUNCAN REFUSED TO ITEMIZE THIS PROBLEM ON THEIR REPAIR LIST BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY RUNNING AND DID NOT STALL OUT IN THEIR POSSESSION. THIRD FAILURE OCCURED 08/11/02 WITH APPROX. 5700 MILES, VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT APPROX. 25-30 MPH ATTEMPTING TO TURN OR CURVE TO THE LEFT. EACH TIME THIS "STALL OUT" HAS OCCURRED THE ENGINE HAS BEEN WARM AND THE GAS TANK HAD 1/4 OR MORE OF GAS IN IT. I PREVENTED THE FOURTH OCCURRENCE FROM HAPPENING WHEN STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND GIVING THE ENGINE SOME GAS WHILE KEEPING ONE FOOT ON THE BRAKE. I HAVE TAKEN THIS VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICING FOR THIS PROBLEM 3 TIMES, HOWEVER, 2 OF THE TIMES JEROME DUNCAN FORD HAS REFUSED TO DOCUMENT IT, SAYING THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING AND APPEARS TO BE IN WORKING ORDER. ONLY ONCE HAS THIS VEHICLE BEEN DOCUMENTED WITH A FORD DEALER FOR ISSUES, RUSS MILNE FORD 24777 HALL RD. MACOMB MI 48042 (810) 948-7700. THE TECHNICIANS THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE FOR THE STALL OUTS. I WILL ONCE AGAIN TAKE MY VEHICLE IN AND HAVE THIS PROBLEM DOCUMENTED TO ENSURE MY CASE UNDER THE MICHIGAN LEMON LAW. BECAUSE THE VEHICLE "STALLS OUT" ALL POWER IS LOST, ENABLING ME TO STEER PROPERLY AND POSSIBLY ENDANGERING MYSELF AND OTHERS. ON THE SECOND OCCURRENCE I NARROWLY MISSED A HEAD ON COLLISION. I WOULD LIKE THIS MATTER INVESTIGATED AND WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR ASSISTANCE. THANK YOU.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICAL WILL NOT START. TS

CONSUMER STATES WHEN VEHICLE IS IN NEUTRAL THERE A LOT OF SHAKING, WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS RPM'S MAY BE AT 85 THEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOOSES POWER. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR

CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE WILL TURN OFF BY ITSELF, ALSO WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IT WILL SLOW DOWN. NLMTHERE IS A GOVERNOR ON THE ENGINE THAT CUTS IN AND SLOWS THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER STATES THAT IF THERE WAS ANY KNOWN POSSIBILITY OF A GOVERNOR BEING ON THIS VEHICLE, HE WOULD NOT HAVE PURCHASED. *JG

WHILE DRIVING AND UPON STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN BRAKES BECAME ERRATIC VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE IDLE AIR CONTROL WAS THE PROBLEM. *AK

FORD IS KNOWINGLY SELLING A DEFECTIVE ENGINE IN THEIR FORD RANGER. MY FACTORY ORDERED TRUCK HAS WHAT COULD BE DESCRIBED AS A SEVERE, CONSTANT "ROUGH IDLE". I HAVE HAD IT BACK TO THE DEALER A NUMBER OF TIMES (THE FIRST TIME WAS 2 DAYS AFTER I PURCHASED IT). FORD HAS SENT THEIR DISTRICT ENGINEER TO LOOK AT THIS ISSUE. HE PERFORMED A "G-FORCE" TEST WHICH REGISTERED 0.6. FORD SERVICE AGREES THAT IT HAS THIS ISSUE. FORD'S STANCE IS THAT ALL 2002 RANGERS HAVE THIS ISSUE (NUISANCE IS THE WORD THEY USED) AND THEY ARE NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING TO "FIX" IT. THE ENGINEER TOLD ME THAT FORD IMPLEMENTED "SOFTER" MOTOR MOUNTS TO TRY AND ALLIEVIATE THIS ISSUE WHICH MY TRUCK ALREADY HAD. SO FORD IS VERY AWARE OF THIS ISSUE. THE MODEL I TEST DROVE DID NOT EXHIBIT THIS ISSUE. FORD'S STANCE IS THAT IT IS MY FAULT FOR BUYING THIS VEHICLE. IN OTHER WORDS, IF I WANTED A SMOOTHER IDLING ENGINE, I SHOULD HAVE PURCHASED A DIFFERENT MANUFACTUER'S VEHICLE. THIS MAY NOT BE THE PROPER FORUM FOR THIS TYPE OF ISSUE, BUT I WANTED TO MAKE THE GOVERNMENT AWARE OF WHAT FORD IS TRYING TO PUT OVER ON THE CONSUMER. AS FAR AS FORD'S CONTENTION THAT "THEY ALL DO THIS" I WOULD HAVE TO DISAGREE. I HAVE BEEN TO ALL THE "RANGER" FORUMS AND USER SITES AND NO ONE IS REPORTING THIS ISSUE ON THEIR 2002 RANGERS. PLEASE HELP IF YOU CAN.*AK

WHILE STARTING VEHICLE AND WARMING UP, ENGINE MISFIRED, HAD TO REFILL FUEL CONSTANTLY. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED HOWEVER DOES NOT HAVE A REMEDY FOR PROBLEM.*AK *YH