97 ford ranger 4wd ~79k miles, my wife was driving home freom work on back road doing 30 MPH. She thought she ran over something and the truck immediately died. No engine, power steering or anything. *ak what happened was the crak shaft broke off at the engine block. A whole engine replacement was needed. Inspecting where the shaft broke off it is obvious to me, the mechanic and others that part was defective in the manufacture proces. About 40% of the ring of the shaft looks fine (solid steel). The remainder of the ring is all pourous. It looks like a bad forge process. Although there was no damage or injury or worse, I do believe this defect presented a dangerous saftey issue. If this had happened on the hyway the concequences could have been catastrophic. The defect should have been caught in some quality control porcess. I have contacted ford about reimbursment for the engine replacement but they will not consider it. I have the part that broke off and can supply you with digital photos if that would help. Thank you for this opportunity to register this complaint.
1997 Ford Ranger engine complaints
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97 ford ranger ,both head gaskets letting coolant seep out.74,000 miles on it.
Engine check light will continuously come on and stay on. Also, alarm will come on from time to time, causing vehicle to shut off. Contacted dealer who could not find cause of problem. *ak the door switches will not allow the interior light to go off until the vehicle is in full motion with the clutch let all the way out. When backing up in the dark it is hard to see out of the back window because of the interior light being illuminated.
At the speed of 25mph suddenly heard a noise and lost total control of steering wheel. Managed to merge suddenly to right side of road. Battery, engine, and power steering light went on. While looking at vehicle noticed that belt broke and dolley fell off.
This is a safety problem it causes vehicle to stall, when pulling out into traffic,and at times almost causes accidents.
Engine overheated, causing the gaskets to blow . The dealer has been notified.
Selling dealer notified each time, some repairs made, problem not solved.
Pulley to fan belt broke when turning onto highway. Yh
Whenever driving over a bump, such as repaired pothole or before a bridge, rear suspension jumps jumps to the side and gets out of control.
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