2005 Ford Ranger UNKNOWN OR OTHER

My daughter called me screaming when her 2005 Ford Ranger FX4 Level 2 had unexplained runaway throttle while driving back to college in January 2022. The vehicle had the cruise control on for a couple hours and without warning, began to accelerate to the point that it was at the rev limiter, traveling at 90 miles an hour. She called me hysterical and I advised her to shut off the cruise and hit the brakes but nothing would stop her or turn off the cruise. I advised her to turn off the vehicle to ACC position and coast to the shoulder. When she had calmed down, I asked her to restart the truck, it started wide open throttle, so she immediately shut it off. I told my daughter then to mash the gas pedal a few times and restart the vehicle. It restarted at normal idle speed. 1/28/2022- my daughter came home from school today for a visit, the same thing happened again on her drive home. She was able to coast to the shoulder and restart after mashing the pedal a few times. I am advising her not to use the cruise control and to get it into a Ford shop to inspect. There are no lamps or warnings to indicate there is an issue or code/CEL. This is a deadly situation that apparently has occurred with Ford Explorers that have the 4.0 Liter engine and 5.0L engine. It appears from other forums (https://www.explorerforum.com/forums/threads/full-throttle-runaway-vehicle.442563/) that a throttle control cable may have an issue or defect that is causing the throttle spring to not release, or the cable is hanging up. Please see included Explorer forum link above.

I BOUGHT A USED 2005 FORD RANGER XLT 4X4 IN JULY OF 2018 BEING A ONE OWNER VEHICLE AND LOW MILAGE AT THE TIME WHICH WAS ABOUT 65000 MILES I SAW IT ONLINE IN ONE OF THE LOCAL DEALERSHIPS IN TOWN. HE HAD A GREAT REPUTATION AND I WENT TO SEE HIM GOT A GREAT DEAL SO I BOUGHT IT.. THE TRUCK PASSED MA STATE INSPECTION WITH NO ISSUES. I KEPT GETTING NOTICES FROM FORD FOR AN AIR BAG RECALL SO I WENT TO A LOCAL FORD DEALER TO HAVE MY AIRBAGS REPLACED FOR RECALL AND WANTED THEM TO CHECK THE UNDERCARRIDE AS WELL AS I HAVE SEEN HORROR STORIES ONLINE AS HOW BAD THESE UNDERCARRIDGES WERE ON THE FORD RANGERS. THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP DID A SAFETY INSPECTION AND FOUND THAT MY ENTIRE UNDERCARRIDGE HAS BEEN RUSTED OUT. THERE IS A MISSING CROSSMEMBER BAR WHICH I GUESS SUPPORTS THE VEHICLE THAT IS COMPLETELY GONE AND ALL HOIST POINTS ARE BAD VEHICLE IS COMPRIMISED DUE TO ALL THE RUST AND IS NOT SAFE FOR DRIVING. A CERTIFIED FORD DEALER GAVE ME THIS WRITTEN ESTIMATE AND I ASKED IF FORD WOULD HELP ME HERE ABOUT MAYBE RECALLING THE FRAMES AS I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF ONLINE STUFF THAT THESE FRAMES WERE AS BAD AS THE TOYOTA TUNDRAS AND TOYOTA AT LEAST RE-CALLED THE FRAMES CAN FORD DO THE SAME THEY SAID NO. I WOULD THINK A REPUTABLE FORD DEALER WHO GAVE ME THIS ESTIMATE WOULD AT LEAST TRY TO HELP ME BUT NO. I HAVE WRITTEN TO FORD BUT NO ANSWER AS OF YET. I AM FIGHTING NOW WITH THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHO SOLD ME THE VEHICLE IN THE FIRST PLACE AS IT SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN SOLD AND ALSO LOOKING INTO ANY RECOURSE I HAVE WITHIN MA LAW. THIS DOESNT SEEM RIGHT YOU HAVE AN ENTIRE UNDERCARRIDGE THAT HAS BEEN ROTTED OUT FOD KNOWS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT WHAT ARE THEY WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO GET SERIOUSLY HURT OR EVEN DIE IN AN ACCIDENT HERE. THES TRUCKS SHOULD BE RECALLED.

THE ENTIRE REAR OF MY TRUCK THE REAR BED LINER AND FRAME OF MY TRUCK IS ALL RUSTED OUT I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR THESE TRUCKS AND WOULD LIKE FORD TO RECALL THIS AS THIS IS DANGEROUS I LIVE MY TRUCK BUT DRIVING IT IS NOT SAFE

THIS 2005 TRUCK WAS KEPT IN A GARAGE FOR THE LAST 13 YEARS, ONLY HAS 50,000 MILES ON IT AND THE FRAME IS COMPLETELY ROTTED AND RUSTED. HAD THIS TRUCK INSPECTED THIS WEEK AND WAS TOLD IT NEEDS A NEW FRAME TO PASS INSPECTION. THE REST OF THE TRUCK IS IN PERFECT CONDITION. IT IS OUTRAGEOUS THAT THIS FRAME HAS ROTTED AWAY WHEN NOT EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENTS AND KEPT IN VERY GOOD CONDITION MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORD RANGERS. SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE BY FORD ABOUT THIS DEFECT LIKE TOYOTA DID... PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS. I AM VERY UPSET THAT I CAN NO LONGER DRIVE MY TRUCK. I LIVE ON SOCIAL SECURITY AND CAN NOT AFFORD A NEW VEHICLE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

FRAME HAS EXTREME RUST DAMAGE. THERE ARE HOLES THROUGH THE FRAME. MY MECHANIC EXPRESSED A LOT OF CONCERN ABOUT THE CONDITION OF THE FRAME STEEL AND SAID I SHOULD GET RID OF THE TRUCK. I AM RETIRED AND USE THE TRUCK FOR MY PERSONAL TRANSPORTATION.

SPARE TIRE WHEEL WELL FELL OFF DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST IN REAR END OF FRAME AND PULLED WITH IT SOME WIRES AND A FILTER CANISTER AND A HOSE MOUNTED ON THE WHEEL WELL.IF WHEEL WELL WAS BOLTED TO FRAME I MIGHT FIX IT.IT WAS HELD BY PERMANENT RIVET TYPE FASTENERS . CANNOT FIND WHEEL WELL BEING SOLD ANYWHERE.

ENGINE SUDDENLY ACCELERATES TO HIGH SPEED, WITH CAR MOVING SLOWLY AT FIRST. THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES NOW, ALWAYS INITIALLY AT LOW SPEED. IN ALL CASES, HOLDING BRAKES HARD HAS KEPT VEHICLE FROM HITTING ANYTHING OR ANYBODY, BUT REAR WHEELS TURNED ATTEMPTING TO MOVE THE VEHICLE EVEN WHILE BRAKE WAS HELD HARD. TURNING OFF KEY STOPS THE ENGINE, AND WHEN IT IS RESTARTED, SYMPTOMS DISAPPEAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED MOST TIMES WITH CRUISE CONTROL TURNED OFF, THOUGH I DON'T BELIEVE THIS IS RELATED. TENDS TO HAPPEN AT GAS STATIONS AFTER REFUELING OR WHEN PARKING, IN BOTH CASES WITH VEHICLE INITIALLY RUNNING VERY SLOWLY. I BELIEVE THAT ACCIDENTAL PRESSING OF ACCELERATOR CAN BE RULED OUT HERE. THE VEHICLE IS SELDOM USED.

FORD 2005 RANGER CAUGHT ON FIRE AROUND 3:00 AM. IT WAS IN A PARKING LOT. THE FIRE STARTED IN THE AREA OF THE REAR TIRE AND THE TRUCK WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR MAT SLID FORWARD HITTING THE RESET BUTTON LOCATED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR BOARD, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SUDDENLY STALL WITHOUT WARNING. *AK UPDATED 09/19/06. *JB

I PURCHASED A NEW 05 FORD RANGER ON SEPTEMBER 12 OF THIS YEAR. AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE I EXPERIENCE HEADACHES AND SOME HEARING PROBLEMS. I BELIEVE THIS IS CAUSED BY THIS VEHICLE. WHEN I DID NOT USE IT FOR A FEW DAYS THIS WENT AWAY. NOW THAT I AM USING THE VEHICLE AGAIN THESE HAVE RETURNED. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS YOUR AREA, BUT IT MIGHT HAVE SOME IMPORTANCE. *JB