2004 Ford Ranger engine problems
Owners reported engine problems in 24 complaints for the 2004 Ford Ranger, 5% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 24 5% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 72,000 miles 20 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When engine problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 5 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 20 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 72,000 miles, and 40% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash.
What owners wrote
While driving with passenger, the inertia switch can be easily unattached or loosened. This causes the truck to randomly die. If the manual vehicle dies while driving at high speed, in bad traffic, or turns requiring power steering, the vehicle can be dangerous.
If I left the engine idle more than two minutes it would not pass the state emissions test. Now the emission light came on and it will not go off anymore. Almost got an accident vehicle will not drive over 20 MPH anymore. I must have the same problems of thousands of other people. I was told I have to change the heads on the engine because of poor quality cast iron heads that was used for like three years. My ford truck is one of these years they had the issues.
Other problems reported for the 2004 Ford Ranger
- Air bags 189 complaints
- Body & structure 48 complaints
- Suspension 29 complaints
- Brakes 24 complaints
- Fuel system 22 complaints
- Cruise control 19 complaints
- Electrical system 17 complaints
- Tires 17 complaints