2002 Ford Ranger

ON 8/13/2013 THE ORIGINAL FUEL PUMP IN MY 2002 FORD RANGER WAS REPLACED WITH AN AIRTEX BRAND FUEL PUMP.ON 3/17/2015 I HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP AFTER IT FAILED,ONLY 18 MONTHS AND 5000 MILES LATER.DURING THE PERIOD OF 6/10/2013 AND 8/16/2013 AIRTEX HAD A FUEL PUMP RECALL ON THREE DIFFERENT VEHICLE MODELS,AS WELL AS HAVING RECALLED DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMPS SINCE.ALSO IN 12/2013 AIRTEX BEGAN OFFERING A LIFETIME WARRANTY AS OPPOSED TO THEIR PREVIOUS ONE YEAR WARRANTY.I HAVE OWNED 6 CARS AND THIS IS THE ONLY TIME I'VE HAD TO REPLACE A FUEL PUMP.I BELIEVE MY LOW MILEAGE MANAGED TO PROLONG THE LIFE OF THE DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP,AND THEREFORE NEITHER ME OR MY REPAIR SHOP SHOULD BE LIABLE.I ALSO BELIEVE THE HISTORY OF FAILURE WITH AIRTEX PUMPS SHOULD MAKE THEM LIABLE FOR MY REPAIR,DESPITE ANY OUTDATED WARRANTY.I BELIEVE THEIR CONSTANT RECALLS AND OPTING TO PROVIDE A LONGER WARRANTY SUGGESTS THEY DON'T HAVE THE FAITH IN THEIR PRODUCT THEY EXPECT ME TO. I FEEL AIRTEX CUSTOMER SUPPORT FAILED TO ADDRESS MY ISSUE OR PROVIDE ANY MEANS FOR RESOLUTION.THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PUMP,NO QUESTION ABOUT IT.I STILL HAVE ALL REPAIR RECEIPTS AND THE DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP AND FILTER THAT WERE REMOVED FROM MY TRUCK.THERE IS ZERO CHANCE HOW I DRIVE,PARK OR ANYTHING I HAVE DONE HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH THIS FUEL PUMP FAILURE,I DO NOT WANT TO BE PUNISHED BECAUSE I PRESERVED THEIR DEFECT BEYOND THE WARRANTY PERIOD,WHICH AIRTEX THEMSELVES DEEMED TO BE INSUFFICIENT,OTHERWISE WHY WOULD THEY CHANGE IT TO A LIFETIME WARRANTY? *TR

I WAS COMING HOME FROM WORK AND I WENT TO PARK MY TRUCK IN THE FRONT YARD. WHEN THE TRUCK WAS ABOUT TO STOP THE ENGINE ROARED, AS IF I REALLY HIT THE GAS PEDAL AND I HAD TO JAM THE CAR IN PARK TO GET IT TO STOP. TODAY, AS I WAS COMING HOME FROM WORK, I WAS COMING TO A FOUR WAY STOP IN A SCHOOL ZONE. WHEN I WAS ALMOST STOPPED THE TRUCK ENGINE ACCELERATED AND I HAD TO PUT THE TRUCK IN PARK TO GET IT TO STOP. I NEED TO KNOW IS THERE A RECALL FROM FORD FOR THIS. I CANNOT LET ANYONE ELSE DRIVE MY TRUCK FOR FEAR IT WILL HAPPEN TO THEM AND THEY WILL NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO. *TR

WHILE LOOKING UNDER MY TRUCK I NOTICED THAT THE GAS TANK WAS HANGING DOWN ON ONE END (REAR) ALMOST THE GROUND, UPON FURTHER INSPECTION I FOUND THAT ONE OF THE TWO STRAPS THAT HOLD THE TANK UP TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE TRUCK HAD BROKEN LOOSE, THE PART THAT ATTACHES THE STRAP TO THE TRUCK FRAME HAD RUSTED AWAY, I FEEL THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION AND COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUB FRAME WAS CORRODED AND CAUSED THE FUEL TANK STRAP TO FRACTURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,000, UPDATED 02/11/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE FRAME ROTTED WHERE THE FUEL TANK STRAP FAILED, CAUSING THE TANK TO HANG LOWER THAN IT SHOULD. IT WAS HOLDING BY ONE STRAP. THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE FRAME. UPDATED 02/12/14

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN TRYING TO START HIS VEHICLE IT WOULDN'T START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER TWO TIMES AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 22,000. UPDATED 09/28/11*LJ THE PROBLEM WAS DETERMINED TO BE A FAULTY FUEL PUMP. UPDATED 10/05/11

2002 FORD RANGER XLT, 4.0L, DIFFICULT FUELING TRUCK, GASOLINE JUST SPURTS BACK OUT OF THE REFUELING NOZZLE EVEN ON THE SLOWEST GAS PUMP SETTING, READING SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM, THIS IS ALSO AN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE DUE TO ALL THE EXCESS GASOLINE RUNNING OUT OF THE NOZZLE. THE VENTING SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE. *TR

SLOWING DOWN WHILE COMING UP TO A SIGNAL LIGHT, AS I MADE THE RIGHT TURN THE TRUCK SUDDENLY STALLED AND THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES BECAME HARD TO HANDLE. THE TRUCK HOWEVER STARTED UP RIGHT AWAY BUT HAD A LOSS OF POWER FOR ABOUT HALF A MILE TO MY HOME. AFTER TURNING THE TRUCK OFF AND STARTING IT UP AGAIN, THE TRUCK RAN FINE UNTIL THE OTHER DAY WHEN IT STALLED AND LOST POWER AGAIN. TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. READING ALL THE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE FORD RANGERS HAS ME THINKING THAT SOMETHING IS DEFINITELY WRONG WITH THE FORD RANGERS. *NM

THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE AT HIGH SPEEDS. RECENTLY I BOUGHT A USED 2002 FORD RANGER XLT, W/ 4.0 LITER ENGINE, AND I NOTED THE 125 MPH SPEEDOMETER. LAST EVENING AN 18 WHEELER CUT INTO MY LANE AND I QUICKLY ACCELERATED HITTING ABOUT 90 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE TO AVOID BEING CRUSHED. HOWEVER JUST AS I WAS CLEARING THE FRONT END OF THE SEMI THE ENGINE BEGAN TO FAULTER AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW. PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR DIDN'T INCREASE VEHICLE SPEED OR ENGINE RPM. I WAS SCARED OUT OF MY WITS. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THAT NIGHT AND THEY AGREED TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE. WHICH THEY LATER DEFERRED ON (BASICALLY THEY KNEW OF THE DEFECT). AFTER TALKING TO SEVERAL SERVICE DEPARTMENT REPS AT THE DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD THE FUEL EJECTORS ARE DESIGNED TO CUT OUT AT HIGH SPEEDS. I PRESSED FURTHER AND TALKED TO OTHER DEALERSHIPS TO FIND OUT THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DETEREMINED UNSAFE AT HIGH SPEEDS BY FORD, SO THIS SAFETY FEATURE WAS INCORPORATED IN THE VEHICLE. I GOT LITTLE "POSITIVE" RESPONSES WHEN I ASKED WHY A)THE SPEEDOMOTER WENT TO 125 MPH (NOTING THAT OLER VEHICHLES MANUFACTURED IN THE MID TO LATE 1980'S ONLY HAD 85 MPH SPEEDOMETERS) B)WHY AM I PAYING SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLARS FOR A 4.0 LITER ENGINE AND C) WHY IS THIS UNSAFE CONDITION NOT DISCLOSED ANYWHERE OR AT ANY TIME DURING MY PURCHASE? I ASKED IF FATTY FOODS ARE BAD FOR ME WOULD I PAY FULL PRICE FOR A 2 LB. STEAK AND ONLY BE SERVED A 6 OZ. ONE? HE HAD NO RESPONSE. *AK

MY HUSBAND AND I WERE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. MY HUSBAND ATTEMPTED TO OVERTAKE A SLOW MOVING VEHICLE. HE HAD TO ACCELERATE BETWEEN 80 AND 85 TO OVERTAKE IN FAST MOVING TRAFFIC. OUR VEHICLE ACTED LIKE IT WAS STARVED OF FUEL AND WAS NOT RESPONDING. THIS PUT US IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS THERE WAS OTHER TRAFFIC ON THE ROAD. WE CONTACTED OUR LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP. THEY TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND A DEFECT. WE EXPRESSED OUR CONCERN THAT THE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER PUTS US IN AN UNSAFE OVERTAKING SITUATION. WE WERE INVITED TO TAKE A TEST DRIVE WITH A TECHNICIAN. WE EXPRESSED OUR CONCERN FOR THE SAFETY OF THE TECNICIAN AND OURSELVES DURING A TEST DRIVE A HIGH SPEEDS. THE DEALERSHIP AND FORD MANUFACTURING STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. FINALLY HAVING FAXED OUR CONCERNS TO THE DEALERSHIP ON10/14/02, WE WERE OFFERED ANOTHER TEST DRIVE WITH A SERVICE TECHNICIAN ON 10/15/02. DURING THE TEST DRIVE AT SPEEDS NOT EXCEEDING 65 MILES PER HOUR, THE TECHNICIAN EXPLAINED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS A "REV LIMITER" WHICH IS GOVERNOR WHICH STOPS ALL ACCELERATION AT 85 MPH. WE FEEL THAT THIS INABILITY TO GO ABOVE 85 MILES PER HOUR PLACES IN A VERY VULNERABLE POSITION. THE TRUCK WILL NOT BE ABLE TO RESPOND IN AN EMERGENCY OR AVOIDANCE SITUATION. THIS PLACES EVERYONES LIVES AT RISK. IT SEEMS THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY IS THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS DECIDED HOW FAST THEIR TRUCKS SHOULD GO AND HAVE NOT TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION THE DANGER THAT THEY A PLACING US IN. WITH REGARD TO THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT, WE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING: THE UNIT CYCLES ON AND OFF APPROX. EVERY 12 SECONDS. THIS CAUSES THE TRUCK TO SURGE EACH TIME THE UNIT COMES ON AS THERE IS A LOSS OF POWER TO THE ENGINE. THE UNIT ALSO MAKES A LOUD CLICKING SOUND AS IT COMES ON. THE CONSTANT SURGING OF THE ENGINE MAKES FOR A VERY UNCOMFORTABLE RIDE. THE FORD DELEARSHIP AND FORD MOTOR COMPANY DO NOT CONSIDER THIS A PROBLEM. MR