2005 Ford Ranger Fuel System

FIRST TIME WE WERE SHOPPING, WHEN WE STARTED THE CAR IT WOULDN'T START. WE REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP? WHEN IT HAPPEN THE NEXT TIME WE WERE DRIVING WHEN ENGINE SHUT OFF,WE WERE ON A DIRT ROAD HAD NO POWER STEERING,NO POWER BRAKES ONLY GOING 20 MPH.THE SHOP TOLD US THAT IT WAS THE FUEL SHUTOFF VALVE IN CASE OF A CRASH. I PURCHASED THE RANGER 5/30/13 FROM A FORD DEALER.OVER THE PAST YEAR THE ENGINE HAS STOPPED 8 TO 10 TIMES.WE ON A WENT TRIP LAST WEEKEND IT HAPPEN TWO TIMES ON I 84 IN IDAHO WE WERE GOING 75 MPH. I DID GET THE TRUCK OFF THE FREEWAY BUT WONDER WHAT IF WE WERE IN BOISE OR SALT LAKE WITH ALL OF THE TRAFFIC WHAT MITE HAVE HAPPEN.HAS THIS HAPPEN TO OTHER RANGERS ????? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD RANGER EDGE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STALLING WAS CAUSED BY THE RESET BUTTON BECOMING TOO HOT AND STOPPING THE FUEL FLOW TO THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS FAULTY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP BUT THE REPAIR DID NOT REMEDY THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE SECOND FUEL PUMP BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THERE WERE NO FURTHER REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

FUEL INERTIA SWITCH MALFUNCTION, SWITCH SHORTED OUT AND CAUGHT FIRE. THE INERTIA SWITCH WOULD TRIGGER AND SHUT OFF THE FUEL SUPPLY TO THE TRUCK, THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 25TIMES SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE NEW, THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS SITTING STILL IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC AND IT JUST SHUT OFF. I REACHED UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE DASH BOARD TO RESET IT AND COULD FEEL THE HEAT FROM THE ELECTRICAL FIRE. I QUICKLY SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND THE FIRE DIED OUT. THE SAFETY SWITCH IS TOTALLY FRIED. *TR

INERTIA SWITCH TRIPPED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON SMOOTH ROAD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL CUTOFF SWITCH CONTINUOUSLY CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESET THE SWITCH AND RESUME DRIVING. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000.

THE TRUCK WOULD SUDDENLY STOP RUNNING. IT OCCURRED RANDOMLY, SOMETIMES WEEKLY, SOMETIMES MONTHLY, I NEVER KNEW WHEN IT WOULD HAPPEN. IT WOULD EVENTUALLY RESTART. AFTER REPLACING THE FUEL FILTER AND THE FUEL PUMP (TWICE) TO NO AVAIL, I ASKED MY NEIGHBOR TO LOOK AT THE INERTIA SWITCH (FORD WOULD NOT; THEY SAID THAT "COULDN'T BE THE PROBLEM"). THE SWITCH WAS ALL FRIED OUT INSIDE, AND THE CONNECTOR AND THE WIRE LEADING TO IT WERE MELTED. APPARENTLY, THE CONNECTOR WAS BAD. HE SAID THAT IT SHOULD HAVE CAUGHT FIRE ALREADY. HE REPLACED THE SWITCH AND PUT IN A DIFFERENT CONNECTOR AND I'VE HAD NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT I NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT, AS I MOSTLY DRIVE ON THE FREEWAY AND IN THE MOUNTAINS. *TR

THE INERTIA SWITCH ON MY 2005 FORD RANGER CUT THE FUEL SUPPLY AT 55 MPH ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. AFTER PULLING THE SWITCH OUT AND PULLING OUT THE CONNECTOR, I FOUND EVIDENCE OF TEMPERATURES HIGH ENOUGH TO MELT THE PLASTIC. THIS PROBLEM FIRST STARTED IN NOVEMBER OF 2008 AND HAS GOTTEN STEADILY WORSE SINCE THEN. THIS EVIDENTLY A DESIGN FLAW THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED BY FORD. *TR

MY 2005 FORD RANGER STALLED ON ME WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY AT 65MPH AND HAS DONE THIS BEFORE DRIVING AROUND TOWN WHENEVER THE FUEL KILL SWITCH IS BUMPED BY SOMEONE'S FOOT WHILE SITTING IN PASSENGER SEAT. WHENEVER FUEL KILL SWITCH GETS BUMPED IT STOPS THE FUEL PUMP THEN TRUCK STALLS.(VERY DANGEROUS SOMEONE'S GOING TO GET HURT IF NOT FIXED) THE FUEL KILL SWITCH IS LOCATED ON PASSENGER SIDE FIRE WALL WHERE YOUR RIGHT FOOT IS. IF YOU STRETCH YOUR LEG YOU WILL HIT THE SWITCH. FORD SHOULD RECALL THIS PROBLEM. RELOCATE SWITCH BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING AND YOUR TRUCK STALLS CAUSE SWITCH GETS BUMPED. IT DON'T TAKE MUCH TO SET SWITCH OFF. I HAVE BEEN TO TASA FORD IN R.I. AND EXPLAINED THIS PROBLEM TO THEM AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH OTHER VEHICLES AND FORD KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT HAS NOT HAD A RECALL!! SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. HOPE YOU CAN HELP THANK YOU. *TR

2005 FORD RANGER PICKUP TRUCK. THE FUEL PUMP INERTIA SWITCH TRIPS ON SMOOTH ROAD WITH NO BUMPS. IT SHUTS DOWN THE ENGINE. IT HAPPENED EIGHT TIMES THIS MONTH. ONCE ON A BUSY INTERSTATE BELTWAY. I'VE RESEARCHED MANY OTHERS WITH THIS PROBLEM. IT SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FORD SHOULD FIX IT FREE. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 FORD RANGER. I WAS INVOLVED IN A VERY CLOSE TO AN ACCIDENT ON THE PA TURNPIKE WHEN A TRAILER TRUCK CHANGED LANES IN FRONT OF ME WITHIN INCHES. I HIT THE BRAKES VERY HARD IN ORDER TO AVOID HITTING HIM. THE INERTIA SWITCH WHICH SHUT OFF THE FUEL PUMP ACTUATED WHICH IT IS DESIGNED TO DO. MY PROBLEM IS THE INERTIA SWITCH CONTINUES TO ACTUATE FOR NO REASON. I CALLED FORD AND THEY SAID VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY SO I WOULD NEED TO PAY UPWARDS OF $200.00. I WOULD THINK THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. MY WIFE REFUSES TO DRIVE THE TRUCK. *TR

THE FUEL INERTIA CUTOFF SWITCH IN OUR '05 FORD RANGER PICKUP HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE SINCE IT'S PURCHASE IN AUG. OF '05. ONE MONTH AFTER PURCHASE WAS THE FIRST FAILURE WHEN DRIVING OVER A SPEED BUMP AT 5MPH. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE DEALERSHIP ADJUSTED THE SENSITIVITY. THE FOLLOWING SPRING THE FICOS TRIPPED AGAIN WHEN DRIVING ON A TWO LANE ROAD AT 25MPH. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE SWITCH. DEC. '08 THE FICOS AGAIN TRIPPED WHILE PARKED FOR 8 HOURS. JAN. '09 THE FICOS TRIPPED WHILE ON A TWO LANE ROAD AT 40MPH CAUSING THE NECESSITY TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BUT NOT OFF THE ROAD, ON A BLIND CORNER. DURING THE DEC. '08 AND JAN. '09 INCIDENT THE EMERGENCY FUEL INJECTION PUMP, UNDER THE DASH, WAS IMPLEMENTED. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS OVER A DURATION OF 30 MIN. THE FICOS RESET AND ALLOWED THE PICKUP TO START. IN FEB. '09 THE FICOS TRIPPED AGAIN AFTER THE PICKUP WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT. THE PICKUP WAS AGAIN TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE FICOS HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. MY CONCERN IS THIS WILL CONTINUE TO HAPPEN AND AT SOME POINT I WILL NOT BE IN A POSITION TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT AS OTHERS HAVE FOUND THEMSELVES IN. HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2005/FORD/RANGER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE 2005 FORD RANGER AT 60 MPH, THE FUEL PUMP SWITCH LOCATED ON THE PASSENGER 'S SIDE FLOOR WAS TOUCHED, WHICH MADE THE VEHICLE CUT OFF. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER TO RESET THE SWITCH. *AK

2005 FORD RANGER PICK UP. DIES WITHOUT ANY NOTICE AND AT ANY SPEED OR JUST AT A STOP SIGN. HAS BEEN TO THE SHOP AND HAD FUEL PUMP, VENT TUBE, INERTIA SWITCH AND A CIRCUT REPLACED. STILL ONCE IN A WHILE (NOT WEEKLY OR DAILY) IT WILL STILL FAIL. SERVICE DEPARTMENT EVEN SAID THEY WERE ONLY GUESSING WHEN IT WENT IN FOR REPAIRS AS IT WAS SHOWING A COMPUTER SIGN (SOMETIMES) OF A SECONDARY FUEL FAILURE. THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE TRUCK AND SHOULD BE TAKEN BACK AS A LEMON! DEALER EVEN STATED THAT FORD DOES NOT EVEN KNOW THE CAUSE. MY FAMILY MEMBERS WILL NOT EVEN DRIVE THIS TRUCK IN FEAR OF GETTING IN A WRECK OR STRANDED. SHOULD BE RETURNED AND CRUSHED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED IN IT. DOES NO GOOD TO CONTINUE TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP OR CALL FORD AS THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT!

STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL WHEN THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. TRIED TO RESTART ENGINE WHEN WE SMELLED SMOKE AND SAW FLAMES OF FIRE BEHIND US BETWEEN THE CAB AND BED OF THE TRUCK. THE GAS TANK CAUGHT ON FIRE. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND AN ODOR OF SMOKE WAS DETECTED. THE CONTACT LOOKED IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR AND NOTICED FLAMES. A PASSERBY EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO DETERMINED THE CHEMICALS BEING HAULED CAUSED CORROSION TO THE FUEL TANK, CAUSING THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED THE FIRE WAS A RESULT OF THE DESIGN OF THE FUEL TANK.

THE INERTIA SWITCH ON MY 2005 FORD RANGER KEEPS TRIPPING. I HAVE BROUGHT IT IN 3 TIMES NOW. SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T START AND SOMETIMES IT DIES WHILE I'M DRIVING. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD THE INERTIA SWITCH REPLACED ONCE. THE DEALERSHIP SHOWED ME HOW TO RESET IT SO THAT I WOULD BE ABLE TO CONTINUE ON MY WAY WHEN IT DIES WHILE I'M DRIVING. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE COASTED OFF THE ROAD AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP SENSOR.

THE EMERGENCY FUEL CUT-OFF SWITCH ON OUR NEW 2005 FORD RANGER IS EASILY BROKEN BY A 6 FOOT TALL PERSON SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. WE HAVE ALREADY BROKEN THE SWITCH JUST BY HAVING MY 6' 3" SON SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. IT IS RIGHT WHERE THE FEET OF A TALL PERSON WOULD NATURALLY GO. THIS COULD BE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE IF IT WAS BROKEN ON A CROWDED FREEWAY. *JB

DT: 2005 FORD RANGER EDGE SUPERCAB WHILE DRIVING ON DIRT ROAD ABOUT 25 MILES PER HOUR, TURNING LEFT ONTO MY STREET THE ENGINE JUST SHUT OFF. A FRIEND OF MINE THAT IS A MECHANIC SAID THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH FUEL INERTIA SWITCH. THE CONSUMER KNOWS THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED TO AT LEAST 2 OTHER PEOPLE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE CONSUMER'S HOUSE. WE READ THE OWNERS MANUAL. THE RESET SWITCH FOR THE FUEL INERTIA SWITCH WAS PUSHED AND THEN CAR STARTED BACK UP. THE CONSUMER DROVE THE CAR FOR ABOUT A HALF HOUR AND THIS PROBLEM DID NOT OCCUR AGAIN. *NM

REPAIRED CAR IN SHOP THREE TIMES FOR A SAFETY FUEL SWITCH WHICH KEPT GOING OFF. SWITCH SHUT OFF ON THE FREEWAY AND CRASHED INTO THE MIDDLE DIVIDER. *NM

NORMAL DRIVING ON ROUGH PAVEMENT, ALSO NORMAL DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. IN BOTH CASES THE FUEL SYSTEM SHUT-OFF SWITCH (INERTIA SWITCH) TRIPPED SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE. *NM