13 complaints reported

2019 Ford Ranger Engine

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
13
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Aug 2025

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Ranger. The contact stated while driving 70 MPH, there was smoke was coming from the rear of the vehicle. There were several unknown warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and was diagnosed with coolant intrusion into the cylinder, causing engine failure. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The repair was pending. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 28,000.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 FORD RANGER, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Feb 2025
Jul 2025

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Ranger. The contact stated while driving approximately 60 MPH and hauling a trailer, the vehicle unintendedly decelerated and stalled. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer who diagnosed the vehicle and determined that there was rainwater inside the engine cylinders, causing two spark plugs to rust and malfunction. The spark plugs, spark plug boots, and spark plug coils were replaced and the vehicle was repaired. The contact stated that recently, while the vehicle was in for routine maintenance, the mechanic discovered rainwater inside the engine cylinders again. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The contact was informed that the VIN was not included in an Extended Warranty coverage related to the failure. The failure mileage was 44,825.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 FORD RANGER, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Sep 2022
May 2025

At 68k miles and one month past the 5 year warranty, the CDF drum broke off causing metal to fly loose in the transmission/ creating etchings in the transmission. The entire transmission needed to be replaced because of loss of pressure in the transmission. The vehicle was attempting to shift into first and second gear driving at 80mph.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 FORD RANGER, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Jan 2025
Apr 2025

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Ranger. The contact stated that while driving approximately 50 MPH and depressing the accelerator pedal, the check engine warning light started flashing off and on, and the vehicle failed to properly accelerate. The vehicle was later towed to the local dealer, who diagnosed that there was water inside the cylinders, causing a misfire. The contact was advised that the spark plugs, and coil packs needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The contact was advised to have an engine cover installed to prevent the water intrusion from reoccurring. The contact stated that the higher trim level of the same vehicle came equipped with the engine cover already installed to prevent the failure from occurring. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 28,000. The VIN was not available.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 FORD RANGER, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Apr 2025
Mar 2025

Truck has issue with crank position sensor issue caused due to defective design of on 2.3l ecoboost first incident shut off at 65 mph took the dealer was told it was defective crank position sensor second time a month later same thing happens third time three or four months later happens again take the dealer this time they said that it was oil permeation on the sensor itself said it was due to leak in front timing cover of motor whereas oil had ripped onto the sensor causing it to not be triggered therefore shutting down the truck completely no limp mode just dead no power also lost all systems including adaptive cruise control, anti-lock brakes, traction control, power steering, forward radar everything!! luckily all three times that this has happened have managed to not crash or get hit in the process of malfunction.my complaint is that this is a four-wheel drive truck and if the sensor is that touchy then maybe they should have shielded it now dealers requesting $2,200 to fix problem after already paying $1500 the first time to have it fixed

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 FORD RANGER, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Mar 2025
Aug 2024

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Ranger. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 65 MPH, the vehicle started losing motive power. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer where it was diagnosed with an ERG failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was opened. The contact related the failure to the Customer Satisfaction Program: 21M03. The failure mileage was approximately 185,000.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 FORD RANGER, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Aug 2024
Sep 2023

Ford failed to install a upper engine cover on Rangers with the 2.3 Eco Boost engine, this lets water to gather around the spark plugs causing misfires and stalling. This can cause vehicles to stall on the highway. This has been a on going problem with these vehicles. These covers were installed from the factory on Ford Explorers with the same engines from the factory. Ford service has used air to blow water from around the spark plugs. Then they tell the customer the need to buy the cover to prevent this from happening again.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 FORD RANGER, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Jan 2023
Jul 2023

Has same cracked valve issue showing up in f150

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 FORD RANGER, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Dec 2023
Apr 2023

2019 Ford Ranger Problem-1- Engine tried to stall several times during driving and operation. Problem-2- When trying to shift from Park to forward or Reverse, the engine shuts off. My truck has been at the dealership for several weeks now and they have not been able to fix or identify the cause.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 FORD RANGER, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Jul 2023
Mar 2023

Cruising at highway speed ,truck starting bucking and losing speed. Took a minute for it to stop. Then resumed normal speed. This has happened twice. First incident was shorter in length.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 FORD RANGER, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Jun 2023
Jul 2022

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Ranger. The contact stated while driving approximately 65 MPH, the vehicle inadvertently lost motive power and stalled. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer and diagnosed with water absorption in the engine. The dealer replaced the boot cover, spark plugs, and engine cover. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 35,599.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 FORD RANGER, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Dec 2022
Feb 2020

THERE IS A LONG WHINING NOISE BEFORE IT SHIFTS DOES THIS EVERY TIME WHEN ACCELERATING RATHER IT BE AT STOP LIGHT OR SLOWING DOWN BEFORE ACCELERATING AGAIN. I HAVE DRIVEN LOANERS EXACT MODEL AND IT DID NOT DO IT BUT IN MINE IT DID. IT IS A ISSUE IF IT IS DOING IN ONE VEHICLE AND NOT THE OTHER.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 FORD RANGER, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Oct 2019
Jun 2019

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 FORD RANGER. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RC LACY FORD LINCOLN SUBARU (25 MAPLE AVE, CATSKILL, NY 12414) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COMPUTER SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SAME DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 426.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 FORD RANGER, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Jun 2019

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Quick Summary

The 2019 Ford Ranger has 13 Engine complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.