2008 Ford Ranger ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE
Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD RANGER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000. MA 08/13/15 UPDATED 10/25/2017*CN
MONDAY 6/3/13 WENT TO START CAR AND NOTHING HAPPENED. YOU HEAR CLICKING IN THE FUSE BOX ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. PUT KEY TO JUST BEFORE START OR ACCESSORIES AND THE LIGHTS COME ON AND RADIO TURNS ON BUT IF YOU TOUCH THE BREAKS IT ALL SHORTS OUT. TURN THE KEY TO START AND IT ALL SHORTS OUT AND FUSE AREA STARTS CLICKING. DROVE THE CAR SUNDAY NIGHT AND IT WAS FINE. NEVER HAD AN ISSUE WITH ANYTHING ON THIS TRUCK UNTIL MONDAY MORNING WHEN I WENT TO GO SOMEWHERE. TOTALLY BAFFLED ON WHAT'S WRONG. ONLY THING I KNOW IS IT RAINED ON SUNDAY NIGHT MONDAY AM?????? ITS SEEMS LIKE THE GROUND IS SHORTING THINGS OUT . *TR
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The 2008 Ford Ranger has 2 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.