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Pulsating noise behind dashboard (left central) right hand drive. SolvedSolved

Ford Ranger 2012 3.2 Diesel  40000 miles
Pulsating air vent. It just randomly does it, even with ignition off having just stopped vehicle, or it does it whilst driving. It's a muffled low noise knocking. Isolated it to the re circulating switch and stops when you press it on to re circulate air. Bloody irritating.
Grubscrew from United Kingdom 6 years ago  
GR
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Grubscrew from United Kingdom 6 years ago
Found it's a dodgy blend door actuator.
Lenny from Australia 3 years ago
How do l stop this ridiculous noise in the dash of my 2012 PX Ford Ranger. Please need help. I'm so over this. Cheers...
Chook from Australia 2 years ago
There are about 3 electric duct motors that lose their 'home' position, so they hunt back and forth (forever). Need to remove glovebox (2 visible) or under steering wheel (very hard to see on side of main aircond box) to find the cuplrit, then replace. Once one's gone, the others won't be far behind.
Kali from other a year ago
4wheel drive light, lights up when engine is on.
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A clicking / electrical noise coming from behind dash.

Ford Ranger 2012 XLT 4x4  71000 miles
Intermitent noise coming from behind dash from area left of display panel. Sometimes stops when you open drivers door or turn ignition off then back on.
Dean from New Zealand 5 years ago  
DE
8 reports 
Dean from New Zealand 5 years ago
I meant vehcile has 71000 kms
fritter from New Zealand 4 years ago
Mine does the same ans so does my buisness partners. Its actuator that controls a vent. Behind the glove box. There are more than one. You can hold each one to find which is clicking. Then replace it.
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Radio crackled then no sound,

Ford Ranger 2018 3.2 68000 miles
Maps and display work car play works but no sound. Disconnected battery it worked for a month but has stopped working again.. tried battery reset disk t work this time , tried software updated didn’t work, tried hard reset back to factory still
Doesn’t work !!
RJCDRums from United Kingdom 2 days ago  
RJ

Radio has no sound

Ford Ranger 2023 Xlt 20000 miles
Shows it's playing but no sound
Bubblesiam from United States 5 days ago  
BU
1 report 

Lost sound in stereo

Ford Ranger 1999  140000 miles
I lost the sound in my stereo so I installed a New Media player and you're still no sound coming from my speakers factory wiring is there an amp located somewhere there is not one on my passenger side kick panel I look
Limpy from United States 23 days ago  
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Scraping noise when reversing in 4 wheel drive

Ford Ranger 2014 2.2L auto 43000 miles
Went to reverse off my drive this morning and started hearing a scraping noise and noticed when I let of the accelerator the car stopped like it was under breaking. It feels like something is stopping it from creeping. I changed it into 2 wheel deive and the noise disappears and the car was able to creep again. I will drive in 2 wheel for now but any advise would be great as I’m not sure if I’m doing more damage just by driving it.
Shampain from United Kingdom 2 years ago  
SH
1 report 

Sound system fuse. Clutch failure. Engine failure to

Ford Ranger 2018 Ranger supercab 2.2  173000 miles
Sound system power failure since new. Clutch failure on 115000km. Engine failure on 173000km
Jakes from South Africa 2 years ago  
JA

When moving off going up gears car makes a growling noise each change

Ford Ranger 2014 2.2 auto 54000 miles
My pick up has been making a sort of growling noise when going up the gears and also when towing. Sometimes it will possibly do this approx 3 times before finding a gear. Hard to explain but feel as though it cant maybe pick up a gear. The car doesnt stop but when it does this 3 times, it will take a few seconds to drive away! The car has been back to dealership who have heard this noise but cant find the fault and also oil and filter has been changed in gearbox. Has anyone had similar problems.
AnnU from United Kingdom 6 years ago  
AN
2 reports 

Strange engine noise after it has warmed up

Ford Ranger 2010 deisel3.0 100000 miles
With all belts removed the noise can be heard from front or drivers side of motor
snake from Australia 7 years ago  
SN
20 reports 

Ranger auto trans clunking into reverse SolvedSolved

Ford Ranger 2000 Xlt,4.0, auto trans 1 miles
Clunking noise when shifting into reverse. Rebuilt trans. Could it be rear grommets in shackles?
Chris from United States 7 years ago  
CH
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Chris from United States 7 years ago
Maybe pinion gear along with other issues that could be shimmed?
Hard to believe that the rear leaf spring grommets would be the problem. Any input would help.
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Chris from United States 2 years ago
Shackle grommets replaced and now there’s no clunk into reverse
Qskv from South Africa a year ago
Ford ranger 2.2 diesel making a whistling sound as if air is coming from an air pressure valve. Noise intensifies with acceleration. What could be the cause for this and what are the possible solutions?
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Radio on Mute

Ford Ranger 2018 3.2 90000 miles
The Radio is on but the sound is not coming it says it on Mute. How do I unmute
Mhlengi from South Africa 2 years ago  
MH
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Doth from other a year ago
There is no sound coming from the radio. The sound sign is x
Nina from South Africa a year ago
There is no sound coming from the radio. Help to understand mute
Mujtaba from Trinidad and Tobago 4 months ago
Hi I have a ford ranger wildtrak I was driving and I heard my speaker pop and I'm nt getting any sound what can be the problem and when I am trying to put it on fm it's nt going on it
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Radio problem

Ford Ranger 2016 Ford ranger wildtrack  161202 miles
No sound at all, the sync device still connects to everything (but has no sound) except for the fm radio, it don't even touch on the screen even though it's there.
TOMMY from South Africa 2 years ago  
TO
26 reports 
Paul from South Africa a year ago
How did you manage to fix this problem?
Brandon from New Zealand 8 months ago
I have the same issue currently
Mike from Australia 8 months ago
I have same issue how did you fix?
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Ford ranger 2.2tdci not starting after replacing turbocharger. I reset

Ford Ranger 2011 truck 350679 miles
After replacing the turbocharger, it cranks but not start. I reset timing but it just don't start. Timing is right but when turning the engine, it sounds as if the piston is hitting under the cylinder head, i fitted över size cylinder head gasket but it still don't start.
jack from South Africa 3 years ago  
JA
10 reports 
Banjo from South Africa 3 years ago
After replacing an engine (deasel) the vehicle cranks but won't start
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Rocker Arms/Shaft

Ford Ranger 2012 4 Wd automatic  100000 miles
Chugging like a truck the other day then boom misfiring...had to be towed not happy 4 year old 4WD. 2 blown arms of the rocker shaft - no warning, no overheating, no bells and whistles went off just started chugging and then misfiring
Dee from Australia 8 years ago  
DE
21 reports 
Tania,s truck from Australia 7 years ago
Timing due to fuel pump BAD fuel due to possible fuel filter collapse injector rail contaminated fuel
Dee from Australia 7 years ago
No they have never responded with a reason why the rockers shaved off they replaced the head of the motor and flushed the motor out nothing wrong with fuel filter
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Car cranks but won't start

Ford Ranger 2013  112130 miles
My ford ranger 2.2 won't start after major repair. The fuel pump in the tank runs non stop and also the starter will only crank for less than 5 seconds. I've noticed that the fuel pump only acts normal when I take out the pcm relay then I bought a new relay but it still doesn't act normal. Once the relay is fitted in the pump runs non stop until I turn the key to the off position.

The pump runs for more than a 2 minutes then finally switch off followed by a clicking sound in the pcm relay so I really don't know what to do from here
TeeKay from South Africa 2 years ago  
TE
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Keido from other a year ago
Also mine with same problem whts the sorrution
Mike from Australia 6 months ago
2014 Ford Ranger 6spd auto, only 78000kms on it, everything was perfect untill one average road hill climb in dural, then it started missing, then it felt like someone turning off the ignigition momentarily, then only very lite acceleration was avail, then it died all together. Cranks & cranks with tank fuel pump working, but None of the fuel lines had any Diesel at the filter under the bonnet had when i disconnected them all. Not a drop coming out when cranking & or ignition only applied. ?
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Sounds lie bearing spinning or something dragging the ground

Ford Ranger 2001 4.0 124000 miles
Driving home, heard a rattling like a chain dragging the ground. Pulled over didnt find anything. Got home jacked truc up. Spun passenger wheel nothing in the wheel. Took wheel off turned hub. Sound coming fro drive shaft pumpin area. Pulled plug. Low rearend grease. Put a qt in. Test drive. Rate still there. It's almost sounds like a bearing. But no noise from wheel when hand spun
Zipoydoo from United States 4 years ago  
ZI
2 reports 
Travis from United States a year ago
Did you ever figure out a solution I have the same issue audits driving me nuts
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Motor blowsup

Ford Ranger 2010 Cab chassis 199890 miles
Was told 5 yr ago by my mechanic... U should look at getting rid of the ranger as they don't last much longer than 200 tho... Could not believe it this week... Heard a flicking noise under bonnet... Sure enough piston has shitself and motor is rooted... Lots of issues at mine sites... Didn't want to believe it but it's true... Just letting u ranger owners know... Keep an eye on things !!!!!
Rexo from Australia 7 years ago  
RE
16 reports 
Trish from Australia 6 years ago
We bought a second hand Ranger 2012. On second day of ownership the turbo went- right through the engine. Had done only 80,000km
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Want go in gear

Ford Ranger 1998 Ranger 3.0 automatic 77000 miles
I put a new torge converter in it and now it want go in gear. And a roaring noise coming from pump. What wrong
Bigun from United States 8 years ago  
BI

My car is trying to start but it does not start

Ford Ranger 2012 Sensor  300500 miles
My car does not want to start but it promise to start ,if I start it just do the sound
tebogojosephmolatedi@gmail.com from South Africa 2 months ago  
TE

Radio turns on but no audio

Ford Ranger 2018 3.2L Dual Cab XLT 58000 miles
I have absolutely no audio coming through the speakers, not even a sound at max volume, just pure silence. I do have a 4 channel amplifier connected to a module that converts speaker wire to RCA. There is power to both the module and amp and when you touch the RCA cable, there is a humming sound coming from the speakers. Checked fuses and all OK. Was working fine for a year and a half since owning the Ranger until 4 weeks ago. SYNC is up to date also. What am I missing? Could there be an issue with the head unit?
Kelv from New Zealand 4 months ago  
KE
5 reports 

Battery/Electrical

Ford Ranger 1997 2.3lit 200000 miles
I gave someone a jump the other day. When I got home I must have left something on. I'm not sure. I was in the house for 15 minutes and I came out ready to go somewhere and it barely even clicked. Got a new battery today and now it won't even make a sound. None of the lights inside come on. The horn doesn't even work. It is completely dead. I checked the fuses and they all looked good. How do you check the relays to see if they are bad or good.
Fordfrustrated from United States 5 months ago  
FO
2 reports 

Loud metal clanking when starting that stops when started

Ford Ranger 1998 Manual, 2.2l  150000 miles
1998 Ford Ranger 4cyl manual transmission. Just started making this very loud clanking metal on metal noise when starting only. As soon as the engine starts the noise stops. What could be the issue. The starter engages fine and is not loose. I'm wondering if there is teeth damage on the fly wheel, loose fly wheel bolts etc.. . Any help would be appreciated.
Stephen from United States 6 months ago  
ST
1 report 

Vehicle cuts off while cranking up

Ford Ranger 2017 2.2 Double Cab, 4x4 Automatic  185000 miles
When I try cranking the engine up, the starter just cuts off on the second swing, the engine makes a loud noise when turning aswell. This did run out of diesel and stood for year.
Mervyn from South Africa 7 months ago  
ME

Ford XL 2015 Transmission gears shift problem

Ford Ranger 2015  99000 miles
Have a 2015 Ford Ranger XL that is experiencing some transmission issues. The truck starts up just fine but when I put it into gear and start accelerating, the automatic gears make a growling noise and has trouble shifting to the next gears. The car jerks and makes havy noises.
Kennedy from other a year ago  
KE
6 reports 

Engine lose of power

Ford Ranger 2013 Tray back 220000 miles
Engine starts then after few minutes engine starts making noise and loses power to accelerate
Stuart from Australia a year ago  
ST
3 reports 

No crank no start

Ford Ranger 1998 Ranger 2.5l 216978 miles
Dash lights stay on even when truck is off. Key turns no sound. Won't start. Help
Tlasher2017 from United States 2 years ago  
TL
2 reports 

Abs pumon ford ranger

Ford Ranger 2013 ranger 50000 miles
The abs makes nois as soon as i drive or pull away before i reach 20 calommeters every time i switch of the baki and start it and drive abs makes a noise and goes away after maybe geting presure i dont know
ranger from South Africa 2 years ago  
RA

I take off in fisrt gear the automatic transmission makes a grinding

Ford Ranger 2006 RANGER FX4 4.0L 18126300 miles
Noise went it shift to second gear it stop making noise. Please help.
TONY from United States 2 years ago  
TO
1 report 

Reversing sensors not intermit

Ford Ranger 2009  99000 miles
When I put my Ranger in reverse, there should be a beep to inform me that the sensors are active. This should then be followed by a beeping sound as I get closer to an object. Once close, intermittent sound should become permanent. This is not the case, when reverse is elected, sound is constant. Any ideas?
Kingy from United Kingdom 4 years ago  
KI
12 reports 

Engine top end noise

Ford Ranger 2017  7000 miles
When cold the top end rattles until warm. I have borrowed a new 2018 model and the problem does not occur. This is what highlighted the issue on the 2017 model.
DavidC from New Zealand 6 years ago  
DA
1 report 

Noise braking

Ford Ranger 2003  162895 miles
I had new wheel bearing and now very time a break there is a sound like a drown noise coming from it only when I slow down. Help
Madkat from United Kingdom 6 years ago  
MA
1 report 

Audio cutting out

Ford Ranger 2014  50000 miles
After about 20 minutes my audio cuts out- goes silent apart from a clicking sound, then the audio comes back on intermittently, if i stop, switch off then restart its fine for a while, this happens in radio, cd or sat nav, just the audio cuts out on the sat nav, direction still works
hornet from United Kingdom 6 years ago  
HO
9 reports 

Won't turn in cold weather

Ford Ranger 2017 3.2 ranger 6000 miles
The temperature has dropped to 3dgrs. If I try to turn out of my drive on full lock which is necessary the truck won't move very well and holds forward in small steps. There is also a grinding noise. It feels like a chain has been bolted between the truck and my house and I am trying to tow it. Does anyone know what this is and why it only does this now the weather is getting cold?
Feeky75 from United Kingdom 6 years ago  
FE
2 reports 

Clutch making noise when engaged and relay to hazards on

Ford Ranger 1998 manule 2.5 l 170000 miles
My Pat's system has been bypassed. Then I get back to my truck one day and lights are flashing. Starter or clutch makes weird sound when engaged. Took out the clicking relay under the dash, and now it only makes the sound when head lights on. And cargo light won't turn off
dboy from United States 8 years ago  
DB
7 reports 

Many failures

Ford Ranger 2012  200002 miles
I bought a Okm van and, only after a few kilometers, it has already presented many inconvenients: It trembles when starting, the brake fluid is consumed, it stalls, an annoying sound is made when driving at low speed, the hood is bent, the steering wheel trembles quite a lot, the engine is powerless, the car trembles when the cooling fan starts, there is an oil leakage through the engine and even the front bumper is loosening. As you might see, there are quite a issues with this van.
Mildred from United States 9 years ago  
MI
2 reports 
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