2005 Ford Ranger body & structure problems
34 complaints about body & structure have been filed for the 2005 Ford Ranger, which is 10% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 34 10% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 63,000 miles 28 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When body & structure problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 7 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 5 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Of the 28 body & structure complaints that report mileage, the median is about 63,000 miles, and 43% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 crashes, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
My husband t-boned a semi at 35 MPH. The truck spun around and the rear of the truck also hit the semi. The airbags did not deploy. He incurred multiple injuries, some of which could have been minimized had airbags deployed. The truck was totaled. There was a direct hit -- I.e. Front of truck hit side of semi and destroyed engine (and more), yet air bag did not deploy. .
Spare tire mount under rear end of truck rusted out and partially fell off while in motion. Charcoal vent canister attached to tire mount broken off in the process. Entire rear end of truck extremely rusty at 130,000 miles. Comparable vehicles of same age or older in same location do not show this kind of extreme rusting.
Other problems reported for the 2005 Ford Ranger
- Air bags 132 complaints
- Fuel system 50 complaints
- Suspension 26 complaints
- Electrical system 21 complaints
- Engine 17 complaints