Faults:

Paint started to oxidize at 200,000 miles.

My Transmission went out at 250,000 miles.

My rear end went out at 310,000 miles.

General Comments:

1986 Ford Ranger 4x4 Super-Cab truck is the best truck on the market, I am the second owner. When I purchased the Ranger it had 86,000 miles on.

The first time that I had to tune it up was at 120,000 miles.

The second time I tune it up was at 250,000 miles and at that time the transmission went out and had to get another one. At a price tag of $1,200.00 for a factory rebuilt.

When the truck had 310,000 miles the rear end went out and I replace it with an 8.8 at a cost of $250.00. This truck would go anywhere, 8" of snow and only in two wheel drive and all of the other trucks in four wheel drive and some even with chains on.

I have had the truck bed load up with lumber from the bed to the top of the canopy.

I take the truck on a hunting trip twice a year, at a distance of about 300 miles one way.

That's hauling a trailer full of hunting gear (16'x24' army tent, poles, wood stove 30 gallons of water, 10 gallons of gas, tarps, shovels, chain saw, ax, and the back of the truck full of food and cloths).

The truck has lost some power that it use to have, but over all not bad for now having 351,000 miles. The original battery went bad after 13 years.

Rangers are the best.

Faults:

At 210,000 kilometers I replaced the starter.

General Comments:

When I bought this truck everyone laughed at me because of the year and because it was a ford! 4 years later I have put a whopping 50 dollars into it for a used starter! The body is rusty and that's my only complaint. I can honestly say that this is the most reliable vehicle I have ever owned! It has 388,000 kilometers on it and it's still going strong!

Faults:

The clutch went bad in the first month I owned it. This cost me over $400 including parts and service to fix.

The muffler and tailpipe needed to be replaced, but this didn't do much to quiet down the truck. There are many gaskets in the exhaust system and almost all of them leaked.

The cruise control didn't work. I could not find the cause of this problem, but didn't take it in to get it fixed as it wasn't of any importance to me.

The air conditioning didn't work either, but along with the cruise, I didn't get it fixed because it wasn't that important.

The shocks needed replacing which was relatively cheap and easy to do.

The front brake pads, lines and hoses all needed replacing.

The front side vent windows leaked.

The oxygen sensor needed replacing which proved to be difficult after it was rusted to the exhaust pipe.

The fuel filter needed replacing which took 4 hours to change and 3 O-ring gaskets.

The throttle position sensor needed changing.

General Comments:

The front seats of the interior were very comfortable, but the seats in the extended cab are small and uncomfortable. These are best left to small children.

There was a lot of interior wind noise due to the poor sealing windows. The carpet also isn't very well insulated and lets in a lot of exterior noise.

The truck has very poor traction without 4x4 in the wet or snow.

The 2.9L engine has good performance up through the first 4 gears, but fifth gear lacks power.

The 2.9L isn't a very fuel efficient engine. I observed 18-20 miles per gallon on the highway and 15 if I was very lucky in the city.

General Comments:

Been an extremely faithful truck. It has provided good service, and still is liked by all my friends. It looks good despite the paint work needed. I would love a '00 F-150.