The latest thing to go wrong with the Ranger (2024)

Sigh….and no it won’t just clip back up. I can actually see all the electronics through the gap behind it.

Really getting tired of having to give my brand new truck up to the dealership for days at a time

coldconfession13 said:

Top Notch UAW quality work right there.

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Question, so they strike demanding higher wages, embrace illegal immigration which indirectly lowers wages and perform the same inconsistent sh*tty work ?

G L Rockwell said:

Question, so they strike demanding higher wages, embrace illegal immigration which indirectly lowers wages and perform the same inconsistent sh*tty work ?

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I’m seriously considering trading this in within the next 6-12 months and grabbing a taco limited or Colorado zr2. Never been disappointed with a new car purchase before and this was the first truck I’ve ever bought.

Nate said:

I’m seriously considering trading this in within the next 6-12 months and grabbing a taco limited or Colorado zr2. Never been disappointed with a new car purchase before and this was the first truck I’ve ever bought.

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If you received an earlier build, that is likely the issue. I'd never own a GM product because they never payed back the entire 50 billion. The tacos are 4 bangers and have their own issues.

Nate said:

I’m seriously considering trading this in within the next 6-12 months and grabbing a taco limited or Colorado zr2. Never been disappointed with a new car purchase before and this was the first truck I’ve ever bought.

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i'd steer clear of the colorado/canyon. if you think the ranger launch has been bad, those trucks were much worse and the build quality is not any better.

tacoma looks sweet tho

G L Rockwell said:

If you received an earlier build, that is likely the issue. I'd never own a GM product because they never payed back the entire 50 billion. The tacos are 4 bangers and have their own issues.

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The ranger is also a 4 banger…

Nate said:

The ranger is also a 4 banger…

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A better 4 banger.

My previous truck was a 22 Colorado ZR2. Bought it brand new and had nothing but issues with it the first 3 months of owning it. It was in and out of the dealership constantly. From leaks in the rear window, to the infotainment center not working, to a clunk in the rear end, to a weird noise in the front end, it seemed endless.

However, after those initial problems were addressed, I never had another single issue with it. Drove it for another 20,000 miles with no problems.

It really does seem like these car manufactures aren't doing enough QA in the factory, and are relying heavily on dealership service centers to finish out the builds.

Long story short, I traded it for a 24 Ranger Raptor and have already found a few QA issues with it as well. Nothing that the dealership won't be able to quickly resolve.

I know someone with a brand new 2024 Tacoma and it hasn't been problem free either. Every week he's got the engine light coming on for some new issue.

GFran said:

Guys, we all know there’s no perfect truck, car, SUV, out there. You drive one long enough and i promise you, you’ll find issues in the truck you thought was going to be the one. You make your choice after doing all your homework and you stick with it, issues and all. Unless you bought a lemon! Lol. All these conversations I’m reading from you guys, good and bad, I’m sticking with my purchase. I’m sure many of you will disagree, but that’s my choice, at the end of the day, it’s all about choice right? I’ll continue to read your posts because there is always some good information. Thank you Guys.

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I hear everyone on various fit & finish claims. We're all grown-ups (or we should be...), but it certainly IS frustrating when you drop $40k-$80k (depending on your model & trim) when there is STILL poor workmanship, poor quality or utter lack of HUMAN intelligence - forget AI (maybe THAT IS the very problem...).

My new 2024 XLT, loaded, has dash components that don't line up -"Sorry...not a warranty issue...". Next, showing off my new Ranger to my F-150 brother, he noticed: "Hey! Do you know that you have this (a cluster of wires & plug in the left rear wheel well) hanging down, unplugged ???" Went straight to my local dealer (who wasn't who sold me the truck). The service guy crawled underneath, "Hmmm... well this plugs in right here..." He couldn't get the plastic plug/nipple to stay plugged into its socket, so he grabbed a zip-tie strap & fastened it to the frame.

AGAIN, NOT a warranty issue. Just WHAT DOES Ford warranty anyway?? sh*tty materials? sh*tty design?? sh*tty workmanship??

I'll go one even BETTER: great that the new Ranger has a hydraulic piston on the RH inside of the tailgate so that you can actually let go of the tailgate and it gently lowers to a stop with no "OH sh*t! I dropped the tailgate AGAIN..". But - wait... Oh, that pretty red, rubber wrapped restraining cable attaching the tailgate to the hind end of the bed - well sure looks like NOBODY bothered to measure the tolerances for the space required to accommodate BOTH the handy piston AND the red rubber-wrapped cable. NEGATIVE clearance room, i.e., the rubberized cable has to be FORCED between the side of the bed wall and the piston. Consequently, with all of 1,300 miles on my month old truck, the metal components holding the piston & the restraining cables in place are literally chewing up the rubber sheathing, exposing the metal cable strands inside.

"Oh, now THAT IS a warranty issue". Imagine my surprise!

GFran said:

Guys, we all know there’s no perfect truck, car, SUV, out there. You drive one long enough and i promise you, you’ll find issues in the truck you thought was going to be the one. You make your choice after doing all your homework and you stick with it, issues and all. Unless you bought a lemon! Lol. All these conversations I’m reading from you guys, good and bad, I’m sticking with my purchase. I’m sure many of you will disagree, but that’s my choice, at the end of the day, it’s all about choice right? I’ll continue to read your posts because there is always some good information. Thank you Guys.

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Drive it long enough? Sure…except it’s not even a month old and it’s been back to the dealership 3 times already. That’s not including the excessively rusted drive shafts…I don’t give a crap if “that seems normal” for a brand new almost 60k truck there shouldn’t be anything like that on it. Paint is now chipping in places it has no reason to chip(edge of hood facing driver, door edges etc. parts hanging loose inside cab, fuel injectors(supposedly) making it sound like a desire, sluggish trans shifting to where it acts like it’s skipping 2nd gear then jerks into downshift…..God forbid you’re going uphill when this happens and the cherry topping of the random “Advanced front lighting system not available” popping up twice so far in the last couple weeks

This Ranger is gone once I have my full trade-in equity back. It’s the last Ford I’m buying, which is sad because it’s all I’ve owned over the last 30 years

I’m happy that you have no issues with yours…however my case is the exact opposite unfortunately

don’t get me wrong, if I didn’t have/experience all these issues, I would absolutely love this truck.

Wayfaring Ranger said:

i'd steer clear of the colorado/canyon. if you think the ranger launch has been bad, those trucks were much worse and the build quality is not any better.

tacoma looks sweet tho

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Just traded in my ZR2 after 5.5 years for my Raptor. But never had any problem with the ZR2. Loved it.

patc890 said:

Just traded in my ZR2 after 5.5 years for my Raptor. But never had any problem with the ZR2. Loved it.

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I'm referring to the new generation, not the previous generation.