Faults:

Former owner said Air Conditioner went out at 60,000 miles.

Had to replace radiator at 85,000 miles.

Had to replace U-Joints at 120,000 miles.

General Comments:

This truck has got to be the most durable truck in the world.

When I got it, I treated it horribly and it still runs as if I gave it every oil change on time and did all scheduled maintenance.

I hit a huge 10 point buck at 50 miles an hour and it barely dented the front of my truck. I was able to kick the dent out.

The cabin is roomy for a light truck and passengers can stretch out. Unless of course, you have two people in the jump seats in the back. whereas they generally are pretty squished.

Long-bed holds an unbelievable amount of stuff. I am always surprised.

Gets good gas mileage still. about 20 mpg city, 22 mpg highway.

I don't think I will ever get rid of this truck. Its much more fun to add stuff to it and just keep replacing things when they get too old.

I would definitely recommend this truck in its 4.0 V6 form. I can't imagine it with a smaller engine, but this one does pretty well.

Faults:

Starter solenoid out 113000

Clutch and master cylinder out at 117000

Alternator gone 117500

Transmission replaced 123000.

General Comments:

The truck has a smooth ride, but is not a work truck.

Faults:

The air conditioner went out about a year ago and cost $700 to get fixed (a necessity in Texas).

Timing belt was changed, but it was regular maintience.

General Comments:

The original paint is just as pretty as it was ten years ago.

The interior has held out remarkably well.

It is underpowered. I have trouble keeping up with traffic sometimes.

Clutch still works great.

Faults:

A/C went out at 85K miles.

U-joints replaced at 90K miles.

Clutch went out at 129K miles.

Radiator replaced at 160K miles.

Alternator replaced at 170K miles.

U-joints replaced again at 172K miles.

General Comments:

This tough little truck has had a few problems here and there, but nothing out of the ordinary and is still running great 11 1/2 years later! The paint still looks good too and not a speck of rust anywhere on the body panels.

I have not babied this truck in the least (have hauled lots of stuff and pulled several trailers), but I have kept up the regular maintenance. I believe that regular maintenance is the key to keeping ANY truck on the road with the least amount of troubles - foreign or domestic.

The ONLY reason I am not buying another Ranger is the fact that they do not offer a 4-door Crew Cab version. I am buying a Toyota Tacoma Double Cab, instead, but not because the Ranger was a bad truck at all.