Faults:

Had issues when under warranty with the CD player, and the 4 wheel low coming out of low.

I have had 2 master cylinders on the clutch, and I am about to put on my third, the second only lasted 2 months.

General Comments:

Great truck, I hated the factory tires and put Bridgestone Revo's on it. It is a great riding truck now.

I average 19 MPG city and 22 highway with 59,000 on the ODO.

It handles great in snow even out of 4 wheel drive. I had nothing in the bed last winter and it stuck to the road, and when I realized I was in 4" of snow on the road and slipping, I dropped it into 4 low and it was like a magnet on the road. Stuck right where I drove it.

Cabin could have been better, the '04 is set up a little nicer.

After the first 60K I still love it.

Faults:

The truck constantly overheats.

The transmission is ready to give out after only 72000.

The 3L V6 engine is getting less than 15 mpg.

General Comments:

The interior of the truck is very comfortable given the limited space.

However, the engine and transmission are terribly inefficient and consistently unreliable.

Faults:

Absolutely nothing.

General Comments:

"Ranger-ous" is by far the best truck I have ever owned. The 4.0 liter with the 5 speed manual and a 4:10 limited slip rear end is off the chart powerful. I'm averaging 21 mph, and mostly with the a/c on.

The 4wd is just a flip of a switch on the dash. How easy is that!

A very comfortable, smooth and enjoyable ride.

Mine (which I have named Ranger-ous) is the extra cab with doors that open, which is essential. Don't consider the non opening extra cab. Impossible to put anything back there.

The Ford stock stereo with Cd is awesome! Power everything, except for seats, which I'm not sure if its even available.

The front end styling from 2001 to 2004 I feel is the best. The black paint kept clean and waxed shines like a new wet paint job.

Overall, a 9.5 out of 10. Beats to death any GM or Dodge or foreign make hands down.

Faults:

Hood Latch came loose! Noticed hood floating going down the expressway, only thing holding it down was the cable to the latch. I wasn't impressed with the 8mm bolts that hold it, the washers cracked and fell off.

Tail gate handle is bit hard to work, probably the cheesy push/pull rods are bent. Typical of the small trucks.

Noticed a vibration as of late, along with an annoying squeak, wondering if it is U-Joints (Hoping) Nothing too obvious at glance, need to get under there and have a closer look.

General Comments:

I don't beat the heck out of the truck, but I haven't been kind to it either. From hauling a bed full of mulch for gardening, shingles to the dump, lumber from home depot, or pulling the boat to the lake. It fairs pretty good.

Regular cab is a bit tight on space, no door pockets or anything behind the seat is a bummer. But its good on gas in comparison to my F150, I like my little truck.