2002 Ford Ranger fuel system, gasoline problems
13 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the fuel system, gasoline on the 2002 Ford Ranger — 4% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“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…”
filed Mar 27, 2015
“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…”
filed Aug 22, 2014
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Fuel System, Gasoline problems in other Ranger years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 Ranger | 1 | 3% |
| 2021 Ranger | 1 | 1% |
| 2011 Ranger | 2 | 1% |
| 2010 Ranger | 2 | 1% |
| 2008 Ranger | 2 | 1% |
| 2006 Ranger | 9 | 3% |
| 2005 Ranger | 29 | 10% |
| 2004 Ranger | 11 | 3% |
| 2003 Ranger | 9 | 4% |
| 2001 Ranger | 20 | 4% |
| 2000 Ranger | 22 | 3% |
| 1999 Ranger | 15 | 2% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2002 Ford Ranger
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.