1993 Ford Ranger engine and engine cooling problems

12 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine and engine cooling on the 1993 Ford Ranger — 5% of all complaints for this model year.

Engine and Engine Cooling complaints

share of all complaints

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median reported incident mileage

1 / 6

crash / fire reports

What owners report

“Tl* - the contact's 1993 ford ranger caught on fire. There were no warnings prior to the incident. The contact was traveling approximately 65 mph with an odometer reading of 84000 at the time of the failure. The contact purchased the vehicle on 11/7/06 from a private owner. The throw-out bearing…”
filed Dec 26, 2006
“Unexpected fire under hood after turning the defroster switch on. While driving in a parking garage my nephew who was driving at the time turned the defroster switch on and all of a sudden there was smoke bellowing out of the vents into the ford ranger pk/u cab. He pulled over to the side of the…”
filed Jan 16, 2006

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Some vehicles equipped with an automatic transmission and a 4.0l ohv engine may exhibit a noise / vibration, no drive, unusual noise during cranking or a no crank condition. *tt
02142 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Jul 22, 2002
Some vehicles equipped with the 4.0l ohv engine may exhibit an engine noise which may be perceived by the customer as a piston / onnecting rod bearing knock. *tt
01197 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Oct 1, 2001